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DOCKETS #0550-0557 - Various grant appropriations to be administered by the Age Strong Commission
A
B
B
D
B
B
It's
great
to
see
you
melissa
as
well,
so
candace.
I
think
we
will
get
started
if,
if
you
are
ready
perfect,
I'm
all
ready
to
go
fabulous.
Thank
you
and
just
commish,
mr
thomas
miss
carlson.
It's
you
know
myself
and
counselor
flynn.
Perhaps
some
more
counselors
may
join
us,
but
we're
just
delighted
to
have
this
opportunity
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
the
this
important
funding
stream
and
the
good
use
that
age
strong
is
going
to
use
to
oversee
it.
So
all
right,
guys,
commission!
B
Hi
and
welcome
to
the
boston
city
council,
my
name
is
matt
o'malley.
I
am
the
council
president
pro-tempore,
and
I
am
also
the
vice
chair
of
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities.
Today
we
are
discussing
a
number
of
dockets,
seven
or
eight
of
them,
in
fact,
which
are
some
really
important
funding
streams.
B
Many
of
these
we've
discussed
in
years
past
when
I
chair
the
committee
and
I'm
delighted
to
have
the
opportunity
to
hear,
updates
and
also
see
added
expenditures
for
the
fiscal
year
ahead,
we're
enjoying
joined
by
three
terrific
public
servants,
emily
shea,
who
is
the
elderly
committee,
commissioner
of
the
age
strong
commission,
formerly
known
as
the
elderly
commission.
She
is
the
commissioner
of
the
aids,
strong
commission
and
she
is
joined
by
francis
thomas
deputy
commissioner
of
a
f
administration
and
finance
of
age,
strong
and
melissa
carlson.
B
B
I
ask
that
you
or
your
designated
chair
the
hearing
in
my
absence.
My
staff
will
be
in
attendance
to
take
notes.
The
work
of
age,
strong
commission
and
senior
services
and
elder
affairs
is
a
greatly
important
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
support
the
initiatives.
Please
extend
my
regrets
to
the
committee
members,
counselors
administration
representatives
and
members
of
the
public
in
attendance.
I
kindly
ask
that
you
read
this
letter
into
the
record,
so
thank
you.
B
Allow
me
to
again
pass
along
the
regrets
of
council
braden,
who
is
staff
watching,
and
I
will
be
discussing
this
early
next
week.
Additionally,
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn
channel
82
fios
channel
964
as
well
as
live
streamed
at
boston.gov,
slash
city
dash
council
dash
tv.
We
will,
of
course,
take
public
testimony
at
the
end
of
the
hearing
if
anyone
watching
this
would
like
to
testify.
B
Please
email
ron,
cobb,
that's
r-o-n
dot,
c-o-b-b
at
boston.gov
for
the
link
and
follow
along
on
the
live
stream
to
know
when
it's
your
turn
to
speak.
Of
course,
please
state
your
name
and
affiliation
or
residence
and
limit
your
comments
to
a
few
minutes
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
are
heard.
C
Remarks,
thank
you,
councilor
o'malley
to
mr
thomas
to
miss
carlson
and
commissioner
shea
exceptional
dedicated
and
professional
city
workers
and
looking
forward
to
learning
more
about
these
funding
opportunities
and
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
these
dedicated
and
professional
city
employees
that
we
have
today.
Thank
you,
council,
o'malley.
Thank.
B
You
councillor
flynn
and
again
as
if
any
other
counselors
join
us.
We
will
of
course
allow
them
an
opportunity
to
offer
some
opening
remarks
or
some
remarks
in
support
of
age
strong
but
commish.
Why
don't
we
get
started
again,
since
many
of
these
are
repeat
grants,
it's
probably
better.
If
maybe
we
go
one
at
a
time,
you
could
give
a
brief
overview
and
let
us
know
if
this
is
a
repeat
grant
or
not.
B
E
E
So
there's
multiple
components
to
that
program:
it's
nutrition,
counseling
and
education,
as
well
as
that
kind
of
what
you
would
call
meals
on
wheels
right,
so
home
delivered
meals,
so
both
the
meal
and
that
delivery
piece
as
well
as
as
well
as
congregate
sites.
So
we
have
in
non-coveted
times
we
have
about
46
congregate
sites
where
older
adults
can
go
and
eat
a
meal
for
a
suggested
donation
of
two
dollars,
and
so
this
is
money
that
helps
that
is
part
of
there.
E
E
B
Just
briefly,
I
I'm
delighted
to
hear
that
ethos
and
the
chinese
golden
age
center
are
our
vendors.
It's
I'm
very
work
very
closely
with
ethos,
which
is
in
my
district.
I
know
for
a
fact:
councillor
flynn
works
very
closely
with
the
chinese
golden
age
center.
Where
are
we
this?
You
said
it's
a
three-year
contract.
Where
are
we
yep.
E
B
B
I
think
it's
about
a
250
000
increase,
so
just
so
you
know,
when
we
vote
on
this,
we
will
vote
for
it
in
a
new
draft,
a
dock
in
a
new
draft
or
if
you
get
with
the
exact
languages
and
just
briefly
how
many
of
the
congregate
sites
are
back
up
and
are
running
now.
I
know
some
are
because
I
know
the
constituents
a
gun.
E
Yeah,
so
none
are,
none
are
operating
or
none
should
be
operating
for
for,
like
sit-down
meals,
yeah.
I
think
one
is
kind
of
doing
that.
They're
they're
right
now.
They
should
all
be
still
grabbing
goat
meals,
so
people
can
go,
they
can
get
a
meal
that
they
can
bring
home
with
them.
They
could
choose
to
sit
and
eat
it,
but
but
the
congregate
sites
right
now
are
are
not
up
and
operational.
E
I
I
say
that,
but
you
know,
there's
been,
there's
actually
been
about
a
40
increase
in
people,
utilizing
our
nutrition
program
services
throughout
kovid.
So,
even
though
I
say
that
the
sites
aren't
operational,
there's
opportunity
for
grab-and-go
meals
or
significant
increase
in
home
delivered
meals,
so
we
we
are,
and
our
partners
are
really
committed
to
making
sure
that
older
adults
who
need
access
to
this
food
get
it.
B
And
to
be
fair
to
not
get
anyone
in
trouble,
it's
a
very
dear
constituent
and
a
friend
of
both
of
ours,
emily
who
is
very
active
on
facebook,
and
he
had
a
picture
of
many
of
his
colleagues.
Socially
distanced
masked
up
in
front
of
a
site.
So
I
assume
they
were
just
picking
it
up
there
and
maybe
having
some
nice
outside
conversation.
C
No
questions
a
brief
comment.
Thank
you,
commissioner.
I
was,
I
was
on
a
just
a
quick
story.
I
was
on
a
meeting
last
night
and
they
asked
me
what
my
proudest
accomplishment
was
in
three
years
and
I
said
well
not
mine
as
an
individual
but
the,
but
what
the
city
I
think
did
very
well
during
this
pandemic
is
provide
nutritional
food
to
so
many
residents
during
this
difficult
time,
especially
our
seniors.
C
B
E
Sure
hi
councillor
mejia
welcome
so
zero
five
five
one
also
has
had
a
a
change
in
the
amount,
so
that
is
the
new
amount,
is
1
million,
946,
262
and
24
cents,
and
that
is
our
state
allocation
for
the
state
elder
lunch
program.
So
this
is
just
another
for
just
another
kind
of
funding
stream
that
goes
towards
the
same
towards
the
same
nutrition
program.
B
B
F
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
o'malley
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I
actually
don't
have
any
specific
questions
about
this
one,
but
I
was
listening
in
on
the
first
one,
but
I
was
not
upgraded
to
panelists,
so
I
I
did
hear
in
terms
of
some
of
the
recipients
ethos,
and
there
was
another
group
in
chinatown
mentioned,
and
I'm
just
curious
for
that.
Other
grants.
E
E
F
No
emily,
you
guys
do
such
a
great
job.
I'd
be
feeling
bad.
If
I
asked
you
to
do
even
more
so
you
don't
have
to
do
that.
I
was
just
curious,
just
to
name
a
few
of
the
elder
groups
that
I've
been
in
communication
with
and
have
worked
and
was
curious
as
to
whether
or
not
they
have
are
any
recipients
of
the
funding
that
we're
talking
about
today,
but
no
worries.
Thank
you.
E
E
We
are
funding
communications
team
with
this,
so
we
know
that
access
to
information
is
really
important
for
people.
So
we
use
this
money
to
fund
some
of
our
communication
staff
and
also
our
seniority
magazine,
which
I
think
folks
have
seen
and
to
get
information
out
across
the
city
in
in
lots
of
different
languages.
B
B
E
Yeah,
so
I
think
so
so
what
the
state
has
done
in
the
past
is
I
kind
of
ratchet
back
the
amount
per
elder,
so
we
would
love
to
keep
it
12
per
elder.
I
think
if
we
did
that
we
would
be
seeing
a
you
know
a
good
amount
of
money,
and
we
certainly
could
use
it
to
serve
all
the
seniors
out
there
in
the
community,
but
we'll
see
if
they
bring
it
back
to
to
11
or
to
10
per
elder.
E
I'm
not
sure
what
they'll
end
up
doing
if
they
leave
it
at.
If
they
leave
the
the
allocation,
the
line
item
at
17
million,
it
will
go
back
to
nine
dollars
per
elder
and
with
the
way
the
distribution
will
be.
The
projections
are
that
boston
would
lose
money,
so
I
do
hope
that
they
don't
leave
it
at
that.
B
E
B
C
C
Commissioner,
I
know
the
important
role
as
well
of
language
and
communication
access
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
know
you
work
closely
with
them
as
commissioner
of
age.
Strong
and
again,
I
know
the
answer
to
this
question,
but
I
just
want
to
ask
it
anyway:
why
is
it
important
for
your
office
to
communicate
effectively
and
work
closely
with
language
and
communication
access.
E
Sure
I
mean
obviously
that's
huge
for
us
and
huge
for
our
constituents.
We
know
that
we
have
about.
As
of
2018,
we
had
about
35.5
percent
of
our
older
residents
speaking
a
language
other
than
english
at
home,
and
we
also
know
that
of
those
about.
70
have
said
that
they
don't
speak
english
very
well,
and
so
it's
it's
critical.
It's
critical
that
we
that
we
both
have
a
diverse
team
that
speaks
lots
of
different
languages
that
we
use.
E
We
are
an
active
user
of
the
language
line
and
francis
will
say
our
bills
prove
that
from
from
there
our
invoices
we
have
from
when
we
go
out
in
the
field.
We
have
translation,
headsets
that
we
use
and-
and
we
we
also
have
you
know-
have
been
grateful
for
a
good
poor,
a
sizable
language
access
budget
every
year
and
we
we
utilize
that
to
its
fullest
extent.
So
it's
a
it's
an
important
thing
for
us.
C
F
So
I
do
following
counselor
flynn's
question
about
language
access.
I
I
see
this
in
addition
to
the
the
interpretation
in
the
translation-
and
this
is-
I
am
always
talking
about
this-
so
I'm
sorry,
you're
gonna
hear
it
again.
I'm
also
curious
about
not
you
know.
Most
of
our
elders
also
have
interrupted
education
and
some
of
them
don't
know
how
to
read
and
write
even
in
their
native
language,
and
so
in
terms
of
the
communication
are.
Are
you
all
also
utilizing?
F
E
Sure,
that's
I
mean
that's
a
really
good,
a
really
good
point
counselor
me
here
and
you
know
when
we
do
our
seniority
magazine,
we
we
make
sure
to
keep
it
at
a
sixth
grade,
reading
level
and
below,
but
you
are
right.
There
are.
There
are
large
groups
of
older
adults
out
there
that
that
do
not
read
in
right,
and
so
we
also
make
sure
to
work
through
community
partners
and
to
go
out
into
the
community.
E
Obviously,
it's
a
little
bit
harder
during
covid
times,
but
but
we
try
to
work
through
through
networks
and
go
out
and
actually
talk
to
people
in
the
community
to
do
presentations
and
to
work
through
our
our
partner
organizations
who
are
on
the
ground
to
make
sure
we're
getting
the
word
out.
I
think,
in
terms
of
you
know,
we
have
thought
about
using
using
radio
more
and
I-
and
I
think
that
we
probably
could
do
that
and
I
think,
as
we
think,
about
communications
moving
forward.
E
That's
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we've
talked
about
and
that
we
hope
to
use
more.
I
also
think
we're
really
cognizant
of
the
of
the
digital
divide
too.
So
we
do
do
social
media
and
sometimes
post
videos
on
there.
We
are
cognizant
and
then
not
everybody
has
access
to
that.
So
I
think
our
our
rule
of
thumb
is
really
to
try
to
communicate
in
a
lot
of
different
ways,
because
we
know
different
people
hear
different
information
in
different
ways
and
have
access
in
different
ways.
B
E
E
So
this
title
three
be
supportive
services.
We
distribute
in
the
the
same
way,
so
we
we
do
go
out
to
bid.
We
have
been
doing
it
every
every
two
years
or
so
we've
been
so
we
are
not
out
to
bid
this
year,
but
we
will
be
the
following
year
and
this
is
our
most
flexible
part
of
pot
of
money.
So
it
really
helps
us
to
meet
community
needs
in
a
wide
in
kind
of
a
wide
range
of
places.
E
E
E
A
D
E
B
Excellent,
no,
and-
and
I
I
ask
that,
because
it's
it's
important
to
note
the
incredible
work,
particularly
the
culturally
competent
work,
that
you've
helped
support
during
this
year
of
pandemic
and
helping
seniors
or
their
older
bostonians,
particularly
those
who
may
be
isolated.
So
I
really
value
that.
Thank
you
for
that
counselor
flynn.
Any
questions
on
docket
553.
C
F
Here,
yeah,
no,
I
do
appreciate
all
the
hard
work.
I'm
also
always
looking
for
opportunities
to
expand
the
pie
in
terms
of
the
grantees
and
just
kind
of
would
love
to
hear
any
ideas
or
or
strategies
that
you
are
working
on
to
identify
other
groups.
That
may
not
be
part
of
your
circle
right
now,
beyond
eva
and
allianza,
and
some
of
the
other
folks
that
you've
mentioned
what
efforts
are
being
made
to.
E
So
so
we
do,
we
certainly
advertise
in
a
number
of
different
places
when
we
go
out
to
bid
counselor,
but
I
think
that
we
are
open
to
in
between
times.
So
these
are
federal
funds.
So
it's
not
always
the
easiest
application
process.
They
are
funds
that
we
have
to
undergo
an
audit
for,
and
there
are
a
number
of
different
pieces
that
need
to
remain
in
place,
and
so
so
what
we
have
done
in
the
past
is
anybody
who
is
interested
in
applying
for
these
grants.
E
We
would
love
to
talk
with
them
when
we're
not
out
to
bid
right.
That
is
when
we
can
really
talk
to
organizations.
That
is
when
we
can
help
walk
them
through
the
process.
Help
them
really
understand
how
to
be
a
successful
applicant
and
help
to
break
down
some
of
those
barriers.
Once
we
go
out
to
bid
where
that
our
hands
are
a
little
bit
tied
in
the
conversations
that
we
have,
but
I
would
welcome,
if
you
have
organizations
that
you
think
might
be
interested
in
in
applying
for
some
of
this
funding.
E
F
F
So
it
may
not
be
formal
organizations
per
se
that
are
doing
direct
service,
but
there
are
like
churches
that
I've
seen
really
step
up
in
in
in
the
elder
care
space
as
a
result
of
covet,
because
they
have
a
lot
of
folks
parishioners
that
you
know
are
going
to
their
masses
and
things
of
that
nature
that
have
really
picked
up
their
game
on
around
elder
support.
So
that
was
just
an
idea
that
just
throwing
it
out
there
for
you
all
to
consider.
E
F
And
even
you
and
even
youth
serving
organizations,
there
are
opportunities
for
some
of
the
you
and
I've
seen
some
youth
organizations
really
also
step
up
during
the
digital
divide
conversation
where
they
were
creating
peer
mentoring
programs
with
elders
to
teaching
them
about
technology.
I
mean
there
are
a
lot
of
organizations
out
there.
Who,
may
you
may
not
think
are
our
youth.
I
mean
excuse
me
are
serving
elders,
but
they
are
in
many
ways
and
that
could
just
be
a
way
to
expand
the
pie
a
little
bit.
E
B
E
E
This
amount
has
also
increased,
so
it's
417
870,
and
this
is
essentially
just
admin
money.
So
we
have
this
network
of
24
grantees.
They
you
know,
submit
invoices
to
us.
It's
cost
reimbursement.
We
go
over
them
line
by
line
it's
so
that
we
can
pass
our
audits
with
flying
colors,
and
so
it's
supporting
a
bunch
of
that
work
and
our
grant
monitoring
work
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
the
grantees
are
using
the
money
in
the
right
way
and
that
we're
supporting
them
in
meeting
their
goals.
E
B
E
All
right,
so
this
is
I
this
is
a
a
different
program.
Not
our
older
americans
act
funds,
so
this
is
for
our
senior
companion
program
and
the
amount
for
this
has
changed
as
well,
because
we
did
get
an
increase
in
this.
Also,
it's
three
hundred
and
three
hundred
and
one
thousand
eight
hundred
and
sixty,
and
so
this
program
is
one
of
the
americorps
seniors
programs
and
we
operate
it.
We
operate
it.
E
It's
one
of
the
two
americorps
senior
pro
seniors
programs
that
we
operate.
We
recruit
volunteers,
age,
55
and
older,
and
they
and
they
provide
companionship
to
other,
more
frail,
older
adults
so
that
they
can
stay
living
in
the
community
and
out
of
nursing
homes,
so
they're
providing
a
lot
of
support
services
to
people,
maybe
picking
up
medication,
helping
to
read
their
mail,
helping
just
to
support
them
and
kind
of
be
a
friend
and
companion
to
them.
E
This
program
is
also
an
anti-poverty
program,
so
it
to
be
a
senior
companion.
You
need
to
be
under
200
of
the
federal
poverty
level
and
you
get
a
tax
exempt
stipend
of
three
dollars
an
hour
that
that
doesn't
impact
any
of
the
benefits
that
you're
on
or
anything
like
that.
So
it's
it's
kind
of
a
win-win
for
for
our
companions.
B
E
E
C
E
We,
we
recruit
the
volunteers
and
then
we
have
a
host
of
what's
called
volunteer
stations,
and
so
we
place
a
volunteer
at
the
volunteer
station
and
it's
that
volunteer
station.
That's
then
connecting
the
older
adult
with
the
person
that
needs
the
service
in
the
community
and
so
we're
always
recruiting
for
volunteers
and
also
volunteer
stations.
So
if
you
have
folks
that
are
interested-
and
we
have-
I
think
for
this
program-
volunteers
need
to
do
a
four
hour
tr.
E
They
need
to
be
in
four
hours
of
training
a
month
and
we
are
doing
those
trainings
in,
I
think
about
five
different
languages
right
now,
melissa
am
I
correct.
We
have
a
translation
at
the
at
the
trainings
and-
and
you
know,
I
think
it's
just
a
real
opportunity
for
for
folks
that
want
to
serve
so.
Please
send
folks
our
way.
E
Sure
so
this
is
for
again
an
older
americans
act,
grant
it's
for
the
long-term
care
ombudsman
service
for
the
this
I
think
increased
slightly
as
well,
so
it's
one
hundred
and
seventy
five
thousand
one
hundred
and
eighteen
dollars,
and
that
this
is
a
a
really
important
program.
Certainly
we
saw
over
the
last
year
with
all
of
the
challenges
going
on
in
nursing
homes.
E
This
program,
our
our
grantee
for
this
program,
is
ethos.
You
have
to
be
kind
of
certified
to
to
run
this
program
and
they
are
the
only
organization
certified
in
the
city.
So
they've
been
running
it
for
a
while,
but
they
do
a
great
job.
They
recruit
volunteers.
Those
volunteers
are
then
trained
and
paired
up
with
long-term
care
facilities,
so
nursing
homes
and
rest
homes
throughout
the
community
and
they're
an
ombudsman
for
the
residents.
E
So
if
the
residents
are
experiencing
any
any
issues
related
to
kind
of
their
health,
their
safety,
their
welfare,
their
rights,
they
can
go
to
this
ombudsman
and
that
ombudsman
will
act
as
a
mediator
with
the
nursing
home
staff.
So
it's
a
really
important
program
and
we're
really
we're
grateful
to
eat
those
and
and
to
all
the
volunteers.
B
C
F
B
E
E
We
have
two
new
programs
that
we
are
running.
One
is
a
we're
doing
our
older,
our
volunteers
are
teaching
opioid
education
and
prevention
workshops,
and
so
it's
a
new
module
that
we're
testing
today
with
our
senior
companions,
who
are
going
to
give
us
a
bunch
of
feedback
on
it.
But
we
are
looking
for
volunteers
who
want
to
run
these
workshops
across
the
city
and
we
have
a
second
one.
It's
called
money
smarts
for
older
adults
and
it's
really
about
how
to
protect
yourself
and
prevent
scams.
E
B
E
Some
of
those
I'm
not
sure
that
we
had
our
senior
greeters,
those
are
our
senior
greeters
and
we
probably
could
have
signed
them
up
is
as
rsvp,
but
there's
there's
a.
We
have
to
have
work
plans
that
are
approved
by
americorps.
So
it's
so
it's
a
little
bit
different,
but
those
are
our
senior
greeters.
We
love
them
too.
They're
fabulous,
they're,
itching
to
come
back
to
city
hall.
B
C
One
brief
question
relating
to
this
topic,
commissioner:
shea
I've
read
an
article
in
the
newspaper
yesterday.
I
believe
massachusetts
had
the
highest
complaints
from
seniors
about
scams
over
the
telephone
or
or
internet
exploiting
seniors
for
money.
Basically,
maybe
this
is
part
of
your
outreach
as
well,
but
what,
generally
speaking,
what
are
we
doing
to
help
our
seniors
to
educate
our
seniors
about
a
lot
of
these
scams
that
take
place
over
telemarketers
or
over
the
telephone.
E
Yeah,
well
that's
one
of
the
reasons
that
we
are
starting.
These
workshops
counselor,
because
it's
I
mean
the
police,
the
police
do
go
out
and
their
community
service
officers
often
talk
to
groups
and
talk
about
scams,
but
we
do
need
to
be
raising
visibility
on
it
and
talking
to
more
folks
about
it.
So
that's
why
we're
starting
these
money?
Smarts
workshops,
it's
an
evidence-based
workshop
that
was
developed
by
the
consumer.
Actually,
I'm
not
gonna
get
it
right,
but
it's
it's
an
evidence-based
workshop.
E
That's
that's
that
a
lot
of
people
think
is
really
successful.
So
so
it's
one
of
the
reasons
we're
doing
that.
We
also
work
to
promote
scams,
to
promote
information
about
scams
through
our
social
media
and
also
through
our
seniority
magazine
and
to
get
the
word
out
about
them
when
we
can.
But
it's
a
it's
a
big
problem
and
we
need
to
make
sure
people
aren't
taking
advantage
of
older
adults.
C
E
That's
a
that's
a
good
point.
No
one
will
ever
ask
for
your
social
security
number
over
the
phone,
so
you
should
not
be
giving
out
any
of
your
personal
information
over
the
phone.
No
one
will
ever
ask
you
for
that,
and
or
call
you
for
that.
So
so
I
would
say
that
that
is
that's
a
big
thing
that
people
should
should
be
aware
of,
and
you
know
there
there
are
a
bunch
of
scams
out
there.
C
Thank
you,
commissioner,
and
I
guess
I
have
one
request:
could
you
send
me
a
little
bit
of
background
information?
I
want
to
do
some
outreach
more
outreach
to
my
seniors
about
these
scams.
At
least
I'm
going
to
try
to
engage
them
a
little
bit
and
provide
provide
some
provide
a
workshop.
Maybe
sometime
this
spring
of
some
up.
E
B
F
E
B
Thank
you
councilman
here
so,
commissioner,
mr
thomas,
ms
carlson,
thank
you
for
your
incredible
work.
Obviously
we
we
support
all
of
these
and
I'll
be
talking
to
the
chair
about
urging
action
on
these
items
at
next
wednesday's
council
meeting.
I
will
reiterate
this
as
we
get
more
immersed
in
our
budget
season,
but,
commissioner
shea
I
really
want
to
particularly
admire
you
on
behalf
of
your
incredible
team.
B
This
last
year
has
been
so
difficult
for
all
of
us
and
just
the
resource
you
were
to
me
and
the
74
000
people
whom
I
represent,
a
quarter
of
whom
and
at
least
in
western
oxford,
our
seniors.
Our
age,
strong,
you've
been
great.
You've
been
effective,
you've
been
nimble,
you've
worked
we've
as
counselor
flynn
said,
we've
been
able
to
make
sure
we've
had
food
access,
even
helping
get
individuals
to
get
their
vaccine
to
get
tested.
B
B
So
we
made
sure
that
those
individuals
had
helps,
as
we
saw
some
devastating
numbers
a
year
ago
and
continued
to,
but
I
just
really
wanted
to
remark
publicly
what
I've
said
privately
is
you've
been
you've
been
just
remarkable
and
we
are
so
grateful
on
behalf
of
the
council,
we're
so
grateful
to
you
and
your
team
for
your
leadership
during
this
incredibly
challenging
year.
So
thank
you
for
that
before
I
turn
it
over.
If
there's
any
closing
statements
from
my
colleagues,
I
wanted
to
thank
both
your
staff
and
central
staff.
B
I
do
have
the
excel
spreadsheet,
which
delineates
what
the
changes
are.
I
guess
one
thing
that
I
would
just
ask
is
that
it
looks
like,
with
the
exception
of
the
third
grant,
which
is
the
same
five.
Five
two
five
of
the
grants
have
funding
amount
changes
and
then
the
other
two
have
the
same
allocation
but
funding
source
changes.
So,
if
is
that
a
typo,
or
is
that
you
want
to
speak
on
that.
E
E
B
B
Sure,
no
again
again
I
mean
it
doesn't
change
our
our
enthusiastic
support,
but
to
help
our
our
team
as
we
as
we
have
to
put
a
committee
report
together
as
a
result
of
this.
If
maybe
we
could
circle
back
with
your
office
and
make
sure
we
have
the
right
verbiage
and
again
I
was
chair
of
this
committee.
I
remember
it
happening
last
year.
I
believe
it
was
just
two
dockets
last
year,
so
maybe
maybe
change
in
and
leadership
at
the
federal
level
has
has
allowed
for
greater
changes
across
the
board
which
we
celebrate.
C
Thank
you,
council,
o'malley
councilman.
Thank
you
for
sharing
this
important
hearing
as
well.
Thank
you
to
council
meet
me
here
and
to
the
dedicated
professionals
at
age.
Strong.
One,
two
quick
comments
about
a
month
ago,
maybe
maybe
a
little
longer.
I
was
in
yacht
district
council
of
males
at
the
va
hospital
on
on
huntington
avenue,
south
huntington
avenue
there
and
the
van
pulled
up
the
aged
strong
van
pulled
up
and
dropped
off
a
a
patient
that
was
going
in
to
get
a
covent
shot
and
waited
professionally
waited
patiently
and
came
back.
C
I
had
the
opportunity
to
talk
to
that
van
driver.
His
last
name
actually
was
from
your
district
again.
His
last
day,
matt
was
mulligan,
seamus
mulligan's
brother.
I
don't
know
if
you
know
sheamus.
I
forget
this.
This
gentleman's
first
name,
but
very
this.
This
van
driver
for
age
ron
was
very
professional,
very
accommodating
and
represented
the
residents
of
boston
exceptionally
well,
so
you
know
it's
a
great
reflection
on
the
commissioner
shea
and
her
team,
but
those
are
the
types
of
dedicated
city
employees
that
we
have
in
boston.
Thank
you,
council.
B
B
B
I
don't
believe
she's
muted,
but
there
could
be
some
connectivity.
So
I,
unless
comes
from
here,
is
able
to
join
us.
I
will
I'm
sure,
pass
along
her
thanks
to
everyone
involved.
Counselor
excuse,
commissioner
shea
you
may
be
the
longest
serving
commissioner.
Now
you
and
I
started
around
the
same
time
and
I
think
you're,
probably
the
longest
serving
so
potential
yeah.
Sorry.
F
B
F
Well,
thank
you.
So
thank
you
to
commissioner
and
your
entire
staff.
I
think
that
oftentimes,
our
seniors
are
an
afterthought,
but
I
am
so
incredibly
encouraged
by
all
of
the
hard
work
that
your
team
does
every
single
day
to
ensure
that
our
elders
are
front
and
center
of
every
conversation,
and
so
just
so
thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work.
We
really
do
appreciate
it
and
being
in
partnership.
I
know
that
my
office
has
reached
out
and
we've
worked
with
you
in
different
capacities.
B
Well,
you
do
good
work,
we're
happy
to
support
it.
Thank
you
for
your
long
service
and
to
your
entire
team.
As
the
vice
chair
of
the
committee
on
healthy
women,
families
and
communities,
I
will
be
urging
the
chair
to
act
quickly
and
favorably
on
these
eight
dockets
and
the
hearing
on
zero.
Five,
five,
zero,
five
one,
five,
two
five,
three
five,
four
five,
six
and
five
seven
is
hereby
adjourned
have
a
great
weekend.
Everybody.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.