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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on April 23, 2018
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Dockets #0559-0565 - Fiscal Year 2019 Budget: Public Facilities Department - Capital Budget including BPS Build
A
A
There
is
a
sign-in
sheet
to
my
left
by
the
door.
We
ask
that
you
state
your
name,
your
affiliation
in
residence
and
please
check
the
box.
If
you
do
wish
to
publicly
testify.
This
budget
review
will
encompass
36
hearings
over
the
next
six
weeks.
We
strongly
encourage
residents,
whether
here
in
the
chamber
or
at
home,
to
take
a
moment
to
engage
in
the
process.
By
giving
testimony
for
the
record,
you
can
do
that
in
several
ways:
a
come
to
one
of
the
36
hearings
in
provide
public
testimony.
A
You
can
come
on
June
5th,
which
we
set
aside,
a
minimum
of
four
hours
from
2:00
p.m.
to
6:00
p.m.
for
the
public
to
come
in
strictly
for
their
testimony
on
any
part
of
the
budget.
You
can
send
your
testimony
via
mail
to
Boston,
City,
Council
Committee
on
ways
and
means
fifth
floor:
Boston
City
Hall,
once
City
Hall,
plaza
Boston
Mass,
0
to
2
0,
1,
yeah
and
or
by
email,
CCC,
dot,
WM
at
Boston
gov.
B
You
thank
you,
counselor
and
thank
you
all
for
having
us
today.
Just
as
a
quick
introduction
to
my
right
is
Brian
McLaughlin
he's
our
chief
of
staff
at
the
public
facilities
department
and
to
my
left
is
Steve
Bickerton,
who
is
the
assistant
director
for
planning
and
management?
We
were
going
to
have
a
third
assistant
director,
Carlton
Jones
who's,
an
assistant
director
for
operations,
I
apologize
that
he
couldn't
make
it
he
was
flying
in
this
morning
and
he
his
plane
had
some
mechanical
troubles,
so
he
didn't
quite
make
it
so
I
apologize
for
that.
B
But
thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
for
giving
me
an
opportunity
to
give
you
a
quick
overview
of
the
public
facilities
department.
I.
Think
it's
helpful
because,
as
counsel
our
CMO
sort
of
attested
to
earlier,
there
can
still
be
a
little
bit
of
confusion
over
who
exactly
we
are
so
I.
Think
I'll
just
try
to
give
every
a
little
a
little
information
about
who
we
are
to
hope,
clarify
any
questions
that
still
might
be
out
there.
B
So
the
public
facilities
Department,
is
the
city
department
that
manages
design
and
construction
projects
at
city-owned
buildings
that
are
funded
through
Mayor
Walsh's.
Imagine
Boston
capital
plan
under
the
current
plan,
we're
responsible
for
delivering
approximately
41%
of
the
2.4
billion
dollar
plan,
which
correlates
to
somewhere
around
95
to
100
projects.
B
We
work
in
every
neighborhood
of
the
city
partnering
with
a
large
number
of
city
departments,
as
you
can
see,
managing
their
capital
building
projects,
making
sure
they're
built
on
time
on
budget
and
are
built
to
last.
We
currently
are
comprised
of
59
full-time
staff
members
and
have
six
vacant
positions.
The
majority
of
our
team
are
design
and
construction
professionals.
Our
staff
includes
registered
architects
who
assist
in
guiding
design
for
our
projects,
project
managers
who
oversee
the
planning,
coordination
and
control
of
a
project
from
cradle
to
grave.
B
As
we
say,
we
also
have
clerks
of
works,
who
are
our
on-site
professionals
and
who
we
call
our
eyes
and
ears
for
the
projects,
and
we
have
a
number
of
support.
Professionals
who
assist
in
the
many
tasks
required
to
deliver
our
projects
from
procurement
to
contracting
and
legal
services,
paying
bills
and
tracking
progress.
Excuse
me.
Essentially,
every
member
of
our
organization
has
a
hand
in
our
project
delivery
process
before
use
PFDs
fiscal
year,
19
recommended
operating
budget
totaling,
six
million
seven
hundred
and
seventy
two
thousand
six
hundred
and
seventy
one
dollars.
B
This
represents
an
increase
of
18
percent
over
a
fiscal
year.
18
budget,
as
can
often
be
expected
from
a
service
organization.
95
percent
of
our
budget
is
allocated
to
personnel
expense,
while
the
remaining
five
percent
covers
our
typical
operating
expenses.
Typically,
our
increases
between
3
&
5
percent,
the
18%
increase
in
FY
19
over
FY
18
is
largely
due
to
the
successful
transfer
of
7
bps
facilities
management
employees
to
PFD.
B
The
intent
of
this
transfer
is
to
consolidate
functions
and
to
increase
PFDs
capacity
to
deliver
what
we
anticipate
will
be
an
increase
in
project
caseload
as
a
result
of
of
Mayor
Walsh's
10-year
one
billion
dollar
capital
plan.
I'm
sorry
build
bps
capital
plan.
Without
this
transfer,
our
increase
would
have
been
at
about
5%.
B
Just
to
give
you
an
idea
of
the
breadth
of
the
projects
that
PFD
manages,
we've
provided
some
examples
of
the
varying
sizes
and
complexities
of
our
caseload.
We
manage
projects
ranging
from
new
facilities
and
major
renovations,
valued
in
the
tens
of
millions
and
occasionally
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
to
facility
upgrades
in
a
hundreds
of
thousands
to
several
million
dollars
to
facilities,
studies
and
planning
activities
that,
while
complex,
are
of
a
lower
dollar
value
and
we're
occasionally
asked
to
assist
it
with
land
disposition
as
well.
B
For
a
FY
18
we've
had
PFD
has
had
another
successful
year.
We
managed
to
deliver
several
projects
that
improve
our
public
buildings
and
enhance
the
delivery
of
services
to
our
residents.
A
few
of
the
highlights
include
the
Jamaica
Plain
branch
library
that
reopened
to
aver
exciting
community
excited
community
last
summer.
B
It
was
a
tremendously
well-received
project
and
I'm
happy
to
say
that
it
has
just
recently
been
nominated
nominated
for
a
Harleston
Parker
medal
through
the
Boston
society
of
Architects
and
this
honors,
the
most
beautiful
piece
of
architecture,
building
monument
or
structure
within
the
city
or
Metropolitan
Parks,
District,
Limits
and
I'm,
proud
to
say.
If
the
Jamaica
Plain
library
wins
this
award,
it
will
be
the
third
year
in
a
row
that
a
project
from
the
public
managed
through
the
public
facilities
department
has
won
the
award
in
2017.
B
The
Central
Library
Johnson
building
project
received
the
award,
as
well
as
many
others,
and
in
20,000
16.
The
Bruce
bowling
Municipal
Center
in
Dudley
square
also
won
the
award
we're
also.
We
also
completed
a
very
difficult
renovation
to
the
Paris
tree
community
center
in
East
Boston.
That
has
been
also
very
much
embraced
by
the
community.
B
We
also
completed
an
upgrade
of
the
women's
restroom
on
the
first
floor,
making
it
fully
compliant
with
handicapped
accessibility
codes,
and
we
were
also
able
to
upgrade
this
very
chamber
modernizing
it
and
making
it
more
fully
accessible
and
upgrading
the
audio-visual
systems
as
well
and
I
hope
that
it
served
this
body.
Well,
we've
also
got
a
number
of
very
exciting
projects
underway
and
anticipated
to
start,
I
won't
go
through
them
all.
B
I'll
save
some
time
for
you
questions,
but
just
to
highlight
a
few
we're
currently
for
the
library
Department,
which
the
buildings
are
among
the
most
beloved
in
the
city.
We
are
currently
in
construction
with
the
Dudley
square
branch,
which
will
involve
a
complete
transformation.
The
project
is
slated
to
be
completed
in
the
fall
of
2019,
we're
in
design
with
the
complete
renovation
of
the
Roslindale
branch
as
well.
The
mayor's
can
commit
it
actually
additional
funding
through
this
budget
to
expand
the
scope
to
include
the
lower
level
for
additional
programming
in
that
building.
B
We
anticipate
getting
into
construction
in
early
2019
and
we
were
also
getting
ready
to
begin
design
on
the
Adams
Branch
Library
in
Dorchester.
We
have
a
community
meeting
to
kick
it
off
on
May
1st
and
expect
to
be
in
construction
next
summer
summer-
2019
not
this
coming
summer,
and-
and
there
are
several
other
new
new
projects
slated
to
get
underway
in
this
coming
year
as
well.
We
also
have
several
wonderful
school
projects
underway.
The
Dearborn
six
to
twelve
stem
academy
in
Roxbury
is
nearing
completion.
B
This
will
be
a
beautiful,
state-of-the-art
and
believed
to
be
one
of
the
first
purpose-built
stem
schools
in
the
country.
We
look
forward
to
opening
the
school
to
its
first
class,
this
coming
September
and
this
one
will
set
a
very
high
bar
for
21st
century
learning:
environments,
we're
also
in
design
for
a
brand
new
Boston
Arts
Academy
in
in
the
Fenway,
and
this
new
facility
will
give
the
very
talented
and
deserving
students
of
the
BAA
an
appropriate
top-notch
learning
and
performance
space
spaces
in
which
to
develop
their
skills.
B
The
design
is
shaping
up
very
nicely
and
we
anticipate
being
in
construction
in
the
summer
of
2019.
Both
the
Dearborn
and
the
BAA
projects
have
been
are
being
done
in
partnership
with
the
Massachusetts
School
Building
Authority
and
I'm
happy
to
report
that
the
city
should
be
receiving
a
combined
85
million
dollars
in
reimbursement
on
those
projects.
B
In
addition,
as
I
mentioned,
we're
excited
to
be
involved
with
doing
more
projects
at
City
Hall,
we're
currently
in
designer
selection,
to
begin
a
first
phase
of
improvements
resulting
from
the
city
master
planning
process
that
completed
earlier
this
year.
Our
initial
phase
will
focus
primarily
on
the
plaza,
the
second
floor
transaction
area
and
the
north
entrance
to
continue
making
the
building
more
user
friendly
and
welcoming
to
the
public.
We've
also
got
some
great
projects
going
on
at
community
centers
and
Parks
facilities
as
well.
B
We've
got
a
comprehensive
renovation
going
on
in
construction
at
Vine,
Street
Community
Center
in
Roxbury
that
should
be
completed.
This
fall.
We
have
construction
going
on
as
well
at
the
Galvin
community
center
in
Mattapan,
which
should
be
completed
this
summer,
and
we
are
beginning
design
of
a
comprehensive
renovation
to
the
Curley
community
center
in
South
Boston,
which
will
allow
for
an
anticipated
construction
start
of
fall
2019
and
we're
also
completing
a
planning
study
at
the
George
Wright
of
Clubhouse
in
Hyde
Park,
which
will
guide
future
projects
at
that
wonderful
space.
B
With
that
I
will
end
my
opening
to
allow
time
for
your
questions.
As
you
can
tell,
we
have
a
large
number
of
projects
underway
and
I'd
like
to
add
that
I'm
very
proud
of
our
staff
and
their
efforts.
The
quality
of
the
project
speak
directly
to
the
level
of
care
and
work
that
is
happening
through
them
every
single
day.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
A
C
B
The
the
bridge
itself
is
being
managed
through
the
Public
Works
Department.
There
is
an
allocation,
I
believe
of
a
million
dollars,
that's
proposed
through
the
current
capital
plan
that
will
allow
for
programming
of
the
facilities
on
the
island.
Although
we
haven't
sort
of
started
anything
on
on
that
just
yet
I'm.
Assuming
that
our
department
would
lead
that
effort
on
that
programming,
programming
and
facility
and.
C
Abilities
out
there
on
there
on
the
island,
have
you
had
an
opportunity
at
all
to
start
planning
or
I,
guess
pre
planning
that
work
I
know
that
we
with
our
investment
during
our
work
over
there
prior
that
we,
you
know,
we
know
what
our
buildings
are
out
there.
We
know
we
own
what
that
investment
might
take
to
bring
those
buildings
up
to
current
standards.
It's.
B
A
really
difficult
question
to
answer
at
this
point,
because
we
don't
exactly
know
what
the
program
will
be
out
there,
and
so
it's
hard
to
anticipate
what
kind
of
facility
needs
they'll
be,
and
so
once
there
is
sort
of
some
understanding
of
where
the
the
the
programming
wants
to
go
will
will
dive
deeper
in
with
the
folks
at
public
health
to
determine
exactly
what
will
be
need
from
us
needed
from
a
facility
standpoint.
Great.
C
Thank
you
and
then
on
the
woods,
Mullen
shelter,
as
well
as
the
South
Hampton
Street
shelter.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
state
of
those
two
shelters
and
and
what
improvements
we're
looking
forward
to
in
the
next
year?
Sure,
what's
few
years,
I
suppose
thinking
about
the
capital
improvements
sure.
B
C
In
the
similar
way
that
we
do
with
the
schools,
is
there
an
opportunity
through
some
sort
of
building
a
thought
through?
Maybe
the
building,
Authority
I
know
it's
specific
to
schools
that
we
could
tap
into
for
the
shelters
because
are
both
of
those
shelters.
We
talked
about
at
the
earlier
hearing
today.
More
than
50%
of
the
guests
that
that
are
at
our
shelters
are
from
outside
the
city.
So
I
wonder
if
there
is
an
opportunity
to
tap
into
some
state
some
additional
state
resources
to
help
support
that
work.
That's.
B
D
D
E
E
B
So
the
archives
project
that
we
have
underway
right
now
is
is
more
of
a
programming,
study
and
understanding.
There's
there's
a
number
of
different
users
out
of
the
building
and
understanding
what
their
needs
are
between
the
city,
archives
and
the
Boston
Public,
Library
and
I
believe
the
the
archaeologist
is
also
out
there.
Yeah.
F
E
Sarah
better
talk
to
make
it
it's
a
beautiful
area.
It's
part
of
my
district,
it's
it's!
As
my
colleagues
know,
Millennium
Park
is
was
a
landfill
for
generations,
and
it's
now
a
hundred
acres
of
great
open
space
and
the
city's
put
in
I
think
25
million
dollars
in
Phase
two
just
a
couple
years
ago,
has
there
been
a
thought
of
creating
almost
like
a
bought
city
of
Boston
type,
museum
or
someplace,
where
we
could
activate
that
space
a
little
bit
more,
bring
some
more
folks
to
come
in
rings.
G
E
B
H
B
F
E
B
B
E
And
then
finally,
I
don't
want
to
conflate
the
issues,
but
this
came
up
at
our
revolving
fund
hearing
immediately
preceding
this,
can
you
talk
tisha
sort
of
about
ways
that
we
can
leverage
sort
of
green
technology
and
new
city
buildings?
You
know,
do
we
mean-
and
this
is
something
this
body's
working
on
as
we
talk
about
Net
Zero
Carbon
building
requirements,
but
has
there
been
a
real
effort
to
try
to
incorporate
energy-efficient
buildings,
LEED
certified
buildings
having
PV
panels
on
top
of
sort
of
new
construction?
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
that?
There.
B
Definitely
is
a
focus
in
design
of
our
buildings
for
any
energy
efficiency.
We
can
build
in
our
projects
typically
meet
or
exceed
the
the
energy
code
requirements
for
buildings,
and
we
are
also
involved
with
the
Environment
Department
and
they
in
the
budget
office
to
implement
a
pilot
project
for
the
renew
Boston
trust
program.
B
G
Trish
out
of
the
libraries
that
we're
building
or
any
of
them
slated,
are
we
looking
at
mixed-use
at
all
with
these,
with
these
libraries
I
know
up
in
this
corner,
there
was
talk
about
it
and
anything
else
so
and
mixed
when
I
say
mixed-use
like
I,
think
that
we
should
be.
We
should
be
putting
senior
housing
above
every
library
that
we
have
for
more
than
just
the
benefit
of
housing.
I
think
the
interaction
with
the
seniors
in
in
in
a
library
would
would
add
value
to
their
life.
B
It's
it's
definitely
a
very
hot
topic
and
there's
a
there's.
A
wonderfully
intelligent
group
out
of
the
housing
incubator
office
at
D&D,
who
are
looking
into
that
citywide
yeah.
We've
sort
of
been
tapped
in
to
try
to
understand
where
it's
going
part
of
the
part
of
the
issue
is,
is
to
identify
opportunities
and
then
understand
what
the
model
for
delivering
that
looks
like.
B
We
are
taking
our
first
step
in
a
library
project
to
explore
the
option
and
that's
at
the
fields,
corner
branch
library,
we're
currently
in
designer
selection
to
start
a
study
to
program
that
facility
and
as
part
of
the
team,
where
we're
asking
for
some
some
consultants
to
help
us
sort
of
think
through
what
the
opportunities
are
there.
So
we're
dipping
our
toe
yeah.
G
G
Because
fields
corner
actually
via
date,
not
that
I'm
advocating
for
Via
dei
to
do
the
build
up
but
Fiat
Aid
had
a
proposal
for
fields,
corner
and
fields.
Corner
was
exactly
what
I
was
thinking
of.
I
think
there's
a
good
opportunity,
the
problem
being
or
once
we
build
these
out.
It's
it's
it's
gone.
The
opportunity
is
gone
so
right,
just
kind
of
food
for
thought
you
can
give
that
to
Brian.
G
B
I
G
B
G
G
B
G
There
and
well
what
I?
What
I
think
about
is
the
Leahy
Harlan
program
that
that
that's
housed
in
a
school
and
they
do
they
do
really
really
good
work,
but
I
think
there's
a
need
there,
where
they
should
could
probably
should
have
their
own
their
own
facility,
where
we
could
do
senior
programming-
and
you
know
in
the
morning
it
would
be
for
little
kids
I
believe.
B
B
A
A
J
Five:
five
nine
took
something
like
that:
ten
billion
dollar
categories-
I
just
want
a
clarification,
make
sure
them
and
Trish
you
had
mentioned.
There's
a
hundred
and
one
projects
here
to
the
tune
of
tens
of
millions
of
dollars.
You
mentioned
one
clerk
of
the
facilities
position
or
something
is
that
is
that
gonna
be
enough
to
we've.
B
B
J
Obviously,
drawing
your
attention
same
type
of
typo,
this
in
under
the
category
of
self
Boston,
there's
reference
to
the
innovation
district.
It's
no
one
calls
it
the
innovation
district.
It's
the
self
awesome,
waterfront
innovation
district
was
the
name.
The
previous
administration
gave
it
a
Monica
for
some
real
estate,
friends
just
to
make
it
sort
of
sexy
and
cachet,
but
it's
those
so
Boston
waterfront,
that's
thousand
acres
that
consist
of
the
South
Boston
Convention
Center
on
South
Austin,
waterfront,
South,
Boston's,
four
point
channel.
J
So
if
you
can
just
make
sure
that
you
have
paperwork
reflects
the
same
as
well,
that'd
be
great,
and
then
can
you
just
tell
us
just
a
little
bit
about
a
couple
of
the
the
projects
with
respect
to
the
fire
department,
the
fire
department
for
the
longest
time,
but
particularly
the
fire
houses,
were
had
fallen
into
disrepair,
one
that
comes
to
mind
as
as
I've
toured
a
number
of
them.
As
the
City
Council
was
the
meeting
house
Hill,
which
would
be
a
seven
and
said
this
was
at
7
and
17
up
a
meeting
house.
B
B
J
Would
that
be
something
that
would
go
out
to
bid
yeah?
And
what
can
you
just
talk
about
the
other
fire
stations
as
well
same
st.
issue
where
so
people
the
neighbors
aren't
gonna
lose
fire
service
when
we're
dealing
with
constituents
that
they
know
that
they're
all
excited
that
they're
gonna
get
a
new
firehouse
for
their
community
just
got
to
make
sure
that
the
the
engine
and
the
lattic
company
are
within
close
proximity
of
where
it's
currently
configured
so
that
people
feel
it
yeah.
J
B
J
B
A
C
K
Wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
the
amount
of
work
you've
already
put
in
in
East,
Boston
and
I.
Actually,
we
met
recently
on
the
fresh
food
initiative
and
BPS
schools
and
I
have
to
say
I
did
eat
the
lunch
and
it
was
delicious
and
I'm
really
I'm
really.
I
want
to
thank
you
and,
of
course,
the
mayor
for
that
initiative
and
expanding
it.
There
was
a
couple
other
projects
as
well.
K
You
mentioned
us
getting
our
a
new
police
station
and
also
there's
been
some
work
and
our
beefs
are
our
parish
street
gym
as
well
that
you've
also,
I
think
it
was
twelve
million
dollars
you
invested
in
making
it
really
brought
it
back
to
life
and
made
it
a
community
center
again.
So
thank
you.
I
just
had
one
quick
question
with
regards
to
the
senior
center,
the
old
orion
heights
library,
which
is
I,
believe
a
city-owned
building.
K
So
in
as
much
as
that
has
now
been
replaced
by
the
newer
library,
there
was
talk
of
turning
that
into
a
Senior
Center,
but
we
needed
capital
funds
to
do
it
and
I
didn't
know
how
that
got
off,
or
was
it
ever
on?
The
list
of
projects
to
be
concentrated
on
in
this
fiscal
year
I
know
that
there
was
bent
there
was
a
negotiated
agreement
Massport
to
fund
that
so
I
just
was
wondering
where
it
is.
B
B
B
However,
if
and
when
the
renew
Boston
trust
program
expands,
there
may
be
potential
to
also
include
schools.
In
the
second
phase,
we
have
to
try
to
get
through
our
pilot
phase
to
make
sure
we're
we're
comfortable
with
the
overall
delivery
of
the
of
the
process
before
we
attempt
to
get
into
our
schools
with
it.
Okay,.
L
You
very
much
mr.
chair
and
welcome
Trish
and
Bryan
Steve
I
do
want
to
thank
you.
You,
nutrition,
you're,
opening
you
kind
of
went
over
the
the
I&L
a
chamber
as
a
throwaway
line
and
honestly
you
deserve
a
lot
of
credit.
You
and
your
team
and
chief
Brophy.
You
know
addressing
this
space.
This
is
gonna,
be
the
first
year
that
we
go
through
our
budget
hearings
in
this
space
and
it's
the
first
year
that
it
is
completely
accessible
to
everybody
who
wants
to
speak
on
our
budget
and
it's
so
it's
really
an
important
thing.
L
You
didn't.
We
appreciate
the
time
table
and
you
turned
it
around
on.
It
was
pretty
quick,
although
I
did
enjoy
being
over
Fanueil
Hall
I'm
not
gonna
lie
I
thought
that
was
pretty
yeah.
I
thought
that
was
pretty
cool.
I
really
don't
have
a
lot.
I
want
I
wanted
to
talk
about
the
Rogers
school,
but
I
believe
you
addressed
that
that's
more
of
maybe
the
public
schools,
I'm
thrilled
with
the
Rossdale
library
I,
saw
all
the
pictures
on
facebook
of
mad
at
the
the
Jaypee
library
and
now
I
see
here.
L
You're
gonna
get
an
award,
so
maybe
we'll
get
one
in
2019
for
the
new
Rossdale
library.
You
know
that
was
a
project
that's
been
kind
of
in
the
pipeline
for
years
and
years
and
as
we
waited
and
waited
the
price
tag,
get
bigger
and
bigger,
and
the
money
wasn't
there
and
you
guys
put
it
in
there
and
I
know
the
Roz
Neal
community
is
thrilled.
The
matter
hunt
school
getting
some
money.
L
It's
amazing
how
many
people
are
not
golfers,
but
now
cannot
wait
for
the
improvements
to
be
done
to
that
building
because
it's
such
a
welcoming
space
and
it
can
become
more
of
an
integral
part
of
the
neighborhood.
So
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
your
team
on
on
that
project
under
the
next
god
bless.
Oh
there's.
L
It
was
good,
it
was
really
good.
We
had
a
lot
of
us,
those
who
don't
know
it's
golfers
and
people
from
the
neighborhood
and
people
who
throw
events
in
the
neighborhood
and
just
community
leaders
in
general,
and
we
had
people
who
have
been
in
the
neighborhood
for
30
40
50
years
and
never
stepped
foot
inside
of
george
wright
clubhouse,
because
they
thought
it
was
just
for
golfers
and
now
they
realized
it's
so
much
more
than
that.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
I
look
forward
to
the
the
budget
process.
Thank
you.
Mr.
M
M
One
thing
that,
though,
keeps
coming
up
about
the
school
is
the
limited
parking
and
I'm
wondering
if
there
are
any
plans
around
adding
parking.
What
I
was
told
on
that
tour
was
that
the
Boston
day
and
evening,
Academy
I,
guess
had
some
spaces
available
for
some
of
the
staff
at
Dearborn,
but
many
of
the
residents
are
concerned
just
with
the
number
of
churches
and
faith-based
institutions.
There,
the
schools
there
more
and
more
residents
getting
resident
parking
stickers.
It's
just
becoming
a
real
challenge.
Is
there
any
way
to
build
some
parking
or
add
parking
there?
So.
B
M
B
Well,
certainly,
if
the,
if
you're
hearing
any
complaints,
you
please
don't
reach,
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
me
the
there
are
requirements
for
the
contractors
to
keep
the
site
its
clean
as
possible
understanding
it's
a
it's
a
construction
site,
part
of
part
of
what
we
use
our
clerks
of
the
works
for
or
to
make
sure
that
those
things
happen.
So
anytime,
you
hear
anything,
that's
just
starving!
Please,
please
just
reach
out
and
we'll
be
happy
to
to
make
sure
that
somebody's
out
there.
Thankfully.
M
Million
dollars
and
this
project
also
falls
under
the
new
VR
JP
goals.
Yes,
yes,
what?
What
does
your
office
do
in
terms
of
really
helping
to
ensure
that
the
the
contractor
is
meeting
the
goals
I
attended,
I
think
it
was
last
week
the
Beck
hearing
upstairs,
and
there
were
concerns
on
this
project
that
they
weren't
quite
hitting
those
goals.
Does
your
office
kind
of
work
to
encourage
the
contractor.
B
B
We
work
with
the
small
local
business
office
who
monitor
the
progress
very
closely
and
so
far
we
the
participation
levels
been
pretty
good,
they're
very
challenging
goals
to
meet,
but
it
doesn't
mean
we
don't
trying
our
best.
It's
definitely
very
high
up
there
on
every
weekly
meeting
with
our
project
manager
and,
as
I
said
in
partnership
with
the
small
and
local
business
office,
where
we're
trying
to.
M
You
said
small
and
local
business
office
and
in
terms
of
WBS
and
MBEs,
what's
the
process
for
ensuring
that
there's
a
high
number
of
those
on
this
site?
Is
there
a
challenge
to
that
I?
Remember
at
the
at
the
hearing
upstairs
yesterday.
They
said
because
it
was
some
type
of
project
that
there
was
a
challenge
to
ensuring
high
numbers
in
terms
of
WB's
and
MBEs.
So.
B
Sometimes
our
in
in
terms
of
construction
are,
there
are
certain
trades
that
are
required
to
be
bid
separate
as
they're
called
filed
sub
bids.
What
is
it?
They're
called
filed,
sub
bids,
okay,
and
so
those
are.
Those
are
our
bid
trades
very
similar
to
the
way
that
we
bid
for
the
general
construction
contract.
So.
B
Those
are
also
typically
a
low
bid
situation
where
the
general
contractor
has
to
carry
one
of
the
bidders
from
from
those
trades.
So
that
may
be
what
you
heard
at
your
meeting,
why
it
might
be
challenging,
because
it's
not
those
aren't
those
aren't
real
choices,
that
a
contractor
can
bring
to
the
project
and.
M
Then,
on
the
vine,
Street
Community
Center,
that's
5.3
million
dollars
and
they
were
even
worse.
I
think
there
was
some
effort
on
the
part
of
the
Dudley
branch
library
in
terms
of
the
Contra
on
that
site,
but
the
Vine
Street
I
mean
it
was
miserably
yellow
and
it
was
not
a
pleasant
scene
up
at
the
hearing.
I
don't
know
good
if
he
were
there
or
heard,
but
there
was
recommendation
made
that
that
funding
financing
be
withheld.
So
what's
the
process
for
for
that.
B
So
generally,
this
is
this
is
kind
of
a
new
process
with
the
the
new
ordinance
that
we're
still
trying
to
to
figure
out,
but
anytime,
a
contractor
submits
an
invoice
for
payment.
It
we
hold
it
until
the
folks
at
the
small
and
local
business
office,
give
us
a
go-ahead
to
to
pay
it
basically
and
say
that
they've
submitted
their
paperwork
and
they're
making
their
their
efforts.
B
M
B
B
Squares
in
design
for
a
twenty
four
million
dollar
new
fire
station
it'll
be
built
right
on
the
same
location
of
the
existing,
so
we
were
talking
a
little
bit
with
with
councillor
Flaherty
about
having
to
find
a
temporary
location
for
them,
while
we're
in
construction.
What
we're
doing
right
now!
Thank
you.
So
much.
C
Firehouse,
a
library
whatever
the
facility
is,
do
we
ever
make
any
accommodations
to
increase
capacity
to
perhaps
to
perhaps
how
some
of
the
functions
that
exist
in
leased
space,
because
we
have
a
number
of
property
in
the
city
that
we
don't
own,
that
we
have
operations
out
of
and
I
wonder.
You
know
it
would
be
nice
for
us
to
only
be
invested
in
property
that
we
own
as
opposed
to
spending
a
tremendous
amount
of
money
on
leases.
How
could
you
know?
C
B
When
something
like
that
comes
up
it's
during
a
planning
study
where
we
we
sort
of
identify
what
what
might
be
needed
for
space
and
if
there
is
an
interest
by
a
department
to
move
a
program
from
a
lease
space
to
a
city-owned
building,
will
evaluate
it
during
a
planning
cycle.
I
can't
think
of
a
situation
recently
that
we've
we've
done
that,
but
that
would
be.
That
would
be
the
appropriate
place
to.
C
B
The
public
facilities
department
doesn't
have
care
in
custody
of
any
buildings.
We
essentially
serve
as
an
owners
project
manager
to
those
departments
who
do
have
care
in
custody.
So,
for
example,
we
manage
products
on
behalf
of
the
library
department
or
the
school
department
who
who
managed
the
buildings
and
maintain
them.
I
got
you
great
we're
sort
of
in
and
out
I.
C
Mean
I
would
like
to
see
and
I,
don't
know
which,
where
it's
most
appropriate,
that
we
evaluate
the
property
that
we
don't
own,
that
we're
spending
a
tremendous
amount
of
money.
I
can
imagine
I,
don't
know
on
those
properties
and
use
that
money
to
invest
in
properties
that
we
do
own
and
that
we're
looking
to
improve
and
I
think
in
many
cases
looking
to
use
that
space
more
effectively,
because
we
may
have
buildings
that
are.
You
know
partially
filled
that
we
own
that
we
could.
C
G
G
G
H
G
So
when,
when
the
city,
when
the
city
they
had
to
deal
with
in
North
Bennett
Street
school,
they
had
some
agreements
with
that
school
for
for
on,
and
you
may
or
may
not
know
this
and
might
have
paperwork
I'm,
not
really
sure
they
they
were
supposed
to
give
scholarships
and
some
other
the
benefit
back
to
the
to
the
city.
Julie.
Is
anybody
familiar
with
with
that,
or
is
that
just
no
old
administration,
everything
gone
I'm.
A
You
culture,
redwoods
all
set
well
I.
Think
that
concludes
this
portion
of
this
hearing
with
public
facilities.
I
want
to
thank
you
before
I.
Let
you
go.
You
didn't
really
talk
much
about
your
accomplishments
here
that
I've
just
read
about
it.
I
think
you
should
end
on
a
real
positive
note.
You
got
recognition
on
actually
library
projects
and
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
get
a
commitment
right
now
that
the
Fanueil
will
be
starting
very
soon.
A
B
A
A
candidate
for
the
Boston
society
of
Architects,
the
Halston
Parker
award
medal
and
then
the
BPL
Central,
Library
Johnson
building
renovation
program
has
been
recognized
by
many
organizations
since
its
completion
in
2016.
It's
just
a
testament
to
the
hard
work
of
you
and
everybody
in
your
department,
and
you
know
keeping
our
our
city
assets
in
good
condition
for
the
residents
to
you,
know,
use
and
and
get
great
programming
out
of
so
I
just
wanted
to
end
on
that
note,
and
thank
you
all
for
your
time
and
testimony
today.
B
A
N
It
thank
you
good
afternoon
counselors.
Thank
you
for
providing
the
bill
bps
team,
an
opportunity
to
update
the
progress
of
the
work
we
are
doing
for
the
children
of
Boston
Public
Schools
in
the
city
of
Boston.
My
name
is
Tommy
Welch
I'm,
the
associate
superintendent
for
Boston
Public,
Schools
and
I'm
joined
today
by
several
members
of
our
team,
Nate
cooter
mr.
Nate
cooter,
deputy
chief
financial
officer,
whoever
I'm
sure
you
guys
know.
Well.
We
have
MS
monica
roberts,
who
is
our
superintendent
assistant,
superintendent,
engagement
and
mr.
N
ben
Viner
from
the
mayor's
education
cabinet
director
of
strategic
initiatives.
So
let
me
start
by
saying
that
in
bill
BPS,
we
believe
that
every
single
child
deserves
high
quality.
Early
childhood
pre-canned
experience
elementary
school
programs
that
are
rigorous
and
have
enrichment
opportunities
and
in
secondary
grade
students
are
prepared
to
be
college,
career
and
life
ready.
N
The
bill,
BPS
initiative
will
help
move
our
schools
toward
accomplishing
this
vision
in
several
ways.
Bill
BPS
is
a
once-in-a-generation
opportunity
for
the
schools
of
boston
to
leverage
a
ten-year
billion
dollar
investment
in
the
school
district
to
build
new
school
campuses,
update
buildings
with
modernized
systems
and
21st
century
learning
environments,
and
it
will
align
the
educational
vision
of
our
school
communities
to
the
learning
that
takes
place
within
each
classroom
before
I
turn
it
over
to
Ben.
N
I
just
want
to
say
that
two
of
us
have
a
meeting
with
the
Boston
student
advisory
council
at
five
o'clock.
So
we
may
break
away
a
little
bit
earlier,
but
we
have
several
folks
here
in
the
chambers
that
will
help
answer
questions
that
you
may
have
afterwards
Thanks.
So
with
that
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Ben
Viner
from
the
mayor's
educational
cabinet.
Thanks.
O
Tommy
so
as
we
continue
our
work
of
doing
bill
BPS,
we
found
that
projects
generally
fall
in
specific
categories,
so
we've
created
four
buckets
moving
forward,
that
any
bill,
bps
capital
project
will
fall
into
and
during
our
presentation,
we'll
give
you
a
quick
summary
of
what
those
buckets
are
and
leave
most
of
the
time
for
your
questions.
So,
as
you
can
see,
there's
there's
four
buckets
here.
The
first
is
new
builds
and
expansions,
which
is
pretty
self-explanatory.
O
Capital
repairs,
which
are
some
of
the
smaller
single
trade
projects,
system-wide
initiatives
which
are
projects
that
aren't
just
for
one
specific
school,
but
that
will
touch
many
different
schools
across
the
district
and
renovations
and
reconfiguration
projects
which
are
renovations
to
specific
school
buildings
that
have
some
sort
of
reconfiguration
attached
to
them
and
so
specifically,
diving
a
little
bit
deeper
into
the
new
builds
and
expansions.
We
have
some
highlights
here,
some
of
which
Tricia
and
Brian
and
Patricia
and
Steve
thank
you
talked
about
a
little
while
ago,
but
these
are.
These
are
some
of
our
highlights.
O
O
It's
going
to
be
a
beautiful
new
building
in
the
Fenway,
so
that
arts
are
right
at
the
top
of
learning
for
those
students
and
we're
continuing
a
new
project
with
the
the
Carter
School
we're
doing
a
feasibility
study
which
we
got
to
prove
from
the
MSBA
to
to
figure
out
how
we're
going
to
move
that
project
forward.
So
these
are
all
some
of
the
examples
of
new
builds
and
expansions.
We're
going
to
continue
to
do
this
work,
but
these
are
the
projects
in
the
queue
right
now.
N
Great,
so
I
want
to
provide
a
little
deeper
explanation
of
our
are
the
projects
that
fall
under
capital
repairs.
These
are
investments
in
the
form
of
reefer
repairs
to
our
existing
buildings,
and
these
projects
can
include
general
maintenance,
as
well
as
our
accelerated
repair
projects,
or
we
call
them
a
RPS
which
are
larger
investments
in
partnership
with
the
Massachusetts
School
Building
Authority.
N
As
you
can
see
on
the
slide,
we
we
have
several
accelerated
repair
projects
that
have
already
been
completed
with
several
and
the
queue
the
a
RPS
focus
on
windows,
boilers
and
roofs.
Primarily
on
the
cider
says.
11
projects
have
been
completed.
It's
actually
12,
as
mentioned
in
Tricia
slide
earlier,
I
counted
the
mccormick
endeavour,
which
is
a
shared
campus
as
one,
but
it's
actually
two
projects.
There
are
six
more
approved
for
work.
That'll
start
this
upcoming
year
with
five
beginning
in
the
summer,
I'm
one
additional
one
starting
a
little
bit
later.
N
N
So
these
are
things
that
come
up
and
you
know
there's
a
list
of
projects
that
we
need
to
tackle,
but
on
much
smaller
scale
than
completely
replacing
all
the
windows,
the
roofs
and
the
boilers
and
then
also
there's
there's
another
example
of
accreditation
type
projects,
and
these
are
recommendations
that
we
get
from
the
annual
accreditation
reviews
that
happen
across
the
city
for
our
high
schools
and
our
other
schools.
Different
versions,
different
groups
of
accreditations
that
come
through.
So
some
of
these
things
could
look
like
recommendations
for
locker
rooms.
N
I
know
we're
working
on
Madison,
Park
right
now
and
soon
to
be
Brighton,
which
taking
consideration
things
like
title
9,
title
9
stipulations
as
well
as
the
needs
for
update
our
library
and
our
media
centers
and
our
schools
to
make
sure
that
they're
accredited
slide
8
in
the
back,
which
is
in
the
appendix
we'll,
have
a
list
of
the
projects
that
were
approved
and
are
being
considered
right
now
are
in
progress.
So
you
can
see
where
the
major
accelerated
repair
projects
are.
N
Another
bucket
of
work
would
be
the
system-wide
initiatives,
and
these
are
the
initiatives
that
include
investments
that
can
be
made
at
all
schools
in
the
school
district.
There
are
many
examples
of
that
that
were
shared
earlier
in
Trish's
presentation,
but
I
just
want
to
highlight
a
couple
that
we
have
started
this
year
and
they're
gonna
carry
on
to
the
next
year
and
in
the
following
years.
The
first
one
would
be
the
21st
century
schools
fun.
N
Now
this
was
a
13
million
dollar
fund
for
all
schools
to
purchase
new,
high-quality,
innovative
technology
and
furniture
for
their
schools.
This
was
announced
in
the
summer
in
August,
our
August
Leadership
Institute.
For
our
principals,
we
informed
them
that
this
money
was
coming.
Thirteen
million
dollars
to
be
spread
across
all
the
schools.
The
principals
worked
with
their
school
leadership
teams
and
their
school
communities
to
come
up
with
recommendations
of
how
they
would
spend
that
money
in
the
fall
they
submitted
requests
and
we
went
through
the
procurement
process
right
now.
N
We're
where
we're
at
in
the
process
is
that,
starting
in
the
next
several
weeks,
we
will
begin
to
delivery
of
the
brand
new
furniture.
It's
a
very,
very
major
process
here,
it's
gonna
take
probably
four
or
five
months,
because
it's
literally
thousands
of
pieces
of
furniture
that
are
gonna
be
delivered
all
across
the
city,
plus
the
logistics
of
taking
some
of
the
old
stuff
out.
Another
great
example
that
was
highlighted
in
the
previous
presentation
is
the
expansion
of
the
hub-and-spoke
Christmas
kitchen
projects.
N
This
is
a
pilot
that
started
in
East
Boston
at
three
of
the
elementary
schools
and
the
it
it
basically
is
trying
to
get
fresh
food
prepared
on-site,
encouraging
healthy
lifestyles
for
our
children,
but
also
encouraging
student
choice
for
the
food
that
they
eat.
The
schools
that
are
currently
going
through
this
pilot
this
year
would
be
East
Boston's
early
ed
center,
the
Bradley,
as
well
as
the
pJK
that
the
Patrick
Joseph
Kennedy
school.
This
initiative
is
going
to
be
expanded.
It
was
actually
rebranded
recently
to
MyWay
cafe.
N
The
plan
is
in
place
to
renovate
25
additional
kitchens,
specifically
focusing
on
completing
the
schools
in
East
Boston.
So
all
the
rest
of
elementary
schools
in
East
Boston
will
be
part
of
this
first
expansion,
as
well
as
schools
in
Roxbury
and
Mattapan
we're
just
including
those
neighborhoods
right
now,
just
because
of
capacity
because
we're
trying
to
get
this
done
over
the
summer,
which
is
still
gonna,
be
a
tremendous
task
to
do
in
the
future.
N
We're
looking
at
adding
more
more
neighborhoods
with
the
goal
of
improving
every
single
elementary
school
kitchen
in
the
school
district
technology
is
an
example
of
a
system-wide
initiative
that
every
year
three
million
dollars
has
been
spent
on
upgrading
our
technology,
Wi-Fi
cables
and
things
of
that
nature.
Just
added
recently,
our
increased
recently
was
our
school
safety
upgrades.
Five
million
dollar
investment
starting
the
FY
19,
is
going
to
ensure
all
this
proper
safety
features
for
our
school
campuses.
N
This
includes
things
like
external
doors,
internal
doors,
our
card
readers
to
get
in
for
our
staff
members,
as
well
as
security
cameras
on
may
May.
8,
there's
going
to
be
a
hearing
specifically
addressing
the
school
safety
issues.
So
I
know
you
guys,
may
have
a
lot
of
questions
like
that
in
light
of
parkland
and
other
issues
that
are
happening
around
our
country,
so
May
8
there'll,
be
a
detailed
hearing.
Just
for
that.
N
In
the
final
example,
I
want
to
share
of
a
system-wide
initiative
would
be
the
school
school
playground,
repairs
and
installations
for
this
next
year
we
have
the
Summoner
playground
being
completely
redone
and
additional
schools
could
be
added.
We
just
met
with
the
Community
Preservation
Act
people
who
manage
the
fund
to
see
other
opportunities
to
partner
with
them,
as
well
as
external
partners,
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
elementary
schools
have
up-to-date
playgrounds.
So
with
that
I'm
going
to
turn
it
back
over
to
Ben
great.
O
And
so
the
the
last
thing
to
highlight
before
we
open
up
for
questions
is
that
in
this
year's
capital
planning,
we
were
able
to,
for
the
first
time
really
utilize
the
bill.
Bps
data
that
was
collected
in
the
master
planning
process,
and
so
the
public
facilities
department,
with
the
BPS
facilities
folks,
are
able
to
look
at
the
data
collected
as
well
as
individuals,
experiences
in
the
actual
buildings
and
use
that
data
to
make
decisions
about
which
projects
should
rise
to
the
top.
O
So
we're
really
excited
about
that,
and
we're
also
excited
that
the
data
is
all
available
on
bill.
Bps
comm.
We
made
everything
clear
and
transparent
and
we
even
instead
of
just
putting
the
massive
spreadsheets.
There
are
many
many
data
points.
We
created
a
digital
visualization
tool,
so
you
can
understand
what
the
data
means
in
context
of
your
specific
school
community,
as
well
as
the
district
as
a
whole,
and
we're
also
excited,
as
we've
reached
the
one-year
milestone.
Since
we
released
a
bill
bps
report,
we're
really
excited
to
continue
the
work.
O
A
O
I
believe
that's
actually
more
connected
to
the
operations
we
there's
money
that
bill
BPS
would
be
getting
from.
The
state
is
through
that
MSBA
and
PFD
has
built
on
that
relationship,
and
so
we've
gotten
more
than
ever
from
them
as
being
will
continue
to
do
that
so
we're
through
bill
BPS
we're
focusing
on
that
partnership
with
the
state
but
I'm
less
familiar
with
the
convention
center
piece.
Specifically,
that's
maybe
a.
A
C
O
So
we,
when
we
presented
to
the
School
Committee
a
few
months
ago,
we
told
them
that
we'd
be
coming
out
with
an
annual
update
report
and
that's
gonna
be
a
yearly
occurrence,
and
so
that
should
be
coming
out
in
about
a
month
that
will
highlight
all
the
investments
made
to
made
to
date.
It
will
give
an
overview
of
the
community
engagement.
That's
happened
thus
far,
including
specific
ideas,
we've
gathered
from
the
community
and
it
will
be
outlining
the
community
engagement
moving
forward.
C
O
So
also
the
the
capital
budget
is
bill.
Bps,
so
what's
published
in
the
I
believe
it's
the
five-year
forecast
is
actual
dollars
from
bill.
Bps
in
the
annual
update
report
will
be
more
specific
information
and
kind
of
bigger
picture
pieces,
but
the
actual
dollars
and
where
the
spending
is
going
it
has
gone
I
can
be
found
there.
So.
C
C
C
You
know,
there's
a
number
of
properties
that
BPS
has
that
we
don't
own
as
a
city
that
we
lease
and
you
know,
I
understand
that
there
might
be
opportunities
where
that
makes
sense,
whether
it's
our
bus
yards,
whether
it's
you
know,
swing
space
or
temporary
space
that
we
maybe
need
for
a
short
period
of
time.
I
wonder
how
much
property
do
we
use
that
we
don't
own,
and
then
why
do
we
do
that?
C
P
Are
probably
eight
or
ten
different
properties
that
we're
leasing
currently
for
different
purposes
and
I
can
get
the
list
of
our
specific
leases
in
some
cases,
we're
leasing
properties
to
be
able
to
add
educational
opportunities
to
specific
schools,
I'm
thinking
of
the
worm
Prescott
we
lease
space
to
add
additional
classrooms
to
the
building,
there's
a
property
adjacent
to
the
actual
building.
We
also
leave
space
at
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club,
so
they
can
do
physical
education.
P
We're
also
leasing
properties
for
some
of
our
schools,
so
that
they're
adjacent
to
other
education
opportunities
like
Kennedy
Health
Careers,
for
instance,
leases
property
in
northeastern.
It's
part
of
their
program
to
have
sort
of
integration
there
in
that
part
of
the
city
with
internships
and
classes
with
Northeastern,
so
that
whenever
we
evaluate
taking
that
property
offline
or
taking
that
lease
off
we're
trying
to
figure
out,
how
can
we
find
similar
property
that
allows
them
to
achieve
their
educational
vision?
P
So
at
the
high
school
level,
a
lot
of
the
lease
are
some
of
the
leaves
space
has
to
do
with
making
sure
we
have
the
the
program
in
the
right
area:
greater
Eccleston's,
another
school
that
has
a
leased
property
in
Egleston
square.
So
that's
sort
of
tied
to
the
program
and
the
community
that
they're
in
it's.
C
D
Thank
You,
Cora,
Thank,
You
counselor,
see
mo
and
thank
you
guys
for
the
presentation
for
being
here.
I
just
have
a
couple
of
questions.
I
agree
with
councillor
sabi
George.
If
it
can
be
linked
in
some
way
where
people
can
see
that
in
real
time,
that
would
be
really
helpful
and
probably
could
save
us
a
lot
of
calls
in
terms
of
the
May
8th
meeting.
Where
is
that,
being
words
are
taking
place
and
I
believe.
D
N
Just
coincidentally,
the
meeting
that
I'm
heading
out
to
right
now,
4b,
second,
yes,
is
engaging
with
the
students
to
include
their
voice.
In
this
conversation
through
the
superintendent's
principles
cabinet
we've.
We
tackled
that
issue
about
a
month
and
a
half
ago,
because
it
was
on
the
minds
of
a
lot
of
our
educators
and
principals
who
meet
with
this
cabinet
and
we
divided
in
five
different
step
subcommittees.
N
D
No,
thank
you
for
that,
and
thank
you
for
sharing
about
what
that
meetings
gonna
be
about.
I,
know,
I,
think
there
was
something
being
planned
possible
in
East
Boston,
but
in
response
to
obviously
what's
happening
nationally
outside
of
our
budget
conversations
and
what
we're
doing
I
know
folks
are
looking
for
BPS
to
be
present
in
the
community
with
respect
to
some
of
these
conversations,
I
don't
think
it
means
being
at
a
meeting
every
single
night,
but
strategically
placing
them
in
different
parts
of
the
city
in
community
I
think
would
be
really
helpful.
D
So
thank
you
for
that,
because
I
didn't
know
that.
So
thank
you
and
then
my
my
last
question.
I
guess
is
just
sort
of
bigger
picture,
which
is
we've
been
talking
about
build
BPS
10
years.
The
data
collection.
Is
there
any
conversation
right
now
around
that
being
informed
to
the
consolidated
schools,
close
schools
or
anything
in
that?
In
that
vein,.
P
So
I
think
one
of
the
design
principles
that
we
put
out
in
the
original
bill
bps
report
a
year
ago,
was
that
we
match
the
buildings
with
the
educational
programs
and
the
needs
of
the
community
and
I
think
in
Boston.
What
makes
that
particularly
challenging
is
our
full
choice
plan
and
the
complicated
home
basis
assignment
plan
that
we've
spent
the
last
year
really
diving
deeply
into
how
students
flow
in
and
out
of
schools.
P
So
we
can
understand
the
needs
by
neighborhood,
and
so
the
bill
bps
report
published
these
are
the
neighborhoods
that
we
think
are
growing
over
the
current
years.
We've
mapped
that
to
where
we
see
current
space
constraints
and
needs
for
special
education
programming,
English
language
programming.
So
all
of
that's
informing
how
we're
approaching
evaluating
any
programmatic
change
or
use
of
a
building
whether
it's
from
the
big
sort
of
I
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
interest
in
sort
of
conversations
around
consolidations
or
closures
or
some
of
the
bigger
picture
items.
P
We
use
it
a
lot
in
sort
in
terms
of
identifying
where
a
new
program
needs
to
go,
because
a
lot
of
these
decisions
come
down
to
a
level
that
most
of
the
public
doesn't
engage
with
us.
So
I
think
that
what
what
has
come
out
of
this
is
greater
insight
into
how
many
classrooms
are
in
every
building.
What
space
is
in
every.
A
P
Assets
are
in
each
building
so
that
we
can
do
better
planning
and
mapping
of
that.
So
that's
everything
from
where
the
next
classroom
serving
students
with
autism
is
gonna.
Go
all
the
way
up
to
you
know.
Should
the
class
this
should
the
school
be
a
K
to
6
K
to
8
middle
school,
whatever
the
the
big
decision
needs
to
be.
D
You
know
very
small
amount
of
students.
Each
student
has
an
each
family
has
been
talked
to
about.
Why
that's
the
case,
but
if
there's
something
else
down
the
pipeline
it'd
be
great
to
get
the
family
sooner
than
later.
Thank
you,
guys.
Thank
You
Ella
sue
CMO
for
letting
me
go
over
a
little
bit.
No
problem.
E
Then
good
afternoon,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
I
was
just
talking
with
the
chair
and
it's
kind
of
surprising,
because
he
and
I
were
the
only
people
I
think
in
this
room,
including
staff
and
extended
staff
that
were
here
during
the
school
closures
of
2010.
The
first
hearing
order,
I
called
for
in
March
of
2011,
was
on
a
facilities
plan.
It
took
us
a
while
to
get
here.
I
think
that
this
is
a
very
good
start
and
Lord
knows
I,
don't
shy
away
from
criticizing
bps,
so
I
will
give
you
credit
where
credit
is
due.
E
This
is
good.
I
do
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
have
as
robust
in
transparent
of
a
public
process
going
forward.
As
we
talk
about
potential
consolidations
to
the
council.
Presidents
pointed
to
talk
about,
probably
you
know
potential
school
closures
down
the
end,
because
it
can
be
a
very,
very
difficult
process
and
in
my
district
we
had
the
Agassiz
close
and
then
two
years
opened
it
reopened.
Two
years
later
it
reopened
as
two
schools,
the
Mission
Hill
and
the
margarita
bhutanese
it's
very
difficult
to
sustain
two
schools
and
one
building
as
we
as
we
know.
E
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit?
I,
don't
wanna
get
into
too
many
specifics.
Cuz
I
know
we're
talking
mostly
on
citywide
stuff,
but
I
know
it
is
a
significant
project.
Under
this
plan
work
at
the
Curley
school
that's
on
track
to
help
coordinate
those
two
buildings.
You
don't
want
to
jump
in
that
Nate
or
Tommy.
Anybody.
P
That
was
part
of
the
that's
a
capital
project
to
repair
for
basically
upkeep
and
safety,
we're
working
with
the
Curley
school
to
be
able
to
do
that
project.
It's
in
the
budget,
the
proposed
budget,
the
new
project
for
eight
hundred
and
forty
thousand
to
rebuild
that
exterior
bridge
and
walkway
that
connects
the
two
schools
in.
E
Q
Q
E
That's
helpful
and
you
know
we
have
a
number
of
schools
that
are
in
several
two
different
buildings.
Not
many
are
as
closely
connected
as
the
curl
is
the
Mary
II
and
the
James
Michael
Curley
schools
are
so
I
think
that's
a
that's
an
important
step,
and
to
that
end,
can
you
talk
and
I
think
Tommy?
In
your
remarks
you
talked
a
little
bit
about
sort
of
security
measures
and
making
sure
that
there's
cameras
or
so
I
think
some
schools
may
have
cameras,
but
you
know
lock
systems
buzzing
systems.
E
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
that,
because
a
sad
reality
of
the
world
we
live
in
now
is
every
time
there
is
one
of
these
horrific
school
shootings.
We
get
call
from
parents,
and
luckily
you
know
we
haven't
seen
one
in
Boston.
But
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
safety
precautions
that
we're
gonna
sort
of
redouble
our
efforts
going
forward?
Yeah.
N
So
this
is
part
of
our
system
wide
initiatives,
and
we
know
that
across
the
board,
we
need
to
address
several
security
issues
within
our
schools
from
things
like
keys
for
the
teachers
to
preparing
cameras.
The
money
was
actually
set
aside
for
us
to
look
at
this
in
a
little
bit
more
detail.
It
is
part
of
a
system-wide
initiative,
but
we
haven't
assessed
exactly
I
know.
John
and
his
team
have
gone
to
every
single
school
to
get
that
initial
safety
assessment
was
part
of
that
subcommittee
work.
N
E
Again,
I
want
to
be
clear:
I,
don't
think
this
is
as
easy
as
we're.
Gonna
allocate
X
number
of
X
million
dollars
to
throw
it
every
school.
We
want
to
obviously
be
thoughtful
about
this,
but
I
would
just
close
by
saying
this
is
something
that
I
think
should
be
at
the
top
of
everyone's
list
to
make
sure
it's
done
as
efficiently
and
seamlessly
as
possible,
and
that
I
will
continue
to
push
for
that.
Thank
you.
L
Welcome
aboard
I
won't
have
I,
don't
have
a
lot
of
questions
we'll
get
into
it
as
we
go
through.
I
think,
councillor,
Campbell
and
councillor
O'malley
touched
on
something
I
wanted
to
talk
about
was:
was
the
school
closing
and
just
giving
us
the
heads
up
in
my
tenure
here
or
this
my
fifth
fifth
budget
season?
We
had
the
Greenwood
closed.
We
had
the
Rogers
closed.
We
had
a
big
shake-up
in
the
matter
hon,
it's
kind
of
rocky
time.
So
anytime
you
can
get
ahead
of
the
curve.
That
would
be
appreciated.
Really.
L
P
Yeah
I
would
say
that
we're
not
in
a
place
where
you
know
I
think
any
counselor
should
feel
like
we're.
They're
gonna
miss
the
boat.
If,
if,
if
the
project
isn't
announced
or
isn't
in
the
pipeline
immediately,
we're
gonna
do
a
great
deal
of
community
engagement
to
make
sure
that
we
hear
from
all
communities
that
people
feel
like
they
have
the
opportunity
to
propose
the
Rogers
building.
Is
you
know?
Currently,
you
know
city-owned
property,
we're
evaluating
all
of
the
potentials
swing
spaces
for
how
we
might
use
in
in
future
planning.
P
You
know,
I
think
when
we
talk
about
Hyde,
Park
schools,
you
know
High
Park
was
mentioned
specifically
as
a
neighborhood
that
is
anticipated
to
grow
for
a
school-age
population,
so
we're
thinking
about
in
the
context
of
how
many
students
we
expect
to
serve.
We're
also
see
a
lot
of
charter
schools
in
Hyde
Park.
So
we
see
some
competition.
P
If
you
will
for
for
students
we're
trying
to
figure
out
how
big
each
of
the
schools
should
be
to
serve
the
population,
then
also,
how
do
we
best
add
in
some
of
the
21st
century
learning
spaces
gyms
science
labs
different
learning,
opportunities
that
we
want
to
shape,
so
the
Rogers
continues
to
be
part
of
that
as
we
evaluate
it
and
I
know
that
there
are
other
groups
within
the
city
who
have
approached
us
in
terms
of
how
they
would
like
to
use
it
either
for
other
community
assets.
So
it's
still
in
discussion.
L
Okay,
yeah,
just
you
know
when,
when
the
Rogers
did
closed,
I
received,
you
know
calls
and
they
weren't
from
the
parents
from
the
teachers
they
were
from
the
businesses
and
the
local
people
saying.
Please
don't
open
that
school
again,
just
because
we're
it
said
it's
right
in
the
middle
of
the
community
and
being
right
outside
the
business
district,
it
would
be.
It
would
be
a
real
bonus
if
that
was
housing
of
some
sort
or
anything
else.
L
So
I
just
get
worried
that
the
building's
sitting
there
quiet
now
for
three
years
and
as
you
know
when,
when
you're
not
using
something,
you
know
it's
like
parking
the
car
and
the
you
know
in
the
garage
not
using
it
for
a
couple
years.
It's
gonna
be
a
problematic
to
jumpstart
that
at
some
point
in
time.
So
just
we'll.
Keep
that
in
mind
we'll
keep
working
together.
Thank
you
name
is.
M
You
mr.
chair,
thank
you
just
to
add
my
voice,
I
think
to
the
chorus
so
I
wasn't
on
the
council
in
2010,
but
I've
been
around
for
many
many
many
sets
of
school,
closings
and
they're
very
painful,
even
consolidations
mergers.
Everyone
gets
tense
parents,
students,
teachers,
I
think
to
the
point
that
was
made
earlier,
the
more
you
can
be
open
and
transparent
throughout
the
process.
The
better
now
Nate
you
mentioned
earlier
that
you
were
doing
some
mapping
around
population
growth
and
changes.
P
Absolutely
so
the
first
part
of
it
was
published
in
the
demographic
study
that
was
released
with
the
original
bill.
Bps
report
been
mentioned
already
that
we're
working
on
the
annual
update,
which
will
include
some
additional
analysis
that
we've
done
to
help
us
understand
where
our
challenges
are
from
the
enrollment
and
space
constraint.
So
we'll
be
publishing
that
at
some
point
in
the
spring,
this.
M
Spring,
okay
and
then
just
one
last
question:
I
do
have
to
leave
for
a
commitment
that
I
have
in
my
district,
but
I
was
interested
in
just
understanding
how,
if
at
all
students
at
Madison
Park
as
a
VOC
tech
school,
are
being
engaged
in
the
overall
thinking
and
planning
or
execution
of
build.
Bps
are
those
conversations
happening
with
those
students.
I
know
I
visited
a
maybe
a
couple
of
months
ago,
and
they
were
announcing
this
wonderful
partnership
with
the
painters,
Union
and
so
I.
Just
don't
know
just
in
terms
of
planning
or
the
execution.
P
P
M
C
You
know
the
the
male
athletes
are
having
better
access
in
the
sense
of
time
and
we'll
talk,
I
think
in
more
detail
about
that
during
the
athletics
presentation,
but
when
we
think
about
our
investments
that
we're
considering
that
at
the
same
time,
I
think
that's
really
important
and
I.
Wonder
too.
If
there
is
any
plan
as
part
of
the
capital
plan
for
white
Stadium,
so
is
white
parks
or
bps
like.
C
C
Get
would
be
good
to
know
which
asset
belongs
to
who
and
what
role
build
bps
can
play
with
at
least
improving
bps
fields,
but
I
do
think
it.
As
a
former
high
school
teacher,
the
sports
piece,
any
enrichment
activity,
but
specifically
athletics,
you
know,
creates
a
full
engagement
for
so
many
of
our
students.
We
talk
about
academic,
achieve
it's
often
very
directly
related
to
the
ability
to
access,
sports
and
athletics
as
a
program
at
that
within
that
school
community.
C
So
you
know
what
are
we
doing
to
support
the
child
in
that
sense
as
well?
But
then
you
know
white
white
stadium.
You
know
we
talk
about
wanting
a
premiere.
We
have
incredible
athletes
in
our
city
in
our
schools
and
imagine
how
great
they
could
be
if
they
had
proper
facilities
in
which
to
practice
their
trade.
C
P
Was
just
gonna
no
on
the
bill,
DPS
website
build
VPS,
dot
org.
If
you
go
to
a
specific
school
on
that
on
their
dashboard
and
the
upper
right,
it
shows
a
picture
of
the
parcel
and
what
is
considered
the
parcel
that's
associated
with
the
school
and
in
some
of
these
schools
you
can
see
the
difference
between
so
I.
P
Remember,
looking
at
the
frederick
and
seeing
the
frederick
property
versus
the
park,
that's
right
next
door
to
the
frederick,
so
you
can
see
it'll
also
identify
other
city
owned
parcels,
but
it
doesn't
say
what
that
parcel
is
used
for.
So
you
can
see
if
there's
a
housing,
development
or
there's
a
park
in
the
area.
You
can
see
that
it's
city-owned,
but
not
necessarily
what
it
is.
That's
not
a
sort
of
easily
searchable
data
set,
but
for
any
specific
school
you'd
be
able
to
go
in
and
look
at.
What's.
C
Q
He's
also
brought
to
my
attention
some
potential
playground
improvements
at
one
of
our
schools
in
Mattapan,
so
we
do
talk
to
parks
quite
a
bit,
and
so,
as
we're
rolling
out
bill,
BPS
investments,
they
won't
just
be
BPS
decisions
either
there'll
be
a
lot
of
collaboration
between
these
two
different
departments.
So.
C
C
But
then
also
that
being
said,
when
we
get
to
athletics,
we're
going
to
talk
about
providing
some
more
middle
school
athletic
opportunities
for
many
of
our
kids,
because
it
it
is
what
engages
a
lot
of
our
a
lot
of
our
children
in
the
school
and
then,
if
white
Stadium
could
be
a
state-of-the-art
facility,
that's
really
sort
of
central
and
then
also
maybe
working
with
some
of
the
capital
improvements
through
parks,
because
our
kids
use
our
parks.
That
would
be
great.
It's
it's
all
good!
It's
not
negative!
It's
it's!
We
have
room
for
improvement.
C
A
K
Wanted
you
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
your
system-wide
investment
in
school
safety,
specifically
having
dealt
with
some
incidences
in
East
Boston,
high
school
and
I
wanted
to
know
how
that
money
was
spent.
Is
this
just
a
regular
and
investment
that
you
were
going
to
make?
Is
there
actual
adjustment
for
what's
happening
now
in
our
country?
If
you
could
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
sure.
Q
And
councillor
Malley
brought
this
up
as
well,
so
I'll
try
to
speak
to
that.
We
had
2.5
million
dollars
in
the
capital
plan
for
FY
19
and
beyond.
Just
recently
mayor
Walsh
saw
to
it
that
that
number
was
doubled.
We
now
have
five
million
dollars
in
the
capital
plan
over
the
next
four
years,
X
five
years,
I
apologize
in
the
past.
The
way
that
that
money
has
been
spent
counselor
has
been
more
reactionary,
first
thing:
where
we're
hearing
from
schools
that
there's
an
issue
with
an
exterior
door.
Q
We
go
out
right
away
and
make
sure
that
all
exterior
doors
are
secured
ASAP
so
that
there
are
no
safety
issues
with
access
to
schools.
We've
had
a
very
successful
project
over
the
last
five
years
to
install
card
readers
at
all
of
our
schools,
we're
in
the
final
stages
of
that
right
now,
I'm
happy
to
say
that
over
the
next
I
think,
four
to
six
weeks,
all
schools
within
the
city
will
be
on
card
access
to
get
in
and
out
of
our
buildings
into
getting
out
in
over
in
our
buildings.
Q
I
apologize,
but
aside
from
system-wide
efforts
like
the
card
readers,
a
lot
of
it
as
they
said,
has
been
relatively
reactionary.
What
we're
planning
to
do
with
the
five
million
dollars
in
the
capital
plan
right
now,
which
isn't
fully
decided
yet
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
thinking
things
through
much
more
strategically
more
holistically,
Tommy
Welch
mentioned
earlier
that
we've
just
recently
begun.
K
Q
Will
need
to
balance
the
two
for
sure.
I
can't
speak
to
that
in
great
detail
right
now
and
and
as
noted
before,
so
much
of
this
will
be
reported
again
in
a
presentation
specifically
on
this
topic
on
May
8th
when
we
present
on
school
safety.
As
far
as
a
standard
across
the
district.
For
obvious
reasons,
we
we
make
sure
that
all
exterior
doors
are
fully
functioning
and
secured.
We
were.
We
are
in
the
process
of
making
sure
that
all
schools
have
access
to
their
buildings
via
card
access.
Q
We
also
ensure
that
all
schools
have
working
camera
systems
at
the
front
entrance
so
that,
as
as
folks
are
sort
of
ringing,
the
doorbell
people
in
the
main
office
can
see
who's
there.
Those
are
some
of
the
standards
that
we
have
in
place,
I
think
as
we
roll
out
this
next
wave
of
capital
funding
over
the
next
five
years,
we'll
be
a
lot
more
specific
on
what
the
full
sort
a
standard
is
for
what
every
building
needs
to
look
like.
Thank.
Q
F
Are
you
thank
you
so
Council?
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
today
concerning
the
proposed
capital
budget
for
the
Environment
Department
for
FY
19.
The
mayor
has
proposed
approximately
eight
million
dollars
in
capital
expenditures
to
support
three
initiatives:
climate
ready,
Boston,
the
renew
Boston
trust
and
energy
efficiency
design
services.
F
Climate
ready
Boston
is
the
mayor's
initiative
to
enhance
the
city's
resilience
to
sea-level
rise,
higher
temperatures
and
more
intense
precipitation
caused
by
global
climate
change
in
December
2016,
the
mayor
released
a
citywide
plan
that
broadly
addressed
all
three
of
these
vulnerabilities.
One
of
the
strategies
of
that
plan
is
to
develop
detailed
local
plans
and
the
first
one
was
for
coastal
resilience
for
parts
of
East
Boston
in
Charlestown.
F
When
releasing
the
East
Boston
Charlestown
report
in
November
2017,
the
mayor
announced
implementation
of
two
items
that
can
provide
near-term
benefits,
a
de
port
deployable
flood
wall
in
the
East
Boston
Greenway,
and
the
raising
of
one
block
of
Main
Street
in
Charlestown
by
two
feet.
The
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
is
currently
designing
and
procuring
the
deployable
flawed
wall
with
general
Park
improvement
funds
and
the
Main
Street
project
is
being
integrated
into
the
ongoing
redesign
of
Sullivan
Square
and
Rutherford
Avenue.
F
These
short-term
projects
will
be
followed
by
longer-term
measures
to
protect
these
neighborhoods
from
40
inches
of
sea-level
rise
and
beyond
through
zoning
revisions
updates
of
the
municipal
Harbor
plan,
green
space
projects
on
municipal
lands
and
in
collaboration
with
other
public
entities
and
other
measures.
At
the
end
of
last
year,
we
began
a
similar
endeavor
for
Fort
Point
channel
the
Seaport
and
South
Boston.
That
plan
will
be
completed
this
summer
and
will
include
short
term
and
long
term
measures.
F
Similarly,
the
Parks
Department
has
engaged
in
a
revision
of
Moakley
Park,
which
will
include
climate
change
and
close
to
resilience
measures
for
FY
19.
The
mayor
has
proposed
$600,000
for
climate
ready,
Boston
phase.
Two.
With
these
funds
we
will
extend
coastal
resilience
planning
to
other
neighborhoods,
including
downtown,
and
the
North
End
Dorchester
and
parts
of
East
Boston
Charlestown.
F
In
the
first
study.
As
with
the
existing
efforts,
the
work
will
include
extensive
engagement
with
neighborhood
residents,
businesses
and
institutions.
The
proposed
funds
will
also
continue
and
expand
other
projects
to
mitigate
higher
temperatures
and
more
intense
precipitation,
and
to
develop
resilient
designs
and
engineering
for
municipal
facilities
and
critical
infrastructure.
These
efforts
involve
collaborations
with
the
Public
Health
Commission,
the
Boston
Water
and
Sewer
Commission,
the
Public
Works,
Department
and
other
municipal
offices.
The
mayor
has
also
proposed
$1,000,000
for
potential
Boston
Harbor
study
in
partnership
with
the
US
Army
Corps
of
Engineers.
F
The
Corps
is
in
the
process
of
determining
whether
to
include
Boston
in
the
north
atlantic
coastal
study,
which
could
provide
additional
funding
for
the
project,
because
such
a
project
would
affect
much
more
than
Boston.
We
are
talking
with
our
counterparts
and
neighboring
municipalities
and
with
the
Commonwealth
and
regional
bodies.
The
scope
of
this
project
would
be
informed
by
an
initial
feasibility
study
and
harbor
wide
protection
under
way
by
UMass
Boston,
which
should
be
completed
this
summer.
The
second
group
of
capital
investments
that
the
mayor
has
requested
is
further
in
new
boston
trust.
F
The
RBT
is
a
self-financing
program
for
energy
efficiency
and
renewable
energy
and
city
facilities.
Investments
in
energy
efficiency
and
renewable
energy
are
paid
for
by
savings
and
energy
costs,
and
the
savings
are
guaranteed
under
an
energy
performance
contract.
The
work
is
also
subsidized
by
rebates
from
our
energy
utilities
as
part
of
the
Commonwealth's
energy
efficiency
programs
during
renew
Boston
trust.
First
phase,
currently
underway.
We
have
completed
comprehensive
audits
of
thirty-eight
buildings,
operated
by
seven
city
departments.
F
Recommended
energy
conservation
measures
include,
for
example,
high-efficiency
LED
lighting,
high-efficiency
boilers,
more
efficient
heating
ventilation
and
air
conditioning
equipment,
electricity,
producing
photovoltaic
arrays
water,
conserving
plumbing
fixtures
and
improved
roofs
and
windows,
a
multi
departmental
committees
in
the
process
of
prioritizing
measures
and
obtaining
binding
bids
and
energy
savings
guarantees
to
implement
these
measures.
Work
on
the
initial
set
will
begin
soon
for
the
second
phase
of
their
new
Boston
trust.
The
mayor
has
proposed
to
authorize
investments
of
thirty-five
million
dollars
with
an
additional
seven
million
dollars
to
come
from
utility
rebates
in
Phase
two.
F
We
expect
to
target
50
to
60
more
municipal
buildings.
They
will
undergo
the
same
rigorous
process
to
identify
energy
conservation
measures,
as
in
the
first
phase,
implementation
of
the
phase
two
work
will
begin
in
FY
19,
with
the
bulk
of
the
work
to
be
done
in
FY,
2021
environments.
Third
initiative
is
for
energy
efficiency
design
services.
We
will
continue
to
expend
capital
funds
that
were
previously
allocated
as
well
as
utility
rebates.
The
primary
project
underway
is
to
complete
the
survey
and
repair
of
mechanical
steam
traps
in
Boston
Public
Schools.
F
This
greatly
improves
the
efficiency
of
the
heating
systems
and
the
physical
comfort
of
students
and
teachers
and
produces
substantial
energy
and
cost
savings.
This
project
is
not
part
of
the
renew
Boston
trust,
because
the
pilot
phase
of
our
BT
does
not
include
schools.
We
will
use
remaining
funds
in
this
account
to
support
other
energy
projects
in
municipal
buildings
that
fall
outside
the
RBT
initiative.
Thank
you
again
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today.
F
A
E
E
It's
it's
exciting
to
hear
about
what's
been
in
the
works
and
I
think
you
and
I
think
mayor
Walsh,
reserva
trainers,
amount
of
credit
that
we
really
are
investing
significantly
and
again.
I
am
a
broken
record,
but
the
more
we
invest
in
climate
preparedness,
the
better
we
are
serving
our
taxpayers
and
our
ratepayers
in
Boston
and
we're
saving
money.
So
you
talked
a
little
bit
about
efforts
in
Charlestown
in
East,
Boston
I
know,
council
Edwards
we'll
get
to
that
in
her
district.
E
But
has
there
been
any
talk
about?
You
know
that's
more
about
flooding,
which
is
obviously
something
that
is
incredibly
impactful
in
the
waterfront
and
downtown
neighborhoods.
But
what
about
extreme
heat?
Will
there
be
funds
allocated
to
promoting?
You
know
increasing
the
tree,
canopy
and
other
ways
of
dealing
with
heat
islands?
Yes,.
F
We
are
all
are
investing
money
in
heat
right
now
we
have
an
ongoing
project
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
to
review
our
public
health
measures
in
case
of
public
heat.
That
project
had
recently
found
underway.
You
know,
based
on
the
results
of
that,
we
will
determine
what
the
next
steps
are,
and
we
are
in
conversation
with
our
colleagues
in
the
parks
apartment
and
in
Boston,
Water
and
Sewer
to
to
continue
to
investigate
the
state
of
our
tree
canopy.
F
E
Well,
come
sir
presley
and
I
at
the
last
council
meeting
put
forth
our
tree
census
for
lack
of
a
better
word
hearing
orders.
So
will
you
look
forward
to
working
with
that
and
seeing
ways
that
we
can
be
helpful?
I
think
Boston
is
pretty
good
as
it
relates
to
other
similar
sized
cities
in
terms
of
our
tree
canopy
and
coverage,
but
there's
obviously
room
for
great
improvement.
I
talked
a
little
bit
with
Tricia
Lyons
earlier
this
afternoon
on
ways
that
we
are
going
to
grow.
E
Our
PV
panels
on
city-owned
buildings
and
city
run
buildings
I
believe
there
are
two
right
now
the
currently
use
it.
She
talked
about.
Her
team
talked
about
there's
an
RFI
do
at
the
end
of
next
month
and
there's
going
to
be
an
increase
going
forward.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
in
the
city's
commitment
to
building
renewable
energy
infrastructure
on
our
buildings,
specifically
PV
panels?
Yes,.
F
Well,
they're
there
to
ask
there's
several
aspects
to
it.
First
of
all,
renewable
energy,
including
PV
panels,
is
part
of
their
a
new
Boston
trust
project,
so
that
can't
come
up
as
we
do
surveys
of
individual
buildings
and
look
for
ways
to
increase
their
energy
efficiency
and
renewable
energy,
and
that
in
a
couple
of
the
building,
at
least
in
a
couple
of
the
buildings
that
we
have
looked
at
something
like
that
has
been
proposed,
and
we
are
now
you
know
going
through
the
details
and.
E
F
That's
that's
correct.
We
we
have
been
looking
at
at
other
opportunities
as
I
believe
we've
discussed
earlier.
The
city
received
a
grant
from
the
Commonwealth
a
couple
years
ago
to
put
to
put
P
B's
and
batteries
on
a
few.
You
know
community,
centers
and
we're.
You
know
we're
trying
to
move
that
project
forward
and.
E
E
F
Know
with
the
you
know,
changing
technology
both
in
Peavey's
and
in
batteries
yeah,
and
that
it's
a
the
first
time
that
we're
doing
this.
You
know
it's,
it's
been,
it's
been
more
complicated
than
we
thought,
so
we
all
hoped
it
would
move
ahead
much
faster,
but
you
know
we
are
continuing
to
work
on
that
and
you
know
we
continue
to
look
at.
You
know
opportunities
to
do
that
in
individual
buildings
has.
E
E
F
E
I
will
likely
do
a
separate
hearing
order,
specifically
on
on
how
the
city
can
lead
in
PV
I'm
delighted
to
hear
the
commitment
from
you
from
Mayor
Walsh
from
others,
I'm
and
I
know.
Chairman
CEO
Moe
is
delighted
to
hear
that
we're
looking
at
a
third
party
apparatus
which
would
cost
taxpayers
nothing
to
install
these
things,
but
as
we
move
towards
the
new
choice,
aggregation
something
that
this
body
has
let
on
and
working
closely
with
you
to
make
a
reality,
we
need
to
build
our
renewable
at
a
infrastructure
in
Boston.
E
K
You
for
being
here
I
just
had
a
couple
questions
more
directed
towards
my
district
I
represent
East
Boston
and
Charleston
on
the
north
end
and
I.
I
really
do
appreciate.
The
investment
in
resiliency
planning
and
in
in
East
Boston
in
Charlestown
and
I
was
specifically
curious
about
the
timeline
for
those
projects
to
be
implemented
in
the
district.
K
F
The
one
specific
project
that
we
identified
for
immediate
implementation
is
the
deployable
flood
wall
in
these
Boston
Greenway.
The
parks
department
is,
is
you
know,
in
charge
of
the
design
and
procurement
of
it
I
believe
that
they're
going
to
be
issuing
an
RFP
in
the
very
near
future,
but
I
do
not
have
a
specific
date.
I
can,
you
know
see
where
they
are
and
I
can
certainly
make
sure
that
you
are
alerted
when
that
RFP
goes
out
for
the
procurement
of
the
football
staying.
F
Where
risks
I
think
we're
still
having
some
conversations
about
that
to
make
sure
that,
because,
as
you
as
you
are
absolutely
correct,
correct
in
alluding
to,
we
need
to
be
have
very
clear
management,
responsibilities
and
operation,
operational
responsibilities
and
a
clear
set
of
criteria
for
making
the
decision
to
deploy
it,
so
that
that
is
on
going
as
we're
moving
forward
with
the
procurement.
It's.
K
Close
enough
that
it
will
that
there
are
some
people
whose
housing,
house
houses
or
yards
or
they're
particularly
concerned
that,
with
it's
being
deployed
and
directing
floodwaters
elsewhere,
it'll
be
towards
their
homes.
What's
been
the
analysis
on
on
the
deployment
of
the
the
flood
wall
and
how
it
impacts
surrounding
areas.
F
Well,
the
analysis
that
we
conducted
says
that
it
you
know
it's
going
to
protect
homes
from
flooding.
You
know,
if
there's
a
couple
of
specific
homes
that
are
concerned
about
that
I'd
be
happy.
If
you
could
give
me
their
addresses
and
we
can
look
it
into
more
detail
to
determine
exactly
how
they
might
be
affected
by
that
just.
F
K
F
K
F
It
depends
on
exactly
what
the
scope
of
work
turns
out
to
be,
as
as
I
mentioned,
UMass
Boston
is
conducting
a
first
line.
Feasibility
study
of
a
harbor
barrier
mm-hmm
and
those
results
will
be
available
and
should
be
available
in
the
next
few
months
and
I
expect
that
the
results
will
strongly
inform
the
next
step.
In
terms
of
the
analysis
that
we
do
so
we're
gonna
wait
for
the
results
of
that
study
to
be
released,
and
then
we
will
have
a
discussion
with
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers.
F
K
K
F
So
one
of
the
things
we're
looking
at
in
terms
of
determining
whether
we
should
do
a
harbor
wide
barrier
or
you
know,
or
more
localized
resilience
measures
such
as
we're
described
in
the
East
Boston
Charlestown
report
or
more
likely
or
even
both
is,
is
what
are
the
costs
involved.
And
so
we
are
looking
very
closely
at
what
those
numbers
are.
The
UMass
Boston
report
had
a
number
of
ideas
about
how
that
money
could
be
raised
through
various
types
of
fees
or
taxes
or
bonding
authority.
F
So
we
are
continuing
to
examine
possible
sources
of
revenue
for
that.
But
of
course,
it
will
depend
very
specifically
on
this
on
the
measures
that
we
conclude
are
the
right
ones
for
Boston
to
take
and
on
the
time
scale
over
which
we
need
to
make
those
in
Testaments.
So
it's
something
we
do
think
a
lot
about,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
discussions
about,
but
no
decisions
have
been
made
yet
because.
F
K
Just
three
three
more
questions:
that's
okay!
So
in
the
recent
hearing
on
flooding
we
discussed
and
I
think
the
BP
da
also
brought
up
potential.
Zoning
for
sea
level
rise
and
I
was
wondering
if
there's
been
any
movement
in
the
budget,
at
any
investment
at
all
and
and
looking
at
this
and
zoning
for
sea
level
rise
well,.
F
Yes,
I
mean
I,
know
that
our
colleagues
and
the
BP
da
are
continuing
to
work
on
this
and
and
the
the
Environment
Department
is
very
much
involved
in
those
discussions.
I
don't
know
what
plans
they
have
in
terms
of
publishing
a
draft
or
proposal
for
that,
but
it
is.
It
is
an
ongoing
effort
in
the
BP
da
okay.
K
You
mentioned
the
renew
boston,
trust,
yes,
and
that
this
was
this
was
fully
funded
through
cost
savings
and
energy.
I
would
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
again
about
this
set
of
money.
It
seemed
that
it
was
more
we've
been
able
to
be
efficient
in
the
way
we
design
or
in
the
expected
energy
savings.
So
therefore
that
money
would
be
redirected
toward
this
trust.
No.
F
No,
what
happens
is
that
that
it's
basically
the
name
for
this
set
of
capital
investments.
There's
you
know
that
we
invest
in
certain
energy
efficiency
measures
of
the
type
I'm
sure
you're
familiar
with,
and
we
do
that
in
an
energy
service
contract
whereby
the
contractor
guarantees
that
the
measures
that
they
install
will
produce
some
minimum
level
of
savings,
and
therefore
we
expect
that
the
energy
savings
we
have
from
those
measures
will
more
than
pay
back.
The
investment
that
we're
putting
in.
F
I
K
K
And
then
just
I'm
sorry
I
missed
the
the
bps
presentation,
but
is
has
ever
been
move
because
this
is:
has
there
been
a
move
to
use
electric
school
buses
or
to
invest
in
another
to
invest
in
that?
At
all
I
know,
Cambridge
has
an
electric
school
bus
initiative,
I
didn't
know
if
Boston
was
gonna.
Look
to
move
towards
that.
F
Not
that
I'm,
aware
of
in
the
past
couple
years,
the
bps
has
been
moving
towards
propane
powered
buses,
which
are
considerably
cleaner
than
diesel
and
I
know
that
you
know
my
colleagues
and
in
the
bps
Transportation
Department
are
continuing
to
look
at
electricity,
but
their
move
they're
making
now
is
to
propane.
Okay,.
E
E
So
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
climate,
ready,
Boston,
specifically
Geoffrey's
point
Back,
Bay
Charlestown
near
the
aquarium,
and
then
climate
ready,
Boston
phase,
two,
that's
sort
of
the
next
looking
at
other
neighborhoods.
That
maybe
aren't.
As
you
know,
we
have
to
protect
as
it
relates
to
this,
the
coastal
neighborhoods.
First,
of
course,
as
a
coastal
city.
And
then
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
energy
efficiency
design
services
and
what
that
means
exactly.
Yes,.
E
E
It
City
Hall
uses
steam,
correct,
yes,
building,
yeah
I,
believe
so
yeah,
okay
and
then
sort
of
the
biggest
authorization
or
the
new
authorization
is
the
million
dollars
for
the
climate,
ready,
Boston,
Harbor
support
study,
and
this
would
be
the
the
barrier.
As
you
see
it,
would
it
be
a
a
temporary
barrier,
I've
heard
sort
of
talked
about
well.
H
F
Of
a
barrier-
and
they
they've
been
looking
at
three
different
configurations:
they're,
not
temporary.
There
would
be
you
know
major
capital
projects
and
then,
when
we
get
the
results,
we
will
need
to
make
a
decision
about
whether
it
is
worthwhile
to
go
forward
with
a
barrier
at
all
at
this
time
or
and
if
so,
which
of
the
various
configurations
and
if
not,
what
are
we
doing
and
wrong
on
in
the
meantime,
yeah.
F
Obviously,
we
have
the
projects
that
we
are
have
undertaken
in
East,
Boston
in
Charlestown
and
South
Boston
and
Fort
Point
now
and
then
moving
on
to
other
neighborhoods
of
the
city
has
shown
that
there's
a
lot
that
we
can
do.
You
know
on
the
ground,
at
the
shoreline
level,
to
increase
protection
to
increase
access
to
increase
green
space
while
still
allowing
for
appropriate
development
in
those
areas,
and
so
we
see
that
there's
an
we
are.
You
know
making
clear
the
enormous
resources
and
use
that
we
can
make
of
our
shoreline
and
right
now.
F
So
we
expect
to
be
moving
forward
on
that
anyway,
and
then
how
the
two
different
possibilities
of
fit
together
is
something
we're
going
to
be
determining
over
the
next
few
months.
Obviously,
the
UMass
Boston
study
will
have
a
lot
of
influence,
and
then
we
will
be
continuing
to
discuss
potential
next
steps
with
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers.
Okay,
so.
E
We
know
there
are
a
lot
of
incentives
for
residents
for
businesses
to
adopt.
You
know
better
green
technology
cities
have
received
some
money.
Historically,
an
increasing
amount
is
awareness
of
global
warming
and
manmade,
climate
change,
sort
of
better
understood
from
the
EPA.
Have
you
seen
or
view
observed
changes
with
this
new
administration
in
Washington?