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Public Safety and Criminal Justice -
Dockets #0210- A grant for the FY23 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department.
#0325 - A grant for the Local Fire Department Projects and Grants Line Item 83240050 of the FY23 State Budget, awarded by Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department.
#0326 - A grant for the Local Fire Department Project and Grants for the FY23 State Budget Line Item 8240050 awarded by Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Boston Fire Department
A
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
City
Council
of
Lodge
Michael
Flaherty,
chair
of
the
Committee
on
Public
Safety
and
criminal
justice
joined
today
by
my
colleagues,
city,
council,
Liz,
Braden
and
city
council.
Lodge
Aaron
Murphy
today
is
Tuesday
February
14
2023.
We
are
here
today
in
the
ionella
chamber,
for
hearing
on
Public
Safety
grants
to
be
administered
by
the
Boston
Police
Department
and
the
Boston
fire
department.
A
2023
the
senator
Charles
E
Shannon
Jr
Community
safety
initiative
awarded
by
the
mass
Executive
Office
of
Public,
Safety
and
Security
to
be
a
minister
by
the
a
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
Regional
and
multi-disciplinary
approaches
to
combat
gang
violence
through
coordinated
prevention
and
intervention.
Law
enforcement,
prosecution
and
reintegration
program
referred
to
the
committee
on
January
25th
2023.
A
talk
at
zero,
three
two
five
message
and
Order
authorizing
the
City
of
Austin
to
accept
and
expand
in
a
grant
in
the
amount
of
1
million
seven
twenty
two
thousand
seven
hundred
sixty
four
dollars
and
twenty
cents
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
local
fire
department
projects
and
grants
line.
Item
line:
item
832-40050
of
the
fiscal
year
23
state
budget
awarded
by
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
fire
services
to
be
administered
by
the
fire
department.
The
grant
will
fund
decontamination,
equipment,
vehicle
and
maintenance
expenses
for
the
Hazardous
response
team
at
the
Boston
fire
department.
A
That
was
referred
to
the
committee
on
February,
1st
2023
and
docket0326
message
and
Order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
local
fire
department
project
and
grants
for
fiscal
year.
23
state
budget
line
item
line
item
8240050.
What
about
the
Mass
Department
of
fire
service
is
to
be
administered
by
the
Boston
fire
department.
A
The
grant
will
fund
Renovations
at
engine
8
and
Ladder,
one
in
the
North
End
to
improve
safety,
health
and
wellness
of
those
firefighters
refer
to
the
committee
on
February,
the
first,
the
administration
mayor,
Wu's
Administration,
sponsored
these
dockets.
If
any
of
the
member
of
the
public
here
would
like
to
provide
public
testimony,
they
can
sign
in
at
the
sign-in
sheet
to
my
leftist.
Did
you
come
in
the
door?
A
A
Boston.Gov
to
request
the
testimony
link
for
public
testimony
via
Zoom
members
of
the
public
can
also
email.
The
committee
you
can
email
at
CCC,
dot,
p
s
boston.gov,
to
provide
written
testimony,
I'd
like
to
stress
that
we
need
information
for
people
who
are
providing
public
testimony
via
video
conference,
especially
if
you
are
dialing
in
with
a
phone
number
or
if
you
have
an
unrecognizable
username.
So
please
make
sure
that
your
name
appears
properly
on
the
zoom
now
with
us.
A
Today
we
have
our
fire
commissioner,
fire
commissioner
Paul
Burke
and
he's
also
from
the
fire
department
and
from
the
police
department.
We've
got
Damon
bills,
he's
the
project
coordinator
for
the
senator
Charles
Shannon
CSI
program
over
at
the
Boston
Police
Department
so
good
morning,
to
both
of
you,
gentlemen,
welcome
back
to
the
city,
council,
chambers
and
I'll
just
throw
it
over
to
the
commissioner
just
to
begin
to
talk
about
your
two
grants
and
then
slide
over
to
Demond
bills.
A
B
First,
docket
here
is
a
million
four,
but
hazardous
decontamination
replacement
vehicle.
The
problem
with
this
one
item
is
that
we
can't
get
the
vehicle
specked
out
and
delivered
before
the
grant
money
has
to
be
spent,
so
we're
going
to
use
that
money
for
other
hazardous
material
training,
so
we're
gonna
with
that
we're
going
to
do
some
training
we're
going
to
train
the
whole
department
without
fohasa's
material.
So
all
the
members
will
be
trained
at
the
cost.
B
The
the
money
will
be
used
for
instructor
cost,
we'll
be
buying
props,
such
as
electric
vehicles
scooters
to
drill
to
tackle
the
lithium
battery
problems
that
we're
having
in
the
field
with
as
you've
seen
when
an
airplane
happened
with
the
lithium
laptop.
These
batteries
are
very
dangerous.
They
don't
go
out.
They
cause
a
lot
of
problems,
so
we
have
to
be
ready.
It
looks
like
it's
possible.
B
So
with
the
vehicle
we're
going
to
try
and
get
it
on
the
next
year,
but
we
also
on
the
hazardous
material
we're
going
to
do
some
decontamination
supplies,
travel,
expenditures
for
training
out
of
state
and
office
supplies.
So
again
the
truck
is
not
in
play,
but
the
training
is
going
to
replace
that
for
the
expense
for
the
grant
and
and
the
props
that
are
going
to
help
with
the
training.
So
it's
gonna,
they're
gonna,
have
to
train
the
whole
department,
which
will
be
costly.
The
other
docket
is
for
engine
8
in
the
like.
B
You
said
counselor
in
the
North
End
they're,
going
to
do
the
kitchen
over
there
they're
going
to
move
the
kitchen
to
the
second
floor.
It's
already
in
the
first
floor.
The
first
floor,
as
you
know,
with
trucks
and
exhaust
fumes,
is
very
unhealthy.
So
it's
going
to
be
costly
to
move
it
upstairs,
but
for
the
help
of
the
firefighters,
we
believe
it's
very
important
to
do
that,
they're,
going
to
change
some
of
the
HVAC
equipment
in
the
same
firehouse
and
they
that
would
be
a
hundred
thousand
the
kitchen,
the
roof
replacement
and
basement
waterproof.
C
Sure,
funded
by
the
Executive
Office
of
Public
Safety
and
Security,
the
Chelsea
Shannon
Community
safety
initiative
is
modeled
after
the
ojjdp
comprehensive
gang
model.
Each
Community
receiving
Shannon
funding
demonstrates
the
presence
of
risk
factors
for
Youth
and
gang
violence.
Shannon
participants
must
be
between
the
ages
of
10
and
24
years
old.
Historically,
most
of
our
organizations
provide
service
through
positive
Youth,
Development
trauma-informed
and
mental
health
focused
lens
in
2023.
Our
Shannon
funding
will
support
19,
Civic
and
non-profit
organizations.
63
percent
will
be
are
led
by
women.
C
73
percent
are
led
by
people
of
color.
The
following
organizations
are
2023
recipients
at
the
Shannon
funds:
that's
Boston,
Medical
Center,
the
Via
program,
Boston
centers
for
Youth
and
families,
Girls
Leadership
program,
Boston,
Public,
Health,
commission
ylu,
Boston,
Suffolk,
County,
Sheriff
I'm
in
Suffolk,
County,
District,
Attorney's,
Office,
youth
connect,
Boys
and
Girls
Club
college-bound
Dorchester,
the
Lewis
D
Brown
peace,
Institute,
Sportsman's,
tennis
and
Enrichment
Center
mothers
for
justice
and
equality.
C
Some
of
the
some
of
the
stats
from
2012
2022
on
Shannon
findings
is
about
454
000
went
to
case
management,
Street,
Outreach
and
intervention
programming
of
which
1471
clients
received
Case
Management
Services
221
received
Street
Outreach
Services
about
a
hundred
and
six
thousand
went
to
community
mobilization,
meaning
community
events
and
Community
meetings
specifically
guided
around
violence
prevention.
All
violence
in
in
the
community,
348
Community
meetings
or
presentations
held
education.
Employment
is
about
311
thousand
dollars.
C
So
positive,
Youth,
Development
and
Recreation.
That's
about
255
000
goes
to
those
kind
of
programs,
1400
participants
with
recreational
programs
and
1712
participants
in
Youth
Development
based
programming,
Shannon,
the
Shannon
Grant's
gone
on
since
the
2006..
So
this
is
our
17th
2007.
Sorry
and
it's
our
17th
year
of
running
the
grant
through
the
Boston
Police
Department
in
2015,
we
started
a
Confederate,
a
competitive
RFP
process
for
the
grant,
and
so
every
year
we
receive
about
50
applications
and
we
can
only
award
about
20
of
those.
C
In
this
line
of
work
again,
we
always
ask
for
the
council's
support
and
supporting
these
types
of
funds
a
lot
of
times.
It's
a
very
limited
field
of
funding
for
non-profits
and
city-based
places
to
apply
to-
and
this
is
one
of
the
few
that
are
in
our
city.
I,
would
also
like
to
kind
of
shout
out
ssyi
programming
that
works
with
gang
involved,
young
people
and
people
who
have
been
arrested
for
shooting
and
have
been
shot,
that's
kind
of
our
sister
program
in
this
world
of
violence
and
violence
prevention.
A
The
it'd
be
great
in
there
just
as
cheers
prerogative
because
I
see
Michael
kozu
here.
If
Michael
would
like
to
come
down
and
offer
any
public
testimony
and
Erica
I
know
you've
signed
in,
but
you
didn't
wish
to
offer
public
testimony.
You
can,
if
you
so
choose
so
good
morning,
Michael
and
welcome
back
to
the
chamber.
Thank.
D
You
counselors,
we
appreciate
your
support
and
Leadership
and
addressing
very
difficult
issues.
Your
staff
has
been
very
very
helpful
to
our
efforts
as
well.
My
name
is
Michael
kozu
with
I'm
the
co-director
of
project
right
320,
the
letter,
a
blue
Avenue
Dorchester
02121
we're
fortunate
to
receive
funding
through
the
Shannon
Grant.
It's
actually
a
very
critical
Initiative
for
us,
because
it
allows
us
to
create
community
policing
initiatives
with
young
people,
with
families
and
working
in
with
our
community
service
officers
and
other
police
officers
through
the
to
the
department.
D
So
it
allows
us
to
kind
of
create
positive
interactions,
opportunities
where
people
can
come
together
to
to
realize
that
their
neighbors
that
they
they
understand
on
each
other
and
create
more
positive
opportunities,
because
a
lot
of
times
before
we
were
getting
the
Shannon
funding,
the
situations
would
happen
was
that
they
would
just
have
negative
confrontations
on
the
street
because
they
don't
know
each
other.
They
haven't
had
the
opportunities
to
to
engage
with
each
other,
but
because
of
the
activities
that
we
do,
whether
it's
basketball,
whether
it's
group
discussions.
D
What
have
you
a
lot
of
times?
Officers
have
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
young
people,
it's
just
not
the
community
service
officers,
but
we've
had
Patrol
officers
come
up
to
us
after
when
we
see
them
in
the
streets
they
look
at
when
we
first
started
our
outside
basketball.
We
had
police
officers
come,
please
also
be
on
one
side.
The
youth
would
be
on
the
other
side,
but
over
time
over
years,
they
they
started
to
engage
and
we
had
basketball
games
against
each
other
and
so
forth.
D
To
the
point
where,
when
the
police
officers
weren't
showing
up
the
young
people
would
say
we're
the
police
officers,
and
so
it
really
made
a
big
difference
and
we
had
police
officers,
tell
us
you
know
I'm,
not
on
the
street,
and
the
young
people
come
up
and
talk
to
us,
which
you
know
never
early
happened.
So
again,
we
want
to
thank
your
your
committee
for
all
your
leadership,
all
your
initiatives.
We
appreciate
our
partnership
with
Damon
and
the
police
department
to
do
this
and
urge
your
continued
support.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
E
E
I
know
I'm
quiet.
You
guys
know
that
well,
I
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
all
your
support.
Both
of
you
always
come
out
to
stuff
that
I
have
too
and
I
appreciate
that
very
much,
and
we
have
something
today,
Aaron,
just
let
you
know
10
o'clock
seniors,
but
for
the
Shannon.
For
me,
it's
been
a
very
important
part
for
bcyf
growth
for
girls,
for
one
I
can't
tell
you
how
much
it's
done
for
us
in
terms
of
consistency,
keeping
the
girls
engaged
and
just
really
giving
them
positive
spaces
to
be
in.
E
But
for
you
to
know
this
year
we
piloted
last
year
too,
we've
expanded
and
I've
been
working
with
boys.
We
just
kicked
off
this
last
weekend.
Our
boys,
leadership,
Corps
and
I
think
that
going
forward
it's
definitely
been
helpful
to
have
both
of
them
work
together.
So
last
year
it
was
a
little
bit
of
a
pilot,
but
this
year
I'm
so
excited
and
it's
on
Saturdays.
E
So
for
me
you
know
it's
important
that
we're
able
to
extend
our
programming
to
Saturdays
and
due
to
the
things
that
are
happening
in
the
neighborhoods,
the
communities
I
think
with
youth.
It's
so
important
that
we
we
extend
ourselves,
so
you
allowing
us
to
have
this
fund
and
going
forward.
It
really
allows
these
kids
to
have
safe
places
to
be,
and
I
really
appreciate
it
and
also
just
like
Michael.
It's
allowed
me
to
work
with
BPD
a
lot
on
Fridays
at
one
of
the
community
centers.
E
We
have
about
three
officers
that
have
been
volunteering
and
helping
out,
and
sometimes
they
come
on
the
Saturday
and
playing
close
just
to
say
hi
to
the
kids
to
let
them
know
that
they're
regular
people
too,
and
it
extended
into
being
in
the
schools
that
they
see
them
in
the
schools.
The
kids
are
now
running
up
to
them
and
there's
one
officer.
I
do
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
and
that's
officer,
Eric
Mency.
E
C
A
You
guys
thank
you,
Eric
and
thank
you
for
those
comments.
One
of
the
frustrating
paths
we
have
is
that
is
this
sort
of
either
misnomer
or
misinformation,
that
our
police
officers
are
not
our
partners,
particularly
when
it
comes
to
our
Boston
public
schools
and
there's
really
the
former
superintendent
that
sort
of
cast
the
die
of
not
wanting
to
have
a
good
partnership
with
the
Boston
Police
Department.
We
see
our
new
superintendent
yeah.
It's
been
phenomenal.
A
That's
awesome
and
it's
great
to
hear,
and
hopefully
you
can
continue
to
amplify,
that
that
police
officers
are
our
friends
or
our
partners.
They
want
to
be
problem.
Solvers
and
they're,
not
scary,
and
our
youth
actually
have
great
relationships:
they're,
our
coaches
they're,
our
mentors
and
hopefully
they're
inspiring
young
men
and
women
to
want
to
enter
into
sort
of
Public
Safety
careers.
A
So
and
we
need
that
to
be
Amplified
that
if
they
show
up
at
a
school
or
if
they're,
picking
up
or
dropping
off
their
child
or
they
just
want
to
drop
by
to
build
relationships
with
our
youth,
that's
a
positive
thing.
That's
things
that
we
should
be
encouraging
and
fostering
and
not
trying
to
shun
them.
So
I
appreciate
Erica
your
attention
to
that
and
we'll
just
I
guess
we'll
stay
on
Devon.
You
have
50
applications.
A
You
only
get
to
select
20
I
guess
what
are
the
metrics
that
you
use
hearing
weekends
and
nights
clearly
keeping
our
kids
busy
after
school
hours?
That's
absolutely
after
school
part
in
on
the
weekends
we
had
a
situation
years
ago
where
our
community
centers
were.
Some
of
them
are
closed
on
the
weekends
into
the
staff
that
had
been
this.
They
say
7
30
in
the
morning
they
were
like
getting
off
shift
just
when
the
kids
are
coming
out
of
school,
so
it
was
kind
of
upside
down.
A
I
know
that
some
of
the
staff
scheduling
had
to
be
adjusted
significantly,
but
you
know,
what's
a
community
center
in
your
community
if
the
doors
are
closed
or
there's
no
programming
for
after
school
and
on
the
weekends,
which
is
what
it's
designed
to
do,
which
is
to
keep
kids
busy,
keep
them
engaged,
give
them
opportunities,
Mentor
them,
keep
them
off
the
streets
and
away
from
gangs
and
drugs
and
guns
and
booze.
So
that
said,
what
metrics
I
guess?
A
You
know,
if
someone's
new
trying
to
break
into
you,
know
sort
of
this
sector.
What
is
it
that
you're?
Looking
for
in
their
program
that
you
might
say,
you
know
what
I'm
gonna
you
know,
while
all
these
other
things
are
working
great,
we
love
Michael
and
his
group.
We
love
Eric
and
her
group.
We
want
to
try
this
particular
group,
as
they
add
a
different
dimension,
a
different
value.
What
are
some
of
those
I
guess.
C
Some
of
the
things
that
we
always
look
for
is
how
many
young
people
that
you
can
work
with,
and
it
also
depends
because
some
some
places
are
case
management
based,
and
we
know
that
that's
not
a
I'm,
not
going
to
say
you
can
serve
a
thousand
people
if
you're
doing
case
management.
It's
a
one-to-one
and
it's
very
intense.
But
then
some
places
are
open,
centers
and
they're
serving
a
huge
amount
of
number
of
young
people.
C
That
would
be
a
place
like
Sportsman's
tennis,
so
we
kind
of
run
through
the
gamut
of
what
they
provide
to
young
people,
how
many
hours
of
service
they
can
provide,
and
certain
programs,
if
you're
talking
about
like
a
youth,
build,
they
have
a
very
focused
thing
that
they're
doing,
but
it's
a
great
thing
and
it's
led
to
every
single
one
of
those
young
people
getting
a
job
and
in
service.
So
it's
it's
a
broad
spectrum
of
things.
Some
some
places
are
very
they're
new,
we're
trapped.
C
We
tried
really
hard
to
support
new
non-profits
and
new
organizations
that
are
doing
exciting
work,
the
caveat
being
for
the
Shannon
grants.
It's
a
reimbursable
and
the
way
that
we
are
funded
and
whether
we
fund
our
programming
is
through
reimbursement.
It's
a
little
bit
difficult
when
it
comes
to
a
younger
brand
new
organization
and
a
lot
of
times,
we'll
get
organizations
that
are
very
strong
and
they
can
apply,
and
they
have
they
have
a
department
to
do
so.
But
we
also
have
those
that
are
just
run
by
one
person.
C
They
have
two
staff:
maybe
they
have
a
department
that
can
do
the
fiscal
and
it's
a
little
bit
more
difficult.
So
we
try
to
balance
it
support
those
those
new
and
exciting
programs,
but
then
have
our
long-term
partnership.
So
a
place
like
youth
connect,
for
example,
is
one
of
our
main
case
management,
service
programs,
and
we-
and
we
will
always
support
those
efforts.
A
And
we
love
Michael
kozu,
we
love
the
work
he's
doing
at
project
right,
we're
looking
downfield.
We
want
to
know
who's
the
next
Michael
kozu
to
come
up
through
the
ranks
and
in
his
or
her
program.
To
sort
of
you
know
kind
of
pick
up
from
the
great
work
that
Michael's
done.
Our
my
chair
recognizes
city
council.
President
Ed
Flynn
has
joining
us,
my
colleagues,
any
questions
of
demand
at
this
point,
we'll
stay
on
the
police
Grant
and
then
shift
the
fire.
She
recognizes
city,
council,
Liz,
Braden,.
F
Just
like
to
thank
you
for
all
the
great
work,
I
I
know
the
Shannon
Grant
has
been
going
for
17
years.
It's
a
long
and
I'm
very
impressed
with
the
metrics
in
terms
of
the
the
number
of
young
people
that
you're
reaching
and
the
organizations
that
you're
partnering
with
it's
it's
it's
a
great
Testament
to
all
the
fabulous
work.
That's
happening
across
the
city
that
and
that
you
have
50
applicants
and
you
have
to
make
very
difficult
decisions
to
choose.
20.
F
G
G
I
would
love
if
you
could
share
with
me
my
office,
the
grand
the
ones
that
don't
get
it
right
because,
like
you
said,
they're
doing
great
work,
because
maybe
there's
other
resources
in
the
city
that
we
could
help
connect
them
to
because,
like
you
said,
there's
never
enough,
and
it
must
be
hard
to
say
no
to
some.
That
you
know
would
do
such
great
work
and
on
the
comment
too,
about
like
community
centers,
we
get
calls
a
lot
from
Haywood
fennel
concerned
that
you
know
Sunday.
There
is
no
programming
at
the
Blackstone.
G
So
how
do
we
make
sure
if
it's
grants
through
the
Shannon,
Grant
or
yeah
other
ways?
We
can
make
sure
that
our
community
centers
are
open
on
the
weekends
and
seniors
on
Sunday
or
Saturday
so
and
I
also
just
want
to
quickly
say
to
the
commissioner.
I
mean
seems
like
such
a
no-brainer
making
sure
our
firefighters
are
safe
and
that
they're
not
eating
and
sleeping
in
the
firehouse.
Next
to
chemicals.
G
However,
we
can
make
that
safer
and
I'm
always
impressed
in
my
first
year
on
the
council,
I
was
pretty
shocked
at
how
much
money
is
poured
into
our
departments
that
don't
come
from
our
tax
dollars
that
don't
come
from
our
budget
that
there's
so
many
people
doing
such
hard
work
applying
for
state
and
federal
grants.
So
thank
you
always
for
doing
that
work
and
making
ensure
that
we
can
have
these,
which
they're
not
extras
they're,
you
know
definitely
necessary,
but
making
sure
that
we're
able
to
fund
and
support
these
are
great.
A
H
Thank
you
Mr
chair
and
thank
you
to
the
panel
for
the
professional
work
that
you
are
doing
and
your
staff
as
well
Mr,
chair,
I,
was
late
for
most
of
the
meeting,
so
I'll
watch
I'll
watch
it
on
video
later
and
study
it
and
if
I
have
follow-up
questions.
I'll
I'll
report
back.
Thank
you.
Mr
Jim
thank.
A
You
Mr
President
anyone
from
Cumberland
zoom
on
this
matter.
Anyone
else
wishing
to
offer
public
testimony
on
dark
at
zero.
Two
one
zero
May
do
so
now
offer
ever
hold
your
peace,
seeing
and
hearing
no
desire
that
will
close
dark
at
zero.
Two
one
zero
at
this
time
and
demand
we'll,
hopefully
get
a
favor
we'll
give.
Maybe
report
turned
around
for
Wednesday.
So
your
excuse
at
this
point
good
to
see
you
and
thank
you
for
the
work
you
do.
Thank
you
thank
you
and
then
back
to
commission
we're
going
to
shift
back.
A
I'll
start,
obviously,
with
the
jacket,
zero.
Three
two
six
and
just
commend
the
men
and
women
of
engine
8
ladder,
one
their
doors
are
always
open.
It's
it's
probably
the
best
example
of
like
Community
fire
service
right,
it
is
dozero,
is
open.
Community
folks
are
stopping
into
that.
I
know
that
front
room
that
kitchen's
right
off
the
front
door
and
residents
of
the
community
come
in
sit.
Have
a
cup
of
coffee,
engage
the
men
and
women
of
the
department
and
then
there's
a
lot
of
tourists.
A
Obviously
that
come
through
the
North,
End
and
firefighters
are
great.
Taking
pictures
and
letting
you
know,
kids
touch
the
helmet,
the
apparatus
and
stuff,
so
it's
that's
always
exciting
to
see
so
and
long
overdue
that
they're
getting
that
sort
of
that
front
room
removed,
not
sure
where
we're
going
to
use
the
community
space.
A
This
point
because
I'm
sure
they'll
still
be
down
on
the
street
on
Hanover
Street,
with
the
doors
open
they'll
have
to
run
up
to
eat,
but
that
room
in
in
particular
in
addition
to
being
sort
of
the
the
the
kitchen.
It's
also
sort
of
serves
the
community
as
well
so
trying
to
find
what
happens
to
that
space
once
the
kitchen
moves
upstairs
or
again
long
overdoing
to
do
that,
type
of
remodel
and
I'm,
not
quite
sure
300,
you
know,
may
be
able
to
accommodate
that.
A
So
let
us
know
if
this
additional
funds
that
are
needed
to
to
do
that
project
over
there
on
the
North
End
and
then
just
shifting
up
to
the
the
docket
zero
three
two
five.
So
the
actual
vehicle
itself
that
has
vehicle
is
not
prepared
to.
It
won't
be
ready
in
time,
but
the
Hazardous
can
take
the
decontamination
portion
of
the
Grant
and
the
hazard
training
is
still
intact
and
then
we'll
have
to
wait
for
the
next
round
of
Grants
to
get
that
actual
vehicle.
Into
The
Possession.
B
The
vehicle
is
there,
but
it's
the
older
one
that
has
to
be
replaced.
That's
stationed
on
Tremont
Street
in
the
South
End
and
it
responds
to
all
Hazmat
incidents.
It's
a
it's
a
big
vehicle.
So
there's
a
couple
other
vehicles
that
deal
with
this.
The
contamination
vehicles
one
used
to
be
in
southeast,
but
I
moved
it
out
of
there
and
put
the
com
unit
and
become
communication
unit,
and
it's
basically
a
big
mobile
home
with
chow
was
in
it.
B
B
Yes,
so
it
could
be
anywhere,
it's
a
great
vehicle.
It's
just
a
shell
of
a
vehicle,
that's
the
Decon
unit,
but
the
hazardous
material
vehicle
has
all
kinds
of
computers
in
it.
And
it's
so
if
you
had
a
chemical
incident,
you
could
get
the
identification
number
of
the
chemical
put
it
in
the
computer.
They'll
tell
us
what
to
use
for
extinguishing
methods
and
and
how
far
to
get
away
from
it
all
kinds
of
safety
precautions.
B
A
B
That
are
expendable.
We
don't
want
to
lose
a
senior
firefighter,
so
we
put
the
Junior
in
there.
So
now
we
can
put
the
Drone
in
you
know
right,
so
it
works.
There's
also
there's
two
Decon
units,
one
in
East
Boston
and
the
other
one
is
in
Brighton
and
the
the
big
shower
one
is
one
of
them
and
the
other
one
is
a
backup
to
that.
It's
it's
not
a.
It
has
all
the
supplies
in
it,
so
it
supplies
the
other
unit
within
the
city.
B
There's
five
Hazmat
companies
they're
strategically
located
throughout
the
city,
the
two
of
them
on
Boylston
Street
at
the
Prudential,
the
engine
33
in
Atlanta
15.
engine
22
on
the
south
end,
which
is
where
that
vehicle
is
housed,
that's
a
Hazmat
company
and
then
Latta
16
and
engine
53
in
Roslindale.
So
the
coverage
is
there,
but
then,
amongst
that,
aside
from
that,
the
Decon
companies
there's
about
10
of
them
that
are
engines
that
are
trained
to
decontaminate
people
at
fires,
so
they're
separate
from
the
Hazmat.
So.
A
Into
the
so
that
so
after
a
working
fire
and
someone
comes
out
of
a
building,
they're
sort
of
covered
with
smoke
and
soot
yeah
yeah,
that's
a
different,
that's
right
so
that
that
firefighter
comes.
You
know,
comes
out
of
the
building
and
either
goes
back
to
the
high
house
and
then
takes
off
all
the
bunker.
B
Right
yeah,
so
today,
actually
it's
interesting
today.
The
last
call
Foundation,
which
is
a
private
foundation
with
Michael
Kennedy's
mother,
started
after
his
death
on
Beacon
Street.
They
have
donating
fire
hose
today
at
12
30,
and
that
hose
is.
It
has
a
longer
period
before
it
burns
through,
because
this
is
a
tragic
fire
that
when
they
were
in
the
basement,
some
somebody
or
something
opened
the
door
and
it
went
it
caused
the
chimney
effect
going
up
the
stairs
so
that
burnt
the
hose.
So
that
was
their
lifeline
and
they
lost
it.
B
B
A
height
it'll,
take
it'll,
take
a
lot
longer,
I
mean
so
they
I
was
at
that
fire,
so
they're
in
the
basement
and
they're
calling
for
the
water
thinking
that
the
pump
didn't
give
them
the
water,
but
he
the
pump
operator
did
it
was
just
the
hose
burnt
through.
So
they
couldn't
get
that
that
would
I,
don't
say
it
would
save
them,
but
it
would
be
very
helpful
for
them
to
extinguish
the
fire
in
the
room
they're
in
they
also
had
other
obstacles
like
bars
on
the
window
and
everything
else.
A
But
thank
you,
commissioner,
on
that
and
anything
we
can
do
to
make
the
job
safer,
whether
it's
the
Hazmat
stuff
for
the
particular
vehicles
or
decontamination
and
as
you
reference
in
your
opening
council
president
was
not
here
for
that.
But
the
the
the
trouble
we're
having
with
these
lithium
batteries,
whether
they're
in
computers
or
whether
they're
in
bikes
or
cars,
they
ignite,
and
then
you
guys
come
and
I
guess
put
them
out
and
then
they
try
to.
Then
they
they
they
reignite.
B
Again
they
have
certain
like
little
AAA
batteries
that
are
bigger
and
there's
more
than
one
in
there.
So
one
blows
up
and
it
heats
the
other
one
that
blows
up
you're
not
supposed
to
smother
them
because
it
keeps
the
heat
in
and
transfers
the
heat.
So
it
builds
up
to
the
next
battery
and
that
blows
up.
So
it's
a
very
difficult
fire
to
fight
in
the
vehicles.
B
They're
bigger
the
the
the
cars
are
really
hard
to
put
out
and
I
I
think
I
might
have
mentioned
last
time
they
in
Europe
they
fill
up
a
dumpster
and
put
the
car
inside
the
dumpster
full
of
water.
So
the
the
everybody's
trying
something
different
different,
but
the
only
thing
we
have
now
is
water
to
do
that,
but
just
the
fact
that
they're
blowing
up
so
they're
Spitting
Fire
at
you
and
if
you've
seen
the
airplane
I
mean
it
just
happened
with
the
laptop
it's
terrible.
A
B
Imagine
a
parking
garage
if
all
those
cars
in
a
parking
garage
I
mean
they're
required
to
have
open
air,
so
they
can
vent,
but
it
will
just
be
a
chain
yeah
reaction
to
all
the
other
vehicles
too.
So,
but
no,
this
is
this
is
a
great
Grant.
I
really
appreciate
it.
The
one
thing
I
wanted
to
add
was
that,
as
you
know,
we're
losing
a
has.
B
B
B
Of
that
July
31st
August
1st
of
this
year,
we
will
be
parked
in
your
driveway
at
city
council
parking
lot
somewhere,
there'll
be
red
trucks
everywhere,
I'm
trying
to
sell
off
all
the
Surplus
trucks,
so
we
can
fit
them
and
cram
them
at
the
basements
and
firehouses
and
I.
Don't
know
what
we're
gonna
do.
I
mean
we're.
B
A
F
D
F
Telford
street
is
going
to
it's
it's
a
it's
already
connected
on
to
Western
Ave,
but
they're
going
to
connect
Western
Ave
with
Lincoln
straight
with
all
the
new
development
over
there.
So
I
think
it's
been
a
long
time
in
the
making
and
we
have
been
trying
to
push
and
Advocate
and
a
a
welcome
partner
with
you
in
any
way
we
can
to
try
and
find
an
alternative
location.
F
E
F
The
other
you
know
just
thinking
about
the
whole
challenges
of
of
fires
and
vehicles
and
and
I
know.
We
had
that
incident
last
year,
just
before
college
has
opened
with
the
big
truck
full
of
mattresses
that
went
on
fire
and
it
was
a
hazardous
like
ever.
You
have
to
be
ready
for
almost
any
eventuality,
because
every
day
brings
a
new
challenge,
a
new,
a
new
variation
on
on
the
challenges
of
trying
to
deal
with
hazardous
materials.
F
So
you
know
we
appreciate
that
the
building
the
the
truck
was
sorrow
that
went
under
a
bridge
and
went
on
fire
or
something
in
that
area
and
I
think
it
was
stuck.
You
know
it
really
caused
a
lot
of
disruption
and
we
really
appreciate
your
timely
response
to
that
and
and
all
the
great
work
that
you
folks
do
so
I
really
don't
have
any
any
further
questions.
F
B
You
thank
you
very
much.
Councilor
I
thank
this
party
too
you're
very
supportive
of
our
department,
and
we
know
that
we
all
know
that
we
all
appreciate
it.
I
speak
for
the
whole
department
when
I
say
thank
you
to
every
one
of
you.
You
know
you
have
our
backs.
It's
it's
sometimes
expensive,
but
you
know
you
can't
put
a
price
on
human
life
and
you
guys
know
that
and
you're.
You
treat
us
very
well.
Thank
you
for.
G
Thank
you
and,
like
you
said,
you
can't
put
a
price
on
safety
right
for
life.
Counselor
Flaherty
had
mentioned
how
the
North
End
Firehouse
gets
a
lot
of
traffic
and
their
doors
are
always
open
and
so
friendly
taking
pictures
with
tourists
and
all,
but
I
do
just
have
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Mr
vabriel.
He
has
the
best
bathroom.
Also
oh.
G
B
Mean
if
I
was
to
leave
you
with
one
request
that
we
keep
in
mind
that
engine
18,
lattice
and
Dorchester
Ave
is
in
terrible
shape
and
we're
proposing
a
new
Firehouse
in
this
year's
budget.
I
I
feel
very
sad
for
the
members
that
work
in
there
it's
an
awful
Bill
and
they
also
have
a
kitchen
right
behind
the
trucks.
They
don't
even
have
a
front
driveway
where
they
can
take
the
trucks
out
and
check
them,
because
it's
only
less
than
10
feet
long.
You
know
so
it's
a
sad
place.
B
A
D
B
And
anytime
you
want
to
terrify
a
house
or
anything
else.
Please
don't
hesitate
to
call
me
I'll
make
time
I'll
get
you
right
in
there.
You
should
see
engine
18
just
to
see
it.
I
mean
I,
I'm
Amazed
by
it
myself,
just
to
see
the
condition
it's
in
like
the
way
they
live.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Councilman.
B
That
just
a
thing
that
somebody
was
shot
beside
there
and
I
say
this
all
the
time.
Every
Firehouse
in
the
city
of
Boston
is
a
safe
haven.
People
know
that
this
gentleman
that
was
shot
ran
right
to
the
Firehouse.
They
were
right
down.
There
started
first
aid
on
them.
It
was
a
terrible
situation,
but
I
love
the
fact
that
the
public
knows
to
go
to
a
firehouse
you'll
get
help
there.
You
know
and
and
this
gentleman
did
and
they
tended
to
his
wounds
and
got
the
M1
say
as
quick
as
they
could
so.
A
H
Thank
you
Mr
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
fire
commissioner
for
being
here.
But,
more
importantly,
thank
you,
commissioner,
for
the
important
leadership
you
have
been
providing
the
city,
the
residents
of
Boston
for
so
many
years,
into
the
men
and
women
of
the
Boston
Fire
Department,
who
have
always
been
there
for
the
residents
of
Boston,
especially
at
their
darkest
hour.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
men
and
women
of
the
Boston
fire
department.
H
H
As
the
district
city
council
from
District
2,
you
know
I
wholeheartedly
support
helping
my
colleague
in
helping
the
residents
of
Austin
and
Brighton
and
the
Boston
fire
department.
It's
critical
that
that
issue
will
be
resolved
and
I
know
under
the
tremendous
leadership
of
council
Braden
and
in
others,
but
there'll
be
a
solution,
but
please
rely
on
all
the
all
the
members
of
the
council
and
including
Council
of
Flaherty
and
the
the
chair
of
the
body
and
I
bring
that
up.
H
Council
Flaherty
because
it
was
it
was
your
father
as
a
State
Rep
that
was
always
leading
the
initiative
on
a
state
level
in
support
of
firefighters
and
their
families,
especially
on
Health
and
Wellness,
and
a
lot
of
those
laws
that
were
implemented
up.
The
state
house
are
having
a
major
impact
on
the
health
today
supporting
firefighter
families,
so
I
want
to
acknowledge
Council
of
Flaherty's
family,
always
supporting
firefighters,
so
I
guess.
H
My
question,
commissioner
I'd
like
to
ask:
is
myself
and
Council
Flaherty
and
Council
Murphy
so
in
the
South
Boston
Waterfront
area,
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
life
science
buildings
right
in
the
South
End
as
well?
As
you
know,
in
the
Chinatown
area
in
Dorchester,
how
is
the
Boston
Fire
Department
not
Reinventing
themselves?
But
what
is
the
fire
department
doing,
knowing
that
the
economy
of
Boston,
a
big
part
of
it,
is
going
to
be
based
on
Life
Sciences
with
life
sciences?
H
B
I
would
love
to
see
a
firehouse
in
the
seaport
District
just
because
of
the
partial
population
boom
that
took
place
that
continues
to
happen
down
there,
not
just
commercial
but
residential
and
everything
else.
That's
going
on
there,
but
I
would
like
to
see
a
firehouse
brought
in
that
we
have
a
small
fire
prevention
unit
that
does
labs
that
inspects
them
for
during
construction
and
when
they're
ongoing.
That
unit
only
had
one
captain
in
it.
B
So
I
just
brought
a
lieutenant
and
a
firefighter
into
it
to
increase
the
size
of
that
unit,
because
the
workload
is
so
much
that
they
can't
handle
it,
because
the
development
is
so
large,
so,
hopefully
that'll
help
when
we
do
inspections
that
we
know
it's
tough
because
you
don't
know
what
you're
going
into,
because
these
Labs
don't
produce
one
product,
they
produce
multiple
products,
every
lab's
different
so
and
they
also
close
the
residential
areas.
Even
in
the
same
building,
they
could
be
a
lab
in
the
building
with
the
residents
beside
it.
B
B
I
can't
give
you
the
accurate
number,
but
in
New
York
City,
the
FIA
Department
I
was
told
and
I'm
probably
wrong
that
they
have
at
least
200
people
in
that
inspection
unit
for
labs
and
they
have
less
Labs
per
capita
than
we
do
that.
That
was
the
statistic.
I
got
lately
that
they
have
less
per
person,
but
we
have
less
people
looking
at
them.
You
know
I
would
love
to
increase
the
size
of
that,
but
increase
in
Personnel
is
a
very
devious
long
process
in
city
government.
As
you
all
know,.
H
You
think,
and
thank
you,
commissioner
and
I
know
and
I
certainly
agree
with
you
and
I
know.
Council
Flaherty
does
well
that
we've
been
advocating
and
working
with
you
and
working
with
commissioner
Dempsey
and
commissioner
Fenn,
but
having
a
fire
fire
presence
in
the
South
Boston
Waterfront
is
critical
and
and,
as
you
see
the
population
growth
in
the
city,
but
especially
in
the
in
the
Waterfront,
you
want
to
make
sure
that,
in
with
the
life
science
life
science
buildings,
you
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
necessary
city
services
in
there.
H
Whether
it's
police,
Fire
EMS,
is
critical
as
well.
So
thank
you
for
the
important
leadership,
commissioner
that
you
are
providing,
and
please
know
that
myself
and
my
colleagues
Council
Flaherty
and
Council
Murphy
we're
going
to
be
advocating
continue
to
advocate
for
fire
presence
in
the
South
Boston
Waterfront.
H
Commissioner
I
just
want
to
get
back
to
the
electric
vehicle
fires.
I
missed
some
of
it.
I'm
not
I,
didn't
want
to
ask
a
question
on
that
one,
but
in
terms
of
electric
scooters,
I
see
a
lot
of
them
across
the
city
and
I'm
not
asking
about
afia,
but
in
terms
of
personal
injuries.
For
people
on
electric
scooters
is
the
Boston
fire
department
seeing
an
increase
in
traffic
accidents
as
it
relates
to
an
electric
scooter.
B
I
haven't
heard
any
statistics
on
it.
Yeah
I,
don't
know
about
that.
I
mean
we're
concerned,
obviously
with
getting
fire
trucks
to
the
emergency.
So
they
are.
They
don't
seem
to
abide
by
the
rules
of
the
road.
A
lot
so
I,
don't
know
how
we
can
afford
that.
But
yeah
they
I,
don't
know
if
the
statistics
are
moving
up
in
that
way.
I
would
think
so
because
there's
so
many
of
them
out
there
but
yeah.
So
so
what
we
look
at
is
when
they
charge
these
things.
B
They
leave
them
on
the
charger
they
heat
up
and
those
battery
equals.
That's
how
the
fire
start
so
they're
bringing
them
indoors
as
they
are
with
the
bicycles
and
that's
our
big
concern.
We
really
have
no
policing
authority
to
say
you
can't
put
that
in
there
in
the
multi-family
unit
and
it's
in
the
hallway
getting
overheated
and
it's
going
to
start
a
fire
so
yeah,
it's
a
difficult
situation
with
them.
H
What
one
one
issue
I've
been
focused
on,
commissioner
I
know
it's
somewhat
controversial:
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
going
to
ask
you
to
respond,
if,
if
you
don't
want
to,
but
as
a
city
council
I
always
my
top
priority
was
always
Public
Safety,
as
as
a
as
yours
is
as
well.
I'm
always
concerned
and
I've
made
this
clear
publicly
many
times,
but
closing
off
the
cities
streets
completely,
shutting
them
down
and
putting
up
some
type
of
barrier
to
close
Boylston
Street,
for
example,
what
type
of
impact?
B
Well,
we
do
work
with
the
traffic
department
when
that
happens.
So
if
it's
a
real
bad
situation,
then
I
will
take
a
fire
truck
and
put
it
on
the
other
side
of
that
barrier.
So
they
can
respond
to
any
incident
on
the
because,
if,
like
you
said,
if
you
can't
get
through
it
like
the
marathon,
you
can't
get
across.
So
we
take
fire
trucks
and
station
them
on
the
other
side
of
Boylston
Street
to
respond
to
emergencies,
but
the
traffic
department
is
good.
B
People
have
to
pull
permits,
so
the
whole
city
gets
together
with
the
permits,
the
different
agencies,
the
police,
the
fire
department,
the
traffic
department
and
they're
temporary.
So
when
the
temporary
we
make
doing,
we
notify
all
the
firefighters
in
the
area
that
this
road
is
closed,
like
on
a
daily
basis,
the
radio
will
say
Boylston
Street
is
closed
from
800
to
950.
So
all
the
drive
is
in
that
area
or
the
fire.
B
Trucks
know
that
to
avoid
that
area
that
they're
going
to
have
a
hard
time
around
there
and
and
then
when
they
respond,
the
dispatch
will
tell
them
the
same
thing.
So
we
do
make
do
I
mean
it
is
not
a
good
ideal
situation,
but
I
I
have
to
applaud
the
traffic
department
they're
very
good,
to
keep
us
abreast
of.
What's
going
on.
H
B
You
know
it's
so
numerous
I
would
love.
Firehouses
I
mean
the
engine
18
I
talked
about
is
1897.
the
fact
that
we're
we're
still
using
a
building
that
was
built
in
the
1800s
it
just.
It
boggles
my
mind
that
these
buildings
I
mean
we
always
feel
like
we're
the
ugly
stepchild,
because
we
watch
the
police
get
new
police
stations
over
the
years.
They
we've
got
one
to
they
have
probably
10,
maybe
in
the
city,
so
we're
hoping
we
move
up
the
priority
list
and
get
a
couple
fire
houses
that
way
there.
B
We
can
like
I,
discussed
before
segregate
the
different
parts
of
the
building,
to
keep
the
contaminants
and
in
a
given
area.
So
we
don't
spread
the
toxins
to
the
the
living
quarters
into
the
you
know
the
clothing
and
everything
else,
the
furniture.
So
that's
it
Industrial
Cleaning
New
firehouses,
that
that
would
be
ideal
for
me.
I'd
love
to
see
a
couple.
Five
more
a
couple:
more
fire
houses
in
my
term.
Well.
H
H
Don't
think
people
will
disagree
with
me,
the
current
location,
the
current
building,
it's
an
embarrassment,
it's
an
embarrassment
to
the
men
and
women
of
the
Boston
fire
department
and
to
the
residents
to
have
such
a
a
wonderful
fight
apartment
the
best
in
the
country
their
headquarters
in
in
such
terrible
shape,
the
Council
of
Flaherty.
It's
really
on
us
as
city
council,
is
to
continue
advocating
for
a
state-of-the-art
fire
headquarters
that
represents
the
city
well,
but
also
the
Boston
fire
department.
They
certainly
deserve
it.
A
Thank
you,
council
president
Flynn
here
here
on
that
anyone
wishing
to
offer
public
testimony
on
zero,
three,
two
five
or
dark
at
zero.
Three
two
six
may
do
so
now
forever
hold
your
peace
and
and
no
nothing
on
zoom
and
there's
no
one
wishing
to
testify
on
Zoom,
so
that
will
close
public
testimony
for
dark
at
zero.
Three:
two:
five:
zero
three
two
six
and
thank
you
to
the
commissioner
for
his
time,
and
attention
obviously
is
as
described
today.
A
The
health
wellness
and
safety
of
firefighters
and
their
family
is
his
one
of
the
most
important
functions.
Obviously,
it's
one
of
our
concerns
is
as
it
is,
the
the
residents
and
businesses
and
visitors
to
our
city,
so
just
keep
up
the
great
work
continue
to
partner
with
us.
Let
us
know
where
we
can
be
most
helpful.
Getting
these
upgrades
and
these
changes,
whether
it's
to
the
house
of
Peabody
square
or
over
the
south
end
or
is
council.
A
President
alluded
to
headquarters,
is
in
as
a
as
a
pretty
tough
condition
too
I'm
sure,
as
well
as
our
maintenance
facility.
So
all
those
things
sort
of
add
to
making
sure
that
folks
go
to
work
in
a
dignified
setting
and
that
and
their
health
and
safety,
while
at
work,
be
it
at
the
firehouse
or
over
at
headquarters
as
as
a
most
important.
So
that
said,
my
colleagues
will
conclude
and
we'll
get.
A
committee
report
turned
around
commissioner
for
Wednesday's
city
council
hearing
to
get
these
Grant
dollars
moved
over
in
your
direction.