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Dockets#0588-0596, 0599-0602, FY21Budget: Capital Budget / Public Facilities Department including Misc. Revolving Funds
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B
All
right
all
right
we're
ready
to
go.
I'm
gonna
gavel
us
in
calling
this
meeting
of
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee
of
the
Boston
City
Council.
To
order
for
the
record,
my
name
is
kensey
Bock
I'm,
the
district
8
city
councilor,
and
the
chair
of
the
committee
I'm
joined
here
today
by
my
colleagues,
councilor
Julia
Mejia
I'm,
at-large,
counselor,
Michael,
Flaherty
at-large,
council
Earl
is
Breeden
district,
9,
counselor,
ed
Flynn
district
2,
councillor
Kim,
Janey,
district
7
and
council
president
and
councillor
Aneesa,
savvy
George,
also
at-large.
B
B
So
the
council's
budget
review
process
this
year
is
comprised
of
a
combination
of
public
hearings
and
counselor
working
sessions.
These
counselor
working
sessions
do
not
have
a
public
comment
period.
They're
designed
for
the
council
to
articulate
in
advance
of
the
hearings
a
set
of
questions
for
the
administration,
so
that
we
can
have
a
more
productive
conversation
when
we
get
to
the
hearing
itself,
but
we
definitely
encourage
members
of
the
public
to
testify.
In
other
ways,
so
you
can
use
in
one
of
a
number
ways.
B
One
is
to
actually
attend
one
of
our
virtual
hearings
and
public
testimony
there
we'll
take
that
testimony
at
the
end
of
each
hearing
and
when
you're
called.
We
ask
you
to
state
your
name
and
affiliation
and
limit
your
comments
to
a
couple
of
minutes.
You
can
find
the
Xoom
link
to
do
that
in
the
public
notices
for
all
the
hearings,
we're
also
having
a
dedicated
public
testimony.
Hearing
this
evening,
Thursday
April
16th
at
6
p.m.
B
where
we'll
be
taking
public
comments
and
questions
on
the
budget
relay
to
help
inform
our
scrutiny
process
over
the
next
two
months.
I'm
so
encourage
you
to
attend
that,
there's
also
on
the
city
council
website
and
a
page
dedicated
to
the
budget
and
how
to
testify
so
to
encourage
people
to
look
at
that
or
you
can
email,
CCC,
dot,
WM
at
Boston,
gov
or
fill
out.
B
The
form
on
the
website,
which
also
gives
you
an
option
to
submit
a
two-minute
video
and
videos
submitted
sufficiently
far
in
advance,
will
actually
play
at
the
end
of
the
public
hearings
for
which
they're
designated
so
and
I
just
want
to
add.
This
is
something
that
we
announced
in
the
council
meeting
yesterday,
but
throughout
this
budget
process,
if
you
submit
testimony
written
or
spoken
in
a
language
other
than
English,
the
council
is
committed
to
getting
that
translated
for
the
benefit
of
all
councillors.
B
So
you're
still
welcome
to
come
and
testify
in
person
and
bring
a
friend
who
can
translate
into
English
directly
at
the
time.
But
if
you're
not
able
to
do
that,
you
can
speak
in
your
own
language
and
we'll
make
we'll
make
a
translation
happen.
So
we
very
much
hope
for
all
of
your
voices
in
this
process
you
can
read:
you
can
go
to
the
City
Council's
budget
website
at
Boston,
deca,
slash,
Council,
FY,
21,
budget
and
informally.
You
can
tweet
us
using
the
hashtag
vos
budget
vos
budget.
So
today's
working
session
is
on
dockets
zero.
B
Five:
eight
eight
two
zero
five:
nine
Oh
orders
for
the
FY
21,
an
operating
budget,
including
annual
appropriations
for
departmental
operations
for
the
school
department
and
for
other
post-employment
benefits
dockets.
Oh
five,
nine
one:
two:
oh
five:
nine
two
orders
for
capital
fund
transfer
appropriations;
dockets;
oh
five,
nine
three,
two:
five:
nine
six,
which
our
orders
for
the
capital
budget,
including
loan
orders
and
lease
purchase
agreements
today,
will
actually
be
focused
mainly
on
the
capital
budget,
which
is
the
subject
of
our
public
hearing
next
week
and
also
on
the
public.
B
So,
ladies
Department,
which
carries
out
many
of
those
capital
projects
and
then
on
a
handful
of
miscellaneous
revolving
funds,
including
ones
operated
in
the
law,
tourism
and
sort
of
Arts
and
Culture
space,
but
I
think
lion's.
Share
of
our
focus
today
will
be
on
the
capital
budget
for
councillors
to
know
so.
B
The
plan
for
this
working
session
is
sort
of
as
follows:
we're
going
to
start
with
people's
questions
and
comments,
things
that
they
want
to
raise
with
the
administration
next
week
on
the
capital
budget
in
general
and
sort
of
citywide
capital
issues,
and
then
once
we
do
a
cycle
of
those
of
kind
of
the
citywide.
Things
will
then
go
to
district
specific
things,
because
I
think
there's
a
bunch
of
district,
specific
capital
concerns
that
councillors
wanna
raise,
and
so
just
in
order
to
kind
of
help.
B
Have
the
general
conversation
be
a
conversation
that
we
can
all
kind
of
participate
in
we'll
start
with
those
issues
that
you
want
to
raise
that
are
kind
of
either
an
across-the-board
investment
question
or
about
how
the
capital
budget
itself
operates,
then,
so
that's
so
that's
kind,
and
we
and
we
will
and
then
after
we
do
sort
of
general
capital
concerns
district
level.
Capital
concerns
will
do
the
PFD
Department
and
then
the
revolving
funds
and
I
know
that
some
councillors
won't
be
able
to
stay
for
the
whole
duration.
B
B
So
with
that,
I
thought
that
I
would
start
out
with
a
few
general
capital
questions
and
then
and
then
I'll
recognize
colleagues
in
order
of
arrival
on
that
front.
So
in
my
capacity
as
ways
and
means
chair
and
one
of
the
things
I'm
particularly
interested
in
this
year,
these
V
the
capital
budget
is
that
I
mean
we
pretty
much.
We
know
right
that
we're
in
ourselves
in
a
recession
and
there's
a
lot
that
the
city
level
can't
do
about
that.
B
But
our
capital
program
is
one
concrete
way
that
we
can
both
keep
providing
critical
things
to
the
people
of
Boston
and
also
create
jobs,
create
economic
development
and
help
to
kind
of
help
in
a
kind
of
counter
cyclical
way.
If
we
find
ourselves
in
a
recessionary
situation
and
so
I'm
glad
that
the
administration,
when
they
were
reducing
the
budget
somewhat
over
the
last
few
weeks,
did
not
reduce
the
capital
budget
and
that
it
is
sort
of
projected
to
go
very
close
to
that
seven
percent
policy
online,
which,
for
those
watching
at
home,
is
the
city's.
B
Firstly,
how
closely
has
our
actual
year
by
year,
capital
budget
tracked
the
approved
capital
budget
over
the
past
five
years
and
I
mean
that,
specifically
in
terms
of
overall
dollars
spent
I
know
that
projects
can
shift.
But
one
of
the
things
I'm
wondering
is
you
know:
I
know
that
sometimes
it's
hard
to
get
money
out
of
the
door,
and
that
may
be
especially
true
in
this
economy,
and
yet
it's
also
especially
important
to
do
it
quickly
if
we
want
this
to
have
that
counter
cyclical
effect.
B
So
I
want
to
know
what
steps
the
administration
is
thinking
about
on
that
front
and
also
understand
a
little
better.
What's
the
point
at
which
the
debt
actually
gets
engaged
in
our
capital
plan,
do
we
obviously
the
City
Council
is
giving
the
administration
borrowing
authorization
where
we
vote
on
a
capital
budget
in
June,
but
just
want
to
understand
what
the,
how
close
to
the
actual
start
of
projects
that
Dec
gets
engaged
and
how?
B
B
If
there's
like
a
certain
percentage,
that's
just
not
going
to
have
so
just
would
really
like
to
understand
that
and
I'm
also
interested
in
sort
of
a
bunch
of
our
capital
projects
are
dependent
on
state
and
federal
funds
would
be
interested
in
a
breakdown
of
how
many
of
those
what
portion
of
those
funds
are
sort
of
firmly
committed
and
what
portion
of
those
funds
are.
B
We
worried
about
being
vulnerable
in
this
moment,
so
that's
the
school
building
authority,
other
federal
and
state
programs,
and
similarly,
in
terms
of
money
coming
from
our
transportation
infrastructure
enhancement
fund,
which
is
based
on
rising
up
fees.
To
what
extent
are
those
is
that
looking
backwards
or
how
is
that
going
to
be
impacted
by
the
steep
drop
in
rides
during
quarantine?
B
So
those
are
some
structural
questions
from
me
on
a
few
citywide
specific
things.
The
renew
Boston
trust
and
the
ESCO
I
just
really
want
to
ask
how
we're
structuring
those
and
make
sure
that
we're
structuring
them
in
ways
that
help
the
city
save
money,
regardless
of
changes
in
the
energy
market.
B
You
know
we're
seeing
really
unanticipated
economic
situation
right
now,
so
just
wanting
to
make
sure
that
we're
structuring
our
ESCOs
in
ways
that
learn
from
kind
of
the
first
generation
of
those
and
make
sure
that
the
city
will
really
realize
financial
savings
from
energy
savings,
regardless
of
the
ways
in
which
the
energy
markets
move
and
then
thrilled
to
see
the
investment
citywide
in
street
trees
and
urban
forestry.
All
the
operational
aspects
they
would
like
to
understand
when
that
doubling
is
really
going
to
hit.
Is
that
something
that
can't
get
rolled
out
in
the
fall?
B
Will
it
lead
to
reopening
more
street
tree
pits?
We
have
a
number
of
those
that
have
been
as
faulted
over
across
my
district
in
the
city
that
people
are
turned
about
and
then,
with
the
bill,
bps
reserve.
The
money
that
hasn't
been
allocated
yet
I
just
like
to
understand
this
is
probably
this
is
a
question
I'm
happy
to
have
deferred
to
the
build
bps
hearing,
but
what
the
timeline
on
that
is
because
I
know.
Certainly
in
my
district
there
are
projects
they
would
be
interested
in
having
in
that
mix
and
so
understanding.
B
What's
the
build,
BPS
sort
of
revert,
reserve
decision-making,
look
like
between
the
city
budget
department
and
the
school
department
and
at
what
point
can
counselors
be
fruitfully
in
that
conversation?
So
those
are
a
series
of
general
budget
question
general
capital
budget
questions
from
me.
I
next
want
to
recognize
if
I
can
find
my
list
y
know
who
is
first
I
want
to
recognize
councilor
Mejia
for
any
well
councillor,
Mejias
at-large
so
represents
the
whole
city
and
any
questions
about
the
capital
budget,
structurally
or
kind
of
citywide
questions
and
similar
to
the
district
councillors.
B
F
F
Can
they
show
us
a
picture
as
to
what
they're
looking
to
do?
You
know
that
would
be
very
helpful,
but
again
there
might
be
more
of
asking
our
district
colleagues
if
they
have
any
any
project
in
their
community
that
they
would
like
to
sort
of
see
a
schematic
and
he'll
have
folks
put
it
up
on
the
screen,
but
other
than
that.
F
B
Thank
You,
councillor,
clarity
and
and
yeah
I
would
just
say,
I.
Think
one
of
the
benefits
of
us
doing
this
ahead
should
be
that
if
people
have
particular
questions
that
the
administration
is
able
to,
you
know
bring
the
kind
of
backing
and
information
to
answer
them
specifically
and
I'll
say
that,
like
that,
my
office
sort
of
operating
on
behalf
of
the
committee
well
will
be
comfortable
with
the
idea
that
there
might
be
a
few
of
these
questions
that
come
up
in
capital
that
are
better
addressed
in
certain
departmental
hearings.
B
So,
for
instance,
if,
if
my
street
trees
question
needs
to
be
addressed
by
environment
or
parks,
but
but
it's
gonna
be
really
important
to
us
that
they
all
get
addressed
and
that,
if
they're,
not
if
they're
not
answered
in
the
capital
hearing
that
there's
an
explicit
plan
for
when
they
are
going
to
be
answered
in
a
future
hearing.
So
thank
you.
Councillor.
G
Good
morning,
I
had
I
have
a
range
of
questions.
We
have
had
an
extensive
community
process
with
regard
to
Austin
Brighton
Mobility
study,
which
was
looking
at
our
transportation
and
pedestrian
safety
and
bicycle
infrastructure.
I
was
just
wondering
how
the
capital
plan
will
reflect
some
of
the
recommendations
from
that
Austin
Brighton
community
mobility
study,
which
has
been
ongoing
for
18
months.
G
And
let's
see
what
else
again,
I'm
probably
going
to
have
some
questions
around
the
specific
clans
in
relation
to
the
Jackson
Mann
School
study
and
the
Horace
Mann
School
for
the
Deaf?
How
how
that
process
will,
when
will
start
and
what
sort
of
level
of
community
input
will
there
be
into
that
process?.
G
Also
wondering
if
there
will
be
any
impacts
on
the
clan
to
the
Sonya
branch
library.
These
are
really
specific
to
the
district's.
You
know
with
the
change
in
economics
situation
will
a
plan
that
has
been
put
on
the
only
ticket
from
last
year,
like
the
Fanueil
branch
library
improvements.
Will
that
will
not
still
hold
and
be
committed?
Is
that
a
financial
commitment?
Still
there.
B
Thank
You
councillor
Eden
yeah,
and
we
really
are
we're
just
we're
I'm,
just
wanting
to
run
through
just
general
citywide
questions
first
here,
but
you
know
as
soon
as
we
get
through,
that
we'll
be
going
back
to
the
specific
ones.
So
I
promised
eople
we're
getting.
There
no
worries
all
right.
Councillor
Flynn.
H
Thank
you,
Thank
You
counsel,
Bach
appreciate
your
leadership
on
this
hearing
and
as
ways
and
means
chair.
I
know
this
first
session
is
more
on
citywide
budget
related
issues.
So
I'll
I'll
keep
my
specific
comments
for
the
next
session,
but
I'm
one
question
I
would
like
to
ask:
is
you
know
what
impact
the
this
pandemic
has
on
our
capital
budget,
especially
our
capital
budget?
As
we
go,
you
know
next
year
in
the
year
after
revenue
is
not
going
to
be
coming
in.
H
H
That's
one
question,
and
if
that
is
the
case,
would
there
be
services
that
would
be
cut
to
shift
that
funds
shift
those
funds
over
to
another
section
of
the
budget
to
the
capital
budget
or
well?
What
else
is
there
to
do?
What
else
could
we
do
as
a
city
to
make
sure
that
those
funds
that
are
allocated
for
the
capital
budget
remain
Leo?
You
know,
how
are
we
looking
at
different
revenue
streams
that
the
city
could
could
consider
I
know
some
of
that
would
have
to
be
approved
at
the
at
the
state
level,
but
is?
H
I'm
also
I
also
would
like
to
know
is,
as
this
recession
continues,
what
impact
does
that
have
on
the
companies
that
are
in
Boston
that
are
laying
off
workers
that
may
have
had
a
tax
tax
break
or
tax
incentives
in
the
from
the
state
or
city
if
they
were
to
downsize
and
leave?
What
impact
would
that
have
on
our
capital
budget
on
our
city
budget,
and
are
we
encouraging
companies
now,
knowing
that
they're
a
key
part
of
the
future
of
Boston?
H
Are
we
encouraging
them
to
be
more
supportive
of
the
city,
maybe
in
terms
of
revenue,
so
that
we
can
have
a?
We
can
continue
to
have
it
educated
and
educated
workforce
coming
from
the
BPS,
so
they
can
get
these
jobs,
but
what
role
would
the
business
community
have
in
helping
us
going
forward
on
capital
projects
that
would
be
beneficial
to
via
company,
but
also
to
the
residents
of
Boston?
H
So,
like
council
abraded,
my
my
questions
really
revolve
around
the
recent
recession
that
we're
we're
in
what
impact
will
that
have
on
the
capital
budget
on
the
city
budget
I?
Think
it's
critical
to
know
those
answers
as
we
go
forward
and
in,
like
you,
council,
a
block.
I
know
you
know
public
education,
there's
not
a
public
school
you've
highlighted
there's,
not
a
public
school
and
in
your
district.
That's
that's
a
critical
issue
that
I
certainly
certainly
would
certainly
support.
H
I
know
what
our
districts
border
each
other,
but
also
for
other
neighborhoods
that
don't
have
the
city
resources
in
them,
such
as
the
the
downtown
area,
the
South
Boston
front
areas
of
the
south
end
of
Roxbury.
You
know
what
what
type
of
capital
projects
can
we
invest
in,
such
as
we
don't
have
a
police
station
or
a
fire
station
EMS
down
the
South
Boston
waterfront?
Those
are
the
types
of
projects
I'm,
also
interested
in
learning
more
about
as
we
as
we
go
forward.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Council
block.
I
Are
you
Thank
You
chairwoman,
Bock
I'm,
also
interested
in
the
impact
of
kovat
and
how
that
impacts,
the
the
capital
budget,
as
well
as
timeline
and
I'm,
wondering
too
how
this
impacts
the
federal
money
coming
in
from
the
state
you
know
through
the
state
how
all
of
that
ties
together.
So
those
are
my
general
questions.
Obviously,
I
have
some
questions
related
to
some
specific
projects,
but
I
get
the
sense
that
you
want
to
hold
off
and
wait
on
those
yeah.
B
I
So
I
would
be
interested
in
how
the
Colvin
pandemic
is
impacting
the
timeline
of
projects,
as
well
as
the
actual
budget,
and
and
are
we
seeing
do.
We
have
to
dedicate
less
money
from
the
city
because
we're
now
getting
maybe
some
federal
resources
and
what
is
happening,
how
all
the
pieces
are
coming
together.
So
those
are
kind
of
my
general
questions,
just
understanding
the
impact
on
the
capital
budget
in
terms
of
dollars
in
timeline
and
what
this
all
means
in
terms
of
the
federal
or
state
resources
coming
into
the
city.
Thank.
B
I
J
I
think
you
chair
and
thank
you
everyone
for
being
here
this
morning.
I
think
this
is
an
interesting
way
to
try
to
do
this,
and
hopefully
it's
it's
helpful
for
the
hearings
going
forward.
So
a
lot
of
my
interests
are,
you
know:
I'm
gonna
try
to
keep
them
to
a
very
specific
citywide
impact,
but
places
and
things
that
all
have
questions
about
the
de
capital
project
either
come
I.
Think
through
tomorrow's
hearing
or
the
the
captains
are
next
week's
hearing
on
the
capital
budget
or
may
be
deferred,
I
think
to
specific
departments.
J
I
find
water
on
developing
a
feasibility
study
around
a
crime
lab
for
BPD,
which
certainly
has
a
citywide
impact.
I.
Think
that
I'd
like
to
hear
about
that
I,
don't
know
whether
that's
better
placed
in
the
conversation
with
Boston
Police
in
their
budget.
They
certainly
have
questions
about
built
bps
that
I
brought
up
the
other
day
during
one
of
the
bps
hearings
around
a
not
a
Phase
two
of
the
current
build
bps,
the
future
development
and
rebuilding
and
building
arts
school
district.
Well,
the
Long
Island
Bridge
in
the
work
around
a
recovery
campus.
J
Where
does
that
stand?
Both
in
the
permanent
process
and
I
think
we
may
hear
about
that
tomorrow,
but
the
permitting
process
and
our
ability
to
invest
in
that
for
the
long
term
again
certainly
has
not
just
a
citywide
impact,
but
a
regional
impact
beyond
beyond
the
city's
borders
and
related
to
that,
although
not
exclusively
our
work
around
our
investments
in
our
homeless
shelters,
the
ones
that
the
city
runs
both
woods
Mullen
for
women
in
South,
Hampton
Street
for
men.
J
We
see
with
this
current
crisis
and
investment
in
some
of
what's
happening
there
operationally
and
would
there
be
or
could
there
be
any
dollars
to
invest
in
both
of
those
shelters?
In
particular?
Although
we
know
some
federal
and
state
funds
have
been
invested
in
some
of
the
privately
operated
shelters,
could
there
be
any
opportunity
for
real
capital
improvement
in
those
shelters?
J
That
way,
there's
also
some
question
around,
also
probably
in
one
of
the
public
safety
or
of
the
fire
hearing
around
some
of
the
investments
citywide
to
our
fire
department
and
someone
sort
of
the
longer
standing
or
larger,
reaching
investments
in
some
of
our
coastline.
Protections
Council
I
already
brought
up
I
think
a
portion
of
these
Boston,
but
really,
how
are
we
looking
at
the
entire
coastline,
but
also
where
our
investments
going
to
happen
and
I
think
that
there
certainly
through
the
capital
budget?
J
Where
will
those
happen
across
the
city
because
we
know
through
counsel
who's
working
councillor,
O'malley's
work
some
of
the
efforts
around
the
wetlands
but
I.
Imagine
that
there's
an
opportunity
there
for
some
significant
capital
improvements
there,
but
generally
I
think
how
we
all
feel
and
a
great
deal
of
our
questions
will
be
related
to
the
impact
of
Cove
in
nineteen
on
on
our
city
and
whether
or
not
this
pandemic.
J
What's
the
significance
of
this
pandemic
pandemic
on
longer
term
planning
and
investment
in
our
city,
so
I
think
that
that's
sort
of
general
enough,
although
it's
not
the
limit
to
the
questions
I'd
have
for
that
hearings
but
more
to
come
for
sure,
no
wrap-up
for
me
now.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
great.
B
B
Location-Based
since
starting
we've
also
been
joined
by
councillor
Frank
Baker
from
district
3
councillor
Matt,
O'malley,
district
6
and
councillor
Michele,
Wu
at-large,
so
I'll
go
now
to
councillor
Baker
and
just
just
to
review,
I'm,
not
sure
if
everyone
heard
we're
basically
just
doing
a
quick
round
of
questions
that
people
have
that
are
relevant
to
either
the
structure
of
the
capital
budget
or
serve
citywide
issues
and
then,
as
soon
as
we're
done
with
that
we'll
circle
back
and
start
doing.
The
kind
of
project
related
specific
questions
that
people
want
to
raise
to
the
administration.
K
Thank
You
chip,
chill
woman,
similar
to
councillor
sabi
George
I,
think
I'd
like
to
hear
on
the
discussion
of
what's
going
on
with
Long
Island.
How
far
out
does
this
pandemic?
How?
How
does
this
pandemic
affect
timeline
on
that?
Because,
as
we
all
know,
it's
it's
crucial
in
in
helping
to
heal
our
populations
in
Boston
I'd,
also
like
to
just
kind
of
get
a
sense
of
where
the
administration
is
on
in
the
capital
budget.
K
Does
that
mean
like
say
in
District
three,
if
something's
getting
ready
to
stop
in
two
and
a
half
years
or
three
years,
do
I
now
expect
that
to
be
four
years
five
years,
if
we
could
kind
of
get
a
sense
around
that
and
and
and
like
most
other
people,
is
just
to
see
how
how
our
budgets
kind
of
react
with
the
Colvin
with
the
covert
pandemic
happening.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
L
L
Obviously,
I
think
the
biggest
concern
that
we
all
have,
as
has
been
articulated
almost
to
a
person,
is
that
what
is
going
to
happen
if
we've
got
a
more
robust
budget
with
increased
resources
this
year
and
then,
given
the
likely
financial
impacts
dramatically,
impactful
budget
impacts
going
forward
what
that
means
for
a
project
that
may
begin
in
fiscal
year,
21
or
22
and
going
on
forward.
So
that's
it
similarly
want
to
echo
the
issues
raised
by
a
number
of
specific
counselors,
specifically
Anissa
and
Frank,
as
it
relates
the
Long
Island
Bridge.
L
Well,
there's
a
capital
project.
It
clearly
is
a
citywide
one
and
also
you
know
that
the
capital
budget
process
or
the
capital
projects
often
are
the
most
be
the
most
vigorously
debated
portions
of
our
budget
and
it
also
other
than
Boston
public
schools
budget.
It
is
typically
where
we
hear
the
most
from
our
constituents.
So
how
do
we
both
balance?
L
You
know
what
the
changing
economic
landscape
is
going
to
look
like
well
at
the
same
time,
recognizing
that
we
have
to
obviously
all
invest
in
parks,
playgrounds,
libraries,
etc.
I
would
ask
if
I
could
just
make
one
quick
pitch
I'm
going
to
try
to
go
to
e
13
shortly
in
my
district,
where
the
drive
by
for
officer
Ramirez
happens.
So
if
I
could
just
make
one
pitch
and
I
know,
some
of
my
at-large
colleagues
will
as
well
about
a
specific
project.
That
is
my
chief
priority.
L
Sorry
about
that,
my
phone
just
rang
and
that's
Billings
field
in
West,
Roxbury
and
I'm,
going
to
recognize
the
fact
that
it's
a
it's
a
location
that
has
been
is
well
used
constantly.
We
have
not
seen
a
full
renovation,
it's
something
that
I
will
continue
to
push
for
and
is
really
the
the
largest
focus
of
capital
projects
for
me,
this
budget
cycle
and
ask
for
your
support
as
well,
even
though
it's
clearly
a
West
Roxbury
field,
kids
from
all
over
Southwest
Boston
and
Beyond
utilize
it
it's.
L
The
number
of
sports
leagues
are
there,
we've
seen
so
many
volunteers
really
adopted,
but
it's
high
time
that
we
follow
what
so
many
other
great
fields
have
had
in
terms
of
a
full
renovation.
We
need
it.
The
Boston
foundation
recently
did
a
report
that
I
believe
all
of
us
are.
Most
of
us
are
familiar
with
the
talks
about
how
population
ships
have
changed
in
the
city
of
Boston.
You
haven't
seen
many
increases
in
school
age.
Children,
except
in
two
neighborhoods
in
Hyde,
Park,
has
been
a
6%
increase
in
West
Roxbury
there's
been
a
16%
increase.
L
We
lead
the
city
by
a
dramatic
number,
so
we
really
need
to
invest
in
Billings
field.
So
it's
my
number
one
priority
and
I
hope
that
we
can
all
support
it
again.
It's
in
district
6,
but
children
and
young
people
from
all
over
the
city
use
it
on
it's
high
time
that
we
are
able
to
invest
in
it
properly.
So
thank
you
for
letting
me
go
a
little
off
topic.
Madam
chair
know.
B
M
Hi,
everyone
I'm
sorry
I
popped
in
a
little
bit
late,
so
I'm
sure
some
of
this
has
already
been
addressed.
I
think
I
came
in
cozy
and
of-
and
he
says,
comments
about
an
echo,
a
lot
of
the
same
questions
on
how
anyway
I
do
remember
where
I
came
in,
but
I
agree
that
the
most
urgent
is
to
understand
how
Co
good
impacts
economic
impacts
of
Kovach,
then
feed
into
the
capital,
budget,
planning
and
I.
M
Don't
want
to
give
up
I'm
it
sort
of
intersection
with
how
we're
thinking
about
new
buildings,
how
energy-efficient
they
may
be.
The
city's
push
to
move
towards
100%
renewable
energy
source
seen
just
on
our
municipal
footprint.
Where
are
the
plans
for
that?
We
had
gotten
a
couple:
cost
estimates
in
a
hearing
that
Michael
and
Matt
and
I
had
posted.
It
must
have
been
a
year
two
years
ago
where
the
administration
gave
specific
numbers
for
what
it
would
cost
to
move
two
hundred
percent
renewables
through
credits
versus
through
installing
some
solar
panels.
M
We
want
to
know
about
how
our
bill
BPS
plan
is
now
on
track
or
not
on
track.
What's
the
the
latest
in
terms
of
facilities
on
that
end
and
whether
there
are
more
buildings
being
added
to
it
again,
given
how
urgent
the
health
impacts
are,
and
the
health
and
safety
conditions
within
each
of
our
school
buildings,
where
are
so
many
young.
B
M
And
our
staff
are
spending
all
of
their
time
and,
just
in
general
would
be
good
to
get
back
to
basics
on
the
capital
budget
of
how
often
are
we
planning
maintenance
at
what
levels
of
all
of
our
buildings
to
ensure
that
we're
not
just
constantly
cycling
through?
Are
we
thinking
about
swings,
face
for
new
projects
and
renovations?
What's
the
plan
with
Court
Street
I
think
there
are
some
lingering
big-picture
questions?
It
would
be
good
to
get
into
the
baseline
presentation
as
well.
Thank
you,
madam
chairwoman.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
counselor
next
up
is
counselor,
Julia,
Mejia
and
then
it'll
be
counselor.
Ricardo,
Romeo,
counselor
Arroyo
as
you've
joined
I,
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
we're
we're
doing
it
around
right
now
of
questions
that
are
about
the
citywide
capital
budget,
whether
sort
of
how
it
operates
or
is
planned
for
covin
impacts
or
like
a
citywide
capital
investment
and
then,
as
soon
as
we
finish
this
round,
we're
going
to
go
back
up
to
the
top
and
do
specific
district
level
type
projects.
E
Thank
you,
jerilyn,
okay,
so
I
have
a
few
questions
just
curious.
Were
there
any
projects
that
were
selected
this
year
that
were
also
selected
last
year?
I
just
want
to
kind
of
see
what
that
pattern
looks
like
I'm,
also
curious
about
among
the
projects
that
were
chosen,
how
many
of
the
contracts
to
fulfill
these
projects
were
given
to
minority
and
women
business.
Oh
I
am
also
curious
about
the
breakdown
of
these
projects
by
neighborhood.
E
How
many
you
know
in
terms
of
the
city
while
I
just
would
like
to
see
what
that
looks
like
and
I
am
also
very
curious.
As
my
colleague
councillor
Rhydian
asked
in
regards
to
the
community
of
a
community
engagement
piece
about
just
on
a
citywide
I'm
really
curious
about
the
way
we
go
about
planning
and
engaging
communities
in
these
conversations.
E
What
budget
is
being
set
aside
to
increase
the
level
of
engagement
in
communities
so
that
we
can
have
a
say
in
some
of
these
decision-making
process
these
and
then
I
hear
that
the
breakdown
was
already
in
my
packet.
Thank
you,
Frank
Baker,
for
that
little
fYI,
I,
appreciate
it,
and
I
am
I.
Have
some
questions
specifically
to
bps
and
I?
Guess:
I'll
just
wait
for
those
to
break
them
down
further.
Only
when
we
get
to
that
point.
Thank
you.
N
Thank
You,
chairman
Bock
I,
have
heard
the
whole
hearing
so
far
so
I'll
keep
it
general
I
heard
most
folks
already
have
asked
the
questions.
I
would
have
on
a
citywide
general
budget,
which
is
the
impacts
of
copán
19,
moving
forward
on
the
capital
budget
and
then
for
the
more
specific
neighborhood
things
we
can
drill
down
on
that
later.
So
it's
really
for
me.
What
impacts
are
we
expecting
on
the
capital
budget
due
to
Kovac
19
planning
and
what
impact
will
that
have
on
the
city
as
a
whole?
Is
it
going
to
be
neighborhood?
N
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
councillor,
Arroyo
and
we've
also
just
been
joined
by
councillor
Lydia
Edwards,
so
councillor
Edwards
is
now
with
us.
So
councillor
Edwards.
This
would
be
I'm,
we're
just
finishing
you're.
Now
the
last
person
in
this
round
of
initial
questions
about
the
capital
budget
overall
and
citywide
projects.
So
as
soon
as
we
finished
this,
we
will
go
back
to
the
top
and
do
district
specific
questions.
But
if
you've
got
questions
around
anything
city
wide
or
about
the
structure
of
the
capital
budget,
now
would
be
the
time
to
raise
them.
O
It
was
perfect
timing.
Thank
you.
I
apologize
for
being
late,
I
had
a
family
matter
slight
emergency
to
deal
with.
It's
been
resolved,
I
really
just
wanted
to
make
sure
and
I'll
review
majority.
The
presentation
most
of
my
questions
are
district
specific,
however,
and
I
believe
a
lot
of
the
other
questions
about
the
funding
will
be
resolved
or
discussed
in
the
subsequent
hearing,
we're
having
on
property
tax
and
the
orbital
a
property
tax
implementation,
so
I'm
gonna
reserve
my
questions
for
district
district
specific.
Thank
you
very
much
great.
B
Thank
you
so
much
councillor,
Edwards,
okay,
all
right!
So
now
we
will
go
back
up
to
the
top.
All
I'm
gonna
defer
mine,
just
because
I
I
know
if
some
people
have
time
constraints
and
I
am
obviously
here
for
the
entire
hearing.
So
I
won't
next
recognize
a
councillor
Flaherty
councillor.
If
you
want
to
now
now
we're
now
we're
getting
into
the
nitty-gritty
of.
If
there
are
specific
capital
projects
that
you
would
like
the
administration
to
come
prepared
to
good.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
So
east
Eagle
Street
shoreline
capital,
that's
obviously
it's
they're
very
specific
saying
is
for
shoreline
stabilization.
So
would
really
like
to
get
the
specifics.
Get
some
requests
over
there
and
kind
of
dive
in
and
find
a
little
bit
more
about
the
east
Eagle
Street
shoreline
project
over
a
nice
tea,
and
that's
that's
why
they
suggested
maybe
a
schematic
or
some
type
of
graphic.
It
might
be
helpful
clearly
the
same
with
City
Hall
plaza
when
will
phase
one
begin.
F
So
they
believe
they've
addressed
some
of
those
concerns
and
or
maybe
including
some
of
the
resiliency
plans,
in
maybe
a
revised
capital
for
curly
recreation,
but
I,
know,
counsel,
Flynn
and
I
have
been
working
along
with
state
leaders
as
well
as
our
congressmen
to
make
sure
that
the
funds
of
the
air
and
of
the
communities
involved
in
the
process.
So
currently
the
building
is
closed
because
of
the
cove
and
19
response
may
be
an
opportunity
for
folks
to
get
in
there
and
just
have
to
do
some
of
the
preliminary
stuff.
If
that
makes
any
sense.
F
But,
most
importantly,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
project
moves
forward
and
that
those
climate,
resiliency
findings
that
will
now
be
included
will
have
to
be
included
in
the
final
capital
that
those
numbers
will
be
adjusted
to
reflect.
The
climate
resiliency
and
they
won't
be
taken
away
from
commitments
that
have
been
made
to
the
community.
So
that's.
F
G
District
nine
have
a
list,
and
it's
probably
not
complete
list.
We've
had
I
already
mentioned
the
Austin
bright
mobility
study
has
been
going
on
for
18
months.
It
will
recommend
many
small
budgets,
improvements
to
our
pedestrian
safety
and
bike
lanes,
etc.
I'd
like
to
know
an
update
on
that,
and
this
would
be
any
allocation
of
funds
to
support
that
process.
The
BC,
YF
Jackson
Community
Center,
is
slated
that
building
is
slated
to
close
next
July.
Is
there
funding
to
plan
for
planning
and
prepare
and
preparation
work
for
the
closure
of
that
site
and
are
there?
G
G
G
G
If
they're
able
to
handle
extended
heat
waves
and
outside
the
school
year
like
May
and
September.
Also
our
tree,
you
know
canopy
and
other
other
mitigation
approaches
that
we
can
take
to
diminish
the
impacts
of
heat
island
effect.
Here
in
Austin
Brighton.
We
don't
expect
the
CFC
water
and
I
was
in
of
square,
but
we
will
be
impacted
by
climate
change,
the
fire
department.
We
have
a
growing
increased
population
and
also
brighten
I
just
wanted
to
know.
B
H
H
Certainly
Long,
Island
Bridge
is
a
critical
citywide
issue
and
I'd
like
to
get
an
update
on
on
Long
Island
Bridge.
As
a
probation
officer,
I
I
worked
over
there
for
almost
ten
years,
visiting
my
clients
on
probation.
So
that's
an
important
important
issue
for
me
and
for
the
city
as
well.
As
my
colleagues
counsel,
Flaherty
mentioned
the
City
Hall
plaza
project,
which
is
also,
which
is
also
important,
I,
had
an
opportunity
to
review
a
lot
of
the
studies
and
talk
to
the
administration
staff.
On
that.
H
What
what
is
also
important
to
me
on
the
city
hall,
plaza
renovations,
is
ensuring
that
you
know
we
have
one
of
the
most
open
inaccessible
projects
leading
into
our
city
government,
especially
for
persons
with
disabilities,
is
critical.
That's
the
welcoming
building
for
for
our
city,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
it's
it's
very
friendly
for
persons
with
disabilities,
the
Curley
Recreation
Center
in
South
Boston
is
is
an
issue
council-fire
reflet
flagged
earlier.
We've
been
working
with
the
administration
and
with
state
officials
as
well
I'd
like
to
get
an
update
on
on
that
project.
H
H
That
seems
like
it's
going.
It's
going
well,
it's
on
track.
I'm
working
quote:
I'm
working
with
administration
in
with
the
community
on
that
issue
on
that
project,
looking
at
the
various
locations
and
the
self
end,
especially
our
area
in
and
around
the
Villa
Victoria,
that
has
a
desperate
need
for
sidewalk
repair.
It's
been
flagged
many
times
to
me
by
the
by
our
seniors
and
by
persons
with
disabilities
in
in
Villa
Victoria.
H
They
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
Rep
John
Santiago,
who
also
represents
the
area
as
a
legislature,
and
we
did
a
walking
tour
recently
not
recently
several
months
ago,
and
that
was
one
of
the
issues
we
we
are
focused
on
is
capital
improvements
in
and
around
that
area
or
Villa
Victoria.
On
the
south
end.
H
This
there's
also
one
of
the
one
of
the
major
issues
I'd
like
to
focus
on
true
when
the
capital
budget
is,
is
sidewalk
repair
and
it's
a
critical
issue
throughout
the
city.
It's
a
critical
issue
in
in
in
my
district
as
well,
but
but
many
of
the
sidewalks
indeed
need
to
be
fixed,
especially
for
persons
with
disabilities
and
I
was
seniors
and
I
noticed
some
of
the
even
some
of
the
utility
poles
are
kind
of
moved
in
the
almost
almost
somewhat
in
this
in
the
center
of
the
of
the
sidewalk.
H
There
are
other
other
citywide
issues,
and
although
this
is
an
issue
that
focuses
on
the
South
Boston
waterfront,
but
the
critical
need
for
basic
city
services
infrastructure
in
the
South
Boston
waterfront,
we
need
desperately.
We
need
an
EMS
location
in
the
South
Boston
waterfront.
There
is
a
ongoing
study.
I
would
like
to
get
an
update
on
that
on
that
issue.
H
H
The
current
locate,
the
nearest
location
rather
is
of
K
Street
in
South,
Boston
or
deep
Street
in
South,
Boston
and
surrounded
by
High
Street
and
up
and
all
over
Pearl
Street
area.
But
if
there
was
an
emergency
situation
in
the
waterfront
with
the
ongoing
traffic
backups,
we
we
desperately
need
a
via
presence
in
an
EMS
presence
there
as
well
again
want
to
see
what
the
latest
plans
for
the
Blackstone
School
in
the
salt
Bend
as
well.
H
It
needs
it
needs
work.
I've
had
a
tour
recently,
and
that
meant
what
the
principal
and
was
there
was
there
for
the
was
there
several
weeks
ago,
but
I
I'm
gonna
hold
off
not
continual
and
I'll.
Let
someone
else
take
the
opportunity
to
talk,
but
there's
some
more
questions.
I
have,
but
I
can
forward
those
on
to
Council
a
block
as
well
great.
B
Thank
You
councillor
thin
Flynn.
Thank
you
for
all
those,
and
also
yes,
if
you
forward
those
questions
along
to
me,
colleagues
in
general
should
know
that
if
you,
if
you
send
those,
ideally
it
would
be
a
it
would
be
great
to
get
everything
by
the
end
today,
so
that
by
tomorrow
we
can
pull
together.
The
formal
set
of
questions
that
we're
sending
over
to
the
administration.
B
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Just
a
couple
of
things:
I'd
like
to
I'd
like
to
understand
projects
like
Moakley
Park,
because
that
ties
in
to
other
major
projects
that
are
happening
around
there,
specifically
the
kozuszko
circle
in
Marcy
Boulevard,
which
are
state
projects
so
I
just
like
to
get
an
update
on
where
we
are
with
planning
on
those
things.
K
Moakley
part
of
that
was
I,
think
we
got
a
million
dollars
in
federal
funds
to
plan
for
resiliency,
which
would
have
tied
in
to
all
the
other
projects,
or
just
kind
of
an
update
on
that
if
we
are
still
in
contact
or
I'm,
hoping
that
we're
still
in
contact
with
the
state
on
these
but
but
but
how
far
along
are
we
in
planning?
Is
that
something
that
we
just
plan
on
picking
back
up
in
October
and
also
to
echo
councillor
Flynn?
K
B
I
Sorry
I
had
some
specific
questions.
Thank
you.
A
madam
chair,
I'm
specific
to
my
district,
different
capital
projects
that
are
underway,
one,
the
Dudley
branch
library.
That
looks.
You
know
incredibly
amazing,
just
kind
of
want
to
understand
where
we
are
in
that
project.
I
know
it
was
a
multi-year
project
and
it's
almost
done.
I
Madison
Park,
High
School.
You
know
they're
a
lot
of
folks
who
have
been
advocating
for
a
new
facility
in
the
interim.
They
have
a
lot
of
deferred
maintenance
issues
and
projects
that
need
attention.
I,
believe
the
electrical
work
is
already
planned
in
this
budget,
but
there
are
some
other
issues:
I
want
to
get
a
clearer
understanding
if
they
also
plan
on
dealing
with
the
roof.
You
know
there
was
a
leaky,
roof
issue
and
they're
a
bunch
of
things.
I
Tech
school
in
our
city
and
and
what
that
would
look
like
in
terms
of
swing
space
in
the
school
because
to
do
those
renovations
and
to
keep
that
site
there,
we
would
have
to
do
it
while
the
students
were
present
so
and
then
there
are
some
issues
also
at
O'bryant,
which
is
right.
Next
door
want
to
understand,
what's
happening
with
the
Franklin
Park
yard,.
N
Thank
you
so
does
to
dive
into
the
specifics
that
I'm
gonna
be
looking
at.
We
have
some
major
transportation
projects
in
the
district,
Cummins
Highway,
Matapan
square
I
believe
there's
some
work
being
there's
some
design
work
being
done
on
High,
Park,
Ave
I,
don't
think,
there's
any
budget
money
in
the
capital
budget
for
it,
but
I
want
to
talk
about
whether
or
not
we
could
make
that
happen.
N
So
from
my
standpoint,
a
lot
of
my
major
questions
are
about
local
transportation
projects
that
either
we're
already
underway,
had
studies
underway
and
just
I
know
some
of
that
is
being
funded
by
the
state
as
well.
So
the
way
in
which
those
things
are
gonna
work
moving
forward
because
I
believe
you
know
we
have
some
projects
on
the
capital
plan
that
are
already
in
construction,
but
those
ones
have
been
heavily
planned
and
I,
don't
believe,
they've
broken
ground
on
a
lot
of
those
improvements.
N
Yet
so
just
getting
an
update
on
that
and
how
that'll
be
impacted
and
then,
beyond
that
all
of
our
community
centers
were
essentially
being
had
some
form
of
work
planned
for
them.
For
the
most
part,
the
bcy
of
Hart
Park,
Community
Center,
the
Madeline
community
center
and
just
making
sure
that
those
projects
are
on
on
task
as
we
try
to
make
sure
you
know
moving
forward
in
a
Cove
in
19
where
people
may
need
those
resources
even
more
than
they
did
before.
N
So
those
are
major
questions
for
me
that
are
more
district
specific
in
some
senses.
There's
citywide
specific,
because
we
have
the
capital
plans
for
traffic
lights,
and
things
like
that
and
I
want
to
see
where
all
those
things
are,
but
specifically
in
my
district
I,
don't
I
can't
speak
for
others,
but
I
know
we
have
some
major
transportation
plans
that
I
would
like
to
make
sure
stay
on
track.
So
that's
gonna,
be
a
focus
of
mine
and
you
know,
as
I
get
more
questions.
I'll
make
sure
to
set
them
into
you
by
tonight.
H
N
O
Thank
you
very
much.
I
have
several
questions,
but
I
will
just
kind
of
list
them
off
in
terms
of
the
projects.
Just
first
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
city's
investment
in
a
task
force
for
the
traffic
in
East
Boston.
How
was
that
going
to
be
funded,
or
was
it
going
to
be
part
of
the
capital
budget?
If
there
were
any
recommendations
made
by
the
task
force
that
was
announced
during
the
State
of
the
Union,
our
state
of
the
city?
O
There
is
also
some
major
projects
that
were
started
or
we're
supposed
to
start
from
last
year's
capital
budget
I'm
wondering
if
they're
going
to
specifically
the
BCA
a
pool
at
Paris
Street.
We
also
had
a
senior
center.
We
were
celebrating
the
opening
or
starting
that
and
then
excuse
me.
We
need
the
McArdle
bridge.
Also
I
was
a
huge
project
for
us
in
East
Boston,
and
we
have
the
north
Washington
Bridge
between
Charlestown
and
the
north
end
I'm
curious
about
it's
any
delays
or
concerns.
O
What
was
more
efficient
was
for
the
city
to
build
a
separate
big
night
right
next
to
it
and
I'm
curious.
If
that
is
still
going
to
continue
and
what
delays
cause
I've
been
asked
and
we'll
continue
to
be
asked
about
having
additional
police
detail
once,
especially,
we
start
having
our
traffic
concerns
again
and
how
we're
going
to
compensate
in
any
way
shape
or
form
for
police
being
out
there.
O
If
we're
going
to
continue
to
move
on
that,
while
or
if
there's
any
delays
in
East
Boston
going
to
the
sixth
grade
I,
absolutely
that
is
7.2
million
dollars,
investment,
which
is
great
in
the
upgrade
of
the
kitchens
in
Charlestown.
We
started
in
East
Boston
last
year
to
get
the
fresh
foods
program
and
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
was
still
going
on
in
terms
of
assuring
that
we
have
fresh
food
starting
if
we,
if
and
when
we
do
start
school.
This
fall
and,
oh
yes,
the
police
station-
that
we
did
kick.
O
We
all
were
there
for
the
groundbreaking,
I'm
curious.
What
this
does
to
the
deadline
and
timing
around
that
time.
Specifically
in
that
same
area
in
East
Boston,
we
have
an
issue
with
flooding.
We
have
an
issue
with
traffic
and
I
do
know
that
there
was
issues
of
just
outright
safety
of
people
getting
hit
with
a
local
company.
There's
been
start
and
stop
conversations
about
the
city
actually
acquiring
that
land
in
East,
Boston
and
so
wanting
to
see.
O
The
city
is
made
for
Dougherty
playground
for
the
Edwards
playground
and
the
Greenway,
a
nice
Austin,
oh,
and
a
foster,
foster
Street
playground
as
well
in
the
north
north
end
I
believe
that
Nazzaro
Center,
finally
is
supposed
to
have
its
design
or
be
moving
in
that
area
as
well
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we're
still
moving
on
time.
For
that.
E
I
know
they're
already
on
the
budget,
but
how
are
we
addressing
specific
neighborhoods
with
high
needs
is
something
that
I'm
very
curious
about,
and
then
this
is
something
that
we're
councillor
buck
as
the
chair
of
this
of
the
ways
and
means
you
might
be
able
to.
Let
me
know
this
live
somewhere
else,
but
I'm
just
really
curious
about
how
they're
planning
in
terms
of
postcode
19
with
parks
are
we
gonna?
Are
they
considering
adding
hand
sanitizers
and
like
making
sure
that
the
parks
are
ready
to
receive
families
post?
E
The
Cova
19
era
just
wanted
to
know
if
that
falls
within
this
preview?
And
if
it
is,
please
add
that
as
a
question
like
in
terms
of
I'm
planning
and
then
the
last
thing
and
again,
I
don't
know
where
this
fall's,
but
in
terms
of
the
environment
and
issues
of
climate,
I,
know
that
in
communities
where
we
see
a
high
peak
of
violence
during
the
summer,
I
mean
aside
from
kids
being
out
of
school
I.
I
do
know,
based
on
some
of
the
things
that
I've
learned
along
the
way
around
climate.
E
Is
that
just
thinking
about
the
heat,
the
heat
waves
in
certain
neighborhoods
I'm
wondering
if
there's,
if
there's
going
to
be
any
money,
put
aside
for
more
trees
and
certain
neighborhoods
to
kind
of
help
cool
things
down
a
little
bit
if
you
will
and
just
kind
of
figuring
out
what
that
looks
like.
And
if
this
falls
within
this
conversation
and
that's
something
that
I'm
definitely
gonna
want
to
hear
about
what
the
what
the
rollout
looks
like
and
what
neighborhoods
are?
E
B
Thank
You
councillor
yeah,
yes,
I,
think
that
the
administration
has
put
a
doubling
of
funding
for
new
street
trees
in
the
budget
for
this
year
and
also
has
increased
money
for
an
urban
forestry
plan
and
for
kind
of
the
operations
of
maintaining
the
trees.
So
but
I
think
that
the
specific
the
doubling
is
in
this
capital
budget
and
I
think
it's
a
I
think
I
mentioned
up
at
the
top
I
think
the
council
sort
of
asking
about
what.
B
If
the
rollout
of
that
look
like-
and
you
know
we're,
you
know,
like
you
say:
where
are
those
gonna
get
planted?
I
think
is
the
thing
we
should
definitely
take
up
in
this
in
this
hearing
and
I
mean
and
then
the
question
about
how
to
handle
the
parks
in
light
of
the
pandemic,
I
suspect
might
get
pushed
to
Parks
and
Rec
to
the
hearing
that
we're
having
dedicated
on
them
but
I.
Think
just
for
folks,
reference
I
think
we'll
put
all
the
we're
gonna
send
all
the
class.
E
B
Great,
thank
you
Thank
You,
councillor,
yeah
and
and
I'll
just
say
what
I.
What
I
was
saying
is
that
we
will
we'll
send
all
the
questions
over
to
the
administration,
and
it
may
be
that
some
of
them
get
explicitly
bumped
to
a
different
year
if
it
feels
like
the
person
who
really
could
speak
to
that
is
gonna,
be
in
a
different
hearing,
but
we'll
be
asking
the
administration
of
flag
which
of
those
are
getting
bumped
and
making
sure
they're
being
addressed
in
a
different
hearing.
So
they
don't
get
it
forgotten
in
general.
J
B
J
Actually,
let
me
just
if
you
don't
mind
that
out
just
a
minute.
J
Mean
I:
do
you
know
that
I
do
have
a
list,
but
I
will
I
will
review
the
tape
and
I'll
check?
I
know
Jess
Rodriguez,
my
chief
of
staff
has
been
tuned
in
so
I'll
double
check
with
her
and
circle
back
and
in
a
knock
next
round.
Just
in
case
I
will
say,
since
I've
got
the
microphone
unmuted.
At
this
moment,
I
did
step
out
to
attend
the
procession
for
our
police
officer
that
we
lost
status
this
week
from
Kovac
19.
J
B
Thank
you,
Thank
You
councillor
for
sharing
that
I
will
now
do
my
district.
B
Do
my
district
eight
questions
so
which
I
have
a
number
but
I'll
try
to
run
through
them
quickly
so
for
district
8,
the
West
End
library?
The
study
for
that
library
is
in
the
to
be
scheduled
bucket
in
a
series
capital
budget.
Previous
conversations
that
I've
had
have
stipulated
that
it
was
gonna
happen
this
year.
I
think
it's
really
important
that
it
happened
this
year
also
want
to
make
sure
that
our
RFP,
for
that
is
calling
for
a
sort
of
capacious
study.
B
There's
a
lot
of
interest
amongst
the
Friends
group
in
the
outdoor
space
in
front
of
library
also
being
programmed,
and
you
know
this
is
the
library's,
a
real
site
for
the
housing
over
public
assets,
conversation
and
a
bunch
of
neighbors
and
Beacon
Hill
and
West
End.
Who
want
to
see
that
happen
so
well.
I
know
the
study
is
a
library
facilities
study
and
we
really
want
it
to
turn
into
a
state-of-the-art
library.
B
We
also
want
to
think
about
at
least
the
massing
and
what
can
go
above,
that
the
site,
with
a
definite
potential
for
some
height
to
help
house,
our
neighbors
and
also
I,
would
say
real
interest
in
community
center
type
opportunities
in
fusion
with
the
library.
So
this
is
a
library
already
it's
one
of
the
most
utilized
branch,
libraries
in
the
city,
it's
a
library
that
already,
in
normal
times,
hosts
and
ABCD
food
pantry.
That
is
closed
right
now
and
we've
really
noticed
the
lack
of
it
something
a
lot
of
people
rely
upon.
B
You
know
they
were
looking
at
getting
a
commercial
refrigerator
there,
because
they
really
don't
have
all
the
stuff
they
need
for
the
food
pantry,
but
I.
Think
if
we're
talking
about
rebuilding
this
library
from
the
ground
up
thinking
about,
do
we
put
a
kitchen
facility
into
it?
What
are
the
other
kind
of
community
center
type
functions?
B
I,
just
I
really
think
this
is
a
chance
to
be
analogous
to
the
big
collaboration
over
in
Chinatown
around
a
site
for
a
library
that
could
also
have
affordable
housing
and
could
just
be
a
really
great
public
site
in
a
host
of
ways.
I'd
like
to
see
that
happen
and
I
definitely
don't
want
to
see
the
planning
for
it,
get
delayed.
I'm
raising
that
I
think
the
sidewalk
repair.
B
There
is
additional
money
in
this
year's
capital
budget
for
sidewalk
repair,
I.
Think
echoing,
if
you
other
colleagues,
understanding
better
how
that's
going
to
be
allocated
and
what
our
sort
of
planned
for
accelerating
the
rate
at
which
we
get
up
to
good
repair
on
sidewalks
is
I.
Think
as
we
think
about
an
expedited
capital
budget.
B
That's
really
important,
also
in
a
real
interest
in
my
district,
in
sort
of
replacing
larger
swaths
of
sidewalk
at
once,
because
just
patching
being
a
problem
and
and
also
particularly
with
bricks,
in
terms
of
having
brick
laying
that
really
serves
our
disability
community
well
and
is
accessible,
it's
better
to
put
down
a
whole
bunch
all
at
once.
So,
for
instance,
the
Dartmouth
Street
Mall.
That
said,
he
did
some
great
patch
repair
a
couple
of
months
ago,
but
that's
that's.
B
This
sort
of
super
wide
sidewalk
that
a
ton
of
people
use
to
walk
from
Newbury
Street
to
the
common,
a
small
and
it's
it's
got.
It's
still
got
a
bunch
of
accessibility
challenges
and
we've
seen
like
a
whole
whole
run
of
brick,
be
replaced
before,
like
on
blocks
of
Marlborough
Street
and
interested
in
that
ruled
about
the
investment
in
the
Kenmore
square
block
of
the
kind
of
Commonwealth
mall
space
in
a
park.
B
That's
used
by
a
lot
of
elderly,
low-income
folks
who
live
in
the
building
across
the
street
just
concerned
about
the
MBTA
I
think
is
significantly
on
the
hook
for
part
of
the
investment
in
that
Park.
I
just
want
to
understand
how
that's
gonna
go
forward,
given
the
hole,
that's
been
blown
recently
in
an
BTS
budget
and
you
know
obviously
that's
operating,
and
this
is
capital,
but
just
definitely
want
to
keep
an
eye
on
that.
It's
a
really
important
project
to
my
whole
district
want
to
better
understand
the
blossom
Street
project.
B
Just
because
there's
a
bunch
of
very
specific
safety
concerns
but
I'm
happy
to
have
that
conversation
outside
of
the
hearing
and
similarly
with
the
Boylston
Street
changes.
I.
Think
back
on
the
thing
I
said
about
the
camera
square
block,
the
Boston,
Common
master
plan
and
the
muddy
river
project
are
both
pretty
heavily
dependent
on
grants
and
external
funding.
So
just
you
know
understanding
the
security
of
those
sources
I'm
in
addition
to
the
city
money
and
we.
B
If
there's
an
opportunity
to
put
some
more
of
that
pipeline
into
this
capital
budget
at
short
notice.
If
we
find
that
we're
not
able
to
spend
all
the
money
this
year
easily
and
then
I
wanted
to
raise
I
raised
already
Street
trees
and
just
the
question
of
opening
up
pits
that
have
been
asphalted
over.
That's
a
big
issue
in
my
neighborhoods
there's,
a
real
lack
of
fruit
trees
really
taken
hold
in
Mission,
Hill
and
so
I
think
the
money.
That's
also
you
know.
B
Looking
at
urban
forestry
looking
at
an
overall
plan
is
really
important
to
councillor,
make
his
point
about
equity
and
how
we
make
sure
that
we're
really
that
we're
putting
trees
in
and
then
nurtured
in
trees,
in
particular,
into
places
where
our
tree
canopy
is
really
thin
and
then
so
I'm
just
pulling
up.
One
other
set
of
notes.
B
Thrilled
to
see
the
investment
in
the
Back
Bay
fens
path,
that's
so
important
and
making
that
whole
area.
If
we
can
make
the
Back
Bay
fens
path
and
the
Boylston
Street,
both
accessible
to
pedestrians
and
make
bossless
trees
safer
for
bikes
and
just
kind
of
we
could
really
change
the
the
capacity
for
all
Bostonians
to
enjoy
that
area.
Because
right
now,
so
much
of
the
fun
paths
are
hard
for
people
on
with
any
mobility
challenges
to
access
and
they're.
So
life-giving
to
the
people
who
live
in
those
neighborhoods.
B
So
I
just
really
want
to
lift
up
that.
That
project
is
really
exciting
to
me
and
my
district,
as
is
the
public
garden
Lagoon
the
Robert
Shaw,
and
where
I'll
work
the
engine
33
there's
a
lot
of
great
things
in
this
budget
and
so
I
think
I'll
just
land
back
on
the
overall
point,
and
that
I
think
many
of
us
have
raised
of
just
trying
to
understand
how
we,
how
we
preserve
the
robust
capital
budget,
that's
being
proposed
here
and
really
sort
of
two
pieces.
B
Make
sure
that
that
that
that
stays
robust
in
the
years
going
forward.
Understanding
how
that
interacts.
With
our
overall
budget
projections
and
then
really
making
sure
that
we
can
get
the
money
out
the
door
and
do
the
capital
work
in
in
the
months
ahead
to
help
both
to
help
get
these
projects
done
and
to
support
our
city
economy,
so
I
think
that's
gonna
be
really
important,
yeah
and
then
I
guess.
B
F
Thank
You
Matthew,
just
a
quick
question
or
a
couple
for
the
chair.
Are
there
any
deadlines
with
respect
to
spending
the
grant
money
for
capital
projects?
I?
Guess
there
would
be
a
question
from
us
to
the
administration
and
I
probably
need
my
memory
refresh,
but
I
think
that's
important
to
distinguish
if
there's
any
deadlines
that
are
associated
with
the
grant
money,
particularly
given
that
construction
projects,
unless
they're
an
emergency
in
nature,
have
been
suspended
and
I
guess
I.
F
Wow,
my
guess
is:
is
we
see
I'm
looking
at
the
budget
here?
There's
a
sizable
amount
of
that
funding
is
coming
from
from
state
revenue
fiscal
year,
21,
so
I,
I
guess.
The
next
question
is:
are
we
anticipating
a
funding
decline?
If
you
read
today's
paper
and
you
see
what's
going
on
up
but
up
at
Beacon,
Hill
with
revenues
etc?
Does
that
threaten
any
of
these
capital
projects
that
are
going
to
be
funded
in
part
or
significantly
by
state
funds?
F
And
you
know,
sort
of
following
the
line
and
oh
consul
Flint
has
done
a
lot
of
work
around
sort
of
pedestrian
safety,
but
as
the
warmer
weather
months
are
here,
we
have
the
ability
to
start
striping
and
take
a
ride
around
the
crosswalks
lane.
Markings
for
vehicular
and
bike
travel
are
atrocious,
and
so,
if
we
want
to
talk
about
pedestrian
safety
and
vision
zero,
we
really
need
to
talk
about
increasing
our
capacity
to
to
have
our
crosswalks
in
our
lanes
of
travel.
Clearly
visible
along
with.
Maybe
a
review
of
our
signage
in
signaling.
F
I
know
that
we
have
some
hot
spots
in
the
city
with
respect
to
the
signal
again
as
well
as
signage,
so
an
overhaul,
or
maybe
a
review
or
a
point
task
force
to
either
sit
with
each
and
every
one
of
our
council
colleagues
to
learn
about
where
those
areas
at
war
to
do
some
type
of
audit.
But
that
should
be
included
in
the
vision,
zero
and
or
some
of
our
transportation.
E
F
I'm
at
a
loss
you
there
Kenzi,
so
that
I
guess
he
asked
is
that
this
to
the
administration
with
respect
to
the
state.
Now
we
are,
we
expecting
to
see
a
decrease
in
some
of
those
commitments
and
also
whether
or
not
the
grant
the
grants
have
timelines
because
of
the
halt
and
construction,
particularly
road
construction
and
non-emergency
stuff.
So
I
appreciate.
K
B
J
You
I
had
a
moment
so
just
connect
with
Jess
we've
been
following
this
session
along
and
one
question
that
wasn't
asked
that
I
know
has
come
up
in
the
past.
Is
there
was
a
youth
budget
round
and
youth
across
the
city
had
been
asked
or
amateur
if
this
came
through
the
mayor's
Youth
Council
or
not,
but
they
were
asked
to
create
a
Capitol
youth
budget
using
some
of
the
participatory
budgeting
methods
at
the
mayor's
Youth
Council
particular
has
used
in
the
past.
J
For
some
other
funding
requests
can
I'm
curious
if
this
could
be
I'd
like
this
to
be
included,
or
at
least
some
remarks
included
about
a
youth
budget
and
the
process
of
engaging
youth
and
determining
that
that
budget
and
if
this
is
going
to
be
different
than
the
an
operating
budget,
asked
I
think
the
mayor's
Youth
Council
is
offered
a
million
dollar
budget
and
they
go
through
some
process
to
determine
how
that
money
would
be
spent,
whether
there's
a
comparable
capital
budget
investment.
The
same
way
and
I.
B
B
E
One
is
senior
housing
in
looking
at
where
we
in
terms
of
the
senior
housing
developments
as
well
as
I'm
curious
about
students,
specifically
young
people,
who
are
aging
out
of
foster
care,
I'm
wondering
what
capital
investments
are
we
looking
at
in
terms
of
housing
for
what
the
students
who
are
aging
out
of
foster
care
and
I'm,
not
sure
again.
This
is
this
is
I'm
looking
at
this
as
a
capital
budget,
and
it
may
be
in
the
housing
I,
don't
know,
but
I'm
just
throwing
it
out
there
as
a
as
two
different
vulnerable
populations.
B
Great
Thank,
You
councillor
mania,
yeah
and
I'll
just
add
on
that,
but
you
know
I
think
I
know,
there's
a
commitment
to
some
more
more
money
around
youth
homelessness
and
maybe
it
something
to
discuss
with
DND,
but
I
think
that
and
obviously,
unfortunately,
a
lot
of
our
foster
kids
get
get
caught
and
youth
homelessness,
but
I
also
think
that
you
know
raising
it
raising
it
to
see.
If
there's
any
capital
plans
on
that
front
is
worthwhile.
I
Hello,
thank
you
for
taking
me
back
in
I.
Just
wanted
to
follow
up
on
I
think
it
was
councillor
Flaherty
who
was
talking
about
vision,
zero
and
the
number
of
complete
Street
projects,
I'm
sure
throughout
the
city.
Certainly
in
my
district
there,
a
number
of
them
so
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
some
discussion
on
that
as
well.
Thank
you.
B
B
I
also
saw
funding
in
the
capital
budget
this
year
related
to
councillor
clarity's
comments
about
striping
to
really
get
our
crosswalks
up
to
being
restriped,
at
least
once
every
three
years.
We've
got
areas,
certainly
especially
I
would
say
in
the
East
and
West
bends
in
my
district,
where
the
absence
of
crosswalks
striping
is
really
dangerous
and
so
really
want
to
understand
how
quickly
we're
gonna,
how
quickly
and
realistically
we
think
we
can
move
into
that.
You
know
three-year
cycle
and
whether
that
means
that
we
can
expect
those
really
dire
ones
to
get
restrike
this
year.
B
Pedestrian
ramps
there's
a
reference
to
getting
the
pedestrian
ramps
into
a
state
of
good
repair
by
2030.
I
want
to
understand.
If
that's
about
getting
the
ramps,
we
currently
have
that
what
I
or
if
it's
about
completing
places
where
we
need
to
add
ramps
or
both,
and
also
say
that
you
know
in
in
Beacon
Hill,
where
we
have
added
a
bunch
of
pedestrian
ramps.
B
So
those
are
a
few
more
sorry
district.
Eight
questions
that
occur
to
me.
Anyone
else,
if
not
we're
gonna
jump
quickly
into
the
any
questions
about
the
public
facilities.
Department
budget,
which
is
very
specific
I,
have
a
couple,
but
I
just
want
to
check
one
more
time.
If
you
raise
your
blue
hand,
if
you
have
any
capital
project
related
questions,
okay,
I,
don't
see
anybody.
B
B
Obviously,
if
you
haven't
had
a
chance
to
review
them,
there
will
still
be
an
opportunity
to
ask
about
them
at
the
hearing.
This
is
just
a
way
of
getting
questions
out
on
the
table,
so
all
I'll
lead
off
just
by
saying
that
my
biggest
concern
about
the
public
facilities
department
connects
to
what
we've
all
been
asking
about,
which
is
you
know
how
we
make
sure
we
still
have
a
robust
capital
budget
in
FY
21
and
actually
spend
capital
money,
because
the
public
facilities
department
doesn't
have
a
director
right
now
as
a
result
hasn't
hired.
B
Some
of
its
senior
staff
positions
and
I
just
worry-
is
understaffed
for
executing
on
some
of
the
capital
projects
that
it
is
charged
with
executing
on.
So,
just
really
would
like
the
administration
to
address
that
concern
and
and
especially
to
think
about
whether
there's
a
like
it,
whether
there's
something
that
we
need
to
do
that's
different
in
terms
of
adding
you
know,
sort
of
like
accelerated,
hiring
or
move
shifting
some
people
over
or
putting
more
people
in
other
departments
in
charge
of
kind
of
capital
projects
in
their
departments
for
the
near
term.
B
I,
don't
know
what
it
is,
but
it
feels
to
me
as
though
it
would
be
a
huge
mistake
if
we
approved
a
robust
capital
budget,
because
we
wanted
to
have
these
counter
cyclical
effects
and
help
build
things
that
are
important
in
our
city
and
then
we
couldn't
get
it
done
because
of
staffing
challenges
at
the
public
facilities
Department.
So
I
just
really
want
to
raise
that
and
definitely
related
to.
You
know
that's
both
related
specifically
to
their
kind
of
projects.
B
Signature
projects
like
City,
Hall,
plaza
and
just
on
Court
Street
things
like
my
library
study,
the
West
End,
but
but
then
also
just
this
portfolio
more
generally.
So
that's
my
big
question
about
PFD.
Does
anybody
else
have
any
questions
about
public
facility
department
and
its
budget?
Oh
yes,
councillor
Aneesa,
sabe,
a
councillor,
a
nice
asabi,
George,
I'm
or
no
councillor.
Sorry,
all
right,
I'm
gonna
call
on
Kessler,
Julia,
mijita
first
and
then
I'll
call
on
councillor
a
sabe
Jorge.
Thank
you.
Yes,.
E
I
do
have
a
question
about
facilities,
given
the
Copa
19
scenario,
just
wondering
whether
or
not
we're
looking
at
adding
a
bigger
budget
line
item
for
deep
dive
cleaning
in
not
just
Boston
Public
Schools,
but
looking
at
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
10:10
Mass
Ave.
There
are
a
lot
of
city
buildings
looking
at
the
booth
bowling
I'm
just
wondering
in
terms
of
just
a
deeper
dive.
J
You
I
think
that
some
of
my
questions
in
capital
will
translate
over
to
some
of
the
facility.
Some
of
the
facilities
hearing
but
I
do
wonder.
I
think
in
line
with
Councilman
Hijaz
question
now
around
cleaning
is
that
when
we're
looking
at
any
upgrades
renovations,
whether
small
or
large,
that
considering
the
way
that
we
may
change
human
behavior
in
the
way
that
we
interact
with
the
public
at
many
of
our
public
facilities,
I,
wonder
if
we'll
see
a
change
in
any
of
those
renovations,
so
anything
that's
currently
underway.
Are
we
going
to?
J
Are
we
going
to
sort
of
adjust
some
of
those
plans
going
forward,
whether
it's
through
design
elements
or
anything
and
I-
think
that
you
sort
of
get
what
I
might
be
asking,
although
I'm
doing
it
in
a
roundabout
way,
but
I
think
that
it's
gonna
impact
some
of
our
work
going
forward.
So
I'm
just
curious
about
that
and
and
I
can
ask
that
at
the
hearing
and
perhaps
I'll
have
that
to
offer
from
the
department.
B
E
I'm
having
technical
difficulties,
laughter
back,
okay,
yes,
I'm,
just
curious
in
terms
of
and
again
this
might
be
a
post
audit
situation
here,
but
I'm
curious,
because
we
didn't
spend
a
lot
of
money
on
the
snow
removal
and
issues
like
that
and
salt
and
wondering
if
there's
any
leftover
money
in
that
bucket
and
how
is
that
going
to
then
be
reallocated
to
help
with
pre
and
post
coab
in
nineteen
Everett's.
Just
wondering
if
there's
any
wiggle
room
around
that
and
if
so,
if
they
could
speak
to
that.
And
what
that
looks
like.
B
Thank
You
councillor
Mejia
yeah,
so
my
understanding
is
so
there
is
a.
There
is
a
hearing
order.
That's
been
filed
by
Councillor
clarity
and
in
the
post
audit
committee
related
to
snow
removal
and
other
monies
unspent
from
last
year
for
FY
20.
My
impression
is
that
unfortunately,
so
we're
obviously
still
in
FY
20.
B
The
stoppage
in
economic
activity
is
blowing
a
hole
in
our
excise
tax.
Those
right
so
all
those
things
that
we're
looking
at
for
next
you're,
asking
how
much
they're
gonna
go
down.
There
got
they've
gone
down
dramatically
in
the
last
month,
and
so
you
know
things
like
hotels
and
restaurants
and
all
that
and
then,
of
course
like
our
permitting
and
our
fees
right,
there's
a
bunch
of
things
that
have
gone
down.
B
So
my
impression
is
that
there's
a
significant
hole
being
blown
right
now
in
the
budget
that
this
body
approved
last
year
and
that
unfortunately,
are
sort
of
extra
money's
in
that
budget
like
snow
removal
and
and
the
sort
of
reserves
and
stuff
are
more
likely
to
go
to
filling
that
hold
and
they
are
to
being
left
over.
But
I
think
it's
an
appropriate
question
for
a
post
audit
and
then.
E
B
B
Sorry
all
I'm,
just
trying
to
I'm
gonna,
move
quickly
to
the
revolving
funds.
So
what
we
have
for
people's
reference
watching
at
home
and
the
city
has
a
series
of
revolving
funds,
and
these
are
funds
where
a
city
department
has
like
takes
in
money
for
some
segregated
specific
purpose
and
then
extends
that
money
on
that
purpose.
B
So
an
example
of
that
is,
the
police
department
has
a
gym
members,
pay
fees
to
the
gym
and
then
those
those
fees
go
to
helping
gym
fun,
gym
operations
same
thing
with
rental
fees,
for
the
Strand
theater,
which
is
one
of
the
dockets
that'll,
be
before
us.
Next
Thursday
and
same
thing
with
there's,
there's
one
for
the
city
hall,
child
care,
parents
are
paying
tuition
and
then
that
tuitions
going
into
funding
the
operations,
the
child
child
care
center.
B
There's
another
one
that
belongs
to
the
law
department,
which
is
basically
about
activity
to
recover
money
for
third
party
property
damages,
so
someone
damages
city,
property
and
then
and
then
the
city
brings
legal
action
and
recovers
money
for
that
property
damage.
So
that's
the
law
departments
revolving
fund,
we
just
funded
up
to
half
a
million
dollars
and
then
there's
one
for
City,
Hall
plaza,
which
is
people
you
rent
city
hall
plaza
and
then
they
and
then
we
collect
fees
and
that
helps
go
to
the
upkeep
of
City
Hall
plaza.
B
So
there's
Pat,
there's
information
about
everybody
about
this
in
everybody's
packet.
Perhaps
the
one
that
might
be
of
greatest
council
interest
is.
There
is
one
for
public
art
which
takes
in
takes
in
money
from
easements
within
the
public
way
granted
by
the
public,
Improvement
Commission,
so
that
one's
sort
of
exceptional,
because
it's
not
you
know
the
other
one-
have
that
natural
kind
of
rental
type
relationship.
This
is
more
one
source
that
then
feeds
another.
B
So
when
the
public
Improvement
Commission
gives
permission
for
someone
to
get
an
easement
on
a
public
way,
they
collect
these
fees
and
those
fees
go
to
funding
public
art,
so
I
think
the
public
art
one,
the
Strand
one,
the
law,
one
and
City
Hall
plaza-
are
the
ones
that
will
be
considering
the
miscellaneous
ones
next
week,
and
so
everyone's
got
more
detail
on
that
in
their
packets.
But
I
just
wanted
to
see.
B
O
B
It's
specifically
I
was
checking.
This
I
think
I
think
it's
no
it's
getting
well
it
yet
so
the
FY
2007.
The
report
include
revenue
from
insurers
for
damages
to
city
property,
primarily.
B
O
Seems
that
they're,
a
facilitator
they're
not
actual
based
off
of
legal
services
provided
or
legal
defenses
done
so
I,
don't
yeah.
So
my
my
questions,
I
think-
and
you
can
help
me
understand-
what's
the
best
hearing
to
specifically
target
the
law
department's
budget
in
terms
of
how
much
they're
paying
outside
counsel
and
also
how
much
they're
paying
for
to
defend
discrimination.
O
So
I'm
curious
what
would
be
the
best
vehicle
to
deal
with
that?
I?
Don't
know
that
the
law
department
specifically
comes
up
with
their
budget
on
a
hearing
date,
but
those
are
questions.
I
certainly
have
and
I
think
it's
it's
a
matter
of
transparency
and
and
considering
also
that
we
there
was
such
a
push
back
on
my
colleagues
idea
for
an
IG
or
a
internal
audit
or
inspector
general.
B
B
So
I
think
what
we
should
do
is
we'll
have
central
staff,
take
down
those
questions
and
send
them
to
the
law
department,
in
addition
to
our
RFI
request
to
them
and
then
see
you
know
and
ask
for
those
materials
as
part
of
our
budget
scrutiny
process.
And
then
you
know
if
if
what
we
get
back
is
satisfactory
great.
Otherwise
you
know
there's
the
possibility
of
adding
that
to
the
conversation
later
in
May.
B
We
intentionally
hold
some
time
in
order
to
make
sure
that,
like
we
get
all
our
questions
answered
and
if
some
things
you
know
come
up
that
we
need
that
we
need
to
scrutinize
more
or
have
people
in.
We
have
that
option
so
I
think
that's
probably
I
think
we
should
take
those
questions
from
today's
hearing
and
add
them
to
our
RFI
for
the
law
department.
B
B
What
it
says
here
is
that
the
the
receipts
include
payments
from
the
rental
of
City,
Hall
plaza,
and
the
expenditures
include
payments
and
equipment
purchases
related
to
performance
held
at
City,
Hall,
plaza
and
public
celebrations,
as
well
as
spending
related
into
the
relocation
of
City
Hall,
plaza
events,
which
is
something
that's
going
to
happen
as
we
go
through
the
renovation.
So
basically
people
pay
their
rental
fees.
Some
of
that
we
have
to
spend
on
the
events
themselves
too.
B
So
that's
like
when
you
see
you
know
the
scooper
Bowl
or
like
a
concert
or
whatever
right,
they
pay
their
rental
fees.
We
use
some
of
that
for
the
hookups
and
everything
that
we
have
to
manage,
what
we
have
an
event
like
that,
and
then
it
goes
into
things
like
those
chairs
that
we
set
out
and
kind
of,
like
you
know,
various
festive
events.
Public
celebrations
on
City,
Hall,
plaza
so
yeah,
so
I
think
it's
in
the
office
of
tourism.
But
it's
not.
This
isn't
a
broadly
constituted
tourism
budget.
E
Okay,
great,
thank
you
for
that
and
I'm
just
curious
on
what
kind
of
I'm
talking
about
property
damage
now
what
kinds
of
property
damage
to
the
law
Department
file
with
this
one?
Are
we
talking
about
a
rock
thrown
through
a
window
or
a
major
property
damage?
What
is
the
threshold
there's
a
question
that
I
have
and
do
you
already
know
the
question
around
the
travel
and
tourism
but
I'm
wondering
what,
if
opportunities
of
any
exist
for
this
fund
to
help
increase
tourism
and
in
certain
neighborhoods?
E
So
it's
not
just
ferry.
Everybody
goes
to
Fanueil
Hall
everybody
there's
a
little
freedom.
Freedom
walk
trail!
It's
like
these
big
ticket
items
that
everybody
comes
to
Boston,
to
do,
I'm,
just
wondering
what
opportunities
of
any
with
this
particular
fund
exists:
to
have
some
tourism
in
neighborhoods
that
have
been
historically
not
how
I
think
about
Dorchester
like
that
big
there's,
a
big
I
think
it's
in
front
district
I,
don't
know
the
name
of
the
church,
but
it's
it's
Imboden
like
a
voting
square
area.
It's
a
big
old
white
church.
E
B
And
I
think
that
might
be
a
question
that
we
should
direct
to
the
maybe
even
the
economic
development
hearing,
just
because
I
think
that
so
because
this
fund
is
it's
just
$150,000
and
I
think
to
really
put
it
done
and
what
you're
talking
about,
we
would
need
to
be
looking
at.
You
know
larger
sources,
so
I
think
talking
economic
development
about
what
it's.
What
it's
kind
of
citywide
neighborhood
based
tourism
plan
is,
would
make
a
lot
of
sense.
B
B
I
think
this
kind,
it's
more
like
this
kind
of
pay
for
the
gym
fund,
the
gym
pay
for
the
child
care
for
the
childcare
pay
for
the
plaza
fund.
The
plaza
like
it's
meant
to
be
more
tightly
tied
like
that,
but
we
have,
but
it's
a
very
small
portion
of
our
of
our
citywide
budget.
That's
tied
up
in
revolving
funds,
so
I
think
we
should
I
think
we
should
raise
your
question
and.
E
B
E
B
So
this
is
our
plan,
so,
first
of
all,
I'm
not
selecting
questions
and
we're
just
going
to
the
central
staffs,
been
taking
note
of
questions
and
we're
gonna
collate
all
of
them
and
send
them
over
to
the
administration
tomorrow.
So
again,
if
folks
can
get
other
questions
to
us
in
written
form
by
tonight,
that
would
be
great.
Then.
B
The
way
that
will
work
is
so
we'll
have
like
a
big
set
of
questions
that
we
sent
to
the
administration
right,
and
that
will
be
a
matter
of
public
record
will
also
attach
that
set
of
questions
and
the
video
this
working
session
to
the
public
notice
for
the
hearing,
and
it
means
that
we
get
to
go
into
our
hearing
with,
like
you
know,
some
more
things
on
the
agenda
now
I.
What
I
imagine
will
happen
these
divvy.
B
Those
questions
is
that
there
will
be
a
set
of
the
questions
that
we've
asked
today
that
get
addressed
in
the
hearing
by
the
administration
in
their
presentation
there
will
be
a
set
of
those
questions
where
they
say
actually
could
we
send
that
question
to
the
Parkes
hearing,
or
could
we
send
it
to
the
library
hearing,
because
that's
where
the
person
who
really
knows
about
it's
going
to
be,
there
might
be
a
few
of
these
questions
that
can
be
answered
by
the
administration.
Writing
back
to
us
in
advance
and
saying,
oh.
A
B
J
I've
got
a
quick
question
on
how
how
the
city
decides
to
develop
a
revolving
fund
and
I.
You
know,
I
I
would
love
a
revolving
fund
in
bps
I,
don't
know
whether
this
will
be
the
bps
revolving
fund
hearing,
or
is
that
separate
and
I
figure
I'm?
Not
looking
at
the
schedule?
I
apologize,
my
question
specifically
to
bps
is
we
have
the
opportunity
and
we
have
exercised
it
on
occasion
to
collect
funds
from
invoices.
J
We
send
families
who
have
started
the
residency
requirements,
and
so,
if
we
find
that
a
family
is
inappropriately
kids
bps
and
we,
when
we
remove
that
student
from
our
rolls,
we
have
the
opportunity
to
build
families
for
that
theft
of
services.
We
see
that
in
our
exam
schools
we
see
that
in
some
of
our
application
schools
in
some
of
our
schools
with
specialty
programs,
it's
often
and
we've
had
I've
hosted
a
number
of
hearings
on
this.
J
It's
often
families
but
significant
means
that
are
able
to
to
steal
from
the
system
I'd
like
to
see
a
revolving
fund
created
for
those
lower
amounts,
as
opposed
to
those
funds
going
back
into
the
general
fund,
I'd
like
them
to
go
specifically
into
a
revolving
fund
to
support
the
efforts
of
that
office.
So
that's
my
question.
I,
don't
know
whether
it's
appropriate
at
next
week's
revolving
fund
hearing
or
specific
to
a
bps
one.
B
Great
Thank,
You,
Council,
yeah
I
think
we'll
record
that
question,
but
we'll
probably
defer
it
to
so
on
May
19th
at
1:00
we're
having
a
bps
hearing
where
the
revolving
funds
are
specifically
on
the
docket,
the
bps
ones,
and
that's
also
conveniently
the
hearing
where
we're
talking
about
school
admission
and
assignment
system.
So
it
seems
like
the
right
here
interpreter.
B
You
all
right
are
there
any
further
questions.
Anybody
who
wants
to
speak
should
raise
their
blue
hand,
otherwise,
okay,
seeing
seeing
none,
it's
101,
I'm
gonna
gavel
this
working
session
to
a
close
before
I.
B
Do
so
I'll
just
remind
counselors
that
if
you
can
get
us
any
further
questions
you'd
like
to
have
included
in
the
question
list
from
today
by
the
end
of
the
day,
that
would
be
great
so
that
we
can
get
them
out
tomorrow
to
the
administration
will
be
having
the
hearing
connected
to
this
working
session
next
week
on
Thursday,
the
23rd
and
and
again
I
would
just
remind
members
of
the
public
watching
at
home.
You
can
find
the
whole
proposed
budget
at
budget
Boston
gov.
B
You
can
go
on
a
City
Council's
website
to
read
more
about
our
budget
process
and
also
to
find
links
for
you
to
testify
whether
in
person
by
video
by
email-
and
we
definitely
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you
throughout
this
process.
So
thank
you
and
thank
you
to
all
my
colleagues
with
that
this
working
session
is
adjourned.
Thank
you.
Bye.