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Dockets #0064, 1108, 1184, 1186, 1266, 1403, 1454, 1586 - re: Various Public Safety Grants
A
I'm,
the
chair
of
Boston
City,
Council's
Committee
on
Public,
Safety
and
criminal
justice.
Now
before
we
start
I
want
to
remind
you
that
this
is
a
public
hearing
being
recorded
and
broadcasted
on
Comcast
8:00,
I
cnat
to
the
rise
in
1964
and
streamed
at
the
city
of
austin
dot-gov
web
page.
Please
silence
your
cell
phones
and
other
devices
will
be
taking
testimony
at
the
end
of
this
hearing
and
would
appreciate
it
if
you'd
sign
in.
A
If
you
choose
to
speak
and
indicate
if
you'd
like
to
testify,
please
state
your
name
and
affiliation
your
residence
and
limit
your
comments
to
a
few
minutes
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
heard.
You
also,
you
can
also
submit
testimony
by
mail
or
email
to
the
City
Council
web
page.
We
have
quite
a
bit
on
the
docket
today,
so
I'll
quickly
read
through
them.
A
We
have
dockets
number
zero,
six,
six,
four,
it's
a
message
in
an
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
eight
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
a
form
of
a
grant.
Fy
19
Regional
Intelligence
Center
allocation.
We
have
docket
number
11:08
message
in
order
authorizing
City
of
Austin
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
four
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
downtown
Business
Improvement
District
public-private
safety
initiative.
We
have
docket
number
eleven.
A
Eighty
four
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
four
hundred
and
ninety
three
thousand
one
hundred
twenty
eight
dollars
and
seventy
seven
cents
in
form
of
a
grant
for
the
FY
29
one
one
training
grant.
We
have
docket
number
one
one:
eight
six
message:
ánotá
authorized
in
city,
bus,
intercept
and
expend
the
amount
of
one
hundred
three
thousand
four
hundred
and
thirteen
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant.
A
Docket
number
fifteen.
Eighty
six,
a
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
thirteen
million
five
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
dollars
in
a
form
of
a
grant
for
the
urban
area.
Security
Initiative
FY
2019
awarded
by
the
United
States
Homeland
Security,
docket
number
fifteen.
Eighty
seven
message:
an
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
1
million
four
hundred
and
six
thousand
five
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant.
Fy
19
regional,
catastrophic
preparedness
grant
program,
docket
number.
A
Sixteen
sixty
four
message
and
author
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston,
who
accept
an
expend
the
amount
of
four
hundred
and
thirteen
thousand
four
hundred
and
seventy
two
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
of
the
Edward
Byrne
memorial
justice
assistance,
grant
program,
docket
number
1665
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
four
hundred,
two
thousand
seven
hundred
and
eighty
five
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
FY
nineteen
Edward
Byrne
memorial,
justice
assistance
grant
program
and
that's
it
is
it
Christmas?
Yet
alright!
So
we
have.
A
A
All
right
we're
gonna
dive
right
in
welcome
everybody
again
to
the
to
the
chamber,
and-
and
thank
you
for
being
here
today.
We
will
start
with
Superintendent
Charles
Wilson
of
the
Bureau
of
intelligence,
we'll
start
with
docket
number
zero,
six,
six,
four,
so
superintendent,
if
you
just
have
an
opening
statement
and
we'll
get
right
into
it.
Thank
you.
B
Analysis
otherwise
known
as
the
brick
we've
been
appropriated,
eight
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
from
the
executive
office
of
public
safety
and
security.
This
grant
has
been
furnished
to
us
for
four
years
now
and
it's
primarily
used
in
a
contract
with
IBM
to
acquire
technology
and
services.
It's
called
the
I
to
enterprise
insight.
What
they
do
is
they
work
with
us
and
they
integrate
our
internal
database
systems.
B
We
switched
over
to
Mac
43
and
they
are
helping
us
line
mark
43
up
with
our
existing
systems.
Basically,
the
way
it
breaks
down
is
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
IT
equipment,
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
software
and
maintenance
that
includes
licensing
and
five
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
professional
services,
totaling,
eight
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
the
fiscal
year,
2019.
A
Thank
you
very
much
superintendent.
So
just
quick
question
on
from
me:
the
anti-terrorism,
anti-crime
anti-gang,
an
emergency
response
are
those
that's
all
comes
from
the
brick.
How
does
that
work?
Just
walk
you
through
those
steps.
How
does
that
get
down
to
you
know
our
district
police
stations,
so
you.
B
B
We
work
with
federal
agencies
and
disseminating
intelligence
information
and
all
those
aspects
that
you
just
outlined
and
when
that
information
is
properly
developed,
it
goes
out
in
the
form
of
daily
reports.
There's
also
a
redacted
version
of
that
that
goes
out
to
our
non
law
enforcement
partners,
partners
and
security
infrastructure
and
things
of
that
nature,
and
it's
been
a
very
successful
model.
It's
replicated
throughout
the
country,
I
believe
this
sixty
fusion
centers
in
the
United
States
working.
B
C
B
C
D
Merrily
be
super
sad
day
to
sort
of
reconnect
the
system
up
to
the
new
records
management
system
in
mark
43.
We're
also
kind
of
in
line
with
the
previous
question,
we're
looking
into
some
new
features
in
the
software
that
IBM
is
bringing
online
to
be
able
to
help
great,
maybe
some
officers
in
the
districts
direct
access.
So
they
can
query
the
system
as
well
themselves,
and
some
of
that
is
sort
of
still
being
done,
still
being
developed
and
sort
of
actively
with
our
with
our
participation
and
feedback
and.
C
D
D
Privacy,
they
wouldn't
have
direct
access.
Only
currently,
only
people
in
the
bric
have
direct
access,
only
our
analysts
and
officers.
It
would
be
through,
like
request
for
information,
that
they
would
send
to
us
in
a
typical
sort
of
our
typical
request
for
information
practices
that
would
follow
it
in
our
typical
privacy
policy
and
all
of
those
things
would
be
considered
before
we'd
respond
back
to
on
any
outside
agency,
whether
it's
a
fusion
center
or
any
other
law
enforcement
agency,
and
what.
C
Is
as
far
as
that
policy
goes,
you
know.
Obviously
you
know
field
interviews.
You
know
someone
being
part
of
the
gang
database.
Certainly
there's
no,
you
know
there's
no
judicial
review
of
that.
There's,
no
conviction,
no
probable
cause
requirement.
What
is
the
current
standard
for
for
sharing
that,
whether
you
know
if
it's
with
the
FBI
or
immigration,
Customs
Enforcement
or
the
math
state
police
or
the
Connecticut
State
Police?
What's
the
current
policy
on
that?
So.
D
We
only
share
information
with
people,
have
a
valid
sort
of
right
and
reason
to
nor
need
to
know
and
they're
sort
of
in
pursuant
of
an
active
law
enforcement
investigation
that
they
have
going
on,
and
we
require
them
to
provide
us
some
information
about
that
before
we
respond
to
their
requests,
I'm
gonna
track
all
those
requests
that
come
in
and
the
predicates
behind
them.
This
would
be
same
for
information
shared
from
the
system
same.
If
you
asked
us
any
questions,
you
know
any
agency
asses
any
question
about
any
of
our
systems.
Frankly,
and.
C
C
Superintendent
yeah
that's
correct,
okay
and
then
one
other
one
one.
Another
question
and
I
appreciate
your
indulgence.
Mr.
chairman,
we
have
a
lot
on
on
the
agenda
today
as
far
as
I'm,
assuming
there's
photos
and
video
that
are
part
of
these
databases.
You
know
we
using
facial
recognition
technology
that
being
no
okay,
no
great
well
I
wanna.
Thank
you
for
those
explanations,
I
think.
C
If
my
questions
weren't
clear
I
do
just
want
to
reiterate
that
I
think
the
importance
of
sharing
information
amongst
our
law
enforcement
agencies
is
important
in
the
interest
of
public
safety,
but
there
are
also
other
concerns
from
a
civil
rights
perspective
around
civil
immigration
enforcement
in
particular,
which
we
have
always
you
know,
we've
discussed
and
I
think
from
a
policy
perspective
we're
on
the
same
page
there,
but
it
often
can
get
lost
in
the
details
and
day
to
day,
and
you
know
make
sure
that's
on
everyone's
mind
is
important.
So
thank
you
for
that.
B
E
A
F
G
My
name
is
Maria
Cheevers
and
the
director
of
research
and
development
at
the
Boston
Police
Department.
These
funds
were
awarded
primarily
to
support
area
a1,
which
is
downtown
Boston
Charlestown
area,
and
the
funds
will
be
utilized
to
purchase
equipment
for
the
bike
unit
and
that
would
include
you
know,
helmets.
The
bikes
themselves.
G
Outfits
because
they're
not
outfits,
they're
uniforms
but
uniforms
for
the
bike
team
and
then
the
bike
team
will
use
that
those
that
equipment
for
visibility
and
commercial
locations,
mostly
but
visibility
and
in
those
areas
to
keep
things
safe.
Another
thing
that
it
will
be
purchased
will
be
video
cameras
in
certain
key
locations
and
so
and
the
third
thing
that
would
be
purchased
with
that
those
funds
are
unmarked
vehicles
and
the
areas
covered
will
be
commercial
districts,
winsome
square
in
the
area,
a1
district.
So
does
anyone
have
any
questions?
Yeah.
A
Quickly,
so
the
the
bike
units
I'm,
a
big
fan
of
the
bike
units
I
think
that
the
community
service
officers,
particularly
in
district
5,
my
district
high
park
Mattapan
and
in
Roslindale
bikes,
are
key
and
I've
been.
As
you
know,
you've
been
at
these
hearings
where
I'm
always
saying
we
need
more
on
bikes,
I,
think
it's
good
for
the
officers.
One
because
you
know
riding
a
bike
is
good
for
you,
but
secondly,
getting
around
the
neighborhood
and
getting
off
the
bike
and
meeting
the
children
and
meeting
people
it's
imperative
in
a
downtown
area.
G
What
happens
typically
with
video
cameras
is,
there
is
a
set
of
video
cameras
throughout
the
city
of
Boston
were
paid
for
from
various
sources.
Initially,
it
was
Homeland
Security
money
and
they
were
Forex
routes
out
of
the
city
in
case
of
an
emergency.
Since
then,
we've
purchased
additional
cameras
to
add
into
that
Network.
So
the
location
of
new
cameras
really
is
relevant
to
we
are
current.
Cameras
are
in.
G
G
There
was
an
original
group
of
cameras
that
was
set
up
with
so
homeland
security
money
for
for
exiting
the
city
in
the
time
of
a
crisis,
but
since
then,
we've
put
them
in
hotspot
locations,
we've
put
them
in
commercial
districts
in
other
locations,
and
they
are
all
connected
to
the
original
cameras
in
the
original
network.
Okay,.
H
H
G
G
G
H
H
H
So
I
am
in
constant
contact
with
Captain
Fong
on
quality
of
life
issues,
especially
in
the
downtown.
We
have
a
lot
of
quality
of
life
issues.
We
have
some
public
safety
concerns
drug
dealing
in
and
around
the
MBTA
stations
at
Park
Street
a
week
working
close
to
at
all
what
the
MBTA
police-
yes.
But
how
we'll
be
doing
that
in.
G
G
I
Yeah,
thank
you
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
here
and
obviously
it's
a
part
of
our
city
that
has
asked
repeatedly
for
some
additional
assistance
down
there.
So
this
these
funds
with
respect
to
the
installation
of
cameras
and
related
monitoring
equipment,
I'm
assuming
that's
the
same
types
of
equipment
that
we
have
in
other
parts
of
city
that
feeds
directly
into
the
system,
so
that.
G
A
J
K
Morning,
mr.
chairman,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
the
council,
this
is
the
annual
training
grant
that
the
city
receives
from
the
Executive
Office
of
Public
Safety,
the
state
9
1
department.
These
funds
are
used
to
assist
in
the
training
and
development
of
our
9-1-1
operators
and
dispatchers
and
the
certification
of
those
employees.
It's
a
grant
that
we
get
receive
each
fiscal
year.
It's
a
formula
based
grant.
A
H
L
Briefly,
when
to
follow
up
on
councillor
Flynn's
question,
can
you
walk
us
through
the
process
when
someone
calls
in
English
isn't
their
first
language
or
their
native
language
speaking
another
language?
What's
sort
of
the
turnaround
time
to
get
a
operator
if,
if
one
isn't
on
duty,
who
could
handle
the
calls
right
away
to
deal
with
translation
services,
sure.
K
So
generally,
when
911
calls
received
in
the
911
quality,
it
determines
that
that
English
is
not
their
primary
language.
We
do
have
a
fairly
significant
amount
of
qual
takers
that
are
fluent
in
Spanish.
We
have
Haitian
Creole
and
several
other
languages
as
well.
We
also
have
access
to
the
language
line,
which
is
provided
by
the
state
911
department
that
is
paid
for
also
by
the
state
9
1
system.
K
L
So
there's
sort
of
a
state-level
supports
as
well.
If
somebody
speaks,
you
know
a
language
where
no
one
is
on-site,
we
can
get
make
sure
their
services
and
is
it
true
now
perhaps
I'm
dating
myself
when
I
was
first
elected.
If
you
called
911
for
my
cell
phone
would
go
to
the
state
police
headquarters
and
I
know
you
and
your
team
in
work,
so
every
911
call
made
in
the
city
goes
to
Boston
Police.
Yes,.
L
See
very,
very
good
all
right!
Well,
thank
you
again
for
a
great
work.
It's
so
important
in
really
pretty
questionable
for
the
budget
hearing,
but
given
the
growth
in
population
in
the
city
and
sort
of
the
ease
and
communication
that
we
have,
are
you
satisfied
with
your?
The
staffing
level
should
be
looking
and
bringing
on
some
more
technicians
to
sort
of
help
with
your
I
think.
K
I
K
K
You
know,
due
to
the
ongoing
jurisdictional
battles,
battles
down
there
and
the
State
Police
were
of
the
opinion
that
they
should
receive
the
phone
calls
first
and
that
it
seems
like
Executive
Office
of
Public
Safety
is
sort
of
come
around
to
the
city's
position
and
we
seem
to
be
getting
most.
The
calls
down
there
now.
I
Council,
fun
and
I
have
had
hearings,
obviously
with
the
department,
as
well
as
with
the
State
Police,
particularly
because
of
the
number
of
residents
that
are
now
now
particularly
now
phone
calls,
particularly
or
maybe
on
a
domestic
situation.
Those
calls
are
more
than
appropriate.
They
should
be
going
to
the
Boston
Police,
but
that's
with
training
and
experiences
compared
to
counterparts
or
colleagues
in
public
safety,
then
so.
Is
that
your
your
understanding
is
that
cellphone
9-1-1
calls
down
around
the
South
Boston
waterfront
being
directed
yeah
we're
getting
most
of
them
got
you
Thank
You,.
H
K
Our
current
set
up
is
the
911
calls
received
by
our
call
taker
if
it's
it's,
it's
in
our
computer,
aided
dispatch
system,
the
CAD
system,
all
the
addresses
that
are
on
state
police,
jurisdiction
of
programs
into
that
system.
When
the
address
pups
on
to
the
dispatchers
screen
with
a
call
to
service
of
that
location,
the
Boston
police
dispatch
will
immediately
notify
State
Police
over
a
regional
radio
network,
a
Pern
and
also
dispatch
a
Boston
police
unit
to
the
call.
K
H
One
final
recommendation
I
think
it's
important
that
we
try
to
at
least
recruit
some
more
Cantonese
a
mandarin-speaking
9-1-1
operators,
so
maybe
going
forward
if
we
could
try
to
reach
out
a
little
more
to
some
of
our
around,
maybe
colleges
the
universities
or
other
people
that
might
be
interested
in
these
good
jobs
to
try
to
bring
more
of
Cantonese
and
Mandarin
speaking
personnel
on
board
with
you
guys,
I
think
I
think
would
be
helpful.
Absolutely.
K
A
Next
is
docket
number
11,
86
authorization
of
the
City
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
one
hundred
three
thousand
four
hundred
and
thirteen
dollars
in
the
form
of
grant
for
FY
2000
were
spon
grant
awarded
by
the
mass
department
of
mental
health
and
Jenna
Savage
deputy
director
the
office
of
research
and
development.
You
are
up.
M
Good
morning,
Jenna
savage
deputy
director
of
the
office
of
research
and
development
at
the
BPD.
This
is
technically
a
year
two
or
three
years
of
fundings.
We've
really
already
kind
of
been
approved
for
three
years
of
funding.
We
have
to
go
one
year
at
a
time.
These
funds
we've
been
getting
essentially
since
2010.
They
support
one
of
our
mental
health
clinicians.
It's
a
master's
level,
clinician
who
rides
along
with
officers
this
one
in
particular,
is
assigned
a
district,
B,
2
and
B
3.
We
it's
a
master's
level.
M
Clinician
who
can
ride
along
and
deescalate
on
the
scene,
provide
background
information,
help
divert
from
arrest
to
holding
cell
evaluations.
It's
basically
a
key
part
of
our
Coe
response
program.
The
funds
also
support
a
part-time
peer
specialist,
which
is
someone
who
has
lived
experience.
It
can
help
someone
with
mental
health
issues
and
challenges
and
trying
to
help
them
navigate
through
the
system,
and
so
that's
what
these
funds
are
for.
Thanks.
M
Have
we
currently
have
four
full-time
clinic,
partially
three
full-time
clinicians
and
one
part-time
clinician
and
the
part-time
clinician
is
essentially
assigned
to
d4,
but
also
works
quite
heavily
with
the
new
street
outreach
unit.
Deputy
Stratton's
unit
and
they're
focused
very
heavily
on
that
area.
So
the
answer
is
yes,
there
are
some
coverage
and
they'll
all
go
there.
They
all
get
called
citywide,
but
they're
particularly
assigned
to
certain
areas,
but
they
are
working
there
as
well.
H
Grant
I
have
the
opportunity
to
see
this
group
work
with
the
deputy
and
with
the
police
and
with
the
mental
health
professionals
in
and
around
massive
Albany
Street
South
Hampton
Street
Harrison
Avenue,
and
they
do
an
exceptional
job
and
it's
money
well
spent
and
they're
doing
great
work
for
the
city
and
I
know.
The
people
on
the
south
end
in
the
Roxbury
area
greatly
appreciate
their
professionalism
on
this
tough
issue.
So
we
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
your
team
and
to
the
deputy
and
the
personnel
involved.
I
would.
M
Also
like
to
say
thank
you,
because
we
currently
have
four
clinicians.
We
had
five
up
until
recently
we're
trying
to
get
that
one
back
just
due
to
an
expiration
of
federal
grant
funding,
but
three
out
of
our
four
are
funded
through
funds
that
were
allocated
by
the
city
council.
So
just
appreciate
your
support
and
helping
us
expand
this
program
and
make
it
more
permanently
funded.
So.
H
Thank
you,
yeah,
thank
you
and
I
think
during
the
budget
process.
It
will
be
important
for
us
to
continue
talking
about
this
issue.
It
impacts
the
whole
city
that
there
might
be
a
need
to
greatly
increase
the
budget
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
necessary
police.
We
have
the
necessary
mental
health
professionals
in
and
around
those
key
locations,
but
other
locations
across
the
city
as
well.
So
again,
we
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
great
work
on
this
project.
I
M
I
mean
gonna
happen,
it
kind
of
organically
with
every
call,
but
I
guess
one
way
it
could
happen
as
I
call
comes
in
and
if
it
is
known
as
an
EDP,
an
emotionally
disturbed
person,
ideally
the
dispatcher
call
taker
is
call
taker.
First
would
know
that
this
is
someone
who
has
a
history
of
mental
health
issues
and
can
actually
notify
the
co
response
team
in
a
district
to
say
hey.
This
is
one
that
you
should
go
to
all
of
the
co
responders
who
brought
along
with
officers,
have
their
own
call
signs
and
so
they'll.
M
You
know
they
call
off
when
they're
on
duty,
and
so
you
know
an
ideal
world
called
no
call
takers
can
basically
send
them
there
right
away,
but
oftentimes
a
call
will
come
in
as
something
it's
not
necessarily
identified
right
away
as
having
a
mental
health
component
when
clinicians
are
riding
in
cars,
they're
also
listening
on
the
radio.
So
if
they
hear
something
come
in
and
they're
like,
they
know
that
person
they
know
that
address
they're
familiar
with
a
case.
They
can
also
sign
off
on
that
and
say
well
we'll
take
this
on.
M
We
know
this
person
I
do
think
one
of
the
best
benefits
of
having
these
clinicians
is.
They
have
access
to
bmc's
electronic
medical
records,
so
they
can
say
you
know.
We
know
this
person
has
a
history
of
being
violent
or
not
doing
well
around
people
over
uniformed
be
able
to
do
better
a
lot
of
someone
who's
in
plainclothes
and
they
might
be
off
their
medications.
What
medications
they're
on
so
having
them.
Listen
on
the
radio
is
also
very
helpful,
but,
yes,
they
can't
also
be
dispatched
directly
there
and.
I
I
M
I
mean
I
said
every
case
is
different.
Ems
is
often
on
scene
as
well,
and
so
I
think,
if
there
are
medications
involved,
I
think
they
have
to
kind
of
try
and
sort
out
what
may
have
been
taken,
but
I
think
that
is,
you
know,
we're
getting
more
and
more
officers
trained
in
recognizing
the
signs
of
mental
illness
versus
substance
abuse
and
DMH,
and
other
grants
have
been
really
helpful
with
that
as
well,
so,
hopefully,
between
the
officers,
training
and
the
clinicians
training
and
EMS
whoever
happens
to
be
there.
A
You
very
much
Jenna
yep
next
thing:
the
agenda
is
docket
number
twelve,
sixty
six
and
we'll
go
back
to
Deputy,
Kerry
and
Chris
mark
kunis,
docket
number,
twelve,
sixty
Seconds
a
message
in
order
authorizes
the
city
Boston
new
ceptin,
expend
the
amount
of
three
million
three
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
three
hundred
and
seventy
seventeen
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
FY
public
safety.
Answering
point
so
Chris.
K
Yes,
thank
you,
so
this
this
particular
grant
is
another
annual
award
from
the
Commonwealth
from
the
executive
office
of
public
safety,
state
and
I
on
one
Department.
This
grant
is
a
support.
Grant
the
monies
in
this
grant
to
fund
partially
the
salaries
of
the
911
call
takers
and
dispatchers
in
the
operations
division
of
the
police
department.
They
also
go
to
fun
several
maintenance
contracts
from
our
CAD
system,
computer-aided
dispatch
system
and
several
things
with
the
radio
system
as
well
for
the
police
dispatch
function.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
I
have
no
questions
because
it's
very
straight
forward.
All
right.
You
got
off
the
hook:
early,
easy
docket
number,
1403,
Frank,
DeLuca
policy,
analyst
for
BTD
BPD
message
and
authorized
in
the
city
of
Boston
who
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
two
million
one
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
FY
2005
21.
The
safe
and
successful
Youth
Initiative
award
awarded
by
the
Massachusetts
executive
office
of
Health
and
Human
Services
to
be
administrated
by
the
police
department.
Frank
always
pleasure.
Likewise,.
N
Council
again,
my
name
is
Frank
DeLuca
I'm,
the
program
coordinator
for
the
safing
successful
youth
initiative.
The
city
of
Boston
has
recently
we've
been
awarded.
2.3
million,
actually
there's
been
a
supplement
of
0.14
140,000
and
the
the
program
is
a
youth
violence
prevention
program
that
focuses
on
proven
risk
young
adults
between
the
ages
of
17
and
24,
both
men
and
women.
N
Those
are,
for
instance,
intensive
case
management,
behavioral
health,
counseling,
employment
and
education
services.
The
currently
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
will
then
subcontract
to
nonprofit
organizations
in
the
city
like
mission,
safe
project
right.
Why
are
you
Boston
more
than
words
and
jri
strive.
A
A
Hundred
forty
thousand
yeah
I
was
trying
to
give
you
some
more
dough.
Okay,
good
I
wish
I
could
so
the
the
only
question
I
have
is:
is
there
so
we
have
2.3
million
there
and
about
four
seventeen
to
twenty
four
year
olds?
Is
there
a
different
grant
or
a
focus
on
the
younger?
The
thirteen
to
sixteen,
because.
N
A
A
Is
docket
number
fourteen
fifty
four
message
in
North
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston,
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
two
hundred
and
forty
eight
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
FY
nineteen
DNA
capacity,
enhancement
in
backlog
reduction
program
awarded
by
the
National
Institute
of
justice
and
administrator
by
the
police
department
and
welcome
Kevin
the
director,
the
yeah?
There
you
go
Kevin
who's
director,
the
crime
lab
who's
sick.
So,
thanks
for
being
here,
even
though
you're
sick,
so
welcome
aboard
thank.
F
You
and
pardon
my
cough
good
morning
councillors.
My
name
is
Kevin
cash,
auric
and
I'm.
The
director
of
the
Boston
Police
Crime
Lab-
and
this
is
in
regards
to
two
hundred
and
forty-eight
thousand
dollars
from
the
NIJ
for
capacity
enhancement,
backlog
and
reduction,
grant
it's
a
formula
grant
we've
been
receiving
this
grant
for
well.
Over
a
dozen
years.
H
F
F
Three
different
levels
of
the
CODIS
database,
which
is
the
combined
DNA
index
system,
the
state-level
they
take
care
of
crime
scene
samples,
as
well
as
all
of
the
convicted
offenders.
The
Boston
Police
Department,
would
not
have
a
database
for
that
purpose.
That's
done
by
the
State
Police.
If
there
was
legislation
for
arrestees,
then
there
could
be
the
potential
for
that,
but
that
would
be
up
to
the
legislators
as
well
as
probably
I'm,
assuming
the
City
Council,
to
determine
the
policies
for
that.
F
But
we
do
DNA
testing
on
crime
scene
samples
and
we
do
compare
them
to
known
individuals.
Those
known
individuals
are
required
to
provide
a
sample
usually
from
the
court
or
by
the
court,
so
there
will
be
a
court
order
for
typically
a
suspect
to
provide
a
sample,
but
very
often
the
victims
of
the
crimes
will
give
one
voluntarily
and
we
will
use
it
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
putting
the
wrong
samples
into
the
database,
because
the
goal
is
to
put
unknown
samples
from
the
suspect
into
the
database.
F
I
F
I
F
A
You
thank
you
mr.
chairman
Thank
You
counselor.
Next
on
the
agenda
is
docket
number
15
86
message
an
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
who
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
13
million
five
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
dollars
twenty
thousand
dollars,
rather
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
urban
area.
Security
Initiative
FY
2019
awarded
by
the
United
States
Department
of
Homeland
Security
and
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
public
safety
and
security
to
be
administrated
by
the
mayor's
office
of
emergency
management.
Today
we
have
Nancy
Anderson
deputy
director
Nancy
welcome
good.
O
Morning,
good
morning,
so
the
city
of
Boston,
long
with
eight
of
our
neighboring
communities,
we
comprise
the
metro,
Boston
Homeland,
Security,
Region,
MBH
SR,
since
2004
and
BHS
are,
and
that
includes
Brookline
Cambridge
Chelsea
Everett
Quincy
Rivera
Somerville
and
Winthrop.
We've
received
over
206
million
dollars
from
the
urban
area.
Security
Initiative
grant
program
for
FY
19
we've
been
awarded
thirteen
point:
five:
two
million.
We
worked
with
all
our
regional
partners
to
allocate
these
funds
amuse
Rick's
risk
based
methodology,
our
projects
focus
on
eight
specific
mission
areas.
O
First
mission
area
focuses
on
strengthening
the
community's
safety
security
and
includes
projects
totaling
1.3
million.
The
grant
provides
funds
for
a
continued
development
of
regional
special
operations
teams,
including
equipment
training,
personal
protective
gear
for
tactical
medics,
also
included
our
funds
for
repairs
and
maintenance
of
emergency
management
equipment.
Portable
generators,
light
towers
message
boards,
as
well
as
some
much-needed
upgrades
to
our
Emergency,
Operations,
Center
and
I.
Think
councillor
O'malley
you've
been
to
our
EOC.
We
need
upgrades
anybody
who
is
interested
in
touring
our
EOC
you're
welcome
to
it
just
contact
our
office.
O
Second
mission
area
is
strengthening
the
infrastructure
protection
projects
hold
2.7
million
dollars
and
the
entire
region
we're
continuously
improving
protective
measures
of
critical
infrastructure
sites
through
physical
security
enhancement
measures.
This
includes
purchase
and
installation
of
equipment
to
secure
police
facilities,
fire
stations,
emergency
communication
facilities
and
public
work
buildings.
O
We
also
include
funds
for
Marine
Incident,
Response
equipment,
the
marine
law
enforcement,
marine
firefighting
agencies
receive
night
navigation
equipment,
inflatable
vessels,
radar
units
scuba
equipment,
and
we
also
have
some
funding
to
sustain
the
gunshot
detection
service,
which
is
critical
to
assisting
law
enforcement.
Responding
to
these
incidents
third
mission
area,
2.7
million
dollars
to
strengthen
intelligence
and
info
sharing
larger
supports
the
BRIC
which
is
housed
at
the
Boston
Police
Department.
It
provides
relevant.
The
BRIT
provides
relevant,
actionable,
timely
information
intelligence
or
an
animal
support
for
the
region.
O
Bric
analysts
enhanced
the
region's
ability
to
foresee
and
prevent
acts
of
terrorism
through
detailed
crime
analysis
mapping.
Continued
investments
we'll
also
provide
the
BRIC
with
mission,
specific
hardware
and
software
and
critical
training,
so
I
think
the
first
item
we
talked
about
on
the
budget
that
the
BRIC
analysts
actually
support
the
IBM
equipment
that
the
superintendent's
spoken
about.
Fourth
Missionary:
we
strengthen
communications
interoperability,
it's
about
2.8
million,
oh
boy,
so
we
always
are
trying
to
convey
and
improve
public
safety.
O
Safety
first
responders,
always
the
first
pride
top
priority
of
the
region
and
funding.
This
investment
will
go
towards
purchasing
decontamination,
detected,
detection,
personal
protective
equipment
and
continued
investments
will
in
urban
search
and
rescue,
and
some
burning
equipment
enhance
the
ability
of
Police
Fire
EMS
to
respond
to
incidents.
We
also
focus
on
the
region's
bomb
squads.
O
O
Sixth
goal
area
is
what
we
call
med-surg
there's
about
five
hundred
twenty
five
thousand
in
this
area,
and
it
provides
funds
to
address
critical
vulnerability
and
gaps
in
the
healthcare
community.
We
have
a
pre
deployed
pharmaceutical
cache.
It
helps
protect
and
prevent
first
responders
from
potential
infection
or
disease
exposure.
During
an
emergency
incident,
we
have
continued
funding
for
mass
casualty
incidents,
standardization
project,
which
will
bring
consistency
to
mash
CAV
mass
casualty,
incident
response
with
equipment
and
training.
O
We
also
provide
continued
support
for
a
patient
tracking
system
which
facilitates
incident
management,
family
reunification
and
patient
accountability
during
emergency
incidents.
Seventh
mission
area
includes
1.5
million
dollars
in
projects
to
strengthen
plant
planning
and
community
preparedness
capabilities
will
provide
funds
to
update
the
region's
pick
tonics
data,
which
provides
up-to-date
aerial
imagery
to
assess
and
facilitate
critical
infrastructure
protection
mission
area
also
includes
funds
to
continue
development
of
a
regional
disaster
recovery
plan.
This
plan
will
include
a
framework
and
possess
processes
to
facilitate
initial
recovery
actions,
cost
recovery
activities
associated
with
federally
declared
disasters.
O
Funding
for
our
emergency
management
planners
is
included
here.
The
planners
are
responsible
for
developing
plans
related
to
emergency
management,
training,
exercise,
continuity,
source
logistics
planning
and
geographic
information
systems.
Last
mission
area
is
$200,000
for
cybersecurity
initiatives
and
includes
hardware
and
software
essential
to
the
network
protection,
as
well
as
the
cybersecurity
liaison
to
evaluate
any
cybersecurity
deficiencies
and
coordinate
regional
cyber
disruption
exercises.
We
do
have
a
676
thousand
for
program,
administration
and
management,
and
it
pays
for
our
staff
salaries
as
well
as
any
supplies
and
equipment.
Our
office
needs
Thanks.
A
That's
it
that's.
O
A
Know
there's
eight
or
nine
mission
or
goal
areas.
You
stated
if
I
could
get
a
copy
of
that,
so
I
can
report
that
out
on
Wednesday
just
to
kind
of
get
a
better
idea.
There's
there's
a
lot
going
on
there.
As
far
as
the
my
one
question
really
would
be
about
the
the
marine
services
as
far
as
Boston
Police
as
well
as
fire.
Can
you
just
talk
about
what
what
exactly
is
gonna
happen?
I
know:
I
was
over
at
the
police
Marine
unit
not
too
long
ago.
Actually,
the
counselor
Malley.
A
H
They
can
console
McCarthy
and
Thank
You,
Nancy
and
I
just
want
to
first
echo
what
Tim
mention
about
the
Marine
unit.
It
does
need
some
some
assistance
there,
so
we
can.
We
can
continue
talking
about
about
that
infrastructure
assistance.
I
know
you
I
know
you
mentioned
the
I
had
the
opportunity
to
serve
25
years
in
the
Navy,
so
I've
been
in
and
around
the
equipment
used,
but
if
someone
is
exposed
to
any
type
of
harmful
toxins
or
radiation
on
the
job,
whether
it's
Police
Fire
EMS,
are
the
professionals
for
the
city.
O
H
If
there's
a
major
fire,
if
there's
a
major
incident,
there's
a
lot
of
these
bio
labs
in
and
around
colleges
and
universities,
if
there
is
some
type
of
mechanical
fire,
the
police
will
respond,
the
fire
will
respond.
Ems
will
respond.
Do
we
do
any
type
of
follow-up
following
that
incident,
to
make
sure
that
they
haven't
been
exposed
to
any
type
of
radiation.
O
O
H
Like
to
see
eventually,
when
I
retired
from
the
military
I
was
required
to
enlist
in
a
Gulf
War
registry
and
it
tracks
all
your
medical
issues
that
you
had
after
being
exposed
to
certain
situations,
whether
they're
chemical
radiation,
fire
burning
of
various
fluids
but
I
want.
Does
your
department
have
such
a
registry
where
city
employees
could
go
if
they
are
exposed
to
certain
dangers
of
the
job
that
we
contract
their
health
from
an
incident
that.
O
H
H
O
O
O
H
L
You,
mr.
chairman,
I
really
don't
have,
let's
have
a
little
question,
but
mrs.
Anderson
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
your
great
work.
We've
obviously
known
each
other.
For
probably
15
years
now,
I
was
doing
the
math
and
I
had
we
were
15
when
we
first
met
each
other,
but
I'm
just
really
grateful
for
your
incredible
leadership
in
your
work
on
behalf
of
the
city,
you
do
a
great
job
and
I'm
very
proud
to
support
you
and
continue
to
support
you.
L
Obviously
this
is
a
great
grant
and
and
well
needed,
and
it's
better
to
have
sort
of
coordination
of
services
and
the
invaluable
work
that
you
do
with
your
team.
Since
you
alluded
to
the
center
in
Jamaica
Plain,
which
I
have
visited
and
you're
right,
it's
old
its
dated
we'd
love
to
get
more
up-to-date
equipment.
Has
there
been
it's
my
understanding
that
we
leased
that
or
we
rent
that
space?
Has
there
been
talk
of
the
city
possibly
buying
and
building
our
own
central
office?
I.
L
A
Joseph
Larry
Thank
You
Nancy,
all
right,
we're
onto
docket
number
15
87
message:
an
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
1
million
four
hundred
in
six
thousand
five
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant.
Fy
19
regional,
catastrophic
preparedness
grant
program
awarded
by
the
US
Department
of
Homeland
Security
to
be
administrated
by
the
mayor's
office
of
emergency
management.
O
Is
great,
it's
a
great
grant
so
for
FY
19
FEMA
allocated
ten
million
dollars
for
regional,
catastrophic
preparedness
grant
program
and
Boston
was
one
of
only
eight
cities
nationwide
to
be
selected
to
receive
this
grant.
We,
along
with
San
Francisco,
received
the
largest
amount,
the
1.4
million
dollars.
So
with
this
grant
funding,
we
aim
to
build
state
and
local
capacity
to
manage
catastrophic
incidents,
particularly
around
disaster
housing
by
improving
and
expanding
regional
collaboration
for
catastrophic
incident
preparedness.
O
My
office
om
will
serve
as
the
lead
for
engagement
with
regional
state
and
private
stakeholders
around
disaster
housing,
and
this
grant
will
help
facilitate
those
discussions
and
help
inform
planning
from
a
regional
perspective.
Our
shared
interest
will
help
us
identify
ways
to
leverage
stakeholder
resources
in
a
coordinated
response.
How's
that
that's.
A
A
H
How
do
we,
how
would
we
communicate
with
residents
in
difficult
areas
to
reach
such
as
Boston
Housing
Authority
residents,
that
don't
that
may
not
speak
English
our
seniors
with
persons
with
disabilities?
Are
we
are
we
communicating
with
them
effectively
in?
Are
we
getting
good
feedback
from
them
on
what
steps
they
need
to
take?
Also
so
that
they're
prepared
yeah.
O
We
we
were
very
fortunate.
This
year,
in
our
operating
budget,
we
were
able
to
fund
a
communications
director
for
the
Office
of
Emergency
Management
and
he's
working
very,
very
diligently
to
try
and
increase
some
registration
into
our
alert
Boston
system
where
residents
can
be
notified
by
text
by
email
by
phone
in
multiple
languages.
H
O
Right
now
it's
a
subscribe.
You
subscribe
it's
an
opt-in
system,
but
we
also
are
working
with
I
pause.
That's
the
it's
a
federal
system.
You
know
those
monthly
alerts
you
get
on
your
television.
This
is
on
yeah.
Those
would
be
in
the
event
of
a
seriously
catastrophic
incident.
We
would
be
able
to
issue
an
alert
through
I,
pause
and
I
know.
There
was
just
as
remember.
Last
year
there
was
the
entire
country
received
that
emergency
system
we'd
be
able
to
activate
that
and.
H
Persons
with
disabilities,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
they
are
educated
and
trained
on
exactly
what
they
what
they
need
to
do
as
well.
So
that's
the
reason
I'm
focused
on
on
those
because
I
took
a
lot
of
times.
We
don't
do
the
necessary
outreach
to
non-english
speaking
residents
or
people
public
housing.
So
it's
it's
critical
to
have
them
engaged
in
the
process
as
well.
O
The
vendor
we
work
with
they're
called
Ansel,
Code
Red
and
we're
working
with
them
to
expand
the
language
capabilities.
Right
now
we
send
out
alerts
if
someone
someone
can,
when
they
sign
up
for
the
system,
indicate
I'd
like
to
receive
messages
in
Spanish
or
I'd
like
to
receive
them
in
Haitian.
Creole
we'd
like
to
include
additional
languages.
O
I
G
Excuse
me
both
of
these
Chad
grants
of
formula
grants,
which
means
the
amount
of
money
that
we're
afforded
through
these
grants
is
based
on
our
annual
UCR
crime
reporting.
And
so
that's
why
you'll
see
there's
a
difference
between
the
FY
18
amount
and
the
FY
19
amount.
The
FY
18
amount
includes
three
domestic
violence
advocates
a
domestic
violence
data
analyst
that
works
at
the
Family
Justice
Center,
and
a
technology
coordinator
whose
job
it
is
to
coordinate
training
as
well
as
most
recently
worked
on
the
mock
43
project
for
the
new
record
management
system.
G
G
The
new
funding,
the
funding
that
has
been
afforded
to
us
will
also
help
us
hire
a
new
position
called
the
haben
cool
coordinator
and
also
allow
us
to
use
overtime
funding
for
specialized
units
to
do
some
extra
work
in
the
community
around
violence
prevention.
But
getting
back
to
the
hub
coordinator,
the
city
of
Boston
had
replicated
the
very
well-known
now
nationally,
internationally
hub
model,
I
believe
it
began
in
Canada,
it's
all
over
the
United
States
now
as
well
as
in
Scotland
and
and
basically
it's
a
community
based
community
policing
model.
G
Whether
or
not
the
case
is
it
acutely.
Elevated
risk
once
determined
acutely
elevated
they're
allowed
to
speak
that
person's
name
in
one
particular
time.
During
that
meeting
to
keep
confidentiality
pretty
closed
and
the
reason
they
mentioned,
that
name
is
to
see
if
other
service
providers
are
in
the
table
have
already
walked,
worked
with
that
client
or
that
family.
Once
that
determine
is
me
Dermott,
a
determination
is
made.
G
Both
of
those
hubs
have
become
very
successful.
We
decided
soon
after
based
on
the
feedback
that
we
got,
that
we
wanted
to
create
the
hub
model
in
other
districts
throughout
the
city,
so
we're
gonna
expand
to
b2,
b3
and
c11.
Once
we
hire
this
full-time
coordinator,
because
there
is
a
lot
of
work
to
set
these
up
and
then
to
staff
them
properly
and
then
after
those
three
districts,
I
was
secure
in
their
hub
weekly
meetings
and
people
seem
to
people
are
trained
up
and
its
operating
well.
G
G
A
great
benefit
to
these
hubs
happen
to
be
the
power
workers
as
well,
because
a
lot
of
the
things
that
we're
seeing
in
these
districts
is
that
is
the
homelessness
mental
health
and
substance
use
disorder,
nation
and
the
people
that
are
getting
being
brought
to
the
table
and
so
Perry
partners,
our
health
centers.
Our
direct
services
and
social
workers
have
been
great
partners
to
the
Boston
Police
Department,
in
getting
resources
directly
to
these
folks
within
a
48-hour
period
and
I.
G
Just
I
wanted
to
thank
the
partnership
of
both
mass
housing,
East
Boston
health
center
in
the
peri
program
in
the
best
clinicians,
as
well,
for
the
work
that
they're
doing
in
these
neighborhood
hub
tables
on
a
weekly
basis
and
that's
the
new
that's
what
this
is
gonna
be
a
new
piece
of
this
funding,
whereas
the
other,
the
other
expenditures
that
I
mentioned
earlier,
have
been
ongoing
for
several
years
with
this
jag
money.
So
if
anyone
has
any
questions,
thank.
A
You
very
much
I,
don't
have
any
questions.
I
just
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you,
for
you
know
this
is
the
base
of
community
policing.
This
is
why
Boston
is
the
best
in
the
world,
in
my
opinion,
because
we
hit
the
ground
running
before.
Possibly,
four
incidents
could
possibly
happen,
and
that's
that's.
Why
we're
we
are
where
we're
at
today
how's
the
Flint.
H
H
G
G
G
N
H
So
how
can
we
overcome
that
type
of
issue
but
making
sure
that
victims
of
domestic
violence
get
the
needed,
support
and
help?
I
was
with
council
council
president
on
this
working
on
this
issue.
We
had
a.
We
actually
had
a
hearing
recently
with
Northeastern
University,
and
that
was
the
major
part
of
the
conversation.
Was
language
access.
G
So
as
we
hire
new
DV
advocates,
oftentimes
that
does
not
come
up,
because
the
folks
that
have
been
in
these
positions
are
very
highly
skilled
and
very
highly
experienced
and
they've
also
been
in
their
jobs
for
several
years.
But
when
we
do
have
opening
and
these
DV
advocate
physicians,
we
conduct
those
interviews
looking
for
people
with
with
language
skills
other
than
English
and
especially
given
which
district
they
would
be
working
out
of
what
the
primary
language
in
that
district.
G
It
is
so
there's
there's
the
work
that
we're
trying
to
do
with
hiring
more
people
who
speak
very
languages,
as
well
as
the
partnerships
that
we've
created
with
the
nonprofits
that
have
people
on
board.
Already
that
speak
in
languages,
then
the
use
of
the
language
line
and
other
also
law
enforcement
partnerships,
who
also
have
resources
that
can
help
us
speak
to
victims
of
domestic
violence.
Do.
H
We
have
any
outreach
to
the
Boston
Public
Schools
in
in
terms
of
educating
especially
young
boys,
on
our
teens
on
healthy
relationships,
how
to
how
to
treat
others
but
making
if
they
were
in
a
family
that
was
impacted
by
domestic
violence.
You
know:
how
do
we
get
them
the
services
or
counseling
so
that
they
years
down
the
line,
don't
become
a
so.
G
L
You
all
I
I,
don't
have
a
question
for
any
of
our
esteemed
panelists
other
than
to
say
thank
you
for
your
incredible
service.
All
of
you
and
hope
you
all
have
a
great
happy,
healthy
holiday
season
with
your
families,
but
I
wanted
to
take
this
opportunity
because
today
will
be
the
last
time
our
Chairman
gavels
out
of
public
safety
hearing,
and
he
has
been
a
remarkable
leader
and
I
know
we'll
get
into
it
more
with
our
meeting
on
Wednesday.
L
A
That
was
really
nice
thanks.
It's
a
good
way.
That's
the
way,
the
good
way
to
end
the
meeting
before
a
gavel
out.
Thank
you
very
much
for
everybody
for
being
here
today.
I'll
be
pausing
I'll,
be
putting
this
out
on
Wednesday
in
a
positive
fashion,
but
to
wrap
it
up.
Officially,
this
has
been
a
hearing
on
docket
number
zero.
Six,
six
four
docket
number
one
one
really
high
council.
H
Flame
Thank,
You,
Council,
McCarthy
I
just
wanted
to
add
one
more
one.
More
point:
I
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
Frank
DeLuca
for
many
years
in
a
criminal
justice
system
and
you've
been
excellent
and
very
respectful
to
people
that
you
interact
with
in
the
criminal
justice
system,
whether
they're
probation
is
on
parole,
but
always
working
hard
to
try
to
get
them
the
needed
services
or
programs.
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
Frank
for
your
CR
excellent
work,
all
right,
Thank,
You,
council,
McCarthy.
A
Taking
counsel
in
I
was
gonna
say
earlier
Chris
you
have
some
nine-one-one
I'm,
looking
actually
for
a
job.
So
if,
if
you
want
to
take
a
resume
on
the
way
out,
the
door,
you
know
feel
feel
free,
there's
a
stack
on
my
desk.
Alright,
let's
wrap
it
up
again.
Now
my
name's
Tim
Akai,
the
district
5
City
Council
on
the
chair
of
Boston
City,
Council
Committee
on
Public
Safety
and
criminal
justice.
This
has
been
hearing
on
docket
numbers,
zero.
A
Six,
six,
four
docket
number
one,
one:
zero,
eight
docket
number
one,
a
four
number
one,
one,
eight
six
number
one:
two,
six
six
number
one:
four:
zero
three
number
one:
four:
five
for
number:
one:
five,
eight
six
number
one:
five,
eight
seven
number
one:
six,
six
four
and
number
one
six,
six
five
again
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all
for
coming,
and
this
hearing
is
now
adjourned.