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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on June 5, 2018
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Dockets 0559-0565 - Fiscal Year 2019 Budget: Public Testimony Session
A
Means
and
the
district
city
councilor
representing
Alston
Brighton
today
is
Tuesday
June
4th.
Today's
hearing
is
dedicated
to
public
testimony.
Only
I'd
like
to
remind
folks
that
this
is
a
public
hearing.
It
is
being
broadcast
and
recorded
on
our
CN
80
to
Comcast,
channel
8,
Verizon
1964,
and
also
streamed
at
Boston
govt
backslash,
City,
Council,
TV
I'd.
Let
ass
folks
in
the
chamber
to
silence
their
electronic
devices.
A
A
At
this
hearing
we
are
taking
as
I
said,
public
testimony.
They'll
you'll
have
three
minutes.
I
will
signal
30
seconds
left
with
that
signal
and
I
ask
that
you
wrap
it
up
at
that
point.
I'm
gonna
read
off
three
names
at
a
time,
so
there
are
about
10-12
people
signed
up
again,
I
want
to
keep
to
the
hard
hard
stop
and
ensure
that
everybody
has
their
chance
to
speak
at
today's
hearing.
B
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
for
the
record
I'm
Michael
Marcy
I
live
at
111,
Lansdowne
Street
in
in
quantum
the
quantum
section
of
Quincy.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
appear
for
over
three
decades,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
serve
the
people
of
Quincy
in
the
legislature
often
heard
from
the
people
in
the
city
of
Boston
the
acute
need
for
more
locally
to
support
city
services,
but
today
I'm
here
to
ask
you
to
as
Bill
Belichick
might
say,
to
do
your
job.
B
Even
though
Boston
like
Quincy,
have
a
strong
mayor
and
a
weak
Council,
sorry
to
say
form
of
government,
it
doesn't
mean
that
you
can't
ask
difficult
questions
when
faced
with
difficult
issues.
Recently,
mayor
Walsh
put
forth
the
idea
are:
building
a
100
million
dollar
bridge
to
support
a
substance
abuse
campus
on
Long
Island
as
District
Attorney
I
am
acutely
aware
and
have
an
appreciation
for
the
need
for
beds
and
direct
services
and
I
also
say
that
no
one
does
more.
B
In
the
south
shore
than
the
city
of
Quincy,
sober
houses,
homeless
and
transitional
housing
to
help
people
has
elected
officials.
We
have
a
responsibility
to
our
constituents
in
spending
tax
dollars
wisely
and
supporting
development
to
will
not
have
a
detrimental
impact.
So
I
ask
some
of
you
to
ask
the
question:
what
is
the
substance?
Abuse
campus
I'm
sure
I'd
get
13
different
answers,
but
no
one
knows
what
it
is,
because
no
one
has
been
told
what
it
is.
B
If
the
mayor
announced
the
proposal
that
would
call
for
extensive
development
traffic
impacts,
expenditures
of
large
sums
of
money,
you're
autistic
you'd
probably
be
up
in
arms,
especially
if
they'd
been
no
public
hearing.
No
input,
no
explanation
yet
in
this
instance
I'm
here
they
asked
you
to
take
a
close
look
at
the
proposal
that
the
mayor
has
made
because
it
needs
your
vote
and
number
of
people
who
are
impacted.
B
The
people
ironically,
who
can't
vote
for
you,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
the
people
who
are
going
to
pay
for
it
all
vote
for
you,
the
residents
of
Boston,
so
the
bridge
is
estimated
at
a
hundred
million
dollars.
He'll
probably
cost
a
lot
more
150
million
dollars,
especially
after
the
protracted
fight
and
litigation
I
expect
that
will
occur.
It
will
require
thousands
of
dollars
in
healing
maintenance
and
honestly,
a
track
record.
The
last
bridge
wasn't
really
too
good
because
we
had
to
take
it
down
because
of
lack
of
maintenance.
B
So
when
you
take
a
look
at
this
proposal,
you're
going
to
spend
150
million
dollars
to
build
a
campus,
which
none
of
us
know
what
it's
going
to
look
like.
Are
you
talking
about
renovating
buildings
that
60
to
100
years
old?
What
type
of
program
long-term
short-term
visit
is
accessed
very
hard
to
say,
because
why
I
don't
have
the
answers,
and
maybe
you
do
and
I
hope
you
do,
because
I'd
love
to
see
and
hear
them.
B
So
there
was
a
study
in
2002
by
Mayor
Menino
when
we
were
looking
at
the
future
use
of
Long
Island
and
lo
and
behold
that
study
came
back
and
said.
Intensification
of
the
island
would
be
detrimental
because
of
the
limited
roadway
access
to
the
island
through
this
quantum
community.
Now,
since
that
time,
we've
also
cut
our
own
throats
and
had
more
development
at
Marina,
Bay
and
in
the
north
end
of
the
city.
So
I
guess
so
I'm
here
to
argue,
for
you
is
very
simply
is
climate
change
and
other
things
have
changed.
B
Squanto
gets
cut
off,
we
don't
get
out
in
inclement
weather
and
if
the
bridges
here
for
emergency
people,
you're
gonna
bring
them
into
the
Boston
Medical
Center
Quincy
Medical
does
no
longer
exist.
Try
getting
down
the
expressway
during
the
rush
hour
for
that
matter,
any
time
of
day
so
I
ask
you
to
take
a
look
at
the
alternatives.
The
cost
direct
service
is
important.
We
need
them
now,
but
this
is
going
to
be
a
trap.
B
A
protracted
battle
and
a
hundred
fifty
million
dollars
is
at
least
two-thirds
of
your
expenditures
for
a
bridge
not
going
to
direct
services.
So
I
just
hope
that
when
this
proposal
comes
before
you,
that's
no
problem.
Okay,
that
you
asked
that
the
most
difficult
questions
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Mr.
chairman,
oh.
C
A
E
B
E
B
E
Nearly
enough
beds
and
I
have
to
tell
you
you
know:
I
have
some
concerns
in
other
aspects
of
the
budget.
One
aspect
that
I
don't
have
any
qualms
about
is
the
92
or
93
million
dollars
allocated
for
the
rebuilding
of
this
bridge
and
Mayor
Walsh's
desire
to
create
a
true
recovery.
Campus
I
would
very
respectfully
pushback
on
your
assertion
that
there's
been
no
communication
with
the
city
of
Quincy,
mayor
Walsh,
reached
out
to
Mayor
Koch.
Initially,
when
this
was
first
announced.
That's.
E
Any
breakfast
meeting
subsequently,
as
recently
as
May
our
chief
of
streets,
Chris
Osgood,
has
been
working
with
the
relevant
department.
Heads
in
Quincy,
our
intergovernmental
relations
team
has
been
a
frequent
communication
with
Mayor
Koch
staff.
Quincy
was
before
the
Boston,
Conservation
Commission
and
Boston
fact
is
going
to
the
Conservation
Commission.
That's.
B
E
E
Me,
sir,
you
know
being
on
I'm
happy
about
this,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
we
need
to
do
something
we
need
to
offer
services.
We
need
to
offer
treatment
for
these
people,
we
need
to
be
humane
and
we
need
to
work
together
to
address
this
so
I'm
proud
to
stand
with
Mayor
Walsh
in
his
work
and,
quite
frankly,
I'm
a
little
disappointed
at
the
the
the
half-truths
and
automatic
opposition.
That's
coming
from
many
of
our
neighbors
in
Quincy.
Well,.
B
E
The
answer
is
that
there
have
been
plenty
of
opportunities
from
the
two
cities
to
work
together
and
I
hope
they'll
continue
to
work
together,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
and
I
appreciate
and
sir,
you
have
a
terrific
record
as
a
Norfolk
VA
or
someone
who
I've
known
and
admired
for
a
long
time.
You
understand
that
the
opiate
epidemic
is
affecting
every
neighborhood
and
so
for
one
section
to
say
we're
being
NIMBY
about
this.
That's
not
going
to
solve
anybody.
We
have
to
work
together.
E
B
F
F
For
that
period
of
time
and
I
visited
the
Long
Island
at
least
once
a
week
for
a
10-year
period
in
being
over
there,
weekly
I
did
see
firsthand
the
amount
of
incredible
work
that
was
done
at
that
at
that
Island
helping
people
that
needed
desperately
to
get
clean
to
get
sober
to
get
their
life
back
on
track
and
I've
I've
seen
so
many
miracles
happen
over
there.
My
own
family
included
and
I
just
I
just
support
the
mayor.
F
I
I
do
have
great
respect
for
the
District
Attorney,
but
I
do
support
the
mayor,
because
I've
seen
so
many
miracles
happen
at
Long
Island,
it's
a
it's
a
it's
a
campus
it'll
be
structured
it'll,
be
there
for
the
the
the
Greater
Greater
Boston
community
and
throughout
the
state.
Helping
helping
everyone
in
need.
I.
Think
it's
critical
at
this
time
with
this
opiate
crisis
that
we
do
have
a
strong
presence
here
on
Long
Island
helping
people
get
clean
and
sober
Thank,
You
counsel.
A
F
D
D
There
I
actually
dropped
a
nephew
off
at
a
detox
there
last
Friday
night,
but
I
mean
to
make
this
about
to
make
this
about
traffic
and
those
sort
of
arguments
that
really
don't
have
anything
to
do
with
we're
here,
asking
you,
as
a
leader
in
Quincy,
to
to
give
this
a
chance
we're
already
looking
at
the
campus
at
Franklin
Park,
the
Shattuck
we're
already
going
to
have
that
operating
as
a
hospital.
We
need
additional
beds.
We
need
to
do
everything
we
possibly
can.
D
We
have
an
opportunity
here
when
people
come
out
of
that
initial
stage
of
rehab
to
be
able
to
send
them
to
it
to
a
place
where
they're
not
in
their
neighborhoods.
They
don't
have
to
worry
about.
You
know.
Maybe
the
deal
is
tracking
them
down
and
and
preying
on
them.
Basically,
so
we're
asking
you
as
a
leader
from
Quincy
to
help
us
do
this
thing,
don't
stand
in
our
way.
D
Don't
don't
litigate
us
that
that
that
shows
you
that
you're,
not
a
partner
in
it's
just
short-sighted
on
your
part
to
not
to
not
be
polished,
you
see,
what's
going
on
out
there,
we
are
inundated
with
people
on
our
streets
and
I
don't
want
to
get
into
Quincy.
Taking
this
from
this
we're
taking
that
from
Quincy.
It's
everybody.
This
is
a
regional
problem.
I'm
asking
you
to
be
a
leader
that
your
elected
to
do
and
I
know
a
lot
of
your
people.
Don't
I!
Don't
think
anybody
wants
it
out
there,
but
some.
D
Need
to
do
this
as
a
state
it
Boston,
Public
Health
is
gonna,
have
a
hand
in
this.
The
state's
gonna
have
a
hand
in
this.
It's
got.
We
have
an
opportunity
to
do
something.
Finally,
here
we
we
might
be
able
to
get
in
front
of
this
thing
here
and
we're
not
talking
about
from
what
I've
heard
we're
not
talking
about
just
putting
detox
beds
out.
They
we're
talking
about
the
people
that,
when
they've
graduated
through
the
detox
program,
please
help
us
well.
B
B
D
D
B
B
Know
he
used
to
bring
bombs
into
the
community
that
stopped
in
the
80s
when
you
had
to
renovate
the
shooting
range,
never
got
the
local
permits
just
went
out
and
did
the
work
and
said.
Oh
sorry,
when
it
came
time
to
ask
the
we
could
use
the
island
during
the
Tall
Ships
denied
access,
because
the
VIP
is
in
Boston
were
put
out
there
and,
conversely,.
D
D
B
D
H
H
I
You
chairman
and
thank
you
for
being
here
today,
I
will
I
will
respond
in
kind
to
my
colleagues
that
we
have
asked
these
questions.
We've
continued
to
ask
these
questions
about
the
future
of
Long
Island,
about
the
process
of
building
this
bridge
about
the
services
that
will
be
occurring
on
the
island
and
the
involvement
of
the
City
Council,
as
well
as
the
region.
I
In
that
work
myself,
councillor
Baker,
council
Campbell
have
called
for
a
hearing
order
particular
to
Long
Island
in
particular
to
that
process
and
as
chair
of
the
Committee
on
homelessness,
mental
health
and
recovery.
We
in
the
city
of
Boston
are
carrying
the
burden
for
not
just
the
region
for
very
much
of
the
East
Coast,
and
that
includes
many
residents
who
come
from
the
city
of
Quincy
every
single
night.
I
We
do
a
census
in
our
shelters
and
every
single
night
we
have
residents
from
the
city
of
Quincy
who
are
unable
to
access
a
bed
in
your
city
and
they're,
often
unable
to
access
a
bed
in
your
city,
because
the
the
barriers
are
much
too
high,
and
so
they
are
left
only
with
coming
to
Boston,
because
we
are,
we
are
doing
this
work
and
we
are
caring
for
people
and
I
think
councillor
Baker's
said
it
the
best.
We
need
help
in
this.
We
need
your
help.
I
Not
your
roadblocks
and
I
certainly
hope
that
Quincy
isn't
planning
on
building
a
wall
around
its
city
to
block
access
for
residents
of
both
the
city
of
Boston
in
the
city
of
Quincy,
as
well
as
the
rest
of
the
region
to
get
the
care
and
get
treatment
there.
It
is
actually
Quincy
has
the
second
most
residents
who
claim
the
community
of
origin
to
beat
Quincy
that
are
in
our
shelters.
Every
single
night
in
the
city
of
Boston
and.
B
A
Thing
you
know,
Boston
is
paying
for
the
bridge
replacing
the
bridge.
I
might
add
it's
not
a
new
bridge.
It's
replacing
an
old
bridge
and
I
think
there's
a
tremendous
opportunity
for
us,
as
neighbors
cities,
very
closely
aligned
to
provide
those
services
on
an
a
regional
approach,
rather
than
just
coming
out
with
defenses
right
now.
I
just.
B
A
A
B
A
J
You
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
philomene
lapses
and
I'm
the
executive
director
for
Bowden
Street,
Health
Center.
We
are
a
hospital
licensed
community
health
center,
the
boat
in
Geneva,
neighbourhood
of
Dorchester.
We
serve
over
11,000
patients
and
we
have
about
43%
african-american
Caribbean,
Islanders,
40%,
Cape,
Verdean,
12%
Caucasian
and
the
remainder
are
made
up
of
Vietnamese
and
also
other
patients.
J
We
are
a
member
of
the
neighborhood
trauma
team,
which
is
funded
by
through
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
and
we
are
partners
with
the
greater
Four
Corners
Action
Coalition
in
Dorchester.
The
neighborhood
trauma
team
is
a
network
of
community
health,
centers
and
community-based
organizations
that
work
with
community
residents
who
have
experienced
trauma
due
to
violence,
gun
violence
in
their
neighborhood
forboden
Street.
In
particular.
Our
partnership
is
with
the
greater
Four
Corners
Action
Coalition
again
and
once
we
are
alerted
to
an
incidence
of
violence.
J
We
are
deployed
as
a
team
and
we
go
out
to
the
community
residents.
We
door
knock.
We
engage
residents
on
whatever
their
concerns
are
and
we
try
to
come
up
with
an
action
plan.
In
addition
to
that,
we
also
work
with
the
family
members
with
the
who
are
the
victims
of
homicides,
and
we
work
closely
with
them
to
provide
trauma
services
through
social
work
and
also
a
family
partner.
I'd
like
to
thank
the
City
Council,
the
mayor,
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
for
your
support
and
the
investment
of
this
program.
J
Right
now
we
are
able
to
respond
to
only
a
small
portion
of
the
violent
incidents
in
Dorchester
we
went
from
having
five
community
health
centers
for
as
part
of
the
trauma
team
to
being
the
only
community
health
center
or
team
in
the
Dorchester
neighborhood
I
am
very
grateful
for
you
creating
an
opportunity
to
expand
the
trauma
team
in
Dorchester
to
include
an
additional
neighborhood
community
health
center.
So
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
that.
J
L
L
Actually,
our
real
addresses
phantom
street
a
side
street
right
there,
anyway
I'm
here,
really
because
I
think
I
really
share
the
vision
that
that
somebody
mentioned
that
the
mayor
had
of
just
a
campus
with
everybody
or
anybody
that
wants
help
can
go
to.
You
know
I
kind
of
envisioned
it
hopefully
to
have
the
levels
of
care
necessary
to
move
from
one
to
the
other.
L
You
know
just
as
an
example.
Yesterday,
I
had
my
lunch
and
I
walked
the
two
blocks
around
Hope
House
and
picked
up
23
needles.
We
got
to
get
it
away
from
my
guys.
I
got
95
Man
in
residential
treatment
right
there.
They'd
have
to
navigate
that
every
day
and
you
know
seeing
a
needle
could
be
a
death
knell
to
them.
L
It
just
triggers
people
to
want
to
use,
and
so
we
got
to
be
able
to
put
people
into
treatment
of
it
and
if
we
could
do
that
and
take
them
out
of
the
city
for
a
little
while
breath
of
fresh
air,
you
know
because
the
guys
I
deal
with
I'm
not
going
to
be
able
to
get
clean
on
Mass
F.
That
just
is
not
going
to
happen,
there's
just
too
many
distractions
and
too
many
too
much
stuff
going
on.
L
You
know-
and
you
just
that's
like
sorry,
you
know
if
you
don't
die
next
Tuesday,
maybe
I
can
help
you
and
we
just
can't
have
that.
You
know
I
know
that
it's
a
lot
of
money,
but
how
much
is
a
life
worth
how
much
it
is
one
of
our
children's
lives.
You
know
it
cost
money
to
live
today,
you
know
and
to
treat
people
and-
and
it's
worth
every
nickel
if
we,
if
we
get
it
up
and
start
to
save
lives,
because
I
could
go
to
four
funerals
a
week.
L
So
I
really
hope
that
that
everybody
will
pull
together
and
apparently
it
is
a
little
bit
contentious.
But
if
everybody
pulls
together,
I'm
sure
that
we
can,
we
can
all
do
it
and
who,
who
runs
the
programs
and
stuff
like
as
long
as
they're,
credible
people.
That's
all
that
matters,
so
I'm
really
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
express
my
thoughts
and
I
wish
you
all
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
L
M
On
behalf
of
the
City
Council
for
I,
just
want
to
thank
you
for
for
all
the
work
that
you
do
and
all
the
work
that
all
post
us.
We
appreciate
the
partnership
not
a
week
has
gone
by
on
the
council
since
I've
been
a
member
here
where
I
haven't
reached
out
to
folks,
like
yourself
and
others,
for
treatment
or
recovery
beds.
M
M
It
seems
that
Boston's
always
being
asked
to
do
more.
We're
being
asked
to
do
more
on
the
affordable
housing
crisis.
We're
being
asked
to
do
more
on
the
job
creation
front,
we're
being
asked
to
do
more
on
the
opioid
crisis,
cities
and
towns
across
the
Commonwealth
have
to
step
up
to
the
plate
have
to
meet
us
halfway
have
to
join
us
because
our
kids,
the
kids
in
our
neighborhoods,
they
need
a
place
to
detox
recovery
for
halfway
and
for
3/4.
Just
like
we're
accepting.
M
You
know
men
and
women
from
from
other
communities,
and
it's
because
of
that
reason,
if
you're
a
kid
you
know
just
use
Quincy
and
his
example,
if
you're
a
Quincy
kid
and
you're
getting
high
in
Quincy
and
you're
hookups
in
your
drug
relationships,
are
in
Quincy.
Your
success
rate
of
detoxing
in
Quincy
is
probably
not
gonna.
Be
that
great
we
got
to
get
you
out
of
there.
We
got
to
put
you
down
in
falmouth.
M
We
got
to
put
you
out
to
tomorrow
or
up
north
to
to
melrose
that
we
have
a
fighting
chance
for
and
saying
can
go
for
all
of
our
respective
communities.
If
you're
a
kid
that's
living
in
the
city
of
Austin,
we
got
to
try
to
get
you
out
of
that
area
in,
as
a
result
of
which
there's
got
to
be
some
type
of
reciprocal
behavior
with
one
another
to
make
sure
that
we're
all
dealing
with
this
appropriately.
So
but
again,
the
Hope
House
has
done
great
work.
You've
done
great
work.
M
Your
colleagues
throughout
the
treatment
recovery
world
have
done
great
work
and
we
appreciate
the
partnership
and
the
friendship,
and
we
call
upon
you
often-
and
you
see
it's
a
it's
a
it's
a
it's
right
before
close
a
business
on
Friday
and
we're
trying
to
find
treatment
and
recovery,
we're
trying
to
find
an
available
bed
for
a
kid
for
a
family,
and
you
guys
never
shy
away
from
taking
that
phone
call
and
your
work
magic.
You
work
miracles
and
we're
grateful
for
that.
Thank.
A
D
Thank
you
for
what
you
do.
Fred
mentioned,
a
point
that,
if
someone's
an
intravenous
drug
user
for
let's
say
5
years
or
10
years,
it's
gonna
take
them
multiple
years
to
just
to
just
get
their
head
on
straight
and
that's
what
I
think
we
have
an
opportunity
to
deliver
here
in
this
campus
is
for
that
person
that
has
gone
through
Fred's
program,
but
now
needs
now
needs
to
just
become
he.
G
D
So
so
maybe
I'll
charge,
as
the
City
Council
says,
to
to
urge
the
administration
to
to
come
up
with
our
plan,
for
what
that
campus
is
gonna,
look
like,
then
we
can
go
and
we
can
deliver
to
two
people
that
are
trying
to
block
us,
but
Fred
great
work
same
as
what
Michael
said.
You've
helped
me
on
multiple
times
in
in
and
you're
one
of
the
best
programs
it's
out
there.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
N
I'm
gonna
tell
them
I
mean
hombre
Jamari
Calderon.
Do
you
get
the
Puerto
Rico
put
a
lubricant
Maria
I
Drive
I
dunno
Megha,
nobody
I
eat,
tubing,
ok,
melikhaya
come
mijo
the
seongyun
el
estudio,
a
koala
pública
de
Austin
de
Peter
and
la
calle
pass
uno.
Ten.
Maybe
our
own
pirate
bull
tulip
is
a
total
mother.
I
have
rigged
escena
de
pavo.
Take
a
loot
de
navidad
I'm
para.
Transferring
me
playing
Oh
shocking,
both
so
muchas
cosas.
N
O
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Jo
Mary
Cordero
I
came
from
Puerto
Rico,
due
to
Hurricane
Maria
through
a
friend
of
mine.
From
there
I
was
on
the
streets
with
my
six-year-old
son.
He
goes
to
the
Boston
Public
Schools.
After
being
on
the
street,
I
moved
into
a
hotel.
The
Boston
Public
Schools
helped
me
with
his
backpack
pencils
all
the
supplies:
coats
Thanksgiving
turkey,
dinner,
Christmas
gifts.
They
helped
me
transfer
my
section
8
to
Boston.
They
helped
with
so
many
things.
O
P
Hi,
my
name
is
Linda
Miller,
Foster
and
I'm.
Here
with
Alex
sue
laga
were
both
from
Noah
the
neighborhood
of
affordable
housing,
which
is
a
bilingual
nonprofit
CDC
organization
located
in
East
Boston.
We
serve
over
2,100
individuals.
Every
year
we
have
a
number
of
different
housing
programs
and
social
services
lines.
One
of
these
is
the
rental
housing,
counseling,
emergency
housing
assistance
program
for
city
of
Boston
residents
or
I.
P
Q
So
at
NOAA
we
have
a
special
focus
on
assisting
tenants
who
have
been
displaced
again
through
no
fault
of
their
own,
due
to
a
fire
natural
disaster
eviction
or
condemnation.
Since
January
2016
we've
distributed
over
68
resettlement
grants
directly
to
new
landlords
to
assist
Boston
fire
victims
in
paying
their
first
and
last
month's
rent
or
moving
costs.
These
are
most
often
working
families
who
are
below
60%
ami
average,
median
and
income.
Q
They
work
in
fast
food,
restaurants,
warehouses,
hotel
security
guards,
as
in
home,
health
care,
aides
and
hospitals
at
dry
cleaners
and
convenience
stores
at
airports
at
universities
really
folks
from
all
over
our
community.
In
one
case,
miss
n,
who
works
as
an
office
assistant,
experienced
a
fire
which
completely
destroyed
her
home
and
all
her
belongings.
We
helped
her
and
her
three
children
obtain
their
new
apartment
home.
Q
Similarly,
mr.
R,
who
works
as
a
security
guard
in
his
family
of
four,
were
all
again
displaced
by
a
fire.
We
were
able
to
move
them
into
their
new
home
promptly
by
paying
their
first
and
last
month's
rent
and
in
another
situation,
miss
Kay
was
a
widow
working
as
a
home
health.
Aide
and
also
lost
her
from
her
home
and
all
her
belongings
due
to
a
fire,
we
were
able
to
move
her
to
a
new
apartment
home
in
each
of
the
68
cases.
Q
These
low
and
moderate-income
Boston
families
became
suddenly
homeless
due
to
fire
building
collapse
or
a
similar
emergency
situation
all
were
able
to
be
rehoused
through
this
program
and
six
since
2016,
we
also
have
placed
nearly
400
clients.
In
short
term,
hotel
stays
after
their
Red
Cross
stay
ended
in
an
effort
to
elongate
their
process
for
finding
affordable
housing
in
the
city
of
Boston
Thank.
R
R
As
many
of
you
may
know,
it
does
come
with
some
issues
when
the
Sun
Goes
Down
and
my
job
has
been
to
try
to
promote
and
get
positive
activities
in
there.
My
other
role
is
a
member
of
the
Boston
parks
advocate
and
I'm
sort
of
the
small
potato
seat
there
and
I
represent
the
small
neighborhood
parks
and
what
I
wanted
to
put
a
face
on
the
needs
for
the
parks
budget.
R
This
year,
for
example,
we
in
our
field
house,
which
the
Parks
Department
owns-
we've
been
raising
money
to
try
to
upgrade
our
electricity
because
the
parks
they
are
spread
so
thin
and
they
do
yeoman's
work
trying
to
keep
the
place
going.
We
can't
run
a
computer
and
an
air
conditioner
at
the
same
time
because
it'll
blow
fuses,
so
we
do
the
best
we
can
I
spend
most
of
my
time
trying
to
raise
funds
to
keep
the
doors
open
and
the
lights
on,
and
any
help
by
approving
the
parks
budget
would
be
very,
very
much
appreciated.
R
It
would
mean
a
lot
to
this
part
of
Dorchester,
which
is
really
underserved.
So
many
youth
organizations
have
closed
four
of
them
in
the
last
year
in
the
neighborhood
and
there's
not
that
many
places
where
kids
can
get
outside
and
have
positive
activities,
get
away
from
the
computers
and
just
interact
with
the
witch
with
others
in
their
neighborhood.
So
I'm
hoping
you
consider
the
parks
budget
it'll.
R
I
R
We
have
I
just
submitted
a
grant
for
fifteen
thousand
dollars
to
upgrade
the
electric.
The
plumbing
is
going
to
be
a
lot
more.
We
need
a
roof,
I'm
also
angling,
to
get
some
CPA
dollars,
but
that
will
come
probably
not
another
year.
So
I
should
say
we
have
increased
our
participant
numbers
exponentially,
we're
now
up
to
nine
hundred
kids.
We
serve
a
year
and
three
years
ago
we
had
145
so
we're
moving
as
fast
as
we
can
to
try
to
upgrade
the
house.
R
So
we
can
accommodate
the
additional
numbers
and
I
know
I've
worked
with
the
Commissioner.
He
has
been
so
supportive
and
wonderful,
but
the
money
is
just
not
there
right
now
and
I
know
we're
just
a
small
piece
of
the
parks
budget,
but
I
thought
you
know
it
is
it's
sort
of
a
human
story
on
how
our
green
spaces
can
affect
the
quality
of
life.
That's
one
of
it
and
boy.
I
could
tell
you
if
I
could
use
that
money
to
put
into
our
programs.
R
I
R
I
sit
on
with
with
pretty
awesome
people
the
Emerald
Necklace,
the
hatch,
shell
Franklin
Park
coalition
and
I.
It's
such
an
honor
to
be
sitting
at
the
table
with
them
and
I'm
also
pleased
to
be
able
to
bring
a
different.
You
know
perspective
sort
of
a
day-to-day
perspective,
but
I
know
I
appreciate
the
work
that
my
colleagues
are
doing
and
to
try
to
really
provide
innovative
ways
to
have
people
get
out
and
and
enjoy
the
outdoor,
so
I
know
with
so
many
buildings
going
up
around
Boston.
There's
there's
not
much
green
space.
R
S
Hi,
thank
you.
My
name
is
Tom
Callahan
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
mass
affordable
housing
Alliance
based
in
Dorchester
and
Candace,
described
herself
small
potato
that
she's
one
of
the
small
potatoes.
That
is
the
reason
why
we
have
the
Community
Preservation
Act,
because
her
organization
embraced
that
and
was
a
great
partner
in
that
about
two
years
ago.
I'm
here
today
talk
about
DNA's,
budget
Department
and
important
developments,
specifically
the
resources
that
are
going
to
affordable
homeownership.
S
We
support
my
understanding
is
D&D
is
proposed.
Mayor's
proposed
new
$500,000
for
in
downpayment
assistance,
an
additional
five
hundred
thousand
down
payment
assistance,
which
we
obviously
support
for
low
and
moderate
income,
first-time
homebuyers.
You
don't
have
to
tell
you,
but
I
will
just
for
a
few
seconds
indulge
me
of
saying
you
know.
Last
year
we
graduated
as
an
organization
850
home
buyers.
S
Far
too
many
of
them
are
buying
are
either
not
buying
because
of
prices
or
buying
in
places
like
Brockton
Taunton
as
far
away
as
Attleboro,
because
they
would
chew,
they
would
prefer
to
stay
in
Boston,
but
they
are
being
priced
out
of
the
city.
So
we
also
have
taken
a
look
at
the
the
support
the
city
has
provided
for
affordable
homeownership
for
affordable
housing
units
over
the
last
four
years.
S
S
We
clearly
have
a
crisis
for
renters,
so
I'm
not
here
today
to
say
that
there
should
be
less
support
going
for
affordable
rental,
clearly,
not
that
we
need
all
of
that
support,
but
we
need
to
expand
the
pie
so
that
homeownership
can
get
a
proportionate
share.
That
doesn't
necessarily
mean
50/50,
but
a
proportionate
share
of
the
resources
cities
on
its
own.
The
federal
government
doesn't
fund
homeownership.
The
state
government
under
the
Baker
administration
has
not
funded
they've
funded
zero
dollars
for
affordable
homeownership.
S
They
have
not
been
a
partner
with
with
the
city
at
all
for
affordable
homeownership.
The
two
developments
in
a
Harrison
and
mosaic
were
funded
in
the
previous
administration
and
and
obviously
have
just
opened,
but
but
those
were
funded
under
past
administration.
So
we've
gone
almost
four
years
now
without
a
home
ownership
funding
round.
So
the
city
is
really
on
its
own.
We're
hoping
to
see
a
bunch
of
you
on
June
12th
for
our
expand
the
pie
meeting.
S
How
many
times
have
you
made
that
promise
you
come
to
a
meeting,
get
a
pie
so,
but
I
specifically
wanted
to
support
the
ADIZ
efforts
to
push
home
ownership.
It
has
a
particularly
I
think
negative
effect
on
the
city
when
we're
losing
our
home
buying
population
of
a
certain
income
to
other
communities.
It
also
has
a
racial
impact.
We
disproportionately
black
and
Latino
tenants,
don't
get
a
chance
to
move
into
homeownership.
We
already
have
a
racial
homeownership
gap.
44%
of
our
white
residents
are
homeowners.
S
29%
of
our
black
residents
and
16%
of
our
Latino
residents
are
our
homeowners.
So
there
already
is
an
existing
gap
in
the
current
housing
cost
crisis
is
making
that
gap
even
wider,
and
unless
we
are
intentional
about
our
resources
and
our
policies
to
try
to
close
that
gap,
I
think
we're
gonna,
be
here.
In
future
years,
saying
we've
lost
an
opportunity.
We
lost
a
generation
of
potential
homebuyers
in
the
city,
so
thank
you
console
for
your
support.
Thank
you
very
much.
M
Fly
Thank
You,
obviously,
I
may
have
a
council.
One
of
thank
you
for
your
past
in
continuing
support
for
the
Community
Preservation
Act
did
phenomenal
work
with
your
organization
and
happy
to
say
that
the
first
round
of
commitments
are
coming
out.
There'll
be
a
vote.
They
can
leave
this
evening
with
respect
to
its
re-creation
of
affordable
housing,
senior
housing,
veteran
housing,
Historic
Preservation,
open
space
preservation,
so
lots
of
good
stuff
in
that.
But
it
was
you
know
your
perseverance
and
continued
dogged
efforts
on
behalf
of
the
of
the
referendum.
That
was
that's.
M
S
T
Good
afternoon,
mr.
chairman,
my
name
is
David
Martin
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
Massachusetts
health
council.
Now
the
Health
Council
is
a
statewide
advocacy
and
programmatic
organization
that
advocates
for
the
health
and
wellness
of
every
person
in
every
community
in
the
Commonwealth.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
The
Massachusetts
health
council
has
always
worked
very
closely
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
to
enable
healthier
lifestyles,
wellness
and
preventative
care
that
all
people
in
all
communities
can
thrive.
T
About
what
do
we
tell
our
kids
about
the
new
world
of
legal
marijuana
when
the
midst
of
this
rope
yard
crisis
there
are,
and
yet
we
legalize
marijuana,
and
so
we
have
a
lot
of
conflicting
messages
that
were
telling
our
kids
so
the
funds
the
mayor
has
designated
for
marihuana
youth
prevention
communication
very
important.
We
urge
you
to
support
this
funding.
Thank
you
again
for
your
support.
Thank
you.
G
Hello:
everyone,
my
name,
is
Jenny
Valdez
and
earlier
today
you
heard
about
the
Boston
neighborhood
trauma
team,
specifically
in
Dorchester
today,
I'm
here
upon
all
neighborhood
Chama
teams,
I'm
from
the
Jamaica
Plain
neighborhood,
trauma,
team
and
I,
do
direct
services
working
with
victims
of
crimes
and
families
and
any
other
referrals
received
through
the
community.
So
I
wanted
to
share
that
exactly
one
month
ago
we
had
a
double
homicide
in
center
street
and
I
was
I
with
many
other
members
of
the
trauma.
G
Not
only
did
I
work
directly
with
both
families
that
lost
their
loved
ones,
making
sure
that
they
received
appropriate
services,
but
also
received
13
referrals
from
the
community
residents,
who
witnessed
and
effect
were
affected
by
community
violence
and
trauma
not
only
that
day
but
any
other
day.
I'm
here
today
to
address
the
importance
of
this
work
and
the
positive
impact
it
has
on
residents.
G
So
I
want
to
thank
the
investments,
including
mayor's
Walsh
budget,
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
and
that
they
will
be
able
to
expand
this
neighborhood
trauma
team
in
Dorchester.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
again
and
to
continue
supporting
this
great
work
that
we
have
in
our
community
and
city
of
Boston.
Thank.
G
U
Hi
I'm
Lydia,
Lowe
and
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
Friends
of
the
China
Town
Library
and
I,
just
wanted
to
speak
in
favor
and
in
support
of
the
allocations
of
the
Boston
Public
Library
I.
Think
that
it's
been
it's
been
so
important
to
have
not
only
a
beautiful
central
branch,
a
central
library,
you
know
which
I
was
you
know
lucky
to
be
at
the
opening
of,
but
also
that
there's
been
real
investment
in
the
branches
and
the
branches
are
just
so
important.
U
For
you
know
our
neighborhoods,
for
you
know,
kids
getting
on
track
with
reading
for
elderly
having
a
place
to
go,
and
we
are
especially
grateful
that
you
know
after
so
many
decades
that
we
finally
have
a
Chinatown
branch
library.
Even
though
this
is
an
interim
library,
it's
already
surpassed
everyone's
expectations
in
terms
of
usage,
and
you
know
we're
also
looking
forward
to
and
appreciate
that
there
is
a
study
for
a
permanent
library.
You
know
being
invested
as
well,
since
I
happen
to
be
here
and
listening
to
other
testimony.
I
also
want
to
support.
U
U
You
know
that
I
think
it
is
worthwhile
for
the
city
to
really
look
into
community
land
Trust's
as
a
home
ownership
strategy
to
increase
homeownership
and
to
really
keep
homes
affordable
for
the
long
run,
because
it
cost
so
much
for
us
to
build
every
new
home,
but
community
land
Trust's
through
collective
ownership
that
keeps
homes
permanently
affordable
is
a
way
that
we
can
increase
ownership
options.
You
know
without
having
to
do
additional
new
construction.
That
can
often
be
you
know
more
reasonable
to
just
preserve
what
we
have.
Thank
you
thank.
A
F
The
community
loves
it
and
I
had
an
opportunity
to
talk
to
the
mayor
over
the
weekend
and
I
know:
he's
100%
committed
to
continuing
to
look
at
spaces
to
build
a
permanent
library
in
Chinatown,
so
we're
very
proud
of
the
mayor
for
his
dedication
and
his
his
commitment
and
we're
also
proud
of
the
people
for
of
Chinatown
for
never
giving
up
on
that
dream.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
K
So
two
years
ago,
Greater
Boston,
Legal,
Services,
working
together
with
many
city
agencies
and
CDC's,
was
able
to
turn
49
evictions
of
low-income
tenants
into
49
units
of
permanently
affordable
housing
in
Dorchester
and
Mattapan,
and
this
was
a
huge
victory
that
saved
tons
of
vulnerable
tenants
who
otherwise
would
have
been
displaced.
What
the
OHS
did
has
helped
us
quickly
get
multi
financing
to
save
those
tendencies.
K
They
worked
with
the
Housing
Authority
to
reinstate
section
8
vouchers,
the
power
of
the
city,
to
assure
that
this
deal
was
going
to
work
out
was
really
key
to
its
success
and
it
helped
stabilize
the
tendencies
through
the
transition
and
owner
ship
from
a
notorious
slumlord
to
being
owned
by
a
CDC
that
promised
to
keep
the
properties
permanently
affordable.
In
addition,
HS
really
helps
out
with
emergency
displacement,
as
I
think
some
of
the
testimony
from
NOAA
shows
when
there's
a
fire
or
building
collapses.
K
These
are
Boston
residents
who
deserve
to
stay
in
their
homes
and
ohs
provides
that
forum
with
an
inn
with
an
additional
125,000
investment.
We
would
be
able
to
stop
many
evictions
around
the
city
of
Boston,
an
example
of
someone
that
civil
legal
aid
has
assisted
as
Miss
Pineda.
She
is
a
single
mom.
She
is
very
disabled
and
has
a
disabled
daughter.
They
were
living
in
an
absolutely
rundown,
tiny
apartment
that
actually
had
no
lock
on
the
door
at
all.
It
was
overrun
with
mice
and
they
paid
only
$500
in
rent.
K
They
were
facing
eviction
for
no
reason
at
all:
a
no-fault
eviction,
because
the
landlord
wanted
to
rehab
the
building.
They
were
really
scared.
They
were
going
to
be
out
in
the
street
and
the
landlord
was
only
offering
them
a
few
weeks
to
get
out
because
of
the
stress
of
the
eviction
the
mom
and
her
daughter
were
starting
to
decompensate.
As
all
the
past,
traumas
of
their
life
were
sort
of
highlighted.
K
In
this
new
situation,
once
civil
legally
got
involved
working
with
OHS,
we
were
able
to
tell
her
that
she
was
not
going
to
become
homeless
and
she
and
her
daughter
were
not
going
to
be
in
the
street
and
working
together.
We
were
able
to
help
her
transition
to
public
housing
and
also
have
the
money
to
move
and
make
that
transition
safely.
So
with
$125,000,
we
would
be
able
to
help
many
more
people
and
get
them
into
stability.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
V
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Russell
Engler
I
teach
at
New,
England
law,
Boston
and
I
serve
on
the
Massachusetts
access
to
justice
Commission.
I
oscillating
in
favor
of
the
budget
item
of
$125,000
for
legal
assistance
for
eviction
prevention
in
by
taking
this
step,
Boston
Boston
can
continue
to
step
forward
and
join
the
growing
list
of
cities
that
has
begun
to
recognize
that
a
commitment
to
legal
services
for
eviction
defense
is
a
crucially
important
policy
for
preserving,
affordable
housing
and
increasing
housing.
V
Stabilization
New,
York,
City,
Newark,
Philadelphia,
Washington
Denver
San
Francisco
are
among
the
cities
that
have
dramatically
increased
their
resources
because
so
many
tenants
do
not
have
lawyers
when
they
get
lawyers
they
are
able
to
stay
in
their
homes
or
find
equivalent,
affordable
housing.
You
may
be
aware
that
in
2017
New
York
City
became
the
first
city
in
the
country
to
create
a
right
to
counsel
for
tenants
facing
eviction,
but
that's
not
where
they
started.
They
first
started
by
increasing
the
money
for
eviction
defense
and
what
did
they
find
prior
to
that
allocation
of
money?
V
Only
one
percent
of
the
tenants
had
representation
that
figure
jumped
to
27
percent
eviction.
Citywide
plummeted
by
24%
24%,
with
representation.
As
a
result,
there
were
tremendous
cost
savings
for
the
government
and
a
significant
amount
of
trauma
avoided
for
the
families
that
are
ripped
apart
by
eviction
just
from
a
monetary
level
of
Massachusetts
statewide
task
force
found
that
for
every
dollar
spent
on
eviction
prevention,
services,
government
saved
2.6,
$9,
New,
York,
City
found
the
figures
were
much
higher,
but
between
$5
or
$10
saved
in
government.
V
Funding
from
eviction
avoided
from
the
averted
costs
and
a
healthcare
system,
the
averted
costs
and
the
juvenile
justice
system.
So
eviction
present
prevention
and
legal
services
is
a
crucial
component
to
affordable
housing.
Adding
this
line
item
and
whatever
other
commitments
can
be
found,
will
increase
the
effectiveness
of
the
great
work
that
the
mayor's
office
on
stabilization
already
does.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
W
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Annette
Duke
I'm,
a
housing
attorney
with
the
Massachusetts
law
reform
Institute,
which
is
based
in
Boston
right
up
the
street,
we're
a
statewide
organization
that
works
on
policy
and
advocacy
concerning
low
income.
People,
like
my
colleagues
before
me,
I'm
here,
to
ask
you
to
pass
the
budget
with
the
$125,000
for
the
legal
assistance
for
eviction
prevention.
W
Housing
is
the
housing
crisis
is
not
new
to
any
of
us
here,
but
it
certainly
is
heating
up
and
there's
a
whole
new
breed
of
evictions
called
gentrification
evictions,
as
attorney
Cronin
said,
with
a
little
bit
of
help.
Folks
who
receive
legal
assistance
can
prevent
these
evictions
can
prevent
the
trauma
that
causes
the
evictions.
I
wanted
to
share
with
you.
Some
statistics
that
are
stark
and
I
have
a
handout
that
I'd
like
to
give
to
you.
I,
don't
know
how
to
do
that.
Thank
you.
Oh
thank
you.
W
So
what
I'm
I'm
providing
you
with
is
statistics
from
the
housing
court
Department
and
what
it
shows
you
is
that
in
the
Boston
Housing
Court
92%
of
tenants
are
unrepresented,
and
it
also
shows
you
that
81
percent
of
landlords
are
represented
on
the
basketball
court.
For
those
of
us
who
like
to
watch
basketball,
that's
a
mismatch.
It's
like
me
going
up
against
Bill
Russell,
you
know
the
the
balance
of
power
is
definitely
weighted
towards
landlords
who
have
the
benefit
of
an
attorney.
You
have
a
benefit
of
a
doctor.
You
get
advice
from
that
doctor.
W
You
have
a
benefit
of
a
lawyer.
You
can
prevent
and
stabilize
your
housing.
These
figures
are
very
important
for
Boston
to
pay
attention
to
your
leadership
in
many
ways
on
the
housing
issue
has
been
incredible.
We
hope
that
there
are
future
things
that
we
can
do
to
grow
an
eviction
prevention
program.
As
Professor
angler
said
across
the
country.
There
are
different
ways
that
eviction
defense
is
being
accomplished.
This
is
a
very
good
first
step
and
we
urge
you
to
pass
that
line
item.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
H
Knowing
that
the
city
could
invest
in
a
new,
unique
way
in
the
court
systems
to
make
sure
that
people
walking
in
there
will
be
able
to
get
legal
advice,
not
always
preventing
an
eviction,
but
at
least
allowing
for
a
softer
landing,
allowing
them
to
negotiate
fairly
if
they
are
going
to
have
to
negotiate
how
they
exit.
Those
are
things
that
are
worth
our
investment.
So
I
wholeheartedly
support
the
increase
in
OHSS
budget,
not
just
because
I
love,
Oh
H
s.
H
I'm
not
biased
at
all
him
I
am
incredibly
supportive
of
these
organizations
and
I
think
their
record
speaks
for
itself
they're
there
when
no
one
else
is,
and
they
have
been
in
the
fight,
also
speaking
to
elidio
louis
and
the
chinese
progressive
association
and
their
push
for
land
trust.
It's
time
to
get
it's
time
to
get
innovative
and
$125,000
is
worth
the
investment.
W
A
X
Hi
everyone,
I'm
Sara,
Freeman,
Jamaica,
Plain
I,
can't
believe
I'm
doing
this,
but
I'm
sort
of
having
fun
with
a
topic
that
isn't
funny
at
all
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is.
Some
of
you
were
here
probably
for
the
parks
department,
budget
hearing
where
I
already
spoke
and
listed
five
items.
I
had
also
submitted
written
comments,
but
couldn't
be
here
in
person
for
the
transportation
hearing.
Then
the
CCE
hearing
and
I
thought.
Wouldn't
it
be
a
challenge
to
try
to
make
a
top
10
green
wish
list.
X
So
I
offer
to
you
sort
of
cliff
notes.
Sorry,
if
it's
repetitive
but
I,
think
it's
important
and
I'll
be
fast.
Top
10
green
wish
list
for
the
city.
I
don't
have
price
tags,
I,
don't
know
if
this
will
be
helpful.
There's
a
TV
commercial,
where
I
can't
even
remember
what
it
advertises,
but
it
says
we
got
more.
You
know,
so
the
idea
is
anyway,
you
can
do
more
on
these
areas
would
be
appreciated.
X
X
The
number
of
acres
they
patrol
hasn't
shrunk,
so
bringing
them
back
ideally
three
this
year,
three
next
year
and
we'll
have
an
eleven
year
gap
in
the
full
strength,
number
nine
muddy
river
restoration
project.
A
new
park
opened
F
named
after
Justine
left
the
former
park.
Commissioner,
there's
concern
now
that
we're
entering
weed
season
trees,
worried
about
getting
water,
just
making
sure
it's
maintained
well
and
that
eyes
are
long-term.
X
Looking
up
funding
for
finishing
the
project,
number
eight
stone
walls
crumbling
neighbors
asking:
what
can
we
do
to
not
step
out
our
front
door
and
see
this
deteriorating?
Well?
Number:
seven
water
fountains
are
not
Arboretum,
in
particular,
I
mentioned
it
at
the
hearing,
but
also
last
night
at
the
pond
Jamaica
pond
Association
a
couple.
People
also
mentioned
that
when
they're
running
through
the
Arboretum,
they
notice
nonworking
not
only
non
working
but
non
working
so
long
term
that
they're
closed
off
whoops.
Is
that
a
cue
that
I'm.
A
X
One
I
haven't
mentioned
before
I
live
on
the
arbor
way,
which
is
a
DCR
road,
but
the
city
is
the
landowner
and
it
hurts.
When
I
hear
people
talk
about
completing
the
Emerald
Necklace
by
connecting
Franklin
Park
by
Columbia
Road,
because
we
still
have
breaks
in
the
historic
parks
and
if
you're,
on
a
JP,
Facebook
page,
there's
a
lot
of
talk.
Today,
cars
flying
through
fences,
killing
trees
like
big
big
damage,
high
speed,
we
need
enforcement,
BPD
I
think
has
shared
jurisdiction
there
and
anything
you
can
do
to
encourage
DCR.
Y
Hello
good
afternoon,
our
golf
Forester
for
Madison
Park,
Development
Corporation
I'm
here
in
support
of
the
line
item
in
the
mayor's
budget
to
expand
neighborhood
trauma
team
into
Dorchester.
Over
the
past
year,
I've
been
a
staunch
supporter
and
leader
for
the
Roxbury
team.
That's
currently
funded
for
the
neighborhood
trauma
team.
We've
done
some
effective
work
with
families
to
support
families
who
have
been
affected
peripherally
by
incidents
of
violence.
Quite
frankly,
just
in
the
last
year
we
supported
over
22
families
around
incidents
of
violence
and
trying
to
support
them.
Y
One
of
the
critical
challenges
I
think
and
the
greatness
of
expanding
this
effort
is.
We
have
boundaries
and
I
think
that
when
we
think
about
trauma,
trauma
doesn't
have
boundaries,
and
so
this
expansion
of
the
neighborhood
trauma
team
is
critical
in
support
of
the
efforts
we're
making
from
a
grassroots
level
and
comprehensively
between
community
health,
centers,
the
Boston
Public
Health,
Commission
and
community
organizations
to
really
address
long-term
trauma
and
be
there
for
families
who
suffer
from
incidents
of
violence.
So
I
would
just
want
to
speak
to
the
council
to
say.
Please
support
this
effort.
Y
It's
very
critical
for
the
families
that
that
are
in
need
and
again
trauma
shouldn't
be
limited
by
boundaries
and
families
getting
services,
and
this
opportunity
is
critical
in
the
mayor's
effort
to
expand
this
initiative.
So
thank
you
for
the
support
in
the
past
and
we're
hoping
that
this
line
item
will
be
passed
in
the
current
budget.
Thank
you.
So
much.
Z
We
think
that
the
frankly
we
think
the
city
has
done
just
a
fantastic
job
around
both
of
those
and
the
engagement.
Center
has
been
part
of
really
that
building
block
the
other
thing
I
just
want
to
talk
about
briefly.
Is
we
first
had
an
opportunity
where
I
first
had
my
opportunity
to
drive
across
the
Long
Island
Bridge
back
in
1986
I've
done
a
lot
of
work
out
on
Long
Island
in
both
addiction
and
homeless
services.
Z
It's
been
a
profound
loss
for
us
as
a
city
and,
as
we
know,
we've
still
been
playing
catch-up,
since
the
loss
of
the
bridge
in
2014
so
really
want
to
encourage
I
know.
92
million
dollars
is
a
ridiculous
sum
of
money,
but
we
also,
when
you
think
about
that
over
the
life
of
what
the
bridge
would
be
and
think
about
the
ability
to
build
a
recovery
campus.
We're
very
much
in
favor
of
the
rebuilding
of
the
bridge
also
want
to
pledge
our
support
around
any
fundraising
efforts,
as
well
as
service
efforts.
Z
AA
AA
I
was
a
nurse
on
Long
Island
I
worked
in
Andrew
house
for
Bay
Cove
and
I
was
the
other
night
of
the
evacuation.
I
had
60
patients
detoxing
from
various
substances.
Most
of
them
were
pretty
dangerous
to
detox
from
and
at
a
very
short
amount
of
time
we
had
to
evacuate
sixty
of
our
patients
and
multiple
other
levels
of
care
on
the
island.
Also,
we
don't
really
have
enough
space
for
anyone.
AA
Extra
seeking
treatment
in
Boston
or
the
surrounding
urban
Massachusetts
I
noticed
through
the
closing
of
Long
Island,
the
overdose
rate
really
spiked
the
first
year
after
the
closing
this
data,
I
believe
of
over
a
thousand
people
who
had
passed
away
the
year
of
2014
just
in
the
Boston
area,
so
I
think
it's
safe
to
say
that
through
some
of
the
advocacy
work
that
I've
done
at
the
State
House
I've
been
told
that
there
is
no
room
for
capacity
for
funding.
So
there's
not
a
lot
of
money
being
put
into
building.
AA
AA
So
I
started
a
petition
on
change.org
in
full
support
of
reopening
Long
Island
for
treatment
and
I.
Think
the
bridge
is
definitely
you
know.
In
opposition
from
people
where
I
live,
I
live
on
the
street,
leading
to
Long
Island
now
and
there's
never
been
an
issue
with
traffic
or
god
rails
that
were
bumped
up.
AA
Yes,
is
an
astronomical
amount
of
money,
but
I
think
you
would
save
a
lot
of
money
because
it
costs
you
know
a
salary
to
put
somebody
in
prison
for
a
year.
You
know
it's
about
sixty
thousand
dollars
a
year
at
a
house,
one
person
in
prison
a
year,
whereas
it
would
cost
you
probably
four
thousand
to
put
them
in
treatment.
So
I
think
we
would
save
money
in
the
long
run
by
adding
so
yes,
90
million
is
a
lot
of
money,
but
we're
losing
a
generation
of
people,
and
we
also
have
a
new
life
expectancy.
AA
A
AA
AB
U
A
Know
any
way
that
we
can
help
support
you
and
your
efforts
I
think
we
want
to
dialogue
with
the
city
of
Quincy.
We
want
a
solution
and,
as
I
said
in
the
previous
segment,
this
this
isn't
a
brand
new
thing.
This
is
a
replacement
and
you
worked
out
there,
so
you
bring
a
great
deal
of
thoughtfulness
and
and
sensibility
to
this
issue
and
I.
Thank
you
for
coming
to
this
absolutely.
A
AA
A
AC
Katie
O'leary
I'm,
director
of
recovery
support
services
for
North,
Suffolk,
Mental,
Health
and
I,
am
here
in
support
of
replacing
the
Long
Island
Bridge,
as
well
as
placing
pair
specialists
and
recovery
coaches
into
the
engagement
center
downtown.
My
sister
was
on
Long
Island,
the
night
that
it
closed
and
thank
God
for
people
like
Mary,
who
you
know,
helped
her
safely
get
to
a
different
treatment
program.
AC
So
recovery
is
possible
and
I
think
the
biggest
thing
it's
kind
of
right
on
what
Mary
was
saying
is
that
there
aren't
enough
beds
and
that
campus
is
well
needed,
and
you
know
a
lot
of
people
get
the
services
they
need
out
there
rather
than
congesting
everybody
into
that
downtown
Mass
Ave
area,
which
might
not
be
as
healthy
of
a
setting.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say
that.
Thank
you
very
much
is.
A
AB
We
know
that
too
many
people
are
dying
from
overdoses
and
we
really
want
to
support
mayor
washers
proposal
to
met
an
unmet
need
to
integrate
steps
towards
a
needed,
seamless
continuum
of
care,
and
that
means
get
rid
of
the
gaps.
Have
people
come
in
and
promote
recovery
that
sound
good?
So
we
believe
in
the
engagement
center,
which
was
opened
up.
AB
So
they
can
be
free
of
addiction,
so
give
them
the
support
that
they
need
and,
most
importantly
because
this
is
what
you're
waiting
for
is
the
support
for
the
Long
Island
Bridge
to
bring
that
structure
and
that
foundation
so
that
we
can
get
over
to
Long
Island
and
build
up.
The
support.
That's
needed.
One
of
the
saddest
days
is
when
they
had
to
close
it
down.
Everyone
was
really
upset
and
all
the
people
that
had
to
be
relocated.
AB
It
was
so
totally
miserable
and
the
treatment
centers
that
were
there
have
had
to
move
on
to
other
places,
but
now,
let's
take
this
unique
opportunity
to
invest
and
as
they
talk
about
it
in
the
recovery
world,
about
building
recovery
capital
in
a
recovery-oriented
system
of
care
where
everybody
is
helping
everyone.
So
this
is
the
opportunity
to
build
that
seamless,
continue
with
care
and
more
stands
beside
the
mayor
and
support
for
this.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
F
AB
A
F
I
also
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
Mary
Ann
for
your
many
years
of
work
in
this
field,
helping
helping
people
that
you
know
of
suffering
from
alcoholism
and
drug
drug
issues.
It
impacts
every
neighborhood
in
the
city.
It
impacts
every
family
in
this
city,
but
the
drug
counselors
across
the
city
and
across
the
state
of
really
the
unsung
heroes.
When
they
do
so
many
so
many
things
helping
people,
they
don't
look
for
credit.
F
They
don't
look
for
praise,
but
they
just
go
ahead
and
do
their
job
every
day,
every
night
and
on
the
weekends
and
we'll
lucky
to
have
so
many
courageous
drug
treatment
counselors
in
this
state
that
really
care
about
care
about
people
giving
them
an
opportunity
to
get
into
treatment.
So
you
know
we
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
what
you
have
done
for
so
many
years.
Well,.
A
AD
My
name
is
Dorothea
Haase
I'm,
with
wok
Boston
were
a
nonprofit
pedestrian
advocacy
organization,
I'm
going
to
be
testifying
on
behalf
on
behalf
of
the
Boston
transportation
budget.
I
want
to
say
that
wok
Boston
is
about
27
years
old.
We've
been
working
with
the
city
all
of
this
time
and
we
have
seen
a
substantial
increase
in
the
level
of
support
for
walking
and
other
modes
of
transportation
such
as
transit
and
bicycling.
This
began
under
Mayor
Menino
and
is
certainly
continued
under
Mayor
Walsh,
especially
in
the
last
five
years.
AD
AD
When
the
city
sent
out
a
request
for
proposals
for
neighborhoods
slow
streets,
47
neighborhoods
in
the
city
sent
in
applications,
the
city
had
intended
to
to
finance
two
of
those
and
create
it,
but
with
the
groundswell
of
support
they
did
support
and
in
established
five
neighborhoods
slow
streets
programs.
So
I
encouraged
the
City
Council
to
to
build
upon
this
momentum
for
walkable
communities
and
people.
Think
of
that
as
livable
communities
in
the
city
of
Boston,
which
is
noted
for
its
walkability.
AD
So
we
especially
ask
for
your
support
for
an
increase
of
five
million
dollars
for
the
transportation
department.
This
would
support
15
to
20
new
positions
and
it
would
involve
upgrading
and
infrastructure
throughout
the
city
and
that
would
include
sidewalks
bicycle
lanes
and
transportation
for
vehicles.
So
we
once
again
request
your
support.
We
think
this
is
a
very
popular
program
and
we've
seen
that
in
the
neighborhoods
and
amongst
the
residents.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
AE
Thank
you
I'm,
here
to
speak
in
support
of
the
mayor's
efforts
around
recovery,
treatment
and
prevention,
so
I
work
out
in
East
Boston,
coordinating
a
Community
Coalition
we're
on
a
very
piecemeal
basis.
We
feel
like
we're,
trying
to
put
together
a
plan
for
the
schools,
certainly
working
with
some
of
our
homeless
and
addicted
folks
in
the
community,
trying
to
help
them
access
services.
AE
So
that's
on
our
adult
and
folks
with
substance
use
disorders
again
to
speak
about
the
prevention
part.
I
know
that,
with
support
from
my
official
funder,
the
Mass
General
Centers
for
community
health
improvement,
the
city
has
worked
with
CCH
I,
as
well
as
the
Blue
Cross
Foundation,
to
put
together
a
comprehensive
prevention
plan
for
the
schools,
and
there
are
many
components
of
that
plan
which
should
be
executed
and
implemented,
but
without
actual
people
to
oversee
it
and
help
with
the
implementation
throughout
the
city.
AE
It
will
unlikely
happen
or
maybe
just
happen
again,
a
very
piecemeal
way.
We
kind
of
string
together
funding
to
better
support
schools
in
East,
Boston
or
I
do
with
the
help
of
some
folks
at
MGH
and
at
the
Health
Center,
but
it
is
clearly
not
comprehensive
and
that's
kind
of
what
we're
hoping
can
happen
in
East
Boston,
of
course,
but
throughout
the
city.
AF
Thank
you,
I'm
an
independent
citizen,
I'm,
a
resident
of
Boston
and
councillor
Baker's,
district
and
I
am
I,
have
a
doctorate
in
anthropology
and
high
councilor
Baker
I'm,
a
trained,
archaeologist
and
I'm
a
practicing
experienced
forensic
anthropologist
and
I'm
coming
here
today
as
a
volunteer
of
the
city,
archaeology
department,
I've
been
volunteering
for
Joe
Bagley,
the
staff
archaeologist
for
the
city
for
a
number
of
years
now
and
I
testified
last
year
about
giving
him
a
budget.
Currently
Joe
and
the
city,
archaeology
department
doesn't
have
a
budget
and
hasn't
haven't,
had
a
budget
in
35
years.
AF
AF
Introducing
visitors
to
the
city
about
archaeology
and
the
dig
city
is
doing
throughout
the
city.
I
think
use
that
Paul
Revere
now,
but
he's
done
the
excavations
at
the
shipwreck
in
the
Seaport
Malcolm
X's
house,
Old,
North
Church,
just
to
name
a
few
of
the
highlights
over
the
years.
He
does
a
tremendous
job
and.
AF
And
I'm
just
here
to
testify,
testify
about
the
need
for
funding
for
that
department.
I
noticed
in
the
proposed
budget
that
the
Environment
Department,
so
the
city
of
Boston,
archeology
Department,
is
situated
in
Austin
black
know,
Plaquemines
cabinet
in
environment,
and
they
have
been
allocated
in
the
proposed
budget.
Thirty
five
point:
six
million
dollars
in
new
capital
expenditures,
yet
none
was
allocated
to
the
archaeology
department.
AF
They've
been
denied
a
budget,
as
I
mentioned
for
the
past
35
years
in
a
row,
so
specifically
I'm
here
to
urge
the
support
of
the
City
Council
to
discuss
this
with
the
administration
to
provide
a
modest
allocation.
We
requested
myself
in
the
number
of
volunteers
last
year,
requested
a
modest
allocation
of
two
hundred,
fifty
thousand
to
allow
him
to
add
on
a
lab
manager
position
a
permanent
position
he's
had
a
lab
manager,
sarah-cat
clack
for
a
number
of
years
that
he's
funded
through
various
grants.
AF
However,
that's
running
out
at
the
end
of
June,
so
his
longtime
lab
manager
who
basically
rains
all
of
the
300
plus
volunteers
that
help
the
department
is
going
to
be
leaving,
which
is
a
tremendous
loss.
I
think
for
the
City
of
Boston
and
for
our
understanding
of
the
history
of
Boston.
So
let's
see
I.
AF
AF
Is
that
there's
a
tremendous
boom
in
development
in
the
city
right
now,
and
that
has
a
lot
to
do
with
the
expanded
amount
of
work
that
is
on
Joe's
plate,
and
you
know,
I've
I've
talked
to
the
mayor
and
a
few
other
people
about
different
ways
to
generate
revenue.
You
know
perhaps
adding
a
1
cent
to
the
permitting
cost
for
development.
Perhaps
that
might
be
a
way
of
generating
resources
that
could
sustain
it
over
the
long
term.
I
think
there's
a
number
of
different
ways
to
do
it,
but
there's
just
a
tremendous
need.
The
administration.
AF
You
know:
goals
of
53,000
new
housing
units
is
60%
of
the
development
boom
that
we're
seeing
in
the
city
right
now.
So
my
concern
is
that,
without
appropriate
resources
to
meet
this
demand,
we
may
lose
this
valuable
public
servant
and
the
opportunity
to
collect
and
interpret
our
history.
So
with
that
I
think
thank.
A
A
AF
A
V
F
You
for
your
testimony
was
very
informative
and
I
learned
a
lot
from
your
testimony
and
I
think
it's
something
the
city
should
consider.
As
you
mentioned,
there's
a
lot
of
development
going
on
in
the
city,
and
there
is
a
need
for
making
sure
that
we
preserve
the
history
of
Boston.
We
have
great
history
in
the
city.
F
One
one
issue
I
would
I
would
ask
is:
maybe
are
you
aware
of
any
other
cities
across
the
country
that
have
similar
positions,
and
would
you
know
what
their
duties
would
be
or
how
much
they
are
budgeted
for
I,
don't
know
if,
like
New
York
may
have
a
similar
position,
but
I'd
be
interested
in
learning
more
about
it
and
if
I
could
be
of
any
help.
You
know
I'd
love
to
sit
down
and
talk
to
you
in
any
other
volunteers
as
well.
Excellent.