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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means FY21Budget: Environment Dept
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Dockets #0588-0596, 0597, 0603, FY21 Budget: Environment Department, ConCom, Environment Department Revolving Funds
A
This
public
hearing
is
being
recorded
in
live
streamed
at
Boston,
gov,
slash
city
council
TV.
It
will
be
rebroadcast
on
Comcast
channel,
eight
RCN
Channel
82
Verizon
channel
1964,
our
budget
review
process,
which
is
ongoing.
You
know
we're
obviously
in
an
unprecedented
situation
in
the
Cova
19
crisis,
but
the
city's
also
got
to
have
a
budget
finalized
by
the
end
of
June,
and
so
it's
a
20:27
hearing
process.
A
Over
six
weeks,
we've
had
a
number
of
a
the
number
to
look
forward
to
and
we
really
encourage
you
and
all
residents
to
be
involved
in
the
process.
So
there
are
a
number
of
ways
that
you
can
add
your
voice.
I'm
one
is
to
attend
a
hearing
like
this
virtually
and
give
public
testimony.
So
we
take
public
testimony
the
end
of
each
of
these
hearings
and
you
can
go
to
the
public
notice
online
and
email
staff
joins
the
exam
link.
You'll
then
be
in
the
Xoom
waiting
room
until
the
end
of
the
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A
When
we
let
people
in
to
testify,
we
asked
everybody
to
identify
themselves
and
limit
their
comments
to
two
to
three
minutes,
just
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
hurt.
If
waiting
to
the
end
of
a
hearing
isn't
convenient
to
you,
you
can
actually
go
to
Boston
gov,
slash,
Council,
FY
21
budget
and
submit
a
two-minute
video.
You
can
submit
written
testimony
that
way.
A
You
can
also
email
written
testimony
to
CCC
WM
at
Boston,
gov
I'm
at
CCC
WM
at
Boston,
backof
and
we'll
take
testimony
in
any
language
and
commit
to
getting
a
translator
for
the
benefit
of
the
whole
council.
You
can
also
testify
one
of
the
dedicated
public
testimony
hearings
so
on
May
26,
which
is
a
Tuesday
at
6
p.m.
we'll
be
having
one
focused
on
the
bps
budget
and
on
May
28th
at
6
p.m.
we'll
be
focused
on
the
rest
of
the
city
budget.
A
You
can
also
informally
tweet
us
your
questions
using
the
hashtag
vos
budget
vos
budget.
So
today's
hearing
is
on
dock
at
zero.
Five.
Eight
eight
two:
zero
five:
nine
Oh
orders
for
the
FY
21
operating
budget,
including
annual
appropriations
for
departmental
operations
for
the
school
department
and
for
other
post-employment
benefits
dock
at
zero.
A
Our
focus
areas
today
will
be
the
environment
department
itself
and
the
Conservation
Commission
within
it,
and
then
the
environment
revolving
fund,
the
docket,
zero
six,
zero
three
that
I
just
mentioned,
which
is
related
to
distributed
energy
resources.
I
should
note
that
the
Landmarks
Commission
is
also
a
part
of
the
Environment
Department
and
is
such
included
within
its
budget
and
we'll
be
having
a
dedicated
hearing
for
landmarks
that
will
immediately
follow
this
environment
one.
A
The
director
of
municipal
energy
for
the
city
I'm
also
joined
by
my
colleagues,
councillor
Michael
Flaherty,
at-large,
counselor,
ed
Flynn,
district
2,
councillor
Frank,
Baker,
district
3,
councillor
Matt,
O'malley,
district
6,
councillor,
Louis,
Breeden,
district
9,
councillor,
Lydia,
Edwards,
district
1,
councillor,
Michelle,
Wu,
at-large,
councillor,
Andrea,
Campbell,
district,
4
and
councillor,
and
he
says
sabe
George,
also
at-large,
so
without
further
ado,
I
want
to
hand
it
over
to
chief
cook
and
his
team.
Thank.
B
You
very
much
I
will
defer
to
Commissioner
Specter
for
opening
remarks
in
order
to
keep
our
remarks
brief.
So
we
can
get
to
the
council's
questions
as
quickly
as
possible.
I
do
want
to
take
this
opportunity,
though,
to
publicly
acknowledge
and
thank
thank
the
hard-working
people
of
the
Environment
Department
through
this
difficult
time.
They've
actually
kept
the
city's
business
climate
adaptation
and
climate
mitigation
goals
moving
at
an
incredible
pace,
very,
very
proud
to
be
associated
with
them
and
with
that
I'll
defer
to
Commissioner
Spector
for
opening
remarks.
C
Thanks
G
and
thank
you
counselors,
but
the
opportunity
to
discuss
with
you
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
for
the
Environment
Department,
the
Environment
Department
leads
the
city's
work
in
climate
action,
historic
preservation,
energy
management,
wetlands
protection,
archeology
and
much
more.
The
department
supports
the
Conservation
Commission,
a
landmark,
the
Landmarks
Commission
and
his
district
Commission's,
and
the
air
pollution
control
commission
working
closely
with
our
colleagues
and
other
municipal
offices,
we
oversee
capital
projects
and
energy
efficiency,
renewable
energy
and
climate
adaptation.
C
My
current
colleagues
across
City
Hall,
the
Environment
Department,
is
working
hard
to
adjust
to
the
change
circumstances
of
the
Coburg
emergency.
Although
our
department
does
not
have
any
direct
responsibilities
related
to
meeting
the
immediate
needs
of
Boston
residents,
many
staff
members
to
volunteer
to
assist
other
departments
with
facing
great
commands
on
their
services
resources.
In
addition
to
that,
as
the
chief
mentioned,
we
are
ensuring
that
we
meet
all
of
our
own
responsibilities.
I'll
stand
after
working
remotely
with
a
homie
occasional
visits
to
City
Hall.
C
Our
Commission's
were
the
first
ones
to
hold
virtual
public
hearings,
for
which
the
staff
deserves
enormous
credit.
Although
you
know
from
your
own
experience
that
these
can
sometimes
be
awkward
and
things
can
go
wrong
on
the
whole,
we
have
been
able
to
get
the
public
works,
done
public's
work
done
in
a
public
way
and
we're
getting
better
at
our
longer-term
planning
efforts
and
informal
consultation.
Consultation
similarly
are
moving
forward.
The
past
year
has
been
very
productive
for
environmental
initiatives.
C
To
mention
just
a
few
highlights,
mayor
Walsh
released
the
third
update
of
the
city's
climate
action
plan
in
October
centered
on
the
goal
of
carbon
neutrality
by
2050
we
completed
the
first
phase
of
our
internal
energy
efficiency
initiative.
There
were
new
Boston
trust,
which
is
already
saving
the
city
over
$600,000
a
year
and
reducing
its
carbon
emissions.
We
began
work
on
two
grand
funded
projects
to
catch
and
increase
access
to
the
city's
Park
geological
collections
working
closely
with
the
City
Council.
C
We
together
enacted
the
new
wetlands
Protection
Ordinance,
and
our
Commission's
collectively
reviewed
over
1,500
projects
from
replacing
windows
in
the
historic
building
to
rebuilding
the
Long
Island
bridge
I'm
pleased
to
tell
you
that
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
continues
to
strongly
support
of
the
Environment
Department
and
its
programs.
Even
at
this
time
of
budget
stress.
The
operating
budget
concludes
an
increase
of
three
positions
to
strengthen
our
efforts
in
kind
of
planning,
wetlands
protection
and
waste
reduction,
and
well
as
additional
contract
funds
for
those
purposes.
C
Overall,
the
proposed
budget
for
environment
would
rise
from
3.2
million
dollars
to
3.4
million.
In
addition,
the
mayor's
proposal
also
includes
important
investments
in
the
work
of
other
departments
that
have
significant
environmental
benefits
for
Boston.
On
the
capital
side,
the
proposal
increases
the
funds
authorized.
Former
New
Boston
trust
the
mayor's
multi-year
multi-phase
initiative
to
decrease
energy
use
to
the
increased
renewable
energy
introduced
municipal
buildings.
The
capital
budget
also
includes
three
million
dollars
for
a
climate
resilience
reserve.
The
purpose
of
the
reserve
is
to
support
the
addition
of
climate
adaptation
elements
to
capital
projects.
C
As
you
know,
the
city,
through
BP
das,
article
80
review
and
the
conservation
missions
review,
is
now
asking
projects
to
prepare
for
the
next
50
years
of
projected
climate
change,
in
line
with
December's
executive
order
on
carbon
neutral
municipal
buildings.
The
mayor
wants
to
make
sure
that
city
facilities
lead
by
example.
I'm
an
adaptation
to
the
Environment
Department
is
the
recipient
of
significant
grants
from
the
federal
and
state
governments
and
philanthropies.
C
Last
year,
our
archaeology
program
received
grants
from
the
National
Endowment
for
Humanities
and
from
the
Community
Preservation
Committee
to
expand
the
documentation
next
accessibility,
its
collections,
a
granted
from
the
bara
Foundation,
supports
her
climate
adaptation
and
initiatives.
We
also
have
a
new
grant
from
the
Commonwealth
to
install
PV
panels
and
battery
storage
on
the
fire
department's
moon
island
training
facility,
where
firefighters
from
the
metro
region
will
be
able
to
become
familiar
with
this
sort
of
equipment.
This
graduates,
the
Council's
approval
of
the
accept
and
expand
Porter.
C
In
addition
to
these
exciting
projects,
other
important
goals
for
FY
21
include
one:
the
community
choice
of
electricity,
aggregation
program,
promulgation
of
modified
regulations
for
the
Boston
parking
freezes
under
the
air
pollution
control,
commission,
completion
of
coastal
resilience
plans
for
downtown
and
Dorchester
and
launch
of
Phase
two
for
East
Boston
Charlestown,
completion
of
regulations
needed
for
the
new
wetlands
Protection
Ordinance,
continued
implementation
of
the
2019,
a
zero
waste
plan
and
release
of
a
proposal
for
a
building
carbon
performance
standard.
As
outlined
in
the
climate
action
plan.
The
still
leaves
found
a
lot
of
important
activity.
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much
I'm
Commissioner
I
am
gonna
jump
right
into
questions
from
colleagues
again
I'll
reserve
chair
to
the
end
of
the
round.
So
just
a
quick
reminder
for
colleagues,
and
also
just
for
our
guests,
who've
joined
us
and
I
will,
at
five
minutes,
I'll
be
holding
out
my
gavel
after
a
two
minute
grace
period,
a
alarm
will
go
off
for
members
of
the
administration.
If
the
alarm
goes
off
when
you're
talking,
please
feel
free
to
finish
your
sentence.
A
You
know
finish
the
idea,
but
it
is
just
an
indication
that
we're
trying
to
add
a
move
on-
and
you
know
I
would
say.
Obviously
our
goal
is
to
is-
is
to
keep
each
round
efficient
so
that
there
can
be
another
round
of
questions.
You
know,
and
everybody
has
a
chance
to
ask
the
many
things
on
their
mind.
I
also
want
to
just
call
colleagues
attention
to
the
fact
that
yesterday
evening,
the
answers
from
the
Environment
Department,
some
of
the
questions
that
we
had
raised
in
our
working
session,
went
out
over
email.
D
You,
madam
chair
I've,
seems
great
to
see
the
chief
and
the
Commissioner
good
morning
to
everybody
and
also
I
know
that
we
get
some
folks
from
Ellendale
coalition.
We
worked
very
closely
with
them
on
the
local
wetlands
ordinance,
not
so
manly
and
others
were
so
instrumental
in
that
so
want
to
give
everyone
a
shout
out
recognize
their
tireless
advocacy.
I
know
that
some
of
the
questions
I
had
submitted
to
the
chair
and
working
session
have
been
answered.
D
One
of
the
questions
that
the
response
was
that
they
would
like
to
get
everybody
was
that
just
curious,
we're
looking
at
all
departments,
a
chief
in
Commissioner
to
identify
whether
or
not
there's
any
surplice.
You
know,
particularly
from
the
fourth
quarter,
as
we
sort
of
turn
the
corner,
and
so
I
know
that
some
departments
have
been
taxed
more
than
others
in
in
the
Cova
19
response
and
others
haven't.
We
know,
for
example,
with
our
public
works.
D
There
could
be
anywhere
from
10
to
12
million
dollars
in
surplus
because
we
didn't
really
have
that
much
snow
this
year,
so
not
quite
sure
whether
or
not
that
has
hit
this
department
in
ways
that
it's
hit.
Other
departments
or
you
get
maybe
just
to
speak
to
whether
or
not
your
department
is
running
a
surplus
and
if
so,
have
those
you
know,
funds
been
considered
or
dedicated
to
the
köppen
19
response.
In
addition
to
that,
I
had
asked
about
the
trouble
squats
with
respect
to
climate
resiliency
and
then
more
like
the
hot
spots.
D
What
point
channel
clearly
is
a
hot
spot.
You
know
Carson
Beach
and
there
locally
is
a
hot
spot,
so
we've
identified
some
hot
spots
based
on
worst-case
scenarios
and
just
like
to
maybe
see
if
you
could
expand
on
on
the
hot
spots
and
then
then
that's
it
and
then
obviously,
I'd
like
to
I'm
gonna
stay
on
I'll
defer
and
you
know,
I
see
the
the
the
the
resident
sort
of
environmental
guru.
If
you
will
is
our
colleague,
councilman
O'malley,
so
look
forward
to
listening
to
his
questions
and
we'll
support
his
efforts
and
initiatives
any
way.
D
B
C
We've
not
faced
any
extraordinary
costs
because
doing
the
because
of
the
COBIT
emergency.
So
no
we
are,
we
are
within
our
budget.
There
is
likely
to
be
a
you
know.
A
small
surplus
and
I
would
defer
to
questions
about
how
the
budget
Department
is
going
to
handle
that
whatever
surplus
is
left
over
to
the
budget
Department
again
there.
It's.
B
B
There
is
fully
integrated
with
climate
ready,
Dorchester
and
the
reason
why
those
two
those
two
projects
are
so
important
is
they
form
a
critical
pathway.
It
could
not
only
flood
those
immediate
neighborhoods
in
the
cases
of
Mowgli.
It's
a
park,
that's
surrounded
on
two
sides
by
public
housing,
but
those
flood
pathways
in
out
years.
If
we
take
no
action,
actually
meet
again,
flooding
other
neighborhoods
and
other
transportation
and
critical
infrastructure.
So
those
in
your
in
your
words
counselor.
B
C
Councilor
in
the
2016
primary
of
kumusta
report,
we
had
had
a
sort
of
a
high-level
analysis
of
where
the
hotspots
were
were.
The
critical
areas
to
address
were,
and
already
mentioned,
expect
some
others
first
with
our
neighborhood
planning
that
we're
doing
now
we're
sort
of
weird
edifying
hotspots
of
the
most
block-by-block.
So
the
first
neighborhood
plan
was
in
parts
of
East
Boston
in
Charlestown
we
identified
hotspots
and
so.
C
C
D
Thank
you
very
much
commission
and
thank
you,
madam
chair
Chris.
Obviously,
you've
always
been
very
responsive.
I'm
excited
to
see
the
line
item
for
climate
resiliency
in
the
budget
and
if
we
do
have
a
surplus,
my
ass
for
baby
who's
that
number
just
a
little
bit
I
know
that
folks
wanted
to
see
it
around
five
million.
It's
at
three
million
now,
but
just
food
for
thought.
If
some
money
can
be
deflected
to
the
Cova
19
response,
if
necessary,
great,
otherwise,
we
might
opportunity
to
bump
up
the
climate
resiliency
fund.
A
F
Thank
You
council
block
and
thank
you
to
the
commissioner
and
the
chief
and
the
dedicated
staff
for
the
environmental
department.
We
appreciate
the
excellent
work
that
you're
doing
I
know
you.
You
talked
about
the
and
I'm
glad
you
mentioned
the
water
and
sewer
department
playing
a
key
role
as
well
as
it
relates
to
the
the
issues
down
at
the
fort
point.
They
have
that's
a
critical
Department,
not
only
in
the
Fort
Point
area,
but
in
the
South
End,
especially
as
it
relates
to
climate
resiliency
and
in
in
those
changes.
F
C
We
don't
we
do
a
lot
of
coordination
with
water
and
sewer
we
as
yet
we
haven't
done
any
joint
outreach,
though
the
representative
of
water
and
sewer
often
participate
in,
for
example,
the
neighbourhood
open
houses
that
we've
had
around
the
neighbourhood
plans
that
we've
developing
and
some
of
which
you've
attended.
Of
course
councillor.
F
No,
thank
you.
That's
that's
helpful.
I'm
also
glad
you
mentioned
the
groundwater
trust,
that's
also
another
important
agency.
So
I'd
like
to
talk
to
you
more.
You
know
more
over
the
next
couple
months
about
those
those
two
agencies
how
we
can
continue
to
work,
work
together
and
I
know
you
guys.
I
know
you
work
on
other
issues,
especially
air
pollution.
That's
an
issue
I
focused
on
over
the
last
several
years.
Noise
pollution
as
well
is
a
critical
function
of
your
department.
F
I
was
with
chief
cook
in
in
Chinatown
last
summer,
when,
when
the
United
cyst
completed
a
study
and
said,
Chinatown
has
the
highest
rate
of
asthma.
Respiratory
issues
of
any
neighborhood
in
the
state,
so
iya
pollution
is
a
critical
issue
for
me
from
up,
because
it's
a
important
issue
for
my
constituents
and
in
that
area
along
Andrew
square
in
South
Boston
in
Dorchester
it
heads
into
Roxbury
a
little
bit.
B
Carl,
if
it's
all
right,
I
could
jump
in
briefly
and
then
maybe
perhaps
you
could
talk
about
the
air
pollution
control
commission,
but
just
to
reiterate
what
you
said
councilor
the
administration
has
been
on
record
publicly
we're
in
complete
disagreement
and
in
fact
opposition
to
the
deregulation
that
the
EPA
has
taken
on
air
quality
standards.
We
think
it's
the
wrong
move
for
the
the
president
to
take
that
action,
and
so
we
publicly
oppose
that.
B
So
we're
very
excited
about
some
of
the
initiatives
that
we're
taking
place
in
the
city,
one
that
I'm
sure
will
talk
about
in
this
hearing,
but
also
in
the
parks
hearing.
The
urban
forestry
master
plan
is
is
one
of
the
one
of
the
actions
we
can
take
to
expand
tree
canopy
in
these
neighborhoods
that
are
most
affected
to
try
to
cut
down
on
some
of
the
particulate
matter
from
pollution.
With
that
I'll
defer
to
Carl
on
the
rest
of
the
answer.
Yeah.
C
C
It's
all
the
same
set
of
issues
and
again
most
of
the
work
is
being
led
by
our
colleagues
in
the
transportation
department.
We
have
a
small
part
to
play
through
the
air
pollution
Control
Commission,
which
administers
parking
freezes
in
downtown
South,
South,
Boston
and
and
a
limited
one
in
East
Boston,
and
the
idea
is
there
is
that
by
controlling
the
number
of
parking
spaces
available,
we
have
some
control
or
over
the
number
of
people
driving
into
Boston.
C
We
are
in
the
process
of
amending
the
regulations
of
the
air
pollution
control
commission
for
the
parking
freeze
right
now
to
make
them
a
more
consistent
with
each
other,
and
we
are
looking
at
the.
The
Commission
has
asked
us
to
examine
the
possibility
of
establishing
a
uniform
fee
for
those
spaces
and
the
permits
under
the
air
pollution
control
Commission
for
the
freezers
also
include
a
variety
of
traffic
demand,
management
and
other
issues
to
promote
bicycles
and
other
modes
of
transportation.
To
kind
of
get.
C
We
work
very
close
very
very
closely
with
our
colleagues
in
the
transportation
department
and
in
the
BPD
a
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
consistent
set
of
measures,
a
consistent
set
of
guidelines
to
increase
the
shift
to
public
transportation,
not
including
sources
of
transportation
and
then
to,
and
also
to
encourage
the
switch
to
electric
vehicles
also
to
reduce
their
pollution
from
vehicles.
A
network
that.
F
Thank
you
I
know.
My
my
time
is
up
I
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
the
team
for
your
great
work
and
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
you,
especially
on
air
pollution
and
noise
pollution,
related
issues
and
climate
resiliency
as
well.
So
again,
thank
you
for
your
professionalism
in
hard
work.
Thank
you
great.
G
You
Tim
and
bar
good
morning
everyone
Kyle
hi.
How
are
you
Chris?
How
are
you
just
just
three
points
that
that
either
Paulo
Chris
you
can?
You
could
talk
about
and
you
touched
on
a
little
bit
crisp
in
the
planning
around
Moakley
POC.
Can
you
go
a
little
further
into
that
seat
and
tell
us
how
the
planning,
however,
coordinating
with
the
state
on
that
whole
stretch?
I
mean
it
for
me,
it
stops
at
Moakley
Park
and
goes
all
the
way
in
the
ponds
it.
Can
you
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
planning?
G
G
There
I
think
I
think
we
should
be
building
our
own
infrastructure,
whether
if
it's
for
recycling
and
or
composting
building
our
own
infrastructure
would
would
allow
us
to
kind
of
have
some
surety
and
what
we
were
going
to
be
paying
not
just
once
we
have
that
infrastructure
in
place,
but
but
they'd
be
surety
in
ten
years,
once
we
own
the
infrastructure
and
then
my
third
point
was
trees.
Chris,
you
and
I
love
to
talk
trees
with
you.
I
know.
The
parks
department
has
about
a
million,
a
million
dollars
that
they
can.
G
Is
that
all
we
plan
on
with
the
city
does
your?
Does
your
department
plan
on
investing
it
all
in
tree
canopy
and
anything
like
that
like?
What
is
the
plan
with
that
with
that
group?
That
million
is
that
to
handle
canopy.
Is
that
new
trees
is
that
you
know
some
of
the
old-growth
trees
we
help
those
out
and,
of
course,
I'm
talking,
Savin
Hill,
Park
and
Dorchester
Park.
So
those
three
points:
if
we
could
just
talk
about
those
and
thank
you,
madam
chair
great.
B
So
Carl,
if
it's
all
right
with
you
I
think
I
will
talk
about
trees
very
briefly,
and
then
perhaps
you
and
Alison
can
talk
about
zero
waste
and
then
the
coordination
with
the
state
around
climate
ready
Dorchester
does
that
make
sense
great.
So,
just
very
briefly,
on
the
trees,
councillor
Baker,
we
couldn't
be
more
excited
about
it
again,
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
this
and
in
the
parks
department's
upcoming
budget
hearing,
but
just
to
be
clear.
B
That's
an
additional
million
dollars
for
planting,
in
addition
to
the
normal
line
item
that
we
typically
have,
which
is
around
$900,000
in
the
parks
department.
It's
also,
though,
for
care
and
I
think
that's
really
critical
to
your
point
counselor,
and
this
is
something
that
you
and
I
have
talked
about
at
length
before
and
in
fact
you
pointed
out
to
me
when
I
was
an
early
Parks
Commissioner.
Is
that
there's
a
lot
more
value
in
these
older
trees
than
we
thought
and
all
of
the
recent
studies
in
the
past
five
years
have
just
reinforced
that
viewpoint.
B
You
know
a
new
ordinance
to
protect
some
of
those
old-growth
trees
that
you're
talking
about,
because
they're
so
valuable,
not
only
from
a
stormwater
management
perspective
from
a
heat
island
perspective
from
air
pollution
perspective,
but
freely
just
at
a
very
basic
carbon
sequestration.
You
know
they
are
sucking
in
a
lot
more
carbon
than
some
of
these
newer
trees,
so
they
do
need
to
be
protected.
So
that's
what
we're
most
excited
about
Carl.
Whichever
subject
you
want
to
take.
First.
C
C
G
We
move
on
cow,
are
there
any?
There
are
any
examples?
Are
there
any
municipalities
or
even
states
for
that
mana
that
have
their
own
compost
compost
operations
like
large-scale
that
like
could
could
handle
our
population?
Are
there
any
examples
of
it
around
the
country
or
around
the
world?
Councillor.
C
H
H
Transportation
infrastructure
so
for
those
plans,
climate
resilience
and
coastal
solutions
that
we're
taking
that
are
underway
and
we're
past
few
years
and
going,
for
example,
in
the
Dorchester
area.
There's
close
coordination
in
seas,
both
on
understanding
the
risks
and
then
creating
plans
for
how
to
intervene
and
increase
adaptation.
H
G
You
Allison:
that's
what
I
wanted
to
hear.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that
all
that
coordination
is
going
on
it's
it's
going
to
be
very
complex,
but
I
think
in
10
or
15
years,
when
we're
actually
done
with
the
whole
stretch.
We'll
have
something
to
be
really
proud
about:
Thank
You,
Allison,
Thank,
You,
Kyle
and
Chris.
Yes,.
C
A
A
I
You,
madam
chair,
Chris,
Karl
Alison
David.
Thank
you
all
for
your
exceptional
work,
particularly
during
these
very
difficult
times,
a
lot
to
get
through
I'm
gonna
begin
by
answering
comes
to
Baker's
question.
There
are
a
number
of
cities
that
have
their
own
infrastructure.
Some
are
private
public
partnerships,
but
San
Jose's
got
a
really
good
model.
Alameda
California,
Denver,
Boulder,
LA
Cisco,
said
this.
So
I
share
your
call
and
look
forward
to
continuing
the
conversation.
Both
the
public
works
and
the
environment
for
the
first
round
of
questions
and
I
appreciate.
I
I
got
most
of
the
responses
last
night
and
the
questions
that
we
posed
at
the
working
session,
but
I
want
to
start
by
talking
about
using
city
funds
or
having
the
city
acquire
land
to
advance
resiliency
in
our
climate
goals
and
I
had
asked
if
there
are
any
specific
in
the
timeline
and
responses
that
an
open,
mind
I
think
the
great
great
great
place
to
start
in
reference
to
each
other.
There
was
a
I'm,
a
ready,
open
house
in
Dorchester
when
there
was
some
discussion
about
doing
this.
I
I
would
just
sort
of
add
to
that
the
opportunity
in
Roslindale
at
the
Rosedale
wetlands,
an
area
we
all
know
well
place.
I
played
as
a
kid
and
I've
been
a
great,
a
great
sanctuary
for
me
to
walk
and
run
through
during
during
this
pandemic,
but
this
is
another
great
opportunity
for
us
to
advance
that
goal.
So
just
very,
very
briefly,
because
I
want
to
get
through
a
lot
Carl
if
you
can
sort
of
talk
about
what
the
process
would
be.
Looking
at
specific
opportunities
for
acquisition.
I
I'd
also
talked
about
this
with
these
TPA
funding
hearing
last
week,
if
factors
and
perhaps
another
revenue
stream
going
forward.
But
specifically
the
question
is
what
would
the
process
look
like
for
the
city
to
acquire
land
to
advance
our
resiliency
goals?
Similarly,
the
way
that
we
acquired
land
for
our
housing
goals
or
some
other
opportunity
so.
C
C
C
I
So
we'll
continue
those
discussions
word
for
word,
shifting
gears
slightly
he's
delighted
to
be
with
many
of
you
last
December
as
the
male
sign.
This
executive
order
mandating
that
all
new
buildings
will
be
net
zero,
carb.
Similarly
delighted
the
efforts
of
your
cabinet
chief
I'd
really
want
to
give
a
shadow
to
jump.
The
PDA
I'm
looking
at
the
change
in
article
37
zoning
process,
which
would
mandate,
are
building
assessment.
That
has
to
be
how
they
moved
forward.
I've,
been
singing
this
hymn
for
quite
some
time:
I
don't
need
to
I.
I
Don't
I,
don't
need
to
reiterate
it
other
than
to
say
that
to
save
our
climate,
we
really
have
to
start
with
our
building
so
proud
to
work
with
you
Carl
watch
10
years
ago,
or
so
or
close
to
it
on
the
beardo
legislation.
This
is
obviously
the
next
step
talk
very
briefly
about
sort
of
compliance
and
also
if
there
would
be
any
opportunity.
I
know.
C
C
C
Conservation,
commission
and
then
we're
also
getting
a
new
deputy
director
for
the
climate
environment
and
even
though
it
is
not
specifically
for
the
purpose
that
you
have
identified,
I
think
that
the
added
capacity
we're
getting
to
that
team
as
a
whole
will
enable
us
to
be
more
effective
in
all
the
realms
of
viewing
my
buildings.
We
are
actively
we've
got
a
great
team
working
under
Allison
around
carbon
neutrality
of
specific
buildings,
and
we
are
developing.
C
C
H
So
briefly,
one
of
the
major
actions
identified
in
nineteen
update
of
the
climate
action
move
toward
urban
performance
standards
for
existing
buildings.
You
identified
the
importance
of
new
construction
from
you,
our
emissions,
another
action,
those
dedicated
towards
existing
buildings
account
for
85%
of
our
seventy
to
eighty
percent
of
our
missions
and
so
they're
also
a
really
critical
component.
H
H
I
I
A
J
I'm
gonna
quit
myself
about
the
video
just
to
see
if
I
can
maintain
some
level
of
stability
and
my
net
connection.
Thank
you
so
much
for
this
mystery
and
discussion.
Answering
all
of
our
questions
with
regard
to
climate
ready
climate,
resiliency
I
had
a
question
about
whether
or
not
you're
looking
at
the
Austin
area.
J
J
That
would
also
decrease
the
level
of
particular
particulate
matter
that
is
leaking
into
the
into
the
newly
red
new
Res
and
the
residential
neighborhood
along
the
pike
there.
So
those
are
really
the
three
issues
that
I
have
right
now.
I
also
do
this
one
more:
the
protection
of
urban
wiles
we've
lost
several
in
Austin
right
than
the
last
decade,
or
so,
and
I'm
encouraged
to
hear
that
you're,
looking
at
possibly
acquisition
of
parcels
of
land
that
we
could
build
some
more
climate
resiliency
in
the
neighborhood.
J
B
B
So
moving
forward,
I'll
have
Carl
speak
to
the
next
phase
of
climate,
ready
work,
which
does
have
to
focus
more
on
some
of
the
potentials
of
the
inland
funding
from
the
rivers
within
the
ponds
it
and
with
the
Charles.
But
we
have
already
done
a
fairly
robust
analysis
of
that.
It's
not
the
district
analysis
that
we've
done
on
the
sea
level
rise,
but
what
I
do
want
to
say
about
lower
Austin.
Is
that
there's
a
big
opportunity
there?
B
It's
called
lower
Alston
for
a
reason,
there's
a
lot
of
ways
for
the
water
to
dream.
There's
a
current
project
proposed
by
Boston,
Water
and
Sewer
that
they're
actually
trying
to
partner
with
Harvard
University
to
implement
the
they
call
it
the
MassDEP
project,
which
would
provide
a
new
sewer
line
that
would
prevent
neighbors
from
almost
1,300
homes
from
potential
of
flooding.
So
we're
very
supportive
of
that
project,
and
we
can
follow
up
with
you
on
information.
B
Regarding
that
I
will
say
your
your
assessment
of
Alston
is
correct
as
far
as
canopy
and
as
far
as
available
green
space,
it's
not
the
lowest
in
the
city,
but
it
does
have
pockets
where
it
is
very,
very
under
trunk
canopy
and
then,
in
addition,
even
though
a
hundred
percent
of
our
residents
and
the
City
of
Austin
live
within
a
10-minute
walk
of
the
park,
there
are
still
within
that
framework.
Pockets
of
inequity
built
in
and
one
of
those
pockets
is
in
the
Austin.
B
So
again,
as
those
institutional
master
plans
develop
as
the
BP
VA
develops,
with
the
neighborhood
in
Austin,
a
priority
of
us
will
be
expansion
of
green
space
in
Austin
and,
in
addition,
and
perhaps
more
importantly,
the
creation
of
contiguous
green
space
so
that
people
have
safe
main
ways
to
get
in
and
out
of
the
neighborhood
Carl
has
there
anything
you
want
to
add
on
the
climate
already
aspect?
Yes,.
C
So
councillor,
thank
you
for
your
question.
So
certainly
we're
looking
closely
at
Austin
and
you
know
not
neglected
any
of
the
neighborhoods
in
our
climate,
ready
planning
work
in
regard
to
flooding
from
the
Charles
River.
We
certainly
recognize
that
with
enough
sea
level
rise,
it
is
possible
that
the
Charles
River
Dam
is
over.
C
The
water
goes
over
the
Charles,
River
Dam
or
the
charm
superdad
gets
bypassed,
but
it's
it's
frankly.
It's
it's
farther
down
and
time
and
it's
a
much
less
of
a
priority
in
terms
of
our
immediate
planning.
What
we
have
been
doing
is
we
have
been
engaging
with
the
state
to
think
about
the
two
aspects
of
the
Charles
River
Dam
one.
C
What
do
we
do
in
the
long
term
with
the
Charles
River
Dam,
so
that
water,
it
doesn't
get
over
topped
in
coastal
storms
with
a
lot
of
sea
level
rise?
And
the
second
thing
is:
is
there
enough
capacity
to
out
the
Charles
River
Basin
that,
when
there's
very
intense
inland
precipitation
that
it
can
keep
the
water
from
from
rising
up
behind
the
dam?
It
is
a
state
responsibility,
but
very
closely
with
them
about
how
we
do
that
and
you
know
it,
but
it's
a.
C
J
You
and
just
the
whole
management
of
storm
water
and
the
new
drainage
pipe
from
that.
The
the
boss,
water
and
sewer
is
working
on
is
a
seven
foot.
It's
our
12
to
the
river,
and
you
know
it's
it's
great-
that
it
will
provide
drainage
in
that
area.
But
I'm
just
concerned
that
you
know
just
it's
going
to
put
a
lot
of
extra
pressure
and
we
need
to
do
some
small
stuff
like.
A
J
B
Counselor
you're
right
and
actually,
if
anything,
the
Cova
crisis
has
actually
accelerated
chief
Osgood,
a
nice
board
ination
about
dancing
the
public
realm
with
green
infrastructure.
It
has
to
be
a
priority,
and
so
we
will
continue
that
planning
and
anyway,
look
at
the
neighbor
it's
most
affected
and
certainly
I
mean
lower.
All's
thing
as
far
as
from
waters,
yeah.
A
K
L
Great
I
just
wanted
to
first
commend
and
thank
the
folks
on
the
Conn,
come
where
they're,
wonderful,
advocacy
and
meeting
so
far
I
have
to
say
it
was.
We
just
have
a
hearing
in
front
of
them
and
I
wanted
to
learn
a
little
bit
more
about
what
their
budget
structure
looks
like
I
do
things
that
they
are
going
to
be
a
force
to
be
reckoned
with
in
terms
of
enforcing
the
wetlands,
ordinance
and
I.
L
Think
that's
a
great
thing,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they
have
the
money
or
the
infrastructure
that
they
needed
to
be
able
to
enforce
that
I.
Think
historic
and
wonderful,
ordinance
I,
particularly
wanting
to
make
sure
that
they
have
I,
don't
know
if
it's
an
intake,
but
whether
intake
looks
like
do
they
need
technical
outreach.
How
does
it
work
if
I
wanted
to
file
something?
Can
I
file
something
saying
ABC
violates
the
wetlands
ordinance.
L
So
do
we
have
the
budget
and
the
infrastructure
built
in
or
the
con
come
to
be
that
kind
of
enforcement
mechanism?
You
know
I.
So
that's
the
first
question:
if
you
could
talk
to
the
budget
and
how
people
reach
out
and
how
they're
going
to
be
an
enforcer
of
the
wetlands
ordinance
and
what
money
you
have
to
support
that
I
wanted
to
say
on
the
week.
I
don't
know
if
you
had
mentioned
that
the
trees
conversation
should
happen
more
with
parks
or
we
could
happen
now.
What
are
you
saying,
chairwoman
Bach
it's
more
with
arts.
L
Right
and
I
can
save
that.
Then
we
can
go
to
the
municipal
buildings.
Then
I
I
understand
that
in
many
cases
we
will
not
have
spooler
will
be
limited
in
some
kind
of
capacity.
So
I
think
it's
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
actually
get
into
those
buildings
into
schools,
especially
and
figure
out
how
we're
going
to
make
them
as
green
as
retrofitting
them
as
much
as
possible.
So
I
wonder
if
there's
an
advanced
or
a
prioritization
for
those
buildings.
L
L
B
C
C
M
D
M
As
you
know,
we've
are
about
to
deplete
the
first
phase
of
renew
Boston
trust,
which
was
a
pilot
phase.
We
spent
about
10
million
dollars
going
through
14
buildings
and
dipping
some
very
significant
retrofits
we're
getting
ready
to
launch
a
second
phase
and
we've
selected
the
buildings
for
the
third
phase,
which
include
schools
for
what
we're
calling
deep
dives,
which
are
fairly
comprehensive.
M
And
so
we
are
targeting
this
30
we're
hoping
to
start
the
auditing
work
on
that
over
the
next
month
or
two.
And
we
expect
him
to
actually
start
the
full
design
work
early
next
year
and
the
construction
work
would
probably
start
in
the
last
order.
At
this
fiscal
year
were
the
first
order
of
the
following
meter,
but
we're
trying
to
catch
next
summer's
construction.
But
there
is
a
fair
amount
of
planning
that
has
to
go
in
which
makes
it
hard
to
sort
of
mobilize
to
take
advantage
of
the
fact
that
people
aren't
in
buildings
now.
M
N
M
As
you
know,
we
are
in
the
process
of
trying
to
get
our
municipal
aggregation
program
where
what
we're
calling
Community,
Choice
electricity
up
and
running
and
one
of
the
principles
that
we've
established,
is
to
try
and
provide
utility
bills
ability
and
to
reflect.
What
we
know
is
that
a
significant
number
of
awesome
residents
are
energy
burdened
and
we
are
trying
to
come
up
with
strategies
for
providing
a
lower
cost
electricity.
That
may
not
solves
the
problem.
That's
arising
right
now,
but
we
are
trying
to
address
it
for
the
longer
term.
A
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Good
morning,
everyone
I
had
a
question
on
the
municipal
carbon
footprint,
so
it's
wondering
what
the
update
is.
I
know
we've
talked
previously
about
you,
know:
Rini
Boston,
renew,
Boston
trust,
etc,
etc,
but
also
wondering
about
our
energy
procurement
for
city
buildings
and
whether
that
is
you
know,
any
decisions
on
moving
to
solar,
renewable
energy
credits
or
our
solar
panels,
or
just
looking
at
city
buildings
in
particular,
and
then
also
on
the
urban
forestry
master
plan,
which
I
know
is
going
to
be
later
today,
but
I'm.
N
B
You
councillor
I
can
briefly
touch
on
the
urban
forest
and
master
plan
Dave.
It
is
probably
best
suited
to
talk
about
the
city's
utility
use
very
quickly.
The
point,
the
the
reason
it's
such
a
robust
budget
for
the
urban
forestry
master
plan
is
that
we
are
going
to
have
a
robust
public
process
and
hopefully
we
can
have
the
same
kind
of
public
process
that
we're
all
accustomed
to
Parks
Department
having
around
its
capital
work,
in-person
meetings,
surveys.
B
You
know
neighborhood
group
meetings,
we
hope
not
to
be
completely
limited
to
zoom
meetings
and
other
outreach
efforts
that
were
in
the
Cova
crisis,
but
we
also
can't
we
need
to
accelerate
the
work
to
your
second
question:
it's
it's
critical
that
the
urban
forester
master
plan
concentrates
not
only
on
trees
that
are
in
the
public
way
or
in
the
public
domain.
It's
critical
that
it
focuses
on
trees
on
privately
owned
property
to
councillor
Baker's
earlier
questions.
It's
often
those
properties
that
actually
have
these
older
trees
with
large
canopy.
C
M
We've
completed
to
this
year
in
the
past
year,
these
centers
and
we
are
working
on
one
that
will
go
in
this
summer
at
posit
police
headquarters
in
their
parking
lot
and
we're
buying
the
power,
then
under
power
purchase
agreement.
But
that
is
adding
the
amount
of
green
capacity
within
the
city
for
Phase
three
through
New
Boston
trust,
we're
looking
to
add
up
to
about
30
additional
rooftop
or
parking
lot
structures,
which
is
a
pretty
substantial
move
up.
That
would
be,
you
know
if
we
got
the
Molly
and
not
ten
percent
of
city-owned
buildings.
M
In
addition,
we
are
working
on
efficiency
through
the
existing
renew
Boston
trust,
which
were
we're
now.
Ramping
up
her
face
is
two
and
three,
but
we're
also
getting
ready
to
launch
a
renew
faucet
trust
for
exterior
lighting,
and
we
have
funding
requested
in
this
budget
which
would
allow
conversion
of
exterior
lighting
from
we
still
have
about.
M
20%
of
our
streetlights
are
traditional
new
park
rebate
for
sodium
vapour
lamps
to
move
those
to
LED
which
give
the
significant
savings
on
about
20%
electricity
is
exterior
lighting
and
all
the
rest
of
them
to
try
and
determine
whether
the
I'm
use
controls
you
better
manage
how
the
lights
are
used.
We've
seen
Cambridge
Buddhas
and
sleep
about
another
15
or
20
percent
reduction
in
their
electric
use
through
these.
If
he
falls.
A
O
You
councillor,
Bock
and
I'll
be
sort
of
quick
just
because
I
know
you
submitted
colleagues
who
had
a
lot
of
questions
but
Thank
You,
Commissioner,
Cooke
and
thanking
Karl
and
David.
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
David.
Corby
who's
been
doing
some
great
work
too,
and
just
many
of
the
team
members
Allison.
Thank
you
as
well.
O
You
know
just
how
what's
our
sort
of
approach?
How
is
the
department
shifted
to
to
get
in
front
of
these
communities
more
to
pull
them
in
and
to
say
it
absolutely
affects
you
and
it's
relevant
to
what's
going
on
and
I
appreciate
the
department's
intentionality
around
equity.
So
that's
one
question:
just
what
their
approach
looks
like
now
and
then
obviously
the
impact
of
covin
19,
and
particularly
on
communities
of
color
and
in
Dorchester
Matapan,
my
biggest
neighborhoods.
O
How
do
we
think
about
environmental
resiliency
in
sort
of
Public,
Health,
together
and
and
and
how
does
what
a
specific
things
the
department
is
sort
of
doing
I
mean
Commissioner
Cooke,
we've
done
trees,
gone
and
Franklin
field
to
plant
more
trees.
We've
done
some
really
creative
things
on
the
ground,
just
curious,
some
other
solutions
that
are
readily
available.
O
B
O
B
The
one
that's
a
real
threat
today
is
all
the
problems
that
it
exacerbates
around
respiratory
diseases,
and
you
just
have
to
look
at
asthma
rates,
I'm,
socially
vulnerable
populations,
so
trees
is
a
part
of
that,
but
actually,
as
we
start
to
look
at
pandemic
response,
we
do
also
have
to
look
at
the
public
realm
and
see
how
much
more
enhance
the
public
realm.
Can
can
work
for
us.
B
We
can
no
longer
look
at
parks
as
just
recreational
facilities,
and
we
can
no
longer
it's
as
look
at
streets
as
just
things
to
get
you
from
A
to
B.
We
have
to
look
at
them
as
part
of
the
public
health
infrastructure,
which
means
green
infrastructure
in
the
roads,
and
it
means
very,
very
productive
vegetation
for
our
communities.
So
those
are
just
some
of
the
ways
that
we're
looking
around
that
Carl
and
Alice
I,
don't
know
if
they
want
to
talk
about
the
outreach
and
green
abate
programs.
Yeah.
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
there
are
two
aspects
of
our
outreach.
That's
sort
of
two
forms
that
are
to
communities
across
Boston.
One
is
we've
already
mentioned.
The
climate
leaders
leaders
program,
which
David
Corby,
has
been
what
we
have
developed
as
a
program
where
we
go
out
to
members
of
the
community
and
say
you
are
the
ones
who
know
your
community
leaders
in
you
have
the
best
networks.
C
You
can
be
the
best
messengers
you
can
and
we
train
them
and
in
the
basics
of
climate,
I'm,
an
action
and
what
the
city
is
doing,
and
we
say
we
ask
them
informations
the
very
general
level
customize
it
where
your
community
and
bring
them
information.
How
climates
generally
aware
of
the
climate
issues
that
they
deliver
in
actions
they
can
take
in
terms
of
involvement.
C
Programs
and
in
taking
direct
climate
action-
and
we
also
ask
the
climate
leaders
to
rape
us
free
back
to
us
anything
they
learn,
can
incorporate
that
into
the
work
that
we
do
outreach
that
you
would
specific
project
and
Allison.
Why
don't
you
talk
about
the
outreach
you've
been
doing
say
with
some
of
the
Kamikaze
pasta
noodles
and
with
the
standard.
H
There's
an
levels
that
would
engage
in
outreach
for
those
plans.
This
is
a
series
of
community
open
houses
that
have
education
and
feedback
elements,
understand,
abilities
and
then
weighing
in
on
priorities
and
values,
communities
that
can
inform
or
customize
neighborhood
specific
solutions
for
coastal
resilience
in
those,
because
not
everyone
can
remain
open.
Easy's.
We
go
out
and
attend
Neighborhood
Association
meetings,
an
attempt,
partnerships
with
local
organizations
better
to
send
information
in
that
connection
and
feedbacks
stronger
into
the
planning
process.
Finally,
we
also
have
these
and
resources
available.
P
H
Have
feedback
and
learn
more
about
the
efforts,
an
example
from
the
performance
leaders
for
the
carbon
emissions
reduction,
where
our
large
existing
buildings?
This
is
a
process
by
which
we
were
working
with
local
groups
and
a
consultant
team
to
co-create
the
engagement
process
to
use
them
groups,
as
as
we
know
that
resources
and
X,
and
have
unique
expertise
in
the
area
that
we
don't
necessarily
feel
the
impact.
And
we
need
mean,
though,
we're
working
with.
H
O
A
Q
Q
Imagine,
as
our
city's
experts,
which
all
of
you
are
that
you
are
intimately
involved
in
the
work
that
each
of
our
departments
are
doing
so
if
you
could
perhaps
speak
about
the
build
bps
a
little
bit
further
in
addition
to
what
councillor
Edwards
had
asked
about
and
then
sort
of
your
relationship
with
our
city's
departments
across
the
board.
Again,
as
you
are
our
in-house
experts
in
this
field,
thank
you,
Thank
You
chief,
and
thank
you
everyone
for
the
work
they
continue
to
do.
Thank.
B
The
environment
is
a
resource
for
all
the
other
city
departments
and
Carleton
talk
about
those
relationships,
but
explicit
relationships
exists
in
addition
to
informal
relationships,
an
example
that
is
the
smart
utilities
plan
and
the
smart
utilities
planning
which
I'll
let
Karl
speak
to,
but
just
very
briefly,
on
bps
we're
very
intentional
about
our
work
at
bps.
We
have
a
rule
within
the
cabinet
that
when
an
email
comes
from
the
student
or
from
a
teacher
from
a
parent
at
bps,
all
work
stops
and
we
address
that
work.
We
have
you
know
it
is.
B
It
is
critical
that
we
give
everything
we
can
to
bps
and
make
sure
that
they're
successful
not
only
that
they're
having
a
healthy
environment
but
they're,
also
in
the
best,
the
best
possible
clean
environment
for
learning,
and
so
it
is
really
a
goal
of
ours
to
assist,
build
VPS
in
in
making
those
schools.
As
environmentally
and
ecologically
friendly,
not
only
from
the
stormwater
perspectives,
yeah.
Q
Hi
chief
cheese,
with
my
complicity
to
interrupt
very
quickly
on
that
I
hope
also
that
you're
inserting
yourselves
in
classroom
activities
because
again,
as
the
in-house
experts,
we
think
about
any
of
our
science
or
environment
classes,
our
AP
Environment
Program
that
we
have
across
a
number
of
our
high
schools.
You
too
should
be
in
those
classrooms,
are
responding
to
those
requests.
Sorry
to
interrupt
no.
B
C
C
You
know
the
climate
goals
and
the
plan
in
place
for
the
city's.
No,
the
citywide
planning
that's
coming
home,
so
we
work
on
it
in
various
ways.
The
you
know
in
sort
of
in
terms
of
specific
project.
We
are
always
available
to
our
colleagues
and
other
departments.
The
budget
department
is
in
it's
a
longs
for
proposals
for
new
capital
projects.
It
is
asking
all
departments
to
make
sure
that
new
capital
projects
are
in
line.
These
climate
plans
other
plans
that
we
have,
of
course
to
so.
C
Q
One
other
thing
and
my
time
is
running
tight,
so
perhaps
you
can
answer
it
either
in
the
next
round,
but
my
question
is
you're
thinking
about
transportation.
For
example,
we
had
a
conversation
and
our
budget
here
and
with
them.
We've
talked
a
lot
about
uber
and
let's
another
ride,
chairs
coming
into
the
city
and
the
impact
that
those
added
cars
have
on
our
environment
and
I.
Q
Wonder
if
you
know,
if
there's
opportunities
to
involve
yourself
in
those
conversations,
because
it
certainly
plays
a
role
in
our
efforts,
but
my
time
is
up
I'll
sort
of
leave
that
question
to
simmer
a
little
bit
and
get
to
it
and
the
next
round.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
Thank,
You
chief,
big
goof
off.
C
A
Thank
you
great.
Thank
you.
So
much
councillor,
savvy
George
and
Commissioner
Spectre
I
took
the
liberty
of
turning
your
video
off
temporarily,
just
because
you
were
breaking
up
badly
on
audio,
so
feel
free
to
try
turning
it
back
on,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
to
people
we're
having
a
lot
of
connectivity
issues
today
and
if
you
find
that
you're
having
it
problems
when
I'm
just
turning
off
the
video
that
prioritizes
the
audio,
so
we
can
at
least
have
a
smooth
experience
on
that
front.
All
right.
A
P
Thinking
chief
cook
I
want
to
thank
you.
I
want
to
thank
your
entire
team.
It's
been
just
a
joy
to
work
with
you.
My
first
term
I
have
a
lot
of
concerns
about
how
the
environment
is
impacting
poor
communities
of
color
I
see
this
as
an
environmental
justice
issue.
You
know,
building
on
some
of
the
remarks
from
councillor
Flynn
earlier,
I
have
very
high
rates
of
asthma
in
my
district
and
so
I
have
a
few
questions.
I
think
I'd
like
to
just
start
with
the
impact
of
Colvin
and
I.
P
Think
of
I
heard
councillors
response
that
councillor
Campbell's
question
here,
but
my
question
is
a
little
different.
Maybe
it
was
covered
earlier
in
that
how
I
think
about
all
the
ways
that
Cova
19
has
impacted?
You
know
us
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
one
of
the
impacts
was
how
it
changed:
a
human
behavior
at
a
hard
sale
all
across
the
world
and,
as
a
result,
its
led
to
the
reduction
in
air
pollution
and
the
whole
host
of
other
things
and
I
wonder
how
we
sustain
those
gains
as
we
move
toward
reopening.
B
Yeah,
so
it's
going
to
be
a
challenge.
Councillor
and
I'll.
Tell
you
why
so
there's
been
because
everyone,
not
everyone,
people
who
have
the
ability
or
the
privilege
to
stay
home,
have
been
able
to
stay
home
that
has
led
to
a
huge
reduction
in
emissions
globally
and
definitely
in
the
United
States
as
well.
B
Not
only
is
it
safe
for
commuters
to
take
the
MBTA,
but
also
that
we
have
people
prioritize
that
and
if
there
is
flexibility
for
people
to
work
from
home,
that
they
should
exercise
that
flexibility
to
sort
of
reduce
those
transportation
emissions.
So
that's
just
one
example
of
the
commuter
and
we
have.
P
P
Seven
I
think
of
the
heat
islands,
obviously
interested
in
how
this
budget
moving
forward
is
going
to
address
that
using
an
equity
lens
and
then
I
would
also
add
to
that.
Thinking
about
recycling,
which
I
think
is
a
challenge
in
my
district
I-
have
a
very
dense
district
lots
of
the
printers
in
my
district,
less
Geographic
space,
it's
especially
true
in
the
south
in
know
where
we
put
these
big
blue
bins,
I'm,
certainly
true
in
Roxbury,
as
well
as
the
Fenway
and
so
I'd
love
to
see
these
numbers
go
up.
P
I'd
love
to
partner
with
folks
on
how
we
might
get
these
numbers
up
so
I'd
be
interested
in
your
thoughts
and
ideas
and
how
this
budget
will
speak
to
that.
I
always
am
interested
in
with
spend
and
my
standing
I
think
you
guys
for
FY
24
contracted
services,
850
3,000
and
some
change
there
I'm
interested
in
how
much
of
that
one's
with
businesses
owned
by
people
of
color
women,
owned
businesses
and
locally
owned
businesses.
P
B
Yep
Thank
You
counselor,
with
the
exception
of
the
heat
island
and
in
your
district
I'll,
defer
the
rest
of
the
questions
to
the
commissioner
and
his
team,
but
the
there
there
has
to
be
equity
baked
into
the
urban
forestry
master
plan
and
baked
into
the
rest
of
our
climate,
ready
work,
and
we
got
to
build
on
our
successes.
But
we
have
to
do
more
work.
That's
what
Kovac
19
has
showed
us,
and
so
we
have
to
be
very
intentional.
B
P
Commissioner
as
you
go
on
I'll,
just
my
other
question
really
I
may
not
have
any
towards
the
second
round
is
how
we
engage
poor
community
propellor
in
this
work.
They
are
often
the
most
impacted
by
these
decisions
that
we're
talking
about,
and
obviously
our
City
Council
hearings
are
a
way
for
them
to
engage,
but
I'd
be
interested
any
thoughts
the
department
has
and
how
we
engage
as
you
respond.
Thank
you,
sir.
C
Very
briefly,
those
are
specifically
designed
to
read
that
they
are
open
to
all
residents
of
Boston
and
outside
Boston,
but
very
much
target.
You
know
populations
the
neighborhoods
in
Boston
that
may
be
historically
less
involved
or
less
represented
in
some
of
the
processes
that
you
discussed
to
give
them
enough
to
make
sure
that
we
are
reaching
out
very
specifically
about
information
about
climate,
how
they
can
they
can
take
action
and
how
they
can
be
involved
in
the
development
of
policy
and
program.
C
Who
else
with
this
means
our
individual
projects
and
the
outreach
associations
are
going
to
make
sure
that
we
are
really
reaching
out
into
the
community
to
get
the
people
affected
by
this
project.
But
we,
you
know,
we
very
much
appreciate
the
attention
and
the
supportive
efforts
in
regard
to
our
contract.
Frankly,
we
do
not
currently
have.
C
A
R
R
Just
you
will
not
see
me
you'll
just
hear
me
how
about
that
just
to
ensure
that
there's
no
computer
here
so
I
just
want
the
first
off
say.
Thank
you
so
much
chief,
quick
and
your
entire
team
for
all
the
amazing
work
that
you're
doing
and
as
someone
who
is
still
understanding
the
world
of
climate
justice
and
as
someone
who
has
survived
a
lot
of
the
effects
of
it,
you
know
I
have
asthma,
my
daughter
has
asthma,
you
know
I
grew
up
in
Dorchester
at
a
time.
R
I
don't
know
it's
him,
probably
won't
even
born
then,
but
a
hurricane
David
or
George
one
of
those
hurricanes
I,
don't
remember
which
one
it
was.
But
I
just
do
remember
that
we
were
able
to
swim
on
our
street
because
it
got
so
flooded
and
so
I
think
about
that.
That
happened
so
long
ago
and
then
I.
You
know
the
house
that
I
bought
is
in
Dorchester
the
street
that
I
live
on.
It's
a
snide
Street
in
Austin.
It
gets
flooded.
R
R
A
lot
of
it
is
based
on
what
communities
of
color
can
do
to
be
engaged.
I'm
just
curious
as
to
whether
or
not
there's
been
opportunities
to
engage
the
people
who
were
them
who
are
driving
the
issues
in
our
community
like
corporate
folks
like
how
are
we
educating
and
engaging
them
in
these
processes
and
what
opportunities
of
any
exist
to
have
a
roundtable
discussion
with
all
stakeholders
that
we,
everybody
is
accountable
and
engage
in
these
dialogues
and
then
the
last
question
is
around
these
trees
and
property
owners.
R
R
B
To
counsel
I'll
start
very
briefly
with
the
the
tree
issue
and
then
I
think
Carl
and
Alison.
Let
him
speak
to
some
of
the
other
questions
you
had
and
I
would.
I
would
like
them
to
highlight
the
climate
ready
planning
tool
that
I
think
isn't
an
important
tool
for
different
neighborhoods
to
look
at
their
their
particular
vulnerabilities,
just
very
quickly
on
trees.
B
What's
little
known
fact
is
you
can
actually
cut
the
tree
branches
to
your
own
property
line,
and
so,
if
there's
a
branch
or
if
there's
a
limb,
that
people
are
worried
about,
it
spreads
out
into
the
public
way
the
Parks
Department
can
address.
Those
branches
can
address,
address
those
limbs
as
an
private
property
owners
when
it
comes
on
to
the
property.
A
lot
of
people
assume
that,
just
because
the
tree
originates
on
some
else's
property,
they
can't
take
measures
to
address
dangerous
limbs.
The
second
part
of
that
question,
though,
is
we
have
to
remember.
B
The
trees
are
living
things
and
just
like
the
people
in
our
house
that
we
have
conflicts
with,
we
have
conflicts
with
living
things.
We
live
in
conflict
with
trees,
it
just
like
the
people
in
our
house.
They
have
more
benefits
than
hopefully
there's
more
benefits
to
living
with
those
trees
than
disadvantages,
and
certainly
in
my
experience,
there
is
a
lot
of
benefits
to
trees
and
we
do
have
to
proactively
protect
trees.
B
I
will
say
that
part
of
the
problems
that
we
see
with
branches
falling
down,
creating
dangerous
conditions
and
big
storms
is
the
lack
of
care
that
we
give
to
trees
with
proper
pruning.
Trees
can
be
very
held
healthy
and
they
can
actually
lead
to
an
environment
where
there's
less
of
those
concerns
and
less
conflicts,
and
then
in
the
public
realm,
we
really
need
to
give
the
space
that
trees
are
due,
and
so
how
do
we
work
with
the
Public
Works
Department?
That's
something
that
chief
Osgood
and
I
are
in
a
constant
dialogue
about.
B
C
C
What's
real
competence
that
you
you
discussed,
we
are,
we
are
getting
leaders
and
ambassadors
from
those
communities
and
we
are
talking
with
them
and
they
have
stepped
forward
as
volunteers
to
take
back
all
our
various
messages
around
climate
to
their
own
community
to
their
own
networks
and
put
it
in
the
language
and
framework
that
they
feel
that
they
think
is
effective
where
their
networks
from
their
communities
and
it's
been
a
very
successful
program,
not
just
English
least
a
couple.
Other
languages,
I'm,
not
sure,
we've
gone
out
sick
but
we're
working
on
it.
C
You
know
translating
the
material
and
getting
as
I
said
babies
and
ambassadors
from
those
communities
to
help
us
connect
effectively.
You
know
with
those
communities
are
we
have
lots
of
cool
on
our
website,
in
which
we
certainly
tell
to
those
invisible
investors
that,
even
to
their
own
risks,
more
detailed.
C
Science
last
summer,
a
bunch
of
citizen
scientists
were
they
they
mapped.
We
was
getting.
You
know
different
neighborhoods,
around
Boston
and
Boston
area
going
around
with
you
know,
basically
thermometers,
but
worst
of
something
was
more
sophisticated
in
terms
of
equipment
to
actually
map
where
he
was
happening.
That
so
there's
lots
of
that
information
available
and
we
are,
you,
know,
eager
to
get
it
out.
C
The
final
thing
is
that
we
we
are,
we
work
very
hard
to
engage.
You
know
all
levels
of
the
community
of
the
Boston
community
in
a
broad
sense.
We
we
work
very
closely
with
a
group
called
the
green
ribbon
commission,
which
came
together
10
years
ago
after
the
first
update
of
the
climate
action
plan
to
support
the
city's
implementation
of
its
of
its
plan
and
that
it
now
includes
35
liters
from
a
tour
Boston,
businesses,
institutions,
universities
and
hospitals.
C
You
know
who
are
making
their
own
commitments
to
action
in
their
own
institutions
and
to
help
us
increase
the
number
of
people
who
are
involved
in
climate
action
of
the
latest
addition.
Last
year,
the
green
ribbon
commission
work
together
with
our
our
arts
office
and,
obviously,
and
with
the
Environment
Department
leading
culture
and
working
group
which
rules
you
know
the
large
and
small
institutions
of
art
of
music
of
inter-team
and
the
sports
around
Boston
to
work
together.
Both
changes
in.
C
C
A
A
Councillor
Mejia!
Sorry,
if
you're
talking,
I
can't
you're
breaking
up,
but
we'll
do
a
second
round.
There's
gonna
be
another
chance,
but
I
will
just
say
before
I.
Ask
my
questions
that
if
councillors
for
the
second
round,
questions
can
just
kind
of
have
them
ready
and
be
able
to
be
succinct
so
that
we
can
give
folks
the
time
answer
them,
because
I'm
mindful
we're
gonna,
have
landmarks
here
right
after
this
one,
which
is
pretty
transparently
gonna
start
a
little
late,
but
I
don't
want
it
to
be
way
too
late!
A
A
A
Zoning
right
like
before
they
actually
get
codified
and
I-
know
that
you
that
you
know
your
response
was
hail
and
on
that
point,
with
the
BPA
but
I
would,
it
seems
to
me,
like
the
expertise,
sits
in
this
department
and
I
wouldn't
want,
as
this
gets
moved
over
into
the
other
department
for
kind
of
started,
to
get
watered
down.
So
if
you
could
just
speak
to
what
the
timeline
and
the
planned
collaboration
on
that
is
yeah.
B
I'll
be
very
brief.
On
I
mean,
obviously
we
would
defer
to
the
BP
da
on
exact
timeline,
but
in
our
in
our
point
of
view,
they've
been
very
well
received.
I
will
say
you
know
this
was
prior
to
pandemic,
and
so
we
are
losing
a
little
bit
of
the
generation
that
those
guidelines
would
help
us
review
and
provide
feedback
for
them
to
move
it
to
zoning.
B
C
Would
to
emphasize
that
you
know
we
are
we
work
very
closely
with
our
colleagues
in
the
BPD,
a
the
two
people
leaving
this
working
to
be
our
former
environment
staff
staff.
People
said
we
know
them
well,
and
they
have
a
a
great
deal
of
expertise
that
you
know
makes
a
huge
contribution
to
the
work
that
we
do
together
and
we
are
eager
to
move
it
forward.
Just
as
much
as
you
are
great.
A
And
I
guess
my
other
related
question
also
related
owning
is
sort
of
you
know
what
I
again
the
process
might
sit
with
the
BPA,
but
the
idea
generation
I
feel
like
sits
with
environment
around
around
moving
to
carbon
neutral
zoning.
Around
kind
of
thinking
about
ways
that
we
might
discourage
or
or
even
you
know,
prevent
the
creation
of
new
fossil
fuel
infrastructure
in
the
city
and
I
would
just
like
to
hear
where
the
conversations
are
about
that,
because
I
know
obviously
Brookline
sort
of
jumped
ahead
of
us
on
that.
C
H
Sure
so,
thank
you
for
the
question
and
absolutely
it
was
identified.
The
zoning
was
identified
as
an
earlier
as
a
major
action
in
our
2019
update
at
the
climate
action
plan.
It's
an
action
that
will
be
closely
collaborating
or
be
a
on.
I
I
defer
the
details
of
that
timing
to
them.
Obviously,
a
I
understand
what
they
were
thinking
very
carefully
about
stakeholder
engagement
and
time
cause.
We
all
are
a
lot
of
initial
bird
work
has
been
done
on
the
technical
side
to
understand
the
balance
of
agency
and
renewable
energy
in
that
area.
B
P
A
A
route
it's
good
to
match
your
goals
like:
oh,
we
made
a
list
of
goals
and
where
are
we
on
those
goals?
But,
like
the
real
question
is
like:
where
are
we
on
hitting
the
targets
right?
It
seems
like
we
can't
be
building
new
buildings
and
adding
a
bunch
of
the
fossil
fuel
infrastructure
and
expecting
that
we
will
get
there
from
here.
A
How
we
think
about
that
and
how
we
prioritize
that
and
I
asked
that,
because
we
all
know
within
the
cat
of
resiliency
there's
kind
of
the
there's
the
mitigation
piece
on
which
we've
talked
about
a
lot
today
and
then
there's
also
kind
of
emission
reduction
pieces
and
and
I
mean
I
could
imagine
us
spending
all
of
that
10%
in
one
or
the
other
of
those
directions.
That's.
A
I'm
curious
about
kind
of
how
you
think
about
you
know:
how
much
is
this
spending
gonna
help
us
reach
our
climate
goals
versus?
How
much
is
it
gonna
help
us
handle
this
situation
and
then
also
I
mean
10
percents,
a
great
number,
but
does
that
need
to
be
more
and
is
it
10
percent
of
the
new
capital
projects
programmed
or
is
it
aiming
achieving
10%
of
the
overall
capital
plan?
It's.
B
That's
before
you
even
get
to
the
Net
Zero
target
goals
that
there
were
gonna,
be
projects
that
we
had
the
opportunity,
but
for
a
subset
of
funding
they
would
be
able
to
achieve
climate
resiliency
goals,
and
so
the
intentionality
around
this
ten
percent,
the
ten
percent
target
of
overall
capital
spending
and
that's
what
it
is.
It's
the
upcoming
budget,
10%
of
the
overall
capitalists
funding,
but
also
around
this
climate
resiliency
fund
that
has
been
proposed,
is
to
create
a
dollar
amount.
B
A
A
It
would
be
great
to
get
that
it
would
be
great
I'm,
I,
think
I
think
a
bad
ern
is
emerging
of
my
questions
across
these
hearings.
I
feel
like
the
only
counter-cyclical
thing
of
the
city
can
really
do.
Is
capital
spending
in
the
next
few
years
and
I
think
that
we
just
have
to
think
so
much
about
how
we
effectively
use
that
capital
spend
on
the
big
picture
targets.
I
You,
madam
chair,
and
it's
it's
I,
guess
it's
better
chief
cook
to
be
accused
of
stealing
from
the
MFA
than
it
is
to
be
accused
of
stealing
from
the
Gardner
Museum.
So
so
well
done
appreciate
your
style.
Just
wanted
to
circle
back
a
little
bit
to
the
questions
about
buildings.
I
think
it
is
so
important.
C
Those
efforts
and
I
absolutely
knew
about
their
importance
in
terms
of
working
with
other
departments
in
here
is
already
doing
and
absolutely
been
had
in
working
and
getting
things
done
with.
You
know,
with
D
and
E
with
schools
and
other
departments
too
so
I
appreciate,
you
know
the
focus
that
you
have
on
it
and
you
know
the
encouragement
to
get
more
resources.
There
I
think
that
what
we
are
getting
is
a
real
boost
to
those
efforts.
I.
I
C
H
H
Council
Ramallah,
you
mentioned
the
report
that
they
were
able
release
earlier
in
the
year.
That
was
an
assessment
of
how
to
build
at
zero,
affordable
housing
in
a
number
of
the
most
common
type
policies
that
the
NDC's
in
their
portfolio
and
and
a
port
and
introduction
of
a
portfolio
a
wide
approach
to
this
construction,
so
that
they
could
balance
the
need
for
density
and
the
importance
of
density
in
this
area
with
energy
efficiency
and
the
zero
standards.
H
And,
as
you
said,
they
had
some
wonderful
results
that
was
first
step
in
as
I
understand
it
in
update
and
upgrading
their
requirements.
So
first
is
that,
come
the
guidelines
and
peer
review
and
community
review
of
those
guidelines,
and
then
the
intention
is
to
update
the
standards
so
that
that
they're
met
for
city
funded,
affordable
housing,
and
then
there
will
be
obviously
more
work
in
collaboration.
That's
ongoing
and
understanding
how
that
moves
into
the
retrofit
space
that
was
identified.
Is
it
critical?
It.
I
Terrifically
in
celebrate
the
report,
I
think
we
all
do,
and
he
everyone
in
this
call
doesn't
and
likely
those
watching
do
in
clearly
new
seek
affordable
housing.
They
would
be
under
the
executive
order
as
it
relates
to
nzc
rmgc,
ready,
I,
don't
believe
that
is
the
case
with
cpa
projects,
because
it's
not
a
fully
funded
city
project,
it's
usually
a
million
dollars
or
so
geared
towards.
I
Clearly,
there
are
some
challenges
in
a
city
like
Austin
that
town
like
wouldn't
necessarily
have,
but
we
really
have
an
opportunity
to-
and
this
is
something
that
I
think
Carl
and
Alison
York
and
chief
cook
you
guys
they
can
really
help
lead,
not
only
setting
the
conversation
going
forward,
but
working
collaboratively
across
departments
to
really
put
the
focus
on
renewable
on
limiting
on
no
more
traditional
fossil
fuel
infrastructure.
It's
a
public
health
issue.
It's
a
public
safety
issue,
it's
a
quality
of
life
issue
and
it
is
certainly
an
environmental
issue.
I
We
are
seeing
now
the
benefits,
but
we've
seen
now
for
a
number
of
years,
but
we're
seeing
as
a
coastal
to
the
benefit
of
investing
Boston
leads
in
so
many
so
many
ways
it's
best
city
in
the
world
as
far
as
I'm
concerned,
but
one
thing
where
I
really
think
that
we
need
to
be
incredibly
aggressive
as
it
relates
to
our
building
and
our
renewable
infrastructure.
We
are
so
far
behind
so
many
southern
save.
So
many
more
you
know
conservative
red
states
we're
just
behind.
I
So
this
is
an
opportunity
to
really
put
our
money
where
our
mouth
is.
We're
talking
about
the
right
things,
I
know
we're
all
in
agreement,
but
we
need
to
be
really
aggressive
and
really
bold.
It's
the
recovery
from
our
Cove
in
nineteen
endemic
is
going
to
be
tough.
It's
gonna
be
difficult,
but
I
see
this
really
as
an
opportunity
to
build
better,
build,
stronger,
build,
greener
and
build
healthier,
and
that's
what
I'm
committed
to
do
and
I
know
you
all
are
too
so.
I
A
P
You
so
much
just
to
say
once
again
thank
you
to
the
team.
I
would
appreciate
on
the
earlier
question
around
the
contracting,
which,
if
my
figure
is
correct,
is
close
to
a
million
dollars.
A
breakdown
of
the
minority-owned
businesses
and
women-owned
businesses
and
locally
owned
businesses
for
FY
21
will
be
for
FY
21
and
what
the
plan
would
be
for
increasing
those
numbers
in
FY
21,
again,
I
appreciate
all
the
work
and
look
forward
to
continued
partnership,
Thank
You,
chair
and
that
can
come
in
I.
P
A
R
R
I
just
have
one
quick
follow-up
question
in
regards
to
the
climate
warriors
resilient,
Lea
I
forget
the
name
of
the
title
of
the
other
folks
from
around
the
way
that
are
participating
in
this
project,
so
I'm
just
curious
as
to
whether
that
those
positions
are
paid
and
if
you
have
a
budget
for
outreach
and
engagement
to
ensure
that
there's
food
and
child
care
provided
remove
barriers
to
engagement
I'm,
just
here
as
whether
or
not
that
is
part
of
the
work.
I
exclude
this
kind
of
a
little
bit
of
clarity
in
terms
of
accountability.
C
C
C
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much,
commissioner
and
Thank
You
councillor,
Mejia
I
will
just
always
a
couple
more
questions
briefly
and
then
we
do
have.
Two
people
have
been
patiently
waiting
to
testify
at
the
end
of
this
hearing,
so
I'm
gonna
assume
all
their
counselors.
We're
done
with
questions
unless
you
raise
their
little
blue
hand
on
Zia,
so
I
just
wanted
to
briefly
just
ask
it's
really.
It's
really.
A
Following
up
on
councilor
O'malley's
question
about
the
existing
buildings,
I
mean
it's
just
so
much
of
our
stock
in
Boston
is
existing
and
not
going
anywhere
and
frankly,
I
wanted
to
go
anywhere.
There's
a
lot
of
great
historic
buildings.
You
talking
about
shortly.
So
just
like
a
little
bit
more
about
what
the
pathway
looks
like
to
really
ramp
up
a
program
there
that
wouldn't
be
a
traditional
big
project,
little
thing
right
where
there's
you're
taking
down
at
school
or
your
you
know,
taking
down
a
municipal
building,
but
instead
something
where
we're
supporting
the
retrofitting.
A
H
We
need
to
understand
how
to
approach
retrofits
and
the
Americanization
strategies
for
that
was
building.
So
we
mentioned
a
few
times
earlier:
the
performance
large
existing
buildings,
so
that
would
step
turbine
targets
that
would
that
would
decrease
over
time.
So
a
mechanism
by
which
buildings
would
have
decarbonization
targets.
That's
that's
an
important
policy
element,
but
just
as
important
are
having
the
support
structures
and
the
resources
there
to
support
the
carbonization
work,
so
a
collaboration
we
have
with
Ribbon
Commission
and
another
and
a
number
of
other
organizations.
H
Esa
right
now
is
take
some
existing
buildings
that
represent
the
building
stock
across
Boston
broadly
and
understand.
What
would
it
really
take
to
do?
A
coordinate,
zero
retrofit
will
create
zero
overtime
tasks
to
decarbonize
those
bit
of
it,
so
that
we
can
understand
what
are
the
tools
and
technologies
there's
a
lot
of
information
out
there
today.
That's
in
the
architecture
of
engineering,
these
expertise
where
the
financing
works,
but
what
you
know
how
aggressively
can
decarbonization
happen
in
those
buildings
and
what
are
the
supportive
programs
that
are
needed.
H
So
these
are
a
number
we're
taking
right,
a
mix,
I'm
an
action
plan
and
give
it
a
lot
more
detail
afterwards.
I've
flown,
it's
helpful
to
understand
the
details
of
those
processes
so
that
we
can
build
those
supportive
networks
and
programs.
Just
briefly
on
historic
buildings.
We
understand
that
will
present
unique
challenges,
but
also
important
for
communities
in
the
Dakar
to
maintain
a
building
and
the
embodied
emissions
that
exist.
A
A
A
When
you
have
the
science
to
know
that
something
is
making
people
sick
and
then
you
have
a
five
to
ten
year
lag
on
actually
getting
it
into
the
code,
and
so
I
just
really
want
to
see
us
do
things
on
that
to
just
to
the
air
pollution
points
that
other
councillor
had
raised.
It's
a
big
concern
of
mine
when
I
was
at
the
Housing
Authority,
because
so
many
of
our
public
housing
tenants
live
close
to
highways,
but
I
will
end
my
questions
there.
A
I
just
I,
really
want
to
thank
cheese,
dinner
and
Allison
and
David
for
being
with
us
today
and
to
the
chief
and
the
Commissioner
who
I
know
are
gonna,
be
in
more
hearings
throughout
the
rest
of
the
day
I'm.
So
before
we
concluded
this,
one
I
want
to
just
recognize.
I've
got
two
folks
who
have
been
waiting
to
speak
so
I'll
be
recognizing
first
Frank,
O'brien
and
then
after
I
think
it'll
be
Sarah,
McKinnon,
so
Frank,
you
know
before
just
introduce
yourself.
Please
yeah.
E
Hi
good
afternoon,
everybody
Frank
O'brien
friends
of
Allendale
I'm
gonna,
make
two
very
I
hope
focused
and
brief
points.
The
friend
I
refer
the
counselors
and
Chris
and
his
team
to
the
materials
that
I've
submitted.
The
first
point
is
that
I
estimate
the
under
spend
on
the
climate
resiliency
at
about
50
percent,
particularly
in
in
district
1
I,
would
really
encourage
the
councillors
to
satisfy
themselves
that
the
budget
is
adequate
to
protect
our
vulnerable
residents
and
neighbors
in
the
in
East
Boston.
The
second
point
is
on
the
climate
focusing
on
the
climate
ready
reserve
fund.
E
Our
recommendation
is
that
it
should
be
increased
from
three
to
five
and
that
there
be
a
very
robust
community
engagement
component
to
make
sure
that
the
resources
are
being
directed
not
just
to
where
they're
needed,
but
to
where
the
residents
the
neighbors
ourselves
see
the
need
as
being
I'll,
leave
it
there
and
look
forward
to
continue
working
with
everyone
on
this
very
important
initiative
series
of
initiatives.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
K
Yes,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
provide
some
comments.
I'll
try
to
keep
it
very
brief,
as
well
as
a
resident
of
Fort
Point
and
a
member
of
the
four
point.
Neighborhood
Association
I
live
in
a
neighborhood,
that's
vulnerable
to
coastal
sea
level
rise
and
flooding,
and
the
South
Boston
costal
resilient
plan
was
released
in
2018,
identifying
near-term,
midterm
and
long-term
sea
level
and
coastal
flooding
adaptation
strategies.
Near-Term
actions
have
not
yet
been
implemented,
and
it's
really
important
that
these
plans
be
implemented.
K
In
addition,
FPA
is
a
member
of
the
Harbourfront
neighborhood
Alliance,
which
covers
the
waterfront
neighborhoods
of
Charlestown
East
Boston
South
Boston,
North
End
downtown
in
Dorchester
Dorchester.
These
neighborhoods
either
have
climate
plans
or
in
the
such
as
downtown
north
end
in
Dorchester,
so
climate
resilience
and
a
depth,
a
measure
are
just
critical
to
Harborside
residents
and
neighborhoods.
We
can't
wait
years
before
implementing
and
we'd
like
you
to
consider
ways
to
accelerate
implementation
with
a
necessary
allocation
of
funding.
K
So,
in
addition
to
the
adds
to
staff
was
heard
today,
we'd
like
to
recommend
that
a
senior-level
climate
resilient
position
to
coordinate,
help,
implement
and
communicate
between
East
Boston,
Charlestown,
South,
Boston
and
within
downtown
and
Dorchester
with
the
stakeholders
in
the
community.
We
know
one
property
protects
their
their
neighbor
and
their
neighbor
does
not
or
not
to
the
same
performance
standards
we're
only
as
strong
as
our
weakest
link.
K
So
we'd
like
to
reiterate
the
need
for
a
coordinated
approach
and
especially
the
need
to
engage
the
neighborhood
we'd,
also
like
to
thank
councillors,
omalley
and
Wu,
and
other
advocates
and
experts
and
the
mayor
for
the
local
wetlands
ordinance
and
in
terms
of
inflammation
we'd
like
to
reiterate
the
councillors
messages
I
heard
today
of
how
important
it
is
that
the
Commission
receives
the
resources
it
needs
to
create
policies
and
procedures,
implement
and
enforce
the
new
local
weapons
ordinance.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration.
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much
Sara
and
with
that
I
guess
again
wanted
to
thank
the
team
and
say
so.
If
you're
watching
at
home,
we
are
obviously
a
little
bit
late
to
the
noon.
Landmarks
Commission
budget
hearing
will
will
pause
for
10
minutes
and
you
and
I
didn't
start
that
in
10
minutes.
Just
because
we've
got
enough
overlap
that
I
need
to
give
people
a
chance
to
stretch
their
legs
so
for
councillors.