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Dockets #0274, #0348, #0349, #0375 - Various public safety grants administered by the Boston Police Department and the Boston Fire Department.
A
A
It
will
also
be
re-broadcasted
at
a
later
date,
and
specifically,
the
committee
will
hear
the
following
dockets
that
I
will
now
read
into
the
record
seven
four
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
one
million,
six
hundred
forty,
two
thousand
seven
hundred
twenty
three
dollars
and
ten
cents
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fiscal
year.
2022
senator
charles
f,
shannon
community
safety
initiative
awarded
by
the
mass
executive
office
of
public
safety
and
security
to
be
benefited
by
the
boston
police
department.
A
A
talk
at
0348
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
expect
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
237
500
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fiscal
year,
2022
hazmat
earmark
awarded
to
the
massachusetts
department
of
fire
services
to
be
administered
by
the
boston
fire
department.
The
grant
will
fund
decontainment
equipment,
decontamination,
equipment,
vehicle
and
maintenance
expense
for
the.
A
As
a
response
team
of
the
boston
fire
department
referred
to
the
committee
on
public
safety
on
march
9th
2022
talk
at
0349
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
expect
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
150
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
fiscal
year.
2022
covet
19
sadv
trust
fund
awarded
by
the
department
of
public
health
to
be
administered
by
the
boston
police
department.
This
grant
will
be
will
fund
two
full-time
domestic
violence
advocates
who
will
work
with
social
service
agency
partners
at
the
bphc
family.
A
Justice
center
refer
to
the
committee
on
public
safety.
On
march,
the
ninth
twenty
twenty
two
talk
at
zero:
three:
seven
five
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
five
hundred
fifty
five
thousand
one
hundred
sixty
six
dollars
and
forty
cents
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
federal
fiscal
year.
Twenty
assistance
to
firefighters,
grant
awarded
by
the
federal
emergency
management
agency
to
be
administered
by
the
fire
department.
A
The
committee
at
ccc.p.s.boston.gov
to
provide
written
testimony,
I'd
like
to
stress
that
we
need
information
for
people
who
are
providing
public
testimony
via
video
conference,
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
clearly
on
zoom
and
with
us
today
we're
going
to
take
the
fire
grants
for
us
with
us
today
we
have
our
new
commissioner
of
boston
fire
department.
That's
commissioner,
paul
burke
welcome,
commissioner,
we're
also
joined
by
chief
of
operations,
rob
calabrese.
A
I
was
also
joined
by
chief
of
operations,
rodney
marshall
and
deputy
commissioner.
Kathleen
judge
welcome
to
all
of
you
and
we'll
dive
right
into
the
first
first
grant,
which
is
going
to
be
docket
0348
and
that's
the
for
the
hazmat.
So
whoever
would
like
to
take
the
floor
and
just
give
us
introductory
comments.
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B
B
B
B
B
Only
if
it's
only
if
it's
there's
a
suspicion
of
a
chemical,
that's
that
was
detected
from
their
gas
meters,
then
they'd
call
that
unit
in
but
other
than
that
regular
fire
is
probably
not,
but
some
type
of
like
a
lot
of
labs
or
in
the
city
of
boston
colleges
and
labs
like
if
there
was
a
spill
or
a
mishap
there.
That
could
be
used
to
determine
that,
and
it's
very
it's
very
highly
state-of-the-art
piece
of
equipment
that
could
be
used
for
it
and
they
would
respond
to
anything.
B
A
And
we
have
obviously
a
significant
number
of
labs
that
call
boston
their
home.
I
believe,
there's
somewhere
in
the
vicinity
of
13
to
15
million
square
feet
of
of
lab
demand
where
the
city
may
be
able
to
accommodate,
maybe
six
to
eight
million
of
that
and
we're
starting
to
see
labs
start
to
encroach
a
little
bit
more
into
the
sort
of
the
residential
community.
A
In
some
of
those
older
warehouse
commercial
buildings,
is
there
a
division
of
the
fire
department,
or
is
there
a
unit
that
sort
of
oversees
and
or
inspects
these
labs
on
a
regular
basis?
Just
to
see
what
you
know,
I
guess:
what's
inside
the
building,
what
type
of
materials
and
chemicals
are
they
using?
How
are
they
storing
it
at
what
temperature
etcetera.
B
B
So
it's
it's
kind
of
like
working
together,
contiguously
to
do
that,
but
the
the
labs
it
could
be
overwhelming,
sometimes
with
the
the
amount
of
them.
So
each
college
has
one
you
know
if
they
have
chemistry
and
all
that.
So
it's
a
lot
of
work.
These
guys
really
are
when
they
keep
to
put
it
put,
it
mildly.
A
And
then,
like
a
situation
like
today,
I
believe
there
was
a
crane
collapse
somewhere
in
dorchester
and
if
that
crane
is
like
leaking,
whether
it's
hydraulics
or
other
type
of
fuel,
that
would
be
sort
of
a
situation
where
hazmat
would
be
notified
and
they
would
show
up
or
would
be
an
individual
engine
or
a
ladder
company
be
able
to
handle.
That.
B
Yeah,
that's
considered
a
technical
rescue
event.
Anything
like
that.
That's
like
I
had
two
divisions
under
me.
I
had
the
hazmat
and
technical
rescue
and
that's
kind
of
like
a
specialized
thing.
You
have
tech
rescue
companies
that
are
trained
specifically
in
their.
We
have
trench
rescue.
We
have
confined
space.
We
have
high
angle
rescue
the
the
floor
collapsed
a
few
months
ago
at
the
old
power
plant
in
salty.
B
A
And
then
give
us,
given
the
demands
of
the
labs
that
you've
stated
in
the
sort
of
I
guess
the
pressure
that's
put
on
the
department,
in
addition
to
what
we
know
is
coming
down.
The
pike
with
the
13
to
15
million
square
feet
of
demand,
I
guess
is:
is
the
fire
department
seeking
additional
grant
funding
due
to
the
rise
in
in
life
science
and
lab
space.
A
A
I
appreciate
that
chief
on
docket
zero,
three
four,
eight
in
which
time
we'll
now
move
to
the
second
docket
pertaining
to
the
fire
department,
which
is
stock
at
zero,
three
seven
five,
and
that
is
the
grant,
the
555
thousand
one
hundred
and
sixty
six
and
dollars
and
forty
cents
for
the
emergency
management
agency
for
training
and
fitness
equipment.
So
if
we
can
maybe
touch
base
a
little
bit
on
the
health
and
wellness
of
our
firefighters
and
or
to
the
commissioner,
whoever
very
good.
Thank
you,
commissioner.
C
C
Equipment
that
went
to
each
firehouse
would
be
a
treadmill
for
each
firehouse
and
we
still
have
the
remainder
left,
which
we
are
going
to
use
for
a
program
to
train
new
offices
when
a
firefighter
becomes
a
lieutenant
he's,
really
not
schooled
in
management
and
how
things
are
run
so
we
send
them
to
school.
It's
called
the
jolt
program
that
they
train
how
to
be
officers,
what
they
have
to
look
for,
how
to
treat
the
subordinates
and
permitting
and
items
like
that.
A
D
A
And
obviously
I
know
there's
been
an
emphasis
over
the
last
several
years
as
the
longest-serving
member
of
the
city
council.
I
know
that
this
had
never
really
been
a
priority
until
most
recently,
which
is
the
health
and
wellness
of
of
men
and
women
that
serve
in
the
fire
department
and
even
when
you
listen
to
a
fire
command,
you
see
how
the
whoever's,
I
guess,
the
chief
at
the
scene
or
even
you
as
commissioner
being
there,
how
they
swap
their
timing.
A
How
many,
how
often
or
how
long
folks
have
been
in
a
building
or
have
been
on
the
roof
or
in
the
basement,
which
I
it's.
I
always
find
it
to
be
very
interesting
and
and
then
you
have
the
fire
alarm,
keeping
track
of
the
time
that
that
particular
company
or
unit
has
been
in
there
and
then
you
or
whoever's
got
the
command
at
the
time,
will
will
rotate
and
swap
them
out
so
that
they're,
you
know
not
exposed.
C
Yeah
commissioner
finn
established
that
it
helped
and
safety
division
in
2015,
and
it's
really
been
great
for
all
of
us.
They
have
industrial
cleaning
of
fire
houses
to
get
the
toxins
out.
The
the
gear
is
washed.
The
private
company
gave
us
was
the
last
call
foundation
run
by
michael
kennedy's.
Mother
gave
us
washing
machines
that
strictly
do
just
a
bunker
gear.
There's
been
a
lot
of
safety
things
that
have
been
added
that
fire
in
east
boston.
C
C
That's
correct
the
world
health
organization,
which
is
monitoring
all
the
health
issues
with
cove
and
everything
they
declared
diesel
particles
carcinogen.
They
used
to
be
presumed
carcinogens,
then
they
changed
to.
They
are
carcinogenic
activity,
so
we
can't
have
them
going
up
the
pole,
holes
and
it
fixed
into
the
furniture
and
the
walls
and
everything.
So
that's
a
big
deal
so.
A
I
think
reese
most
recently
was
just
named.
I
think
battalion
chief
and
the
other
one,
I
believe,
might
be
a
captain,
but
one
of
the
things
they
told
us
about
is
that
they
have,
I
believe
out
in
l.a.
They
have
annual
physicals
and
stress
tests,
with
blood
work
and
etc.
To
sort
of
make
sure
that
they're
maintaining
you
know,
their
health
obviously
is
of
paramount
importance,
checking
for
any
early
signs,
any
early
detection
of
whether
it's
a
heart
or
any
cancer
ailments
as
well.
A
You
know
that
they're
staying
fit
physically
fit
for
the
demands
of
the
job
and
they've
seen,
obviously
a
reduction
in
folks
being
out
of
work,
etc.
So,
hopefully
we
can
continue
to
down
the
wellness
path
and
maybe,
at
some
point
have
a
situation
where
you
know
each
one
of
our
firefighters
gets
an
annual
physical.
I
guess
where
they
are.
C
C
It's
optional,
but
the
city
of
boston,
I'm
grateful
they
provide
some
funding.
If
you
get
it,
you
prove
it
every
year
to
the
safety
and
wellness
division
that
you
got
a
physical,
then
you
have
a
stipend
put
in
your
check
every
week.
That's
great!
It's
really
fantastic!
It's
great!
The
mullins
brothers
are
good
guys
too.
I
met
one
on
the
beach
out
there.
He
was
responding
to
a
call
and
we
had
a
great
conversation.
C
C
A
E
Yeah,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
council
of
clarity.
Thank
you,
council
flaherty,
and
thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
public
safety
issues
in
council
of
flaherty.
Also,
you
really
were
our
the
the
strongest
leader
in
the
fire
department
and
health
and
wellness
and
support
of
firefighters.
I
think
I
think
you
got
that
council
fire,
because
your
father
was
an
outstanding
supporter
of
boston,
firefighters
as
as
well,
so
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
representative
flaherty,
his
father,
really
carried
carried
the
ball
on
health
and
wellness
programs.
E
Commissioner,
thank
you
for
you
and
your
team
for
for
being
here
for
the
important
work
that
you're
doing.
I
had
the
opportunity
to
to
attend
the
opening
of
the
new
firehouse
on.
I
believe
it
was
columbus,
avenue,
correct,
jamaica,
plain,
eggleston
square
area,
and
I
was
impressed
with
that
with
that
firehouse
in
terms
of
the
the
setup
where
it
was
so
environmentally
environmentally
friendly.
E
My
question
is,
commissioner,
how
do
you
mention
all
of
those
all
of
the
houses
now
do
have
those
cleaning
machines
for
the
for
the
clothes
for
the
equipment
for
the
jackets
and
the
the
pants
and
the
suits,
but
but
houses
that
don't
have
that
that
that
are
not
as
environmentally
friendly
as
the
one
that
just
built,
what
type
of,
even
if
they
have
those
machines
that
that
do
the
cleaning?
What
type
of
environmental
challenges
do
the
firefighters
have
working
and
living
in
that
firehouse.
C
Well,
it's
important
that
they
don't
take
any
of
that
gear.
Upstairs
the
deck
gear
has
got
toxins
in
it,
so
we
try
to
make
sure
they
isolate
the
gear.
The
signs
all
over
the
building
do
not
take
your
bunker
gear.
Above
the
first
floor.
We
make
sure
the
poles
have
flanges
on
them,
where
you
slide
down
the
poles
to
keep
the
fumes
from
going
up
from
the
when
the
engine
starts
up
just
general
clean.
They
have
to
take
a
shower
after
every
fight
to
get
the
toxins
off
them.
C
We
have
handy
wipes
at
the
fire
scene
to
wipe
down
any
carcinogens
on
the
skin.
There's
a
lot
of
precautions,
we've
taken
to
try
and
get
the
toxins
off
them
as
fast
as
we
can
so
that
new
firehouse
you're
talking
about,
has
steam
showers
to
try
and
get
clean
their
pores
out,
also,
okay
and-
and
that
being
said
on
that
line,
we're
hoping
to
break
ground
in
a
new
firehouse
and
meeting
house
hill
in
september.
E
C
The
police
station-
I
have
a
lot
of
ideas,
I'd
like
to
make
a
really
environmentally
safe
firehouse.
I
I
always
had
to
change
the
flag
on
the
roof.
I
tell
people
this
all
time
because
the
cathedral
created
a
wind
tunnel
and
I
always
thought
if
we
ever
went
green,
we
could
get
a
nice
windmill
up.
There.
C
The
police
department
and
the
firehouse
right
there
for
electricity
and
get
free
electricity
thanks
to
the
catholic
church
because
of
the
wind
tunnel,
they've
created
with
the
height
of
their
buildings
right
right.
So
keep
that
in
mind.
When
I
come
looking
for
funds
for
new
engine
three
yeah,
we
could
name
it
the
flynn
firehouse
the
dennis
flynn
firehouse.
It's.
E
Thank
you,
thank
you,
commissioner,
so
so
when,
when
a
firefighter
in
a
truck
returns
back,
I
know
you
talked
about
how
they
can
improve,
improve
their
their
quality
of
life
and
health
by
taking
certain
precautions.
But
is
there
anything
that
the
fire
department
does
in
terms
of
industrial
cleaning
at
that
firehouse
over
a
period
of
time?
Maybe
once
every
I
don't
know
three
months
or
once
it
once
once
a
quarter
once
every
year?
Is
there
some
type
of
industrial
cleaning
that
takes
place.
C
There's
we
have
a
program,
industrial
cleaning
where
we
close
down
the
firehouse.
We
come
in,
they
scrub
down
the
walls
three
times
and
then
they
paint
everything
they
get
rid
of
the
furniture.
Any
cloth
furniture
goes
out
into
the
trash
and
they
put
non-per
porous
furniture
in
so
the
toxins
don't
adhere
to
it.
So
I
have
engine
28
disclosed
in
jamaica,
plain
right
now,
just
for
that
and
the
arson
squad
believe
it
or
not.
It's
attached
to
fire
headquarters.
C
Austin
investigators
tend
to
go
into
a
fire
after
the
fact,
and
they
don't
always
have
their
breathing
apparatus
on
because
the
air
is
cleared.
But
it's
really
not.
They
get
a
lot
of
particles
in
their
lungs.
They
bring
a
lot
of
stuff
back
to
that
building.
So
that's
under
the
process
of
getting
clean
now
too,
and
we
keep
this
program
growing.
Along
with
this,
we
are
creating
sleeping
areas,
private
sleeping
areas
for
new
firefighters,
the
female,
so
every
firehouse
is
going
to
be
retrofitted
with
private
rooms.
So
it's
there's
no
issue
with
gender.
E
E
C
No,
we
do
not.
Okay,
they
were
the
there's
three
things
that
are
done:
the
cleaning
of
the
walls
and
the
ceilings,
the
painting
and
then
this
duct
work
is
cleaned
out,
because
the
ductwork
is
full
of
really
bad
things
that
are
in
there.
So
they
clean
that
out
too.
Those
three
items
are
done
at
each
industrial
cleaning.
E
And
I
I
think
I
know
the
answer,
but
I
want
to.
I
want
to
ask
it
anyway,
but
when
a
firefighter
traditionally
has
been
breathing
those
fumes
and
chemicals
and
at
the
firehouse
over
20
30
years,
maybe
they've
started
at
22
23
24
years
old,
but
they
may
retire
early.
They
may
they
may
not.
But
what
is
their?
E
C
Well,
they
have
a
reduced
lifespan
after
they
retire,
we
average
about
five
years
of
retirement,
so
the
exposure
is
harmful
to
everybody.
It's
it's
terrible.
We
can
do
anything
we
can
to
reduce
it.
We're
trying
the
the
the
engines.
If
you
have
a
fire
and
you
have
an
engine
out
there,
the
guy's
working
on
that
engine.
Just
one
man
he's
pumping
the
water
he's,
making
everything
happen
it
used
to
be.
There
was
an
exhaust
pipe
right.
C
C
E
Now
this
information
is
helpful.
I
I
ask
these
questions
commissioned
up,
because
I
I
know
the
I
know
the
answers
and
like
like
michael
does,
but
I
think
it's
also
important
that
we
educate
the
public
as
well
to
know
you
know
it's
important
for
the
public
to
know
the
the
health
effects
of
of
of
fighting
a
fire,
but
also
living
in
these
old
fire
houses
for
a
period
of
time
certainly
has
a
significant
impact
on
on
the
fire
fighter
in
their
family.
E
So
let
me
ask
one
final
question:
you
know
in
in
the
military,
commissioner,
I'm
just
I'm
just
thinking
all
out
a
little
bit
but
agent
orange
and
some
of
these
being
exposed
to
chemicals
while,
while
in
the
military,
but
you
can
unfortunately,
if
you're
exposed
to
it,
your
kids,
when
you
have
children,
your
kids
could
also
have
some
type
of
health
related
issues
based
on
some
of
the
chemicals.
Unfortunately,
that
have
been
in
your
in
your
body
while
serving
in
the
military
I'm
just
thinking
about
is.
C
Not
that
I
know
of
no,
I'm
not
sure
of
that
one.
I
can
say
that
furniture
has
changed
over
the
years
furniture
used
to
be
made
of
cloth
years
ago.
Now,
it's
petroleum-based,
so
every
room
that
catches
on
fire
they're,
sucking
in
petroleum,
based
plant
smoke
and
soot,
and
it's
it's
worse
than
it
ever
was
so
that
and
they
also
ignite
quicker
years
ago.
It
take
20
minutes
for
a
room
to
catch
on
fire.
That's
made
out
of
cloth.
C
Now
it's
less
than
10
minutes
it's
fully
engulfed
in
flames,
and
that
smoke
is
a
lot
worse
and
toxic
than
it
was
20
years
ago,
when
it
was
just
clothing,
cloth
upholstery
burning.
Now
it's
plastics
and
yeah.
So
it's
a
very
toxic
smoke
same
with
automobiles
too,
with
all
the
plastic
you
remember
when
they
were
kids,
they
had
metal
dashboards,
now
everything's
plastic
and
that's
pushing
heavy
petroleum-based
smoke
and
everybody's
breathing.
It.
E
Might
thank
you
for
my
final
comment.
It's
not
really
a
question,
but
something
I
know
council
flaherty
supports
me
on
is
I
I
think
it's.
I
think
it's
critically
important
for
the
city
to
make
plans
have
a
discussion
about
a
new
fi.
A
new
fire
headquarters
that
current
location
is
is
obsolete.
The
the
building
is
obsolete,
like
like
the
police
department.
E
I
think
the
the
fight
apartment
should
have
a
state-of-the-art
headquarters
and
also
the
main
you
know,
upgrade
the
maintenance
department,
as
well
in
the
austin
department,
but
having
having
a
state-of-the-art
fire
headquarters,
is
critical
for
the
long
term
of
of
the
city.
I
think,
in
my
opinion,
council
flaherty.
I
have
no
further
questions
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
to
the
commissioner
and
to
the
commissioners,
very
professional,
hard-working
team
that
he
has
here
and
the
men
and
women
of
the
fire
department
throughout
the
city.
Thank.
C
Up
and
running
so,
mr
chairman,
mr
president,
we
really
appreciate
both
your
efforts
on
our
behalf.
Really,
president
flynn
called
me
the
other
day
I
think
for
chairman
flaherty
about
the
fires
in
east
boston.
Your
concern
about
our
members
is
really
something
that
touches
us
all.
We
really
appreciate
it.
You
know
they
don't
get
recognition
as
much,
but
when
you
call
and
say
how's
everybody
doing,
that
means
a
lot.
I
pass
it
on
to
the
membership.
Thank
you
very
much.
Both.
D
A
Retirement
to
reconsider
that,
but
anyone
wishing
to
offer
public
testimony
at
this
point
may
do
so
freak
now
or
forever
hold
your
peace
saying
no
in
hearing
no
desire
for
public
testimony
and
checking
him
with
christine.
Is
there
anyone
on
zoom?
So
again,
first
of
all,
congratulations
again,
commissioner,
to
you
and
obviously
to
your
your
chief
team
here
and
we've
and
the
experience
that
you've
been
able
to
tap
into
and
so
the
department's
in
great
hands.
We've
always
been
beneficiaries
of
great
commissioners.
B
C
A
A
Which
is
great,
so
it's
great
to
see
you
as
well
and
so
with
respect
to
darket
five
in
docket
zero.
Three
four:
eight,
the
committee
public
safety,
will
adjourn
those
hearings
and
look
forward
to
having
an
expedited
committee
report
for
our
next
session,
which,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
will
be
august.
The
10th
correct.
Mr
president,
it's
mid-august
mid-august
and
we'll
get
these
reported
out
and
then
get
them
over
to
the
mayor's
office
to
sign
them.
So
again,
congratulations
great
to
see
you,
commissioner,
and
obviously
chief.
D
A
And
good
afternoon
to
our
friends
over
at
bpd
always
great
to
see
captain
teresa
kaminsky
and
maria
chivas
and
isaac
timon,
timon
bill's,
project
coordinator
of
office,
research
and
development.
So
that's
fine
yeah!
We
do
right
now,
if
everyone's
comfortable
is
everyone
comfortable
here
we
can
focus
on
that
perfect.
A
So,
wherever
we're
here
to
discuss
a
couple
of
dockets,
one
is
docket
zero,
two
four
seven,
which
is
the
shannon
grant
and
and
then
there's
docket
zero,
three
four
nine,
which
are
the
savd
grants
from
the
boston
public
health
commission.
So
without
further
ado,
whoever
chooses
to
dive
right
into
zero,
two
four
seven.
First,
that's
myself.
F
In
2015
we
introduced
a
comprehensive.
I
mean
a
competitive
rfp
process
for
organizations
to
apply
for
shannon
funds,
opening
up
the
grant
to
all
the
non-profits
that
are
around
boston,
specifically
within
our
neighborhoods
that
are
affected
by
violence
and
the
highest
rates
of
violence,
and
so
we're
trying.
What
we
try
to
do
is
kind
of
get
more
organizations
to
apply.
F
F
And
the
newly
appointed
the
suffolk
county
district,
attorney's
office,
boston,
medical
center,
viap
and
white,
I
mean,
and
I'm
youth
connect
those
those
proportions
are
kind
of
the
cornerstones
of
the
shannon
there's
six
of
them,
and
then
we
try
to
fill
in
the
rest,
almost
at
least
25
organizations
every
year,
so
the
rest
of
them
will
be
open
to
the
to
the
public
and
we
have
a
through
that
rfp.
We
usually
get
about
50
applicants
a
year
on
a
low
year.
F
F
The
the
other
component
of
shannon
would
be
the
ssy
grant,
and
that
is
very
specific.
It
has
you
know,
youth
that
are
proven
risk
we
like
to
call
it
and
then
shannon
would
be
high
risk
and
at
risk.
So
every
year
we
probably
have
about
1500
youth
that
get
served
through
shannon
grant
either
either
with
stipends
or
with
summer
jobs
or
with
programming.
F
F
My
life,
my
choice,
strive
more
than
words
project
right,
inc
roca,
young
man
with
the
plan
maverick
landing,
the
freedom
house,
the
lj
baker
house
and
the
chica
project.
Those
are
the
awardees
of
this
year,
we're
trying
to
we
try
to
have
about
20
to
25.
Like
I
said
every
year,
anything
more
than
that
is
just
logistical.
It's
it's
harder
for
us
to
do.
F
Shannon
grant
is
an
annual
grant
and
it's
not
on
the
fiscal
year,
we're
funded
through
eops,
so
they
give
us
a
january
1st
through
december
31st
for
spending
only
and
it
ends
after
that.
It's
a
hard
cut
up,
and
so
this
year
we
had
awarded
again
one
million
six
hundred
forty
two,
each
each
partner.
Besides
those
cornerstone
partners,
receive
up
to
forty
five
thousand
dollars.
F
In
addition,
we
also
fund
different
units
within
the
police
department
that
would
be
the
drug
control
unit,
homicide
unit
youth
found
strike,
force
street
outreach
unit
and
the
community
policing
unit
within
the
shannon
grant.
It's
two
staff
members
that'd
be
my
my
salary
and
10
for
a
data
analyst.
That's
that's
the
shannon.
A
F
A
And
I,
like
that
sort
of
you're
looking
and
encouraging
more
groups
and
organizations
to
apply
so
just
a
couple
questions
up
front.
I
guess:
how
does
the
department
determine
their
community
partners?
How
many
of
those
partners
are
reoccurring?
Partners
in,
I
guess
what
are
the
metrics?
What
key
performance
indicators
do?
Do
you
guys
use
to
measure
a
successful
partnership
and
not
in
this
particular
situation?
A
So
it's
I
guess
so
for
me.
I
you
know
I'd
want
to
see
sort
of.
I
guess
what
what
are
some
of
those
metrics?
What
are
some
of
those
measurable
measures
and
deliverables
that
you
guys
would
base
it
on,
say,
hey!
This
is
a
this
is
a
worthwhile
group
and
organization
and
they're
making
a
difference,
and
we
need
to
sort
of
continue
to
to
fund
them
versus
hey.
A
F
F
But
you
still
have
programs
some
places
like
sportsmen's
tennis,
for
example.
They
serve
a
wide
swath
of
young
people
and
they
do
not
have
a
very.
They
do
not
have
like
a
intake
form.
That's
so
formal.
They
they
welcome
all
takers.
But
then
you
have
something
that's
a
very,
very
focused
like
youth
connect
and
they
have
a
intake
form
for
their
young
people.
It's
a
social
social
work
based
program,
so
they'll
be
serving
a
very,
very
limited
amount
of
young
people,
but
a
very,
very
focused
group.
F
H
F
We
do
have
programs
that
are
that
just
do
well
at
certain
things,
and
you
really
sometimes
just
can't
get
away
from
that.
They
just
they're
the
best.
At
this
thing
and
then
you
have
again
programs
that
are
that
come
up
every
year,
they're
brand
new
and
they're
shiny
and
they're
beautiful,
and
they
shine
bright
for
that
one
year
and
then
the
next
year
it's
a
little
bit
different
when
they
don't
get
the
funding.
F
So
how
we
kind
of
combat.
That
is.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
programming
programs
that
we
do
give
funds
to.
They
already
have
a
track
record,
we're
not
trying
to
fund
somebody
to
say
I
have
this
new
idea
and
bright
idea
for
this
program.
It
would
be
we,
it
would
be
lovely
to
do
that,
but
we
can't
really
do
that
because
if
we,
if
they
don't
get
shannon
funds-
and
they
can't
exist
as
a
program-
it's
not
really
successful,
but
for
the
metrics.
F
For
for
us,
we
try
to
make
sure
that
there's
again
we're
following
the
the
eops
guidelines,
I
can
send
that
to
you
the
questions
that
they
ask
for
us
and
the
things
the
metrics
that
we
have
that's
on
their
website
on
the
e-ops
website.
They
have
every
single
year
for
shannon.
So
we
do
two
program
evaluations
through
the
year
as
well
as
we
do
track
through
violence,
because
shannon
grant
is
a
violence
prevention,
so
we
will
follow.
We
follow
those
very
closely
too.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
the
for
your
presentation
and
for
the
important
work
you're
doing.
Thank
you
I
had
well
before
I
was
a
city
council.
I
was
a
probation
officer
for
10
years
and
some
of
the
community
partners.
You
mentioned
some
of
the
partners.
I've
worked
with
and
they
all
have
an
excellent
reputation.
E
E
E
F
Believe
that
within
our
programs,
college
bound
dorchester
had
a
re-entry
program
through
the
boston
on
corner
project.
I
do
believe
roka
had
a
re-entry
s
kind
of
program,
but
this
one
is
different.
We
in
our
department,
at
one
point
we
had
re-injury,
I'm
gonna,
pass
that
to
maria
we
did
have
reentry
and
we
it
was.
We
are
not
funded
currently
so.
H
H
So
before
we
closed
shop
on
the
two
reentry
models,
there
was
one
that
served
18
to
24
and
then
24
on
both
of
them
are
extremely
successful.
If
you
need
the
numbers,
we'll
get
you
the
numbers,
when
roca
came
to
town,
I
think
the
federal
government
got
confused
and
had
funded
roca
instead
of
the
program
that
they
were
funding.
That
was
ours
for
16
years,
which
was
actually
the
city
of
boston's
re-entry
program
and
unfortunately,
we
lost
the
money
in
216
to
taroka.
H
However,
since
that
time,
we've
utilized
the
safe
and
successful
youth
initiative
as
almost
an
ad
hoc
reentry
model,
because
the
safe
and
successful
youth
initiative
serves
18
to
24
very
proven
risk
individuals
who
have
gun
records
and
very
violent
crime
backgrounds.
And
so
what,
through
that?
We
have
five
case
managers
that
that
are
housed
at
the
boston,
public
health
commission
and
they
go
behind
the
wall
and
they
work
with
the
same
population
that
the
boston
re-entry
initiative
was
working
with
before
it
closed
in
216..
E
Yeah,
thank
you,
maria
just
a
a
comment
to
the
to
the
chair.
Maybe
maybe
it's
something
as
we
head
into
the
budget
season
next
year
of
of
looking
at
the
re-entry
program
and
seeing
what
we
can
do
in
terms
of
trying
to
fund
the
re-entry
program,
so
the
boston
these
dedicated
employees
here
play
a
a
critical
role,
so
maybe
we
can
work
together
on
that
council
fire
that'd
be
great.
E
A
Council
president,
anyone
wishing
to
offer
public
testimony
may
do
so
now
or
forever
hold
you
peace,
seeing
and
hearing
no
desire
to
do
so.
Checking
with
christine
anyone
from
the
zoo
world
is
very
good,
so
that
will
conclude
testimony
on
docket,
zero,
three
actually
zero,
two
seven
four
and
now
we'll
shift
to
docket
zero.
Three,
four,
nine
and
again
we've
been
joined
by
captain
kazmisky
and
mariachievers.
So
you
guys
have
the
floor
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
docket
number
and
we'll
get
into
some
questions.
A
G
Good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
having
us
here,
I'm
therese
kozminski,
captain
detective
assigned
to
the
boston
police,
family
justice
division
in
that
division,
you'll
see
the
crimes
against
children,
unit,
the
domestic
violence
unit,
the
sexual
assaults
unit
and
the
human
trafficking
unit,
but
a
lot
of
good
work
that
goes
on
today.
I'll
just
recap:
I
respectfully
ask
you
to
approve
an
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
150
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant.
G
Fy
22
covet
19
sadb
trust
fund
awarded
by
the
mass
department
of
public
health
to
be
administered
by
the
foster
police
department.
The
grant
would
fund
two
full-time
domestic
violence
advocates
who
will
work
with
social
service
agency
partners
at
the
boston,
public
health
commission,
family
justice
center.
G
G
G
The
boston
police
has,
you
know,
a
quality
service.
We
will
respond
to
these
calls
and
do
the
proper
under
mass
general
law
209a
and
make
the
proper
arrests
or
provide
services
on-site,
but
as
a
follow-up
after
we
leave
these
domestic
violence
advocates
will
reach
out
to
the
victims
and
provide
services
they'll
help
them
with
explaining
and
assistance
with
restraining
orders.
G
Housing,
emergency
shelters,
they'll
also
keep
them
updated
on
the
case
and
any
kind
of
crisis
center
mentioned
as
such
as
physical
and
mental
health
care,
assisting
them
and
coordinating
them
with
any
kind
of
cultural
obstacles
or
or
language
obstacles
that
associate
them
or
connect
them
to
the
service
providers.
That
could
be
the
most
benefit
to
them,
and
just
they
just
do
extraordinary
work.
G
The
detectives,
the
men
and
women
and
the
domestic
violence
unit
do
great
work,
but
because
of
the
amount
of
cases
they're
often
consumed
with
court
and
other
duties,
so
that
these
advocates
are
really
really.
You
know
just
provide
tremendous
services
to
the
victims
that
we
ultimately
serve,
and
I'm
grateful
to
be
assigned
to
this
this
unit.
You
know
being
the
only
female
captain
of
the
boston
police,
because
these
victims
just
really
need
the
best
service
that
we
can
provide,
and
the
addition
of
these
two
advocates
would
be
great.
A
G
We're
going
to
be
in
local
districts
right
now.
All
the
domestic
violence
advocates
are
in
the
district,
so
they're
assisting
in
the
district.
These
two
particular
will
be
in
district
b3
and
d2,
and
they
also
will
be
assisting
somewhat
in
in
c11
due
to
that
advocate
soon
to
retire,
so
we're
hoping
before
she
does
retire
that
she
can
be
assistants
in
training
them,
because
she's
a.
A
A
Johnson-
and
so
I
guess
the
question
so
then
these
two
positions
they'll
be:
will
they
sort
of
kick
into
gear
post
arrest
for
domestic
violence,
or
will
they
be
available
for
the
local
courthouses?
For
when
someone
approaches
the
counter
of
the
clerk
magistrate's
office
and
they
want
to
take
out
a
complaint
for
an
incident.
A
H
G
H
This
excuse
me,
this
advocate
advocacy,
kicks
off
at
incident
report.
So
once
an
incident
report
is
written
out
by
a
responding
police
officer,
they
check
off
dv
onto
that
incident
report
and
then
a
copy
of
that
report
lands
on
the
advocate's
desk
the
next
morning
and
then
they
they
have.
They
may
come
into
work
on
a
wednesday
morning
and
there's
maybe
four
reports
they'll
start
approaching
the
victim,
whether
or
not.
D
H
Victim
wants
to
the
difference
between
these
advocates
and
other
advocates
is
if
the.
If
the
victim
says,
I
don't
want
anything
to
do
with
the
police.
I
don't
want
to
do
a
restraining
order.
I
don't
want
to
press
charges.
These
advocates
are
still
by
their
side,
whatever
decision
they
make,
giving
them
the
resources
and
the
support
that
they
need.
A
G
Have
the
we
have
the
gay
men's
domestic
violence
project
as
well
as
the
network
loretta
that
specializes
in
those
areas
of
source,
those
particular
communities?
And
then
we
have
the
asian
task
force
against
domestic
violence.
The
association
of
haitian
women
in
boston
and
casa
murna
has
been
around
quite
a
while.
So
those
are
the
main
ones,
but
there
are
several
other
ones
and
if
there's
others
that
are
available
through
this
grant,
we're
going
to
have
a
multi-agency
strategic
planning
group
and
if
something
or
another
agencies
comes
to
life,
then
we
will
certainly.
A
H
H
This
grant
allows
us
to
hire
them
direct
and
the
reason
we
we
need
these
advocates.
All
of
these
advocates
that
we
talked
about
today
to
be
hired
direct
is
because
we
need
these
victims
to
be
to
receive
that
outreach
within
24
hours,
because
if
you
wait
too
long
to
reach
out
to
victims
of
domestic
violence,
they
easily
change
their
mind,
they
don't
want
anyone
to
intervene
and
to
try
to
offer
them
whatever
that
offering
may
be.
H
A
Want
to
make
sure
that
if
we
have
victim
witness
advocates
that
are
working
with
the
police
department
and
then
there
is
an
arrest
or
an
arraignment
that
they're
sharing
that
information
at
the
suffolk
county
district
attorney's
office,
so
that
there's
a
continuum
of
outreach
and
services
and
victims
knowing
what
their
rights
are
and
how
to
proceed.
As
opposed
to
you
know.
This
is
my
folder,
and
this
is
sort
of
my
client
and
I'm
not
going
to
share
this
information
and
just
want
to
make
sure
that
there's
going
to
be.
A
It'd
be
great
to
know,
because,
obviously
it's
the
chair
of
public
safety,
I'm
I
plan
to
convene
a
meeting
once
our
new
police
commissioner
starts
and
wants.
Our
new
school
superintendent
starts
to
convene
a
meeting
just
to
make
sure
that
one
of
those
two
know
each
other
and
that
we're
on
the
same
page,
unlike
the
outgoing
school
superintendent,
and
just
the
sort
of
the
lack
of
communication
with
law
enforcement
in
really
putting
teachers
and
principals
in
a
precarious
position
as
to
when
they
can
and
should
call
9-1-1.
A
When
there's
a
violent
incident
taking
place
on
school
grounds,
indoor,
not
cooperating.
When
someone
does
call-
and
please
show
up
at
the
door,
we
can't
have
any
of
that,
and
that's
really
one
of
the
big
things
that
desi
was
was
on
in
terms
of
just
the
lack
of
sort
of
public
safety
awareness,
particularly
making
sure
that
we're
keeping
our
students
safe
while
they're
in
school,
and
also
keeping
teachers
safe
and
dealing
with
those
incidents
immediately,
as
opposed
to
letting
them
fester.
And
what
we
did
here.
A
We've
had
a
number
of
meetings
and
hearings
is
that
so
the
victims
of
bullying
and
the
victims
of
violence
more
often
than
not,
they
were
the
ones
that
were
that
were
basically
forced
to
leave
the
school
right
in
search
of
safety
and
in
search
of
you
know,
just
trying
to
get
a
fresh
start,
as
opposed
to
you
know
us
dealing
with
the
actual
problem
in
a
particular
classroom
or
particular
school
environment.
So,
for
whatever
reason
it
just
started
to
unravel
you
know
again,
we've
saw
a
number
of
incidents
this
school
year.
A
H
Proactive
planning-
and
I
think,
with
this
work
that
we've
been
doing
over
many
years
in
the
boston
police,
with
partners
for
especially
partners
that
we
have
in
the
area
of
gender
violence.
We've
been
working
with
these
organizations
for
over
20
years
and
so
with
in
terms
of
the
laws
around
confidentiality
and
sharing
of
information.
H
Our
first
go-to
is
to
work
with
the
survivors
and
the
victims
to
say
hey.
We
need
a
comprehensive
plan
here
to
put
together
and
we
need
you
to
be
a
part
of
that
plan
and
being
part
of
that
plan
means
we'd,
like
you
to
not
only
you
know,
give
us
permission
to
work
with
the
other
service
providers
to
to
support
you,
but
have
you
as
a
part
of
that
conversation
with
how?
What
kind
of
support
do
you
need?
A
H
H
Hopefully,
prc
will
be
with
the
quickness
and
do
that
quickly.
I
would
hope
to
have
these
two
positions
on
board
walking
in
the
door
by
within
the
next
six
months,
because
it
takes
that
long,
sometimes
to
hire
people,
but
once
they
get
in
those
positions,
they're
going
to
need
a
little
training
and
they're
going
to
obviously
be
matched
with
seasoned
dd
advocates
for
a
while
before
they're
on
their
own
and.
E
Her
name
is
dawn,
and
I
remember
speaking
to
her,
I
said,
dawn.
What's
the
biggest
challenge
you
have
as
the
director
with
dealing
with
the
large
immigrant
community
dealing
with
the
asian
community,
obviously-
and
she
said
well,
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
we
have
is
the
language
barriers,
because
the
asian
community
there
could
be
20
or
30
different
languages
spoken.
E
Also,
immigration
issues
unfortunately
play
a
part
in
it,
but
I'm
I'm
just
asked
just
just
want
to
know
captain
you
know
how
can
we
be
more
proactive
in
in
helping
survivors
of
domestic
violence
that
and
I
know
we're
doing
our
best,
but
how
can
we
help
survivors
of
domestic
violence,
especially
those
that
may
not
speak?
Speak
english.
G
G
You,
know,
reach
out
and
and
really
be
proactive
in
hiring
someone,
that's
multilingual.
We
all
we
always
have
the
translation
line.
I
know
most
of
my
career
was
in
the
bureau
of
field
services,
and
I
was
assigned
downtown
here
in
a1
on
a
midnight
shift,
but
you
know
we
had
difficulty
responding
to
incidents
in
chinatown
just
because
of
the
language
barrier,
and
I
had
three
offices
that
were
asian
descent,
but
sometimes
just
that
dialect
is
just
so
different.
It's
really
difficult,
but
we
do.
G
Fortunately,
even
in
those
instances
we
could
we
had
the
services
of
the
translation
line,
but
also
just
to
just
keep
supporting
all
our
civilian
service
providers.
I
think
that's
even
like
with
the
president
was
just
mentioning
with
the
school
issues
we
we're
focused
on
on
providing
services
to
the
victims
with
victim-centered
policing.
G
It's
a
it's
a
good
concept,
and
it's
just
you
know
doing
the
best
that
we
can
do
and
and
continue
to
provide
and
to
evolve
into
the
best
that
we
can
be
as
a
police
department
with
the
services
and
the
and
the
connections
to
our
partner
agencies.
That
may
not
be
in
law
enforcement,
encouraging
victims
that
maybe
not
be
here
legally
or
are
afraid
of
due
to
their
culture
of
the
police.
G
Any
any
kind
of
programs
like
that
or
are
our
assistants
that
we
can
provide
using
our
partners.
You
know
just
I
can't
I
can't
encourage
you
know
enough
for
for
our
department,
and
you
know
hope.
I
hope
that
in
the
future
we
can.
You
know
really
lead
that,
in
that
fashion,
with
partnerships
with
our
fellow
agencies
to
provide
service.
E
E
Yeah,
thank
you
maria.
When
I,
when
I
was
at
superior
court,
I
know
it
was
the
domestic
violence,
but
also
the
victim
witness
assistant.
I
think
the
victim
witness
was
out
of
this,
the
da's
office
for
the
domestic
violence,
but
I
know
the
critical
role
that
they
play
in
helping
helping
the
survivors.
E
E
H
They
have
to
call
these
victims
up
on
and
help
them,
regardless
of
where
these
victims
are.
In
terms
of
what
they
want
to
do
to
move
forth,
I
would
like
to
see-
and
I
believe
I
am
speaking
to
some
extent-
for
the
boston
police
department
would
like
to
see
these
be
operating
budget
permanent
positions
and
not
by
the
whim
of
whether
or
not
one
administration
cares
about
gender
violence
in
another
administration.
Doesn't
this
is
these
are
critical
positions
and
should
be
on
the
operating
budget.
E
Well,
I
I
think,
that's
well
well
stated,
as
the
city
council
president,
I
I
support
that
100
maria
and
I
know
the
exceptional
work
that
the
city
of
boston,
boston,
police
department
plays
on
domestic
violence
issues.
They
play
a
critical
role
in
making
sure
that
cases
are
investigated
properly,
but
also
providing
the
follow-up
services
to
the
survivor
of
domestic
violence
too.
E
So
boston
police
plays
a
critical
role
and
they
do
an
exceptional
job
at
it,
because
I've
I've
seen
them
have
visited
the
the
location
several
times,
but
more
important
importantly
than
that
I've
seen
them
as
a
probation
officer
of
the
important
work
they
play
at
the
courthouse,
but
also
making
sure
that
the
survivor
is
treated
with
respect
and
dignity.
So
just
want
to
thank
the
boston
police
for
the
important
work
they
continue
to
do
on
domestic
violence
related
issues.
Mr
chair,
I
have
no
further
comment.
Thank
you,
mr.
A
Three
four,
nine
I'll
just
use
this
opportunity
briefly
on
the
sort
of
the
grant
writing
size
of
the
house.
If
anything
can
be
done
to
secure
some,
some
additional
funding
for
our
911
operators
and
dispatchers,
who
are
working
long
days
and
long
nights
under
very
stressful
conditions,
playing
a
vital
function,
coordinating
information
not
just
for
police,
but
for
fire
and
ems.
A
Many
of
them
who
don't
get
weekends
off
they're,
not
even
in
a
rotation.
They
should
have
a
schedule,
that's
consistent
with
sort
of
police
and
fire
where
they,
at
least
for
their
own
sake
and
for
the
sake
of
their
families.
They
can
enjoy
a
sad
day
and
a
sunday.
So
I
don't
know
how
that
system
is
broken.
A
But
if
we
can
collectively
as
chair
of
public
safety
council
president
and
you
folks
and
whoever
else
needs
to
be
at
the
table,
if
we
can
sort
of,
I
guess-
restore
some
sense
to
that
process
and
some
dignity
frankly
to
those
positions,
because
we're
going
to
lose
some
very
talented
individuals,
just
through
the
the
wear
and
tear
I
guess
and
in
the
stress
of
the
job.
But
it's
a
solvable
problem.
We
need
to
sort
of
supplement
those
depleting
ranks
and
we
need
to
have
a
schedule.
A
That's
just
consistent
with
allowing
individuals
to
have
some
semblance
of
a
life
outside
of
9-1-1.
Your
calls,
your
calls
being
recorded
or
9-1-1.
You
know,
what's
your
state
of
your
emergency
and
how
they
often
kind
of
just
get
overlooked
so
we're
here.
These
are
obviously
very
important
grants
that
are
making
a
difference
in
our
communities
but
oftentimes
our
911
dispatchers
kind
of
think
it.
And
I
don't
know
what
we
can
do
collectively.
A
But
I'm
going
to
continue
to
to
bang
the
pots
and
pans
on
that,
because
I
know
that
as
more
of
them
are
just
they're
transitioning
off
the
jobs
they're
going
to
other
jurisdictions
and
again
we're
losing
bright,
talented,
committed,
passionate
individuals,
and
I
don't
want
to
sort
of
be
monday
morning.
Quarterbacking
with
I
could
have
shoulda
would
have-
and
I
told
you
so
we
know
the
issue-
we
know
the
problem.
We
need
to
find
funding
to
support
our
911
operators
and
dispatchers.
A
We
needed
to
do
it
yesterday
and
I
just
don't
know
how
collectively
moving
forward.
We
can
identify,
support
and
help
for
them,
but
count
me
in
as
the
chair
of
public
safety
account.
The
council
president
count
this
body
in
during
the
budget
hearing
we
raise
that
a
number
of
different
times.
Everyone
agrees
that
there's
an
issue
and
a
problem
over
there,
but
no
one's
been
able
to
tackle
it
with
both
manpower,
basic
fairness
right.