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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means FY22Budget: Parks
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Dockets #0524-0531, 0544 - Fiscal Year 2022 Budget: Parks & Recreation Department including Parkman Funds
Held on June 2, 2021
B
Great
excellent
chief
floyd
hammond
commissioner
woods:
do
you
guys
have
everyone
you
need
for
us
to
get
going.
B
All
right:
well,
there's
no
time
like
the
president,
so
I'm
calling
this
hearing
of
the
boston
city
council's
ways
and
means
committee
to
order
for
the
record.
My
name
is
kenzie
bach,
I'm
the
district
aid
counselor
and
also
the
chair
of
the
council's
ways
and
means
committee,
and
this
hearing
today
is
live
streaming
and
you
can
find
it
at
boston.gov
city
dash
council
dash
tv.
It's
also
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn
channel
82
and
fios
channel
964..
B
B
B
I
know
some
folks
have
already
done
that
for
today,
which
is
great
and
then
you
can
also
send
us
an
email
with
written
testimony
attached
or
in
the
body
of
the
email
at
ccc.wm
boston.gov,
that's
ccc.wm,
boston.gov,
wm
for
ways
and
means
and
yeah,
and
then,
tomorrow,
june
3rd
thursday,
at
6
pm
we'll
be
having
a
dedicated
public
testimony
hearing
hearings
if
you're
watching
this
after
the
fact
and
daytime's,
not
a
good
time
for
you,
you
want
to
come
in
the
evening,
we'll
go
straight
to
public
testimony
there
and
you
can
speak
about
any
aspect
of
the
fy
22
proposed
budget,
so
we'll
be
doing
that
tomorrow.
B
B
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
zero.
Five,
two
four:
zero:
five:
two:
six
orders
for
the
fy
22
operating
budget,
including
annual
appropriations
for
departmental
operations
for
the
school
department
and
for
other
post
employment
benefits
dock
at
zero.
Five:
two:
seven:
zero:
five:
two:
eight
orders
for
capital
fund
transfer
appropriations
on
docket,
zero;
five,
two:
nine
to
zero;
five:
three
one
orders
for
the
capital
budget,
including
loan
orders
and
lease
purchase
agreements.
B
Those
are
the
whole
set
of
dockets
that
comprise
the
fy22
proposed
budget
on
both
the
operating
capital
side
and
then
we're
also
considering
today,
docket
zero,
five,
four
four
and
order
authorizing
an
appropriation
from
the
parkman
fund
and
our
focus
area
for
today
will
be
the
parks
and
recreation
department
and
the
parkland
fund
itself.
So
I'm
very
pleased
to
be
joined
by
my
colleagues.
B
Our
president,
pro
tem
counselor
matt
o'malley
of
district
six
councilor
michael
flaherty
at
large
councilor,
ed
flynn,
district,
two
councilor,
frank
baker,
district
3,
councillor
liz
braden,
district,
9
and
councillor
andrea
campbell,
district
4.
B
and
also
honored
to
be
joined
by
the
city's
chief
of
energy
environment
and
open
space,
reverend
mary,
emma
white
hammond,
commissioner
ryan,
woods
of
the
parks
and
recreation
department
and
a
large
number
of
parks
and
recreation
staff.
Who
I
will
allow
the
commissioner
to
introduce,
but
we're
grateful
to
all
of
you
for
being
here
and
for
the
work
that
you
do
on
our
behalf.
B
Every
day
I
I
do
see
mr
josh
altador
with
us
and
he's
the
director
of
maintenance
parks
and
recreation,
and
I
had
the
pleasure
of
meeting
him
for
the
first
time
in
person
a
few
weeks
ago.
So
excited
to
have
you
here
in
the
zoom
chamber,
even
more
excited
to
be
starting
to
see
everybody
out
and
about-
and
I
know,
parks
folks
have
been
out
and
about
this
whole
pandemic
time,
so
grateful
for
you
all.
B
Without
further
ado,
I'm
going
to
pass
it
over
to
chief
white
hammond
for
some
opening
remarks
and
then
on
to
commissioner
woods
in
the
department.
Thank
you
reverend.
E
Thank
you
councillor,
so
I
you
know,
I
will
keep
my
remarks
brief.
I
think
it's.
I
know
there
have
been
many
hearings
on
many
departments
and
I
want
to
take
this
moment
to
celebrate
parks
which
I
think
in
many
ways
reflect
the
lifeblood
of
of
the
city.
Parks
are
places
where
we
are
able
to
have
that
connection
to
the
natural
world
and
in
this
last
15
months,
that
has
been
more
important
than
ever,
as
many
of
us
have
been
isolated
and
disconnected
from
each
other.
E
Our
parks
have
really
served
as
a
place
where
people
could
actually
feel
safe
being
out,
whether
with
their
kids
or
their
dads
or
just
taking
a
solitary
walk.
It's
been
a
really
important
place
for
people
for,
for
some
of
us,
a
mental
health
intervention
from
too
many
hours
in
front
of
a
zoom
screen,
but
I
think
our
parks
are
also
important
because
of
the
connection
that
they
create
between
people.
We
often
think
about
the
spaces,
but
I
think
the
recreation
function
of
the
parks
department
is
also
so
important.
E
E
This
has
been
a
moment
where
the
parks
department
has
really
shined,
and
so
I
think
I
will
be
handing
it
over
to
commissioner
woods
to
talk
about
the
the
highlights
from
this
year,
but
I
do.
I
also
I
feel
honored
to
to
help
lead
this
department,
because
I've
grown
up
using
every
single
I've.
So
many
of
the
parks
in
boston
from
the
boston
common
to
malcolm
x
park,
and
when
I
was
a
kid
it
was
washington
park.
E
So
I
remember
even
the
campaign
to
change
its
name
from
washington
park
to
malcolm
x
park
and
and
now
having
the
opportunity
to
go
over
to
mcconnell
park,
which
is
pretty
close
to
me
and
where
climate
change
is
already
threatening
the
existence
and
the
survival
of
that
area
and
the
trees
in
that
area
and
the
really
important
work
that
parks
is
doing
to
try
to
get
out
in
front
of
that
climate
reality
to
elevate
and
preserve
as
much
of
that
important
park
as
as
we
can.
So.
E
I
with
that.
I
I
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
share
and
pass
it
over
to
commission
of
woods
who
will
go
into
much
greater
depth
about
some
of
the
core
pillars
of
the
work.
That
parks
is
doing,
parks
and
recreation
and
then
go
into
some
highlights
from
the
past
year.
B
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
If
possible,
we
have
christine
brandau
in
the
waiting
room.
It's
actually
kathy
baker,
eclipse
and
she's
under
the
department
account
that
has
christine's
name
on
it,
so
the
hand
that's
raised
if
she
could
be
transferred.
Thank
you
very
much.
Sorry
for
the
confusion
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
ryan
woods
and
I
am
proud
to
serve
as
the
commissioner
of
the
boston
parks
and
recreation
department.
C
Joining
me
today
is
our
acting
director
of
design
and
construction,
kathy
baker,
eclipse
our
director
of
finance,
stephanie
mcmanus,
our
director
of
human
resources,
darlene
bufford.
We
do
not
have
our
director
of
animal
care
and
control.
Alexa
says
she
had
a
death
in
the
family.
This
week
is
no
longer
allowed
to
join,
able
to
join
us
today
in
our
general
superintendent
of
maintenance
just
way
josh
altador.
C
C
Our
department
focuses
on
four
main
areas:
access,
equity
excellence
and
our
newest
adaptability
access.
As
we
all
know,
boston
parks
are
within
a
10-minute
walk
of
everyone's
home
to
your
nearest
park.
We
focus
on
equity
in
our
investment,
our
maintenance
services
and
renovation
of
capital
projects.
Throughout
the
city
excellence
we
strive
to
have
not
only
the
best
park
system,
but
one
that
leads
in
design
and
climate,
climate
adaptation
goals
and
our
adaptability,
as
I
mentioned,
our
newest
pillar,
is
something
that
we've
had
to
wholeheartedly
embrace
with
kovid.
C
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
the
hard-working
men
and
women
of
the
boston
parks
and
recreation
department
who
worked
throughout
this
pandemic.
To
ensure
parks
were
clean,
safe
and
welcoming
I'd,
especially
like
to
call
out
our
maintenance
staff
who
clean
and
maintain
all
of
our
parks,
the
animal
care
and
control
staff
that
have
been
responding
to
animal
emergencies
and
operate
the
shelter
on
a
daily
basis.
C
C
A
couple
highlights
worth
sharing
from
this:
past
year
we
completed
construction
at
langone
and
papalo
playground
in
the
north
end
with
climate
resiliency
standards,
we
did
comprehensive
renovations
at
garvey
playground
in
dewitt
playground
by
madison
park
just
completed
flaherty
in
south
boston,
amitucci,
stonehill,
downer,
lambert,
beauford,
holborn
dorchester
park
and
thetford
evans
field
renovations
at
orton
in
harambee
park
phase
two
in
a
turf
replacement
at
pago
playground
we're
in
the
process
of
redoing
the
the
turf
right
now
at
madison
park,
athletic
fields
that
should
be
done
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks
as
well.
C
We
continue
this
partnership
with
the
u.s
park
service
and
the
friends
of
the
public
garden
to
complete
the
restoration
project
at
the
robert
gould
shaw,
54th,
regiment,
memorial
on
beacon
street,
and
we
awarded
new
design
contracts
for
the
parks
at
chittick
school
in
norwell
street,
in
partnership
with
the
trust
for
public
land.
With
some
funding
from
the
community
preservation
act,
our
external
affairs
and
marketing
division
changed
to
covid's,
safe
style,
high
quality
programming.
During
the
pandemic.
C
They
implemented
new
programs
that
were
on
the
go
or
that
people
could
do
from
home,
including
picks
in
the
park.
Multilingual
story
walks,
pumpkin,
carving
contest
parks,
bingo
boston
park
activity,
books,
the
mayor's
garden
contest
and
even
some
informational
videos,
such
as
how
to
make
a
flower
box
or
bird
nest
building
and,
of
course,
one
of
the
favorites.
The
boston
blooms.
With
daffodils
effort
that
happens.
Every
fall.
C
We
hosted
successful
socially
distance
outdoor
series
as
a
popular
drive-in
movie
at
the
convention
center
and
in
wentworth's
campus
last
summer
and
fall
entertaining
over
9
000
attendees
and
having
16
shows.
We
pivoted
to
virtual
community
meetings
and
webinars
hosted
over
40
virtual
meetings,
ensuring
that
our
design
and
construction
parks,
commission
and
tree
hearing
meetings
continued.
C
C
Our
golf
courses
were
more
active
than
ever
with
people
working
remotely
where
we
hosted
79
000
in
85
individual
rounds
of
golf.
We
completed
the
cardboard
walk
in
franklin
park
and
did
some
renovations
improvements
at
hole,
6
and
15.
At
george
wright
last
month
we
found
out
george
wright
received.
The
prestigious
award
is
one
of
the
top
hundred
public
golf
courses
in
the
nation,
so
not
just
as
a
municipal
golf
course,
but
as
a
top
public
course.
So
it's
great
kudos
to
the
hard-working
staff
out
at
the
golf
courses.
C
The
animal
control,
division,
integrated
animal
care
and
control
continues
to
be
a
success.
They
established
a
fund
for
animal
care,
so
we
now
can
take
in
donations
and
already
have
commitments
of
fifteen
thousand
dollars
for
private
money
coming
in.
That
has
never
happened
before
we've
hired
our
first
ever
in-house
veterinarian.
So
now
we
have
somebody
at
the
shelter
and
we
do
not
have
to
contract
for
outside
services,
and
we
just
we
issued
10
928
dog
licenses.
This
year
we
made
great
strides
at
our
maintenance
division
with
adaptation
of
samsara
gps
system.
C
We
implemented
key
tracking
systems
for
all
vehicles
and
key
fobs
and
use
the
fleet
management
software,
which
gives
us
instant
record
keeping
of
any
damage
or
issues
that
happen
with
the
vehicle.
So
we
can
get
them
fixed
expeditiously
as
we
go
into
fiscal
year
22
we
have
some
new
initiatives,
we're
establishing
an
equitable
procurement
goals
for
subcontractors
and
suppliers
for
construction
projects.
We're
proud
to
pilot
this
effort
at
malcolm
x
park
bid
projects
currently
in
design
and
begin
on
15
new
park
improvement
projects.
C
22
recommended
budget
ongoing,
we're
continuing
to
try
to
plant
2
000
street
trees
each
year
and
continue
our
effective
community
outreach
and
engagement
around
planning
efforts,
especially
with
franklin
park,
moakley
park,
boston,
common
and
community-centered
park
renovation
projects.
We
look
forward
to
completing
the
boston
common
franklin
park
plan.
This
coming
this
coming
fall
right
after
the
summer
and
continue
our
planning
efforts
on
the
urban
forestry
plan
and
healthy
places
initiative
this
october.
On
october
20th.
C
We
look
forward
to
joining
our
partners
out
on
boston
common
as
we
rededicate
the
robert
gould
shaw,
54th,
regiment,
memorial
and
boston
common
there's.
Obviously,
a
lot
of
things
that
have
gone
on
in
parks
this
past
year,
despite
the
pandemic
and
the
one
thing
that
is
clear,
is
the
parks
have
been
there
for
us,
they've
been
there
for
people
to
get
outside,
and
it's
our
time
to
be
there
for
them
to
help
support
parks
and
to
always
have
safe
and
welcoming
spaces
for
all
boston
residents
and
visitors
to
enjoy.
Thank
you.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much,
commissioner,
for
the
description
and
for
the
work
I'm
gonna
go
now.
I
are
you
up.
Am
I
all
set
to
go
to
questions
great?
I'm
gonna
go
to
my
colleagues
in
order
of
arrival.
Colleagues
I'll,
send
you
the
order,
but
up
first
is
our
president
pro
tem,
matt,
o'malley
and
that'll
be
councillor
flaherty,
counselor,
o'malley,.
F
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair
chief,
commissioner.
I
cannot
say
enough
good
things
about
you
and
your
team.
I
apologize
in
advance
if
I
leave
anyone
out,
but
special
shout
out,
as
we
begin
to
christine
brando
mike
fedaro
allison,
pearlman,
greg,
mossman,
max
ford
diamond,
whoever
does
max
four
diamonds
press
and
just
all
the
incredible
talented
men
and
women
of
the
boston
parks,
department
and
commission.
F
I've
said
this
to
you
privately
and
I
will
always
repeat
it
publicly,
and
I
would
say
this
to
our
dear
friend
chris
cook:
you
are
the
best
parks.
Commissioner.
I've
worked
with
in
the
last
10
years,
and
you
know
there.
There
have
been
several
saturdays,
eight
nine
o'clock
at
night,
I'll
get
a
text
from
you
and
you're
working
just
wanted
to.
F
Let
me
know-
and
I
just
really
appreciate
your
great
great
leadership,
and
I
hope
that
I
hope
that
your
parks
commission,
for
as
long
as
as
long
as
I'll
be
around
because
you've
just
been
so
great.
So
thank
you
all.
F
This
is
obviously
a
very,
very
important
subject
to
me
when
we
recon
reconstituted
the
environment
committee
and
early
on
in
my
time
on
the
body
I
included
parks
in
the
title
because,
like
the
chief,
I
grew
up
in
boston
parks
and
it
was
life-changing
for
me
and
now
raising
my
own
family
to
bring
my
daughter
to
boston
parks
has
been
awesome
this
particular
year.
The
importance
of
parks
has
never
been
more
relevant.
F
It's
remarkable
how
it
was
really
the
emerald
cathedral,
as
jerry
wright
calls
it
for
so
many
of
us
just
to
be
out
there
to
get
out
of
the
house
to
to
see
other
people
and
I'll
be
in
the
distance
way,
and
I'm
just
so
grateful
for
each
and
every
one
of
you-
and
I
am
hopeful
that
while
we
do
see
some
real
increases
in
the
parks
budget,
I'm
not
gonna
deny
that
at
a
minimum,
the
boston
parks
department
budget
should
be
one
percent
of
our
total
budget.
F
We're
not
there
yet
we're
not
close
to
being
there.
Yet
we
have
seen
an
increase,
but
I
am
hopeful
that
going
forward
that
that
we
are
able
to
actualize
that
because
there's
so
much
more
funding
that
can
go
into
it
and
I
just
want
to
tick
off
a
couple
of
things,
the
first
being
some
district
specific
and
then
I'll
do
some
larger
sort
of
policy
ones.
But
for
the
district,
specific
commission
murphy
field
has
you
were
out
there
visiting
with
some
constituents
couple
weeks
ago.
F
It
is
a
bps
field,
but
also
there's
some
parks.
I
believe
I'm
not
sure
about
the
exact
jurisdiction
it
desperately
needs
help.
We
have
500
kids
from
jp
for
youth
soccer
for
the
regal
league
baseball
that
play
to
play
in
it.
You
have
been
out
there
in
fact,
one
of
our
my
constituents.
Thank
you
for
getting
the
crews
out
again
this
past
weekend,
but
we
need
a
major
renovation
there.
C
Yeah,
I'm
embarrassed
counselor
to
say
it
was
my
first
time
at
murphy
field.
The
other
day
when
I
was
out
there
and
we
met
and
had
some
contractors
go
out
and
do
some
band-aiding
quick
fixes,
but
it
is
a
multi-jurisdictional.
The
boston
public
schools
owns
the
playground
we
actually
own.
The
field
and
field
renovations
aren't
done
as
often
as
playground
renovations
because
we're
not
following
a
code
and
stuff
so
there's
definitely
a
need.
It
needs
a
major
overhaul,
as
you
mentioned,
and
we're
hoping
to
get
it
in
a
future
capital
plan.
F
Okay,
great
well,
perhaps
when
we
talk
about
resubmissions
we
could
at
least
see
some
indication
of
that,
but
I
will
continue
to
push
that,
as
in
my
days
on
this
party
full
capital
plan.
Similarly,
billings
failed
was
something
that
we
were
able
to
work
together
on
last
year.
Will
we
be
able
to
have
a
billings
field
sort
of
pre-meeting?
Maybe
not
this
summer?
It's
not
a
great
time,
but
early
fall.
Can
we
get
that
scheduled.
C
Yes,
we're
putting
it
out
to
bid
for
an
rfq
for
a
design
person
designer
to
come
in
and
we
hope
to
start
the
process
later.
This
fall
for
billings.
F
And
thank
you
for
your
great
help
with
millennium
park
and
west
roxbury.
It's
really
exciting,
to
see
phase
two,
and
thank
you
for
your
team
on
that.
The
arnold
arboretum
is
celebrating
their
sesquicentennial
next
year.
150
years
I
it's
one
of
my
favorite
places
on
the
planet,
I'm
just
hopeful
that
we
can,
as
we
talk
about
some
more
sort
of
capital
projects,
there's
there's
a
couple
of
water
fountains
there
that
have
been
not
work
and
some
stonewall
stuff.
If
we
can
get
that
done
asap.
F
You
know
I
was
talking
with
ned
friedman,
the
executive
director
not
too
long
ago,
and
he
mentioned
that
last
year
between
two
and
three
million
people
visited
the
arnold
arboretum,
a
majority
of
whom
were
people
of
color.
So
not
only
do
parks
help
unite
us
as
a
city,
but
also.
I
think
that
those
sheer
numbers
show
the
importance
that
it
should
be
part
of
the
public
health
network
as
well.
So-
and
I
know
you
all
share
that,
but
it's
exciting
things
happening
at
the
arboretum
commission.
F
C
Correct
second
is
starting
on
june
14th,
okay
and.
F
As
it
relates
to
as
it
relates
to
street
trees,
one
thing
that
I'd
advocated
for
was
the
lidar
study,
your
predecessor
and
I
being
a
couple
of
city,
guys
thought
we
could
go
in
an
airplane
for
the
lidar
study
until
we
realized
it
was
actually
not
man
drone.
But
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
that
showed
us
in
terms
of
what
we
need
to
be
focusing
on
and
how
we
need
to
look
at
the
increased
street
trees,
yeah.
C
So
it
showed
us
that
we,
we
laid
state
at
a
level
27
canopy
coverage,
which
is
actually
great
news,
despite
all
the
private
development
that
happened
in
trees
that
have
come
down
on
private
property.
It
shows
that
the
planting
of
street
trees
have
been
helpful
and
will
continue
to
be
helpful,
moving
forward.
C
What
this
will
help
us
with,
as
we
see
all
of
our
heat
zones
and
have
it
all
mapped
out
now
and
with
our
urban
forestry
plan,
where
we've
been
doing
an
assessment
on
every
single
street
tree,
we
can
now
combine
the
info
that
we'll
have
from
the
street
trees
with
the
lidar
that
will
help
us
for
all
the
park
trees
in
privately
owned
trees.
So
we
can
have
a
better
knowledge
of
our
current
canopy.
F
Okay,
great
and
you
know
it's
funny-
I've
been
doing
some
research
in
this
as
it
relates
to
and
we
can
talk
offline.
This
is
not
directly
relevant
to
this
conversation,
although
I
think
it
shows
the
importance
and
the
need
for
street
trees
is
that
individuals
often
want
mature
trees
planted
in
front
of
their
homes,
because
they
look
great
because
they're
big,
because
they're
healthy,
they
provide
more
coverage,
but
it
can
often
be
tricky
to
get
those
trees
to
survive.
F
So
we
really
need
to
be
intentional,
and
I
would
actually
look
to
the
arboretum,
which
is
you
know
you
know,
is:
is
a
museum?
Is
a
living
museum
in
terms
of
some
better
street
tree
maintenance
and
preservation,
and
then
of
course,
the
other
side
of
this
is
how
gas
leaks
can
you
know,
cost
us,
if
not
millions,
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
worth
of
trees
each
and
every
year.
So
I
hope
we
can
continue
to
to
address
that.
Those
issues.
F
Obviously,
you're
going
to
hear
from
all
my
colleagues
or
most
of
us
on
the
mounted
unit
and
just
the
incredible
service
that
they
provide
allowed
me
to
add
my
voice
to
to
the
calling
for
funding
that
growing,
that
they
provide
education.
They
provide
security,
they
provide
information,
it's
been
great.
F
Similarly,
as
I
was
talking
about
some
specific
budget
district
things,
I
also
want
to
talk
about
the
stonewall
maintenance
south
of
jamaica
pond
at
the
prince
street
edge
of
the
meadow
at
franklin's,
francis
parkman
drive
between
frankfurt
between
perkins
street
and
the
arbor
way,
and
thanks
to
sarah
freeman
who's
been
a
great
leader
there
and
also
just
jefferson
playground
improvements.
F
I'm
trying
to
speak
quickly
before
I
see
that
gavel
go
up,
sorry
to
hear
about
the
death
and
the
family
of
our
new
chief
event
or
director
of
animal
care
and
control.
I'm
curious.
If
we
have
seen
you
know
a
wonderful
thing
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic
was
you
saw
so
many
animals
that
were
adopted,
but
you're.
F
Seeing
anecdotally
and
I
talked
to
folks
at
angel
memorial
and
mspca
a
lot
more
pets
now
being
surrendered
back
to
those
have
we
seen
any
any
of
those
sort
of
metrics
with
our
our
city,
shelter,
yeah,.
C
We
have
a
one
percent
increase
over
the
last
year
of
our
return
to
owner,
but
we
still
have
very
low
numbers
out
of
animal
shelter,
which
is
great
news,
so
we
haven't
yeah,
so
we're
gonna,
we're
continuing
to
work
there
and
having
that
in-house
vet
tech
and
having
the
in-house
veterinarian
has
really
upped
our
game
out
at
the
animal
shelter.
F
G
F
And
can
you
talk
briefly
about
urban,
wilds
and
sort
of
what
the
management
program
is
for
that?
Do
you
have
a
designated
person
on
your
team.
C
Yeah
we
have
31
urban
wilds
throughout
the
city,
managed
incredibly
managed
by
paul
sutton,
who
works
a
lot
of
corporate
groups
and
volunteer
groups
to
do
cleanups
throughout
the
year
last
year
was
obviously
a
tough
year
with
covert
protocols
not
getting
to
do
as
many
cleanups
that
are
desperately
needed,
so
lots
of
work
to
do
he
currently
is
hiring
for
a
gardener
for
a
person
that
will
help
him
get
spread
out
through
these
31
urban
wilds
to
get
more
activation,
get
more
cleanups
going
on,
but
have
another
expert
that
can
tell
you
what's
invasive:
what's
not
invasive,
so
we
look
forward
to
that
position,
bringing
on
it's
been
posted
for
about
a
month
and
a
half.
C
It's
been
tough
trying
to
recruit
somebody
with
the
qualifications,
but
there's
a
couple
candidates
that
are
in
the
final
two
right
now.
F
Okay,
great
so,
overall,
the
budget
is
a
modest
increase.
It's
about
half
a
minute,
slightly
north
of
half
a
million
dollar
increase
and
that's
under
permanent
employees
is
that
the
one
additional
employee
over
last
year,
plus
other
salary
adjustments
and
collective
bargaining.
C
I
assume
yes
and
I
mean
obviously
won't
go
up,
but
we're
excited
with
the
hiring
freeze,
we're
actually
able
to
hire
for
a
lot
of
those
positions
that
have
been
vacated
for
the
past
year.
So
that'd
be
a
great
increase
in
the
efforts
of
our
staff
out
in
the
parks.
F
F
D
It's
I'm
I'm
I
apologize.
I
don't
see
that
in
our
our
contracted
service
line
actually
went
up
this
year
about
26
because
of
some
new
initiatives
we're
having.
B
F
F
Parks
were
crucial
to
every
bostonian
over
the
last
12
months,
more
than
more
than
typically,
and
so
I'm
really
hopeful
that
we
can
make
sure
that
the
benefit
of
the
parks
department
have
their
supports
to
continue
to
do
the
incredible
programming
and
just
the
great
public
good
that
our
parks
serve.
So
thank
you,
everybody.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
councillor
o'malley
and
I
have
gotten
a
child
care
accommodation
request.
And
since
this
council
supports
working
fathers,
we
are
letting
counselor
frank
baker,
district
three
jump
the
line
and
counselor
baker.
You
have
the
floor.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
also
want
to
echo
what
counselor
o'malley
had
just
talked
about
with
you
know.
Hopefully
in
incoming
federal
money
we
can
make
sure
that
our
staffing
levels
are
right
or
even
augmented
in
the
parks
department
and
in
different
places,
they're
going
to
need
that
it
I
wasn't
at
ist,
but
I
would
have
to
echo
that
also
and
also
our
our
infrastructure,
our
trucks,
our
vehicles,
you
know
make
sure
that
those
are
in
good
shape.
I'll.
Just
give
that
to
you,
ryan,
I'm
not
re.
H
I
don't
know
what
you're
the
shape
of
your
fleet
is,
but
we
should
always
be
looking
at
that
and
making
sure
that
that
our
men
and
women
in
the
department
are
supported
with
all.
That
being
said,
I
have
to
give
a
shout
out
to
kathy
baker
eclipse
for
last
night,
your
performance
at
at
the
mcconnell
park
meeting
last
night,
really
really
good
battle
pay
for
kathy.
H
Please
try
and
I
thought
the
I
thought
the
conversation
about
the
fence
with
the
in
in
in
the
softball
area
was
was
interesting,
so
good
job
last
night
kathy
and
I'm
excited
about
the
plan.
We're
spending
six
million
dollars
down
there
and
I
I
I
think
when
it's
all
said
and
done
it's
going
to
be
great.
So
I
appreciate
your
work
on
that
with
that
being
said,
ryan
the
past
couple
years
has
been
good
to
district
three.
We
got
down
a
park
down
a
playground
done
over,
we
had
garvey
done
over.
H
We
had
I'm
forgetting
something
there.
There
was
another
one
but
anyways.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
all
those,
and
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
it.
Councilor
o'malley
had
mentioned
the
urban
wilds
before
I
do
that.
Chief.
Congratulations
on
your
new
job.
I
should
have
started
out
with
that.
I
apologize
congratulations.
I
hope
it's
good
for
you
and
welcome
aboard
to
the
city.
H
I
am
not
oh
okay,
so
how
would
fernald
rock
would
be
down
the
end
of
howe
street,
which
is
off
of
hancock
and
ronin
street
is
a
backside.
H
It's
basically
a
an
elevated
area
where
streets,
just
they
kind
of
they
dead
end,
but
I
think
it's
a
good
opportunity
to
to
go
in
there
and
either
either
make
it
an
urban
wild
and
I'm
not
sure
of
ownership
on
it
like
it
might
be
one
of
those
things
where
we
need
to
go
through
dnd
or
if
the
parks
department
could
could
get
a
look
at
it
and
see
if
we
can
move
that
forward.
That
way,
so
just
some
guidance
on
on
on
that
one
moving
through
moving
forward.
H
I
think
it's
a
really
good
opportunity
for
us
to
you,
know,
take
up,
take
an
area
of
the
city
and
and
and
make
some
improvements.
Okay
and
my
last
thing,
ryan.
If
you
could
just
get
into
a
little
bit
around
moakley
park,
how
that's
going
to
interact
with
the
new
development?
H
C
Mostly
please
yes,
smokey
park
is
a
a
very
important
to
us,
especially
with
the
rising
sea
levels.
The
design
of
having
this
coastal
park
be
able
to
be
inundated
at
certain
times
of
the
year
with
water
building
up
a
berm.
C
We
have
a
design
that
we're
working
through
that's
around
249
million
dollars
to
do
this
project
and,
depending
on
federal
funding,
that's
able
to
aid
us
that
will
determine
how
many
phases
it
will
take
to
complete
a
decade-long
build-out
of
this
park,
trying
to
work
now
with
neighbors
on
phase
one
and
obviously
engaging
with
our
partners
from
the
housing
authority
across
the
street
and
very
engaged
in
the
bay
city,
conversations
to
see
how
they
can
be
helpful
with
operations
and
maintenance
of
the
park.
Once
this
park
is
built.
C
How
can
we
sustain
it
to
the
level
of
maintenance
that
is
needed
and
required,
and
we're
working
with
them
on
ways
to
get
funds
in
order
to
help
support
that
effort?.
H
C
So
right
now
the
phase
one
looks
like
it
will
be
all
the
way
north
so
from
like
the
ollie
building
yeah
that
portion
of
the
park
that
would
get
done
so
we'd
start
the
berm,
the
closest
to
the
mwra
building
in
the
baseball
senior
babe
ruth
league
fields,
as
well
as
the
ali
area.
With
that
parking
lot,
that
would
be
phase
one
starting
north,
because
that's
the
place
that
inundates
with
water
first.
H
Okay
and
how
many
fields
are
over
there,
how
many
baseball
fields
are
there.
C
C
H
Can
you
explain
the
amount
I
aggress
a
bit
here,
but
can
you
maybe
kathy
this
is
for
you?
Can
you
explain
the
mound
to
me
last
night,
I
was
kind
of
a
little
bit
caught
off
guard.
Why
can't
because
the
way
the
field
used
to
be
this
is
switching
up
to
mcconnell
ryan.
Thank
you
very
much
kathy.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
mom,
because
the
field
that
wasn't
had
amount,
but
the
you
know
the
softball
pitched
from
closer
is-
is
that
the
sticking
point
there
I'm
just
trying
to
understand
that.
I
So
a
little
league
field
has
a
slight
six-inch
rise
at
the
pitcher's
mound
to
replicate
more
of
a
traditional
90-foot
baseball
with
a
much
larger
rise.
So
but
a
softball
field
has
no
has
no
rise.
It's
just
it's
practically
level.
You
know
just
pitching
water
off,
so
that
is,
and
it
can
bounce
funny
if,
if
softball
doesn't
like
that
bounce
back
at
the
pitcher,
so
that's
that's
the
limitation.
If,
if
a
regulation,
little
league
field
has
a
slight
rise,
it
can't
be
used
for
softball.
I
It
can
be
played
for
pickup,
but
not
but
not
regulation.
So
the
field
at
mcconnell,
specifically
though
the
little
league
field
that
is
closer
to
the
harbor
walk,
would
have
that
six
inch
rise
and
a
grass
in
the
field
and
an
outfield
fence
that
the
other
field
closer
to
on
the
north
side
would
have
a
skinned
infield
all
dirt
in
field
43
feet
women's
length
from
the
pitching
mound
to
the
back
of
a
to
the
plate
and
and
can
be
played
for
women's
women's
softball
yeah.
H
And
so
so,
the
dorchester
baseball
now
plays
multiple
fields
or
like
like
how
many
you
know
what
this
probably
isn't
for
you,
but
but
maybe
what
we
should
have
ready
in
our
arsenal
for
next
time
would
be
an
inventory
of
all
the
fields
where
everybody
is
playing.
You
know
the
girls
are
playing
here
here
and
here
and
the
boys
are
playing
here
here
and
here
and
you
guys
need
to
work
their
schedule
out
so
yeah.
H
Those
okay
good,
not
really
a
hill,
that
I
want
to
die
on
there,
a
six-inch
mound
so,
but
I
appreciate
you,
your
work,
you
did
last
night,
you
were
very,
very
good
and
ryan
ryan.
Thank
you
for
all
your
work
and
and
mariama
welcome
and-
and
you
know,
good
luck.
Thank
you.
Everybody.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
B
J
Good,
thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
obviously
thanks
to
commissioner
woods
and
his
entire
team
and
the
new
chief
welcome
aboard
as
well.
This
past
year
has
really
reminded
everyone
how
important
it
is
to
have
a
well-maintained
parks
in
green
space.
J
You
know
within
relatively
short
distance
from
their
home,
so
kudos
to
the
work
that
the
commissioner
and
his
obviously
his
predecessor
chief
cook,
did
as
well
in
making
sure
that
that
work
was
being
done
throughout
the
pandemic,
and
I
appreciate
the
attention
and
detail
on
our
ball
fields,
with
the
openings
for
little
league
et
cetera,
city-wide,
so
keep
up
the
great
work.
J
I'm
also
deeply
supportive
of
the
work
that
you
do
and
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
adequate
funding
to
make
sure
that
grain
spaces
and
recreational
spaces
and
programming
that
we
have
in
our
city
remaining
the
gems
that
there
are
and
that
we're
seizing
every
opportunity
to
add
to
grants
green
space
as
well
as
the
tree
canopy.
So
every
neighborhood
deserves
to
have
high
quality
park
systems,
squares
and
places
that
residents
can
come
and
enjoy
and
gather
host
events
and
watch
local
sports
etc.
So
with
that,
I
have
a
few
questions.
J
J
If
we
don't
have
our
own
legitimate,
bona
fide
tree
pruning
and
tree
planting
division,
you
know
we
want
to
be,
and
if
we're,
if
we're
gonna
sort
of
you
know,
I
don't
wanna,
be
all
sizzle
no
steak
here.
So
I
think
that
it's
important
that,
as
we
continue
to
make
strides
in
in
in
the
green
territory
that
that
we
have
it
instead
of
farming
it
out,
and
so
when
I
get
phone
calls
to
have
trees,
pruned
into
our
trees
planted
or
dead
diseased
trees
removed.
J
You
know,
I've
got
a
I've,
got
a
better
shot
at
at
playing
for
the
bruins,
so
that
has
to
be
addressed
why
people
are
waiting
so
long
to
have
trees
proven
only
to
find
out
that
what
we
we
have
to
sub
it
out.
So
we
have
a
parks
department
in
the
parks.
Department
should
be
on
all
cylinders
and
a
tree
maintenance
program
needs
to
be
a
part
of
that
city-wide.
J
So
I
can't
emphasize
that
enough
to
the
chief
again
who's
brand
new
and
also
to
the
commissioner,
but
I
know
that
we've
had
this
discussion
before,
and
time
has
come
to
add
it
to
the
to
the
arsenal.
If
you
will
so
that
we
could
immediately
get
out
there
and
address
you
know
tree
pruning
tree,
planting
tree
removal
where
appropriate
and
take
that
in-house
as
opposed
to
farming
it
out.
J
So
I
guess
the
first
question
is:
how
much
are
we
spending
on
outside
contracting
for
the
services
and
how
are
the
decisions
made
as
to
how
we
choose
to
to
true
to
trim
and
prune
older
trees?
That's
the
first
one.
Second,
one
chandler
pond.
Obviously,
restoration
of
the
shoreline
and
removal
of
the
fallen
trees
for
a
delicate
ecosystem
needs
immediate
attention.
J
My
colleague
city
council,
liz
braden,
representing
brighton,
will
probably
be
speaking
more
in
depth
on
this,
but
I
wholeheartedly
support
immediate
attention
to
to
chandler
pond
an
absolute
gem
in
brighton
middle
of
honor
park
needs
to
the
fencing
that
we
see
in
the
facade
along
east.
Broadway
needs
to
continue
down
n
street
in
m
street.
No
neighborhood
would
allow
for
their
park
just
to
have
one
portion
completed,
let
alone
the
very
first
vietnam.
J
You
know
memorial
park
in
the
country,
so
I'm
sure
council
fund
will
add
to
that.
I
know.
Council
o'malley
talked
about
billings
if
I
could
just
get
a
quick
update
on
the
franklin
park
renovations
as
well
as
alert
you
to
calls
that
I've
been
getting
pretty
consistently
from
east
boston,
with
respect
to
mclean
park
in
residence
asking
for
significant
renovations
to
mclean
park
and,
lastly,
obviously
animal
control,
a
huge
increase
in
pet
ownership
throughout
the
pandemic.
So
can
you
talk
about
staffing
and
or
any
additional
strategies
to
address?
J
You
know
the
the
increased
volume
with
respect
to
pet
ownership,
clearly
through
the
pandemic,
but
we'll
continue
throughout.
So
that's
that's
it
in
a
snapshot
for
me
for
round
one
and
I'll
sit
back
and
listen
attentively
to
to
your
answers
to
the
question,
but
again
I
cannot
emphasize
the
need
for
a
tree
maintenance
program
to
be
in-house
with
our
parks
department
and
let's
take
this
to
a
whole
new
level.
E
I
will
I'm
jumping
really
quickly
on
par
the
tree
piece,
and
then
I
know
commissioner,
wood
says
can
handle,
quite
frankly,
all
of
the
others.
This
is
a
conversation
we've,
commissioner,
woods
and
I
have
had.
I
wanna
note
that
we
are
not
the
only
municipality
that
is
struggling
to
fill
positions
specifically
in
terms
of
an
arborist
we.
E
It
was
an
exhaustive
process
and
recruiting
someone
from
out
of
state
to
get
them
here,
because
it
is
a
challenge
to
find
qualified
arborists,
and
it
is
a
challenge
for
us
to
compete
with
the
the
public
with
the
private
sector
and
not
just
recruiting,
but
also
retaining
folks-
and
I
named
this
because
I
I've
now
had
an
opportunity
to
talk
with
a
few
other
people
who
are
doing
sustainability,
work
and
actually
in
other
parts
of
the
country
as
it
turns
out.
E
We
are
not
the
only
city
struggling
with
this
with
this
issue
on
the
other
side
of
things,
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
is
exciting
about
that
it
is,
it
does
give
us
a
good
place
to
focus
some
of
the
resources
we
have
around
green
jobs.
E
We,
of
course,
want
to
train
people
for
highly
competitive
positions
that
give
them
an
opportunity
to
find
jobs
quickly.
We
are
looking
at
you
know,
mapping
out
what
does
it
take
for
for
someone
to
have
the
training
neces
necessary
to
get
into
that
role.
So
I
mean,
I
think,
commissioner,
woods
can
talk
at
greater
depth,
but
I
do
want
to
note.
E
E
I
will
note
that
we
have
submitted
some
extensive
to
the
supplemental
budget
that
include
from
our
healthy
places
initiative
which
again
brings
together
environment
and
parks,
so
there
are
pieces
in
there
we
looked
particularly
around
heat
and
shading,
and
in
that
we
have
put
forward
some
some
resources
around
tree
support,
as
well
as
other
cooling
mechanisms
to
help
our
citizens,
particularly
in
our
our
hottest
neighborhoods.
But
I
will
pass
it
over
to
commissioner
woods
to
say
more.
C
Thanks
chief
counselor
to
answer
your
question
on
cost
fiscal
year
20
we
spent
556
991
on
tree
pruning
this
past
fiscal
year.
21
was
461
235
for
removals.
We
spent
in
fiscal
year
2295
000
and
in
fiscal
year,
21
236
000
to
date
with
the
rest
of
this
month
to
go
for
removals
in
terms
of
billings.
Billings
is
in
the
next
rfq
to
go
out
to
have
a
designer
assigned,
so
we
hope
to
have
those
meetings.
Starting
later,
this
fall
for
the
work
at
billings
in
west
roxbury
very
exciting.
C
That
chandler
pond
was
funded
through
the
community
preservation
act.
We
are
finalizing
the
moas
right
now
with
the
cfo's
office
and
waiting
for
that
money
to
be
transferred
to
us.
So
we
can
assign
a
designer
do
a
community
briefing
and
then
ultimately
put
the
project
out
to
bid
to
start
at
chandler
pond,
so
very
excited
for
that.
C
We
hear
a
lot
about
that
fence.
At
the
medal
of
honor
we've
seen
some
proposals.
We
are
working
with
some
community
benefits
packages,
mainly
on
that
edison
build-out,
to
try
to
fund
that
fencing.
That
is
so
well
needed
and
deserved
at
the
first
veterans,
memorial,
vietnam
veterans
memorial
at
medal
of
honor
park.
C
Mclean
has
been
something
I
hear
over
and
over
again
and
something
that
really
pushed
working
with
barbara
in
the
community
group
out
in
east
boston.
We
do
have
it
in
this
year's
requested
budget.
So
we
ask
that
the
council
look
favorably
on
that
renovation
of
mclean
in
east
boston,
so
we
can
get
that
started
pet
ownership.
This
year
we
did
have
those
10
928
dog
licenses.
C
We
estimate
that
you
know
there's
five
six
times
that
amount
of
dogs
that
are
not
licensed
so
we're
gonna
and
that
could
have
been
covered
related
where
people
did
not
register
their
dogs,
but
we're
trying
to
get
as
many
people
in
and
connected
with
animal
control
and
be
out
there
to
continue
offering
the
low-cost
rabies,
vaccinations
and
other
offerings
that
they
offer
and,
like
I
mentioned
earlier,
we're
very
excited
to
finally
have
a
full-time
in-house
veterinarian.
C
So
we
do
not
have
to
outsource
veterinary
services
and
extraordinary
exorbitant
costs
that
we
now
have
somebody
in-house
that's
able
to
help
us
with
all
issues
at
animal
care
and
control.
I
think
that
was
all
of
them.
K
C
Thank
you
counselor,
so
franklin
park
right
now.
The
action
plan
is
due
to
be
done,
the
beginning
of
this
fall,
and
then
we
can
phase
out
the
work.
We
do
have
that
money
from
winthrop
square
that
we're
able
to
be
put
behind
this.
So
we're
excited
for
that.
But
the
the
action
plan
itself
is
due
to
be
finished
right
after
this
summer.
J
B
Thanks
so
much
counselor
flaherty
next
up
is
counselor
flynn
and
then
it
will
be
counselor,
braden,
counselor
fund.
L
Thank
you,
council
bark
and
thank
you
to
the
chief
and
to
the
commissioner
and
the
dedicated
and
professional
park
staff
that
is
here
with
us
today
and
and
throughout
the
department
as
well.
Thank
you
for
the
tremendous
work
that
you
guys
are
doing,
commissioner.
I
know
you
and
I
spend
a
lot
of
time
in
talking
about
moakley
park.
L
L
Having
said
that,
is
there
any
support
or
what
are
your
thoughts
as
we
as
we
go
towards
the
summer,
about
public
safety
down
down
moku
park?
And,
having
said
that,
as
you
know,
I'm
down
there
about
four
or
five
days
a
week
with
my
son
playing
baseball
but
the
the
parks
crew
that
works
there
do
an
exceptional
job.
So
I
wanted
to
highlight,
highlight
the
the
parks
crew,
but
obviously
we
have
some
public
safety
concerns.
C
C
They
have
installed
a
number
of
cameras
and
I
believe,
there's
a
few
more
going
in
after
some
incidents
that
took
place
a
couple
months
ago,
so
again,
partnering
with
them.
But
we're
trying
to
program
the
park
with
as
much
positive
activity
as
we
can
continue
any
needle
pickup
and
disposal
and
work
to
make
sure
our
park
is
clean
and
welcoming
for
all.
L
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
commissioner.
I'm
sure
I'll
continue
working
with
you
over
the
next
couple
days
and
over
the
next
weeks
and
months
at
moakley
as
we
went
to
the
summer.
L
So
thank
you,
commissioner,
the
other,
the
other
issue
that
I
I
wanted
to
highlight
to
whether
council
fire
already
mentioned
it
is
the
unleashed
unleashed
dogs
up
at
up
at
medal
of
honor
park
and
what's
frustrating
about
it,
is
it's
probably
one
of
the
nicest
parks
in
the
city,
but
the
frustrating
part
for
me
is
there's
a
beautiful
dog
park,
just
a
hundred
yards
down
on
first
street,
as
you
know,
and
and
we
still
have
these
dogs
running
running
wild
unleashed,
and
you
know
this
is
a
park.
L
This
is
a
park
for
for
kids
and
families,
but
are
we
able
to
do,
commissioner,
a
more
of
a
public
public
education
campaign
about
what
why
you
just
can't
go
to
the
first
street
dog
park,
which
is
only
50
50
yards
away
from
from
medal
of
honor
park?
C
C
You
know
the
closest
open
space
or
you
know
their
dog
doesn't
like
to
be
with
other
dogs,
so
they
need
a
small
dog
zone
versus
large
dog
zone
or
whatever
the
issue
may
be
so
we're
seeing
it
even
at
peter's
park
in
your
district
in
the
south
end
where
there's
a
beautiful
dog
park
and
people
are
still
using
the
fenced
in
little
league
fields
that
is
50
feet
away
in
the
same
exact
park.
So
to
your
point,
yes,
we
can
up
our
game
with
public
outreach.
C
We
do
have
some
sandwich
porn
signs
that
we
display
time
to
time
with
positive
messaging,
encouraging
people
to
please
keep
their
dogs
in
on
leash,
while
in
public
parks
and
it's
our
goal
to
work
with
our
partners,
whether
it's
state
agencies
or
or
city
land,
to
try
to
put
a
permanent
dog
park
in
every
single
neighborhood.
Fortunately,
south
boston
does
have
a
few
and
we're
going
to
work
throughout
the
city,
because
many
neighborhoods
don't
have
any
so
to
try
to
get
dog
recreation
spaces
in
all
neighborhoods
throughout
the
city.
But
it's
definitely
a
challenge.
L
Yeah
thank
thank
you,
commissioner,
that
public
awareness
would
be
helpful.
I
I've
noticed
that
too
at
peter's
park
and
the
kids
that
use
the
baseball
the
baseball
park
are
a
lot
of
kids
from
villa
victoria
and
they
they
play
there
all
all
day
saturday.
They
play
there
all
day
sunday.
They
practice
during
the
weeknights
they're,
wonderful,
kids.
L
So
thank
you
for
following
up
on
that,
commissioner,
then
then,
one
of
the
one
of
this
issue
that
we've
talked
about
many
times
and
we've
talked
to
chris
cook
about
it.
Certainly
the
rose
kennedy.
Greenway
is
not
a
boston
parks
department,
so
there's
very
limited
parks
in
chinatown.
L
You
know
the
taitung
village
little
park,
that's
probably
the
smallest
park,
maybe
in
the
city,
but
is,
is
there
a
way
to
make
that
a
little
bit
more
family-friendly
for
some
of
the
kids
that
that
go
in
there?
I
know
it's,
I
know
it's
small,
but
they
they
deserve.
L
They
deserve
something
something
a
little
nicer
or
and
in
in
having
said
that,
the
the
the
other
aspect,
the
other
aspect
is,
I
always
wanted
to
make
it
an
easier
commute
going
from
chinatown
to
to
the
boston
common
into
the
public
gardens,
even
though
it's
so
close,
it's
it
seems
like
it's
also
so
far
away
with
crossing
over
in
the
busy
traffic
streets,
but
you
know
just
those
two
issues.
What
what
your
thoughts
might
be.
C
Sure
yeah
tight
tongue
is
certainly
one
of
the
smallest
parts
in
our
inventory,
something
that
renovated
well,
if
I'm
going
back
now,
2013
2014
and
we
did
some
recent
renovations
nearby
at
elliot
norton,
which
is
still
bay
village
in
you
know
close
by,
but
it
is
not
in
the
chinatown
district,
the
other
two
parks
over
there
that
you
mentioned,
I
believe,
mary
suhu,
which
is
part
of
the
greenway
and
reggie
wong,
which
is
owned
by
massdot
with
the
court.
C
So
I
think
we
look
for
opportunities,
it's
more
just
finding
the
dedicated
open
space
there.
I
don't
know
what
bigger
elements
would
be
able
to
put
in
taitung
park,
but
one
thing
we
have
contemplated
is:
is
it
worth
closing
down
the
street
and
creating
a
play
space
so
activating
it
more
on
weekends
or
on
certain
days
to
expand
the
the
play
space
outside
of
the
actual
fence?
C
But
in
terms
of
that
happy
to
partner,
I
know
mary
sue
who's,
getting
all
new
safety
surfacing
now
there
at
the
end
of
the
greenway
and
reggie
wong
is
our
mass
d.o.t
partner
that
runs
that
park.
But
we're
constantly
going
out
trying
to
replace
the
the
netting
and
basketball
netting
for
the
for
the
residents
in
that
community.
So
would
look
for
opportunities
with
them,
but
it
really
is
difficult
to
find
some
space
in
that
densely
populated
neighborhood
to
add
more
open
space.
L
And
then
and
then
and
then
ryan-
just
you
know,
maybe
it's
a
transportation
issue
also
in
a
public
works
issue,
but
how
do
we
make
walking
from
chinatown
to
the
boston
common,
more
pedestrian
safety
friendlier,
especially
for
our
seniors
asian
asian
families,
that
love
going
to
the
public
god
and
then
love
going
to
the
boston
common,
but
just
crossing
some
of
those
tremont
street
boylston
street?
C
100
percent
agree,
I
think
we
can
work
with
our
partners
in
the
streets,
cabinet
and
transportation
to
try
to
have
safer,
walking
paths
and
maybe
add
some
more
trees
along
those
routes.
So
it's
a
more
welcoming
approach
as
you
leave
chinatown
to
head
towards
boston,
common,
have
a
better
tree-lined
route
on
those
side
streets,
but
definitely
we'll
work
with
our
partners
in
transportation
for
some
safety
measures
for
crossings.
L
Thank
you,
ryan,
and
thank
you
to
the
parks
team,
you're
doing
an
excellent
job.
Thank
you.
Council
book.
M
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
all
the
folks
and
parks
for
all
the
great
work
you
do.
We
greatly
appreciate
all
the
wonderful
improvements
to
our
playing
fields
and
ballparks
in
the
neighborhood
over
the
over
the
past
few
years.
I
I
will
go
back
to
something
that
counselor
flaherty
has
already
mentioned.
That's
the
issue
about
chandler's
pond
and
gallagher
park
in
in
brighton.
M
This.
This
project
has
been
in
the
works
for
public
advocacy
to
to
address
this
issue
has
been
going
on,
since
we
have
a
beautiful
urban
pond.
That
is
probably
the
only
pond
in
the
city.
I
don't
know
other
neighborhoods
as
well.
As
I
know
this
one,
but
I've
been
told
that
it's
the
only
pond
in
the
city,
it's
a
nature.
M
It's
a
nature,
refuge
we
have
herons
and
and
snapper
turtles
and
cormorants
and
all
sorts
of
wildlife
there
and
the
the
very
active
friends
of
the
chandler
pawn
group
of
140
members
that
have
organized
community
days,
cleanup
days,
nature,
walks
and
and
days
to
remove
invasives
from
the
from
the
parkland
around
the
pond
and
from
the
shoreline.
M
The
shoreline
has
lost
in
some
places.
The
pond
size
has
been
they've
lost,
10
to
15
feet
in
some
places
due
to
trees
falling
down,
and
basically,
if
we
leave
this
and
don't
intervene
in
an
expeditious
way,
you
know
our
par.
The
pond
is
going
to
just
become
a
swamp
and
will
will
not.
It
will
be
more
and
more
expensive
to
restore
the.
The
friends
did
make
an
application
to
cpa
this
year.
They
won
a
grant
for
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
that
process.
They,
then
they
took,
took
quotations
from
various
vendors.
M
They
found
a
vendor
that
specializes
in
wetland,
work
and
restoration
and
they're
very
very-
and
I
was
assured
a
few
weeks
ago
that
this
project
would
be
done
in
2022,
and
I
heard
this
week
that
it
will
be
2024
before
anything
is
done,
and
I
think
that's
really
not
responsible
stewardship
of
this
very
valuable
resource
that
we
have
it's
not
a
sexy
ballpark.
M
It
is
a
very
beautiful
urban
wild
in
the
middle
of
our
neighborhood,
and
people
are
just
fed
up
with
this
process
of
not
getting
this
addressed,
and
it's
an
emotional
situation
for
people,
because
so
many
people,
it's
a
passive
green
space.
Where
people
walk
and
go
for
serenity
and
and
peace
in
the
midst
of
a
very
busy
city,
so
I
really
I'm
not
happy
that
this
project
has
been
kicked
off
to
2024.
M
M
We
have
had
an
ongoing
study
going
on
for
three
years.
I
think
I
heard
in
my
conversations
with
parks
recently
that
you
know
three
years.
If
you
wait
much
longer,
the
study
becomes
almost
obsolete
because
things
change
over
time.
M
This
is
a
very,
very
important
project
for
our
youth
in
the
neighborhood,
especially
the
residents
of
faneuil
gardens
public
housing
which
is
adjacent
to
this
park.
It's
well
used
by
our
youth
programs,
and
we
really
want
to
see
this
project
move
forward.
It's
been
three
years.
We
want
to
see.
We
want
to
see
this
act.
This
happening
very
very
soon,
I'm
just
curious
about
you
know.
M
When
cpa
funds
are
designated
for
a
park
project,
it
was
a
long
process
to
get
that
those
funds,
a
huge
amount
of
volunteer
hours,
went
into
it.
I
just
feel
if
the
money
is
coming
over.
Why
can
we
not
expend
it
in
a
timely
manner
to
address
a
very
sensitive
time,
sensitive
issue
with
regard
to
chandler
pond?
M
Those
are
really
the
two
big.
Obviously
we
talk
about
dog
parks,
all
over
the
city.
We
have.
We
have
one
we're
in
the
process
of
getting
one
down
at
smithfield.
Obviously,
you'd
like
some
more
again
back
to
the
enforcement
issue.
I
still
think,
even
if
we
do
have
our
dog
parks,
many
dog
owners
are
not
responsible
and
let
the
dogs
run
over
the
over
the
ball
things,
which
makes
it
very
unpleasant
for
our
young
people
playing
playing
sports.
C
Thank
you
counselor.
I
will
start
with
the
dog
park
in
chandler
pond
and
kathy
baker
clips
our
acting
director
of
design
and
construction,
who
is
the
one
overseeing
mckinney,
is
on
and
will
be
able
to
give
us
the
update
on
that.
So
starting,
I
completely
agree
with
the
dog
parks.
I
think,
no
matter
how
many
we
put
in
there'll
always
be
some
people
not
using
it.
C
So
we'll
have
to
work
on
an
education
campaign
and
work
with
our
animal
control
staff
to
try
to
educate
the
public
better
on
trying
to
get
them
to
use
these
designated
space
when
there
is
one
in
every
neighborhood,
and
we
are
happy
about
the
addition
to
one
being
added
at
smith
in
the
process.
So
that's
there,
chandler
pond
have
gone
out
there,
many
a
time
with
chief
cook
at
the
time,
as
well
with
song,
ferguson
and
the
neighbors
and
have
walked
the
site.
C
I
was
very
happy
to
be
supportive
over
many
phone
calls
with
the
cpa
staff
that
money
has
not
been
given
to
the
parks
department.
Yet
it
was
just
voted
on
this
february
of
2022.,
sorry
2021,
that
we
are
in
and
then
we
have
not
yet
received
any
of
the
cpa
funding.
It
all
goes
to
legal
and
moa's
and
once
everything's
signed
we
usually
get
the
money
over
the
summer.
C
So
once
that
money
comes
in,
we
can
put
it
out
to
hire
a
designer
that
will
take
a
lot
of
the
design
that
the
friends
group
has
put
out
when
they
apply
for
the
cpa
and
do
a
community
briefing.
I
don't
think
we'll
have
to
have
as
an
elaborate
of
a
process
of
three
community
meetings,
whereas
this
group
has
worked
so
long
in
so
many
years
on
this
project
and
have
a
firm
idea.
C
What
needs
to
be
done,
but
we
will
have
to
do
a
community
briefing
and
then
it's
the
state
procurement
process
of
putting
the
project
out
to
to
bid
to
award
it.
So
I've
never
heard
the
air
2024.
So
that's
alarming
to
me
that
you've
heard
that,
because
I
have
not
said
that,
nor
have
I
heard
that
yet.
So
my
hope
is
that,
once
this
money
is
transferred
over,
we
can
assign
the
project,
have
a
designer
put
it
out
to
construction
bid
and
then
the
construction
bid
will
then
start.
M
I
I
hope
so
it's
really
it's
a
beautiful
space
and
it's
a
little
jam
and
I
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
this
process
is
going
to
be
moved
forward.
2024
was
that
was
what
was
told
to
me
by
by
someone
that
had
been
speaking
to
someone
at
parks
department.
So
thank
you
and.
M
The
view
that
our
parks
are
an
essential
public
health
resource
to
help
us
manage
our
stress
and
and
get
exercise
and
get
solace
and
peace
in
a
busy
city,
and
thank
you
for
all
your
work.
I
really
appreciate
it.
Thank.
I
Yeah,
so
thank
you
I'll
try
to
be
really
quick.
Mckinney.
We
have
about
a
two
million
dollar
differential
between
what
plan
would
cost
to
build
and
what
and
the
funding
we
have
available.
We
were
hoping
to
to
find
some
outside
funding
to
help
fill
that
gap,
but
the
covid
funding
source
has
been
you
know.
Monies
have
been
diverted
to
other
other,
equally
worthy
causes,
so
we're
gonna
see
circle
back,
see
if
that's
still
viable
and
then,
if
not,
we
we
may
reapproach
capital
funding
to
fill
that
gap,
move
that
forward.
I
The
artificial
turf
field
cpa
does
not
fund
artificial
turf
projects,
so
I
don't
know
whether
we
would
carve
that
out
or
do
it
separately
or
and
do
it
separately
or
whether
look
for
the
other
founding
source.
For
that,
oh.
M
I
I
have
a
conversation,
I
think
we're
lining
up
a
conversation
with
you
very
soon
to
talk
about
finding
beat
in
the
bushes
to
get
some
more
money,
but
I
really
want
to
see
that
project
move
forward
as
quickly
as
possible.
Great
thank
you.
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
all
your
work
on
ringer
park.
It's
coming
along
beautifully.
M
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
councillor
brayden
next
up
is
councillor
campbell,
counselor
campbell
of
the
floor.
N
Thank
you,
councillor
bach
and,
of
course,
thank
you,
commissioner,
to
you,
your
team
for
all
the
hard
work,
particularly
in
covid
during
covid,
et
cetera,
kathy.
I
want
to
give
you
a
special
shout
out
to,
as
you
helped
to
navigate
what
is
happening
in
grove
hall
and
get
all
of
the
players
and
stakeholders
together
to
create
more
green
space
in
the
area
and
really
just
implement
the
vision
of
many
of
the
residents
right
with
respect
to
some
new
desires
and
some
old
desires.
So
thank
you
for
your
leadership.
N
There
I'm
going
to
be
quick
because
at
some
point
I'm
sure
the
gavel
is
going
to
start
to
wave.
I
just
want
to
start
with
some
some
gratitude
which
I'm
sure
all
of
you
want
and
deserve
frankly,
and
that
is
just
dougherty
gibson
playground,
redesign
the
harambee
park
work
the
cleanup
at
puddingstone
park,
which
also
engaged
residents
the
project
manager
for
the
wow
park.
N
These
were
just
things
we
were
hearing
in
my
office
from
residents
to
want
to
pass
those
along
to
each
and
every
one
of
you
really
meant
a
lot,
there's
a
lot
of
advocacy
over
the
years.
So
thank
you
to
each
and
every
one
of
you
in
terms
of
just
more
advocacy-
and
I
know
this-
the
department
has
probably
already
received
this.
Some
of
the
fenway
civic
associations
have
been
reaching
out
around
more
recreational,
sustainable
recreational
funding
for
youth
and
families,
a
permanent
line
item
for
animal
care
and
control.
N
Now
more
of
my
questions,
there's
obviously
been
a
lot
of
conversation
around
trees,
the
importance
of
expanding
our
tree
canopy
in
the
city
of
boston,
one
piece
that
I've
been
talking
about.
I
know
the
department
recognizes
a
need
for
more
arborists.
N
Just
the
city
really
seems
to
be
greatly
understaffed
compared
to
other
places.
So
I
just
want
to
continue
to
plug
and
to
advocate
with
the
department
on
more
resources
from
the
administration
for
this
purpose,
because
we
obviously
hear
from
residents
it
can
take
six
months
to
get
someone
out
there
to
really
deal
with
the
tree
issue.
I
know
folks
are
working
day
in
and
day
out
in
that
department
to
respond,
so
that's
a
plug
for
for
more
just
more
human
capital
in
that
department.
N
One
question
I
did
have
that
came
up
is
because
it
does
take
so
long
to
prune
trees
to
really
deal
with
with
these
issues
because
of
the
limited
human
capital,
which
I
hope.
Of
course,
the
department
gets
more
human
capital,
just
any
thoughts
on
what
an
equity
lens
looks
like
it's
almost
like
the
the
sidewalk
design
policy.
You
know
it's
not
all
dependent
upon
three
one.
One
calls
it
really
is
looking
at
areas
that
have-
maybe
maybe
the
folks
don't
call
the
most,
but
the
need
is
greater
for
different
reasons.
N
So
any
any
conversation
I'm
using
an
equity
lens
around
the
tree
pruning
backlog.
That's
one
question:
I'm
just
gonna
ask
all
my
questions
and
then
open
it
up
to
you
guys.
The
second
is
mother's
rest,
which
of
course,
is
in
four
corners.
It's
been
in
the
queue
for
redesign
for
the
past
couple
of
years.
Any
updates
on
this
we've
been
told.
There's
going
to
be
a
project
manager
assigned
any
updates
would
be
helpful.
N
The
second
is
soccer
programming
pagel
park
in
jamaica,
plain
any
updates
there
been
pushing
for
that.
Actually,
in
partnership
with
council
o'malley
for
field
redesign,
also
just
expanding
the
space
for
youth
soccer
that
program
what
they
do
there
is
so
diverse
in
and
just
really
integrative.
I
want
to
lift
that
up,
so
any
updates.
There
would
be
really
helpful
and
my
last
question
is
what
are
the
requirement
requirements
or
set
of
criteria
for
public
trees
to
be
approved?
N
If,
if
they're
going
to
be
cut
down,
if
they're,
dead
or
unwell
in
situations
where
the
park
parks
department
approves
for
trees
to
be
cut
down,
I
think
the
residents
are,
they
may
have
to
pay
so
or
cover
the
cost.
Is
that
the
case?
If
so,
why?
What's
the
dynamic?
There
would
be
really
helpful.
N
That's
all
I
have
now
before
I
see
a
gavel,
but
I
might
follow
up
via
email
on
monarch,
butterflies.
We've
heard
a
lot
on
that
too.
We
need
to
do
something
about
that,
so
I'll
follow
up
via
email
and
some
questions
that
came
up
on
that
issue
too,
based
on
some
advocacy
and
pledges
we've
been
receiving
as
well.
E
So
I'll
just
do
really
quickly
on
the
true
print
tree
pruning
and
backlog
and
planting,
and
I
will
say
I'm
living
that
reality
right
now.
I
had
a
tree
in
front
of
my
house
and
getting
it
taken
down
and
now
waiting
for
the
new
tree
at
some
point,
but
I'm
gonna
wait
my
turn
in
line
I'm
not
asking
to
be
moved
up
to
the
front
of
the
line,
but
I
think
that
I
do
want
to
know
like
so
so.
E
First
of
all,
I
want
to
celebrate
that
the
forestry
plan
does
have
an
equity
lens
to
it.
In
fact,
there's
an
equity
group
specifically
looking
at
the
forestry
plan,
and
how
do
we
make
sure
that
we're
we're
not
yes,
the
rising
tide
will
will
raise
all
boats,
but
looking
at
the
question
of
where
has
there
been
some
historic
under
investment
and
how
do
we
make
sure
that
those
communities
receive
the
support
that
they
need?
E
I
do
think
it's
important
and
I-
and
I'm
really
glad
folks
are-
are
focus
on
this.
I
I
I
cannot
underscore
how
much
we
are
also
up
against
a
structural
challenge
if,
if
we
have
the
resources,
but
we
we
literally
can't
fill
the
positions
or
commissioner
woods
has
to
recruit
nationally
to
try
to
find
arborists
and
get
them
to
move
here.
E
We
we
need
a
a
bigger
intervention
than
just
thinking
like,
let's
just
add
one
more
position,
because
if
we
can't
get
the
people
to
fill
the
position,
that's
a
challenge
now
I
do
want
to
know.
Part
of
that
is
that
you
know
our
salaries
do
not
are
not
competitive
with
what
someone
can
earn
in
the
private
sector,
and
so
that
is
its
own
challenge.
But
we
have
had
some
internal
conversations
about.
What
could
we
do
to
grow
our
own
and
are
there
any
possibilities?
E
Are
there
bps
schools
that
might
want
to
partner
with
us?
Do
they
want?
Can
we
find
someone
to
add
an
arborist
program,
for
instance,
and
then
we
could
use
some
resources
to
hire
those
folks,
instead
of
you
know
an
expensive
company,
but
I,
but
I
you
know
I
will.
I
will
pass
it
on
to
the
commissioner
to
talk
more,
but
I
do
think
I
I
have
asked
this
question
from
my
own
interest
from
my
own
lived
experience
and
then
spent
some
time
doing
a
little
research
beyond
our
department,
and
I
do.
E
I
just
think
it's
important
for
us
to
note.
We
are.
We
are
dealing
with
a
a
a
more
structural
problem
in
terms
of
being
able
to
hire,
attract
and
and
hold
arborists
and
folks
who
have
the
experience
to
do
tree
maintenance,
and
so
so
we'll
we'll
need,
and
I
would
love
for
folks
who
are
interested.
I
know
that
I've
already
had
a
conversation
with
councillor
bach,
but
for
others
who
are
interested
in
what
the
work
that
we'll
do
in
green
jobs,
I
will
say
that
hearing
so
much
interest.
E
We
will
make
sure
that
we
really
lean
into
this
job
path
as
one
that
we
should
deeply
explore.
C
Thanks
chief
counselor
one
other
thing:
pagle
park,
we're
happy
through
your
advocacy
as
well
as
council.
O'malley
during
covert
pago
park
was
able
to
get
a
full
renovation
with
a
brand
new
turf
field
for
jpu
soccer.
They
are
now
asking
us
to
try
to
do
some
improvements
to
murphy,
to
make
a
plane
to
also
make
that
that's
a
natural
grass.
So
it's
not
a
smooth
surface
and
that's
in
much
need
of
repair
so
to
try
to
get
that
into
a
future
capital
plan
for
the
jp
youth
soccer
and
baseball
leagues
at
play.
Thank.
N
C
Commissioner,
on
requirements,
public
trees,
so
if
a
tree
is
dead,
diseased
or
hazardous,
it
can
be
come
down.
The
arborist
can
ask
for
it
to
be
taken
down,
there's
no
public
process.
If
it
is
deemed
a
healthy
tree,
it
falls
under
mass
general
law,
chapter
87,
which
means
it
has
to
be
a
public
hearing
and
usually
that's
for
a
development
or
somebody's
putting
in
a
curb
cut
for
a
driveway
or
something
in
front
of
their
home,
and
that
is
when
it's
cost
dependent.
C
So
the
resident,
if
there's
a
failing
tree
in
front
of
the
house,
does
not
have
to
pay
any
cost,
it's
more
a
person,
that's
putting
in
a
curb
cut
or
or
taking
down
a
healthy
tree
in
order
to
improve
their
property
and
through
that
they
have
to
buy
a
legal
ad.
That
goes
to
the
newspaper
the
first
thursday
of
every
month.
We
have
tree
hearings
with
the
city's
arborist
and
tree
warden,
and
then
decisions
made,
and
then
they
have
to
pay
the
cost
at
300
per
caliber
inch
at
breast
height
of
the
tree.
C
C
I
Yeah,
so
it
is,
we
we've
selected
a
designer
for
that
project
and
we're
just
waiting
for
a
little
capacity
in
our
project.
Manager's
staff
load,
our
project
load,
so
that
we
can
assign
that
project
and
get
going.
So
I'm
hoping
that
this
summer
we
can.
We
can
really
make
some
movement
forward
on
it.
N
Thank
you
all.
I
see
the
gavel.
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Thank
you
kathy.
Thank
you
chief.
Thank
you
to
the
rest
of
your
team.
Thank.
B
You
great
thank
you
so
much
councillor
campbell.
I
think
council
edwards
has
had
to
step
away
momentarily
councillor.
Edwards.
Are
you
back
so
so
I
think,
given
that
we
will
go
to
councillor
mahia
councilor
julia
mahina,
you
have
the
floor.
B
O
You
this
has
been
such
an
educational
hearing,
commissioner,
I
I
I
don't
know
how
many
folks
who
are
tuning
in
actually
know
that
there
are
public
hearings
for
trees
and
I'm
curious.
As
I
hear
you
say
this
in
terms
of
education,
what
information
is
shared
with
homeowners
about
the
process
of
what
it
looks
like?
Is
this
just
for
trees
that
belong
to
the
city,
or
is
it
all
trees
in
the
city
of
boston?
Because
this
is
a
very
important
discussion
that
I
think
all
residents
need
to
know
about.
C
Yes
great
question:
this
is
about
street
trees
that
are
in
front
of
people's
homes
and
if
it
is
deemed
a
healthy
tree,
if
they're
doing
improvements
or
putting
in
a
driveway
or
something
that's
when
you
have
to
go
through
that
process,
it's
step
by
step
on
the
city's
website.
People
are
notified.
There's
a
flyer
goes
on
the
tree
itself
too.
C
So
the
passerby
that
walks
by
that
tree
every
day
is
informed
about
the
tree
hearing,
but
we
are
working
along
with
our
good
chief
on
the
urban
forestry
plan,
where
we
come
from
some
policies
that
we
can
try
to
come
up
with
some
regulations
to
protect
trees
on
private
property
right
now
we
don't
have
those
powers,
and
our
hope
is
that
we
can
come
up
with
policy
suggestions
to
present
to
the
council
and
eventually,
whether
it
be
city
ordinance
or
zoning
restrictions
or
state
law
to
put
in
to
have
more
protections
on
private
property.
O
Yeah,
I
think
that
that
would
be
really
key
and
especially
as
we
start
thinking
about
canopies
and
how
we
can
help
the
the
whole
climate
issue
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
think
that
even
an
education
campaign
would
be
really
beneficial
to
a
lot
of
residents.
I
I
would
advocate
for
that,
because
those
who
are
listening
in
got
their
401
on
all
things
tree
here,
but
I
do
have
just
a
few
questions.
O
So
I'm
curious
one
of
the
large
one
of
the
large
budget
expansions
in
the
parks
department
for
fy
is
the
use
of
contract
funds
to
increase
the
department's
capacity
to
run
a
robust
summer
recreation
program
for
boston
youth
as
the
city
reopens
and
I'm
just
curious.
How
is
the
city
park
working
with
yee
and
local
youth
advocacy
organizations
to
collaborate
on
this
project?
I'm
really
looking
to
ensure
that
we
are
doing
our
dual
diligence
to
get
the
word
out
and
that
we're
not
always
just
going
back
to
the
same
usual
suspect.
O
So
I'm
just
curious
about
what
your
outreach
strategies
look
like
then.
I
do
have
another
question.
The
department
reported
that
the
that
the
department
sometimes
experiences
difficulty
attracting
qualified
candidates
for
certain
positions
and
I'm
just
curious.
How
are
we
addressing
this
and
what
are
we?
How
are
we
working
with
local
schools
like
madison
park,
to
create
venues
to
employment?
I
know
that
chief
white
hammond
mentioned
bps
and
I
was
excited
to
know
that
they
were
part
of
your
catchment
area,
but
I'm
really
looking
specifically
towards
madison
park,
because
it
is
about
tech.
O
What
opportunities
exist
to
even
create
a
program
that
is
designed
specifically
to
build
literally
the
pipeline
for
the
next
generation
of
arborists,
if
not
in
this
fyi
budget,
but
maybe
something
that
we
can
work
towards
as
something
in
the
future
and
then
I'm
just
curious.
You
know,
we've
got
a
lot
of
calls
from
folks
who
are
interested
in
naming
parks
after
loved
ones.
You
know
heroes
like
chuck
turner
or
people
who
have
fallen,
I'm
due
to
you
know
who
have
passed
away
because
of
violence.
O
So
I'm
just
curious
if
you
can
help
educate
our
folks
tuning
in
and
what
the
process
looks
like
and
what
budget
dollars
you
know
if
there
are
any
budget
associated
costs
which
I'm
sure
there
are,
if
you
could
just
share
what
what
they,
what
they
look
like.
E
So
I'll
just
do
two
quick
ones
in
terms
of
the
public
education.
We
are
in
the
supplemental
budget
asking
for
some
resources
to
begin
some,
some
opening
public
education
this
summer
around
heat,
but
that
is
also
incorporated
much
more
robustly
in
the
urban
forestry
plan
to
figure
out.
E
How
do
we
increase
people's
awareness
about
trees,
about
simple
ways
that
citizens
can
partner
with
us
to
help
make
sure
tree's
chance
of
success
and
and
viability
is
increased
so
that
the
public
education
piece
really
key
and
we'll
get
started
a
little
bit
this
summer,
but
with
more
to
come
and
then
in
terms
of
madison,
we
definitely
have
madison,
in
fact,
the
nubian
quarter,
including
rcc
and
befit.
E
So
all
those
folks
in
in
that
conversation,
the
question
is:
what
is
the
right
match
for
different
groups
in
terms
of
the
green
jobs
that
they
want
to
focus
on?
I
I
don't
want
to
impose
on
madison,
yet
whether
or
not
an
arborist
program
would
be
something
that
they're
able
to
do,
but
it
is
definitely
on
the
list
of
yeah
or
even
not.
O
E
Oh
sorry,
it
might
be
that
youthbuild
is
able
to
part
there
may
we're
looking
a
robust
way.
How
do
we
make
sure?
Because
we
are
trying
to
help
those
resources
hit
the
ground
sooner
rather
than
later,
given
how
many
people
are
have
been
out
of
work
this
year?
So
we
we
are
both
going
to
try
to
think
long
term
and
build
things
out,
and
we
are
also
trying
to
get
some
resources
on
the
ground
and
into
people's
pockets
in
the
short
term.
E
We're
trying
to
find
the
balance
between
both
of
those
objectives,
given
how
hard
many
communities
have
been
hit
by
joblessness.
G
C
You
thanks
and
counselor
I'll,
take
the
other
two
that
one
increase.
We
got
a
250
000
increase.
It
has
another
educational
component.
A
lot
of
people
may
not
know
the
money
collected
from
the
slush
carts
in
the
fried
dough
carts
and
the
buy
your
harvard
t-shirt
or
whatever
you
see
in
the
common
and
all
those
parks
goes
back
to
funding
youth
programming.
So
last
year
with
kovid,
we
had
nobody
paying
us
rent
to
sell
their
sausages
and
slushes
and
lemonades
and
whatever
else
they
sell.
C
So
we
had
to
go
to
budget
and
ask
for
a
one-time,
250
000
allocation.
So
we
could
put
on
bnbl
this
summer,
so
we
can
offer
five
sports
centers.
So
we
have
one
at
white
stadium
in
franklin
park,
we're
adding
one
at
almont
and
matapan.
We're
excited
for
we've
won
at
garvey
in
dorchester,
we've
won
in
east
boston
and
we
have
one
in
south
boston.
C
So
it's
a
free
place
for
parents
to
drop
off
their
kids
during
the
day
between
nine
and
three
o'clock
as
a
drop
in
sights
for
a
sports
center,
so
that
one
time
allocation
and
the
staffing
we
get
from
that
comes
with
d-y-e-e,
whether
it's
helping
with
bmbl
referees
or
helping
with
camp
counselors
or
whatever
have
you
so
working
with
them.
But
we're
able
to
expand
this
programming
because
we
weren't
able
to
take
that
revenue
in
for
this
past
year.
C
In
talking
about
and
another
thing
we're
bringing
up
is
pickleball
we're
learning
everyone
loves
pickleball.
We
had
to
learn
about
that
sport,
it's
in
between
tennis
and
ping
pong,
so
you
have
a
wooden
panel
and
you're
out
there
like
with
a
wiffle
ball,
so
all
of
our
courts
now
that
we
do
for
tennis,
we're
marking
for
pickleball,
because
that's
the
new
sport
that
people
are
learning
so
trying
to
increase
that
through
the
city.
So
that's
there
in
terms
of
naming
a
park.
C
There's
two
processes,
one
if
you
name
a
whole
park
after
somebody
or
you
could
name
an
element,
so
it
might
be.
You
know
the
ryan,
woods,
basketball
courts
and
the
julia
mejia
tennis
courts
in
ramsey
park.
So
you
could
have
you
know,
there's
the
michael
bivins
court
at
ramsey
park
where
there's
also
jim
rice
field,
so
there's
naming
possibilities.
C
So
if
you're
naming
a
court
after
somebody
or
a
component,
it's
a
smaller
process
that
just
needs
some
resident
signatures
need
some
letter
of
support
from
electeds
as
well
as
local
non-profits,
and
then
it
gets
voted
on
by
the
park
commission.
So
somebody
comes
in
and
gives
their
case
and
a
vote
is
taken.
C
If
it's
the
larger
park
name,
we
try
not
to
take
veterans,
names
necessarily
off
of
parks,
but
if
a
park's
available
we're
able
to
rename
it
after
somebody,
many
of
them
are
just
named
after
the
street
that
they're
on
you
know.
Myrtle
street,
for
example,
in
beacon
hill
is
just
named
after
the
street
that
it's
on.
So
that
would
be
an
opportunity
to
name
it
and
it's
again
it
just
needs
more
signatures
within
so
many
miles
of
the
park.
C
O
C
Sure
so,
as
the
chief
mentioned,
we're
trying
to
work
with
our
partners
to
bring
more
in
the
specialty
positions,
especially
the
landscape,
architects
and
the
arborists,
those
are
the
ones
that
we
struggle
on
finding
people
that
even
live
in
massachusetts.
C
For
you
know,
so
it's
trying
to
get
people
that
have
the
right
certification
that
will
have
boston,
residency
and
able
to
come
in
and
take
the
job.
So
that's
the
largest
challenge,
but
I
do
want
to
bring
in
darlene
bufford
who's,
our
director
of
human
resources,
to
tell
us
how
we
recruit
people.
So
we
bring
people
into
our
maintenance
division
and
the
efforts
we
have
at
that.
P
Hi
good
afternoon,
everyone
so
36
of
our
labor
services
positions
are
recruited
through
a
civil
service
list.
P
So
the
state
sends
us
the
list
and
they're
ranked
from
one
to
probably
five
thousand,
and
we
have
to
select
our
talents
from
that
list
and
once
we
select
them,
we
want
we
onboard
them
and
we
also
work
with
the
diversity
office
to
help
us
on
recruit
and
diverse
talents.
P
But
for
the
last
year
or
so
it's
been
a
little
hectic
on,
find
finding
tally
because
a
lot
we
have
positions
on
the
website
for
probably
like
three
months
and
only
have
six
candidates,
so
that
stopped
us
from
recruiting.
P
O
That's
great
and
one
last
question,
commissioner:
before
I
see
the
gavel,
is
I'm
just
curious?
I
I
know
I
see
the
guy,
but
I'm
acting
like.
I
don't
even
see
you.
I
just
want
you
to
know.
I
see
you,
but
I
act
like
I
don't
I
just
want
to
get
this
in.
Is
that
I'm
just
curious,
and
just
if
you
could
just
talk
to
me,
commissioner,
woods
about
your
recruitment
and
retention
efforts
around
ensuring
that
your
the
department
is
reflective
of
the
diversity
that
the
city
is
like?
O
Can
you
just
kind
of
help
us
understand
what
that
you
know
what
what
the
steps
are
like
you
know
you
come
in
at
this
level.
How
many
years
does
it
take
you
to
move
on
to
the
leadership
like?
Can
you
just
kind
of
like
help
us
understand
what
the
diversity
goals
and
objectives
are
for
your
department
and
how
you
are
working
towards
achieving
them?.
C
Sure
one
challenge
we
have
had
is
with
jobs
being
civil
service
that
we
have
to
go
from
a
list.
So
even
though
we
might
have
somebody
that
was
a
seasonal
employee,
that
does
a
great
job
that
learns
the
parks
they're
not
next,
on
the
civil
service
list,
so
we
can't
bring
them
on
full
time.
So
then,
you
have
to
start
over
from
scratch
with
a
new
candidate
to
learn
how
to
do
the
job
and
we
have
somebody
qualified
that
is
from
the
neighborhoods
that
learn
the
job.
C
So,
thankfully,
during
covet,
the
civil
service
with
the
state
suspended
us
going
in
order
on
the
civil
service
list.
So,
instead
of
pulling
out
of
the
first
three
or
five
that
you
have
to
pull
to
interview,
I
could
pull
number
5000.
So
we
started
bringing
people
in
from
inside
and
for
the
first
time
being
able
to
promote
from
within
the
parks
department
as
they
move
up
in
their
jobs.
C
I'd
say:
a
typical
person
could
be
seven
to
ten
years
in
order
to
move
up
just
because
the
way
of
retire
requirements
and
stuff
for
position
to
open
up
you
know
in
leadership
models.
There
is
that,
but
we
are
making
efforts
to
make
sure
that
the
contractors
that
work
on
our
projects
that
are
not
city
employees,
also
look
like
the
neighborhoods
that
they're
working
in
so
we're
making
sure
through
malcolm
x,
for
that
first
project.
To
do
that.
Equitable
procurement.
To
make
sure
the
contractors
that
are
working
on.
C
It
also
resemble
the
community
to
put
more
efforts
in
that.
So
we
try
to
retain
as
many
people
as
we
can
obviously
having
city
residency,
and
you
know,
as
long
as
you
can
able
to
stay
in
your
job
and
we'd
love
to
promote
from
within,
because
it
doesn't
make
sense
to
start
from
scratch
and
bring
somebody
new
in
from
the
outside.
O
No,
absolutely
not,
and
before
I
get
muted,
I
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
all
for
your
hard
work.
It's
greatly
appreciated
and
I
definitely
I
see
that
chief
hammond
always
wears
green.
I
see
that's
your
signature.
Color.
I've
noticed
a
trend
here,
and
so
it's
great
to
have
you
in
this
space
and
in
your
role
and
really
looking
forward
to
your
leadership
here
and
and
working
alongside
your
colleagues.
B
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
know
you're
probably
ready
to
do
away
with
all
of
us
counselors,
but
I
quickly
want
to
thank
dan
ross
because
we
talked
about
tree
arborists
and
that
department
not
having
enough
human
capital
every
time.
I
call
for
any
constituent
across
the
city,
responsive
of
course.
Commissioner,
you
answer
every
email
as
well,
so
I
wanted
to
to
personally
thank
him.
He
obviously
lives
in
my
district
too,
and
these
are
the
reasons
we
should
have
a
city
of
boston,
employee,
appreciation
day.
So
thank
you
all
and
thank
you
councillor
bach,.
C
Q
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
unfortunately
tuned
into
this
hearing
late,
and
so
I
don't
want
to
risk
asking
questions
that
have
already
been
asked,
so
I
will
continue
to
listen
in
as
I
am
in
transit,
so
not
able
to
be
on
video,
but
I
will
watch
the
the
first
hour
so
the
hearing
that
I
missed
and
follow
up
with
commissioner
woods
or
chief
to
get
the
any
information
that
I
missed.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
counselor
savvy
george
councilor
edwards.
Are
you
back
with
us
all
right?
Then.
I
think
I'm
gonna
jump
into
some
questions
from
me.
B
So,
commissioner,
I
wondered
if
you
could
speak
a
little
bit
more
to
you
mentioned
in
your
opening
remark,
sort
of
us
us
trying
to
do
to
get.
You
know
we
doubled
the
tree
planting
budget
last
year.
Obviously
there
are
just
like
capacity
constraint
constraints,
constraints
on
how
much
of
that
we
can
get
done.
We've
discussed
some
of
them
with
the
arborist
sort
of.
Where
are
we
in
actually
spending
the
money
that
the
council
has
allocated.
C
Sure
so
our
trees
that
normally
come
in
beginning
to
mid
april,
came
in
yesterday
june
1st,
so
just
a
delay
on
availability
of
even
trees
to
get
from
the
nurseries
in
order
to
put
in
the
ground.
So
a
planting
season
that
usually
sees
six
to
seven
in
the
spring
is
going
to
see
about
300.
That
will
all
be
this
month
before
july.
C
1,
with
a
heavy
concentration,
now
pushed
out
to
the
fall,
so
we're
going
to
still
try
to
obtain
our
goal
as
much
as
we
can
with
trying
to
hit
2000,
but
that
would
be
planting
1700
trees.
So
we
will
see
how
successful
we
are
from
october
through
december,
getting
as
many
possible
on
the
ground
to
hit
that
number.
But
I'd
say
because
of
coveton
setbacks
and
stuff,
we're
probably
looking
at
14
or
1500
this
year.
B
Got
it
okay,
but
is
the
is
the
line
item
for
that
for
this
year?
Still
at
the
elevated
level
from
last
year,.
B
D
Yes,
that's
correct:
it
was
almost
a
little
more
than
doubled,
so
we're
at
about
1.7
million
okay
in
our
capital
budget
for
street
tree
planting.
E
While
this
year
it
could
be
hard
to
catch
up,
yeah,
they're
still
hoping
to
catch
up
in
the
next.
No.
B
It
just
it's
just
chief
that
you
know:
I've
only
got
one
year
on
my
belt
over
you
in
this
process,
but
last
year
we
talked
about
the
great
tree,
planting
opportunities
of
this
spring
for
catching
up
on
things
and
so,
and
the
trees
just
no.
E
No,
I
think
what
you're
saying
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
I
mean
one
thing
I
will
say,
because
I
actually
asked
this
the
same
question
we
plant
relatively
mature
trees,
which
means
that
15
years
ago
they
needed
to
know
that
there
would
be
such
interest
in
trees,
and
so
now
we
are
also
in
a
position
where
we
actually
can't
just
call
one
place
and
say:
hey,
we'll
take
you
know
all
your
trees,
because
we're
not
the
only
people
also
excited
about
tree
planting.
E
So
there's
there's
also
going
to
need
to
be
a
conversation
about
what
the
supply
of
trees
are
available.
If
we
are
looking
at
trees
and
cambridge
is
looking
at
trees
and
newton's
trees,
we're
we're
going
to
have
to
also
figure
out
our
ability
to
source
the
number
of
trees.
So
the
in
my
conversation
with
the
eyebrows
asking
a
similar
question.
E
He
he
also
mentioned
that
there
was
even
procuring
trees
and
then
getting
them
to
show
up
when
they
are
supposed
to
be
was
a
big
challenge
this
year,
and
I
I
hear
you,
I
also
think
you
know
cobin
might
be
one
of
those
extreme
outliers
in
terms
of
a
crazy
year.
Yeah.
B
Fair
enough,
I'm
all
for
us
buying
a
tree
farm
and
also,
commissioner,
what
is
the
any
prospects
of
us
just
converting
part
of
mary
cummings
park
into
a
tree
farm.
C
I
think
that
would
be
a
great
conversation.
The
trust
office
is
actually
the
owners
of
that.
So
if
we
can
get
the
trust
office,
we've
always
talked
about
having
a
christmas
tree
farm
out
there,
but
maybe
to
have
a
have
some
nice
honey
locusts
growing
out.
There
would
be
great.
E
B
So
for
those
watching
at
home,
the
city
of
boston
owns
a
park
out
in
the
suburbs
which
at
various
points,
has
been
a
place
for
camps
for
children
and
stuff,
but
lately
is
mainly
a
park
that
a
number
of
people
in
the
suburbs
get
to
enjoy
and
we've
been
unable
to
ever
break.
The
will
on
that
front,
but
does
seem
to
me
like
it
could
be
a
place
that
we
grow
deciduous
trees.
B
I'm
just
saying,
but
okay,
I
have
a
bunch
of
I
district
8
is
blessed
with
many
parks
and
therefore
I
with
many
questions
I
just
wanted
to
confirm.
Commissioner:
we've
had
great
meetings
and
really
grateful
to
your
team
for
the
consultative
process
on
both
the
mission,
health
playground
and
the
clarendon
street
playground.
Can
you
just
confirm
for
me.
B
Of
where
we
think
the
capital
schedule
is
when
we're
talking
in
those
meetings
and
kind
of
where
it
actually
ends
up
so-
and
I
know
with
the
mission
hell
one-
there's
a
state
grant
that
constrains
the
timing
a
bit.
But
if
you
could
just
like
confirm
for
me
kind
of
what
the
expectation
should
be
with
the
community
of
when
those
playgrounds
are
offline
and
when
they're
back
online
ready
for
ribbon
cutting.
C
Sure,
as
I
talk
about
mission
hill,
if
kathy
thinks
about
clarendon,
so
we
can
give
you
a
quick
answer
on
that
as
well
mission
hill
park.
You
are
correct.
There
is
a
park
grant,
so
we
are
required
to
have
that
completed
by
may
of
2022,
so
that
project
will
be
starting
later
this
summer
to
go
through
the
fall
and
to
be
done
by
may
of
2022
in
order
to
meet
the
terms
of
the
grant-
and
I
know
the
clarendon
meetings
have
finished
but
kathy,
do
you
have
an
update
on
where
that
stands.
I
Yeah,
so
we
we're
we're
through
the
community
input
process
on
clarendon,
but
I
think
that
we're
going
to
be
continuing
to
check
in
with
the
kind
of
smaller
community
group,
including
the
neighbors
next
door,
and
worked
out
kind
of
came
to
an
understanding
with
the
school
group
that
that
uses
the
park
to
concentrate
the
construction
during
the
summer
so
that
there
was
minimal
impact
to
their
use
of
that
outdoor
space
during
the
school
year.
I
So
the
majority
of
the
work
is
going
to
happen
next
summer,
so
I
think
prepping
all
that
work
bidding
winter
spring,
doing
the
prep
work
so
that
we
can
really
concentrate
on
getting
into
clarendon
in
that
summer
zone
and
then
getting
out
and
mission
hill's
on
the
table
right
now.
So
bidding
bids
are
due.
I
think
next
week.
B
Great
wonderful
and
then
the
boston
common
master
plan.
What's
the
status
of
that
and
is
it
something
have
we
managed
to
get
integrative
basketball
court
into
the
latest
version
of
that
plan?
I
know
that
that
was
something
that
you
know.
A
lot
of
diverse
young
people
speak
up
about,
and
I
always
think
you
know.
Sometimes
you
get
you
get
a
better
complaint
about
basketball
courts
because
of
the
bouncing
late
at
night
and
so
anywhere
that
we
can
create
an
opportunity
for
our
young
people
that
doesn't
have
a
building
right
up
against
it.
C
We
do
that
is
into
the
master
plan,
so
when
that
is
released,
that
will
be
a
proposal
in
there.
I
don't
know
which
phase
it
will
come
in,
but
it
is
exciting
that
a
basketball
court
is
now
included
in
that
plan.
The
completed
plan
should
be
finished
right
by
the
end
of
the
summer,
beginning
of
fall
so
we'll
be
able
again
to
start
phasing
that
work
out.
C
You
know
what's
phase
one,
what's
phase
two
of
the
work
thankful
to
have
the
funding
from
winthrop
square
in
order
to
put
some
of
those
items
to
action.
B
Okay
and
and
public
bathrooms,
are
they
also
in
the
plan.
C
Public
bathrooms
are
in
the
design
in
a
new
renovated
visitor
information
center
to
widen
that
space
and
to
make
it
accessible,
maybe
have
some
you
know,
touristy
shops,
but
also
have
public
restrooms
there
on
the
common,
we're
very
grateful
for
the
friends
of
the
public
garden
for
their
pilot,
and
we
look
forward
to
that
bathroom
coming
up
again
this
month,
it's
coming
back
in
june,
which
I
think
will
really
help
alleviate
some
things.
This
summer.
B
B
We
have
to
get
our
boston,
common
maintenance
fund
trust
fund
meeting
on
the
books
asap,
so
I
know
that
so
we're
again
working
with
trusts
and
all,
but
I
do
think
it's
important
for
that
part
to
get
those
maintenance
dollars
released.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
scheduling
that
and
working
with
mr
starrett
and
the
team
on
that
front
can
can
you
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
about
where
the
project
timeline
is
on
the
kenmore
square
block
of
the
combat
mall?
B
I
think
that
was
newly
funded
in
the
capital
plan
last
year.
I
don't
think
we've
made
any
meetings,
progress
on
it,
but,
as
I
think
I've
mentioned
to
you,
commissioner,
there
are
a
bunch
of
a
bunch
of
elders
who
live
in
kenmore
abbey
right
across
the
street.
It's
like
a
200
unit,
senior,
affordable
housing
development
where
we've
got
a
really
multilingual
community,
russian
and
chinese
speaking,
I
and
I
would
love
to
help
facilitate
making
sure
that
we
get
their
views
in
the
mix
when
we.
C
B
C
Yeah
kathy
can
chime
in
as
well,
but
I
believe
that's
another
project,
that's
just
waiting
on
staff
capacity,
so
it's
all
ready
to
have
a
designer
come
on
board
to
be
assigned,
but
kathy
is
that
correct.
I
I
B
I
see
so
so
the
rfp
the
summer
we
get
the
designer
when,
like
what's
late
summer,
fall
okay
and
that
allows
for
fall.
Yeah.
I
Yeah,
I'm
not
sure
yeah,
so
we
would
do
community
briefing
community
meeting
process
starting
fall
winter
and
then
probably
put
it
out
to
bid
a
year
from
now.
B
Got
it
okay
and
then
the
back
bay
fence
pathway
project
also
funded
last
year.
I
know
it
has
to
be
coordinated
with
the
our
big
army
corps
project.
That's
ongoing.
Can
you
just
speak
to
me
a
little
bit
about
what
our
timing
is?
Looking
like
on
that.
I
Do
you
want
to
take
that
ryan?
Yes,
I
think
it's
it's
in
a
similar
in
a
similar
timeline
that
we
would
put
out
for
an
rfq
this
summer
pick
a
designer
and
it's
a
lot
larger,
so
the
the
documentation
may
take
a
little
bit
longer,
so
it
may
be
summer
fall
22
when
we
put
it
out
to
bid.
C
B
Got
it
and
again,
this
is
less
your
guys's
budget,
but
just
putting
a
flag
that
I
know
you
know
some
of
us
are
thinking
about.
There
are
these,
if
you
know
well,
there's
a
bunch
of
of
ideas
right
when
we
come
to
the
infrastructure
money
on
the
federal
level
that
might
be
coming
down
the
pike
and
a
lot
of
them,
I
think,
have
to
do
with
green
infrastructure,
one
very
specific
one.
B
There
is
thinking
about
some
of
the
environmental
stuff
that
got
taken
out
of
that
army
corps
project
and
and
trying
to
get
it
back
in.
You
know
completing
the
clearing
of
phragmites,
some
of
the
more
riverbank
species
stuff,
and
so
just
want
to
say
that
certainly
something
I'm
going
to
advocate
for
and
would
love
to
have
the
parks
department
and
the
administration
in
support
of
that.
C
Right
yeah,
we
spend
you
know
we
spend
money
right
now
mowing
down
the
phragmites
and
it'd
be
great
to
have
that
integrated
in
the
project.
I
know,
there's
a
lot
of
feasibility
studies
about
a
million
dollar
feasibility
is
what
the
army
corps
would
need
to
look
into
the
new
study
and
have
partner
buy-in.
So
it's
a
bigger
conversation,
I
think
with
the
non-federal
partners,
but
the
parks
department
would
love
not
to
have
to
continue
to
mow
the
phragmites
and
transport
them
to
finish
the
project
off
and
have
the
ecological
restoration
included.
B
All
right!
Well,
I
have
a
few
more
questions,
but
I
am
mindful
of
having
taken
certainly
my
time,
and
I
want
to
go
back
to
my
colleagues
with
also
and
so
I'll
have
a
few
more
in
the
second
round
and
then
we'll
go
to
testimonies.
We've
got
a
number
of
members
of
the
public
waiting
here
patiently
to
test
how
much
care
there
is
for
our
parks,
counselor
braden.
I
just
wanted
to
circle
back
and
see
if
you
had
any
second-round
questions.
B
All
right:
well,
what
about
councillor
mahinda?
Do
you
have
any
counselor
here,
braden
or
edwards?
If
any
of
you
have
second
round
questions
put
a
blue
hand
up.
Otherwise
I'm
going
to
continue
with
mine,
and
then
I
see
councillor
media
counselor
mojito.
Do
you
have
any
follow-up
questions
for
the
department
I
mean
you
did
do
double
question
time,
the
first
time
around,
but
still.
O
No,
I
want
to
be
respectful
of
this
process.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
all
for
all
your
hard
work.
O
Invited
me
I'm
just
curiou,
you
know
I
I
always
talk
about
and
and
I'm
happy
and
I
know
I
actually
use
one
of
your
parks,
but
there
the
bedford
park
was
which
was
recently
remodeled,
which
we
love,
I'm
hoping
that
the
sprinklers
are
coming
back.
I'm
not
sure
when
everyone's
asking
me
I'm
like
I
don't
know,
but
those
sprinklers.
When
are
they
set
to
to
start
out?
If
you
could
tell
me
that,
so
I
can
tell
my
constituents.
C
Sure
june
15th
is
when
we
start
turning
on
all
the
spray
features
across
the
city,
so
we'll
make
sure
that
ford
is
on
that
list
and
gets
cued
off
to
go
right
away.
O
Okay,
yeah,
so
that
way
I
can
feel
like
I'm
winning
here
like
I
got
the
sprinklers
for
my
constituents
and
no
that's
it
yes,
and
in
terms
of
the
basketball
courts
in
some
of
these
parks,
do
you
got?
Is
there
a
rotating
kind
of
like
schedule
when
they
get
updated
and
fixed?
I'm
just
serious.
O
B
Great
thank
you.
Councillor,
mejia,
okay,
I'll,
go
back
to
a
few
more
questions
and
then
again
we'll
go
to
the
public.
The
urban
forestry
plan
super
excited
about
it.
Is
it
true.
I
have
heard
that
we,
it
may
not
include
the
trees
interior
to
our
parks,
but
it
only
includes
sort
of
the
street
trees.
C
Thank
you.
The
plan
will
include
look
at
all
of
our
trees
as
a
whole,
the
assessment
of
going
through
of
every
individual
tree
doing
the
assessment
is
just
on
the
street
trees,
but
the
plant
itself
will
look
at
the
whole
canopy
as
a
whole,
so
it
will
be
in
the
plan.
It's
just
we're
not
going
out
to
access
the
assess,
the
health
and
wellness
and
and
species
of
every
single
tree,
we're
very
fortunate
with
some
of
our
partners
with
friends
of
the
public
garden
and
emerald
necklace
conservancy.
C
That
they've
been
able
to
do
that
in
some
of
the
in
their
parks
that
they
helped
steward,
but
in
terms
of
the
normal
neighborhood
parks.
Those
are
included
in
the
overall
plan,
but
not
in
the
individual
assessments.
B
And
but
will
we
then,
since
we'll
have
sort
of
a
head
count
as
it
were
in
the
plan?
Would
there
well,
we
know
sort
of
what
percentage
of
our
trees
we
don't
have
that
detail
on
and
do
you
have
a
sense
of?
Is
that
going
to
turn
out
to
be
like
10
or
25
like
I
don't
have
a
clear
sense
of
how
much
of
our
tree
population
we
then
are
getting
that
level
on.
C
Yeah
I'm
happy
to
find
out.
I
don't
know
that
off
the
top
of
my
head.
I
do
know
that
we've
learned
that
the
amount
of
trees
that
we
thought
we
had
for
street
trees.
We
were
wrong
on
by
several
almost
ten
thousand,
so
we
are
learning
that
we
have
a
lot
more
street
trees
than
we
even
thought
we
had
in
our
inventory.
So
I
will
get
better
numbers
for
you
on
that.
B
Okay,
yeah,
it
would
just
be
interesting
to
think
about.
You
know.
Obviously
I
mean
it's
like
it
would
be
great.
Those
trees
are
also
contributing
to
the
to
the
well-being
of
the
city,
and
I'm
just
thinking
about
again,
as
we
think
about
the
green
jobs
thing,
and
is
there
an
opportunity
for
us
to
you
know
if
we
had
if
we
had
a
non-profit,
they
wanted
to
do
some
work
or
work
with
youth
or
sort
of
think
about.
B
You
know
filling
those
gaps
in
places
where
some
of
our
our
you
know,
partners
of
long-standing,
like,
as
you
say,
emerald
necklace
and
the
friends
of
the
public
garden
haven't
already
done
the
work.
If
we
could,
you
know,
get
a
bunch
of
folks
putting
their
shoulders
to
the
wheel
just
because
it
would
be
nice
to,
I
think,
know
the
whole
story
and
and
I'll
just
say.
On
the
arbors
front,
I
won't
belabor
the
point,
because
I
have
talked
to
chief
floyd
hammond
about
it.
B
You
know
we
really
focused
actually
on
the
arborist
pipeline
question
in
our
first
hearing
on
the
conservation
corps
back
in
last
november,
in
partnership
with
chief
cook,
and
it's
just
clear.
We
really,
I
think,
do
have
the
opportunity
to
start
something
special
here
in
boston.
Like
we've
got
one
of
the
only
urban
centers
for
the
national
forestry
service.
B
We've
got
at
umass
granted
umass
amherst,
but
in
the
state
one
of
the
best
harbors
programs
like
educationally
in
the
country
at
the
tertiary
level,
and
we've
got
all
these
groups
that
we
are
currently
doing
little
success.
Link
programs
with
right
that
are
of
you
know,
I
think,
like
green
teams
doing
tree
related
stuff.
Speaking
of
the
trees.
Doing
tree
related
stuff,
like
I
just
and
jesse
from
the
forestry
service,
is
supporting
a
lot
of
these
groups.
It
just
it
feels
like
you
know,
there's
a
world.
B
Like
boston,
arborist,
residency
right
and
we
like,
we
have
a
whole
bunch
of
and
maybe
you're
making
an
initial
commitment
to
the
parks
department
and
then
we've
got
a
pipeline
and
then
everybody
else
hires
their
arborist
from
boston.
I
just,
I
think
I
think
that's
something
we
should
be
reaching
towards
and
they
can
also
attend
the
growing
tree
farm
in
mary
cummings
park.
E
E
The
the
civil
service
requirement
will
be
something
we
have
to
look
at
if
we're
going
to
think
about
this
pipeline
question,
because
my
understanding
is
that
we've
actually
had
people
come
in
and
that
has
made
it
challenging
to
sort
of
create
this
direct
pipeline
that
could
have
existed
at
parks
even
already
if
those
requirements
were
not
sort
of
shifting
our
ability
to
do
internal
hiring.
E
So
I
think
that
that's
a
since
our
conversation,
I've
learned
sort
of
a
little
bit
more
about
that
and
think
you
know
this
will
this
will
be
an
area
where
it's
actually
a
policy
area
that
we'll
have
to
think
through
to
make
sure
that
if
we
bring
people
in,
we
don't
actually
just
train
them
and
then
lose
them
to
these
other
municipalities.
E
So
so
yeah
there's
an
opportunity
there
and
I
I
did
also
ask
the
question
if
we
could
get
a
ton
of
volunteers
to
assess
trees,
but
I
was
informed
that
I
I
neither
I
nor
most
of
us
have
the
skill
set
to
do
the
actual
tree
assessment.
So
it's
a
little
bit
more
complicated
than
I
had
once
imagined,
but
I
think
you
know
again.
It
is
a
question
of
sort
of
how
how
much
time
do
we
want
to
spend
documenting
and
assessing
versus
planting
versus
you
know
so
there.
E
But
I
think
that's
a
a
good
question.
I
I
had
hoped
we
could
do
a
volunteer
mobilization
and
apparently
that
that
is
not
a
viable
strategy.
B
Yeah,
well,
I
guess
I
just
feel
like
we're
gonna
I
mean
yeah.
We
have
to
solve
this
and
if
what
we
have
to
do
is
is
we
need?
You
know,
like
home,
rule
petitions
that
go
through
the
state
legislature,
you
know
so
be
it
like.
I
think
I
mean
you
know
in
the
same
way
that
we've,
obviously
just
this
past
year,
passed
through
a
fire
cadets
program.
B
I
think
that
you
know
if
we
need
to
have
an
arborist
cadets
or
I
mean
it's
not
exactly
analogous,
I'm
aware,
but
just
you
know,
thinking
about
that
would
love
to
partner
and-
and
I
think
that-
and
I
think
the
overall
thing
I
want
to
say-
and
I
think
folks
know
that
I
am
sort
of
you
know-
pushing
for
a
scaling
up
of
our
capital
budget
on
the
parks
side,
but
also,
I
think
we
need
just
like
a
lot
more.
B
I
just
think
we
have
to
solve
them
because,
like
the
climate
crisis
will
wait
on
us
to
get
there-
and
I
know
you
know
that
chief
and-
and
I
commissioner,
so
just
yeah-
I
mean
whatever
whatever
proactive
work
you
need
from
the
council.
I
think
we're
happy
to
work
on
that
with
you
and
could
sorry
let
just
give
me.
Could
somebody
speak
a
little
bit
about
the
parcel
priority
program
and
sort
of
where
what
the
latest
is
on
that
ryan?
I
know
you
alluded
to
it
earlier,
but.
C
Yeah,
yes,
right
now
we
have
1200
surveys
that
came
in
and
had
a
community
process
virtually
to
get
opinions.
So
now
we
have
a
list,
a
working
list,
and
now
it
comes
to
how
to
prioritize
that
list
so
and
we're
looking
at
the
heat
map
to
try
to
prioritize
where
these
parcels
are
and
now
with
the
acquisition
fund,
we'd
be
able
to
potentially
acquire
some
of
these
parcels.
C
Second,
great,
all
right
so
working
with
the
community,
many
community
members
are
involved
on
the
prioritizing
of
this
list
and
we
have
a
list
now
of
all
the
properties.
We
also
have
a
working
group
with
city
agencies
to
determine
the
ownership
of
these.
Are
they
privately
owned?
Are
they
publicly
owned?
Who
owns
each
parcel?
How
easy
is
it
to
acquire
and
then
going
through
the
steps
of
getting
land
surveyors
out
there,
etc
to
hopefully
acquire
some
of
this
land.
B
Great,
that's.
That's
awesome.
That's
wonderful!
I
think
I'm
all
for
land,
acquisitions
and
ryan,
a
very
specific
district,
eight
question
that
I
actually
brought
to
public
works
and
they
put
it
on
you.
B
So
there's
a
staircase
in
my
district
in
fisher
ave
going
up
to
kind
of
mclaughlin
park
and
up
at
the
top
of
mission
hill-
and
you
know
it's:
it's
a
public
staircase,
it's
it's
used
by
members
of
my
community
and
it's
fallen
apart
to
a
kind
of
unsafe
degree,
and
so
I
I
thought
that
public
works
were
the
people
to
bother
about
it.
They
informed
me
that
it's
actually
in
parks
its
custody,
and
so
I
was
wondering
if
you
know
if
we
could
somehow
it
might.
B
C
Yes,
we
did
see
that
comment
through
the
public
works
process
and
we
did
get
to
look
at
it.
We
have
a
mason
on
contract
who
has
agreed
to
do
some
work,
so
we're
going
to
get
some
quotes
on
it,
but
there
will
be
some
work
done
in
those
steps.
B
That's
fantastic
news.
Thank
you.
That's
really
great
people
will
be
thrilled
and
I
think
this
is
my
last
kind
of
district
80
question,
but
you
know
it
was
really
great
to
be
at
the
relaunch
of
the
swan
boats
a
couple
weeks
ago.
B
That's
where
I
saw
josh
and
just
you
know
have
been
so
enjoying
the
public
garden
which
we
you
know
your
team
put
so
much
care
into,
and
also
the
friends
of
public
aren't
put
so
much
care
into,
and
I'm
really
glad
to
see
the
renovation
of
the
maintenance
building
on
on
the
list
this
year.
B
Just
because
I
think
you
know,
we've
had
both
functionality
and
safety
concerns
around
there,
and
so
just
would
love
to
hear
what
kind
of
the
plans
and
timeline
and
partnership
with
the
friends
on
that
front
is
going
to
look
like.
C
And
I
want
to
shout
out
to
the
bsla,
boston,
society,
landscape,
architects,
who
have
been
involved
too
doing
some
charettes
and
some
work
programming
work
on
this
we've
had
a
programming
study
done
by
public
facilities
department
and
now,
if
this
gets
passed
in
the
budget,
we
look
forward
to
working
with
public
facilities
on
a
much
needed
renovated
tool
shed
for
the
employees,
for
the
swarm
boats
etc
out
there.
The
conditions
that
they
work
in
they
lose
heat
in
and
out
just
with
one
garage
door
bay
every
single
time.
C
B
Great
wonderful,
that's
great
to
hear
and-
and
I
lied
when
I
said
it
was
the
last
district.
Well,
this
isn't
district
specific,
it's
city-wide,
but
you
know,
I
think
we
we
all
counselors
every
year,
hear
a
lot
of
questions
and
expressions
of
support
for
the
park
rangers
mounted
unit-
and
I
know
that's
you
know
a
couple
counselors
raised
already,
but
just
if
you
could
just
speak
to
where
their
budget
is
relative
to
last
year,.
C
D
Yep
that's
correct.
So
two
years
ago
we
were
at
even
lower
than
that.
So
over
the
last
two
years
we've
had
a
little
bit
of
an
increase
each
time
and
for
this
recommended
budget,
just
dedicated
funds
for
the
mounted
unit
in
our
operating
is
ninety
thousand,
and
then
we
do
have
some
funds
in
our
fund
for
park
through
donations,
but
dedicated
just
for
the
mounted
unit
is
90
this
year.
B
D
D
B
B
B
I
think
we're
we're
well
under
there,
and-
and
I
know
that
also
you
know-
our
parks
department
is
not
at
its
historic
high
in
terms
of
staffing
and
all
so
I
guess
you
know-
and
this
is
a
question
for
the
commissioner
and
also
for
the
chief
like
how
to
how
to
think
about
we're
growing
the
parks
department's
portfolio
right,
we're
growing
the
urban
wilds
with
the
urban
forestry
plan,
we're
going
to
grow
that
when
we
talk
about
parcel
priority
and
land
acquisition
again
we're
talking
about
growing
a
portfolio.
B
You
know.
Certainly,
the
scale
of
work
that
I
think
we
need
to
do
to
meet
the
climate
crisis
is
just
it's
just
going
to
involve,
as
we
were
just
just
got
discussing
like
a
real
ramping
up,
and
so
at
some
point
it
can't
be
more
with
less
right.
It's
got
to
be
more
and
more.
So,
how
are
we
thinking
structurally
about
that
that
budgetary
challenge.
E
So
yeah,
this
is
a
conversation
we
have
begun
because,
for
instance,
with
the
urban
forestry
plan,
now
we're
planning,
but
then
on
the
other
side
of
that,
that's
going
to
be
more
work
and
maintenance.
That's
needed
to
be
done
in
order
to
get
to
that
point,
so
I
think
you
know
I'm
not
saying
I
have
a
comprehensive
answer
to
that.
I
am,
I
think,
at
the
this
is
what
my
fifth
weekend,
and
so
you
know,
my
assumption
was
that
that
was
not
something
we
could
do
through
this
budget
process.
E
But
I
think
that
you
are
raising
an
important
point,
because
you
can't
add
more
parks
and
think
that
you
can
maintain
them
with
the
same
workforce.
You
can't
grow
more
trees
and
think
that
you
can
support
them
with
the
same
size.
E
So
I
I
think
what
I
would
say
is
I
I
that
this
is
a
push
to
our
team
that
I'm
not
just
hearing
from
you,
but
from
from
many
of
the
counselors
to
really
think
about
what
do
we
need
to
do
for
next
year's
budget
in
order
to
be
able
to
maintain
all
of
the
growth
that
we're
seeing?
And
that's
it's
it's
important,
because
we
don't
want
to
build
things
that
we
do
not
have
the
capacity
to
maintain
and
maintain
well,
and
it's
not
actually
just
the
physical
plant.
E
It's
also
programming,
because
people
want
their
parks
to
also
be
activated
in
in
positive
ways,
not
simply
to
just
be
a
present
space.
So
I
will
take
that
as
a
a
charge
to
sort
of
sit
down
with
the
team
and
figure
out.
What
do
we
need
to
request
in
the
coming
year
and
maybe
begin
to
signal
that
earlier
yeah.
B
Great
that
sounds
good
and
we'll
also,
just
you
know,
put
all
mayoral
candidates
on
notice
that
this
is
an
important
priority
for
anyone
and
everyone.
So,
okay,
I
think
you
know
there's
a
few
notes
on
my
list
that
are
kind
of
ongoing
conversations.
Commissioner,
and
I
always
appreciate
your
responsiveness.
Obviously,
the
sort
of
challenges
around
the
canadian
geese
population
and
the
back
bay
fans
challenges
around
graffiti
on
our
historic
bridges.
B
You
know
the
the
issue
of
like
kind
of
the
weeds
and
the
especially
where
I've
got
places
where
we
transition
from
state
land
to
city
land
and
back
to
state
land
and
sometimes
on
the
margins
there
like
nobody's,
dealing
with
kind
of
the
edge,
and
then
it
can
end
up
quite
disheveled,
and
so
you
know
these
are,
I
think,
ongoing
things,
but
I
I,
unless
you
want
to,
I
don't
really
need
you
to
speak
to
them
in
this
forum.
B
Just
to
you
know,
flag
them
as
continuing
things
that
we're
discussing,
and
I-
and
I
know
that
also
you
know
we're
also
still
in
kind
of
community
conversations
about
the
copley
square
redesign
and
that's
a
that's
an
ongoing
process
as
well.
S
B
I
guess
oh
one,
one
sort
of
question
was-
and
this
isn't
a
district,
a
question,
but
I
did
get
a
question
about
kind
of
the
bridge
that
got
built
in
franklin
park.
I
think
in
the
golf
course
and
the
question
as
it
got
framed
to
me
as
waze
and
means
chair
is
sort
of
like
well.
How
does
something
like
that
happen?
B
When,
when
projects
that
are
in
specific
places
pop
up
on
the
capital
budget
list,
it
gives
everybody
in
the
community
like
notice
that
if
they
care
they
might
want
to
get
involved,
and
so,
if
it's
not
in
that
list,
it's
harder
for
people
to
kind
of
know
and
make
sure
that
we've
that
we're
doing
the
right,
the
right,
like
public
input
process.
So.
E
I'll
defer
the
the
commissioner,
but
I
do
just
want
to
raise
really
quickly.
I
walk
and
run
franklin
park
two
to
three
times
a
week,
calling
that
a
bridge
might
be
amplifying
the
ego
of
what
little
so
I
just
wanna.
No,
I
did
see
that
and
I
I
think
it
gives
the
impression
that
it
is
a
much
larger
structure
than
it
actually
is.
But
I
will
defer
to
the
commissioner.
C
No
problem,
so
I
think
we've
learned
throughout
this
process
that
each
year
we
have
improvements
made
at
each
golf
courses,
and
we
do
talk
with
the
golf
members
every
single
year.
We
start
out
and
talk
about
the
changes,
and
some
people
may
not
be
as
interested
in
like
what's
happening
for
the
t-box
at
hole.
Number,
five
or
number
six,
but
we've
learned
structures
such
as
you
know,
a
bridge
that
did
have
to
go
through
landmarks
and
did
have
to
go
through
conservation
commission
and
have
multiple
hearings
over.
C
I
think
started
as
like
a
10-year
process
and
was
just
recently
completed,
but
point
noted
that
there
may
be
other
people
outside
the
all
circles
that
want
to
be
engaged
on
some
of
these
renovations
so
we'll
make
that
a
priority.
The
intent
was
that
pedestrians
and
golf
carts
were
sharing
the
same
pedestrian
bridge
so
to
separate.
It
now
have
a
cart
path
for
carts,
as
there
was
an
incident
where
somebody
was
struck
by
a
golf
cart
while
they're
walking
the
loop.
C
So
I
think
the
intention
was
well,
but
we've
learned
through
the
process
to
more
elevate
these
projects
that
are
on
our
golf
courses
as
there
may
be
some
interest.
Besides.
Just
the
members.
B
Yeah,
great
wonderful,
yeah,
no
and
not
asking
as
a
gotcha
more
like
these
are
these:
are
our
forums
to
answer
people's
questions,
so
that's
great
to
understand
the
pedestrian
safety
aspect
of
that
something
that
I
am
a
strong
proponent
of
yeah,
and
I
think
I
think
that
those
are
all
my
questions
and
I'm
also
mindful
we
just
ticked
past
four
o'clock,
and
so
I
do
want
to
get
to
the
members
of
the
public
who
have
been
patiently
waiting
so
yeah.
B
I
just
I
mean
I
think
everybody
said
it
at
the
beginning,
so
I
feel
redundant,
but
the
degree
to
which,
like
our
lives,
have
depended
on
these
parks.
This
past
year
has
just
been
like
astonishing
and
I
I
feel
like
I
know
all
the
parks
in
my
district
a
lot
better
than
I
did
12
months
ago,
just
because
they've
been
sort
of
the
outlet
for
getting
out
and
about-
and
I
think
it's
just
it's
really
it's.
B
It's
underscored
the
importance
of
the
work
that
you
all
do
and
the
degree
to
which
it's
it's
infrastructure
right
like
we're
talking
about
how
it's
climate
infrastructure
it
has
to
do
with
carbon
capture
and
et
cetera,
and
it
is,
but
it's
also
just
like
the
infrastructure
of
our
lives,
so
also
hope
that
we
can
again
circling
back
to
the
feds
I'll
make
a
push
to
get
as
much
investment
in
that
in
in
that
infrastructure
as
possible
in
the
coming
months
before
I
go
to
public
testimony,
I
do
see
that
my
colleague
counselor
me,
here's
hand
is
raised,
so
I
just
want
to
give
counselor
here.
O
Yeah,
yes,
I
just
had
a
quick,
I'm
sorry,
a
little
follow-up
reading
and
I'm
not
sure
if
this
is
the
hearing
to
do
that.
But
I
we've
been
hearing
from
a
lot
of
folks
in
terms
of
like
how
are
we
deciding
for
utilized
space
in
the
parks?
We've
been
talking
a
lot
about
quality
issues
and
I'm
just
curious
about,
like
kind
of
how
are
we.
O
With
that,
specifically,
I'm
thinking
about
the
pokemon
we're
concerned
about
the
dirt
bike
on
which
you
win
in
franklin
park
kind
of
what
strategy
are
we
thinking
about
in
terms
of
how
we
move
forward
when
we're
thinking
about
design?
Next,
I
know
that's
a
heavy
question,
but
it's
one.
B
B
Sorry,
juliet
we
lost
you,
commissioner,
if
if
you
have
an
answer
to
that
question,
or
you
thought
you
understood,
you
heard
it
better
than
I
did.
C
Sure
I
think
it
came
up
also
with
the
atvs
and
the
loud
noise
in
the
dirt
pikes
in
franklin
park,
so
we're
working
right
now
with
the
task
force.
That's
meeting
bi-monthly
to
bi-weekly,
I
should
say
to
sit
down
and
address
issues
and
see,
what's
working
and
what's
not
working
in
there
to
make
sure
that
it's
a
welcoming
and
safe
space
for
everybody.
C
So
we're
going
to
continue
that
task,
force
work
and
through
the
blossom
through
the
franklin
park
action
plan,
we
will
have
a
plan
in
place,
but
now,
as
we
implement
every
single
phase
of
that
plan,
there's
going
to
be
a
robust
community
conversation
around
each
phase.
So
we
can
implement
proper
things
in
the
park
in
the
appropriate
way.
B
Great,
wonderful
and-
and
I
I
I
see-
counselor
mejia-
is
back
so
I'll
just
test
her
one
more
time,
but
I
appreciate.
B
Oh
sorry,
counselor
mejia.
If
you
want
to
we
kind
of
lost.
O
Yeah,
you
did
because
my
internet
is
bootleg,
but
I
was
asking
the
questions
specifically
around.
I've
been
hearing
a
lot
about
equitable
use
of
our
parks,
and
a
lot
of
folks
have
been
talking
about
quality
of
life
issues
and
I'm
just
curious
as
we
continue
to
move
forward
and
design.
O
How
are
we
doing
so
with
a
with
an
equity
lens,
and
I'm
very
I'm
also
very
curious
about
the
the
dirt
bike
conversations
that
we've
been
grappling
with
here
on
the
council
and
just
city-wide,
and
I
know
that's
a
big
heavy
thing
to
end
on,
but
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
bring
it
up.
While
we
were
here
together.
B
Yeah
and
counselor
commissioner
woods
sort
of
thought.
That
was
what
you
would
ask,
so
he
pretty
much
just
answered
that
I
think,
commissioner,
I
mean
it
sounds
like
we've
got.
If
you
want
to
very
quickly
recap:
bi-weekly
meetings
and
also
plans
to
kind
of
do
each
each
level
of
design
with
community
consultation.
C
Specifically,
we
have
a
task
force
ongoing,
that's
meeting
bi-weekly
to
see
what's
working,
what's
not
working,
but
the
great
thing
about
this
action
plan
is
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
have
robust
community
conversations
as
we
go
through
each
phase
to
see
what's
phase
one
phase,
two
etcetera
of
the
project
and
to
make
sure
that
our
parks
remain
safe,
welcoming
in
inclusive
spaces,
for
everyone
to
feel
welcomed
in
them,
and
then
I
think,
hopefully,
out
of
this
task
force
there'll
be
some
action
items
that
we
can
work
with
a
larger
scale
on
atvs
or
bikes,
and
whether
that's
implementation
of
additional
spaces
for
them
to
be
used
or
come
up
with
plans
where
they
can
and
can't
be
etc.
C
O
B
All
right,
I
appreciate
your
counselor
and,
and
what
I
was
about
to
say,
was
just
that
you
know
I
do
think
when
we
think
about
boston,
common
and
franklin
park.
These
two
very
large
parks
that
we
have,
although
there's
also
vocally-
and
you
know,
we're
excited
about
the
plant
capital
investment
at
moakley,
but
it
is
great
to
have
these
kind
of
paired
master
plans
and
maintenance
trust
funds
established
and
kind
of
that
infrastructure
to
really
tend
for
these
major
jewels
that
also
just
get
such
heavy
use
from
so
many
communities
in
the
city.
B
So
just
I
really
don't
appreciate
you
for
that,
because,
of
course
running
the
process
around
two
master
plans
like
that
is
no
mean
fee
that
the
department's
been
working
on
so
so
yeah.
I
just
want
to
end
on
a
note
of
gratitude
for
that
now,
I'm
really
going
to
public
testimony
chief
heaven,
commissioner,
woods
any
final
words
before
I
go
to
the
public.
C
No
thanks,
thanks
for
all
the
support,
we
know
everyone
loves
our
parks
and
we
want
to
continue
to
make
them
safe,
welcoming
spaces
for
all.
E
And
thank
just
also
again
thankful
for
the
engagement
of
the
council
and
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
partner
on
some
of
the
questions
and
concerns
you
raised.
B
B
I've
got
here
start
out
with
liz
visa
from
the
friends
of
the
public
garden,
and
then
I've
got
chris
arena
will
be
next
and
then
I'll
keep
just
promoting
folks
through
and
giving
them
a
chance
to.
So
if
you
can
just
make
sure
to
identify
yourself,
your
organization
or
or
residents,
and
then
share
your
comment,
that
would
be
great
liz.
You
have
the
floor.
U
Thank
you,
everyone.
It's
been
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
hear
all
of
you
talk
about
what
we
all
care
so
much
about,
which
is
our
parks.
My
name
is
liz
visa
and
I'm
president
of
the
friends
of
the
public
garden,
and
last
year
we
celebrated
a
half
century,
a
partnership
with
the
city
advocate
garden
and
commonwealth
avenue
mall.
They
are
the
neighborhood
six
neighborhoods
and
sixty
thousand
people,
but
they
are
more
than
that.
They
are
city-wide
parks.
U
They
belong
to
everybody
in
the
city
and
it's
really
important
that
we
remember
that
seven
million
people
a
year
come
to
visit
these
parks.
People
come
from
around
the
country
and
around
the
nation.
They
are
icons
for
boston,
so
they're
really
really
important
parks
for
us
to
be
working
together
on
and
making
sure
they
can
be
as
sustainable
as
necessary
to
to
support
the
intensity
of
use
and
the
intensity,
the
wonderful
intensity
of
special
events,
etc.
U
U
We
have
been
advocating
that
and
then
for
a
number
of
years
that
the
parks
department's
budget
needs
to
be
at
least
one
percent
of
the
city,
budget
and
parks,
and
so
many
so
on
which
acreage
and
supports
so
many
people
in
the
city,
I'm
speaking
not
only
on
behalf
of
the
friends
of
the
public
garden,
but
also
for
boston
park,
advocates
hundreds
of
parks,
connected
groups
that
have
come
together
to
advocate.
B
U
Thank
you,
we're
all
we're
all
suffering
through
zoom
together,
but
yes,
you've
all
said
this,
and
I
will
just
reiterate
that
our
parks
were
lifesavers.
Last
year
we
in
the
parks,
advocacy
community,
always
say
that
parks
are
not
amenities,
they
are
necessities,
and
each
of
you
and
all
of
your
constituents
felt
this
deeply
from
our
constituents
about
how
important
our
parts
were.
They
were
intensively
used
in
different
ways.
U
And
it
is
critical
I've
heard
from
several
adequate
staffing.
It's
about
maintenance
support,
a
second
shift
in
franklin
park
to
be
able
to
care
for
that
area
of
the
city
for
safe,
clean
and
usable
parks
and
staff.
There
is
also
a
critical
need
for
more
project
managers.
A
number
of
you
have
talked
about
projects
and
how
are
they
doing?
U
The
parks
department
does
not
have
enough
support.
The
existing
staff
cannot
keep
up
with
the
huge
demands
of
planning,
as
well
as
cap,
more
people
to
do
that
kind
of
support.
You
see
how
wonderful
kathy
is
liza,
meyer
and
others
they're
they're
working
beyond
nine
to
five
way
beyond
nine,
to
five
to
try
and
keep
up
with
the
boston
common
master
plan.
U
So
we
definitely
need
that
kind
of
staffing
and,
as
you
all
have
said,
I
would
just
reiterate
we're
very
happy
that
there's
an
urban
forest
master
plan
about
to
come
online.
Happy
to
hear
that,
there's
an
equity
lens
that
is
being
used
and,
yes,
we
need
more
arborists.
U
The
friends
takes
care
of
all
1700
parks
and
our
trees
in
our
three
parks,
which
is
a
great
thing,
it's
more
arborist
to
support
the
care
of
all
the
thousands
of
trees
throughout
the
city,
and
it
is
real
and
frustrating
to
hear
about
the
structural
challenges
that
you
face
with
public
being
a
public
agency
and
trying
to
to
compete
with
with
private
firms
that
can
pay
more
and
and
and
be
more
nimble
in
hiring
people
than
you
can.
U
So
we
will
do
everything
we
can
to
support
you,
but
really
are
just
reiterating
that
need
and
that
important
aspect
of
the
work
that
you
do
and
commissioner
heard
you
talk
about
recreational
activities
having
a
one-time
allocation
of
funding
to
sustain
those
important
activities
for
children
and
families
throughout
the
city.
U
We
are
nearing
completion,
as
you
heard,
of
the
comprehensive
vision
of
boston
commons
future.
We
had
the
input
of
over
10
000
process
really
important.
This
heavily
most
heavily
used
park
in
the
city
needs
a
lot
of
care
and
love
and
improvement.
It
also
needs
one
set
of
eyes,
an
administrator
dedicated
to
overseeing
the
maintenance
and
management
of
this
one
green
space,
which
is
again,
is
central
for
the
city.
It
sees
more
use
than
any
others
in
the
city.
U
We
have
a
lot
of
needs
and
a
lot
of
strain
on
the
skeleton
staffing
that's
down
there
and
we
advocate
for
that
as
counselor.
Baku
talked
about
really
important
to
have
more
bathrooms
and
so
be
reassured
that
there
are
more
bathrooms
that
are
being
proposed
within
that
master
plan,
and
I
think
that
should
be
an
early
action
project.
I
think
it's
you
know
not
sexy,
but
necessary.
U
Europe
does
a
much
better
job
than
america
does
with
providing
restrooms
and
public
spaces,
and
we
really
need
to
do
that
as
well,
and
thank
you
again,
councillor
bob
for
bringing
up
the
toolshed,
the
public
garden
maintenance
facility
and
thank
you,
commissioner,
woods
for
putting
it
in
your
budget.
We
urge
you
to
support
this
funding.
It
is
rotting.
Wood
missing,
slates,
rodent
infestation,
water
damage,
it
doesn't
meet
code
in
several
respects.
U
It
is
really
overdue
for
repair
and
restoration
in
this
america's
first
public
botanical
garden,
but
we
also
are
advocating
for
the
creation
of
a
public-facing
informational,
exhibit
near
the
building
to
orient
visitors,
impart
historical
information
about
this
amazing
space
and
make
everyone
who
comes
to
the
garden
feel
that
they
are
welcome
and
that
it
belongs
so
and
again,
council
block
mentioning
kenmore
mall.
We
would
love
to
see
that
project
get
up
and
running
the
funding
is
there
we
would
love
to
see
that
less
be
able
to
get
into
construction
with
that.
U
U
During
these
budget
hearings,
we
have
to
figure
out
how
to
get
more
funding
a
vital
service
for
our
community
and
for
climate
justice
and
every
level
of
care
and
and
and
support
that
our
constituents
and
our
city
needs
is,
is
served
by
the
parks
department
so
having
that
that
need
to
provide
clean,
safe
and
inclusive
spaces
that
every
resident
deserves.
We
urge
you
to
look
favorably
on
this
proposed
budget
and
thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
liz
and
next
up
we've
got
chris
arena
and
please,
if
I
mispronounce
your
name
just
let
me
know
and
correct
me
and
then
after
chris
we
will
have
gretchen
rubinkin
and
then
in
a
second
I'm
just
finishing
checking
my
list
against
who's
here.
But
after
chris
goes
I'll,
just
read
the
the
order
of
who
else
is
here
so
that
you
know
that
you
are
in
line
and
we
are
coming
to
you.
But
chris
go
ahead.
You
have
the
floor.
V
Hello
there,
everyone
thanks
counselor
bach
arena,
is
correct
for
next
pronunciation
of
my
last
name
happy
wednesday
afternoon.
All
I
want
to
thank
commissioner
woods
and
all
the
counselors
who
I've
worked
with
in
the
past.
You
know
several
years
advocating
for
a
variety
of
causes
around
the
parks,
in
particular
focused
on
dog
parks
and
equitable
dog
parks.
Over
the
last
few
years
again,
my
name
is
chris
arena.
I
serve
as
a
commissioner
on
the
mayor's
animal
commission
through
animal
control,
I'm
also
on
the
board
of
friends
of
healey
field.
V
V
Quite
frankly,
the
first
thing
I
want
to
speak
about
before
I
have
a
call
to
action
and
in
general
public
comment,
is
I'm
incredibly
appreciative
of
commissioner
woods
and
alexis
at
animal
control
for
helping
facilitate
our
first
clinic
for
homeless
folks
and
their
dogs,
which
will
be
hosted
on
june
26th
at
clifford
park
in
roxbury
on
norfolk
ave
near
the
intersection
of
magazine
and
mass
ave.
V
It's
going
to
be
physical
exams,
vaccinations,
flea
and
tick
prevention,
all
the
things
you
could
possibly
need
as
a
a
homeless
or
under-housed
boston
resident.
It's
a
great
example
of
where
the
city
could
be
moving
for
animal
advocacy
and
providing
those
services.
The
animal
control
has
been
absolutely
wonderful.
So
I'm
very
grateful
for
that.
I
first
want
to
appreciate
thank
the
the
commissioner
as
well
as
council
members
who
have
supported
this
mission.
More
importantly,
we've
had
several
meetings.
Several
conversations,
you
know
it's
been
in
the
globe.
V
It's
been
conversations,
we've
all
been
having
about
the
need
for
more
dog
parks
in
boston.
I
believe
there
are
three
official
city
parks.
There
are
also
problems
with
people
using
parks,
unofficially
and
all
of
those
parks.
I
believe
are
on
the
eastern
half
of
the
city
in
more
affluent
neighborhoods.
Over
the
last
meeting,
where
I
met
with
council
member
bach
and
many
of
us
community
members
spoke
the
three
major
neighborhoods
that
seem
to
be
clamoring
strongest
for
our
dog
park.
Right
now
are
roslindale,
jp
and
matapan
and
or
hyde
park.
V
I
mean,
depending
on
where
those
conversations
are
going.
I
would
like
to
have
a
call
to
action
to
the
council,
to
the
mayor
and
to
others
that
we
create
a
budget
line
item
in
this
year's
budget
or
advocate
for
it
in
next
year,
if
it's
impossible
to
do
for
three
new
dog
parks
in
those
neighborhoods,
the
friends
of
healy
field
has
done
a
site
visit
at
healey
field.
V
There's
an
amazing
location
behind
the
I
forget
the
name
behind
the
pool
where
it's
an
unused
space
we've
had
conversations
with
the
only
direct
abutter
who
is
in
support
of
the
project.
We've
had
site
visits
with
parks.
It
is
a
prime
location
for
us
to
really
start
to
build
the
next
park.
You
know
we're
doing
one
at
smithfield
in
allston,
but
I
think
it'd
be
great
to
get
one
in
roslindale
and
then
to
look
at
site
locations
in
jp
mattapan
and
hyde
park
in
the
same
year
going
forward.
V
I
think
it's
quite
clear
with
the
amount
of
dogs
we
have
with
all
the
amazing
pandemic
puppies,
which
hopefully
there
isn't
a
increase
in
surrenders,
but
knowing
that
we
have
a
ton
of
new
dogs
in
the
city
parks
become
two
great
opportunities.
One
is
they
are
the
social
center
for
dog
parents.
I
mean
people
who
have
dogs
go
to
the
park
two
times
a
day,
45
minutes
each
time,
you're
spending
an
hour
and
a
half
with
these
people.
They
become
your
friends,
your
family,
you
invite
them
over
for
thanksgiving
dinner.
V
It's
a
really
great
community
building
opportunity.
The
secondary
is
it's
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
boston
animal
control
to
advocate
for
dog
licensing,
it's
an
opportunity
for
the
city
to
make
sure
that
their
veterinary
clinics
and
the
homeless
service
clinics
etc
are
all
promoted.
As
you
can
hear
my
dog
in
the
back,
making
a
whole
bunch
of
noise,
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
also
have
a
line
item
around
outreach
to
friends,
groups
and
or
maintenance
and
upkeep
for
these
parks.
V
V
We
have
to
have
it
in
the
budget
as
a
line
item
that
we
look
at
each
year,
expanding
more
parks.
Until
we
get
to
the
point
where,
like
commissioner
woods,
counselor
royal
council
member
bach,
councilmember,
o'malley
and
many
others
have
said,
we
have
a
dog
park
in
every
neighborhood.
That's
the
end
goal
we're
not
going
to
get
there
if
we
don't
actually
put
money
behind
it
through
the
city
budget,
I've
taken
a
lot
of
time
to
try
to
find
alternative
avenues
on
the
private
sector,
which
certainly
has
more
money.
V
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
chris
and
next
up,
as
I
said,
will
be
gretchen
after
gretchen.
Well,
I
thought
we
had
nathaniel
thomas,
although
nathaniel
seems
to
just
disappeared.
So
just
before
we
go
to
gretchen,
I
just
want
to
read
the
list
that
folks
know
they're
on
it.
B
I
have
nathaniel
thomas
if
he
comes
back
otherwise,
it'll
be
sandy
young
chris
hoy,
xavier
choi,
walter
irwin,
rick,
yoder,
zoe,
silverman,
carla
lisa,
kaliga,
lila,
ohasi,
simon,
hey,
sutton,
d.b,
reef,
lisa,
beatman,
alf,
crack
graycomb
and
if
you're
watching
this
at
home-
and
you
signed
up
to
testify
but
you're
not
currently.
Here
I
probably
have
another
eight
or
people
or
so
who
are
signed
up.
W
B
To
get
you
in
the
room
here
so
with
that,
I
will
go
to
gretchen.
S
S
There's
so
many
important
projects
embedded
in
here,
many
of
which
have
been
spoken
about
this
afternoon
from
the
urban
tree
canopy
to
moakley
park,
malcolm
x,
park
to
garvey,
playground
and
boston,
is
in
an
extraordinary
once
in
a
century
moment
really
as
our
biggest
parks
as
councilor
buck.
You
were
just
speaking
to
this.
Our
biggest
park.
Boston,
common
franklin
park
and
moakley
are
all
in
various
stages
of
rethinking
and
renovation
at
the
same
time.
S
So
this
is
really
this,
like
sort
of
a
grand
moment
of
city
making
where
we're
where
we're
establishing
what
the
next
generations
of
boston
will
be,
and
while
the
big
parks
are
going
on,
there's
also
this
terrific
constellation
of
neighborhood
scale
improvements,
and
these
are
such
key
ingredients
to
getting
us
to
the
more
equitable
and
resilient
city.
S
Every
young
person
in
this
city
touches
a
park
or
public
space
in
some
way,
yet
far
too
few
realize
that
these
spaces
are
designed
and
intentionally
created
and
that
they
might
have
a
voice
in
that
process
and
that
they
might
even
make
this
a
career
at
bsla.
We're
piloting
a
few
youth
landscape
architecture,
engagement,
programs
right
now
in
partnership
with
the
emerald,
necklace,
conservancy
and
others,
and
we
would
love
to
follow
up
with
many
of
you
in
this
meeting
and
partner
with
you
and
youth
engagement
and
pipeline
efforts
too.
S
It's
beyond
time
that
those
who
design
our
public
spaces
reflect
those
who
use
them,
and
finally,
I'll
just
echo
what
so
many
of
you
have
said
today
during
this
past
year,
we've
seen
how
vital
our
open
spaces
are,
as
when
the
emerald
necklace
was
first
created.
Parks
today
are
the
lungs
of
our
city.
During
the
pandemic,
they
have
literally
offered
breathing
room.
They
are
the
spaces
we
come
for:
relief
for
mental
and
physical
health.
S
S
Parks
are
essential,
neighborhood
infrastructure
and
demand
at
least
the
same
level
of
funding
as
our
roads,
water
and
sewer
systems.
So,
on
behalf
of
bsla,
we
encourage
we
applaud
this
budget.
We
encourage
council
to
support
it
and
also
to
end
with
gratitude,
and
thank
you
all
for
the
great
work
that
you
do
and
for
your
leadership
in
our
beloved
city.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
gretchen
and
before
we
go
to
nathaniel
I'll
just
say
I
am
I
neglected
to
say
this
up
front,
but
just
because
we
have
so
many
folks
here,
I
will
ask
people
to
keep
their
comments
to
two
to
three
minutes.
B
And
so,
if
you,
if
you
hit
three
minutes,
you
will
see
me
when
you're
in
the
zoom
raise
my
gavel,
which
is
what
the
counselors
have
also
been
seeing,
and
then
I
would
just
encourage
you
to
wrap
it
up
just
so
that
we,
because
I'm
mindful
of
the
number
of
folks
we've
got
on
this
list
still
to
get
through,
but
really
grateful
for
those
fulsome
comments
from
gretchen
and
chris
and
liz
and
now
we'll
go
to
nathaniel,
and
then
it
will
be
tandy
nathaniel.
A
I
do
live
in
the
west
fairmont
hill
area,
but
I
grew
up
in
the
city
and
so
experiencing
the
parks,
whether
it
be
harambee
franklin
park
and
and
so
on
or
playgrounds
like
touring
and
martin.
They
were
they're.
What
led
to
how
much?
I
love
the
city,
and
you
know
one
of
the
the
greatest
losses
that
you
know.
I
I
do
remember
from
growing
up
is
that
one
of
the
urban
wilds
that
I
had
so
much
fun
playing
in
has
been
it's
now
condos.
A
A
Environmental
justice
populations
have
three
times
the
amount
of
impervious
surface
than
the
rest
of
the
state,
which
means
they're
three
times
more
likely
to
experience
heat
stress
and
flooding
associated
with
climate
change.
So
that's
why
oh
she's
reaching
for
the
gavel
I
gotta
keep
going.
That's
why
I
think
it's
important
that
you
know
there's
that
intentional
acquisition
for
the
the
urban
wilds,
not
only
because
it'll
allow
youth
to
experience
and
get
the
environmental
education
they
need.
A
But
it's
it's
a
means
for
green
infrastructure
and
green
infrastructure
is
cheaper
than
great
infrastructure
and
it
mitigates
the
the
heat,
stress
and
flooding
associated
with
climate
change,
that
the
majority
of
impacts
will
be
faced.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
nathaniel
for
those
comments
and
next
up
will
be
sandy
sandy
of
the
floor.
X
Hi
hi,
my
name,
is
sandy
young.
Thank
you
so
much
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
give
my
testimony
I'm
a
resident
of
jamaica
plain,
I'm
also
a
mom
to
two
children
who
participate
in
jpu
soccer
and
also
in
the
region,
league,
baseball
and
jp
as
well.
X
I
just
want
to
add
that,
for
both
of
these
for
both
regan
and
jpu
soccer,
the
families
that
we
have
that
we
serve
is
really
diverse.
It's
not
jp
over
50
percent
actually
come
from
all
parts
of
boston,
mainly
dorchester,
matapan,
roslindale,
roxbury
and
as
a
mom,
you
know,
we've
seen
how
our
kids
behave
and
how
they've
really
needed
the
outdoor
space
during
this
pandemic,
and
I
imagine
even
more
so
when
they
return
to
school
full-time
in
september.
X
I
know
my
kids
do
whether
it's
playing
soccer
or
baseball
just
kicking
around
in
the
field.
I
want
to
thank
the
work
for
the
parks
department
so
far.
I
see
you
guys
out
there
all
the
time
at
english
and
all
the
fields
that
we're
at
and
also
the
city
council,
you
guys
have
been
very
supportive
of
our
kids
and
also
in
this
particular
stage,
their
their
mental
and
emotional
well-being.
X
I
think
will
be
important
coming
up
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
you
know
renovating
murphy
feel
is
something
that
we
need
to
put
on
the
radar
on
your
radar
like
right.
Now,
it's
not
something
that
we
can
wait
three
to
four
years
down
the
road.
So
for
these
reasons
I
just
want
to
point
it
out
and
hope.
You
know
the
council
support.
B
This
great
thank
you
sandy,
so
much
council
we've
been
rejoined
by
counselor
edwards
counselors,
I'm
just
gonna
go
to
the
next
person
I
had
said,
and
then
I'm
happy
to
make
time
for
you
to
make
a
few
comments
and
put
questions
on
the
record.
We
did
sort
of
let
the
let
the
department
conclude,
but
but
at
a
minimum
we
can
get
questions
on
the
record
and
then,
if
there
needs
to
be
follow-up,
we
can
chase
that.
I
think
actually
chris
has
left
the
zoom.
K
Thank
you.
I
just
wanna,
I
apologize
for
being
here
and
coming
back,
and
I
do.
I
know
that
we're
deep
in
a
public
testimony,
so
some
quick
points
of
things
that
I'll
be
advocating
for
at
least
for
with
the
parks
department
and
that's
just
making
sure
certain
points
in
east
boston,
charlestown
parks
in
east,
boston,
charleston
and
the
north
end
are
given
the
funding
that
they
need
needed
to
really
be
climate
resilient.
K
K
That
way,
I
I
know
that
there's
an
there's
an
increased
amount
of
pet
ownership
in
boston,
and
I
think
that
we
definitely
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
creating
a
culture
and
a
city
that
is
welcoming
to
our
four-legged
family
members,
but
also
we
build
an
infrastructure.
So
every
park
needs
to
have
certain
amounts
of
doggy
doggy
bags
and
some
pet
cut
areas
where
the
people
can
actually
have
their.
You
know
their
pets
be
feel
that
they
can
be
roam
free,
but
also
be
welcome
in
parks.
K
I
think
the
other
thing
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
touched
on
is
the
allergy
and
allergic
signs.
I
know
we
had
them
put
up.
I
think
two
years
ago,
possibly
throughout
all
of
our
parks,
to
acknowledge
that
there's
a
lot
of
children
with
allergies,
and
so
when
you
eat
a
peanut
butter
sandwich
and
then
go
play
on
public
infrastructure,
public
parks
that
you
could
also
be
putting
a
lot
of
kids
at
risk.
K
So
we
did
have
signs
put
up
and
I
was
hoping
to
make
them
more
permanent.
They
were
a
little
bit
they're
plastic
before
I'm
going
to
follow
up
again
working
to
make
sure
that
several
parks
in
east
boston,
some
that
have
been
dilapidated,
are
actually
given
the
infrastructure
that
they
need.
K
I
think
it's
a
social
equity
issue
of
people
having
outdoor
space,
especially
now
coming
out
of
a
pandemic
and
making
sure
that
we
have
additional
resources
for
all
of
our
residents
I'll
go
into
the
deeper
weeds
with
the
specific
departments,
but
because
I
was
late
and
I'm
actually
enjoying
a
lot
of
the
public
testimony.
I
want
to
thank
you,
council
block
for
letting
me
come
in
and
make
these
statements.
I
will
follow
up
the
city
directly
back
to
your
regularly
scheduled
programming
of
incredible
boston,
active
folks
speaking.
So
thank
you.
B
Great,
thank
you.
So
much
counselor
edwards
really
appreciate
those
comments,
and
now
I
see-
and
it
gave
us
time
to
get
chris
back
so
I'll
go
to
chris
hoy
and
then
it
will
be
xavier.
B
Y
Thanks,
I'm
the
just.
Y
I've
lived
in
jamaica,
plain
for
about
30
years
as
a
soccer
player
for
a
long
time
playing
on
english
high
before
there
was
a
turf
field
and
it
was
a
disaster
and
it
made
such
a
difference
for
adults
and
people
of
all
ages
to
have
a
space
where
they
could
play,
and
I
am
a
director
one
of
the
directors
of
jamaica,
plain
youth,
soccer
and
coach,
and
we
tried
to
use
murphy
field
in
the
past
and
it's
really
a
disaster.
Y
It's
just
on
the
gras,
it's
unsafe
for
kids
and
if
it
gets
wet,
there's
no,
you
that
it
can't
be
used,
but
it's
not
just
for
soccer
and
baseball
where
we
have
over
a
thousand
kids
in
both
programs.
It's
also
for
the
this
kid
to
go
to
the
mission
hill,
school
and
mooney's
academy.
Y
It's
for
the
summer
programs
that
are
there
it's
a
space
that
can
be
used
for
frisbee
can
be
used
for
all
sorts
of
things
that
that
bring
people
together.
I
also
think
one
of
the
other
things
that
we're
facing
just
soccer
specific
is
that
there
just
are
a
lot
of
nothing
against
baseball.
There
are
a
ton
of
baseball
fields
and
very
few
multi-use
fields
where
we
can
have
kids
be
able
to
play
soccer
and
there
isn't
space
for
that.
Also.
Four
years
ago
I
had
a
spinal
cord
injury.
Y
I
use
a
wheelchair,
I'm
able
to
use
english
high,
I'm
able
to
use
pagle
field
with
the
turf
fields
I'm
able
to
get
around.
I
could
not
get
around
on
on
murphy
field
because,
especially
if
it
were
to
rain
it's
just
really
bumpy
and
unusual
usable,
I'm
sure
that
there
are
others.
I
don't
want
to
take
up
more
time,
because
I
want
to
leave
space
for
for
the
many
other
people
who
want
to
speak
to
this
and
to
represent
the
almost
well
nearly
600
people
have
signed
a
petition.
Y
This
is
this
will
be
a
win-win-win
for
the
city
to
have
more
space
for
all
of
us
to
use
so
I'll
stop
now,
thank
you
and
I
actually
know
thank
you
parks
department.
Thank
you,
city
councillors,
for
all
your
work,
I'm
sorry
if
that
goes
without
saying,
but
I
hope
you
all
know
how
much
we
appreciate
what
you've
been
doing.
B
Thank
you
so
much
chris
next
up
will
be
xavier
and
then
I've
lost
walter
for
the
moment.
So
it'll
after
that
it'll
be
dbe
reef,
xavier.
Z
All
right,
hello,
everyone,
I'm
xavier
cho,
I'm
here
as
a
regan
youth
league
player
and
someone
who
lives
very,
very
close
to
murphy
the
baseball
field,
and
that's
what
I'm
going
to
be
speaking
about.
Personally,
I
play
a
lot
of
baseball
and
I
always
have
played
a
lot
of
baseball.
Z
I'm
currently
visiting
murphy
multiple
times
a
week
to
play
baseball
for
the
regan
youth
league
and
just
on
my
own,
I
live
right
down
the
street
from
murphy
and
I
can
attest
firsthand
to
how
important
the
field
this
is
to
this
community,
even
beyond
organized
baseball
and
softball
games,
but
just
as
a
place
for
people
to
meet.
Z
I
also
think
that
the
pandemic
has
highlighted
the
importance
of
murphy,
proving
that
it
really
truly
is
a
keystone
of
our
community,
we're
hopefully
past
the
worst
of
the
pandemic.
But
I
think
the
pandemic
has
definitely
shown
the
power
that
a
single
baseball
field
can
have
for
allowing
a
community
to
come
together.
Z
B
B
AA
Muted,
all
right,
oh
well,
hi
everyone!
Thank
you
for
all
hanging
in
you
know,
and
I
think
that
I
I
have
heard
and
we've
you
have
all
talked
a
lot
about
equity
today
and
equity
is
really
one
of
the
main
points
I
want
to
make,
but
I
just
want
to
give
a
little
quick
background
about
chandler
ponds.
Since
I
imagine
not
many
of
you
have
been
here
or
chandler
pond
and
the
park
that
surrounds
it
is
19
acres.
AA
So
it's
really
a
big
space,
although
you
wouldn't
know
it
because
probably
three
acres,
no
one
would
ever
walk
in
because
there's
nothing,
but
you
know
downed
trees
or
falling
trees.
You
know
for
many
many
years,
chandler
pond
was
inundated
by
geese
and
I
know
that
parks
all
are
or
feel
that
way.
AA
But
commissioner,
and
then
chief
cook
said
even
in
a
hearing
in
2016,
this
was
the
worst
infestation
of
anywhere
in
the
city
and
year
after
year
after
year,
we
asked
parks
for
funds
to
hire
the
you
know
geese
police,
because
we
know
that
that
was
the
most
effective
thing.
But
there
was
never
a
penny,
even
though
I
know
they
partnered
with
other
parks
in
paying
for
that.
AA
AA
I
went
to
the
meeting
at
boston
college
to
apply
for
the
neighborhood
improvement
fund,
which
in
essence
was
because
we
lost
so
much
green
space
when
they
built
stadiums
and
the
archdiocese
property,
and
in
2018
I
was
told
that
we
couldn't
apply
for
funds,
because
we
didn't
have
a
scope
for
the
project
from
parks
and
at
that
point
we
were
told
we
would
have
a
scope
by
the
end
of
the
year.
That
scope
has
never
come
and
oh
by
the
way
back
to
the
geese.
AA
We
finally
got
state
money
to
help,
so
so
we
couldn't
get
bc
money
because
we
couldn't
even
apply
for
it
and
then
this
year
we
applied
it
for
and
and
got
money
from
the
conservation.
I
mean
cpa,
a
less
than
half
of
what
we
asked
for,
but
enough
that
would
have
done
the
shoreline
restoration
and
in
in
that
application
we
met
with
several
companies
who
you
know,
gave
us
proposals
and
one
clearly
stood
out
as
not
just
having
a
wetlands
experience,
but
their
proposal
included
permitting
and
included.
AA
You
know
planting
native
trees,
you
know
it
was
so
thorough,
and
so
what
really
we
have
been
asking
for-
and
I
kind
of
would
ask
for-
is
for
parks
to
you
know,
go
with
that
company
because
we
can
get
it
done
this
year.
I
have
seen
in
the
city
record,
it
looks
like
it
is
possible
for
the
executive
to
choose
a
contractor
and
not
for
the
good
of
the
city.
AA
It
says,
but
I
realized,
as
the
days
led
up
to
this,
that
it
feels
like
all
we're
doing
is
like
begging
parks
to
just
you
know.
We
got
the
money,
please
just
you
know,
spend
it
and
fix
this
pond
before
it
becomes
a
swamp,
but
reading
through
any
parks
budget
even
to
see
an
olson.
You
know
the
8
million
at
smithfield
who
got
bc
money
by
the
way
or
other
parks
that
did
four
or
five
million
for
cassidy.
You
know
that's
a
ballpark
and
it
feels
like
we're
begging
for
crumbs.
AA
All
we're
asking
for
is
please
let
us
use
the
money
that
you
know
we
got
from
another
source.
So
at
this
point
I
think
I
really
we're
asking
that
parks
fund
the
cleanup
of
the
those
acres
that
you
can't
even
walk
into.
AA
I'm
sorry
that
I
sound
a
little
bitter
because
I
don't
really
mean
to
sound
and
I
do
appreciate
everybody's
work,
but
I
want
to
say
you
know:
austin
brighton
has
been
out
of
sight
out
of
mind
in
so
many
ways
in
city
hall,
and
this
pond
is
a
jewel,
and
so
I
really
hope
that
the
members
of
the
committee
will
consider
putting
in
funds
for
the
restoration
of
the
these
two
or
three
acres,
that
camp
that
is
never
used
because
it's
not
safe,
but
also
to
urge
the
parks
department
to
go
with
the
proposal
that
we
use
for
the
cpa
funds
and
that
is
so
thorough.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
db
and
lovely
to
see
you
nice
to
see
you
too.
Next
up
is
ricky
oder
and
then
it'll
be
zoe.
Silverman
rick.
AB
Yes,
hi,
thank
you
and
I
always
want
to
thank
the
council
for
having
these
hearings.
It's
really
a
great
opportunity
for
residents
to
speak
up
directly
to
our
officials,
and
I
want
to
congratulate
the
parks
department
for
actually
in
a
recent
study
is
listing
the
top
12
best
park
system
city
park
systems
in
the
country,
and
that's
you
know,
that's
something.
AB
I
also
wanted
to
thank
nathaniel,
who
spoke
a
little
earlier.
I
thought
he
spoke
eloquently
about
the
needs
for
protecting
more
of
our
urban
wilds
and
they
we
certainly
have
many
many
acres,
many
dozens
of
acres
of
unprotected
urban
wild
left
in
this
city,
but
they
won't
last
long
unless
we
find
rapidly
finding
ways
protecting
them.
AB
AB
AB
AB
It
really
shouldn't
qualify
as
a
park,
and
it
really
is
annoying
it's
43
years
of
city
owned.
They
got
enough
foreclosure,
it's
right
on
hyde
park,
avenue
four
lane
highway
lots
of
noise
and
pollution,
4
300
square
feet.
AB
It
got
50
000
to
renovate
it,
which
is,
is
nothing
compared
to
all
the
renovations
and
improvements,
and
I
I
see
it
for
parks.
In
this
city,
a
quarter
million
half
a
million,
a
million
three
million.
Just
you
know
next
door
neighborhoods.
AB
AB
And
it's
not
like
it's
a
secret.
I
had
many
discussions
with
chris
cook
about
that.
For
some
reason,
the
other
one
was
chosen.
I
would
like
the
parks
department
to
revisit
that
and
think
about
giving
our
neighborhood
a
a
really
nice
pocket
park
with
place
play
places
for
plate
equipment
such
like
that.
AB
So
that's
that's
one
of
our
issues
on
parks
in
our
neighborhood.
Another
question
I
have
on
tree
planting
on
sidewalks
is
what
I've
noticed
in
our
neighborhood.
We
have.
We
mostly
don't
qualify
because
the
sidewalks
are
too
narrow.
There
has
to
be
a
certain
amount
of
clearance,
for
you
know
strollers
and
wheelchairs,
and
such
it
pretty
much
excludes
us,
and
but
I
look
at
these
sidewalks.
They
also
have
utility
poles
that
are
already
blocking
that
kind
of
equipment.
So
it's
sort
of
like
we're.
You
know
in
a
certain
way.
AB
What
difference
does
it
make
now,
but
I
I
want.
I
would
like
that
question
to
be
addressed
at
some
time
and
and
is
there
some
way
to
make
that
work?
Otherwise
we
don't
get
any
new
trees
in
our
neighborhood
and
the
third
thing
I'll
just
keep
talking
to
my
timer.
On
top,
we
do
have
a
wonderful
space
city
on
mount
hope,
cemetery,
125,
acres
of
open
space.
AB
It's
a
nice
place
to
walk,
that's
you
know
biking,
but
three
years
ago
I
counted
100
dead
trees.
These
are
big
trees.
You
know
like
60-foot,
maples
elms
and
they
don't
get
taken
down
or
removed.
They
don't
nothing
is
maintained
in
there
and
I
understand
there's
real
budget
limits.
AB
I
I
know
everybody's
working
as
hard
as
I
can
be
nice
to
fix
that
too.
Thank
you.
B
B
Street
tree
pits
like
sort
of
between
parking
spaces
like
if
it's
a
place
where
there's
parking,
because
that
lets
you
add
them
and
then
still
have
the
clearance.
But
but
I
am
not
the
expert
so
we'll
bring
that
question
back
next
up
is
zoe
silverman
and
then
I'll
be
carla,
lisa,
caliga
zoe.
You
have
a
floor.
AC
AC
AC
We
also
know
that
dog
adoption
rates
have
skyrocketed
since
the
beginning
of
2020..
In
jamaica,
plain
alone,
there
are
over
1100
registered
dogs
without
a
single
park
for
them
to
legally
play
and
exercise
off
leash.
Commissioner
woods
rightly
commented
earlier
that
the
actual
number
of
households
with
dogs
is
likely
much
higher.
AC
This
creates
a
number
of
problems
that
have
already
been
well
documented
and
highlighted
in
other
discussions.
In
an
ideal
world,
dog
owners
would
have
access
to
off-leash
areas
within
about
a
10-minute
walk
of
their
residence.
The
same
expectation
that
we
have
for
access
to
public
green
space
parks.
AC
These
areas
could
either
be
dedicated,
fenced
in
dog
parks
or
shared
resources
of
existing
park
space.
We
appreciate
that
there
is
a
potential
for
this
to
become
an
expensive
line
item
in
a
recent
meeting.
Commissioner
woods
quoted
an
estimate
of
250k
per
park,
something
we
would
be
happy
to
work
with
you
on
to
simplify
those
requirements
if
possible
and
bring
down
the
overall
cost.
AC
If
the
bill
still
adds
up
too
quickly,
the
city
could
emulate
a
program
like
brookline's
green
dog
program,
which
has
successfully
shared
existing
green
space
space
with
designated
off-leash
hours.
In
conclusion,
there
seemed
to
be
a
number
of
options
the
city
could
pursue
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
its
many
desperate
dog
owners
and
their
neighbors.
We
are
very
grateful
for
the
parks
and
rec
team
for
all
you
do
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
further
in
this
coming
fiscal
year.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
B
AD
There
we
go
all
right,
I
prefer
to
be
called
kaliga
by
the
way,
and
I
I
put
that
in
I
legally
can
use
one
name,
I'm
also
in
the
arts
world.
I've
been
an
activist
all
my
life,
I'm
65,
and
I've
been
an
activist
since
before
I
was
in
double
digits,
so
I'm
associated
with
a
lot
of
groups,
including
the
jp
dog
group,
and
I
do
want
to
talk
for
dog
parks,
but
in
a
different
way,
and
thank
you
zoe
we're
in
the
same
group,
but
a
lot
of
things
were
brought
up.
AD
AD
We
want
to
retain
our
arborists
and
we
need
more
because
when
we
lose
trees
because
we
can't
catch
diseases
early
or
they're
not
pruned
or
what
have
you,
it's
costing
us
taxpayers
a
lot
of
money.
So
we
need
to
have
more
than
one
arborist.
We
need
to
have
at
least
two
and
we
need
to
pay
them
handsomely.
So
we
retain
them,
and
then
we
can
partner
with
high
schools
like
john
o'brien
and
madison
park,
and
also
secondary
educational
things.
Even
getting
the
key
to
a
lot
of
the
problems
that
were
brought
up
today
is
education.
AD
AD
AD
We
do
need
to
grow
the
budget,
but
if
we
can
bring
young
people
in,
like
the
young
man
was
talking
about
the
wild
spaces
and
things
like
that,
since
he
was
a
youth,
if
we
can
bring
in
youth
programs
like
roka,
like
youth
works
like
kids
from
high
school
and
give
them
apprenticeships,
so
they
have
a
lifelong
relationship
with
green
spaces.
AD
That's
a
good
thing,
but
we
can
also
partner
with
secondary
schools
that
teach
horticulture
and
are
and
and
arborists
and
things
like
that
and
give
them
apprenticeships,
so
they
can
earn
credits
while
they're
working
with
our
arborists
and
that's
a
win-win
for
the
city,
and
that
doesn't
just
mean
state
it.
We
could
get
programs
in
state
schools
or
rcc,
but
also
out
of
state
and
bring
them
in
here
and
maybe
they'll
put
down
pun
intended
roots.
AD
They
like
it
here,
but
also
we
can
also
with
the
dog
problem,
and
it
is
a
problem
we
do
need
dog
parks
in
every
community
because
I'm
also
a
dog
trainer
and
guess
what
that
is
teaching.
That's
what
I
do
now
for
work.
AD
I
do
pet
care
and
dog
training
so,
and
I
volunteer
as
a
nurse
in
certain
things
and
including
no
smoking
in
the
parks
by
the
way,
but
I
also-
and
I
work
with
park
rangers
sometimes
and
they're
wonderful,
so
please
fund
them
handsomely,
but
the
other
thing
that
we
have
to
do
is
we
have
to
teach
dog
owners
to
please
themselves
and
the
way
to
do
that
is
to
go
to
community
groups,
neighborhood
associations
to
actually
go
to
dog
parks
and
not
just
hand
out
tickets
to
people
that
are
outside
the
dog
park,
exercising
their
dogs,
but
do
education.
AD
AD
All
of
that
would
help
with
that
problem
would
help
with
getting
more
people
to
support
green
spaces
and
to
get
friends
groups
to
swell
their
ranks
for
all
the
parks
and
all
the
parks
should
have
friends
groups
and
that's
what
we
need
to
do
and
the
last
thing
I
want
to
say,
because
obviously
I'm
an
animal
advocate
is,
I
was
working
with
amanda
kennedy
before
cobit
and
now
we
have,
I
don't
know
the
new
person
who's
head
of
animal
control,
but
now
it's
under
parks.
AD
AD
There
are
many
programs
from
best
friends
in
canada,
utah
and
many
other
programs.
We
can
send
people
from
animal
control,
but
we
need
to
move
to
make
our
city
shelter
a
no-kill
shelter
as
much
as
possible
through
fostering.
I
will
you
know,
I'm
becoming
a
master
trainer.
I
took
advantage
of
covert
prices,
I'm
a
basic
trainer,
but
I
would
volunteer
to
train
those
kind
of
pets
that
end
up
in
the
shelters.
But
we
as
a
society
and
as
a
world-class
city,
have
to
go
towards
being
no
kill.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
kaliga
and
up
next
will
be
ohashi
and
then
it
will
be
simon,
hey
sutton.
If
I
see
lisa
kurt
beatman
come
back,
then
alf
krakow
and
then
karen
moni
brodick,
and
if
you
didn't
just
hear
me,
read
your
name.
It
means
I
don't
have
you
here
in
the
zoom
room,
but
I
do
have
some
more
names
on
my
list.
So
if
you're
watching
again,
you
should
come
join
us
before
we
get
through
layla
or
lila.
AE
Hi,
my
name
is
lala
ohashi
and
I'm
a
part
of
jamaica,
plain
youth
soccer,
which
is
jpys.
For
short,
I
started
playing
soccer
with
jpys
when
I
was
in
first
grade-
and
I
do
remember
every
single
week-
I
would
be
so
excited
to
go
to
each
practice.
AE
It
was
both
a
time
for
me
to
play
soccer,
get
exercise
and
meet
new
people,
and
it
was
actually
through
soccer
that
I
met
some
of
my
long
time,
friends
and
we
actually
still
plan
the
same
soccer
team.
Now
we
would
encourage
each
other
to
be
braver,
be
kinder
and,
most
importantly,
we
would
cheer
each
other
on.
We
would
encourage
each
other
to
do
better,
be
better
and
soccer
was
also
a
time
for
me
to
empty.
AE
My
brain
and
forget
about
being
stressed
so
often
I'd
be
like
extremely
stressed
about
an
upcoming
test
or
assignment
and
soccer
would
really
help
me
relieve
that
stress
and
focus,
and
that
was
really
important
for
my
mental
health
as
well
as
any
teenager
or
middle
schooler.
Even
elementary
schools,
mental
health
and
overall
soccer
helped
me
build
a
sense
of
community
and
a
sense
of
who
I
was
as
a
person
which
really
shaped
me
as
a
person.
AE
So
I
j
paris
was
very
very
beneficial
to
me
whether
it
was
just
making
social
connections
or
getting
exercise
or
just
clearing
my
head,
but
jprice
is
a
fast
growing
organization.
A
lot
of
kids
are
joining
and
in
order
for
more
kids
to
have
the
opportunities
that
I
had,
they
need
more
field
space.
AE
So
it
would
be
really
amazing
if
a
project
could
be
done
at
murphy
field
in
order
to
give
more
kids
this
opportunity
to
help
them
make
friends,
get
exercised
and
believe,
like
the
stress
they
may
be
feeling
due
to
the
pandemic
due
to
any
other
situation
they
may
be
going
through.
Thank
you.
B
Oh,
I
guess
sorry
everyone
I
I
said
that
and
I
was
muted.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
so
much
for
that
testimony
and
next
up
will
be
simon,
hey,
sutton
and
then
it'll
be
alf
grackham
and
then
karen
monty
brodek.
So
simon,
you
are
up
next.
B
W
W
I
play
soccer
and
baseball
and
I've
played
baseball
into
jamaica
plains,
regan
youth
league
for
eight
years
and
jamaica
playing
youth
soccer
for
a
decade.
I
place
work
seven
days
a
week
and
they
are
really
important
to
me
to
stay
active
and
healthy,
especially
during
coven
field
conditions
really
affect
how
people
play
sports,
they
affect
morale
and
what
you
have
the
ability
or
willingness
to
do.
W
W
Jamaica
playing
youth
soccer
has
a
very
large
and
growing
program,
and
they
also
need
more
field
space
to
accommodate
everyone.
As
a
junior
referee,
I
know
that
scheduling
is
an
issue
because
of
limited
field.
Space
and
players
are
forced
to
play
very
early
games
on
the
wrong
field
size.
This
section
face
would
greatly
benefit
younger
players,
sleep
and
play
outside
of
organized
games
and
practices.
It
is
important
to
me
to
meet
up
with
friends
after
school
and
have
casual
pickup
games.
W
I
met
a
lot
of
my
closest
friends
playing
sports
and
I
know
that
if
I
couldn't
play
because
there
wasn't
enough
field
space,
I
wouldn't
have
all
the
friendships
and
memories
that
I
have
now.
I've
had
an
amazing
experience
playing
on
championship,
winning
and
undefeated
teams
win
or
lose.
I've
always
had
fun
and
enjoyed
playing
sports,
and
it's
not
fair
to
take
that
away
from
the
next
rising
generation,
because
there
isn't
enough
space
for
them
to
play.
Please
consider
this
and
thank
you
for
listening.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
simon.
Next
up
we
have
alf
and
then
karen
alf
here's
the
floor.
AF
Hi,
my
name
is
alf
gracom,
I'm
the
president
of
the
current
president
of
jamaica,
plain
youth
soccer.
I
first
want
to
just
thank
simon
lilah,
xavier
some
of
the
kids
from
our
sporting
community
here
in
jp
for
their
testimony
that
they
were
excellent.
AF
This
really
is
about
the
kids
and
it's
great
to
hear
them
advocating
for
this.
Thank
you
also
councillor
o'malley
councillor
campbell
for
your
ongoing
support
of
our
efforts
around
getting
more
field
space
for
youth
sports
in
jamaica,
plain
and
surrounding
communities.
Pagal
was
a
really
big
win.
That
was
a
field
space
that
we
already
had
so
getting
that
repaired
was
certainly
a
win,
but
it
didn't
actually
give
us
any
additional
space.
AF
So
this
field
project
at
murphy
is
really
important
for
us,
because
we're
already
in
a
crisis
around
just
not
having
enough
field
space
for
our
growing
program,
it
will
also
support
regan
baseball,
which
is
also
very
important,
but
the
value
of
outdoor
park
spaces
is
widely
agreed
upon
and
understood,
but
I
think,
what's
less
understood
is
the
additional
value
of
the
critical
social
infrastructure
provided
by
athletic
fields.
AF
AF
AG
AG
However,
this
field
right
now
is
in
really
bad
shape,
and
that
makes
it
hard
for
people
to
play
there,
as
it
is
easy
to
twist
an
ankle
or
get
hurt,
while
playing
this
field
is
in
such
a
good
location
and
has
so
much
potential,
but
right
now
that
potential
is
being
wasted,
as
the
program
continues
to
expand.
The
problem
of
not
having
enough
fields
will
only
get
worse.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
both
alpha
and
trevor.
That
was
great
to
hear
from
you
both
and
next
up
will
be
karen
monte,
brodak
from
the
emerald
necklace
conservancy
karen.
AH
Hello,
hello,
can
you
hear
and
see
me?
Yes,
we
can
hear
and
see.
The
hearing
is
important.
This
thing
isn't
so
important
anyway.
Thank
you
so
much
for
for
this
hearing
and
I
really
love
how
much
you
know.
All
of
the
the
city
council
is
so
incredibly
engaged,
and
I
really
have
to
commend
continue
to
commend
chief
woods
and
you
know
who
who
leads
the
team
to
do
extraordinary
work
with
a
very
limited.
You
know
set
of
resources,
and
you
know
I.
I
definitely
know
that
and
appreciate
that.
AH
I
wanted
to
to
also
say
that
you
know
big
picture.
You
know
I
think
boston's
parks
are
in
a
in
a
better
condition
than
a
lot
of
cities.
We
saw
that
because
we,
you
know
where,
where
we
rated,
you
know
top
12,
and
that
is
in
no
small
measure.
That's
a
large
measure
of
the
work
of
of
commissioner
woods,
team
and
all
of
the
folks
that
are
on
the
ground
doing
that
work
every
day.
AH
All
of
the
community
members,
volunteers
and
and
many
others-
and
you
know
the
city
of
new
york,
for
example,
had
a
14
cut
to
its
park
budget.
This
year-
and
it's
pretty
great
that
that
you
know
through
this
budget,
while
we
aren't
seeing
we
aren't
seeing
that
big
cut,
we
are
seeing
some
increases
in
some
areas,
and
that
means
we've.
AH
You
know
escaped,
you
know
better
than
others,
but
you
know
my
job
as
president
of
the
emerald,
necklace,
conservancy
and
park
lover
is
to
say
we
can
even
do
better
than
that
and
this
year
more
than
perhaps
any
other,
we
all
really
deeply
appreciated
the
need
for
parks
and
how
important
parks
are,
and
so
I
am
going
to
kind
of
reiterate
what
I've
heard
other
people
say
and
say
how
important
it
is
that
we
think
about
new
funding
mechanisms
that
might
be
able
to
help
us
in
the
future.
AH
You
know:
should
that
be
new
opportunities
to
pro
to
to
create
sort
of
impact
fees
or
other
kinds
of
ways
to
sort
of
support
our
parks.
We
know
that
our
parks
can
provide
jobs.
They
can
provide
health
benefits,
they
can
provide
safe
transportation
networks
if
we
invest
in
them,
and
so
I
really
look
forward
to-
and
I
hope
perhaps
we
could
do
something
like
create
a
five-year
plan.
For
you
know
new
inc,
exploring
new
income
opportunities
revenue
measures,
I
mean
the
parks
commission
actually
like
in
many
cities,
actually
has
more
powers.
AH
You
know
in
its
q,
in
its
quiver
than
it
uses
necessarily
to
to
try
and
you
know,
find
new
ways
essentially
developing
new
revenue
streams.
Other
cities
do
have
dedicated
funds
for
their
parks,
and
you
know
I
look
forward
to
to
boston
thinking
about
some
creative
ways
to
do
it.
I'm
not
saying
they're
simple,
but
as
we
look
to
the
long
term,
what
we
need
to
support
parks,
I
really
you
know,
would
would
love
to
be
part
of
it.
I
was
really
happy
to
be
part
of
the
cpa.
AH
I
think
it's
done
a
tremendous
amount
for
housing
and
green
space
and
historic
preservation,
and
I,
but
I
also
think
that
we
could
come
up
with
some
even
more
creative
strategies,
because
we
are
still
less
than
one
percent
and-
and
I
think
for
people
when
you
think
about
what
is
important
to
you
in
boston
as
we
think
about
the
threat
of
climate
change,
you
know
less
than
one
percent
is
just
not
as
as
as
well
as
we
can
do,
and
I
know
every
I
know
I'm
preaching
to
the
choir.
AH
I
know
everyone
here
agrees
with
me,
but
we
we
just
need
to
sit
down
and
get
some
paper
cuts
and
look
at
like
you
know,
15
different
ways
we
can.
We
can
finance
these
things
and
try
and
try
and
be
creative.
I'm
also
really
excited
to
see
the
line
item
for
the
boston
park
rangers.
AH
I
don't
think
that
that
we
had
understood
that
or
seen
that
yet
and
maybe
and
that's
great
because
I
know
people
have
been
asking
for
that,
and
you
know
thank
you
all
for
all
of
your
your
attention
and
support
of
of
parks
and
your
interest
in
all
of
these
things,
and
I
look
forward
to
an
even
more
robust,
exciting,
enormous
increase
in
next
year's
budget.
Now
that
we're
thinking
about
new
ways
to
to
do
this.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
karen
and
I
I
do
just
want
to
read
an
excerpt
from
I
want
to
say
to
folks.
You
know
we
also
receive
written
testimony
which
we
make
part
of
the
record
and
available
to
all
counselors
and
in
a
moment
we'll
be
playing
some
videos
from
a
few
members
of
the
public
who
submitted
those
ahead.
We
did
have
lisa
beatman
with
us
for
a
long
time
on
this
hearing
and
she
had
to
drop
off
right
at
five.
B
So
since
we
didn't
get
to
her
testimony,
I
just
wanted
to
read
specifically
the
thrust
of
it
is
that
she
says:
boston's
urban
wilds
are
less
than
one
percent
of
the
city's
land
area.
Crane
ledge
woods
is
the
city's
largest
unprotected
urban.
Wild
and
boston's
best
opportunity
for
inland
climate.
Resilience
is
already
on
the
city
of
boston's
priority
parcels
list
for
acquisition
by
the
city.
Neighborhoods
surrounding
the
woods
are
already
at
high
risk
of
hot
temperatures
and
flooding
and
are
lacking
in
walking
distance
parks.
B
Failure
to
protect
crane,
ledge
woods
would
bump
these
risk
factors
even
higher
for
the
neighborhood
residents,
whereas
protecting
crane
ledge
will
increase
boston's
urban
wilds
by
12.5
and
sustain
green
infrastructure
in
a
census
tract
that
is
90
people
of
color,
so
lisa
hadn't
submitted
a
larger
piece
of
testimony
about
the
parcel
priority
program
and
environmental
justice
communities,
but
that
was
the
key
ask
was
around
crane
ledge
park
and
I
just
woods
sorry
and
because,
because
she
waited
so
patiently
and
then
had
to
go,
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
read
that
into
the
record
of
this
hearing,
and-
and
I
do
also
just
really
want
to
thank
chief
white
hammonds
and
commissioner
woods,
who
have
stayed
on
throughout
the
entire
hearing
to
listen
to
the
members
of
the
public
testify.
B
It
does
mean
a
lot
when,
when
the
department
leadership
does
that.
So
thank
you
to
you
both.
I
wanted
to
say
that
before
I
and
if
either
you
want
to
say
anything,
so
you
show
up
on
the
screen,
then,
after
that
I'll
go
to
the
videos
that
we've
got
queued
up.
B
Okay,
all
right,
basically,
they're,
all
good
okay.
So
then,
I'm
gonna
go
to
these
videos
that
we've
got
so
carrie.
If
you
can
cue
those
up-
and
I
know
we
might
have
one
that's
redundant
with
testimony
that
we
heard
in
person,
but
it's
fine
to
just
play
that
as
well
carrie,
just
since
we've
got
them
all
so
we'll
hang
tight
for
a
second
while
our
magician
carrie
jordan.
R
R
AI
AI
AI
We
have
over
1200
dogs,
just
in
jamaica,
plain
alone
registered
and
plenty
more
that
probably
are
not
registered.
We
need
a
safe
environment
for
them
to
exercise
off
leash
and
it
needs
to
be.
These
dog
parks
need
to
be
located
in
accessible
areas,
which
means
it
has
to
be
within
a
five
minute
or
a
quarter
of
a
mile
walking
distance
from
any
one
house.
AI
AI
AI
R
T
We're
residents
of
jamaica,
plain
in
the
forest
hills
neighborhood,
and
we
are
submitting
our
video
testimony
to
advocate
for
a
jp
dog
park.
Jamaica
plain
has
the
second
most
registered
dogs
in
all
of
the
neighborhoods
of
boston.
We
don't
have
any
dog
parks
for
our
four-legged
and
two-legged
friends.
T
We
are
an
advocate
for
a
program
similar
to
the
green
dog
program,
so
we
can
use
existing
spaces
already
and
use
them
make
the
boat
most
of
the
spaces
for
both
humans
and
dogs,
and
not
have
to
wait
for
the
capital
and
funds
and
building
and
maintaining
of
new
dog
parks.
We'd
rather
use
existing
spaces.
T
We
feel
that
our
tax
dollars
and
jp
already
go
to
parks
for
of
the
human
variety
we'd
also
like
to
advocate
for
them
to
go
and
help
the
four-legged
residents
of
jp
as
well.
Thank
you.
AF
AF
So
here's
murphy,
it's
also
at
the
mission
hill
school
and
the
agassi.
As
you
can
see,
these
bleachers
over
here
are
concrete
and
in
desperate
need
of
repair.
The
baseball
field
as
well
is
in
pretty
bad
shape
and
then
just
generally,
the
surface
of
the
field
is
quite
poor,
completely
inadequate
for
soccer
and
baseball.
AF
So
I'm
with
jamaica,
plain
use:
soccer
I've
also
coached
in
the
regan
baseball
league.
Both
organizations
use
this
field
and
both
of
them
serve
over
500
kids,
a
season
not
just
to
make
a
plane
roxbury
dorchester
roslindale
matapan
hyde
park,
so
we
desperately
need
more
field
space,
we're
maxed
out
we're
already
in
crisis
mode.
In
fact,
jamaica,
plain
use
soccer.
AF
B
Great,
thank
you
again
to
everybody
who
submitted
videos.
I
think
the
opportunity
to
see
the
spaces
we're
talking
about
is
one
of
the
neat
things
you
know
related
to
these
technological
innovations,
and
with
that
I
think
that
everybody
who
had
signed
up
to
testify
who's
also
joined
us
in
the
zoom
room
has
had
a
chance
to
testify.
B
So
again,
just
really
want
to
thank
chief
hammond,
chief
white
hammond
and
commissioner
woods
for
being
with
us
until
the
end
here,
and
I
mean
more
importantly,
for
all
the
work
you
do
24
7
around
the
clock
and
for
the
commitment
to
fix
the
stairs
ryan.
Thank
you,
but
seriously.
B
We
have
quite
a
lot
of
quite
a
lot
of
work
ahead
and
I
I
I
think
it's
evident
right
that
this
is
one
of
the
departments
of
the
city
that
moves
people's
heart
the
most
and
that
we
saw
that
over
the
last
hour.
So
thank
you
all
and
with
that,
this
hearing
of
the
boston
city
council's
ways
and
means
committee
is
adjourned.