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From YouTube: Committee on Boston's COVID-19 Recovery on June 27, 2022
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Dockets #0503 and #0504 - A hearing regarding ARPA funding.
A
The
boston
city
council's
committee
on
boston's
cove
19
recovery
to
order
for
the
record.
My
name
is
kenzie
bach,
I'm
the
district
8
city
councillor
and
the
chair
of
the
boston
city
councils
committee
on
boston's
coven,
19
recovery.
This
working
session
was
hearing.
My
apologies
is
being
recorded,
it's
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
city
dash,
council
dash
tv
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn,
channel
82
and
fios
channel
964..
A
The
grant
payment
would
fund
cove,
19
response
and
recovery
efforts
and
accelerate
a
green
new
deal
for
boston
through
once
in
a
generation
transformative.
Investments
that
address
the
systemic
health
and
economic
challenges
in
the
areas
of
affordable
housing,
economic
opportunity
and
inclusion,
behavioral,
health,
climate
and
mobility,
arts
and
culture,
and
early
childhood
and
docket
0504
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
40
million
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
the
treasury
to
be
administered
by
the
city
of
boston's.
A
Chief
financial
officer,
collector
treasurer
from
the
coronavirus
state
and
local
fiscal
recovery
fund
in
the
treasury
of
the
united
states,
established
by
section
9901
of
the
american
rescue
plan.
Act
of
2021
and
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
the
arpa
grant
payment
would
fund
provision
of
government
services
to
the
extent
of
the
reduction
in
revenue
of
such
state
territory
or
tribal
government
due
to
the
covet
19
public
health
emergency
relative
to
revenues
collected
in
the
most
recent
full
fiscal
year
of
the
state
territory
or
tribal
government
prior
to
the
emergency.
A
Thank
you,
everyone
for
being
with
me.
I'm
joined
here
by
my
colleagues,
councilor
aaron
murphy
at
large
councilor,
ruth
c
liu
jen
at
large
councilor,
julia
mejia
at
large
council,
frank
baker,
district,
three
councillor,
liz,
braden,
district,
nine
and
council
president
ed
flynn
district
two
and
I
think,
we've
also
been
joined.
It
will
be
joined
again
shortly
by
counselor
tony
fernandez
understand
of
district
seven.
Our
plan
for
the
day
is
this.
A
We
noticed
this
is
a
hearing,
because
I
understood
there
were
some
folks
hoping
to
testify
on
arpa
and
I'm
going
to
allow
some
of
that
public
testimony.
That's
already
here
and
signed
up
to
go
right
at
the
beginning
right
now,
so
they
can
continue
with
their
days
and
then
and
then
we
will
turn
to
discussing
counselor
arpa
proposals.
A
A
I
want
to
know:
we've
also
been
joined
by
councillor
michael
flaherty
at
large
who's,
also,
the
vice
chair
of
this
covet
19
recovery
committee
and
prior
chair
of
it,
but
before
we
jump
into
council
proposals
like
I
said,
I
want
to
start
by
offering
opportunity
for
testimony,
so
I
think
I'm
going
to
go
first
to
mix
it
up
and
go
first
to
our
virtual
testimony
person.
I
think
hillary
kaiser
is
here
from
massachusetts,
affordable
housing
alliance,
so
I'll
ask
the
team
to
queue
her
up
on
the
screen
and
then
yeah
megan.
B
All
right,
I'm
getting
a
note
that
I
can't
start
the
video
I've
been
blocked
so,
but
I
am
here
so
I
will
go
right
ahead.
Thank
you,
chairman
bach,
and
all
of
the
members
of
the
committee
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
today,
and
especially
for
I
know
you
guys
have
been
doing
a
ton
of
really
great
and
thoughtful
work
to
make
sure
that
arpa
is
spent
wisely
and
with
an
eye
toward
equity,
and
our
membership
really
appreciates
that.
B
B
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much
hilary
for
joining
us
we'll
go
now
to
the
two
folks
I
have
here
signed
up
for
in-person
public
testimony.
So
first
will
be
phil
jones
from
the
greater
boston
interfaith
organization's,
housing
steering
team
and
then
we'll
have
sarah
jimenez
from
community
labor,
united
and
ben
will
and
then
for
counselors
reference
will
be.
Those
are
the
three
folks
who
had
asked
to
go
ahead
and
then
we'll
go
to
the
rest
of
the
program.
Phil
from
gbio.
You
have
the
floor.
C
I've
got
this
pesky
little
scorecard
here
from
all
the
way
back
in
2021.
It's
got
the
names
of
all
sorts
of
candidates
who
are
no
longer
here
and
we've
got
now.
We
have
we've
got
winners
and
closers,
as
it
were
in
the
room
here
now
with
guesses,
underneath
almost
all
of
your
names,
which
is
which
is
pretty
awesome.
So
my
push
here
is
actually
not
on
any
specific
area
of
the
arpa
proposal.
Gbios
push
from
old
south
church
to
temple,
israel
to
masjid
al-qaran
our
pushes
is
not
nitpicking.
C
We
love
the
proposal,
that's
on
the
table.
We
love
the
investment
in
home
ownership.
We
love
bringing
public
housing
into
the
conversation
and
we
are
ready
to
see
money
start
getting
out
the
door,
especially
for
these
housing
investments
which
are
going
to
take
a
long
time
to
spend
and
they
have
they've
got
deadlines
on
them.
Right
money's
got
to
start
moving,
so
we
want
to.
We
hope
that
you
have
a
productive
working
session
today.
C
C
A
D
All
right,
thank
you,
counselor
bach,
thank
you
to
all
the
counselors
here
and
it's
great
to
be
here.
Even
on
such
a
rainy
day.
I
really
appreciated
all
the
conversations
that
our
coalition
has
been
able
to
have
with
you
over
the
last
few
weeks
about
the
opportunities
again.
My
name
is
sarah
jimenez.
I
am
here
representing
the
care
that
works
coalition.
D
We
are
grassroots
community
groups
and
labor
unions
that
organize
working-class
parents
and
child
care
workers,
including
family
child
care
providers
and
assistants,
family
friend
and
neighbor
caregivers,
early
education,
teachers
and
domestic
workers.
Our
leaders
and
members
of
our
coalition
are
black
latina
asian
and
white
women,
and
we
come
with
a
set
of
arpa
proposals
today
that
recognize
all
care
work
as
work
and
that
promote
child
care,
worker
equity
and
empowerment.
D
In
our
second
category,
we'd
love
to
see
the
workforce
development
proposals.
The
mayor
has
forwarded
focus
in
particular
on
equity
and
empowerment
for
workers.
So
that
means
looking
at
peer-to-peer
workforce
development
models,
pre-apprenticeship
programs
and
services
and
worker
cooperatives
and
shared
services,
cooperatives.
D
D
We
also
see
the
need
to
target
funds
specifically
to
pre-apprenticeship
programs
and
services,
so
that
target
underrepresented
candidates
that
may
face
barriers
to
entering
the
workforce.
So
as
we
improve
those
jobs,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
most
marginalized
and
informal
caregivers
can
access
those
jobs,
especially
family
friend
and
neighbor
caregivers,
who
are
who
are
in
already
trusted
child
care
arrangements
that
are
embedded
in
social
networks
and
neighborhoods
at
the
moment.
D
The
third
bucket
is
a
new
proposition
to
add
a
small
line
item
to
renovate
suitable
city-owned
facilities
into
child
care
centers.
So
this
is
another
vision
that
we
share
with
the
mayor
and
expands
in
a
model
that
we
do
have
here
in
boston,
which
is
the
bcyf
operated
childcare
center
here
in
city
hall
and
given
the
expense
of
real
estate
and
rent
in
our
city.
D
A
city-owned
facility
that
can
provide
rent-free
space
to
a
program
could
help
them
offer
higher
worker
compensation
without
raising
parent
fees
too
much,
and
so
this
could
support
one
of
those
newly
newly
launched
record
cooperatives.
It
could
be
another
city-operated
program,
it
could
be
a
non-standard
hour
program,
but
in
any
case
I
think
it
would
be
a
great
way
to
help
stabilize
and
increase
the
supply
of
care
in
the
city.
D
And
finally,
this
last
piece
is
not
strictly
a
budget
line
item,
but
it's
really
important
to
the
success
of
all
the
proposals.
Above
many
of
you
know,
the
distance
between
an
equitable
intention
and
an
inequitable
outcome
can
come
down
to
the
smallest
details
of
program,
design
and
implementation,
and
so
we've
been
really
supportive
of
wu's
administration's
practices
to
engage
directly
with
parents
and
filmmaker
providers
to
inform
some
of
their
initiatives
already.
D
Whatever
the
outcome
of
the
arpa
funds,
we
hope
to
see
the
mayor's
teams
continue
and
build
on
this
practice
by
establishing
a
permanent
council
of
representative
workers
and
parents
to
contribute
to
the
program,
design,
monitoring
and
evaluation
of
outcome
data
to
ensure
that
these
one-time
funds
are
really
made
the
most
of
so
that
was
a
lot.
Obviously,
our
partners
are
really
excited
about
the
opportunities
and
we
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
all
of
you
on
them.
Thanks.
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much
sarah,
and
thanks
when
care
that
works
communicated
some
of
those
priorities.
I
asked
them
to
come
and
share
them
with
the
whole
council
and
we'll
make
sure
that
the
council
also
gets
the
written
form,
and
I
think
already
the
mayor's
team
is
looking
at
those
and
working
on
ways
of
of
matching
them
all
right
great.
So
that's
that'll
close
public
testimony
for
now.
Anybody.
A
A
But
I
tried
to
do
as
much
due
diligence
and
checking
in
on
like
arpa
eligibility
stuff
over
the
weekend
and
so
there's
a
few
notes
on
that
front
in
the
packet
and
also
in
a
few
cases,
people
called
me
with
counselors
called
me
with
follow-up
on
their
proposals
and
so
in
some
places
I
sort
of
rewrote
your
proposal
to
reflect
the
conversation
we'd
had
in
person
but
yeah.
Hopefully,
people
feel
like
these
convey
what
they
were
trying
to
say
and
if
I
changed
something.
A
A
I
should
note
counselor
for
anderson
anderson
that
I
announced
you
before
you
came
in,
but
I
do
have
a
statement
from
the
that
the
igr
team
sent
over
that
I
said
I
would
read
into
the
record
about
sort
of
the
nature
of
of
proposals
that
the
that
the
administration
thinks
makes
sense
for
arpa.
So
I'm
going
to
just
read
that
into
the
record
in
shaping
the
administration's
arpa
proposal,
the
city
intends
to
make
transformative
investments
in
several
key
areas,
including
affordable
housing,
economic
inclusion
and
child
care.
A
Many
perhaps
all
of
these
arpa
initiatives
will
include
grants
or
contracts
to
local
service
providers
and
businesses.
However,
to
maximize
the
impact
of
the
dollars
to
lay
the
foundation
for
growth
in
key
areas,
we
have
determined
that
we
will
not
be
supporting
one-time
capital
investments
in
private
organizations.
Many
city
organizations
have
worthy
and
policy
aligned
capital
plans.
We
will
ensure
that
across
all
programs,
organizations
that
hope
to
partner
with
the
city
will
have
the
opportunity
to
engage.
A
We
are
focused
on
growing
our
public
programs
and
infrastructure
to
show
how
government
can
do
great
things
for
the
city,
so
they
had
communicated
that
view
about
public,
about
sort
of
not
doing
one-time
private
infrastructure
to
me,
and
I
asked
them
to
send
it
to
us
in
writing,
so
we
could
read
it
into
the
records.
That's
that
was
that.
A
F
They
also
do
a
great
job
with
hiring
people
in
the
recovery
community,
because
one
of
the
biggest
things
when
you
are
in
the
process
and
on
that
hard
road
of
finding
sobriety
recovery,
you
need
work.
So
that's
another
reason.
They
definitely
made
it
to
the
top
of
my
list.
Her
work
is
wonderful
connecting
to
those
who
need
it
most
and
also
seeing
the
whole
whole
picture
there.
F
F
They
provide
a
healing
ecosystem
for
people
in
recovery,
which
we
need
to
support
alongside
the
medical
treatment
and
like
we
were
saying
at
our
working
session
earlier,
the
crisis
at
mass
and
cass
and
the
recovery
mental
health
crisis
we're
having
across
the
city
coming
out
of
covid
even
before
covid.
We
need
to
throw
everything
we
can
at
it,
and
this
is
these
are
programs
that
I
know
work.
Your
mental
physical
health
is
necessary
to
get
stronger
while
you're
trying
to
find
and
keep
sobriety.
F
F
The
lead
department
would
be
the
boston
public
health
commission
and
with
the
officer
recovery
services.
I
don't
think
I
need
to
say
too
much
about
the
phoenix.
As
I
know
we
all
kind
of
know
about
it,
they're
a
gym
that
already
works
alongside
the
officer
recovery
services
and
those
in
them
the
mass
and
cass
area.
Their
only
requirement
for
membership
is
48
hours
of
sobriety
and
they
also
offer
that
mind-body
support.
F
I
spoke
ended
up
in
arts
and
culture.
I
know
we
spoke
chair
that
maybe
it
will
go
under
housing
because
they
do
have
a
building
in
the
housing
development
in
south
boston
and
have
been
on
the
phone
this
morning
with
kate
bennett
and
also
spoke
directly
to
see
where
the
best
option.
So
I
don't
have
to
go
too
much
into
that.
Do
I
because
you
already
no
yeah,
you
understand
that
one.
A
F
They
have
multiple
corporate
and
industry
partners
who
have
selected
potential
employees
in
their
recovery
program,
but
because
of
their
transitional
status
and
lack
of
resources.
Acquiring
the
required
id
in
providing
paperwork
in
a
timely
manner
is
a
significant
impedement
with
recovery.
Timeliness
is
key,
so,
to
paraphrase
many
of
us,
know,
sue
sullivan
who
works
down
in
the
new
market
business
area,
and
she
has
many
workers
who
she
supports
by
getting
gift
cards
and
others
who
are
helping
cleaning
up
the
area
and
providing
them
jobs,
and
for
many
times
when
she
has
jobs
to
offer.
F
The
id
and
paperwork
is
not
there
for
them.
So
hoping
this
pilot
would
accelerate
ongoing
successful
partnerships
with
the
office
of
workforce
development,
market
bids
training
program
for
cdl
drivers,
which
is
a
high
demand
and
their
cleaning
crew
training
program
which
provides
opportunities
to
many
people
in
recovery.
So
the
lead
department
on
this
is
workforce.
Development
partnering
with
the
boston,
public
health
commission
and
the
designated
recipient
would
be
new
market
business
association.
F
So
the
justification
is
funding
would
improve
day-to-day
student
support
in
food
insecurity,
housing,
transportation,
work
gear
and
operational
support.
It
will
permanently
enhance
a
system
for
the
provision
of
services
by
an
organization
which
is
already
partnering
successfully
with
the
city.
This
would
also
come
through
the
office
of
workforce
development,
and
the
partnering
agency
would
be
the
economic
opportunity.
G
A
So
the
so,
I
think
what
councilor
murphy
referenced
in
terms
of
like
making
the
list
was
that
originally,
what
she
had
sent
me
was
the
the
phoenix
had
sent
us
a
proposal
around
a
big
five
million
dollar
yeah
proposal
and-
and
I
had
said
what
I've
heard
from
the
administration
is
they're
not
going
to
be
supporting
any
non-profit
infrastructure
builds,
and
so
I
think
her
response
was
well.
Then,
if
we're
doing
a
grants
program
to
support
recovery
opera
like
operations,
they
could
be
a
potential
recipient
in
a
sort
of
smaller
operations.
A
G
We
focused
at
hearing
on
issues
of
housing
on
issues
of
access
to
ids
and
access
to
mental
health
services,
and
realizing
that
needs
are
really
great
from
basic
needs
to
long
term.
He's
shout
out
to
gbio
they've,
been
doing
incredible
work
and
a
lot
of
the
organizing
and
the
efforts
that
has
pushed
us
to
where
we
are
with
the
administration
regarding
supporting
the
office
of
returning
citizens
and
even
expanding
our
capacity
to
partner
with
community-based
organizations
as
a
result
of
their
steadfast
advocacy
led
by
incarcerated,
formerly
incarcerated
folks
themselves.
G
The
proposal
would
create
a
rapid
behavior
model
for
criminal
justice
involved
individuals
and
families
facing
homelessness
and
housing.
Instability
that
require
dedicated
supports,
including
job
trainings
and
placement,
primary
health
care,
mental
health
and
wellness
and
substance
abuse
programs.
This
is
a
rapid
re-housing
model
that
moh
already
engaged
engages
in
to
a
certain
extent,
and
we
would
want
to
see
it
modeled
for
our
returning
citizens
as
well.
You
know
justification
for
arpa.
The
pandemic
has
taught
us
how
impossible
it
is
to
access
all
the
necessities
of
life,
especially
housing.
G
Many
of
our
folks,
who
were
then
incarcerated,
suffered
mightily
because
of
the
lack
of
the
the
tight
confinement
that
they
experienced
in
while
incarcerated
and
coming
home.
Oftentimes
housing
instability
is
probably
one
of
the
higher
reasons
for
recidivism,
and
so
this
proposal
would
help
to
solve
that
problem,
not
that
we
would
solve
it
alone.
There's
a
great
organization
just
for
housing
that
has
been
doing
this
work
led
by
the
incredible
leslie
cradle.
G
H
G
Yes,
I
have
a,
I
do,
have
a
bunch,
but
I
want
to
put
out
on
the
floor
just
right
now
that
the
total
of
my
requests
is
4.09
million
dollars.
Second,
is
number
16
temporary,
supportive
housing
for
migrant
populations?
This
is
something
I've
talked
about
a
lot.
We
have
a
lot
of
migrants
coming
to
our
city,
especially
from
the
border
who
come
here
and
face
a
number
of
issues,
housing
being,
of
course,
the
number
one
issue
for
so
many
of
our
populations.
G
There's
a
great
organization,
that's
been
doing
work
with
immigrant
family
services
institute,
it's
called
the
immigrant
family
services
institute
and
they've
been
doing
a
lot
of
work
to
house
migrants,
but
it
hasn't
been
enough.
They
were
recently
awarded
eight
million
dollars
from
the
state
and
but
that
eight
million
dollars
comes
with
a
lot
of
strings
and
they've,
already
sort
of
allocated
all
that
money
and
it's
basically
run
out.
G
For
the
arpa
funds,
moh
also
has
models
for
temporary
supportive
housing
for
migrant
populations,
so
no
generally
for
populations,
and
so
I
think
this
would
be
dedicated
support
for
migrants.
Obviously,
I'm
haitian
american,
a
lot
of
the
migrants
that
we're
seeing
coming
from
the
border
are
haitian
and
in
working
in
partnership
with
ifc,
when
people
arrive
and
there's
nowhere
to
put
them,
they
send
them
to
the
hospital
for
a
bed
to
sleep
in
right
like
and
that
we
can't
allow
that
we
can't
be
sending
people
to
hospitals.
G
We
can't
have
people
sleeping
on
office
floors.
We
have
the
ability
to
house
folks
and
to
lean
on
the
models
that
we
already
have
and
we've
been
using
down
at
mass
and
cast
that
we've
been
using
in
other
places,
to
provide
temporary
supports
in
the
short
term
for
that
population
and
also
just
to
dispel
a
myth
as
well.
G
Folks
who
are
coming
from
honduras
folks,
who
are
coming
just
from
central
and
south
america,
so
this
would
be,
of
course,
haitian
americans
would
be
the
largest
population
that
that
we're
serving
here,
but
it's
not
exclusively
so
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
it's
clear
for
the
record
and
that
request
and
the
request
for
power
is.
These
are
both
million
dollar
pilot
programs.
The
third
is
a
theme
here.
G
It's
around
providing
support
for
transitional
and
supportive
housing
is
for
transgender
transitional
housing,
create
permanent
supportive
housing
for
transgender
and
gender
non-conforming
people
experiencing
homelessness
or
at
risk
of
homelessness.
Something
that's
really
quite
exciting,
and
I
was
talking
to
councillor
braden
about
this
earlier-
is
that
the
trans-emergency
fund
is
launching
the
first
house
for
folks
who
are
transgender
and
gender
non-conforming.
It's
the
first
house
of
its
kind
in
new
england
that
they
and
it
can
house
eight
folks
right
now.
G
There
are
three
people
in
it
and
it's
being
led
by
black
trans
women
of
color,
and
I
think
you
know,
even
if
there
are
models
for
us
to
support
work
like
this,
even
if
it's
not
indirect
partnership,
any
if
it's
a
set
aside
from
mlh
to
really
be
working
with
the
lgbtq
plus
community
on
their
housing
needs.
We
are,
we
are
in
pride,
and
so
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
the
work
of
creating
inclusive
city
for
our
trans
residents.
G
And
so
that's
what
this
proposal
is
about,
and
this
is
for
just
short
of
a
million
dollars
on
990
000,
which
would
help
them
with
the
housing
cost.
You
know
the
theme
of
these
last
three
requests
have
been.
How
do
we
support
the
most
basic
need
for
our
most
vulnerable
populations,
which
is
housing
so
pretty
simple,
and
then
next
is
senior
active
engagement
field
trips.
G
So
when
we're
talking
about
pandemic
recovery,
a
lot
of
our
seniors
suffered
from
isolation
and
continue
to
suffer
from
isolation
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic,
which
has
both
health
costs,
social
costs.
And
so
last
week
and
the
week
before,
I
went
to
senior
centers
and
they
talked
about.
They
would
like
to
be
able
to
socialize
more
and
to
go
on
field
trips
outside
the
city
of
boston
to
be
able
to
explore
so
that
they
didn't
feel
so
confined
to
their
buildings.
G
G
And
then
I
think
that's
it.
Oh,
I
did
have
a
proposal
in
here
for
curb
cuts,
because
our
seniors
and
our
aging
residents
also
need
more
curb
cuts.
I
was
walking
around
with
and
I
know,
councillor
baker
had.
You
know
your
favorite
there
over
at
keystone.
They
took
me
on
a
walk
and
showed
me
how
terrible
the
sidewalks
are
for
them
to
be
able
to
just
walk
things
to
things
like
walgreens
and
it's
a
complaint
that
I've
heard
and
that
we
hear
from
a
number
of
our
elderly
residents.
G
We
hear
from
folks
in
wheelchairs
from
folks
pushing
strollers.
We
saw
that
was
an
issue
during
the
snowstorms
that
we
had
here.
So
we
need
more
curb
cuts
and
there's
a
proposal
here
in
the
city's
own
opera
proposals
to
do
to
make
more
of
a
walkable
city.
Creating
more
of
a
walkable
city
includes
more
curb
cuts,
so
I
think
that
it
fits
perfectly
under
an
opera
request,
but
I
see
that
it
was
removed
and
added
to
a
potential
capital
assets.
G
A
Great
yeah,
thank
you,
counselor
lou
jen
and
just
took
a
note
on
that.
There
were
a
few
things
that
folks
proposed
that
the
administration
felt
were
like
more
of
a
capital
asked
and
there's
some
there's
some
finesse
around
when
we're
doing
physical
things
with
the
arpa
money,
it's
better
if
they're
in
qualified
census
tracts,
so
obviously
curb
cuts
could
be.
I
think
I
think
they
weren't
totally
clear
on
and
I
frankly
wasn't
either
from
the
proposal
on
sort
of
like
what
was
the
nuance
beyond
what
had
been
described
in
walkable
cities.
A
G
Okay,
thank
you,
and
I
also
failed
to
mention
that
I
had
spoken
sorry
a
lot
of
this
came
quickly
and
I
wasn't
able
to
consult
with
a
lot
of
my
colleagues,
but
I
did
get
to
speak
with
counselor
fenan,
anderson
and
councilworld
regarding
the
support
for
black
brown
businesses
that
are
in
our
neighborhoods.
That
need
further
support.
Great.
I
Oh
it's
on.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
consoles
jen.
I
actually
wanted
to
first
ask
you
some
questions,
madam
chair,
about
this
format
and
exactly
like
realistic
or
practical
approaches
to
doing
this.
From
looking
at
this,
I
mean
I,
I
I'm
sure
you
emailed
this,
I'm
just
looking
at
this
today.
A
I
I
am,
I
was
trying
to
extend
a
little
grace
in
terms
of
you
putting
together
this
report.
While
we
all
are
coming
at
you,
so
then
there
is
no
specific
amount
that
the
administration
is
saying
that
there's
a
limitation
right
like
if
we
can't
appropriate
this
is
sort
of
a
collaborative
effort
to
get
some
of
our
priorities
into
the
opera
planning.
A
Yeah
so
as
we've
all
discussed
and
right,
the
administration
originally
made
a
proposal
for
the
full
349.5
million
dollar
right,
that's
sort
of
still
sitting
there,
and
I
know
that
there's
been
a
lot
of
council
frustration
with
the
fact
that
we
didn't
kind
of
do
the
collaborative
process
ahead
of
time
and
there's-
and
you
know-
and
obviously
I
think
like
there
are
reasons
why
it
might
have
been
easier
to
all
put
proposals
out
ahead
right
of
anything
being
kind
of
proposed.
But
here
we
are
so.
A
I've
been
certainly
hearing
as
the
chair
of
the
desire
for
us
to
fit
counselor
proposals
into
that
bucket
and,
and
that
necessarily
means
because
of
the
order
of
operations
right
like
to
pull
some
things
out
of
their
proposal.
And
the
reality
is.
Is
that
it's
very
hard
to
have
that
conversation
without
having
sort
of
some
substance
to
counselor
proposals
on
the
table?
A
But
that
other
things
like
you
know,
we
can
work
together.
We
for
folks
watching
just
so.
You
know
that
this
arpa
appropriation
doesn't
follow
the
same
sort
of
ricocheting
process
as
the
budget.
So
the
council
cannot
override
the
mayor
on
the
ark
of
funds,
but
it
does
need
council
passage,
so
I
think
we
all
have
to
get
somewhere
collaboratively
together,
but
basically
it
became
clear
that
we
can't
really
get
to
yes
collectively
without
knowing
collectively
what
people
are
like.
Counselors
are
prioritizing
and
putting
some
substance
on.
A
We
also
ended
up
with
a
bit
of
an
asymmetry
because
we
actually
asked
the
administration
for
a
fair
amount
of
follow-up
on
their
proposals.
And
so
we
have
a
lot
of
info
on
theirs
and
didn't
have
as
much
on
counselors.
And
so
that
was
that's
sort
of
the
thing
that
we're
aiming
to
to
even
up
and
then
figure
out
how
to
how
to
combine.
I
I
I
So
considering
that
I
mean
we're
talking
about
opera
dollars,
but
when
I've,
so
I
want
to
go
on
record
saying
that
I
did
say
yes
to
a
hundred
million
dollars
towards
homeownership
to
maha,
and
that
was
it
and
then
no
additional
amounts.
I
said
100,
yes
to
100
million
dollars,
but
then
I'm
also
okay,
with
evaluating
and
having
them
on
record
to
say
how
are
they
going
to
use
metrics
to
ensure
that
the
100
million
dollars
goes
to
the
population?
That
is
disproportionately
impacted
by
arpa
that
they
that
they
execute
this
properly?
I
I
Like
I
can't
say,
I
support
100
1
million
here,
1
million
there
1
million
there
without
understanding
exactly
how
much
we're
working
with
here
and
then,
if
it's
an
open
conversation
and
we're
like
chipping
at
it,
I
think
to
be
really
productive
in
terms
of
how
we
get
to
a
collective
consensus
of
some
sort.
We
need
to
really
be
realistic
and
be
transparent
about,
what's
on
the
table,
for
us
to
work
with.
A
Thank
you.
Counselor
attention,
we're
the
working
session.
Tomorrow
is
more
about
that
kind
of
trade-off.
I
think
it's
hard.
I
agree
with
you
that
it's
hard
you
have
to
have
those
conversations,
but
also
it's
hard
for
people
to
have
those
conversations
without
having
a
sense
of
what
everybody's
proposing
so
we're
sort
of
in
a
two-part
thing,
and-
and
I
respectfully
as
chair,
I'm
gonna
run
the
process
that
way
so.
I
I'm
not
suggesting
any
other
process.
I
I
welcome
your
feedback
while
it's
my
turn
to
speak.
Thank
you,
I'm
not
suggesting
any
other
process.
I'm
saying
that
for
me
personally,
if
it's
okay
with
you,
madam
chair,
that
I
express
what
I
think,
what
I
feel
what
I
think
it
makes
sense
that
it's
hard
for
me
to
have
that
conversation
so
consolation.
I
guess
I'll
address
you
directly.
In
my
opinion,
it's
hard
to
have
that
conversation
unless
I'm
looking
at
numbers.
So
I
support
I
support
for
the
record
since
we're
doing
this.
I
Oh,
I
don't
feel
compelled,
but
is
it
okay?
If
I
share
yes,
is
it
okay?
If
I
share
without
being
interrupted,
I
think
I
support
returning
citizens
housing
and
I
support
office
of
returning
citizens.
I
support
the
migrant
population.
I
support
lgbtq
trans
resistance
housing.
I
support
pretty
much
everything
that
you're
saying
even
a
senior
active
engagement,
and
definitely
you
know
that
I
support
restaurant
bars
and
are
the
related
relief
fund.
I
J
J
I
you
know
it's
funny,
because
I
really
do
appreciate
the
question
in
regards
to
what
is
at
play
and
how
much
we
have
I'm
trying
to
be
one
of
those
kids
that
have
13
siblings
and
I'm
not
trying
to
be
real
greedy.
So
I've
been
really
mindful
about
the
things
that
I'm
asking
for
super
super
mindful,
knowing
that
I'm
not
getting
everything
that
I
want
even
in
the
operating
budget,
so
I
feel
like
very
frustrated
with
all
of
this.
J
It's
because
it's
just
it
is
what
it
is
so
when
oper
is
coming
around.
I
see
that
as
my
restorative
justice
moment,
but
then,
when
I
hear
you
know
what
is
that,
what
is
being
presented
and
the
amount
that
I
have
asked
for
it
was
under
some
assumption
that
that
we
had
a
limited
amount
of
dollars
to
work
with,
and
had
I
known
that
we
were
going
to
be
able
to
have
the
full
candy
store.
I
would
have
invaded
it
all
and
would
have
not
acted
like.
J
So
I
don't
know
how
comfortable
I
feel
with
just
a
little
bit
that
I've
asked
for
because
I
wanted
to
be
mindful
of
the
process,
but
if
the
process
has
been
opened
up
to
be
bigger
than
what
the
dollar
amount
is
that
I'd
like
to
have
some
more
time
to
ask
for
other
things
that
I
would
like
to
advocate
for
so
I
just
need
some
clarity,
because
I'm
curious
about.
I
tried
to
stay
within
the
parameters
of
what
I
understood
we
had
to
work
with,
but
it
seems
like
we
could
have
asked.
A
Do
I
think
that
we
have
four
times
13
52
million
dollars
worth
of
stuff,
that
we
could
pull
out
of
the
administration's
proposal
and
replace
with
council
proposals?
I
don't
I
mean
we
have
200
200
million
dollars
worth
of
housing
stuff,
which
I
think,
regardless
of
people's
views,
about
the
specifics
within
it.
I
think
most
counselors
are
politically
committed
to
right,
so
you're
really
talking
about
150
and
moving
things
within
that.
So
I
think
the
thing
that
I
would
caution.
A
People
on
is,
first
of
all
that
I
think
that
counselors
are
within
their
rights
to
file
proposals,
thinking
about
where
we're
likely
to
land
and
they're,
also
within
their
rights,
to
just
file
all
the
proposals
that
they
want
to
right
and
also,
I
would
say
that
there's
also
a
difference
I
think,
between,
in
some
cases,
proposals
that
fall
under
an
existing
administration
category
and
don't
really
require
taking
something
away.
So
an
example
would
be
counselor.
A
So
I
think
that
it's
certainly
my
goal
as
chair,
and
I
was
thinking
that
we
would
talk
about
this
more
in
the
working
session
tomorrow
to
have
everybody
feel
like
we
did
this
equitably
in
a
way:
that's
fair
to
counselors
and
to
the
districts
and
everything.
But
I
didn't
like
the
annotations
I
added
were
based
on.
You
know
some
feedback
from
the
admin
and
then
this
capital
thing,
but
I
didn't
just
like
pull
people's
stuff
out
like
or
cut
it
down.
If
that
was
what
they
proposed,
yeah.
J
Okay,
so
I
thank
you
counselor
back.
I
appreciate
the
the
clarity
I
I
thought
that
for
me,
when
I
entered
this
journey,
it
was
with
the
understanding
that
we
had
a
limited
amount
to
work
with,
so
I
respected
that
process
and
I
just
feel
like.
Oh
man,
I
should
have
not
done
that,
but
I
I'm
here
and
I'm
just
gonna
have
to
work
with
what
I
have
you
live
and
you
learn
and
that's
and
that's
that
and
that's
what
happens
when
that's
just
what
happens.
A
G
Just
wanted
to
clarify
that
to
me,
I
wasn't
functioning
under
the
idea
or
perception
that
there
was
any
threshold
or
alive.
You
know
what
does
a
community
need?
We
have
this
one-time
recovery
money
to
do
it,
and
I
understand
that
everything
is
a
negotiation,
so
these
are
dollars
and
they're
subject
to
negotiation.
That's
what
we
do,
and
so
these
are
dollars
amount
that
I'm.
G
We
got
this
document,
you
fill
it
out
even
and
it
said
even
if
the
dollar
amounts
are
uncertain,
and
so
I'm
not
going
to
shortchange
the
communities
that
have
been
asking
for
the
things
that
they
need
but
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
got
everything
that
has
been
brought
to
my
offices
into
my
house
into
a
lot
of
our
offices
on
the
table.
So
we
can
discuss
them
for
arpa.
A
J
H
J
If
you
will
to
inform
the
city
on
how
they
can
better
support,
immigrant
businesses
and
yeah,
that's
that
and
then
we're
asking
for
that.
The
total
is
350
thousand
dollars,
and
that
is
just
because
we've
done
extensive
work
with
immigrant
businesses
across
the
city
of
boston
and
they
have
amplified
the
need
for
something
that
is
not
just
about
minority
business
women,
but
that
it
really
focuses
on
their
specific
issues
that
they've
encountered
here.
So
that's
it.
J
Then
we
have
housing
stipends
for
municipal
employees.
This
is
the
vein
of
everyone's
existence.
Here
I
keep
talking
about
it
and
I'm
gonna
keep
talking
about
it,
because
we
have
a
lot
of
low-wage
workers
that
work
for
the
city
of
boston
and
we
have
imposed
a
job,
residency
and
many
of
them.
And
so
I
think
we
have
an
opportunity
to
explore
what
that
would
look
like
if
we
can
support
our
most
vulnerable
workers.
J
J
J
I've
been
talking
about
the
fact
that
we
talk
about
these
students
who
are
chronically
absent,
and
while
people
think
that
that's
bps,
but
this
is
a
department,
that's
specifically
designed
through
the
boston
public
health
commission,
they're,
the
least
paid,
and
they
have
the
highest
case
load
and
we
expect
and
they're
making
some
of
them.
We
have
a
job
vacancy
that
we
haven't
been
able
to
fill
for
the
last
six
months.
J
J
J
A
H
A
J
I
was
gonna
say
I
got.
I
got
things
removed
out
of
my
little
bucket.
I
was
about
to
be
a
baby
right
now
and
cry
about
that
too,
because
that's
what
I
do
yes,
so
I
would
like
to
go
on
the
record
and
advocate
for
an
additional
million
now
that
we're
being
asking
for
more,
I'm
just
gonna
ask
for
more
how
about
that
I'd
like
to
propose
that
we
invest
in
care
that
works
specifically
for
folks
who
are
third
shift
workers
or
first
shift
workers.
J
Opening
their
doors
earlier
or
keeping
their
doors
closed
later,
to
support
this
workforce.
So
I
like
to
go
on
the
record
and
asking
for
a
million
just
because
I
figured
the
other
ones
that
I
didn't
ask
for
more.
I
might
as
well
end
with
a
bang
and
ask
for
for
a
million
for
that
and
if
I'm
lucky
I'll
get
two
hundred
dollars.
J
A
J
J
To
support
this
demographic
is
something
that
I'd
like
to
see
in
in
the
housing
bucket.
I'm
thinking
that
this
could
probably
be
something
that
falls
under
housing
returning
citizens
and
we
want
to
focus
on
student
young
people
who
are
transitioning
out
of
dys
if
it's
within
some
of
the
advocacy
that
council
illusion
has
been
doing.
J
But
I
do
believe
that
when
we
think
about
housing
19
to
24
year
olds,
that
usually
fall
through
the
cracks,
and
I
would
like
to
go
on
record
that
either
through
auburn
500
000
or
through
our
operating
budget
but
casey.
I
just
want
you
to
know
shouting
you
out
just
in
case
and
chantal
that
I
definitely
would
like
to
see
that
investment
come
through
one
of
these
means
of
advocacy,
as
I
still
have
the
floor,
I
just
wanted
to
amplify
that.
Thank
you.
G
G
A
A
L
Every
time
I
stopped,
I
seem
to
talk
a
lot
about
the
jackson
man
community
center.
We
have
only
one
bcyf
community
center
in
our
district
and
it
is
slated
to
close
next
summer
and
it
provides
a
large
range
of
of
services
and
supports
in
our
community.
So
one
proposal
I
had
with
regard
to
arpa
funding
was
oh.
If
I
can
find
it,
I
can
find
what
page
it's
on.
I.
L
The
fact
is
that,
right
now
the
center
is
co-located
in
the
jackson,
man
elementary
school
and
when
the
school
closes,
the
school
is
actually
going
to
close.
The
jackson.
Man
elementary
school
is
going
to
close
this
week
and
the
horace
mann
school
for
the
deaf
is
going
to
continue
in
operation
at
that
location
until
next
summer,
but
once
next
summer
comes
that
building
will
be
closed
with
with
and
it's
going
to
be,
probably
demolished.
So
we
do
need
to
find
other
locations
for
all
the
services
that
are
provided
there.
L
A
A
E
Was
the
field
host
and
we
had
the
we
had
the
the
hearing
on
it.
I
think
people
know
what
it
is
where
it
is,
it's
in
a
qualified
census
track.
It's
it's
at
columbia,
point
where
people
know
the
history
of
columbia
point
they
put.
The
city
put
5000
families
down
at
columbia,
point
in
the
early
50s,
with
no
resources
around
them
for
years,
still
very
few
recess
resources
down
there,
umass
is
down
there
kind
of
on
an
island
on
their
own.
E
We
have
the
devon
the
mccormick
there,
which
this
field
house
is
trying
we're
trying
to.
Ideally,
I
believe,
connect
into
both
of
those
schools
and
and
make
that
a
real
hub
model
down
there
hub
model
in
my
head
is,
is
total
wrap-around
services
for
the
school
community,
which
would
be
breakfast
in
the
morning,
would
be
places
to
exercise
throughout
the
school
day
would
be
help
with
homework
and
and
also
feeding
at
the
end
of
the
night,
which
is
what
the
boys
and
girls
club
of
dorchester
does
now
we
reach.
E
I
believe
it
touches
a
lot
of
the
interest
points
that
we're
looking
for
an
app,
even
though
the
the
opening
letter
that
you
read
seemed
like
it
should
have
been
addressed
to
me.
Dear
council,
baker,
we're
not
going
to
give
any
money
for
capital
plans,
that's
what
it
felt
like
and
sounded
like,
but
on
top
of
the
indoor
fields
and
the
basketball
courts
and
the
outdoor
basketball
courts
there'll
be
kitchens
there
that
people
can
that
their
kids
can
train
how
to
cook
how
to
feed
themselves.
E
Food
and
security
they'll
be
there'll,
be
learning
spaces
there
for
music
and
and
expression
there'll
be
there'll,
be
what
we
call
them.
The
rooms,
the
sensory
rooms,
because
this
is
this
is
not.
This
is
also
about
kids,
that
don't
have
access
to
athletics
and
don't
have
access
to
to
buildings
like
this.
E
I
really
don't,
and
I
believe
that
we're
not
going
to
be
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
point
at
anything
when
it's
all
done
in
five
years
down
the
line.
All
this
money's
gone
programming
isn't
we're
not
able
to
afford
it,
we're
more
more
fair
free
bus
lines
here
on
this
in
this
proposal.
Here
that's
a
liability
for
us
in
three
years,
the
8
million
that
already
went
as
a
liability
for
us.
In
three
years
we
have
we
have
upwards
of
36
million,
going
a
low
threshold
housing.
E
It's
a
drug
scene
to
me,
so
I'm
I'm
diametrically
opposed
to
that
sort
of
housing.
That
doesn't
mean
I
wouldn't
say
yeah
that
there
is
some
need
for
that
housing.
What
about
the
person,
the
man
or
the
woman
that
wants
to
go
into
housing
and
not
use
drugs?
That's
that's
experiencing
the
street,
or
maybe
just
out
of
detox.
We
don't
even
have
that
slot
for
that
person,
and
this
36
million
here
is
talking
about
mass
mass
and
cass.
E
We've
already
opened
up
the
low
threshold,
shelter
down
there,
which
I
believe
we
we've
already
put
15
million
into
so
now
we're
talking
50
million
dollars
into
mass
and
cass.
I
mean
there's
areas
here:
we're
talking
about
exploring
additional
engagement,
centers
the
engagement
center
without
security
is
an
absolute
disaster
for
that
neighborhood
down
there.
So
I'd
be
I'd,
be
very
interested
in
where
we're
looking
to
cite
more
engagement,
centers.
E
But
again
back
to
back
to
the
field
house.
For
me,
it's
about
building
something
building,
something
that
will
generationally
be
a
place
of
healing
and
a
place
of
of
engagement,
a
place
of
learning.
Also
we
have
a.
We
have
a
huge
for
years.
We've
been
talking
about
the
lack
of
daycare
for
people
that
are
out
working.
E
This
is
in
this
is
in
walking
distance
of
the
columbia
point,
housing,
development,
the
mary
ellen,
mccormick
housing
development
and
a
little
bit
of
a
long
walk,
but
also
the
old
colony
development
and
those
those
are
the
the
people
the
women
that
are
living
in
there.
Those
are
the
ones
that
don't
have
access
to
health
care.
This
will
also
provide
a
big
component.
That's
health
care,
but
for
some
reason
it's
not
looked
at
favorably
and
there's
been
different.
E
There's
been
different
charges
leveled
at
it
that
it's
a
I
don't
know
how
it
is,
but
it
it's
been
called
a
racist
program,
nobody's
really
broken
that
down
for
me,
told
me
how
it's
racist
it's
going
to
serve
the
boys
and
girls
club,
I
believe,
serves
4
000,
kids,
now,
primarily
black
and
brown.
Kids,
cape
verdean
kids
so
again
feel
like
I'm
on
a
treadmill.
E
You
know
you
when,
when
someone
is
on
heroin
and
fentanyl,
they
don't
have
a
long
life
span,
especially
if
they're
allowed
to
just
continue
to
do
it
and
continue
continuing
to
continue
there's.
No,
there
isn't
a
need
to
get
off
it
because
you
have
everything
you
need.
You
know,
we've
got
the
city
providing
housing
for
them.
I
wish
the
city
would
provide
me.
Housing
would
save
me
quite
a
bit
a
year.
I'd
be
able
to
stay
here.
E
So
that's
about
all
I
have
for
proposals
is
my
field
house,
and
I
know
that
for
the
most
part,
I
think
my
colleagues
support
me
in
this
because
they
can
see
the
value
in
it.
I
I'm
still
at
a
loss
here
for
what
what
we're
building
all
the
housing
that's
in
here
show
me
where
we're
building
units,
because
we're
going
to
give
maha
money
for
first-time
home
buyers
every
bit
of
that
money
is
going
to
go
outside
of
the
city,
if
not
every
bit
of
it.
E
90
of
it's
going
to
go
outside
the
city,
because
we
don't
have
the
housing
stock.
We
should
be
putting
200
million
into
building.
Show
me
where
you're
building
the
housing
show
me
where
you
know
we're
using
city
assets,
land
using
opera,
money,
it
and
also
city
assets
in
in
a
sense
where
we're
we're
actually
telling
developers
what
we
want
we're
not
saying.
Well,
what
do
you
got?
E
We're
saying
we
want
a
50
unit
building
on
this
on
this
lot
right
here
and
by
the
way,
here's
the
permits
and
here's
his
design
already
to
eliminate
that
I
don't
know
how
long
is
the
process
to
build
to
build
20
units
30
units
four
years
five
years,
and
we
wonder
why
we
don't
feel
like
we're
getting
in
front
of
this,
affordable,
housing
or
or
housing
for
people
that
we
need
to
help
the
process
that
we've
created
the
bureaucracy
that
we've
created.
It's
all
just
out
of
control
right
now
so
field
house,
10
million.
E
K
E
M
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
for
your
work
on
all
of
this
and
pulling
everything
together
and
also
thank
to
thanks
to
casey
brooke
wilson
from
the
administration
for
her
stewarding
from
the
administration.
I
obviously
want
to
go
on
record
concurring
with
my
colleague
with
respect
to
the
field
house.
M
I
don't
think
he
mentioned.
There
was
an
opportunity
for
maybe
a
matching
matching
funds,
maybe
from
the
state.
If
the
city
steps
up,
then
the
state
will
also
step
up
states
waiting
for
the
city
to
step
up
before
they
commit
and
pledge
their
portion
of
it.
So
I
think
there's
a
missed
opportunity
there,
but,
as
he
mentioned,
you
know,
it's
gonna
be
servicing
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
residents,
particularly
those
in
close
proximity
in
local
public
housing
areas,
as
well
as
the
tremendous
opportunity,
partnership
opportunities
with
umass
and
npc
high.
M
M
In
addition,
councilworld
will
go
into
detail
with
respect
to
the
bha
partnership.
I've
signed
on
obviously
as
a
co-sponsor
and
as
well
as
a
counselor
lara
has
also
done
the
taxi
medallion
relief
program
which
I've
also
signed
on
to.
But
specifically,
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
two
that
that
I
have
here
in
eight
and
nine,
which
is
one,
is
a
city-wide
stem
early
college
pathway.
M
On
the
other
end
and
bridging
that
gap,
you
know,
is,
I
think,
critical
for
us,
and
I
think
that
this
program
and
funding
for
this
program
would
be
exactly
what
you
know.
The
city
needs
at
this
point,
as
we
watch
ourselves
become
the
city
of
the
very
rich
and
the
very
poor
having
the
bridge
around
opportunities
having
the
bridge
around
closing
the
wealth
gap
and
the
achievement
gaps.
M
But
we
are
uniquely
positioned
because
of
our
colleges,
universities
and
our
hospitals
to
tap
into
this
opportunity,
and
it's
these
pathways
through
workforce
development
that
will
clearly
make
a
difference
for
all
of
our
residents,
and
so
I'm
advocating
that
that
we
see
some
additional
attention
given
to
that
and
the
other
one
is
on
the
behavioral
health
capacity
building
and
training
side
of
the
house.
This
would
be
an
expansion
of
the
existing
proposals
to
increase
capacity.
M
Is
that
there's
20
million
that's
been
allocated,
I
think
for
the
for
the
covert
19
pandemic,
which,
thankfully
we
are
out
of
it's
in
the
rear
view,
mirror
and
understanding
that
there
is
potential
for
the
thing
to
sort
of
swing
around.
But
I
don't
think
at
the
tune
of
20
million
dollars
at
this
stage
makes
the
most
sense.
I
could
see
something
in
the
line
of
maybe
10
million,
that
frees
up
10
million
to
put
money
where
our
mouths
are.
M
As
a
council
we're
looking
for
some
additional
things
to
be
taking
care
of
opera,
I
think
we
need
to
see
areas
that
need
to
maybe
be
a
little
fine-tuned
and
the
other
one
to
concur
with
my
colleague
I.
I
really
think
that
you
know
from
the
housing
side
you
have
to
demonstrate
some
level
of
sobriety.
M
There
has
to
be
sort
of
a,
I
guess,
a
threshold
of
sobriety
before
we
start
talking
about
housing
and
to
his
point.
You
know
if
you
have
someone,
that's
sober
and
straight
and
they're
trying
to
stay
sober
and
straight,
but
you
know
they're
they're,
either
bunked
in
with
or
they're
across
the
hallway.
From
someone
who
is
not
straight
and
sober,
it
tends
to
make
the
journey
for
sobriety
more
difficult
for
the
individual.
M
I
think
we,
you
know
it,
it's
really
not
the!
I
don't
think
it's
sort
of
it's
the
investment
that
we
need
to
be
making
it
to
the
tune
of
16
million.
So
that's
another
area
that
potentially
we
could
identify
some
cost
savings
to
spread
it
around
to
a
lot
of
the
things
that
we're
talking
about
today.
So
that's
my
two
cents
on
eight
and
nine,
and
just
to
be
recorded
in
favor
of
council
baker's
request
and
in
the
two
council,
morale
and
council
lara
who
I
signed
on
to.
A
I
I
So
I
actually
clumped
it
up,
and
you
have
to
forgive
me,
madam
chair,
that
I
would
love
to
give
you
some
sort
of
a
budget
breakdown
of
what
my
ideas
are,
and
I
I
apologize
because
I
do
feel
your
pain
in
terms
of
the
last
minute
like
here.
You
go,
but
I
was
busy
and
I'm
sure
you
guys
know
why
and
sort
of
rushed
to.
And
he
actually
said
I'll
explain
in
the
hearing
in
my
form
and
did
not
give
a
full
explanation.
I
We
need
one
and
as
we're
talking
about
mass
and
cast
mass
and
cast
mass
and
cass
nubian
square,
and
I
know
that
council
murphy
has
greatly
advocated
for
the
issues
with
the
opioid
pandemic
at
in
nubian
square
and
around
and
epidemic
sorry,
and
I'm
thinking
that
we
should
do
a
study
because
the
community's
been
advocating
on
a
health
center
there.
But
if
it's
holistic
and
it's
tied
to
the
arts,
I
think
it's
alternative
to.
I
You
know
psych,
meds
and
all
this
other
stuff,
and
so
that
and
then
yes,
I
would
like
to
still
ask
for
a
hundred
thousand
for
the
life
insurance
study
to
to
assess
the
need
for
poor
people
in
boston
that
need
life
insurance.
So
assessing
whether
or
not
a
program
would
make
sense
to
support
with
some
sort
of
transitional
program
of
you
know:
financial
literacy
or
portfolio
to
really
get
folks
understanding
what
life
insurance
or
how
life
insurance
can
really
be
helpful.
I
And
I
would
also
like
500
000
to
go
to
murals
in
the
our
corridor
to
be
spent
over
the
next
three
years.
Obviously-
and
I
would
like
to
support
again
my
council
colleagues,
that
brought
up
the
restaurant
in
bars
and
business
assistance,
specifically
in
my
district,
but
open,
of
course,
for
all
of
boston,
but
prioritizing
by
park,
small
businesses
that
were
impacted
by
kovid,
as
well
as
refacing
and
activating
spaces,
and
also
activating
art
and
entertainment
for
postcovid.
I
A
I
A
Thank
you,
yeah
and,
and
for
anybody
who
missed
it,
council
fernandez
jensen
had
quite
a
a
lovely
article
in
the
herald
about
this.
Yesterday,
a
thing
we
don't
always
say
about
harold
articles
with
love,
if
you're
watching
sean
but
yeah,
okay,
no
further
questions,
yeah,
all
right
and-
and
I
just
want
to
say,
counselor
fernandez,
anderson,
I'm
sorry-
I
felt
police
by
me
earlier.
A
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
I
don't
know,
call
me
the
field
goal
counselor,
but
this
is
the
good
stuff
like
reading.
Some
of
these
proposals
really
provided
some
light
and
a
very
bleak
national
time,
so
I
just
want
to
center
us.
In
that
I
mean
the
transgender
transitional
housing.
The
stem
grant
that
flaherty
proposed
and
the
chinatown
micro
grid
like
these
are
all
incredible,
and
I
think
that
we
all
should
realize
that-
and
I
want
to
thank
madam
chair
for
your
work
on
this
and
casey
and
the
team
sitting
over
there.
N
So
for
me
I
will
start
with
so
my
priorities
were
food
justice,
programming
for
youth
and
our
seniors
and
housing,
stabilization
and
protection
in
east
boston.
So
we'll
start
with
the
food
support
in
district
one.
So
these
are
investments
in
the
growing
but
silent
crisis
of
food
and
security.
We
all
know
the
pandemic
shined
a
light
on
the
need,
and
now,
as
we
are
just
getting
over
the
hump,
hopefully
of
covid,
the
lines
have
not
decreased.
N
So
thank
you
for
your
support
in
this,
so
that
is
to
the
tune
of
500
dollars
and
that
would
go
through
the
office
of
food
justice
and
one
thing
that
I
have
to
say
too
just
because
I
think
this
is
really
important.
The
east
boston,
soup
kitchen
doesn't
just
provide
food,
they
provide
menstrual
products
for
women
and
when
they
see
that
these
products
are
available,
they
start
crying
because
it
is
so
expensive.
N
So
that
is
a
long-term
conversation
that
we
need
to
have,
but
it's
not
just
food,
it's
services
and
these
products
as
well,
and
then
my
next
proposal
is
I've
talked
about
the
nizarro
center
all
the
time,
and
I
just
feel
like
I
have
to
I
have
to
be
an
advocate
for
my
community.
We
are
falling
short
when
it
comes
to
providing
programming
for
our
seniors
in
the
north
end
as
well
as
our
our
youth.
They
just
they
have.
They
go
to
open
gym.
N
There's
no
sort
of
I
mean
they
can
learn
how
to
make
a
charcuterie
board
if
they
want,
but
it's
open,
gym
or
charcuterie
board
I'll.
Go
to
that.
But
I
don't
know
if
15
or
16
year
olds
necessarily
want
to
go
to
that,
so
we
have
to
invest
more
money
into
the
seniors
and
to
the
kids
in
the
nazaro
center.
N
So
this
is
a
million
dollars
that
would
fund
114
units
in
east
boston
right
now.
So
when
I
watched
the
arpa
presentation
conducted
by
chief
dylan,
there
was
a
strong
emphasis
to
stabilize
and
preserve
housing
in
other
areas
and
other
neighborhoods
of
of
the
city
and
a
little
bit
of
east
boston.
But
I
think
this
story
that
just
came
out
from
gbh
talking
about
the
fact
that
east
boston,
home
values
have
soared
227
since
2011,
which
is
which
is
the
highest
of
any
neighborhood
in
the
city.
N
Right
now
we
have
investors
that
are
salivating
at
these
114
units,
it's
going
on
the
international
market,
so
this
is
a
proactive
and
affirmative
action
that
we
could
take
to
protect
these
units
before
it's
too
late,
so
it
would
stabilize
the
east
boston
community.
It
would
protect
residents
against
displacement
and
councilor
lara,
and
I
have
been
working
on
how
best
to
disperse
these
funds
and
the
best
place
for
this
money
to
go
would
be
the
neighborhood
housing
trust
that
the
city
of
boston
runs.
N
They
have
the
legal
and
administrative
oversight
they
do
this
already,
and
so
I
feel
comfortable
about
this
money
going
into
the
nht.
They
do
this
already
with
with
the
aop
program
and
could
do
this
in
a
way
where
we
all
feel
good
about
it,
where
there
is
accountability
and
transparency.
So
this
is
a
million
dollar
request.
I
believe
it
was
500
per
counselor
for
me
and
counselor
lara,
but
this
is
the
much
needed
influx
of
cash
to
preserve
this
housing
before
it's
too
late.
A
O
O
Partnership
is
creating
a
city
voucher,
homeownership
program
through
an
additional
one,
plus
boston
assistance
and
leveraging
the
existing
city
and
bha
voucher
programs
could
provide
cost,
assists
assistance,
mitigate
predatory
lending
and
expand
eligibility,
purchase
opportunities
and
allow
30
years
of
assistance.
So
this
is
like
a
three.
This
is
a
three-step
proposal,
so
it's
the
personnel
is
buying
back
renovating
some
of
these
scattered
site
portfolios
and
an
increased
amount
of
assistance
and
we're
asking
for
8.1
million
dollars
for
that
and
then
the
other
one
is
housing
capacity
study
for
dorchester
y
right
there
on
washington
street.
O
They
have
a
why
that
sits
on,
I
believe,
over
a
hundred
thousand
square
feet
of
land
and
they're
looking
to
build
housing
on
top
of
it
right
next
door
to
to
the
y
is
a
hundred
102
units
and
down
the
street
from
the
y
at
the
common
square
library
they're,
exploring
between
like
60
to
675
units
of
housing.
So
this
is
a
great
opportunity
to
build
housing
on
top
of
the
y
on.
O
O
So
this
500
000
will
make
sure
that
we're
getting
the
proper
renovation
enhancements
to
that
park
on
mount
hope
street
and
then
last
but
not
least,
it's
my
cradle
to
career,
which
is
not
on
here
and
it's
a
a
million
dollar
ask
to
establish
a
cradle
to
career,
k-12
data
tracking
system.
We
have
all
seen
the
importance
of
data
going
through
this
budget
process.
You
know
we
have
a
what
we're
getting
as
a
council,
a
budget
analysis
team.
I
think
it's
very
important.
O
As
a
school
district,
we
have
an
education
progress,
analysis
team
to
make
sure
that
we
are
able
to
report
not
only
to
our
students
but
to
their
parents,
but
also
to
the
general
public
about
how
how
well
a
student's
doing.
How
well
is
the
school
doing
and
how
well
our
district
as
a
whole
is
doing
so.
That's
a
million
dollar
ax
to
establish
a
k-12
data
tracking
system.
A
K
J
J
You
know
we
have
educators,
we
have
city
employees
all
who
have
job
residency
requirements,
but
very
little
workforce
development
stuck
right.
So
I
think
this
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
really
think
about
how
do
we
merge
and
how
do
we
create
opportunities
for
workforce
development
housing
within
these
proposals,
right,
like
even
in
hearing
about
maha,
and
all
of
these
amazing
opportunities
that
we
have
to
house
folks
like?
How
can
we
do
so
in
ways
that
are
keeping
our
most
vulnerable
residents?
J
You
know,
wrapped
in
our
arms
and
as
well
as
housing
for
young
people
who
are
transitioning
out
of
dys
workforce
development
housing.
Whatever
the
case
is,
I
just
feel
like
which
I
just
want
to
like,
especially
because
I
I
am
a
member
of
the
y
like
well,
I
was,
I
don't
want
you
all
looking
through
my
records
and
be
like
she
lied,
but
I
was
a
member
of
the
y,
but
I
live
around
the
way
right.
J
So
I
would
love
to
see
if
we're
making
investments,
how
do
we
keep
our
city
city,
jobs
for
city,
people
and
city
in
in
home
ownership
opportunities
right?
So
I
just
think,
even
if
it's
just
a
slither
in
this
report
that
you're
going
to
be
doing
the
survey,
if
there
was
a
slither,
maybe
five
units
that
go
towards
workforce
development
housing.
J
O
J
Thank
you
for
that.
Thank
you
and,
and
just
one
last
thing
like
I
always
talk
about
I've
been
on
this
council
for
30
months,
two
and
a
half
years.
If
at
that,
and
if
what
I've
learned
in
the
little
short
time
that
I've
been
here,
is
that
you
know
if
you're
on
the
outside
you're
on
the
outside,
so
I'm
just
asking
for
whatever
I
can
possibly
think
we
might
be
able
to
get.
So
if
five
is,
is
the
minimum.
J
I
will
probably
get
two,
but
if
you
feel
hopeful,
then
we
might
get
ten,
but
I
have
very
little
expectations
about
what
it's
like
to
be
on
the
outside
of
the
game.
So
I
appreciate
your
enthusiasm
and
your
willingness,
but
I
am
also
managing
my
expectations
because
I
know
what
it's
like
to
be
on
the
outside,
but
thank
you.
I
Medicine,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
council
rowell,
for
your
very
innovative
and
thoughtful
ideas.
I
really
appreciate
the
last
one.
The
last
two,
of
course,
absolutely
100
support
the
louis
g
brown
peace
institute
for
the
amount,
the
request
for
the
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
as
well
as
the
revitalization
of
public
parks.
Green
spaces,
for
I
think,
is
this
in
your
district,
obviously
absolutely
think
that
that's
so
necessary,
like
we
need
a
huge
capital
investment
in
matapan.
I
We
saw
that
the
capital
investment
this
year
proposed
only
56
million
dollars,
and
then
we
saw
that
its
counterparts
received
quadruple
or
more,
I
would
even
say
ten
times
more
right,
almost
ten
times
more
like
so
I
think
that
I
agree
with
those
last
two
and
then
I
have
a
question
about
the
ymca
one
and
who,
who
is
developing?
Is
it
ymca?
I
O
O
I
That
that
makes
sense
now
and
then
the
eight
million
dollars
like
such
an
amazing
idea
and
not
sure
what
we're
going
to
do
with
that
in
working
session,
but
just
wanted
to
say,
like
you
are
true
innovator
and,
of
course
this
is
the
way
that
arpa
dollars
is
supposed
to
be
spent
that
we're
very
specific
and
intentional
about
transformation,
housing
just
really
blown
away
by
this
idea.
Thank
you.
A
A
F
And
you
already
know
this,
but
maybe
want
to
make
sure
you
add
this
into
your
proposal-
that
they
have
an
amazing
early
childhood
program,
an
after-school
program
and
also
a
summer
camp,
so
make
sure
you're,
reminding
whoever
is
making
these
decisions
that
not
only
do
they
have.
You
know
all
of
these.
You
know
the
gym
and
the
pool
and
the
basketball
court
and
the
yoga
classes
and
the
cooking
classes
that
are
so
important,
especially
coming
out
of
covid,
but
they
also
have
an
amazing
daycare.
F
Early
childhood
program
and
lots
of
kids
either
get
bused
or
walk
there
from
local
schools
in
the
afternoon
for
their
after-school
program
in
summer
camp.
So
just
giving
you
a
little
hint
there,
because
that
might
help
make
sure
that
you
secure
these
needed
funds.
So
thank
you
for
advocating
for
this.
O
Thank
you
for
mentioning
that
council
murphy.
I
believe
they
are
partnering
with
four
schools,
with
the
with
the
hub
school
model
and
they're
looking
to
explore
the
ad
or
willing
to
have
conversations
about
with
tech,
boston,
which
is
right
across
the
street.
But
yes,
they
do
a
lot
of
great
things.
At
the
dorchester
y
yep.
G
Okay,
I
don't
really
have
a
question
for
is
just
the
general
statements.
Is
that
okay,
I
support
council
royale
your
ideas.
I
think
that
they
are
great,
especially
around
home
ownership,
something
I
care
deeply
about,
so
definitely
looking
forward
to
learning
more
from
you
on
that.
I
also
think
you
know
this
is
the
first
time
that
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
these,
like
what
other
councils
propose
and
I
think,
there's
a
lot
of
synergy.
G
Look
at
councillor
coletta
and
her
proposal,
the
nizara
center,
which
I
also
needs
a
lot
of
work,
but
it's
about
senior
programming
and
my
proposal
is
about
senior
programming
as
well.
So
I
do
think,
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
find
some
synergy
between
the
proposals
I
just
also
want
to.
For
the
sake
of
transparency.
G
Like
I
support
working,
you
know,
councillor
murphy
is
really
spearheaded
supporting
the
phoenix
and
the
great
work
that
they
do,
they're
creating
space
for
folks,
you
mentioned
that
you
would
think
about
ways
or
like
operationally
that
we'd
be
able
to
support,
and
I
think
that
there
are
a
number
of
counselors
and
myself
included,
who
want
to
think
about
how
that
partnership
looks
like,
and
so
once
you
figure
out
a
model.
If
you
could,
let
us
know
what
that
model
is
so
that
potentially,
we
also
like
use
that
model.
A
Yeah,
so
I
think
specifically,
the
office
of
recovery
services
had
suggested
that,
like
there
are
a
number
of
partners
working
in
the
space
and
that
if
they
had
a
kind
of
like
smaller
grants
program
that
it
would
help
them
with
their
collaboration
with
their
partners.
So
that
was
sort
of
a
fault
conversation
that
happened
with
jen
tracy
and
her
team.
A
G
Exactly,
I
think,
that's
an
excellent
idea
for
the
phoenix
in
partnership
with
office
of
recovery
services.
That's
actually
what
we're
trying
to
build
out
to
in
the
office
of
returning
citizens.
So
I
think
that
is
a
great
model
working
in
partnership
with
cbo's
and
doing
grant
making
there
so
just
supporting
it,
either
formally
through
arpa
or
through
the
ability
of
the
office
of
recovery
services
to
be
able
to
engage
in
grant
making.
Whatever
makes
the
most
sense,
cool,
great.
A
Health
center
actually
runs
quite
a
substantial
food
pantry
and
is
the
hub
of
a
lot
of
that
work.
So
that's
sort
of
mentioned
as
as
one
of
the
possible
keystone
areas,
but
I
think
that
idea
of
focusing
on
food
access
and
in
particular
the
qualified
census,
tracks
and
counselor
flynn's
district,
are
mainly
the
public
housing
developments
in
south
boston
and
a
lot
of
them
are
folks
who
access
the
food
pantry.
A
There,
in
the
health
center
the
capacity
study,
there
is
a
kind
of
long
abandoned
and
kind
of
decrepid,
half
basketball
court
at
the
at
the
heart
of
the
west
broadway
development,
with
some
space
around
it,
there's
quite
good:
full
basketball
courts
just
on
the
other
side
of
the
same
building
that
are
used
by
the
youth
in
the
development.
But
this
one's
right,
like
it's.
A
It's
not
used
for
anything,
has
been
in
its
current
state
for
15
years,
and
councilor
flynn
was
suggesting
that
the
bha
at
least
look
at
it
to
see
if
it
was
a
place
that
we
could
add
some
veterans
housing
because
there's
there's
a
project
that
happened
on
a
similar
kind
of
relatively
small
piece
of
land
over
in
the
maryland
mccormick
housing,
development
and
so
the
question
of
okay.
Is
this
something
where
we
could
actually
be
housing,
some
more
people?
And
he
wanted
them
to
look
at
that?
A
But
the
request
is
just
for
phones
for
a
study
and
then
the
chinatown
microgrid
project.
This
is
well.
You
can
read
the
stuff
here:
there's
a
whole
collaboration,
working
on
sort
of
of
the
green
justice
coalition,
working
on
a
virtual
micro
grid
and
they're,
trying
to
kind
of
come
up
with
more
community
control
over
energy
and
which
both
has
kind
of
green
goals
and
also
financial
independence
goals
for
a
lot
of
the
low-income
communities
of
color
that
are
looking
to
pilot
this
and
the
place
they're.
First.
A
A
The
this
was
a
category-
that's
specifically
called
out
by
the
american
rescue
plan
as
an
area
for
spending,
but
the
administration
proposal
doesn't
propose
any
spending
in
this
and
because
of
the
opportunity
to
get
families
signed
up
for
the
acp,
which
is
this
affordable
connectivity
program.
Where,
basically,
you
know,
we've
we've
got
many
many
households,
practically
half
of
the
city
of
boston
that
is
eligible
for
this
30
a
month.
A
The
community
based
organizations,
and
the
idea
is
that
it
could,
when
we
think
about,
like
an
arpa,
spend
that
even
if
tech
goes
home
surge
that
work
and
then
after
two
years
that
money
goes
away,
we've
got
tens
of
thousands
more
bostonians
that
are
signed
up
for
affordable
internet
and
that
makes
a
big
difference
for
access,
long
term
and
and
then
counselor
mejia.
If
you
wanted
to
say
anything
on
digital
equity,
otherwise,
all
good
just
cause
you're.
My
co-sponsor
so
before
I
jump
to
the
next
thing.
J
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
again,
so
I
just
want
to
go
on
the
record
that
I
am
also
a
co-sponsor
for
the
food
justice.
My
office
did
a
lot
of
work
during
covet
in
regards
to
food
access.
We've
created
programs
and
raised
lots
of
visibility
around
this
issue,
so
I'm
happy
to
join
I'm
councilor
coletta
on
that
and,
yes,
the
same
with
digital
equity.
We
did
a
lot
of
work
during
covet
and
I'm
really
excited
to
continue
to
work
alongside
my
colleagues
to
push
for
further
investments
in
that
space.
So
thank
you.
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much
councillor,
mejia
and
then
the
next
one
counselor
laura
and
baker
both
aren't
here,
but
council
braden
after
I
go.
If
you
want
to
say
anything
about
it.
I
know
you're
also
excited
about
this,
but
basically
the
city
of
boston,
as
everyone
knows,
is
launching
this
composting
pilot.
A
The
idea
is
that
it's
going
to
grow
over
the
next
few
years
and
then
that
eventually
we'd
be
on
a
path
to
composting
for
all
sort
of
akin
to
some
pure
cities
that
do
that
and
there's
both
lots
of
good
reasons
to
do
that
from
a
zero-waste
goal
perspective
for
the
city
and
also
the
states
sort
of
increasingly
requiring
it.
So
like
everyone
needs
to
move
towards
handling
organic
trash
differently.
A
The
challenge
is
that
if
we
don't
build
some
facilities
to
handle
that
ourselves,
we're
gonna
end
up
totally
captive
to
like
industry
partners
and
the
thing
that
we've
seen
happen
in
recycling
is
that
recycling
started
out
with
them,
paying
us
and
then
it
flipped
to
us
paying
them
and
became
like
super
super
expensive,
and
the
city's
really
got
no
choice
because
we're
stuck
with
a
single
stream
recycling
partner.
And
so
the
thought
here
really
is
hey,
let's
own
our
own
destiny.
On
composting,
let's,
like
you
know,
really
be
able
to
build
up
this
infrastructure.
A
We
could
actually
be
the
city
that
other
cities
and
towns
pay
to
handle
their
compost.
If
we
did
this
right
because
we're
the
hub
and-
and
it
also
has
the
opportunity
to
create
actual
compost
for
like
community
gardens
and
parks
and
stuff
all
over
the
city,
and
so
the
idea
here
is
basically
that
we've
got
our
organic
waste
contracts
up
again
in
three
years
and
there's
already
a
study
underway
to
try
to
figure
out
like
where
and
what
we
facilities.
A
We
could
place
for
this
in
the
city,
but
if
we
don't
have
the
funds
to
hand
to
actually
create
those
composting
facilities
quickly,
then
we
may
again
get
locked
into
crummy
contracts
for
an
extended
period
of
time,
and
I
know
that
one
of
the
big
interests
of
counselor
lara
and
baker.
My
co-sponsors
on
this
is
also
really
like.
Let's
make
this,
a
city
managed
asset
like
city
workforce.
These
are
good
jobs
like
this
is
something
that
you
know.
A
It
could
also
be
a
learning
opportunity
for
the
our
green
jobs
program,
like
there's
just
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
kind
of
be
a
leader
in
this
space,
but
only
if
we,
if
we
seize
them
the
overall
cost
of
building
this
facility.
These
facilities
is
probably
something
like
15
million
dollars,
and
so
it's
definitely
like
a
capital
side.
Ask
like
the
majority
of
it.
A
So
the
the
three
million
is
kind
of
a
plug
for
the
actual
pre-development
cost
that
would
be
spent
in
the
arpa
period
and
then
assuming
that
the
capital
of
the
like
big
build
for
static
compost,
heap
infrastructure
and
digester
infrastructure
would
be
something
that
we
put
on
the
capital
budget,
but
that
it
it
would
make
a
big
difference
to
have
the
funds
to
spend
now
to
move
quickly
on
this
council
braden.
Did
you
want
to
say
anything
on
that?
No.
L
I
mean
I
just
want
to
go
on
record
in
full
support
of
this.
I
think
it's
a
very
prudent
and
mindful
way
to
think
about
the
future
and
how
we're
going
to
manage
our
organic
waste,
and
I
think
it
will
be
money
well
spent
in
the
long
run,
and
we
get
a
good
return
on
our
on
our
investment
and
then
also
just
to
skip
back
to
your
the
digital
equity.
One
with
the
proposal
from
text
goes
home.
L
I
think
you
know
arpa
the
american
recovery
act.
I
think
a
lot
of
the
intention
is
to
try
and
repair
the
damage
that
happened
with
with
covid
and
one
of
the
things
that
we've
really
exposed.
Our
our
shortcomings
was
within
the
technical
space.
You
know,
and
digital
equity,
increasingly
seniors
and
and
housebound
folks
are
doing
telemedicine
and
having
access
to
affordable
internet
is
sort
of
an
important
piece
of
that
whole
that
whole
conversation.
So
I
really
really
want
to
go
on
record
as
strongly
in
support
of
that
that
initiative
as
well.
A
Madam
chair
great,
thank
you
councillor,
braden
and
then
the
one
district
thing
in
here
for
me
is
another
effort
to
try
again
at
the
mission
hill
link,
which
we've
just
put
a
bunch
of
effort
into
in
recent
months,
redesigning
the
route
so
that
it
will
go
to
ruggles
and
having
it
connect
so
that
when
you're
at
the
t
stops
at
ruggles
and
roxbury
crossing,
it
tells
you.
This
is
where
you
connect
to
the
link
and
creating
little
bus
stops
and
changing
the
route.
A
Also,
so
that
more
of
the
mostly
seniors
and
kind
of
mobility
challenge.
Folks
who
use
it
can
get
to
the
grocery
store
a
little
bit
faster.
It
now
does
basically
two
two
loops.
Instead
of
one
super
long
loop,
where
people
had
to
wait
for
a
long
time
on
the
thing
we're
pretty
excited
about
it
as
kind
of
a
model
for
last
mile
transit
and
overall,
it
comes
in
quite
affordably.
A
It
would
really
like
it
to
extend
a
little
bit
hours,
wise
and
so
the
proposal
here
is
basically
I'm
very
actively
working
to
get
like
institutions
and
development
in
the
district
to
sort
of
support
it
on
an
ongoing
basis,
because
we've
got
more
and
more
housing
getting
developed
and
it
runs
right
along
a
lot
of
those
streets,
and
so
we
should
have
those
folks
chipping
in,
but
in
the
immediate
term,
it's
it's
a
model
that
the
city's
interested
in
it
is.
You
know:
could
this
be
a
solution
in
austin
brighton?
A
Could
this
be
a
solution
like
in
the
parts
of
mattapan
that
don't
connect
well
to
the
trolley
like?
Could
this
be
like
potentially
a
thing
that
the
city
does?
That's
why
there
was
some
excitement
about
printing
like
the
first
city,
bus,
stop
signs
and
stuff
for
it?
Earlier
this
year-
and
my
main
concern
is
that
we
not
trip
over
our
shoelaces
and
find
it
in
like
a
financial
panic
because
of
these
increased
costs
like
just
right
in
this
moment
before,
I
can
kind
of
secure
the
the
longer
term
subsidy
to
it.
A
So
this
is
obviously
I
had
proposed
a
75
000
in
the
budget
process.
This
is
kind
of
a
75
000,
then
surge
200,
then
down
to
50,
with
very
much
the
goal
of
of
figuring
that
out
on
the
on
the
private
side,
funding
wise
before
the
end
of
arpa
but
yeah.
So
that's
that's
a
district
proposal.
It's
also
the
part
of
my
district
that
falls
in
the
qualified
census
tract
category
and
then
the
one
other
thing
that
we
haven't
addressed
is
counselor
lara's
proposal
on
medallions.
A
There
is
a
note
here.
This
is
something
that
what
the
administration
flagged
about
this
proposal
was
that
with
arpa
funding,
specifically,
the
losses
that
would
have
to
be
quantified
would
be
the
losses
that
happened
during
the
pandemic,
like
since
2020,
and
the
lion's
share
of
the
losses
on
the
medallion
value
market
were
before
that,
like
they
were
when
uber
and
lyft
took
off
back
in
17,
so
this
particular
framing
of
the
program
where
we
make
up
for
losses.
A
It's
not
that
we
couldn't
do
it,
but
that
it
would
have
to
be
a
source
other
than
arpa
or
if
it
was
arpa
it
would
have
to
be
about
the
losses
experience
because
and
of
course
there
was
right-
everyone
stopped
using
ride
share.
So
it's
not
a
completely
off
the
table
idea,
but
it
would
be
constrained
by
the
federal
constraints
on
arpa,
so
yeah.
So
I
think,
with
that,
we've
somebody's
spoken
to
every
proposal
in
the
packet
did
anybody
have
any
questions
for
me
on
that
on
what
I
just
talked
about
or
yeah
go
ahead.
G
A
G
A
I
Yeah,
like
there's
no
plan,
there's
no
actual
understanding
of
how
like
there's
like
oh
yeah.
This
will
like
impact,
you
know,
people
of
color
and
then
but
there's
no
breakdown
in
percent
and
there's
actually
no
plan.
I
don't
like,
if
you
say
to
me,
yeah,
I'm
going
to
spend
this
is
going
to
be
racially
equity.
I
I
disagree
right
like
and
that's
why
I
said:
take
the
money
out
of
that
whole
equity
study,
but
that
we,
if
intentionally,
are
looking
at
beforehand
how
the
implementation
will
be
racially
equitable
because
that's
the
whole
point
of
arba
and
then
the
other
thing
is
that
you
know
the
there's
an
argument
about
that.
The
city
doesn't
like
to
or
doesn't
want
to,
fund
or
support
like
non-pro,
not
not
not
support,
but
that
they
don't
want
to
get
into
the
habit
of
said
precedence
of
funding
nonprofits.
I
But
that's
actually
not
true.
Is
it
because
then,
if
we
did
a
study
to
look
at
what
nonprofits,
the
city
has
actually
supported
like
the
cdcs?
Like
you
know,
I
don't
know,
I'm
not
going
to
mention
any,
but
there
are
so
many
nonprofits
that
we
actually
support.
And
then
I
wonder
if
we
could
do
a
study
as
well
to
figure
out
how
many
of
those
nonprofits
were
white
led
and
then
that
is
where
the
discrepancy
is
that
no
it's
not
that
we
don't
support
non-profits.
I
So
I
think
moving
forward,
hopefully
in
the
working
session.
I
don't
know
if
there's
room
for
that,
but
looking
at
are
which
population
is
going
to?
Is
it
going
to
impact?
Because,
if
we're
looking
at
the
criterias
of
our
spending,
that's
what
we
should
do
as
well
as
what
are
the
metrics
or
plan
to
ensure
that
it's
racially
equitable
equitably
implemented
and
then
that
in
the
future
we
should
look
at,
we
should.
We
should
definitely
not
go
for
nonprofits
cannot
be
supported
financially
by
the
city
and
then
in
the
future.
I
We
should
look
at
a
study
of
all
the
non-profits
that
gets
money
from
the
city
and
then
who
owns
them
and
who
runs
them
and
who's
benefiting
from
them,
and
I
think
I
think
in
that.
In
that
point,
then
we
can
actually,
if
we
have
all
of
the
data
or
the
research
on
the
table,
we
can
sincerely
and
genuinely
say
whether
or
not
we
do
support
nonprofits
and
does
it
do.
I
A
F
The
devil
mccormack
has
been
in
state
receivership,
taken
over
almost
closed
and
the
students
there
would
be
having
100
access
during
the
school
day,
which
I
think
is
sometimes
missed
on
the
public
and
others,
knowing
that
during
the
day,
our
bps
students
would
have
full
access
and
the
residents
in
that
area
that
could
use
this
space.
The
state-of-the-art
facility
that
all
neighborhoods
deserve,
especially
this
neighborhood,
would
be
necessary.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I'm
on
record
of
supporting
that
today.
A
J
Thank
you
thank
you,
chair
and,
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
so
very
much
for
this
weekend
and
the
amount
of
time
and
energy
you
spent
helping
me
figure
out
some
things
we
really
didn't
have
to,
but
I
really
do
appreciate
you
helping
me
think
through
and
to
present
things
in
a
way
that
the
administration
could
understand
it.
So
thank
you
for
being
my
translator.
J
The
fact
that
I
even
need
one
is
embarrassing,
but
that
means
that
the
administration
has
to
do
a
better
job
at
understanding,
people
from
diverse
learning
experiences,
but
anyways.
That's
not
what
I'm
here
to
talk
about.
I
I
wanted
to
just
to
counselor
fernandez's
anderson's
point
in
terms
of
accountability.
J
What
levers
do
we
have,
because
once
we
approve
this,
the
money's
out
the
door
and
then
what
we're
going
to
be
ultimately
responsible
for
what
we
approve,
and
I
need
to
be
able
to
figure
out
how
we're
going
to
put
some
parameters
in
place
where
there's
some
level
of
accountability.
That
happens,
or
at
least
some
information
sharing
casey
that
you
know
through
the
council
that
we're
able
to
continue
to
check
to
see
how
these
dollars
are
being
earmarked.
What's
working
and
what's
not
like.
J
I
just
think
that
there
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
think
about
that.
As
we
continue
to
move
forward,
it
will
make
me
feel
more
comfortable
and
confident
in
approving
anything.
If
I
know
that
I'm
going
to
have
some
sort
of
system
in
place,
you
know
we
have
a
new
committee
of
government,
accountability,
transparency
and
accessibility
where
we
look
at
post
audit
and
while
opera
dollars
might
be
different
than
the
budget.
J
I
do
believe
that
we
have
a
fiscal
responsibility,
making
sure
that
we're
creating
some
sort
of
system
to
do
some
checks
and
balances
and
and
figure
out
and
revisit.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
there's
you
know
to
the
chair
like
I'd
like
to
know
what
the
vision
is
for
us
to
being
able
to
do
that
within
a
committee
that
looks
at
pause.
J
J
If
anything
and
have
we
thought
about
it,
because
that
is
for
me,
where
I
feel
the
biggest
opportunity
for
us
to
hold
ourselves
accountable
to
these
dollars
lies
and
building
the
infrastructure
for
that,
and
so
I
just
want
to
name
that
as
something
that
I'm
going
to
be
looking
at
through
the
post
audit
committee
and
working
in
partnership
with
folks
who
are
interested
in
in
doing
that
work,
because
otherwise
we're
just
signing
away
these
checks
and
then
to
counselor
baker's
point.
What
do
we
have
to
show
for
it
at
some
point?
J
I'd
like
to
see
some
return
on
that
investment,
but
I
don't
want
to
wait
until
the
end
of
the
three
years
to
say.
Oh,
my
god,
we
didn't
do
anything
for
x
amount
of
that.
So
I'd
like
to
be
able
to
put
that
on
the
record
that
that
is
something
that
definitely
I'm
going
to
be
leaning
into
and
creating
a
space
for
us
to
figure
out.
What's
working
and
what's
not
and
how
we
do.
A
A
Committee,
because
yeah,
I
think
it's
really
important-
that
we
do
that.
I
will
say
that
the
and
I'll
send
it
around
to
the
council.
The
dashboard
that
we
have
specifically
on
the
arpa
authorized
funds
is,
I
think,
probably
the
most
detailed
one
that
like
is
online
about
any
of
the
city
spending
and
it's
because
they
have
to
report
so
much
to
the
feds
about
it.
So
they
put
it
all
up
online
and
I've
appreciated
using
it
like.
J
Thank
you
for
that,
and
I
just
wanted
to
just
be
clear
about
the
process.
Is
that
technically
our
jobs,
which
is
this
process
here,
let's
say,
for
instance,
there's
13
of
us:
do
all
13
like
what's
the
what's
the
pathway
towards
victory
for
opera
funding
like
like,
if
we
all
like
are
like
no
or
yes
like?
Can
you
talk
to
me
just
about
the
process.
A
Is
seven
like
it's
certainly
my
interest
as
the
chair
that,
like
all
counselors,
feel
like
you
know
they
can
see
their
fingerprints
in
the
arpa
deal
and
it's
not
just
a
question
of
you,
know
seven
and
then
something
goes
right,
but
yeah,
but
that's
the
I
mean
at
a
basic
level.
This
is
an
appropriation
vote
like
the
ones
we
take
on
much
smaller
grants,
but.
N
N
N
N
This
is
an
incredible
organization
through
the
charlestown
coalition
that
invests
in
our
youth
and
provides
mentorship
opportunities
and
with
the
uptick
of
youth
violence
in
charlestown
having
an
expanded
personnel
and
programming
in
this
organization
was
important
to
me,
and
so
I
was
hoping
that
arpa
would
go
towards
that
that
organization,
but
just
wanted
to
say
all
of
that
on
the
record
and
then
just
again.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
walking
me
through
this
already.
I
just
wanted
to
say
it
on
the
floor.
So
thank
you
and
allowing.
A
So
I
hear
you
and
I'm
happy
to
continue
amplifying
I
think
yeah,
there's
there's
a
bunch
of
things
where
I
think
the
council
has
sort
of
capital
budget
impatience,
and
so
then
it's
like.
Can
we
move
it
to
arpa?
But
if,
in
fact,
the
same
department
would
be
managing
it,
it's
sort
of
stuck
in
the
same
queue,
and
so
that's
sort
of
part
of
the
conversation
counselor
luigen.
G
I
just
wanted
to
express
support
for
my
counselor
colleague,
counselor
coletta,
on
her
efforts
with
the
clarity
pool
in
charleston.
I
know
a
lot
of
residents
have
reached
out
to
me
and
I
was
you
know,
hoping
that
to
see
that
go
through
again.
If
there's
attempt
to
reconsider,
I
think
that
this
could
be
a
good
use
of
arpa
funds.
We
know
that
it's
an
issue
for
a
lot
of
our
bcyf
centers
and
access
to
swimming
pools,
so
just
want
to
go
on
the
record
in
support
of
that
request.
As.
E
I
ask
a
procedure
question,
madam
chair
sure,
so
like
if
we're
going
through
these,
what
would
be
amendments
to
the
three
to
the
mayor's
proposals
like?
How
does
this
move
forward?
Do
we
see
a
document
or
like,
and
when
are
you
planning
on
a
vote?
Is
there
an
opportunity
to
maybe
split
this
up
into
a
housing
vote?
A
you
know
as
best
we
can
so
we're
not
so
we
can
maybe
re-examine
a
little
more
than
and
just
instead
of
sending
the
350
through.
E
A
A
H
A
But
my
my
hope
is
that
tomorrow
we
can
kind
of
talk
about
and
also
like
right,
transparently.
We.
This
is
something
where
we
have
to
get
to
a
agreement
that
both
the
council
and
the
mayor's
side
is
going
to
approve
right,
and
so
I
think
that
my
goal
tomorrow
is
to
sort
of
say:
okay.
Well,
you
know
how
does
all
this
look?
A
E
A
A
A
decent
sense
of
the
whole
picture
is
important,
and
if
everybody
like
you
know,
tomorrow
kind
of
gets
to
a
place
like
I'm
there's
a,
I
think,
there's
a
world
in
which
it
could
move
on
wednesday.
I
think
that,
obviously
we
want
to
do
this
right.
Also,
I
am
hearing
like
you
know
the
the
housing
folks
in
particular
there's.
Definitely
a
desire
to
get
the
money
on
the
street.
There's
also
a
desire
to
be
able
to
put
some
of
the
money
out
in
the.
A
E
O
A
H
A
J
J
J
Without
knowing
kind
of
like
where
we're
landing,
you
know
with
the
mayor's
the
budget
that
we
have
the
vote,
that
we
have
to
take
on
the
29th
the
uncertainty
of
our
advocacy
in
this
space,
and
that's
a
lot
to
ask
people
who
already
don't
trust
government.
We
include
it
even
though
I
work
in
it.
I
still
don't
trust
it,
so
I'm
just
I
need
some
sense
of
like.
J
I
don't
do
well
under
these
like
political
negotiations,
so
I
just
need
some
transparency
and
understanding
about
what
is
happening
and
where
are
we
going
on
the
29th,
because
I
know
all
of
this
is
my.
My
interpretation
of
all
of
this
was
that
we
were
trying
to
figure
out
how
we
can
get
to
a
place
where
we
can
support
or
not
support,
or
at
least
understand,
what's
at
play.
But
if
all
of
this
is
just
in
the
sense
of
just
another
exercise,
then
I
need
to
know
what's
that.
What's
that
plane.
A
A
I
think
that
that's
a
there
is
currently
that
tension
between
the
question
of
kind
of
making
sure
that
council
priorities
get
into
the
arpa
and,
having
that
be
a
thing
that
people
know
when
they
cast
their
budget
vote,
which
involves
reaching
an
agreement
on
arpa
at
an
accelerated
pace
versus
the
desire
to
stretch
out
longer
the
review
process
for
arpa
right,
and
I
I
I
think
there
are
colleagues
who
feel
both
ways
about
that
right.
I
mean
certainly
like
as
chair.
A
I
would
love
to
get
to
a
place
where
counselors
felt
like
yeah.
We
see
ourselves
in
this
proposal
and
we
feel
comfortable
like
supporting
something,
and
everyone
doesn't
have
that
like
question
hanging
over
them,
vis-a-vis
budget.
So
that's
like
I
like
that's
what
I'm
trying
to
do
and
I
think
that
I
think
things
you
know
we
should
have
something
really
clear
on
the
table
by
the
working
session
tomorrow
so
that
you
don't
feel
like
you're
walking
in
on
wednesday
without
knowing
the
answer
to
that.
J
J
J
No,
no
I'm
talking
about
the
administration
in
particular,
because
we've
negotiated
certain
things
during
our
budget
process
and
a
lot
of
those
things
were
and
came
out
empty-handed
right.
So
I
feel
like
this
is
a
trust
building
exercise
and
I
know
I'm
sorry
to
call
it
an
exercise,
a
counselor
block.
I
wasn't
referring
to
your
process.
I
was
just
talking
about
in
general.
J
This
is
a
trust,
building,
exercise
right
and
I
feel
like
for
me
I'm
at
a
place
where
this
year,
I'm
I'm
observing
and
I'm
learning
who's
who
and
how
y'all
are
showing
up
into
this
space,
because
that's
gonna
set
me
up
for
success
year
two,
so
I'm
not
feeling
that
I'm
gonna
lose
either
way
because
I'm
gonna
learn
a
lot
about
everybody
here,
including
my
colleagues,
about
how
y'all
are
showing
up
in
this
world.
So
I'm
good
with
that.
That
learning
alone
is
just
priceless.