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Docket #0117 - Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) in the form of a grant, 2019 Barr Fellowship, awarded by the Barr Foundation to be administered by the Mayor’s Office. The grant will fund leadership and organizational development in the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics
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If
you
are
unable
to
provide
testimony
today,
you
may
also
submit
written
testimony
or
a
two-minute
video
for
our
record
for
the
record
by
emailing
the
committee
at
ccc
dash,
cns,
boston.gov
or
filling
out
the
form
on
our
website
within
48
hours.
Following
the
hearing,
I
will
first
let
my
colleagues
offer
opening
statements.
I
know
several
are
running
late,
but
because
of
that
I'll
go
right
into
the
testimony
from
the
panelists
from
the
new
from
the
office
of
new
urban
mechanics.
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Thanks
very
much
counselor
um
thanks
for
inviting
us
here
today.
um
You
know:
new
mechanics
has
been
the
city's
civic
r
d
lab
for
a
number
of
years,
and
um
I
think
that
you
know
we've.
We've
tried
to
bring
a
spirit
of
of
uh
creativity
and
experimentation
or
at
least
to
support
uh
a
spirit
of
creativity
and
um
uh
prototyping
to
local
local
government
to
boston
city
hall,
and
we
were
very
fortunate
to
be
awarded
this
fellowship
grant
from
the
bar
foundation.
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As
far
as
I
know,
this
was
the
first
time
that
a
public
sector
organization
has
been
given
this
grant,
which
was
uh
hopeful
for
us,
because
it
suggested
that
the
philanthropy
philanthropic
community
is
beginning
to
realize
that
local
government
also
can
serve
the
role
of
um
of
being
change
agents
uh
in
cities,
and
so
um
the
grant
was
intended.
These
grants
are
generally
intended
to
support
um
the
the
leaders
of
the
organizations
in
in
career
growth
and
to
sort
of
give
them
uh
some
time
to
consider
the
future
of
the
organization.
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Might
be
new
kinds
of
business
models
or
new
kinds
of
services
offered
to
their
constituents,
whoever
they
are.
So
that's
how
we
find
ourselves
here.
um
Originally,
the
grant
they've
had
to
change
the
terms
of
the
grant
a
little
bit
um
given
last
year,
um
so
they've
added
another
year
on
to
the
program
uh
so
it'll
actually
be,
uh
and
as
far
as
I
know,
they're
not
going
to
be
offering
so
they
they
offered
every
couple
of
years
and
so
they're
not
going
to
be
doing
a
2021
class.
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They
will
just
carry
the
current
class
of
fellows
through
that
um
through
that
term
as
well.
So
uh
the
the
the
you
know
the
the
funding.
We
have
a
range
of
ideas
of
how
to
use
it,
but
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
specifics
at
this
point
um
so
but
um
obviously
we're
happy
to
go
into
any
of
that
or
into
new
mechanics.
More
generally,
if
that's
useful.
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I
think,
obviously,
finding
ways
to
support
vaccine
deployment
in
an
equitable
way
is
a
big
issue,
um
not
easy
to
do,
but
were
were
um
sort
of
engaged
closely
with
a
variety
of
different
departments
that
that
are
dealing
with
this
issue.
Everyone
from
food
access
to
uh
you
know
the
health
commission
to
transportation
and
thinking
about
how
can
we
in
general,
you
know
the
way
we
work
is
to
um
bring
a
different
perspective
to
the
the
challenges
that
we're
working
on.
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Obviously,
all
these
other
vertical
departments,
transportation
or
um
bps,
or
whoever
they
are
the
experts
in
those
areas,
but
because
we
have
this
flexibility
that
where
we
can
work
with
a
variety
of
different
organizations,
we
can
often
engage
or
get
involved
in
these
projects
from
a
different
perspective.
Maybe
one
that's
that's
about
tapping
other
resources
that
the
city
has
access
to,
maybe
partnering
with
you
know,
higher,
ed
or
or
or
schools
more
generally,
to
sort
of
deal
with
these
kinds
of
issues.
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But
but
often
the
way
that
that
we
do
our
work
is
to
treat
ourselves
as
a
an
experiment
or
as
a
prototype
in
local
government,
that
we
can
work
with
other
agencies
to
try
the
same
kinds
of
things
out
and
and
beyond
those
kinds
of
issues.
I'll
say
that
we
are
often
engaged
by
various
departments
and
thinking
about
how
do
we
think
about
data
and
new
technology
in
furthering
the
goals
of
the
city?
You
know
how
do
we
make
this
a
more
equitable
city
using
data
and
technology?
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You
know
from
whatever
perspective,
so
you
know
we
often
end
up
working
with
um
the
streets
cabinet
or
increasingly
with
with
public
safety
and
figuring
out.
How
do
we
use
new
sensors
new?
You
know
new
gadgets
new,
you
know
new,
um
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
want
to
try
robots
out
on
the
street
and
these
different
things
and
oftentimes
we'll
get
brought
in
to
help
figure
help
those
departments
figure
out
how
to
um
what
did
what
to
do
about
those
with
those
kinds
of
new
business
models
and
companies.
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That's
right,
that's
definitely
part
of
it,
um
and
the
way
that
this
is
usually
worked
in
the
bar
fellowship
is
to
secure
a
uh
a
coach,
a
coaching
organization.
You
know,
there's
a
lot,
that's
unclear
about
how
government
engages
in
the
bar
foundation,
so
obviously
we're
not
structured
like
a
non-profit
right,
because
we're
not
a
we're.
We're,
not
a
stand-alone
organization,
we're
a
unit
within
a
much
larger
bureaucracy,
and
so
you
know
the
things
that
work.
For
um
you
know.
D
uh
Commonwealth
kitchen
may
not
work
for
us
in
terms
of
organizational
development,
but
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
is
hardest
to
do
in
local
government
is
to
do
um
sort
of
professional
development
um
for
team
members,
and
so
you
know
we're
looking
you
know
this
could
result
in
training
of
one
kind
or
another
for
somewhere
all
of
the
team.
um
That
kind
of
thing.
A
Thank
you,
I'm
also
we're
also
joined
by
my
colleague
uh
council
liz
braden
from
alston
in
brighton.
uh
Thank
you,
council
of
braden.
um
Let
me
let
me
follow
up
with
that
answer,
uh
nigel
um
with
the
challenges
that
the
city
currently
has.
What
type
of
communication
improvements
do
you
think
we
could
make
in
terms
of
reaching
residents
that
might
not
have
you
know,
access
to
a
computer
might
not
be
fully
engaged
in.
A
um
You
know
wi-fi
or
um
I
have
a
lot
of
constituents
in
my
district,
many
immigrant
constituents
um
that
are
not
fully
engaged
in
the
digital
equity
yeah.
What
would
your?
What
would
your
team
be
able
to
do
to
um
help
more
residents,
especially
immigrant
neighbors,
in
in
residence,
in
public
housing,
mm-hmm.
D
So
excellent
question
so
usually
the
way
that
we,
when
we
get
engaged
on
a
particular
topic.
The
first
thing
we
do
is
to
do
a
little
bit
of
research,
not
research
in
terms
of
like
as
academics,
but
really
try
to
understand.
What's
been
tried
so
far,
what's
working,
what's
not
working
and
what
are
the?
D
What
are
the
issues
on
the
ground
and
how
do
we
get
closer
in
trying
to
understand
the
issues,
and
so
I
think
the
first
thing
that
we
would
do
um
might
be
to
reach
out
to
some
uh
sort
of
immigrant
serving
organizations
or
we
could
partner
with
the
mayor's
office
of
the
immigrant
advancement
and
and
we
do
know.
This
is
an
issue
and
we've
heard
this
uh
several
times,
but
really
try
to
understand
like
what
is
the
gap
you
know.
D
um
Obviously,
translation
is
is
an
issue,
but
it's
often
not
the
only
issue
um
for
a
lot
of
um
uh
sort
of
newer
bostonians,
and
so
we
would.
We
would
spend
a
short
amount
of
time.
You
know
maybe
a
couple
three
weeks
trying
to
understand
like
what
the
actual
gaps
are
and
there
might
be
new
things
that
we
could
do
or
it
might
be
about
doubling
down
on
things
that
we're
already
doing
and
maybe
just
improving
the
outreach.
So
the
usually
the
way
we
start
is
to
try
to
understand
the
problem.
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A
few
of
us
are
housed
are,
are
uh
organizationally
housed
in
uh
doit,
a
few
of
us
are
are
formerly
within
the
mayor's
office,
and
a
few
of
us
are
in
the
department
of
neighbor
development,
but
we
we
work
together
as
a
as
a
heterogeneous
team,
but
so
that
when
we
so
as
a
result,
we
we
we
all
will
refer
to
the
mayor's
office
of
new
urban
mechanics.
When
we're
doing
the
work.
A
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um
You
know
they're
having
many
challenges,
but
what
would
the
office
of
urban
mechanics?
How
would
you
relate
to
them?
I
know
you
mentioned
that
you'd
reach
out
to
the
office
of
immigrant,
but
um
with
advanced
technology
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
residents.
Don't
even
have
the
the
the
basic
tech
technology
at
this
time.
A
How
and
I
know
you're
working
with
do
it,
but
how?
How
can
we
make
sure
that
more
residents
um
are
engaged
and
a
lot
of
these?
A
lot
of
these
households
have
little
kids
that
are
in
the
public
school
systems,
and
they
were
telling
me
that
when
they're
on
on
zoom,
um
you
know
it
it
there's,
there's
there's
problems
because
there's
not
enough
wi-fi
there
power
there.
um
So
what
type
of
interaction
are
you
having
with
do
it
that
can
help
address
those
issues.
D
Well,
I
mean
you've
actually
sort
of
referred
to
um
the
kinds
of
things
that
we
would
do,
but
uh
when
I
would
when
we
for
something
a
situation
like
this,
we
would
look
at
the
like
who
is
currently
serving
that
particular
population
and,
as
you
say,
um
sort
of
do.
It
controls
uh
our
public
wi-fi
network,
but
there's
also
uh
boston,
public
libraries,
boston,
public
schools
that
provide
wi-fi
services.
D
There
are
also
um
third-party
organizations
that
the
city
works
really
closely
with
we
work
closely
with
um
and
have
worked
closely
with.
uh
Nonprofits
like
technology
goes
home,
timothy
smith
networks,
and
you
know
some
of
the
big
providers
like
verizon
and
folks
of
that
scale,
and
so
I
would
imagine
that
there
is
a
way
of
understanding
the
specifics
of
the
geography
and
understanding
you
know.
D
Are
there
any
city
buildings
close
by
um
you
know
it
might
be
a
question
of
understanding
how
the
network
is
being
used
at
that
location
by
talking
to
our
our
friends
and
do
it.
um
But
you
know
we
try
to
leverage.
You
know.
Whenever
possible,
we
don't
neces
like
we
don't
we
don't
try
to
do
new
things
for
the
sake
of
new
things.
Obviously,
we
try
to
add
value
by.
Sometimes
it's
about
stitching
other
things
together.
D
A
Okay
yeah,
I
when
I
was
doing
some
research
on
this
nigel.
I
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that,
since
we're
on
television,
that
residents
would
be
um
would
want
to
know
about
what
urban
mechanics,
what
they
do
and
that's
why
I
was
asking
some
of
these
questions.
So
I
wanted
to
take
the
opportunity
to
learn
more
about
your
department
because
I
know
would
be
informative
for
our
residents
across
the
city
as
well.
So
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
ask
some
questions
that
might
be
out
unrelated
to
the
the
grant
itself
so.
D
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Well,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
nigel.
um
Thank
you,
chris.
I'm
going
to
um
I'm
just
checking
to
see
if
any
of
my
other
colleagues
are
on,
um
I'm
just
going
to
ask
if
council
braden
wants
to
give
any
a
final
comment,
or
if
not
that's,
okay,
council
braden,
I'm
all
said.
Thank
you,
okay.
Thank
you.
Council
braden.
um
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
juan.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
candice.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
to
my
staff
as
well.
A
B
um
Thanks
so
much
counselor
flynn,
um
I,
uh
as
you
can
see,
I
was
mainly
listening
in
to
their
comments,
just
because
I
am
in
transit
right
now,
but
I
just
wanted
to
express
my
strong
support
for
the
grant
and
for
the
work
that
the
um
newborn
mechanics
do
every
day
and
uh
excited
about
this
opportunity
to
build
their
capacity.
So
thanks
so
much
thanks
to
you
for
chairing
and
to
them
for
being
here.
A
Thank
you,
council
book
um
candace.
Do
we
have
any
public
testimony?
We
do
not
know.
Okay.
um
So
again,
thank
you
to
chris.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
nigel
at
our
next
city
council
meeting
next
wednesday,
I'm
going
to
recommend
that
we
vote
in
in
favor
of
this
grant
for
125
000
to
the
office
of
new
urban
mechanics
as
part
of
the
outreach
on
leadership
and
development
related
issues.
I
want
to
again
want
to
say
thank
you
to
chris.