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Description
Docket #0248- Grant appropriation from the BARR Foundation to the Environment Department
A
This
is
a
city
council
hearing
that
is
being
recorded
and
broadcast
on
comcast
channel
8
and
rcn
channel
82.
It's
also
being
streamed
at
City
of
Boston
gov
we're
going
to
have
a
brief
overview
of
the
issue
with
Carl
Spector,
as
well
as
some
Q&A,
and
then,
if
there
are
any
members
of
the
audience
that
wish
to
testify,
they
are
more
than
welcome
to
do
so.
Please
sign
up
in
the
back
left
and
of
this
chamber.
A
We
ask
that
all
people
wishing
to
testify
state
their
name
and
affiliation
and
limit
your
comments
to
a
few
minutes
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
heard.
So
today's
hearing,
as
I
said,
is
on
docket
number
zero.
Two
four
eight.
This
is
a
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
Environment
Department,
to
accept
and
expand
a
grant
of
eight
hundred
thirty-five
thousand
dollars
from
the
bar
foundation.
The
grant
would
set
would
fund
a
set
of
community
level
resilience
strategies
recommended
by
the
green
ribbon
commission
to
address
climate
risk.
A
We
are
joined
today,
as
I
said
by
the
Commissioner
of
the
Environment
Department
call
Specter
Carl,
always
good
to
be
with
you.
It's
noting
that
this
is
actually
just
the
third
time
is
the
charm
for
this
hearing.
We
had
it
scheduled
twice
before,
but
some
extreme
weather
events
prevented
us
from
having
the
hearing,
and
then
it
was
70
degrees
for
three
days
last
week.
So
to
our
friends
in
Washington,
who
deny
the
climate
change
is
real.
This
is
just
another
example
of
what
we
are
dealing
with
so
Carlton
give
us
an
overview
on
the
grant.
A
B
Counselor
Maui
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
today
concerning
the
grant
of
the
City
of
Boston
from
the
bar
foundation
to
support
the
next
phase
of
climate
ready
Boston.
Last
November
mayor
Walsh
released
the
climate
ready,
Boston
report.
This
report
provided
updated
projections
of
sea
level
rise,
increasing
temperature
and
worth
precipitation
for
Boston.
B
This
work
was
supported
by
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
and
the
green
ribbon
commission,
including
the
bar
foundation,
and
advised
by
many
partners
throughout
the
city,
the
city
of
Boston,
in
partnership
with
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency,
the
Boston
water,
sewer,
Commission
and
many
others
is
now
working
hard
on
implementation.
In
December,
I
discussed
with
you
grants
that
we
received
from
the
Commonwealth
and
the
bar
foundation
that
are
funding
more
detailed
planning
for
the
protection
of
East
Boston
and
Charles
Town.
The
new
grant
from
the
bar
foundation
will
allow
us
to
expand
our
implementation
activities.
B
This
will
include
further
work
on
preparation
for
sea
level
rise
and
increased
coastal
flooding,
as
well
as
measures
to
address
the
risks
of
heat
waves
and
inland
flooding
from
stormwater.
This
will
include
green
and
gray
infrastructure
and
changes
to
codes
and
policies.
A
major
component
of
all
our
work
will
be
increased
education
for
an
engagement
with
all
sectors
of
the
Boston
community.
The
two-year
grant
that
we
are
receiving
from
the
bar
foundation
has
two
components.
The
first
is
an
outright
grant
for
435
thousand
dollars.
B
The
second
is
a
challenge
grant
of
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
second
year
to
obtain
the
second
installment.
The
city
will
have
to
raise
573
thousand
dollars
from
internal
or
external
resources.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today,
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
of
your
questions.
Thank.
A
B
Certainly
could
can
adjust.
We
are
certainly
looking
at
the
most
vulnerable
areas
identified
by
the
report
in
December.
You
know,
as
certainly
along
the
water,
but
that
said,
we
also
want
to
make
sure
we're
in
our
overall
effort
giving
attention
to
heat
waves
and
inland
flooding
too.
So
we're
trying
to
balance
all
those
different
risks
and
the
way
the
effect
is
and
the
way
the
affect
different
neighborhood
sure
so.
A
It
makes
sense
to
I
love
the
term
green
and
gray
infrastructure
as
we're
talking
about
either
using
sort
of
concrete
buffer
zones
or
natural
hills
and
what
not
to
address
the
flooding.
But
what
are
some
of
the
things
we
could
do
to
address
heat
waves
or
sort
of
prolonged
exposure
to
heat?
Is
there
well.
B
Centers
is
funded
by
a
grant
from
the
Commonwealth
and
with
those
with
that
battery
storage.
That
gives
us
increased
resilience
in
the
events
of
a
you
know,
a
power
out
at
em
yeah.
It
will
have
it
again
with
the
solar
power
and
battery.
That
means
we
have
power,
but
we're
also
not
relying
on
diesel
generators,
sure
didn't
know
which
I
certainly
have
a
place
at.
C
A
B
A
B
Ongoing
you
know
it.
These
were
pilot
projects,
that's
why
they
were
funded
by
the
state
and,
as
often
happens
with
pilot
project.
You
know
unforeseen
problems
arise
and
how
to
structure
it,
both
in
terms
of
Lee
and
and
technically
and
the
costs
involved.
So
we're
working
very
hard
on
it.
We're
hopeful
that
it
will
we've
been
doing
a
lot
of
planning
with
our
partners
in
the
public
facilities,
division
and
B
cyf
and.
B
B
We
actually
are
working
on
an
RFP
right
now
to
a
higher
to
to
hire
a
consultant
team
that
will
help
us
with
the
planning
and
we're
having
our
internal
consultations
to
finalize
the
scope
of
work.
I'm
hopeful
that
that
RC
will
be
out
in
the
next
month
or
so
and
I'm
happy
to
share
that
with
threatens
that's
out
great.
So.
A
D
B
D
D
B
It
most
of
it
will
be
used
for
a
pirate
consultant
team
to
help
us
with
the
detailed
planning
and
analysis
that
the
work
wat
that
will
be
required
to
look
at
a
couple
more
neighborhoods.
If
we're
successful
in
raising
the
additional
money
and
obtaining
the
second
year
grant,
then
we'll
have
it
obviously
even
more
money
to
broaden
the
scope
even
farther
to
look
at
more
neighborhood
and
more
more
bisque.
Well,.
A
D
A
B
That
has
required
us
to
raise
quite
as
much
money
as
this
has
relative
to
the
size
of
the
grantham.
Yes,
even
you
know
that
see.
The
original
discussion
that
we
had
with
the
bar
foundation
was
actually
looking
us
looking
at
us
to
raise
a
lot
more,
but
the
grant
that
we've
already
received
in
the
past
year
of
from
the
obstacles
to
zone
management,
yet
which
we
discussed
a
few
months
ago,
the
bar
foundation
credited
that
part
of
our
fundraising
effort
and
the
been
lowered.
B
D
D
B
Hundred
thousand
okay
800,000-
and
we
received
a
you-
know
about
two
hundred
twenty
seven
thousand
dollars
from
the
article
so
management
and
that
as
a
him,
they
have
a
recognized
the
work
that
we
did
to
receive
that
fund
good
show.
We
will
continue
to
look
for
opportunities
with
the
Commonwealth
or
federal
government
as
they
come
up
and
I'm.
Certainly
discussing
this
with
my
colleagues
in
the
administration,
given
that
we
are
in
budget
season
and
I,
don't
we
don't
have
any
resolution
of
that,
but
and.
A
A
A
A
We
will
extend
one
pit
well
either
way,
we'll
extend
one
position
and
the
climate
preparedness
fellow
will
be
able
to
hire
a
consulting
team,
to
focus
on
more
neighborhoods,
then
sort
of
where
the
focus
has
begun
in
Charlestown
knees,
boston
and
then
even
expand
so
phase
one
for
lack
of
a
better
word
is
there
phase
two,
I
would
say,
is
sort
of
expanding
and
then
phase
three
next
year
would
be
expanding.
It
even
father,
but
I
mean
I
would
assume
that
every
neighborhood
in
Boston
could
benefit
from
some
level
of
study
and
look
forward.
B
Right
end,
and
certainly
some
of
the
work
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
in
the
specific
neighborhood
will
be
expandable.
For
example,
if
we're
looking
at
the
zoning
and
a
sea
level
rise
related
zoning
for
one
neighborhood,
it's
as
you
know,
it's
often
helpful
to
think
about
one
neighborhood
intensively,
and
then
you
can
take
the
lessons
from
that
neighborhood
and
expand
it
to
all
the
city,
all
parts
of
the
city,
all
the
neighborhoods
that
may
be
affected
by
sea
level
rise
and
coastal
flooding.
C
A
A
A
And
then,
finally,
have
you
been
sort
of
monitoring
I
think
it's
now
four
years
ago
this
body
passed
the
Boston
energy
reporting
and
disclosure
ordinance.
I
know
you
played
a
role
in
the
passage
of
that
something
that
I
was
very
very
proud
to
support.
Former
Mayor
Menino
on
have
you
seen
any
tangible
benefits
for
years
out
in
terms
of
either
addressing
already
constructed
buildings
or
looking
at
new
buildings
that
have
allowed
us
to
build
sort
of
smarter,
greener,
more
environmentally
friendly
and
therefore
contributing
to
less
issues
of
climate
change?
Well,.
B
Council,
as
you
know,
the
the
borough
of
the
building
energy
reporting
and
disclosure
ordinance
is
one
piece
of
a
much
larger
program
and
it's
hard
to
pull
out
anything
specific
and
because,
obviously
we
have
the
green
building
a
zoning
code.
We
have
our
incentive
programs
through
the
utilities
and
all
the
work
that
we're
doing
on
education
and
working
with
our
partners
in
the
development
community
and
an
institution.
So
it's
hard
to
pick
out.
B
One
piece:
I
can
say
that
this
year,
we're
going
into
our
fourth
and
final
year
of
the
rollout
of
berto,
so
that
we,
this
year,
the
new
group
that
will
start
reporting
our
residential
buildings
between
thirty
five
thousand
and
fifty
thousand
square
feet
before
it
only
went
down
to
50,000
square
feet.
So
at
with
this
year,
all
buildings,
greater
than
35,000
square
feet
will
be
reporting
their
energy
and
water
used
for
the
city.
B
Oh,
we
have
noticed
I
noticed
last
year
that
the
pace
of
report
was
much
faster,
that
you
know
that
reports
were
coming
in
in
February
and
mark
rather
than
in
April
and
up
to
the
May
fifteenth
deadline.
So
you
know
that
we
certainly
see
that
the
development
community
and
the
facility
management
from
you
be
as
integrated
this
into
the
work
that
they're
doing
and
they
understand
the
importance
of
it
and
compliance
rates
continue
to
edge
up
even
as
we're
adding
smaller
buildings.
B
You
know
who
have
and
have
a
smaller
staff
and
less
specialized
that
so
we're
getting
more
buildings
in
and
the
compliance
rate
keeps
edging
up.
So
that's
all
a
good
sign
that
the
building
community
real
estate
community
as
accepted
accepted
this
end,
is
working
with
us,
and
we
know
that
there
are
more
and
more
wonderful
examples
of
existing
buildings
doing
retrofit
to
making
the
buildings
more
efficient,
and
we
see
that
also
in
you
know
from
you
know,
exemplary
new
buildings
that
are
so
bright.
A
B
A
To
help
well
how
I
appreciate,
as
always,
spending
a
little
bit
of
time
with
you,
obviously
I
will
urge
my
colleagues
to
pass
this
post
taste
at
hopefully
as
early
as
Wednesday's
meeting,
but
if
not,
we
will
get
it
soon
and
we
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
great
work
and
leadership.
I,
don't
believe
anyone
here
would
like
to
testify
so
nice.
Seeing
no
takers
I
will
adjourn
the
hearing
of
the
City
Council's
environment
and
sustainability
hearing
on
docket
number
zero,
two
four,
eight
and
large,
my
colleagues
to
pass
this
on
Wednesday
thanks
again.