►
From YouTube: Committee on City, Neighborhood Services, Military & Veterans Affairs on November 29, 2018
Description
Docket #1420 - Hearing regarding implementation of a One Card Municipal Identification Program
A
Though,
in
Verizon
one
964
in
webcast
on
WWWE
council,
/
TV,
please
silence
your
cellphone's
in
other
devices.
We
will
also
take
public
testimony
and
would
appreciate
it
if
you
sign
it
sign
in
to
testify.
At
the
start
of
the
testimony,
please
state
your
name
address
in
affiliation.
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
1
4
2
0.
This
matter
is
sponsored
by
counsel
Michelle
Wu
and
was
referred
to
the
Committee
on
planning
development,
transportation.
A
It's
an
order
for
hearing
regarding
implementation,
implementation,
a
one-car
municipal
identification
program
in
the
city
of
Boston,
again,
I
want
to
thank
council
wolf
for
her
leadership
on
this
hearing
and
Mayor
Walsh
for
his
leadership
on
this
issue
as
well.
I.
Look
forward
to
this
conversation
today
regarding
the
municipal
ID
program.
In
what
steps
we
need
to
look
at
moving
forward.
A
city
of
Boston
study
indicated
that
more
than
140,000
of
our
residents
encounter
difficulties
due
to
lack
of
identification.
A
A
Moreover,
other
cities
have
also
implemented
this,
such
as
New
Haven,
San,
Francisco,
New
York
in
Washington
have
some
similar
programs.
I
also
understand
that
there
are
concerns
about
misuse,
as
well
as
various
officials
having
access
to
parts
of
the
data
from
the
card
that
may
not
be
relevant
again.
I,
look
forward
to
hearing
from
folks
from
you
on
how
we
can
work
on
this
issue
together.
B
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
I,
really
appreciate
you
making
time
for
this
hearing.
We
have
a
jam-packed
council,
calendar
and
so
I
know,
for
example,
chief
Marty
Martinez
had
really
wanted
to
be
here,
but
had
a
time,
conflict
and
and
other
so
I
appreciate
you.
Stepping
in
and
sharing
the
detailed
knowledge
of
the
feasibility
study
results
again.
I
wanted
to
seek
an
update
on
the
process,
because
the
council
and
the
administration
have
been
having
this
conversation
for
over
three
years
now,
and
the
dynamic
obviously
has
changed
with
the
federal
election
in
between.
B
So
again,
because
of
the
national
political
context,
any
program
such
as
this,
which
seeks
to
eliminate,
eliminate
some
of
the
barriers,
must,
in
its
first
most
important
step,
make
sure
that
it
is
secure
and
safe
and
not
at
all,
harming
or
putting
at
risk
some
of
the
residents
that
or
communities
that
are
mentioned.
But
we
have
seen
other
cities
do
this
to
create
success
when
it
is
sold
as
a
cultural
amenity
and
a
convenience
for
people.
B
When
that
one
card
also
gets
you
a
year's
membership
at
the
museum
or
the
aquarium
or
a
bike
share
system
when
it
also
is
your
tap
card
for
the
MBTA
and
your
library
card
and
and
your
student
ID,
so
I'm
grateful
to
the
raishin
for
having
taken
it.
This
far,
having
allocated
funding
for
the
feasibility
study
and
now
completed
it
and
reporting
back
to
us
and
looking
forward
to
hearing
more
about
what
the
findings
are.
Thank
you
again
to
mr.
chairman
and
all
of
my
colleagues
for
being
here.
Thank.
A
C
No
I
think
this
is,
is
the
time
has
come
to
look
at
this,
but
I'm
not
always
going
to
ask
the
questions
about
the
financial
implications
of
in
implementing
these
programs
and
the
oversight
and
such
you
know
the
state
obviously
issues
identification
cards
and
that's
part
of
what
they
do.
This
would
be
a
whole
new
service
that
we
provide
I.
Think
it's
worthy.
C
D
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
I,
want
to
just
thank
council
Wu
for
continuing
her
efforts
on
this
and
I.
Think
I'm
surprised,
though
not
that
surprised,
but
it's
interesting
to
see
how
long
this
discussion
has
been
ongoing
and
it's
important
that
we
keep
doing
it
and
acknowledging
the
the
political
realities
that
have
shifted
on
a
national
scale
is
important.
I'm
interested
in
hearing
I
believe
New
York,
and
we
had
a
remote
testimony
from
the
individual
who
runs
the
New
York's
program
two
years
ago
in
this
chamber
how
they've
addressed
issues
around
data
retention,
privacy.
D
You
know
working
with
to
the
extent
we
can
work
with
mass
dot.
I
know
they
still
have
an
issue
of
their
own.
That
needs
to
be
resolved
by
the
governor
around
issuing
driver's
licenses,
another
identification
to
undocumented
people,
but
certainly
any
sort
of
municipal
ID
card.
The
City
of
Boston
has
there's
no
reason
they
couldn't
have
a
t
pass
on
it.
D
There's
no
reason
it
couldn't
be
a
library
card,
or
it
couldn't
be
your
card
for
our
BC
YF
centers,
or
really
anything
else
that
the
city
does,
and
you
know,
I'm
interested
in
seeing
how
we
can
do
that
and
I
know
that
there
are
other
cities,
I've
had
conversations
with
officials
and
Somerville
and
Cambridge
in
the
immediate
area.
Who
would
be
interested
in
partnering
with
us
on
this
to
address
some
concerns?
D
Perhaps
around
cost
savings
and
economies
of
scale
and
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
addressing
that
and
that
we
are
also
doing
everything
we
can
to
make
this
ID
as
strong
as
it
can.
So
it
is
valid
for
people
who
are,
you
know,
trying
to
enter
buildings
or
to
the
extent
that
it
can
be
valid
for
banking
purposes,
for
other
things
that
we
need
to
do
and
I
know.
Obviously,
the
city's
authority
on
that
may
be
limited,
but
we
need
to
make
it
as
useful
as
possible.
D
I
think
we
need
to
do
this,
certainly
because
the
state
is
not
moving
on
this
in
Massachusetts
and
obviously
the
federal
government
is
not
doing
anything
constructive
on
this
front
whatsoever
or
any
front
whatsoever
these
days,
but
looking
forward
to
hearing
on
where
we
are
on
this,
and
thank
you
for
this,
and
thank
you
again
mr.
chairman,
for
scheduling
this
and
fitting
it
in
with
our
are
crammed
agenda.
These
days.
A
E
That's
issued
by
a
municipality
such
as
a
city
rather
than
a
state
or
federal
government
and
under
federal
law
cities
can
issue
their
own
ID
cards
as
they
see
fit,
and
they
don't
have
to
consider
immigration
status
or
the
criminal
record
of
an
applicant
if
they,
if
they
choose
not
to
as
I
believe
councilor
Zakim
mentioned
or
perhaps
was
councillor
Wu.
The
New
Haven
Connecticut
was
the
first
city
to
launch
a
municipal
ID
program
in
2007.
E
Municipal
ID
cards
usually
feature
a
photo
and
some
on
card
information
about
the
card
holder,
their
address
their
name
for
example,
but
they
also
and
more
importantly,
facilitate
access
to
benefits
and
city
services.
They
can
act
as
library
cards
they.
There
are
some
cities
that
have
municipal
ID
cards
which
have
an
embedded
debit
card
functionality.
E
Sometimes
they
offer
access
or
discounted
access
to
transportation
services,
and
there
are
a
myriad
of
other
discounts
to
to
museums
and
cultural
institutions,
sometimes
local
businesses
that
are
associated
with
municipal
ID
cards
in
certain
cities
and
and
although
they're
available
to
all
residents.
The
cards
are
particularly
valuable
for
as
councillor
Lewin
and
and
Flynn
mentioned
to
vulnerable
community
members.
Undocumented
immigrants,
people
experiencing
homelessness,
older
adults,
youth
to
a
certain
extent
or
other
people
who
may
have
difficulty
obtaining
formal
forms
of
government-issued
identification.
E
E
And
so
the
collaboration
between
HHS
and
the
mayor's
office
of
new
urban
mechanics
resulted
in
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
worth
of
city
funds
being
allocated
to
Boston
centers
for
youth
and
families.
For
the
purposes
of
further
exploring
a
municipal
ID
in
Boston
as
a
concept
it
was,
it
was
allocated
to
Boston,
Center,
youth
and
families.
I'll
just
explain
because
the
HHS
budget
is
actually
part
of
DCYF
budgets.
That's
why
that's
where
the
funds
ended
up.
So
originally
this
funding
again
the
the
there
was
a
bra.
It
could
be
used
for
a
broad
purposes.
E
Firstly,
immigrant
communities
aren't
the
only
communities,
as
councillors
Flynn
Wu
have
mentioned,
aren't
the
only
communities
that
face
what
we
might
call
undocumented
people
experiencing
homelessness,
older
adults
to
a
certain
extent,
youth
people
who
don't
own
cars,
for
example,
are
all
all
may
be.
Forced
to
navigate
civic
life
without
a
formal,
government-issued
form
of
identification,
making
it
difficult
to
open
a
bank
account
access.
Certain
public
buildings
apply
for
jobs,
among
other
things,
so
IDs
and
in
some
sense,
are
sort
of
the
gatekeepers
to
access
to
these
opportunities,
which
we
often
take
for
granted.
E
You
know
if
nominal
fees
are
charged
for
obtaining
a
card,
but
also
in
terms
of
ensuring
that
the
card
doesn't
become
a
Scarlet
Letter
and
that's
really
important,
if
only
undocumented
immigrants,
for
example,
have
a
municipal
ID
card.
It
can
be
easily
used
as
a
tool
for
targeting
undocumented
immigrants,
and
so
there's
a
delicate
balance
there.
E
So
HHS
in
the
mayor's
office
collaborated
in
writing
a
request
for
proposals
that
we
felt
reflected
the
needs
of
the
city
with
respect
to
a
qualitative
demand,
analysis
and
and
and
a
kind
of
really
robust
program
design
and
on
January
23rd
2017.
We
released
or
issued
the
RFP
for
the
municipal
ID
feasibility
study.
We
received
dozens
of
proposals
and
ultimately
chose
the
triage
group,
a
DC
based
consulting
firm
that
was
involved
in
the
designing
and
implementation
of
the
DC
one
card,
which
is
the
district's
municipal
ID.
E
We
chose
them
as
the
consultants
for
the
project
and
I
served
as
the
project
manager
for
the
work
with
the
triage
group
and
so
the
the
work.
The
feasibility
study
that
they
completed
I'm,
going
to
kind
of
give
you
some
some
I
can't
I,
won't
be
able
to
get
into
every
last
detail
of
the
report
now
I'll
and
the
reports
actually
been
then
provided
at
the
council
I
believe-
and
so
you
know
you,
you
have.
E
The
fol
I
think
it's
about
200,
odd
pages
of
text
to
read
through,
but
I'm,
going
to
touch
on
some
of
the
most
important
findings
in
each
of
the
key
areas
of
the
report.
Sections
of
the
report,
which
were
the
individual
deliverables
essentially
for
this
contract.
So
as
I
mentioned
before
the
first
and
kind
of
the
the
base
of
this
feasibility
study,
is
what
we
called
or
or
we're
calling
it
a
demand
analysis
which
provides
a
qualitative
and
quantitative
assessment
of
the
for
a
municipal
ID
in
Boston,
something
we
were
really
interested
in.
E
Given
the
results
of
the
presidential
election
in
2016.
It
also
seeks
to
understand
and
and
present
some
critical
findings
about
sort
of
the
desired
features
of
the
card
so
like
what
features
of
a
card
are
most
valuable
to
city
of
Boston
residents
and
also
what
some
of
the
potential
barriers
to
adoption
are.
E
So
the
triage
group
contracted
with
the
UMass
Center
for
survey
research,
UMass,
Boston
Center
for
Survey
Research
to
complete
this
deliverable,
which
included,
focus
groups
with
residents
and
an
online
citywide
survey,
and
although
it
was
limited
in
scope,
the
demand
analysis
does
show
a
sustained
interest
amongst
in
the
community.
It's,
but
also
among
immigrant
residents
and
among
leaders
of
immigrants
serving
organizations
in
a
municipal
ID.
E
Additionally,
the
analysis
identified
sort
of
key
features
that
residents
felt
were
valuable
to
the
program
along
with
features
that
they
felt
weren't
but
integrated
charley
card
use,
which
I'm
sure
is
no
surprise,
came
up
as
a
very
very
would
be
very
valuable
to
the
program.
Eligibility
for
discounts
at
cultural
institutions
and
local
businesses
also
were
kind
of
focal
points
of
the
of
the
value
proposition
for
people
who
responded
to
the
survey
and
were
and
were
kind
of
pulled
in
focus
groups.
E
The
analysis
of
the
results
produced
a
couple
of
key
findings.
A
conservative
estimate
using
UMass
Boston's
predictive
modeling
projects
that
about
32%
of
adult
Boston
residents,
would
apply
for
and
use
a
municipal
ID
card.
More
liberal
estimate
places
that
that
number
at
around
three
hundred
thousand
Boston
residents,
the
primary
concerns
of
residents,
continue
to
be
the
vulnerability
of
cardholder
data
to
specifically
immigration
and
customs
enforcement,
but
also
other
federal
agencies
and
then
broadly,
a
concern
about
the
security
of
data
personal
data.
Generally.
E
Additionally,
the
majority
of
residents
who
responded
to
the
survey
reported
that
they
would
be
willing
to
pay
about
ten
dollars
for
a
car.
So
those
are
some
of
those
some
of
the
higher
level
results
of
the
demand
analysis,
which
is
contained
in
the
actual
report
which
you
have
access
to
and
the
next
part
of
the
report
which
we
are,
which
we
are
calling
the
program
design
really
builds
on.
The
demand
analysis
to
identify
this,
the
baseline
design
requirements
for
a
municipal
ID.
E
Data
capture
is
another
optional
or
alternative
design
element.
So
the
question
is:
will
there
be
a
system
through
which
what
we
might
call
a
relying
party
can
capture
cardholder
data
when
a
cardholder
presents
their
card?
A
relying
party
party
is
essentially
an
organization.
It
could
be
internal
to
the
city
of
Boston
or
external.
That
has
an
agreement
with
the
city
to
accept
the
card
in
exchange
for
access
to
a
service
or
benefit
for
the
cardholder.
So
that
could
be
a
library.
It
could
be
DCYF
community
center.
It
could
be
a
cultural
institution.
E
It
could
be
the
MBTA
and
when
a
cardholder
presents
their
card,
the
relying
party
could
can
consume
the
card
or
process
the
card
and
information
on
the
card
in
a
variety
of
ways.
One
form
of
processing
that
sort
of
information
which
we're
all
very
familiar
with
is
a
2d
barcode
on
a
car,
so
the
relying
party
would
scan
that
barcode
and
they
would
have
their
own
database.
That
would
be
Auto
populated
with
the
card
holders.
E
Information
embedded
in
that
barcode,
and
while
this
creates
more
ease
of
use
for
the
relying
party,
the
card
holders,
consent
isn't
implicit.
In
other
words,
a
relying
party
could
obtain
a
card
holders,
information
without
the
card
holders,
full
understanding
or
agreement
to
the
relying
party
acquiring
that
information.
That's
one
method
of
data
capture.
Another
alternative
method
is
to
have
a
back-end
data
capture
system.
Essentially,
the
data
about
each
cardholder
is
stored
in
a
database
and
captured
at
the
time
the
card
is
issued
and
then
stored
by
the
city.
The
cardholder
would
and
then
so.
E
The
relying
party
would
then
have
to
request
access
from
the
city
to
that
card
holders.
Information,
the
cardholder
would
themselves
then
be
notified
at
this
route
that
there
was
a
request
and
would
need
to
consent
to
the
city
sharing
their
information
with
a
relying
party.
This
implicit
consent
obviously
gives
more
power
to
the
cardholder.
They
can
more
easily
control
their
data,
and
this
could
be
accomplished
by
having
individual
user
online
user
accounts.
E
E
Another
option
is,
you
could
have
no
data
capture
at
all,
which
is
the
easiest
option
perhaps,
but
it
would
also
preclude
any
sort
of
evaluation
of
the
program
because
usage
of
the
card
wouldn't
produce
any
data,
so
these
are
sort
of
the
the
the
alternative
design
elements
that
we
we
were
focusing
on
in
this
section
and
again,
not
all
of
them
necessary.
There
are
card
programs
that
do
not
have
data
capture
functions.
There
are.
E
There
are
municipal,
ID
programs
of
all
shapes
and
sizes
in
this
country,
but
again
those
design
decisions
affect
what
this
program
looks
like
and
how
you
can,
how
to
run
it
and
its
cost.
Ultimately,
and
so
after
this
particular
deliverable.
This
section
of
the
report
was
completed.
Representatives
from
a
range
of
city
departments
met
to
review
these
design
elements
and
design,
decide
which
design
elements
to
include
of
these
alternative
design
elements
and
which
to
exclude
at
least
at
the
time
of
launch
right.
E
A
municipal,
ID
program
that
includes
the
design
options
that
we
that
we
highlighted
in
the
program,
design,
section
I'm,
not
an
IT
expert
and
so
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
great
detail
about
what
the
enabling
technologies
are.
But
the
the
report
itself
does
include
a
detailed
description
of
what
at
a
very
basic
level.
You
would
need,
in
terms
of
infrastructure,
to
support
a
program
like
this
and
that
section
of
the
report
could
actually
be
used
in
the
future.
E
As
the
as
the
as
the
template
or
the
the
point
of
departure
for
an
RFP
for
a
for
a
particular
technology
or
an
RFQ
for
a
team
of
consultants
to
build
the
infrastructure
for
a
program,
so
the
next
and
perhaps
the
most
important
deliverable
and
the
one
that
I'm
going
to
go
into
a
little
bit
more
in-depth,
is
the
implementation
plan
which
provides
detailed
steps
and
outlines
a
process
for
the
program's
operation
and
and
kind
of
sets
a
stage
for
successful
implementation.
Again.
E
It
sets
a
stage
for
implementation,
a
program
that
that
looks
in
oh,
that
that
that
that's
designed
in
a
particular
way,
obviously
that
design
could
be
subject
to
change.
But
you
know
this
implementation
plan
really
gives
a
guide
to
implementing
this
particular
municipal
ID
program.
So
it
includes
an
overview
of
the
program's
operational
structure.
These
would
be
the
city
of
Boston,
a
preliminary
budget
for
the
first
five
years
after
implementation,
and
it
expands
on
the
baseline
design
elements
and
alternative
design
elements
proposed
in
the
program.
E
Design,
section
and
I
just
want
to
review
two
very
important
elements
of
that
section,
because
they
are
elements
that
I
think
every
councilor
who
offered
some
opening
remarks
touched
on.
The
first
is
the
eligibility
criteria
for
the
program,
and
the
second
is
the
way
that
we
propose
to
store
cardholder
data
so
the
first
it's
a
core
component
of
this
plan
for
implementation
was
determining
the
appropriate
eligibility
criteria
for
the
program.
E
E
And
so
this
is
what
we
would
call
a
level
of
assurance,
which
again
is
determined
by
the
rigor
of
the
application
process,
the
higher
the
barrier
to
entry,
which
would,
in
this
case,
translate
into
more
exclusive
documentation
the
more
secure
the
assertion
of
each
identity
is,
but
at
the
same
time,
the
higher
the
threshold,
the
more
burdensome
it.
The
application
process
becomes
somewhat,
ironically,
for
mostly
for
populations
that
already
experience
Boyett
barriers
to
obtaining
formal
ID
documentation,
which
is
one
of
the
problems
this
card
sets
out
to
solve.
E
So
one
method
of
lowering
that
threshold
to
access
is
is
to
create
a
point
calculus,
whereby
applicants
can
actually
accrue
points
using
various
forms
of
documentation
towards
a
total
score
that
makes
them
eligible
for
the
car.
This
is
actually
how
the
application
application
process
for
municipal
IDs
in
many
other
cities
functions.
The
ID
NYC,
for
example,
has
a
very
elaborate
set
of
documentation
that
an
individual
can
present
to
acquire
a
card.
E
Different
documents
have
a
different
point
value
and
if
you
accrue
enough
points
you
become
eligible
for
the
program,
obviously
something
which
is
a
very,
very
strong
assertion
of
identity
and
residency.
Something
like
a
driver's
license
is
is
is
ranked
very
highly,
but
you
could
also.
The
list
includes
an
hour
list
also
includes
things
like
passports
or
even
a
letter
from
a
shelter
if
you're
a
person
experiencing
homelessness
as
a
way
of
accruing
those
points.
So
it's
a
way
of
maintaining
the
security
of
the
program,
but
expanding
access
to
the
program
at
the
same
time.
E
You
includes
our
proposed
list
of
documents
that
prove
identity
and
residency
that
we
would
accept
each
with
its
own
unique
point,
value
which
again,
an
applicant
could
accrue
towards
a
total
score
that
would
make
them
eligible
for
a
card,
and
this
is
really
reflective
of
what
we
would
call
like
a
mid
level
of
assurance
not
as
difficult
as
it
would
be,
to
obtain
a
driver's
license,
certainly,
but
but
but
but
not,
but
but
auditable
in
a
sense
right.
One
of
the
things
that
we
have
to
think
very
carefully
about
is
the
a
program
like
this.
E
There
needs
to
be
the
ability
for
the
city
to
to
to
verify
the
validity
of
a
card
which
requires
some
barrier
to
entry.
Some
eligibility
criteria
and
what
I'm
about
to
talk
about
will
speak
about
in
a
second
a
way
of
storing
the
data
so
that
the
that
the
application
process
can
be
audited
in
some
way.
So
the
implementation
plan
proposes
several
design
solutions
for
minimizing
the
vulnerability
of
cardholder
data
and
we
do
propose
to
retain
cardholder.
E
But
we
propose
that
the
city
only
store
minimal
data
on
each
card
holder,
which
would
include
the
on
card
information.
So
that's
all
the
information
that
appears
on
a
card
the
physical
card,
as
well
as
the
type
of
documentation
that's
used
to
apply
for
the
card.
There
are
other
cities,
New
York,
for
example,
who
retains
scanned
copies
of
the
documents
that
applicants
used
to
to
obtain
the
card.
So
if
you,
for
example,
applied
with
your
passport,
the
ID
NYC
program
will
or
a
program
officer
will
scan
that
passport
and
your
file.
E
Your
cardholder
data,
will
include
that
scanned
copy
of
the
passport
which
we
consider
to
be
high
risk
and
I.
Don't
think
that
they're
I
think
the
other
cities
would
probably
agree.
But
it's
it's.
It's
a
very
robust.
It's
very
easy
to
go
back
and
check
to
MIT
to
make
sure
if
there
were
concerns
about
fraud
or
the
validity
of
cards
to
go
and
to
go
and
verify
that.
Yes,
indeed,
the
person
that
that
this,
the
the
the
the
the
identity
that
this
card
asserts
is
the
identity
of
the
person
who
applied.
E
So
that's
that's
one
solution
to
data
capture
which
we
feel
creates
a
program
that
balances
the
safety
and
security
of
card
holder
user
card
holders
and
their
data
with
the
ability
of
the
city
to
to
maintain
a
program
that
is
not
vulnerable
to
fraud,
we're
exceedingly
vulnerable
to
fraud.
The
second
proposal
is
to
contract
with
a
third
party
vendor
to
manage
the
cardholder
data,
because
we
feel
from
this
the
assessment,
a
you
know.
E
The
implicit
assessment
of
this
feasibility
study
that
there
are
organizations
in
firms
that
are
better
equipped
to
run
an
ID
and
that's
an
integrated
database
management
system
than
the
city
is,
and
so
these
were
really
the
two
core
data
retention
data
capture
proposals
that
this
that
this
feasibility
study
contains,
and
the
final
element
of
the
feasibility
study
is
an
evaluation
plan.
It
provides
a
strategy
for
conducting
evaluations
of
the
program,
including
recurring
and
benchmark
evaluations,
both
qualitative
and
quantitative,
so
that
one
two
three
all
the
way
to
years
out.
E
Again
because
we
went
through
that
change,
we
are
still
working
through
the
implications
of
the
report
for
implementation
and
we're.
We
are
especially
sensitive
to
the
ongoing
struggle
currently
because
of
the
climate
surrounding
immigration
in
this
country.
This
summer
has
especially
has
been
we've
seen
a
lot
of
the
theoretical
threats
that
we
were
all
worried
about.
Certainly
in
2000
2017
we've,
we've
seen
many
of
them
become
realities.
Now
and
again.
This
has
really
serious,
implement
implications
for
implementing
a
municipal,
ID
program
in
Boston
and
and
elsewhere.
E
The
council
I
believe
intergovernmental
relations
has
provided
the
council
Council
with
a
copy
of
the
report
and
and
it
will
become
public
shortly
again,
we
are
working
with
chief
Martinez
to
ensure
that
this
report,
despite
its
being
initiated
under
different
leadership,
reflects
the
the
needs
and
expectations
and
values
of
this
current
HHS
leadership
team.
So
that's
a
not
so
much
brief,
but
an
overview
of
the
feasibility
study
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
that
any
councillors
have
about
about
that
and
if
I'm
unable
to
answer
questions
I'm
happy
to
follow
up
well,.
A
Thank
you,
mr.
Lima,
for
your
thorough
presentation.
It's
greatly
appreciated
for
the
record.
We
are
also
joined
by
city
council
president
Andrea
Campbell,
and
we're
also
joined
by
City
Council
Michael
Flaherty
council
Campbell.
Would
you
like
to
give
an
opening
statement?
Okay,
I'd
also
like
to
make
a
read,
read
two
letters
into
the
record
mm-hmm.
A
This
one
is
from
City
Council
Dianna,
Presley
yeah.
Mr.
chairman
I
regret
that,
due
to
my
previously
scheduled
new
member
of
Congress
orientation
in
Washington,
DC
I
will
not
be
able
to
attend
today's
Committee
on
City
Neighborhood,
Services,
veteran
and
military
fears.
Hearing
regarding
implementation,
a1
cod
municipal
identification
program
in
the
city
of
Boston
I
would
like
to
thank
the
chair
for
hosting
this
hearing.
A
In
the
author
of
this
order
for
elevating
this
critical
conversation,
I
was
proud
to
chair
a
hearing
on
this
matter
on
in
October
of
2016
in
as
I
stated,
then
this
idea
is
an
example
of
municipal
governments
being
responsive
to
the
diversity
of
experience
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Every
Bostonian,
regardless
of
an
immigrant
status,
contributes
to
their
community
and
deserves
to
feel
safe
in
their
communities,
and
lack
of
formal
ID
should
not
be
a
barrier
for
anyone.
I
hope
this
will
be
another
step
towards
strengthening
the
bond
between
government
in
the
community.
A
A
chair
I,
regret
that
I
am
unable
to
attend
today's
hearing
of
the
Committee
on
City,
Neighborhood,
Services
and
veteran
and
military
fears
regarding
the
implant
implementation
of
a1
cod
municipal
identification
program
in
the
city
of
Boston,
creating
a
municipal
ID
program
that
is
open
to
all
residents,
regardless
of
immigration,
status,
homeless
status
or
gender
identity,
or
more
residents
to
have
a
valid
identification
card?
It
also
has
the
potential
to
make
it
easier
for
residents
to
access
city
services,
access
city
services,
I,
look
forward
to
learning
more
about
this
promising
program.
A
A
Again,
Thank
You
mr.
Lima
forum
for
your
presentation.
I
have
one
maybe
two
questions,
I
guess:
if
this
card
is
integrated,
how
can
we
impose
safeguards
to
ensure
personal
information
is
not
being
shared
across
networks?
And
can
you
describe
the
process
for
addressing
Public
Safety
in
banking
institution?
How
can
we
ensure
the
ID
is
accessible
while
avoiding
abuse.
E
We
felt
that
the
amount
of
information
that's
retained
from
the
application
process
creates
a
program.
That's
more
secure,
because
that
information
is
is
not
valuable
in
the
hands
of
someone
who
might
wish
harm
on
a
cardholder.
I'm,
not
a
legal
expert,
so
I
can't
I
can't
speak
to
the
risk
of
the
stored
data,
whether
it's
held
by
the
city
or
by
a
third
a
third
party
vendor
I
can't
speak
to
the
risk
of
its
being
obtained
by
a
federal
agency,
for
example.
E
How
can
we
design
that
retention
so
that
that
information
is
not
high
risk
and
and
I
believe
your
second
question
not
to
do
it
has
to
do
with
banking
institutions
and
and
the
answer
there
is
really
if
a
program
would
be
launched
and
of
course,
these
agreements
could
be
created
before
launch,
but
the
the
city
would
work
with
financial
institutions,
whether
that's
I,
don't
think.
Currently
there
are
municipal,
ID
programs
in
this
country
that
work
with
national
financial
institutions,
but
certainly
state
and
local
regional
financial
institutions.
B
B
B
So
it
is
about
having
that
broad,
cultural
appeal
and
and
streamlining
access
and
and
all
the
different
cards,
it
looks
I'm.
So,
at
the
end,
when
you
get
to
the
implementation
plan,
accounting
for
the
costs
of
having
the
fur
and
out
vendor
managed
data
security
of
having
staff
to
launch
the
program
at
a
wide
enough
scale,
it
looks
like
it's
essentially
a
one-and-a-half
million
to
1.7
million
dollar
per
year.
Investment
for
five
years
to
get
it
launched
yeah
and
then
about
that
much
to
keep
it
going
one
and
a
half
million
dollars
annually
right.
E
E
B
E
It
also
depends
again
on
on
on
what
on
residents
risk
assessment
and-
and
we
did
the
demand
analysis
in
2017
and
and
if
we
were
to
do
it
again,
and
perhaps
we
would
find
different
results
now,
given
the
fact
that
you
know
just
this
summer,
we
had
or
we're
currently
have
the
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security,
attempting
to
change
the
rules
of
public
charge,
which
is
again
one
of
those
sort
of
theoretical
threats
to
immigrant
communities
becoming
a
very,
very
stark
reality,
and
so
the
what's
valuable
to
residents.
And
what
is
what?
E
B
And
it's
I
thought
it
was
really
interesting.
This
table
on
page
13
about
the
percentage
of
residents
who
are
likely
to
use
the
card
that
every
demographic
surveyed
was
more
likely
than
not
to
use
the
card,
except
for
those
who
don't
have
a
Charlie
card
and
those
who
are
ages
55
to
64,
but
the
seniors,
65
and
over
are
once
again
more
likely
to
use
it
than
not
so
but
across
every
other
demographic
demographic
of
age
of
ethnicity,
of
education
level.
B
Those
who
work
in
Boston
and,
interestingly,
those
who
were
born
in
the
United
States
56
percent,
likely
to
use
a
municipal
ID
card
and
those
who
are
not
born
in
the
United
States,
so
either
immigrant
residents
or
kind
of
first
second
or
I
suppose
for
maybe
first
generation
70,
almost
seventy-three
percent,
even
more
likely
to
use
the
card,
perhaps
reflecting
some
of
the
gaps
and
barriers
to
to
formal
ID,
so
I
mean
it
seems
to
me
at
this
point.
It's
a
policy
question
about.
B
Does
the
city
want
to
do
this,
and,
and
what
and
again
where
does
this
fall
in
the
list
of
priorities
of
how
to
be
most
effective,
supporting
the
communities
that
would
be
affected
or
supported
by
this
program
and
I
feel
very
comfortable
and
I'm
grateful
to
the
administration
for
having
done
the
work
to
this
point
to
say?
Okay,
now
we
have
the
plan
its.
B
D
Questions
Thank
You.
Mr.
chairman,
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
I
think
I'm
selling
agree
with
Council,
whose
comments
about
it
seems
like
this
is
now
or
just
a
yes
or
no
decision
for
the
city
of
Boston.
But
I
do
have
a
couple
questions
I
think
I
heard
you
mentioned.
There
were
300,000
potential
users
of
the
car
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Is
that
yes,.
D
E
Into
that,
so
that,
in
the
demand
analysis,
respondents
to
the
survey
were
presented
with,
essentially
what
Amina's
yd
could
be,
and
that's
a
really
great
question,
because
we
what
we,
what
we
didn't
do
in
in
the
demand
analysis,
was
just
present
sort
of
like
your
standard
ID
card.
As
the
as
the
as
the
product,
we
presented
a
municipal
ID
card
which
could
potentially
include
this
list
of
benefits,
access
to
museums
and
cultural
institutions,
a
potential
integration
with
with
the
Charlie
card,
and
actually
one
interesting
thing
about.
E
The
survey
that
we
ran
is
that
you
use
a
very
interesting
methodology
whereby
applica
survey
respondents
could
actually
submit
their
own
ideas
about
about
valuable
functions
for
the
card,
and
that
idea
that
they
submitted
would
actually
be
presented
to
downstream
survey.
Respondents
as
one
of
the
many
features
of
the
car
that
could
potentially
be
incorporated,
and
then
they
would
be
asked
to
rank,
which
ones
they
felt
were
most
important,
they're,
most
valuable
and
so
again
that
that
interest.
E
The
interest
that
we
that
we
are
trying
to
sort
of
quantify
in
the
demand
is
really
interest
in
a
card
with
many
or
all
of
these
very
valuable
or
the
most
valuable
elements
to
residents
included.
So
I
I,
don't
think
what
we're
asserting
is
not
that
any
municipal
ID
card
of
the
City
of
Boston
were
to
issue
would
be,
would
garner
32%,
you
know,
like
adoption
rate,
rather
a
municipal
ID
with
certain
important
benefits
attached
to
it
would
would
garner
that
support
and.
D
What
about
you
see,
like
you
know
using
it
as
an
ID
I
know
a
council
we
mentioned
know
people
going
to
get
a
drink
or
you
know
at
a
bank,
I
mean
what
are
the
rules?
I
mean
clearly
it's
a
government-issued
ID
but
and
I'm
not
even
want
to
get
into
the
Real
ID
issues
about
getting
on
a
plane,
because
I
know
that
that's
not
feasible
ROM
for
this,
but
I
mean
if
you're
going
to
a
bar
or
a
marijuana
dispensary
or
any
of
these
places
with
this
or
even
a
bank
or
check
cash.
E
If
a
card
in
a
in
a
in
another
city,
for
example,
were
if,
if
someone
at
a
liquor
store,
for
example,
were
to
accept
the
card
that
would
just
that
would
be
a
violation
of
their
own
of
their
own
regulations,
because
municipal
IDs,
in
the
in
the
in
the
enabling
legislation
and
policies
that
govern
these
probe
set
forth.
The
limitations
on
what
it
can
be
used
for
and
so
again
that
that's
really
has
to
do
more
with
policy.
So.
E
D
I
guess
I
mean
and
I
appreciate
and
I
I
think
it's
great
that
we
have.
You
know
a
charley
card
on
there.
A
library
I
mean
all
the
things
that
make
it
more
appealing
to
folks
who
have
other
options
for
ID,
but
you
know
to
address
some
of
the
real
concerns
we're
talking
about
whether
it's
an
undocumented
population,
homeless,
population.
Folks,
you
know
who,
for
whatever
reason
you
know,
aren't
able
to
get
a
state-issued
or
a
federal
issued.
D
E
It's
partially
a
policy
decision,
and
that
has
to
do
with
what
the
city
feels
comfortable,
how
the
city
feels
comfortable
with
residents
using
this
card.
It
also
has
to
do
with
the
strength
of
our
partnerships.
There
is
a
and-
and
this
is
actually
part
of
the
of
the
report-
there's
a
there's-
a
phase
of
implementation,
which
is
almost
pre
implementation,
which
has
to
do
with
gathering
potential
agencies
and
relying
parties
that
could
accept
the
card
to
build
a
robust
network
of
of
card
consumers.
E
Essentially
because
that's
how
you
really
open
access
for
for
vulnerable
residents
to
these
essential
services.
We're
again
have
been
the
sort
of
focal
point
of
municipal
ID
cards
since
their
inception,
but
at
the
same
time
it
creates
an
array
of
benefits
so
that
so
that
residents,
who
already
have
driver's
licenses,
for
example,
would
be
interested
in
getting
a
card
which
helps
you
avoid.
What
we're
calling
this
kind
of
scarlet
letter.
D
We
to
do
I
think
the
most
we
can
consistent
with
the
law
consistent
with
our
own
security
needs
to
do
that
so
again,
I
I,
don't
know
offhand.
What's
permissible,
I,
don't
see
that
the
city
of
Boston,
you
know,
would
have
any
liability.
If
someone
used
this
to
purchase
alcohol
or
to
purchase
something
else,
so
I
would
like
to
explore
that
somewhat
expansive
and
I'll
leave
it
there
exciting
I
do
have
another
engagement,
but
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
I.
D
B
Sir,
to
councillors,
day
comes
last
question.
When
we
had
first
launched
our
first
started
discussing
this
in
2015
into
16.
It
was
also
contemplated
that
there
would
need
to
be
a
pairing,
a
complementary.
You
know,
slighty
ordinance,
that
would
specify
the
scope
of
which
agencies
to
loop
in
and
and
the
sort
of
maximum
that
the
city
could
push
it
through
municipal
law
to
so
I
think
that
would
very
much
be
part
of
it
and.
E
A
F
E
Is
you
know,
expectations
of
it
and
we've
been
we've
been
working
to
tweak
elements
of
the
report
and
and
and
include
in
some
cases,
include
supplemental
material
that
chief
Martinez
felt
was
necessary
and
in
it
and
it
took
it
would
took
a
process
of
kind
of
complete
review
it
took.
You
know.
Chief
Martinez
met
with
the
consulting
firm
that
had
been
running
this
process
and
who
had
been
who
had
been
working
on
the
report,
and
so
it
was
really
just
about
making
sure
that
there
was
an
expectations.
Alignment
given
that
shift
in
leadership.
F
Excuse
me
absolutely
very
helpful,
obviously
we'll
review
this
in
more
detail.
I
think
it's
great
I
agree
with,
what's
already
been
said,
council
by
council
ruin
and
councilor
Zakim,
this
seems
to
obviously
go
broader
than
I
originally
thought
it
could.
So
that's
I,
think
really
fantastic
I'm
sort
of
here
to
express
its
continued
support
for
this
idea.
G
And
raise
this
your
first
official
welcome
to
the
city,
council,
chamber
and
sure
we'll
see
a
lot
of
you
from
this
point
on
question.
You
had
referenced
in
your
testimony.
You
talked
about
the
survey
that
particularly
around
sort
of
the
most
valuable
functions,
or
at
least
people
responded
to
the
survey
did.
Did
you
get
any
feedback
in
terms
of
the
I
guess
the
least
desirable
functions
or
what
folks
did
not
want
to
see
it
used
for
yeah.
E
But
really
the
big
I
mean
the
the
far
and
away
the
the
most
valuable
function
for
residents
seemed
to
be
integrated,
Charlie
card
use,
right
transportation
and
a
close
second
was
really
discounts
and
and
increased
access
to
cultural
institutions.
Small
businesses
I
mean
it's,
it's
a
it's
really
and
again,
it's
been
it's
referred
to.
E
G
Some
instances,
if
you're
in
a
line
and
someone
DS,
has
a
change
of
address,
and
you
literally
will
have
like,
though
they'll
be
flipping
through
books
and
pages
and
then
and
just
to
be
someone
that
comes
in
it
just
wants
to
kind
of
come
in
quickly
vote
and
get
back
to
work
or
to
pick
up
their
kids
and
by
having
this
identification
that
clearly
states.
You
know
some
of
that
information
or
or
they
can
actually
the
election
department
has
access
to
it.
Again.
G
So
I
want
to
be
sensitive
to
that.
But
I
know
that,
from
a
perspective
of
just
trying
to
help
move
the
lines,
particularly
that
last
election,
the
lines
were
so
long
and
you
might
have
someone
from
the
same
precinct
in
the
same
neighborhood
but
they've
just
literally
moved
around
the
corner.
That
was
very
time-consuming
for
folks
and
then
that
created
backup
and
longer
lines,
and
we
want
to
try
to
make
things
easier
and
more
efficient
for
folks
to
be
able
to
cast
their
vote.
G
E
I'm,
sorry
off
the
top
of
my
head.
I
can't
remember
if
it's
kind
of
a
ID
for
voting
came
up
as
a
benefit
for
survey.
Respondents
on
whether
and
again
it
could
have
been
either
it
could
have
been
submitted
by
survey
respondents
as
something
that
they
felt
was
valuable
and
then
again
the
the
survey
methodology
itself
would
then
incorporate
that
value
and
and
present
it
to
downstream
survey
respondents
and
have
them
rank
it
along
with
the
ones
that
we
presented
them.
E
Initially,
III
can't
off
the
top
of
my
head
remember,
but
but
the
the
III
believe
I'm
intergovernmental
relations
is
provided
the
council
with
copies
of
the
report,
that
content
should
should
be
in
there
and
I.
Think
to
my
knowledge,
municipal,
IDs
and
other
cities
are
not
accepted,
as
voter
IDs
I
can
check
on
that.
For
you
and
get
back
to
you
and.
G
E
The
amenities
yeah
I
mean
I'd
say
that
the
that
the
real
driver
of
these
cards
seems
to
be
the
sort
of
cultural
benefits
that
that
they
accrue.
So
you
know
that
those
sorts
of
discounts
and
access
there's,
actually
the
idea
NYC
did
an
evaluation
of
their
program
and
they
did
focus
groups
and
they
ran
a
citywide
survey
as
well.
Trying
to
understand
you
know
for
folks
who
did
apply
for
and
are
using
the
card.
Why
are
they
doing
it?
E
Interestingly
enough,
one
of
the
one
of
the
big
drivers
of
adoption
was
simply
residents
wanting
to
show
their
support
for
a
city
program,
but
again
the
the
the
real
the
real
meat
of
the
of
the
above.
What
was
driving
adoption
had
a
lot
to
do
with,
to
a
certain
extent,
people
understanding
that
that
applying
for
him
using
the
card
would
support
vulnerable
communities
that
don't
traditionally
have
very
good
access
to
government-issued
forms
of
identification,
but
also
because
it
provided
this
list
of
benefits.
I
mean
I.
E
I
can't
remember
exactly
what
they
were,
but
I
believe
the
ID
NYC
launched
with
card
holders
having
access
to
reduced
priced
memberships
to
the
you
know
to
museum
to
the
moment.
I
mean
it
wasn't.
It
was
a
really
robust,
so
I
can
network
of
benefits
that
were
attached
to
it
and
my
understanding
was.
It
was
the
really
the
cultural
benefits
that
were
driving
interest.
G
You
can
vote
and
get
it
out
of
there.
I
know
that
that
happened.
It
happens
when
does
long
lines
at
the
elections
and
I
know
the
last
couple.
Elections
that's
been
an
issue.
That's
been
brought
to
my
attention
that
you
have
particularly
like
life
long
raise
instead
of
in
the
neighborhood,
but
they've
literally
moved
across
the
street
or
around
the
corner,
whether
they've
changed
party
affiliation
and
that's
caused
a
little
bit
of
backup
at
that
location,
but
having
this
card
that
can
be
swiped.
G
If
you
will,
it
can
confirm
that
their
party
affiliation,
and/or,
their
address
I
think
would
would
would
help
alleviate
some
of
some
of
those
issues
that
not
only
at
the
polling
location
but
also
back
here
at
the
election
apartment
when
they're
fielding
lots
of
calls
for
maybe
machine
broke
or
something
like
that
so
again,
just
trying
to
make
it
more
readily
accessible
and
easy
and
more
efficient
for
folks
to
come
out
and
participate.
So
I
appreciate
your
time
and
attention
to
that.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr.
Tremont
Thank
You
council.
A
A
A
A
E
To
be
honest,
I
would
have
to
return
to
some
of
the
notes
from
our
original
stakeholder
meetings
to
speak
really
accurately
about
the
specifically
the
response
from
from
providers:
shelter
providers,
for
example,
but
I
think
for
the
most
part-
and
this
is
not
just
true
of
people
experiencing
homelessness.
The
the
problem
of
lacking
formal
identification
is
a
problem
that
has
existed
for
a
really
really
long
time
and
there
have
been.
There
have
been
four
different
communities.
E
That
there
is
interest
among
among
those
providers
in
in
in
providing
a
form
of
identification
for
people
such
as
people
experiencing
homelessness,
who
otherwise
have
who
don't
have
the
opportunity
to
acquire
that
form
of
identification
and
are
are,
as
a
result,
unfortunately
excluded
from
a
lot
of
city
services
from
accessing
a
lot
of
opportunities.
That
in
many
cases,
would
be
very
beneficial
to
their
to
their
health
and
well-being.
Thank.
B
Wanted
to
our
policy
director
research
director
from
the
council
offered
some
suggestions
as
well
that
we
should
enter
into
the
record
about
whether
municipal
ID
card
could
also
be
used
to
establish
partnerships
with
merchants
or
businesses
in
the
city.
One
has
suggested
the
movie
theater
CVS,
Dunkin,
Donuts,
stop
and
shop
or
other
businesses,
and,
if
there's
some
program
to
offer,
coupons
or
discounts
that
that
would
also
help
not
only
with
the
roll
out
and
interest
in
the
program,
but
also
making
sure
that
there's
a
wide
enough
uptake
of
it.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
sir,
for
here
with
us,
testifying
providing
great
input,
and
we
appreciate
your
hard
work
on
this
issue.
I
want
to
thank
Council
will
for
her
leadership
with
the
mayor's
office,
for
their
leadership.
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
City
Council
executive
staff
for
helping
us
with
this
hearing.
This
meeting
is
now
adjourned.