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From YouTube: Public Safety & Criminal Justice and Housing & Community Development on September 19, 2023
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Public Safety & Criminal Justice and Housing & Community Development Committees Hearing- Docket #1141-A hearing to discuss public safety and quality of life issues for our residents in Public Housing.
A
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
City
councilor
Lodge,
Michael
Flaherty,
chair
of
the
Public
Safety
Committee
joined
here
by
my
colleague,
City
councilor,
Kendra
laricher
of
the
housing
committee.
We
are
here
today
to
discuss
stock
at
1141.
It
is
an
order
for
hearing
to
discuss
Public,
Safety
and
quality
of
life
issues
for
our
residents
in
public
housing,
and
that
matter
was
sponsored
by
my
colleague,
City
councilor,
Lodge,
Aaron
Murphy
and
myself
and
we've
been
joined
today
by
several
folks.
A
I
see
that
Chief
lanita
colony
is
here
from
the
Boston
Police
Department
chief
of
Bureau
of
field
services
and
also
needing
no
introduction
to
this
body
is
by
and
our
former
colleague
Kenzie
Bach,
who
is
the
new
administrator
for
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
and
someone
that
spends
a
significant
amount
of
time
here
in
multiple
roles
in
public
safety
and
in
housing
is
Chief.
Humane
Benefit
office
of
emergency
management
and
I
know
that
administrator
bark
has
brought
her
staff
from
various
divisions
and
Department
of
the
BHA.
A
So
we
appreciate
you
and
your
attention
to
detail
on
this
very
important
matter,
as
well
as
the
collaboration
in
spirit
of
cooperation
that
currently
exists
between
the
BHA
and
the
Boston
Police
Department,
and
obviously
hoping
to
continue
to
Foster
that
with
the
Boston
city
council.
So
with
that
I
want
to
turn
it
over
to
the
housing
co-sponsor
the
chair.
This
is
being
chaired
by
for
the
folks
at
home.
This
is
being
chaired
by
two
committees:
Public
Safety
and
housing
before
I
forget
I,
want
to.
A
Let
folks
know
that
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
is
being
live
streamed
at
www.ww.austin.gov,
City,
Dash,
Council,
Dash
TV.
It's
also
on
Xfinity
8,
RCN,
82
and
FiOS
964
to
provide
written
testimony.
Members
of
the
public
can
also
email.
The
committee
at
CCC
dot
go
at
boston.gov
or
ccc.housing
at
cityofaustin.gov.
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of
the
public
wishing
to
provide
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in
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so
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signing
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to
my
left.
As
you
come
in
the
door.
A
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dot,
O'donnell,
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boston.gov,
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link
I'd
like
to
stress
that
we
need
information
from
people
who
are
providing
public
testimony
via
video
conferencing,
especially
if
you're
dialing
in
with
a
phone
number
or
if
you
have
an
unrecognizable
username.
So
please
make
sure
that
your
name
appears
on
the
zoom
and
as
referenced.
We
are
also
joined
by
colleagues
in
arrival
in
order
of
their
arrival,
and
that
is.
B
A
Council
Frank
Baker,
City,
Council,
Liz,
Braden
city,
council,
rootsie,
Louisiana
and
city
council
president
Ed
Flynn,
and
with
that
turn
it
over
to
my
co-chair
for
a
brief
comment
and
then
I'm
gonna
go
right
to
the
lead
sponsor
and
then
we're
going
to
get
right
into
a
q.
A
with
Our
Guest
study
here
today,
chair
recognize
the
city
council,
Kendra
Lara,.
C
Thank
you,
councilor
Flaherty,
and
thank
you
to
all
the
members
of
the
administration
for
being
here
with
us
today
and
thank
you
to
the
original
sponsors
for
bringing
this
matter
to
the
Boston
city.
Council.
I.
Think
at
the
center
of
this
conversation.
For
me,
as
the
chair
of
the
housing
committee,
is
that
no
matter
your
income
that
you
deserve
to
live
with
dignity,
especially
in
our
public
housing
developments
here
in
the
city?
C
To
do
just
that,
I
think
that
oftentimes
we
forget
about
folks
that
live
in
public
housing
and
don't
go
directly
to
them.
To
hear
about
the
experience
that
they're,
having
not
only
with
our
city
agencies
but
inside
of
their
homes
and
how
they
are
being
treated,
and
this
we've
had
meetings
with
administrator
Bach
I,
almost
called
your
counselor
Bach
administrator
box
predecessor,
Kate
Bennett,
to
talk
about
what
we
found
and
we
were
hearing
from
residents.
C
D
Thank
you.
Jim
for
being
here.
I
did
just
want
to
start
by
saying.
I
saw
you
both
Sunday
evening
and
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
just
pray
for
the
victims
of
the
mass
shooting
we
had,
which
was
on
at
a
BHA
housing
and
pray
for
that
young
girl,
who's
fighting
for
her
life.
So,
like
I,
said
to
you,
when
we
started
we
these
this
conversation,
we
can
fix
these
things
right.
This
is
fixable.
D
Now
the
BHA
is
the
agency.
That's
responsible
under
the
Massachusetts
law
for
providing
for
families
unable
to
afford
housing
without
public
subsidies
and
to
carry
out
these
responsibilities.
The
BHA
develops
and
manages
housing
projects
and
leases,
and
also
the
BHA,
Administration
and
operations
department
is
responsible
for
the
day-to-day
management
and
maintenance
of
all
BHA
housing,
including
living
unit
inspections,
annual
HUD
inspections,
resident
relations,
lease
information
and
more
and
those
are
the
nuts
and
bolts
the
questions
that
I
get
and
our
office
gets
another
counselors
about.
D
You
know
if
it's
a
leaky
pipe
if
it's
an
unlocked
door
if
it's
trash
left
outside
or
even
things
that
are
more
more
important
and
more
drastic,
but
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
this
conversation,
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
together
to
make
sure
that
we
are
uplifting
the
lives
of
everyone
in
the
city,
but
definitely
those
who
Voice
May
not
always
be
heard.
So
thank
you
for
coming
and
taking
this
seriously.
A
E
Thank
you
so
much
chair,
Flaherty
and
chair
Lara
and
council
president
Flynn
councilor
Baker
councilor
Braden,
Council
Murphy
as
the
lead
sponsor
councilor
Mejia
and
councilor
Louie
gen.
For
the
record.
My
name
is
Kenzie
Bach
I'm,
the
new
administrator
of
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
and
the
former
Boston
City
councilor
for
district
8..
E
We
all
know
that
the
original
backdrop
for
this
hearing
stems
from
a
tragedy
that
took
place
at
Mary
Ellen
McCormick
on
June
18th
2023,
since
Federal
confidentiality
regulations
restrict
us
at
BHA
from
sharing
private
information
about
our
residents.
For
the
purposes
of
this
hearing,
I
will
limit
my
testimony
regarding
any
specific
unit
in
household
and
instead
devote
the
remaining
time
to
discussing
our
policies,
procedures
and
the
work
we
do
to
ensure
that
our
presidents
are
safe
and
healthy.
E
So
an
event
like
this
is
gut-wrenching
for
our
staff
and
I
know
that
we're
all
holding
the
entire
Franklin
Field
community
in
our
hearts.
During
this
incredibly
difficult
week,
I
was
there
on
Sunday
night
for
several
hours,
as
was
Chief
Benson
as
with
superintendent
Colonnade,
and
so
our
team
has
actually
been
extra
coordinating
extremely
closely
with
BPD
over
the
past
two
days.
E
So
just
if
that
happens
know
that
that's
why
I
would
now
like
to
offer
some
comments
in
regard
to
unit
conditions
at
BHA,
which
are
one
of
the
main
topics
of
this
hearing
order.
Bha
owns
and
operates
nearly
10
000
units
of
public
housing
and
project-based
voucher
housing
in
Boston.
We
also
administer
nearly
18
000
vouchers
throughout
the
Greater
Boston
area
and
we
serve
an
extremely
vulnerable,
low-income
population
of
diverse
backgrounds,
many
of
whom
are
seniors
people
with
disabilities
and
children
because
of
the
overwhelming
demand
in
our
own
long-standing
priorities
for
housing
placement.
E
But
it's
important
to
get
people
a
decent
home
and
to
keep
it
so,
and
we've
really
made
tremendous
progress
in
recent
years
towards
improving
both
our
inspections
process,
which
kind
of
proactively
identifies
maintenance
needs
and
also
our
work
order
process
where
we
respond
to
calls
from
residents
and
address
issues
that
they
identify
in
their
units
and
I
want
to
emphasize
the
incredible
dedication
of
our
hard-working
BHA
operations.
Staff
on
this
front
day
in
and
day
out,
I'm
going
to
now
address
a
few
of
the
ways
that
we're
getting
better
at
this.
E
But
I
just
want
to
stress
that
you
know
the
the
basic
situation
of
the
BHA
is
trying
to
maintain
a
vital
asset
in
a
context
of
capital
disinvestment,
but
at
the
same
time
we
just
want
to
give
our
residents
the
best
quality
of
service.
We
can
so
that's
like
a
lot
of
what
a
lot
of
folks
here
spend
our
days
doing
is
trying
to
figure
out.
How
do
we
redesign
our
systems
to
to
do
it
better?
E
E
Unfortunately,
as
with
many
organizations,
there
were
some
necessary
disruptions
to
our
process
due
to
the
Dakota
19
pandemic,
which
caused
annual
inspections
to
temporarily
pause.
So
those
inspections,
research
resume
in
2022
and
2023
across
the
portfolio,
including
at
Mary,
Ellen,
McCormick
and
I,
say
that
just
to
note
that,
because
of
that
Gap
in
inspections,
we
are
playing
catch-up
on
some
unit
conditions,
and
you
know
it
was
really
important.
Obviously,
with
covid
to
limit
the
spread
and
people
didn't
feel
safe
having
folks
in
their
units
for
anything
but
a
true,
true
emergency.
E
But
we
are,
you
know,
still
sometimes
right
now,
finding
conditions
that
we
say.
Oh
my
gosh,
like
you
know,
if
it
hadn't
been
for
that,
we
would
have
known
about
this
already
and
until
recently,
these
inspections,
these
living
unit
inspections,
were
handed
by
on-site
management
staff.
I
wanted
to
flag
for
the
council
that
in
April
actually
my
predecessor,
Kate
Bennett.
She
began
to
transition
the
BHA
to
a
new
process
whereby
the
public
housing
unit
inspections
are
now
being
conducted
by
our
leased
housing
departments,
inspections
team.
E
So
that's
a
big
shift
because,
whereas
before
the
management
was
doing
it
themselves
on
site-
and
you
know,
managers
have
a
host
of
different
obligations-
lots
of
things
to
stay
on
top
of
now.
The
inspections
team
is
actually
a
dedicated
team
of
13
inspectors
who
average
over
10
years
of
experience
and
conduct
thirty
thousand
unit
inspections
per
year.
So
they're
just
real
pros
at
this,
and
these
inspections
are
conducted
in
accordance
with
the
Mass
state,
sanitary
code
and
Hud's
housing.
E
Quality
standards
they're
all
certified
via
an
outside
vendor
in
housing
quality
standards
and
they
participate
in
a
vigorous
four
to
six
month
training
program
that
actually
involves
like
two
months
at
least
of
shadowing,
and
so
as
I
said,
Kate
started
that
transition
in
April.
We
really
like
really
locked
into
it
in
July,
and
what
that
means
is
just
a
third
party
set
of
eyes,
even
though
it's
still
inside
BHA.
It's
this
separate
at
least
housing
inspections
team
that's
coming
in,
and
they
also
have
a
lot
of
additional
certifications
and
training
and
things
like
lead.
E
And
then
the
additional
thing
that
we've
layered
on
is
a
sort
of
more
detailed
quality
control
inspections.
Layer
where,
with
10
of
our
inspections,
now
we're
selecting
those
at
random
to
sort
of
QC
them
both
for
how
is
the
basic
inspection
and
also,
however
long
has
happened
since
that
inspection
like
have
the
work
orders
that
came
in
from
that
inspection
actually
been
addressed,
and
then,
in
addition
to
inspections
at
BHA,
we're
working
to
completely
overhaul
our
customer
service
process,
both
for
work,
orders
and
public
housing
and
for
clients.
E
So
over
the
past
two
years,
BHA
has
implemented
technology
to
centralized
resources
dedicated
to
customer
service
response
and
recording
we've
implemented,
something
called
zendesk,
which
is
a
software
that
allows
clients
to
submit
tickets
via
phone
online
or
live
agent
chat,
and
we
now
have
this
customer
service
center.
So
if
you
call
the
BHA
line
and
you
press
zero,
they
take
calls
on
a
host
of
issues
across
the
PHA
and
tracks
them
in
this
new
software.
E
So
since
then,
we've
solved
nearly
25
000
customer
issues
with
that
new
software
over
80
of
them
on
time
and
with
80
satisfaction,
so
we're
getting
better
all
the
time,
but
we're
constantly
like
working
to
improve
the
system
and
I
just
also
wanted
to
say
you
know
again
for
those
who
don't
know
who
might
be
watching
at
home.
I
only
started
this
role
on
August
7th.
So
that's
why
I
want
to
continue
to
give
credit
to
my
predecessor,
Kate
Bennett.
E
So
you
know
the
challenge
is
just
we
had
a
lot
of
work,
orders
that
weren't
getting
done
because
limitations
on
getting
into
units
the
supply
chain
issues,
and
so
that
had
created
a
backlog
we
don't
want.
We
don't
want
our
residents
to
feel
demoralized
by
that
and
we
don't
want
our
staff
to
so.
We've
had
a
team,
that's
been
led
by
a
quality
control
team
led
by
our
director
of
inspections
that
so
far
has
helped
a
bunch
of
our
sites,
they're
sort
of
going
site
by
site
and
helping
them
improve
their
work
order
system.
E
One
of
the
big
early
ones
was
Mildred
Haley
and
councilor
Lara's
district
and
now
they're
at
Mary,
Ellen
McCormick,
full
time,
and
that
team
has
really
helped
the
sites
that
it's
been
to
so
far
reduce
their
work
order
loads
by
55
percent
and
by
three
quarters
for
work
orders
over
60
days.
So
it's
it's
a
really
intensive
kind
of
wrap
around
help
for
our
sites
and
it's
been
hugely
effective.
E
We
haven't
gotten
to
every
site,
yet
so
it's
very
in
process,
but
we
are
also
in
the
midst
of
a
full
overhaul
of
our
work
order
process
as
we're
tending
to
move
to
a
fully
digital
system
on
that
side,
and-
and
we
want
to
make
it
so
that
folks
can
check
in
on
their
work
order,
because
one
of
the
things
that
we've
also
heard
in
the
process
is
that
you
know
sometimes
the
reason.
A
work
order
hasn't
happened
is
something
that
the
BHA
can't
control
like.
We
are
waiting
on
a
part
or
you
know.
E
We
need
to
bundle
a
whole
bunch
of
these
together
for
some
reason,
but
we
also
recognize
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
communicate
back
better
to
our
residents
like
what's
the
timeline?
What's
the
what's
their
expectation
because
people,
you
know
if
they
just
don't
know
when
it's
going
to
happen,
that's
tough
and
so
we've
also
moved
zendesk
recently
into
this
space
as
well
to
help
tenants
track
existing
work
orders.
E
As
you
all
know,
this
work
to
maintain
and
raise
the
living
standards
is
being
taken
undertaken
at
the
same
time
as
we
work
to
address
long-term
capital
needs
across
our
public
housing
communities.
So
I
know
counselors
are
aware.
For
example,
we
have
a
wholesale
Redevelopment
plan
at
Mary,
Ellen
McCormick,
that
is
under
bpda
review
right
now
and
at
places
like
Franklin,
Field
and
Mildred
Haley,
we
are
investing
in
significant
green
retrofits
that
will
improve
Energy,
Systems
and
building
envelopes
along
with
kitchens
and
other
interior
features.
E
We're
excited
about
that,
and
so
of
course
we
have
to
be
walking
and
chewing
gum
doing
both
and
right
investing
in
our
current
capital
program,
but
also
doing
these
transformations
I
just
I
do
want
to
say
a
word
about
the
fact
that
in
those
Transformations
and
really
all
this
work,
the
BHA
really
works
alongside
our
residents.
We
go
to
tremendous
effort
to
retain
good
lines
of
communication
with
our
residents
and
to
ensure
that
there's
a
reservoir
of
trust.
E
There
are
actually
22
elected
10
organizations
at
BHA
which
work
with
us
and
we're
always
trying
to
get
our
sites
that
don't
have
an
lto,
a
local
tenant
organization
to
organize
one.
We've
got
our
resident
Advisory
Board
and
our
monitoring
committee,
who
all
do
important
work
as
public
housing
residents
and
voucher
participants
to
represent
their
neighborhoods
and
help
us
understand
their
priorities.
E
Bha
residents
have
the
same
rights
and
deserve
the
same
respect
as
any
other
resident
of
the
city
of
Boston.
We,
when
we
do
talk
about
unit
conditions
and
stuff
I,
do
want
to
stress
that
we
are
required
to
provide
a
48-hour
notice
to
enter
Apartments
outside
of
an
emergency
and
situation
or,
unless
waived
by
a
particular
resident.
We're
mindful
that,
while
we
provide
residents
with
needed,
affordable
housing,
we
also
need
to
treat
residents
with
dignity
and
respect
and
not
overly
intrude
upon
their
lives
without
factual
cause.
E
As
with
any
other
person
who
rents
an
apartment,
BHA
residents
have
the
right
to
have
visitors
and
to
enjoy
their
living,
require
environment
within
the
confines
of
their
lease
without
undue
intrusion
or
interference,
and
just
because
this
was
referenced
in
the
hearing
order.
I
do
want
to
say,
though,
that
if
evidence
of
subletting
is
present,
BHA
does
proceed
with
eviction
action
and
that's
because
our
units
need
to
be
available
to
people
on
our
wait
list.
E
So
if
we
find
that
somebody
is
using
a
unit
and
not
for
themselves,
that's
obviously
an
immediate
flag
for
us
when
BHA
encounters
problematic
housekeeping
conditions
in
a
unit,
we
discuss
the
situation
with
the
resident
and
give
the
resident
an
opportunity
to
address
the
issue.
Bha
staff,
and
especially
this
inspector
team
I,
was
talking
about,
are
trained
to
identify
hoarding
at
different
levels
of
severity.
Often
conversation
with
the
resident
is
sufficient
to
address
the
concern
after
follow-up
inspections
are
conducted
in
cases
where
the
concern
is
not
addressed.
E
E
We
would
be
very
grateful
to
counselors
for
any
support
in
making
more
services
available
for
our
tenants
in
these
types
of
cases,
particularly
in
regard
to
hoarding
and
housekeeping
issues,
there's
actually
a
bit
more
available
for
seniors
right
now
than
there
are
for
non-seniors,
and
you
know
this
is
very
often
connected
to
mental
health
concerns
and
the
BHA.
Does
everything
we
can
to
keep
residents
and
preserve
their
tenancies
prior
to
to
resorting
to
court
action?
E
But
that
brings
me
to
Public,
Safety
and
I'll
just
say
one
or
two
more
words
on
that
and
then
just
quickly
pass
it
over
to
my
chief
I
want
to
speak
broadly
about
the
safety
at
BHA
I.
Think
most
counselors
are
aware
that
the
bha's
public
safety
department
has
been
severely
ever
underfunded
since
2001,
when
the
U.S
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
eliminated
the
public
housing
drug
elimination
program.
That
was
the
title
for
the
program
that
funded
both
Public
Safety
and
youth
programming
at
the
BHA.
E
So
unfortunately,
those
those
things
were
slashed
and
since
then
so,
bha's
Police
Department
are
traded
down
very
significantly
and
then
has
started
to
rebuild.
So
the
BHA
has
a
small
Public,
Safety
and
police
department,
consisting
of
nine
full-time
and
part-time
functional
sworn
members
that
provide
quality
of
life
and
liaison
services
to
supplement
the
work
of
the
Boston
Police
Department.
E
The
bha's
public
safety
department,
though,
was
recently
certified
by
the
Massachusetts
police
accreditation
Commission
mpac
on
June
21st
2023
I
really
want
to
underscore
what
a
big
deal
that
is,
unlike
many
small
non-municipal
departments
across
the
Commonwealth
BHA,
was
able
to
achieve
this
new
standard
in
the
wake
of
recent
police
reform
legislation.
So
I
think
folks
on
the
council
are
familiar
with
the
fact
that
many,
you
know
services
like
our
Municipal
Police
here
like
the
park
rangers.
Other
groups,
you
know
lost
their.
You
know
their
police
status.
E
It's
really
thanks
to
the
work
of
a
man
sitting
to
my
left,
that
we
have
gotten
recertified
as
a
department
and
that's
really
important
to
providing
that
auxiliary
of
support
service.
This
professional
designation
is
critical
in
highlighting
the
Department's
commitment
to
Equitable
enforcement
and
best
practices
and
policing.
E
I
also
want
to
thank
the
council
with
mayor
Wu
and
the
council's
generous
support.
We
currently
have
six
new
BHA
police
recruits
in
training
at
the
police
academy,
which
will
increase
our
numbers
by
more
than
50
percent.
We've
been
hard
at
work,
implementing
a
new
model
for
policing
at
the
BHA,
which
will
assign
a
core
team
of
BHA
police
for
each
BPD
District
area,
but
that
structure
will
only
become
fully
realized.
E
With
the
arrival
of
the
additional
officers
on
the
force
in
the
new
year,
each
team
will
work
closely
with
a
respective
BPD
District
BHA
residents
and
other
stakeholders
on
coordinated
actions
to
address
issues
of
crime
and
quality
of
life.
Concerns
and
and
I
will
just
say
that
one
of
the
things
we
really
value
you
know
the
the
Boston
Police
Department,
brings
just
enormous
professionalism
and
again
we're
going
to
hear
from
superintendent.
In
a
moment
what
we
see
ourselves
as
bringing
at
BHA
is
really
the
relationships
with
our
residents
and
I.
E
Think
we
see
all
the
time
that
sometimes
our
residents
feel
like
they
can
come
to
us
with
a
concern
that
they're
nervous
about
about
going
through
other
channels
and
and
that's
a
place
where
you
know.
We
really
want
to
embrace
our
role
and
recognize
that
we
can
really
help
you
that
bridge
and
within
this
model
of
working
with
BPD,
we
work
to
address
illegal
activity
at
BHA
and
especially
behaviors
that
threaten
the
health
and
safety
of
our
residents
seriously.
E
These
violations
are
addressed
and
if
a
situation
arises
where
staff
are
concerned
for
any
member
of
the
household
safety,
including
children,
BHA
staff
notify
BPD
and
BHA
police.
In
addition,
we're
working
closely
with
the
Boston
Police
Department
and
have
made
significant
progress
to
update
all
BHA
addresses
and
bpd's
CAD
system,
so
that
BHA
staff
receive
more
timely
notifications
related
to
incidents
that
occur
on
BHA
property,
as
I
mentioned
earlier.
For
example,
we
have
been
intimately
involved
since
the
first
hour
in
response
to
Sunday
night's
tragedy
at
Franklin
Field.
E
But-
and
this
is
the
last
thing
I
want
to
say-
we
are
mindful
that
wraparound
services
are
also
needed
to
address
many
of
the
Social
Challenges
that
we
face
in
our
communities
with
a
rest,
often
the
last
and
least
desirable
option
concerns,
including,
but
not
limited
to
substance,
abuse,
disorder,
food
insecurity
and
mental
health
difficulties,
impact
our
residence
quality
of
life
and
can
be
addressed
in
a
more
responsive
and
Equitable
way
through
a
service
delivery
model.
We're
also
always
eager
for
more
investment
and
positive
opportunities
at
all
our
sites.
So
to
that
end,
another
thanks.
E
E
But
we're
really
going
to
be
able
to
soup
that
up
with
this
funding,
and
so
the
Boston
Housing
Authorities
Public
Safety
department
has
an
important
supporting
role
in
working
with
the
Boston
Police
Department,
to
ensure
Public
Safety
in
our
all
our
communities
and
so
and
I
promise.
They
won't
go
on
as
long
as
I
did
I'm
happy
to
have
my
colleague,
Chief
Benford
and
superintendent
cullinan
here
and
I
just
want
to
have
the
chief
speak.
Just
briefly
in
a
little
more
detail.
F
Thank
you
very
much.
I
greatly
appreciate
the
opportunity
where
I'll
be
here
this
morning.
I
want
to
thank
the
Committees
for
your
work
as
well
as
this
body,
the
council
as
a
whole,
the
mayor,
the
administrator
and
my
colleagues
for
the
tremendous
support
and
investment
in
bhapd,
as
well
as
the
space
to
be
able
to
have
this
conversation.
F
She
started
the
conversation
in
2020
around
salvaging
the
department
to
really
help
address
the
internalized
needs
of
the
BHA
Community,
but
to
also
serve
as
the
vha's
representative
to
the
external
law
enforcement
Community.
When
we
started
this
work
in
2021
in
Earnest,
we
encountered
a
department
that
had
low
morale.
F
In
2021
we
embarked
upon
a
three-year
stabilization
and
growth
plan
that
centered
on
21st
century
policing.
Those
principles
include
Equity
partnership,
problem
solving
and
prevention.
No
one
less
critical
piece
of
that
plan
is
engaging.
The
community
been
very
clear
in
our
comments,
while
engaging
and
going
around
and
speaking
with
the
resident
of
the
resident
leaders
is.
It
is
critical
to
have
Community
involvement
in
this
process
as
a
public
housing,
kid
that
grew
up
in
public
housing
in
Roxbury
and
those
of
us
that
grew
up
in
urban
settings.
We
know
our
neighborhoods
best.
F
F
We
are
and
we
represent
the
public
safety
side
of
it,
but
we
also
recognize
that
certain
pieces
of
it
don't
require
a
public
safety
response.
It
requires
a
social
response.
Some
of
it
may
require
colleagues
responses
that
represent
other
sides
of
the
house
in
BHA.
So
we
do
approach
this
from
a
whole
Community
approach
and
how
we're
trying
to
address
policing
moving
forward.
F
F
Every
thinking
we
had
six
months
to
prepare
the
department,
as
well
as
ensure
that
the
officers
had
the
training
and
was
ready
to
be
certified
on
July,
1,
I'm,
proud
and
happy
to
say
that
with
a
host
of
different
partners
and,
most
importantly,
the
officers
that
did
the
work
that
within
that
six
months,
we
met
the
standard
and
on
July
1.
The
BHA
police
department
has
and
is
recognized
by
the
municipal
police
training
committee,
as
well
as
the
post
post
Commission.
F
The
administrator
mentioned
the
new
model
and
a
new
philosophy
that
we're
moving
towards
with
the
elimination
of
the
drug
elimination
Grant
in
the
early
2000s.
It
took
the
floor
out
from
housing
authorities
across
the
country
and
Boston
was
no
different.
So,
as
we
looked
at
this
work
moving
forward,
we
had
to
develop
models
that
was
going
to
allow
us
to
be
effective
with
reduced
resources.
So
we
looked
at
how
do
we
go
about
doing
this
work
so
we
adopted
and
in
the
process?
F
As
the
administrator
said,
with
the
new
offices
coming
off
on
on,
we
will
be
able
to
fully
implement
the
neighborhood
engagement
team
model
and
what
that's
going
to
do
is
it's
going
to
it's.
It's
really
revolutionary
for
where
we
are
as
a
department.
It's
going
to
take
us
from
a
model
where
we
have
five
area-wide
teams
to
cover
the
entire
geographical
footprint
of
the
city
to
11
base
district-based
teams,
which
is
going
to
give
us
a
more
granular
opportunity
to
be
successful
at
this
model,
as
I
mentioned
it
Embraces
our
21st
century
philosophies.
F
We
want
to
focus
on
our
reduced
resources.
We
want
to
focus
on
problem
solving,
and
there
are
several
examples
that
we
can
point
to
that
are
successes
that
end.
The
rum
I
spoke
with
one
of
your
colleagues
just
before
starting
around
some
issues
that
we
had
addressed
in
another
section
of
the
city.
That's
been
successful,
we
can
point
to
as
unfortunate
as
Sunday
is.
F
We
can
point
to
the
proactive
work
that
we've
done
at
the
Franklin
Field
development
during
the
Caribbean
Carnival
and
working
with
Captain
Flynn
superintendent,
color
names
Bureau,
and
helping
to
secure
that
Westview
Street
Corridor.
We
can
point
to
the
fair
amount
development
where
we
worked
with
neighborhood
groups
that
surround
the
development
that
were
very
clear
and
that
we
want
to
ensure
that
the
residents
of
public
housing
are
included
in
the
conversation.
We
don't
want
them
excommunicated
it
was.
It
was
encouraging
to
hear
that
they
don't
want
to
call
9-1-1.
F
They
want
to
work
with
us
on
Alternatives.
We
can
point
to
the
gallivant
development
with
which,
just
two
years
ago,
I
don't
know
how
it
would
slip
by
myself
superintendent
over
the
years
on
the
street
at
Mattapan,
but
1500
people
descended
on
a
development
of
200
plus
units
on
the
4th
of
July
I,
created
enormous
challenges
for
the
police
department
and
having
to
divert
all
resources
up
to
that
development.
We
worked
with
that
Community.
F
There
were
no
instances
then,
and
certainly
the
last
couple
of
years,
we've
seen
tremendous
turnover
and
being
able
to
turn
the
development
if
you
would
back
over
to
the
community
within
reason,
given
that
it
is
a
holiday
by
10,
30
and
8
30
respectively,
over
the
last
several
years,
when
we
talk
about
21st
century
policing,
we
want
to
talk
about
Alternatives
and
that's
what
this
engagement
engagement
team
model.
Is.
F
It
really
provides
us
with
alternatives
to
policing,
that's
not
to
suggest
that
those
model,
those
models
that
give
us
alternative
options
is
designed
to
subvert
the
arrest
process.
Quite
frankly,
if
someone
has
to
be
arrested,
that's
what
that
is
there
for,
but
we
also
recognize
that
we
know
that
dysfunction.
We
know
that
substance.
Abuse
disorders
are
often
drivers
of
individuals
involving
themselves
in
criminal
Behavior.
F
Quite
frankly,
if
we
locked
everyone
up,
that
was
trespassing,
they
would
overwhelm
the
system
so
having
those
Alternatives
really
does
provide
us
with
a
range
of
services
and
a
range
of
different
and
responding
I
want
to
quickly
just
jump
over
to
where
we
are
as
a
department
and
where
we're
moving.
We
do
have
five
police
officers
today,
as
we
shared,
we
have
three
full-time
supervisors
and
one
part-time
supervisor.
F
We
have
six
recruits
that
in
the
in
the
in
the
academy
and
again
want
to
thank
you
for
your
support
in
adopting
the
budget
that
allowed
for
that
greater
flexibility.
We
also
have
five
dispatches.
That's
critical
for
being
able
to
provide
communication
Services
after
hours,
we
have
an
accreditation
manager
that
works
part-time.
That
is
helping
us
with
maintaining
our
certification
and
moving
towards
accreditation
and
I
want
to
underscore
the
administrator's
comments
around
that
certification.
F
This
is
really
a
nod
not
to
anything
that
I
did
directly
but
really
A,
Team
approach,
that
included
multiple
departments
around
adopting
policies,
adopting
rules
and
regulations
that
show
that
we
are
a
department
that
is
committed
to
the
21st
century:
transparency,
accountability,
response
to
the
community
working
in
partnership
with
the
community,
and
that
is
a
big
deal
that
we
were
able
to
accomplish
that
in
18
months.
The
average
time
frame
is
about
three
years.
I
will
close
by
just
mentioning
about
that.
F
We
are
a
department
that
operates
16
hours
a
day,
we're
not
24
hours
a
day.
We
don't
have
that
capacity
with
the
resources
and,
quite
frankly,
if
you
talk
to
anyone,
excuse
me
that
understands
police
deployment
and
resources.
They
would
argue
that,
based
on
what
we
have
the
size
of
the
community,
that
we
have
a
footprint
that
spans
a
major
Metropolitan
City
that
would
barely
operational.
That's
a
direct
nod
to
the
officers
that
are
doing
the
work.
F
They
understood
that
they
were
going
to
be
some
difficult
days,
while
we
that
we
really
use
them
to
help
provide
proof
of
concept
and
really
serve
as
the
foundation
for
advocating
for
and
quite
frankly,
deserving
more
resources,
so
that
we're
in
service
at
a
greater
level
to
the
community.
So
we're
extremely
proud
of
that.
We
have
a
new
communication
space
that
integrates
cameras
into
that
space.
F
We
are
going
to
be
moving
towards
body,
one
cameras
which
again
promote
and
speak
to
our
transparency.
We
know
we
have
a
new
station
with
the
fortunate
support
of
the
outgoing
administrative
and
the
new
administrator
coming
in
the
door.
That's
going
to
give
symbolic
space
to
our
officers,
so
they
have
the
resources
to
do
the
work
and
have
a
basis
to
feel
proud
and
stand
on.
We
also
are
committed
to
our
senior
Safety
Division,
which
is
our
security
offices
that
provide
services
at
some
of
our
elderly
buildings.
F
We
are
very
much
committed
to
professionalizing
our
services
and
supporting
them
in
the
space
that
they
work
in.
We
settled
collected
bargaining
agreements
as
an
authority
as
a
whole,
and
we
we
rebuilt
relationships
with
our
labor
partners
by
focusing
on
pragmatic,
our
deference
to
supporting
staff
and
transparency.
I
want
to
close
my
comments
on
by
recognizing
our
colleagues
from
the
police
department.
We
could
not
be
successful
without
the
police
department.
F
We
rely
on
the
BPD
as
a
subordinate
agency
in
a
multitude
of
different
ways,
and
we
try
and
return
that
by
being
an
equal
partner
in
how
we
can
be
proactive
with
reducing
the
input,
the
imprint
on
their
resources
within
public
housing
and
I
want
to
just
you
know
mention
that
they
worked
with
us
on
restoring
patrols,
we're
having
open
and
candid
conversations
about
Mary,
Ellen,
McCormick
and
other
departments.
They
support
us
with
dispatching
and
Telecommunications
licensing,
coordinated
patrols,
training
to
include
annual
training,
that's
required
by
the
new
postal.
F
The
police
department
supports
us
medicine,
the
middle
understood.
What
our
needs
were
most
importantly
understood
where
we
were
looking
to
go
as
a
department
and
service
to
our
communities.
We
also
support
them
with
investigations
and
support
them
with
with
special
events.
It's
extremely
important
as
we
go
through
these
motions
to
make
sure
that
we
recognize
those
individuals
that
support
us
and
that
are
equal
partners
that
includes
you
and
I.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
share.
F
G
You
thank
you
so
much
committee
and
Council
for
having
me
here
today
just
want
to
reiterate
how
unfortunate
the
events
that
took
place
on
Sunday
were
we're,
just
hoping,
as
everyone
is,
for
speedy
recovery
of
all
those
involved.
Just
want
to
emphasize
the
police
commissioner's
commitment
to
working
together
with
everyone
to
make
sure
that
we
are
addressing
any
situations
or
incidents
that
impact
the
city
or
the
residents
as
a
whole.
G
But
we
also
deal
with
a
number
of
other
situations
and
because
we
are
often
the
initial
touch
Point,
it
highlights
situations,
issues
challenges
that
residents
might
be
experiencing
and
then
it's
important
for
us
to
then
act
assist
residents
in
accessing
resources
and
so
I
think
that,
in
terms
of
the
crime
aspect,
we
are
responding
in
a
lot
of
time
and
on
a
lot
of
incidents
as
it
relates
to
crimes.
But
we
also
are
addressing
a
lot
of
the
quality
of
life
issues
that
the
residents
of
BHA
are
dealing
with.
G
So
I
think,
like
I,
said,
I
think
the
emphasis
is
on
the
fact
that
we
are
the
primary
law
enforcement
agency,
but
we
also
serve
as
a
liaison
or
a
conduit
to
other
services
and
that
collaboration.
That
communication
is
so
important
as
it
relates
to
the
responses
of
the
Boston
Police
Department.
The
district
captains
are
very
involved
in
the
process.
A
D
H
A
Thank
you
to
the
administrator,
obviously
I
appreciate
all
the
detail
on
the
unit.
Inspections
took
a
lot
of
my
questions
away
from
me,
but
how
often
our
unit
inspections
are,
they
mandated
annually
biannually
and
what,
if
a
resident
is
not
home
and
or
you
have
a
hoarding
situation
or
nothing
born
and
born
in
public
housing?
Public
housing
was
there
when
my
grandfather
died
suddenly
and
my
grandmother
had
a
raise
two
children
on
our
own
and
it
was
the
old
Harbor
Village
in
the
Navy.
A
Is
that
rallied
behind
my
grandmother
and
arguably
raised
my
mother
and
my
uncle,
but
nothing
more
offensive
to
someone
that
was
born
in
public
housing
to
have
subletting
going
on
in
public
housing
you're
going
to
folks
having
maybe
a
private
business
running
out
of
their
unit.
There
could
be
some
drug
in
some
gang
activity
happening.
So
when
you're
doing
Union
inspections,
however
often
they
are,
and
you
can't
gain
access
to
that
unit,
but
you're
getting
some
calls
as
some
activity
that
might
be
happening.
What's
the
recourse
for
the
particularly
for
the
butters.
E
Yeah
thanks
so
much
councilor,
Flaherty
and
obviously
we're
particularly
proud
of
all
of
our
BHA
alumni,
so
glad
to
count
you
as
one
of
them
and
I'll
ask
I'll
ask
actually
if
Josh
and
Raul
can
just
come
up
just
in
case
I've
got
they've,
you
might
be
able
to
provide
a
little
more
detail
than
me,
but
basically
our
living
unit.
Inspections
are
something
that
the
BHA
is
doing
every
year,
no
matter
what
for
all
units,
as
I
said,
they
were
paused
during
covid,
but
that
was
an
absolute
exceptional
situation.
E
E
A
And
what
have
you
back
there?
In
close
proximity
to
which
children
play
and
neighbors
have
been
complaining
about
it
to
Josh
his
credit
and
his
team?
They
got
right
on
it
and
put
a
complete
spit
shine
as
well
as
addressing
doors
without
locks,
broken
windows
Etc
that
made
a
huge
difference
in
the
residents
and
about
his
quality
of
life.
So
to
Josh,
and
his
team
appreciate
that
and
administrator
before
we
go
to
address.
Are
they
as
a
mandated
annual
inspections?
Are
they
bi-annual
inspections?
Are
they
quarterly
inspections?
What's
the
rule
of
thumb,
no.
E
Inspections,
no
so
they're
annual
and
and
if
and
just
to
be
clear
if
no
one's
there
when
we
come,
then
that
we
track
them
and
reschedule
a
visit
and
eventually,
if
nobody's
there
like
we'll
get
it
just
get
in.
Obviously
we
have
the
master
keys,
but
but,
as
I
mentioned
in
my
comments,
you
know
we
are
a
landlord
and
we
do
abide
by
the
Law
related
to
landlords,
giving
their
tenants
notice
right.
E
So
that's
why
we
have
the
48-hour
notice
except
an
emergency
Etc,
so
there's
various
avenues
that
will
allow
us
if
somebody
is
recalcitrant
like
to
get
into
a
unit.
But
at
the
same
time,
like
you
know,
we're
always
starting
from
the
position
of
these
are
times
with
legal
rights
and
and
we
don't
you
know,
we
don't
want
them
to
feel
you
know
we
want
them
to
be
able
to
enjoy
their
unit
within
within
the
Privacy
that
they're
entitled
to
do.
You
guys
want
to
add
anything
about
it.
I
Yeah,
so
for
every
resident,
first
of
all,
my
name
is
Raul.
Leon
Boston
Housing
Authority
for
a
resident
They
will
receive
at
a
minimum
of
48-hour
notice
that
BHA
will
come
to
their
to
their
units.
That
way
they
can
prepare
in
advance
for
their
unit
inspection.
If
they're,
not
home,
the
notice
will
say
you
don't
have
to
be
home.
I
Bha
can
enter
based
on
the
lease
and
that's
that's
provided
on
the
notice
as
well,
and
if
we
have
the
key
and
the
Residence
at
home,
BHA
May
proceed
in
the
unit
complete
the
inspection
and
exit.
If
the,
if
the
resident's
home
better,
we
can
speak
with
the
resident,
get
more
information
about
any
other
issues
they
may
have
or
concerns,
while
we're
there
and
also
complete
the
annual
inspection
now
whereby
we
have
situations
where
we
go
to
access
a
unit
and
the
resident
has
changed
a
lock.
I
We
obviously
we
can't
gain
entry
at
that
point,
we'll
provide
them
a
follow-up
nurse.
Let's
say
on
this
day
we
were
at
your
unit.
There
were
no
entry
access,
but
you've
also
violated
the
lease
with
a
lock
change.
Bha
will
be
returning
on
this
day
and
BHA
will
either
be
requesting
that
you
provide
BHA
with
a
current
key
for
our
office
of
your
lock
or
BHA
will
then
be
replacing
the
log
batch
of
BHA
lock
at
the
tenants
expense.
I
You
know
in
situations
where
we
cannot
enter
the
unit
or
access
the
unit.
Let's
say
we
return
and
possibly
there's
a
dog
in
the
unit,
and
obviously
it
sounds
like
it's
not
caged,
then
we'll
have
to
take
other
measures,
including
a
private
conference
with
the
resident
that
leads
up
to
it,
including
the
the
eviction
process.
A
Very
good,
thank
you
or
I
will
who
tracks
the
9-1-1
calls
for
public
housing.
So
the
underlying
incident,
local
police
captain
wasn't
necessarily
with
Chief.
Wasn't
aware
the
administrator
wasn't
aware,
and
so
I
would
think
that
when
9-1-1
gets
caught
for
any
one
of
our
BHA
developments
is
some
mechanism
by
which
there's
some
type
of
communication
with
the
police
department
and
the
administrator's
office.
It
could
be,
and
also
that
that
would
also
I
guess
continue
on
to
say.
Maybe
a
court
process
you've
got
some
drug
dealing.
A
You've
got
you
recovered
some
firearms
from
a
unit.
There's
some
there's
allegations
of
some
prostitution,
so
9-1-1
gets
called.
They
do
make
an
arrest.
Those
offenses
frankly
are
not
conducive
to
the
of
the
BHA
code
of
conduct.
If
you
will
and
or
the
tenants
agreement,
and
then
that
will
obviously
start
an
eviction
process,
so
I
guess
who,
from
BHA
oversees
9-1-1
police
in
court
activity
for
existing
tenants
to
make
sure
that
they're
adhering
to
the
tenant
handbook?
If
you
will.
F
A
Should
the
residents
want
action
right
so
say,
for
example,
pick
a
location,
33,
30,
Logan
way,
police
get
called
9-1-1.
They
make
a
couple
arrests
for
drug
dealing.
They
seize
drug
paraphernalia
drug
equipment,
scales,
everything
they
recover
three
firearms
right
great.
What
happens
next!
All
right,
I
guess,
is
what
the
about
us
want
to
know
because
they
were
the
ones
that
was
seeing
this
activity.
Of
course,
all
hours
of
the
night.
They
want
to
make
sure
that
from
that
9-1-1
call
the
arrest.
A
The
court
hearing
that
there's
an
eviction
process
actively
underway
to
remove
that
individual
or
individuals
from
a
particularly
from
a
family
development
or
a
senior
development
whereby
they're,
not
a
law.
Abiding
they're,
not
honoring.
The
tenancy
they're
wreaking
havoc,
creating
an
untenable
situation
for
the
folks
that
live
across
the
hall
or
one
fluid
down
or
one
floor
up,
and
so
now
finally,
9-1-1
is
involved.
A
A
That
is
really
destroying
the
community,
destroying
that
building
destroying
the
floor
in
the
building
uprooting,
particularly
in
the
senior
developments
where
there's
a
younger
Community
coming
in,
engage
in
late
parties,
all
kinds
of
activity,
drug
dealing,
prostitution,
those
folks,
those
poor
tenants-
have
to
deal
with
it
when
they
do
get
involved
and
when
the
police
get
involved.
They
need
to
know
that
BHA
is
also
a
partner
and
they're
going
to
stop
that
process
to
kind
of
find
the
fungus,
Among
Us
and
make
sure
that
we're
they
they're
no
longer
they're.
A
Not
honoring
the
tenancy
they're,
not
being
a
good
resident
they're,
not
being
a
good
neighbor
they're
concerned
a
residential
Community
upside
down.
So
I
guess
that's
in
short,
how
are
we
communicating
when
there's
a
name
when
there's
an
arrest
made
when
there's
drugs
confiscated
when
there's
been
prostitution
activity,
when
someone
has
been
subletting
when
there's
been
chaos
at
that
particular
location?
A
Where
is
the
solace
for
the
neighboring
resident
that
you
know
what
BHA
gets
this
that
yeah
they
they
they
removed
that
tenant
because
they
weren't
being
a
good
neighbor,
they
weren't
being
a
good
tenant
as
opposed
to
allowing
it
to
continue
on
which
has
been
the
complaints
we
get
city-wide.
Is
that
sure
there's
no
action,
there's
no
right.
A
Okay,
so
there
you
got
it
so
who
know
who
from
BHA,
who
is
the
BHA
person
that
reviews
the
police
reports
on
Monday
for
the
chaos
that
took
place
over
the
weekend
who's?
The
person?
Is
it
you
shoot
that
you
sit
there?
Oh
yeah,
okay,
there's
a
rest
on
Logan
Way
yep.
We
got
one
on
fire.
Anyway,
we
got
one
over
in
Gallivan
who's,
the
person
from
BHA
that
is
reviewing
Boston
police
reports,
weekly
and
then
saying
yep
drugs
guns,
prostitution,
wheat
BH.
We
need
to
take
action
against
this
particular
individual.
A
F
I
want
so
there
are
multiple
pieces
to
your
question
that
impact
different.
The
the
different
departments
so
I
want
that.
The
why
initially
deferred
to
the
superintendent
was
to
talk
about
the
9-1-1
call
and
to
talk
about
the
notification
tree
once
that
notification
tree
comes
over.
There
is
a
process
by
which
we
notify
internal
BHA
stakeholders
to
start
that
parallel
track,
because,
as
you
know,
one
is
Criminal.
F
E
You
know
out
partly
in
the
incident
in
question-
is
that
our
address
is
were
not
necessarily
accurately
reflected
in
bpd's
list,
partly
because
you
know
there
were
old
things
that
are
no
longer
BHA
things,
and
there
are
things
that
are
BHA
things
that
weren't
in
it
and
so
making
sure
that
we
would
reliably
get.
Those
notifications
is
something
that
the
two
people
to
my
left
have
been
working
intensely
with
both
teams
on.
E
In
terms
of
the
question
that
you're
asking,
though
I
just
want
to
say
that
it's
really
it's
shoes,
whole
team,
because
the
way
that
it
works
to
get
the
kind
of
satisfaction
that
you're
talking
about
is
that
if
there
is
something
that
happened-
and
maybe
it
happened
overnight
with
BPD-
maybe
it
was
our
own
folks.
I
mean
we.
We
deal
quite
a
lot
actually
with
folks
who
don't
live
in
the
development,
trespassing
and
and
one
of
them
a
major
role
that
BHA
officers
play
is
to
know.
Trespass.
E
Those
folks
out
his
whole
team
will
pass
it
on
to
the
relevant
manager,
because
the
the
process
of
Court
action
actually
comes
from
the
management
office
right
because
it's
a
legal
process.
So
they
need
the
documentation
from
the
public
safety
team.
But
then
it
comes
to
the
manager's
office
so
that
they
can
put
together
a
dossier
so
that
ultimately
they
can
serve
the
resident.
And
then
our
legal
department
is,
of
course
chasing
the
the
court
aspect,
but
I
would
say.
E
Actually
one
of
the
ways
in
which
shoes
team
is
particularly
helpful
is
that
in
the
past,
there's
been
a
dynamic
where
sometimes
what
you
were
alluding
to
like
everyone's
seeing
the
activity.
But
it's
not
getting
documented
in
a
way
that
a
court
of
law
is
gonna
buy,
and
so
because
of
that,
that's
where
you
get
that
dissatisfaction
where
the
BHA
is
trying
to
take
action,
but
then
not
succeeding
in
court.
And
obviously
we
talked
a
lot
about
the
fact
that
you
know
our
goal
at
the
BHA
is
to
preserve
tenancies
right
absolutely.
E
A
If
I
was
and
if
I
was
the
administrator
or
the
chief
anytime,
there
was
an
incident
on
BHA
property
right
anytime,
9-1-1
gets
called
ambulance.
Fire
police
respond,
whether
there's
an
arrest
or
not,
or
the
fact
that
there
was
an
incident
on
my
property
as
a
landlord.
You
want
to
know
right.
Chief
should
be
getting
a
text
or
a
page
or
an
email
or
the
administrator,
so
you
should
never
be
caught
off
guard
hey.
Did
you
hear
what
happened
in
such
and
such
the
other
night
whoa?
What
are
you
talking
about?
First?
A
F
And
I
would
just
add
council,
just
more
specifically
to
your
question.
You
asked
about
that
follow-up
right
and
I
do
want
to
be
respectful
of
capacity
right.
We
have
a
big
Enterprise,
58
000
residents,
60
billion,
but
it's
a
big
Enterprise
right
and
we
do
have,
and
we
do
rely
on.
The
police
department
has
been
very
effective
with
communicating
out
that
initial
notification
on
major
instances.
This
is
part.
These
are
part
of
the
conversations
that
we've
had
with
superintendent
colonies.
F
Bureau
is,
is
how
do
we
ensure
that
we
have
an
additional
layer
of
communication
when
an
officer
gets
to
the
scene
and
the
circumstances
change,
so
the
initial
notification
goes
out,
but
how
do
we
get
down
to
that
next
level
where,
based
on
what
the
officers
encounter?
How
do
we
ensure
that
that
level
of
communication
is
being
shared
out?
That's
one
and
then.
Secondly,
you
asked
about
who
was
following
up.
This
is
why
we
were
trying
to
develop
capacity
with
these
new
Investments.
F
With
these
neighborhood
engagement
teams,
it's
going
to
be
the
responsibility
of
that
office
site
and
working
with
the
District
to
review
those
to
review
in
some
reports.
From
the
previous
evening,
so
that
he
or
she
can
follow
up
with
the
district
and
the
BPD
assets
to
make
sure
that
there
is
a
sustainable
and
logical
level
of
interaction
so
that
we
can
be
involved
in
that
process.
Very.
A
C
Thank
you,
councilor
Clarity,
and
thank
you
all
for
for
being
here
a
couple
of
a
couple
of
things
on
my
end,
I
think
for
for
me.
I
really
appreciate
the
clarity
in
terms
of
process
and
what's
happening
at
BHA.
I
wanna
stay
on
the
threat
of
safety,
because
I
do
believe
that
there
is
infrastructure
that
makes
way
for
safety.
There
is
a
soft
infrastructure
and
hard
infrastructure,
particularly
in
Boston
public
housing
that
creates
safe
environments.
C
The
reason
why
I
really
want
to
focus
on
the
infrastructure
that
creates
Safe
Community
is
because
what
we're
seeing
across
the
city
we're
having
a
constant
conversation
about
youth
violence.
It's
a
conversation
that,
when
I
was
a
street
worker,
was
a
conversation
that
we
were
having.
As
a
conversation
that
I
was
having
before
that,
it's
the
conversation
that
we've
been
having
since
then,
it
is
not
by
happenstance
that
the
young
people,
who
are
being
most
impacted
by
violence
and
are
participating
the
most
in
violence,
come
from
neighborhoods
that
are
less
resource.
C
They
come
from
poor
backgrounds,
they
come
from
public
housing,
and
so
there
there
is
one
that
follows
the
other,
and
so
I
want
to
talk
about
the
infrastructure.
Investments
That
create
Public
Safety,
particularly
inside
of
BHA
housing.
So
in
my
conversations
with
the
previous
administrator
Kate
Bennett,
we
talked
about
the
possibility
of
doing
an
audit
and
lighting
audit,
for
example
in
BHA
right.
C
There
are
places
where
this
activity
follows
and
where
it
is
allowed
to
happen,
because
there's
a
lack
of
infrastructure,
there's,
not
good
lighting
people,
don't
go
there,
people
in
the
neighborhood,
if
you
don't
feel
safe
there
and
then
folks,
who
are
Bad
actors,
find
the
pockets
of
the
places
where
they
can
kind
of
go
and
do
their
business.
So
we
were
having
a
conversation
about
that.
I
would
love
to
hear
more
about
that.
I
would
like
to
hear
about
the
camera
system.
C
I
am
very
much
in
line
with
the
ethos
of
protecting
people's
privacy
and
their
right
to
privacy,
even
though
they
live
in
public
housing.
That
doesn't
mean
that
they
should
just
be
grateful
for
what
they're
getting
I
think
that
they
have
a
right
to
privacy,
and
so
with
that
in
mind
and
within
those
parameters
right.
What
kind
of
camera
systems?
What
kind
of
surveillance
do
we
have
in
at
least
public
areas,
and
I
would
like
to
hear
more
about
that
yeah.
E
So,
just
on
those
two
points,
so
with
the
lighting
survey,
I
mean
I,
agree
lighting's,
one
of
those
it's
like
a
it.
It
might
seem
like
a
small
detail,
but
it
makes
a
huge
difference
and
I
know
that
I
know
that
the
BHA,
actually
we
did
lighting
surveys
at
the
sites
in
your
District
that
we
were
discussing
in
response
to
in
response
to
those
meetings
with
Kate.
You
know,
I,
wouldn't
I,
wouldn't
say
that
we've
done
it
everywhere.
E
E
Knows
that
the
question
of
like
installing
a
new
light
and
then,
whose
road
is
it
and
like?
How
does
it
all
work
is
a
little
complicated
but
I
think
that
it's
the
you
know
it
pays
real
dividends.
So
it's
something
that
I
I
would
like
us
to
continue
to
kind
of
do
more
on
and
I
thought
that
the
advocacy
from
your
office
was
really
helpful
on
the
cameras
that
yet
cameras
are
actually
something
that
a
lot
of
sites
where
we
have
substantial
camera
networks.
E
It's
because
they've
been
strongly
advocated
for
by
the
local
tenant
organization
and
that's
really
important
to
us,
because
we
we
want,
like
camera
systems,
to
be
like
by
the
residents
for
the
residents
right,
they're,
obviously
not
going
to
be
operated
by
the
residents,
but
like
we
don't
want
people
to
feel
like
the
BHA
is
watching
them.
We
want
people
to
feel
like
hey.
E
So
we
can't
pursue
a
lease
violation
like
or
you
know.
How
do
we
get
or
BPD
says
we
don't
know
you
know.
So
that's
been
a
big
push
for
the
cameras
and
I
would
say
that
it
has
repeatedly
paid
major
dividends
in
terms
of
resolving
unsafe
situations,
and
you
know
again,
we
don't
we
don't
the
the
tricky
thing.
Is
we
don't
tend
to
talk
about
the
ways
in
which
they're
crucial
when
an
investigation
is
ongoing
and
then,
when
the
investigations
in
the
rear
view,
mirror
we
don't
tend
to
talk
about
it
period.
E
E
I
think
I
think
that's
an
area
where
we
have
more.
To
do
I
mean
we
have
one
amazing
person
who
manages
the
entire
camera
Network
for
the
BHA
and
because
of
Resident
advocacy.
It
has
grown
over
time
and
I
would
say
that
it's
fair
to
say
that,
like
the
the
scale
of
the
infrastructure
has
outstripped
the
staff
like
capacity
for
it.
So
it's
actually
one
of
the
things
that
we're
talking
about
internally
is
how
do
we
better
support
them,
because
they're
so
crucial,
and
obviously
we
don't
want
to
have
ones
that
don't
function?
E
E
C
Point
is
yeah,
but
my
conversations
have
been
with
folks
for
management,
so
that's
so
just
wanted
to
bring
that
up
in
terms
of
what's
happening
so
on
the
same
thread
of
infrastructure.
Mildred
Haley,
specifically
right
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
we've
tried
to
do
particularly
in
public
housing,
is
that
for
the
most
part,
public
housing
developments
are
insular
and
they're
kind
of
like
their
own
communities,
and
so
we
try
to
create
spaces
within
public
housing
where
people
can
be
in
community
whether
it
be
open
spaces
spaces
with
benches.
C
So
we
what
our
idea
was
the
office
of
food
Justice
is
providing
raised
beds
for
people
we
were
just
like.
How
can
we
get
BHA
to
collaborate
with
the
office
of
food
housing
and
activate
that
area
in
front
of
This
Woman's
house
and
just
put
the
neighborhood
guard
in
there
right?
If
everybody's
there
at
the
neighborhood
Garden,
then
those
are
the
kind
of
things,
because
the
reality
is
that
a
lot
of
those
young
people
live
there
and
so
they're
just
standing
around
in
their
neighborhood.
C
But
there
are
ways
to
create
safety
in
a
way
that
we're
activating,
and
so
what
work
is
happening
at
BHA
to
activate
the
public
spaces
within
the,
as,
as
you
know,
violence,
deterrence
and
as
deterrence
to
this
kind
of
activity.
How
are
we
activating
the
public
spaces
inside
of
the
BHA
developments.
E
Yeah,
so
this
is
something
we're
working
like
a
lot
on
and
are
really
excited
about.
Actually
Taylor
Kane
who's,
my
chief
of
staff.
Here
she
was
doing
before
behind
sheet.
The
staff
was
doing
sort
of
a
bunch
of
policy
and
planning
stuff,
and
one
of
it
was
like
how
do
we
get
more
of
these,
like
Community
Gardens
everywhere?
How
do
we
do
more
green
infrastructure
and
kind
of
evaluating
those
forgotten
spaces?
E
I
know
some
folks
here
know
they
went
and
and
assessed
the
space
and
like
envisioned
how
to
make
it
better
and
came
up
with
like
basically
like
this
whole
plan,
where
they
created
a
raised
bed.
They
put
they
investigated,
which
birds
were
using
the
tree
and
they
built
birdhouses
of
the
appropriate
bird
type
and
put
them
up
in
the
tree,
and
they
cleared
out
the
benches
and
chairs
and
tables,
and
something
that
really
made.
E
My
heart
saying
was
that
when
I
was
at
the
Archdale
Unity
day
a
month
ago,
I
I
sort
of
like
went
on
the
side
over
to
see
the
space
just
to
like
see
a
few
weeks
after
they
had
done
all
this
work.
How
was
it
faring
and
then
were
just
like
several
people
just
sitting
there
like
reading
and
hanging
out,
and
it
was
just
having
been
there
before
and
seeing
no
one
was
using
it
that
way.
It
was
exactly
what
you're
talking
about
like.
Can
you
make
spaces
positive
and
activate
them
at
Mildred?
E
That's
also
a
green
retrofit
that,
where
the
units
will
stay,
BHA
units
but
they'll,
just
like
they'll,
look
and
feel
really
different
and
they'll
be
much
healthier
for
people
and
actually
one
of
the
key
things
that
came
up
in
that
project
object
was
that
we
absolutely
had
to
put
money
into
that
overall
project
budget
to
just
do
like
totally
new,
like
landscaping
and
active
open
space
functions
for
our
residents
around
that
area.
So
it's
not
just
like
we
redo
the
buildings.
It's
like.
E
We
really
think
about
how
to
have
that
Active
Space
and
then
the
partners
development
side
we've
recently
been
working
on
how
their
master
plan
can
put
the
square
back
in
Jackson
Square,
so
that
at
that
corner,
because
right
now,
if
anybody
knows
the
T
Corner,
they're
sort
of
this
like
pinched
intersection,
where
right
now,
it's
just
like
pedestrians
and
bicyclists
and
cars
all
kind
of
running
into
each
other.
But
there's
no
there.
There
and
one
of
the
problems
is.
C
We
want
to
make
sure
that
one
of
the
things
that
came
up
during
the
coffee
hours
in
public
housing
specifically
was
that
people
had
a
lot
of
very
specific
issues
that
they
had
with
their
development.
But
for
the
most
part
it
was
this
sense
of
not
being
cared
for
being
forgotten,
not
feelingcurred,
because
they're
poor
and
they
live
in
public
housing.
C
We
had
a
hearing
here.
My
committee
had
a
hearing
that
talked
about
asthma
triggers
in
housing
and
the
health
of
housing.
I
am
incredibly
concerned
about
air
quality
and
trash
and
rodents
in
public
housing.
It's
one
of
the
places
where
it's
the
most
visible
in
on
Spring
Street
in
West
Roxbury.
When
we
had
the
coffee
hour
there,
they
had
a
rodent
infestation
and
they
had
to
do
something.
C
You
know
with
the
trash
and
the
the
way
that
the
garbage
was
being
picked
up
or
the
way
that
it
was
being
stored
and
mold
air
quality
rodents,
roaches
all
asthma
triggers
asthma,
obviously
disproportionately
impacts
black
and
brown
children
who
have
four
times
higher
rates
of
emergency
room
visits.
So
can
we
talk
a
little
bit
about
housing
quality
at
BHA,
whether
it
be
air
quality,
rodent
management
and
trash
in
public
housing?
Definitely.
E
And
I'll
say
a
couple
of
words,
but
maybe
also
if
Joel
and
Nick
want
to
join
us
on
the
trash
piece
yeah.
So
air
quality
is
completely
Central
to
our
like
green
retrofit.
Like
rationale,
it's
not
just
about
the
the
city's
carbon
targets
are
important,
like
all
of
us
doing.
What
we
can
to
meet
climate
change
is
important,
but
it
is
also
critically
important
that
our
residents
have
good
Public
Health,
you
know,
and
and
what
we
see
is
that
we
have
a
lot
of
older
buildings
where
we
might
not
have
any
ventilation.
E
That
really
goes
outside
of
the
unit,
and
so
you
can
end
up
in
a
situation
where,
even
if
you're
turning
on
you
know,
if
you
have
a
gas
stove
which
we
know
also
affects
air
quality,
and
then
you
turn
on
the
ventilator.
It's
just
moving
the
particles
around
inside
the
apartment
right
and
that's
something
where
there's
I
mean
the
BHA
has
been
focused
on
air
quality
and
public
health.
E
For
a
long
time
when
we
went
to
become
smoke-free
public
housing,
we
were
the
first
one
in
the
country
to
do
that
and
like
everybody
followed
us
and
people
said,
oh,
you
can't
do
it.
It
can't
be
done.
We
did
it,
you
know,
and
it
was
a
huge
effort,
but
this
is
kind
of
in
some
ways
that
was
easier.
That
was
about
Behavior.
This
is
about
like
our
physical
systems
and
it's
going
to
take
an
enormous
amount
of,
like
frankly,
resources
from
everybody,
city,
state
and
feds
for
us
to
get
it
done.
K
Something
we're
required
to
provide
and
that
we
want
to
improve
the
quality
of
and
reduce
the
emissions
of,
but
that
we're
doing
more
work
towards
whole
building
Transformations
that
fundamentally
creates
a
healthier
living
space.
So
what
that
means
is
that
we
have
a
you
know:
well,
north
of
a
billion
dollars
in
capital
backlog
and
about
35
million
dollars
per
year
in
capital
funds
from
the
federal
government
currently
and
we're
needing
to
plan
scales
of
work
that
are
just
well
beyond
that
annual
or
even
multi-year,
in
order
to
do
that.
K
But
when
we're
able
to
line
up
the
city
and
state
and
federal
investment
and
work
that
through
kind
of
the
system
as
it
functions
in
Massachusetts,
we're
able
to
plan
out
in
such
a
way
that
kind
of
delivers
that
holistic
project
I
think
based
on
sort
of
just
a
scarcity
of
funds.
Housing
authorities
in
general
have
done
a
lot
of
piecemeal
work
because
we
have
to
deliver
basic
sort
of
sanitary
code
and,
unfortunately,
and
and
to
your
point,
Council
Lara
chelara,
you
know
the
health
conditions
are
different.
K
We
know
this
on
asthma,
we
have
good
data
from
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission,
so
I
think.
The
overall
plan
is
to
go
more
holistically
and
aggressively
around
whole
building
work,
and
that
requires
partnership
because
it
by
far
exceeds
what
we
get
from
HUD
or
from
the
state
for
the
state
units
on
an
annual
basis,
but
it
also
has
returns
that
are
just
tremendously
more
impactful
on
trash
infrastructure.
It's
a
little
bit
of
a
different
setup.
K
It
does
require
thinking
about
the
physical
layout
of
the
space
and
also
the
the
containers
and
infrastructure
themselves.
But
the
primary
thing
there
is
that
the
majority
of
our
sort
of
regular
trash
is
based
on
the
city
or
it's
tied
to
the
city's
trash
contracts.
Right,
so
We
additionally
have
other
work
like
construction
work
that
will
have
construction
debris.
We'll
have
people
from
the
outside
come
and
leave
their
trash
there,
which
we
do
try
to
prosecute
or
or
deter.
K
But
there
is
an
issue
right
now
with
spacing
and
container
design,
and
so
part
of
our
work
right
now
is
thinking
about
what
are
the
small
scale
improvements
we
can
do
there,
but
also,
how
is
that
going
to
inform
our
relationship
and
partnership
with
the
city
in
terms
of
the
multi-year
waste
contracts
that
the
city
goes
out
to
bid?
For
so
can
we
bring
in
new
information
and
think
about
what
we
do
on
our
sites?
That
then
helps
inform
specifications
we
are
bound
by.
In
other
words,
we
we
can.
K
L
Just
really
briefly,
on
the
trash
and
recycling
front,
we've
been
doing
a
complete
audit
of
all
of
our
dumpsters.
All
of
our
recycling
bins
at
all
of
our
sites
over
the
last
year
and
I've
been
doing
that
with
outside
help
to
rethink
the
way
that
we
do
trash
and
recycling
at
BHA.
We
know
that
our
current
system
is
not
working
very
well
and
it
contributes
to
rodents
and
other
quality
of
life
hazards
for
residents.
L
So
we're
going
to
be
trying
a
pilot
project
at
a
couple
of
our
sites
with
some
Innovative
designs
that
colleagues
in
at
the
New
York
City,
Housing
Authority,
have
adopted
we're
going
to
see
what
works,
what
doesn't
and
then
we're
hoping
to
roll
out
a
broader
plan
for
New
dumpsters,
New
Recycling,
even
maybe
composting,
if
it's
applicable
and
helpful,
to
reduce
the
rodent
problem
and
to
really
help
increase
Recycling
and
reduce
the
eyesore
that
we
know
that
these
containers
are
at
our
site.
So
we
are
working
hard
to
do
that.
Currently,
thanks.
A
M
Patience.
Thank
you
Mr,
chair
good
morning.
Congratulations!
Good
luck!
Good
morning,
everybody
and
I'm
going
to
jump
around
a
little
bit
here,
but
I
just
have
a
couple
of
questions
so
Kenzie
we
talked
about
teens,
doing
inspections
and
teams
doing
work.
Orders
are
those
teams,
all
all
employees
of
the
of
the
BHA.
Are
they
all
you
are
like
they
get
a
check
from
the
city
or
BHA
or
yeah.
E
B
E
M
And
then
the
work
orders
they're
also
they're,
also
your
current
employees.
We
didn't
have
to
contract
for
that,
because
that
sounds
like
because,
like
when
you
were
first
started
to
talk
about
inspections,
that's
all
well
and
good,
but
here's
a
list
of
things
that
need
to
happen.
That's
more
important,
so
I
mean
1100
work
orders
in
a
month
at
Marielle,
McCormick,
probably
a
lot
of
small
stuff
that
you're
just
able
to
get
out
of
the
way.
But
congratulations
on
that.
That's
a
good
thing!
Can
you
talk
about
so
who
are
they?
M
E
So
it's
a
great
two
questions.
So,
on
the
inspector's
side,
actually
we
saw
and
again
I'll
give
Kate
credits.
Kate
saw
the
opportunity,
along
with
the
David
glasshart
Deputy
Administrator
who's
here,
Who
oversee
who's
over
inspections
and
a
number
of
other
things
saw
the
opportunity,
because
the
feds
went
from
having
the
inspections
that
we
do
of
the
leased
housing
units,
the
voucher
units.
They
moved
it
from
once
a
year
to
once
every
two
years,
and
so
so
those
are
the
that's
the
whole
other
side
of
the
house.
E
But
what
that
meant
was
our
same
inspector
pool
didn't
have
to
do
as
many
inspections,
because
it's
half
as
many
right
so
that
was
and
and
I
said
this
right
in
my
opening
comments,
but
the
BHA
now
administers
more
vouchers
than
we
have
public
housing
units.
So
basically,
what
that
did
was
cut
their
workload
in
half,
which
then
enabled
us
to
say.
Oh
well,
let's
have,
let's
make
that
back
up
by
having
them
do
the
inspections
internally
on
public
housing.
So
it's
great
for
us
because
it
means
we
get
to
keep
the
same
staff.
E
We
get
to
use
their
expertise
and
it's
not
like
it's
reducing
work
for
our
managers,
because,
frankly,
our
managers
are
some
of
the
most
overburdened
people
in
our
whole
system.
Right,
so
that's
that
and
on
work
orders.
So,
as
you
said,
yeah
it's
our
staff,
we
have
you
know
hundreds
of
Trades
people
at
the
BHA,
something
we're
very
proud
of,
and
they
do
great
work.
E
Instead
of
having
him
Bop
around
six
different
sites,
we're
going
to
get
a
lot
more
electrical
work
done
right.
So
that's
one
of
when
we're
talking
about
kind
of
some
of
the
behind
the
scenes.
Reorganization,
that's
happening
with
the
work
orders.
I
mean
the
BHA
is
always
trying
to
do
things
with
less
resource
than
we
really
need
need,
and
there
is
a
limit
to
how
much
any
of
our
staff
can
just
do
in
a
day,
but
we
think
we
can
get
more
done
more
efficiently
with
that
kind
of
retooling,
excellent.
M
And
you
can
you
in
your
initial
statements,
you
talked
about
holding
also
I've
come
across
way
too
many
holding
cases
in
my
12
years
here
and
they're
very,
very
difficult
and
and
I've
been
amazed
at
how
we've
been
able
to
handle
them
as
the
city
in
Rapid
services
around
just
actually
finished
one
of
them
up
and
it
ended
up
working
out.
Okay,
that's
great!
So
we
talked
about
office
a
little
bit
Tremaine.
You
have
five
offices,
six
recruits
coming
five
dispatches,
but
what
are
the
security
guys?
Who
are
they
do
they
work
for?
M
F
M
M
M
E
E
So
I
mean
the
reality
was
until
the
most
recent
contract
I
mean
the
pay
was
just
so
low
that
we
couldn't
keep
people
in
those
roles.
Yeah
we've
raised
it
a
bit,
but
I
do
think.
Like
there's
a
continuing,
you
know,
there's
a
continuing
effort
to
Ricochet
upwards
in
terms
of
professionalization
of
that
role,
but
you
know
you
also
have
to
be
able
to
afford
compensation.
Yeah.
M
Yeah,
well,
we
should
be.
We
should
be
looking
at
how
we
compensate
them
better,
and
you
know
you
talked
about
low
low
low
morale.
It's
a
lot
of
times,
money
that
is
low,
morale
and
and
I've
come
across
in
in
different
buildings.
It
can
tend
to
be
sometimes
the
security
guard
out
front,
that's
leaving
the
back
door
open
or
that
live-in
sort
of
maintenance
person.
What
how
many
buildings
have
live-in
maintenance
people.
M
E
E
M
That's
just
a
one-off
building
with
it.
Unlike
Mary
Ellen
McCormick
is
multiple
buildings.
That'd
just
be
like
I
know:
Lower
Mills
has
that
live
in
person
and
I'm,
not
taking
it
from
anybody
that
lives
in
or
the
security
guards.
That's
just
what
I've.
My
experience
has
happened
in
different
places
and
once
we've
been
able
to
identify
that
problem,
move
them
along
it.
It
tends
to
get
better.
So
do
you
around
you
think
with
the
six
recruits
you're
going
to
be
able
to
so
they
won't
be
based
in
housing
developments.
F
Good
question,
so
what
we
did
was
to
ensure
that
we
were
able
to
to
be
able
to
to
cover
the
city
geographically.
We
just
mimicked
the
police
districts,
so
the
officers
and
the
teams
will
be
assigned
to
a
police
district
charged
with
working
with
the
residence
managers
and
the
police
district
in
that
area.
Yeah.
M
So
there's
different
places
that
don't
have
any
in
like
South
Boston
has
a
lot.
Franklin
Field
is
a
huge
development,
so
they'll
obviously
have
more
officers
in
I'm
glad
you're
thinking
about
it.
It
sounds
like
it
sounds
like
something
that
can
can
help
us.
Do
you
work
with
the
brick
at
all?
We
talked
a
lot
about
cameras
and
and
I.
Don't
know.
If
we've
been
us,
we
call
you
administrator.
Do
we
call
you
I
think
we
got.
E
N
M
Better
name
than
administrator,
like
it's
good,
to
hear
you
talk
about
the
benefits
of
cameras,
not
spying
on
people,
we're
not
putting
them
in
hallways,
but
in
those
in
those
exit,
entrances
and
exit
plans.
I
had
worked
pretty
diligently
on
a
on
a
plan
in
the
south
end.
After
some
after
some
shootings
had
happened.
This
is
going
back
a
couple
years
and
we
had
found
out
that
the
BHA
cameras
weren't
being
shared
with
the
police
cameras
and,
if
there's
daylight,
shootings
that
like
we
need
to
be
able
to
identify
people.
M
This
was
a
daylight
shooting
middle
of
the
south
end
and
we
had
worked
on
cameras
and
in
entrances
and
exit
plans.
So
Do
You,
Are
We
Now
fully
integrated
with
the
Boston
police.
Can
they
can
they
look
at
your
cameras
that
they
want,
or
they
have
to
call
the
administrator?
Who
would
call
you
who
would
call
somebody
else?
No.
F
I
I
don't
want
to
I,
can't
speak
to
my
predecessors
or
what
happened
in
the
past.
What
I
can
share
with
you
is
the
outgoing
administrator
and
the
procurement
administrator
prioritize
ensuring
that
we
honor
that
relationship
that
we
had
with
BPD
the
brick
as
well
as
our
residents.
So
we
are
now
in
a
capacity
where
we
can
enter
into
that
conversation
around
sharing.
But
what
happened
in
the
past
I
don't
know,
but
it's
been
a
priority
to
make
sure
that
BPD
now
has.
M
Access
and
what
happened
wasn't
any
there
was
nothing
nefarious
going
on.
It's
just
like.
Oh
there's,
15
cameras
around
him,
but
the
shooting
happens
like
this
and
the
person
flees
over
here.
We
can't
necessarily
access.
We,
the
public,
can't
necessarily
access
those
cameras
in
this
and
there's
none
here.
It's
just
yeah,
it's
back
to
relationships
and
people
hey
you
know
want
I
want
to
be
part
of
this
solution
here.
M
So
as
long
as
we're
weaving
in
the
the
camera
plans
together,
because
I
think,
if
they're
used
for
I
hate
to
say
reaction,
but
it's
a
lot
of
times,
it's
reaction
to
Crime
what
happened
this
way?
Did
we
get
a
plate
there?
So
it's
good
to
see
that
you
you
are.
You
are
working
with
brick
and
we
had
talked
quite
a
bit
about
Environmental,
Studies
lighting
cameras.
Do
we
have
do
we
actively
do
those
Environmental
Studies
Environmental?
Studies,
being
you
know?
M
E
So
we
have
we're
required
by
Hud
to
do
an
annual
Capital
planning
process
and
it
kind
of
like
builds
up
from
the
site,
so
the
both
the
resonance
and
the
management
of
the
sites
will
kind
of
talk
about.
What
are
the
things
that
we
need
here
and
then
it'll
they'll
talk
to
Capital
Construction
and
our
Capital
Construction
folks
will
also
come
out
and
look
at
the
site
themselves
again
new
eyes.
Maybe
they
see
something
I
think
the
challenge
that
we
have
had
with
lighting.
E
As
with
all
capital,
things
is
what
Joel
mentioned
like
we
think
it's
somewhere
between
one
and
one
and
a
half
billion
dollars
in
deferred
Capital
at
BHA,
and
we
get
like
32
million
a
year
from
HUD
yeah.
So
the
capacity
to
do
all
the
projects
that
we'd
like
to
do
is
limited,
but
sometimes
what
we
found
is
if
we
work
together,
then
there's
opportunities
for
whether
it's
earmarks
or
a
private
entity
who
wants
to
donate
some
money
to
solve
a
problem.
You
know
or
like
the
residents.
E
M
E
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
say
if
we're
going
to
spend
Big
Ticket
money,
let's
spend
it
on
total
Transformations,
so
that
people
feel
like
hey,
I'm
living
in
new
housing,
healthier
and
I.
Think
the
interesting
thing
is
with
the
federal
money
that's
available
with
the
opportunity
with
BHA
to
bond
in
support
of
this
work,
because
we
as
long
as
we
continue
to
own
the
housing
like
we
think,
there's
some
opportunities
to.
M
So
thank
you
for
talking
about
Franklin
Field
also
was
that
was
that
an
event
happening
up
there
was
there,
or
was
that
just
like
nice
day,
people
hanging
out
so
like,
because
if
it
was
a
legitimate,
if
it
was
a
block
party
or
a
sanctioned
event,
then
the
police
would
know
what's
happening,
so
the
police
had
no
idea.
There
was
a
gathering
up.
There
was
a
private
Gathering.
It.
M
M
J
Wait
a
moment:
yeah
start
over
again
a
shout
out
to
Chief
banford
and
your
team,
and
also
district
14
Community
Service
officers
for
helping
us
resolve
an
ongoing
and
difficult
situation.
It
was
ongoing.
It's
been
resolved
over
many
months
at
Patricia,
White
and
I
really
think
that
your
staff
dealt
with
the
situation
with
sensitivity
and
empathy
and
professionalism
that
was
very
impressive
and
it
was.
It
was
really
nice
to
see
it
be
resolved
and
get
to
a
good,
a
good
conclusion.
J
At
the
end
of
the
day,
one
issue
he
said
for
you
have
11
districts,
the
16
hour
coverage
and
the
districts
mimic
police
districts,
but
we're
in
district
14.
So
there's
11
districts
where
what
district
this
District
district
14
put
in
awesome,
Brighton,
which
which,
where
do
we
fit
in
the
in
the
map
of
resources
in
terms
of
Staffing
and.
N
F
J
And
at
this
point,
I
know
we,
when
we
were
resolving
this
other
issue
and
and
have
been
at
Patricia
white
and
with
with
Community
police
officers
and
your
staff
listening
to
constituents
with
at
that
stage
they
were
having
to
come
from
Mildred,
Haley
or
somewhere.
If
there
was
an
if
there
was
an
on,
if
there
was
an
issue,
do
we
have
anyone?
Do
we
have
anybody
based
in
in
district
14,
like
from
your
staff,
or
do
they
still
have
to
come
over
from
military
as.
F
As
of
today,
there
are
five
area-wide
teams,
so
there's
only
one
team:
that's
assigned
present
day,
that's
assigned
to
area
D,
which
includes
the
South
End,
Back,
Bay,
Austin
and
Brighton.
So
when
we
get
the
new
offices,
there'll
be
a
team,
that's
assigned
there'll,
be
two
offices
assigned
to
area
d,
one
to
The,
Back
Bay
in
the
South
End
and
one
to
District,
14.,
very
specifically,
to
answer
your
question
in
terms
of
an
officer
over
there
right
now.
F
J
J
The
other
question
I
had
was
with
youth
programming
at
my
first
engagement
with
our
BHA
Community
was
very
early
on
in
2016
and
Colvin
had
I
think
it
was
just
at
the
beginning
of
the
covert
emergency
and
we
had
some
incidents
of
involving
firearms
and
drugs
and
whatever,
and
it
became
very
apparent
that
our
youth
programming
is
really
lacking
and
I'm,
just
wondering
in
terms
of
coordinating
with
b
bcyf
and
other
Services
city
services
for
youth
programming.
What
is
our
relationship
just
to
put
it
into
context?
J
At
Commonwealth,
we've
got
about
a
150
to
200,
kids
and
Nathaniel.
We
have
350.
so
you're
talking
about
500
young
people,
and
you
know
we
sort
of
cobbled
together.
We
we
beat
the
bushes,
we
get
funding
from
our
state
and
legislators
who
you
know
they
go
and
get
some
money
in
the
state
budget.
We
we
get
money
from
local
developers
or
whatever,
but
it's
very
piecemeal
and
not
very
consistent,
not
very
predictable,
and
is
there
any
way
we
can
just
have
a
sort
of
a
more
predictable
youth
programming?
J
Inevitably
it's
very
difficult
to
keep
them
on
the
straight
and
narrow
and
and
have
them
gainfully
programmed
so
that
they
can
have
a
rich
experience
of
of
you
know,
programs
in
the
neighborhood
and
then
just
connecting,
because
with
a
lot
of
resources
out
there,
but
it's
just
do
we
have
resident
service
coordinators
who
can
actually
identify
resources
in
the
community
that
we
connect
these?
All
of
this
to
the
youth
that
really
need
the
services
yeah.
E
No
I
really
appreciate
that
question.
I
want
to
say
one
word
on
it
and
then
I've
got
Lydia,
Agro
and
Nick
Kelly,
just
to
say
a
couple
more,
but
you
know
I
think
it's
really
important
to
stress
that
the
BHA
is
providing
a
lot
of
the
family
housing
proportionately
these
days
in
the
city,
so,
for
instance,
with
Faneuil
Gardens.
We
were
doing
that
assessment
with
the
Community
Builders
and
it's
like
that.
Whole
area
of
Brighton
15
of
households
have
families
under
18.,
but
in
the
precinct
that
is,
family
Gardens.
E
85
percent
of
households
have
kids
under
18..
So
what
that
tells
you
is
it's
the
BHA?
That's
housing
all
the
families
in
Brighton
these
days
right
disproportionately,
and
so
that
means
we
need
resources
that
support
our
kids
right,
and
we
agree
with
you
that
it's
a
patchwork,
like
you
know,
I,
think
about
a
place
like
Gallivan,
where
we
have
a
bcyf
right
in
the
middle
of
the
development
that
really
serves
those
kids
and
that's
like
amazing
resource.
E
If
we
still
don't
have
money,
but
we're
really
trying
to
work
with
all
of
our
partners
to
make
sure
that
we
have
that
more
consistent
provision,
because
it's
just
like
completely
essential
to
our
young
people
feeling
invested
in
and
what
I
want
is
a
world
in
which
everybody
is
jealous.
Of
the
BHA
kids,
where
it's
like
gosh
when
you
get
into
BHA.
E
Not
only
do
you
get
stable
housing,
but
also
there's
like
all
these
programs
and
opportunities
and
scholarships
that
you
get
and
it's
not
fair,
and
what
about
the
people
who
don't
get
to
live
in
BHA
right?
Like
that's
the
conversation
I
want
us
to
get
to
and
I'll
just
have
Lydia
and
Nick
say
a
word
about
youth
in
particularly
in
Brighton.
O
Sure
hi
I'm,
Lydia,
aggro,
chief
of
media
and
engagement
for
the
Boston,
Housing
Authority
and
specifically
in
Austin,
Brighton
I,
think,
as
you
know,
counselor
the
Austin
Brighton
CDC
has
been
able
to
step
into
some
degree
and
provide
some
youth
programming
at
both
Faneuil
and
Commonwealth.
That
programming
right
now
is
dependent
on
state
funding.
So
it's
been
a
little
bit
year
to
year
and
I
agree.
It's
it's.
As
Kenzie
said
it's
a
little
piecemeal,
they're
surveying
a
younger
population.
O
But
we're
doing
we're
doing
that
work
at
Franklin,
Field
and
looking
at
that,
with
an
eye
for
other
developments,
as
that
rolls
out
as
a
pilot
to
hopefully
bring
some
of
those
services
to
other
sites
and
then
each
site
sort
of
has
a
different
iteration
of
what's
in
place
for
youth
programming.
So
South
Street
has
a
youth
center
at
Haley,
we're
very
actively
engaged
with
children's
hospital
and
the
boys
and
girls
club
to
bring
in
programming
there.
O
That's
in
process,
but
yeah
globally
we're
looking
at
a
larger
pilot
project
that
would
start
at
Franklin
Field
and
hopefully
that
we
would
be
able
to
implement
other
sites
going
forward,
assuming
that
we
can
get
the
fund.
So
this
is
my
plug,
for
we
need
help
trying
to
find
funds
for
that
and
raise
some
money
for
that
and
I'll
turn
it
over.
There.
E
O
J
J
J
It's
really
challenging
and
I
hope
that
we
could,
you
know,
get
across
the
board
sort
of
conversation
with
bcyf
and
and
and
B
and
and
BPS
for
that
matter
about
what
what
can
we
do
like?
We
have
so
much
resources.
We
are
spending
so
much
on
our
education
system,
like
we
have
to
sort
of
see
whether,
where
the
gaps
are
then.
J
J
E
E
We've
been
really
grateful
for
the
partnership
of
age
strong
and
some
Partners,
some
referral
Partners
through
them
on
the
senior
side.
But,
as
I
mentioned
in
my
remarks,
we
have
not
found
kind
of
sufficient,
even
just
like
Services
existing
for
our
family
folks,
who
are
like
on
under
the
age
of
seniority.
E
We
I
should
say
the
BHA,
because
we
house
folks
out
of
homelessness.
We
do
work
with
quite
a
lot
of
Partners,
some
of
whom
provide
services
for
our
residents
like
on
an
ongoing
basis
like
the
idea
is
that
we
house
them,
but
then
they're
going
to
have
a
service
provider
checking
in
and
those
those
people
can
be
very
helpful
with
this
issue,
and
so
for
us,
it's
particularly
acute
if
someone's
been
housed.
E
President
doesn't
have
that
like
service
provider
partnership,
because
it's
also
a
question
of
like
eyes
right
and
frequency
a
visit
and
is
somebody
like
paying
attention
to
this
issue
before
it
gets
like
more
and
more
out
of
hand.
But
I
would
say
we
don't
currently
feel
like.
We
have
the
list
of
like
referral
programs
in
place
that
we
need
for
this,
and
it's
it's
really
hard
for
our
managers,
because
of
course,
as
soon
as
I
mean
counselors
know
it's
like
as
soon
as
you're
aware
of
it,
it's
like.
E
Well,
what
are
you
doing
about
it,
but
oftentimes
you're
literally
like
well.
My
manager
could
spend
the
whole
day
sorting
this
one
person's
apartment
out
for
like
several
weeks
right,
but
that
they
can't
of
course
do
that
because
of
everything
else,
they've
got
to
do
so.
I
do
think
it's
something
we're
struggling
with
and
we
would
love
the
councils
like
support.
Come.
B
E
Yeah,
so
we're
excited
about
the
BHA
youth
Council
in
part,
because
it's
a
pan
BHA
thing.
So
it's
like
we're
it's
youth
from
all
different
developments
and
which
I
think
at
various
points
people
have
tried,
but
it's
been
hard
to
make
happen
and
we've
we've.
We've
got
this
contract
with
spoke
and
they've
been
really
great
at
convening
that,
and
it's
been
this
really
intentional
community
space
for
our
BHA,
Youth
and
so
I
think
it's
really
been
building
relationships
across
all
the
developments.
E
It's
also
been
a
intentionally
like
a
leadership
program,
so
in
addition
to
doing
a
lot
of
Art
and
self-expression
and
stuff,
actually
our
BHA
youth
council
members
were
at
all
the
unity
days
and
they
were
doing
surveys
with
other
young
people
at
the
sites.
To
like
talk
about
like
what
you
know,
what
do
you
like
about
BHA?
What
don't
you?
What
do
you
want
to
change?
J
E
E
We
don't
want
to
every
year
be
like
finding
out
whether
we're
going
to
get
success,
link
spots
or
finding
out
whether
we're
going
to
get
this
that
or
the
other
Grant
like
we
want
to
be
able
to
say
we're
we're
having
a
BHA
youth
Council,
it's
something
we're
doing
and
I
think.
Similarly,
with
your
point
about
just
services
for
young
people
in
general,
I
mean
part
of
where
I'd
like
to
get
to
is
is
a
world
in
which
we're
you
know.
E
Bha
has
at
our
fingertips
how
many
young
people
of
what
ages
we
have
at
every
development
like
we
are
data
Rich
right.
We
can't
share
it
but
like
in
terms
of
the
individuals,
but
in
terms
of
the
aggregate
we
know
who
lives
where
and
so,
I'd
love
to
get
to
a
place
where
we
basically
like
for
each
of
our
sites.
We're
like
okay.
This
is
a
family
development
with
this
many
teenagers
and
this
many
children
and
like
so
it
needs
this
complement
of
services,
and
maybe
we
could
have
variety
a
little
bit
in
like.
E
P
Thank
you,
chair
and
I
want
to
thank
and
congratulate
administrator
Bach.
Thank
you,
chishu
and
superintendent,
culinary
for
the
work
that
you
do
on
behalf
of
the
city.
Administrative
Baki
said
two
things
that
I
wanted
to
just
follow
up
on.
I
grew
up
next
to
the
Gallivan
bcyf
and
that's
where
I
played
basketball,
that's
and
I
was
really
jealous
of
the
kids
there,
because
there
was
all
of
that
Community
organizing
that,
because,
if
I
wanted
to
play
basketball,
so
I
think
that
that
is.
Is.
That
is
a
good
aspiration.
P
Bonding
for
more
of
our
housing,
we
have
such
a
wealthy
City
and
we
have
a
lot
of
work
that
we
can
be
doing
with
respect
to
our
own
Resources,
with
respect
to
our
fiscal
strength,
to
really
be
looking
at
how
we
are
redeveloping
a
lot
of
these
properties
and
investing
in
social
housing.
So
just
wanted
to
put
that
in
there.
A
lot
of
my
colleagues
have
actually
already
addressed
the
questions
that
I
had
regarding
Public
Safety,
so
I
just
wanted
to
sort
of
take
it
a
little
bit
in
a
bit
of
a
different
direction.
P
Regarding
we're
talking
about
violence
or
we're
talking
about
the
issues.
The
root
causes
of
poverty
is
really
important
for
us
to
look
at
and
when
we
look
at
the
wait
list
for
BHA
BHA
has
a
longer
wait
list
and
the
number
of
people
who
live
in
BHA
residents
and
it's
important
for
us
when
we're
having
this
conversation
to
remember
that
families
that
live
in
BHA
properties
are
just
like
every
other
family
in
the
city
of
Boston,
who
want
the
same
exact
thing.
P
If
there's
any
essentialism
it
is,
it
is
poverty
and
I
know
that
there's
work
being
done
with
the
FSS
program,
and
that
has
been
done
over
time.
How
are
we
looking
at
working
on
the
issues
of
structural
poverty
for
folks
who
are
find
themselves
in
need
of
housing
via
Boston
Housing,
Authority
working
with
groups
like
compass?
That
really
think
about
this
as
a
way
not
only
to
help
our
families
but
to
also
think
about
how
we
open
up
opportunities
for
other
families
that
need
to
get
into
BHA
housing.
E
Yeah,
thank
you
so
much
for
that
question.
I'm
going
to
ask
my
Deputy,
Administrator
David
glass
just
come
up
for
a
moment
because
he's
actually
over
both
our
FSS
program,
which
sorry
that's
family
self-sufficiency
and
it's
a
federally
authorized
program
that
lets
us
make
it
so
that
families
that
you
know
somebody
gets
a
new
job
and
they
start
to
earn
more
money.
E
Instead
of
paying
us
the
additional
increment
in
rent,
they
get
to
put
it
into
a
savings
account
which
they
can
then
use
towards
something
like
buying
a
house
or
other
major
family
Investments
and
David
will
talk
about
that.
That
program
in
partnership
with
compass
has
grown
enormously
in
the
last
five
years
and
then
also
thanks
to
you
all
our
first
time
home
buyer
program
at
BHA.
E
You
know
we're
only
a
few
months
into
that
and
it's
already
just
paying
huge
dividends
for
our
families
in
a
context
in
which
no
none
of
our
Section
8
voucher
holders
managed
to
buy
a
home
through
the
Section
8
home
ownership
program
in
all
of
2022
and
I,
think
it
was
like
10
for
the
prior
decade
total
and
we've
already
exceeded.
That
number,
just
in
the
last
few
months,
with
a
new
program
so
I'll,
let
David
just
speak
a
little
bit
about
those
two
things
just.
Q
So
we
went
from
200
now
we
have
almost
1500
families
enrolled
in
the
FSS
program
or
actually
I
think
the
fourth
or
fifth
largest
FSS
program
in
the
country,
and
so
what
that
means
is
that
combined
those
1500
families
as
their
earned
income
increases.
We
put
aside
an
escrow
account
for
them
and
combined
there's
5
million
in
dollars
in
escrow.
Q
So
as
those
families
start
to
graduate
they'll
get
to
see
those
savings,
they
can
use
that
savings
for
whatever
goals
they've
established
in
the
FSS
program,
whether
it
be
education
or
it
could
be
for
a
down
payment
for
a
home,
really
whatever
they
set
their
goals
at
with
the
FSS.
So
we're
super
proud
of
that
work.
We're
hoping
to
continue
that
work
with
compass
for
another
five
years.
Continue
expanding
the
number
of
families
that
are
enrolled
in
FSS
and
we
think
that's
a
great
way
to
promote
economic
mobility
within
our
population.
Q
Q
I
think
we've
also
got
some
families
coming
out
of
public
housing
that
are
getting
those
opportunities
as
well,
and
so
even
in
an
extremely
tough
housing
market
that
it
is
right
now,
because
we
have
the
resources
of
the
down
payment
assistance,
some
of
that
coming
from
arpa
funding
as
well.
So
we're
able
to
couple
that
with
the
city
funding
that
exists
plus
the
arpa
funding,
so
it's
a
a
large
down
payment
assistance.
That's
allowing
those
families
to
get
those
opportunities
so
continue
to
work
on
that.
L
Just
very
briefly,
in
addition
to
the
FSS
partnership,
we've
also
been
really
excited
to
launch
the
amp
up
program,
which
is
a
free
program
available
for
all
BHA
residents.
That
offers
economic,
Mobility
counseling
and
it's
a
really
exciting
model,
because
it's
one
of
the
few
evidence-based
solutions
that
we've
seen
for
place-based
poverty,
solutions
for
helping
folks
rise
out
of
poverty
and
hundreds
of
residents
are
now
enrolled
in
that
we're
almost
done
enrolling.
But
we
still
have
a
few
spots
left.
L
So
I
really
encourage
folks
to
enroll,
but
we're
hoping
to
see
Real
Results
and
as
a
result
of
a
research
study
being
done
as
well
and
really
show
that
residents
can
rise
out
of
poverty
while
living
in
public
housing.
So
we
think
that's
a
really
important
lesson
to
draw
from
the
amp
up
program
as
well.
P
E
Yeah,
no,
absolutely
we.
We
want
our
housing
to
be
a
place
where
people
can
flourish
right,
and
so
we
want
our
people
like
who
live
in
BHA
today
to
be
able
to
make
more
money
save
for
their
families,
pursue
their
goals.
David
mentioned
FSS
goals
because
sure
you
could
set
your
FSS
goal
as
being
that
you
want
to
buy
a
house,
and
you
want
to
use
money
for
a
down
payment,
but
it
could
also
be
that
you
want
to
take.
E
You
know
you
want
to
go
back
to
college,
you
know,
or
you
want
to
do
like,
or
you
want
to
start
a
small
business
like
it
could
be.
Any
number
of
things
that
you
devote.
Those
savings
towards
I
mean
I
think
that
we
have
37
000
people
on
the
wait
list.
We
certainly
want
to
celebrate
when
BHA
families
have
the
opportunity
to
buy
a
home,
for
instance,
and
then
yeah
they're,
not
our
tenants
anymore,
but
you
know
like
counselor
Flaherty
they're,
always
our
former
tenants
and
and
we're
proud
of
them.
I.
E
The
thing
is
those
things
aren't
available
anymore.
So
now,
we've
got
incredibly
low
turnover
at
BHA
and
we're
super
proud
to
provide
that
stable
housing
for
our
residents.
But
it
is
part
of
the
reason
why
the
wait
list
doesn't
move
right,
and
so
it
just
reminds
you
that
every
level
of
the
housing
market
is
connected,
because,
even
though
what
we're
managing
is
sort
of
like
the
bottom
rungs
of
the
ladder
in
terms
of
like
the
most
affordable
housing,
the
reality
is
is
like.
P
Now,
thank
you.
I
just
have
one
final
question,
but
also
wanted
to
shout
out
I
think
that
BHA
two
weeks
so
I
fought
a
hearing
order
to
look
at
dumpster
collection
and
how
we
can
do
better
at
large
buildings
and
I.
Think
the
pilot
is
talking
to
a
Deputy
Administrator
wool
about
this,
that
you
all
are
running
and
out.
Thinking
about
the
work
you're
doing
Outsourcing
some
of
that
I
think
it
can
also
be
a
model
for
the
city
with
respect
to
Franklin.
P
Field,
specifically,
though,
are
there
plans,
and
we
talked
about
the
the
Investments
that
this
Council
has
made.
That
has
really
allowed
you
to
expand
the
youth
work
there,
which
I
think
is
incredible,
but
as
a
development
and
we
look
at
the
built
environment,
how
sometimes
the
our
building
can
be
depressing,
it
could
be
stripping
people
of
their
dignity,
not
dignity,
affirming
and
I.
P
Think
about
all
of
these
other,
not
all
because
it's
still
moving
as
we'd
like
there's
plans
for
redevelopment
I
drive
by
often
in
the
area,
Franklin
Field,
it's
an
area
that
could
use
rethinking
in
terms
of
architectural
design,
how
we
affirm
people's
dignity
while
they're
living
in
public
housing.
Are
there
plans
for
redevelopment
that
still
will
preserve
the
deeply
affordable
nature,
I
guess
of
the
housing
that
we
provide
via.
E
E
What
we're
doing
is
we're
still
not
taking
the
buildings
down,
but
the
way
that
we're
transforming
them
involves
like
adding
a
bunch
of
rounds
that
basically
like
it's
a
complete
architectural
transformation,
and
it's
felt
that
way
and
it
you
can
basically
add
you
can
add
spaces
like
by
the
way
that
you
add
these
additional
envelopes
onto
the
buildings,
and
we
we've
done
it
very
successfully
a
few
times
in
the
past
at
the
BHA.
But
it's
been
kind
of
like
one-offs.
E
B
E
What's
interesting
now
is
that
we're
kind
of
focused
on
how
do
we
do
Redevelopment,
while
continuing
to
maintain
public
control?
That
has
some
challenges,
but
one
of
its
huge
opportunities
is
that
we
can
bond
for
that
work.
So
I
will
just
say:
I
I'm,
not
currently
in
the
position
to
promise
that
we
can
do
the
same
full
transformation,
we're
doing
at
Paley
at
the
Franklin
Field
site,
but
you're.
Not
the
only
person
asking
that
question
and
I
think
that
we
would
love
to
be
able
to
do
that.
A
R
R
I'm
proud
to
represent
probably
the
largest
number
of
public
housing
developments
in
the
city
of
any
District
Court
in
St,
Paul,
St,
Patel,
West,
9th
Street
Powers,
foreign
McCormick,
West,
Adams,
Street,
West,
Broadway,
Cathedral,
colony
and
and
others
in
like
most
or
all
district
councils
in
our
Hodge
councils.
Really,
we
often
get
calls
on
the
wait
list.
E
R
E
No
I
wish
I
wish
that
were
the
case.
No,
it's
a
maybe
actually
I
might
ask
David
to
come
up
again,
just
to
speak
to
this
I
mean
basically
even
with
people
who
are
in
homeless
priority.
You
know
they're
often
living
in
shelter
for
a
long
time
before
they
access
our
housing
resources,
whether
it's
the
public
housing
units
or
the
or
the
vouchers
and,
of
course,
the
reason
for
that
is
that
we're
not
holding
a
bunch
back
waiting
for
anybody,
because
there's
such
a
crisis
that
someone's
in
the
units
right.
E
R
Q
So
there's
so
our
priority
and
preference
system
is
a
little
bit
complicated,
so
people
are
jumping
on
top
of
each
other
on
our
lists
all
the
time
so
because
we
have
the
homeless
priority,
but
we
also
have
other
priorities
in
what
we
call
Priority
One
at
the
BHA.
You
could
be
displaced
due
to
domestic
violence.
You
could
be
displaced
due
to
natural
disaster.
You
could
be
displaced
due
to
like
a
no-fault
court
ordered
eviction,
but
on
top
of
that
we
also
have
preferences
for
disabled
for
veterans.
Q
So
somebody
with
those
extra
preference
points
that's
homeless,
could
jump
on
top
of
the
list
for
another
homeless
person.
So,
like
administrator
Bach
was
saying,
it
is
very
difficult
to
calculate
exactly
how
long
somebody
could
be
waiting
for
housing
with
respect
to
the
people
at
mass
and
Cass.
We
do
a
num.
Q
There's
a
service
connection
there,
and
so
we
do
some
direct
referral
programs
like
that,
where
we're
expecting
not
only
the
services
to
help
people
like
the
people
from
Mass
and
Cass
or
other
people
who
are
in
recovery,
find
housing
but
find
the
appropriate
types
of
Housing
and
then
have
Services
connected
for
an
ongoing
basis
to
ensure
their
tenancy
is
a
good
one
or
to
hope.
Their
tendency
is
a
good.
R
R
E
R
R
Having
having
said
that,
what
is
the
procedure
when
Boston
Police
makes
an
arrest
or
is
on
on
site
for
a
major
incident
of
disturbance?
How
do
they
notify
you
Chief
immediately,
in
what
role
do
you
take?
What
role
do
you
play
in
responding
to
it
and
why
wasn't
the
BHA
police
informed
of
that
incident.
F
The
superintendent
sure,
okay,
so
the
initial
9-1-1
call
comes
in
sir.
We
are
excuse
me
my
apologies,
the
initial
9-1-1
call
comes
in
and
we
are
notified.
I
mentioned
it
and
I
alluded
to
it
in
my
comments
earlier
that
when
the
officer
gets
on
scene,
the
circumstances
on
scene
May
justify
a
different
response
or
change
what
the
reality
of
the
call
is
and
what
we
found
in
that
incident
was.
F
It
came
in
one
way,
but
the
responding
officers
encountered
a
very
different
scene
which
really
served
as
the
basis
for
the
conversation
that
myself
and
superintendent
colony
and
engaged
around.
How
do
we?
How
do
we
solve
the
issue
with
that?
With
that
Gap
area,
where
something
changes
on
scene?
How
do
we
get
notified?
So,
unfortunately,
we
were
notified
of
an
unresponsive.
Person,
however,
was
unaware
of
the
changing
circumstances.
R
F
F
E
F
R
F
An
of
an
unresponsive
person-
yeah
I,
mean
it's
a
pretty
common
call
that
comes
in.
It
could
be
for
married,
a
different
different
scenarios
as
to
why
we
wouldn't
have
notified,
but
primarily
it's
because
they
come
in
they're,
pretty
frequent
that
they
do
come
in.
However,
unfortunate
and
several
of
us
are
on
that
initial
communication
tree
when
the
call
goes
out,
the
the
real
piece
that
we
have
to
solve
here
again
is
is,
when
the
circumstances
change.
E
E
And
so
what
what
happened?
There
is
that
in
the
instance
where,
like
somebody
passes
away
on
our
sites,
that's
the
type
of
thing
that
the
chief
is
instantly
in
communication
with
me
about
the
challenges.
Is
that
this
one?
The
type
of
call
that
this
was
could
also
be.
It
could
be
coded
the
same
way
as
someone
is
sleeping
in
a
hallway
right,
an
issue
which
we
take
very
seriously.
We
deal
with,
but
I
don't
get
a
notification
and
Kate
didn't
get
a
notification
every
time
that
happened.
E
So
the
issue
we
have
is:
how
do
we
capture
and
work
with
BPD
to
capture
when
what
you
thought
was
one
type
of
call
turns
out
to
be
another
type
of
call,
but
they
already
sent
the
BHA
a
notification
saying
it's
this.
It's
this
lower
priority
type
of
call,
so
we've
got
to
figure
out
how
to
get
them
to
upgrade
and
change
the
notice
so
that
they
can
come
through
our
whole
communication
tree
and
and
I
just
I
just
again
want
to
say
a
and-
and
thank
you
to
folks
for
raising
this
issue.
E
It
is
something
that
both
teams
have
been
working
together.
On
quite
intensively,
it
is
somewhat
a
data
issue.
It's
like
a
little
bit
like
literally
how
the
dispatch
system
works
and
has
to
do
with
the
cad
and
a
bunch
of
things,
but
we
are
trying
to
fix
it
because,
as
you
anticipate
council,
president
I,
obviously
like
you
said,
want
to
be
informed
of
everything.
Significant
that's
happening
on
the
sites
and.
R
And
as
the
district
council
and
I
probably
speak
for
all
my
District
Council
colleagues,
we
want
to
be
notified
as
well,
regardless
of
what
time
it
happens
in
the
day
or
night.
Let
me
let
me
go
to
superintendent
colony
and
thank
you,
superintendent,
superintendent,
obviously,
in
C6
on
West
Broadway
has
partial
jurisdiction
or
good
portion
jurisdiction
in
and
around
the
mass
and
Cassie
area,
as
well,
also
with
with
Miriam
McCormick,
we're
still
short
police
officers
mandatory
overtime.
R
G
So
I
think
what
you
said
is
that
we're
working
in
conjunction
with
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
police,
to
make
sure
that
we
have
coverage
there.
I
know
that
there
have
been
a
number
of
issues
there
and
we
had
that
meeting
where
Captain
Boyle,
who
oversees
District
Six,
was
there.
We
talked
about
having
additional
code
19s,
which
is
our
walk
and
talk
some
Patrols
in
those
areas.
So
we
are
making
the
efforts
to
have
additional
resources
in
those
areas.
R
Thank
you,
superintendent
and
we're
fortunate
in
the
C6
area
to
have
an
outstanding
Captain,
that's
very
responsive
to
the
to
the
residents,
but
I'm
I
am
concerned,
as
you
know,
superintendent
that
we
just
don't
have
enough
police
officers
in
this
city
to
effectively
provide
Public
Safety
and
throughout
the
city
of
Boston.
I,
really
don't
see
that
many
Boston
police
offices
in
BHA
in
and
around
public
housing
developments.
G
So
what
we're
also
doing
is
in
and
we're
continuing
to
work
on,
that
we
have
some
supplemental
officers
in
the
districts
that
are
coming
in
to
assist
with
the
Staffing
that
some
of
the
Staffing
challenges
that
we're
currently
having.
We
also
have
units
that
offer
us
some
additional
support
in
terms
of
the
Citywide
bicycle
unit.
So
we
are
working
to
move
individuals
around
in
and
around
the
city
in
and
around
the
housing
developments
to
support
the
district
officer,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
we
have
that
coverage.
R
G
I
think
the
city
council
has
been
doing
a
great
job.
I
think
that
the
recruitment
efforts
is
is
a
big
area
that
would
be
helpful.
We
we
currently
have
a
new
Human
Resources
Director
who's,
assisting
with
that
so
just
getting
us
out
into
the
community
so
that
people
are
aware
that
we
have
you
know
jobs
available,
but
I.
Think
overall,
the
city
council
has
been
doing
a
great
job
and
has
been
very
supportive
of
our
efforts
to
increase
Staffing.
R
Thank
you,
superintendent.
One
final
one,
final
Point
superintendent
I
also
represent
the
Chinatown
Community,
as,
as
you
know,
we
have
many
a
handful
I
should
say
of
Asian
American
police
offices
that
are
in
A1.
They
do
a
terrific
job
in
terms
of
community
policing
their
outstanding
when
residents
see
them
in
and
around
the
neighborhood
walking
talking
to
residents.
R
It's
a
level
of
comfort
and
the
professionalism
these
offices
have,
for
their
job
is
outstanding
to
see
I
see
them,
I
see
them
every
day.
This
young
young
officer
named
z,
but
are
we
able
to
continue
recruiting
offices
of
color
and
ensuring
that
they
are
in
places
where
they're
critically
needed
as
well.
G
We
we
are,
we
are
doing
a
really
great
job
of
trying
to
diversify
the
police
force.
Like
I
said
we
have
a
new
Human
Resources
Director.
We
also
have
a
new
diversity,
equity
and
Equity
individual
on
staff,
where
that,
specifically
her
role
where
she
addresses
recruiting
efforts
and
the
diversity
that
goes
along
with
that
recruit
recruiting
effort.
So,
yes,
it
is
something
that
we
are
addressing.
A
H
A
H
A
H
All
right
so
just
grateful
to
you
all
and
all
the
hard
work
that
you
do
to
create
the
type
of
environment
that
our
people
deserve,
especially
around
safety
issues,
because
when
we
think
about
safety,
I
would
really
love
for
us
to
challenge
ourselves
to
Define
what
safety
looks
like,
because
safety
to
me
might
be
different
to
you
and
vice
versa.
So
administrator
Bach
I'd
love
to
be
able
to
work
alongside
your
office
to
have
a
community
centered
approach
to
Define.
H
E
Yeah
and
actually
you
know,
we've
we've
got
a
a
healing
Circle
happening
imminently
at
Franklin
Field.
That
really
has
been
you
know,
resident
and
youth
and
Community
like
LED,
as
kind
of
an
immediate
ask
coming
out
of
Sunday
night's
events
and
I.
Think
that's
you
know,
that's
an
example
of
it's
not
up
to
all
of
us
and,
and
even
you
know,
Isaac's
trauma
team,
which
is
fantastic
right
to
decide
what
people
need.
E
It's
also
about
creating
space,
to
listen,
I,
think
that
you
know
actually,
in
my
three
months
of
overlap
with
Kate
Bennett,
we
went
to
almost
every
development.
Together
we
got
to
nearly
all
the
elderlies
most
of
the
families
and
I've
been
trying
to
finish
out
the
rest
now
that
she's
retired,
but
that
was
a
lot
about
having
authentic
conversations
with
our
residents
and
just
talking
about
what
are
people's
concerns.
H
I'm
curious,
have
you
all
have
had
any
surveys
or
assessments?
I
know
you
talked
about
the
young
people
but
I'm
curious.
What
if
any
data
exists
of
from
BHA
head
of
households
who
can
really
articulate
their
wishes
and
desires?
Have
you
done
any
or
are
there
any
data?
You
know
points
that
we
can
refer
to
so.
E
Like
really
survey,
all
residents
and
and
kind
of
like
fell
off
in
the
pandemic
did
a
lot
of
communicating
with
residents
about
you
know:
there's
food,
there's
this
public
health
info
Etc,
but
a
bit
less
of
that
like
taking
in
what
people
you
know
were
experiencing
and
needing,
and
so
yes,
the
youth
were
doing
this
thing
this
summer
and
that's
great,
but
we've
actually
been
talking
about
getting
back
to
doing
a
real
like
city-wide
survey.
The
question
is,
we
used
to
do
them
and
they
were
all
paper
right.
It
was
all
like
the
last
one.
E
E
H
And
I'd
love
to
just
Advocate
that
you
create
space
for
a
community
to
help
inform
what
kind
of
questions
you're
going
to
ask,
because
what
we
may
believe
is
important
to
capture,
maybe
very
different
to
what
the
people
who
are
living.
The
realities
might
think
is
important,
so
I
would
really
encourage
you
all
to
take
out
even
a
community
centered
approach
in
designing
that
survey.
I
think
that
that
is
important
to
do.
I
want
to
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
quality
of
life
issues.
H
I
have
as
a
Citywide
counselor
have
spent
time
in
a
lot
of
different
housing
developments,
and
people
have
brought
me
into
their
homes
and
I
have
been
incredibly
disappointed
and
disheartened
by
the
conditions
in
which
people
are
living
in
and
when
we
think
about
safety.
We
think
about
Public
Safety
when
we
think
about
how
do
we
create
environments
for
people
to
see
that
their
lives
matter?
H
It's
hard
for
you
to
believe
that
your
life
matters
when
you're
living
in
the
conditions
that
are
not
suited
for
you
to
live
in.
So
of
course,
you
know
hand
in
hand.
That's
what
oftentimes
feeds
the
violence
so
I'm.
Just
curious,
when
you're
talking
about
the
repairs
that
you
have
done,
can
you
just
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
kind
of
how
we're
going
to
accelerate
improving
the
quality
of
life
and
conditions
for
people.
E
Yeah
I'm
happy
to,
and
maybe
Josh
do
you
want
to
come
up
and
talk
about
this.
A
little
bit
so
Josh
is
is
leading
I
mentioned
that
work,
order,
reduction,
effort
that
we're
doing
which
is
really
it's.
It's
both
like
helping
our
sites
deal
with
big
backlogs
and
then
also
helping
them,
like
figure
out
how
to
handle
the
work
better
going
forward
so
that
you're
not
always
saying
to
people.
Oh,
maybe
that'll,
happen
next
month
right
because
we
don't
want
that.
E
It's
and
yeah,
as
administrator
I,
feel
the
same
like
you
know,
I'm
now,
over
a
whole
lot
of
housing
units
and
I
want
people
to
feel
great
about
the
space
that
they're
living
in
and
and
we
are
playing
catch-up,
but
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
more
than
catch
up,
we're
gonna,
accelerate,
so
I,
don't
know.
If
Josh
you
can
speak
to
just
some
of
the
like
improvements
and
changes,
we're
making
in
the
system
and
also
some
of
the
technology
that
we're
bringing.
S
We
sort
of
stick
our
finger
in
the
in
the
flood
and
never
really
address
the
water
and
I
think
we're
trying
to
sort
of
as
part
of
this
get
to
the
to
the
to
the
root
of
the
problem
and
I
think
you
know
something
basic
like
you
know
to
to
quote
the
office.
You
know
where
Limitless
paper
in
a
paperless
world
so
we're
trying
to
like
use
technology
and
get
real-time
information,
incorporate
data
to
tell
us
where
to
send
resources.
S
S
This
year,
comprehensive
I
did
tell
administrator
Bach
and
she
knows
and
she's
all
in
on
this-
that
this
would
be
painful,
as
we
went
through
unit
by
unit
and
sort
of
tried
to
address
everything
and
the
BHA
is
willing
to
sort
of
take
that
on
and
we're
doing
that
and
I
think
you
know
I
think
we're
sort
of
running
out
of
road
as
far
as
the
pandemic
goes.
But
you
know
we
didn't
really
do
anything
maintenance
wise
for
somewhere
around
15
months.
S
That's
not
to
say
we
were
probably
working
harder
than
we
ever
did,
but
we
were
running
vaccination
clinics
and
handing
out
winter
coats
and
Mary
Ellen
McCormick
sort
of
the
basis
for
this
meeting.
We
were
doing
food
distribution.
Every
single
day
for
15
months
and
and
so
our
priority
shifted
away
from
my
primary
responsibility
and
now
we're
sort
of
circling
back
to
the
landlord
slash
maintenance,
end
of
things.
H
H
E
Yeah
so
I
mean
this
is
a
place
where
BHA
really
looks
to
Partners
and
I
was
mentioning
before
that.
It's,
like
you
know
when
we
have
people
who
come
in
with
a
support
like
project
hope
it
makes
a
world
of
difference.
It
means
that
we
really
experience
the
lack
of
that
when
it's
not
there,
because
the
BHA
doesn't
have
like
a
service
provider
staff.
That
was,
you
know.
We
talked
about
the
money
they
cut
in
the
early
2000s
in
the
1990s.
E
They
cut
the
money
for
like
resident
service
folks,
so
the
BHA
therefore
doesn't
have
many
on
site
ourselves.
We
do.
It
is
one
of
the
things
that
our
inspectors
and
our
managers
are
trained
to
be
aware
of
right
is
like
various
cues
around
domestic
violence
and
other
situations,
and
and
sometimes
the
you
know,
we
do
some
of
the
reports
that
we'll
get
sometimes
about
activity
in
a
unit
will
go
in
and
realize
that
the
activities
being
done
by
someone
else
who
is
taking
advantage
of
the
leaseholder
right
and
I
said
at
the
beginning.
E
You
know
our
interest
is
in
preserving
tenancies.
So
if
somebody
is
inviting
those
folks
in
and
saying
hey,
let's
do
illegal
activity
in
my
unit,
like
that's
a
problem
for
us
and
we're
going
to
pursue
Court
action,
but
if,
if
somebody's
being
taken
advantage
of
you
know,
will
work
with
them,
we'll
try
to
get
services
in
you
know
change
the
looks
and
have
them
be
the
only
one
with
the
key
and
really
work
with
them
on.
How
do
we
avoid
somebody
else?
H
Yeah,
so
the
reason
why
I
bring
that
up
is
because
we're
talking
about
safety
right
and
there
are
people
who
are
in
situations
that
can't
advocate
for
themselves
right
for
whatever
reason
that
is
right
and
am
I
here
to
you,
know
past
judgment,
but
I
just
really
want
to
uplift.
The
fact
that
there
are
people
right
now
in
situations
where
they're
not
safe
and
they
are
being
taken
advantage
of
and
also
putting
the
housing
at
risk.
And
so
those
are
the
bad
characters
that
we
often
see
and
I
think
that
preventative
measures
are
really
important.
H
Proper
support
systems
right
and
I
know
this,
because
this
is
the
type
of
situations
that
I
always
find
myself
in
with
my
constituents
is
in
working
with
the
family
to
enroll
them
in
BPS.
So
all
these
wrap
around
Services
I
would
really
recommend-
and
you
know
this,
because
you
are
the
chair
of
ways
and
means,
and
now
you're,
in
a
position
of
being
able
to
Define
what
type
of
supports
BHA
residents
need.
H
What's
it
going
to
take
to
both
address
the
concerns
of
our
residents
and
also
put
our
political
differences
to
the
side,
because
there's
a
there's
just
the
the
environment
is
extremely
hostile
and
the
only
people
who
are
losing
are
those
who
we
are
we're
really
here
to
represent.
So
with
that
which
is
a
lot
I'd
love
to
hear
from
each
of
you
in
terms
of
this
political
climate.
H
What
recommendations
do
you
have
that
both
honors
the
political
tension
that
exists
around
Public
Safety,
and
how
are
we
going
to
put
our
differences
aside
and
put
the
People
First
understanding
that
everyone's
going
to
lose
and
not
everyone's
going
to
get
what
they
want
within
that
context?
How
do
we
meet
this
moment
in
a
way
that
honors
the
people
that
we
serve.
E
E
That's
supporting
the
expansion
of
shoes,
Force
right,
those
six
folks
who
are
in
the
academy
right
now,
so
that
we
can
really
have
a
point
person
for
every
District
right
and
again,
we
think
of
BHA
police
as
like
a
little
bit
different
from
BPD
in
part
because
of
just
the
relationship
that
they're
able
to
form
with
our
residents.
But
that's
kind
of
you
know
one
side
of
the
public
safety
coin.
E
On
the
other
hand,
you
have
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
this,
like
Landmark
youth
program
that
we're
aiming
to
set
up
at
Franklin
Field
with
a
social
worker
with
like
all
of
these
supports
to
really
we're
trying
to
give
our
youth
like
and
and
to
be
clear.
You
know
we're
also
copycatting
a
bit
both
Cambridge
Housing,
Authority
and
Brookline
Housing
Authority
have
some
youth
programs
that
have
just
been
like
totally
transformative.
E
All
the
families
in
Brighton
today,
right
so
like
this
is
our
neighborhoods,
and
sometimes
people
act
like
if
folks
live
in
BHA,
then
BHA
is
supposed
to
take
care
of
all
their
needs.
Right,
like
BHA,
is
supposed
to
be
the
ones
who
like
invest
in
their
outdoor
space,
invest
in
their
youth
programs,
invest
in
their
safety
like
right,
and
it's
like.
No.
The
BHA
is
the
platform
for
people's
housing,
but
all
of
the
services
and
programs
and
opportunities
that
exist
in
this
incredibly
wealthy
city
of
Boston
should
be
coming
in.
E
H
Thank
you
and
I
know
I'm
gonna,
even
though
the
chair
has
been
grateful,
gracious
I
want
to
be
mindful
of
the
time,
but
I
would
love
to
hear
from
both
of
you.
How
do
we
meet
this
moment?
Understanding
that
there
is
so
much
tension
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
when
it
comes
to
how
we're
going
to
address
the
issues
of
Public
Safety,
and
how
would
you
do
it
in
a
way
that
recognizes
the
difference
of
opinions
that
exist
and
how
do
we
get
to
the
middle.
G
I
think
for
me
it's
about
collaboration
and
communication
and
if
the
real
goal
is
to
address
Public
Safety,
there's
no
way
to
do
that.
If
we
aren't
coming
together
and
having
conversations
so
I
think
that
that's
key
I
think
that
the
health
and
well-being
of
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Boston
is
what
we're
all
striving
for,
and
it's
from
a
holistic
standpoint.
So
we
can
talk
about
it
from
a
public
safety
standpoint
and
crime
and
order,
but
I
think
that
is
so
much
more.
G
And
so
how
do
we
begin
to
sit
down
and
have
productive
conversations
where
we're
listening
to
one
another
and
then
coming
to
some
balance,
because
they're
going
to
be
times
when
we
don't
agree
on,
you
know
the
pathways
to
get
there.
But
how
do
we
get
to
a
place
where
we're
not
stalled
in
terms
of
our
progress
so
that
we
can
keep
moving
forward
and
keep
I
guess
our
eyes
on
the
prize?
G
F
But
we
also
are
approaching
from
a
very
different
angle
and
recognizing
through
that
social
lens,
that
alternative
approaches
can
be
just
as
effective.
When
we
talk
about
those
systemic
contributors
or
Feeders
of
crime,
that's
one
two:
we
all
have
differences
and
we're
always
going
to
have
differences,
finding
an
appropriate
way
to
ensure
that
we
recognize
those
differences
while
we're
all
working
and
striving
towards
a
common
goal,
and
then,
lastly,
for
me,
shimane
shoe
as
an
individual
I
startled
every
day
with
my
moral
compass
sentence.
F
H
H
That
was
a
part
of
a
organization
that
I
started
also
lives
there
with
her
daughter
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
have
reflected
on
and
I
just
want
to
thank
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
for
their
trauma
response,
because
I
have
been
keeping
track
of
the
response
and
the
work
that
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
has
been
doing
to
support
those
families.
So
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
their
work
and
and
thank
them
for
responding
in
the
way
that
they
have
I.
H
Think
that
that
is
also
part
of
the
work
and
I
and
I
think
as
I
continue
to
navigate
I
have
a
13
year
old
and
every
day,
I
hope
and
pray
that
she'll
come
back
home
right
and
so
the
fear
that
we're
all
living
in
is
real
for
all
of
us
and
I.
Think
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
and-
and
it
is
a
part
of
the
conversation,
but
what
I
don't
want
to
lose
sight
of
is
I.
H
Okay
with
that
I
think.
It's
also
important
for
me
to
be
the
official
translator
for
people
who
don't
know
what
is
happening
here
and
have
great
difficulty
understanding
how
things
happen
or
don't
happen
for
them,
and
so
there's
a
level
of
accountability
that
I'm
going
to
take
on
my
part,
whether
I'm
in
here
or
not,
to
make
sure
that
I
continue
to
fight
for
those
who
I
have
dedicated
my
entire
life
to
and
I
look
forward
to
working
alongside
you
all
and
doing
just
that.
Thank
you.
T
Yeah
so
yeah
I
saw
you,
you
walked
too
fast,
couldn't
catch
up
nice
to
see
all
of
you
here.
Thank
you
for
being
here
and
thank
you.
First
I'll
start
with
the
spirit
of
unification
and
appreciation.
Thank
you
all
for
your
amazing
work.
With
BHA
and
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
hearing
you
share
some
of
your
plans,
I
think
that
questions
were
thrown
at
you
or
thoughts
were
thrown
at
you,
but
I'm
quite
sure.
Knowing
our
counselor
Bach
here,
you
probably
have
some
plans.
T
T
How
will
you
do
that
and
how
will
you
synthesize
it
so
that
it's
user
friendly
for
your
residents,
our
residents
and
then
housing
quality
is
a
big
deal
for
me.
I
think
that
visceral
we,
you
know,
we
talk
about
street
cleaning
city
services
viscerally,
we
internalize
a
lot
of
the
traumatic
effects
of
our
environment
and,
as
Council
Mejia
pointed
out
and
I
think
councilor
Lara
as
well.
T
We
are
our
environment,
and
so,
when
I
do
obviously
I
also
share
a
lot
of
the
public
housing
in
District
Seven
and
as
a
canvas.
The
conditions
are
some
of
the
conditions
that
all
are
horrific
and
you
can
just
see
that
painting
you
know
hasn't
taken
place
in
years.
The
flooring
is
coming
apart,
kitchen
cabinets
are
too
old,
and
so
you
start
seeing
you
know,
damage
from
mold
or
mildew
and
I
see
I
see.
T
I
saw
a
lot
of
it,
especially
during
in
the
last
few
weeks,
I
would
say,
and
so
canvassing
and
visiting
homes
and
so
for
housing
quality
I
do
think
it's
completely
connected
to
the
superintendent's
Point,
completely
connected
to
our
holistic
Health.
If
we're
talking
about
housing
ecosystems,
not
just
building
home
boxes
in
concrete
jungles
that
we
expect
people
to
you
know,
look
children
to
fly
out
and
be
sweet
little
birds.
T
If
you
give
them
a
jungle,
then
that's
what
you're
going
to
get,
and
so
we
are
responsible
to
an
extent
and
I
agree
with
you.
Council
Bock
that
it's
not
wholly
on
the
city's
responsibility
for
the
fiscal
responsibility
to
address
these
issues,
and
so
your
plans
for
any
private
philanthropic
resources
or
how
else
we
could
bring
more
resource
to
address
that
in
terms
of
increasing
officers.
T
I
am
the
I
am
of
the
position
that
if
we
increase
officers
and
pay
them
better,
then
we
can
do
away
with
some
of
the
over
time
and
improve
quality
of
life,
and
so
that's
not
on
you.
But
obviously
the
officer
is
here
and
I
feel
like
the
budget.
Is
there
and
we
are.
We
would
Cadet
programs
if
that's
the
direction
that
we're
going
to
go
into,
and
so
it
would
free
up.
T
You
know,
I
I
know
this
is
this
can
be
a
contentious
part,
but
it
would
free
up
some
flag
jobs
for
and
again
I
have
no
plan
and
I
have
no
position
on
this.
Yet
because
I
believe
in
being
practical
and
looking
at
a
comprehensive
plan
for
hiring
civilians
for
flag
jobs,
but
I
think
you
know
if
we
pay
our
officers
better
and
increase
the
numbers,
then
we're
increasing
quality
of
life,
because
people
are
not
inundated
with
working
overtime.
T
T
You
know
the
the
interest
in
improving
mental
health
or
destigmatizing
mental
health
or
giving
access
to
its
residents,
and
so
I'd
be
interested
in
working
with
you
to
further
that
as
well,
but
I'd
be
interested
I'm,
extremely
interested
in
housing,
overall
and
housing,
ecosystems
or
housing,
amenities
or
other
types
of
improvements
that
we
can
work
on
together.
So
I
look
forward
to
doing
that
and
your
questions
in
advance.
Are,
Much,
appreciated.
E
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
and
I
will
try
to
hit
most
of
the
things
I'll.
Just
on
the
last
one
I
mean
we
would
love
to
partner
on
any
any
Mental
Health
Resource
I
mean
it
is
obviously
a
huge
need,
Citywide
and
we're
no
different
from
the
rest
of
the
city,
and
we
just
we've
seen
so
much
need
for
that,
and
our
managers
can't
be
all
things
to
all
people,
but
we
would
we
aspire
to
the
BHA
being
able
to
connect
people
to
whatever
it
is
that
they
need,
because
we
we
see
it
firsthand.
E
And
since
you
know,
one
good
sign
of
something
being
in
demand
is
when
you
have
a
37
000
person
wait
list
for
it
right
so
for
us
like,
we
would
love.
You
know
we
mentioned
at
the
start
of
this,
that
we've
got
10
000
today
we
could
actually
add
2
900
more.
That
number
used
to
be
2500
and
some
things
changed
recently.
So
it's
now
2
900.
like
that,
would
be
increasing
our
stock
by
almost
a
third
and
like
that
would
mean
a
lot
and
the
reality
is
is
doing.
E
That
would
be
expensive
because
we
would
have
to
help
cover
the
cost
of
building
those
units
between
the
city
and
the
state
and
the
FEDS.
But
then
the
federal
government
would
give
us
ongoing
subsidy
for
them.
So
in
that
sense,
for
the
city,
they're,
probably
like
the
cheapest
way
to
get
deeply
affordable
units
that
exists.
So
that's
something
we
really
want
to
do,
and
then
using
this,
the
Green
Revolution
and
the
green
retrofits
to
really
improve
unit
conditions,
I
mean
I.
E
Think
sometimes
people
hear
like
green
retrofitting
and
they're
like
well
I,
don't
know
how
much
of
it
like
how
important
is
that
compared
to
all
these
Capital
needs
of
the
BHA?
It's
like.
No,
no,
the
two
things
are
completely
intertwined.
We've
always
had
an
impossible
time,
getting
political
support
for
things
like
replacing
the
roof
so
that
there
isn't
mold
and
changing
up
the
ventilations
that
people
breathe
right.
E
These
are
things
that
have
not
been
regarded
as
sexy,
and
the
great
thing
now
is
that
there's
a
bunch
of
federal
money
available
for
greenhouse
gas
retrofits
that
do
all
these
things.
So
we
are
like
chasing
that
money
because
we
want
to
make
our
units
better
for
all
of
our
residents
and
we,
in
terms
of
like
dashboards
and
stuff
the
I
mean
the
unit
conditions
as
they
exist.
Today
we
are
trying
to
make
rapidly
better
and
we
are
trying
to
just
be
more
responsive.
So
I
talked
a
little
bit
in
my
remarks
about
zendesk.
E
This,
like
new
system
that
we're
implementing
but
part
of
our
goal,
is
that
as
a
counselor
you'd
be
able
to.
If
you
saw
something
right
like
file
it
with
us
and
track
it
through
our
system
and
find
out
from
us,
how
long
is
it
going
to
take
for
this
issue
to
be
resolved
and
know
that
it's
been
resolved?
And
the
reality
today
is
that
we
do
that
much
more
through,
like
just
communication,
you're
calling
the
office
there's
an
email,
but
it
is.
E
The
BHA
has
not
had
a
sort
of
like
3-1-1
type
system
and
zendesk
is
really
us
trying
to
put
that
on
top
of
our
existing
systems,
so
that,
like
external
parties
and
also
crucially,
most
crucially,
the
residents
themselves
can
have
clear
expectations
about
what
we're
doing
and
how
quickly
we're
going
to
solve
the
issue.
Because
we
don't.
You
know
there
was
a
time
when,
like
you,
just
everything
was
on
paper
and
things
could
get
lost.
E
But
we
shouldn't
live
in
that
time
anymore
and
I
know
that
you're
sympathetic
with
kind
of
putting
you
know
we're
trying
to
move
to
a
digital
system
where
every
everybody
who's
if
they
go
in
and
look
at
a
unit
and
they
see
the
condition
they're
taking
a
picture
of
it.
It's
instantly
going
up
into
the
database.
The
folks
who
are
coming
out
can
see
the
pictures,
so
they
can
see
what
the
actual
issue
is.
E
What's
so
hard
for
me
is
like
it's
just
these
two
facts
that
we
still
have
unit
conditions
that
we
really
like
want
to
get
more
on
top
of,
and
our
residents
deserve
that
and
the
people
who
work
at
the
BHA
are
like
going
out
every
day
and
just
doing
like
a
ton
of
work.
So
we
have
to
figure
out
how
we
work
smarter
right
and
bring
in
more
resources.
E
But
we
are
to
the
dashboard
point.
The
idea
of
the
zendesk
stuff
is
that
it
would
give
us
a
much
more
sort
of
like
public-facing
accessible
way
for
you
to
track
an
issue
through
I
think
that
on
the
diversity
of
upper
management,
in
a
second
I'm
going
to
have
my
chief
of
staff,
Taylor
Kane
come
up
and
speak
to
this
a
little
bit.
But
we
actually.
This
is.
This-
is
an
ongoing
conversation.
E
We've
been
having
at
BHA,
because
the
interesting
thing
about
bhas
we're
a
very
diverse
Workforce,
we're
probably
like
on
a
sort
of
like
long-term
basis
like
one
of
the
most
diverse
City
workforces
for
the
longest.
But
you
definitely
do
see
gradations
with
that
Workforce
becoming
less
diverse.
The
further
up
you
go
in
management,
and
so
prior
to
me,
coming
in
under
Kate
Taylor
has
been
leading
a
series
of
conversations
internally
with
our
staff,
in
particular,
with
kind
of
like
our,
like
our
middle
management
staff.
E
Our
kind
of
up
and
comers
like
the
people
who
are
at
the
VHA
they're
doing
great
work,
and
we
want
them
to
feel
like
there's
a
pathway
to
advancement,
and
they,
of
course
want
that
pathway
in
advancement,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
we've
been
talking
about
is
like.
How
do
we
just
like
make
make
that
happen?
More
make
the
culture
more
conducive
to
that,
and
and
it's
interesting,
you
know
a
lot
of
the
answers
on
that.
Are
things
like
making
it
really
clear?
U
I
hope
this
works.
So,
yes,
some
of
the
work
that
we've
been
doing
at
BHA
under
this
umbrella
of
what
we're
calling
our
racial
equity
and
social
justice
initiative
is
really
looking.
Inward
first
and
understanding
how
we
as
a
large
public
institution
with
a
very
diverse
Workforce,
is
really
intentional
about
how
we're
centering
Equity
really
looking
at
our
Workforce,
because
that
is
really
what
came
up
in
staff
conversations.
U
So,
as
Kenzie
mentioned,
really,
the
focus
on
transparency
and
accountability
has
been
a
really
big
point
of
focus
in
those
conversations
and
really
creating
Pathways
to
Upward
Mobility
for
our
staff,
and
that
starts
with
understanding.
Yes,
what
is
it
that
I
need
to
be
able
to
do
or
know
what
are
the
skills
that
I
need
to
develop,
to
be
able
to
move
up?
E
Yeah
and
that
that
section
that
second
piece
so
we've
got
something
on
the
federal
side
called
section
three,
which
is
a
responsibility
for
us
to
try
to
create
work
opportunities
for
our
residents
for
BHA
residents
and
I.
Think
that's
something
that
over
time
there
have
been
it's
ebbed
and
flowed
in
terms
of
success.
But
too
often
it's
been
sort
of.
Like
you
know.
Oh,
let's
have
entry-level
jobs
for
residents,
but
this
question
of
like
how
do
you
actually
get
people
to
move
up
the
chain?
E
I
mean
a
famous
example
of
this
that
was
successful
at
the
BHA.
Was
that
you
know
maybe
40
years
ago
now,
Harry
Spence
was
the
head
of
the
BHA
and
he
started
a
like
Management
Institute.
That
was
explicitly
for
folks
who
internal
to
the
BHA.
That
was
explicitly
for
like
residents
who
were
working
and
they
were
trying
to
like
prepare
them
to
be
in
management
roles
and
one
of
the
first
members
of
that
was
Billy
McGonagall.
E
Who
became
the
administrator
like
30
years
later
and
at
the
time
he
was
like
sweeping
floors
and
doing
like
very
sort
of
basic
laborer
work.
So
I
think
about
that
as
a
model
of
like
the
type
of
thing
that
I
want
to
create
in
this
role
is
like
opportunities
for
more
folks
who
live
in
our
developments
and
who,
just
like
know
and
care
about
them
like
from
just
in
their
bones,
like
to
become
the
people
who
lead
the
agency
and
just
the
one
other
thing
I
think
I
know.
E
E
T
I
think
I
was
saying
something
about
you.
It
would
seem
that
you
had
a
swimming
suit.
Smooth
spending.
Bpd
has
31
million
dollars
in
excess.
It
does
not.
That
is
not
the
line
item
for
collective
bargaining
that
is
separate
from
overtime
for
those
watching
that
is
separate
from
contractual,
and
so
it
would
seem
that
there
is
funds
to
increase
or
to
bring
in
another
Cadet
program.
What
are
the
plans?
Where
are
we
with
that?
T
G
You
talking
about
an
increase
in
actual
police
officers,
yeah
so
social
crude
officers,
so
we
are
looking
to
have
another
class
and
I
think
the
tentative
time
frame
is
March
and
so
I
will
not.
Although
we
may
disagree
on
things,
I
will
not
disagree
with
you
on
the
the
fact
that
there
is
a
need
for
an
increase
in
officers
and,
additionally,
you
said
better
pay.
G
So
those
are
two
things
that
I
think
that
you
know
I
definitely
would
advocate
for,
and
we
are
working
towards
that
because
we
are
losing
people
on
a
daily
basis,
and
so,
when
we
end
up
graduating
the
class,
sometimes
we're
still
at
a
deficit
because
we
lose
so
many
people
to
retirement.
So
we're
moving
on
to
other
positions
outside
of
the
department.
So
I
think
that
as
we
look
at
that,
the
funding
is
currently
there
and
and
I
think
to
council
what
council
of
Flynn
asked
about
how
you
can
support?
T
G
T
It's
so
the
police
department
has
millions
in
excess
about
30
million
to
be
exact
and
I.
Guess
I'm
wondering
people
in
the
community
are
saying
some
police
officers
or
some
people,
not
yourself
are
saying
that
we
don't
have
enough
money
to
increase
officers
and
I'm
like
that's,
not
how
it
works
right,
there's
a
whole
class
that
has
to
come
in
and
all
that
programming
stuff,
and
so
just
wanted
to
be
clear
that
that
it's
not
an
issue
right
now
that
the
council,
or
that
you
don't
have
enough
money
in
the
budget.
G
T
G
F
I
would
just
briefly
add
that
you
know
we
too
are
very
committed
to
diversity
of
all
persons
and
they're
interested
in
joining
us,
and
we
believe
that
there's
room
for
all
to
make
contributions,
but
very
specifically
we're
very
fortunate.
With
this
group
of
six
officers
that
we're
bringing
on
we
have
females,
we
have
latinx,
we
have
Cape
Verdean,
we
have
Asian,
we
have
white,
so
we're
very,
very
blessed,
and
and
that
we
have
a
diverse
group.
F
I
will
have
an
informational,
and
you
know
in
sessions
that
allow
us
to
speak
to
where
we're
going
as
a
department
where
we're
at
as
a
city
around
transparency,
so
that
officers
have
a
clear
understanding
of
of
what
they're
coming
into
in
the
work
and
around
the
world
and
be
the
commitment
that
we
as
an
agency,
are
making
to
them
in
support
of
them.
Doing
the
work,
lastly,
just
want
to
make
it.
T
T
It
connects
directly
to
the
impact
and
the
intentions
could
be
increase
officers,
but
the
impact
of
that
if
we
are
not
hiring
people
that
represent
the
demographics
in
the
areas
where
they
serve,
then
obviously
there's
an
adverse,
sometimes
an
adverse
impact
with
lack
of
cultural
competency,
even
through
trainings
or
other
types
of
classes
that
people
have
to
go
through
and
so
for.
Bha
I
guess
I'd
be
interested
in
looking
deeper
into
any
type
of
like
your
your
reimbursement
packages
of
tuition
or
hat
building
those
Pathways
or
upper
Mobility.
T
T
I
wanted
all
I
want
good
for
all
of
Boston,
but
my
my
priority
is
t7.
I
would
love
to
look
at
D7
in
the
inventory
there
get
up
to
some
updates.
Just
talk
to
you
about
the
projects
that
you're
looking
at
on
B7
I
do
agree
that
of
course
housing
should
we
should
build
this
holistic
ecosystem
in
all
housing
and
make
everyone
jealous
and
well.
T
You
know
children
and
so
the
issue
I
think
at
the
Crux
of
you
know,
violence
or
you
know
safety.
Obviously
it's
a
systemic
racism,
and
so
how
are
we
on
a
policy
level
looking
to
implement
policies
or
practices
that
are
going
to
address
it
at
the
very
root,
as
opposed
to
just
looking
at
okay
BHA?
What
are
you
doing
or
offices?
What
are
you
doing?
Well,
that's
that's
after
the
fact
and
I
agree
with
counselor.
E
So
we
do
think
that
kind
of,
like
putting
our
folks
first
and
foremost,
is
a
racial
Equity
like
move
that
the
city
and
the
state
can
make
by
making
those
Investments
and
we're
definitely
not
shy
about
advocating
on
that
front.
I
just
wanted
to
say
on
the
scholarships
point.
We
are
actually
right
now
talking
about
how
the
BHA
can
better
support
continuing
education
on
the
getting
people
in
the
door
front.
E
E
That's
that's
a
piece
that
we're
talking
a
lot
about
and-
and
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
we
one
of
the
things
that
we're
also
trying
to
do
at
the
BHA
is
figure
out
how
to
just
better
communicate
the
packages
of
benefits
that
we
have,
because
you
know
we
do
have
I
mean
like
the
city
we
participate
in
the
pension
system.
We
have
a
lot
of
things.
E
One
of
the
things
we've
been
talking
about
is
that
if
you
work
at
BHA
for
10
years,
which
is
also
the
time
to
invest
in
the
pension,
it
also
makes
you
eligible
for
a
lot
of
these
loan
forgiveness
systems.
And
so
one
of
the
things
we're
thinking
about
is:
can
we
pitch
to
people
like
hey,
come
and,
like
you
know,
spend
a
decade
here
and
you're,
also
at
the
end
of
that
gonna
get
these
student
loans
for
your
graduate
work
like
reimbursed
right
and
so
that
way
like
well
the
loans
forgiven
right
and
so
like?
E
T
If
you
have,
you
know
housing
public
housing,
then
let's
build
equity
on
right
right
on
your
work,
somehow
savings
or
FSS
you
still.
You
still
can
apply
to
something
like
that
right
record
from
this
absolutely
and
build
equity
and
pull
yourself
out
of
so
lower
sales,
economic
class
and
into
middle,
possibly
right
right,
yeah.
Exactly
thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
Chair
thank.
A
E
E
But
then
another
team
is
starting
with
the
work
orders
that
have
been
waiting
the
longest
and
working
down,
because
our
goal
is
to
basically
get
rid
of
all
the
ones
that
are
kind
of,
like
you
know,
have
been
hanging
out
there
for
way
too
long,
and
instead
of
having
them
sort
of
hang
there
in
this
no
man's
land
of
like
well,
it
didn't
happen
in
the
first
180
days.
Was
it
ever
going
to
happen
right?
E
The
idea
is
no,
no
tackle
all
the
ones
that
have
been
sitting
out
there
and
get
us
back
to
a
place
where
we
really
try
to
not
have
work,
orders,
age,
past
the
60-day
mark
and
we're
aiming
for
the
31
and
obviously
I
should
say
the
same
way.
That
with
the
weight
list
is
hard
to
give
an
average
it's
hard
to
give
an
average.
E
A
A
D
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
all
of
your
answering
all
these
questions
and
sharing
all
this
information.
It's
I'm
hopeful,
but
I
do
want
to
make
sure.
We
don't
leave
here
like
naive,
that
everything
is
great
and
as
an
at-large
counselor
and
all
of
the
counselors
who
attended
you
know,
we
do
get
calls.
There
are
concerns,
so
I
just
hope
going
forward.
We
can
continue
this
cordial
conversation
just
get
working
together
and
making
sure
that
we're
you
know
offering
the
best
housing
for
our
residents.
D
Also,
you
touched
upon
I
know
we
were
together
at
the
Mary
Ellen
McCormick,
when
we
were
dedicating
the
Billy
McGonagall
Community
Center,
and
that's
like
a
model
right
that
we're
making
sure-
and
you
talked
about
and
I
appreciated.
Your
comment
about
how
much
is
expected
from
BHA
I
mean
my
20
plus
years
in
BPS.
D
Most
times,
teachers
are
expected.
Police
officers
are
always
expected
to
do
more
than
what
their
job
description
is,
so
making
sure
that
the
other
agencies
are
stepping
in
because
it
was
on
duly
noted
by
me
when
you
said
that
that
there
are
many
needs
for
our
residents.
But
you
and
your
agency
cannot,
you
know,
help
all
of
them
and
wondering
if
you
could
touch
on
and
The
District
9
Council
talked
about
the
youth
services,
and
that
is
great.
D
E
E
E
I
think
that's
been
like
really
a
transformatively,
successful
partnership
and
it's
one
of
those
things
where,
because
there's
so
much
need
everyone's
always
like
well.
How
do
we
get
more
folks
into
that?
But
I
will
just
say
that
we've
done
I.
Think
it's
David
is
a
1500
yeah.
It's
a
little
more
than
1500
families.
Bps
families
have
been
housed
through
that
partnership
and
that's
only
been
in
the
last
few
years.
So
it's
like
a
huge
thing
that
we're
doing
with
them.
D
D
It's
also
the
teachers
like
when
that
poor
boy
over
at
Castle
Island
the
teachers
from
the
Lee
School
were
calling,
and
how
can
they
be
supportive
because
they're,
then
you
know
helping
the
rest
of
the
kids
or
you
know
the
cash
school
where
this
girl
is
in
the
hospital
like
making
sure
that
when
people
do
ask
totally
understand
or
respect
that
confidentiality,
but
there
are
people
in
positions
that
are
working
directly
with
our
students
and
our
family.
So
how
can
we
give
them
at
least
supports
and
information
to
ease
the
other
people
that
they're
around?
A
Thank
you
very
much.
No
one
wishing
to
provide
public
testimony
remotely
so
we're
going
to
close
that
portion,
but
I
do
see.
We
do
have
someone
here
willing
to
offer
public
testimonies,
Clifton,
greatworth,
No
Stranger,
so
introduce
yourself
Clifton.
Just
for
the
record.
You
have
the
floor
to
address.
Thank.
N
You
everyone,
thank
you
Council.
My
name
is
Clifton
a
Braithwaite
long
time
advocate
in
the
community
and
I'm
just
here
to
address
some
of
the
things
from
Charlestown
and
South
Boston.
That
was
told
to
me.
I
only
have
five
points.
I'm
just
going
to
give
out
my
five
points
and
I
know
you
all
are
smart
enough
to
jump
right
on
in
and
do
the
meat
and
potatoes
for
the
constituents
when
it
comes
to
safety.
One
thing
I
realized
through
all
the
developments,
there's
no
bells
for
people
to
ring.
N
So
that's
why
a
lot
of
times
the
doors
are
open,
where
we
can't
stop
and
make
it
safety
reasons
for
the
families
two.
Is
there
a
safety
mechanism
for
a
mother,
father
grandparent
if
their
child
is
living,
that
alternative
lifestyle
as
far
as
crime?
Is
there
a
way
to
protect
them
that
the
parents
that
the
family
doesn't
think
that
it's
the
grandparent
turning
their
kid
in,
because
if
their
kids
arrested
for
drug
dealing
I
believe
they
lose
their
lease
and
their
Section
8,
and
then
they
have
to
move?
N
It's
a
two-part
thing,
it's
a
development
and
it's
also
the
tenants
that
have
bad
behaviors
on
the
way
that
they
throw
out
trash
and
also
it's
the
Contracting
companies
that
are
coming
to
pick
up
the
trash.
How
they
just
leave.
Everything
on
the
ground.
I
have
video
that
I
can
show
you
all
that
stuff
later,
when
it
comes
to
the
rodent
problem,
South
Boston
has
a
very
bad
problem,
and
I
spoke
to
Michael
from
sanitation
in
Quincy.
N
They
have
a
real
good
way
of
dispersing
the
rodents
without
using
chemicals,
because
you
know
on
the
back
end,
when
we
put
chemicals
in
the
rats,
owls
Hawks
Etc
get
poisoned
and
it
weakens
up
our
our
community
Charlestown.
Their
biggest
complaint
in
the
developments
is
that
they
don't
have
washes
and
dryers.
So
I
wanted
to
know
in
the
new
development.
Is
there
washes
and
drives
in
all
the
buildings
that
was
one
of
their
main
concerns
youth
programs.
N
When
I
used
to
be
a
record
label
executive,
we
used
to
go
to
all
the
developments
and
a
lot
of
that
stopped
we're
not
using
our
arts
and
culture
family
to
penetrate
in
the
community.
Now
we
did
this
umf
Cindy
Diggs
and
myself,
and
a
few
others
who
were
in
the
art
form.
We
did
this
on
our
own
with
no
budget,
but
there's
a
lot
of
programs
out
there
that
can
effectively
help
in
those
developments
and
most
of
them
need
homes.
N
We've
come
a
long
way
in
Boston
and
I
think
we
can
go
a
lot
further.
I
just
wanted
to
test
those
things
because
I
know
everybody's
been
here
a
long
time,
but
I
think
what
I
hit
off
is
very
accurate
to
make
change
and
if
we
want
to
dive
down
deeper
into
the
solutions,
feel
free
to
contact
me
at
any
time,
but
those
are
just
some
of
the
top
peeves
that
I
heard,
while
walking
through
the
community
for
decades.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity.
A
N
A
And
obviously
thank
you
to
Lee
co-lead
sponsor
and
my
colleagues
that
were
here,
as
you
saw
our
administrator
and
Chiefs
widely
attended.
It's
an
important
issue.
There's
been
a
great
partnership
with
district
and
Avalanche
college,
with
a
PHA
again,
those
that
are
fond
from
the
early
years
and
also
the
commitment
in
the
partnership
that
we
enjoy
with
the
police
department
that
we
want
to
continue
to
do.
A
Give
you
folks
the
resources
that
you
need
to
do
your
job
and
perform
it
at
a
high
level
and
to
continue
to
to
make
our
city
and
our
neighborhoods
and
our
development
safe,
and
it's
a
collective
effort.
So
with
that
it'll,
this
man
will
be
remaining
committee
and
with
respect
to
and
I
appreciate
everyone
standing
attention,
you
had
some
very
talented
and
committed
dedicated
PHA
employees
here
that
do
tremendous
work
and
they're
the
young
Tsung
Heroes
frankly
of
of
the
BHA.
A
But
but
with
respect
to
this,
we'll
keep
this
in
committee
in
case
we
need
to
have
further
discussions,
but
with
respect
to
darken
11
41.
In
order
for
hearing
to
discuss
Public,
Safety
and
quality
life
issues
for
our
residents
in
public
housing,
the
Committee
of
Public
Safety,
in
conjunction
with
the
committee
on
housing,
will
be
adjourned.
Thank
you
all.