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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on June 26, 2018
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Dockets #0973 - 0977 - Fiscal Year 2019 Budget: Administration & Finance - Budget Resubmittal
A
Trick
nine
city
councilor
today
is
Tuesday
June
26.
We
are
here
with
our
CFO
emma
handy
and
budget
director
justin
starid,
to
review
the
resubmitted
FY
19
budget,
reflected
in
dockets
zero
973
through
zero,
nine,
seven,
seven,
zero,
nine
seven,
three
message:
in
order
for
annual
appropriation
and
tax
order
for
FY
19
2019
met
docket,
zero,
nine,
seven,
four
message:
in
order
for
annual
appropriation
for
the
school
department
for
fiscal
year,
2019
docket,
zero,
nine,
seven
five
message
and
order
approving
an
appropriation
of
forty
million
dollars
to
the
other
post-employment
benefits
liability.
A
Trust
fund
established
under
Section
20
of
Massachusetts
General
Laws
chapter
32,
B,
section
20,
as
added
by
chapter
479
of
the
acts
of
2008
docket,
zero,
nine,
seven,
six
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
appropriate
the
amount
of
fifty
three
thousand
eight
hundred
and
two
dollars
and
eight
hundred
and
two
thousand
eight
hundred
and
seventeen
dollars
from
the
city's
capital
grant
fund.
In
order
to
provide
funding
for
various
transportation
and
public
realm
improvements.
These
projects
are
aligned
with
the
goals
of
goal,
Boston
2030
the
city's
transportation
master
plan.
A
There
was
a
sign-in
sheet
to
my
left.
We
ask
that
you
check
the
box
if
you,
yes,
if
you
do
wish
to
testify,
please
also
state
your
name
and
the
affiliation
and
residence,
and
as
this
is
the
probably
the
last
hearing
before
the
vote
tomorrow
for
anybody
that
still
wishes
to
provide
feedback
for
us
to
engage
in
the
process
as
we
wrap
it
up.
You
can
email
the
committee
at
CCC,
dot,
ways,
dot
WM
at
Boston,
gov
and
or
call
us
at
this
point,
because
we
won't
receive
a
letter
in
time.
A
So
with
that
I'd
like
to
introduce
my
colleagues
in
order
of
their
arrival
to
my
left,
councillor
Edie
Flynn
to
my
immediate
left,
councillor
Aneesa,
sabe
George
to
my
left
again,
councillor
Andrea
Campbell
to
my
right
councillor,
Matt,
O'malley
and
councillor
Josh
sake
them
and
with
that
I'll
hand
it
over
to
our
budget
team.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
You
councillor
siamo,
president
campbell
and
members
of
the
City
Council
the
budget
before
you
for
consideration
this
hearing
today
and
with
the
vote
tomorrow,
includes
historic
levels
of
funding
for
progress,
innovation
and
opportunity
across
the
city.
The
resubmission
that
Mayor
Walsh
filed
earlier
this
month
builds
on
all
of
those
priorities
in
the
underlying
budget
and
continues
that
work
in
this
final
budget.
For
your
consideration.
B
It
reflects
the
mayor,
strong
commitment
to
responsible
management
of
the
city's
finances
and
is
a
balanced,
sustainable
budget
that
reflects
new
investment
in
city's
priorities
that
have
been
gleaned
from
over
30
budget
hearings,
the
mayor's
long-term
planning,
like
imagine,
Boston,
2030
and
maybe
even
a
few
coffee
hours.
These
priorities
are
in
areas
such
as
education,
Public,
Safety,
affordable
housing,
public
health
parks
and
streets.
B
This
budget
includes
several
investments
in
substance,
abuse
treatment,
including
a
permanent
engagement
center
new
capital
dollars
to
rebuild
the
Long
Island
Bridge
and
prevention
dollars
at
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission.
It
strengthens
our
public
safety
force
by
providing
for
more
police
officers,
EMTs
and
firefighters,
including
increasing
the
police
force
by
30
police
officers,
which
should
be
the
largest
policing
capacity
in
over
a
decade,
20
new
Police,
Cadets
and,
as
I
mentioned,
new
firefighters
and
EMTs
as
well.
B
The
budget
also
includes
a
significant
increase
in
transportation
investment
which
will
allow
us
to
encourage
better
traffic
management
and
allow
the
city
to
dramatically
accelerate
the
implementation
of
another
long
term
planning
effort
of
the
city,
which
is
go
Boston,
2030
and
programs
like
vision,
zero.
These
investments
will
build
15
new,
slow
streets,
create
15,
more
miles
of
protected
bike
lanes
and
improve
our
15
most
problematic
intersections.
B
All
of
these
investments
will
have
a
positive
impact
across
neighborhoods
of
the
city
of
Boston
and
I
would
like
to
thank
Justin
starett
and
his
team
at
the
office
of
budget
management
for
their
thoughtful
and
tireless
work
over
the
past
few
months
as
they
pulled
together.
The
details
of
this
budget
and
with
that
I
will
turn
it
over
to
Justin
to
review
those
details.
C
Thank
You
Emma
good
morning
councillors
and
thank
you
to
a
councilor
co-moh
president
Campbell
and
all
the
counselors
here
today.
I
really
appreciate
the
robust
and
insightful
dialogue
over
the
last
28
hearings.
I
think
it
elicited
good
conversations
and
questions
and
challenges
to
departments
in
the
upcoming
fiscal
year
to
do
more
for
residents
in
the
city
of
Boston,
as
I
mentioned
I'm
or
review
quickly.
Some
of
the
changes
and
some
of
the
overall
impacts
that
we
think
the
FY
19
budget
will
have
for
next
year.
C
Last
week
the
mayor
resubmitted
the
FY
19
operating
budget
at
three
point:
two:
nine
six
billion
and
a
Boston
Public
Schools
budget
of
1.1,
1/2
million
billion
I'm.
Sorry,
the
final
recommended
FY
19
budget
is
a
hundred
and
thirty
eight
point,
four
million
more
than
FY
18
or
about
4.4
percent,
and
the
resubmission
contains
2.5
million
in
new
targeted
investments.
C
These
additional
resources
were
made
available
through
both
increased
projected
revenue
and
new
savings
identified
over
the
past
few
months,
as
I
mentioned,
and
as
you
all
know,
the
mayor,
the
council
and
other
stakeholders
continue
to
push
Beacon
Hill
for
Boston's,
fair
share
of
state
revenue.
Thanks
to
that
continued
advocacy,
we
expect
about
1.5
million
in
new
state
revenue
from
areas
like
charter
schools
in
Chapter
70
on
the
saving
side.
C
You
know
so,
despite
some
of
the
good
progress
we've
made
on
state
aid,
we
can
sitting
to
see
declining
state
aid
as
a
portion
of
our
city's
budget
with
state
aid
making
up
about
fourteen
percent
next
year.
Other
smaller
categories,
like
fees
permits
and
fines,
continue
to
expand,
but
modestly,
with
a
growing
economy
and
new
industries
quickly.
Moving
on
to
overall
spending
at
nearly
3.3
billion,
the
FY
19
budget
represents
about
138
million
more
than
last
year.
C
First
and
foremost,
education
continues
to
be
40%
of
the
budget,
with
a
71
million
dollar
increase
over
last
year.
This
includes
funding
for
meaningful
investments.
The
administration
has
made,
including
extended
learning
time,
moving
towards
universal
pre-k
and
investing
in
our
teachers.
The
budget
also
dedicates
about
637
million
to
support
public
safety
operations
of
our
growing
city,
including,
as
I
mentioned,
new
police
classes,
new
firefighter
classes,
new
EMT
classes,
new
technology
and
safety
equipment
for
firefighters,
especially
and
new
public
safety
facilities
like
engines,
42
and
17.
C
On
top
of
both
the
public
safety
and
education
investments,
it
includes
investments
required
to
keep
pace
with
the
cost
of
doing
business
in
Boston
and
providing
world-class
City
services.
It
also
includes
millions
and
data
driven
investments
that
respond
to
both
a
growing
city
and
demands
from
residents
quickly
touching
on
the
Boston
Public
Schools
budget,
with
a
51
million
dollar
increase
proposed
in
this
resubmission.
This
will
bring
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
but
two
largest
budget
in
history
and
bring
it
to
175
million
or
about
19%.
C
Since
the
mayor
took
office
of
that
51
million
next
year,
40
million
will
go
directly
back
into
school
budgets
for
local
school
leaders
to
make
funding
decisions
for
next
year.
The
FY
19
budget
for
bps
also
includes
the
three
research
backed
investments
that
I
just
mentioned.
So
that's
early
child
education,
excellent
teachers
in
every
classroom
in
more
learning
time
for
students,
specifically
in
the
FY
19
budget
of
that
51
million
10
million
in
new
funding,
is
going
to
be
dedicated
to
serving
our
highest
needs.
C
It
also
includes
a
significant
investment
of
30
million
dollars
to
ensure
that
bps
continues
to
offer
market
leading
salaries
to
attract
the
best
high
quality
teachers
to
teach
our
students
again
quickly.
Touching
on
some
of
the
initiatives
that
are
contained
in
the
resubmission
that
are
major
signature
items,
Emma
mentioned
the
new
public
safety
investments,
including
2
million
for
the
phased
rollout
of
body
cameras
and
48
million
in
capital
funding
for
engines.
Forty
two
and
seventeen
two
new
FRA,
two
new
firehouses
built
in
the
city
of
Boston.
C
Doubling
the
downpayment
assistance
program
and
investments
to
prevent
displacement,
I
could
go
through
every
department
and
list
all
the
myriad
of
investments
but
I
know
you've
heard
a
lot
from
departments
through
the
28
budget
hearings,
who
highlighted
a
lot
of
these
a
lot
of
these
changes
so
with
that
I'll
just
touch
on
quickly.
The
resubmission
items
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
counselors
for
the
dialogue
during
the
process.
C
I
think
some
of
the
investments
you
see
here
today
are
a
direct
reflection
of
your
advocacy
during
both
the
individual
hearings
and
in
conversations
that
we've
been
able
to
over
the
past
few
months.
The
first
one
that
Emma
mentioned
is
a
investment
in
quality
UPK.
That's
about
eight
hundred,
fifty
thousand
included
in
the
BPS
budget
to
expand
the
number
of
high-quality
seats
to
buy
80.
C
We
also
include
doubling
the
youth
development
grant
program
building
on
the
success
of
the
first
year,
we
had
over
a
hundred
applicants
in
the
first
year
and
we
think
that
this
doubling
of
the
program
will
provide
more
opportunities
and
deeper
opportunities
for
those
grantees.
Three
hundred
thousand
a
new
funding
to
meet
demand
in
preventing
malnutrition
for
seniors
and
backfill,
declining
state
and
federal
aid
for
that
service.
C
So
with
that,
I
will
close
and
say
through
strong
fiscal
management,
strategic
saving
initiatives.
The
budget
resubmission
allows
for
further
investment
in
quality
city
services
in
neighborhoods
across
boston
and
build
on
the
success
of
existing
city
programs.
We
believe
firmly
that
this
is
a
budget
we
can
all
be
proud
of,
and
we
look
forward
to
implementing
it
in
FY
19.
So
I
want
to
thank
you,
counselors
for
your
work
and
collaboration
during
my
first
budget
process
and
Emma
as
well,
and
we're
happy
to
answer
any
questions
for
you.
Thank.
A
Just
looking
at
you
know,
from
my
time
on
the
body
property
tax,
the
percentage
of
property
tax
supporting
our
budget
continues
to
go
up,
I
think
when
I
started
it
was
mid
60s,
maybe,
and
now
it's
70
percent
and
I
know
that
the
bond
rating
some
he
partially
relies
on
the
fact
that
we
have
more
diversity
in
our
revenue,
sources
and
I
know
we
have
very
limited
capacity
to
tags,
but
the
the
newest
potential
revenue
source
through
the
internet
sales
tax.
If
we,
you
know
done
any
calculations
that
we're
gonna
get
you
know.
B
So
I
don't
know
the
answer
to
that,
but
we
can
certainly
follow
up
on
that
I.
Don't
I've
not
heard
anything
about
that
I
mean
I.
Think
the
first
estimate
that
I
heard
about
the
statewide
impact
was
something
like
a
hundred
to
maybe
three
hundred
million
dollars
for
the
state.
So
certainly
you
know
a
much
smaller
slice
of
anything
for
the
City
of
Boston.
B
Interestingly
enough,
when
we
did
our
ratings
presentations
this
year
counselor,
we
actually
got
positive
feedback
because
they
felt
like
our
property
tax
collections
were
so
stable
as
compared
to
state
revenue
that
that
was
actually
in
one
report.
A
credit,
favorable
credit
outcome,
but
I
think
that
does
not
diminish
at
all
the
challenges
that
come
with
declining
state
revenue
and
the
fact
that
you
know
we
really
want
to
be
able
to
make
significant
investments
in
the
city
of
Boston,
probably
most
notably
in
universal
pre-k
and
without
additional
state
resources.
B
We
are
not
able
to
do
that,
and
so
it's
something
that
we
continue
to
look
for
new
opportunities
to
maximize
both
engaging
our
partners
at
the
state,
but
also
looking
at
our
local
receipts
and
other
things
that
we
can.
We
can
understand
what
we
can
maximize
so
that
we
can
have
additional
resources
for
investment
right
and.
A
C
So
we
increased
the
projections
for
next
year
by
1.5
million
the
House
and
Senator
in
the
conference
committee
right
now
for
the
state
budget.
So
we
won't
know
exactly
how
much
we'll
get
I
think
the
1.5
million
is
probably
a
conservative
estimate
based
on
the
lowest
common
denominator
between
the
two,
but
we
won't
have
an
exact
figure
on
that
until
they
finalize
their
budget,
hopefully
in
time
for
July
1st
but
oftentimes.
That
does
run
a
little
bit
into
July.
A
C
So,
thanks
to
this
body,
accepting
the
3%
local
option
back
in
december
of
this
of
2018
of
2017,
I'm
sorry.
We
have
projected
about
2.25
million
in
city
revenue
from
that
tax.
That's
based
on
a
slow
rollout
and
it's
the
same
overall
market
share
that
the
state
has
used
in
their
own
internal
projections.
As
as
I'm
sure
most
of
you
are
aware,
the
state
has
a
seventeen
percent
tax
on
this.
We
have
about
a
three
percent
of
that
three
percent
tax.
C
A
Not
to
get
too
macro
here,
but
you
know,
with
this
tariff
war
going
on,
we
don't
know
really
how
it's
going
to
impact
local
economies.
You
know
whether
it's
farmers
in
the
Midwest
or
you
know,
corporations
in
our
own
city,
and
you
know
if,
if
we
were
to
go
into
a
recession,
how
do
you
think
we
we
would
weather
that
kind
of
situation?
So.
B
The
city
of
Boston
has
a
long-standing
reputation
for
being
very
well-run
in
terms
of
financial
management.
It's
something
that
mayor,
Walsh,
I,
know
prioritizes
and
that
this
council
has
prioritized
and
so
I
think,
because
of
the
prudent
use
of
our
resources
and
ensuring
that
investments
that
we
make
are
affordable
long
term
that
we
are
well-positioned.
B
A
Right
I
mean
you
know
the
bad
old
days.
I
think
you
guys
were
at
the
Statehouse
at
that
time,
so
you
went
through
your
your
difficult
times,
as
we
did
here
locally
from
a
wait
till
probably
11
or
12,
when
it
actually
started
coming
back.
So
let
me
thank
the
mayor,
all
of
you
and
your
team,
for
you
know
I
think
of
the
thorough
thoughtful
budget
review
this
year
and
let
me
now
recognize
council,
red
flame.
D
I've
only
been
on
the
City
Council
for
half
a
year
and
I
want
to
take
this
time
to
especially
thank
my
colleagues
for
their
time
in
educating
me
about
the
budget
process.
I
think
we
worked
well
together
in
with
the
mayor's
office
to
accomplish
some
important
goals.
I'm
proud
to
work
with
all
of
you
and
look
forward
to
accomplishing
a
lot
together
on
the
I
just
want
to
highlight
on
the
FY
19
resubmission
investment
investment.
Page
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
the
city
funded
position
at
the
mayor's
office
for
immigrant
advancement.
D
I.
Think
that's
gonna
go
a
long
way
to
helping
so
many
immigrants
in
our
city
and
it's
a
credit
to
your
team
and
to
the
mayor
that
that
funding
was
was
added
into
the
budget.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
and,
as
we
wait
to
the
Boston
Public
Schools
I
know
more
money
is
going
into
nurses.
Social
workers
in
psychologists
and
I
also
want
to
thank
thank
you
for
that.
D
But
I
also
want
to
continue
to
work
with
Boston
Public
Schools
to
make
sure
that
when
those
when
we
do
look
to
hire
people
that
we
are
seeking
a
diverse
group
of
candidates,
especially
candidates,
that
also
speak
a
language
other
than
English
as
well
that'd,
be
very
important
in
just
a
general
question.
I
think
I
have
a
good
understanding
of
it.
But
can
you
give
a
broad
definition
of
the
significance
of
having
a
top
bond
rating,
what
it
means
to
the
city
and
what
it
also
means
if
that
bond
rating
is
decreased?
B
Say,
in
short,
the
most
direct
impact
is
on
our
ability
to
fund
our
capital
plan
and
execute
on
our
capital
plan
in
a
way
that
is
the
most
affordable
for
the
city
of
Boston.
So
having
a
exemplary
bond
rating
like
the
city
of
Boston,
does
allows
us
to
borrow
money
to
execute
long
term
capital
planning
at
a
rate
that
is
affordable
for
the
city
and
that
doesn't
continue
to
sort
of
eat
up
more
of
our
operating
budget
in
terms
of
debt
service.
B
If
we
are
able
to
keep
those
those
interest
rates
that
we
pay
down
so
I
think
there's
also
obviously
some
just
general
favorability
and
credibility
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
having
a
strong
bond
rating.
It
really
is
a
we
like
to
talk
about
it,
a
lot
in
terms
of
something
to
tau,
but
I
think
that
it,
it
actually
summarizes
a
lot
of
other,
more
detailed,
strong
financial
management
practices
that
the
city
has,
and
so
it's
really
sort
of.
C
The
only
thing
I
would
add
is
in
a
very
micro
sense.
We
were
able
to
find
1.1
million
dollars.
So
we
had
our
recent
bond
sale
about
a
month
ago
that
freed
up
additional
funding
that
we
were
able
to
put
right
back
into
programs
and
services
that
were
highlighted
during
the
resubmission
process
and
that.
A
E
You
for
all
the
work
you've
done
at
this
point
and
thank
you.
Both
I
have
a
couple
questions
about
the
recent
middle
and
wondering
about
the
the
best
clinician.
So
last
year
we
had
worked
on
in
collaboration
on
getting
for
best
clinicians.
That
would
be
part
of
the
operating
budget
of
the
Boston
Police
Department.
Unfortunately,
the
funding
that
was
dedicated
last
year
only
filled
two
and
a
half
positions
or
actually
the
2.6
full-time
equivalents.
E
This
resubmission,
the
original
budget
in
the
resubmission,
does
not
include
additional
funding
to
right-size
these
positions
that
we
had
championed
cheered
for
and
celebrated
as
four
full
positions
FTEs
last
year.
Can
we
reflect
about
why
we
weren't
able
to
find
the
additional
140,000
or
so
to
fulfill
that
commitment?
Shh.
C
Sure
I
would
say
it's
really
broken
on
two
things:
I
think
that
there
was
an
investment
made
at
the
time
with
what
the
projected
wasn't,
what
the
salaries
were,
something
that
we
didn't
take
into
account
is
when
you're
charging
other
departments
like
BMC,
for
instance.
In
this
case
they
have
to
add,
on
the
fringe
rate,
for
what
that
cost
and
that
wasn't
included
in
the
original
budget
investment
that
we
had
at
the
time.
On
that
point,
I'd
say
we
continue
to
work
with
both
of
BPD
and
the
BMC
to
find
those
resources.
C
I
think
there's
also
a
scarcity
issue
where
we're
not
being
able
to
fill
those
positions.
So
even
if
the
money
was
there,
VPD
was
having
a
hard
time
filling
them
with
people.
It's
definitely
an
issue
that
we
continue
to
work
with
the
police
department
on
to
right-size,
exactly
like
you
said
and
I,
think
it's
something
that
we're
hopeful
and
optimistic
going
into
FY
19
that
we
might
be
able
to
find
that.
C
Absolutely
I
think
it's
one
of
those
things
where,
as
we're
managing
BPD's
budget
throughout
the
year
that,
if
say
we
slip
a
week
in
the
Cadet
class
or
the
police
class,
or
you
know
it
takes
an
extra
a
week
to
fill
a
position
that
creates
salary
savings
within
the
budgets
that
we
might
be
able
to
redirect
towards
either
finding
the
fringe
to
be
able
to
pay
for
those
people.
Or
you
know,
offering
more
competitive
salaries
to
fill
the
positions
and.
E
Then,
at
the
Boston
Police
Department
hearing,
we
talked
about
the
importance
of
having
a
crash
analyst
that
was
once
a
grant-funded
position,
and
that
also
was
not
in
the
resubmitted
budget.
Can
you
talk
to
me
about
who
at
Boston
Police
will
be
able
to
do
the
crash
analysts
that
I
think
both
the
advocates,
the
police
commissioner,
in
his
department
and
the
council,
we're
advocating
for
yeah.
C
Absolutely
I
would
say
from
a
staffing
perspective.
I'd
have
to
look
back
at
my
notes
for
what
that
exact
grant
was
and
what
the
purpose
of
it
was
and
why
wasn't
fully
funded
moving
forward.
I'd
say
as
part
of
the
larger
transportation
investment
we're
making
a
5
million
dollar
investment
to
make
our
streets
safer.
C
I
think
that,
hopefully,
through
some
of
that
and
some
of
their
traffic
engineering
work
we're
really
beefing
up
the
staff
at
the
Boston
Transportation
Department
to
work
on
signal
timing
to
work
on
engineering
to
work
on
Street
redesign
to
hopefully
alleviate
some
of
the
concerns
around
crashes,
especially
pedestrian
and
and
bike
crashes.
So
I
hope
that
some
of
that
work
we
picked
up
through
there.
E
C
C
Traffic
signal,
mechanics
and
the
the
third
component,
I
would
say:
is
staff
dedicated
to
the
the
bus
lane
as
I'm
sure
you
guys
are
all
aware.
The
Rosendale
pilot
worked
out
very
well,
so
these
are
positions
that
would
work
with
the
MBTA
on
the
bus
side
to
make
sure
that
lanes
are
clear
for
the
dedicated
bus
lanes
that
are
used
both
by
the
MBTA
and
the
Boston
Public
School
System.
C
So
there's
a
kind
of
a
hodgepodge
of
different
positions,
but
with
the
idea
being
that
this
would
sort
of
make
real
impacts
both
on
the
traffic
side,
but
then
also
help
expand
the
capacity
of
BTD
to
get
more
slow
streets
done
to
get
more
vision.
Zero
work
done
to
really
deliver
on
a
lot
of
the
work
that
the
five
million
dollar
investment
would
accomplish.
F
Thank
You
councillor
siamo,
thank
you
and
your
team
for
your
leadership
and
shepherding
us
through
this
process
and
thank
you
to
central
staff
and
Michelle
and
Kate
as
well,
and
thank
you
to
you
guys,
Justin
Emma,
for
your
hard
work
on
this
budget,
as
well
as
the
administration
I,
do
want
to
applaud
or
start
by
applauding
the
investments,
and
you
know
the
youth
development
fund,
which
of
course,
I
still
want
to
see
in
the
millions
but
I
think
it's
doubling.
It
is
a
great
next
step.
F
I
want
to
echo
councillor
Flynn
and
the
funding
of
the
position
at
the
office
of
immigrant
advancement,
particularly
given
the
issues
that
we
continue
to
hear
about
the
national
level.
More
more
questions
are
going
to
come
in
not
just
to
us
but
to
them.
So
thank
you
for
that,
as
well
as
the
investments
in
body
cameras
pre-k
in
the
sensitivity,
trainings
I
had
specifically
a
couple
of
questions.
One
is
on
the
universal
pre-k.
C
I'll
start
with
Boston
doesn't
necessarily
have
an
access
issue
to
pre-k.
It's
the
quality
universal
pre-k
that
we
have
a
problem
with
so
right
now
in
city,
bus
and
based
on
some
analysis
done
by
Dorsey
chief
of
Education
bps,
there's
about
a
1,500
seat,
quality
gap
in
the
city.
The
mayor
since
he's
been
in
office
has
closed
that
gap
through
both
working
with
our
federal
partners
through
a
peg
grant
and
the
city
of
making
more
investments
in
both
bps
classrooms
and
cotton
and
community-based
partners.
C
Through
both
our
legislative
finance
packages
around
redirecting
Convention
Center
money,
we
were
trying
to
close
a
funding
gap
which
we
believe
to
be
in
the
15
to
20
million
dollar
range
to
really
close
the
1500
seat,
quality
gap
and
we're
starting
to
put
our
money
where
our
mouth
is
when
it
comes
to
taking
the
reinvestments
that
we're
getting
from
the
state
through
additional
charter
and
putting
those
towards
more
quality
seats.
But
the
size
and
scope
of
it
is
beyond
what
we're
sort
of
able
to
do
in
one
fell
swoop
in
a
lot
of
ways.
C
C
So
it's
more
that
the
seat
is
not
there's
a
sort
of
set
standard
of
quality
and
it
is
around
so
the
curriculum
they
have
the
rigor
of
the
education
that
they
have
and
it's
essentially
gearing
up
those
quality
community-based
seats
to
be
ready
for
a
bps
education.
So
when
we
look
at
the
number
of
seats
that
are
available
in
the
system,
there's
about
7,500
there's
about
6,000
seats
that
we
that
the
sort
of
bps
and
folks
team
of
quality,
meaning
they
have
academic
rigor-
they
have
the
right
curriculum
to
work
into
a
BPS
program.
C
C
Bps,
yes,
as
a
bps
classroom.
Yes,
so
when
we
talk
about
the
7500,
we're
talking
about
all
seats,
both
community
based
seats,
so
your
head
starts
your
sunshine
day
care
all
the
different
providers
out
there.
Okay,
this
type
of
investment,
this
80,
this
80
seat
investment,
is
actually
to
bring
those
community-based
providers
up
to
a
level
that
would
be
considered
quality
in
the
bps
curriculum.
So.
F
F
That's
the
number
that
I
would
like
to
know:
I
only
I
go
to
meetings
with
whether
the
Hanes
or
other
early,
ed
providers
and
I
know
they
have
a
wait
list
of
folks.
So
I
wouldn't
I'd
like
to
know
what
that
number
is
and
what
additional
investments
are
needed
to
close
that
gap
within
the
bps
system.
I
know
we're
not
there
yet,
but
I
applaud
the
additional
investment,
but
would
like
to
know.
F
Where
else
do
we
need
to
go
in
order
to
close
that
last
year,
I've,
just
two
more
questions
watch
is
one
more
than
I
can
say
for
the
next
round:
the
sense
workplace,
sensitivity
training.
What
is
that
going
to
look
like
when
it's
rolled
out
how
many
departments
are
going
to
benefit
from
this
who's
doing
it?
And
what
does
it
sort
of
entail
sure.
B
So
we're
in
the
early
stages
of
determining
what
the
scope
of
that
training
will
look
like
as
the
mayor
announced
at
the
class
week
or
the
week
before.
It
will
be
start
by
focusing
on
the
public
safety
agencies
and
we
anticipate
doing
a
procurement
so
that
we
are
bringing
in
a
vendor
who
is
familiar
with
best
practices
and
sort
of
the
newest
information
on
how
to
have
these
conversations.
B
B
F
Okay,
I
would
love
to,
as
this
is
sort
of
unfolding
I
know
it's
a
topic
of
discussion
amongst
many
counselors
on
the
council
about
what
it's
going
to
include.
What
is
it
what's?
The
intended
impact
is
supposed
to
have
I
mean
I.
Think
I
often
talk
about
this,
because
I
tend
to
take
on
issues
in
the
public
safety
space.
F
We
look
at
our
firefighters,
our
officers
and
say
we
need
to
equip
you
with
better
training,
around
workplace
sensitivity
to
race
and
gender
bias,
sexual
harassment,
obviously
every
city
employee
needs
us,
including
us,
and,
and
it's
important,
that
every
city
employee
have
the
opportunity
to
go
through
something
like
this
and
I
think
you
know
we
want
to
get
out
of
the
the
space
of
just
thinking.
It's
a.
F
What
does
customer
service
training?
Look
like
I
mean
someone
you
can
imagine
walking
into
this
building
going
to
pay
a
parking
ticket,
and
if
someone
treated
you
disrespectfully,
they
probably
need
training
too,
and
it's
just
as
important
as
training.
Our
I
think
our
Public
Safety
Agency
employees
I
just
have
one
more
question.
Can
you
remind
me
on
page
4,
the
other
departments
are
8%.
What's
the
number
there
of
of
the
department's
we're
talking
about
any
other
questions?
I
can
save
to
the
mix
rail.
C
A
F
G
You,
mr.
chairman
good
morning,
come
on
Justin
congratulations
on
a
as
smooth
the
first
budget
process,
as
I
have
seen
in
the
last
eight
years.
I
want
to
just
go
through,
make
sure
I
think
I
understand
it,
but
the
resubmit
all
increases
and
the
one
decrease
if
I
can
just
go
through
them
with
you,
I,
don't
know.
If
I
you,
you
have
this
sort
of
Tracey
of
it.
Okay,
so
line
182
economic
development,
$100,000!
G
G
Doubling
it
to
500,000,
perfect
112,
City
Council
to
72
515,
that
is,
the
staff
budget
increase.
That
is
not
council
salaries,
that
is
the
staff
budget,
increase
crest,
Housing,
Trust
Reserve
a
minor,
oh,
no
I'm,
sorry,
yeah,
Housing,
Trust,
Fund,
a
68
thousand
dollar
increase.
What's
that,
so
as
as.
C
C
G
C
G
C
C
So
I
think
what
they'll
do
and
I
certainly
defer
to
VPS
as
they
roll
this
out,
but
they'll
issue,
an
RFP
for
providers
that
are
interested
in
getting
the
curriculum
and
getting
the
quality
of
their
programs
up
and
they'll
sort
of
see
what
type
of
respondents
they
come
back
and
move
on
and
work
with.
Those
providers
that
are
selected
through
the
RFP
process
do.
G
C
Would
be
for
providers
outside
of
VPS
building,
so
your
head
starts
and
your
nicely
they're
different
types
of
programs
I
think
there
is
a
question
on
bps
of
whether
expanding
existing
classrooms
is
possible
right
now
for
the
pre-k.
It's
really
about
the
the
mix
of
where
the
seats
are
yeah,
understanding
and
I
think
that
that's
conversations,
those
are
a
little
bit
wrapped
up
in
the
bill.
Bps
and
sort
of
the
future
of
facilities
in
the
public
schools.
Well,.
G
G
Terrific
and
then
going
through
the
major
fiscal
19
initiatives:
transportation,
five
million
new
capital
operating,
talked
about
the
you
know,
some
of
the
Washington
Street
dedicated
bus
lanes,
some
other
things:
the
strategic
bike
network
expansion,
including
I,
believe
in
two
district
six,
particularly
West
Roxbury
at
long
last.
What
is
the
timeline
on
that?
Do?
You
know
on.
C
G
H
H
H
I
will
just
reiterate
and
I
feel
that
we
say
this
every
year
and
in
every
session
about
the
need
for
a
downtown
K
to
8
school
that
will
serve
downtown
residents
that
certainly,
as
we
continue
to
move
forward
with
capital
planning
for
bps
and
I,
think
the
needs
and
the
population
of
our
city.
That
needs
to
continue
to
be
addressed
and
I
know
my
constituents
and
I
think
many
of
both
other
downtown
neighborhoods
were
represented.
A
Blee
by
my
fellow
councillors
feel
similarly
about
that
and
would
love
to
see
that
moving
forward.
H
But
I
appreciate
again
this
this
process
and
the
Chairman's
artful
shepherding
of
this
once
again
and
I'm
really
excited
to
see
those
additional
Park,
Rangers
I
think
you're
gonna
get
a
lot
of
excited
folks
and
I
think
just
as
importantly,
if
not
more
so,
I
think
a
better
and
a
safer
experience
in
our
parks.
So
thank
you.
Thank
You.
I
Council
of
flowers,
Thank
You
mr.
chairman,
just
I'd
like
to
commend
the
administration
and
the
work
that
you
guys
have
both
done
in
the
budget,
particularly
in
the
resubmission
and
not
so
much
a
question
more.
A
comment
in
a
concern
that
involves
the
inspectional
services
because
we're
working
sort
of
on
parallel
tracks.
Of
course,
Commissioner
Christopher,
does
a
phenomenal
job.
It's
extremely
accessible
and
obviously
has
the
true
company
guy
will
tell
you
that
he's
fine,
that
he
doesn't
need
any
help.
I
They're
gonna
be
housing
inspectors,
but
we
need
plumbing
inspectors.
Electrical
expect
is
just
again
and
then
well,
we
don't
hear
a
see
enough
of
is
after
the
project
is
done
to
have
someone
sort
of
double
back
to
make
sure
that
the
building
was
built
to
spec.
So
I
just
think
that
when
you
talk
to
folks
over
there
he's
got
a
great
team
he's
got
a
great
staff.
They
work
extremely
hard.
It's
a
department
that
actually
generates
a
significant,
significant
revenue
for
our
city.
I
So
it's
a
I
guess
it's
a
money-making
department,
I've
learnt
a
lot
like
I
would
argue
a
sort
of
a
transportation
department.
You
know
our
me
to
maids
no
meeting
mates
pay
for
themselves.
Well,
our
inspectors
pay
for
themselves
too.
So
I
I
just
think
that
again
moving
forward-
and
now
it
was
probably
too
late
in
the
budget
process
to
kind
of
catch
what
occurred
with
the
short-term
rental
registry,
but
even
on
the
data
collection
side
that
we're
all
asking
for
around
these
issues.
I
You
know
it's
critical
from
a
policy
perspective,
but
it
also
gives
us
the
information
so
that
we
can
make
adjustments
from
that
point
so
and
I'm
sure.
If
buddy
was
sitting
here,
he
would
tell
you
that
he
was
fine
and
the
department's
running
on
all
cylinders
and
that
he
can
handle
it,
which
that's
just
true
testament
to
his
work
ethic
and
in
his
abilities.
I
But
at
the
same
time
you
know
we're
just
seeing
you
know,
volumes
of
volumes
of
new
additional
work
and
registration
and
we're
plugging
them
in
would
do
it
and
we're
plugging
them
in
with
D
and
D
right
and
I.
Just
think
that,
as
a
matter
of
basic
fairness,
we
really
need
to
take
a
look
at
ISD
and
find
out.
You
know
where
we
can
enhance
their
ability
to
function,
but
also
to
increase
revenue
opportunities
for
the
city.
I
I
think
in
special
services
and
tent
MSF
has
been
a
moneymaker
and
I
think
we
should
enhance
its
ability
to
do
that
and
generate
more
ferocity.
At
the
same
time,
reduce
the
weights
reduced
the
lines,
and
even
if
you
talk
to
folks
that
are
in
the
development
in
construction
world,
they
would
actually
pay
a
premium
for
an
expert
for
expedited
service.
I
You
know,
if
that,
if
that's
even
possible,
so
think
a
little
outside
the
box
and
see
what
some
other
municipalities
are
doing,
but
I
think
that
they're
they're
treating
sort
of
their
inspectional
service
departments
a
little
different
than
we
are
and
I
think
that
we
may
want
to
double
down
moving
forward
other
than
that,
let's
just
sort
of
my
opine
get
an
opportunity
to
kind
of
read
through
all
these
documents
and
and
be
prepared
for
tomorrow.
So
thank
you.
Mr.
jereth
Thank
You
councillor.
A
J
Thank
You
mr.
chair,
thank
you
both
for
all
of
your
work.
This
is
my
very
first
budget
season
on
the
council,
so
I
appreciate
all
that.
You
do
also
want
to
thank
the
mayor
and
his
team
and
to
you,
mr.
chair,
for
just
kind
of
shepherding
this
this
process
in
making
it
easier
for
some
of
the
newer
folks.
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
that
I
want
to
focus
on
and
I
won't
take
too
much
time,
I
just
kind
of
wanted
to
go
down
the
list.
J
You
know
as
a
young
mom
I
used
a
family
daycare
provider,
and
so
they
play
a
very
important
role,
but
I
also
know
that
there
are
many
families
who
want
the
option
of
a
pre-k
seat,
and
so
I'm
really
interested
in.
If
you
don't
have
it
now,
I
really
want
to
understand
if,
in
fact,
we
want
to
and
I
want
to
so
just
so
we're
clear
offer
guaranteed
seats
for
four-year-olds
nevermind.
What
we
do
for
three-year-olds
with
in
bpm,
but
guaranteed
seats
for
four-year-olds.
What
would
that
take
in
terms
of
a
dollar
amount?
J
What
does
that
mean
in
terms
of
our
capacity,
so
I'm
really
interested
in
that
you
know,
I
I
applied
the
the
city's
efforts
to
expand
pre-k
across
the
board.
The
fact
that
we
need
to
do
have
more
quality
around
some
of
the
other
seats
and
that's
great,
but
just
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
we
have
guarantees
for
families
of
children
who
are
for
what
does
that?
Look
like
on
I'm,
just
gonna
go
down
the
list
on
the
five
hundred
thousand,
so
I
heard
you
say
that
we're
gonna
start
with
public
safety.
B
J
So
I'm
particularly
interested
in
what
is
gonna
happen
with
a
fire
department
and
the
police
department
in
the
fire
department.
Certainly
I
mean
all
departments
could
benefit
I
think
from
racial
bias
and
sexual
harassment
trainings
in
particular
that
I
wanted
to
kind
of
focus
on
the
the
fire
department.
So
how
will
this
$500,000
be
divvied
up,
and
what
is
that
process
for
determining
how
much
of
the
five
hundred
thousand
goes
to
this
department
versus
that
department?
Sure
how.
J
B
As
we
get
some
more
information,
we
are
engaging
people
across
the
administration
who
are
invested
in
the
outcome
of
putting
together
a
really
meaningful
training,
people
with
background
in
human
resources
and
diversity
and
women's
advancement
and
other
things
so
that
we
are
being
really
thoughtful
about
what
we're
doing
here
and
we
just
haven't-
had
the
luxury
of
planning
time
to
really
come
back
with
a
detailed
plan
about
what
that
will
look
like.
But
it's
certainly
something
that
I'm
happy
to
follow
up
and
talk
more
about
is.
J
And
I'm
interested
in
that
mm-hmm
making
sure
that
there's
a
psychologist
there,
so
I'm
gonna
quickly
go
through
the
list
because
I
know
there
are
others
sure,
youth
development,
excellent
love
to
see
that
double.
So
thank
you
for
that
same
thing
with
the
immigrant
advancement
I
think
you
know
that
is
critically
important.
As
councilor
flint
has
already
indicated
on
the
new
equity
and
inclusion
staff
for
Office
of
Economic
Development.
Tell
me
more
about
that
sure.
B
This
is
a
priority
of
chief
barrows.
It's
something
that
I
think
he's
been
looking
for
for
a
while
to
really
enhance
his
team
and
bring
more
dedicated
resources
to
an
area
that
I
think
he
thinks
a
lot
about.
But
it's
something
that
he'd
like
to
to
again
to
keep
a
particular
staff
member
to
and
it's
something
that
he's
in
the
process
of
planning
right.
So
could.
C
J
B
Don't
have
a
timeline
at
this
point
again,
I'm
happy
to
follow
up
on
when
we
have
that
I
think
we
need
to
have
an
internal
discussion
first
to
actually
figure
out
what
that
procurement
would
look
like
and
actually
design
that
and
design
very
first,
what
are
the
goals
right
and
who
who's
receiving
it?
When
and
what
does
this
look
like
so
that
we
can
craft
a
procurement
that
will
be
successful,
and
then
we
will
know
more
about
the
timeline?
Okay,.
K
Thank
you
and
I
wanted
again
I
think
say
thank
you
for
your
immense
amount
of
work
and
the
amount
of
follow-up
and
the
amount
of
reef
'allow
up
and
doubling
up
and
coming
back
and
answering
tough
questions
and
at
least
trying
to
get
to
a
middle
where
we,
where
we
can
see
where
we're
all
going
and
I
will
just
also
say,
thank
you
for
the
incredible
capital
investments
in
our
schools
and
schools
in
my
district,
in
particular
in
our
parks
as
well.
We're
very
excited
about
that.
K
It's
a
real
investment
in
families,
I
really
like
to
see
the
investment
in
housing,
not
that
I'm
biased
about
the
office
of
housing
stability,
but
I'm
very
happy
to
see
that
it
got
the
funding
for
the
program
for
legal
services,
which
I
think
it's
incredibly
innovative.
It'll
be
the
first
time
the
City
of
Boston.
K
Well,
not
the
first,
but
on
an
expansive
level
that
the
city
is
Boston,
is
really
working
with
legal
services
to
advocate
for
folks
in
our
city,
so
I
think
it's
I
hope
it's
the
beginning
of
many
examples
of
where
the
city
can
support
legal
services.
We're
one
of
the
major
cities
in
the
United
States
that
doesn't
actually
have
like
a
city
funded
or
run
version
so
kudos
for
that
I
also
wanted
to
say:
I'm
really
encouraged
by
the
amount
of
not
the
other
investments
in
the
schools,
but
again
back
to
the
food.
K
We
were
talking
about
that
actually
just
recently
with
the
composting
and
food
justice
and
just
how,
for
many
folks
who
grew
up
on
free
lunch.
This
is
a
huge.
This
is
a
game-changer
for
them.
It's
a
real
health
and
equity
issue.
So
again,
thank
you
for
that
just
to
follow
up
on
some
of
the
other
questions
again
back
to
the
to
the
to
the
funding
for
this,
this
$500,000,
but
before
I
get
there,
do
you
have
a
cost
right
now
for
the
independent
investigation?
That's
going
on.
B
K
B
Some
departments
have
sort
of
a
legal
legal
services
item
that
as
they
as
things,
come
up
that
they
need
to
deal
with,
and
that
would
that
that
would
come
out
of
their
budgets
that
so
that
there
is
a
place
where
you
can
fund
something
like
this
when
it
comes
up
and
it
comes
sort
of
unexpectedly
and
not
with
neatly
within
the
budget
process,
so
I'm
assuming
that
that's
where
this
is
coming
from.
But
let
me
confirm
and
I
will
follow
up
with
you.
Okay,.
K
B
So
I
certainly
agree
with
you
that,
particularly
in
my
position,
I
would
never
waste
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
without
a
plan,
and
so
that
is
exactly
the
point
of
the
process
that
we
are
in
right
now.
This
money
is
within
the
ANF
cabinet.
It
does
not
go
directly
to
the
departments
who
are
going
to
be
taking
the
training,
the
first
public
safety
departments.
It
is
purposely
put
there
so
that
we
can
put
some
structure
around
a
process
and
be
very
thoughtful
about
this.
B
We
are
also
waiting
for
that
investigation
so
that
with
the
fire
department
in
particular,
we
know
what
areas
need
most
directly
to
be
addressed,
and
we
will
continue
with
the
planning
process
for
this
training
money
with
the
best
information
that
we
have
so
that
again
we
can
contract
construct,
something
that
is
meaningful
and
important,
but
certainly
should
we
have
information
from
that
investigation.
That
further
helps
us
understand
where
the
most
important
places
are
to
make
an
investment.
Then
we
will
include
that
as
well.
So.
K
I
understood
that
the
investigation
was
different
from
this
funding.
It
is
this
right,
it
so
yeah,
so
so,
whatever
happens
on
an
investigation,
how
that
would
inform
implicit
bias,
training
or
how
the
two
are
totally
separate,
right,
you're
gonna
train
on
one
issue
of
gender.
All
those
things
like
that,
so.
K
B
B
B
B
There
may
be
other
resources,
it's
something
we
need
to
look
at
and
I
just
don't
have
a
thorough
vetted
information
for
you
at
that
at
this
point
to
be
able
to
answer
that
question,
but
it
is
something
that
the
mayor
is
incredibly
committed
to
and
that
the
human
research
Department
is
committed
to,
and
so
it
is
not
something
that
you
know
when
we
complete
the
expenditure
of
that
$500,000
will
come
to
an
end.
So.
K
I
mean
again
I,
you
don't
have
a
plan
for
it.
We
don't
know
what
it's
going
to
do.
We
don't
even
know
what's
going
to
continue,
but
we're
fully
committed
to
it
and
that's
that's
where
I
get
obviously
a
little
confused
and
and
so
might
I
make
some
suggestions
for
some
of
this
funding
beyond
the
training
which
I
think
is,
is
I,
don't
think
training
actually
is
that
should
be
the
goal.
K
We
have
right
now
and
someone
and
an
entity,
hopefully
also
representative
of
the
community,
that
they
can
speak
to
and
go
to
be
it.
That
involves
a
psychologist
that
counselor
Janie
was
talking
about,
but
a
real
commitment
of
individuals
rooting
out
in
dealing
with
the
individuals
who
are
also
the
perpetrators
and
I
mean
all
the
training
in
the
world
for
a
bunch
of
people.
They
know
how
to
click
a
box.
They
know
how
to
nod.
They
know
how
to
feel
something,
and
then
we
could
pat
ourselves
in
the
back.
K
L
You
and
I
apologize
for
coming
in
late,
so
I
know
you
I'm
sure
I've
answered
this
before,
but
I
had
just
one
question
on
the
equity
and
inclusion
staff
for
the
Economic,
Development
Office
and
then
I
wanted
to
just
follow
up
on
councillor
Campbell's
line
of
questioning.
So
could
you
just
explain
again
sorry
I'm
sure
you
did
this
already?
What
is
this
position?
Is
it?
Is
it
multiple
positions
and
what
are
they
doing.
B
C
I
think
the
the
latter,
the
Department
of
the
cabinet,
is
undertaking
a
fair
amount
of
studies
around
disparity
economic
inclusion.
You
know
access
to
city
and
state
contracts.
This
this
position
would
help
coordinate
some
of
those
efforts.
Along
with
you
know,
other
aspects
of
I
would
say:
IB
2030
and
implementing
that
those
plans
to
ensure
that
all
development
and
economic
development
comes
within
an
inclusion
framework
and
sort
of
lens.
Okay,.
C
L
Sorry
Emma
did
you
know
looking
at
the
budgeted
amount
is
a
hundred
thousand
and
then
just
on
the
early
ed
seats.
So
I
just
would
love
to
understand
what
these
80
seats
are
because
I
heard
you
talk
about
a
1,500
seat
gap
which
I
would
dispute
and
I
would
also
dispute
that
it's
not
about
access.
It's
about
quality.
It's
it's
really
about
affordability,
so
we
have
I
mean
I.
Had
the
numbers
that
I'm
really
grateful.
That
bps
had
sent
to
me.
C
So
this
would
be
money
that
goes
to
bps
to
then
have
them
release
an
RFP
to
work
with
community-based
providers
to
fund
the
seats
and
then
to
bring
the
quality
of
the
programming
up
to
a
level
that
would
be
considered
a
quality
program
under
bps
standards.
So
a
bps
curriculum
with
bps
standards
for
UPK
I
can't
speak
to
the
the
three-year
olds,
but
we
can
certainly
follow
up
with
VPS
and
get
the
exact
details.
L
Mean
that's
what
people
are
paying
for
now,
I
think.
But
people
are
they're
moving
out
of
the
city
because
they
can't
afford
that
they're,
giving
up
other
things
that
they're
painful,
so
I,
just
I
dispute
that
characterization
in
general
that
it's
not
about
access,
because
when
you
couple
affordability
with
access,
it's
very
much
about
access
and
there
are
many
other
people
beyond
the
the
6,000.
So
you
know
because
that's
a
whole
separate
session
I
think
we'll
take
up
later,
but
just
on
the
80
seat.
L
C
C
L
C
So
it
works
similar
to
the
peg
grants
where
we
received
a
grant
from
the
federal
government
to
expand
I
think
it's
250
seats,
where
we
now
have
the
money
flow
through
VPS
and
they
worked
with
the
providers
to
expand
the
curriculum,
professional
development
and
then
they
pay
for
the
actual
seats
at
the
existing
sites.
They.
L
Pay
for
the
the
funding
page
with
the
seats
or
the
parents
pay
for
the
seats.
Okay,
I
would,
if
I
fall
up
separately,
but
I
would
just
really
want
one
more
level
of
detail
on
what
exactly
the
ATS
going
to
and
what
types
of
providers
and
this
and
that
okay
and
my
last
question
was
on
the
CCE
funding,
which
I
had
asked
about
less
and
was
there
any
other
clarity
about
what
that
will
go
to,
or
so.
C
We
had
about
I
think
it's
a
hundred
thousand,
maybe
ninety
nine
thousand
in
the
budget
for
environment,
to
hire
consultant
to
do
the
RFP
around
it.
So
that's
a
very
technical
RFP
that
has
to
go
out
for
the
CCE
aggregation
I
think
once
the
budget
is
adopted,
they'll
sort
of
finalize,
what
exactly
that
consultant
is
or
who
the
consultant
is
and
sort
of
what
the
scope
of
their
work
will
be.
So.
A
C
So
that
could
not
headstart
specifically,
but
the
combined
bps,
so
a
bps
seat
in
a
classroom
and
a
community-based
provider
is
about
7,500
total
access
seats
available.
So
if
you
were
to
max
out
every
contract,
the
amount
of
quality,
seats
and
I'll
put
that
in
very
loose
terms,
because,
but
would
be
both
bps
and
I.
Think
state
des
or
state
EC
has
a
definition
of
what
quality
is,
and
it
has
a
certain
curriculum
that
flows
into
when.
C
I
would
say:
Head
Start
is
one
of
the
programs,
that
is,
it
would
be
eligible
for
these
types
of
funding,
so
they
would
apply
for
it.
There
would
be
an
RFP
and
then
there'd
be
a
commitment
by
that
group
to
have
professional
development
and
curriculum
development,
and
then
this
funding
would
pay
for
that
specific
seat
in
a
community-based
program.
I'd
use
head
start
because
that's
a
a
well-known
community-based
type
program
right
right.
A
In
most
head
start
is
its
income
based,
so
they
are,
you
know
based
on
a
person's
income
and
the
ad.
So
let's
say
the
80
seats
go
to
head
start.
How
would
how
would
you
divvy
it
up
like?
Would
it
go
to
one
program
in
Austin
Brighton,
for
example-
probably
not
right
and
but
but
you
would
in
order
to
meet
your
definition
of
quality
you
would
they
would
have
to
improve
their
curriculum
and
all
the
standards
to
meet
quality.
A
C
Sort
of
it
I
think
the
exact
seats
and
where
they're
located
and
the
exact
type
of
programming
I
think
is
a
little
bit
to
be
determined.
They
were
essentially
similar
to
how
the
peg
grant
was
initially
released.
They
have
an
rfp
providers,
come
to
the
table
and
say
we're
interested
in
becoming
a
quality
provider,
or
we
want
a
quality
classroom
or
whatever
it
happens,
to
be,
and
then
sort
of
this.
This
city,
through
the
federal
government
in
this
case,
provides
the
funding
to
bring
up
the
curriculum
to
secure
the
seat.
C
So
it's
a
quality
seat
that
is
free
for
that
child
and
and
the
way
this
funding
work
could
be
very
similar,
is
over
the
summer.
They've
released
an
RFP
and
different
providers
would
come
to
the
table
and
say
I'm
interested
in
expanding
the
classroom.
Explain
expanding
you
know
existing
classroom
or
starting
a
new
one.
That
would
be
a
deemed
equality,
classroom
and
I
need
professional
development,
I
need
salary
compensation
to
increase,
and
then
the
cost
of
the
seat
would
be
paid
for
right
and.
E
You
a
couple
of
questions
on
the
recent
middle
of
the
Boston
Public
Schools
budget
and
I
know
as
part
of
the
initial
submission.
There's
a
policy
shift
and
goal
to
make
sure
that
no
school
has
less
than
0.5
nurse
in
each
of
their
buildings.
Do
you
know
if
any
school,
because
of
that
shift
in
policy
which
I
think
on
the
baseline
is
very
good,
but
how
many
schools
are
actually
losing
a
portion
of
a
nurse
to
get
to
that
0.5?
E
For
example,
two
schools
that
share
a
nurse
one
may
have
a
point
for
nurse,
and
one
may
have
a
point
6
nurse,
so
to
correct,
or
to
come
up
to
that
policy
of
a
point
5.
The
point
4
will
move
up
to
a
point
5,
but
then
the
point
6
moves
down
to
a
point.
5,
so
can
can
you
articulate
at
all
the
schools
that
will
be
losing
any
portion
of
a
nurse
I.
C
Can't
I
can't
articulate
that
and
I
can't
say
for
sure.
I
would
say
that
the
intent
of
the
investment
was
never
to
reduce
the
existing
nurses
in
existing
schools,
that
that
would
be
counterintuitive
to
what
we're
doing
I
think
it's
trying
to
bring
additional
resources
to
schools
that
don't
have
it.
So
if
there
is
0.4
and
0.6
I,
don't
think
the
intent
and
I
would
defer
to
bps
and
I
again.
I
would
want
to
circle
back
with
them.
C
E
Be
interested
in
that
information,
because
I
think
that
it
is
important
and
sometimes
things
happen
over
there
that
are
counterintuitive
and
then
on
the
rest
of
that
2.4
million
dollar
investment.
We
talk
about
the
additional
mental
health,
behavioral
health,
emotional,
health
support
services.
Can
you
tell
me
and
I
you've
said
it
but
I'd
like
you
to
say
it
again
for
me
that
these
will
all
be
student
facing
positions
so.
C
E
C
Sure,
like
any
fixed
asset
that
has
a
longer
life
in
a
few
years,
we
like
to
invest
in
it
on
the
capital
side,
I
think
as
a
testament
to
our
expanding
in
ability
to
fund
a
little
bit
more
freely.
What
the
investments
are.
It's
just
it's
an
eligible
capital
cost.
So
we
thought
in
order
to
maximize
the
investment
we
have
in
there,
it
makes
sense
to
put
it
on
the
capital
plan.
C
It
also
goes
hand
in
hand
with
a
lot
of
the
work
on
Bill,
VPS
and
facility
assessments
on
understanding
exactly
what
schools,
where
you
know
what
school
the
needs
are
sort
of
that
whole
bill.
Bps
unit
has
a
sort
of
expertise
in
the
needs
of
the
capital
needs
of
schools,
so
putting
it
in
the
capital
budget
makes
sense
financially,
but
then
also
operationally
and.
E
Right
I
do
I,
have
some
concerns.
I've
shared
this
with
the
operations
team
that
deals
with
school
security
of
some
concerns
about
the
process,
to
the
audit,
for
the
approximately
ten
thousand
doors
in
the
in
all
of
our
schools
and
the
RFP
process
to
have
all
of
those
doors
repaired
there
is
the
district
has
a
lack
of
information
so
that
I
don't
think
that
the
RFP
process
will
be
as
efficient
as
it
can
be
and
as
timely
as
it
should
be,
and
then
on
build
bps
again.
E
You
know,
we
know
what
the
investment
is
and
build
BPS.
We
don't
know
where
it's
gonna
end
up
and
that's
I
think
you
know
this
budget
process
has
only
demonstrated
that
further
that
we've
got
this
investment
that
we've
made,
but
we
don't
know
where
it's
going.
What
its
gonna
look
like,
never
mind
over
the
next
ten
years
over
the
next
few
years,
and
I
do
hesitate
to
support
a
build
BPS
fund
that
is
supporting
some
of
the
smaller
fixes,
I'm
talking
about
roofs
and
boilers
and
windows
that
we
do
regularly
and
should
do
regularly.
E
It
should
not
be
part
of
a
facilities
plan.
A
master
facilities
plan
when
we
think
about
that
investment
I
also
want
to
add
that
I
think
we
are
missing
some
opportunities
on
non-traditional
classroom
space,
our
parks
just
that
the
school
maybe
has
has
that
land
or
that
our
students
actively
use
and
then
also
the
use
of
some
outdoor
space,
whether
it
be
playgrounds,
and
we
talked
about
playgrounds
of
the
Community,
Preservation
Committee
and
the
funding
of
those
playgrounds
and
whether
or
not
that
money
was
appropriately
used
for
playgrounds.
E
E
Don't
know
how
far
I
want
to
go
into
this,
but
then,
last
and
not
least,
it
came
up
again
and
the
Boston
Police
Department
hearing
the
changes
in
criminal
justice
reform,
which
we
all
applaud
and
I
think
almost
all
of
us.
If
not
all
of
us
support,
we
haven't
seen
a
reflection
and
changes
that
are
happening
at
BPD.
That
crime
lab
in
particular,
is
gonna
need
to
change
the
way
it
does.
Business
does
not
have
the
adequate
staff
to
do
the
work
that's
mandated
in
the
in
the
new
legislation.
C
Either
supplemental
budget
or
budget
is
state
support
for
those
types
of
changes
and
I
think
that,
hopefully,
we'll
be
able
to
make
our
case
to
an
advocate
for
some
of
that
funding,
because
I
think
that
there's
a
it
runs
the
gamut
of
investments
in
local
police
departments,
but
then
also
other
criminal
justice
reform
issues
that
people
have
raised,
whether
it
be
parole
or
probation
and
I,
think,
hopefully,
that
the
state
took
that
into
account
when
they
passed
the
law
and
that
funding
will
flow
to
help
right-size.
Some
of
the
new
requirements.
F
C
The
k1
seats
is
that
there
is
a
demand
among
parents
and
folks
in
the
community
that
they
want
those
types
of
community
based
seats,
with
the
expectation
that
we
can
sort
of
have
additional
funding
flow
to
them.
That
would
increase
the
quality
and
get
them
into
a
VPS
curriculum
and
then
give
them
pathways
right
now.
C
F
What
how
we
identify
using
metrics
that
need
that
you're
talking
about
for
community
based
seats,
what
are
the
numbers
there
and
then,
if
those
80
seats
could
not
be
used
within
bps,
specifically
which
why
not
I
mean
which
ones
are
added?
Where
is
their
current
waiting
list
and
we
can't
add
because
of
capacity
or
we
can't
add,
because
of
resources
being
able
to
have
that
those
numbers
I
think
are
extremely
important.
F
This
is
something
that
people
were
talking
about
every
single
day
and
I
know
my
colleagues
as
well,
so
it
just
love
more
on
that
sooner
than
later
would
be
great,
going
quickly
to
the
bps
transportation
and
I've
been
talking
about
this
for
a
while,
I
mean
I
know
the
last
time
we
talked
on
the
RFI.
It
was
a
conversation
about
whether
or
not
that
can
happen.
Where
are
we
with
that?
I.
B
B
F
You
already
know
this,
but
the
question
I
guess
is
can't.
Are
we
able
to
do
that
or
we
as
far
as
I
I,
know
we're
not
legally
prohibited
from
doing
something
like
this?
We're
not
excluded
from
going
out
and
seeing
what's
out
there,
the
contract
as
far
as
I
know,
doesn't
prohibit
it.
So
I
guess
the
question
is:
can
we
do
this
as
a
way
of
looking
at
or
at
least
pulling
in
other
thoughts
and
ideas
around
what
we
can
do
in
terms
of
transportation,
I.
B
F
L
At
the
expense
of
doubling
or
quadrupling
down
at
this
point
on
that,
I
just
want
to
clarify
what
my
question
is
and
I
think
there
are
some
easy
things
to
get
out
of
the
way.
Just
I'm
just
confused
about
a
few
things
about
the
seats
so
by
universal
pre-k.
Do
you
mean
four-year-old
seats?
Yes,
just
k1
seats
a
wants
it.
L
So
the
30
to
90
is,
in
your
bullet
point
expanding
bringing
the
total
number
of
FY
19
high-quality
seats
to
30
to
90
yep.
So
of
that
I
mean
the
numbers
that
I
had
from
VPS
after
the
second.
The
first,
both
of
the
priority
rounds
were
done,
was
that
there
were
22
88
k1
seats
within
bps,
which
means
that
right
now
you
say:
there's
a
thousand
about
a
thousand
free
k1
community
seats
somewhere
yep,
okay
and
you're,
not
touching
three-year-old
seats
at
all.
With
this
budget.
C
L
L
C
L
L
Okay,
so
I
yeah
I
was
hoping
to
see
the
190
k0
number
go
down
or
go
up
rather
in
terms
of
number
of
seats,
but
that's
okay,
very
helpful
and
then
just
on
councillor
Campbell's
other
point
about
why
not
just
expand
all
at
bps
I
do
want
to
just
make
sure
that
in
all
the
talking
points,
it's
not
just
about
space
constraints.
It's
also
about
this
idea
that
immediately
putting
everyone
into
free,
bps
seats
would
totally
destabilize
his
community
providers.
L
That's
something
that
came
up
in
our
sessions
that
we
did,
that
the
community
providers
rely
on
the
tuitions,
whether
coming
from
VPS
or
a
grant,
or
from
parents
tuitions
of
three
and
four
and
five-year-olds,
or
three
and
four-year-olds
to
pay
for
the
infant
care,
because
it's
a
lot
more
expensive.
So
they
would
essentially
go
out
of
business
on
the
infant
side
if
they
didn't
have
the
toddler
tuition
coming
in
does
not
space
at
bps
the
same
we're.