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Description
Dockets #0480 - 0486 Fiscal Year 2023 Budget: Economic Opportunity & Inclusion, Tourism, Sports & Entertainment, Arts & Culture
Held on June 1, 2022
A
For
the
record,
my
name
is
tania,
fernando
anderson,
the
district
7
city
councilor.
I
am
the
chair
of
the
boston
city
council
committee
on
ways
and
means
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
it
is
being
livestreamed
at
boston,
dot,
gov,
forward,
slash,
dash
forward,
slash
city
dash
council
dash
tv
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn,
channel
82
and
files
channel
964.
A
The
council
budget
review
process
will
encompass
a
series
of
public
hearings
beginning
in
april
and
running
through
june.
We
strongly
encourage
residents
to
take
a
moment
to
engage
in
this
process
by
giving
testimony
for
the
record.
You
can
do
this
in
several
ways
attend
one
of
our
hearings
and
give
public
testimony.
We
will
take
public
testimony
at
each
department
of
hearing
and
also
at
two
hearings
dedicated
to
public
testimony.
A
The
full
hearing
schedule
is
on
our
website
at
boston.gov
for
slash
council
dash
budget.
Our
schedule,
hearings,
dedicated
to
public
testimonies,
are
were
april,
26th
at
6
pm
and
today,
at
6
p.m.
Virtually
you
can
give
testimony
in
person
here
in
the
chamber
or
virtually
via
zoom
for
in-person
testimony.
Please
come
to
the
chamber
and
sign
up
on
the
sheet
near
the
entrance
for
virtual
testimony.
You
can
sign
up
by
using
our
online
form
on
our
council
budget
review
website
or
by
emailing
the
committee
at
cccw.wm.
A
Again,
that's
ccc.wm
boston.gov
when
you
are
called
to
testify.
Please
state
your
name
and
affiliation
residence
and
limit
your
comments
to
a
few
minutes
or
two
minutes
a
couple
of
minutes
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
heard
or
email.
Your
written
testimony
to
the
committee
at
ccc.wm
boston.gov
or
submit
a
two-minute
video
of
your
testimony
through
the
form
on
our
website
for
more
information
on
the
city
council
budget
process
and
how
to
testify.
Please
visit
the
city
council's
budget
website
at
boston.gov
forward,
slash
council
dash
budget.
A
If
I've,
if
I've
introduced
you
and
you're
waiting
for
your
turn,
we're
just
going
to
be
hearing
from
office
of
economic
opportunity
first
and
when,
once
you
begin
to
present,
please
state
your
name
and
title
once
again,
so
that
we
can
do
away
with
the
mix
up.
A
Just
for
your
information
to
give
you
a
bit
of
idea
of
what
the
agenda
will
look
like,
you
will
have
approximately
20
minutes.
I
will
time
you
and
you'll
hear
the
timer
go
off.
If
you
need
more
time,
just
ask
for
it.
I'll.
Allow
you
another
five
minutes,
we'll
go
to
rounder
questions.
Each
council
will
have
eight
minutes
and
it's
up
to
them
to
moderate
their
time.
A
Then
we'll
go
to
public
testimony
and
then
the
second
round
again
at
eight
minutes
and
then
the
third
round,
if
time
allows
it,
but
I
think
for
this
one
we'll
probably
try
to
do
an
hour
and
a
half
each
department,
maybe
an
hour
for
the
departments
that
are
smaller
so
that
we
can
stay
within
four
hours
of
all
three
departments.
A
And
just
a
quick
note,
I
chief
photo.
I
know
that
you
have
to
leave
at
noon
so
hopefully
that
hour
and
a
half
is
capped
at
noon
and
you
are
able
to
go
to
your
next
schedule
on
time.
A
Okay
without
further
ado,
you
now
have
the
floor
for
your
presentation.
B
Thank
you
and
good
morning,
madam
chair,
and
to
all
of
the
counselors
who
are
here
in
attendance
and
just
for
clarification
as
well
different
team
members
may
wind
up
needing
to
leave.
You
know
over
that
time
period.
I
know
that
there
were
some
scheduling
challenges
on
their
end
as
well,
so
just
wanted
to.
I
wasn't
sure
if
that
was
what
was
communicated.
It
sounds
like
it
was
just
me
that
was
communicated.
A
It
it
was
just
you
did
you
want
to
clarify
that
now?
What
time
do
people
have
to
leave.
B
A
C
A
A
Yeah,
I
think
I
think
it's
doable
considering.
I
was
probably
only
going
to
give
you
two
hours
so
that
I
can
do
of
the
other
departments
each.
Hopefully
that's
the
case
and
my
council.
Hopefully
my
council
colleagues
agree.
B
Sure,
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
So,
as
you
mentioned,
joined
here
by
team
members,
midori
sarah
and
alicia,
who
were
introduced
themselves
throughout
this
presentation,
just
want
to
clarify
up
at
the
top
that,
while
our
cabinet
is
called
economic
opportunity
and
inclusion,
we
will
only
be
discussing
the
department
which
has
the
same
name,
which
I
know
is
confusing,
and
it
took
me
a
month
to
understand,
department,
first
unit
versus
office
versus
cabinet
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff
anyway.
B
So
we'll
be
discussing
the
department
of
economic
opportunity
and
inclusion,
which
includes
the
business
strategy
and
small
business
units
and
later
today,
the
department
of
tourism,
sports
and
entertainment,
which
is
a
part
of
the
cabinet,
will
also
be
presenting
on
their
budget,
and
so
this
means
that
our
conversation
will
center
on
the
programs
and
activities
on
the
screen
now
conducted
by
our
department.
B
B
As
you
can
see,
it
takes
up
an
entire
book
page,
but
it's
a
work
in
progress,
but
the
bolded
words
highlight
key
aspects
that
will
guide
our
work
and
they
lead
to
our
broader
vision,
which
is
one
of
a
resilient,
equitable,
sustainable
and
vibrant
city
that
centers
its
people
and
creates
opportunities
to
build
generational
wealth.
B
As
I
mentioned,
this
word
equity.
I
want
to
pause
briefly
to
reiterate
that
we
have
adopted
the
administration's
working
definition
of
equity,
which
is
a
proactive
process
of
providing
historically
excluded
communities,
the
resources
they
need
to
live
and
thrive
in
boston.
As
I
mentioned
at
the
hearing
this
past
friday,
our
focus
is
on
establishing
racial
equity
as
a
means
of
addressing
historic
inequities
across
the
city.
B
With
this
more
nuanced
focus,
it
means
that
all
future
presentations
and
hearings
will
show
our
efforts
to
direct
resources
to
who
and
where
they
are
needed.
Most
and
finally,
here
is
a
quick
review
of
who's
helping
to
do
this
work.
We're
proud
of
the
fact
that
we
are
one
of
the
most
diverse
departments,
with
close
to
70
percent
of
staff,
identifying
as
persons
of
color
and
close
to
60
identifying
as
female.
B
We're
also
excited
at
the
opportunity
to
use
existing
job
openings
to
help
further
increase
our
diversity,
particularly
in
the
areas
of
aapi
and
latino
employees,
to
lead
the
conversation
of
what
was
achieved
in
the
first
half
of
the
fiscal
year
of
2022
and
how
the
new
team
has
built
on
this
success
in
these
last
150
days.
I'll
now
turn
it
over
to
alicia
porsena.
D
Thank
you
chief
good
morning,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
on
ways
and
means
my
name
is
alicia
porcena
and
I
am
the
director
of
small
business
for
oeoi,
so
our
team
provides
the
40
000,
plus
small
businesses
in
boston,
with
the
tools
and
guidance
to
successfully
start
relocate,
grow
and
build
a
business
in
boston
through
our
programs
and
resources.
We
connect
entrepreneurs
with
city
agencies
to
access
permitting
licensing
and
other
services
to
address
challenges.
D
D
The
small
business
relief
fund
was
launched
in
september
of
2021
and
replenished
in
january
of
2022,
and
it
awarded
small
businesses
up
to
twenty
thousand
dollars.
These
grants
were
designed
to
help
businesses
in
the
hardest
hit
industries
to
cover
business
expenses
in
the
areas
of
recovery
and
growth.
I
want
to
commend
the
work
of
my
team
of
11,
who
worked
days,
nights
and
weekends
to
review
3
000
applications
and
provide
one-on-one
support
to
business
owners
seeking
to
better
understand
the
process.
D
To
date,
the
work
the
we
have
worked
to
distribute
12.3
million
dollars
in
grants
in
covering
984
businesses
and
counting
this
map
shows
the
distribution
of
grants.
Grants
across
the
city
of
boston,
all
23,
neighborhoods
in
boston,
are
represented
on
the
grass
on
the
map,
which
means
that
all
neighborhoods
receive
some
form
of
small
business
relief
funds.
D
Had
a
residential
address
in
boston
and
18
of
the
grants
voluntarily
identified
themselves
as
immigrant
owned
businesses.
Grants
are
a
new
part
of
our
work
as
a
small
business
team.
Other
programming
and
projects
are
the
majority
of
what
we
do.
This
work
is
centered
around
the
people
of
boston.
We
try
to
meet
people
where
they
are
and
provide
resources
and
services
that
address
their
needs
for
main
streets
to
restore
and
design
and
technical
assistance.
D
These
funds
go
directly
into
the
community
which
add
to
the
cultural
vibrancy
and
make
up
of
our
neighborhoods,
as
we
make
a
concentrated
effort
to
go
directly
to
people
like
our
weekly
business
walks.
As
you
can
see
in
the
pictures
and
the
slides,
we
seek
to
provide
programming
and
initiatives
that
will
intentionally
support
our
historically
excluded
communities.
I've
learned
a
lot
in
my
three
months
here
and
the
team
has
learned
a
lot
in
the
last
year,
as
maya
angelou
says,
do
the
best
you
can
until
you
know
better
than
when
you
know
better,
do
better.
D
E
Thank
you
good
morning,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
I'm
sarah
delude:
I'm
the
director
of
operations
for
the
office
of
economic
opportunity
and
inclusion,
and
I'm
pleased
to
speak
with
you
to
briefly
highlight
some
of
our
innovative
programmatic
accomplishments
that
were
supported
both
by
operating
and
external
funds.
This
year.
E
E
Next,
in
partnership
with
the
office
of
tourism,
sports
and
entertainment,
we
launched
the
all-inclusive
boston
tourism
campaign
in
april
of
2021
to
aid
in
the
recovery
of
the
tourism
industry,
which
was
previously
our
third
largest
industry,
we're
spotlighting,
all
neighborhoods
local
businesses
and
attracting
new
travelers
to
boston
in
phase
one,
we
focused
on
local
drive
traffic
and
attracted
4
000
new
visits
to
boston
in
phase
2
launched
just
last
month.
We
have
expanded
across
the
northeast.
E
All
inclusive
has
a
very
diverse
team
of
internal
and
external
stakeholders,
we're
proud
to
have
awarded
the
largest
non-construction
contract
to
a
minority
owned
business
at
the
time.
We
know
this
changed
last
month.
Excuse
me
this
month
and
84
of
the
subcontractors
were
women
and
minority
owned
businesses.
E
And
lastly,
together
with
the
office
of
new
urban
mechanics,
we
launched
be
local,
a
free
mobile
app
that
rewards
users
for
shopping
and
dining
of
small
businesses
across
our
city.
User
generated
spending
resulted
in
a
total
economic
impact
of
1.9
million
dollars
with
over
2
000
participating
small
businesses.
I
also
should
note
here
that
77
of
the
total
payments
for
businesses
went
to
self-identified
black
owned
women-owned
and
immigrant-owned
businesses,
so
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
our
deputy
chief
of
economic
opportunity
and
inclusion,
midori
markawa.
F
We
have
two
staff
members
who
lead
a
cannabis
equity
program
with
both
the
technical
assistance
program
and
equity
fund
program.
The
2019
ordinance
on
equitable
regulation
of
cannabis
aims
to
ensure
equity
in
boston's
cannabis,
industry,
for
providing
funding
and
technical
assistance,
cannabis
entrepreneurs
from
backgrounds
and
neighborhoods,
mostly
impacted
by
war.
On
drugs
last
year,
around
this
time
there
were
only
17
equity
applicants,
but,
as
you
can
see
on
the
slide,
there
are
currently
45
equity
applicants
with
30
more
in
the
queue
thanks
to
the
work
of
our
team.
F
On
april
13th,
together
with
many
of
our
colleagues
at
city
hall,
we
welcome
back
people
downtown,
called
the
boston
blooms
block
party
as
part
of
our
strategy
to
revitalize
downtown
neighborhood.
We
look
forward
to
continuing
to
build
on
downtown
in
neighborhood
level
programming,
particularly
focused
on
repurposing
city
streets,
for
joy
and
active
recreation.
F
F
B
So
as
you'll
see
that
we're
our
budget
this
year,
our
request
is
an
increase
from
what
it
was
in
fy
22,
and
this
is
for
three
key
reasons.
B
The
first
is
our
effort
to
shift
our
small
business
team
members
off
of
federal
funding
to
the
city's
operating
budget,
and
this
is
because
federal
requirements
severely
limit
the
type
of
work
that
our
team
members
can
do
and
who
they
can
do
it
for
and
so
shifting
salaries
to
the
operating
budget
is
going
to
provide
more
flexibility
and
allow
them
to
work
with
many
more
small
businesses
across
the
city.
B
This
summer,
our
office
is
going
to
launch
a
legacy
business
program
which
will
be
sharing
more
information
with
all
of
your
offices.
Shortly
on
this
as
a
way
to
sustain
landmark
businesses
and
acknowledge
their
contribution
to
the
local
culture,
this
grant
fund
will
provide
operating
and
growth
support.
Our
office
has
also
developed
new
metrics
under
our
four
priority
categories,
to
guide
our
work
and
inform
future
programming.
We're
going
to
spend
this
year
collecting
baseline
data
under
each
of
these
metrics
to
help
determine
what
goals
that
we'll
set
for
in
future
budget
cycles.
A
Okay
with
you
great
okay,
thank
you
and
then,
if
I
can
have
miss
alicia.
A
Thank
you
so
much
and
I
look
forward
to
hearing
your
presentation.
Miss
sorry,
your
name
amy,
sorry,
okay,
we'll
go
we'll,
go
to
our
round
of
questions
and
get
you
out
of
the
way
and
then
we'll
get
to
tourism.
Okay,
council.
President
flynn,
you
you
have
before.
H
So
I
guess
my
my
comment
and
then
I'll
ask
a
brief
question,
as
as
we
continue,
this
discussion
on
economic
opportunity
in
in
boston
during
during
the
pandemic,.
B
Thank
you
for
the
question,
mr
president.
So
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
I
shared
last
week
at
our
hearing
on
harpa
related
to
immigrant
owned
businesses,
and
I
do
want
to
delve
a
little
bit
more
into
that
description
as
well
is,
first
of
all,
it
starts
with
our
own
team
makeup
and
where
we
are
lacking,
particularly
as
we're
talking
about
chinatown
or
as
we're
thinking
about
fields,
corner
area
where
we
have
many
vietnamese-owned
restaurants.
B
Our
team
does
not
reflect
either
of
these
communities,
and
you
know
what
I
share
to
my
opening
comments.
Is
that
we're
very
much
looking
forward
to
using
the
openings?
We
have
right
now
on
our
team
to
address
that
disparity
on
our
team.
So
that's
one
of
the
first
pieces.
B
I
will
say
that
you
know,
prior
to
my
arrival,
I
think
the
small
business
team
did
a
pretty
good
job
of
making
sure
that,
whether
it
was
applications
for
grants
or
providing
technical
assistance
to
businesses
that
these
things
were
made
available
in
languages
that
represented
all
cultural
backgrounds
across
the
city
of
boston,
as
well
as
our
regular
phone
calls.
During
the
pandemic,
the
weekly
tuesday
small
business
calls
that
were
translated
in
various
languages
that
that
reflect
the
makeup
of
the
city.
B
All
in
all,
we
do
our
best
to
make
sure
that
every
community
is
represented
in
programming
that
we're
coming
up
with
initiatives,
etc.
I
know
one
of
the
tactics
that
we're
taking
as
we're
developing
new
programs
is
engaging
organizations
like
the
main
streets
that
reflect
all
cultural
backgrounds
across
the
city,
ensuring
that
people's
voices
are
heard
before
we
roll
something
out
versus
what
sometimes
happens
in
government,
which
is
government
doing
a
thing
and
and
then
fixing
it
along
the
way.
So
these
are
some
of
the
ways
that
we're
attempting
to
work.
H
B
Absolutely
on
the
spanish-speaking
front,
we
are
proud
to
have
at
least
three
or
four
of
our
members
who
are
fluent
in
spanish,
and
you
know
whether
it's
taking
phone
calls
and
addressing
issues
there
being
in
person
on
our
business
walks
to
engage
with
business
owners
along
the
way.
You
know,
I
think,
we've
done
a
good
job
of
making
sure
that
the
spanish-speaking
part
of
our
population
is
well
represented.
B
But
you
know,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
absolutely
we're
prioritizing
asian-american
communities
and
our
hiring,
because
this
is
where
we
lack
at
the
moment
and
want
to
be
intentional
about
making
sure
that
those
communities
are
are
impacted
by
our
work.
H
Well,
I'm
glad
you
acknowledged
that
and
appreciate
your
honesty
and
professionalism.
So
do
we
have
in
your
on
your
team
people
that
speak
vietnamese
or
or
cantonese.
B
H
And
just
I'm,
I
know
we're
going
to
be
speaking
on
tourism
later.
H
But
one
thing
I
want
to
want
to
do
is
continue
to
work
with
you,
chief
on
bringing
tourists
to
boston
and
bringing
tourists
to
our
immigrant
neighborhoods
as
well,
and
bringing
tourists
to
immigrant-owned
businesses,
women-owned
businesses
and
working
to
have
a
good
plan
to
make
sure
that
all
neighborhoods
are
represented
and
that
tourists
get
a
good
feel
got
a
good
flavor
of
of
the
city
of
the
city
when
they
do
come
here.
Instead
of
spending
their
money
in
time
just
exclusively
in
the
downtown
area.
B
Yes,
sir,
it
is-
and
you
know
that's
why
we're
also
excited
about
the
opportunity
of
being
able
to
hire
a
new
director
of
tourism,
sports
and
entertainment.
B
We
are
very
lucky
and
appreciative
of
the
fact
that
amy
yandle
has
been
serving
in
an
interim
capacity
and
has
served
this
department
for
many
years,
but
as
we're
looking
to
hire
for
this
new
role,
this
person
will
absolutely
have
that
same
mission
of
of
uniting
all
of
our
neighborhoods
and
ensuring
that
we
are
turning
our
neighborhoods
into
destinations
as
opposed
to
continuing
what
exists
right
now,
which
is
people
just
visiting
one
of
four
places
in
the
city.
So
I
agree.
H
Thank
you
chief
and
I
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
amy
many
times
on
different
different
events
and
she's
been
very
professional
in
working
with
her.
So
just
want
to
acknowledge
that,
madam
chair,
I
don't
have
any
further
comments
or
questions.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council
president
flynn
amy.
I
am
so
sorry,
so
I
I
realized
how
it
makes
sense.
Now
I
didn't
I
didn't.
I
know
that
it
was
going
to
be
together.
We
had
an
agreement
as
councils
on
how
to
take
this
on,
but
if
you
can
join
us
now,
I'm
sorry
to
do
this
to
you
and
just
wrap
this
up
together.
G
G
Good
morning,
good
morning
as
we're
all
away
now,
my
name
is
amy
yandle
and
I'm
currently
the
interim
director
of
tourism,
sports
and
entertainment.
G
Our
department's
mission
is
to
advance
tourism
and
promote
public
participation
in
public
celebrations
for
both
residents
and
visitors
to
our
city.
We
do
this
by
producing
and
supporting
events
across
the
city
by
supporting
film
and
tv
production
and
by
marketing
the
city
to
conventions
and
visitors,
tourism,
sports
and
entertainment
is
a
very
small
department
composed
of
ten
full
and
part-time
employees.
G
G
G
G
2026
will
mark
250
years
since
the
american
colonies
declared
independence
from
the
british
empire,
but
boston
will
also
celebrate
the
200th
anniversary
of
other
important
dates
that
predating
this
predated.
The
signing
of
the
declaration
of
independence,
such
as
the
boston
tea
party
and
the
boston
massacre.
G
We
are
anxiously
awaiting
fifa's
decision
later
this
month
to
learn
if
boston
is
selected
as
one
of
the
10
north
american
cities
to
host
the
2026
six
world
cup,
the
2026
fifa
world
cup
will
be
the
largest
to
date
with
80
matches
and
48
national
teams
slated
to
take
place.
60
in
the
united
states,
10
in
canada
and
10
in
mexico.
G
Sorry
we're
also
anxiously
awaiting
to
see
if
we've
been
awarded
the
honor
of
hosting
the
army,
navy
game
we've
bidded
for
the
years
2023
to
2027,
and
the
focus
is
on
2023
because
boston's
ready
this
game
is
played
the
second
week
of
december
and
the
game
has
never
been
hosted
in
new
england.
It's
anticipated
the
event
would
attract
over
40
000
out
of
state
visitors
and
generate
approximately
35
to
40
million
dollars
in
economic
impact.
G
We
are
also
working
closely
with
the
organizers
for
bm's
fest,
the
boston,
art,
music,
soul
festival
and
it's
one
of
the
fastest
growing
urban
arts
and
music
festivals
in
the
city
that
celebrates
afro-centric
identity
and
black
artistry
all,
while
amplifying
the
voices
and
creative
contributions
from
local,
regional
and
national
entertainers
of
color.
G
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
panel
for
all
the
great
work
that
they
have
done
here
in
the
city
of
boston
and
not
just
being
in
city
hall,
doing
the
work
but
getting
out
there
meeting
with
the
business
owner.
So
I
I
truly
appreciate
that
one
of
my
questions
is
piggybacking
off
of
councillor
ed
flynn,
the
tourism
and
making
every
neighborhood
a
destination.
J
Can
you
tell
me
talk
to
me
about
your
work
with
the
budget
office
on
creating
the
infrastructure,
because
some
of
the
event
spaces
that
we
see
throughout
the
city,
we
don't
have
in
certain
neighborhoods
to
host.
You
know
outdoor
events.
Can
you
talk
to
me
about
how
what
your
what
you
work
with
with
the
capital
and
capital
plan
the
budget
in
order
to
make
sure
that
we
have
those
event
spaces
to
make
sure
that
we
can
host
those
type
of
events
in
all
parts
of
our
neighborhoods?
J
B
I'm
not
sure,
I'm
not
sure
if
there
was
previous
or
was
the
previous
conversation
happening,
but
certainly
happy
to
entertain
engaging
the
budget
office
on
identifying
spaces
where
you
know
where
these
things
could
exist.
So
I
would
include
working
with
your
office
neighborhood
groups.
Others
haven't
heard
yet
from
folks
that
are
looking
for
additional
spaces,
but
happy
to
entertain
that
conversation.
Awesome.
J
And
then
going
back
to
the
2021
executive
order
that
required
every
department
must
develop
and
submit
a
plan
for
racial
and
gender
conscious
goals
and
procurement.
Have
you
worked?
Can
you
talk
to
me
about
your
role
in
helping
other
departments,
create
those
plans,
knowing
that
you
guys
are
out
in
front
hearing
from
all
the
all
the
businesses.
B
Well-
and
I
just
do
want
to
note
as
well
that
this
is
a
separate
department
that
does
that
the
office.
Well,
it
will.
The
new
name
will
be
the
office
of
supplier
and
workforce
diversity
that
works
with
the
procurement
plan
and
today
we're
on
the
oey
department,
but
on
the
procurement
plans
the
so
this
happens
in
two
ways:
it
is
the
office
of
workforce
and
supplier
diversity
that
works
with
the
procurement
team
in
the
budget
office.
I
know
this
sounds
confusing,
but
we're
also
seeking
to
try
to
centralize
all
this.
B
It's
another
conversation,
but
these
two
teams
work
together
to
so
at
the
beginning
of
the
budget
process.
Attached
to
you
know,
you'll
receive
a
packet
that
kind
of
helps
us
figure
out
how
to
put
it
all
together
and
another
attachment
to
that
is
giving
the
department
the
ability
to
identify
from
their
contracts.
B
What
of
that
could
be
used
for
equitable
procurement,
and
so
this
was
written
in
a
way
again
prior
to
our
arrival,
selena
barrios-milner,
who
was
leading
the
equity
team
at
that
time?
Who
did
a
great
job
of
ensuring
that
it
would
coincide
with
one
another,
but
anyway,
the
condensed
version
of
this
is
at
the
beginning
of
the
budget
process.
The
two
teams
work
together.
B
J
Awesome
and
1.4
million
dollars
of
permanent
positions
in
the
opera
raid
and
budget.
Can
you
can
you
tell
us
what
those
positions
are
so.
B
This
is
the
small
business
team,
and
I
do
want
to
note
that
this
is.
This
is
a
phased
approach.
If
we
were
to
try
to
put
everybody
on
the
budget,
this
it
would
have
looked,
god
would
have
looked
at
us
a
little
funny
of
trying
to
increase
the
budget
by
that
much.
But
when
I
came
into
this
role
back
in
january,
one
of
the
things
that
I
discovered
in
the
review
is
that
outside
of
alicia,
the
entire
small
business
team
is
paid
through
federal
funds.
B
The
city
is
not
paying
them,
and
so
because
of
this,
you
know
it's
through
the
community
development
block
grant,
which
has
specific
requirements
and
duties
for
these
employees,
and
it
also
means
that
they
can
only
allocate
100
of
their
time
toward
whatever
those
duties
and
areas
are,
and
so
by
shifting
you
know,
piecemeal
them
onto
the
operating
budget.
B
More
and
more
of
their
time
can
go
to
supporting
other
businesses,
doing
other
services
and
I'll
just
say
in
in
10
seconds.
This
is
again
related
to
what
we
talked
about
last
week
on
friday,
where,
for
instance,
we
put
some
of
our
funding
toward
east
boston
to
cover
restore
projects,
because
cdbg
funds
don't
cover
certain
areas
of
east
boston,
even
though
we
know
that
it's
an
area
or
neighborhood
that
requires
that
additional
support.
B
So,
similarly,
we
don't
want
to
limit
the
ability
of
our
team
members
to
support
particularly
communities
of
color,
even
if
they
don't
fall
within
federal
designated
spaces.
That.
J
Makes
sense
and
love
the
idea
of
the
new
legacy
business
plan?
Could
you
just
dive
a
little
bit
more
into
into
that?
Yes,.
B
And
all
of
your
offices
are
going
to
be
receiving
a
memo
within
the
next
few
weeks.
Just
outlining
the
highlights
of
this.
B
Helping
to
identify
you
know,
what's
their
favorite
business,
that's
been
around
for
their
level
is
40
years,
we're
lowering
that
and
then
whoever
is
selected
that
year
they
go
through
a
fancy
ceremony.
You
know
they
get
acknowledged,
but
san
francisco
has
a
fund
that
similar
to
what
we're
proposing
that
will
help
a
business.
You
know
with
operating
expenses,
rent
et
cetera,
but
they
also
work
with
them
to
help
them
acquire
property,
say
so
that
they're
not
faced
with
displacement.
So
similarly,
we
are
modeling
our
program
off
of
san
francisco.
B
We
are
reducing
the
number
of
years
from
40
years
to
10
years,
because
you
know
we
we
developed
and
again.
This
is
prior
to
our
arrival,
but
the
team
developed
a
list
of
roughly
200
250
businesses
that
could
be
considered
legacy
businesses.
But
we
could
only
do
that
by
lowering
the
number
of
years,
because
when
you
just
leave
it
at
40
years
or
30
years,
pretty
much
all
the
legacy.
Businesses
would
be
white
and
would
only
be
in
certain
communities.
B
And
so
you
know
we
know
just
by
living
and
growing
up
in
boston,
that
a
number
of
our
businesses,
even
before
the
pandemic,
would
be
around
for
10
years,
maybe
less,
but
because
of
challenges
that
we
have
always
talked
about.
They
don't
survive
beyond
that,
and
so
we
wanted
to
lower
that
barrier,
invite
more
folks
and
connect
them
to
a
resource
that
will
always
be
available,
a
permanent
fund
because
it's
in
our
operating
budget
and
then
work
with
them
to
help
them
grow
and
scale.
B
J
And
then
the
75k
for
placemaking,
outside
of
main
street's
district
love,
to
hear
more
about
your
idea
around
that.
B
Sure
sure-
and
this
is
really
to
make
sure
that
as
we're
thinking
about
events
and
activities
and
programs
across
the
city,
that
we
have
some
funding,
that
falls
outside
of
the
main
streets
area.
B
So
you
know
what
we
proposed
last
week
was
a
four
million
dollar
investment
in
main
streets
to
increase
their
not
just
their
operating
budget,
but
also
the
programmatic
budget
and
beautification,
but
main
streets
only
cover
certain
areas
of
of
the
city,
as
we
talked
about
last
week,
and
so
when
we're
thinking
about
places
like
blue
hill
ave
that
aren't
covered
at
all
by
main
streets
or
codman
square,
I
don't
believe,
is
covered
by
main
street.
J
B
Well,
I'm
certainly
happy
to
explore
increasing
that
number.
You
know
I
will
say
this
budget
was
developed
within
the
first
two
weeks
of
our
being
here
in
this
new
role
and
so
happy
to
explore
what
that
increase
could
look
like,
but
really
what
we
see
fy23
as
being
is
baseline
level
setting
so
that
next
year,
when
we're
coming
back
to
the
council
to
say
we
want
to
see
you
know
x,
number
of
dollars.
B
K
Really
excited
to
to
be
here,
I'm
just
gonna
just
dive
into
some
of
my
questions.
As
you
know,
I'm
particularly
concerned
about
immigrant-owned
businesses
here
in
boston,
particularly
our
barber
shops
and
hair
salons
and
in
boston.
K
K
Yes,
that
is
a
big
concern.
We
actually
got
a
a
bill
sent
to
us
from
a
business
that
basically,
according
to
them,
they
were
accessed
up
to
ten
thousand
dollars
in
personal
quote:
property
tax
at
their
specific
stone.
It's
not
just
barber
shops
and
hair
salons,
it's
all
different
types
of
businesses
and
they
self-assessed
it
at
77,
000.
B
K
That's
a
big
discrepancy
and
I
think
that
that
definitely
needs
some
support,
especially
because
a
lot
of
immigrant
owned
businesses
do
not
understand
or
help
or
have
a
hard
time
with
reading
and
writing
in
english.
So
when
they
get
bills
like
this,
it
is
alarming
to
them,
so
they
need
a
lot
of
support
in
this
area.
So
I
just
I
would
appreciate
you
all.
B
K
D
K
Looking
for
you
to
be
that
person,
so
thank
you
and
speaking
of
barber
shops.
The
institute
of
for
justice
found
that
the
prospect
restaurant
owners
must
go
through
92
steps
in
the
city
just
to
open
up
shop
and
prospective
barber
shop.
Owners
must
go
through
81
or
82..
That's
a
lot
of
steps,
and
these
are
business
models
that
are
especially
important
in
the
immigrant
community
and
it
seems
like
we're
setting
up
roadblock
after
roadblock
for
them
to
be
able
to
succeed.
So
I'm
just
curious.
K
What
are
we
doing
to
streamline
the
process
and
creating
more
one-on-one
interventions
with
small
businesses
to
team
up
with
supportive,
perfect
prospective
immigrant
business
owners.
B
Yeah
so
on
this
report-
and
I
appreciate
you
bringing
that
up,
it's
a
big
book
that
they
put
together.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we've
already
started
doing
is
actually
engaging
this
institute
because
you
know
for
us
again
that
just
started
interesting
and
new
information
that
we
want
to
delve
into,
and
we
appreciate
council
morale's
office
for
putting
us
in
touch
with
this
group
to
talk
more
about
it.
B
I
don't
want
to
jump
in
front
of
alicia,
but
I
do
know
that
we've
started
the
conversation
about
identifying
what
actually
are
those
licensing
or
permitting
barriers
that
are
in
place
so
that
we
can
then
begin
to
better
address
this
question
that
you
asked
here's
what
we're
doing
to
eliminate
things
that
don't
make
any
sense
to
actually
still
be
there.
Thank.
K
K
You
know
division
or
department
of
folks
who
can
help
immigrant
owned
businesses
navigate,
because
I
don't
see
this
work
as
just
people
being
able
to
speak
the
language,
there's
a
lot
of
technical
assistance
that
is
required
when
you're
literally
holding
someone's
hand
through
the
entire
process.
So
I'm
just
curious
about
what
that
level
of
expertise
looks
like.
B
And
when
we
are
discussing-
and
I
you
know
was
mentioning
this
in
my
response
to
counselor
flynn's
question-
because
I
do
want
to
drill
down
on
even
who
we're
talking
about
when
we
say
immigrant,
you
know
last
week
when
you
brought
up
this
issue,
you
mentioned
being
in
the
room
with
k,
verdians,
which
is
important,
and
I
just
wanted
to
be
clear
on
our
end,
who
we're
talking
about
when
we
say
immigrant,
because.
C
K
Every
single
immigrant
business-
that's
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
needs
support
and
there
needs
to
be
resources
poured
into
that
so
that
you
can
thrive,
and
I
also
believe
that
the
office
of
immigrant
advancement
could
be
a
place
where
there
could
be
some
sort
of
collaboration
there,
so
that
it
doesn't
fall
on
you.
B
Yeah
so-
and
I
know
that
you
know
again
when
I
first
started
here-
moyer
was
already
doing
a
little
bit
of
work
to
support
immigrant
owned
businesses.
We
started
conversations
and
you
know
congratulations
to
you
sophie
on
his
transition
to
a
new
role.
B
I
will
say
that
those
conversations
with
moya
are
ongoing,
but
I
do
just
want
to
again
lift
up
the
work
that
our
small
business
team,
which
does
cover
a
broader
array
of
the
cultural
demographic
of
our
city,
are
working
day
night
weekend,
whatever
in
person
virtual
on
the
phone
to
address
these
exact
issues
that
you're
talking
about.
B
However,
I
will
say
I
would
be
in
I'm
happy
to
explore
with
your
office
a
specific
unit
of
folks,
but
we
would
want
to
be
we'd
want
to
we'd
want
to
look
at
like
what
it
means
to
you
know,
because
I
think
you
know
there
are
polish
immigrants.
There
are
irish
immigrants.
C
K
What
I
would
love
and
because
I
I
definitely
only
have
one
more
question
here
lined
up
for
you
is,
for
you
all
to
consider
doing
a
study
and
an
audit
of
your
services
around
immigrant
supports
and
identifying
how
many
immigrant
owned
businesses
are
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
what
type
of
supports
they
need
and
how
your
office
is
going
to
address
those
supports,
considering
it
with
a
baseline
and
a
benchmark.
K
B
And
I'll
say,
I
appreciate
the
recommendation
you
made
in
the
previous
question
that
you
asked
so
we're
going
to
look
at
the
study
audit.
So
beckman
was
a
very
important
experience
for
me
and
last
year
we
were
focused
on
this
issue
or
I'll
answer
your
question.
This
way,
absolutely
I'm
committed
to
making
sure
that
we
are
surpassing
the
aspirational
goals
that
were
put
in
the
executive
order
last
year
of
25
and
then
setting
what
you
just
suggested.
B
You
know
through
beckmann
last
year
as
new
goals
to
reach,
but
this
is
one
reason
why
that's?
What
informed
the
arpa
request
for
the
10
million
dollars
to
help
grow
the
pipeline
of
businesses
that
are
prepared
to
do
the
work,
because
what
I
don't
want
to
have
happen
and
would
have
said
this
exact
same
thing
sitting
on
the
other
side
as
president
and
ceo
of
becma
was
to
set
goals
that
we
would
not
hit,
because
we
don't
have
yeah.
K
So
I
would
just
recommend
that,
as
you
start
thinking
about,
you
know
just
kind
of
the
work
scope
that
we
include.
I
know
you
mentioned
minority
owned,
but
I
think
that
in
terms
of
immigrant
owned,
I
think
that
we
need
to
start
really
being
super
intentional
with
our
language,
because
a
lot
of
businesses
don't
see
themselves
as
black
owned
or
they
don't.
They
don't
understand
the
concept
of
minority.
K
But
when
you're
super
intentional
with
your
language,
I
think
that
people
feel
included
in
your
efforts,
because,
right
now,
a
lot
of
folks
in
the
immigrant
community
do
not
see
themselves
reflected
in
the
goals
and
objectives
to
help
support
immigrant
owned
businesses
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
So
I
would
recommend
that
you
start
really
expanding
your
language
so
that
it
feels
more
inclusive.
K
And
then
I
have
a
question
for
arts
and
culture
and
then
I'll
wrap
up.
You
mentioned
in
your
rfi
that
most
of
the
artists
and
groups
you
work
with
do
concerts
out
here.
Oh
cancer,.
K
K
So
then
I
have
one
more
so
then,
just
chief,
I
just
think
that
it's
it's
really
important,
as
we
continue
to
build
relationships
for
for
us
to
recognize
that
we
can
only
support
you
if
we
have
a
full
understanding
of
what
your
capacity
looks
like
right
and
if
the
community
on
the
other
side
is
saying
that
they're
not
that
your
efforts
are
not
reaching
them
right,
then
our
job
is
to
help
connect
those
people
to
your
office,
but
once
they
get
connected,
then
there
needs
to
be
the
infrastructure
set
up
for
them
to
go
through
the
process
from
beginning
to
end
in
terms
of
setting
up
shop
right
or
dealing
with
a
specific
issue.
K
And
I
think
language
is
yes,
one
of
those
biggest
roadblocks,
but
I
also
think
a
level
of
understanding
of
what
it's
like
to
come
to
this
country
and
try
to
set
up
shop
understanding
the
culture
understanding
how
to
set
up
a
business
understanding
the
business
essentials.
All
of
that
is
really
important,
and
I
really
do
believe
that
the
budget
needs
to
reflect
that
initiative
in
terms
of
immigrant
owned
businesses-
and
you
know
you
know
yes,.
K
So
I
really
do
think
in
terms
of
leadership
that
we
need
to
also
be
super
intentional
about
making
sure
that
the
leadership
also
reflects
the
demographics
of
the
city
as
well.
B
And
that
is
a
commitment
absolutely
on
my
end
and
will
say
as
the
son
of
an
immigrant
business
owner,
that
I
fully
agree
and
we
will
look
forward
to
meeting
with
your
office
when
available
to
address
some
of
the
current
concerns
that
you've
raised.
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and,
and
I
apologize,
I
had
an
another
engagement
out
in
the
district,
and
here
I
am
so
I
missed
the
presentation.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
I
don't
have
any
because
I
didn't
hear
the
presentation
I
don't
have.
I
don't
have
great
questions,
but
I
do
want
to
follow
up
on
contra
comment
about
immigrant
owned
businesses.
I
I
think
your
recent
visit
to
our
main
streets
and
in
brighton
illustrated-
and
I
think
it
goes
across
the
board-
that
the
opportunity
to
make
it
in
america
a
lot
of
or
anywhere
even
in
the
uk,
where
and
the
immigrant
experience
of
having
their
own
business
and
and
working
all
ours
and
all
in
family
everybody's
working.
It's
a
way
to
get
a
foothold
and
get
established
in
a
new
country,
and
I
think
any
support
we
can
give.
I
Our
immigrant
businesses
is
really
critical
to
help
them
thrive,
get
established
and
thrive
in
our
neighborhoods.
They
work
incredibly
hard
and
I
was
I
was.
I
was
amazed
at
the
number
of
immigrant
businesses
that
we
visited
that
day
and
then
even
the
the
one,
the
family
that
were
the
the
business
that
was
celebrating
100
years.
It
started.
It
was
started
by
an
immigrant
100
years
ago.
So
it's
still
here.
So
that's
that's
incredible.
I
The
the
issue,
one
issue-
I
know
we
remarked
on
it
when
we
were
in
brighton
center,
was
the
there's
a
block
of
across
the
street
from
where
we
were
visiting.
There's
a
block.
It's
called
it's.
It's
includes
expiring
use,
housing
and
it's
got
a
ground
floor
role
of
of
small
business
units
that
are
vacant
and
some
of
them
have
been
vacant
for
four
years.
I
At
this
point,
is
there
anything
we
can
do
to
incentivize
landlords
to
activate
those
those
retail
businesses
or,
on
the
other
side
of
that,
there's
a
carrot
and
a
stick
penalize
them
for
not
activating
it's
or
if,
if
you
and
and
then
also,
we
talked
a
little
about
acquisition
and
support
for
businesses
acquiring
their
own
premises
if
they're
able
to-
and
it
was
very
hot
real
estate
market
at
the
minute
but
owning
your
own,
owning
your
own
spaces
is
just
like
owning
your
own
home
adds
a
lot
of
stability
and
predictability
to
your
to
your
future.
B
B
So
one
item
that
the
city
council
was
exploring
under
matt
o'malley
a
couple
years
ago,
was
a
vacancy
tax
and
that
if
a
landlord
were
to
keep
a
space,
you
know
vacant
for
a
period
of
time
that
they
would
begin
to
be
assessed
a
fee
of
whatever
the
council
had
decided.
You
know,
I
think
that
is
something
worth
us
exploring,
especially
after
we
set
up
a
rebate
program
that
will
address
things
like
rent
and
other
operating
costs
for
a
business
owner
interested
in
filling
some
of
these
spaces.
B
So
that's
one
piece
on
the
acquisition
piece.
You
know
we
cannot
use
the
operating
budget
in
that
way.
Unfortunately,
and
believe
me,
we
have
tried
to
find
every
which
way
to
identify
funding
to
help
on
that.
You
know
we
are
exploring
funding
from
another
source
on
the
acquisition
piece,
but
just
to
say
that
our
small
business
team,
though,
is
equipped
with
the
tools
and
resources,
as
well
as
ta
providers
to
work
with
business
owners
to
acquire
property.
B
I
Good
thank
you
for
that.
Thank
you.
Counselor,
I'm
a
little
at
the
loss
because
I
haven't
heard
the
presentation,
but
that's
fine,
I'm
good
for
now.
Thank
you
I'll,
come
back
to
you,
yeah!
That's
good!
Okay!
Thank
you!
No
problem.
A
Thank
you,
council
braden,
okay,
I
I
have
a
few
questions
and,
if
I
don't
get
through
them,
we'll
come
back
to
me
because
I
like
to
time
myself
the
same
so
we
can
just
keep
the
flow
going.
A
Can
you
describe
what
this
looks
like
in
the
real
world,
specifically
like
concrete
steps
that
you're
making-
and
I
know
that
I
heard
your
presentation
and
these
hearings
are
not
fair,
because
you
don't
really
get
to
get
get
really
in
the
crux
of
things.
But
if
you
can
break
down
to
me
in
the
real
world
concrete.
C
B
B
It's
probably
about
seven
pages,
so
I
will
say
that
everything
that
flows
after
that
statement
is
meant
to
be
what
the
steps
will
be.
So
if
we
look
here,
practices
that
repair
economic
harm,
so
I
mentioned
how
we're
going
to
be
focused
on
making
sure
that
resources
are
equitably,
distributed
with
a
focus
on
racial
equity.
B
So
one
of
our
steps
is
making
sure
that,
whether
it's
grant
money
or
services
etc
that
we
are
shifting
those
resources
to
communities
that
have
needed
it
most
for
a
long
time
and
making
sure
it
gets
to
where
it
needs
to
be
building
generational
wealth.
The
steps
that
we
just
discussed
here,
whether
it's
getting
a
business
in
a
storefront,
we're
helping
business
owners,
acquire
property,
helping
with
perform
co-ops,
etc.
B
So
things
like
that
equitable
procurement,
so
how
the
city
is
spending
its
own
money,
that's
going
to
be
an
important
way
of
putting
money
in
the
pockets
of
business
owners
and
their
employees
as
we're,
seeing
with
city
fresh
and
then
one
thing
that
I
think
is
an
update
is
our
partnerships
again.
You
know.
B
So
you
know
I
know
this
is
a
long-winded
answer.
I
apologize,
but
you
know
these
are
a
sum
of
the
steps
that
we're
hoping
to
enact
over
just
this
year
alone
in
order
to
build
this
global
model
of
economic
equity
outlined
in
the
first
sentence.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So,
as
part
of
your
strategy,
you
stated
that
you
planned
implementing
sustainable
practices
and
repair
economic
harm.
I
really
want
to
understand
what
the
economic
harm
is.
B
Well,
and
it
depends
on
which
community
we're
talking
about
if
we're
talking
about
the
black
community,
which
I
will
use
that
term
to
include
the
diaspora,
because
you
know,
I
know
that
there
are
different
experiences
based
on
where
we
might
come
from,
but
in
this
country,
if
your
skin
is
black,
you
were
treated
a
particular
way.
They
don't
ask
you
what
country
you're
from
you
know
cop
doesn't
well.
B
Let
me
not
do
that,
but
I'll
just
say
that
we
are
not
asked
where
we're
from
before
people
treat
us
like
black
people,
and
so
when
we
think
about
the
economic
harm.
B
So
we
come
even,
although
all
the
way
up
to
present
day
where
whether
it's
lending
practices
from
our
banks,
whether
it's
redlining
and
where
people
are
allowed
to
live
and
purchase
homes
or
or
rent.
These
are
all
different
ways
that
have
penalized
people
for
not
being
white
in
the
country,
and
so
these
are
some
examples
of
economic
harm,
but
you
know
we
can
get
even
more
granular,
I'm
sure
if
we
had
more
time.
A
Do
we
have,
and
I'm
sure
you
do,
but
do
we
have
stats
on
that,
like
that
that
like
do,
we
have
that
data?
Do
we
have
that
study?
Do
we
understand
who
is
at
the
bottom
and
who
is,
is
the
most
vulnerable
and
and
and
so
on,
and
so
so
forth?
We
talked,
I
mean,
I
know
that
some
of
my
colleagues
talk
about
the
immigrant
population,
the
non-english
speaking
or
blacks
brown
by
poc
all
of
these
acronyms.
A
C
B
B
The
most
common
you
know
referenced
report,
of
course,
is
the
color
of
wealth,
which,
as
I
mentioned
last
week,
is
something
that
is
being
reviewed
and
there's
going
to
be
a
new
report
done
to
kind
of
they
don't
like
to
call
it
an
update,
but
there'll
be
another
a
similar
study
and
then
a
lot
of
our
universities
have
produced
reports
related
to
this.
The
city
of
boston,
through
the
boston
planning
and
development
agency,
puts
out
a
series
of
reports
each
year
on
each
individual
community.
B
I
think
the
last
study
was
called
a
prosperous
boston
for
all.
It
was
a
community
economic
impact
series.
So
there's
a
number
of
reports,
yes
and
a
lot
of
our
work
is
based
on
what
the
city
produces,
but
also
what
universities
put
out
as
well
and
then
based
on
our
relationships
with
different
community
organizations
as
well
and
then
in
terms
of
systemic
racism,
says
I
mean
you
know.
The
system
is
working
as
it
was
intended.
B
Currently,
where
impacted
communities
continue
to
not
be
able
to
enjoy
the
full
benefits
of
the
economic
prosperity
of
the
country
and
where
you
know
the
country
loves
to
symbolism.
That
is
the
result
of
systemic
racism,
especially
in
boston
where
we
are
focused
on
surface
level
and
symbolic
gestures,
rather
than
substantive
measures
to
address
the
real
issue
at
hand.
A
B
So
certainly
see
that
some
of
the
requests
we're
making
as
ways
to
begin
to
push
back
on
systemic
racism,
but
I
will
say
that
we
did
just
hire
our
new
director
of
policy
to
do
exactly
what
you
just
mentioned
to
help
us
think
through
what
are
the,
and
this
is
why
this
sustainable
practices
line
is
bolded
and
important.
B
You
know
I
talk
a
lot
about
whether
it's
in
speeches
or
in
conversation
about
the
impact
my
grandfather
had
on
me
and
not
just
the
wisdom
he
left
with
me,
but
also
what
we
were
actually
talking
about
in
that
moment
when
he
said
not
to
confuse
motion
with
progress.
It
was
the
fact
that,
50
years
ago,
1965
down
the
street
boston
common
40
000
people
were
marching.
What
were
they
marching
for?
B
They
were
marching
for
better
housing,
marching
for
no
police
brutality,
marching
for
access
to
better
education,
access
to
spending
business
with
black
businesses,
and
we
are
here
in
2022
talking
about
the
same
exact
thing,
and
so
what
I've
committed
myself
to
is
making
sure
that
we
are
instituting
sustainable
practices
that
50
years
from
now.
We
are
not
talking
about
the
whoever's
sitting
here
and
hopefully
it's
not
me.
A
Thank
you.
Do
you
feel
you
have
sufficient
funding
whenever,
so,
whenever
I
struggle
with
english,
I
have
to
like
show
off
that
english
is
my
fourth
language
and,
and
it
didn't
stop
there,
okay,
no
I'm
kidding.
I
do
you
feel
you
have
sufficient
funding
for
to
build
capacity
in
order
for
you
to
work
on
these
things,.
B
Well,
I
see
this
year
as
our
baseline
year,
and
so
I
do
believe
that
the
budget
we've
submitted
reflects
what
we
look
forward
to
in
this
new
year.
This
is
a
year
of
learning
for
a
lot
of
us,
we're
new
to
this
role,
new
to
being
a
city
government,
we're
learning
what
the
barriers
are
or
what
the
challenges
are,
but
also
what
the
opportunities
are,
and
so
I
would
say
I
believe
what
we've
submitted
is
sufficient
for
this
year,
but
we
will
certainly
be
sure
to
ask
you
for
more
money
next
year.
B
A
Did
notice
1700
about
7
1700
average,
what
that
seems
really
low
for
personnel.
B
A
That
a
department
of
history
in
department,
history,
then
2023
recommended
for
personnel
serve
all
services.
Sorry,
employee
yeah,
it's
still
about
1700.
is
that
is
that
your
budget?
Sorry,
I
should
ask.
A
Okay,
no
worries,
I
guess
how:
how
are
you
working
with
workforce
development?
You,
you
know
economic
opportunity.
What
are
your
collaboration
efforts.
B
So
one
of
the
first
things
we
did
was
to
make
sure
that
when
we
launched
our
cabinet,
that
owd
was
included
in
that,
because
workforce
development
is
absolutely
it's
as
important.
It's
part
of
economic
development.
We
cannot
have
a
healthy
economy
if
we're
not
focused
on
training
the
future
workforce
and.
B
The
budget
is
with
the
boston
planning
development
agency.
These
are
decisions
that
were
made
before
any
of
us
were
here.
I
don't
have
an
answer
for
why
that
is,
but
in
terms
of
the
cabinet,
you
know,
first
of
all,
trent
and
I
have
worked
together
in
prior
roles
when
midori
was
deputy
chief
excuse
me,
interim
chief,
worked
very
closely
with
tren
and
so
there's
always
been
a
bond
between
the
two,
but
it's
never
been
on
paper.
B
B
Right
but
but
tren
is
considered
and
trent,
as
the
representative
of
owd
is
considered
a
member
of
our
senior
leadership
team
and
is
part
of
every
strategic
decision
that
we
make
because
whatever
we
do,
impacts
her
work
and
vice
versa.
A
B
The
money
that
comes
in
from
yeah
I'm
not
sure
how
to
answer
that
question.
I.
A
Guess
I
think
of
tourism
like
the
arts,
so
boston
is
systemically,
and
traditionally
at
least
the
anglo
culture
dominates
in
boston.
When
you
think
about
tourism,
the
touris,
the
tourist
attraction
or
whatever
happens
in
boston
is
anglo
culture.
It's
not
black
culture,
it's
not
black
arts,
but
we
people
of
color
and
black
people
dominate
art.
We
are
innovators
and
we
have
there's
so
much
available
so
much
rich
art
in
boston
or
so
much
that
we
could
do
to
bring
tourists
to
history
like
black
history
in
boston.
A
Are
we
working
on
this
and
then
how
can
we,
black
community
or
black
and
brown
communities
benefit
from
the
tourist
market
outside
of
activating
spaces
and
events.
B
So
so
this
is.
I
really
appreciate
that
question,
so
we
have
our
new
name
right:
economic
opportunity
and
inclusion
and
with
the
new
name,
which
of
course
is
more
confusing
for
people
to
remember
comes
also
our
new
vision
or
scope
of
work,
and
so
there
are
four
priority
categories
that
we're
focused
on.
I
won't
go
through.
You
know:
it's
covered
recovery,
shifting
city
investments,
prosperity
for
all,
but
neighborhood.
Revitalization
is
exactly
what
you're
talking
about.
B
We
cannot
turn
our
neighborhoods
into
destinations
if
there
are
only
four
places
that
people
are
visiting
when
they
visit
the
city,
the
seaport,
faneuil
hall,
copley
area
and
downtown
like
that's
not,
that
is
not
the
city
and
people
are
missing
out
on
so
much
rich
history,
cultural
vibrancy.
I
mean
this
year,
we're
celebrating
the
150th
of,
of
course.
Now
that
I
mentioned
what
it
is.
I
forgot
the
name
of
the
gentleman
anyway,
but
hugely
influential
black
leader
who
you
know,
wrote
the
liberator.
B
The
newspaper
lived
in
hyde
park,
no
one's
going
out
of
the
way,
and
I'm
left
alone
in
hyde
park,
because
no
one
wants
to
come
over
to
hyde
park
because
we're
not
marketing
the
different
areas
of
the
city
in
the
same
way
that
we
do
other
places
if
anyone's
watching
sports
right
now,
you
know
when
they're,
watching
the
finals
or
previously
the
playoffs
whenever
they
cut
to
commercial
break
and
the
games
are
happening
in
boston.
B
They
don't
go
anywhere
outside
of
the
downtown
area
or
where,
wherever
the
sport
is
being
played,
right,
we're
not
showcasing
what
we
have
to
offer.
One
of
the
ways
we've
tried
to
address.
This
is
the
all-inclusive
campaign
which
has
shifted
all
of
that
and
has
focused
primarily
on
neighborhoods
that
have
been
ignored
and
are
not
marketed
out
there,
roxbury
matapan,
dorchester,
etc,
and
not
just
lifting
up
through
images
and
through
commercials
about
these
areas,
but
the
website
itself
directing
people
directing
traffic
to
support
our
businesses,
particularly
restaurants.
B
So
these
are
some
of
the
ways
that
we're
being
worked
on.
When
I
came
into
this
role-
and
you
know
it's
always
important
for
me-
to
acknowledge
work
that
was
being
done
prior
to
because
we
didn't
come
in
and
just
do
all
these
things
in
the
last
150
days
as
much
as
I
would
love
to
take
credit
for
it.
But
you
know
that's
just
not
how
it
works
a
lot
of
folks,
sarah
midori
amy
others
have
done
incredible
work.
B
But
now
what
we're
doing-
and
this
is
to
what
president
flynn
mentioned
and
council
laurel
is
taking
a
look
at
you
know
what
are
the
conferences
that
we're
attracting
to
boston,
because
right
now
we're
mostly
reactive
right
people,
people
decide
to
come
to
boston,
and
then
we
prepare
for
that.
But
we
want
to
be
proactive.
B
So
this
new
director
of
tourism
is
going
to
essentially
be
an
ambassador
for
the
city
going
out
to
attract
the
types
of
conferences
that
reflect
broad
areas
of
our
community
to
ensure
that
when
they
do
come
here,
we're
then
getting
them
to
the
different
neighborhoods,
but
also
that
people
want
to
become
tourists
of
their
own
city.
You
know
there
are
people
that
grow
up
in
boston
that
have
never
been
like.
B
When
I
was
at
latin
academy.
There
were
people
that
had
never
been
to
charlestown
ever
and
living
in
that
part
of
dorchester,
which
I
thought
was
crazy,
but
it's
also
possible
right.
So
we
want
to
turn
residents
into
tourists
as
well,
not
just
about
the
money.
Anyway,
I
apologize,
but
this
is
an
ex
exciting,
passionate
thing.
A
I
mean,
I
think,
you're
right.
I
think
that
when
we're
talking
about
undoing
harm
in
boston,
there's
opportunity
to
create
cross-cultural
opportunities,
there's
opportunities
for
us
to
not
only
educate
but
to
give
people
more
exposure
to
the
culture
and
history
of
everything
in
boston.
Boston
is
super
rich
in
terms
of
culture
and
history.
C
A
I
see
that
cross-culture
sort
of
tourism-
you
know
intersectionality
of
you,
know
black
white,
whatever
festivals
or
whatever
it
is
that
you're
you.
You
are
thinking
about
as
an
opportunity
for
for
repair
or
for
healing.
So
I
thank
you
for
thinking
that
way.
Can
you
tell
me
a
little
bit
about
your
cannabis
equity
program?
How's
it
going
so
far.
What
stage
is
you
on
and
yeah
your
plans,
sure.
B
I
think
this
adore
you
thank
you.
F
So
since
the
cannabis
equity
ordinance
established
2019,
you
know:
we've
been
working
with
the
licensing
board,
boston
cannabis,
license
board.
That
was
just
2020.
F
since
then,
we've
hired
two
full-time
staff
members
who
are
in
the
audience,
but
they
had
to
go
one
is
cannabis:
equity,
fund
manager
and
cannabis
manager-
and
we
are
the
the
job
of
the
two
sort
of
team
members-
are
a
couple
things
one.
Is
they
certify
applicants
as
equity
right,
so
people
who
have
been
impacted
by
war
on
drugs
that
can
access
some
of
our
resources
that
we
have
in
our
office?
One
of
them
is
equity
grants
that
we
provide
grants
directly
to
these
cannabis
businesses.
F
Most
of
them
use
it
for
rent
because,
as
you
know,
to
open
up
a
calories
business,
a
very,
very
expensive
endeavor,
not
many
banks,
any
banks
provide
assistance
for
it
because
it's
not
legal
federally.
So
we're
happy
to
be
able
to
do
that,
and
then
we
also
provide
technical
assistance
for
canvas
equity
applicants.
So
it's
anything
from
going
through
the
boston
campus
board.
F
Commission
right
getting
the
presentation
ready
getting
a
traffic
study
done
right
if
the
community
is
pushing
back
on
the
traffic
study
on
the
expected
traffic
website,
development
and
all
sorts
of
assistance.
So
we're
happy
that
we
currently
have
45
equity
applicants
13
more
in
the
queue,
and
our
hope
is
that
many
of
them
will
be
able
to
open
up
a
shop
in
before
the
end
of
the
year.
A
B
So,
in
addition
to
the
work
of
the
on
the
storefront
piece,
you
know
joe
gilmore
who's,
the
member
of
this
team.
I
remember
when
I
was
at
beckman.
He
had
this
famous
quote
when
he
was
on
the
advocacy
side
where
he
would
say
the
people
who
made
the
most
money
during
the
gold
rush
were
the
folks
that
sold
the
picks
and
the
axes,
and
you
know
so
on
this
front.
I'll,
just
add
that
you
know
on
this
work,
we're
doing
with
equity
candidates
on
the
storefront
piece.
B
There's
also
the
work
that
the
team
is
doing
to
help
people
explore
other
aspects
of
the
cannabis
industry.
A
lot
of
people
just
go
to
dispensary
because
that's
what's
out
there,
but
it's
really
important
to
always
remind
folks
that
there
are
all
these
other
opportunities
and
ways
to
participate
in
the
industry
that
are
just
as
lucrative,
if
not
more
than
a
dispensary
because
of
the
prohibitive
costs.
A
Thank
you,
chief
ortega
and
you
you're
welcome
to
sit
here
with
us.
Those
chairs
are
horrible
and
they
hurt
my
back
and
my
bum
when
I
sit
there,
so
I
don't
know
if
you
guys
want
to
stay
there,
but
you're
welcome
to
join
us.
Thank
you
for
adding
that.
Can
you
tell
me
a
little
bit
about
your
small
business
development
or
in
terms
of
main
streets
and
what
is
going
on
with
that?
B
So
in
the
operating
budget,
we've
made
a
request
for
a
million
dollars
and
last
week,
in
our
request
for
four
million
dollars.
So
this
five
million
dollars,
if
approved
by
the
council,
would
be
the
largest
investment
the
city's
ever
made
in
main
streets.
What
we
have
proposed
in
working
with
the
current
mainstream
directors
is
that
you
know
this
would
do
a
couple
things
one
is.
B
It
would
increase
the
operating
budget
from
fifty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars,
which
means
that
main
streets
would
be
able
to
pay
a
better
wage
to
their
mainstream
directors
and
potentially
on
board
other
staff,
which
is
important,
because
even
if
you're,
paying
one
person
more
you're,
still
one
person
and
can't
do
everything
so
there's
that
piece.
The
funding
would
also
increase
the
programming
budget
from
17
500
to
25
000
to
allow
for
more
programming
activities
throughout
the
year.
B
We're
also
going
to
be,
though,
prioritizing
collaboration
between
main
streets,
particularly
those
that
are
near
one
another,
so
that
we're
not
operating
in
silos
and
then
finally
adding
a
new
line
for
beautification
so
that
main
streets.
Could
you
know
whether
it's
trash
cans
or
banners
or
flower
pots
or
really,
however,
we
don't
actually
want
to
be
the
ones
that
just
say
we
don't
want
to
be
prescriptive.
We
want
to
give
the
opportunity
to
mainstream
directors
and
their
boards
to
identify
the
best
ways
to
utilize
that
money.
B
You
know
all
that
said
this
is
part
of
a
larger
effort
under
the
reimagined
main
streets
effort
to
consider
what
the
future
of
main
streets
ought
to
be
so
that
it's
working
for
everybody.
B
You
know
I
mentioned
at
the
hearing
last
week
that
we
did
not
want
to
throw
wood
on
a
burning
fire
in
terms
of
adding
more
main
streets,
because
you
know,
even
with
this
new
and
this
new
investment
main
streets
directors,
I'm
sure
you
know
yourself
having
served
as
one
would
would
you
know
agree
that
the
current
make
up.
The
current
model
is
not
flaw,
proof
right,
and
so
what
we
want
to
explore
is
how
do
we
and
how
do
we
enhance
the
relationship
between
the
city
and
the
main
streets?
B
How
do
we
help
them
achieve
their
objectives?
How
do
we
make
sure
our
objectives
are
being
achieved
and
then
how
do
we
ensure
that
other
resources,
whether
it's
through
the
foundation
or
other
places,
are
coming
to
main
streets
in
an
equitable
way?
So
they're
not
we're
not
recreating
this
lopsided
investment
in
some
communities
and
not
in
others,
but
it's
a
longer
term
approach
versus
getting
it
all
done
this
year.
A
Okay,
well,
congratulations
on
that.
I
I
appreciate
that
we
know
why
main
streets
is
near
and
dear
to
my
chest
and
I
appreciate
all
the
support
that
they
can
get
and
thank
you
miss
amy,
so
much
for
donna
summer.
I
look
forward
to.
C
A
I
wasn't
aware,
and
disco
is
music
to
my
ear,
so
I
look
forward
to
that.
Can
you
tell
me
sorry,
can
you
send
me
a
breakdown
of
all
of
the
events
by
neighborhood
and
how
much
you've
spent
on
them
or
supported
them
in
tourism?
A
G
This
year
we
have
added
to
our
dance
parties
we're
going
to
do
a
kazumba
dance
party
on
the
plaza.
A
Okay,
thank
you
xoki
zumba
angola,
but
I
know
that
we
dance
it.
Thank
you.
That's
it's
all
good.
We
love
kizomba,
but
if
we
we're
so
there's
a
cape
verdean
parade
that
is
gonna
is
being
isn't
planning
and
would
love
to
some
support
on
that.
Would
love
to
collaborate
with
you
and
see
how
we.
G
Can
yes,
I
just
made
aware
that
I
talked
to
brianna
just
a
few
days
ago,
so
yeah
happy
to
support
and
look
forward
to
talking
to
you
about
it.
Awesome.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
I
think,
I'm
I
have
a
letter
from
my
counselor
colleague,
erin
murphy
and
I'll.
Give
you
guys
a
break
from
my
questions
and
I'll.
Just
read
this
into
record.
Ask
her
question.
A
We
may
have
a
couple
people
on
zoom
they
may
have
left
by
now,
but
we'll
go
to
that
after
this
is
from
counselor
aaron
murphy,
dear
madam
chair
and
member
of
ways
and
means,
I
am
writing
to
inform
you
of
my
absence
during
today's
city
council
hearing
on
docket
zero,
four,
eight
zero
to
zero,
four,
eight
six
fy
twenty
three
budget
economic
opportunity
and
inclusion,
tourism,
arts
and
culture,
tourism
and
arts
revolving
funds
equity
fund,
a
representative
of
my
staff
will
be
listening
in
and
following
up
with
me,
I
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
footage
and
following
up
as
need
be.
A
I
regret
that
I
could
not
stay
the
entire
duration
of
the
hearing,
but
I
am
submitting
the
following
questions
to
be
entered
into
record
with
the
hopes
to
get
getting
a
response
from
the
administration
either
during
or
after
the
hearing,
so
she's
asking
she's
saying
that
it's
okay
to
email
it!
If
that's.
If
that's
what
you
prefer
according
to
question,
one
according
to
boston,
glo
to
the
boston
globe
in
boston,
the
medium
net
worth
of
black
families
is
just
eight
dollars.
A
The
kovit
19
pandemic
has
widened
the
racial
gap,
wealth
gap
even
more.
How
are
we
developing
pathways
to
overcome
income
and
wealth
disparity
in
the
workforce
question
two:
can
you
give
more
insight
on
how
the
department
is
implementing
solutions
that
repair
past
economic
harm,
while
also
preventing
further
economic
harm,
especially
to
disadvantaged
communities?
A
A
C
A
Know
we
haven't
officially
met,
but
I
was
very
excited
to
hear
about
you
coming
on
board.
D
A
Great
sometimes
seasonal.
Thank
you
so
much
don't
listen
to
them.
A
C
A
Okay,
thank
you,
miss
laura
is
radwin
is
on
and
carrie
stepped
away
from
the
screen.
So
we'll
give
her
we'll
give
him
a
couple
seconds
right
on
time.
A
I'm
not
going
to
put
you
on
the
spot.
Miss
laura
is
a
a
fan
of
ways
and
means,
and.
A
My
goodness
she
beat
me,
oh
my
goodness,
so
I'm
impressed,
I
am
not
worthy.
Miss
miss
rodman.
Welcome,
it's
always
lovely
to
have
you.
Can
you
thank
you.
Please
state
your
name
for
the
record,
introduce
yourself
and.
L
Yes,
ma'am
laurel
radwin
from
roslindale
ann
hernandez,
and
I
have
submitted
written
testimony
requesting
that
main
street's
programs
be
contractually
obligated
to
include
those
most
effective
when
board
members
discuss
plans
with
developers
and
boston
units
such
as
the
transportation
department,
and
the
testimony
also
speaks
to
contractual
requirements
for
transparency
and
accountability.
L
Would
it
be
possible
to
follow
up
with
a
conversation
and
two
as
a
co-leader
of
the
roslindale
coalition,
I've
established
very
good
relationships
with
latin
of
latin
latinx
people
who
own
barber
and
beauty
shops.
I
would
hope
I
could
be
included
in
your
walking
tour
of
roslindale
and
just
to
elaborate
on
our
written
testimony.
L
In
total,
there
appears
to
be
five
million
dollars
proposed
for
main
street's
program,
as
you
said,
but
not
all
programs
are
equally
inclusive,
accountable
and
transparent
and
in
terms
of
discussions
and
plans
with
developers
and
transportation
department.
L
I
would
like
to
see
every
main
street
conduct
a
thorough
community,
inclusive
check-back
tool
before
conversations
with
developers
and
city
departments
begin,
and
this
would
respect
the
small
business
owners
and
it
would
also
help
prevent
gentrification
again
to
our
written
testimony.
It
would
be
in
terms
of
transparency
and
accountability.
L
Could
main
streets
programs
be
required
to
provide
public
access
to
board,
meeting
agenda,
minutes
annual
work
goals
and
work
plans
and
good
governance
reports
and
other
required
documents
that
are
in
contracts
and
also
it
would
be
important
for
inclusiveness
and
transparency
to
require
access
by
community
members,
small
business
owners
to
the
board
meetings,
and
this
could
be
in
person
or
in
zoom,
and
that
ends
my
testimony.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
miss
radwin.
I
have
a
letter
also
from
counselor
lucian,
that
I'd
like
to
read
to
record
and
counsel
braden.
If
you're,
if
you
have
any
questions,
then
we'll
go
to
you
next.
Okay,
thank
you,
dear
committee,
on
ways
and
means.
I
regret
to
inform
you
that
I
will
be
unable
to
attend
today's
budget
hearing
on
the
office
of
economic
opportunity,
inclusion,
tourism,
arts
and
culture.
First,
I
want
to
express
full
support
for
the
office
of
art
and
culture
in
the
office
of
tourism,
sports
and
entertainment.
A
Second,
I
am
excited
to
see
significant
investments
in
the
office
of
economic
opportunity
and
inclusion.
However,
I
continue
to
have
general
concerns
about
how
we
are
supporting
new
by
park,
businesses
with
capital
assets.
I
will
thoroughly
review
the
video
hearing,
minutes
and
public
testimony
and
follow
up
with
the
department,
heads
and
chiefs.
Should
you
or
any
member
of
the
public
have
any
questions
or
concerns.
Please
do
not
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
my
office
directly
at
four
617-635-4300,
seven
six
or
at
root
z.
A
I
have
more
questions,
but
I
know
that
we
are
reaching
12
o'clock.
I
think
I
can
submit
them
by
email
and
if
we
can
get
that,
I
look
forward
to
working
with
your
department.
I'm
super
impressed
by
the
diversity
how
you
you,
as
a
department
or
cabinet,
are
show
like
really
good
energy.
A
I
don't
have
another
way,
a
fancy
way
of
putting
that,
and
I
just
and
it
shows
it
shows
that
there's
synergy.
It
shows
that
you
are
working
like
really
well
together,
and
this
is
probably
one
of
I
would
say
the
top.
I
don't
never
mind.
I
don't
want
to
put
anybody
out
there,
but
you're
just
you.
A
It
shows,
and
I
I
congratulate
you
for
doing
such
an
amazing
work
for
your
innovative
vision,
midori
for
your
humility
and
hard
work
and
holding
us
down
until
to
now
and
alicia.
Congratulations!
Thank
you!
So
much,
I'm
sorry
miss
sarah,
sarah,
sorry,
sarah
and
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
any
further
questions,
we'll
submit
them.
If
you
have
any
closing
statements,
I
would
like
to
hear
them
now
before
I
just
we
dismiss
you.
B
Well,
I
think
I
would
just
well,
I
appreciate
the
kind
words
counselor
and
just
want
to
thank
you
and
the
leadership
and
stewardship
of
this
committee
and
want
to
thank
your
council
colleagues
as
well
for
the
ideas
and
solutions
and
recommendations
that
have
been
suggested
to
us.
You
know
all
of
us
are
committed
to
being
better
and
improving
what
we're
doing,
and
so
you
know
these
have
been
really
really
important
and
great
exercises
and
or
thought
exercises
I
would
say
and
kind
of
exploring.
A
Yeah,
just
such
a
every
friday
for
me,
I
spent
a
lot
of
time.
I
apologize,
but
I've
been
informed
that
we
have
one
more
testimony.
Thank
you
brendan.
Thank
you.
So
much.
M
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair,
I'll,
be
exceedingly
brief,
because
I
have
a
six
month
old,
bouncing
at
my
feet,
who
might
decide
that
it's
time
to
go
for
a
walk.
I
I'd
like
to
talk
a
bit
about
main
street's
funding
really
excited
to
to
be
here.
My
name
is
brendan
fogerty
and
I
serve
as
a
member
of
the
board
at
roslindale,
village,
main
street
or
rvms.
M
The
all-volunteer
board
of
rvms
really
applauds
the
leadership
of
the
mayor
and
the
department
of
economic
opportunity
in
proposing
a
bold
expansion
of
the
city's
investment
in
main
street's
districts
suggested
increase
in
operated
funding
embodied
in
docket
0480,
as
well
as
the
proposed
reimagined
main
street
session
initiative.
M
These
both
reflect
a
really
strong
conviction
that
community-minded
commerce
will
drive
success
in
our
neighborhoods
main
streets.
Districts
sit
at
the
nexus
between
diverse
local
entrepreneurs,
community
volunteers
and
partners
in
the
civic,
nonprofit
and
and
government
communities
at
all
levels
really
are
our
organizations,
the
districts
themselves,
underwrite
community
development
with
limited
staff,
and,
as
many
of
you
know,
many
many
volunteer
hours
from
engaged
neighbors.
M
With
this
new
support
proposed
for
fiscal
23,
main
streets
districts
would
better
attract
and
retain
top-tier
staff,
which
is
a
huge
priority
in
the
current
labor
market
expandance,
and
really
improve
our
local
business.
Support
system
increase
our
capacity
to
improve
the
visual
appeal
of
our
neighborhoods
and
really
create
jobs
where
they're
most
needed
in
the
heart
of
our
communities.
M
You
know
sometimes
very
far
from
downtown,
creating
a
a
vibrant
network
of
of
community
centers,
so
in
in
in
summarizing
here,
the
members
of
the
rvms
board
really
thanked.
The
committee
on
waze
means
for
its
past
commitment
to
small
businesses
and
community
success,
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
the
city
council,
the
mayor's
office
and
all
city
departments
on
building
strong
and
equitable
communities
together.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
A
Thank
you.
So
I'm
sorry.
A
A
All
right,
good
afternoon
same
for
you
have
how
many
minutes
do
you
think
you
need
for
your
presentation.
A
Okay,
all
right,
no
need
to
time
that,
please
you
have
the
floor
great
and
do
we
have
slides
carrie
if
we
can
get
the
slides
for
arts
and
culture.
O
Great
all
right,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much,
it's
good
to
see
you
and
I'll
reintroduce
myself,
I'm
cara,
eliot
ortega,
I'm
the
chief
of
arts
and
culture,
and
I'm
here
with
my
colleague,
naida
faria,.
O
So
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture,
I'm
going
to
give
just
a
quick
overview
of
what
we
have
been
up
to
in
fy22
and
some
of
our
investments
and
because
there
have
been
departments
and
cabinets.
Shifting.
The
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture
is
the
office.
The
only
office
inside
of
the
arts
and
culture
cabinet.
Currently,
so
I'm
the
chief
of
arts
and
culture,
but
I'm
also
the
director
of
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
cultures.
To
make
that
clear.
O
Our
mission
is
to
create
a
thriving
and
welcoming
city
with
equitable
access
to
arts
and
culture
in
every
community,
and
we
do
this
in
four
different
ways:
go
to
the
next
slide
by
developing
cultural
programs
and
strategies
working
across
the
cultural
sector
to
respond
to
the
needs
of
the
city
working
deeply
with
communities
and
developing
and
sharing
knowledge
and
resources.
O
I'm
going
to
start
with
the
creative
economy
and
how
we
serve
creative
workers
serving
the
people
who
make
creative
work
is
a
core
part
of
what
we
do.
This
includes
grants,
contracts
and
support
for
creatives,
artists,
cultural
workers
and
cultural
organizers,
and
our
support
addresses
a
range
of
needs
from
startup
capital
for
making
new
creative
work
to
help
selling
cultural
products
to
grants
that
help
bring
free
cultural
events
to
communities.
O
So
in
fy
22
we
had
over
400
applications
for
the
opportunity
fund
geared
towards
individuals,
and
we
awarded
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
artists
with
a
priority
on
populations
impacted
by
cobit
19.
and
we're
about
to
award
a
half
a
million
dollars
in
contracts
with
service
providers
who
can
provide
subsidized
space,
business
workshops
and
other
professional
development
services,
and
just
to
share
some
of
the
statistics
about
how
that
grant
did
as
we
targeted
specific
communities
using
public
health
data.
O
We
also
have
two
more
intensive
programs
featuring
individual
artists,
where
we
really
champion
the
role
of
artists
and
cultural
workers
and
leading
change
in
our
city.
I'm
really
underscoring
the
core
belief
that
creativity
is
a
requirement
for
making
a
better
city
and
imagining
new
policies,
and
those
programs
are
the
artist
in
residence
program
and
the
radical
imagination
for
racial
justice
program,
which
is
done
in
partnership
with
massachusetts,
college
of
art
and
design.
O
So
the
first
puts
artists
in
collaboration
with
city
staff
and
departments,
to
help
us
all
think
about
how
we
can
take
new
approaches
to
serving
communities
and
the
radical
imagination
program,
funds,
artists
to
imagine
and
pilot
racially
just
futures
in
partnership
with
their
communities.
However,
they
might
define
that-
and
these
are
our
current
group
of
amazingly
talented
artists
for
fy23
who
are
working
alongside
various
departments
in
the
city,
the
boston
planning
and
development
agency,
research
division,
the
bpa
planning,
division
parks,
environment
transportation,
as
well
as
with
our
own
office
in
arts
and
culture.
O
This
year,
with
additional
federal
funds,
we
were
able
to
award
3.4
million
dollars
in
grants
through
the
boston
cultural
council,
which
is
one
of
two
commissions
that
we
staff,
the
other
being
the
boston
art
commission,
and
this
is
another
program
where
we've
worked
to
embed
equity,
focusing
on
smaller
organizations
that
have
no
other
regular
source
of
funding
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
that's
specifically,
looking
at
the
landscape
of
philanthropy
and
where
cultural
organizations
can
get
support
in
the
city.
We
made
192
grants
this
year.
O
This
isn't
just
about
resourcing,
but
also
about
partnering
and
convening
leaders
in
the
arts
and
cultural
sector
in
particular
around
how
we
can
better
serve
all
bostonians.
So
a
part
of
where
we
see
our
work
growing
is
making
sure
that
leaders
in
the
city,
different
arts
and
culture
organizations,
including
our
major
institutions,
really
understand
the
demographics
of
who
is
here
and
how
to
actually
make
sure
that
their
work
is
tailored
to
working
with
those
communities
in
a
deep
long-term
way.
O
O
We're
actively
reviewing
around
40
to
50
development
projects
at
a
staff
level
we're
connecting
with
around
five
to
six
cultural
districts
at
various
stages
of
development
and
we're
supporting
a
pipeline
of
almost
300
artists,
affordable
artists,
live
work
units
and
a
number
of
cultural
spaces
that
are
set
to
be
delivered
by
private
development,
we're
doing
that
with
one
staff
person
right
now
and
so
really
having
to
pick
and
choose
how
we
support
this
area
of
work,
which,
I
would
say,
is
probably
our
number
one
priority
just
based
on
what
we're
hearing
from
artists
and
local
creatives
so
you'll
see
that
this
is
our
main
area
of
investment.
O
I'm
a
little
additional
context
on
why
we're
talking
about
cultural
planning,
we've
lost
whole
buildings,
full
of
artists
and
creative
small
businesses,
hundreds
of
thousands
of
square
feet
of
space
for
people
to
make
creative
work
in
the
city
of
boston
and
we're
hearing,
as
I
just
mentioned,
from
artisan
creatives
every
day
every
week
who
are
trying
to
figure
out
what
can
they
do
about
this?
And
what
can
the
city
do
about
this?
O
We
are
able
to
pilot
some
successes
like
with
humphrey
street
studios
in
dorchester,
thanks
in
partnership
to
other
departments
in
city
hall,
and
also,
I
think,
some
some
sheer
gumption
on
the
part
of
city
staff
and
local
artists,
who
really
got
together
to
try
to
organize
around
saving
that
building.
But
right
now
those
are
still
kind
of
unicorn
occurrences.
O
So
we
still
need
to
do
a
lot
of
work
to
develop
the
policies
and
resources
to
really
have
a
pipeline
to
save
these
spaces
and
also
create
new
ones,
in
addition
to
putting
more
resources
towards
this
with
our
fy23
staffing
request,
we'll
also
be
making
funding
and
technical
assistance
available,
specifically
on
facilities
and
how
to
operate
and
gain
control
of
physical
space,
and
that
we'll
do
that
through
our
operating
budget.
O
In
particular,
we've
been
really
excited
to
bring
these
artworks
even
more
directly
into
city
services,
by
working
with
the
bha
to
host
murals,
bphc
and
recovery
services,
with
several
murals
at
the
engagement
center
working
with
parks
and
continued
partnership
with
the
library
in
fy
22.
We
also
had
active
public
art
projects
in
every
council.
District
in
the
city.
O
Lastly,
I
want
to
touch
on
programs
that
really
foster
engagement
and
access
with
the
arts,
the
poet
laureate
city
hall
galleries
in
the
strand,
theater,
I'm
under
the
guidance
of
our
poet
laureate
porsche
la
iola.
There
have
been
many
many
more
opportunities
for
the
public
to
engage
with
poetry
and
the
arts,
including
through
workshops
and
public
readings.
We
also
named
our
second
youth
poet
laureate
this
year,
who's
already
in
very
high
demand.
O
This
year,
the
strand
really
saw
the
extremes
of
covet
19's
impact
on
the
performing
arts.
We
had
cancellations,
regular
renters,
who
really
didn't
know
how
their
shows
were
going
to
perform
how
ticket
sales
were
going
to
do
how
covid
policies
would
feel
for
audiences,
whether
they
would
have
enough
technical
staff
to
even
produce
shows
and
then
somehow.
At
the
same
time,
we
had
the
most
people
in
and
out
of
the
building
on
a
daily
basis,
with
the
van
gogh
immersive
experience,
which
was
a
major
commercial
rental
for
us.
O
O
Also
the
potential
for
an
operating
model
that
can
balance
commercial
rental
rentals
with
community
serving
programs.
So
this
is
really
a
moment
to
push
the
theater
forward.
I
think
even
under
the
city's
stewardship
and
actually
double
down
on
the
city.
Investment
in
the
space
there
are
capital
needs
projects
moving
ahead
in
fy23
and
will
be
putting
aside
strand
programming
dollars
to
conduct
a
market
assessment
to
help
us
understand
that
commercial
viability
question
and
we're
offering
grants
to
producers
who
need
some
help,
bringing
their
programs
into
the
space
so
throughout.
O
All
of
that
also,
the
theater
is
still
rented
for
about
two-thirds
of
the
year.
So
there
are
people
coming
and
going
from
the
theater
and
it
is
active
and
we're
all
in
on
these.
These
next
steps
to
support
the
theater
and
now
I'll
pass
it
over
to
nida
to
talk
specifically
about
our
fy23
investments.
N
Thank
you.
As
kara
mentioned,
we
have
two
staffing
requests
related
to
adding
capacity
for
cultural
planning.
The
development
review
project
manager
will
provide
dedicated
staff
to
engage
in
and
direct
development
pipeline
in
boston
to
better
support
and
sustain
our
cultural
and
creative
industries.
N
We
also
have
a
staffing
position
for
the
city
hall
plaza,
which
is
now
being
called
the
city
hall,
plaza
engagement
manager.
This
position
was
designed
in
collaboration
with
property
management
office,
of
economic
opportunity,
inclusion
to
help
market
and
program,
the
plaza
when
it
reopens
the
renovations,
will
create
many
more
spaces
for
programs
from
markets
to
festivals,
to
temporary
art,
and
this
position
will
be
responsible
for
contracting
and
supporting
programming
at
this.
In
this
line,
a
version
of
the
city
hall
plaza
has
a
truly
civic
space
that
is
welcoming
to
all.
N
Lastly,
our
capital
budget
request
supports
continuation
of
the
percent
for
our
program,
signage
for
public
art
and
has
will
several
community
driven
projects
like
the
chinatown
workers,
statues.
O
And
with
that,
we
are
happy
to
have
a
conversation
and
questions.
A
Okay,
thank
you
console
braden.
You
have
the
floor.
I
Thing
it's
oh
you're,
a
capricorn.
I
didn't
realize
I'll
explain
to
everything.
Okay,
thank
you!
So
much
cara
and
I've
forgotten
your
name
again.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
really
appreciate
all
the
great
partnership
we've
had
with
your
you
this
year
and
cara
trying
to
navigate
the
the
challenges
of
trying
to
preserve
and
enhance
our
arts
district
and
our
arts
community
at
the
sea.
In
the
face
of
so
much
development.
I
It
was
a
couple
of
things:
the
the
works,
the
live
work
space
that
many
of
our
developers
are
coming
in.
It's
it's
healed
as
being
a
community
benefit,
but
we
sometimes
discover,
after
the
fact
that
it
really
isn't
designed
the
spaces
and
the
specs
aren't
right.
The
space
isn't
specifically
designed.
I
So
is
there
any
way
we
can
improve
communication
with
bpda
and
the
developers
to
say
you
know
a
live
workspace
for
an
artist
is
just
not
a
regular,
it's
not
in
a
regular
apartment
that
there's
certain
features
that
we
would
like
to
see
and
then
also
I
know,
we've
got
a
new
chief
of
planning
and
I
will
be
resurrecting
and
pushing
the
idea
of
trying
to
get
a
designated
arts
overlay
district
in
austin
brighton
to
try
and
you
know,
preserve
some
of
the
architectural
features
of
the
neighborhood,
but
also
that
sort
of
the
the
energy
and
the
the
vibe
of
of
say
that
harvard
ave
corridor
across
through
and
intersecting
with
brighton,
brighton,
bright
nav-
and
you
know
just
that's
another
thing-
I'd
love
to
have
your
input
on
and
then
also
we
have
a
lot
of
not
a
lot.
I
We
have
some
existing
street
art
murals
and
et
cetera
that
need
a
little
district
they're
in
a
little
disrepair.
Do
we
have
funding
or
ways
to
do
a
little
refurbishment
on
those
sort
of
are.
You
know
there's
a
few
that
I've
seen
that
are
probably
been
there
for
20
years
or
more
they're.
Looking
a
little
in
need
of
some
tlc.
C
O
Yeah
thanks
for
those
questions
on
the
live
work
units
we
spent
time
about
two
years
ago
now
creating
guidelines,
design
guidelines
specifically
for
artists,
live
work,
units
and
artist
spaces
really
geared
towards
this
question,
because
I
know
we
were
seeing
the
same
thing
so
we've
just
had
about
a
year
of
really
trying
to
put
them
into
practice
and
been
working
with
the
bpda
development
review
on
making
sure
that
that's
provided
up
front
to
any
developers
who
are
thinking
about
artists
live
workspace,
and
I
think
that
we
are
getting
better
results
using
that
we
are
seeing
people
actually
coming
into
meetings
with
us
having
already
looked
through
those
guidelines
and
talking
about
how
they're
going
to
meet
the
different
needs.
O
So
I
think
that
that's
working
now
that
we've
been
through
a
year
of
it,
though
we
will
be
looking
at
it
and
seeing
if
there's
places
where
it's
still
falling
short,
and
it
is
a
challenge
because
the
units,
a
lot
of
those
units
haven't
been
delivered
yet
right.
So
it's
it's
also
a
matter
of
kind
of
compliance
which
I
think
speaks
to
the
need
of
having
a
development
review
position,
because
it
really
requires
us
being
involved
throughout
those
meetings
as
they
continue.
O
It
can't
just
be
kind
of
a
one-and-done
conversation
with
us,
and
then
you
know
so
many
design
decisions
are
made
and
we
don't
see
it
until
it's
too
far
along.
So
I
think,
having
that
extra
capacity
will
also
help
with
that
in
terms
of
the
we
have
a
new
chief
of
planning.
So
that's
super
exciting
for
us.
O
I
think
really
looking
forward
to
collaborating
with
with
planning
and
development
review
and
whatever
direction
it's
it's
going
and
making
sure
that
that
cultural
planning
generally
is
really
integrated
into
the
work
of
both,
I
think
for
us.
We
think
that
culture
is
already
present
in
everything
that
we
do,
and
so
we
might
as
well
acknowledge
it
and
that
by
doing
that,
we're
going
to
have
better
results
that
are
more
kind
of
human
centered,
specifically
with
cultural
districts.
O
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
to
talk
about
what
zoning
actually
looks
like
for
cultural
districts
citywide.
I
think
you
know
this
is
a
great
time
good
inflection
point
to
to
bring
that
conversation
yeah
so
we'll
be
with
additional
capacity.
Also
we'll
have
more
room
to
actually
develop
some
of
these
policies,
and
we
don't
need
to
reinvent
the
wheel.
We
can
look
at
what
other
cities
are
doing
and
kind
of
what's
available
through
zoning
language.
O
We
know
that
there's
some
also
low-hanging
fruit
like
making
sure
that,
if
you're
in
a
cultural
district,
you
can
actually
do
cultural
activities
as
a
right
which
right
now
isn't
true
in
in
some
of
the
zoning.
So
we'll
start
articulating
what
that
looks
like
murals
in
disrepair,
we
do
have
funding
on
the
operating
budget
to
do
conservation
for
public
artworks
and
the
reason
that
that's
important
that
that's
on
the
operating
budget
is
that
the
percent
for
art
program,
since
it
comes
out
of
capital,
is
a
little
bit
more
restrictive.
I
Sounds
good
and
then
the
other
issue
is,
do
you
have
or
is
there
a
relationship
with
boston,
public
schools,
because
I
think
we
have
a
whole
generation
of
young
people
who
are
arts.
Education
is
always
something
that
we're
trying
to
get
more
funding
for
and
make
sure.
But
one
of
the
most
impressive
art
exhibits.
I
I've
seen
in
the
neighborhood
in
the
last
10
years
was
a
pro
an
exhibit
put
on
by
the
senior
class
graduating
class
from
brighton
high
school
a
few
years
ago,
and
the
quality
of
the
artwork
and
their
stories
and
the
diversity
of
the
students-
and
it
was
just
so
impressive
and
I
think
they're
they're,
maybe
our
future
artists
and
and
having
them
be
engaged
in
this
conversation,
is,
is
really
important
and
then
also
the
other
issue
I
wanted
to
mention
was
you
know
the
we
have
the
new
roadrunner
facility
venue
and
opened
up
now
in
in
on
gas
street,
but
it's
a
it's
a
000
seat,
people
space.
I
It
holds
a
lot
of
people
and
it's
by
all
accounts.
It's
going
really
well,
but
it's
those
smaller
performance
spaces,
and
I
I
had
a
conversation
with
chief
either
was
just
a
few
minutes
ago
about
you,
know:
vacant
shop
fronts
and
how
to
revitalize
those.
Is
there
ways
that
we
can
explore?
O
Yeah,
I
think,
that's
a
that's
a
great
suggestion.
There
are
a
lot
of
areas
of
partnership.
I
think,
with
with
the
chiefs
areas
of
work.
Main
streets
is
definitely
one
of
them
that
we're
looking
forward
to
as
we
carve
out
more
funding
support
from
our
operating
budget,
specifically
for
cultural
facilities.
I
think
that
that's
also
going
to
be
really
helpful.
O
It
also
really
falls
into
something
that
we've
been
talking
a
lot
about,
which
is
you
know
now
that
we're
coming
out
of
covet
19
and
kind
of
looking
at
our
strategic
priorities
again
and
seeing
where
the
gaps
are
and
even
this
new
reality.
O
One
of
the
areas
of
focus
is
making
sure
that
there
are
accessible
arts
experiences
in
every
community.
Whether
that's
you
know
leveraging
city-owned
buildings
like
bcyf,
centers
or
libraries,
or
working
with
main
streets
and
kind
of
activating
spaces.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
there
are
those
accessible
opportunities
everywhere
and
so
I
think,
we'll
be
able
to
actually
bring
some
support
to
that.
I
This
year,
so
in
terms
I
know,
we've
talked
a
lot
about
also
brighton.
I
know
we
did
you.
Did
the
civic
moxie
folks
did
a
review
of
our
basically
an
asset
inventory
sort
of
thing
in
terms
of
you
know,
just
thinking
about
my
district,
our
district,
austin,
brighton.
I
Where
do
you
think
we
should
be
going
like?
This
is
an
aspirational
thing?
What's
we
seem
to
be
just
kicking
all
the
doors
at
the
moment
and
yeah,
and
I'm
hopeful
that
with
a
new
administration
and
a
new
chief
of
planning
that
we
can
actually
make
some
headway,
but
in
terms
of
prioritizing
where
we
should
be
putting
our
energies,
what
do
you
think
we
should
be
doing
yeah.
O
I
mean,
I
think,
the
zoning
cultural
overlay.
However,
we
wanted
to
find
that
is
really
important,
because
we're
kind
of
at
a
point
where
there's
been
a
lot
of
loss
and
a
lot
of
things
have
already
been
approved
in
the
development
pipeline
yeah.
So
I
think
there
is
a
clarity
that
we
need
to
have
if
this
is
really
the
area.
O
So
I
think
that's
the
direction
that
we're
moving
in
you
know
we'll
definitely
be
continuing
to
be
in
the
conversations
around
the
western
ab
zoning
as
well
yeah-
and
I
did
want
to
just
mention
with
bps
so
we're
we
work
really
regularly
with
the
director
of
arts
at
bps
with
edvestors,
and
then
we
really
sit
in
this
space,
where
we
support
the
teachers
and
providers
and
organizations
that
then
bring
arts
education
into
bps.
So
we
kind
of
helped
found
and
support
the
boston
area
network
of
teaching
artists.
O
Even
if
that's
not
as
an
artist,
but
you
know
having
some
sort
of
a
role
in
a
creative
industry.
I
mean
really
seeing
the
spectrum
of
what's
there.
Roadrunner
is
a
really
interesting
example,
because
there
are
like
50
different
kinds
of
jobs
that
are
happening
in
that
space
right
from
hospitality.
To
you
know.
O
I
Yeah,
the
other
one
more
question,
madam
sheriff,
I
can
one
more,
you
know
the
libraries
have
been
moved.
I've
they've
been
moved
under
a
different
cabinet
position
and
I
always
think
of
the
libraries
as
being
centers
of
arts
and
culture.
So
and
it's
and
I
don't
disagree-
that
they
have
a
huge
impact
in
in
sort
of
the
human
services
side
of
things.
I
I
I,
how
is
the
relationship
with
your
your
department
going
to
change,
or
will
it
be
pretty
much
the
same?.
O
No
we're
always
going
to
be
like
very
working
closely
with
the
libraries.
That's
not
going
to
change
because
they're
sitting
in
another
cabinet,
so
I
think
you
know
if
anything,
the
only
difference
is
that
as
we're
having
this
conversation
about
leveraging
city
assets,
we'll
be
thinking
about
and
working
collaboratively
with
human
services
across
various
departments,
including
the
libraries
right.
So
it's
libraries,
it's
bcyf's
it's
you
know
making
sure
that
then
we're
partnering
with
bps
when
there
are
bps
facilities
that
are
involved.
I
A
A
O
Yeah,
so
I
think
this
relates
a
little
bit
to
what
I
was
just
saying
about
really
doubling
down
on
making
sure
that,
no
matter
where
you
are
in
boston,
you
have
a
space
to
both
kind
of
consume
arts
and
culture,
but
also
be
creative
right
now,
we've
lost
a
lot
of
those
spaces.
I
think
there
is
also
kind
of
a
scale
of
funding,
that's
required
in
order
to
make
that
available
and
kind
of
a
scale
of
coordination
across
different
city
departments.
O
So
I
think
this
is
really
the
the
opportunity
to
do
that,
but
I
think
this
also
goes
back
to
some
of
our
kind
of
core
beliefs
about
culture
and
creativity
being
a
part
of
everyday
life,
and
that
when
we
try
to
separate
that
out,
that's
actually
a
pretty
artificial,
even
like
western
european
way
of
thinking
about
arts
and
culture,
and
so
I'm
really
wanting
to
make
sure
that
we're
integrating
arts
and
culture
into
everything
that
we
do
not
just
looking
at
how
people
can
access
it
across
the
city
geographically.
O
But
this
is
part
of
why
we
think,
having
creatives
kind
of
even
in
city
government
is
really
helpful
to
make
sure
that
we're
bringing
that
perspective
back
in
and
we're
thinking
about
how
anybody
accessing
city
services
or
hearing
about
city
policies
sees
themselves
kind
of
as
a
whole
person
and
a
whole
community
really
represented
in
what
we
do
and
I'm
not
sure.
If
that
exactly
answers.
Your
question.
A
Yeah,
no,
I
like
that
you
have
this
holistic
perspective
of
arts
and
culture
in
terms
of
it's
part
of
your
health.
It's
part
of
your
living.
O
Yeah,
I
mean,
I
think
one
one
place
in
particular
where
it's
translated
into
action
is
how
we
think
about
supporting
the
people
who
are
making
the
work
so
the
contracts
that
we're
about
to
award
one
of
the
important
parts
of
that
scope
of
work
that
we
heard
directly
from
creatives
was
the
need
for
mental
health
support,
support,
thinking
about
the
kind
of
social
outcomes
of
arts
and
culture
as
a
part
of
their
work
as
practitioners
creating
space
for
healing
for
bipartic-identified
artists
as
a
part
of
professional
development
support,
and
so
we've
worked
that
into
that
contract.
O
O
The
other
is
that,
as
we
think,
about
access-
and
this
goes
back
to
how
we
might
use
the
arpa
funds-
if
those
move
forward
as
proposed-
is
to
really
prioritize
working
with
bipac
organizations
that
are
serving
bipod
communities,
but
also
immigrant
organizations
that
are
serving
immigrant
communities
and
trying
to,
I
think,
undo.
Some
of
that
kind
of
false
separating
of
capital,
arts
capital,
a
arts
from
the
kind
of
everyday
lived
experience
and
cultures
that
are
in
the
city.
A
Whenever
I
hear
the
acronym
bypack,
it
feels
as
though
we're
not
addressing
racial
equity
as
though
we're
clumping
a
bunch
of
people
together
and
then
there's
white
and
then
bypak
right,
and
that
seems
unfair
right.
It
seems
inequitable
almost,
and
so
I
wonder
what
metrics
do
we
use
within
that
acronym
in.
C
O
Yeah
and
I
think
when
we
say
bipac,
we
try
to
do
that
very
intentionally.
So
we've
also
heard,
for
example,
from
indigenous
communities
that
the
eye
and
bypak
is
silent,
and
so,
when
we
say
bypoc
it's
because
we
are
thinking
about
different
demographics
that
do
show
up
in
the
acronym
and
then
we
try
to
be
really
specific
when
something
is
about
racial
equity
and
even
specific
within
racial
equity.
O
Racial
justice
has
also
been
a
term
that
that
we've
been
in
conversation
around
as
a
way
to
actually
acknowledge
some
of
the
other
intersections
with
you
know
whether
it's
you
know,
trans
women
of
color
or
it's
indigenous
and
black
identified
people
trying
to
be
really
specific
about
what
those
overlaps
are
and
how
we're
addressing
that,
and
not
not
doing
what
you're
saying,
which
is
lumping
people
into
one
category.
O
O
I
think
we're
very
willing
and
excited
to
think
about
what
that
looks
like
under
arpa
with
the
restrictions
that
arpa
has
so
that
we
can
say
across
the
board.
You
know
where
is
the
funding
reaching
who's
being
contracted
and
we're
also
very
aware
of
some
of
the
challenges
with
reporting
that
out
a
lot
of
the
individuals
we
work
with
aren't
certified
as
women
or
minority-owned
businesses.
O
A
I
think
in
my
observation,
I
think
you
do
an
excellent
job
administratively
and
just
execution.
I
think
I
think,
you're
very
good
at
your
job
and
I
I
appreciate
you
and
your
department
for
the
work
that
you
do.
I
wonder,
though
I
mean
I
and
I
know
that
you
will
agree
with
me,
but
looking
at
the
demographics
of
your
top
paid
earners
as
well
as
the
demographics
of
your
employees.
Overall,
it's
majority
white.
C
A
Then
your
top
paid
is
also
majority
white,
but
then
latino
and
then
one
black
person,
and
so
I
there's
the
conversation
on
race
and
every
time
I
bring
it
up.
A
It's
uncomfortable
for
some
people
that
have
good
intentions
and
want
to
be
perceived
for
their
intention
for
what
they
hold
true
to
their
heart,
and
then
it's
not
it's
it,
and
then
it
can
be
also
not
so
uncomfortable
for
people
who
don't
care
about
it
because
they'll
just
dismiss
it.
So
I
appreciate
that
I
can
talk
to
you
in
this
way
and
that,
even
if
it
sounds
like
a
broken
record
that
you
will
entertain
the
conversation
about
racial
equity,
that
leads
me
to
think
to
feel
or
to
to
ask
you.
O
Yeah,
I
don't
think
that
they
can.
I
mean,
I
think
the
reality
is
that
the
demographics
of
the
office
have
to
be
reflective
of
the
communities
that
we're
serving.
I
mean,
I
think,
that
we
try
to
be
very
thoughtful
about
where
we're
centering
ourselves
or
not,
and
what
the
power
dynamics
are
of
that,
especially
when
it
comes
to
grants
and
we're
in
pretty
deep
conversations
with
the
people
who
are
working
with
about
how
we
go
about
doing
that
and
trying
to
be
very
thoughtful.
O
So
I
think
that
there's
a
piece
of
power
sharing
and
that's
really
really
important
to
analyze
and
to
have
active
conversations
about
as
we
at
a
staff
level
are
administering
these
different
programs.
But
that
said,
I
do
think
that
the
demographics
have
to
be
reflective
of
of
who
we're
serving
so
with
these
new
positions,
but
also,
I
think,
with
a
lot
of
turnover
and
vacant
positions.
We're
definitely
prioritizing
that
and
thinking
about
how
we
can
show
up
in
a
way
that
reflects
all
of
the
city
of
boston.
N
Sure
I
think
one
example
would
be
our
director
of
granson
programs,
which
is
open
right
now,
I'm
working
with
reaching
out
to
the
community
college.
I
had
reached
out
to
bunker
hill
it's
up
on
different
websites,
so
we're
making
sure
that
it's
reaching
the
people
that
we
want
to
reach
out
that
reflects
that
community.
A
A
This
is
just
a
point
of
reference
for
the
following
year,
just
so
that
we're
really
intentional
about
how
we're
making
progress
you
mentioned,
or
I
I
had
a
question
in
the
cover
recovery
hearing
about
dashboards
and
being
transparent
as
we
are,
you
know,
giving
out
grants
or
contracts,
and
I
understand
your
issue
or
challenge
with
documenting
registered.
You
know
certified
women-owned
businesses
or
people
of
color.
A
O
We
don't
have
a
dashboard
now.
I
think
you
know
what
I'm.
What
I
want
to
make
sure
is
clear
is
that
we
would
be
happy
to
contribute
to
one
and
that
we
already
have
that
data
kind
of
collected
as
a
matter
of
routine
in
our
office.
I
think
we
have
most
of
it
we'll
have
to
see
kind
of
what
other
requirements
arpa
brings
that
we
might
have
to
report
on,
but
no,
I
think
it's
just
that
we
have
the
willingness
to
participate
in
that
and
think
that
it's
important
to
do.
A
Thank
you.
A
lot
of
people
in
communities
of
color,
either
contact
me
or
because
I
come
from
you
know,
doing
events
and
art
stuff
say
that
arts
and
culture
as
a
department
is
not
very
accessible
from
a.
You
know,
people
of
color
standpoint
and
I
wonder
what
because
I
I
was
able
to
access
you
right.
I
was
able
to
get
a
meeting
with
you
and
you're
cheap,
like
you're
the
top.
So
I
don't
for
me.
O
So
our
hope
is
that
we're
we're
super
accessible
and
I
think,
that's
a
part
of
the
kind
of
culture
that
we
want
to
create
and
make
sure
city
hall
has
a
reputation,
for,
I
think
also
it
has
been
really
challenging
during
covid
and
events
not
happening
in
person
and
lockdown.
I
think
this
relates
to
personnel
as
well.
You
know
nobody
gets
into
arts
and
culture
to
sit
behind
a
desk
all
the
time
and
look
at
spreadsheets
and
it's
actually
been.
You
know.
O
We
know
that
it's
a
mental
health
challenge
for
people
who
create
work
to
then
be
totally
isolated
and
I
think
there's
something
similar
for
for
folks
who
are
working
on
the
other
end
of
things
and
facilitating
that
work.
So
now
that
things
are
back
out
in
person
and
we
have
events
again,
I
mean
we're
really
really
looking
forward
to
being
out
in
community
and
doing
a
lot
more
kind
of
like
tabling
paper
information
like
really
connecting
with
people.
So
hopefully
that
helps
as
well.
A
That's
a
great
segue
to
my
next
question
in
the
same
spirit
of
artists,
you
know
being
confined
to
just
a
desk
all
right:
it
presents
mental
health
issues
or
hopefully
not
opportunities,
but
possibilities
same
could
be
said
for
the
artists
in
the
community
who
are
looking
for
access
or
to
sit
with
you
or
not,
you
necessarily
but
your
department,
and
so
and
it's
usually
non-traditional
ways
right
because
artists,
I
work
really
hard
to
sit
still
and
it's
you
know
you.
A
You
know
this
right
if
you're
an
artist,
it's
a
lot
of
work
to
be
able
to
be
that
sort
of
administrative.
You
know
person
how,
like
I
guess
you
know
looking
at.
I
guess
this
is
a
suggestion.
Looking
at
non-traditional
ways
of
table,
I
like
that
paper.
I
like
that
more
access,
if
people
have
digital
challenges
or
barriers,
but
also
like
non-traditional
ways
of
saying,
like
you
know,
the
coffee
are,
I
don't
know
what.
A
But
if
you
have
a
community
person
community
engagement
person,
that
is
specifically
saying
generally,
because
artists
will
come
to
you
and
not
necessarily
have
a
presentation
or
know
how
to
give
you
their
ideas.
It's
just
a
whole
bunch
of
like
right,
that's
and,
and
that's
how
that's
how
we
are
that's
how
we
present
until
we
finally
are
connected
with
you
know
you
you
can
write
for
this
grant
or
whatever.
A
So
I
was
happy
to
hear
about
technical
assistance,
but
in
how
we
are
breaking
that
down
from
the
beginning,
access
meeting,
brainstorming
to
technical
assistance
to
execution,
I
think,
would
be
very
helpful
so
that
folks
can
feel
like
yeah.
They
do
care
they.
They
have
provided
the
service
and
they
are
intentional
about
undoing,
harms
in
inequities
or
disenfranchised
communities,
because
they
are
looking
at
me
as
an
individual
and
my
needs
to
gain
access
to
arts.
A
If
you
have
comments
about
that,
if
not,
I
think
that's
more
of
a
statement.
No.
O
I
think
that's
a
great
suggestion.
I
think
you
know
this
this
round
of
contracts
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
to
support
individual
creatives
is
definitely
a
kind
of
an
experiment
for
us
and
so
we're
hoping
to
maybe
form
relationships
with
with
new
providers
who,
like
we,
you
know,
might
not
pop
up
on
like
a
kind
of
traditional
arts
list
of
some
kind.
O
So
I
think
that
the
idea
is
that
we'll
be
able
to
reach
a
lot
of
new
people
who
might
not
be
originally
connected
to
our
services
and
who,
I
think
you
know,
we
have
a
barrier
of
people
not
associating
this
work
with
city
government,
and
so
maybe
assuming
that
it's
a
certain
way
and
then
once
we
finally
have
a
conversation,
you
know
when
we're
in
the
room
together
getting
a
sense
of
what
we
can,
what
we
can
do
for
them
and
that
we
are
here
to
serve
them.
O
But
it
still
takes
a
lot.
I
think
for
someone
to
go
from
thinking.
Oh
I'm
trying
to
do
this
as
a
creative
person,
I'm
going
to
go
to
city
hall,
so
I
think
I
think
you're
right.
Just
I'm
just
emphasizing
what
you
were
just
saying,
which
is
finding
other
ways
to
connect
with
people
is
going
to
be
important.
O
I
would
see
this
as
a
step
in
the
right
direction
for
a
much
longer
term
conversation
about
what
does
that
really
look
like
and
where
would
we
want
it
to
be,
but
I
think
the
investments
that
we've
asked
for
this
fiscal
year
will
definitely
help
with
everything
that
we've
talked
about.
In
particular,
one
of
those
planning
positions
is
really
meant
to
be
embedded
in
community
and
really
be
kind
of
on
the
ground
with
you
know
whether
it's
displacement
issues
or
different
opportunities,
things
that
people
are
just
seeing
kind
of
in
their
neighborhoods.
O
That
position
is
really
supposed
to
be
there
for
that
and
be
like
very
accessible
in
that
way,
and
so
I
think
that
will
speak
to
some
of
what
we're
talking
about.
A
In
the
interest
of
doing
this,
with
equitable
lens
or
doing
this
equitably,
what
how?
How
will
you
ensure,
because
I
mean
covert
19
and
what
and
who
it
impacted?
How
will
you
ensure
that
this
arts
also
goes
to
who
most
was
mostly
impacted.
O
We're
going
to
bake
that
into
the
program
design
for
any
of
the
funding
that
goes
out
kind
of
similar
to
what
we're
doing
right
now
with
the
contracts
where
we
actually
put
right
into
the
scope
of
work
who
this
had
to
be
for
based
on
public
health
data
and
that's
the
metric
with
which
we're
evaluating
what
comes
back.
So,
I
think,
we'll
take
a
really
similar
approach
that
it's
and
it's
just
very
direct
and
common
sense.
If
this
is
who
is
the
most
impacted?
A
You
you
know,
I
was
waiting
for
you
to
stop
me
because
I'll
just
go
right,
there's
only
the
two,
this
one.
It
feels.
A
So
you
mentioned
about
this,
you
know
artist,
part
of
the
like
holistic
living,
and
there
are
so
many
public
housing
already
in
boston,
especially
in
my
district,
and
I
wonder
then-
and
I
was
thinking
before
I
filed
something
another
thing
I
was
like.
Let
me
talk
to
bha
and
ask
them
like
if
they've
done
any
efforts
on
this,
and
my
idea
was
that
we
would
integrate
arts
and
mental
health
activities
within
the
public
housing
spaces
right.
A
So,
for
example,
I
would
come
in
and
do
sort
of
an
arts
therapeutic
workshop
educate
you
on
therapy
destigmatizing
it
right
and
creating
this
welcoming
environment
with
arts
through
arts,
for
example.
It
would
be
like
oh
arts
and
you
know,
paint
night.
You
and
your
daughter
can
come
to
this
workshop
you're
learning
about
mental
health,
but
you
can
also
display
your
you
know
mostly
visual,
your
art
in
this
lobby,
and
then
you
could
walk
through
every
day
and
say
I
belong
here
right.
So
it's
like
killing.
A
You
know,
birds
with
like.
A
O
Yeah
it's
so
this
definitely
falls
under
the
category
of
I
think,
making
sure
arts
access
is
everywhere,
especially
in
city
owned
spaces,
where
we
can
just
kind
of
make
it
happen.
O
We've
done
work
with,
I
think,
probably
the
best
examples
with
age
strong
working
where
kind
of
our
skill
set
is
to
reach
the
teaching
artists
and
the
the
people
who
can
really
have
like
a
high,
create
that
high
quality
experience.
That
does
what
you're,
describing
and
support
them
in
doing
that,
and
then
also
work
with,
whichever
department
or
agency
has
kind
of
control
over
that
space
and
help
facilitate
that
process
and
fund
and
kind
of
match,
make
to
bring
something
like
a
sequential
arts,
class
or
experience
to
a
city
location.
O
So
we
did
that
with
age
strong,
specifically
looking
at
working
with
older
adults,
and
it
was
super
successful.
We
had
surveys
done
before
and
after
with
questions
like,
I
feel
like
I
can
learn
new
things
or
I
feel
like
I'm
isolated
or
I
can
access
new
people
and
the
numbers
went
from,
like
you
know,
40
some
percent
I
feel
like
I
can
learn
new
things
too,
in
the
80s
or
90
percent
after
taking
the
sequential
learning
class.
O
So
we
know
that
it
like,
I
think
some
of
us
know
instinctually
that
that's
going
to
be
the
case,
but
we
actually
have
the
numbers
to
back
that
up.
So
we've
been
looking
at
that
program,
which
was
a
three-year
partnership
with
age,
strong
that
kind
of
grew
over
time
where
we
piloted
and
we
did
trainings.
We
did
support,
and
now
it's
much
more
kind
of
held
by
age,
strong
themselves,
which
I
think
is
the
goal
right.
O
We
want
to
kind
of
pilot
and
test
and
support
and
then
have
that
just
be
a
part
of
what
that
department
or
agency
does
so
we'd
love
to
do
the
same
thing
with
bha
and
we've
had
preliminary
conversations
about
how
we
could
support
that.
I
think
funding
to
scale
has
always
been
the
next
step
of
that
equation,
but
but
yes,
we'd
love
to
do
some
more
of
that
work
and
we've
had
some
really
great
experiences
doing
murals
on
bha
buildings
and
the
kind
of
resident
engaged
process
around
those
murals
has
been.
A
I
Also
braden.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
have
to
speak
to
the
the
resident
engaged
murals
on
the
bha
buildings.
There's
one
on
patricia
white
out
and
in
brighton
and
the
community
were
very,
very
excited
to
participate
in
that,
and
they
really
felt
like
they
had
some
some
ownership
of
the
process
and
the
product,
and
they
wouldn't
just
somebody
come
along
and
painted
a
mural
on
their
building
one
day.
So
that
was
important.
I
Also
in
terms
of
outreach.
You
know
the
the
the
folks
with
disabilities
and
differently
abled
folks,
I
think
that's
another
part
of
the
demographic
that
we
sometimes
forget
about
and-
and
I
know
from
my
background
and
rehabilitation
that
this
incredible
opportunities
for
adaptive
expression
through
arts
and
we
keep
keep
the
disabilities
commission
engaged
as
well,
because
I
think
that's
the
thing
is
the
huge
tapestry
of
all
the
folks
that
actually
live
in
in
boston.
Let's
touch
all
of
them.
I
So
in
terms
of
the
certification
of
artists,
so
that
they
can
get
artists
housing,
how
many
people
do
we
have
certified
as
artists
and
and
then
how
many
housing
units
do
we
actually
have
in
the
city?
What
sort
of
an
inventory
do
we
have
at
this
time.
O
O
We
do
yeah,
we
we
get
a
steady
stream
of
artists
looking
for
what
we
now
call
artist
housing
certification
to
make
it
clear
that
it's
about
accessing,
affordable
housing
opportunities
and
it's
you
know.
I
think
it's
a
it's
a
little
bit
tough
in
the
sense
that,
as
we
were
just
talking
about
a
lot
of
units,
it
feels
like
there's
a
good
number
of
units
in
the
pipeline.
But
those
are
going
to
be
delivered
kind
of
bit
by
bit.
Yeah.
O
So
there's
definitely
a
lot
more
demand
than
what's
being
constructed
and
then
we've
also
been,
as
we
follow
people
kind
of
through
the
journey
of
the
application
process,
getting
a
sense
of
where
we
can
play
more
of
a
role
in
making
that
successful.
O
So
there
were
some
units
in
mission
hill
recently,
where
we
actually
did
like
a
virtual
kind
of
open
house
of
that
of
those
units
in
that
building
and
invited
artists
who
are
on
the
artist
housing
certification
list
to
see
that
and
kind
of
get
like
an
open
house
tour
of
what
that
space
was
and
ask
questions.
And
you
know
you
start
to
get
into
the
detail
of
you
know.
I
Yeah
now
the
other
question
I
had
was
with
regard
to
you,
know
music
venues
or
places
where
they
make
sound
issues
and
then
a
new,
a
new
condo
unit
gets
built
next
door
or
something
in
london.
I
can't
remember
the
name
for
it
agent
of
change
agent
of
change.
Do
we
have
a
policy
and
do
we
work
with
that
sort
of
policy
here
in
the
city.
O
We
don't
have
an
agent
of
change
policy,
it's
something
that
we've
talked
about
in
the
past
with
the
bpda.
I
think
it's
something
we
could
bring
up
again
now
with
the
new
chief
and
see
what
that
might
look
like
it
kind
of.
I
think
this
is
my
understanding
I
don't
want
to
misrepresent,
but
that
the
compliance
piece
of
this
is
always
what
is
tricky,
so
we
can
kind
of
say
in
a
cooperation
agreement
with
the
development
that
they
need
to
include
certain
terms
as
a
part
of
their
lease.
O
That
says,
you
acknowledge
that
there's
going
to
be
no
noise
in
this
building
or
on
the
street,
but
we
don't
really
have
capacity
as
a
city
to
necessarily
follow
up
on
that
and
make
sure
that
that's
actually
what's
being
done,
and
so
I
think,
that's
a
part
of
the
question
there,
but
it
is
something
that
we've
had
conversations
about.
Yeah.
I
So
I
think
we
probably
need
to
continue
that
conversation
in
the
light
of
all
this
new
development.
That's
impacting
already
established
venues
and
and
spaces.
So
that
would
be
good
to
look
at.
I
think
that's
all
I
have
oh,
yes,
rita,
hester
mural
or
where
are
we.
O
At
with
that
one,
the
design
was
just
approved
last
night
at
the
art
commission
meeting.
I
believe
if
we
don't
have
the
commitment
from
the
owner
about
the
wall
in
writing,
yet
we
will
shortly
so
it's
all
moving
ahead.
I
And
it's
a
deadline
that
we
have,
we
have
to
have
it
all
seen
and
done
and
not
completed
but
commissioned,
and
I
don't
know,
is
there
a
deadline
to
have
it
completed
or.
O
Yeah
one
thing
we
want
to
make
sure
of
with
that
project:
is
that
there's
enough
opportunities
around
it,
for
people
to
gather,
have
events
or
have,
I
think,
some
processing
time,
I'm
even
seeing
the
artwork
last
night.
I
know
many
of
us
were
like
already
just
in
tears
just
having
a
conversation,
and
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
there's
enough
space
around
the
actual
painting
of
the
artwork
also
good.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
council
braden.
Can
you
tell
me
about
your
vision
for
oppam's
optim's
corner
or
also
to
include
the
strand
theater.
O
Yes,
so
I
think,
speaking
to
this
strand
what
I
mentioned
earlier,
I
we're
we're
excited
about
the
idea
of
investing
more
in
the
theater.
You
know
we've
been
through
this
time
of
trying
to
see
if
there
were
other
theater
operators
out
there
who
would
want
to
help
run
the
space
that
happened
to
coincide
with
covet,
and
you
know
we
heard
directly
from
some
people
who
had
been
interested
that
this
was
just
not
a
time
where
they
could.
You
know
take
on
something
that
is,
is
an
experiment
in
a
way.
O
So
I
think
in
the
end,
that
was
a
good
process
to
go
through.
That's
the
process
that
we
worked
on
with
the
community
over
the
last
few
years,
but
now
we're
at
a
place
where
I
think
we've
learned
more
about
what
we
can
do
to
improve
the
operations
of
the
theater.
O
So
I
think
the
hope
is
that
the
theater
can
continue
to
be
kind
of
a
vibrant
community,
accessible
space,
really
a
hub
for
both
the
immigrant
community
in
uppam's
corner,
but
also
for
the
black
and
bipac
community
in
boston
as
a
place
to
really
house
performing
arts
activity
and
that
it
can
actually
bring
in
enough
commercial
work
to
actually
be
able
to
support
itself
to
some
extent.
And
we
know
that
there's
always
going
to
be
big
facilities.
Cost
there's
always
going
to
be
staffing.
O
O
Yeah,
we
have
some
grants
available
now
and
it's
based,
I
believe,
on
the
size
of
the
production
and
the
cost
of
tickets
for
the
production.
So
there's
more
funding
available
if
something
is
free
or
low
cost
and
are.
O
Yeah,
I
I
can
get
you
more
of
the
details
on
it.
I'm
not.
I
don't
have
it
top
of
mind
right
now,
exactly
how
that
was
articulated,
so
those
are
being
made
available
now
and
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
trial.
So
we're
starting
with
folks
who
have
rented
already
and
who
are,
we
know,
are
struggling
with
figuring
out
how
to
make
it
work.
So
is.
O
It's
available
now
yeah
and
we'll
make
it
available
again
next
year,
maybe
with
some
tweaks
based
on
what
we
learned
from
this
year.
O
We're
also
hoping
that,
for
with
through
the
arpa
funds
that
there
might
be
an
opportunity
to
kind
of
solidify
and
formalize
having
some
activity
in
residence
in
the
theater,
so
as
opposed
to
a
grant
for
a
one-off
production,
an
actual
contract
to
deliver
the
kind
of
programming.
That
is
a
part
of
the
mission
and
vision
of
the
theater
that
the
community
is
articulate
that
they
want
to
see
that
is
again
free
or
low
cost
to
the
community.
A
Yeah
that
sounds
great.
Your
department
is
about
almost
90
female.
Can
you
80
something
yeah?
Can
you
tell
me
what
like?
What
are
your
challenges
with
hiring
male
artists.
O
I
don't
know
if
we
have
a
challenge
with
hiring
male
artists.
I
think
it
would
be
interesting
to
look
at
the
gender
breakdown
of
our
contracts,
but
I
don't
know
if
there's
really,
if
there's
a
challenge
staffing-wise,
I'm.
A
Oh
no
80,
sorry,
my
glasses
are
not
oh
76
76
for
2022.,
and
I
know
that
there
are
so
I
mean
I
know
so
many
right,
especially
in
the
black
community,
and
I
just
wonder
if
you
were
having
challenges.
If
we
could
support
you
in
any
way
with
finding
people.
O
Yeah,
I
mean
we
would
love
to
send
the
vacancies
that
we
have
right
now
and
get
help
making
sure
that
they
get
staffed
up.
I
don't
know
that
there's
a
specific
challenge
around
male
identified
folks,
but
I
do
think
that
it's
just
been
a
really
hard
time
for
anybody
in
the
in
our
sector
and
just
in
the
world
in
terms
of
retaining
people.
O
I've
been
optimistic
about
some
of
the
direction
that
the
central
hr
is
going
in
in
terms
of
having
clarity
around
like
hybrid
work
and
some
of
those
things
as
well,
because
I
think
you
know
we
have
had
folks
in
and
out
of
the
office
in
the
last
two
years,
and
some
of
them
have
just
not
stayed
for
very
long,
and
I
think
a
lot
of
that
has
to
do
with
the
kind
of
like
level
of
transaction
based
work
that
we've
been
doing
with
federal
funds
and
cares,
act,
money
and
kind
of
getting
grants
out.
O
A
A
I'm
looking
just
together
just
at
the
equity
one,
but
there
might
be
another
presentation
that
you
sent.
I
I
only
see
I'm
looking
at
the
equity
one
and
the
question
of
contractors
was
there,
but
there
was
no
actual
like
I
wanted
to
see.
A
Yeah,
I
see,
I
see
the
breakdown
by
like
50,
you
know
by
percentage,
but
not
the
list.
A
I
don't
I
don't
have
any
other
questions.
I
mean
the
housing
questions
obviously,
is
super
important.
A
I
one
time
was
looking
at
that
program
because
I
was
like
oh,
my
kid
can
go
to
college
and
then
I'll
be
by
myself
and
I'll
do
arts
and
I
got
certified,
and
but
I
know
that
you
don't
have
enough
housing
to
actually
support
people
through
that
program.
How
are
you
working
with
moh
or
the
aha
administration
to
increase
the
numbers.
O
Yeah,
we've
had
really
great
collaboration
from
the
housing
office
and
really
thinking
about-
and
I
didn't
answer
the
second
half
of
a
question
about
the
vision
for
oppam's
corner,
but
thinking
about
when
we
have
rfps
for
that
include
housing
and
they're
in
these
areas
that
we've
all
been
working
on
that
have
this
kind
of
creative
economy
and
creative
workforce
that
we
are
including,
affordable
artist,
housing
as
a
part
of
the
city
directed
mandate
for
what
should
be
there.
So
we
have
had
some
of
these
units
are
coming
from.
O
Those
collaborations
there's
also
been
a
lot
of
just
trying
to
work
with
the
private
sector
and
kind
of
encourage,
say
like
this
is
what
we're
looking
for
in
the
city.
If
you're
going
to
be
bringing
housing
into
a
cultural
district
like
really
consider
making
this
the
one
of
the
primary
ways
that
you
could
do
that,
and
so
we
have
some
buildings
that
have
a
much
higher
percentage
of
affordable
artists,
housing
that
where
we
know
the
developer
and
we've
had
those
conversations
kind
of
ahead
of
time
and
that's
been
more
baked
into
the
process.
O
I
think
the
other
piece
is
that
we
are
focusing
a
lot
more
on
the
spaces
for
people
to
work
and
making
sure
that
if
you
can't
have
an
artist
live
work
unit
that
you
can
at
least
have
an
affordable
space
to
be
able
to
do
your
practice
whatever.
That
is
because
there's
always
going
to
be
more
support
for
affordable
housing
writ
large
right.
A
K
A
Making
sure
that
we're
also
paying
artists
sufficient
sufficiently
so
that
they
can
live
in
boston
and
not
be
displaced,
and
I
think
that
you
know
like
every
I'm
sure
every
chief
wants
to
pay
their
staff
more
right.
So
would
you
say
that
you
are
where
you
want
to
be
in
terms
of
your
funding
to
for
personnel.
O
I
think
we
are
given
the
conversations
that
we've
been
able
to
have
internally.
I
was
mentioning
being
really
optimistic
about
hr.
O
A
Well,
I
don't
have
more
and
whatever
questions
I
have
left,
I
think
I
can
submit
them
to
you.
Do
you
have
any
closing
statements
before
we
close.
O
Getting
these
things
out,
the
door
really
really
excited
to
be
able
to
just
be
in
conversation
with
the
city
council,
about
how
we're
making
sure
that
everything
lands
with
what
you're,
seeing
in
your
district
and
in
everyone's
districts,
and
I
think,
we're
all
as
a
staff
really
excited
to
be
out,
like
I
mentioned
at
events
going
to
spaces,
and
so
really
hope
that
we
can
have
a
kind
of
a
two-way
conversation
with
all
of
the
counselors
about
how
we
make
that
happen.
Yeah.
A
Thank
you,
I
think
you
know
I'll
close
on
the
art
corridor
and
I
had
a
conversation
with
the
administration
and
other
people
and
all
the
folks
that
are
like
coming
together
to
to
do
this,
and
I'm
really
excited.
A
We've
officially
passed
a
resolution
and
we've
named
it
the
artery
and
hope
that
we
can
continue
that
trend
like
an
artery
right
to
a
heart
where
we
go
down
dudley
street
and
we
also
can
connect
it
to
south
end
and
create
some
of
that
in
you
know,
cross-culture
kind
of
activity
or
tourism
or
whatever,
and
I
in
a
spirit
of
that
this
you
know
roxbury
as
we
know,
is
at
least
very
sensitive
to
how
we
are
intentional
about
creating
or
connecting
arts
to
history
of
roxbury.
A
And
I
think
that
my
conversation
and
I'm
I'm
someone
who
likes
to
be
fully
transparent
and
then,
if
it's
not
political
enough
to
get
me
to
be
effective,
then
I'll
adjust
as
I
go.
A
But
I
have
faith
in
the
creator
and
the
universe
that
it's
better
to
speak
truth
and
then,
hopefully
that
people
will
you
appeal
to
people's
better
nature
and
they'll,
appreciate
it
and
not
underestimate
you
as
being
disarming
or
kind
or
at
least
trying
to
be
kind,
and
I
want
to
say
to
you
on
record
that,
for
me
personally,
is
it's
very
crucial
that
we
work
on
really
accentuating
and
building
up
this
asset
mapping,
this
visual
asset
mapping
of
roxbury
to
its
true
core,
and
that
means
to
the
black
history
in
roxbury
that
we're
intentional
on
how
we're
executing
that,
and
I
really
appreciate
your
openness
to
be
able
to
have
those
tough
conversations
about
you
know
who
are
we
placing
or
how
are
we
doing
it
or
what
art
are
we
installing
and
I
just
I'm
very
excited
to
have
to
work
with
all
of
the
departments,
but
particularly
with
you,
because
every
time
I
do
speak
with
you,
I
can
say
to
you,
hey
chief,
I
think
your
you
know.
A
Department
needs
help
like
a
little
bit
of
adjustment
in
terms
of
hiring
more
black
people
and
you'll,
say
yeah.
I
think
so
too,
and
so
like,
and
then
to
follow
that
with
action
and
manifesting,
hopefully
camaraderie
between
communities
and
as
well
as
departments
as
well
as
the
council
to
do
this
work
in
a
real
intentional
way.
I
appreciate
you
for
your
work.
I
have
a
lot
of
respect
for
you
in
terms
of
your
execution
as
well
as
how
you
present
it,
and
I
look
forward
to
it.
Thank
you
so
much.