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Dockets #0588-0596 - Fiscal Year 2021 Budget: Public Testimony Session
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A
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It'll
be
rebroadcast
later.
This
is
the
last
of
our
regularly
scheduled
hearings
in
the
City
Council's
budget
review
process,
which
is
encompassed
27
hearings
over
six
weeks,
despite
cope
at
19
and
the
public
health
emergency.
We
find
ourselves
in
the
city
who
still
needs
to
decide
on
a
budget
for
next
year
and
it's
the
council's
role
to
really
scrutinize
that
budget
and
think
about
how
we
best
meet
the
needs
of
the
year
ahead.
A
You
can
join
this
hearing.
If
you,
if
you're
watching
this,
you
probably
know
you
can
join
this
hearing
from
the
Zoom
link
that
is
available
on
a
public
notice
and
I'll
just
be
asking
people
I'll,
be
recognizing
people
in
turn
and
asking
them
to
state
their
name
and
affiliation,
and
in
limit
your
comments
to
about
two
minutes.
Just
so
people
know
the
way
that
will
work
for,
for
those
who
are
testifying
is
when
you've
been
speaking
for
two
minutes.
A
I'll
hold
up
my
gavel
and
then
when
you
and
then,
if
you,
if
you
talk
on
past,
that
you
make
your
at
some
point.
If
you've
been
talking
for
a
long
time
just
because
we've
got
so
many
people
trying
to
get
in
I
will
I
will
gavel
you
out,
but
I'm,
hoping
that
everybody
can
keep
their
comments
directed
to
the
point,
but
also
we
really
want
to
hear
them.
We're
excited
to
have
you
all
weigh
in
and
I
think
for
the
council.
A
In
many
ways
we
see
ourselves
as
kind
of
a
representative
body
that
is
like
looking
through
this
looking
at
the
budget
through
the
eyes
of
the
public
I'm,
trying
to
think
about
how
how
it's
going
to
cash
out
on
the
ground
in
our
lives
as
citizens
in
Boston.
If
you're
not
able
to
provide
testimony
tonight,
you
can
also
submit
written
testimony
to
CCC
WM
at
Boston
gov
and
we'll
keep
accepting
testimony
and
distributing
it
to
councilors
throughout
the
budget
process.
A
Until
the
City
Council,
ultimately
votes
on
the
budget,
you
can
also
go
to
Boston
deca,
slash,
Council,
FY,
21
budget
and
that's
a
battle.
There's
a
place
to
submit
your
testimony
can
also
submit
a
video.
We
have
several
people
who
have
submitted
videos
in
advance
for
this
hearing
and
then
we'll
be
playing
those
at
the
conclusion
of
the
hearing.
A
So
that's
a
long
way
of
saying
that
it's
a
hearing
on
all
of
the
dockets
that
make
up
the
city's
proposed
budget
and
our
focus
like
I
said,
is
just
going
to
be
public
testimony.
So
I
will
give
my
colleagues
who
are
here
with
me
a
very
brief
chance
to
just
say:
hi:
that's
a
counselor,
matt,
o'malley
district,
six
counselor
any
sorry,
counselor
ed,
Flynn
district,
two
counselor
nice
asabi
George,
just
at-large
and
councillor
Kim,
Janey
district,
seven
on
our
council
president.
A
D
B
You,
madam
chair
good
evening,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
it's
great
to
be
with
you
virtually
I
hope
everybody
is
safe
and
well.
This
is
a
great
opportunity
to
hear
directly
from
our
bosses
the
people
of
Boston,
I'm
delighted,
I,
know
a
number
of
folks
who
share
my
call
for
full
renovation,
Billings
field,
molester
arks
we're
going
to
join
us
in
well
McCoy
to
hear
from
them
really
looking
forward
to
hearing
from
everybody
tonight
on
this
important
issue,
thanks
so
much
and
look
forward
to
getting
to
public
testimony
forthwith.
B
E
F
Chair
I
really
appreciate
how
you
have
organized
the
hearings.
This
budget
season
I
know
we're
having
technical
difficulties,
but
I
appreciate
everyone's
patience
as
we
move
on
with
our
budget
process
and
in
prioritized
hearing
from
the
public.
So
I'd
like
to
sit
back
and
hear
what
folks
have
to
say.
Thank
you.
A
G
A
Thanks
so
much
great
and
then
we're
just
gonna
jump
straight
into
public
testimony,
so
we're
actually
gonna
start
public.
Testimony
with
there's
three
members
of
the
public
who
are
going
to
testify
in
Cantonese
and
Melissa
Lowe
from
councillor
Clemmons
office
is
going
to
help
with
some
interpretation,
so
I
want
to
and
I
know,
she's
here
for
a
certain
window.
So
I
want
to
start
with
those,
so
the
LIA
whoo
may
you
and
Maggie
Chen
so
I'll
be.
H
I
H
I
I
So
there
has
been
a
lot
of
time
that
has
gone
by
and
he
has
lost
this
time
in
his
ability
to
learn
and
we're
really
hoping
and
strongly
encouraged
that
in
the
next
coming
year
in
September,
there
could
be
resources
put
into
hiring
a
Cantonese
teachers
assistant
to
assist
him
with
the
learning,
I
think
lost
and
to
help
them
catch
up.
Oh.
H
I
I
I
H
I
Of
the
biggest
concern
we
have
as
parents
are
sort
of,
especially
in
this
climate,
the
cleanliness
of
the
school,
especially
its
bathroom,
and
its
ability
to
offer
our
children
running
water
for
them
to
to
sanitize
themselves
and
many
times
the
toilets
cannot
be
flushed
and
there
are
many
issues
with
running
water.
So.
H
I
I
I
A
A
J
I
K
I
I
K
I
K
I
Case
in
point,
I
had
an
IEP
meeting
just
a
week
ago
for
my
for
my
child
and
in
the
middle
of
the
meeting.
The
interpreter
that
was
higher
for
that
particular
meeting
was
actually
asked
to
leave
because
the
interpreter
wasn't
performing
effectively
and
the
speech
pathologist
had
to
take
over
and
serve
as
the
interpreter
for
the
rest
of
the
meeting.
Yeah.
K
I
L
I
L
Da
da
da
da
dee
da
Shi
Tong
sub
use
about
hole,
2,
comma
1
by
el
amigo
que
tenga
I
thought
interface.
Addition
chocolate
eater.
He
got
a
high
yeah
pal
okay
man
online
bang
like
hey
Masami,
going
to
go.
Tell
monkey
like
we
are
to
Toledo
Cheng
on
its
head.
Ginga
do
I,
tell
Gracie
Allah
how
long
we
Chong
Li
ye
o.
I
So
ever
since
bps
clothes
are
March
18
the
numbers
of
affection
that
the
cases
of
inflection
has
gone
up
in
the
u.s.
itself,
it's
over
1
million
and
in
the
state
of
Massachusetts
we're
approaching
a
hundred
thousand,
and
it's
just
continually
climbing
the
numbers
and
some
experts
have
also
said
that
this
coming
fall.
We're
going
to
see
an
uptick
so.
L
I
L
I
L
I
I
L
L
L
L
I
A
responsible
parent
I
feel
that
I
would
only
feel
safe,
sending
my
child
to
an
environment
that
I
know
would
have
relatively
infection
rate
when
other
safety
measures
are
being
taken.
I
would
not
want
to
go
to
work
and
feel
like
I'm,
pushing
my
child
out
into
an
environment
that
I
know
that
is
not
safe
to.
L
My
uncle
site,
I,
don't
pay,
hey,
go
your
thumb,
heist
Josiah,
Quincy
Suho!
You
got
a
face
on
G
Tom,
some
cocoa,
Iike
American
high-paid
signal
my
testing
site
on
Tito
cocaine,
Tosi,
cocoa,
hahahha
wanking.
How
we
been
sent
away.
Do
you
call
a
Concord
Ohio,
a
tire
co-founder
got
a
team,
so
you
go
home,
hey
Mon
say
that
using
only
being
attend,
you
chose
opiate
each.
They
were
watching
Scioscia,
kahoka
dy,
so
not
what
attend.
Today,
polka
Chianina
Rococo
go
to
Yokohama,
walking,
hi
all
junior.
Thank.
I
Karen
Lee,
we
all
know
that
the
Josiah
Quincy
elementary
school,
serving
as
one
of
the
testing
sites
and
my
younger
son
starting
k1
in
the
coming
September
and
I,
really
hope
that
there
will
be
more
than
enough
resources
where
there
would
be
experts
and
cleaning
professionals
that
would
be
higher
to
make
sure
this
site.
It's
completely
infected
and
safe
for
our
children
to
return
to
school.
A
M
Briefly,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
community
that
is
here
to
share
their
voices.
This
is
about
you
I've.
Certainly
as
chairwoman
box,
gavel
can
attest
to
have
had
time
to
speak
and
have
my
thoughts
heard
so
I'm
here
to
listen
to
yours
and
I,
appreciate
everybody
who's
taking
the
time
to
be
here.
To
do
it.
So
thank
you
and,
and
please
proceed.
Thank
you.
A
Thanks
thanks
so
much
counselor,
yeah
and
I
do
want
to
thank
most
it
again
and
I'll,
just
as
we
now
move
into
further
public
testimony
I'll
remind
folks
to
please
keep
your
comments
to
two
minutes.
You'll
see
my
dad
will
go
up
and
then
a
little
chime
will
sound
if
it's
been
three
minutes
just
because
we've
got
a
lot
of
people
waiting
to
testify,
but
I
did
want
to
provide
extra
time.
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
to
make
space
to
hear
testimony
in
other
languages
and
the
translation
takes
an
extra
time.
A
N
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
thank
you
to
the
moms
who
just
gave
testimony
I
know.
I
was
on
one
of
the
school
committee
calls
when
a
parent
had
asked
for
a
translation
a
couple
of
years
beforehand.
It
had
not
received
it
at
school
committee,
so
translation
is
a
serious
issue
for
a
district
needs,
but
I
wanted
to
share
that
page
I'm.
The
director
of
the
Boston
education,
justice,
Alliance
and
my
name
is
Ruby.
N
As
as
many
of
you
know,
there's
been
chronic
underfunding
by
the
state
for
the
Boston
Public
Schools
over
the
past
20
years
this
year,
the
mayor
generously
a
substantial
amount
to
support
the
bps
budget,
but
it
we
still
had
budget
cuts
this
year,
some
of
which
wore
to
school
that
are
in
the
the
lowest-performing
transformation
schools
because
of
the
weighted
student
funding
formula
holes
while
they
are
in
the
transformation
program
or
transformation
system
that
Casella
dr.
kuselias
has
developed
this
year.
N
We're
going
to
need
additional
staff,
we're
going
to
need
additional
support,
so
I
do
want
to
encourage
the
city
council
to
think
about
the
resiliency
fund
and
where
it
can
be
put
for
Boston
public
school
children.
During
this
time
and
I
also
just
wanted
to
say
that,
with
the
state
MOU
agreement
with
deci,
that
also
needs
to
be
overturned,
there
is
many
restrictions
around
things
like
increasing
graduation
rates,
increasing
MCAT
scores
for
these
transformation
schools,
as
well
as
for
all
schools
and
with
kovat.
N
A
Thank
you
so
much
Ruby
and
now
next
up
will
be
Alma,
Chism
and
then
it'll
be
Weezy
Wildstein
and
just
so
folks
in
the
in
the
waiting
room,
know
and
appreciate
so
I
know.
Some
people
are
here
to
testify
and
some
people
are
just
watching
through
Xion
links.
So
if
you're
here
to
testify,
if
you
would
just
raise
your
blue
hand,
if
you
can
or
comment
in
the
chat
just
so
I
know
that
you're
gonna
be
added
to
the
list
I'm,
starting
with
the
people
who
signed
up
in
advance.
So
Alma
you
have
the
floor.
O
Second,
I'd
like
to
advocate
to
expand
job
creation
and
service
year
programs
for
thousands
of
our
residents,
who
will
be
out
of
work
by
making
changes
within
the
capital
budget
and
then
also
leading
a
major
fundraising
effort
in
my
work
city
life
and
on
our
land.
Trust
I
see
many
people
at
risk
of
eviction
who
cannot
pay
their
rent
on
our
land.
Trust
three
out
of
the
15
families
cannot
pay
their
rent,
so
I'm
advocating
you
know.
O
P
You
very
much,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
can
hear
you
great
okay,
so
my
name
is
Lizzie
wall,
son
I'm,
with
action,
/,
equity
and
I.
Think
all
the
counselors
have
the
actual
proposal
that
was
emailed
out
by
Martin
who's.
The
director
I
wanted
to
add
a
couple
of
points,
as
we've
learned
more
about
how
to
go
about
some
of
what
we
proposed.
P
First,
we
think
75
percent
of
households
of
color
are
in
just
a
few
neighborhoods
and
those
neighborhoods
are
lowest
income
highest
infection
rates
and
are
going
to
have
the
highest
unemployment
and
the
more
we
hear
about
it.
The
unemployment
could
go
on
for
a
while.
Our
community
organizations
have
pivoted
to
food
delivery
and
we've
been
serving
5,000
families
a
week
and
I've
been
out
surveying
food
pantries
and
it's
it's
very
frightening.
What
may
be
coming
down
the
pike,
and
so
we've
really
pushed
to
think
about.
How
do
we
take
up
some
of
the
ideas?
P
P
We
have
want
to
encourage
the
council
to
closely
review
capital
projects
that
are
funded
solely
by
the
city.
You
can't
convert
the
I'm
learning
these
things
and
I'm,
bringing
these
ideas
in,
but
I'm
reading
them
carefully,
because
it's
new
to
me.
Well,
it's
new
to
me.
You,
you
all
I'm
sure
no
more,
you
can't
come
for
capital
funds
to
operating
funds
that
you
can
reallocate
and
reprogram
capital
funds
into
other
projects
that
can
be
used
in
communities
or
hiring
people
from
communities
or
in
service.
Your
projects
that
reach
a
capital
intent.
P
P
Here
type
opportunities
we've
been
talking
to
people
who
have
these
interests,
who
have
been
running
some
of
these
programs
and
I
think
there
would
be
a
great
deal
of
interest
in
the
city
and,
and
we've
heard
about
the
ideas
for
other
funders
of
some
of
these
projects
that
Boston
tech
companies
that
sell
payroll
and
ordering
software
to
restaurants,
for
example.
We
also
want
to
advocate
for
additional
funds
for
the
Office
of
Economic
Development,
so
they
have
the
staff
capacity
to
support
some
of
these
ideas
and
also
leveraging
hiring
from
Boston
employers.
C
A
Q
Qazi
39
year
resident
of
West
Roxbury
I'm
here
to
testify
and
regards
to
can
going
field
first
off
it's
great
for
the
community,
it's
great
for
sporting
events.
That
field
right
now
is
currently
it's
in
rough.
It's
in
rough
shape,
so
I'm
just
here
to
support
Parkway
emotion
about
O'malley's,
opposed
to
what.
A
A
R
So
when
I
heard
about
testimonies
on
the
buildings
field,
I
wanted
to
be
involved
with
it
I'm
involved
with
Parkway
and
motion
Parkway
Cycling
Club
and
I've
been
living
in
West
Roxbury
for
the
last
45
years.
My
kids,
my
grandkids,
all,
are
invested
in
this
community
and
as
I
go
even
just
bicycling
kind
of
the.
Why
we
go
through
the
field.
All
the
walkways
are
broken
up.
It's
it's
almost
like
it's
a
joke
to
get
through
there
and
then
I.
R
Look
at
this
stands
where
the
kids
are,
where
the
where
all
the
people
watch
the
games
and
all
of
the
grandstands
are
all
broken
up.
It's
almost
like
the
park
is
just
plumb
worn
out.
It
needs
help
everyone's
just
looking
the
other
way.
It's
been
going
on
that
way
for
a
number
of
years.
The
time
I
think
this
is
an
opportunity,
please,
let's
just
get
it
done
for
the
community,
everyone
tries
to
stay
in,
West,
Roxbury
tries
to
get
involved,
and
this
is
most
central
places
that
they
have
in
the
entire
town.
R
S
S
You
know
over
funds,
the
police
department,
which
already
gets
a
lot
of
funding
and
definitely
officially
out
reallocate
funds
for
youth,
because
you
know
a
lot
of
young
people
need
to
be
able
to
try
to
help
their
families
in
these
desperate
times.
It
will
keep
keep
them
active
and
keep
their
morale
up
too.
So,
yes,
thank
you.
That's
great.
T
Thank
You
City
counselors.
For
your
time
my
name
is
Sarah
Parker
and
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
renovation
of
billings
field.
I've
lived
in
West
Roxbury
for
ten
years
of
my
husband
Mark.
We
have
three
kids
of
a
ten-year-old
son,
a
seven
year
old
daughter
and
a
four
year
old
daughter.
All
my
kids
attend
the
Linden's
pool
we.
Actually
we
live
on
Maxfield
Street,
which
is
if
people
are
familiar
with
West
Roxbury,
it's
basically
two
streets
up
from
Billings
field,
so
it's
very
close.
So
we
either
walk
by
or
drive
by
Billings
fields.
T
Every
day,
probably
like
six
to
eight
times
per
day
and
I
can
tell
you
without
a
doubt
it
is
a
park
that
is
so
alive.
It's
absolutely.
The
playground
is
always
packed
with
kids
there's,
always
people
walking,
there's
people,
biking,
there's
people
playing
tennis,
there's
people
playing
basketball
and
it's
being
used
all
the
time
and
from
some
of
the
other
comments
that
people
mean
as
well.
There's
also
things
about
it
that
really
need
to
be
updated,
like
the
paths
are
crumbling.
The
field
itself
has
a
major
drainage
problem.
T
So
I
know
for
like
some
of
the
youth
sports,
that's
an
issue
because
a
lot
of
times
things
get
canceled
and
just
on
behalf
of,
like
you
know,
speaking
on
behalf
of
families
and
others-
and
you
know
there's
so
many
young
kids
and
so
many
young
families
that
are
now
living
in
West
Roxbury.
I,
really
think
that
this
would
be
a
great
place
to
spend
money
and
to
renovate
because
I
think
I'm,
just
estimating
I
think
there's
something
like
1,500
kids
between
the
Linden
school
kilmer,
st.
races
and
Holy.
T
Name
that
live
or
that
go
to
you
know,
go
to
school
in
West,
Roxbury
and
kids
are
using
those
fillings
all
the
time.
I
I
believe
that
a
renovation
would
increase
the
usage
as
well
and
I
think
that
it
would
help
raw
and
keep
families
in
the
city,
and
it
would
get
everyone
a
perfect
one,
but
about
families,
but
there's
also
people
that
walk
their
dogs.
There's
always
I'm
down
there.
All
the
time.
T
I,
the
elderly
people
who
come
out
and
take
a
walk
and
I
think
it's
very
easy
for
people
to
get
to
as
well,
because
of
the
location,
because
it's
right
on
the
corner
of
Center,
Street
Newgrange
and
just
to
mention
some
of
the
sports
that
you
Parkway
motion.
Tenacity
uses
it
for
their
summer
camp
Parkway,
a
softball,
Parkway
baseball,
flag,
football
I
know
the
city:
does
their
summer
concert
series
there
and
the
quarter
pipe
road
race
and
the
YMCA,
which
was
just
redone
right
there
and
people
are
constantly.
T
A
U
U
Instead,
I'll
emphasize
the
importance
of
this
funding
as
a
resource
spending
on
youth
jobs
allows
for
the
development
of
essential
skills,
character
and
communication
with
the
rest
of
the
community.
At
a
time
where
we
are
torn
apart,
youth
who
now
have
barely
yet
used
to
now
have
barely
any
access
to
education.
Look
towards
yee
as
an
S&S
essa
t
to
continue
their
development
if
it
weren't
for
my
job
at
reap
I
wouldn't
be
able
to
speak
before
you
today.
U
A
V
Silvia
and
I'm
reading
this
testimony
for
a
kilo
from
Roxbury
we're
asking
the
city
to
increase
funding
for
you
shops
at
15
million
and
make
sure
the
summer
jobs
program
is
fully
running.
The
city
should
fund
5,000
summer
jobs
and
1,000
year-round
jobs
from
September
to
June
in
high
of
14
to
22
year
olds
and
give
grants
to
organizations
also
police
overtime
should
be
decreased
to
20
million
or
less,
and
the
police
budget
should
be
decreased
to
three
hundred.
V
Seventy
four
million
or
less
invested
money
in
black
and
brown
communities,
including
housing,
health
care
treatment,
education,
youth
jobs
and
economic
development,
and
support
for
formerly
incarcerated
people.
I've
been
a
part
of
the
fight
for
you
jobs
for
seven
years,
and
if
there's
like
the
City
Council
and
the
mayor
doesn't
care
about
anything
but
the
police
budget.
These
jobs
are
so
important
because
of
how
we
keep
Steve
off
the
street.
Please
ease
the
stress
of
parents
and
gives
experience
my
first
job
when
I
was
16
shaped,
I
was
and
gave
memories
I
still
haven't
forgotten.
A
W
Thank
you.
Thank
you
guys
also
be
in
here
tonight.
I
just
want
to
start
by
saying
I'm
here
to
testify
about
the
renovations
to
Billings
field.
I've
been
a
Parkway
resident
over
49
years.
My
daughters
have
been
involved
at
Parkway
Girl
Sarnoff
for
over
13
years
and
I've
been
a
board
member
for
Parkway
girls
softball
for
the
past
five
years.
I
support
the
renovation
of
the
field.
It
is
the
hub
of
the
Parkway
hosting
many
events
throughout
the
year.
The
walkways
are
in
disarray,
disarray.
The
baseball
field
is
virtually
unusable
and
smeb
leeches
are
crumbling.
W
Last
year,
during
our
softball
season,
we
had
a
two-week
stretch
of
games
where
we
had
a
cancel
the
middle
of
Billings
field.
She
turns
into
a
lake
I
mean
we
could
probably
get
a
canoe
out
there
and
paddle
around
in
it.
A
lot
of
it
has
to
do
with
the
condition
of
the
fields
and
the
safety
of
our
players
that
we
support
counselor
ami
Ali,
with
moving
forward
with
this
and
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you
guys
all
for
your
time.
W
S
A
H
A
G
G
X
A
Sarah
I
think
Sarah
Michael,
Thomas,
George
you're,
all
in
the
waiting
room,
I've
also
got
someone
under
Envy
and
someone
with
a
number
six
one:
seven,
forty
nine
four,
four
seven,
eight
five.
If
you
wanna
testify,
if
you
to
raise
your
blue
hand,
mark
in
a
chat
change
your
name
that
would
be
great
I'm
gonna,
give
it
a
second
we're,
gonna,
wait
and
see
if
we
can
get
Martin
back
and
if
not,
where
you
have
a
few
people
who
submitted
videos
that
we're
also
going
to
play
for
counselors.
A
A
Z
And
I'm
a
student
support
coordinator,
Boston
Danny
moon,
Academy
I've,
been
in
education
for
25
years
and
I
continue
to
feel
the
passion
and
love
of
serving
my
students
and
families
of
Boston.
The
reason
why
I'm
submitting
this
video
is
is
that
I'm
asking
the
city
to
increase
funding
for
youth
for
summer
jobs
to
15
million
dollars.
Z
Our
young
people
deserve
this.
My
story
is
I
was
a
kid
that
grew
up
in
Jamaica
Plain
in
the
80s.
This
was
a
time
when
we
were
going
through
a
lot
with
a
lot
of
things
in
the
neighborhood,
but
during
the
time
for
summer
jobs
I
decided
to
apply
for
summer
jobs.
I
grew
up
in
a
single
family
home
for
Generation.
My
mom
worked
two
jobs
and
it
was
really
difficult
when
she
had
to
make
ends
meet
when
I
started
working
for
summer
jobs
that
really
saved
my
life.
Z
It
kept
me
busy
it
kept
me
inspired.
I
met
great
mentors
and
advocates
that
really
wanted
to
be
there
for
me
and
I
knew
there
was
more
to
life
than
just
my
neighborhood
and
the
kids
around
the
way.
I
really
had
the
opportunity
to
help
out
help
out
at
home.
I
was
able
to
buy
things
that
I
needed
to
buy
for
myself
for
school
and
I
was
grateful
and
extremely
blessed
president.
Once
again
that
I
say
that
it
saved
my
life.
Z
This
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
went
into
education
meeting
great
mentors
and
advocates
that
really
inspired
me
to
want
to
be
able
to
help
other
young
people
and
at
49
and
be
an
education
for
25
years.
I've
continued
to
have
the
love
and
the
passion
for
helping
others
and
helping
young
people
become
leaders
and
productive
citizens.
In
conclusion,
that
I
ask
is
that
my
story
is
not
common,
but
I.
Z
Ask
that
a
lot
of
young
people
deserve
and
need
an
opportunity
to
grow
and
to
become
leaders
and
productive
citizens,
and
so
I
asked
us
to
please
invest
in
our
young
people.
I
understand
this
is
a
time
it's
a
difficult
time
with
kovat
19,
but
this
is
a
time
when
we
need
to
come
together
and
we
always
continue
to
say,
is
Boston
strong
and
work
together
and
make
hope
and
I
understand.
Z
But
I
asked
is
that
an
investment
like
this
can
really
inspire
and
give
hope
to
young
people
and
when
I
speak
to
young
people-
and
they
tell
me
that
is
times
when
it's
hard
for
them
and
they
feel
anxiety
and
they
feel
depressed
because
they
don't
have
that
income
coming
in
at
home
or
a
family
member
has
lost
a
job
or
they
just
want
to
help
is
that
this
is
an
opportunity
for
them
to
grow
and
be
inspired
and
I
asked
to
please
invest
in
our
young
people.
Thank
you.
My.
AA
Name
is
Jabbar:
I
live
in
Dorchester
I'm,
a
reap
we're
asking
the
city
to
increase
funding
for
u
jobs,
215
million
and
make
sure
summer
jobs.
Programs
are
fully
running.
The
city
should
fund
5,000
summer
jobs
1,000
a
year
on
jobs,
from
September
to
June,
hiring
14
to
22
year
olds
and
give
grants
to
organizations
also
police
overtime.
Should
we
decrease
20
million
or
less,
and
the
police
budget
should
be
decreased.
AA
So
three
hundred
seventy
four
million
or
less
invest
that
money
into
black
and
brown
communities,
including
housing,
health
care
treatments,
education,
new
jobs,
economic
development
and
support
for
formerly
incarcerated
people.
Also,
jobs
are
key
contributors
to
for
people
to
provide
for
their
families
and
also-
and
this
so
I
think
we
should
get
more
funny
to
protect
and
explain
you
drugs
and
why
the
police,
budget
and
police
overtime
needs
to
be
cut.
We
need
15
million
to
double
new
jobs,
expand
them
months
and
expand.
The
age
ranges.
AB
Thank
you
for
having
me
here
today.
My
name
is
Suzanne
Patrice
Bruce
I
am
a
resident
in
the
Boston
area.
My
family
is
six
generations.
Bostonian
I
come
to
you
today
to
impor
you
not
to
pass
a
budget
for
fiscal
year,
2021
that
has
60
million
dollars
for
overtime.
We
know
and
have
enough
research
in
information
that
says:
community,
policing
or
policing,
surveillance
and
criminalization
has
not
warranted
a
safe
neighborhood.
We
need
to
put
money
to
a
better
use
for
our
youth
and
our
young
adult.
AB
We
could
better
use
that
money
for
employment,
so
families,
so
you,
young
adults,
can
help
their
families
with
employment
opportunities
during
our
novel
crisis.
This
is
a
time
where
we
must
stop
polarizing
our
neighborhoods
in
the
Blackstone
Franklin
escapes
the
Blackstone
Franklin
Square
neighborhood.
As
you
know,
there
has
been
money
that
has
been
earmarked
for
the
Neighborhood
Association
to
put
up
surveillance
cameras.
That
has
been
the
decision.
AB
We
cannot
continue
to
criminalize
and
polarize
our
great
city.
We
can
do
better
and
I,
encourage
you
and
I
know
that
you
will
support
my
plea,
in
my
request,
of
utilizing
the
money
in
a
much
more
effective
manner
for
justice
for
the
whole
community,
around
employment,
health
disparities
as
well
as
education.
Thank
you.
AC
Hello
good
morning
my
name
is
Knepper
and
my
neighborhoods
are
Roxbury
Dorchester,
Matapan
and
I
park.
I
am
asking
the
City
Council
to
expand
role.
Public
safety
comes
from
cutting
the
Boston
Police
Department's
budget
and
investing
in
what
communities
need
housing,
health
care,
treatment,
education,
youth
jobs
and
economic
development.
This
includes
supporting,
formerly
incarcerated
people
who
need
housing
healing
and
economic
stability
after
prison
or
jail.
The
funds
should
go
to
go
into
funding
for
youth
jobs
as
well.
AC
Commissioner,
gross
wants
some
outrageous
funds
for
his
apartment.
I
believe
that's
not
right.
We
are
spending
money
on
more
guns
and
badges.
Why
invest
in
police?
If
you
can
invest
in
your
community,
the
black
and
brown
community,
we
should
use
those
funds
and
put
them
to
better
use,
plus
the
Boston
Police
Department
makes
an
extra
61
million
and
over
time,
plus
31
million
on
detail
pay.
So
they
don't
need
any
more
at
all.
They
don't
even
deserve
the
four
hundred
and
fourteen
million
dollars.
AC
What
Commissioner
grows
calls
training,
isn't
what
I'm
seeing
what
they
call
policing
isn't
policing.
Let's
call
racial
profiling
in
these
neighborhoods.
It's
all
the
Boston
Police
Department
does
good
job.
Commissioner,
you've
got
stats,
guess
what
I
got
some
stats
of
my
own
underly
funded
black
and
brown
communities,
plus
the
lack
of
resources
in
those
communities
plus
the
cowboy
Police
Department
equals
disaster
and
money
wasted.
Investing
in
our
community
is
better
than
policing
anything.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
X
A
AE
A
A
AE
Can
hear
you
oh
great
great,
thank
you
for
this
time
and
thank
you
for
all
the
great
work
that
everybody
is
trying
to
accomplish
myself
and
some
of
the
other
residents
in
the
area
where
I
live.
We
are
reaching
out
today
to
bring
to
everybody's
attention
an
area
here
in
our
neighborhood
that,
when
improved
crew
yield
a
tangible
benefit
to
both
the
neighborhood
and
the
city,
please
know
that
it's
over
ten
years
that
we've
been
asking
for
to
address
this
issue
for
this
specific
boss,
the
Center
for
youth
and
family.
AE
The
facility
is
located
on
Heath
Street
in
Jamaica
Plain,
close
to
Brookline
and
bordering
Mission
Hill,
which
are
growing
it's
it's
a
whole
growing
neighborhood
at
this
point,
as
residents
of
this
area
we're
beyond
grateful
to
have
such
a
center
in
the
neighborhood,
and
the
purpose
of
this
testimony
is
to
bring
to
your
attention
that
deeply
rundown
conditions
of
what
could
be
a
modern
and
welcoming
facility.
The
neighbors
would
actually
want
to
use
every
revitalize
a
ssin
of
the
overall
facility
with
sustained
exercise
habits,
fundamental
everyone's
held
and
encourage
an
inclusive
community
spirit.
AE
Much
in
need,
while
yielding
and
more
noticeable
financial
return
for
the
city.
Often
people
have
come,
but
never
returned,
because
I'm
willing
to
use
a
facility
that
is
neglected,
generally
uncapped
and
minimally
supervised.
Although
more
recent
or
recently
they're,
being
very
modest
changes,
the
facility
does
not
present
itself
as
an
option
as
it
could
be
Noorie
match
it
matches
the
standard
of
a
growing
cities
such
as
Boston.
AE
Additionally,
given
that,
during
the
day
this
facility
is
used
by
the
Hannigan
school
school
kids,
we
feel
strongly
that
it
is
time
to
act
to
ensure
that
these
youths
are
well
taken
care
of
as
other
schools
and
Boston
Center
youths
and
family
facility
are
already
doing.
They
should
not
suffer
at
the
last
budget
hearing
on
BC
YF,
it
was
concerning
to
me
to
hear
mrs.
Morales
limited
vision
for
BC
YF
in
general.
He
has
pressed
that
the
center's
facility,
the
center's
focus,
is
to
ensure
the
kids
stay
in
school
and
ready
them
for
the
workplace.
AE
AE
It
was
also
surprising
to
me
to
hear
his
refusal
for
help
in
securing
additional
funding
when
one
of
the
counselors
proposed
it
this
facility
here
in
Jamaica,
Plain,
could
be
used
for
ever
variety
of
activities
to
stimulate
and
support
the
vibrancy
of
this
great
neighborhood
and
be
cyf
should
be
centers
to
create
community,
promotes
social
and
physical
wellness,
reduce
risky
behavior
and
provide
a
safe
structure
environment.
So
there
are
so
many
use
can
be
done.
AE
A
C
Hi
I'm
a
I'm,
a
young
person
from
Mattapan
I've,
worked
with
numerous
youth
organizations
such
as
Madison,
Park,
Development,
Corporation,
teen,
empowerment
and
I
have
a
future
because
in
Madison
Park
I
look
Corporation
I
have
been
able
to
work
closely
with
counselor
Julie
here
who
has
generously
on
taking
me
on.
Has
here
you
plays
on.
I
cannot
begin
to
express
how
much
working
with
these
organizations
has
benefited
me
because
of
my
youth
organization.
I
do
better
in
school
and
I
better
prepare
for
my
future,
and
every
young
person
deserves
a
chance
at
that.
C
Because
of
my
youth
organization.
I
have
made
lifelong
networks
and
connections
and
I
believe
again.
Every
young
person
deserves
a
chance
at
that.
Investing
in
youth
jobs
is
very
important.
I
hear
often
in
our
cities
that
you
did
the
future
of
our
communities
on
and
while
that
is
true,
it
is
also
true
that
we
are
the
present
and
right
now.
C
It
doesn't
feel
that
way
if
Austin
truly
believes
that
their
need
and
youth
are
the
future
in
the
president
of
our
communities,
then
15
million
dollars
does
need
to
be
allocated
towards
youth
jobs
on
it
is
art.
It
is
time
that
our
city
starts
investing
in
our
young
people
and
worrying
about
the
welfare
of
our
underrepresented
youth
in
their
families.
So
thank
you
so
much.
A
A
Raise
your
raise
your
blue
hand
or
answering
the
chat
if
yes
and
I'll
just
say
again
that
if
I
know,
Sarah
McCammon
testified
earlier
today
at
a
different
hearing
but
Sarah.
If
you'd
like
to
be
testifying
michael
rinoa,
thomas
Thermidor
george,
if
any
of
you
all
or
the
folks
who
are
under
there's
a
phone
number
and
an
MP,
you
should
just
let
me
know
in
the
chat
all
right
and
I
think
it
sounds
like
everybody
who's
here
right
now.
A
It's
just
here
to
watch
so
I
think
what
we'll
do
now
is
I
really
want
to
thank
everybody
who
came
and
testified
and
and
those
who
submitted
videos
in
advance
and
the
people
who
have
testified
throughout
our
whole
process.
It's
just
so
important,
as
many
of
my
colleagues
said
so
I
think
what
we'll
do
is
I'm
gonna
hold
this
open
for
a
while,
still
probably
at
least
until
at
least
until
quarter
of
so
what
we'll
do
is
I
I
will
stay
here
and
wait
and
see
if
more
folks
stir
up
to
testify.
A
I
know.
We've
got
a
couple
of
people
who
had
signed
up
to
testify,
who
haven't
made
their
way
into
the
waiting
room
yet
and
counselors.
If
any
of
you
want
me
to
text
you,
if
we've
got
public
testimony
back
we'll
do
that
and
and
otherwise,
if
we
don't
get
further
folks
will
conclude
the
hearing,
but
we'll
wait
for
a
while.
So
again,
just
really
want
to
thank
everybody
and
for
sharing
for
sharing
and
and
and
nudging
us
and
lots
of
good
direction.
A
A
Oh
wait:
Candace
before
you
do
sorry
false
false
false
bottom.
Here
I
just
saw
that
Marvin
just
joined
us
and
he
was
one
of
the
people.
I
was
waiting
on.
So
let
me
let
me
let
Marvin
testify
and
I
also
see
that
a
Tim
has
joined
us
Tim.
If
you
can
chat
or
post
or
raise
your
blue
hand.
If
you
want
to
testify,
but
Marvin
you've
now
got
the
floor.
A
Y
So,
in
that
case,
I,
don't
wanna
just
repeat
what's
already
been
said
so
I'll
be
very
brief.
I
just
you
know
believe
that
at
this
particular
moment
in
time
with
the
with
the
pandemic
and
what
looking
to
the
devastating
effects
and
communities
of
color
that
we
really
need
to
look
at
possible
ways
of
funding,
job
creation
and
other
initiatives
in
these
communities,
and
so
that
proposal
during
service
year
jobs,
which
is
something
that
was
done.
Y
You
know
in
the
Great
Depression
and
other
times,
because
we
are
all
expecting
the
city
has
to
even
say
they
expect
I'll
inform
it
to
double
at
least
and
communities
of
color,
and
you
know
it
wasn't
great
before
so.
I
think
you
know
creating
service
year.
Jobs
would
go
a
long
way
to
doing
that,
and
and
and
so
looking
at
the
capital
projects
that
would
support
those
jobs,
and
so
the
hope
is
to
look
at
the
capital
budget
and
I.
Think
we
do.
Y
You
know
we
didn't
come
up
with
a
couple
ideas
that
people
may
have
submitted
already,
where
we
could
shave
some
money
from
now
from
the
capital
budget,
but
shifted
from
certain
line
items
to
other
line
items.
We
think
is
this
important
and
and
then
the
other
is
to
help
make
that
happen
in
a
cohesive
way,
including
the
community
pipeline
that
has
already
started
in
partnership
with
the
city
yesterday
in
crease
the
staffing
capacity
at
office,
economic
development,
so
that
they
will
actually
have
a
couple
staff
people
who
could
oversee
this
process.
So
that's
my
comments.
A
A
G
A
Yeah
yeah
cuz
she
just
joined
I,
see
someone
named
Yali
has
joined
the.
So
if
you,
if
you
want
to
testify
Ally,
if
you
just
put
it
in
the
chat
or
raise
your
blue
hand
or
otherwise
signal
and
then
I
think
George
said
that
we
might
be
joined
shortly
by
someone
named
Jason
Moreno
to
testify.
But
so
far
we
don't
have
anybody.
E
E
A
A
A
AD
All
right,
thank
you.
Hi,
my
name
is
Jason
Moreno
I
live
in
the
Dorchester
Roxbury
area,
I'm
a
part
of
reap
ojp.
You
were
useful
at
organization,
we're
asking
the
city
to
increased
funding
for
youth
jobs
to
15
million
and
make
sure
summer
job.
The
summer
job
program
is
fully
running.
The
SEBI
should
fund
5,000
summer
jobs,
1,000
year-round
jobs
from.
AF
AD
To
June
in
higher
14
to
22
year
olds
and
give
grants
to
organizations,
also
police
overtime
should
be
decreased
to
20
million
or
less
in
the
police
budget
should
be
decreased
to
three
hundred
and
seventy
four
million
or
less
invest
that
money
in
black
and
brown
communities,
including
housing,
health
care
treatment,
education,
youth
jobs,
economic
development
and
support
for
formerly
incarcerated
people.
Youth
jobs
are
important
one
because
they
provide
us
something
to
do.
AD
Would
you
rather
have
us
working
and
developing
life
skills
or
sitting
around
having
nothing
to
do
increasing
youth
jobs
provides
another
source
of
income
for
lower
income
families.
So
that'll
help
out
a
lot.
It
teaches
life
skills
to
students,
it
gives
them
college
recommendations
and
at
least
them
on
the
right
path.
From
the
beginning
with
me,
it
opened
my
eyes
to
organizing
I
didn't
realize.
AD
I
would
like
it
so
much
after
working
with
Reap
ygp
you,
the
city,
school
NDS
and
I
I,
came
to
have
a
liking
for
community
organizing
all
because,
all
because
of
a
youth
job
and
that's
why
I
think
we
should
get
more
funding
to
protect
and
expand
youth
jobs,
and
why
the
police,
budget
and
police
overtime
needs
to
be
cut
to
15
million
to
double
youth
jobs.
I
mean
it
needs
to
be
cut.
We
need
50
million
2w
jobs,
expand
the
months
and
expand
the
age
ranges.
Thank.
A
A
AF
A
F
No
just
I
want
to
say
thank
you
again,
as
I
said
at
the
beginning.
This
is
a
really
important
part
of
our
process.
Obviously
the
public
can
weigh
in
in
any
of
our
hearings,
but
having
a
time
that
is
dedicated
just
for
them.
I
think
is
really
important.
I
appreciate
all
who
provided
testimony,
whether
whatever
language
they
did
or
whether
it
was
video
and
I
hope
that
you
stay
engaged.
Your
voice
is
really
important.
F
A
Seriously
major
credit
to
central
staff,
whom
you
know
it's
behind
the
scenes
for
the
public,
but
we've
been
doing
a
ton
of
hearings
and
sometimes
they're
back
to
back
to
back,
and
it's
incredibly
complicated
to
figure
out
how
to
how
to
stream
them
and
manage
them
all,
especially
whatever
unworking
remote.
So
central
staff
is
really
the
MVP
of
the
whole
process
and
of
the
public
engagement
process
in
particular.
So
you're.