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Docket #1205 - Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000) in the form of a grant, awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury, to be administered by the City of Boston’s Chief Financial Officer/Collector Treasurer. The grant will fund the expansion of the fare free transit program. This grant payment is made from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) in the Treasury of the United States established by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA)
A
And
expend
the
amount
of
eight
million
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
the
treasury
to
be
administered
by
the
city
of
austin's
chief
financial
officer,
collective
treasurer.
The
grant
will
fund
the
expansion
of
fair
free
transit
program.
This
grant
payment
is
made
from
the
coronavirus
state
and
local
fiscal
recovery
fund
clfrf
in
the
treasury
of
the
united
states,
established
by
section
9901
of
the
american
rescue
plan
act
of
this
docket
was
sponsored
by
mayor
michelle
wu
and
referred
to
the
committee
on
november
17
2021.
A
A
This
enables
the
city
council
to
carry
out
its
responsibilities
while
adhering
to
public
health,
accommodations
and
ensuring
public
access
to
its
deliberations
through
adequate
alternative
means.
The
city
council
will
be
conducting
this
hearing
virtually
via
zoom,
and
it
is
also
being
recorded.
The
public
may
watch
this
hearing
via
live
stream
at
www.boston.
A
Backslash
city
hyphen
console
hyphen
tv
and
live
on
xfinity
8,
rcn,
82
and
verizon
964..
This
hearing
is
being
recorded,
it's
also
being
rebroadcast
at
a
later
date.
Written
commons
may
also
be
sent
to
the
committee
email
at
ccc.covid19
at
boston.com
or
christine,
with
a
c
dot,
o'donnell
o
d
o-d-o-n-n-e-l-l
at
boston.gov,
and
will
also
be
made
part
of
the
record
and
available
to
all
counselors.
A
Before
you
see,
I
know
that
we've
been
joined
here
by
several
colleagues
and
christine.
I
know
that
council
wasabi
george
was
on
first
I'll,
get
the
exact
order
from
christine
via
text,
but
I
know
that
we
had
a
little
bit
of
a
change
in
the
order
so
vanita,
it's
my
understanding,
who's.
The
director
planning
for
the
btd
you'll
be
taking
the
lead
from
the
administration.
You're
also
joined
here
by
casey
brock
from
a
f
she'll,
also
be
assisting
questions.
A
Are
we
anticipating
anyone
in
addition
to
both
you
vineet
and
casey,
from
the
administration?
Very
good?
So
at
that
point,
then
just
assume
wave
openings
just
to
get
right
at
it,
and
you
have
the
floor
to
make
a
presentation
beneath
from
the
administration
and
then
we'll
go
from
there.
In
order
of
my
colleagues
arrival
we'll
get
into
questions.
B
B
These
routes
form
the
backbone
for
bus
riders
in
the
dorchester,
maratpan
and
roxbury
neighborhoods,
and
are
essential
to
the
livelihood
so,
for
example,
route
28,
which
is
the
current
pilot.
The
four-month
pilot
goes
from
matapan
square
through
grove
hall
to
nubian
square
and
connects
with
ruggles
route.
23
starts
in
dorchester
from
from
peabody
square
at
ashmont
station
and
then
uses
washington
street
connects
up
with
warren
strait
through
nubian
square
and
also
to
ruggles
and
finally
route.
B
A
majority
of
the
riders
on
these
routes
are
low
income
and
free
fares
will
lessen
rider's
financial
burden
at
a
time
of
high
economic
vulnerability
as
we
recover
from
the
pandemic,
because
we
have
the
proposed
pilot
for
two
years.
This
allows
families
to
kind
of
manage
their
household
budgets
and
plan
for
the
full
two
years,
rather
than
being
restricted
to
kind
of
thinking
it
through
month
by
month.
B
Third,
eliminating
free
fares
means
all
door
boardings
at
bus
stops,
which
means
less
time
at
bus
stops
and
more
time
savings
overall
for
your
trip.
This
improves
reliability
as
well
for
bus
lines
and,
of
course,
like
I
mentioned
the
fact
that
we
have
center
running
bus
lanes
on
columbus
avenue,
which
is
part
of
this
overall
network,
helps
in
connectivity
and
improving
bus
ridership
as
well
as
reliability.
B
Those
were
kind
of
the
main
benefits
that
we
wanted
to
stress
as
next
steps.
We
will
once
this
order
is
passed.
We
will
meet
with
the
mbta
and
figure
out
the
operational
and
financial
logistics
we'll
be
building
on
the
route
28
experience
that
we've
just
had.
So
that's
one,
that's
one
step.
The
second
step
is
really
to
develop
a
detailed
evaluation
framework.
B
So
those
are
three
key
steps.
Key
next
steps
that
the
administration
will
be
following
and
that's
my
quick
overview,
counselors
again,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
and
casey,
and
I
are
here
to
answer
questions
that
you
may
have.
A
Good,
thank
you
vanita.
I
just
received
a
letter
from
our
colleague
city
council,
lydia
edwards.
It
says
dear
committee
on
boston's
cover
19
recovery.
I
regret
to
inform
you
that
I'll
be
unable
to
attend
the
hearing
on
darken
one
two
zero
five
this
morning.
I
strongly
support
this
target
which
just
to
expand
the
fear
free
bus
pilot
program
for
the
23,
the
28
and
29
lines
for
two
years.
These
bus
lines
are
vital
to
connecting
communities
they
serve
to
jobs,
health
care
and
important
resources.
A
The
two-year
pilot
program
will
help
us
learn
and
better
provide
equitable
and
multi-modal
transit
options
for
boston
residents.
In
the
future.
My
staff
will
be
attending
the
hearing
and
I
will
thoroughly
review
the
video
hearing
minutes
in
public
testimony
sincerely
city
council,
lydia
edwards,
and
then
I
just
have
a
couple
of
quick
questions
and
then
we're
going
to
turn
it
over.
In
order
of
arrival,
it's
going
to
be
city
council
in
east
wasabi,
george,
followed
by
city
council,
kenzie
bart,
followed
by
city
council,
julie,
mejia.
A
I
also
see
that
city
council
matt
o'malley
has
just
joined
as
well
and
and
I'll
just
be
brief.
I
guess
what
type
of
coordination
has
was
done
with
the
mbta
on
this
initiative.
B
Sure
I
can
do
the
first
set
of
questions
and
then
casey
and
I
can
get
to
the
financial
side,
but
we,
as
you
know,
counsellor,
were
working
hand-in-hand
with
the
mbda
for
the
route,
28
pilot
and
so
in
advance
of
this
pilot
being
announced.
There
were
some
brief
conversations
between
the
administration
and
the
mbta's
general
manager's
office
to
start
things,
and
we
are
hoping
based
on
our
discussions
with
the
mbta,
that
the
pilot
would
start
sometime
early
2022..
B
We
don't
have
an
exact
date
at
this
point,
but
we
those
con.
We
should
be
able
to
lock
in
a
date
remember
that
the
t
has
to
tell
its
bus
operators
in
advance
that
that
it's
going
to
be
free
fares
and
they
have
to
adjust
accordingly.
So
there's
some
operational
logistics
that
need
to
be
got
right
before
the
pilot
is
launched.
C
Sure
and
then
on
on
the
financial
side,
I
think,
what's
important
to
note
is
for
this
appropriation
we
did
have
to
make
some.
You
know
we
wanted
to
estimate
out
over
two
years
what
we
thought
the
program
would
cost
and
there
are
obviously
some
unknowns
over
two
years,
we're
still
in
the
midst
of
a
pandemic.
C
We
are
seeing
ridership
rebound,
but
it
remains
to
be
seen
kind
of
what
that
trajectory
looks
like
in
the
future.
So
we
had
to
make
some
assumptions
based
on
the
route
28
pilot
and
what
we've
seen
as
costs
so
far
through
the
route
28
pilot
and
then
how
we
kind
of
expect
ridership
to
rebound
over
the
next
couple
of
years,
and
so,
with
those
kind
of
assumptions
in
place,
we
estimated
out
what
the
potential
costs
were
for
two
years
across
those
three
routes,
and
we
also
wanted
to
budget
for
potential
of
ridership
growth.
C
C
C
So
you
know
that
is
how
we
kind
of
built
the
budget
for
this
program
over
the
next
two
years,
but
we
recognize
that
you
know
we
had
to
use
some
estimates.
So
our
kind
of
commitment
is
that,
as
kind
of
with
the
route
28
pilot,
you
know,
any
unused
funds
that
are
have
been
appropriated
at
the
end
of
two
years
would
either
be
used
to
extend
this
pilot
or
in
support
of
kind
of
fair
freight
fare
fee
transit
in
general.
A
D
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
vineet
and
casey
for
joining
us
this
morning.
Will
there
also
be
as
part
of
this
planning
over
the
next
two
years,
any
exploration
on
where
there
could
be
additional
funds
to
extend
this?
Assuming
that
it's
successful,
which
I
imagine
it
will
be.
B
Yes
will
be
consular
will
be
continuously
evaluating
the
program,
seeing
what
opportunities
they
are
to
to
extend
it.
A
lot
will
depend
on
the
data
that
we
collect
and
the
ridership
trends
that
we
see.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
a
that
if
we
do
extend
it's
concrete,
well
thought
through
and
therefore
more
easily
funded
with
with
any
excess
funds
or
other
sources
of
funds.
D
And
then
on
the
covet,
because
we're
using
the
kovid
relief
dollars
is:
are
there
any
limitations
on
how
this
could
be
utilized
over
a
period
of
time?
Because
I
know
that
this
will
be.
You
know
this
is
more
appropriately
placed
in
our
operating
budget,
something
that
we
should
be
investing
in
over
the
long
term,
but
the
opera
dollars
are
temporary
opportunities
for
investment.
C
That's
right
right.
The
the
american
rescue
plan
dollars
that
are
funding.
This
appropriation
are
eligible
for
spend
through
the
end
of
december
2024.
So
you
know
coming
up
just
about
a
little
over
three
years
from
now
that
are,
those
are
terms
set
by
the
us
treasury
and
so
like
beneath
said.
We
will
need
to.
We
look
forward
to
kind
of
conversations
about
longer
term
funding
options
right.
E
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
chairman,
and
I
should
say
at
the
start,
as
I
said
at
council
that
I'm
excited
about
this
and
definitely
in
favor
of
passing
the
appropriation
venet.
I
just
wanted
to
ask:
how
can
you
refresh
me
on
how
do
we
count
ridership,
given
the
fact
that
people
aren't
swiping
charlie
cards
or
our
tickets
like
how?
How
does
that
get
done
on
a
free
pilot.
B
The
buses
actually
have
automatic
passenger
counting
machines
with
the
beam,
so
they're
actually
counting
people
by
getting
into
the
bus
and
that's
how
we
get
fairly.
I
wouldn't
say
you
know
that
accurate,
but
very
good
data
on
the
boardings,
and
so
a
majority
of
these
buses
are
actually
fist
are
actually
fixed
with
that
technology.
Not
all
of
them
have
it,
but
we
know
that
the
roots
that
the
28
at
least
had
on
every
bus
that
technology
was
available.
E
Got
it,
and
am
I
right
an
understanding?
I
know
there
was
an
issue,
a
question
about
whether
we
overpaid
et
cetera
for
the
28,
the
initial
pilot.
Am
I
right
and
understanding
that
our
like
the
way
that
we
structured
this
with
the
t
with
that
pilot
and
the
way
we
would
structure
this
going
forward
is
such
that
we're
actually
only
paying
for
actual
ridership
we're
not
paying
for
prospective
estimated
ridership.
Is
that
right.
B
Correct
so
we
are
paying
for
actual
passenger
accounts
based
on
a
formula
that
we've
developed
with
the
mbta
for
the
route
28.
So
it's
it's.
It's
not
estimations.
It's
actuals.
E
Right,
okay,
great,
so
then,
in
that
sense
we
we
don't
have
to
worry,
I
mean
if
our,
if
our
numbers
are,
if
our
no,
if
your
numbers
are
often
that
it's
wildly
more
successful
than
anticipated,
even
above
the
the
extra
that
you've
built
in
then
you'd
have
to
come
back
for
further
appropriation,
if,
sadly,
it
wasn't
and
and
that
you
know,
ridership
was
anemic.
That
would
be
its
own
problem,
but
it
wouldn't
mean
that
we
were
then
paying.
You
know
some
huge
sum
to
the
mbta
for
low
ridership.
E
Okay,
that's
helpful
to
understand,
and
then
and
then
I,
the
t
keeps
very
accurate,
like
retrospective
data
right
about
the
buses
and
the
amount
of
time
it
took
them,
because
I
know
another
thing:
that's
of
interest
to
people
is
whether
this
could
actually
result
in
more
reliable
service
because
of
the
ability
to
do
all
board
all
door
boarding.
So
are
we
going
to
be
able
to
track
that
from
a
data
perspective
as
well.
B
Yes-
and
we
have
actually
started
to
do
that-
about
the
ongoing
route
28
pilot,
the
t-
well,
there's
one
thing:
they
do
well,
it's
collect
data,
and
so
we
have
very
accurate
travel
time
in
data
relative
to
the
28.
B
We
are
hesitant
to
make
direct
causal
relationships
between
the
program
and
the
significant
improvement
that
we
are
seeing
in
travel
times
already
on
the
28th,
but
to
be
sure,
it's
contributing
in
a
significant
way,
particularly
because
there
is
less
time
spent
at
bus
stops.
If
you,
if
you're
on
the
route,
28
you'll
notice
that
particularly
on
the
long
stretchy
buses
that
people
have
figured
out,
that
all
doors
are
open,
you
can
come
in
and
out
on
any
on
any
door
and
so
there's
far
more
efficient
boardings
going
on
right
now,.
E
B
Or
did
they
yeah?
They
they
all,
they
don't
directly
connect,
but
they
are
all
part
of
the
backbone
of
bus
routes
in
that
in
those
three
neighborhoods
matapan
dochester
and
mata
and
roxbury.
B
There
are
connections
at
blue
hill
avenue
that
all
of
them
go
through
and
so
route
20
route
23
actually
goes
up
washington
street.
So
it
takes
talbot
from
peabody
washington
street.
It's
on
blue
hill
avenue
for
a
little
bit
and
then
connects
up
on
warren
street
29
actually
takes
siva
street,
but
also
connects
with
blue
hill
avenue.
E
Okay,
so
all
three
have
the
blue
hill
ave
connection
in
common.
No,
I
was
just
I
was
wondering
about
sort
of,
because
the
other
thing
is.
I
do
know
that
the
t
right
they
try
to
take
with
their
schedule
into
account
if
someone's
making
a
bus
connection,
how
that's
going
to
work
and
so
yeah.
If
we're
speeding
up
a
whole
area
of
the
network,
then
in
time
you
might
need
to
adjust
the
schedule
in
order
to
make
that
convenient
for
riders.
B
E
Yep
got
it
okay
and
then
and
and
sort
of
and
in
terms
of
publicity,
are
we
expecting
to
do
like
more
or
less
what
we
did
for
the
free
28
just
for
these
three
or
do
we
think
that
we
would
ratchet
that
up
or.
B
B
If
there
are
other
ways
that
we
can
use
to
get
the
word
out,
we
will
definitely
embrace
those
as
we
move
along.
We
are
being
very
careful
to
make
this
a
multi-lingual
campaign.
Good.
E
And
then
I
guess
one
more
question
for
me.
Sorry,
mr
chairman,
is
just
I
mean
I
think
it
already
came
up
on
the
council
floor
right
as
soon
as
people
hear
their
free
buses.
The
next
question
and
counselor
asabi
george
alluded
to.
It
is
well
what
about
this
bus
right
like
what
about
this
other
and
we
all
have
buses
that
run
through
our
districts
or,
in
the
case
the
at-large
counselors
the
whole
city
that
we
know
a
lot
of
folks
rely
on,
including
folks
who
are
low-income.
E
You
know
people
of
color
folks
who
don't
have
good
transit
access
outside
of
the
bus
network,
so
I
guess
it.
It
feels
like
part
of
what
we're
doing
here
is
saying
yes
to
these
two
lines,
because
between
the
three
of
them
they
create
this
web
in
a
underserved
part
of
the
city
for
the
for
the
subway
transit
lines,
but
obviously
like
you're,
not
presenting
to
the
council
today.
A
sort
of
like
matrix
of
here
are
all
the
bus
lines,
here's
their
ridership.
E
Here's
what
we
know
about
the
demographics
of
who
experiences
that
here's,
how
far
they
are
from
subway
lines,
so
you're
not
you're,
not
giving
us
that
kind
of
prioritized
matrix
and
it
just
it
and
and
for
me,
like
there's
a
there's,
this
good
logic,
to
kind
of
extending
out
from
what
we're
already
trying
with
this
next
step
with
the
pilot.
But
I
think,
as
counselor
wasabi
george
was
alluding
to,
as
you
think
about
the
thing
growing.
I
think
those
comparative
questions
are
just
inevitably
going
to
be
asked.
E
So
I
I
wonder
if,
if
you
guys
sort
of,
if
you
have
that
matrix
internally,
if
you're
planning
on
developing
it
sort
of
how,
because
I
think
we
are
all
as
counselors
going
to
continue
to
get
that
question
of
you
know.
Well,
if
free
buses
can
change
lives.
What
about
over
here.
B
It's
something
that
we
would
develop
over
the
coming
months:
it's
not
something
that
we've
looked
into
in
great
detail
system-wide,
but,
as
you
mentioned
consular
bach,
our
current
focus
is
on
the
low-income
riders
in
neighborhoods
that
are
not
that
well
served
by
public.
You
know
subway
like
service,
and
so
that's
been
our
focus,
particularly
with
with
the
kind
of
economic
impact
the
pandemic
has
had
and
for
sure.
B
E
Yeah-
and
I
just
think
that
we
have
to
be
mindful
that
you
know-
I
think
it's
great-
this
is
causing
enthusiasm
a
bit
for
even
in
other
cities
and
towns
about
you
know,
is
there
a
chance
to
go
in
on
something
with
the
one
with
the
66
with
you
know,
and
that's
thrilling.
I
think
the
reality-
and
this
is
you
know
this-
is
why
I'm
on
the
committee,
it's
my
ways
and
means
hat
on.
E
Is
that
like
we
do
make
trade-offs
right
with
the
appropriations,
and
I
think
that
starting
to
have
some
fairly
consistent,
I
think
often
you
launch
a
pilot
in
a
place
that
just
obviously
makes
sense
and
where
there's
the
political
will
and
excitement,
and
I
think
that's
what
happened
with
the
28,
and
I
think
this
is
a
good
growth
of
that
and
it's
a
real
pilot
for
with
a
long
enough
like
period
to
actually
make
a
difference
for
people
and
make
some
judgments
and
and
really
do
the
data
collecting.
E
We
can't
just
pick
lines
as
the
thing
builds
that
just
sort
of
feel
like
to
people
the
next
one.
So
I
would
I
would
urge
the
department
to
kind
of
as
you're
working
with
the
t
work
on
also
developing
those
metrics,
because
things
like
distance
from
rapid
transit
is
something
that
can
be
measured
right.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Council
park,
we're
also
been
joined
by
city
council,
frank
baker
and
city
council,
andrea
campbell
council
me
here
you
have
the
floor
for
a
couple
questions.
F
Yeah,
thank
you
just
continuing
off
of
counselor
box
question.
Can
you
tell
us
specifically
how
we're
spreading
the
word,
particularly
in
languages
other
than
english,
that
this
service
is
now
available?
I'd
like
to
know
where
the
flyers
have
been
posted?
I
also
would
like
to
know
what
languages
were
provided
and
has
anyone
from
the
administration
and
participated
in
any
in
any
of
the
community
meetings
in
the
neighborhoods
and
how
many
people
attended
those
meetings.
F
I'm
also
curious
to
know:
in
what
ways
are
we
soliciting
feedback
from
bus
riders
on
these
routes
and
then
my
last
question
is:
if
we
do
plan
to
continue
making
these
routes
free?
How
are
we
thinking
about
the
long-term,
full
affordability
of
the
neighborhood,
with
this
service
that
may
be
very
attractive
to
developers
looking
to
build
luxury
units
close
to
a
free
transit
system?
I'm
just
that
that
question
is
really
looking
at.
F
You
know
the
long
term
here
and
the
impact
that
we
have
when
we
see
free,
tr
transit,
just
in
general,
it
just
rents
go
up,
so
I'm
just
curious
like
how
are
we
grappling
with
that.
B
Sure,
just
thank
you
councilman
here.
The.
B
B
When
we,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
we
did
flyers
been.
I
can't
remember
exactly
what
I
can
let
you
know
in
several
languages.
Throughout
the
neighborhoods
we
had.
B
B
Surveys
of
during
the
pilot
to
see
if
perceptions
about
the
quality
of
bus
service
has
has
changed,
and
so
there
are
the
team
that
does
these
surveys.
People
can
again
they're
in
multiple
languages,
and
so
we
think
we
have
good
access.
B
That's
what
we
did
for
the
28,
we're
hoping
that
once
this
order
is
passed
and
we
get
organized
that
we
would
be
doing
the
same
level
of
outreach
for
the
expanded
program
when
it
does
start.
C
We
worked
in
spanish
haitian
creole,
chinese,
vietnamese,
cape
writing,
creole
and
somali,
and
those
that
was
based
on
kind
of
an
analysis
of
of
the
most
commonly
spoken
spoken
languages
along
the
28th
route.
F
Thank
you,
and,
and
then
could
we
just
answer
the
last
question,
please
in
regards
to
just
kind
of
the
the
long-term
affordability
and
how
that
might
impact
folks
being
able
to
live
here
in
the
city
of
boston
kind
of
like
how
you
guys
are
grappling
with
that.
B
That's
our
kind
of
general
approach.
I
will
say
that
we
have
engaged,
we
are
working
hand-in-hand
with
the
bpda
and
they
will
be
doing
an
economic
analysis
of
the
impacts
and
benefits
of
free
fares
on
these
three
routes,
and
so
that
will
be
part
of
the
journey
that
people
have
relative
to
the
analysis
and
impacts
of
this
program.
We
think
it's
very
important
to
do
because
it
will
help
us
think
through.
Did
we
do
it
right?
What
else
should
we
have
done?
How
can
we
expand
the
program?
What
other
partnerships
do
we
need.
F
Yeah,
and
can
you
just
give
me
some
more
clarity
around
how
many
community
meetings
were
had
how
many
people
participated
in
these
meetings,
as
you
all
mentioned,
yeah
in
terms
of,
could
you
just
give
me
some
community
community
engagement
is
really
important
right,
so
these
are
their
dollars
right.
Well,
obviously,
you
know
we're
we're
we're
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
folks
that
we
represent,
and
so
you
know
I've
got
a
lot
of
calls
about
this
particular
situation
when
it
came
onto
the
council
floor
about
process.
B
So,
as
I
just
mentioned,
for
we
did
have
a
outreach
process
for
the
rock
28.
Of
course
it
was
during
covet,
so
we
were
not
holding
in-person
meetings.
We
were
participating
in
in
meetings
being
held
by
community
groups
wherever
to
get
the
word
out.
We
were
doing
extensive,
flyering
and
advertising
to
get
the
word
out
and
get
some
feedback.
I
think
these
surveys
were
a
good.
What
we
really
want
to
do
is
get
in
touch
with
the
people
who
actually
ride
the
bus.
B
Those
are
the
most
important
people
to
to
get
community
feedback
from,
and
so
the
in-person
surveys
that
we
did.
You
know
keeping
social
distancing
in
mind
where
people
filled
in
forms
or
were
given
a
tablet
where
they
could
kind
of
go
to
the
side
and
answer
questions
in
the
survey.
So
we
got
feedback
on
that.
We
are
actually
in
the
process
of
consolidating
the
feedback
that
we
got
into.
F
Thank
you
for
that,
and
I'm
just
curious
in
your
survey.
Were
there
any
questions
around
late
night
tea
service,
like
I'm
thinking
about
third
shift
workers,
people
who
need
to
ride
the
tee
later
not
was
there
any
conversation
around
that.
B
Not
particularly
we
were,
we
were
just
focused
on
the
the
experience
of
of
riding
the
route
28
in
general,
but
we
are
happy
to
think
that,
through
in
the
coming
months,
when
we
plan
for
the
current
pilot,
when
it
does
launch
in
early
22.
F
Right
because
I'm
just
thinking
of
if
this
is
really
all
about
covet
or
recovery,
and
just
thinking
about
frontline
workers
and
folks
who
are
working
right.
This
is
what
this
is
for,
that
the
a
lot
of
the
folks
who
live
along
this
route
are
late
night
workers,
and
so,
if
that
is
really
the
intention,
then
I
think
that
we
need
to
be
a
little
bit
more
mindful
about
who's
going
to
benefit
from
from
this
service,
and
so
I'm
just
putting
it
out
there.
Something
for
you
all
to
consider.
F
If
we're
really
you
know
about
that
life,
let's,
let's
be
about
that
life
and
let's
figure
out
how
we
can
support
some
of
our
low-wage
workers
who
are
working
overnight
shifts.
I
just
want
to.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I'm
in
good
morning.
Colleagues,
it's
great
to
see
so
many
people
I
I
will
be
brief.
Casey
vanes.
Thank
you
for
your
great
work
on
this.
I
am
a
full
and
enthusiastic
supporter.
I
look
forward
to
voting
in
favor.
Hopefully
this
wednesday
yeah
I'll
be
stepped
to
the
chair.
G
Like
many
district
colleagues,
particularly,
I
can
think
of
a
number
of
added
routes
that
would
be
welcome
additions,
but
we
have
to
start
somewhere
and
it
makes
sense,
I
think,
to
start
with
these
lines
have
been
identified
and
much
like
you
know,
vineet
I've
been
here
long
enough
to
remember.
When
we
started
with
blue
bikes,
we
had
just
everyone
want
clamored
for
them
and
we
had
to
start
and
then
expand.
So
I
do
look
forward
to
the
expansion
and
and
will
obviously
support
this
and
hope
it
will
continue.
G
Excuse
me,
my
only
question
is
like
somewhat
rhetorical
somewhat.
Not
as
we
look
to
you
know,
the
mayor's
been
very
upfront
about
growing
this
program,
particularly
on
fair,
free,
busing,
free,
the
tea.
It
was
very
much
a
campaign
promise
or
campaign
pledge
that
she
had
made,
and
I
think
it
makes
sense
as
she
is
articulated
to
start
with
buses.
G
As
we
look
to
grow
this
network
out,
will
the
cost
go
down
as
we
scale
up
with
more
and
more
roots
and
potentially
more
and
more
passengers
and
sort
of
along
the
the
thought
of
looking
at
how
we
did
community
choice,
energy,
where
we
scaled
up
more
and
more
people
participating
in
the
program
the
cost
went
down.
So
I
just
wonder
in
case
you
ever
need.
If
there's
any
sort
of
thought
on
that.
C
I
think
they're,
I
think
that's
you
know,
remains
an
unknown
at
this
point
and
you
know
needs
to
be
in
partnership
with
the
mbta
and
our
you
know
our
federal
partners
as
well.
So
I
think
that's
you
know
why
we're
starting
with
this
pilot
to
really
jumpstart
that
further
conversation
about
longer
term
costs.
C
The
other
thing
I
would
say
is
you
know.
As
the
chair
well
knows,
you
know
we
still
have
a
large
community
process
ahead
of
us
around
the
remainder
of
the
arpa
funding,
and
so
you
know
how
this
pilot
informs
conversation
around
the
remainder
of
the
arbor
funds.
I
think,
will
also
impact
some
of
the
longer
term
costs
that
you're
talking
about
counselor
o'malley.
However,
right
as
we
spoke
about
earlier,
the
arpa
funds
are
only
available
through
the
end
of
2024.,
so
a
deeper
conversation
beyond
arpa
funds
will
be
incredibly
important.
G
G
I
guess
my
question
is
more
and
I
would
think
you
know
simple
economics
would
dictate
that
it
would
bear
itself
to
be
true
that,
as
we
look
to
scale
up
this
with
more
and
more
roots
serving
more
and
more
bostonians,
the
negotiated
price
that
we
pay
with
the
state
should
be
diminished
with
the
more
routes
that
go
on
board,
I
would
think
that
that
would
likely
be
what
the
pro
what
the
outcome
would
be,
and
I
guess
we
don't
need
the
definitive
answer
now,
because
we're
not
going
to
get
it,
but
certainly
as
this
continues
to
expand.
A
Thank
you,
coastal
mallet,
for
your
brevity.
She
recognizes
city,
council,
ed
flynn,.
H
Thank
you,
council
flaherty.
Thank
you,
vineet.
Thank
you,
casey,
for
your
presentation
and
for
your
leadership.
My
my
two
points
are
two
questions.
One.
I
represent
the
largest
number
of
residents
living
in
public
housing
of
any
district
in
the
city
muriel,
and
the
comic
west
broadway
old
colony
cathedral
villa
victoria
is
not
necessarily
public
housing
west
dedham
street.
B
Consular
that's
an
excellent
question
and
we
will
have
to
in
the
coming
months
explore
programs
with
targeted
subsidies.
We
did
that
to
just
give
you
an
example.
We
did
that
with
it's
a
main
street
districts
where
employers
employees
excuse
me
of
small
businesses,
got
some
mbta
and
blue
bike
subsidies
to
help
them
during
the
pandemics.
B
So
but
those
are
targeted,
particularly
for
main
street
district
employees,
and
so,
but
there
are
other
programs
that
exist
for
for
high
school
students,
subsidies
for
the
elderly
and,
obviously,
to
your
point
council
of
flynn.
We
should
look
to
try
and
see
if
there
are
other
targeted
populations
within
the
city
that
should
be
offered
similar
subsidies.
H
Yeah,
thank
you
venet.
I
I
often
think
that
residents
of
public
housing
are
not
included
in
many
of
these
discussions
in
in.
In
again,
I
represent
them
in
on
the
boston
city,
council,
and
so
I
need
to
advocate
for
them
effectively
to
make
sure
their
voices
are
heard
and
most
of
them
predominantly
it's
communities
of
color.
So
I
need
to
advocate
effectively
for
my
constituents,
communities
of
color
that
live
in
public
housing.
H
H
A
lot
of
veterans
live
in
the
downtown
area,
especially
at
court
street,
new
england,
center
and
home
for
for
veterans.
H
Many
of
them
have
difficult
difficulty
coming
up
with
the
money
to
go
to
the
go
to
their
appointments
on
the
e-line
taking
the
train.
Can
we
consider
having
some
type
of
proposal
where
veterans
going
from
downtown
boston,
going
to
their
medical
health
appointments
at
the
jamaica
plain
and
they
might
be
going
for
mental
health
counseling?
They
might
be
going
for
homeless
services
assistance,
but
are
we
able
to
help
them?
I
don't.
I
don't
need
an
answer
now,
but
can
we
at
least
factor
them
in
as
part
of
this
discussion.
B
H
Thank
you,
venet.
I
have
no
further
questions.
I
the
only
thing
I
would
add,
is
the
homeless
veterans.
The
the
percent
is
going
up
across
the
country,
they
need
services.
We
have
23
veterans
a
day
that
commits
suicide,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
any
veteran
that
needs
to
get
to
their
medical
appointment
is
able
to
get
there
and
I
have
a
lot
of
them
living
in
my
district,
so
I
need
to
I
need
to
advocate
for
them.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Vinnie.
Thank
you.
Casey.
Thank
you.
Leadership
to
council
clarity.
I
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
I'll,
be
brief,
everybody's
calling
this
calling
this
free.
It's
it's
not
free!
This
is
a
bill.
That's
going
to
chase
us
forever.
So
my
question
is
in
two
years:
when
the
opera
money's
gone
and
we're
talking
about
expanding
this
program
there,
there
will
be
a
line
item
in
the
city
of
boston
budget
that
that
pays
for
and
again
pays
for.
That's
us!
That's
my
tax
call
tax
dollars.
It's
people
that
are
paying
taxes.
I
Does
anybody
have
anybody
else,
other
than
me
have
a
problem
with
this
we're
looking
at
eight
million
dollars
now
so
in
two
years,
we're
talking
about
for
two
lines:
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
six
million
each
because
it
will
go
up,
probably
two
million
each
that's
a
line
item
in
the
city
of
boston
budget?
Can
anyone
answer
that
question
exactly
so
we're
just
going
right
into
this?
This
is
all
great
12
million
in
in
in
three
years.
Probably
casey
are
you
from
the
are
you
from
the
budget
office.
C
Yeah,
I'm
here
representing
a
f
today,
I
think
that's
you
know
we.
There
are
budget
constraints
that
we
need
to
take
into
consideration
in
the
future
and
that's
something
we're
well
aware
of.
I
think
we
all
want
a
sustainable
funding
source
and
that's
why
it's
gonna
take
additional
partners
beyond
the
city
to
find
a
sustainable
funding
source.
So
I
think
that's
you
know.
C
I
Either
way
at
this
point
in
time,
so
if
we
don't
have
a
team,
it's
a
it's
a
it's
a
budget,
it's
a
line
in
the
city
of
boston
budget,
which
will
probably
be
more
than
6
million,
be
close
to
10
million.
I
I
just
I
need
that
answer.
You
know
what
what
what's
it
look
like
into
all
great
everybody's
batting
each
other
on
the
back?
I
You
know
that's
well
and
good
red
line's,
not
on
it.
We
got
three
bus
lines.
So
what
about
every
everybody
else?
I
I
just
don't
you
know
what
I'm
saying
I
I'm
happy
for
it,
I'm
glad
we're
providing
a
service,
but
in
two
years
it
does
not
end.
Where
is
the
money
coming
from
what
part
of
what
part
of
money
is
going
to
get
cut
out?
Is
he
going
to
get
cut
out
of
the
parks
apartment
cut
out
of
the
police
department
cut
out
of
the
cut
out
of
public
works,
cut
out
of
traffic?
C
C
I
So
we're
going
to
hope
the
feds
save
us,
the
feds
will
just
come
in
keep
dumping
money
and
we're
going
to
hope
for
that
right
and
then
we
have
no
clue
as
to
how
how
else
it's
going
to
get
paid
and
it's
probably
going
to
expand.
Also,
I
just
don't
see
how
I
don't
see,
and
this
is-
and
this
is
municipal
finances
of
of
the
old
we
would
we
would
put-
we
would
put
you
know,
but
not
care
about
bills
in
the
present.
I
Let's,
let's
kick
kick
the
can
down
the
road
for
the
next
administration
for
the
next
people
that
are
here.
I
don't,
I
don't
think
it's
I.
I
think
we
should
have
an
intelligent
response
to
what
this
looks
like
and
he
has
three
three
one:
two
we
got
paid
for.
What
does
three
four
five
six
in
the
future.
Look
like
is
this
something
that's
on
our
books
for
the
rest
of
our
lives?
J
Thank
you,
council,
flaherty,
and,
and
thank
you
to
councillor
baker
at
least
asking
a
question
about
the
resources.
Obviously
I'm
not
going
to
be
on
the
council
next
year,
but
I
do
think
you
know.
I
consider
myself
a
very
reasonable
person
and
I
was
really
surprised
that
the
council
was
going
to
consider
suspending
and
passing
this
without
at
least
one
hearing.
I
can't
stress
how
important
it
is
not
only
to
ask
a
question
about
the
resources
these
are
coveted
dollars
once
in
a
lifetime
of
resources
that
the
city
will
get.
J
I
think
the
public,
I
think,
counselors,
I
think
everyone
has-
should
have
an
opportunity
to
weigh
in
on
that,
to
ask
questions
and,
most
importantly,
not
only
ask
questions
about
the
money
and
sustainability
of
an
initiative
but
weigh
in
if
they
are
going
to
be
participating
or
excluded
in
some
way
they
should
have
a
place
in
space
for
their
voices
to
be
heard.
So
I
would
encourage
my
council
colleagues
going
forward,
especially
the
cobot
committee
ways
and
means
to
not
just,
I
think,
suspend
and
pass
eight
million
dollar
forward
request.
J
Even
if
we
all
agree,
the
idea
is
a
good
one.
I
just
I
can't
stress
that
enough,
particularly
when
it
comes
to
covert
dollars.
So
I
appreciate
you,
council,
flaherty
and
central
staff
for
scheduling
this
hearing
really
quickly.
Thank
you,
btd,
for
being
here,
I
apologize.
I
had
something
else
on
the
books.
I
was
a
little
late
and
so
I'm
not
in
a
place
to
do
zoom
video,
but
I
did
wanna
at
least
of
course,
join
this
conversation.
J
So
a
few
few
questions
one
is:
how
much
did
the
city
initially
pay
for
the
28
pilot
and
at
one
point
you
know
I
raised
this
when
this
was
introduced.
Mayor
wu
said
that
the
previous
administration
overpaid,
for
that
was
there
an
overpayment.
I
think
I
heard
a
little
bit
of
kenzie
box
suggesting
or
having
a
question
about
this,
but
if
there
was
not,
how
was
that
overpayment
reconciled
for
this
current
pilot?
Is
the
t
paying
anything
or
contributing
any
resources?
J
The
two
other
questions
one
has
to
do
with
the
ride,
and
this
may
be
more
of
a
comment
it
can.
It
connects
to
council
mejia's
point
on
late
late
ridership
in
the
evening,
as
well
as
councilor
flynn's
point
around
veterans,
all
of
which
I've
heard
about,
but
I've
also
heard
from
a
lot
of
constituents
about
the
ride
and
wanting
to
do
something
with
the
ride.
We
know
this
is
not
just
seniors
who
need
this
transportation
desperately.
It's
also
veterans,
it's
persons
with
disabilities.
It's
folks
with
medical
appointments.
J
So
really
would
love
for
the
for
the
city
to
think
about
the
ride
and
how
we
work
with
the
t
to
improve
that
particular
service,
so
curious.
If
that
came
up
at
all
and
then
my
last
question
is:
is
there
an
ongoing
list
of
routes
in
the
queue
as
to
what
would
come
next?
So
if
more
resources,
for
example,
came
available,
what
would
the
fourth
line
be?
Do
we
know
that
already?
Is
there
a
list
of
lines
in
the
queue?
Thank
you.
B
I
I
can
start
answering
and
I'm
sure
casey
will
jump
into
thank
you,
counselor
campbell,
for
for
all
those
questions,
one
right
off
the
bat.
The
program
does
include
the
ride,
and
so,
if
there
are
any
boardings
or
any
trips
within
three-fourths
of
a
mile
of
the
28th
corridor
out,
those
right
trips
are
also
part
of
the
free
program.
B
So
that
was
part
and
parcel
of
the
pilot.
From
the
very
beginning
we
are,
we
had
done
estimations
with
the
mbta
as
to
what
it
might
cost,
based
on
very
kind
of
aggressive
assumptions
on
ridership
and
when
the
actuals
came
in,
we
we
were
not
up
to
the
kind
of
conservative
estimates
that
we
had
made,
so
we
believe
we
were
well
under
budget
which
in
fact
allowed
us
to
do
the
fourth
month.
B
So
in
that
sense
we
think
that
we
have
stayed
reasonably
in
budget
and
have
provided
fair
compensation
to
the
t
they
have
had
to.
On
the
t
side.
They
have
had
to
do
significant
adjustments
to
their
operation
schedule
to
do
train
drivers,
about
keeping
their
doors
open
and
allowing
passengers
on
free
they've
had
messages
on
the
on
the
front
panel
of
the
bus.
B
J
C
C
We
did
have
to
make
some
assumptions
and
the
two
assumptions
that
we
made
were
that
we
were
going
to
use
the
fair,
the
fear
free
pilot
for
route
28
to
get
a
rough
estimate
of
what
the
fixed
route
and
the
ride
paratransit
weekly
costs
were,
and
you
know,
based
on
pre-pandemic
levels.
The
route
23
is
pretty
similar
in
ridership
to
route
28
and
route.
C
29
is
a
much
has
a
much
lower
ridership
it's
about
18
of
what
route
28
is
so
we
use
those
ridership
numbers
to
help
us
build
out
the
budget,
but,
as
I've
said
there,
as
we
plan
out
over
two
years,
there
are
more
unknowns
about
what
ridership
could
look
like.
C
Do
we
start
to
even
exceed
pre-pandemic
levels
as
more
residents
see
this
as
a
benefit,
and
so
we
wanted
to
also
leave
some
room
for
growth
on
all
three
routes.
Knowing
that
this,
this
pilot
is
going
to
be
much
longer
than
the
route
28
pilot,
so
I
think
that
might
answer
your
ridership
question
and
then
beneath
the
only
other
thing
we
might
have
missed
was
ongoing
list
of
roots
in
the
queue.
J
C
So
we
have
so
based
on
calendar
year,
2019
so
pre-pandemic,
the
weekday
ridership,
for
we
basically
have
I'm
just
pulling
it
up
right
now
in
front
of
me,
we
have
kind
of
the
ridership
by
root
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I'm
citing
the
right
numbers
before
I
see
anything
my
computer's
being
a
bit
slow,
but
I
can
get
back
to
your
counselor
if
it
doesn't
load
in
time.
C
So
we
budgeted
500
000
and
that
was
paid
through
the
fy
22
operating
budget
and,
as
venette
said,
we
pay
based
on
the
actual
ridership.
C
J
J
C
Yeah,
I
can't
speak
to
that
exact
comment,
but
you
know,
as
I
mentioned,
we
we're
paying
reimbursing
the
mbta
based
on
the
actual
ridership,
and
so
you
know
will
not
be
going
beyond
for
the
initial
route.
28
pilot,
the
500
000
that
was
budgeted,
but
there
was
an
opportunity
for
extension
and
given
the
impacts
we've
seen,
I
think
the
administration
was
excited
to
do
that.
J
And
then
I
know
you
were
still
waiting
on
the
numbers,
one
of
the
questions,
so
this
is
two
million
over
two
years
right
for
three
lines.
I
J
J
C
Yep
so,
like
I
mentioned
earlier
right,
we
made
those
those
two
assumptions
based
on
the
cost
of
the
route
28
pilot
and
that
we
would
be
able
to
meet
pre-pandemic
ridership
and
potentially
exceed
it
with
some
growth
so
for
calendar
year.
2019,
we
dig
ridership
on
the
28
across
the
whole
year
was,
I
believe,
2.9
million.
The
23
was
closer
to
2.8
million
rides
and
then
the
29
was
around
500
000.,
and
so
we
then
built
some
estimated
costs
around
ridership
growth
for
this
appropriation
and
then
as
well
as
vinit
discussed
earlier.
C
We
also
included
costs
around
marketing
translation
services
evaluation
to
ensure
that
residents
are
aware
of
the
program
and
that
we're
looking
at
evaluation,
not
just
evaluating
the
program
not
just
from
a
ridership
perspective,
but
also
from
an
economic
impact
perspective
on
main
streets
on
residents
wallets
and
a
variety
of
different
areas.
Many,
I
don't
know
if
you
have
anything
you
want
to
add
there.
B
No
casey,
I
think,
you've
got
that
exactly
right,
so
we've
used
2019
ridership
numbers
which
are
pre-covered
assumed
that
ridership
would
reach
those
levels
in
2022
and
using
the
28
whose
cost
we
understand
now,
given
that
the
pilot
has
gone
on
for
two
and
a
half
months,
we
use
that
information
to
apply
to
ridership
for
2022
and,
as
casey
mentioned,
we
have
some
contingency
built
in
because
if
ridership
goes
beyond
what
it
was
in
2019
because
the
pilot,
the
free
phase
pilot,
we
want
to
be
able
to
make
sure
that
we
had
enough
funding
for
that.
B
We
also
have
money
set
aside
to
do
some
technical
evaluation
of
the
program
to
get
a
deep
understanding
not
only
of
the
data
but
of
the
larger
story.
A
I
see
that
I
see
that
council
me
here
has
had
her
hand
raised
and
been
patiently
waiting.
I
just
want
to
address
see
she
has
a
question
as
it
pertains
to
the
stuff
we're
talking
about
now.
Council
me
here:
do.
A
F
Yes,
thank
you
councilor
flaherty.
This
goes
to
the
point
that
counselor
campbell
and
baker
and
flynn
made
earlier
in
regards
to
you
know
the
just
the
overall
financial
impact
of
this
on
the
city
and
I'm
just
curious
in
terms
of
just
plan
a
and
plan
b.
F
Was
there
any
thought
given
to
maybe
in
instead
of
just
free
buses,
perhaps
maybe
subsidizing
and
and
providing
subsidies
to
folks
in
bha,
on
housing
like
to
be
more
strategic
and
targeted
in
terms
of
the
who
is
able
to
take
advantage
of
free
transit
instead
of
just
regulating
it
to
these
bus
routes
like
was
there
any
thought
given
to
if
the
whole
idea
right?
This
is
coveted
relief.
This
is
really
about
reaching
our
most
vulnerable
are.
Are
we
doing
that
in
this
in
this?
F
In
this
case,
and
I'm
just
curious
about
the
thought
process
that
went
into
it?
I'm
just
I
mean
it's.
It's
real.
The
fact
of
the
matter
is
that,
as
counselor
flynn
mentioned,
you
know
we
have
a
lot
of
housing,
development
and
folks
who
who
are
living
in
extreme
poverty
and
I'm
so
I'm
just
curious
in
terms
of
just
kind
of
what
the
thought
process
was,
if
just
picking
these
bus
lines
just
made
more
sense,
or
are
we
thinking
about
long
term?
F
If
this
is
really
about
providing
supports
to
our
most
vulnerable,
low-income
residents?
Why
not
look
at
that
eight
million
dollars
and
be
a
little
bit
more
targeted
to
spreading
that
pie
as
counselor
baker
talked
about,
so
that
we're
reaching
more
people
instead
of
just
a
cohort
of
lines.
B
Consumer
here
absolutely
and
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
current
selection
of
routes
is
based
on
areas
of
the
city
that
have
been
hardest
hit
by
the
pandemic,
that
are
low.
Income
are
neighborhoods
of
people
of
color,
and
so
these
have
been
the
neighborhoods
that
have
had
the
had
the
most
impact,
and
so
that
was
some
of
the
reasoning
behind
negative
impacts
of
the
pandemic,
and
that
was
some
of
the
reasoning
behind
the
selection
of
those
routes.
B
There
are
targeted
subsidy
programs
that
currently
exist
that
we
can
look
into
expanding,
as
has
been
mentioned
by
other
counselors
in
this
hearing.
So
currently
the
high
school
students
and
older
populations
up
in
the
city
get
subsidies.
People
with
disabilities
get
subsidies,
so
we
want
to
be
able
to
look
into
expanding
how
we
can
target
other
disadvantaged
populations
in
the
city
to
benefit
from
less
impact
on
their
household
budget
for
transportation.
F
Right
so
I
guess
my
question
is
that
sometimes
we
have
people
who
are
coming
in
from
milton
in
other
parts.
You
know
other
parts
of
the
commonwealth
that
are
riding
our
buses
as
well,
and
so
I'm
just
curious
about
you
know
if,
if
it's
targeting
the
people
who
live
here
or
just
you
know,
there
might
be
some
folks
who
who
are
taking
advantage
of
this,
who
don't
really
need
it.
So,
just
from
a
cost-effective
standpoint,
how
are
we
dealing
with
that.
B
B
F
I'm
sorry
we
need
that's.
I
mean
I
know
that
there
are
people
who
drive
their
cars
from
milton
and
park
in
matapan
and
then
jump
on
our
free
transit.
So
I
I
do
know
that
that
happens,
and
so
you
know
again.
I
don't
want
to
like
keep
harping
on
this,
but
I
do
think
that,
as
we
continue
to
explore
and
evaluate
and
and
see
what
works
and
what
doesn't,
I
think
that's
just
something
that
we're
going
to
need
to
keep
on
our
radar,
because
this
is
supposed
to
be
for
boston
residents.
F
There
needs
to
be
some
guardrails
put
in
place
that
this
is
this
program
is
serving
boston
residents
right,
not
folks
who
are
just
jumping
on
our
on
our
t
here,
and
I
I
do
think
that,
as
we
continue
to
move
along
these
conversations
around
free
transit
that
we're
gonna
have
to
really
think
about
the
who
the
how
and
how
much
because
this
is.
This
is
something
that
you
know
when
I
think
about
everything
that's
happening
in
the
city
of
boston.
J
B
We
we
do
not
have
anything
exactly
on
the
queue
we
are
looking
at
at
all
the
routes
of
the
ridership
within
the
city,
routes
that
connect
to
cambridge
to
summerville
to
chelsea,
and
so
that's
that
would
require
extensive
understanding
and
we
are
currently
in
the
process
of
doing
that.
So
we
do
not
currently
have
a
kind
of
a
prioritized
list
of
routes.
J
Okay
and
as
you
guys
do
further
community
gates
engagement
on
this,
just
really
one
again
lift
up
the
ride.
As
I'm
sure
you
already
get
a
lot
of
concerns
from
a
whole
host
of
residents
on
the
challenges
with
the
ride.
Maybe
the
team
would
be
willing
to
cough
up
some
more
resources,
specifically
for
that
in
some
type
of
match
program
with
the
city.
J
On
that,
my
last
question
is
taking
a
step
back.
Is
this
initiative
now
that
we
have
three
three
bus
lines?
Eight
million
dollars?
Are
we
paying
essentially
a
lower
rate
for
this
pilot
than
we
did
for
the
initial
28
pilot.
B
The
cost
should
come
down,
and
so
that's
a
conversation
that
will
start
with
the
t.
Once
we
have
acknowledgement
that
the
order
has
been
passed
and
we
have
the
funds
in
the
budget.
J
J
B
I
would
say
that
when
this
goes
back
to
the
experience
that
the
team
had
with
the
team
for
the
route
28,
I
think
that
they've
been
they've
been
interested
partners.
I
I
wouldn't
say
that
they've
pulled
out
all
the
stops
to
join
the
conversation
and
make
the
program
a
success.
I'll
be
honest
about
that,
but
they've
been
interested
partners
and
they've
done
all
the
necessary
things
that
were
required
of
them.
B
J
Thank
you
and
then
my
last,
I
guess
it's
more
of
a
comment
is
obviously
I
agree
with
councillor
baker
on
what
does
year
three
year,
four
or
five
look
like
in
the
immediate.
There
are
a
lot
of
residents
who
are
going
to
benefit
from
this,
but
it's
not
like,
for
example,
building
permanent
housing
where
a
resident
will
be
housed
in
that
for
20
30
40
years
using
covet
dollars.
So
how
does
this
become
sustainable?
J
J
Immediate
work
needed
there,
so
there
are
a
lot
of
residents
who
are
going
to
be
looking
at
that,
and
so
I
do
think
it's
important
to
have
a
response
or
answer
to
that
question
of
how
do
you
sustain
this
long
term?
J
Otherwise
it
will
just
be
a
drop
in
the
bucket
and
we
have
fully
maximized
the
resources
that
this
city
got
and
hence
why
I
think
it's
really
important
that
the
council
continue
to
have
actual
hearings.
Thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you
btd
for
the
work
you
do.
A
Thank
you,
counselor
campbell,
vinnie,
that's
a
great
point
that
the
council
of
former
council
ross-
and
I
we
had
the
pilot
program
for
the
nine
hour
service
years
ago
and
and
it's
important
to
manage
people's
expectations.
We
had
the
pilot
program
and
then
the
mbta
terminated
it
leaving
a
lot
of
third
shift
workers
and
folks
that
we
had
coming
into
the
downtown,
particularly
from
the
college
universities,
sort
of
left
an
alert
when
the
program
when
the
pilot
program
ended.
A
So
your
point
by
my
colleagues
here
what
is
sort
of
the
year
three
look
like
after
folks
have
gotten
into
a
flow
there
and
or
have
taken
an
unemployment
or
they
have
a
health
care
opportunity
or
an
educational
opportunity.
The
next
thing
you
know
it's
almost
like
the
rug
gets
kind
of
pulled
out
from
underneath
them
because
we
didn't
forecast
what
year
three
four
five
etcetera
looks
like.
A
So,
if
you
could
at
least
bring
that
back
to
to
your
team,
let
them
know
that
that
was
a
major
concern
from
the
council
and
christine
o'donnell.
I
know
you
want
to.
Is
there
anyone
looking
to
offer
public
testimony
at
this
point.
A
Very
good,
so
that
will
close
the
sort
of
public
testimony
portion.
If
any
of
my
colleagues
have
any
final
comments
that
they
would
like
to
have
addressed
before
we
before
we
adjourn,
you
may
do
so
now
or
forever
hold
your
peace.
A
Seeing
and
hearing
no
desire
for
additional
public
testimony
indoor
comments
from
my
colleagues,
we
can
adjourn
today's
public
hearing
with
respect
to
the
stock.
It
target
it's
stock
at
one
as
we
see
here.
A
Let
me
get
my
bearings
here
for
a
second
one,
two,
zero
five
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
eight
million
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
treasury
to
be
administered
by
the
city
of
boston's
chief
financial
officer
collect
the
treasurer
vinnie
and
casey.
Let
me
thank
you
both
for
your
time
and
attention
to
this
morning's
hearing.
A
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
as
we
obviously
roll
out
this
pilot
for
the
three
bus
lines
and,
of
course,
as
mentioned
by
my
colleagues,
particularly
my
district
colleagues,
are
all
going
to
be
clamoring
for
this
type
of
benefit
for
their
respective
constituents.
So
hopefully
this
is
a
success.
Hopefully
we
can
find
out
what
the
plan
is
beyond
the
two-year
pilot
program
and
see
whether
or
not
it
makes
some
sense.
We
know
we
contribute
a
little
over
85
million
dollars
to
the
t
from
our
local
assessment.
A
Maybe
some
of
the
the
discussion
should
come
around
sort
of
that
commitment
and
that
an
investment
that
we
give
to
the
t
as
to
whether
or
not
we
have
the
ability
to
expand
beyond
the
two
years
for
these
three
routes,
but
also
to
expand
routes
across
the
city.
So
with
that,
the
committee
on
the
covert
relief
funds
has
adjourned
and
good
to
see
you
both
and
thank
you
for
participating.