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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on May 8, 2017
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Dockets #0536-0543- FY18Budget: Public Works Department
A
We
are
here
to
review
the
FY
18
budget
of
the
Public
Works
Department,
as
it
were
referenced
in
dockets,
zero,
five,
three:
six:
two:
zero
five:
three:
eight
orders
for
the
fiscal
year:
18
operating
budget,
including
annual
appropriations
for
departmental
operations,
annual
appropriation
for
the
school
department
and
appropriation
for
other
post-employment
benefits
and
dockets
zero.
Five:
three:
nine
through
zero,
five,
four
three
capital
budget
appropriations,
including
logo
errors
in
lease
and
purchase
agreements
like
to
remind
folks
that
this
is
a
public
hearing.
A
It
is
both
being
broadcast,
live
and
recorded
on
Comcast
channel
eight
and
our
CN
channel
82
I'd
ask
everyone
in
the
chamber
to
silence
any
electronic
devices.
There
is
a
presentation
by
Public,
Works,
Department
questions
and
answers
for
my
colleagues
at
the
conclusion
of
that.
We'll
take
public
testimony.
A
There
are
sheets
to
sign-in
on
to
my
left
I,
please
state
your
name
any
affiliation
and
residents
I'd
like
to
introduce
my
colleagues
in
order
of
their
arrival
to
my
left
district
city,
councilor,
Tim
McCarthy,
and
to
my
right
district
city,
council,
jar,
Zakim
and
without
any
further
ado,
I'd
like
to
hand
it
over
to
Chris
Osgood
and
your
team.
Thank.
B
You
so
much
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
here
with
you,
chairman,
Theo
mo
council,
McCarthy,
council
Zakim.
My
colleagues
and
I
are
delighted
be
able
to
present
to
you
the
FY
18
proposed
Public
Works
budget
I'm
after
the
mayor
I'll
offer
some
brief
introductory
remarks
and
then
turned
over
to
you
for
questions
and
comments.
B
I
want
to
point
out
that
I'm
joined
by
a
number
of
members
of
the
public
works,
senior
leadership
team
bill
Coughlin,
who
leads
central
fleet
maintenance,
Deputy
Commissioner,
Mike
Grohl,
who
leads
our
operations,
work
and
Carboni
our
budget
director,
our
Ajay
Singh,
who
is
our
leads?
Our
engineering
division,
we're
also
joined
by
a
number
of
the
fantastic
women
and
men
from
the
public
works
department
who
do
a
terrific
job
every
single
day
of
delivering
on
our
streets
for
other
people
Boston
the
people
of
Boston
are
really
expecting
us
to
do.
B
Three
things:
deliver
exceptional
city
services,
build
great
streets
and
support
other
departments
and
doing
the
same.
This
budget
invests
in
exactly
those
things.
Our
operations
are
really
led
by
Mike
Rolls
everything
from
street
sweeping
and
snow
plowing
to
fixing
streetlights
and
ensuring
that
we're
picking
up
recycling
and
trash
in
a
timely
manner.
B
This
year,
we've
already
filled
about
8,000,
potholes,
fix
or
removed
about
a
thousand
sinces
of
graffiti
pick
up
about
200,000
tons
of
yard
waste
recyclables
trash
on
our
streets
fix
thousands
of
broken
streetlights,
retrofitted
thousands
more
with
LEDs
and
done
both
targeted
street
cleaning
efforts
as
well
citywide
efforts
supported
by
our
highway
division
right
code
enforcement
division.
This
budget
is
really
helping
us
build
on
exactly
that
success.
We
are
taking
savings,
for
example,
by
eliminating
long
term
vacancies
and
redirecting
that
to
actually
ensure
that
we
have
ten
Hokies
going
from
four
Hokies
to
ten
Hokies.
B
Those
six
new
Hokies
will
ensure
that
we
have,
in
every
single
public
works
district
yard,
a
full-time
year-round
hooky,
which
will
make
a
big
difference
in
our
neighborhood
Main
Street
districts
in
our
neighborhoods
in
general,
we're
also
investing
in
a
pair
of
new
street
sweepers.
This
will
not
only
help
us
improve
the
clements
of
our
streets,
but
will
also
reduce
our
reliance
on
contract.
B
B
That
includes
rewriting
things
like
our
annual
resurfacing
contracts
to
include
some
performance-based
contracting
efforts,
piloting
some
new
ways
of
doing
pavement,
preservation
work
in
our
neighborhoods,
as
well
as
doing
some
work
on
our
permitting
side
to
really
reinforce
OSHA's
worksite
safety
rules.
Again,
all
that
was
with
the
support
of
the
City
Council.
This
upcoming
capital
budget
again
is
investing
in
those
things
we've
heard
from
our
residents
that
they
most
want
in
me
go
Boston
2030
process,
which
was
the
mayor's
long-term
mobility
plan.
B
We
also
heard
loud
and
clear
from
our
residents
that
key
corridors
across
our
city
should
be
really
made
better
for
folks
who
are
walking
or
biking
or
taking
transit
or
driving.
So
there's
a
set
of
capital
projects
in
here
both
on
the
construction
side
and
the
design
side
that
allow
us
to
really
reimagine
some
of
those
key
quarters
in
our
city.
So
it's
funding
to
be
able
to
extend
the
work.
B
We've
started
on
Comm
Ave
and
take
that
all
the
way
out
to
Kelvin
Street
Brighton
work
to
be
able
to
do
redesign
of
Sullivan,
Square
and
Rutherford
Ave
and
for
us
to
bid
and
then
break
ground
on
the
North
Washington
Street
Bridge
project,
all
of
which
will
really
help
people
get
from
Charlestown.
To
downtown,
and
vice
versa,
this
budget
also
really
invests
in
a
set
of
things
that
are
done
in
parallel
with
other
divisions,
departments
in
the
administration,
particularly
on
the
housing
side.
B
B
All
those
things
we're
making
sure
that,
as
we
build
great
neighborhoods,
we're
also
building
those
great
streets
to
underpin
it
and,
above
all,
else's
budget,
as
always
for
focuses
in
those
basics
that
residents
most
want
things
like
streetlights
that
are
working
sidewalks,
that
are
the
state
of
good
repair
roadways
that
are
smooth
and
recently
redone
and
bridges
that
are
that
are
also
in
a
state
of
good
repair.
So
this
capital
budget
and
this
operating
budget
I
think
really
reflects
the
interests
of
our
residents.
B
A
Well,
thank
you
and
I
join
in
your
enthusiasm
for
your
staff.
You
have
great
staff
that
you
have
the
a-team
up
here.
I
would
just
want
to
give
my
local
district
yard
a
shout
out
because
they're
extremely
hard-working
and
dedicated
to
you
know
maintaining
the
infrastructure
as
well
as
the
cleanliness
of
our
streets
and
glad
to
see
the
hokies
salimah
tina
was
here.
He'd,
be
you
know,
doing
handstands
loves
the
hokies
and
they
are
really
important
for
our
business
districts.
In
particular,
Chris,
say
I'd
like
to
just
kind
of
go
through
the
budget
line-by-line.
A
B
So
most
of
what
you're
seeing
is
there's
two
increases
which
are
largely
driven
by
certain
changes
in
utility
costs
or
changes
in
sort
of
the
CPI
one
of
those
is
within
the
utility
line
for
street
lighting.
So
what
we're
seeing
and
certainly
elaborate
is
an
increase
in
what
we
expect
to
pay
for
things
like
utilities
on
the
street,
letting
Sun.
Similarly
we're
looking
at
an
escalation
in
both
the
hauling
and
disposal
of
recyclables
ion
trash,
and
that
is
again
sort
of
from
contracts
and
from
up
sort
of
a
CPI
inflation
measure.
That's
in
them.
Okay,.
A
B
Have
about
67,000
streetlights
in
the
city
of
Boston,
of
which
3,000
are
gas?
The
remaining
are
our
electric
streetlights
of
those
64,000
about
50,000
them
have
already
been
retrofit
by
our
by
our
calculations.
We
did
in
calendar
year
2016
around
3,000
of
them,
and
we
have
inventory
to
be
able
to
continue
that
work
to
the
course.
This
year.
Okay,.
A
And
could
you
speak
to
a
little
bit
about
staffing
levels?
You
know
it's
a
labor
intensive
department,
like
many
of
our
departments
but
especially
Public,
Works
and
I
I
know
that
you're
seemingly
doing
more
with
less,
but
if
you
could
touch
on
that
a
little
bit,
I'd
appreciate
it
before
you
begin
I
just
want
to
recognize
what
we've
been
joined
by
councillor
Matt,
O'malley,
yeah,
I,.
B
Appreciate
the
question
about
staffing
levels:
it
is
very
impressive
what
my
colleagues
do
every
single
day
to
make
sure
that
all
850
miles
of
streets
are
are
well-built,
well-maintained.
The
the
actual
sort
of
expected
or
recommended
headcount
in
this
budget
is
388
positions
that
does
include
the
six
additional
Hokies
that
would
be
would
be
added
that
388
is
sort
of
the
recommended
headcount.
We
would
expect
sort
of
the
the
actual
projected
staffing
level
to
be
around
336
serve
as
a
just
because
of
the
attrition
and
turnover
that
we're
seeing
one
right
and.
A
B
B
B
C
You
very
much
mr.
chair
and
welcome
everybody.
It's
traditionally
we
give
out
a
shout
out
so
I,
better
get
them
out
of
the
way
seat,
ankle
mic
at
a
rally
and
Eric
Prentiss
I,
basically
call
on
a
weekly
basis
and
they're
unbelievable
returning
emails
at
11
o'clock
at
night
and
just
there
they're
the
best
and
then
also
the
boots
on
the
ground.
People
know
Vinnie
Provenzano
and
Freddie
Mike
Ross,
two
of
the
best
guys
again
when
three
one
ones
go
in,
they
just
seem
to.
They
seem
to
get
fixed
in
a
hurry
and
legitimately
fixed.
C
You
know,
I
mean
they're.
They
do
a
phenomenal
job,
so
I
just
wanted
to
thank
them
on
that.
I
just
have
a
couple.
A
couple,
quick
questions.
I
know
that
we
had
talked
last
year
the
year
before
on
line
three
one:
one:
zero,
zero,
zero,
the
tow
services
we've
talked
about
buying
a
large
tow
truck.
Is
there
any
part
you
like
so
we're
spending
money?
These
are
towing
the
big
rigs
I'm
guessing.
So
if
we're
spending
big
money
for
the,
why
wouldn't
we
just
buy
a
reggaeton
point
in
time?
It's.
C
D
Eb
are
working
on
the
design
part
of
the
that
bridge
this
year
and
oppa
secured
construction
funds
through
the
next
construction
season.
The
national
treasure
medium
in
2018
2018,
hopefully
puts
the
second
half
of
the
construction
okay,
so
it
might
be
more
profit
for,
if
I
nineteen
funds
and
if
it,
if
we
start
early,
we
can
use
some
of
our
big
creepiest
money.
Okay,.
C
C
So
we're
looking
at
two
thousand
okay
and
Lassa
I've
talked
about
this
for
a
couple
years
now
and
I
don't
know
we
were
at
it,
but
I
know
that
we've
talked
about
Bobcats
in
the
aughts,
simply
because
I
know
that
you
get
the
calls
three
long
calls
just
like
we
do,
but
and
I
know
it's
not
our
property.
A
lot
of
these
things,
but
you
know
when
I
was
on
that
side
of
the
desk
I
used
to
say
the
same
thing.
C
If
it's
an
MBTA
brick
and
it's
not
plowed
and
somebody
goes
off
the
sidewalk
and
gets
hurt
really
badly.
We
can't
say
it's
not
a
sidewalk,
it's
somebody's!
It's
you
know.
We
have
so
I've
always
thought
that
if
we
had
Bobcats
and
each
yard
with
the
different
utilities,
whether
it's
a
bomb,
a
deer
on
the
front,
they
have
the
sweepers
they've
got
the
the
blade.
They've
got
I
mean
it's
a
multi,
beat
it
really
the
Swiss
Army
knife
of
trucks
right?
Is
there
any
thought
of
bringing
that
back?
Possibly
so
we.
E
Have
this
past
year
we
purchased
two
Bobcats
one's
been
used
for
the
vision,
zero
bike,
lane
work,
but
we
have
purchased
a
second
one
that
will
be
utilized
with
projects
like
this.
We
have
been
using
contractors
because
of
that
late
in
the
snowstorm
will
usually
add
a
few
bobcats
depending
on
the
type
of
neighborhood
just
I'm.
E
Sorry
counselor,
Zakim
Joe
is
in
particularly
the
small
streets,
some
of
those
small
little
private
ways
that
we
still
have
to
access
because
it's
trash
and
recycling
each
year
we
are
looking
to
add
a
bobcat
they're
around
fifty
thousand
three
in
that
ballpark
fifty
thousand
dollars
each.
So
it's
not
a
massive
amount
of
money.
E
It's
utilizing
an
e
around
actually
right
now
our
construction
scheme,
Jimmy
Clemente,
hecta,
Mejias
and
Mike
banning
am
I
utilizing
that
piece
of
equipment
the
move,
Bravo
helped
with
them
cave
in
some
larger
jobs,
so
we
are
seeing
a
year-round
use
for
them
so
know
it
is
something
we're
looking
for
to
add
everywhere,
but
we
do
to
your
point
in
snow.
Add
them
now
because
of
that
work
that
small.
C
C
F
You,
mr.
chairman,
thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
your
your
team
up
there
in
the
gallery.
It
certainly
makes
our
job
a
lot
easier
that
you
have
such
a
great
crew
there,
who
respond,
not
just
a
three-one
ones
from
constituents,
but
obviously
when
we
do
have
issues
I
want
to
want
to
commend
you
and
the
entire
Public
Works
staff
on
certainly
been
a
pleasure
to
work
with
you
all.
The
last
few
years,
I
have
a
couple
questions,
some
of
which
I've
discussed
with
some
members
of
your
team.
F
In
the
past,
some
I'm,
not
one
that
actually
came
up
today.
This
afternoon,
I
was
with
a
group
of
seniors
in
Mission
Hill
along
Huntington
Avenue,
and
they
had
some
concerns
about
a
broken
up.
Pavement
around
the
E
Line
train
track
with
a
streetcar,
the
Green
Line
on
Huntington
Avenue.
Now,
there's
some
confusion
of
whether
that's
T's
responsibility
or
ours.
Although,
but,
if
council
McCarthy
said
someone
falls
and
breaks
their
ankle,
you
know
a
lot
of
the
folks.
It's
a
large
senior
population.
There
are
some
limited
mobility
already
know.
F
D
Until
it's
a
joint
responsibility
between
the
MBTA
and
the
city
of
Boston,
sadly,
this
issue
has
come
up
in
the
past,
but
we
will
work
with
the
MBTA
because
they
have
concerns
about
us
doing
any
resurfacing
work
within
their
passion
and
their
tax
dollar.
But
we
will
continue
to
work
with
them
to
make
sure
that
this
AVX
safe,
so
that
citizens
of
Boston
yeah.
F
We
could,
if
we
could
take
a
look
at
that
and
if
it's
without,
if
it's
you
know
outside
the
track
area,
I
know
that
would
be
a
bit
very
helpful.
Then
you
know
also
know
Mike
we've
discussed
a
little
bit
about
a
speed
cleaning
and
telling
recently
particularly
long
Charles,
Street
and
Beacon
Hill.
Did
you
explain,
maybe
briefly
how
that
works?
E
Charles
is
an
overnight
sweeping
2
a.m.
to
7:00
a.m.
I,
believe
think.
Public
Works
handles
the
the
actual
cleaning
fees,
but
in
contracted
sweeping
program
the
towing
goes
through
BPD.
They
have
in
years
past
utilize,
primarily
one
vendor
that
vendor
went
out
of
business.
They
sold
their
property
and
Brighton
I
want
to
say
November
and
I'm
stadium,
automotive,
so
now
they've
I
think
I,
don't
speak
too
much
on
BPD
speech.
I
can
kind
of
give
you
the
each
precinct.
If
you
will
police
will
utilize
their
tow
contract
on
their
vendor
list
overnight.
E
Towing
hasn't
never
been
as
robust
as
daytime.
So
if
it's
been
less
intrusive,
its
paying
it
sits
on
major
thoroughfares.
The
numbers
have
never
truly
been
where
we'd
like
to
see
them.
So
we
can
get
to
the
curb
our
overnight.
Supervising
I
was
in
Sam
about
Ava,
dreamy,
Clemente
who's
married
himself,
that's
Cal
straight,
and
he
reports
back
now.
Each
night
of
sweeping
up,
you
know,
I
mean
Kasia
tag
and
how
many
may
or
may
not
have
been
towed.
E
E
Yes,
I'll
explain,
emphasizing
I
apologize,
so
daytime
towing
goes
through
bomb
BPD
in
the
south
end
tag
by
BPD
enforcement
officers
citywide.
Now
that
excludes
a
public
works,
district,
six
and
eight
Hyde
Park
and
West
for
us,
which
has
no
posted
program,
but
that
towline
is
basically
it's.
It's
still
a
police
towline
during
the
day,
but
it's
managed
more
so
by
our
folks.
So
so
the
the
I
believe
we
have
15
toll
vendors
right
now.
E
Those
are
all
here
through
public
works,
but
each
car
has
to
be
cleared
or
any
type
of
accidents
or
criminal
activity
that
that
it
may
have
have
been
in
so
that
process.
Well,
it
goes
through
the
police
department
towline,
it's
managed
out
of
a
shop
so
that
so
you
can
think
of
it.
Daytime
towing,
managed
by
us,
including
up
and
to
sweeping
nighttime,
is
Bob
managed
entirely
by
police.
Go
thank.
F
You
but
that's
helpful,
thank
you
and
then
my
last.
My
last
question
I
think
for
now
is
a
backstreet
in
backpack.
You
know
it's
a
private
way
and
we
don't
have
you
know
authority
or
responsibility
for
that
I
guess
in
the
city,
but
is
there
a
preferred
process
or
practice
for
residents
who,
if
they
do
choose
to
together,
you
know,
as
a
condo
association
or
as
neighbors
pay
to
fix,
potholes
or
resurface.
That
sort
of
thing
is
that
preferred
to
coordinate
with
your
department
or
I
defer.
D
Councillor
back
babe,
that's
that
same
street
has
had
the
same
conversation
in
the
past,
but
we
have
encouraged
them
to
do
is
use
their
private
resources
as
a
private
venture.
They
can
always
seek
our
guidance
as
to
what
might
be
the
most
effective
way
to
do
the
repair
work.
But
since
it's
did,
since
it
is
a
private
street,
we
have
limited
oversight
because
it
could
get
us
into
awkward.
F
Okay,
that's
that's
great
I'll,
just
finish
up
by
saying:
I
want
to
again.
Thank
you
all
for
your
work.
In
particular,
you
know,
code
enforcement
and
and
Eric
Prentice
in
your
ox
have
been
always
it's
incredibly
helpful
and
prompt
on
answering
things
and
having
this
opportunity
to
elucidate
a
little
deeper
information
on
some
of
them
has
been
helpful.
So
thank
you.
Councillor.
G
O'malley
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I
will
begin
also
by
echoing
the
sentiments
that
have
been
said
para
and
Chris
Mike
bill.
Thank
you
guys.
You
guys
are
among
the
most
responsive
employees
in
this
city.
You
know
Mike
Broyles,
stepping
up
to
cover
more
with
with
our
former
Commissioner
leaving
and
he's
just
I
text
him
at
11
o'clock
on
a
Sunday
night,
I'll
get
a
response
by
1101.
G
Similarly,
some
of
the
folks
who
are
with
us
today,
of
course,
Eric
Prentiss
Mark,
Cardinale,
Steve
dankel
and
in
district
6,
specifically
Freddie
Mycroft
and
AJ
Allen,
the
best
I
reach
out
to
these
guys,
and
it's
just
it's
done.
It's
addressed
it
really.
You
guys
are
among
the
hardest
workers
in
this
city
and
I've
been
so
proud
to
see.
The
DPW
gets
better
and
better
every
year
and
you
guys
all
deserve
a
credit,
particularly
those
who
are
here
and
those
that
are
actually
out
working
right
now
as
we're
in
this
hearing.
G
So
thank
you
for
that.
A
couple
of
pieces
just
wanted
to
check
in
on
one
being.
It
was
a
little
a
little
bit
earlier,
but
the
the
is
it
BTD
or
is
it
code
enforcement
that
gives
tickets
a
cars
on
move
during
street
cleaning
days,
whether
it
be
w
dt,
d,
okay,
so
I'll
save
that
for
Thursday
or
Wednesday.
When
that
is
alright,
that's
okay,
that'll
be
on
my
list
power.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
what's
happening
in
Hyde
Square
that
we're
very
excited
about
that.
D
H
D
G
D
That
thing
is
about
two
weeks
from
being
processed
the
last
meeting
which
we
had
with
the
community.
There
were
some
feedback
that
we
received,
so
we
have
updated
our
design
work.
We
have
given
that
feedback
to
the
community
and
I
believe
within
the
next
two
weeks.
We
will
be
tasking
the
contractors
do
that
work
also.
G
D
G
So
just
so,
my
colleagues
and
those
that
may
not
be
up
to
date
on
this
that
they
we
call
them.
The
long
street
of
the
hayden
street
stairs
have
been
closed
since
1987
they're
in
terrible
repair
was
originally
district.
8
during
redistricting
I
picked
it
up
at
the
back
of
the
hill
and
through
good
fortune
and
luck
and
hard
work.
We
were
able
to
successfully
get
the
funding
for
the
stairs
to
be
repaired
because
of
the
size
and
the
scope
and
the
difficulty
of
it.
G
I
Our
hearing
with
the
parks
department
we
learned
about
and
over
the
course
of
a
few
hearings,
we
learned
about
the
health
Commission's
relationship
with
parks
in
safe
needle
disposal.
So
I'm,
you
know
curious,
given
the
frequency
and
the
role
that
Public
Works
plays
and
disposing
of
trash
and
waste
and
have
you
pursued
any
relationship
or
any
training
with
the
Health
Commission
on
proper
needle
disposal.
I
E
Certainly
yes,
so
we
started
this
conversation
about
three
or
four
years
back.
We
were
responding
to
a
lot
of
sites,
Melanie
Katz
and
Mass
Ave
anywhere,
including
even
you
know,
big
bellies
myself
in
places
just
that
at
a
high
frequency
of
we
talked
I.
Think
then
dr.
Ferrara,
and
they
set
up
a
process.
We
now
partner
with
them
any
case
that
comes
anytime,
I
folks
see
it.
We
first
reported
the
turnaround
time
from
bphc
is
impressive.
E
We
try
to
have
our
folks
handle
it
as
of
right
now
it's
a
safety
hazard,
but
their
attention
we
have
to.
We
have
to
inland
in
such
a
way,
but
B
PhD
has
been
astounding
and
how
quickly
they're
able
to
help
us
out
and
let
us
clean
that
properly
empty,
that
litter
basket,
so
we've
even
find
them
in
some
of
our
residential
trash.
You
forgot
your
trash
bin.
Unfortunately
they
can
end
up
there
as
well.
So
we
we've
partnered
and
shared
a
lot
of
communication.
That's
open,
24/7
so
and.
E
I
Was
what
is
there
a
turnaround
time
on
that,
because
one
of
the
things
that
I've
advocated
for
through
this
budget
process
and
through
a
hearing
that
comes
from
accosting
councillor,
Baker
and
I
co-sponsored-
was
to
to
increase
the
size
of
the
sharp
scene,
because
right
now,
Health
Commission
only
has
two
folks
that
come
out
to
do
the
shop
and
we
discovered
over
the
course
of
our
hearing,
that
there
were
twenty
thousand
improperly
disposed
shops
across
the
city
over
a
12-month
period.
So
I
can't
walk
me
through
the
process
of
one
of
you.
Our
employees
drew.
J
E
So
that
would
get
radioed
into
our
ops
center
are
upset,
I
would
call
3-1-1
the
mayor's
office.
A
301
would
reach
out
to
most
likely,
via
our
case
creation
and
a
phone
call
to
engage
the
shops
team
shop
teams
would
respond
through
one
one
would
notify
again
and
that
in
a
new
case
being
opened
up
for
that,
litter
asked
for
a
residential
trash.
For
that
proper
collection
is.
I
E
I
I
Course,
and
during
that
hearing
a
member
of
the
state
state's
Labor,
Relations
Board
or
some
somebody
from
the
state
level
came
in
just
to
talk
about
sort
of
the
risks
to
employees
and
certainly
wanting
appropriate
training
and
appropriate
protocols
outlined
for
employees
are
safe
for
safe
removal,
but
it
is
something
that
I
think
as
a
city.
We
just
need
to
be
able
to
deal
with
in
a
quick
manner
and
I,
don't
think
with
just
two
folks
on
the
mobile
shaft
team.
We
can
handle
that,
so
you
are
also
not
dealing
with
any
of
the
waste.
I
And
sort
of
connected
I'm
excited
that
you
guys
are
expanding
the
Hokie
program.
I.
Think
that's
30
years
has
been
incredibly
successful
well
received
by
our
neighborhoods,
but
for
your
targets
are
in
the
budget.
Your
average
personnel
hours
on
the
Hokie
route
are
remaining
the
same,
so
I'm
just
wondering
if
we
should.
E
Be
increasing
that
number
yeah
so
that
obviously
would
increase
I'm,
sorry
that
it
wasn't
updated
those
those
are
numbers
were
given
for
a
what
we
have
done
would
be
given
for
four
bodies.
We
have
currently
full-time
as
well
as
the
seasonals
that
will
serve
some
of
that
purpose.
That
number
would
change
with
districts
additional,
given
the
budget
approval
great.
I
A
D
B
Some
of
those
core
components,
as
you
know,
is,
are
to
be
able
to
actually
improve
things
like
cyclo
safety,
pedestrian
safety
and
improve
the
overall
public
realm
as
one
progresses
from
bu
towards
Packard's
corner
right.
That's
exactly
the
sort
of
thing
which
we're
looking
at
and
parse
team
is
doing.
As
we
look
at
phase
three
and
four,
which
takes
you
from
Packard's
corner
to.
A
Our
neighborhood
is
anticipating
that,
with
a
lot
of
enthusiasm,
as
you
can
imagine,
that's
a
very
busy
intersection
taking
that
left
onto
con
that
there's
a
lot
of
opportunities
is
you
all
have
witnessed
and
I
know
power
I
want
to
give
you
kudos
for
all
the
work
you've
done
to
engineer
that
to
work
with
Zak
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Zak
to
some
great
work.
I
want
to
thank
my
to
where
it
looks
like
it's
going
to
happen,
this
construction
season,
the
tree
pits
pouring
of
that
decimal
in
Austin,
Village
and
I.
A
Just
want
to
thank
you
personally,
because
we
were
able
to
work
with
parks
and
it's
kind
of
a
multi-departmental
effort,
and
you
know,
wasn't
all
that
easy
to
get
there,
but
to
be
able
to
turn
it
around
this
quickly.
It
took
a
lot
of
your
time.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
and
in
speaking
of
calm
out
three
and
four
you
know
we
getting
the
funds
I.
You
know
we
did
calm
out
five
with
what
three
or
four
years
ago,
and
this
is
that
stretch
that
remains
so
that.
D
Project
compact
rifle
was
ranked
very
highly
amongst
all
the
projects
within
the
regional
MPO.
As
always,
there
are
more
needs
than
the
monies
that
are
there.
What
we
are
trying
to
do
is
keep
our
design
in
a
under
very
impressive
schedule,
so
that
should
money
appear
within
the
next
two
years
or
later,
that
this
project
will
be
ready
to
compete
for
any
monies.
That
are
there
right
now,
because
it
is
a
fiscally
constrained
program.
This
project
has
to
compete,
others,
but
we
hope
to
do
our
part
by
having
the
design
completed.
C
C
You
on
that
relationship,
do
you
have
with
them?
We
sit
here
bps
hearing
at
the
bps
hearing,
and
talk
about
vocational
tech
and
I
know
that
we
all
have
a
passion
to
make
sure
that
everybody
has
an
option
and
not
everybody
wants
to
go
to
college,
and
this
is
just
another
opportunity
and
for
those
who
are
just
what
can
you
actually
talk
a
little
bit
about
it?
Just
because
there
are
some
people
watching.
J
Funny
stuff
the
students
are
coming
in
there.
Last
year,
senior
year
we
spend
35
hours
a
week
for
minimum
six
weeks,
see
they
were
going
to
go.
You
know
forward
with
the
business
or
figure
out
go
on
somewhere
else,
the
ones
that
don't
seem
to
fit
in
the
business
we've
got
their
CDL
father
you've
ended
up
moving
on
the
highway,
so
they
actually
still
end
up
being
employed
upon
graduation
and
the
next
year.
We're
looking
to
get
interns
to
do
in-house
detailing.
J
C
Just
it
the
soft
skills
that
they're
learning
never
mind
the
hard
skills,
they're
learning
it
just
it's
over
the
top.
When
I
heard
about
that
program,
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
mentioned
that.
Congratulations,
that
it's
really
something
unbelievable
crosswalk
material
I
know.
We've
talked
about
it
before
that
the
the
wagon
wheel,
it
just
doesn't
work,
I
mean
it
just
it
wears
out
right
in
the
middle
and
we
keep
putting
it
down.
We
keep
putting
it
down.
I
know
it's
expensive
to
replace.
Have
we
looked
into
other
things?
C
I
know
that
Salem
has
put
down
a
for
a
hot
hot
top
that
has
a
plastic
base
to
it.
That
seems
to
be
holding
up
well.
I
just
feel
like
we're
we're
doing
the
same
thing
over
and
over,
and
the
only
wagon
wheel,
crosswalk
that
seems
to
last
is
the
one
in
the
horseshoe,
because
there's
only
a
handful
of
cars
go
over
it
every
day,
but
only
eight
millimeter
casts
all
of
those
were
wiped
out.
C
B
As
part
of
the
BT
capital
budget
is
a
significant
investment
to
get
all
of
our
crosswalks.
Our
lane
markings
our
bike
lanes
into
a
state
of
good
repair
of
our
series
of
years,
as
we
go
into
that
more
intensive
investment,
it's
the
optimal
time
to
actually
be
able
to
do
exactly
what
you're
saying:
what's
the
right
material
for
us
to
be
laying
down,
particularly
on
our
high
traffic
bus
route
truck
route
corridors,
so
it
actually
lasts
well
over
time.
C
Thanks
very
much
and
last
would
be
the
prior
councillor.
Mattie
brought
up
a
private
lot,
no
I
think
it's
about
to
xaga
brought
a
private
way.
Just
quick.
When
I
may
talk
to
you
offline
JC
Street
in
High
Park,
it's
a
private
way,
but
we
plow
it
but
I
think
this
year
we
get
the
blade
down
a
little
bit
too
far.
We
basically
pushed
all
the
big
gravel
and
to
the
end-
and
now
it's
like
desi
pond,
so
I've
got
a
lot
of
people
calling
me
like.
C
G
You
explained
this
to
me
before,
but
is
there
a
way
we
can
maybe
read
figure
the
schedule
some
way
so
that
we
stay
with
the
same
budget,
but
maybe
take
maybe
move
the
weeks
around,
so
they
could
at
least
be
to
week
pete
weekend
summer,
pickups
I
get
it
what
you
know
in
years
past
it
was
picked
up
the
yard,
waste
and
just
thrown
away,
and
that
we
don't
want
to
do
that.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
recycle.
We
want
to
make
sure
that's
composted.
G
However,
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
it
gets
very
hot.
In
the
summer
there's
rain
in
particularly
in
Thomas
McCarthy's
district.
In
my
there's
only
one
a
day
once
a
week
pick
up,
it
can
smell,
it
can
cause
issues
so
you'll
be
batting.
A
thousand
I,
if
you
can
tell
me
we
can
add
a
couple
more
pickup
dates
in
the
summertime,
so
maybe.
E
We
won't
that
a
thousand,
but
for
next
year
we
might
be
able
to
better
thousand
so
it's
credited
Rob,
DeRosa,
Brian,
Clough
and
Gerry
woman
for
just
adding
these
weeks
absolutely
and
I.
Think-
and
you
noted
talking
about
it
before
the
willpower
to
leave
it
yeah
when
it's
on
the
off
week
bomb
had
helps
with
that
no
overall
diversion
rate
I
think
with
the
additional
weeks
the
past
two
years.
It's
shown
a
huge
effect,
I
think.
Every
year
we
tweak
it
a
little
bit.
If
you
wants
for
that
with.
E
As
with
our
household
hazardous
waste
events,
we
move
those
around
a
little
bit.
We
try
to
move
it
with
the
feedback
and
we'll
certainly
take
that
into
consideration,
and
who
knows
if,
if
that
number
that
comes
back
to
it,
doesn't
make
more
sense
to
do
maybe
two
weeks
in
the
summer
yeah.
So
it's
a
it's
a
moving
game.
E
G
Doubt
and
the
fact
of
the
matter
was,
and
through
no
fault
of
anyone
here
before
here,
but
in
years
past
they
weren't
they
weren't,
diverted
the
way
they
should
have
been
diverted.
So
that's
very,
very
important,
but
again
I
do
think.
If
there's
a
way
we
can
just
may
maybe
add
one
week
in
July
one
week
in
August,
certainly.
G
Secondly,
I've
been
working
for
years
on
the
curbside
composting.
I
know
that
we've
started
a
very
successful
project.
Oscar
I
know
that
the
mayor
announced
his
vision,
zero
press
conference
last
week.
These
curbside
composting
part
of
what
the
city
is
looking
at.
Do
you
guys
have
thoughts?
I
know
it's
expensive,
I
know
Cambridge
very
successfully,
modeled
it
in
one
neighborhood
before
expanding
its
citywide,
any
sort
of
thoughts,
so.
B
The
zero
waste
RFP,
which
is
was
released
with
the
mayor's
announcement
of
the
zero
waste
program,
will
allow
us
to
select
a
partner
who
can
essentially
dive
into
what
are
the
things
we
can
have.
The
biggest
impact
and
diverting
stuff
is
currently
going
into
the
trash
side
of
the
waste
stream.
You
have.
B
Go
to
be
recyclables
or
a
compost,
and
obviously
a
big
part
of
what
goes
into
the
trash
waste
stream
right
now
are
organics,
whether
that's
yard,
waste
or
food.
So
this
is
certainly
exactly
the
opportunity
for
us
to
take
a
look
at
how
do
we?
How
could
something
like
curbside
composting
or
something
else
would
have
the
biggest
impact
for
us,
as
we
think
about
our
next
round
of
trash
for
a
second
contract?
What's.
B
G
Why
I
always
say
that
every
fiscal
conservative
ought
to
be
an
environmentalist
as
well,
because
it
makes
sense
absolutely,
but
that's
very
interesting
just
how
the
number
is
fluctuated
when
I
started
on
this
job,
which
wasn't
all
that
long
ago,
the
numbers
were
higher
and
lower
in
both
ways.
So
it
is
a
commodity
and
then
finally
comes
McCarthy
and
I
have
talked
about
resurrecting
the
red
shirt
program.
It
would
necessarily
come
under
DEET
were
any
of
you
guys,
red
shirts,
I'm.
G
Fantastic,
you
married
I'm
sure,
there's
some
alums
in
in
the
audience
as
well
or
the
pads
of
alums
I.
Think
that
that
we
have
an
opportunity
to
not
only
pair
partnership
and
mentorship
on
the
parks
department
on
DPW.
But
this
is
something
that
I
know.
Tim
and
I
are
very
much
committed
to
bringing
back
and
I
think
would
be
a
great
opportunity
to
bring
young
people
partner
with
our
schools
and
you
all
to
both
offer
kids
of
grates
of
young
people.
G
B
So
we've
had
a
number
of
conversations
with
a
very
dedicated
and
committed
group
of
residents
who
have
a
great
vision
for
what
the
American
vision
highway
could
become,
including
ways
in
which
it
can
be.
Traffic
can
become
that
and
it
can
really
live
up
to
kind
of
that
notion
of
being
a
Parkway.
That
is
all
part
of
the
city's
broader
green
links,
effort
which
itself
as
part
of
a
livable
streets
and
will
network
program.
B
So
as
we
look
at
what
American
Legion
highway
could
be-
and
you
can
see
this
in-
go
Boston
2030-
we
have
a
great
interest
in
figuring
out.
How
do
we
make
that
corridor
a
way
in
which
people
are
connecting
to
the
great
open
spaces
of
our
city
and
traveling
from
across
multiple
neighbors
in
our
city,
in
a
way
that
is
that
it's
safe
and
really
supporting
the
adjacent
uses
right
now,
we're
sort
of
in
the
design
side
of
that?
So
it's
community
conversations
and
there's
been
some.
B
I
Great
and
speaking
of
capital,
investment
and
sort
of
planning
for
the
future
and
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
Long
Island
Bridge,
which
I
know
it's
been
a
difficult
conversation
to
have.
But
we
continue
to
have
this.
There
is
a
placeholder
last
year
for
6.5
million
there's
currently
6.7
million
plans
the
capital
improvements
over
the
next
five
years.
B
The
the
current
investment
in
the
Long
Island
Bridge
in
part
you
can
certainly
add
to
this-
is
really
around
permitting
and
and
work
associated
with
the
previous
Long
Island
Bridge.
The
design
and
program
of
the
next
Long
Island
Bridge
is
really
part
of
the
conversation
of
the
programming
of
Long
Island
itself.
A
Okay,
well
once
again,
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
time
and
talents,
everybody
on
your
team.
Again,
it's
been
said
many
times
the
responsiveness
from
your
a
team
up
here
to
everybody
in
the
field.
We
will
just
want
to.
Thank
you.
We
have
a
public
testimony,
Stacy,
Thompson
and
Wendy
Landman.
If
you
want
to
make
your
way
down
to
the
podium
here,.
H
Thank
you.
Everyone
I'm
Stacy
Thompson,
the
executive
director
of
livable
streets,
Alliance,
member
of
the
vision,
zero
coalition
and
a
city
of
Boston
resident
I
live
in
JP,
and
that
is
my
rep
first
I
just
want
to
echo.
The
thanks.
I
frequently
tell
my
advocates
that,
while
we're
all
obsessed
with
innovation,
what
actually
makes
a
city
run
is
maintenance,
and
that's
thanks
to
the
folks
in
this
room.
H
So
we
are
deeply
appreciative
and
just
want
to
give
everyone
and
everyone
who
can't
be
here
because
they're
literally
picking
up
our
trash
and
cleaning
our
streets
right
now.
Thank
you
as
much
as
we
may
not
all
want
to
be
in
a
meeting
on
ethics
p.m.
on
a
Monday
night,
and
on
that
note,
I
would
say
from
the
livable
streets
perspective,
just
a
couple
of
quick
thoughts
before
I.
Let
my
colleague
Wendy
get
into
some
of
the
details.
It
you
know,
as
someone
who's
still
learning
a
lot
about
the
city's
budget
process.
H
It
was
you
know
it's
difficult
for
us
to
tell
when
we
are
increasing
money
or
efforts
or
decreasing
money
or
efforts,
because
things
change
year
to
year,
so
any
help
that
the
council
could
do
in
helping
that
the
public
better
understand
how
the
public
works
budget
is
changing
would
be
extraordinarily
helpful
and
I
would
say.
Specifically.
We
do
know
that
there
is
additional
funds
for
repainting
crosswalks
and
some
restriping,
and
we
say
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
that.
H
H
But
there's
you
know
that's
only
going
so
far
and
how
are
we
going
to
make
sure
that
we
have
enough
people
on
the
ground
and
Public
Works
is
able
to
make
sure
that
kids
and
walk
to
school
after
we've
had
an
ice
storm
that
someone
can
get
to
a
grocery
store?
Who
maybe
has
a
mobility
issue?
That's
you
know
how
are
our
city
moves?
So
that's
what
I'm
going
to
say
I'm
going
to
let
Wendy
and
thank
you
thank.
K
Thank
you,
I'm
Wendy,
Landman
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
Walk
Boston
and
work
with
Stacey
and
many
others
than
the
vision,
zero
coalition,
and
have
been
here
before
a
few
times.
Talking
with
you
and
I
also
want
to
echo
the
thank
you
to
Public
Works
for
all
the
work
that
you
do
both
day
and
night.
We
know
that
the
department
never
sleeps
and
I
want
to
echo
what
Stacey
said.
While
the
city
has
put
an
enormous
amount
of
information
online,
which
we
really
do
appreciate.
K
It
is
still
extremely
difficult
to
understand
how
the
budget
is
changing
from
year
from
one
year
to
the
next
and
again,
to
echo
what
Stacey
said:
there's
so
many
changes
afoot
in
a
really
good
way,
thinking
about
vision,
zero
and
other
things
that
it's
really
important
for
us
to
be
able
to
to
follow
them.
So
a
couple
things
one
is.
It
is
clear
that
there
is
increased
budget
for
paint
for
marketing,
crosswalks
and
lane
markings.
K
That's
really
important,
it
seems
to
be
a
base
of
reduction,
and
this
is
based
on
my
reading
of
the
budget,
which
is
maybe
not
correct,
but
there
seems
to
be
a
reduction
in
the
budget
for
basic
sidewalk
reconstruction,
although
based
on
staff
briefings,
we
think
there
may
be
an
increase
for
something.
That's
called
heavy
sidewalk
maintenance,
and
what
we'd
like
to
understand
is
how
those
two
things
fit
together.
What
does
that
mean
overall
for
sidewalk
conditions,
if
budget
if
dollars
are
being
shifted
from
one
place
to
another?
K
We
know
that
property
owners
are
responsible
for
the
their
sidewalks,
but
the
places
that
we
hear
the
most
about
our
curb
ramps
and
the
islands
where
people
are
crossing
sometimes
sidewalks
in
front
of
the
public
front
of
city
properties
and
then
also
those
sweeping
and
clearance
of
cycle
tracks
and
bike
lanes.
They're
critical
elements
for
how,
for
the
put
work
that
Public
Works
does
that
affect
the
safety
and
security
of
people
walking
and
people
on
bikes.
K
So
we
would
ask
that
even
in
this
round
as
you
as
the
council
is
discussing
this
with
with
the
department
that
these
items
be
called
out
in
the
budget.
So
we
can
tell
what's
happening
because
it
doesn't
seem
that
there's
an
increase-
and
these
are
things
that
I
think
the
city
has
been
hearing
about
for
a
long
time
and
many
of
the
places
that
we're
talking
about
are
not
places
that
private
property
owners
would
be
shoveling
or
places
on
corners
where
the
city's
own
plowing
plows,
the
curb
ramps
back
in.
K
So,
even
if
a
resident
has
our
business
owner
has
shoveled
their
sidewalk
and
then
the
street
plowing
comes
back
and
makes
it
impassable
at
the
corners,
and
that's
really
doesn't
do
the
job
we
need
for
people
to
be
able
to
get
around.
Finally
and
I.
Think
very
importantly,
we
can't
tell
how
the
city
is
budgeting
for
finding
and
hiring
a
new
public
works
director.
We
hope
that
the
city
is
thinking
that
this
is
somebody
who
has
really
national
expertise
and
really
deep
experience
with
all
of
the
things
you
already
do.
K
But
then
all
of
the
things
that
we
are
hoping
will
get
better
and
better
for
walking
and
bicycling
and
transit
use
in
the
city
and
again
looking
at
the
budget.
It
was
not
I
couldn't
figure
out
where
that
fit
and
how
that
was
working
and
is
there
a
search,
firm,
that's
being
hired,
and
what
is
the
process
for
that,
because
I
presume
that
that
will
be
included
in
the
next
and
next
year's
budget.
K
A
A
Snowing
everyone
in
all
I
and
I.
You
know
just
took
a
pee
back
off
the
snow,
plowing
and
I
saw
this.
I
was
out
there
out
by
the
Jackson
man,
school
and
I
know.
Public
Works
is
out
there,
clearing
crosswalks,
you
know
and
again
it's
first
things.
First,
the
streets
and
then
I
know
you
had
a
lot
of
personnel
yeah,
the
senior
centers,
the
schools,
the
elderly,
housing
and
I
know
those
are
priorities.