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Dockets #0622-0628 Fiscal Year 2020 Budget: Parks and Recreation, Parkman Fund and Revolving Funds
A
A
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like
to
remind
everybody
that
this
is
a
public
hearing
being
broadcast
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A
In
order
of
their
arrival.
We
have
to
my
immediate
left,
my
friend
from
South
Boston
Council
were
large
Michael
Flaherty
to
my
immediate
right,
the
chair
of
education,
my
friend
from
Dorchester
city
councillor
at
larger
and
nice
or
asabi
George,
to
my
far
right,
my
friend
from
East
Boston
councillor,
Lydia
Edwards,
to
my
left
again
district
6,
my
friend
from
JP
Matt,
O'malley
city,
councillor
of
district
6,
and
next
to
him
district
8
city,
councilor,
jaws,
Aiken,
Frank
Baker
has
stepped
out
momentarily.
A
B
You
very
much
chair.
My
name
is
Chris
cook
and
I
serve
as
mayor
Martin,
J,
Walsh's,
chief
of
environment,
energy
in
open
space
I
have
the
privilege
of
being
joined
by
several
of
my
colleagues
from
the
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
Department,
including
Josh
Altidore,
our
director
of
maintenance,
nicole
Duhamel,
our
director
of
finance,
Rob,
Rubin,
Booker,
our
chief
engineer,
and
we
will
be
joined,
she's
car.
Another
hearing
right
now
and
I
am
Belfast
who's.
Our
Director
of
Human
Resources
I,
want
to
thank
you,
chair,
council.
No
for
your
chairmanship
of
the
hearing.
B
I
want
to
thank
Council
McCarthy
for
being
the
vice
chair
of
this
committee.
The
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
is
a
dreaded
productive
relationship
with
this
community
through
both
of
your
10
years
and
I
know
your
stalwart
supporters
of
the
parks
department,
and
so
you
as
this
is
our
last
budget
hearing
together
at
the
parks.
Apart
on
that
I'd
also
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
acknowledge
the
contributions
of
the
the
council
at
large
and
how
supportive
they've
been
in
the
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
and
open
space
in
the
city
of
Boston.
B
Boston
Parks
is
better
for
the
council's
leadership,
and
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
leadership
of
the
chair
and
environment
sustainability
and
parks,
community
councillor
Malley
and
vice-chair
Wu
for
their
partnership
in
that
and
with
the
department.
Boston
Parks
looks
to
continuing
this
partnership
with
the
City
Council
and
I
want
to
thank
the
councillors
for
the
coordination
and
cooperation
in
the
budget
process.
B
I
especially
want
to
thank
the
office
of
budget
management
led
by
the
chief
handy
as
well
as
director,
Justin
starett,
and
our
budget
analyst
Natasha
white
for
tireless
work
on
the
preparation
of
this
we're
excited
to
present
free
review.
The
submitted
FY,
2014
parks
department
budget
from
both
an
operating
perspective,
but
also
a
capital
perspective.
Mayor
Martin,
J
Walsh
has
demonstrated
a
steadfast
commitment
to
making
our
urban
green
spaces
among
the
best
in
the
nation
when
it
comes
to
access
and
equity
from
a
department
perspective.
B
This
means
viewing
our
investments
in
activities
through
the
lens
of
park's.
First
parks.
First
is
a
commitment
to
achieving
these
goals
through
design,
excellence
and
management.
Our
residents
deserve
access
to
great
parks.
There
should
be
equity
and
how
those
parks
are
invested
in,
and
there
needs
to
be
excellence
in
design
concerning
environmental
goals.
In
regards
to
climate
adaptation,
our
approach
is
getting
results.
Last
year,
Boston
was
recognized
as
only
the
second
city
in
the
United
States
to
have
a
hundred
percent
of
its
residents
within
a
ten
minute
walk
of
a
park.
B
B
Many
of
the
conflicts
that
occur
between
animal
control
in
our
urban
spaces
actually
occur
in
property
that
is
owned
by
the
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
Department,
whether
it's
a
flight
off
leash
dogs
or
if
it's
actual
wildlife
in
our
city,
so
we're
excited
to
coordinate
and
collaborate
more
closely
with
animal,
can
care
and
control
with
the
adoption
in
their
inclusion
in
FY
2008.
We
also
want
to
highlight
the
addition
of
three
full-time
and
just
to
be
clear.
These
are
full-time
employees,
not
seasonal,
Park
Rangers,
to
be
added
to
our
roster.
B
I
know
that
this
is
something
that's
been
a
major
point
of
advocacy
throughout
the
years,
not
only
to
add
to
the
sense
of
safety
in
our
parks
and
rule
enforcement,
but
also
to
make
sure
that
there's
ambassadors
in
our
parks
and
that
they're
welcoming
environments
when
I
highlight
that
we
did
expand
our
horticultural
division
to
include
a
new
four
person
position.
This
will
be
located
at
Martins,
Park
Martins
Park
is
a
universally
accessible
climate
ready
park
at
South.
B
Boston
is
a
part
of
the
Mayor
Walsh's
resilient
Boston
Harbor
plan
that
Gardner
for
person
will
maintain
the
high
levels
of
horticulture
that
we're
planting
at
the
park
and
also
sure
that
we
have
excellence
of
design
as
we
save
our
city
from
flooding.
We've
also
included
an
additional
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
our
operating
budget
for
lidar.
Lidar
is
the
system
by
which
we
can
actually
gauge
our
tree
canopy,
and
this
information,
which
will
be
shared
widely,
especially
with
our
research
partners
and
our
friends
groups,
will
help
develop
our
urban
forestry
master
plan.
B
A
You
chief,
can
you
elaborate
a
little
on
the
animal
control?
We
do
have
a
revolving
fund
later,
but
how
many
employees
are
you
taking
an
on
and
I'm
sorry
and
you
have
like
13%
increase
in
your
budget,
but
obviously
some
of
that
is
attributable
to
the
new
employees,
plus
the
animal
control.
Folks,
yeah.
B
So
I
so
Nicole
I'll,
let
Nicole
speak
to
the
specifics,
but
if
it's
okay
to
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
philosophy
behind
it
and
then
just
the
basic
numbers,
so
both
forty-four
percent
of
our
total
increase
in
the
operating
budget
can
be
attributed
to
this
transfer.
It's
something
that
we
working
very
closely
with
Commissioner
Christopher
at
inspectional
services,
we've
been
very
positive
about
as
I
think.
B
Most
of
the
councillors
are
aware
from
your
constituent
services,
there's
a
pretty
consistent,
citywide
problem
with
off
leash
dogs,
as
well
as
other
wildlife
in
our
parks
and
open
space.
And
while
we
enjoyed
a
very
close
working
relationship
with
AST
I
think
it
was
important
to
bring
them
in-house
so
that
we
could
like
really
engage
and
directly
impact
those
who
are
most
impacted,
especially
when
you're
talking
about
the
animal
control
officers
themselves
and
enforcement.
B
So
often
we're
sending
them
to
urban
spaces
like
noise
park
or
Lopresti
Park
in
East,
Boston,
Moakley,
Park
and
South,
Boston
and
and
throughout
the
entire
system.
It
seems
to
happen
in
our
spaces.
So
I
think
that
by
having
them
in
the
department,
they
will
also
inform
our
design
and
construction
choices
so
that,
as
we
design
our
parks
that
perhaps
there
are
ways
that
we
can
incorporate
into
our
design
where
we
don't
have
as
many
conflicts
that
with
the
fact
that
we
have
management
responsibilities,
if
not
ownership
responsibility
mas.
B
Most
of
the
urban
wilds
in
our
system
are
owned
by
the
Conservation
Commission,
but
we
do
have
management
responsibility
for
those
urban
wilds.
That's
really
where
we
start
to
see
the
intersectionality
of
animals
like
deer
and
rabbits
and
turkeys
that
make
their
ways
into
the
roads,
and
so
the
idea
of
providing
some
sort
of
management
plan
in
place
with
that
in
coordination
with
the
department
I
think,
will
benefit
from
that.
But
Nicole
I,
don't
know.
If
you
want
to
talk
about
the
specifics.
C
A
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
get
this
out
since
someone
in
the
audience
approached
us
about
the
and
first
I
want
to
preface
this
by
saying
she
was
very
thankful
about
the
three
additional
Mounted
Police
as
a
wee
I.
Don't
want
to
speak
for
everybody
but
I'm
imagining
so,
but
there
was
no
money
in
for
equipment
and
or
uniforms.
Can
you
speak
to
that
so.
B
Historically,
we
had,
and
so
thank
you
for
that-
we're
very
excited
about
the
addition
of
the
three
FTEs
for
historically,
we
had
a
formal
relationship
with
the
friends
group,
the
friends
of
the
mounted
unit,
where
they
actually
provided
on
a
contractual
basis.
They
actually
had
a
contract
with
the
fund
for
Boston,
Parks
and
Recreation
to
supply
a
certain
amount
of
dollars
over
time.
B
So
we
do
have
the
capacity
to
absorb
some
of
the
the
the
expenses
associated
with
the
daily
activities
through
the
fund
for
parks
and
recreation
in
the
park
ranger
line,
but
over
time
we'll
continue
to
work
with
OPM
to
incorporate
those
costs.
One
thing:
that's,
you
know
when
you
start
looking
at
materials
like
uniforms
and
equipment
that
has
to
be
part
of
a
unified
apps
for
the
department
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
duplicating
effort.
B
So
that's
why
I
think
it's
important
over
time
that
we
start
absorbing
these
costs
into
our
regular
budget
and
not
relying
on
the
fund
for
parks
and,
by
extension,
the
Friends
group
to
supplant
those
costs,
and
so
that's
the
direction
that
we're
heading
in
we're
very
excited
about
the
addition
of
the
Rangers.
Certainly
there
will
be
some
costs
associated
with
equipment
associated
with
those
Rangers.
B
A
A
D
B
Have
yeah,
and
so
what's
what's
really
really
exciting
and
again,
I
want
to
just
thank
the
council's
leadership
on
securing
those
funds.
So
what
you're
talking
about
is
the
twenty
eight
million
dollars
that's
associated
with
the
wind
sail
the
Winthrop
Square
garage,
that's
dedicated
to
Franklin
Park
and
the
twenty
eight
million
dollars,
that's
associated
with
the
sale
of
the
Winthrop
Square
garage
dedicated
to
Boston
Common.
So
we
have
already
begun.
We
secured
Weston
Sampson
as
the
lead
designer
for
the
for
the
Boston
Common
master
plan.
B
What's
most
exciting
about
both
these
processes
and
excuse
me,
we
secured
Reed
the
brand
as
the
lead
designer,
along
with
their
team,
to
lead
the
Franklin
Park
master
plan.
What's
perhaps
most
exciting
about
these
master
plans
that
are
progressing
for
America's
first
Park
in
the
city
of
Boston's
largest
park
is
that
we
are
doing
it
in
concert
with
the
actual
friends
groups
who
we
Co
managed
these
properties
with.
So
if
Boston
Common
we're
working
with
the
Friends
of
the
public
garden
and
in
tandem
we're
going
to
go
through
the
community
meeting
process
together.
B
So
last
week
we
had
stakeholder
meetings
with
the
maintenance
division
with
horticulture
this
week,
we're
having
meetings
with
the
MCCA
Emerson
other
butters
of
the
park
and
then
we'll
be
starting
a
full-on
community
meeting.
Hopefully,
by
the
end
of
this
summer
for
Boston
Common
Franklin
Park
is
trailing
just
a
little
bit
behind
Boston
Common,
just
from
a
capacity
issue.
We
don't
want
to
accelerate
both
them
at
the
same
time
and
then
also
what's
not
present
in
the
operating
budget.
B
D
B
An
excellent
question
so
currently
we
with
the
first
round
and
I
think
is
45
million
dollars
or
so
associated
with
the
first
two
rounds
with
Community
Preservation
Act.
Not
all
of
that
has
been
on
Boston
Parks
property.
Currently,
we've
been
able
to
manage
those
projects,
including
us,
especially
the
ones
that
are
associated
with
Boston
Parks
property
that
we
actually
applied
for
with
our
existing
project
manager,
staff,
I,
think
going
forward.
B
We
would
have
to
apply
a
mechanism
of
you
know
whether
it's
in
consultant
or
bringing
their
project
manager
baking
into
the
actual
CPA
asked
itself
to
develop
that
good.
But
it
says
it's
been
an
absolute
it's
amazing
in
to
see
PA
and
again.
Thank
you
for
the
council's
leadership
on
it.
Is
it's
been
such
a
boon
for
the
department,
because
it's
really
a
twofer
for
the
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
Department.
D
Said
through
the
cheer
I
said
to
the
chief
best
time
to
be
chief
is
with
the
with
their
funds
for
the
CPA
funds
being
delivered
so,
but
you're
doing
a
great
job.
Managing
that
whole
program.
Your
commitment
to
the
park
I
made
his
commitment
to
the
parks
has
been
phenomenal
and
I'm
excited
to
see
all
the
capital
as
a
citywide
city
councilor,
to
know
that
all
these
neighborhoods
are
gonna,
be
the
beneficiaries
of
lots
of
great
stuff
happening
at
the
end
of
the
street
or
around
the
corner
from
the
house
or
where
their
children
play.
D
Just
a
quick
question
when
you
look
at
through
the
Capitol
there's
pretty
much
for
the
most
about
for
monic
is
its
new
project
in
design
to
be
scheduled
in
construction.
The
last
one
kind
of
speaks
for
itself.
What
are
people's
expectations
when
they
see
sort
of
new
project
next
to
the
park
at
the
end
of
the
street
if
they
say
in
design
or
if
they
see
to
be
scheduled?
What's
the
reasonable
expectation
has
to
win
ya.
B
Know
it's
a
great
question:
I-I'll,
let
I'll
let
Robb
color
this
more,
but
I
would
say
in
general,
when
you
look
at
the
new
projects
in
design
means
that
there's
currently
a
design
process
already,
and
so
they
we've
already
been
out
to
the
community,
probably
had
our
first
community
meeting.
So
we
typically
on
most
projects,
the
Franklin
Park
master
plan
in
Boston,
Common
Mouse
plan
gonna
be
very
different
because
there's
such
large
projects
and
such
an
enormous
amount
of
capital
money.
B
E
The
the
timeline
typically
is
design
takes
about
a
year
and
construction
takes
about
a
year
and
we
do
have
a
very
intense
public
process.
We
like
to
get
a
lot
of
feedback
from
the
communities
that
we're
we're,
redoing
their
parks,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
we
deliver
the
kind
of
parks
that
are
going
to
be
useful
for
the
people
there.
Now,
if
there
is
a
master
for
very
big
projects
with
a
master
planning
project
process
that
would
take
a
year
possibly
longer
in
advance
of
that.
E
So
if
you
think
about
a
year
for
planning
on
ones
that
are
really
big
that
have
plan,
and
then
most
projects
have
about
a
year
for
design
and
a
year
for
construction
and
depending
on
the
timing
that
that
starts
the
thing
that
keeping
in
mind
is
a
lot
of
the
parks.
We
grow
grass,
so
you
can
only
grow
grass
in
the
spring
or
in
the
fall.
E
So
if
something
ends
in
this
in
the
summer,
that
kind
of
pushes
it
to
to
the
fall,
because
you
have
to
get
some
grass
established
doesn't
mean
we're
not
gonna
open
it
up,
but
a
lot
of
times
when
people
see
nothing
going
on
in
a
park,
they
think
the
construction
is
stalled.
A
lot
of
times
that
she's
waiting
for
the
grass
to
grow.
Thank.
D
B
The
capital
side
out,
absolutely
you
know,
from
from
an
operations
and
maintenance
side.
Unfortunately,
a
lot
of
this
work
is
TBD
and
I'll.
Let
I'll
let
Josh
speak
to
that
in
a
second.
Where,
as
we
develop,
these
parks,
we're
gonna
have
to
understand
how
we
actually
take
care
of
them
from
a
capital
side,
the
Walsh
administration
committed
ten
percent
of
total
capital
to
go
towards
resiliency
projects
and
in
fact
the
latest
tally.
F
Thank
You
chair
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here,
I
think
for
me
other
than
the
schools
with
my
children.
The
parks
are
the
next
most
and
some
may
be
more
frequent
place
that
I
intersect
in
my
home
and
my
family,
and
one
of
my
concerns
I
have
is
our
pop.
Let
me
start
with
a
compliment.
First,
our
parks
are
fantastic.
F
B
So
it's
a
it's
a
complicated
picture,
but
what
I'll
do
is
I'll,
try
to
synthesize
it
down
and
then,
of
course,
we'll
follow
up
with
additional
information
that
you
need
counselor,
but
you're.
Absolutely
right.
Space
is
at
a
premium,
and
so
at
the
top,
the
need
needs
to
be
our
kids.
And
so
what
gets
permitted
first
in
our
system
is
bps,
so
Boston
Public
Schools
gets
permitted
first.
B
We
don't
have
the
ability
to
tell
the
difference
between
youth
organizations
that
are
offering
their
their
leagues
and
their
activities
for
free
or
reduced
costs.
So
a
traditional
you
know
Little
League
or
if
it's
a
company
that
is
actually
provide,
you
know
providing
youth
recreational
opportunities
for
a
high
cost.
So,
for
instance,
there
could
be
a
soccer
club
where
you
have
to
pay
a
premium
membership
to
be
joining
and
then
they're
using
our
fields.
So
that's
an
area
that
we
need
to
explore.
B
We
need
to
figure
out
a
way
to
differentiate
that,
because
what
we
don't
want
peoples,
we
don't
want
people
using
a
public
amenity
to
make
money
on
and
then
also
creating
sort
of
a
class
system
within
within
youth.
So
our
primary
focus
needs
to
be
on
organizations
that
really
have
a
commitment
to
providing
of
really
low
threshold
if
any
for
that
activity.
B
There
would
have
to
be
some
way
for
the
public
to
chime
in
on
that,
you
know
monetary
value
being
extracted
from
our
parks,
so
we
think
that
our
best
bet
on
that
will
be
to
the
development
of
a
special
events
in
a
parks
permit
fee
system.
So
we'll
be
approaching
OBM
and
we've
already
been
in
talks
with
OBM
as
well
as
city
as
city
council.
B
Ultimately,
we
would
need
your
approval
to
do
it
as
well
as
Parks
Commission
approval
to
set
up
a
system
by
which
different
different
classes
of
users
would
have
to
pay
a
different,
a
different
fee,
and
then,
in
that
process
we
may
have
the
ability
to
actually
just
exclude
certain
uses,
and
so,
if
there's
just
something,
that's
totally
just
a
for-profit
workout
group,
that's
taking
away
field
time
from
a
soccer
league.
Our
priority
should
be
the
soccer
league.
B
That's
focused
on
youth,
so
the
that's
a
very
complicated
answer
to
say
that
we're
behind
on
this
and
it's
something
that
we
need
to
gate
and
engage
on,
because
what
we're
seeing
is
tighter
and
tighter
field
space.
And
what
is
you
know,
we're
making
enormous
capital
investments
in
these
neighborhoods
and
really
striving
for
excellency
in
inequity
of
how
these
parks
are
invested?
In
now,
we
got
to
make
sure
that
who's
in
our
park
reflects
the
neighborhoods
around
those.
F
Folks,
because
one
of
the
challenges
has
been
one
for-profit
organization
that
brings
in
their
own
lights,
so
they
don't
have
to
pay
for
lights
on
the
park.
They
are
bringing
a
trolley,
that's
filled
with
beer
and
wine
and
drinks
so
that
the
drinking
happens
on
the
trolley
and
the
ball-playing
happens
on
the
field.
And
it's
this
social
network,
which
is
which
is
a
park
in
our
city,
to
have
these
activities
happening.
F
But
they
also
need
to
be
reimbursing
the
parks
for
the
wear
and
tear
on
the
fields
so
that,
when
our
kids
are
on
those
fields
that
they're
in
good
shape
that
we're
able
to
maintain
them.
So
you
don't
have
to
necessarily
have
a
problem
with
the
for-profit
entities
that
create
these
activities
in
this
experience.
For
for
our
residents
in
the
city.
F
But
they
have
to
make
sure
that
they're
that
they're
paying
for
that
usage
and
for
the
wear
and
tear
because
they
are
a
for-profit
entity
and
when
I
think
about
the
youth
sports
and
our
schools,
teams
that
we
want
them
to
have
access
to
high
quality
playing
surfaces
and
the
wear
and
tear
from
the
for-profit
takes
from
that
takes
from
that.
So
I
appreciate
that
and
I
and
I
appreciate
you
explaining
the
complexity
of
figuring
out
within
the
youth
organizations.
Who's
charging
that
nominal
fee
just
to
buy
the
t-shirt.
The
equipment
for
kids.
F
G
G
No
we're
excited
so
we
I
understand
it'll,
be
about
June
may
be
nice
Mike
excellent,
so
well.
I
also
want
to
thank
you
again.
The
Greenway
which
a
lot
of
us
use
and
run
up
and
down
the
drainage
has
been
working
excellently
and
as
a
result
that
we
don't
have
the
flooding
that
we
did
before.
Just
speaking
a
little
bit
on
the
Greenway
or
actually
before
I
get
into
the
district
I
had
to
kind
of
you
know
larger
questions.
G
One
was
about
safety
in
our
parks,
specifically
for
kids
with
allergies
and
concerns
that
some
of
their
parents
have
approached
me
specifically
about
how
simple
sign
that
notes
that
they're
using
I
think
in
other
cities
that
notes
that
it
people
should
eat
at
the
picnic
tables
and
also
wipe
their
hands.
That
could
actually
save
some
kids
lives
and
we're
wondering
if
it's
it
doesn't
cost
a
lot.
G
B
It's
an
excellent
point,
so
our
Deputy
Commissioner
Ryan
woods
who
works
really
hard
with
all
external
relations,
is
working
with
I.
Think
at
Charles
Town
resident
right
now
about
some
of
the
different
samples
that
have
been
produced
in
other
Park
systems.
I
think
there's
an
interesting
opportunity
as
we
develop
our
rules
signs.
So
every
park
has
a
pretty
standard
rule
side,
and
that
includes
you
know,
seven,
ten
of
the
top
rules
that
we
try
to
enforce
and
it's
usually
focused
on
really
nefarious
criminal
behavior.
B
What
one
just
interesting
thing
is
we
developed,
that
is:
is
it
better
as
a
standalone
in
certain
taught
lots,
or
is
it
better
in
that
rule
sign
but
I
think
when
you
look
at
whatever
that
cost
might
be
associated
with
it
if
it
prevents
an
accidental
fixation
or
death,
I
mean
I.
Think
it's
it's
it's
worth
it.
It's
I
think
all
the
counselors
are
pretty
aware.
We
do
not
wash
off
our
picnic
tables
on
a
regular
basis.
B
G
G
So
going
back
to
in
East
Boston,
we
I
had
the
pleasure
of
going
through
the
caboose
on
and
it
was.
It
was
a
wonderful
opportunity
again
looking
at
what
we
could
do,
which
I
think
some
random
thing
that's
kind
of
historically
there,
but
also,
we
think,
could
be
a
welcoming
gathering
place
and
so
I
was
wondering
if
there
was
any
movement
on
that
was
that
going
to
be
put
out
for
RFP?
Yes,.
B
G
B
H
B
Think
that
there's
some
sort
of
amenity
that
could
be
provided
there
and
so
I
know
that
it's
been
a
concept,
at
least
for
the
past
three
years,
to
maybe
develop
as
a
bike,
slash
coffee
shop
or
some
other
amenity.
So
I
think
it's
it's
it's
an
opportunity,
because
a
lot
of
our
parks,
especially
our
parks,
that
provide
connective
tissue
for
the
city,
don't
benefit
from
having
a
reason
to
sort
of
stay
in
the
park.
B
B
G
Excited
for
it
honestly
I
think
we're
the
communities
beyond.
We
think
it
could
be
a
gathering
place
for
a
lot
of
folks
getting
them
out
of
the
new
development
and
on
the
waterfront,
but
also
really
connecting
it
to
the
other
folks
in
East.
Boston
just
wanted
to
still
stay
a
little
bit
on
following
up
on
councillor
sabi
George's
questions
about
the
privatization
of
parks.
You
know
with
Suffolk
Downs,
developing
their
owning
all
of
the
parks,
the
streets,
the
everything
there
and
there's
a
real
question
about
how
well
our
rights
are
First.
G
Amendment
rights
are
rights
to
organize
or
the
rights
to
have
access
to
a
lot
of
the
public
benefits
that
they're,
creating
they'll,
privately-owned
and
just
curious.
In
your
own
experience,
when
you've
had
to
deal
with
that,
I
think
was
it.
It
was
lon
a
or
there
was
another
property
where
there
was
some
sort
of
privatization,
but
there
was
still
public
access
and
protection
yep.
B
Suffolk
Downs
in
our
I
meant
letters
and
we
do
have
a
commitment
from
them
is
to
create
sort
of
programmable
open
space.
You
know
whether
it's
a
soccer
field
that,
in
the
future
someday
becomes
a
lacrosse
field.
You
know
that's
up
to
the
community
and
how
they
want
to
program
it
moving
forward.
But
what
we've
asked
for
them
is
a
commitment
through
the
process.
Will
they
commit
to
keeping
that
specific,
open
space
open
to
the
community
through
the
whole
time?
B
So
Parks
and
Recreation
has
a
comment
letter,
but
we've
also
been
very
satisfied
with
the
me
be'
filings
in
regards
to
open
space
and
their
commitment,
not
only
to
keeping
the
open
space
on
site-
and
I
can't
remember
it
off
the
top
of
my
head.
But
it's
about
40
acres.
I
think
that
they've
committed
to
on
site,
but
also
their
commitment
to
not
contributing-
and
in
fact
hopefully
improving
some
of
the
stormwater
management,
as
well
as
the
the
title
salt
marsh
situation
at
belle-isle
marsh.
J
K
Chairman
and
good
afternoon
chief
and
to
your
team,
thank
you
for
the
incredibly
important
work
that
you
do
and
the
incredibly
successful
work
that
you've
done
on
this
capacity
chief
know.
Even
since
our
last
budget
season,
you've
now
assumed
an
even
bigger
role,
but
are
still
working
and
I.
Think
it's
safe
to
say
the
parks
have
never
looked
better
than
they
do
right
now
in
the
city
of
Boston.
K
K
I
know
that
I
had
worked
with
both
councillor
McCarthy
on
a
hearing
order,
as
well
as
former
councillor
now
congressman
Presley
on
a
hearing
order
several
years
ago,
and
in
that
there
was
some
talk
of
doing
a
light,
our
study
to
get
a
real
sort
of
updated
inventory.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
where
we
are
in
that
yeah.
B
B
And
so,
as
you
look
at
socially
vulnerable
communities,
you
really
want
to
make
an
impact
and
make
sure
that
they're
benefiting
and
the
expansion
and
all
the
co-benefits
that
are
associated
with
not
only
street
trees
but
also
management
of
our
canopy
in
some
of
our
urban
wild
areas
and
some
of
our
parkland,
our
forested
parkland,
and
so
the
first
step
of
that
was
the
development
of
an
urban
forestry
master
plan.
It
did
not
make
sense
to
us
from
a
city
perspective
to
be
working
on.
B
You
know
nearly
a
decade
old
data
in
some
instances
as
we
develop
a
plan,
and
so
we
partnered
with
OPM
and
they've,
secured
the
funds
for
us
to
secure
lidar
data,
which
is
essentially
a
flyover.
That
has
the
ability
to
determine
what
is
actually
a
tree
and
what
isn't
a
tree,
and
so
it
won't
capture
grass
it
won't.
It
won't
Kyle,
it
won't
capture
a
low-lying
brush,
but
it'll
actually
give
you
a
sense
of
what
our
actual
tree
canopy
is
the
tree
canopy
approach,
as
opposed
to
total
number
of
trees
approach.
B
We
think,
is
what
will
be
successful
for
solving
some
of
those
inequities
and
truly
trying
to
provide
the
co-benefits
not
only
for
stormwater
management
but
for
heat
mitigation,
and
some
of
our
neighborhoods
are
going
to
be
vulnerable
from
climate
change.
So
the
first
step
is
the
hundred
thousand
dollars,
which
will
be
the
lidar
flyover
and
the
assessment
of
that
data.
We
will
then
use
that
data
and,
of
course,
we'll
share
it
with
all
of
our
research
partners
and
our
friends
group
to
not
only
inform
let.
K
B
C
B
B
B
And
I,
you
know
and
I
think
just
with
the
pace
of
development
that
we've
had
in
the
city.
When
you
look
at
neighborhoods
like
Hyde
Park
and
West
Roxbury,
where
there's
been
significant,
canopy
lost
just
because
the
development
I'd
be
very
surprised
if,
even
with
our
fairly
aggressive
Street
replanting,
if
we've
expanded
the
canopy.
K
K
M
E
The
technology
as
it
was
back
then
counted
basically
anything
green
yeah
as
canopy,
so
I
think
we're
gonna
get
a
much
more
accurate
number,
but
I
would
not
be
surprised
with
the
number
turns
out
to
be
lower
not
far
more
than
what
we've.
Actually
if
we
lost
the
canopy
but
it'll
be
because
then
grass
was
seen
as
canopy
share
up
routine
as
canopy.
Now
the
technology
is
much
better
and
it
can
tell
the
difference
between
a
tree
and
no.
K
Care
put
that
fair
point,
that's
great
and
that's
what
we
want
the
most
up-to-date
inventory
figure.
So
it's
great
Jamaica
pond
pathway
very
excited
about
this.
Give
me
the
quick,
Reader's
Digest
version
phase.
One
is
nearly
completed
phase
two
has
begun.
When
are
we
going
to
be
completely
done?
Phase.
K
A
Round
Thank
You
Ari
counselor
before
I
recognize
the
neck.
My
next
colleague
counselors
a
cam,
had
a
step
away
and
wanted
me
to
read
this
into
the
record
due
or
due
to
a
prior
commitment.
I
am
I
am
unable
to
remain
for
all
of
today's
Ways
and
Means
hearing
for
the
Parks
and
Rec
Department
I
want
to
commend
chief
cook
and
his
team
for
their
outstanding
work
and
steadfast
commitment
to
our
city
parks.
A
I
am
especially
pleased
with
the
strong
partnership
between
the
city,
Friends
of
the
public
garden
and
Friends
of
the
mountain
Rangers,
which
have
led
to
increase
funding
for
our
ranges,
as
well
as
exciting
investments
in
the
Boston,
Common
public
garden
and
all
of
our
neighborhood
parks.
I,
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
video
and
any
written
testimony
submitted
today.
Sincerely
Josh
sake.
I'm
chair
recognizes
councillor
Frank
Baker.
O
Buddy
curse,
I
was
at
the
meeting.
I
was
in
a
meeting
with
the
mayor,
the
other
night,
and
the
discussion
happened
about
state
land
and
city
land,
Richardson,
Park
and
Nene
playground.
We
used
to
call
it
the
Blakey
and
the
a
fee
we
talking
to
the
state
at
all
about
those
so
in
those
in
that
in
context
of
a
more
more
area
or
I,
think
that
around
the
city,
where
other
maybe
state
lien,
might
be
better
served.
If
we
had,
is
there
any
ongoing
discussion
there
with
with
that
issue,
so.
B
B
What
I
will
say
is
that
there
is
inherently
there
are
inherent
differences
between
our
operations
led
by
Josh
Altidore,
who
does
a
terrific
job
in
the
maintenance
division,
along
with
the
other
superintendents
of
the
properties
that
we
tend
to
take
care
of
and
the
properties
that
our
partner
agencies
at
the
Commonwealth
tend
to
take
care
of,
and
so
they
tend
to
take
care
of
larger
reservation
type
things
like
urban
beaches
and
stony
brook
reservation.
You
know
massive
properties
are
required
at
certain
different
care.
B
We
tend
to
take
care
of
more
hyper,
urbanized,
taught
Lots
ball
fields
and
athletic
recreational
spaces.
So
there
is
from
a
20,000
foot
view,
there's
a
there's,
an
efficiency
there
when
you're
talking
about
delivery
services
to
constituents
to
have
those
conversations,
but
they
haven't
progressed
to
any
formal
talks
and.
O
I
would
love
to
convene
a
meeting
I
just
can't
get
any
answer
from
certain
people,
so
maybe
you
could
help
help
there.
Maybe
my
question
I
was
getting
that.
Can
you
help
convene
meetings
with
the
state,
so
we
can
stop
moving
this
forward,
yes
and
in
particular,
might
in
my
district
Richardson
Park
and
in
the
the
Meany
playground.
O
B
O
B
Last
for
for
a
so,
for
instance,
you
know
you
could
define
the
park
life
of
a
bench,
you
know
for
being
10-15
years
or
you
know
a
better
example
is
an
athletic
turf
field
and
the
shelf
life
of
those.
Well,
actually,
that's
an
a
horrible
example,
because
you
can't
use
CPA
funds
for
artificial
turf
really,
but
what
I
would
say
is
a
basketball
court,
so
a
basketball
court
as
long
as
it
was
maintained
properly
could
last
as
long
as
20
years.
You
may
have
to
reinvest
it
again.
B
That's
not
a
maintenance
cost
that
so
we
would
consider
that
the
capital
cost
what's
interesting
with
CPA
is
that
it
does
have
the
ability
to
actually
purchase
trees,
though
trees
are
considered
a
capital
investment
by
the
city
and
certainly
now,
because
there's
so
many
coal
benefits
that
we're
aware
of
associated
with
trees.
So
as
far
as
the
maintenance
of
it
I
think,
that
would
be
a
tough
stretch
to
extract
funds
for
maintenance
of
those
trees.
O
So
just
for
instance,
Savin
Hill,
Savin,
Hill
Park
there
we
have
the
I
mean
those
Oaks
are
probably
like
200
years
old,
you
think
Chris
and
then
me
they
look
like
they.
They
need
some,
they
need
some
some
help
and
and
and
you
lose
one
of
those
trees,
you
know
you
couldn't
get
that
you
couldn't
get
that
canopy
back
in
50
years
know
with
with
with
one
tree.
So
so
how
do?
How
do
I,
how
do
I,
not
just
theory
of
dog
park,
also,
which
is
an
Olmstead
Park,
which
could
heritage
trees?
O
Also
we
have
Geneva
cliffs
with,
is
a
which
is
outside
of
me:
I'm,
not
sure
what
they
have
for
heritage
trees
there,
but
I
know
it
is.
It
is
tree
covered?
What's
the
mechanism
for
getting
because
in
in
Savin
Hill,
it's
probably
a
million
boxes
to
welcome.
Do
all
those
trees,
yeah.
B
O
B
I
think
I
think
you
raise
an
important
question.
It's
one
that
you
know
we'd
like
to
partner
with
the
council
as
we
develop
it.
I
will
say
that
we've
expanded
our
tree
funds
and
his
funds
available
we've
been
able
to
allocate
some
of
those
resources
that
are
typically
associated
with
regular
tree
maintenance
to
what
we
call
our
parks,
our
tree
in
parks
q
on
three
one
one,
but
in
general
we
are
highly
responsive
and
mostly
because
of
the
vulnerability
associated
with
street
trees.
B
For
instance,
you
know
falling
on
a
car
or
you
know
falling
in
the
right
away,
so
we're
highly
responsive.
A
lot
of
our
funds
on
maintenance
goes
to
maintenance
of
street
trees.
A
smaller
portion
goes
to
tree
and
parks.
We've
expanded
it
every
single
year,
but,
like
you
said
when
you're
talking
about
big
projects
like
that,
we
should
probably
do
that
out
of
major
capital
work
associated
with
that.
Well,.
O
L
J
Said
one
minute
just
kept
on
going:
I
didn't
I,
didn't
know
that
was
a
rule,
so
we're
gonna,
we'll
have
set
out
later.
Chief
I
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
you
and
your
staff
as
a
form
of
pocket.
You
know
how
much
I
love
the
parks
department,
so
I
just
want
to
thank
you
and
all
your
staff.
If
you
can
make
the
rain
stop,
that
would
be
awesome.
J
I
know
that
you
know
you're
behind
on
on
mowing
and
I'm
trying
to
try
to
explain
to
the
little
leagues
and
the
constituents
that
you
can't
put
heavy
equipment
on
on
on
mud.
Are
you
gonna
sink
in
and
you
guys
are
doing
a
really
good
job
every
time
the
Sun
breaks
through
you
guys
are
banging
it
out
so
I
want
to
preach.
I
really
want
to
thank
you
for
that
and
as
consul
Baker
alluded
to
before,
I
was
making
fun
of
them.
You
know
the
DCI
parks.
Aren't
the
same.
J
So
it's
it's
especially
in
my
district,
where
I
have
a
lot
of
DCI
parks
and
a
lot
of
Boston
Parks.
The
comparison
is
really
apples
and
oranges.
Are
you
guys
doing
a
really
wonderful
job
in
our
area
and
especially
with
at
Iacono
playground,
rivo
field
the
other
day
I
mean
that
Park,
you
know.
As
you
know,
I
grew
up
across
the
street.
I've
been
playing
there
for
49
years.
Well,
not
at
least
last
couple
years.
J
I
have
been
playing
there
at
all,
but
it's
the
park
looks
great,
so
I
really
want
to
thank
you
for
the
efforts
you
guys
are
making
I
look
at
district
5
in
general,
you're
talking
about
10,
plus
parks
and
I
love.
The
fact
that
mayor
Walsh
and
yourself
put
the
team
together
the
last
five
years
to
really
focus
on
the
tangibles,
the
capital
stuff,
the
tot
lot
so
and
we
have
ten
plus
taught
Lots
feels
new
services,
community
gardens
and
that's
just
in
district
5.
So
it's
it's
unbelievable.
J
People
are
incredibly
happy
with
the
parks
department
and
they
should
be
I.
Have
it
I
also
want
to
thank
George,
Wright
and
Franklin
Park
I
mean
two
jewels.
Last
year,
I
know
a
lot
of
people
aren't
golfers,
but
rated
top
two
ten
courses,
both
courses
ranked
top
ten
and
Golf
Digest
for
municipal
courses
to
play
out
in
the
state
where
you
pay.
You
know
fifty
two
bucks
to
play
in
the
weekend
at
George
Wright,
you
pay
one
hundred
and
thirty
five
dollars
to
play
at
some
of
the
other
places
that
are
on
that
list.
J
It's
just
incredible,
hidden,
jewels,
great
staff,
Scottie,
Joe,
Russ,
just
unbelievable,
so
I
want
to
thank
them
too
strange
question
out
of
left
field.
Since
I
was
like
four
years
old.
I've
always
wanted
to
put
a
street
hockey
rink
at
Riva
Phil,
but
I
can't
play
street
hockey
anymore,
but
I
can
parent
Li
play
pickleball.
When
you
give
me
the
background
of
this
pickleball
stuff,
because
I've
had
so
many
seniors.
Ask
me
if
we
could
change
at
least
one
of
the
tennis
courts
at
readville
field,
which
is
really
underutilized
into
a
pickleball
court.
So.
B
It
is,
it
is
by
far
the
fastest
growing
recreational
sport
in
parks
departments
throughout
the
country,
and
we
are
anemic
in
the
amount
of
pickleball
offerings
that
we
have,
and
so
the
need
is
there
and
we
haven't.
We
haven't,
provided
the
necessary
resources
what's
further
embarrassing
about
that.
Is
that
really
all
that's
required
is
a
few
extra
lines
on
a
tennis
court.
So
there's
a
version
of
pickleball
that
can
be
played
with
just
painting
repainting
our
tennis
court,
so
I'll,
let
Rob
fill
you
in.
We.
E
We
actually
have.
We
have
a
policy
in
place
now,
any
time
we
redo
a
tennis
court.
We
evaluate
it
for
pickleball,
so
pretty
much
every
court
we
get
done
unless
there's
some
community
push
against
pickleball
we're
putting
it
in
those
anti
pickleball
people
exactly
you
never
know.
There
are
people
that
don't
like
trees,
they're.
J
In
the
wrong
City,
so
I
will
be
the
first
counselor
to
request.
If
we
can
take
a
peek
at
my
home
park
for
pickleball
cuz,
I
literally,
was
that
the
mill
passing
is
breakfast
the
other
day
and
three
or
four
seniors.
Who
are
you
know?
What
do
we
call
them?
Aides,
strong
aides,
strong
people,
said
to
me.
We
have
to
get
a
pickleball
court
because
it's
the
greatest
things
there
right
right
and
then
I
was
like.
J
E
H
B
H
E
H
Any
chance
we
could
get
it
done
before
the
start
of
the
summer,
so
kids
could
play
basketball
there.
This
this
summer
will
expedite
it
quickly
as
we
can.
Oh
thank
you.
Meadow
Ivana
I
mean
Moakley
Park
as
well
yeah
I
know.
We've
talked
many
times
about
Moakley
Park.
My
son
plays
Babe
Ruth
baseball
there
and
for
us
it's
always
been
a
an
opportunity
to
play
sports
baseball
basketball
soccer.
H
B
B
Now,
historically,
it
was
at
Moakley
Park
and
the
numbers
that
we
received
were
weren't
weren't
that
high,
so
it's
at
Christopher
Lee
now,
but
that
does
free
the
park
up
for
other
types
of
recreational
events,
and
so
we
also
have
you
know
a
different
concert
series
and
movies
throughout
the
year,
and
so
we'll
get
you
the
whole
schedule.
Okay,.
H
H
H
B
Sure,
yes,
I,
think
it's
important
when
I
talk
about
the
timeline
of
the
Boston
Common
master
plan
it'll
be
anywhere
from
a
year
to
18
months.
What
I
want
to
make
clear
is
that
both
for
us
and
I
think
I
can
comfortably
speak
for
the
Friends
of
the
public
garden
on
this
issue.
We
want
to
see
investments
in
the
park
during
that
time
period,
so
we
don't
necessarily
have
to
wait
for
a
year
18
months
to
actually
see
positive
changes.
B
So
if
there
are
aspects
of
the
park
that
we
know
have
to
be
improved,
you
know
whether
it's
something
simple
as
post
and
chain
or
fencing
or
a
macadam
pathway
that
we
know
we're
not
going
to
remove.
We
want
to
advance
those
funds,
so
the
answer
is:
we've
already
started
the
process
and
we're
looking
forward
to
the
first
community
meeting.
Thank.
H
You,
the
South,
End
library,
POC,
yes,
looks
beautiful
I
think
they
did
an
excellent
job
with
that.
Is
there
any
way
we
could
do
a
little
bit
more
work
with
it
in
terms
of
the
curbing
and
some
some
flowers
around
or
some
fencing
around
the
area.
Marlene
I
was
talking
about
Wayne
with
the
friends
of
the
of
the
library
recently,
but
can
we
talk
maybe,
after
about
what
we're
doing
with
that
yeah.
B
I'd
be
happy
to
discuss,
I,
think
curbing
and
fencing
I'd
have
to
be
on
site
with
her
discuss
that
I
do
know
that
the
friends
and
by
the
way,
the
reason
the
park
looks
so
good
is
not
only
because
of
the
great
project
management
by
Lauren
Bryan
who's
on
our
team.
But
frankly,
because
of
the
friends
group
themselves,
I
mean
they
planted
something
amazing
like
two
thousand
bulbs,
and
so
it
looks
beautiful.
She
really
wants
to
work
on
a
horticultural
plan.
There
yep
we're
not
opposed
to
it.
H
You
Chris,
and
my
final
comment
is
on
the
Greenway.
Yes
I
know
we
spoke
about
the
Greenway
many
times,
I'm,
not
happy
with
the
Greenway.
As
it
looks
in
in
Chinatown.
I
know
it's
not
a
city
of
Boston
Park.
It
looks
beautiful
in
the
other
section
of
my
district
up
towards
the
New
England
Aquarium
area,
but
the
further
you
get
down
towards
Chinatown.
It
doesn't
look
good
at
all.
We
talk
about
equity,
often
in
this
in
this
body
here,
but
that's
a
glaring
example
of
one
section
of
the
Greenway
looks
beautiful.
H
So
you
know
I
want
to
I,
want
us
to
do
some
more
work
on
reaching
out
to
the
Greenway
staff
in
making
sure
that
they
know
that
they
should
know
that
a
priority
for
us
is
the
Chinatown
area,
as
well
as
the
rest
of
the
area.
We
can't
have
one
section
of
the
Greenway
looking
good
in
one
section
of
the
Greenway
looking
looking
pool
Thank.
B
A
P
Thank
you
for
all
that
you
do.
Thank
you
for
being
a
great
partner
I
want
to
thank
you,
too,
for
coming
out
on
that
very
single-digit
cold
day
when
we
took
the
tour
for
parks
or
green
spaces
in
my
district,
one
of
the
places
that
we
discovered,
which
wasn't
on
our
list,
was
the
what
we
talked
about.
It
then
was
the
play
area
near
the
Winthrop
school
was
that
is
that
out
of
the
school's
budget,
or
is
that
out
of
the
parks
budget?
Just
so
that
I'm
clear
about
where
the
resources
are
for
that.
P
B
P
So
I
would
love
to
get
that
straight
because
they
think
you
need
some
investment
there.
Jeep
Jones
playground
is
one
of
the
areas
that
we
did
take
a
look
at
and
I'm
looking
for
some
money
in
the
budget
to
kind
of
go
along
with
the
planning
process
for
that,
and
so
I
want
to
keep
advocating
for
a
line
item
in
the
budget
around
some
resources
for
Jeep
Jones,
and
this
is
about
potential
redesign
working
with
residents
working
with
folks
in
that
area
who
want
to
invest
in
that
part.
B
B
Dedication
to
David,
David,
Leonard
and
Boston
Public
Library
do
a
lot
for
us
too.
I
mean
they
activated
a
lot
of
our
spaces
that
they
don't
ask
us
anything
in
return
and
there's
such
an
outstanding
friends
group
there.
So
so
we
you
know,
there's
a
park
sign
as
far
as
the
community
concerned.
It's
a
public
park
and
we've
responded
to
3
1
1
calls
for
so.
P
P
One
issue
that
I
hear
is
that
the
equipment
that
that
they're,
using
for
at
least
for
district
7
is
old
and
outdated,
and
so
I
want
to
make
sure
we
have
new
equipment
just
to
follow
up
on
the
question
that
councillor
sabe
Jorge
raised
around
public
use
of
our
public
playground,
so
Carter's
playground
in
my
district
recently
redone
many
residents
think
that
this
is
no
longer
a
public
park.
They
think
northeastern
owns
it.
One
piece
of
confusion
is
the
big
white
tent.
P
Can
you
just
talk
briefly
about
what
the
tent
is,
because
it
convinces
people
that
they
cannot
use
the
park
and
then
I
want
to
just
raise
the
issue
of
needles,
sure
so
issues
around
Clifford
Park
in
particular,
which
is
it's
not
my
district?
It's
it's
counselor
baker's
district,
but
I
know
that
there
are
needles
showing
up
in
other
parks
in
our
in
our
area
and
certainly
in
my
district
as
well
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
understand
where
we
are
in
that
sure.
B
Q
P
Q
That's
goes
by
district
because
you
know
it's
depend
on
the
heavy
transportation
that
we
have
on
each
district
depend
on
the
domaine
as
well.
So
it's
good
by
district.
So
if,
for
example,
if
you
in
Dorchester
or
Mattapan
or
West
Roxbury
for
example,
so
if
you
have
that
most
damage
goes
there.
But
if.
R
Q
P
I
guess
what
I'm
not
hearing,
and
what
would
be
helpful
for
me,
is
to
really
understand
we're
getting
new
equipment.
The
city
of
Boston
has
purchased
X
new
I,
don't
know
lawn
mowers,
I,
don't
know
how
do
we
determine
where
those
go
and
I
I'm
not
hearing
that
from
your
response
beyond
demand,
so
that
demand
is
great,
but
how
do
we
determine
if
we
know
we've
got
old
equipment
in
our
yards
and
when
we're
updating
it
does
each
yard
just
get
one
new
lawnmower?
P
B
B
As
far
as
vehicles,
as
Josh
said,
it's
it's
based
on
need
need,
is
not
necessarily
the
age
of
the
vehicle
and
I
really
got
to
give
credit
to
the
office
of
budget
management
and
Josh
who,
in
his
very
short
time,
they're
developing
a
process
by
which
to
look
at
our
equipment
and
our
vehicles
and
really
determine
a
systemic
way
to
invest
in
it.
I'm.
P
P
S
You
councillor
co-moh
and
Thank
You,
Commissioner
parks
and
I
feel
like
everything
else,
you
and
your
team
as
well
as
the
folks
who
couldn't
be
here,
because
they're
out
doing
the
work
you
guys
are
really
responsive
and
do
the
best
you
can
with
the
resources.
You
have
so
really
appreciate
what
you
do.
One
couple
of
quick
questions:
one
has
to
do
with
cpa
projects.
S
B
S
Then
I,
the
follow-up
is
a
specific
project
on
noble
Street,
my
district,
which
got
funding
used
to
be
it's
a
lot
right
behind
the
going
blank
on
the
fair
amount
line,
stop
where
the
residents
really
advocated
to
get
this
lot,
that
was
vacant
and
abandoned,
bought
by
a
local
developer
to
turn
it
into
a
park
then
got
CPA
funding
to
make
it
happen
now
the
question
is:
do
you
guys
have
the
capacity
the
the
wherewithal
to
manage
this,
because
clearly
the
CPA
shop
isn't
experts
in
parks
so
curious?
What
we
can
do
there
so.
B
I
can
talk
in
general
about
CPA
and
then
specifically
about
that
project.
It
can
make
sense,
but
I
would
say
in
general,
it's
been
a
developing
relationship,
so
CPA
is
still
relatively
new
to
the
city.
We've
had
two
rounds,
but
it's
only
been
in
a
calendar
year.
So
at
first
as
counsel
Flaherty
said
we
were
just
so
excited
to
be
receiving
these
funds.
We
were
applying
for
everything
that
we
could
and
encouraging
everyone
to
apply.
B
We
still
want
that
to
happen,
but
now
it's
turning
into
a
management,
so
you
know
Rob's
project
managers,
you
know
typically
have
anywhere
from
15
to
25
projects
at
any
given
time
those
projects
can
be
active.
So
if
these
CPA
funds
aren't
associated
with
an
ongoing
Park
project,
there's
a
management
capacity
issue
and
so
we're
going
to
be
working,
develop
a
system
where
we
have
the
different
project
managers,
that's
different
than
I
think
the
intent
of
your
question,
which
is
how
are
these
projects
advancing?
B
That
relates
to
the
specific
project.
As
we
look
at
the
development
of
something
like
Noor,
Wall,
Street
and
there's
a
there's,
a
community
desire
to
have
that
be
Boston
Park
land,
then
we
have
to
be
part
of
the
development
process
and
we
are
engaged
through.
Our
chief
Landscape
Architect
liza
meyer
on
is
there's
two
different
kinds
of
property
that
you
can
develop,
that
has
underlying
Mark's
property
ownership.
One
is
parks,
property
that
we
own
and
that
we
have
to
take
care
of
and
our
parks
property
that
we
don't
know
that
we
own.
B
But
we
don't
have
to
take
care
of
says
if
it's
in
the
latter
category
and
there's
some
sort
of
mo
MOA
or
MOU
with
a
friends
group
or
a
nearby
developer,
then
you
can
really
enhance
the
level
of
maintenance.
That's
going
to
be
required
at
that
site,
if
not
we'll
have
to
we'll
have
to
develop
the
design
to
our
standards
for,
for
our
crews
can
handle
okay
and
in
the
in
the
relationship
between
the
CPA
office,
Christine,
puffs
office
and
ours,
I
mean
it's
almost
a
daily
communication.
B
We're
excited
in
this
next
round
of
CPA.
If
someone
wants
to
apply
which
did
not
exist
in
the
first
two
rounds,
if
someone
wants
to
apply
for
a
project
on
Boston
Parks
land,
we're
gonna,
have
them
fill
out
a
form
on
our
website.
So
we
can
review
that
to
make
sure
that
it's
a
priority
for
the
department
as
well,
and
that
way
that
it's
not
an
extra
burden
or
a
non-sequitur.
So,
for
instance,
example
of
that
would
be.
We
don't
want
someone
to
secure
cpa
funds
because
they're
so
valuable
to
us
for
a
basketball
court.
E
S
You
know
talking
to
anyone
and
everyone
you
could
to
really
make
sure
that
these
phases
happened.
So
just
wanted
to
apply
to
you
on
that.
There's
more
detail
in
here,
so
I
just
really
wanted
to
give
you
and
your
team
a
big
THANK
YOU
on
those
on
those
parks
in
particular.
Are
those
phases
in
particular
Codman
square
I
was
at
the
convent,
Square
neighborhood
council
meeting
not
too
long
ago.
S
There
again
applaud
your
attention
to
equity
and
making
sure
that
certain
neighborhoods
get
their
parks
refurbished
and
revamped.
So
thank
you
and
then
Ripley
Park
in
four
corners
recently
came
up
as
just
a
part
that
really
needs
some
help.
I
think
you
know
this
is
flag.
He
misses
another
park.
We
advocated
for
Mother's
rests
great
I.
Think
the
next
and
the
immediate
is
really
Ripley
Park,
and
we
know
there
was
some
unfortunate
incidents
of
violence
that
happened
near
there.
M
A
B
72,
if
you
include
the
Emerald
Necklace
Columbia
Road
project,
but
that's
not
a
Boston
Parks
project
will
obviously
be
supportive
of
Public,
Works
and
transportation
as
they
further
that.
But
we
do.
We
do
still
consider
that
essentially
a
road
project
and
and
I
obviously
can't
speak
for
the
D
housing.
You
know
I'd.
Let
DHA
talk
about
that.
But
my
understanding
is
the
Orient.
Heights
money
is
out
the
door.
Okay.
B
A
T
Good
afternoon,
everybody
first
of
all,
I
really
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
of
you
for
everything
you
do
for
the
citizens
of
Boston.
It's
just
amazing
to
listen
to
the
breath
of
what
the
Parks
Department
is
and
how
they
do
so
well
in
so
many
areas.
So,
first
of
all,
thank
you,
everybody,
it's
particularly
Chris
and
his
team,
and
all
of
you,
I'm
Julie,
Donahue
and
I'm
president
of
the
Friends
of
the
mounted
unit
and
I,
do
want
to
thank
you
too,
for
putting
in
three
permanent
positions
for
the
Rangers
this
year.
T
That's
fantastic,
I
think
we
all
heard
a
lot
about
that
last
year
and
I
am
extremely
grateful
to
you.
They
went
forward
and
put
them
in
perfect
they're,
just
two
problems.
Of
course
there
are
two
problems
right,
one
there's
nobody
for
their
equipment
or
their
uniforms.
That's
a
$10,000
person
item
I
understand.
T
Secondly,
chief
jean
tells
me
there's
no
operating
money.
He
can't
manage
without
up
or
any
money.
I
think
we
all
understand.
We
even
like
a
cup
of
coffee
here
and
there.
So
operating
money
is
kind
of
important
I
wanted
to
tell
you,
even
though
we
don't
give
the
city
the
hundred
and
fifty
five
thousand
we
did
for
many
years.
As
you
know,
we
have
not
gone
away.
We
bought
the
rangers
a
customized
and
it
had
to
be
customized,
because
the
horses
that
we
have
in
Boston
are
especially
large.
T
So
we
couldn't
get
a
used
trailer,
which
I
was
looking
for.
It
had
to
be
a
brand
new
customized
trailer,
but
it's
for
three
horses.
It's
the
first
three
horse
trailer
that
jean
has
had
so
he
will
be
able
to
deploy
the
horses
more
quickly
into
the
parks,
so
we
paid
for
that.
We
haven't
gone
away
and
I'm
praying
you
don't
go
away
and
we
get
this
job
finished.
Thank
you
very
much.
U
Thank
You
chairman
CEO
mo
thank
you
so
much
for
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
FY
2004,
the
Parks
and
Recreation
Department,
I.
Think
I'm
speaking
to
the
choir.
We
all
love
our
parks.
We
know
how
essential
they
are
for
the
quality
of
life
of
Boston.
How
incredibly
hard-working
the
parks
and
recreation
department
is
each
and
every
day
out
there.
U
These
are
the
neighborhood
parks
for
over
50,000
people
in
five
neighborhoods,
but
they
are
much
more
than
neighborhood
parks.
They
are
green
spaces
that
are
used
intensively
by
the
entire
city
and
beyond.
The
Friends
invests
over
one
and
a
half
million
dollars
of
private
funds
into
the
parks
directly
into
the
parks,
and
this
year
will
be
over
2
million,
and
we've
heard
a
lot
about
trees
and
and
turf.
They
are
really
important.
U
It's
a
pyramid,
part
of
what
we
do,
but
it
is
critical
that
private
support
not
be
seen
as
a
reason
not
to
adequately
fund
our
partner,
the
parks
department.
So
we
are
very
pleased
that
the
department's
budget
has
grown
over
the
recent
years,
particularly
for
capital
projects.
This
is
terrific
and
reflects
the
commitment
of
the
mayor
to
our
green
spaces.
U
We're
also
very
excited
about
passage
of
the
Community
Preservation
Act,
which
we've
talked
about
today,
bringing
more
resources
for
our
open
space,
but
it
again
is
critical
that
this
funding
not
replace
budget
funds
for
the
parks.
However,
with
this
additional
funding,
both
through
the
budget
and
through
CPA
for
Park
Improvement,
part
of
projects
comes
enormous
pressure
on
the
Parks
Department
to
manage
more
projects.
U
You've
heard
Chris
talk
about
10
to
15
projects
for
each
manager
and
they're,
currently
burdened
with
an
enormous
workload,
and
it's
only
going
to
increase
project
managers
for
the
common
and
Franklin
Park
master
plans
are
coming,
which
is
great
and
to
oversee
the
CPA
program,
and
they
are
coming
out
of
the
capital
budget.
We
hope
that
staff
for
those
master
plans
will
come
soon
because
you
heard
from
the
chief
they
are
needed.
U
We
are
working
hard
on
that
master
plan.
Hopefully
it
will
be
done
in
the
in
a
year
to
18
months
through
a
robust
public
process
in
reimagining,
the
common
and
providing
the
blueprint
for
priorities
of
that
capital
investment,
but
as
well
as
capital
money
as
well
as
management
money.
We
need
increased
operations
funding
every
year.
You
have
heard
this
from
the
advocacy
community.
The
department
needs
significantly
more
funding
to
keep
up
with
the
level
of
maintenance
necessary
throughout
the
city
and
in
particular,
for
our
heavily
used
green
spaces
in
the
heart
of
downtown.
U
In
order
to
meet
the
mayor's
vision
of
having
the
best
system
in
the
country,
we
need
to
make
up
for
years
of
underfunding
as
the
Park
System
has
aged
and
the
population
who
uses
it
has
increased
with
a
historic
level
of
City
growth,
so
the
infrastructure
to
make
capital
projects
happen.
The
planning
needs
to
put
into
place
before
a
shovel
hits
the
ground
and
the
maintenance
that
sustains
us
it
after
the
ribbon
is
cut
needs
to
be
insured
for
years
to
come.
U
Every
year
we
advocate
for
a
jewel
of
a
building
in
the
public
garden,
referred
to
as
a
toolshed,
which
does
not
give
justice
to
this
beautiful,
stick
style,
19th
century
structure
that
was
once
a
restroom
facility
for
women
and
children
and
now
serves
as
the
maintenance
facility
for
the
garden
crew.
It
continues
to
deteriorate
with
rotten
wood,
missing,
roof,
slates
water
damage,
rodents
and
places
where
it's
not
up
to
code.
U
Lastly,
we
are
working
with
the
department
and
a
master
plan
for
the
Kenmore
square
block
of
the
mall,
and
we
hope
the
funds
to
support
implementation
of
this
plan
will
be
included
in
next
year's
budget.
We'll
continue
to
advocate
for
that
and
you'll
hear
from
us
about
that
and
again.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
comment.
Thank
you.
V
V
The
unmet
needs
that
I
wanted
to
spend
a
moment
focusing
on
to
follow
up
on
the
tree
inventory
and
flyover.
That's
a
great
start,
but
for
years
we
had
a
bust
in
urban
forest
coalition
which
no
longer
exists.
There
still
there's
a
new
group
speak
for
the
trees,
but
during
that
transition
there
were
some
recommendations
and
I'd
asked
to
think
about
moving
forward,
planting
new
trees,
protecting
existing
trees
in
the
inventory.
If
you
knew
a
little
more
detail
than
percent
canopy,
if
there's
something
like
emerald
ash
borer,
you
could
know
where
the
ash
trees
are.
V
You
know
to
to
really
get
that
level
of
detail.
Moving
on
quickly
geese
are
a
persistent
problem.
The
park
rangers
mounted
unit
we've
talked
about,
but
just
strongly
support,
giving
them
the
equipment
they
need
to
do
the
job
well,
stone
walls
throughout
the
city
we're
a
historic
City
things
like
that
make
our
parks
special,
but
they
require
maintenance
and
I
know
some
is
being
done
in
my
neighborhood
between
Parkman
Drive
and
Prince
Street
kind
of
an
orphan
park,
and
while
that
every
year
the
neighbors
say
how
do
we
get
this
fixed
and
so
I
guess?
V
My
question
is:
how
do
we
know
if
we're
even
on
the
radar
or
in
a
queue?
I?
Don't
think
people
expect
it
to
be
done
right
away,
but
with
the
work
that
DCR
did
apartment,
perkins
there'll
be
more
human
activity
in
that
area,
so
I
think
it
up
Tim
priority
a
little
bit
with
that
and
urban
wilds,
not
on
the
city
budget.
I,
think
it
got
mentioned
already,
so
I
won't
repeat
other
than
to
say
enthusiastic
fan
and
they
don't
take
care
of
themselves.
It's
a
lot
of
acres.
V
D
The
complaints
I
get
from
youth
groups
is
the
process
to
to
secure
the
fields,
can
sometimes
be
somewhat
painful
and
arduous.
They
submit
their
applications
and
sometimes
it
takes
months
earlier
you
had
referenced.
Obviously,
the
technology
benefits
that
practice
Department
is
seeing
so
why
in
2019,
do
we
have
our
youth
teams
and
leagues,
submitting
mostly
I
mean
I
go
back
to
when
I
played
it's
the
same
coach
and
the
same
Commissioner
for
20-25
years?
So
it's
not
like
the
such-and-such
youth
baseball
league
is
I'm
not
quite
sure
why
it
takes
so
long.
D
D
So
I
don't
know
what
the
process
is
who's
in
charge,
but
we
got
a
time
to
dial
that
thing
back
in
and
while
on
the
subject
of
permitting
your
budget
reports,
you're
permitted
forty
six
hundred
forty
six
thousand
hours
of
special
events,
112
thousand
hours
of
like
permits,
40,000
I,
was
a
dolphin
at
Lenox
in
298
hours
of
weddings.
How
much
revenue
was
collected
from
all
those
permits
in
which
parks
sort
of
see
the
most
activity.
For
those
events.
B
Okay,
I'll
start
with
the
the
permit.
The
answer
is:
it's
totally
unacceptable.
You
know
a
parks
head
coach
or
a
league
commissioner
shouldn't
wait
at
all.
I
will
say
we
have.
We
have
an
online
platform,
but
the
online
platform
is
for
the
submittal
and
then
it
has
to
go
through
what
should
be
a
very
quick
review
process,
because
you
just
have
to
make
sure
that
all
the
fields
jive
with
what
BPS
has
already
required.
B
The
only
thing
I
can
think
of
counselor,
and
it's
not
an
excuse,
but
it's
it's
a
point
for
us
to
follow
up,
as
is
perhaps
the
the
youth
leagues
are
applying
as
soon
as
the
online
portal
becomes
available
with
the
start
of
the
new
year
and
bps
hasn't
decided
their
field
usage
at
that
points
within,
in
which
turn
they
may
have
to
wait
months,
but
that
wouldn't
account
for
what
you're
saying
that
it's
City.
Why?
Because
that
probably
goes
beyond
just
the
spring
sports.
It
probably
goes
into
the
fall.
B
B
That's
totally
unacceptable
I
mean
cuz.
We
do
try
to
prioritize
if
somebody's
had
a
home
field.
You
know
give
me
an
example
in
Charlestown
we're
not
going
to
displace
Charlestown,
you
know
Little
League
from
Ryan
playground
right,
that's
there
at
all,
and
so
the
that
turnaround
time
needs
to
be
quicker,
and
so
it
gives
us
something.
I
will
absolutely
look
into
that
as.
E
B
E
Impermanence
defense
that
they
do
coordinate
with
us
when
we
do
take
fields
offline
for
construction
and
I,
know
that
puts
in
a
complication
sometimes
and
we're
doing
so.
Many
things
in
so
many
neighborhoods
now,
whereas
before
maybe
only
one
or
two
neighborhoods
was
affected
by
construction
now,
you're
seeing
construction
going
on
because
of
the
projects
are
getting
so
big
and
the
our
budgets
are
so
big
that
we're
hitting
all
the
neighborhoods.
So
there's
a
lot
more
juggling
I.
Think
that's
going
on
now
in
the
permitting
process
that.
D
They
wouldn't
have
had
it
done,
and
I
can
see
if
I
can
see
if
we
know
that
with
a
particular
feel,
that's
gonna
be
in
the
capital,
and
we
just
have
that
unknown.
Hays
the
field
gonna
be
ready
in
time.
I
get
that
I.
Just
there's
just
so.
Many
repeat:
customers
that
are
coming
through
local
sports
groups
that
we
sure
to
take
the
guessing
game
out
of
it
and
and
get
these
approvals
done,
how
much
revenue
was
collected
as
a
result
of
this
sure.
B
So
council
will
follow
up
with
the
exact
numbers,
but
the
thing
that's
except
for
the
the
weddings,
the
only
other
associated
costs
are
the
lighting
fees
and
so
back
to
councilor,
sabi
George's
original
line
of
questioning
is.
We
think
that
there
should
be
a
fee
development
process
for
parks
permits.
We
don't
want
to
put
a
burden
on
youth
leagues,
especially
youth
leagues,
that
are
offering
free
recreational
opportunities.
D
Those
there's
a
lot
of
for
profits
that
are
involved
in
these
hours
as
well.
So
you
know
Boston,
ski
and
Sports.
Club
comes
to
mind.
Is
someone
that's
using
our
fields,
but
also
generating
a
profit
from
it?
So
be
nice?
They
have
some
type
of
a
profit
sharing
hooking
that
to
just
get
that
fish
here
from
from
that
and.
D
Okay,
long-standing
peppy,
but
the
giver
probably
aware
of
my
next
question
is
that
we
have
East
Boston
Park
workers
in
the
morning
getting
ready
for
this
shift
and
we
make
them
go
check
in
at
the
Boston
Common
garage.
If
you're
working
a
Moakley
field,
you
got
to
go
all
the
way
over
to
parks
to
over
the
Franklin
Park
to
check
in
it's
50
to
60
of
our
employees
every
day
have
to
travel,
pretty
great
distance
sitting
in
traffic
they're
on
the
clock
by
the
way
right.
D
It's
a
colossal
waste
of
resources
from
a
management
perspective
and
you're
a
manager
I
get.
We
got
to
be
able
to
figure
that
out.
Why
can't
the
sort
of
East
Boston
workers
go
directly
to
Lopresti
Park?
Well,
the
kids
in
Southie,
going
right
to
Moakley,
Park
or
kids
in
Georgia,
but
everyone
that's
the
zig.
Zag
I
mean
you
know
what
the
morning
commutes
like
it's
it's.
D
Think
Josh
has
some
good
news.
People
complain
about
my
five
calves.
This
is
fifty
to
sixty
back
folks
50
to
60
cards
in
the
a.m.
and
the
p.m.
just
checking
in
and
check
it
out
when
you
can
have
a
supervisor
just
bring
the
vehicle
to
the
park
and
then
have
the
workers.
Most
of
them
are
from
the
neighborhoods.
Anyways
go
right
to
start
on
the
job.
Instead,
we
have
and
get
into
their
vehicle
come
all
the
way
across
the
city.
D
Q
Consul
for
now
we're
trying
to
I
mean
South
Boston.
Could
they
go
directly
to
Moakley?
They
report
there
right
now
and
we're
trying
to
put
in
a
system
in
place,
like
you
know,
fax
machine
with
the
common
in
the
morning.
They
can
sign
in
and
in
fact
the
the
paperwork
to
to
our
office
in
Franklin
Park.
So
we'll
try
we're
going
to
eliminate
all
that
travel
back
and
forth.
You
know
for
no
reason
so
we're
working
on
that.
So.
B
The
changes
made
it
Moakley
the
place
where
the
change
hasn't
been
made
that
will
be
made
with
the
update
of
the
cassidy
field
house
in
Brighton
is
Ronnie.
Matias
crew
will
be
reporting
directly
to
the
cassidy
field
house
there.
They
won't
have
to
rely
on
the
fax
machines.
They'll
they'll
be
able
to
tap
in
right
there
in
like
time,
I'd.
D
Rather
the
mowing
and
striping
of
korsak's
in
the
fields
up,
as
opposed
to
sitting
in
the
vehicle
driving
all
the
way
over
just
to
check
in
when
you
got
a
technologies
there
you're
on
a
computer,
get
on
an
app
supervisor
and
if
someone's
chronically
late
and
it's
the
rub,
it's
the
wrong
line
of
work
for
them.
It's.
B
F
B
It
that's
a
really
big
question
and
I
think
the
answer
is,
it
would
depend
on
a
lot
of
different
inputs,
not
the
least
of
which
is
a
budgetary
perspective.
You
know
we
have
a.
We
have
the
largest
parks
department
budget
in
history,
but
that's
for
our
three
hundred
and
thirty
some-odd
properties
and
so
we'd
have
to
look
at
you
know
what
is
our
capacity,
but
I
will
say
that
we'd
be
happy
to
be
part
of
a
conversation
and
talking
about
properties.
They
could
go
either
way.
I
mean
perhaps
those
properties
that
we
have.
B
F
I,
do
I
mean
I,
see
that
there's
there's
a
lot
of
relationships
between
some
of
our
parks
in
our
school
buildings,
and
some
of
those
parks
are
DCR
state-owned,
where
it
might
make
sense
for
them
to
be
owned
and
operated
and
managed
by
the
city.
Then
I
also
wonder
about
that
relationship
between
our
parks
and
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
and
in
particular,
where
some
of
those
parks
could
benefit
from
some
of
the
bills.
Bps
funds,
because
I
think
with
build
BPS.
F
We've
looked
really
just
at
the
school
facility,
but
I
think
we
forget
to
to
see
that
the
the
park
area
or
the
outdoor
space
of
that
school,
whether
it's
school
property
or
parks,
property
or
DCI
property,
actually
plays
a
very
impactful
role
in
our
students
and
their
experience
in
school.
My
other
set
of
questions,
so
that
would
be
an
interesting,
maybe
conversation
to
have
about
specific
parks
and
another
time.
This
was
a
topic
that
came
up
last
year
and
I'm
just
sort
of
curious.
F
B
K
C
This
fiscal
year
we
got
a
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
from
coca-cola
to
help
us
expand
our
recycling
and
the
budget
Department
gave
us
an
additional
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
our
operating
budget
to
help
with
the
recycling,
I
believe
Josh
correct
me.
If
I'm
wrong
I
know
we
ordered
one
packer,
have
we
gotten
it?
We.
B
B
B
We
we
manage
almost
all
of
our
trash
pickup
internally
for
our
parks
that
we
recycle
in
most
of
that
is
actually
a
partnership
with
the
Department
of
Public
Works
at
places
like
Christopher
Columbus,
Waterfront,
Park
millennium,
the
park
where
we
have
the
adjacent
yard
places
like
Boston,
Common
or
Harambee,
where
we've
expanded
recycling.
We
do
that
in-house,
but
it's
complicated
that
we
actually
have
to
transfer
the
material
twice
yeah,
which
is,
you
know,
obviously
we're
not
trying
to
extend
our
carbon
footprint
as
we're
trying
to
recycle
more
yeah.
A
K
This
is
a
constituent
question.
Dear
constituent
of
mine,
is
watching
this
and
texted
me
so
I'm
going
to
relay
because
I
can't
answer
this
question,
so
she
was
very
grateful
that
he
has
a
tree
a
street
tree
in
front
of
his
property.
There
were
two
tree
guide
posts
or
three
tree
guide
posts
that
were
placed
when
it
was
first
in,
and
that
was
a
number
of
years
ago,
including
15
years
ago.
They're.
B
So
they
should
be,
they
should
be
removed
once
the
tree
is
established,
and
so
obviously
we
must
have
been
in
between
contracts
or
something
that
that
didn't
happen.
If
you
gave
me
the
address,
we'll
do
that
I
will
say
just
because
we're
on
this
subject
for
sort
of
a
PSA.
What
you'll
notice
now
citywide
is
on
the
guidepost
we're
actually
putting
the
rain
water
bag.
Yes,.
K
N
N
K
B
So
we
have,
we
have
a
good
story
there
so
about
five
years
ago.
We
really
had
a
dearth,
it
was
really
Peters
Park
and
Ronan
Parke,
and
that
was
it
since
then,
we've
expanded
it
to
D
filippo.
We
have
a
new
dog
park
in
our
Garvey
park
design.
We
have
the
off
leash
program
in
partnership
with
the
Friends
of
the
public
garden.
I
will
say
that
that's
a
program
that
has
to
be
looked
at
because
it
requires
an
enormous
amount
of
space
on
the
common,
and
it
takes
a
lot
of
use.
B
So
we'd
have
to
look
at
maybe
there's
a
permanent
facility
there
that
combined
with
Massport
and
DC
our
efforts
on
expanding
dark
parts,
there's
been
a
significant
change
in
the
total
number
in
the
city.
However,
there's
also
just
the
numbers
of
dogs
in
our
neighborhoods
is
just
off
the
charts,
and
so
what
we
really
need
to
start
moving
to
is
a
model
where,
where
every
neighborhood
has
at
least
a
significant
major
off
off
leash
recreational
dog
space
and
then
I
think
we
can
move
into
a
strict
enforcement
of
our
ball
fields.
K
Benefits
of
dog
parks
are
two
too
numerous
to
list.
I
know
you
get
a
chief
I
know
they
can
often
be
politically
divisive
issues
but
I
for
one
think
that
we
need
to
even
increase
our
efforts
at
all
level,
the
state's
doing
better,
as
you
said,
we're
doing
better,
but
there's
a
lot
more
work
that
needs
to
be
done
and
people
will
be
surprised
how
beneficial
these
are
for
the
community
helps
the
public
safety
helps
with
health
of
dogs,
health
of
dog
owners,
etc.
It's
well
worth
it
line
item.
K
C
Hundred
thousand
was
for
the
zero
waste,
the
recycling,
okay
and
then
the
other
large
one
is
we
got
$60,000
to
get
to
help
us
implement
an
irrigation
contract
to
help
out
the
maintenance
department
with
all
the
irrigation,
because
with
each
Park
is
we're
doing
these
new
parks
and
they
have
display
pray
play
and
water
features.
All
of
those
lines
have
to
be
winterized
and
then
turned
on.
Okay.
K
And
then,
to
that
point,
I
was
very
proud
to
have
helped
get
the
first
water
filling
station
in
Boston
near
Jamaica.
Pond
two-part
question:
it's
a
quick
one,
don't
worry,
mr.
chairman,
will
it
be
returned
when
fate
when
the
phase
two
is
complete?
Yes,
and
how
many
water
filling
stations
do
we
have
a
Boston
parks
and
playgrounds?
It's.
B
B
It
is
getting
done.
I
will
say
that
the
the
problems
there
were
had
nothing
to
do
with
the
community
process
and
everything
to
do
with
Boston
parks
and
recreations
process
with
the
actual
designer
itself.
We
are
excited
about
the
design.
Also,
we're
very
excited
that
we'll
be
able
to
you
know
accommodate
dogs
in
that
space
as
well.
What
I
will
say
as
far
as
McConnell
and
Garvey
guard.
B
G
B
So,
especially
with
snow
removal
and
actually
keeping
the
lights
that
are
pointed
there
in
working
area,
we've
been
able
to
coordinate
with
them.
We
have
also
been
able
to
coordinate
with
them
with
doing
some
tree
removals
on
it's
on
this
little
on
that
slope,
to
Oh
and
up
and
try
to
keep
some
of
the
invasives
down
as
part
of
the
project.
B
B
B
E
O
E
B
B
E
O
E
E
E
E
O
B
So
my
understanding
is
that
they
secure
I'll
follow
up
my
understands.
They
secure
cpa,
yet
funds
associated
with
that
that
can
advance
them
through
the
conceptual
phase,
along
with
the
parks
department,
we've
actually
approved
from
a
conceptual
standpoint.
I
would
it's
tough
to
say
if
I
would
say,
8090
percent
their
design.
We
still
have
some
concerns
about
some
of
the
materials
they're
using
we've.
E
E
E
O
And
Chris
Ferno
Terrace
rocky
familiar
with
that
at
all.
In
up
on
this
corner,
no
okay,
we'll
have
that
there's
a
there's
some
talk
around
will
will
will
follow
that
when
I
pause
line
do
we
I'm
not
sure
there
was
a
discussion
on
how
the
neighborhood
wants
a
pockets?
Basically
a
Highland
in
the
middle
of
up
on
this
corner.
It's
all
dead,
dead
ends
that
go
up
to
it.
So
it's
a
I
think
would
be
an
opportunity
for
some
green
space.
There
will
I
will
do
some
more
research
and
get
back
to
you.
Thank
you.
A
P
B
Group
there
we
have
to
I
mean
I,
miss
speaking
about
this,
because
our
chief
landscape,
architect
lies
and
Myers
actually
project
managing
that
project.
But
it's
been
an
arduous
but
very
important
project,
because
we've
been
advancing
our
public
art
as
part
of
that
project
too.
So,
in
essence,
our
our
park,
design,
part
of
it,
is
almost
done
we're
just
waiting
for
the
Art
Commission.
That
final
say
right.
P
And
I'm
sure
you're
aware
that
there's
a
group
that
is
pushing
and
trying
to
raise
money
for
the
statue
to
recognize
and
honor
Justin
Gordon,
who
was
a
vet.
So
thank
you
for
that
investment
in
terms
of
Franklin
Park.
You
mentioned
the
investments
through
Winthrop.
Are
you
doing
any
work
around
the
plans
for
Shattuck?
Are
you?
Is
the
parks
department
represented
in
those
conversations
we.
B
Are
represented
in
a
formal
way
as
part
of
the
community
advisory
committee
that
DCAM
and
the
state
has
set
up.
I
will
say
that
it
very
formally.
It's
definitely
a
state
DCAM
lead
process
on
the
property,
but
we
have
been
represented.
We
have
been
at
the
meetings
and
you
know
we
continue
to
advocate
for
a
solution
with
co-benefits
for
both
the
park
and
for
the
site.
B
We,
you
know,
we
see
throughout
our
properties
the
need
there
is
for
these
kinds
of
services
in
the
city
and
that
there
are
different,
difficult
services
to
site
what
at
the
same
time.
Historically,
not
only
was
the
Shaddix
a
part
of
Franklin
Park
to
begin
with,
but
also
that
site
has
had
a
tough
relationship
with
the
park
from
a
user
perspective
being
at
the
entrance
of
Franklin
Park
yeah.
P
So
this
is
a
good
example
where
I
would
like
to
see
Boston
being
full
control
in
the
parks
department
being
full
control
of
what
happens
in
Franklin
Park.
So
this
is
this
weird
case:
where
we've
got
an
island
within
our
crown
jewel,
which
is
Franklin
Park
that
is
not
owned
or
managed
by
the
city
of
Boston.
It's
what
DCR
was
it
safe?
So.
B
P
P
B
That's
not
the
case.
What
I
will
say,
though,
is
the
fact
that
I've
heard
that
at
community
meetings
tells
me
that
we,
we
parks
department
is
not
doing
a
good
job.
Communicating
about
this
deal
so
not
only
is
Carter
remain
public
park,
which
we've
retained
the
permanent
Authority
on,
but
we've
actually
expanded.
It
I
mean
that's
the
real
benefit
and.
P
I
think
that's
great
I
think
it
looks
great,
but
I
think
whatever
we
can
do
your
department,
the
city
of
Boston,
the
mayor's
office,
as
well
as
what
I
can
do
to
make
sure
that
there
is
no
longer
confusion
about
that
and
our
people
understand
the
process.
I'm
happy
to
work
and
partner
with
you,
I
think
part
of
the
challenge
is
signage,
so
I've
heard
complaints
concerns
about
the
way
the
new
signs.
You
know
the
wording
on
the
signs
which
are
then
reinforced
each
turn
playground
instead
of
a
city
of
Boston
public
partner.
P
Wonderful
in
terms
of
needles,
so
we
are
seeing
needles
and
parks.
I
mentioned
Clifford
Park,
which,
even
though
it's
not
in
my
district,
it's
it's
near
my
district.
There
are
other
parks.
What
do
we
have
any
of
the
bins
to
collect
the
needle
sharps
in
any
of
our
parks?
And
what
are
we
seeing
if
we
do
have
them?
Where
are
they
and
are
we
seeing
fewer
needles
on
the
ground?
Are
they
being
collected
and
and
disposed
of
properly
or,
as
would
you
say,
that's
a
success
having
a
needle
box
in
a
park
or
not
well,.
B
So
I
would
say
that
historically
myself
me
I
was
very
reticent
to
put
these
boxes
into
our
open
spaces.
I
wasn't
sure
of
the
signal
that
it
was
going
to
send
to
the
community.
I
was
wrong.
I
was
a
hundred
percent
wrong
and
where
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
wants
us
to
expand
the
opportunities
for
more
shops
boxes.
I
believe
that
we
should
I
understand
that
that's
a
tough
decision
and
it's
something
that
we
don't
want
to
see.
B
But
my
chief
concern
is
that
there
are
needles
that
are
gonna
be
in
the
park
that
some
of
them
not
all
of
them,
but
some
of
them
will
actually
make
their
way
into
the
sharps
box,
and
if
that
just
translates
into
one
less
needle
in
the
public
park,
I
think
it's
worth
it.
So
it's
been
a
good
partnership
for
us.
We
haven't
met
Clifford.
Is
there
one
inclusion?
We
have
them
at
Orchard
Park
now
and
those
are
the
two
sites
where
we
see
the
most
needles
in
Orchard.
P
Yeah
and
Orchard
is
on
the
the
fence,
where
the
the
parking
lot
is
and
from
my
understanding
was
done
in
consultation
with
parents
at
the
school,
as
well
as
the
school
leadership
there.
There
are
still
other
parents
at
that
school
who
were
surprised
to
find
that
box,
and
maybe
they
weren't
part
of
that
conversation
and
so
I.
Think
as
we
roll
this
out,
you
know
maybe
two
either
more
public
spaces,
particularly
our
parks.
P
O
J
Be
very
quick
just
got
a
hunting.
Playground
is
on
doctor
to
get
reconstructed.
That's
awesome!
A
couple
years
ago
we
had
an
event
there
with
the
mayor
and
I
think
everybody
got
a
little
overanxious
and
they
painted
like
the
Roxbury
pudding
stone
next
to
the
Mildred
Ave
at
Walker.
Yes,
yeah
Waka,
that's
what
a
minute!
Sorry
Walker!
J
J
E
J
J
B
B
We
have
to
find
an
appropriate
system,
because
what
we
don't
want
to
do
is
what
you're
exactly
describing
is
create
a
confusing
situation
where
we
actually
place
coal
barrels
at
some
of
these
parks
that
we
don't
even
allow
grilling
at
so
that
doesn't
seem
to
make
a
lot
of
sense
and
yet
we're
trying
to
keep
coals
off
the
ground,
because
we
know
grilling
takes
place,
so
we
just
need
to
find
out
a
system
of
where
it's
allowed,
how
it's
allowed
and
how
a
constituent
pulls
a
permit.
Personally,.
J
I
don't
mind:
it
I
think
it's
great
that
families
are
getting
together
and
utilizing
our
pocket
and
utilizing.
You
know
yeah
exactly
building
community,
it's
just
it's
one
of
those
where
on
a
Monday,
when
we
get
the
phone
call,
they
were.
You
know,
people
grilling
and
that's
the
you
know.
This
is
the
the
double-edged
sword
of
three
one.
One
I
think
everybody
agrees
is
that
you
do
have
neighbors
ratting
on
other
neighbors.
J
Instead
of
just
knocking
on
the
window
or
knocking
on
the
door
and
saying
hey,
you
know
you
can't
put
your
garbage
out
two
days
early,
they
send
the
three
one
one
and
then
it's
the
Hatfield
and
McCoys
and
that's
kind
of
what
we're
dealing
with,
because
everybody's
powerful
behind
the
keyboard,
instead
of
just
you
know,
being
socially
responsible
and
talking
to
people.
Those
are
the
calls
we
get
so
I,
just
kind
of
wanted
to
bring
that
the
fire
pit
up
thing
and
then
my
last
my
last
comment
really
uh-oh
Gareth
Kincaid
park
at
Almonte
mmm-hmm.
B
J
Cuz
I
Colorado,
Street
Neighborhood
Association
coming
up
next
week,
so
that'll
be
a
great
update
for
them
and
then
finally,
you've
done
so
many
great
tot
lots
in
the
area.
It's
just
it's
incredible.
We
had
a
little
bit
of
a
speed
bump
at
FAL
ma
at
fallon
regarding
an
ad
a
swing
and
I
just
want
to
the
there
was
a
person.
J
We'll
follow
up
on
that
directly
thanks
commercial
you're,
the
best
I
appreciate
everything
again
and
I.
You
know
thanks.
I
saw
Steve
Goss
utility
in
the
stands.
Thanks
Stevie,
he
always
takes
my
texts
and
and
gets
the
job
done
for
me.
So
I
really
appreciate
everything
you
guys
do
Thank
You
councillor.
A
H
B
And
so
we
were
approached,
this
is
actually
one
of
the
great
benefits
of
the
mayor's
Coffee
hours.
I
actually
met
the
proponent
okay.
She
said
that
she
was
gonna,
send
me
an
email
she
she
did,
but
she
sent
it
to
Chris
dock
cook
at
Boston,
gov
and
I'm
Christopher
cook
knock
up,
so
I
didn't
get
it
so
when
she
called
to
complain
that
I
hadn't
respond
to
the
email
I'd,
let
her
know
my
real
email,
so
she's
sick
gonna
be
sending
it
to
that
email
and
we're
gonna
follow
up
with
Chris
Osgood
as.
H
B
H
B
I,
don't
have
any
updates
and
we
don't
have
any
capital
funds
dedicated
for
Watson
Park.
That's
that
really
is
the
really
small
yeah
right.
I
know
that
there
there
were
a
couple
of
differences
of
opinion
with
the
immediate
of
butter
about
what
should
be
in
the
park,
but
we'd
be
happy
to
work
with
your
office
to
find
out
the
exact
situation.
Okay,.
H
B
I
would
love
to
meet
with
you
in
the
community
out
there
to
talk
about
it:
okay,
I!
Actually,
it's
it
is
so
small.
A
lot
of
our
recreational
taught
lot
features
because
of
the
safety
standards
require
such
a
big
circumference
when
you
plop
them
in
it's
hard
to
imagine
another
Play
feature
going
in
there,
but
I'm
wondering
if
there's
playable,
art
or
horticulture
that
we
could
add
to
make
it
more
welcoming.
Okay,.
H
No,
that's
I
appreciate
that
how's
that
Peters
Park
over
the
weekend,
opening
of
South
End
baseball
Peters
park
looks
great.
Thank
you
to
you
and
your
staff.
We
appreciate
it.
You
have
a
little
bit
of
bad
news,
I
throw
out
the
first
pitch
and
it
hit
the
two
bounces
before
the
plate.
So
I
can't
live
that
one
down
Chris
and
the
mayor
the
mayor
for
one
right
over
the
plate.
So
he's
given
me
a
hard
time
about
it.
H
B
We're
excited
about
this,
so
the
long
and
short
of
it
is
in
anticipation
of
may
be
receiving
a
FEMA
pre
mitigation
grant,
which
is
FEMA.
You
know,
obviously,
is
mostly
involved
with
rebuilding
communities
after
a
major
disaster.
They
have
this
federal
grant
program
where
they're,
actually
highly
vulnerable
cities
can
qualify
for
a
matching
grant
by
which
you
try
to
stem
off
a
climate
disaster
in
the
future
by
actually
intervening
early,
and
so,
if
we
received
the
the
FEMA
grant,
our
match
would
be
10
million
dollars.
B
We
would
roughly
receive
nine
million
dollars
because
it's
a
19
million
dollar
early
intervention
project
at
Fort,
Point
channel
to
essentially
berm
up
the
edge
of
the
existing
channel
to
sort
of
replicate
the
height
that
we
just
finished
up
at
Martin
park
and
continue
that
down
past
the
Gillette
and
GE
properties.
That
would
just
be
a
first
step,
though,
that
would
get
us
through
coastal
flooding
vulnerabilities
from
through
probably
about
2050.
B
What's
really
important
is
that
happens
in
tandem
as
a
system
with
Moakley,
because
what
happens
with
40
inches
of
sea-level
rise
if
unabated
those
two
parks
get
inundated
and
the
water
believe
it
or
not,
actually
meets
each
other
and
begins
to
flood
the
neighborhoods
moving
backwards
into
Roxbury
into
the
Back
Bay
into
the
south
end.
So
there's
a
lot
of
socially
vulnerable
neighborhoods
that
are
potentially
at
risk.
So
we're
very
excited
about
the
four
point:
channel
investment
in
the
capital
plan
and
that's
a
long
way
of
saying.
H
S
B
Councillor
so
we're
gonna
keep
the
same
amount
there
and
it's
it's
been
managed
by
the
Lewis
D
Brown
Peace
Institute
we're
very,
very
hard
happy
with
the
partnership.
Although
you
know
it
went
through
an
RFP
process.
So,
as
you
know,
it's
it's
you
know
so
will
that
that
we'll
have
to
look
at
that
agreement
in
two
to
three
years
and
make
sure
that
we
still
want
to
keep
that
group.
B
As
the
designated
group
we
have,
we
feel
that
we've
really
benefited
from
it,
because
they
are
the
ones
closest
to
trauma
with
victims
of
violence
in
our
city.
You
know
it's
not
the
Boston,
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
we're
gonna,
keep
the
amount.
The
same
I
believe
is
seventy-five
thousand
dollars,
but
if
I'm
wrong,
no
I.
S
B
S
S
Definitely
you
know:
we've
been
working
or
in
conversations
with
the
tea
since
I
was
in
my
first
term,
pulled
in-state
folks,
I
know
greater
Ashmont.
Main
streets
has
involved
different
folks,
but
wanted
to
just
see
if
you
guys
have
been
lugged
in
and
it's
great
that
you're
being
kept
abreast,
and
we
can
do
that
too.
But
it
was
just
a
thought
and
then
I
don't
know
if
I
had
to
step
out
quickly
for
a
matter
of
counsel,
malli
brought
this
up
Hagel
field.
S
E
S
E
S
S
When
I
went
to
see
it
and
I've
been
more
than
once,
you
saw
it
in
action
with
the
the
parents
and
the
excitement.
So
it's
just
a
beautiful
example
of
families
coming
together,
neighbourhood
lines
across
demographics.
You
name
it
to
support
one
another,
so
I
just
wanted
to
applaud,
applaud
them
and
their
advocacy.
So
now
I
know
I'll
push
with
councillor
malli
for
this
to
be
the
first,
hopefully,.
S
That
was
my
last
question.
Thank
you.
So
much
and
I
know
there
was
you
know:
what
could
we
do
with
CPA
pulled
them
in?
They
don't
cover
turf,
but
they
could
cover
other
things.
So
I
think
as
as
this
what's
happening
in
your
shop
unfolds
would
love
to
revisit
the
idea
of
what
the
CPA
could
do
to
complement,
where
the
reason
you
know
the
resources
might
be
limited
to
turf,
but
there's
other
things
that
need
to
happen
in
that
Park.
So
thank
you
for
committing
Thank
You
Commissioner
for
paying
attention
this
for
Cobb.
A
B
A
That
relationship
as
appropriate
from
Square
money
and
maybe
Rogers
Park
fence
just
had
a
it,
was
actually
just
taken
down
because
it
was
structurally
unsafe.
Can
you
maybe
provide
me,
you
know
what
what's
gonna
go
there?
Obviously,
we
Rogers
Park
is
master
plan,
but
no
funds
yet
want
to
look
into
that
for
before
I
leave,
maybe
but
also
like
any
timeline
with
the
fence.
Or
is
that
going
to
be
kind
of
you
know.
B
A
I
just
ask
a
favor:
please
don't
put
up
chain-link
okay
Peter,
like
seriously
like
I'd,
rather
see
nothing
if
that's
possible,
rather
than
throw
good
money
after
bad
it.
Just
my
two
cents,
you're,
not
Penniman,
there's
three
hundred
thousand
in
the
budget
for
Penniman
just
want
to
connect
with
the
project
manager.
A
Sorry
in
Allston
I'm,
assuming
that
public
works,
because
median
strips
on
roads
typically
are,
or
are
you
familiar
basically
from
Union
Square
to
Packard's
corner,
there's
several
medians
that
line
or
separate
both
sides
of
the
roads
all
the
way
through
and
I've
been
working
with
a
local
developer.
Who
would
like
to
transform
them
but
I'm?
You
know
I've
also
got
a
call
in
to
Public
Works,
trying
to
just
figure
out
those
yeah.
B
A
E
B
E
A
And
and
just
want
to
put
that
out
there,
that
we
should
check
on
the
additional
funds
through
the
BPD
a
that
are
available
at
some
point
for
some
kind
of
project
and
then
lastly,
I
want
to
thank
Tom.
Sullivan
he's
worked
really
closely
with
me
on
the
Evergreen
improvements
and
I
know
that
the
antique
or
signage
is
happening
at
some
point.
Wondering
is
it
you
have
it
any
sense
of
when
that
may
be
finished,.
A
E
That's
I'm
going
now
the
contractors
currently
out
there
doing
that
I
think
the
because
they're
very
fancy
signs
that
are
out
there.
There
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
lead
time
to
produce
those
got
there,
but
I
think
that's
gonna
be
beautiful.
Once
it's
done.
That's
a
good
example
of
CPA
funding
right
that
went
to
that
and
it's
something
that
was
above
and
beyond
what
we
would
have
been
able
to
do
without
the
CPA,
fun
yeah
and.
A
The
resurface
saying,
yes,
you
know
again
it's
a
neighborhood
jewel
and
in
many
ways
really
historic
in
many
ways,
although
it's
not
designated
historical
but
there's
some
old
antique
sign
is
that
we're
gonna,
replicate
and
and
the
resurfacing
and
I
just
want
to
thank
the
Department
for
all
the
work
on
bringing
that
up
to
a
beautiful
state.
I
was
hoping
it
was
gonna
get
done
by
Memorial
Day.
Is
that
not
not
happening?
I
think
what.
E
Once
that
gets
rolling,
it's
gonna
happen
very
quickly,
because
it's
a
paving
project
and
putting
in
signs
is
not
a
lot
of
complicated
work
right.
It's
really
gonna
come
down
to
the
manufacturers,
ability
to
produce
those
signs
cuts.
So
that's
really
it's
the
lead
time
which
and
those
signs
have
been
ordered
right
as
soon
as
they
come
in
I.
Think
it's
going
to
be
a
matter
of
probably
a
couple
of
months
to
do
the
whole
project
gotcha.
If.
A
A
Again,
thanks
to
you,
I
also
want
to
thank
you.
You
mention
Ronnie
matera,
Chris
Lee
and
the
crew
out
and
Austin
Brayton
great
job,
all
of
them
Greg
Mossman
max
time
and
you
know
always
very
responsive.
In
Steve
Bascom
Tilley,
we
were
able
to
get
the
Smiths
park,
new
basketball
court
lights
on
under
the
wire
for
Kevin
hone
ins.
First,
women's
basketball,
league
game,
so
I
want
to
thank
Kathy
Baker
eclipsed
Stephan
public
works.
That
was
all
a
joint
effort,
including
every
source,
to
get
that
to
come
together
for
the
first
game.
K
We
have
to
get
to
some
revolving
funds
after
this,
so
I
will
just
use
this
time.
To
again,
thank
all
of
you
thank
the
advocates
in
the
room.
Your
incredible
team
chief
also
I
appreciate
and
hope
that
we
can
really
focus
on
Hines
playground
as
well
as
Billings
field,
and
that
may
be
something
that's
a
little
bit
further
out
in
Jamaica
in
West,
Roxbury
Hines
I
know
there's
money
for
Hines
in
Millennium.
K
We
can
really
focus
on
Billings
in
the
years
ahead
and
then
appreciate
work
at
busty,
Brook,
meadow
and
JP
the
wall
rebuilding
it's
a
great
partnership
with
the
Arboretum.
Let's
make
sure
we
get
that
done,
Daisy
field,
Flaherty
playground.
Of
course
everything
happened
at
Jamaica
pond
and
we'll
just
echo
the
council
presidents,
urging
that
we
can
take
a
good
look
at
Peggle
Park
this
this
year
as
well.
But
thank
you
all
Thank
You,
mr.
chairman
Thank,.
P
Chair
and
just
briefly
so
I'm,
just
thrilled
chief
about
the
investments
in
Malcolm,
X,
Park,
Justine,
justice,
Gordon
Park,
as
well
as
Franklin,
Park
and
I,
would
just
like
to
add
to
the
list
Winter
Park
and
Jeep,
Jones
Park
and
as
follow-up.
If
you
could
get
back
with
clarity
around
with
Winthrop,
whether
that's
parks
or
whether
that's
bps,
that
would
be
helpful.
Two
quick
questions
and
I
know:
we've
got
to
move
on,
I'd,
be
interested
and
just
to
follow
up
on
the
needles.
How
you
measure
success.
P
And
then
two
I
noticed
in
the
budget.
It
looks
like
you're
going
to
have
an
increase
of
$500,000
for
contracting
and
I'd
like
to
understand
your
plan
to
ensure
that
that
that
half
a
million
and
all
the
other
money
that
you
have
for
contracting
will
be
distributed
in
in
an
equitable
way
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
we're
contracting
with
local
residents
women-owned
businesses,
as
well
as
businesses
owned
by
people
of
color
yeah.
B
So
what
I'll
say
is,
in
general,
we've
been
fortunate
to
be
tracking
at
a
slightly
higher
percentage
than
the
citywide
contracts.
I
think
that
has
to
do
with
some
of
the
value
of
our
contracts,
and
so
what
we
have
to
be
very
intentional
about
moving
for
is
when
there's
an
opportunity
to
expand
opportunity
by
breaking
up
the
work
and
to
individualize
sectors,
I
think
that
will
encourage
more
women
and
minority-owned
businesses
to
bid
on
our
work.
B
The
other
thing
that
we
benefit
from
and
I
just
we
just
have
to
be
really
honest
about.
It
is
not
necessarily
that
we're
doing
anything
specifically
different
Landscape
Architecture
is
is
a
is
a
is
a
field
of
work
that
has
very
prominent
established
women,
own
lead
forms,
and
so
our
numbers
tend
to
track
a
little
bit
higher
because
those
landscape
architecture
firms
are
our
women-owned
businesses,
so
I
think.
That's
that's.
Certainly
my
approach.
B
When
we're
looking
at
some
of
our
snow
removal
contracts,
art,
you
know,
we
have
smaller
values
and
so
I
think
that
opens
up
the
door
to
more
opportunity
so
where
we
can
do
that
and
be
intentional
about
it.
As
far
as
the
needles,
you
know
well
what
we
have
any
successes:
there'll
be
no
needles
in
our
parks,
but
all
we
can
do
is
pick
them
up
when
we're
there.
So
at
places
like
Clifford
and
orchard
gardens
we're
actually
going
to
dedicate
see
one
of
our
seasonal
workers
to
just
be
at
those
fields.
B
So
we
may
do
three
days
at
Clifford
in
two
days
in
Orchard,
Park
or
vice
versa,
but
there's
gonna
be
a
person.
Our
hope
is
that
that
pretty
consistent
presence,
along
with
the
BPD
presence,
along
with
the
Sharpe's
crew
and
then
along
with
we've,
been
asking
our
Park
Rangers
and
Chiefs
Avila's
been
very
accommodating,
and
this
on
their
way
back
to
Franklin
Park
from
downtown
they've,
been
stopping
going
through
Clifford,
with
their
lights
on.
B
Our
hope
is
that
that
more
consistent
uniformed
presence
leads
to
more
needles
in
those
two
very
specific
parks
that
are
particularly
adversely
affected
by
the
opiate
crisis,
but
citywide
I
think
we
just
need
to
expand
opportunities
to
to
really
have
a.
We
can't
have
a
stigma
around
this
disease.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
we
have
as
many
educational
opportunities
as
possible
around
the
disease.
Thank.
P
A
X
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Karen
money,
Braddock
I'm,
the
president
of
the
Emerald
Necklace
Conservancy
I,
wanted
to
thank
the
mayor
and
all
the
city
councillors
for
their
support
of
parks
parks
are
essential
to
every
resident
and
user
of
open
space
in
Boston
and
I
think
the
investments
that
we
make
in
parks
pay
dividends
in
a
variety
of
ways.
I
really
want
to
applaud
this
department
with
the
leadership
of
Chris
Cook
and
his
team.
They
do
so
much
with
very
limited
resources.
X
All
the
time
I
want
to
applaud
the
real
significant
increase
that
the
city's
capital
budget
has
provided
for
the
department
to
invest
in
projects
throughout
the
city,
but
particularly
in
the
Emerald
Necklace,
the
funds
for
Franklin
Park,
the
work
that's
happening
and
Jamaica
pond
pathways.
The
work
at
Olmstead
Park
when
that
starts
is
tremendous.
X
Additionally,
this
year,
the
parks
department
has
been
actively
finding
new
ways
to
address
the
issues
that
we
have
in
the
Fenway
and
the
Back
Bay
fens
in
the
areas
that
are
overgrown
with
Phragmites
and
I'm.
Very,
very
appreciative
that
this
department
is
doing
that
this
year.
I
know
it's
not
been
easy
and
it's
not
gonna
inexpensive,
so
I
know
that
the
City
Council
and
the
mayor
you
know-
has
to
continually
support
those
efforts
with
additional
funds
as
needed,
because
these
are
not
inexpensive
issues
to
address
the
parks.
X
The
Emerald
Necklace
Conservancy
through
our
Olmstead
tree
Society
program
matches
dollar
for
dollar
every
dollar
that
this
agency
spends
and
DCR
and
the
town
of
Brookline
spent
on
trees,
and
we
continue
to
support
this
council
and
the
mayors.
Continued
investment
in
expanding
the
tree
program.
I'm
excited
to
hear
about
the
light
are
the
light.
Our
plan
I
think
that's
fantastic.
X
The
Emerald
Necklace
does
have
a
tree
database,
it's
one
of
the
only
parts
of
the
system
that
does,
and
we
really
look
forward
to
you-
know
thinking
about
ways
to
expand
and
build
on
that
work
and
I.
Think
that
that's
tremendous,
especially
as
we're
dealing
with
climate
change
and
the
things
that
this
city
is
managing
I,
want
to
finally
say
that
I'm
excited
about
the
ideas
about
starting
to
push
recycling
I.
X
Think
it's
really
complicated
of
these
days
to
do
that
as
the
economics
around
recycling
are
really
challenging,
but
excited
to
hear
that
you're
starting
and
maybe
there's
some
ways
that
we
can
partner
with
that
going
forward.
I'm
very
excited
to
see
that
the
operating
budget
for
the
department,
even
when
you
exclude
the
animal
control
budget
that
came
that
came
in
is
still
is
an
increase
and
I
think
that's
fantastic.
It
speaks
to
everyone's
belief
in
Chris
and
his
team
and
I'm
very
excited
to
see
what
we
do
in
the
years
to
come.
Thank
you
thank.
A
Y
Hello,
my
name
is
David
McCallum
and
I
am
executive
director
and
co-founder
of
a
new
organization
called
speak
for
the
trees.
We
had
the
pleasure
of
testifying
here
a
year
ago
about
the
tree,
canopy
coverage
and
I'm
I'm
happy
to
see
that
there's
a
light.
Our
study
that's
going
to
help
us
in
our
work
in
building
a
more
equitable
distribution
of
the
health
benefits
and
the
social
benefits
that
trees
bring.
Y
I
think
we
all
recognize
the
importance
of
building
that
canopy
for
the
future
of
all
Boston
residents,
both
from
mitigation
and
adaptation,
as
we
enter
a
new
era
of
climate
change
and
also
the
many
health
and
mental
and
physical
health
benefits,
including
the
community
building
benefits
and
I.
Just
wanted
to
thank
Chris
and
his
team
for
the
support
that
they've
shown
and
many
of
the
councillors
who
are
no
longer
here.
We
had
a
wonderful
pre,
giveaway
event
on
Saturday
and
there's
a
real
hunger
for
this
in
the
community.
Y
We
gave
away
about
70
trees
in
half
an
hour
and
there
are
50
people
who
are
gonna
be
getting
trees
in
the
coming
weeks
from
our
corporate
sponsor.
Who
was
so
excited
to
see
this
so
I
think
there's
a
real
need
and
a
real
desire
for
more
trees,
all
throughout
the
city
and
we're
here
to
help
the
City
Council,
the
mayor's
office,
Parks
and
Rec,
to
fulfill
that
we
see
a
real
budding
partnership
here.
Y
One
of
the
things
we're
doing
is
we
are
doing
a
street
tree
inventory
and
Parks
has
been
very
helpful
in
providing
us
very
constructive
feedback
on
the
information
that
will
be
helpful
for
them.
As
we
look
to
come
up
with
an
urban
forestry
master
plan,
hopefully
they'll
be
coming
together
in
the
next
two
years.
We
will
have
inventoried
all
we
think
there
are
about
40,000
street
trees
throughout
the
city,
we're
not
quite
sure
but
we're
hiring
a
group
of
teenagers
through
the
Boston
youth
engagement
and
employment
office.
Y
They
will
be
out
in
the
streets
every
day
and
we're
gonna
focus
this
year
on
the
community
of
East
Boston,
South,
Boston,
Roxbury,
Dorchester
and
Jamaica
Plain
next
year,
we'll
focus
on
the
rest
of
the
communities.
So
we
look
forward
to
also
engaging
communities
in
that
work.
We
look
forward
to
introducing
the
councillors
to
that
work
to
being
out
in
the
community
to
can,
during
that
conversation
of
bringing
trees
to
people,
because
those
trees
are
critical
because
they're
providing
clean
air
to
people
where
the
in
the
spaces
where
people
live.
Y
I
also
wanted
for
the
record
to
I'm
wondering
if
the
tree
canopy
coverage
is
17
or
27
percent.
I
remember
it
was
27
from
the
last
light,
our
study
good,
so
we
just
increased
it
by
10%
all
right,
we're
halfway
there
and
and
for
councillor
Baker.
There
is
a
community
tree
heritage
program
that
I'm
happy
to
speak
with
him
further
about
the
funded
through
D
CR
that
does
dollar
for
dollar
matching,
and
that's
something
that
I
know
could
be
beneficial
for
the
city
to
take
part
in
there's
money
out
there
on
the
table.
L
My
name
is
Gianna
DiPasquale
and
I
am
a
restaurant
owner
food,
allergy,
parent
advocate
and
community
member
who
resides
in
the
north
end.
My
extended
family
has
been
in
the
neighborhood
since
the
1980s
and
we
love
our
community
Boston
does
a
wonderful
job
at
maintaining
our
parks,
as
do
our
neighborhood
boards
and
residents.
However,
my
two
children
are
diagnosed
with
life-threatening
food
allergies
to
peanuts
and
milk
respectively
and
have
had
several
reactions
while
at
our
local
playgrounds.
Currently
every
three
minutes.
Another
person
goes
to
an
emergency
room
due
to
anaphylaxis.
L
From
touching
the
residue
on
playground
equipment,
my
children
have
had
their
eyes
become
red
itchy.
They
have
had
many
instances
of
Flushing,
rashes
and
hives,
and
we
have
had
to
leave
embarrassed
and
scared
that
our
reaction
would
progress
in
severity.
I
have
witnessed
food
on
the
ground
on
and
around
the
play.
Structures
such
as
cheese
crackers
and
nuts
I,
have
also
witnessed
food
smeared
on
toys
and
swings
and
children
playing
while
running
around
with
food
food
that
could
be
dangerous
to
a
child.
L
This
has
forced
us
to
remove
ourselves
from
the
area
several
times
and
creates
an
unsafe
and
exclusionary
environment
for
our
children,
who
may
have
invisible
life-threatening
disabilities
defined
by
da.
Unfortunately,
this
issue
does
not
relate
to
just
my
family
and
it's
also
about
the
safety
for
a
growing
population
of
children
in
the
general
public.
As
it
stands,
one
in
every
13
children
has
child
has
a
food
allergy
that
is
to
children
in
every
classroom.
Young
children
especially
put
their
hands
in
their
mouths
and
touch
their
face,
often
in
a
child
with
life
threatening
food
allergies.
L
This
could
cause
a
severe
reaction
when
the
food
residue
from
their
hands
makes
its
way
into
the
body
through
their
eyes,
nose
or
mouth
as
a
simple,
reasonable
accommodation
for
this
life-threatening,
invisible
disability.
I.
Ask
that
you
please
consider
adding
playground
signs
to
help
spread
awareness
and
decrease
reactions.
The
signs
would
encourage
families
to
enjoy
food
at
the
designated
eating
areas
and
wipe
hands
with
water-based
wipes.
After
eating,
studies
have
shown
that
commercial
water-based
wipes
are
effective
in
removing
food
proteins
while
hand
sanitizer
is
not.
Signs
are
a
great
reminder
to
make
safer
choices.
L
Such
as
to
slow
down
in
school
zones
or
to
clean
up
after
your
dogs,
these
playground
signs
call
for
awareness
and
will
allow
children
to
play
more
safely.
It
also
keeps
our
parks
cleaner,
promotes
better
hygiene
to
reduce
illness
and
decreases
the
risk
of
choking.
There
are
similar
signs
going
up
at
playgrounds
in
our
state
in
Cambridge,
situate
and
all
around
the
country.
As
we
speak.
Of
course,
they
will
not
totally
eliminate
all
risk,
but
spreading
awareness
can
go
a
long
way
towards
improving
overall
public
health
outcomes
and
decreasing
reactions
in
costs.
L
This
is
something
that
cities
need
to
consider
when
creating
structures
and
areas
for
children
in
this
day
and
age
as
the
prevalence
of
allergic
diseases
are
rising
as
leaders
in
so
many
areas.
I
hope
Boston
can
also
lead
the
charge
for
inclusion
and
safety
for
all
children
at
public
playgrounds.
Thank
you
kindly
for
your
time
and
consideration.
Thank
you.
Z
Hi,
my
name
is
Anna
white
I've
been
a
Boston
resident
since
2000
a
Boston
mom
since
2002
and
a
Boston
food
allergy
mom,
since
2009
I
have
three
children
and
two
of
them
have
severe
life-threatening
food
allergies.
Their
combined
allergies
are
two
dairy
egg
peanut
tree
nuts
Kiwi
fresh
apple,
chickpea
and
lentils.
Parenting
is
difficult.
Food
allergy
parenting
is
extremely
difficult.
According
to
the
national
food
allergy
research
group,
fair
one
in
13
children
in
the
US,
has
a
food
allergy.
Think
of
the
children
you
see
on
a
daily
basis.
Z
Here
in
Boston,
many
of
those
children
are
living
with
food
allergies,
using
2017
population
data
for
Boston
and
my
terrible
math
skills.
That's
about
10,000
children
in
our
city.
Signs
suggesting
that
food
not
be
eaten
in
our
playgrounds
on
our
play,
structures
and
in
our
taught
Lots
would
go
a
long
way
to
ensure
that
those
children
felt
safe
and
included
in
our
city's
active
recreation
sites.
Z
In
2013,
the
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
committed
Commission
approved
a
smoking
ban
in
city
run
parks,
making
it
illegal
to
smoke,
cigarettes,
marijuana
and
vape
substances
and
I
know
there
are
signs
unfenced
in
play.
Spaces
in
my
neighborhood
of
South
Boston,
prohibiting
dogs
on
equipment
or
even
entering
the
play
spaces,
a
sign
on
a
fence
saying
that
food
and
drinks
are
not
allowed
in
the
play
areas
would
be
a
boon
unless
you
live
daily
with
food
allergies.
Z
You
can't
understand
the
impact
that
our
American
snacking
culture
has
on
food,
allergy
families,
the
constant
vigilance
of
who
is
eating.
What
and
where
and
tracking
all
the
surfaces
that
kids
have
touched,
or
potentially
dripped
or
splashed
food
on
is
intense.
I've
had
to
leave
playgrounds
in
the
past
of
my
kids
due
to
trail
mix,
ice
cream,
goldfish
crackers
and
sippy
cups
filled
with
milk.
Our
parks
and
play
spaces
should
be
inclusive
spots
for
all
of
our
families
and
I
understand
that
food
is
a
large
part
of
our
culture.
Picnics
and
snacking
are
okay.
Z
It
just
should
not
happen
on
playground,
equipment,
science
stating.
Why
and
all
of
our
parks
we
go
a
long
way
to
increase
food.
Allergy
awareness
and
acceptance
here
in
Boston.
Boston
is
a
welcoming
and
inclusive
City.
Let's
extend
that
to
our
food,
allergic,
kids
and
families.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
AA
AA
U
AA
So
this
is
Arum
who
is
allergic
to
milk
and
used
to
be
allergic
to
peanuts.
This
past
week
we
were
at
a
playground
and
I
was
with
a
bunch
of
friends
who
asked
me
is
Arum
how
it's
his
peanut
allergy
going,
because
they
know
that
he's
been
outgrowing.
It
and
I
said:
oh,
it's
fine
and
they
were
like
okay
great
and
then
they
pulled
out
peanut
containing
snacks
for
their
children.
AA
The
thing
is,
these
are
clearly
people
who
care
because
they
asked
before
they
pulled
it
out,
but
it
didn't
occur
to
them
that
there
might
be
other
children
who
are
also
allergic
to
peanuts.
So
the
reason
I
think
that
science
will
be
a
benefit,
is
because
I
think
most
people
do
care
and
if
they
read
a
sign
that
said,
there
are
1
in
13
children
who
have
food
allergies,
and
if
you
could,
please
keep
your
food
off
the
play
structure
and
wash
hands
I.
Think
most
people
would
take
the
time
to
do
that.
AA
It's
not
that
people
aren't
aware
that
their
food
allergies,
but
they
aren't
necessarily
aware,
like
the
parents
who
live
with
a
day-to-day
of
exactly
when
you
need
to
be
vigilant
and
when
you
don't,
and
so
just
simple
signage
makes
a
difference.
I
think
it
was
councillor
Kim
Jaime,
who
said
earlier
about
the
science
for
northeastern
or
for
that
are
educating
that
this
one
Park
people
are
confused
about
whether
it's
a
northeastern
or
a
Boston
Park.
So
it
goes
to
show
that
signs
really
do
make
a
difference.
AA
I've
heard
some
of
the
numbers
going
around
$300,000
for
this
or
10,000
for
that
to
put
up
signs
up,
the
local
playgrounds
wouldn't
be
a
big
expense
for
the
city,
so
I
hope
it's
something
you'd
consider
we
all
really
appreciate
the
parks
for
those
of
us
who
live
in
the
city,
it's
our
backyard
for
all
of
our
children,
those
with
and
without
food
allergies.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
A
I
I
wasn't
aware
about
signing
in,
but
I
had
signed
up
ahead
of
time
through
email,
so
my
name
is
Emily
Baker
I'm
mom
of
two
young
children
who
are
reasonably
well
behaved
right
now,
Sophie
and
Gabe.
I'm
is
also
a
sixteen
year
resident
of
Charlestown.
My
oldest
Sophie
has
life-threatening
food
allergies
to
eggs,
milk,
peanuts
and
tree
nuts,
and
it's
touch
sensitive.
It's
been
a
really
tough
road
for
her
growing
up
in
the
city,
where
everything
is
social
shared
around
other
children,
often
around
food.
I
We
worked
really
hard
to
manage
it,
but
unfortunately,
she's
had
anaphylaxis
several
times
and
other
less
severe
reactions
as
well,
which
have
all
been
scary.
Most
people
are
unaware
of
the
dangers
of
food
allergies.
Yet
the
thing
that
makes
reduce
such
a
challenge
to
manage
is
that
we
depend
on
other
people
to
be
aware
and
be
responsible
with
with
their
behavior
around
food
in
order
to
keep
our
kids
safe.
One
of
the
biggest
challenges
for
me,
managing
us
from
my
daughter,
is
at
public
playgrounds.
I
There
are
only
way
to
really
get
outside
because
we
don't
have
a
yard.
We
live
in
the
city,
so
this
is
what
we
do
every
day.
It
is
basically
our
backyard.
Yet
we
find
this
to
be
such
a
challenge
in
keeping
her
safe
and
reaction
free,
it's
very
very
often
that
we're
at
a
playground-
and
we
have
to
leave
because
there's
a
child.
That's
running
around
the
play
structure
holding
food
as
they're
playing
wanting
to
touch
all
the
play
equipment
want
to
touch
all
the
toys
or
wanting
to
play
tag
with
my
daughter.
I
My
daughter
has
had
a
reaction
about
once
a
month
on
the
playground,
so
they've
been
really
scary.
We've
had
to
stop
that
I
had
to
see
if
it's
gonna
progress
I
have
to
give
her
a
medicine,
and
then
we
have
to
leave
because
if
it
progresses,
then
we
have
to
go
to
the
hospital
and
I
I.
Really
don't
blame
anybody
for
for
having
their
child
run
around,
because
you
would
never
know
that's
dangerous
to
my
child.
Unless
you
don't.
If
you
don't
live
this
life,
you
would
never
know
so.
I
You
know
I
think
that
the
science
will
go
a
really
long
way.
It
just
sort
of
spreading
awareness
and
I
brought
an
example
of
the
sign
they're
going
up
at
public
parks.
All
around
the
country,
actually
in
Cambridge
I've
heard
about
70
are
going
to
be
going
up
soon
and
I.
Don't
know
if
you
want
to
take
a
look
at
them.
A
I
Thank
you,
but
I
think
it's
just
a
very
straightforward,
simple
way
of
spreading
awareness
to
say:
please
don't
eat
on
this
the
play
structure
and
use
a
water-based
wipe
after
eating
and
science.
Scientific
studies
have
shown
that
wipes
remove
food
food
protein
and
almost
every
mom
carries
wipes
with
them.
So
it's
a
very,
very
simple
thing
to
spread
awareness
and
I
think
it
would
really
go
a
long
way
for
for
helping
us
and
helping
our
kids
feel
more
safe
and
included.
Obviously
it
won't
solve
everything,
but
I
do
think
it
can
go
a
long
way.
I
A
R
Hi
I
apologize,
they
didn't
sign
in
I,
didn't
realize.
I
was
supposed
to
I'll,
make
it
very
quick.
My
name
is
Erin
Brazil
I'm,
just
gonna
echo,
I'm,
a
food,
allergy,
mom
and
I
want
to
echo
what
what
my
fellow
food
allergy
moms
are
in
here
saying:
I'm
a
West
End
resident
I
founded
the
West
End
Children's
Festival
and
I
run
a
local
support
group
for
moms,
which
food
out
well.
Parents
with
food
allergies
or
parents
of
children
with
food
allergies.
R
I
actually
first
realized
that
my
son
had
dairy,
peanut,
Trina
and
egg
allergies
when
he
was
about
eight
months
old
and
he
came
in
contact
with
some
dairy
I
had
him
tested
after
that,
dairy
had
just
spilled
on
his
hands.
They
swelled
up
his
eyes
swelled
up.
His
mouth
swelled
up.
He
got
his
fingers
in
his
mouth
and
it
in
it
came
into
contact
with
this
with
his
with
this
system.
After
that
he
has
had
about
teen
reactions.
He's
18
he's
eight
years
old.
R
Now
he's
had
14
anaphylactic
reactions
and
three
of
those
has
been
have
been
because
of
the
playground
we
we
had
stopped
for
a
while
going
to
a
playground.
I,
don't
know
if
you've
ever
experienced,
dragging
a
two-year-old,
kicking
and
screaming
off
of
a
play
structure,
because
a
little
girl
with
an
ice-cream
cone
came
on
or
a
cheese
stick
came
on,
but
it's
not
a
fun
thing
to
do,
and
it's
very
and
it's
heartbreaking
to
do
to
your
child.
They
don't
understand
why
you're
doing
it
at
two
years
old,
we
I
tried
many
different
things.
R
We
avoided
playgrounds
and
I
felt
like
he
was
being
excluded
from
things.
This
is
a
world
that
we
didn't
ask
to
become
part
of.
We
were
just
thrust
into
this
world
and
we
learned
to
adapt
and
we
learned
to
protect
our
children
and,
and
we
discover
ways
that
they've
been
excluded
or
that
they're
being
kind
of
discriminated
against
because
they
have
a
hidden
disability
because
of
that
I
started
to
try
to
get
him
to
wear
gloves
at
the
playground,
which
would
decrease
his
risk.
But
he
didn't
want
to
feel
like
he
was
different.
R
R
The
head
of
the
food
allergy
and
immunization
and
Mew
knology
Department
and
the
children
Boston
Children's
Hospital,
had
written
a
letter,
and
it's
it's
very
brief.
So
I
want
to
read
it
really
quickly.
He
says
so.
This
is
from
dr.
John
Lee
attending
an
allergy
and
immunity
Knology
at
Boston
Children's
Hospital.
He
says
as
the
clinical
director
of
the
food
allergy
program
of
Boston
Children's
Hospital
IKEA's
for
many
children
who
have
food
allergies
with
history
of
severe
reactions
even
to
trace
amounts
of
food.
It
is
easy
for
families
who
do
not
live
with
food
allergies.
R
To
underestimate
the
severity
of
these
allergies,
however,
the
simple
precautions
recommended
by
the
park
signs
can
help
prevent
reactions
from
occurring.
It
is
also
a
reminder
to
be
considerate
of
those
who
do
have
food
allergies.
Some
children
and
their
parents
may
feel
uncomfortable
directly,
asking
others
to
help
prevent
food
allergy
reactions,
so
these
signs
can
also
prevent
families
with
food
allergies
from
being
singled
out.
We
appreciate
your
consideration
and
installing
these
park
signs
I
want
to
echo,
obviously
what
he
says
as
well,
and
thank
you
for
your
consideration.
Z
M
Hi
good
afternoon,
I'm,
Celeste,
Walker
and
I
live
in
Jamaica
Plain
I'm,
a
board
member
of
the
Arboretum
Park
Conservancy,
the
Board
of
Overseers
of
the
Emerald
Necklace
Conservancy,
and
a
friend
of
Alan
Dale
woods
today,
I'd
like
briefly
to
address
the
city's
urban
wilds.
Maybe
it's
a
little
different
kind
of
follow.
Up
from
what
chief
cook
talked
about
earlier,
there
were
over
35
urban
wilds
in
Boston
in
11
neighborhoods.
The
ecological
significance
of
them
grows
more
important
every
year,
as
we
address
the
issues
caused
by
climate
change.
M
These
areas
provide
places
for
water
storage
filters.
Stormwater
runoff
provide
a
natural
area
for
wildlife
and
much-needed
trees.
They
are
used
by
the
community
for
passive
recreation
and
ecological
education.
A
registered
vernal
pool,
one
of
only
two
in
Boston
as
in,
is
among
the
100
acres
of
Allendale
Woods.
The
urban,
while
initiative
grew
from
a
br,
a
report
in
1976
and
in
the
late
1990s.
The
initiative
was
formalized
under
the
Park
Department.
However,
the
initiative
only
has
one
employee.
M
The
aforementioned
amazing
Paul
Sutton
I'm,
suggesting
that
the
urban
wild
should
have
its
own
budget
line
in
the
parks
department
budget
and
asking
that
you
add
two
full-time
maintenance
workers
dedicated
to
the
wilds
right
now.
Maintenance
is
almost
all
done
by
friends,
groups
and
partnering
private
volunteer
groups.
M
They
remove
invasive
debris
from
the
paths
pick
up
litter
and
clean
up
the
entrances
to
the
areas
so
they're
welcoming
for
people
who
visit
but
relying
only
on
volunteers
and
some
summer,
youth
workers
is
uneven
and
the
results
results
in
an
inequity
among
the
different
urban
wilds
in
the
neighborhoods,
where
there
are
no
strong
friends
groups,
the
wild
suffer,
and
some
of
these
neighborhoods
are
we're.
Access
to
the
wilds
are
needed,
the
most
for
the
surrounding
community.
M
W
And
Marlene
in
house
I'm
here
with
two
hats
as
the
president
of
the
Friends
of
the
Southland
library,
but
also
as
the
membership
chair
of
the
rotten
square
association
between
these
two
organizations.
There
are
three
green
spaces,
slash
parks.
The
library
park
is,
of
course,
on
the
very
much
part
of
the
friends
groups.
Interest
and
I
really
want
to
thank
the
parks,
department,
Chris
and
Lauren
Bryant
for
the
wonderful
redesign
that
was
accomplished
there.
The
best
part
is
that
the
park
is
now
used
in
a
positive
way,
there's
room
for
everyone.
W
No
one
has
to
be
feels
under
the
gun
because
of
unpleasant
behavior
in
the
park.
It's
open,
it's
transparent
and
it's
welcoming
be
planted,
3,000
spring
bulbs
and
it's
a
it's
a
it's
a
blast
of
color,
as
the
other
two
parks
are,
so
the
other
one
is
the
ovals
in
the
middle
of
Rutland.
Square
I
want
to
again
thank
the
parts
department
increase
for
these
wonderful
arborists
who
have
now
come
online.
You'll
have
done
a
fabulous
job,
taking
care
of
the
really
under
siege
trees
in
the
three
ovals
they
have
been
pruned.
W
W
What
will
be
needed
in
that
Park
is
irrigation,
so
the
third
Park,
the
third
Park,
is
his
park,
and
his
Park
has
an
account
at
the
parks
department
in
which
there
is
a
little
over
two
thousand
dollars
and
then
the
Rockland
Square
Association
has
also
indicated
it
is
willing
to
help
pay
for
a
refurbishment
of
his
park.
We
got
an
estimate
for
five
thousand
dollars,
and
so
we
are
working
toward
that.
W
What
I'm
asking
about
is
really
something
that
covers
all
three
of
these
green
spaces,
which
is
that
they
all
deal
with
to
some
extent
city,
but
also
private
money,
so
how
to
coordinate
that
with
the
parks
department,
for
example,
with
library
park,
there
is
a
reasonable
chance
that
we
will
get
some
money
from
as
a
result
of
the
efforts
of
our
state,
Reps,
John,
Santiago
and
Aaron
Michael
wits.
It
looks
very
good
now.
It
hasn't
been
confirmed,
of
course,
until
the
budget
is
complete,
but
we
may
get
some
money
from
there.
W
A
A
Thanks
and
I'll
just
end
on
this
note:
this
year's
total
projected
capital
is
42
million,
seven
hundred
ninety
two
thousand
five
hundred
and
six
dollars,
and
just
as
recently
as
FY
18
the
commitment
to
parks
on
behalf
of
the
chief
and
the
mayor
and
us,
the
councillors
was
a
little
shy
of
19
million,
so
we're
using
a
lot
of
the
funds
that
we
have
at
our
disposal
to
really
make
investments
in
our
open
spaces
and
our
trees
and
every
other
aspect
of
our
environment.
So
I
want
to
thank
you.
A
My
last
parks
hearing
has
been
a
pleasure.
It's
been
an
honor
and
a
privilege
and
I
want
to
thank
you,
we're
gonna
reconvene.
We
have
a
couple
of
small
items,
Parkman
fund
and
then
a
couple
of
revolving
funds
be
back
in
two
minutes.
Thanks
take
a
quick
break
and
the
FY
28
epoxy
Department
is
adjourned.
A
My
name
is
Marc
co-moh,
the
chairman
of
ways
and
means,
and
a
district
9
city
councilor.
We
are
here
to
review
the
Parkman
fund
appropriation
for
FY
21
fronts
from
the
parks
department.
This
is
related
to
docket
0
6,
to
9
message
in
order
authorizing
the
appropriation
of
$1,200,000
from
the
income
of
the
George
Francis
Parkman
fund,
the
funds
it
to
be
expended
under
the
direction
of
the
Commissioner
of
Parks
and
Recreation
for
the
maintenance
and
improvement
of
Boston
Common
and
Parks
in
existence.
A
Since
January
12th,
1887
like
to
remind
folks
as
a
public
hearing
broadcast
and
recorded
on
Comcast
8
are
cnat
to
Verizon
1964
and
streamed
at
Boston
gov
back,
slash
city,
council,
TV
last
folks
in
the
chamber
to
silence
their
devices.
We
will
take
public
testimony
at
the
conclusion
of
the
questions
and
answers
from
my
colleagues
there's
a
sign-in
sheet
to
my
left
by
the
door.
We
ask
that
you
state
your
name
affiliation
residence
and
please
check
the
box
of
es.
If
you
wish
to
testify.
There
are
several
ways
people
can
testify
throughout
our
review
process.
A
You
can
come
to
one
of
the
public
hearings
such
as
this
one.
You
can
come
to
a
hearing
dedicated
to
public
testimony
on
Tuesday
June
4th
any
time
between
2:00
to
6:00
p.m.
we
will
be
here
for
at
least
that
timeframe
and
we'll
stay
as
long
as
it
takes
to
hear
everyone
who
wants
to
speak
on
the
budget.
You
can
send
your
testimony
to
the
Committee
on
ways
and
means
Boston,
City
Council,
fifth,
floor
Boston,
City,
Hall,
Boston,
Mass,
zero,
two,
two
zero
one
or
email.
A
The
committee
at
CCC
dot
WM
at
Boston,
gov
I,
am
joined
to
my
left
by
my
good
friend
from
Jamaica
Plain,
City,
Council,
Matt,
O'malley
and
I
a
letter
just
to
read
into
the
into
the
record
dear
counselor
co-moh
I
apologize
that
I
will
be
absent
for
docket
0
6
to
9
Parkman
fund
appropriation
hearing
due
to
a
prior
commitment,
but
we
will
be
reviewing
the
tape
best
regards
Anissa,
asabi
George.
So
with
that
I'll
just
hand
it
over
to
you.
B
Just
very
quickly
counselor.
Thank
you
very
much.
Chris
cook,
chief
of
environment,
energy
and
open
space
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
extraordinary
contribution
that
the
Parkman
fund,
and
especially
OPM,
and
the
trust
division
led
by
chief
handy
and
director
starett
on
the
OPM
side
and,
of
course,
the
able
the
able
hands
of
the
assistant
treasurer
drew.
Smith
on.
On
the
truss
side,
the
Parkman
family
gave
a
great
gift,
a
great
legacy
to
the
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
Department.
It's
one
that
we're
grateful
every
single
day.
K
N
Q
I
B
The
chandelier
the
park
windows
actually
has
squirrels
in
it
and
because
the
Sun
had
such
an
affinity
for
the
squirrels
on
Bostick
just
looking
out
the
window,
it
was
that
love
that
led
the
family
to
make
the
gift
to
the
city
and
what's
important
is
what's
interesting,
is
that
the
funds
are
restricted
to
the
parks
that
existed
in
the
parks
portfolio
at
the
time,
so
Parkman
fund
can't
be
drawn
down
to
to
apply
to
newer
parks.
Is.
B
D
K
K
K
Presumably,
a
lot
more
than
that,
because
we
wouldn't
be
drawing
down
a
significant
and
the
spread
is
950
grand
for
general
care
and
maintenance
of
Boston
Common
and
parks,
224
for
a
horticultural
in
horticulture,
horticulture
and
infrastructure
of
the
common
parks
and
then
26,000
for
equipment
infrastructure
improvements.
That
seems
like
a
small
amount.
Is
that
earmarked
for
one
specific
thing?
No.
K
B
K
A
A
Again,
my
name
is
Mark
co-moh,
the
chairman
of
ways
and
means
in
district
9
city
councilor.
We
are
here
today
again
with
our
friends
from
the
parks
department
to
discuss
two
revolving
funds
that
are
managed
by
both
the
parks
department
and
the
Environment
Department
under
chief
cook,
docket,
zero,
six,
three
six
message:
in
order
authorizing
a
limit
for
the
parks
department
revolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2020
reimburse
for
the
administrative
costs
to
those
city
agencies
which
enforce
CBC,
chapter
16,
sections,
1.9
and
1.9
B,
and
for
cost
associated
with
licensing
and
registration.
A
This
revolving
fund
shall
be
credited
with
any
and
all
receipts
from
the
sale
of
renewable
and
alternative
energy
certificate
and
and
response
program
revenue
produced
by
combined
heat
and
power
units
located
at
Boston,
public
school
sites
and
solar,
renewable
energy
certificates
produced
by
the
city's
photovoltaic
arrays
receipts
and
resulting
expenditures
from
this
fund
shall
not
exceed
$100,000
again.
I'd
like
to
remind
folks
this
is
a
public
hearing
being
recorded
and
broadcast
on
Comcast
channel
8,
RCN,
82,
Verizon,
1964
and
streamed
at
Boston,
gov,
backslash
city
council
TV.
Please
silence
your
electronic
devices.
A
We
do
take
public
testimony
at
the
conclusion
of
this
presentation
and
questions
from
my
colleagues.
There
is
a
sign-in
sheet
to
my
left
by
the
door.
We
ask
that
you
state
your
name
affiliation
residence
and
please
check
the
box.
Yes,
if
you
wish
to
testify,
there
are
numerous
ways
to
testify.
You
can
attend
a
public
hearing
like
this
one.
Sorry,
you
can
come
to
a
hearing
dedicated
to
public
testimony
on
Tuesday
June
5th,
any
time
from
2
p.m.
to
6
p.m.
and
we
will
stay
as
long
as
necessary
to
hear
everyone.
A
A
The
committee
at
CCC,
dot
WN
at
Boston,
gov
I,
am
also
joined
by
my
friend
from
Jamaica
Plain,
Council,
Matt
O'malley,
and
just
wanted
to
read
this
statement
and
into
the
record
dear
counselor
I
apologize
that
I
will
be
absent
for
the
hearing
on
dockets
0,
6,
3,
6,
Animal,
Care
and
Control,
and
docket
0,
6
3,
5,
environmental
/,
greenhouse
gas
offsets
due
to
a
prior
commitment,
but
we'll
be
reviewing
the
tape
best
counselor
Anissa,
sobbing
George.
Thanks
again
gee
thanks.
B
Thank
you
very
much
counselor
and
thank
you
very
much
for
your
chairmanship
just
very
quickly.
Revolving
funds
are
an
incredibly
important
budgetary
tool,
that's
afforded
to
us
through
Mass,
General,
Laws
and
and
financing.
We
appreciate
the
partnership
that
the
City
Council
has
with
the
office
of
budget
management,
led
by
chief
handy.
We
couldn't
get
this
work
done
without
the
revolving
funds.
I
will
say.
B
Finance
manager
out
of
the
energy
unit
in
the
environment,
energy
and
open
space
cabinet
he's
here
representing
the
director
of
that
unity
of
Muslimin,
as
well
as
Brad
swing
together?
A
very
small
unit
impacts
the
lives
of
every
single
citizen
in
the
city
of
Boston,
as
they
help
us
try
to
achieve
our
climate
mitigation
goals.
He's
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have
on
the
soul
of
renewable
energy
certificates,
revolving
fund,
Thank,
You
councillor
great.
A
B
So
the
amazing
stewardship
director,
Amanda
Kennedy,
actually
runs
the
entire
unit
and
she
is.
We
were
very
fortunate
that
she
is
also
her
role
is
being
transferred
to
the
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
she's,
a
good
steward
and
she's
good
advocate
for
animals
and
she's,
also
a
good
member
of
our
team.
What
I
will
say
is
that,
as
a
recipient
of
one
of
the
shelter
dogs
that
was
in
that
shelter,
I
just
like
to
go
back
to
some
of
the
training
methods
that
they
used,
because
my
dog
continues
to
have
barking
issues.
A
K
Thank
you
guys
for
your
great
work
this
while
I
have
you
this
isn't
under
you,
but
I'll
follow
up
with
director
Kennedy
as
well.
It
does
amazing
work.
I.
Think
it's
like
ten
bucks
to
register
your
dog.
You
might
know
I,
don't
actually
own
one
I
assume
they.
The
new
cook
dog
has
been
registered
yeah.
K
Well,
whatever
it
is,
it's
it's
a
it's
a
fee
that
I
think
makes
sense.
It's
a
bargain
and
I
know
that
we
have
it
now
that
senior
citizens
can
register
their
pet
for
free,
which
is
great.
However,
they
cannot
register
it
online.
They
need
to
print
out
lists,
and
it's
just
something
that
it
seems
to
me
that
you
know
few
enough
people
do
it
that
I'd
venture
guess
we
should
have
one
uniform
system
to
make
it
easier,
and
do
you
know
you
guys
are
all
doing
great
work.
K
K
AB
How
you
doing
good
things
actually
described
the
revenues
and
expenditures
over
the
revolving
fund.
Sure
there
are
three
sources
of
revenues
for
this:
revolving
fund:
counselor
they're
from
the
sale
of
solar,
renewable
energy
credits,
the
sale
of
alternative
energy
credits
in
proceeds.
We
get
from
the
Independent
System
Operator
of
New
England
for
participation
in
their
demand
response
program,
and
there
are
that
there
are
three
expenditures:
categories
as
well.
AB
The
first
is
the
purchase
of
carbon
offsets
to
offset
a
portion
of
the
emissions
associated
with
the
city's
own
electricity
consumption
monies
that
are
used
to
repair
this
combined
heat
and
power
units
that
are
operated
by
the
school
department
and
also
repairs
to
when
necessary,
to
the
solar
arrays
that
the
city
owns.
There
are
two
of
them.