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Dockets #0524-0531 - Fiscal Year 2022 Budget: Community Working Session
Held on April 26, 2021
A
B
A
Be
actually
yeah,
I
I
think
I
don't
know
the
order.
I've
got
says.
Brayden
and
flaherty
beat
you
too.
Oh.
D
A
Are
all
set
counselor
great
awesome?
In
that
case,
I
am
going
to
gavel
this
working
session
to
order
my
name
is
kenzie
bach,
I'm
a
distributed
city
counselor
and
also
the
ways
and
means
chair
for
the
boston
city,
council-
and
this
is
an
unusual
working
session.
A
It's
really
more
to
make
sure
that
we've
got
kind
of
a
guide
for
community
members
about
the
budget
and
the
budget
process
that
we're
providing
as
a
council
and
there's
an
opportunity
for
folks
to
hop
on
and
ask
questions.
So
that's
our
goal.
Today
the
working
session
is
being
recorded.
It's
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
city
council
dash
tv
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn,
channel
82
and
fios
channel
964.,
I'm
gonna.
A
Because
that's
really
what
today
is
about,
so
I'm
going
to
bracket
that
for
a
minute,
because
we
are
technically
in
a
formal
working
session.
I'll
still
say
that
today's
hearing
is
on
docket
zero,
five,
two
four
zero
five:
two,
which
is
orders
for
the
fy
22
operating
budget,
including
annual
appropriations
for
departmental
operations
for
the
school
department
and
for
other
post-employment
benefits.
A
Docket
0527-0528
ordered
for
capital
fund
transfer
appropriations
and
dockets
zero.
Five,
two
nine
two
zero
five:
three
one
orders
for
the
capital
budget,
including
loan
orders
and
lease
purchase
agreements,
but
the
focus
of
our
working
session
today
is
really
actually
what
all
of
that
means
and
and
how
we
can
help
community
members
dig
into
the
budget
process
and
make
your
voice
heard.
So
I
wanna
first
of
all,
just
thank
my
colleagues,
councillor
flynn,
councillor
braden,
councillor
flaherty
and
counselor
megia
for
being.
F
A
A
That's
really
kind
of
about
the
budget
process
ahead,
so
that
people
watching
at
home
can
understand
where
we
are
and
where
we're
going
and
how
you
can
get
involved.
And
then
we've
got
a
few
folks
who
have
who've
already
signed
up
to
bring
their
questions
about
the
budget.
But
if
you're
watching
this-
and
you
have
questions
about
the
budget-
whether
it's
like,
where
would
I
even
read
the
budget
or
I
was
reading.
A
On
this
page,
I
couldn't
figure
this
out
we'd
be
happy
to
answer
those
today.
So
if
you
haven't
already
signed
up
to
join
us
in
this
zoom,
you
can
do
that
by
emailing
ccc.wm,
that's
wms
and
ways
and
means
so
ccc.wm,
boston.gov
and
and
we'll
get
you
the
link
to
come,
join
us
in
the
middle
here
so
yeah.
This
is
very
much
an
experiment.
A
We,
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
we
really
appreciated
in
the
budget
process
last
year
was
the
number
of
community
members
who
engaged
and
learned
about
our
budget,
and
that
was
obviously
largely
last
year.
We
had
substantial
engagement
in
june,
and
so
what
we're
really
trying
to
do
is
create
a
space
for
people
to
get
in
and
make
their
voices
heard.
I'm
right
at
the
start
here
in
april.
So
that's
our
objective.
Today,
I'm
going
to
go
first
of
all
to
my
colleague,
councillor
flynn,
from
district
2.
G
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
council
block
and
thank
you
to
the
city,
council,
city,
council,
central
staff
as
well
for
the
tremendous
work
that
they're
doing
we're
proud
of
them.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
residents
of
boston
for
engaging
in
this
important
dialogue
about
the
budget.
It's
a
critical
part
of
city
government
and
I
was
in
chinatown
in
the
south
end
just
a
little
while
ago,
and
residents
were
asking
me
about
not
only
just
city
services
but
the
city
of
boston,
human
rights
commission,
as
it
relates
to
hate
crimes.
G
A
lot
of
people
were
talking
about
hate
crimes
against
the
asian
community.
So
I
wanted
to,
you
know,
acknowledge
that
there's
a
lot
of
work.
We
need
to
do
in
this
city
on
treating
each
other
fairly
with
respect
and
dignity,
and
that
includes
our
immigrant
neighbors
and
making
sure
that
they
have
a
voice
in
this
city
and
I'm
very
thankful
that
human
rights
is
being
being
supported
along
with
language
access,
immigrant
advancement,
certainly
our
schools.
G
But
having
said
that,
council
bloc,
thank
you
very
much
for
your
strong
leadership
and
dialogue
and
including
residents
across
the
city.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
flynn,
and
thank
you
for
being
such
a
stalwart
of
this
process.
I
know
I
know
I
can
count
on
you
to
be
tracking
it
all
the
way
along
all
right
next
up
by
counselor,
braden
and
then
council
clarity
and
then
counselor,
media,
counselor,
braden.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
also
to
all
your
your
staff
and
central
staff,
especially
this
is
a
huge
process.
H
It
is
a
marathon-
and
this
is
the
second
time
diving
into
the
city
budget
and
and
there's
a
lot
to
learn
and
a
lot
to
understand,
and
I
really
applaud
your
efforts
to
try
and
open
up
the
open
up
the
space
and
let
our
residents
in
boston
come
in
and
ask
questions
and
try
and
understand
how
our
revenue
is
generated
and
how
we
choose
to
spend
it.
H
I
feel
that
our
budget
is
a
a
statement
of
our
values
and
our
priorities,
and
I
really
think
a
really
robust
conversation
about
how
we
spend
our
money
is
is
essential
to
how
we
to
guiding
us
in
how
how
we
move
forward
as
a
city
and
a
community.
So
thank
you
so
much.
I
look
forward
to
hearing
comments
and
questions
from
the
public
this
afternoon
and
and
anyone
else.
So.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
also
for
your
incredible
leadership
as
our
chair
of
ways
and
means.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
braden,
all
right,
councillor,
flaherty.
I
Thank
you,
man
thank
you
staff
and
also
to
michelle
and
our
central
staff
for
for
their
work.
Obviously
in
advance,
as
we
just
start,
the
process
we're
leaning
on
them
heavily
in
the
in
the
weeks
ahead.
I
So
I'll
just
say,
obviously
the
more
folks
that
participate
in
the
budget
process
and
are
informed
the
better
the
process
and
the
budget
will
be,
and
just
reminding
folks
that
we're
in
a
representative,
government
and
they've
elected
us
to
be
the
fiscal
stewards
to
be
the
legislative
branch,
be
it
either
a
district
or,
in
my
instance,
an
at-large
counselor.
So
they
should
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
us.
We
work
for
them.
I
So
if
there's
something
that
they
don't
understand
about
the
budget
or
if
there
is
an
issue
or
they're
looking
for
a
way
to
sort
of
get
a
project,
that's
near
and
dear
to
them,
on
the
capitol
or
they're
frustrated
that
there
are
things
happening
in
their
community
or
in
our
city
that
they
feel
requires
or
needs
additional
funding
and
or
if
they've
identified.
Something
in
our
city
that
no
longer
works
or
has
outlived
its
usefulness
or
is
is
wasteful.
I
They
should
feel
free
to
bring
it
to
our
attention
as
their
elected
representatives
and
because
we'll
be
obviously
grinding
it
out
with
the
administration
over
the
over
the
weeks
ahead,
and
so
as
much
as
you
know,
they
have
the
ability
to
to
tune
in
and
and
ask
those
questions
you
know
they
may
want
to
engage
us
individually
as
well
as
district
at
large
council,
so
that
we
could
best
learn
the
issue
and
also
to
continue
to
advocate
for
their
concerns,
we're
not
always
going
to
bat
a
thousand
with
folks,
and
sometimes
the
process
takes
longer.
I
I
know
that
it
can
get
frustrating
to
folks
that
there's
an
issue
that's
near
and
dear
to
them.
They
want
it
on
the
forefront
and
it
may
take
a
little
while,
just
because
of
other
issues
or
pressing
issues
that
may
be
sort
of
in
the
funding
pipeline
ahead
of
them.
I
So
just
need
them
to
deal
with
it's
a
lot
like
the
cpa
process
where,
by,
if
you
don't
get,
you
know
that
project
and
that
first
round
of
funding,
you
know
you
gotta
continue
to
sort
of
stay
at
it
and
work
it
and,
and
eventually,
hopefully,
that
you'll
get
that
necessary
funding.
I
You'll
get
the
problem
solved
et
cetera,
so
again,
happy
to
be
a
part
of
the
process
again
and
look
forward
to
working
with
my
colleagues,
usgr,
obviously,
and
your
staff
and
central
staff
as
we
as
we
go
through
the
budget
process.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
I
you
know
in
many
ways
I
were
doing
this
community
working
session
today,
because
counselor
mejia
invited
me
to
come
and
talk
at
an
informal
zoom
that
she
did
about
the
budget
about
a
week
and
a
half
ago
two
weeks
ago,
and
I
thought
you
know
that's
something
that
we
should
actually
also
do
on
the
formal
sides
that
it
gets
broadcast
out
over
city
tv
and
it's
accessible
to
you
all,
but
she's
she's
been
a
leader
in
trying
to
make
the
process
accessible
for
everyone,
and
so
I'm
counseling
thanks
for
being
here.
J
She
knows
the
budget
like
nobody's
business
here,
so
we're
we're,
really
excited
and
grateful
for
your
leadership
and
how
intentional
you
have
been
to
making
sure
that
the
people
are
front
and
center
on
all
things
that
deal
with
the
budget,
and
so
this
is
their
money
and
their
budget,
and
so
their
experiences
should
lead
the
conversation,
and
I
look
forward
to
hearing
from
the
people
about
what
consciousness
they
have
and
how
to
possibly
answer
any
questions
that
that
we
can
and
so
again
just
wanted
to
to
thank
those
who
are
showing
up
to
have
their
voices
heard,
and
I
also
just
want
to
make
note
that
this
is
not
the
only
time
that
you'll
be
able
to
do
that.
J
I'm
going
to
assume
there'll
be
many
opportunities
for
the
community
to
weigh
in,
but
this
working
session
is
creating
a
formal
space,
as
councilor
bach
mentioned,
for
us
to
really
have
something
that
is
well
documented.
So
thank
you
for
those
who
are
going
to
participate
and
looking
forward
to
year,
two.
This
is
really
exciting.
Thank
you.
A
A
For
everybody
and
then
take
questions
that
folks
have
already
at
this
stage,
so
I
am
going
to
share
my
screen
for
a
minute
and
I'm
actually
going
to
use
a
presentation
that
I
did
for
counselor.
Mahia's
thing
is
my
screen
visible
to
folks
now.
A
We
can
see
it
all
right,
so
so
we're
in
the
city
budget
process.
A
Just
for
folks,
as
reference
april
14th,
the
budget
came
into
the
council,
and
now
this
mid-april
to
june
period,
where
we
hold
working
sessions
on
public
hearings
on
the
budget,
is
the
period
that
we're
in
right
now
and
in
fact
it
started
this
morning
with
an
overview
hearing.
So
if
you
want
to
go
see
about
an
hour
of
presentation
from
the
administration
about
this
year's
budget,
you
can
go
watch
the
10
a.m.
A
Hearing
that
we
had
today
and
now
right
now
we're
having
this
working
session
as
an
opportunity
to
just
present
about
this
and
take
people's
questions.
I
really
want
to
highlight
that
the
first
of
many
further
opportunities
for
public
testimony
is
this
wednesday
at
six:
we're
going
to
take
public
testimony
about
what
people
want
to
see
in
an
equitable
recovery,
specifically
through
city
funding,
including
the
federal
funds
that
are
coming
to
the
city,
so
that
that's
something
where,
if
you're
watching
this
at
home.
A
If
you
have
strong
feelings
about
what
city
programs
we
should
be
funding
or
what
economic
assistance
initiatives
we
should
be
setting
up
with
some
of
the
federal
dollars
we've
gotten,
we
would
love
to
have
you
come
and
speak
on
wednesday
april
28th
at
6
p.m,
obviously,
virtually
and
if
you're
watching
this
right
now
I'll
just
say
again,
you
can
email
ccc.wm
at
boston.gov
to
get
the
link
to
come,
join
us
in
our
conversation
right
now.
A
So
then
we
have
all
those
hearings
and
then
june
9th
the
city
council
votes
initially
on
the
budget.
The
budget
has
been
introduced
as
a
whole
bunch
of
dockets
there's
the
operating
funds,
which
are
basically
anything
that's
city
programs
that
you
would
think
of
that
you
know
has
to
be
refunded
every
year.
A
So
we
take
this
initial
vote
in
the
second
week
of
june
and
because
the
council
by
the
charter,
isn't
allowed
to
just
do
whatever
we
want
with
amendments
on
the
city
budget,
we're
not
allowed
to
add
things
to
the
city
budget.
What
traditionally
happens
is
that
the
council
will
vote
down
the
first
version
of
the
city
budget
so
that
the
administration
can
reintroduce
it
with
changes
that
reflect
the
conversation.
That's
happened
both
from
counselors
and
members
of
the
public.
So
that's
really.
A
The
goal
is
that
we
spend
these
six
weeks
really
kicking
the
tires
of
every
aspect
of
the
budget
and
saying
you
know
it
really
feels
like
we
need
more
funding
here
seems
like
too
much
over
here.
Give
us
more
details
on
this,
and
then
the
administration
is
able
to
come
back
with
a
new
budget
that
better
matches
the
sort
of
hopes
and
demands
of
the
city
and
the
council.
A
They
resubmit
that
budget
on
june
16th
or
june
23rd,
and
then
we
do
hearings
on
the
resubmission
and
and
then
the
deadline
for
us
to
vote
on
a
budget
for
the
coming
fiscal
year
is
june
30th,
which
is
a
wednesday
this
year,
and
it's
worth
noting
that
this
whole
process
works
such
that
we
take.
We
take
that
vote
in
late
june
and
it's
for
the
budget
that
begins
on
july
1st.
So
it's
right
up
against
the
deadline
of
the
new
fiscal
year.
That's
how
our
charter
sets
this
up.
A
It's
also
worth
noting
that
the
capital
budget
actually
has
to
be
voted.
Yes
on
twice:
that's
because
we're
going
to
borrow
money
to
fund
it,
and
so
the
idea
is
that
the
council
should
really
weigh
twice
the
question
of
borrowing
money
on
behalf
of
the
city,
and
so
often
we
will
vote
more
favorably
on
the
capital
budget
earlier
in
june,
so
that
we
can
then
vote
on
it
again
later
and
then,
as
I
said
july,
1st
a
new
fiscal
year
begins
so
council's
budgetary
powers.
A
The
council
is
able
to
accept,
reject
or
reduce
the
budget
and
we're
not
able
to
increase
funding
or
make
changes
to
most
department
line
items
if
you're
watching
at
home-
and
you
think
this
is
a
little
bit
limiting.
So
do
we
there's
a
back
and
forth
on
the
council
and
the
public
about
whether
we
should
have
different
budget
powers
but
but
where
it
stands
right
now
is
these
are
our
budget
powers
and
that's
why,
like
I
just
said
we
actually
have
to.
A
A
I
was
talking
about
this
a
second
ago,
but
the
capital
budget
is
funding
for
large
projects
or
investments
like
schools,
community
centers
parks,
streets,
bridges,
basically,
anything
physical,
anything
that
that
you'd
be
using
over
time
for
multiple
years
and
it's
funded
through
bonds,
which
are
debt
right
that
the
city
takes
out.
So
the
city
says
we're
going
to
build
these
big
infrastructure
things
up
front
and
then
we'll
spread
out
paying
for
it
over
a
long
period
of
time.
A
A
Of
debt
the
city
can
incur,
which
is
five
percent
of
the
assessed
value
of
taxable
property,
we're
well
below
that
limit,
there's
also
separately,
something
you
might
hear
about
the
debt
policy
limit,
which
is
that
you
know
if
we
say
we're
going
to
build
these
bridges
and
schools
and
stuff
up
front
and
then
we're
going
to
pay
for
it
over
time.
Well,
we
don't
want
the
bills
that
we're
building
up
over
time
to
be
so
much
every.
A
A
We're
never
going
to
be
above
out
of
every
hundred
dollars.
We
have.
Seven
of
those
dollars
are
being
used
to
spend
for
things
we've
already
built.
That's
an
official,
that's
not
a
requirement
on
the
city.
That's
a
limit.
The
city
places
on
itself,
we're
actually
well
under
it
as
a
city.
Right
now-
and
I
mentioned
this-
but
the
operating
budget
covers
day-to-day
expenses
for
city
departments,
includes
staff
equipment,
contractual
services,
supplies
materials,
anything
that
you
would.
F
A
Redo
every
year,
it's
that
and
the
lions
share
of
the
city
of
boston
budget
is
personnel
like
it's
you
know.
Are
it
really
is
true
that
city
workers
are
the
city
and
what
the
city
does
gets
done
by
them,
and
so
that's
the
that's.
F
A
Of
the
money
in
our
operating
budget,
technically
the
bps.
A
Budget
but
the
council
traditionally
votes
on
it
as
a
separate
docket.
That's
because
the
the
school's
budget,
the
detail
level
of
it,
has
to
be
approved
first
by
the
school
committee,
and
so
it
comes
through
them
to
us
and
then
what
we're
actually
authorizing
is
the
top
line
number
of
how
much
money
are
going
to
our
schools,
but
something
that
you'll
see
throughout
this
process
is
that
we
will
actually
have
eight
hearings
with
the
boston
public
schools,
where
we'll
be
digging
into
the
details
of
of
all
their
programs.
A
A
You
also
might
hear
about
a
mysterious
thing
called
opeb
and
about
our
pensions,
all
those
city
workers.
You
know
it's
important
to
us
and
it
has
been
historically
that
they'd
be
able
to
retire
with
dignity
and
live
their
old
age
with
dignity
and
health
care,
and
so
each
year
the
council
allocates
money
to
help
fully
fund
our
responsibility
to
pay
those
pensions,
like
practically
all
american
cities,
boston.
A
I
got
way
behind
on
funding
that
obligation,
so
it
had
promised
lots
of
pensions
to
its
workers,
which
it
wasn't
in
a
position
to
pay
for
fully,
and
so
the
cities
really
had
a
multi-year
plan
to
get
that
obligation
fully
funded,
which
is
really
important
and
right
now
it's
projected
to
be
fully
funded
by
2027,
so
the
city
puts
money
every
year
into
making
that
the
case,
then,
once
the
city
finishes
getting
catching
up
to
speed
with
pensions.
It's
got.
A
A
A
And
that's
basically
us
saying:
look
we're
putting
some
money
away
towards
this
and
as
soon
as
we
finish,
funding
all
our
pensions,
we're
going
to
focus
on
that
full
time,
open
pensions.
This
is
not
the
kind
of
exciting
part
of
the
budget.
It's
not
the
new
department
stuff,
it's
not
the
capital
budget,
the
new!
You
know,
physical
objects
in
the
landscape,
but
it
takes
up
a
significant
part
of
the
city
budget.
So
it's
worth
knowing
about
it
and
then
you
may
see
in
the
budget
process.
These
things
call
revolving
funds.
A
They
each
have
their
own
docket,
so
they're.
One
of
the
reasons
that
I
have
to
read
a
lot
of
words
at
the
start
of
each
budget.
Hearing
revolving
funds
are
basically
where
a
department
takes
in
money
for
some
kind
of
operation
and
then
spends
that
money
on
that
operation.
So
an
example
would
be
the
strand
theater,
which
the
city
operates
in
dorchester
like
it
would
be
like.
A
A
So
we
have
a
bunch
of
those
across
different
city
departments,
but
they
need.
They
do
need
council
scrutiny
so
that
they
don't
turn
into
kind
of
slush
funds,
or
you
don't
have
money,
that's
just
sitting
there
for
years
and
years,
and
so
because
of
that
every
year
we
authorize
the
limits
on
those.
So
if
you
hear
about
revolving
funds,
that's
what
they
are.
They
aren't
really
the
main
heft
of
the
budget,
but
they're
worth
knowing
about
throughout
this
budget
process.
We're
gonna
have
lots
of
opportunities,
like
I
said,
for
people
to
testify.
A
One
of
them
is
testify,
live
via
zoom
and
there's
actually
a
an
fy
22
budget.
Testimony
sign
up
sheet
ignore
that
part
by
going
live
tomorrow.
It's
already
live
and
you
can
go
find
that
at.
A
Www.Boston.Gov
budget
dash
testify
that'll,
take
you
there,
but
I'll
also
throw
it
up
in
a
minute.
So
you
can
see
the
site,
but
if
you
can't
find
that
if
you
email
us
at
ccc.wm
boston.gov
we'll
get
you
the
form
to
sign
up
that
gets
you
the
link
you
can
be
in
the
zoom
with
us.
Ask
your
questions.
Make
your
comments.
That's
a
major
part
of
this
process
since
we're
still
stuck
virtually.
A
You
know
it
is
a
shame
that
we're
not
able
to
be
together
in
person,
but
it
has
also
enabled
a
lot
of
people
to
get
involved
which
we've
appreciated.
The
other
thing.
F
A
Do
if
you're
like
well
the
department
hearing
that
I
really
care
about
is
while
I'm
in
the
middle
of
the
workday
is
you
can
actually
make
a
video
and
upload
it
to
our
website
and
then
we
will
actually
play
it
in
the
hearing
at
the
end
of
the
hearing.
We
do.
We
need
it
48
hours
ahead,
so
we
can
string
them
together
for
the
end
of
the
hearing.
A
But
that
is
something
we
can
do
at
the
end
of
any
department
hearing
or
the
general
public
testimony
here
and
then
your
other
option
is
to
provide
written
testimony
via
email
and
that's
that
that's
that
email,
again
ccc.wm
boston.gov
and
so
yeah
we'd
love
to
we'd
love
to
have
you
do
any
of
those
things,
write,
join
us
or
send
a
video
and
yeah,
and
we
we
have
a
pretty
extensive
budget
calendar.
A
We've
got
about
35
hearings
and
working
sessions
scheduled
right
now
and
we'll
be
scheduling
more
as
the
need
arises,
but
but
we're
definitely
hoping
for
your
involvement
and
collaboration
throughout.
So
these
are
a
few
things
you
can
do
to
get
involved.
So
you
can
read
the
budget
book
which,
as
it
says
here
you
can
find
if
you
search
boston,
fy
22
city
budget,
I'm
also
going
to
show
it
to
you
in
a
second.
You
can
review
the
budget
calendar
to
learn
about
when
the
council
is
holding
hearings,
that
interest.
F
A
I
want
to
briefly
show
folks
a
few
of
those
sites
that
I
mentioned,
so
the
city's
budget
books
can
be
found
at
this
website
which
you
can
get
to
by
going
to
budget.boston.gov,
and
it's
got
lots
of
information
about
the
budget.
Lots
of
things
you
can
click
through
the
budget
office
has
done
a
lot
of
work
to
put
different
kind
of
infographics
and
stuff
up
here.
A
There's
a
place
over
here
that
says,
get
the
data
and
view
pdfs
of
the
budget
books.
So
if
you
click
through
there
well
at
the
moment,
my
internet,
I
guess,
is
slow
but
it'll.
Take
you
to
the
budget
books
and
and
the
same
thing.
If
you
click
get
the
data
you'll
actually
get
to
a
whole
portal
with
lots
of
spreadsheets.
So
if
you
are
a
spreadsheet
person,
this
is
a
great
place
to
go
play
with
things.
A
There's
a
different
set
of
spreadsheets
that
are
up
on
the
vps
website
that
are
also
really
great
in
the
sense
of
being
really
manipulatable.
So
if
you
have
a
question,
this
is
a
good
place
to
go.
These
are
the
books.
I
clicked
that
link
a
second
ago,
basically
there's
a
there's,
a
whole
breakdown
of
subsections
of
the
books.
A
The
books
are
three
physical
volumes
the
counselors
have,
but
if
you're
interested
in
a
particular
department,
you
can
just
click
on
the
name
of
the
department
and
go
read
about
its
budget
there
and
the
capital
budgets
for
each
department
is
included
in
that
as
well.
A
A
This
takes
you
to
the
budget,
testify
so
boston.gov
slash
budget
us
testify
site.
We
have
which
will
tell
you
all
these
ways
that
you
can
submit
a
video
write
to
us
or
come
testify,
live
and
sign
up
to
be
here
with
us.
So
so
I
just
wanted
to
you
know
put
on
on
the
video
record
all
these
things
that
people
would
know
a
bit
about
the
ways
to
formally
get.
A
In
the
process
and
yeah,
and
then
I
guess
the
last
thing
to
say
is
just
you
know
the,
but
the
city
budget,
it's
big
and
it
can
seem
kind
of
like
intimidating
and,
like
I
mentioned
there,
there's
like
three
books
to
put
it
all
in,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
just
money
that
we're
spending
on
things
right,
and
so
it's
pretty
simple
in
the
sense
of
like
counselor
braden
said
what
are
we
prioritizing
and
then
and
then
like?
A
What
are
we
actually
putting
into
place
in
terms
of
staff
materials
operations
to
actually
get
stuff
done?
And
so
those
are
questions
that
I
think
we
on
the
council
all
here.
Are
we
hear
our
constituents
asking
all
the
time
and
we
want
you
to
come
into
the
process
and
ask
those
questions,
so
I
think
I'm
gonna
go
to.
I
know
sarah's
with
us,
sarah,
there.
A
You
are
great,
so
so
I'll
go
to
you
to
you
for
your
question
and
then
I'll
say
again
that
if
you're
watching
this-
and
you
want
to
come
into
the
zoom
and
ask
us
your
questions,
you
can
email,
ccc.wm,
boston.gov
and
we'll
get
you
the
link.
So.
C
Go
ahead.
Sarah,
thank
you.
You
would
think
I'd
know
the
basics
of
the
budget
after
many
years
of
doing
this,
but
I
have
a
particular
question
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
asking
the
city.
I
know
you
talked
last
year
about
starting
something
like
a
conservation
corps.
Don't
know
if
that's
in
the
cards
this
year-
and
I
don't
know
if
you'll
be
able
to
see
this
there's-
there
are
crumbling
stone
walls,
probably
everywhere
in
the
city.
C
This
is
one
in
particular
between
jamaica,
pond
and
parkman
drive
as
as
heading
outbound,
and
it's
been
crumbling,
we've
been
told,
oh
put
it
in
as
a
3-1-1
call,
it
doesn't
hasn't
gotten
fixed.
Now,
it's
worse,
I
don't
know
if
it's
a
see,
the
cpa
thought
it
didn't
rise
to
the
level
of
one
of
their
projects,
and
so
I
I
don't
know
like
what
would
be
the
best
way
to
try
to
ask
for
something
like
that.
A
Yeah
so
well,
I
think
there's
a
few
different
ways
to
ask
for
something
like
that,
and
actually
this
might.
F
A
You
know
this
is
probably
helpful
to
folks
at
home
too,
like
so
one
way
is
to
push
for
you
know
a
specific
capital
improvement
to
be
committed
to
right
at
a
particular
intersection.
So
like
there
right,
you've
got
a
wall,
so
then
it's
you
know
asking
the
district
counselor
and
the
at-large
counselors
hey.
Could
you
really
tell
the
city?
This
is
a
priority
and
it's
showing
up
at
the.
Where
is
what
kind
of
land
is
the
wall
on.
C
Well,
that
particular
one,
I
think,
must
be
city
it's
between
it's
funny,
because
dcr
is
parkman.
Drive
is
dcr,
but
I
think
the
wall
might
be
considered.
City
prince
street
is
city,
so
it
gets
a
little
muddy.
I'm
not
answering
clearly
because
I
don't
know
for
sure,
but.
A
It
would
be
no
no
and
that's
good,
because
often
that
comes
up
is
like
the
places
we
care
about
in
the
city.
We
don't
always
know
whether
it's
public
works
is
land
or
park,
says
land
or
someone
else's
right.
So
but,
let's
just
say
it's
sitting
on
city
land,
so
one
thing
would
be
to
push
hey.
This
wall
needs
to
get
repaired.
A
Another
thing
that
often
you'll
see
as
counselors
doing
in
the
process
and
that
it's
really
helpful
when
people
advocate
in
the
process
is
for
just
like
more
funds
for
a
whole
program
of
improvements
right.
So
so,
for
instance,
I
see
counselor
flynn
on
the
screen
with
me.
Like
you
know,
counselor
flynn-
and
I
and
many
of
our
colleagues
on
the
council
are
big
advocates
for
vision,
zero,
pedestrian
improvements
right
and
it's
like.
A
Right
and
that
that
has
often
been
a
sort
of
focus
of
this
council
is
like
what
are
the
things
that
we're
just
hearing
from
people
need
to
happen
more
all
around
the
city
and
a
tangible
example
of
that
last
year
was
that
we
got
the
funding
for
planting
trees
around
the
city
doubled
because
everybody
was
hearing
like
about
the
desire
to
have
trees
planted.
So
I
always
think
that
that's
a
good
way
to
push
too,
and
it
lets
us
be
in
community
with
lots
of
people
across
the
city.
A
But
but
you
know
it's
always
a
balance
between
those
particular
places
in
the
general
on
the
green
jobs
thing
I
just
wanted
to
mention.
As
you
said,
I've
been
pushing
for
a
conservation
core
others
have
as
well.
There
is
a
million
dollars
in
this
budget
for
a
green
jobs
program,
which
I
think
has
yet
to
take
definition,
and
that's
one
of
the
things
we're
going
to
ask
environment
about
at
the
hearing
on
the
10th
of
may,
but
definitely
something
where
I
think
the
council
will
be
really.
A
A
So
that's
that's
a
little
bit
and
I
think
that
would
be
another
place
right
where,
as
we
talk
about
what
do
we
want
those
folks
to
do,
we
can
think
about
what
are
the
types
of
projects
like
we've
talked
about.
We've
talked
about
urban
forestry,
we've
talked
about
making
bioswales
green
infrastructure
all
kinds
of
things,
but
but
that's
got
to
be
part
of
the
conversation.
C
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
was
going
to
say
I
don't
know
if
the
city
employs
a
mason
or
would
this
all
be
contracted
out
like
it's,
and
you
don't
have
to
answer
that.
But
it's
like.
I
want
to
ask
in
an
articulate
way
and
I
like
the
idea
of
not
one
particular
location
but
oh
whoops,
pardon
yeah.
Thank
you
so
I'll
try
to
put
together
a
coherent
request.
F
A
Say
that
it's
one
of
the
things
I
know
that
counselor
flaherty
has
mentioned
to
me
before,
is
wanting
more
of
those
types
of
things
to
be
something
that
we
can
do
in-house
instead
of
contracted
out,
like
I
know,
he's
brought
up
the
idea
of
not
having
us
have
to
hire
somebody
to
prune
trees
but
have
more
of
a
tree
greening
operation,
and
so
there's.
A
In
the
council
and
hey,
we
should
have
a
mason
on
staff.
You
know
same
way,
we
have
an
arborist,
but
but
I
don't
know
the
details
about
what
we
do
have
within
the
public
works
world.
Counselor
flynn
did
you
want
to
say
something
I
just.
I
saw
you
up
a
minute
ago.
G
A
Thanks
council
clinton
and
counselor
asapi
george,
you
joined
us
after
I
let
everybody
say
a
word
I
just
we're.
You
know
this
was
mainly
aimed
at
kind
of
putting
on
the
record
how
people
can
get
involved
in
the
process
and
taking
questions.
The
extent
folks
have
them,
but
I
did
want
to
give
you
a
chance.
You
wanted
to
say
anything.
D
A
Okay,
great
awesome
great.
Well,
I
think
I
know
we've
got
a
few
folks
signed
up,
but
who
aren't
yet
on
the
zoo,
so
I
I'm
just
gonna,
I'm
gonna
check
in
on
that
for
a
minute.
So
I'll
probably
just
call
a
quick
recess
to
this.
Unless,
before
I
do
that,
just
if,
while
we're
here
any
counselors
have
like
process
or
other
questions
that
we
should
answer
while
we're
waiting.
G
Yeah
counselor
book,
just
maybe
just
give
us
a
quick
rundown
if
residents
do
want
to
send
an
email
about
some
priority
that
they
have
in
their
particular
neighborhood.
What's
the
best
thing
that
they
should
do
in
terms
of
reaching
out
reaching
out
to
us
with
their
with
their
priorities,.
A
Folders
and
our
our
central
council
staff
is
doing
a
great
job
of
like
keeping
track
of
all
those
things
and
making
sure
they're
associated
with
the
right
departments
so
that
we
can
so
that
we
can
like
have
all
counselors,
be
able
to
review
that.
So
I
would
say
to
folks
you
know
it's
always
worth
it
to
cc
your
district
counselor
just
so.
They
know
that
you're
writing.
F
A
G
And
and
council
block
I
have,
I
have
one
final
question:
what
impact
does
so,
what
impact
is
a
letter
or
an
email
have
when
it
goes
to
central
staff
about
the
budget?
What
type
of
priority
does
the
mayor's
office
give?
A
Yeah,
so
I
think
that
I
think
that
well,
one
thing
I
would
say
is
if
you
have
a
burning
thing
about
the
budget
that
you're
feeling
now
right,
like
you
see
something
in
the
city
that
you
don't
think
is
being
funded
the
way
it
is,
I
would.
A
We
bring
the
things
that
we're
hearing
from
our
constituents
into
the
room,
but
I
think
that
you
know
when
one
or
five
or
10
or
100
people
write
about
something
that
helps
raise
the
temperature
it
helps
us
say
you
know
this
is
a
real
priority
because
of
course
the
reality.
E
A
The
budget
is
that
you
know,
on
the
one
hand,
so
much
money
and,
on
the
other
hand,
it's
not
nearly
enough
money
for
any
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
do
so
I
mean
I
certainly.
I
certainly
feel
like
the
the
questions
that
I
see
counselors
asking
and
the
things
I
see
them
demanding
from
the
administration
tend
to
reflect
what
people
have
reached
out
about.
A
So
I
think
it
definitely
seems
like
people
reaching
out
makes
a
real
impact
there,
but
I
do
think
it
helps
to
do
it
earlier
rather
than
later,
and
that's
actually,
why
we're
having
the
the
hearing
on
what
people
want
to
see
in
a
in
sort
of
a
just
recovery
and
where
they
want
to
see
our
priorities
with
the
economic
recovery
money?
That's
that's.
Why
we're
having
it
as
early
as
wednesday.
F
A
A
The
the
council's,
like
pressure,
is
all
focused
on
the
version
of
the
budget.
The
administration
is
going
to
resubmit,
and
so
definitely
you
know
which,
as
which,
as
I
said
on
that
slide
right-
it's
either
june
16th
or
june
23rd,
depending
on
what
they
decide
to
do
so.
A
Certainly
over
over
may
and
june,
it's
it's
never
too
late
to
get
your
voice
heard.
But
if
there's
a
priority
you
should
be
letting
us
know,
don't
don't
keep
it
to
yourself.
G
That's
a
that's
a
great
answer,
council
book.
Thank
you
for
thank
you
for
that.
I
just
had
a
a
meeting,
a
civic
meeting
with
neighborhood
leaders
in
south
boston,
specifically
on
what
they
would
like
to
see
in
the
budget,
and
I
have
another
meeting
scheduled
in
the
south
end
in
chinatown,
but
just
as,
as
you
stated
perfectly,
the
voice
of
residents
in
this
budget
process
does
matter.
It
is
important
and
you
know
if
someone's
reaching
out
to
us.
G
J
Yes,
just
for
just
for
those
who
are
tuning
in
it
would
be
helpful.
I
know
that
we've
gotten
some
requests
for
capital,
you
know
projects
or
at
a
park
or
things
like
that
and
I've
always
you
know,
we've
learned
to
just
always
defer
to
the
district
councilor
and
that
we
would
definitely
be
in
support
of
it.
J
So
if
you
could
just
kind
of
help
set
the
stage
for
for
district,
specific
things
and
then
kind
of
like
the
role
that
at
large
counselors
can
play,
that
would
help
set
the
stage
and
expectations
for
a
lot
of
folks,
because
you
know
every
every
every
office
runs
independently.
If
you
will
right,
even
though
we're
a
body
of
13,
we
all
function
differently
and
have
different
things
that
we
are
advocating
for.
J
So
if
you
could
just
kind
of
help,
explain
that
and
then
I
also
want
to
manage
everyone's
expectations
around
yes,
we
are
here
to
listen
to
the
voices
of
the
people
and
all
the
things
that
they're
fighting
for,
but
there
are
going
to
be
times
and,
and
we've
seen
in
previous
advocacy
efforts
that
some
of
the
things
that
folks
were
fighting
for
in
terms
of
more
youth
jobs
and-
and
you
know,
and
mental
health
wellness
and
things
of
that
nature.
J
We
kind
of
fell
short
on
in
some
of
those
things,
but
nonetheless
their
voices
were
hurt
right.
So
if
you
could
kind
of
like
just
help
manage
people's
expectations
that
just
because
they
send
us
10,
000
emails
doesn't
necessarily
mean
that
we're
all
going
to
fall
in
line
and
and
and
do
just
that,
just
because
I
feel
like
I
don't
want
people
to
have
that
unmet
expectation
that
everything
that
they're
fighting
for
they're
going
to
get,
because
that
is
not
the
case.
A
Thank
you
thanks
counselor
yeah,
on
both
those
points
so
on
the
first
one
yeah
I
think.
So,
if
people
have
you
know,
if
you've
got
a
park,
a
playground,
a
library,
etc
that
you,
you
know,
you
think,
really
needs
attention
and
prioritization.
A
Definitely
it's
it's
good
if
you
could
bring
that
to
the
attention
of
the
district
counselor.
So
the
way
the
council
works
is
that
the
city's
divided
into
nine
districts
and
nine
of
us
each
have
a
district,
and
then
there
are
four
additional
councillors
who
cover
the
whole
city.
A
So
councillor,
mahia
is
one
of
them
as
our
counselors
wu,
flaherty
and
asapi
george,
and
I
think
the
at-large
counselors
can
and
often
do
support
on
asks
for
those
capital
improvements,
but
it's
definitely
something
where
you
want
to
make
sure
that
your
district
counselor
is
also
aware
of
it,
and
I
think
it's
worth
noting
for
people.
You
know
part
of
the
part
of
like
it's
sort
of
interesting
right.
A
It
is
because
you
know
over
on
this
other
part
of
the
neighborhood
there's
another
thing
that
people
have
been
organizing
around
for
several
years
and
it's
finally
happening
this
year
right
and
so
it's
like
one
of
the
challenges,
I
think
of
our
role
is
trying
to
be
a
good
filter
for
all
of
the
things
that
you
see,
that
need
work
around
the
city
and
then
also
trying
to
to
put
them
in
some
kind
of
order
in
a
fair
way,
and
so
each
of
our
departments
will
have
a
prioritization
list
right.
A
So
they'll,
they'll
they'll
have
a
list.
That's
like!
Oh
well.
This
library
needs
a
refresh
nobody's
touched
it
for
a
long
time,
or
you
know
this
park's
falling
apart,
etc.
But
the
reality
is,
there
are
things
that
reshape
those
priorities.
So,
for
instance,
if
you
know
we
have
a
bunch
of
unsafe
incidents
somewhere
and
we're
like.
A
Oh
no
there's
you
know
we
need
some
real
lighting
and
safety
improvements
here
or
you
know
something
starts
to
fall
fall
apart
or
oh
there's
an
opportunity
to
bring
a
really
critical
program
if,
if
we
can
fit
out
the
space
right,
so
what's
what's
tough
about
about
the
capital
list?
A
Is
it's
it's
an
internal
like
reprioritization
effort
and
it's
our
job
as
district
counselors
to
make
sure
that
none
of
our
like
none
of
the
neighborhoods
we
represent,
are
getting
left
behind
and
it's
it's
a
delicate
balance
between
being
responsive
and
also
making
sure
that
we
don't
only
improve
things
for
the
loudest
voice
in
the
room
right
because
you
could
have
somebody
in-
and
you
know.
A
Have
a
an
immigrant
neighborhood
with
a
bunch
of
folks
who,
who
are
relatively
new
to
boston
and
are
deeply
involved
in
really
hard
work
and
all
kinds
of
things
and
like
don't
know
how
to
come,
join
this
process.
We're
trying
to
think
about
ways
to
make
this
process
more
welcoming
to
everybody.
A
But
one
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
make
sure
is
that
you
don't
have
to
be
the
squeaky
wheel
to
get
great
service
in
the
city
of
boston.
Right,
like
you
like.
We
it's
a
fine
line,
because
we
want
to
invite
you
into
this
process
and
also
we
want
to
say
that,
even
if
you
don't
know
about
this
process,
we're
going
to
make
your
streets
safe,
we're
going
to
make
your
parks
good
we're
going
to
make
your
playgrounds
good
we're
going
to
invest
in
your
schools
right.
A
So
it's
a
kind
of
balancing
act
and
I
think
that's
important
to
counselor
media's
point
for
people
to
keep
in
mind,
because
we
all
see
the
city
just
through
our
set
of
eyes,
and
so
part
of
the
job
of
the
budget
process
is
to
even
it
out
across
sort
of
like
all
these
different
perspectives
that
are
at
play.
A
And
but
that
said,
we
have
to
have
the
public
input
opportunity,
because
there's
lots
of
things
someone
might
not
see
like
if
you're,
the
only
one
who
sees
that
that
wall
is
crumpling
down
like
you
need
to
tell
the
city
and
the
city
needs
to
re-prioritize
on
the
basis
of
it.
So
that's
the
that's.
The
balancing
act,
we're
trying
to
strike
and
that's
to
counselor
mahia's
point
you
know.
A
One
thing
that's
frustrating
is
that
we
can't
we
can't
generally
like
grow
the
revenue
in
the
city
of
boston,
councilor
flynn's
actually
pushed
hard
on
this.
You
know
thinking
about
ways
that
we
could
get
new
revenue
and
thinking
about
places
where
the
state
should
give
us
more
opportunities
to
raise
revenues
so
that
we're
not
as
dependent
on
property
tax
as
we
are.
A
But
we
end
up
sort
of
stuck
with
the
same
top
line
number,
so
one
of
the
challenges
with
the
budget
is
that
an
increase
anywhere
is
a
decrease
somewhere
and
all
of
our
services
feel
urgent
and
we're
and
we're
trying
to
do
well
by
all
of
them,
and
so
that's
also
one
of
the
reasons
why
sometimes
it
feels
like
things
are
incremental
when
we
change
them
in
the
budget.
A
The
other
reason
things
are
incremental
is
because
of
what
I
mentioned
before,
which
is
that
90
of
like
the
city's
budget,
well,
the
operating
budget
that
number's
not
exact,
it's
rough,
but
most
of
the
city's
operating
budget
is
personnel
right.
So
if
you
want
to
really
grow
a
whole
department,
you're
going
to
need
to
over
a
series
of
years
hire
people.
If
you
were
going
to
reduce
the
department,
you
would
need
over
a
series
of
years
to
have
attrition
right
so
because
these
are
real
human
lives.
Who
are
our
city?
A
Workers
like
I
said
who
the
city
is
built
on?
There
is
something
incremental
to
changing
kind
of
department
budgets,
and
so
that's
part
of
what
drives
that
too.
I
do
want
to
slightly
correct
the
record
councilor
mejia
on
the
youth
jobs
front.
We
got
it
to
an
all-time
record
last
year
in
terms
of
the
number
of
jobs
going
from
3
300
to
5
000
for
the
city
and
getting
to
the
1000
year-round
jobs.
A
But
my
only
point
is
like
there
was
strong
advocacy
for
youth
jobs
last
year
and
we
got
a
lot
more
youth
jobs
and
also,
I
think
that
advocacy
is
part
of
the
reason
why
you
see
the
proposed
budget
like
not
reducing
those
jobs,
because
when
those
jobs
were
initially
put
in,
they
were
paid
for
largely
with
cares,
act
money
and
the
assumption
was
that
they
were
a
one-time
pandemic
search
and
what's
being
proposed
in
this
budget
is
that
they
are
not
a
pandemic
surge
they're,
a
they're,
a
permanent
thing,
and
that
doesn't
mean
that
we
don't
want
to
grow
them
more
from
that
base.
A
Between
like
recognizing
that
in
any
given
budget
process,
we
don't
necessarily
get
all
the
things
that
we
want
or
ask
for,
and
also
recognizing
that
like,
but
advocacy
that
people
do
does
matter.
And
if
you
didn't
do
it,
we
would
end
up
in
a
different
place
and
it
wouldn't
be
as
good
of
a
place.
So
I
just
want
to
hold
those
two
things
in
tension.
A
I
think
I've
got
I've
got
paige
in
so
I'm
going
to
go
to
page
next.
E
A
Yeah,
so
so,
obviously,
this
is
a
big
topic
of
discussion
last
year
and
I
think
will
be
again
this
year.
You
know
one
of
the
places
one
of
the.
So
this
is
what
I
think
there
are
there's
a
couple
of
things
that
I
certainly
have
learned
as
a
new
counselor
over
the
past
year
about
the
police
budget,
which
I
think
could
inform
any
advocacy.
A
One
is
that
when
we
talk
about
about
cutting
that
budget
and
especially
cutting
the
like
overtime
budget,
which
was
sort
of
the
focus
last
year,
there
needs
to
be
a
an
analysis
of
how
not
just
how
much,
because
very
frustratingly,
like
the
council,
cut
12
million
dollars
from
that
budget
last
year,
and
that
cut
was
not
realized.
And
it's
because
our
police
budget
is
allowed
to
run
over
its
allocation
amount
with
overtime,
and
it
did
so.
A
I
guess
one
suggestion
I
would
have
for
for
you
as
an
advocate
would
be
not
just
sort
of
like
having
a
target
number
but
really
saying
like
what
are
the
changes
that
were
what
are
the
changes
that
were
that
we're
pushing,
for
that
would
make
a
difference.
A
The
other
thing
is,
I
think,
being
real
about
about
what
the
alternatives
are
because-
and
I
think
I
will
say-
I'm
I'm
intrigued
and
also
like
interested
in
finding
out
a
lot
more
detail
about
the
the
administration's
put
a
1.75
million
dollar
pilot
funding
program
in
actually
at
the
health
and
human
services
side
for
some
kind
of
alternative
response
pilot
like
like
what
they
run
in
in
washington
in
eugene,
oregon
and
denver,
and
we're
going
to
be
really
interested
in
learning
about
that.
A
So
I
think,
like
the
idea
of
of
really
talking
concretely
about
what
alternative
response
looks
like
and
how
you
how
you
stand,
something
up
that
can
actually
like
serve
some
of
that
need
and
the
calls
that
we
get
like
you
know.
Obviously
it's
a
it's.
A
A
nightmare
for
everybody
if
a
9-1-1
call
goes
unanswered
so
having
that,
like
alternative
affirmative
thing,
I
think,
is
really
important,
so
I
think
you
know
there's
an
opening
there
in
the
1.75
there's
also,
I
think
the
department
and
everyone
acknowledges
that
there
were
some
really
concerning
trends
in
the
overtime
this
year.
A
A
and
that's
driving
a
bunch
of
that
cost,
and
so
the
administration
says
that
they're
going
to
make
some
changes
to
try
to
bring
that
number
down
we're
going
to
dig
in
more
on
that
but
yeah.
I
guess
I
guess
those
are
the
the
things
that
I
would
say
is
like
the
more
we
talk
about
like
operationalizing
it
like
what
does
that
change
look
like
on
the
ground
and
how,
if
you
want
to
see
alternatives
like
what
do
those
alternatives?
A
Look
like
institutionally,
because
it's
easier
to
to
shift
funding
into
something
else
constructive,
then,
to
sort
of
talk
about
reducing
it
without
without
that
path
forward?
That
seems
to
be
that's
just
my
two
cents
on
how
it
like
the
conversations
have
seemed
to
evolve
and
I'll
just
say.
Personally,
I'm
very
frustrated.
I
think
my
whole
job
as
the
ways
and
means
chair
is
to
hold
departments
to
account
for
their
budgets
and
the
police
department
is
allowed
to
run
over
its
budget,
which
I
will
just
say
as
a
counselor
doing.
E
Great,
thank
you.
May
I
ask
you
a
second
question
absolutely
so
you
mentioned
that
personnel
is
one
of
the
largest
expenditures
across
departments.
Is
this
audited
in
any
way?
So,
for
example,
do
we
know
if
there
are
inequities
between
like
similar
types
of
jobs
in
different
departments,
if
they're
in
equities
by
race,
gender
et
cetera,.
A
So
that's
a
good
question.
Paige
we
so
most
of
that
personnel
is
governed
by
collective
bargaining
agreements
and
part
of
what
that
means
is
that
you
typically
would
see
equity
across
grades
within
those
collective
bargaining
units
like
if
you're.
If
you're
doing
you
know,
you're
an
arborist
and
I'm
an
arborist.
We
both
work
for
the
parks
department
under
the
same
deal
like
we're.
A
Gonna
get
the
same
deal,
but
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
has
happened
over
time
in
the
city
is
that
the
different
collective
bargaining
units
that
had
different
degrees
of
bargaining
power
at
different
times-
and
so
you
definitely
see
situations.
A
I
mean
I'm
on
the
record,
saying
that
I
think
our
the
our
civilian
departments
have
not
received
the
same
increases
in
compensation
that
our
sworn
departments
like
police
and
fire
have,
and
that
I
think
that
that's
an
equity
problem
and-
and
I
don't
know
it's
a
it's-
a
great
question,
because
I
don't
actually
know
that
we
have
like
the
type
of
overall
analysis
that
often
folks
now
do
in
big
businesses
right
the
kind
of
question
of
like
well.
What's
your
average
female
worker
making
or
like
what
it?
A
What
is
the
racial
equity
of
your
pay
scales?
Look
like
I
don't!
I
haven't
personally
seen
that
data
across
the
city,
so
I
think
that's
a
great
thing
for
us
to
ask
more
about
in
this
process.
A
I
know
that
we
have
asked
departments
to
talk
about
the
like
racial
and
gender,
skew
of
their
leadership
in
the
past.
That's
something
that's
in
the
request
for
information
that
the
council
sends
over
to
the
department,
so
we
will
have
some
more
tangible
details
on
that,
but
I
don't
think
that
the
overall
analysis
of
that
it
might
be
something
that
our
hr
department
has,
but
I
don't
think
it's
something
that's
been
presented
to
the
council.
A
Well,
if
it
comes
back
to
you,
please
feel
free
and
yeah.
I
mean
I
think,
that's
it's
something
that
the
council
is
thinking
a
lot
about
is
like
how
do
you
it's
one
thing
to
govern,
just
the
subject
of
what
your
dollars
are
being
spent
on,
but
it's
another
then
to
also
think
about
like
the
way
we
spend
our
dollars
like
you're,
making
the
point
right
of
like
who
we.
F
A
And
how
and
and
like
what
the
scales
are,
can
affect
some
of
like
our
core
goals,
about
economic,
empowerment
and
economic
justice,
and
it's
the
same
thing
with
procurement,
which
has
obviously
been
a
really
public
conversation
in
the
city.
A
G
No,
I
I
I
I
enjoy
listening
to
the
residents
they're,
asking
informative
questions
and
talking
about
what
their
priorities
are
and
it's
important
that
their
voices
are
heard
and
it's
important
that
you
know
that
they're
part
of
the
discussion
as
well.
So
I
don't.
I
don't,
have
any
questions
I
just
like
listening
to
the
the
residents
across
the
city.
Great.
Thank
you.
A
Yeah
and,
like
I
said,
we're,
we're
gonna
have
a
big
hearing
on
this
front
on
wednesday
at
six,
so
we're
definitely
hoping
hoping
to
get
a
bunch
of
folks
to
come
to
that
paige
and
and
counselor
mejia.
I
think
both
of
your
blue
hands
are
up
from
before,
but
just
in
case
either
of
you
raised
them
because
you
had
another
thing,
you
wanted
to
say.
E
Obviously,
we
want
our
city
employees
to
be
paid
livable
wages
and
to
have
benefit
packages
and
things
along
those
lines
that
allow
them
to
live,
happy,
healthy
lives
and
also
I'm
wondering
about
in
those
instances
where
there
have
been
kind
of
created
inequities
if
that
were
to
be
discovered,
what
if
any
action
is
able
to
be
taken
to
kind
of
balance.
The
field
again.
A
Well,
it's
actually
it's
a
good
question
and
you
know
I
think,
as
a
matter
of
policy.
A
The
city
of
boston
has
a
really
interesting
opportunity
right
now,
because
all
of
its
contracts
are
basically
up
so,
like
almost
all
of
the
city's
departments
had
their
contracts
expire
on
june
30th
of
last
year,
and
none
of
them
have
been
resolved
since
then,
and
then
I
think
fire,
I
think
I
think,
expires
at
the
end
of
june
of
this
year
and
the
bps
ones
in
sometime
in
the
middle
of
august
of
this
year.
So
I
think,
basically
we're
in
a
situation
where
you
know
by
september.
A
Probably
all
of
the
city
workforce's
contracts
will
be
up,
which
you
know
is
a
little
bit
of
a
it's
a
level
of
crazy
situation
for
our
office
of
labor
relations
to
be
in.
But,
conversely,
to
your
point
like
it
also
creates
a
moment
to
sort
of
ask
you
know
what
what
are
the
core
sort
of
like
equity
and
employment
goals
of
the
city
and
are?
Is
there
anything
that
we
should
be
ensuring
across
the
board
you
know
within
within?
A
Of
course,
the
I
think
that's
constrained
by
the
fact
that
you
know
collective
bargaining
agreements,
they're
hard
won
and
they
often
the
other
tricky
thing.
Paige
about
that
and
there's
a
couple
tricky
things.
One
is
that
at
the
council,
we
don't
get
to
sit
in
any
of
those
negotiations
like
we
just
approve
up
or
down
contracts
as
they
come
to
us.
A
A
Do
with
what
they
prioritized
at
the
bargaining
table.
So
that
is
a
difficult
thing,
because
it
it
didn't
exactly
come
out
of
out
of
a
difference
in
treatment.
It
came
out
of
a
sort
of
difference
in
unit
prioritization,
and
you
know
this
is
a
city
where
we
definitely
like
very
much
respect
the
collective
bargaining
process
and
the
prop
and
the
possibility
for
workers
to
articulate.
E
A
Their
own
goals-
and
so
so
that's
a
tricky
thing,
but
I
don't
think
that
prevents
the
city
from
having
a
bit
of
a
like
rule
of
thumb.
Sense
of
like
hey.
Does
it
feel
as
though
what
people
are
getting
paid
across
the
board
for
work
on
behalf
of
the
people
of
boston
is
equitable?
I
think
those
are
good
questions
to
ask.
A
All
right
anything
else,
if
nobody
else
has
anything,
then
I
think,
because
we
still
have
a
couple
of
people
who
are
going
to
come,
join
us
who
have
not
that
what
I'll
probably
do
is
is
recess
the
hearing
and
just
all
hold
here
for
a
little
bit
so
that
if
people
are
running
late,
they
have
an
opportunity
to
jump
in
and
ask
their
questions,
but
but
we'll
I
won't
hold
everybody
else.
Sarah,
I
see
you're
back
on
the
screen.
Do
you
have
a
follow-up.
A
Great
awesome:
well
thanks
for
coming
with
us,
if
you're
watching
this
after
the
fact,
what
I
want
to
say
is:
as
I've
mentioned,
there
are
lots
of
opportunities
to
do
public
testimony,
but
if
what
you
have
is
a
question
about
the
budget,
how
it
works
where
you
should
look
for
things
etc,
please
also
feel
free
to
send
those
to
us
so
ccc.wm
boston.gov,
you
can
see
me
I'm
kenzie,
bach
kmzie.bok
blossom.gov,
because
this
working
session
we
wanted
to
put
this
kind
of
explanation
of
the
budget
and
open
forum
kind
of
out
in
the
formal
space.
A
But
it
is
not
the
end
of
that
opportunity.
So
so
just
reach
out
it's
your
budget
and
and
otherwise
we'll
see
you
along
the
way.
A
So
with
that,
I'm
gonna
recess
the
hearing
and
I
think
I'll
I'll
hold
it
open
until
5
30..
So
so
again,
others
should
feel
free
to
go.
I
will
hang
out
and
if
somebody
comes
catch
their
questions
and
then
at
5
30,
if
we
haven't
enjoyed
by
anybody
we'll
adjourn.
So
thank
you
so
much.
A
All
right,
candace,
we've
gotten
to
5
30..
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
to
counselors
flynn
media
for
sticking
around
since
we
haven't
had
any
further
folks,
I'm
going
to
thank
people
again
for
coming.
I
just
say
that
this
is
the
beginning
of
our
process
and
we're
gonna
have
public
testimony
after
every
hearing.
So
please,
the
members
of
public
come
along,
make
your
voice
heard
reach
out
to
your
counselors,
and
with
that
we
will
adjourn
this
working
session.