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Dockets #0845, 0954, 0956, 1012, 1036 - Hearing on various Boston Police Department grant appropriations
A
Hi
everyone
for
the
record.
My
name
is
andrea
campbell,
I'm
the
district
for
city
councilor,
I'm
also
the
chair
of
the
boston
city
council's
committee
on
public
safety
in
criminal
justice.
I
don't
think
we
are
joined
by.
Let
me
just
make
sure
any
counselors,
but
I
will
acknowledge
them
if
any
colleagues
when
they
do
arrive,
I
want
to
thank
everyone
from
the
administration
and
the
various
departments
for
being
here
this
morning.
I
want
to
remind
folks
that
this
is
a
public
hearing.
A
It
is
being
recorded
and
will
be
rebroadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn
channel
82
files
channel
964.
It's
also
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
city
council
tv.
We
will
take
public
testimony,
so
if
folks
are
interested
in
publicly
intensifying,
obviously
via
zoom,
they
can
do
so
at
the
end
of
the
hearing.
If
you
want
to
submit
written
testimony,
you
can
do
so
at
ccc.ps
boston.gov.
A
A
This
additional
funding
increases
the
total
grant
to
two
million
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
over
two
years
and
is
awarded
by
the
massachusetts
executive
office
of
health
and
human
services
and
it's
administered
by
the
police
department,
and
it
will
fund
fy,
2020,
fy,
2022
and
fy
23,
safe
and
successful
youth
initiative.
The
next
docket
is
docket
four
0954
one
one
services,
it's
a
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston,
to
accept
and
expend
four
million
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
fy
22
public
safety.
A
A
A
It's
a
grant
um
called
the
fy
22
fy
2022
fy22
state,
911
training
grant,
and
it's
also
awarded
by
the
massachusetts
executive
office
of
public
safety
and
security
and
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
next
docket
is
docket
1012,
and
this
is
a
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston,
to
accept
and
expend
an
amount
of
1
million
500
000.
It's
a
grant
called
securing
the
cities
it's
awarded
by
the
u.s
state,
the
united
states
department
of
homeland
security
and
it's
administered
by
the
police
department.
This
is
year
two
of
this
funding.
A
It's
a
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston,
to
accept
and
expend,
let's
see,
239
254
dollars,
and
this
is
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
justice,
a
lot
of
grants,
but
I'm
happy
to
be
here
with
each
and
every
one
of
you.
um
Let
me
just
double
check
to
make
sure
I'm
not
missing
any
colleagues,
I
don't
think
so.
So
if
other
colleagues
join,
I
will
acknowledge
them
as
they
come.
It's
great
to
see
all
of
you,
let's
first
start
with
uh
the
first
docket,
and
this
is
docket
0845.
A
A
B
The
city
of
boston
has
been
awarded
1.15
million
dollars
in
grant
funding
from
the
massachusetts
executive
office
of
health
and
human
services
to
support
its
safe
and
sex.
Successful
youth
initiative
ssyi
for
fiscal
year
2022
and
acting
as
grantee
and
administering
agency,
the
boston
police
department
works
with
community
coalitions
to
implement
a
combined
public
health
and
public
safety
effort
to
eliminate
ut
youth
violence
in
the
city
of
boston.
B
The
boston
police
department
has
then
entered
into
agreement
with
the
boston
public
health
commission
to
be
the
lead
agency
for
ssyi,
which
manages
and
coordinates
delivery
of
transitional
services
by
various
community-based
organizations
to
those
identified
proven
risk
young
adults
with
the
service
providers.
The
health
commission
delivers
a
continuum
of
street
outreach
and
engagement
needs,
assessment
and
evaluation,
intensive
case
management,
behavioral
health,
counseling
and
employment
and
education
services.
B
Through
these
services,
the
ssy
boston
program
engages
our
proven
risk
young
adults
and
redirects
them
away
from
the
life
of
continually
contributing
to
street
violence,
towards
a
positive
pro-social
alternative,
and
with
that,
if
you'd,
like
uh
madam
chair,
I
can
pass
on
to
our
uh
ssyi
program
director.
At
this
point,
uh
that's
roy
martin.
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
um
I
really,
you
know
am
appearing
in
case
there
were
any
questions.
I
know
we've
presented
multiple
times
in
front
um
of
the
council,
and
so
you
know,
I
mean
frank,
did
a
good
job
at
laying
out
who
we
are
and
what
we
do.
um
There's
a
couple
of
points,
since
I
have
the
opportunity
that
I'd
like
to
add,
which
is
you
know
clearly
we
all
suffered
during
the
pandemic,
um
but
ssy
we
never
broke
stride
throughout
the
pandemic,
and
so
we
stayed
operational.
C
In
fact,
we
had
our
best
year
um
since
the
inception
of
the
program,
so
highest
enrollment,
highest
engagement
and
service
delivery.
So
you
know
we
plan
on
having
a
you
know
a
similar,
if
not
better
year
this
year
as
well-
and
you
know
we're
very
thankful
for
all
the
partnerships
that
have
been
supportive
to
the
program's
goals
and
ambitions.
But
if
any
particular
questions
myself
and
alice
and
bill
are
here
to
answer
those.
A
A
What
would
be
helpful
is,
I
did
get
a
breakdown
for
all
of
the
grants,
um
and
I
really
appreciate
that
because
I'm
going
to
pass
it
on
to
council
colleagues,
but
if
for
ssyi,
if
there
are
more
details
around
the
number
of
folks
served
the
list
of
organizations
that
are
receiving
resources
that
you're
partnering
with
um
as
well
as
any
data
that
would
be
useful.
You
know
what
metrics
were
you
using
to
determine
that
this
was
indeed
the
best
year.
C
C
um
So
those
are
our
uh
our
official
relationships
as
well
as
the
in-kind
relationships
such
as
you
know,
a
lot
of
our
commission-based
programs,
like
you
know,
at
bmc
via
the
bureau,
substance,
abuse
homeless
services.
So
we
certainly
try
to
avail
ourselves
of
everything
in
kind.
um
You
know
and
we're
also
in
contract
with
the
department
of
psychiatry
at
boston
medical
center,
although
that
contract
is
not
administered
through
the
public
health
commission
is
through
uh
research
and
development,
but
that
is
also
one
of
our
contracts
as
well
and
so
in
terms
of
our
enrollment
numbers.
C
So
I
believe,
the
previous
fiscal
year
we
had
118
individuals
enrolled
and
last
year
we
had
122
individuals
enrolled
and
so
that
ev
every
city
is
asked
uh
to
project
a
target
amount
based
off,
who
you
anticipate
outreaching
to
and
then
who's
gonna,
eventually
enroll,
and
so
we
surpassed
80
percent
of
that
target
number.
But
we
can
certainly
send
you.
You
know
what
those
metrics
are
and
particular
details
about.
C
How
those
services
are
broken
down
as
well,
so
you
know,
I
know
we
had
uh
60
individuals
in
education,
77
in
employment
uh
76
in
behavioral
health,
and
you
know
those
numbers
are
you
know
pretty
much.
Those
are
the
categories
and
buckets
that
we
capture
and
that's
consistent
with
every
ssy
city
across
the
state
and
the
numbers
in
the
previous
year
were
54
uh
in
education,
54
in
employment
as
well
65
and
behavioral
health,
and
so
so.
C
A
That's
very
helpful,
thank
you
and
and
we'll
look
for
that
follow-up
as
well
and
just
for
context
and
clarity,
you're
not
actually
going
out
and
sort
of
targeting.
You
know
thousands
of
people.
Are
you
still
pulling
from
that
list
of
roughly
300
or
so
folks
that
or
is
it
a
different?
um
Is
it
a
different
list?
Is
it
a
different
sort
of?
How
are
you
because
I
remember
it
was
like
300
individuals
on
a
list
right
roy,
so
I'm
just
curious.
What's
up,
where
are
you
pulling
from.
C
If
you
focus
on
10
percent
of
that
population
couldn't
correspondingly
reduce
numbers
in
certain
categories,
part
one
crime
categories
by
10,
and
so
for
the
most
part
we
we
get
referrals,
we're
not
operating
off
of
a
list,
and
so
we
get
referrals
from
probation,
parole,
uh
dys,
doc,
house
of
correction
uh
as
well
as
the
county
jail,
and
we
could
get
referrals
from
the
gang
unit
as
well,
and
so
we
do
have
a
cap
like.
Where
do
we
think
we're
to
stop
busting
at
the
seams
and
so
300
or
so
is
around
the
outreach
number?
C
A
All
right,
thank
you
guys.
What
I'll
do
is
um
any
additional
information
I'll
make
sure
that
council
colleagues
uh
get
it
and,
of
course,
we'll
give
a
summary
at
the
next
council
meeting.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
All
right.
I'm
gonna
move
on
docket,
which
is
zero.
Nine
five
four,
which
is
9-1-1
services
chris,
is
that
you
that's
testifying
perfect,
see
you.
D
It
provides
support
for
our
computer-aided
dispatch
system,
the
maintenance
agreement
for
that
it
also
provides
support
for
chairs
and
and
workstations
and
and
things
of
that
nature.
That
um
normally
would
be
we
that
helps
defray
it.
So
we
don't
have
to
be
looking
for
the
city
to
pick
up
those
costs.
uh
We
also
um
are
allowed
to
uh
help
defray
a
lot
of
our
personnel
costs
of
that
grant.
D
uh
So
it
does
subsidize
some
of
the
costs
of
uh
of
the
salaries
for
the
911
enhanced
telecommunicators
that
work
here
at
police
headquarters,
and
um
it
also
covers
fire
and
ems
as
well.
So
this
is
all
three
agencies
share
in
this
grant.
It's
a
formula
based
grant
it's
based
on
call
volume
and
population,
and
it's
an
annual
grant.
A
D
The
grant
the
state
requires
a
minimum
of
16
hours,
continuing
education
for
all
of
our
public
safety
telecommunicators.
So
the
grant
fully
funds
that
requirement-
and
it
also
helps
us-
do
other
electives
and
continuing
education
classes
as
needed.
uh
It
pays
for
uh
both
straight
time
or
overtime
if,
if
needed,
to
recover
a
shift
for
folks
to
attend
those
trainings
and
it
also
pays
for
training
materials
uh
for
the
training.
A
A
E
Good
to
see
you
again,
so
I
was
going
to
open
it
up
and
just
um
talk
about
what
I
had
testified
last
time
about
the
securing
the
cities.
We
had
some
benchmarks
that
you
had
asked
us
to
meet
uh
more
specifically
in
regards
to
transparency,
and
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
we
did
get
out
the
press
release.
E
It
went
out
on
june
29th
uh
from
bpd
news,
and
we
also
did
establish
a
web
page
linked
to
the
city
of
boston
through
bpd
news,
and
on
that
webpage
there
is
a
public
records
request
and
a
link
to
the
press
release,
and
one
of
the
other
benchmarks
was
to
hire
a
program
manager
for
this
job,
and
we
did
so
and
I'd
like
to
introduce
him
now.
His
name
is
uh
anthony
rizzo.
E
He
comes
from
corporate
council.
He
was
a
legal
advisor
for
the
city
of
boston
police
department
prior,
so
uh
we
thought
it
was
great
to
tap
into
his
uh
brain
power
of
understanding,
mou's
understanding,
transparency,
uh
just
having
a
really
good
perspective
on
how
to
ensure
when
you're
partnering
with
internet.
You
know
agencies
as
well
as
federal
and
state
partners
to
make
sure
that
everything
goes
seamless.
So
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
him
now
to
let
him
introduce
himself
and
tell
you
about
his
program
management
style.
F
Thank
you
again.
As
the
captain
said,
uh
my
name
is
tony
rizzo.
I
am
the
program
manager
for
the
securing
the
cities.
Grant
um
the
securing
cities
grant
is
a
five-year
federally
funded
grant
program
from
the
department
of
homeland
security,
uh
the
countering
weapons
of
mass
destruction
office.
uh
The
mission
is
to
prevent
the
successful
possession
uh
movement
deployment
of
a
nuclear
radiological
weapon
and
any
component
materials
by
an
adversary
within
the
united
states.
F
The
goal
of
the
program
is
to
develop
and
enhance
sustainable,
radiological
and
nuclear
detection
capabilities
among
all
the
participating
partners
in
the
region.
I
can
speak
a
little
bit
more
to
the
partners
as
well
as
that
equipment.
The
boston
police
department
is
the
lead
agency
with
nine
other
city
and
state
agencies
participating
as
principal
partners.
At
this
time,
the
initial
award
was
two
million
dollars
granted
to
the
department
uh
last
year
on
september,
11
2020.
F
It's
really
just
three
pieces
of
equipment
that
would
be
purchased
in
four
pieces
of
equipment
that
personnel
would
receive.
Training
on
the
equipment
is
backpack
detection
devices
and
mobile
detection
devices.
They
really
just
allow
for
the
detection
of
radioactive
materials
in
public
areas
in
large
crowds
or
high
profile
events.
F
It
would
also
include
a
third
piece
of
equipment
that
is,
a
radio
isotope
identification
device
which
is
really
just
an
instrument.
That's
designed
to
identify
radioactive
materials
in
order
to
distinguish
between
non-threatening
radioactive
materials
such
as
industrial
or
medical
or
high-level
threats.
F
Memorandums
of
agreement
would
be
executed
before
any
equipment
or
funds
are
transferred
from
the
boston
police
department
to
other
participating
partners.
Again.
This
is
the
second
year
of
funding
that
the
city
of
boston
has
received
for
the
program.
The
city
can
anticipate
three
more
years
of
funding
through
the
program.
The
only
other
piece
of
equipment
is
really
just
a
pager
size
device
known
as
a
personal
radiation
detector
that
officers
or
troopers
would
wear
on
their
belts
in
order
to
indicate
whether
or
not
there
is
radiation
in
that
area.
A
I
don't
actually
thank
you
tony.
That
was
more
thorough
than
I
uh
expected,
so
I
appreciate
that
the
level
of
detail-
and
I
know
you
guys,
also
sent
over
um
details
in
writing-
that
I
could
pass
on
to
other
colleagues,
so
I
appreciate
that
uh
very
much
and
great
to
see
you
and
connolly.
Thank
you
and
great
to
see
you
as
well.
uh
Maria,
do
you
want
to
add
something
yeah?
I.
G
A
H
Am
hello,
madam
here?
How
are
you
nice
to
meet
you?
My
name
is
kevin
lorette.
um
I
work
in
forensics
here
at
the
boston
police
department.
The
award
is
for
a
total
of
239
000
and
it's
not
a
new
grant.
It's
a
continuation
of
existing
funding
that
we've
had.
It
supports
the
ongoing
work
being
completed
by
the
dna
section
in
the
crime
lab.
um
So
it's
kind
of
critical
for
us
to
continue
to
receive
this
funds
from
the
nij.
H
The
funds
we
have
earmarked
here
are
for
dna
testing
supplies,
so
we
do
have
two
criminalists,
so
there's
a
dna
criminalist
and
there's
a
criminalistic
scrimless,
so
they
kind
of
both
work
in
tandem,
so
the
criminalistic
person
will
screen
evidence
as
it
comes
in
the
lab,
and
the
dna
criminalists
will
work
on
the
extraction
and
amplification.
So
do
the
dna
side
of
things.
um
So
it's
two
people
being
added
into
our
testing
protocols
um
and
we're
buying
gonna
be
buying
um
dna
supplies
that
go
along
with
that.
H
There
is
some
overtime
money
in
there,
as
well,
um
so
for
people
that
need
to
work
on
stuff
to
chip
with
backlog
off
hours,
and
I
think
that's
11
and
the
other
um
funding
is
uh
approximately
nineteen
thousand
dollars
and
it's
to
support
continuing
education.
So
we
are
an
accredited
lab
um
and
one
of
the
mandates
of
the
accreditation
is
that
dna
um
staff,
in
particular
need
to
receive
continuing
education,
and
um
this
funding
allows
them
to
travel
to
wherever
it
may
be,
to
go
to
a
particular
training.
H
So
promega
um
there's
a
different
companies
that
supply
the
training,
because
technology
is
always
changing
in
dna
as
well.
So
this
allows
them
to
travel.
It
covers
the
cost
of
all
their
travel
hotels
flights
um
for
anything
that
they
need
to
do
so.
All
of
our
dnas
that
require
that
train
will
have
the
opportunity
to
attend.
A
H
So
backlog
is
traditionally
like
it.
It
can
be
measured
in
different
ways
um
for
the
purposes
of
this
grant.
It's
a
case
that
has
been
um
kind
of
in
limbo
for
greater
than
30
days,
so
it's
come
in,
it
hasn't
been
assigned
in
30
days
has
passed
um
and
I
believe
this
grant
is
from
fy20,
so
the
numbers
have
probably
changed
a
little
bit.
H
H
H
A
A
I'm
assuming
that's
a
no.
No,
we
don't
awesome.
Thank
you
ron
all
right.
Well,
I
will
make
sure
the
council
colleagues
get
the
updates
and
details
with
respect
to
each
of
these
dockets.
We
will
review
them
at
the
next
council
meeting.
Thank
you
all,
of
course,
for
taking
time
this
morning
and
providing
detail,
keep
up
the
great
work
appreciate
each
and
every
one
of
you
have
a
wonderful
day
and
this
hearing
is
adjourned.
Thank
you,
bye.
Everyone
thank.