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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on June 27, 2017
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Dockets #0908-0911- FY18Budget: Administration & Finance- Budget Resubmit
A
Day,
June
27:
we
are
here
regarding
dockets,
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and
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all
related
to
the
fiscal
year.
18
budget,
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nine,
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message
in
order
for
annual
appropriation
and
tax
order
for
fiscal
year,
2018:
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nine,
zero,
nine
message
in
order
for
annual
appropriation
for
the
school
department
for
fiscal
year,
2018,
zero,
nine
one
zero
message
and
order
approving
an
appropriation
of
40
million
dollars
to
the
other
post-employment
benefits
liability.
A
Trust
fund
established
under
Section
20
of
Massachusetts
General
Laws
chapter
32,
B,
zero,
nine
one,
one
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
appropriate
the
amount
of
$1,000,000
from
the
city's
capital
grant
fund
in
order
to
increase
Boston's
vision,
zero
capital
program,
investments
in
fiscal
year,
2018
to
4.1
million.
This
funding,
which
will
expand
our
neighborhood
slow
streets
program,
is
part
of
the
city's
comprehensive
investment
in
speak
safety.
A
I
am
joined
in
order
of
their
appearance
to
my
left,
councillor
Tim
McCarthy
to
my
right,
councillor,
Tito
Jackson
to
my
far
left
councillor
Aneesa
sabi,
George,
councillor,
Michelle,
woo,
councillor,
Michael,
Flaherty
and
councillor
Sal.
La
mattina
like
to
remind
folks
that
this
is
a
public
hearing
and
is
both
being
broadcast
and
recorded
on
Comcast
channel
8
and
our
CN
channel
82,
as
well
as
streamed
at
Boston
gov
backslash
city
council
TV.
A
A
B
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
members
of
the
council,
as
was
stated,
my
name
is
David
Sweeney
and
I'm,
the
chief
of
administration,
finance
for
the
city
and
joined
by
the
budget
director
for
OPM
Katie
hammer
and
we're
pleased
to
present
on
the
mayor's
FY
18
resubmitted
budget.
We're
pleased
to
be
back
here
after
2
months
presenting
what
we
believe
to
be
an
improved
budget
recommendation
for
mayor
Walsh
budget
makes
thoughtful
sustainable
investment
in
high-priority
areas
such
as
schools,
Public,
Safety
and
transportation
in
other
areas
that
improve
quality
of
life
in
the
city.
B
As
you
know,
we
began
soliciting
feedback
early
in
the
winter
and
that
process
continued
right
up
until
summertime
and
the
conversations
through
the
robust
City
Council
hearing
process
have
improved
our
FY
18
recommendations.
They
now
include
more
resources
for
a
greater
transportation
safety,
mental
health
quality
of
life
and
youth
development.
B
Remarkably,
in
the
last
four
years,
state
aid
education,
aid
to
Boston
is
actually
declined,
and,
despite
this,
the
city's
annual
investment
is
increased
by
two
hundred
and
seven
million
dollars.
This
is
remarkable,
made
possible
only
by
diligence
and
eliminating
over
sixty
million
dollars
in
annual
cost.
B
Additionally,
BPS
now
has
a
structure
in
place
to
make
informed
long-term
focus
responsible
decisions,
as
well
as
a
plan
to
spend
1
billion
dollars
on
school
facilities
in
the
next
decade,
and
while
education
is
the
city's
largest
and
most
significant
investment,
it's
not
the
only
one.
Nearly
every
area,
recovery,
services
parks,
neighborhood
services,
fire
police,
Public,
Works
transportation,
arts
to
name
a
few-
have
experienced
unprecedented
investment.
B
We've
also
prepared
for
the
settlement
of
nearly
all
of
the
city's
collective
bargaining
agreements.
This
year
the
administration
continues
to
support
policies
that
ad
revenue
and
eliminate
less
impactful.
Spending,
as
this
is
the
only
way
many
investments
desired
by
Boston's
residents
will
be
possible.
B
Diligent
efforts
to
control
spending
and
identify
savings
in
support
for
Boston's,
uniquely
strong
development,
climate
offset
rising,
fixed
cost
pressure
and
state
aid.
Uncertainty
to
support
to
support
the
responsible
and
robust
investment
plan
we
presented
in
April
with
the
modifications
that
will
outline
here
today
with
that
we
have
a
very
brief
PowerPoint
presentation.
That
outlines
gives
a
very
high-level
overview
of
where
we're
proposing
to
spend
the
city's
3.1
five
billion
dollars
in
fiscal
year.
A
B
B
Obviously,
FY
17
and
FY
18
are
we're
experiencing
the
two
largest
new
growth
years
in
the
city's
history
and
the
second
largest
source
here.
State
aid
is
now
down
to
14%
of
our
revenue,
where
it
was
once
nearly
a
third
about
a
decade
and
a
half
ago
we
rely
on
over
four
hundred
forty
million
dollars
still,
though,
in
state
aid
in
building
this
budget,
but
notably
that's
that's
50
million
dollars
less
than
we
were
receiving
in
fiscal
year
2008
about
a
decade
ago,
in
terms
of
what
changed
since
April.
B
As
you
can
see,
we
are
now
projecting
an
additional
three
million
dollars
in
property
tax
revenue
on
the
top
line
and
an
additional
3.1
million
dollars
in
excise
revenue
as
a
result
of
short
term
rental
revenue
that
we
now
project
to
come
in.
If
state
legislation
goes
through
this
legislative
session.
So
that's
this
sort
of
Airbnb
type
revenues
in
terms
of
spending
again
forty
percent
of
city
spending.
In
the
three
point,
one
five
billion
dollar
budget
is
on
education.
B
That's
one
point:
two:
five
billion
between
Boston
Public
Schools
in
our
charter,
school
assessment
about
19%
or
over
six
hundred
million
is
being
spent
on
public
safety
between
pensions
and
other
fixed
costs,
we're
spending
over
550
million
or
nine
point
nine
percent
and
seven
percent
nine
percent
respectively.
In
those
two
categories.
B
Health
insurance
on
the
city
side
alone,
accounts
for
8%
of
the
budget
over
two
hundred
million
dollars
and
then
about
and
then
the
city's
other
40
or
so
departments
splits
about
two
hundred
fifty
million
dollars
in
appropriations,
streets,
meaning
public
safety
and
training,
Public,
Works
and
Transport
BTD
transportation.
We
propose
to
spend
about
150
million
dollars
and
then
public
health
is
now
about
80
million
dollars
in
City
appropriations.
C
We
are
extremely
proud
of
our
investment
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools.
This
budget
includes
a
projected
forty
million
dollar
increase
for
Boston
Public
Schools.
The
total
appropriation
is
a
projected
to
be
1
billion.
81
million
after
collective
bargaining
agreements
are
negotiated.
We
are
especially
proud
of
our
investment
in
extended
learning
time-
writing
14
million
dollars
to
give
15,000
kindergarten
through
eighth
grade
students
120
more
hours
of
learning
time.
C
This
budget
also
includes
strategic
investments
in
students
experiencing
homelessness
and
excellence
for
all
to
close
opportunity
and
achievement
gap.
Bps
is
also
maintaining
their
weighted
student
funding
formula
in
this
budget.
Over
the
past
year,
BPS
completed
a
long-term
financial
plan
we're
starting
to
see
a
payoff
with
efficiencies.
In
this
proposal,
this
budget
also
reflects
a
new
approach
to
budgeting
with
a
multi-year
lens.
C
Spending
on
schools
is
projected
to
rise
by
almost
4
percent.
Even
before
collective
bargaining
reserves
are
used,
that's
a
25
million
dollar
increase.
This
budget
also
reflects
the
feedback.
The
bps
heard
through
their
school
committee
process
BPS,
is
providing
lower
performing
schools,
a
wide
range
of
differentiated
supports,
which
total
16
million
and
thanks
to
that
feedback
during
the
school
committee
process.
This
budget
includes
a
new
1.25
million
dollar
reserve.
That's
focused
on
supporting
level
three
four
and
five
schools
that
are
losing
enrollment.
C
We're
really
pleased
that
we're
able
to
do
this
in
the
resubmission
so
through
city
score,
we
saw
an
increase
in
the
number
of
graffiti.
The
requests
for
graffiti
Buster's
we're
also
finding
that
we're
struggling
to
meet
the
goals
that
we've
set
out
at
with
the
current
level
of
staffing
and
so
we're
adding
two
additional
staff
to
make
sure
that
our
neighborhoods
stay
clean.
C
The
budgets
resubmission
doubles
the
capacity
of
the
mobile
sharp
team
to
pick
up
more
and
properly
discard
it
discarded
hypodermic
needles.
The
current
mobile
sharps
team
covers
every
neighborhood
in
Boston,
and
additional
staff
will
allow
us
to
really
meet
the
needs
of
those
hardest
hit.
Neighborhoods
in
2016
alone,
20,000
needles
were
collected
by
the
team.
C
We
will
also
be
adding
five
building
inspectors
that
will
add
capacity
to
meet
the
growing
demands
for
commercial
and
residential
inspection.
We
are
looking
forward
to
this,
resulting
in
a
reduction
of
inspection,
wait
times
for
residents
and
developers
alike.
This
investment
will
help
us
promote
the
environment
in
which
both
small
business
can
grow
and
the
housing
supply
can
increase
safely.
C
Finally,
we
will
be
adding
two
more
yard
waste
pickups
next
summer
to
help
meet
residence
needs.
We're
also
really
excited
by
our
wide
range
of
investments.
Envision
zero.
In
2015,
we
joined
the
international
vision,
zero
effort,
which
is
committed
to
reducing
serious
crashes
and
eliminating
fatalities
from
our
streets.
In
this
budget,
we
are
showing
our
continued
commitment
to
vision,
zero,
specifically
in
this
resubmission
we're
adding
a
million
dollars
from
the
parking
meter
fund
to
expand
our
neighborhood
slow
streets
program.
Last
year
we
implemented
two
of
these
interventions.
C
With
this
additional
funding
in
FY
18,
we
will
launch
five
flow-flow
Street
projects
with
your
with
your
some
support
of
this
resubmission
order.
This
complements
what
we're
already
doing
within
this
budget,
like
adding
new
radar
sign
boards,
redesigning
high
crash
corridors
and
intersections
and
implementing
a
citywide
program
to
bring
crosswalks
bike
lanes
and
other
lane
markings
into
a
state
of
good
repair.
C
Aside
from
our
additional
increase
that
that's
additional
$1,000,000,
the
Capitol
plan
already
includes
projects
that
contribute
towards
building
a
low-stress
bike
network
in
Boston.
This
is
consistent
with
the
goals
of
go
Boston
2030,
so
we're
seeing
in
places
like
Beacon
Street
in
the
Back
Bay
connect
to
start
Boston
and
North
End
and
Dudley
square
and
Roxbury
projects
which
are
extending
additional
lane
separated
bike
lanes.
It's
also
improving
safety
for
motorcyclists,
I'm,
sorry,
motorists
and
cyclists.
C
We
will
also
be
adding
increasing
the
number
of
bike
racks
in
Boston
by
almost
10%
we're,
adding
180
new
bike
racks
and
repairing
about
60
bike
racks
in
FY
18
to
meet
the
needs
of
implementing
these
additional
slow
streets
program
and
build
the
low
stress
bike
bike
network
that
we
heard
is
so
is
so
needed
in
the
city.
We
are
adding
additional
capacity
in
our
transportation
department,
we'll
have
additional
capacity
for
transportation,
engineering
and
community
outreach
to
make
sure
these
vision,
zero
priorities
can
be
met.
C
Finally,
the
budget
resubmission
adds
some
additional
health
and
safety
investments
as
well.
We're
excited
that
we'll
be
adding
four
new
mental
health
clinicians
to
Co
respond
with
BPD
officers.
This
is
many
of
you
are
have
told
us
your
interest
in
the
best
program.
The
Boston
emergency
services
team,
which
is
a
mobile
psychiatric
crisis,
came
staffed
by
mastered
level
cognition
clinicians,
with
these
additional
clinicians,
the
they
will
be
able
to
meet
the
needs
of
all
the
districts
across
the
city.
C
With
the
with
the
two
Cornish
dedicated
clinicians
that
we
have
now
more
than
500
people
were
divert
from
arrest
to
mental
health
resources
in
2000.
Between
August
2011
and
the
end
of
2016,
in
addition,
this
budget
resubmission
includes
a
new
pilot
youth
development
grant
program
which
will
go
along
with
many
of
the
programs
that
we
already
have
the
Shannon
grants,
the
ssy
I
and
the
summer
jobs
program.
C
Finally,
we
want
to
thank
the
council
for
your
work
with
us
over
the
past
few
months
to
provide
feedback
on
the
budget.
Thanks
to
the
savings
that
we
were
able
to
achieve
achieved
through
strong
fiscal
management,
we
were
able
to
provide
further
investment
in
quality
services
across
the
city,
we're
pleased
that
we're
able
to
preserve
and
expand
our
offerings
to
our
most
vulnerable
residents,
we're
also
investing
deeply
in
education
to
close
opportunity
and
achievement
gaps.
C
We're
especially
pleased
with
our
investment
in
extended
learning
time
for
15,000
more
students,
we're
also
continuing
the
savings
initiatives
that
we
launched
over
in
over
the
past
several
years,
including
positional
elimination,
overtime
reduction
targets
and
other
saving
measures
that
were
recently
recognized
by
our
rating
agencies.
We're
also
addressing
our
long-term
obligations.
Our
pension
debt
service
and
output
have
obligations
are.
We
are
finally
very
pleased
that
we
will
be
implementing
new
revenue
initiatives
to
mechanize
maximize
local
receipt
revenue
in
FY
18.
All
of
these
discipline
financial
practices
position
us
to
manage
through
signing
of
federal
instability.
A
Thank
you
for
your
work
with
us
through
this
process
as
well
and
I
know
you
started
early
this
year
actually
before
you
actually
put
the
budget
together,
which
is
kind
of
a
departure
from
past
practices
and
I
think
it's
reflective
of
where
we
are
today
I'm,
going
to
defer
my
time
and
recognize
councillor
Tim
McCarthy.
Thank.
D
D
Clearly,
the
administration
was
listening,
I've
been
working
with
walk,
rosin,
Dale,
Matapan
food
and
fitness
really
all
three
of
my
main
streets
in
Mattapan,
Rossdale
and
hai
park,
and
my
partners
in
bike
boston,
and
they
were
very
happy
about
the
the
resubmission
of
the
million
to
continue
that
that
program,
division
zero
and
get
us
there
quicker
than
originally
planned,
and
I
thank
you
for
that.
Inspectional
services,
adding
building
instructors
and
the
resident
for
residential
inspections
are
very,
very
important.
D
We
get
a
lot
of
complaints
where
people
want
to
stay
in
boss
into
building
additions,
but
they're
trying
to
line
up
their
contractors,
and
if
the
plumber
is
ready
to
go
and
there's
no
plumbing
inspector,
then
all
of
a
sudden
the
wall
guy
gets
but
behind
the
electrician
gets
put
behind,
and
it's
really
important
for
us
to
make
sure
that
that
happens.
I
know
that
code
enforcement
is
now
in
public
works,
but
I
would
suggest
that
we
up
the
code
enforcement
team
and
I
talked
about
this
at
the
the
original
hearing.
D
Simply
quote,
you
know
some
of
the
issues
that
we're
having
trouble
addressing
our
noise
complaints
and
an
unsightly
or
unkept
homes.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
teeth
in
that,
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
I
plan
on
working
with
my
colleagues
here
in
the
council
to
to
address,
but
we
do
have
some
houses
that
are
falling
into
disrepair
and
in
nice,
neighborhoods
and
everybody's
kind
of
pointing
the
finger
at
them.
D
The
computers
won't
load
up.
Things
like
that
and
I
know
that
we're
going
to
go
to
an
online
or
Wi-Fi
base
testing,
and
it's
going
to
be
a
complete
cluster.
If,
if
our
technology
isn't
to
where
they,
you
know,
expect
it
to
be
and
I
know,
bps
told
me
that
they
expect
it
to
be
where
it
needs
to
be,
but
I
really
like
that,
make
sure
we
keep
an
eye
on
that.
D
D
You
know
lanes
where
I
mean
spaces
where
cars
could
be
so
we
certainly
need
to
take
a
peek
at
that
plus
the
fact
that
I
have
like
300
buses
in
readville,
which
I've
never
been
happy
about,
but
that's
a
whole
nother
issue.
So
I'll
pass
my
time
now
and
wait
for
the
second
round.
Thank
you.
Help
eject.
F
C
So
the
the
best
program
is
about
two
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
dollars
and
the
way
that
the
best
program
works
is
that
they
use
clinicians
from
BMC.
Currently,
the
police
department
will
be
looking
at
potentially
doing
a
procurement
to
get
clinic
the
clinicians
from
the
best
places
to
make
sure
that
we
can
quickly
meet
the
needs.
So
it'll
it'll
be
similar
to
how
the
grant
program
works.
Now
we
will
use
clinicians
from
partner
hospitals
to
support
this,
and
so.
C
The
current
clinicians
are
focused
in
five
districts,
including
b
2
b,
3
d,
4
c
6
and
C
11
during
the
evening
shift
of
3:00
to
11:00
p.m.
in
speaking
with
the
police
department.
They
believe
this
will
enable
them
to
cover
the
remaining
six
six
to
six
districts
of
the
city
and
potentially
provide
weekend
coverage
as
well.
They
are
working
through
that.
F
But
I'm,
sorry
just
thank
you
for
that.
Investment
I
think
that
it's
an
incredible
opportunity,
as
you
know,
councilor
Pressley
and
I
held
a
hearing
on
this,
just
because
we
recognized
citywide
the
importance
of
having
clinicians
to
really
you
know
just
bring
people
to
a
different
place.
They
don't
need
incarceration.
They
need
services
so
that
we're
able
to
provide
those
additional
resources
for
the
residents
of
the
city,
Boston
I,
think,
will
be
an
incredible
addition
and
very
helpful
to
those
that
are
suffering
a
mental
health
crisis
as
opposed
to
needing
a
criminal
intervention.
Thank
you.
F
H
You
mr.
chairman,
and
thank
you
again
team
great
to
see
so
many
of
the
areas
that
were
brought
up
throughout
the
the
Ways
and
Means
process
addressed
in
the
recent
middle
I
want
to
just
to
start
to
make
sure
I
understand
big
picture.
So
I
know
in
the
the
PowerPoint
there
was
six
point:
1
million
dollars
additional
revenue
identified
in
the
docket
in
the
comparison
of
the
two
dockets
that
we
have
I'm,
only
it's
four
million
a
little
over
four
million
dollars
difference
so.
C
Some
some
of
the
additional
funding
is
in
so
there's
there's
two
places
that
are
moving
in
our
fixed
costs
that
don't
show
up
in
the
in
the
docket,
so
our
pension
costs
are
increasing
by
3
million.
Our
pension
line
specifically
is
increasing
by
3
million,
we're
also
achieving
additional
1.1
million
in
savings
from
lower
cost
of
borrowing
in
our
debt
service,
and
we
have
an
additional
$100,000
cost
in
the
Suffolk
County
Sherriff
line,
which
is
related
to
that
pension
cost
increase
I
mentioned,
and
so.
H
C
H
Great
so
I
know
I
know
my
colleagues
are
going
to
get
in
more
details
on
some
of
the
areas
I'm
interested
in
so
I'll
just
focus
on
the
transportation
piece
for
now.
Thank
you
for
being
very
responsive,
and
even
after
the
million
dollar
capital
increase
in
adding
more
staff
capacity,
as
well
as
the
ability
to
increase
a
bike
rack.
So
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
staff
and
and
how
many
people
what
their
role
will
be?
Yes,.
C
So
we
have
a
we're,
adding
a
new
transportation
engineer
that
will
speaking
with
the
Transportation
Department
and
wanting
to
make
sure
that
we
meet
the
vision,
zero
requirements
in
needs.
That
was
the
area
they
felt
they
would
be
the
most
impactful
and
adding
an
additional
employee.
In
addition,
we
have
an
existing
outreach
position
that
was
vacant
and
we
are
working
with
that
Job
Description,
to
make
sure
that
it's
focused
on
vision,
zero
outreach
as
well.
So
there
will
be
additional
community
outreach
from
that
position
as
well.
How.
H
H
C
Believe
so
or
vision
digits
the
there's.
You
know
the
four
point:
1
million
dollar
vision,
zero
line
and
then,
in
addition,
all
of
our
capital
projects
incorporate
of
most
of
our
capital
projects,
incorporate
vision,
zero
elements,
and
so
they
may
be
working
on
those
capital
projects
as
well
that
are
aligned
with
vision.
I
C
H
So
so,
obviously
it
was
70,
total,
add,
and/or,
replace
and
now
it'll
be
180,
but
it
will
be
240,
add
and
replace
back
great
and
are
we
at
we're
still
at
estimating
five
neighborhood
SLO
streets
programs
with
the
additional
capital
line?
That's
correct,
they'll
be
launched
in
FY
18,
okay,
great
and
you
know
just
want
to
make
sure
that,
with
this
great
new
investment
that
the
process
piece
also
is
fully
fully
recognizes.
C
Know
this
is
an
issue,
the
quite
a
bit
of
importance
to
you
and
in
talking
with
Chris
Osgood,
a
chief
of
street,
we
talked
through
ways
that
he
could
better
incorporate
the
vision,
zero
task
force
and
use
it
that
existing
task
force
to
bring
in
in
front
of
them
the
the
major
capital
project
to
show
how
and
get
feedback
from
them
through
that
process,
as
well
as
the
community
processes
we'd
have
on
those
major
capital
projects.
Great.
J
Yes,
Thank
You
mr.
chairman,
just
wanted
to
speak
to
the
resubmission
and
how
it
pertains
to
police
and
fire
staffing
levels,
particularly
on
the
police
side.
We're
going
to
be
looking
at
a
couple:
real
big
classes
that
will
be
coming
up
for
retirement
and
I'm,
not
quite
sure
we're
going
to
be
able
to
keep
pace
through
attrition
if
we
don't
either
a
increase
the
size
of
our
classes
or
be
put
more
classes
on,
and
also
want
to
speak
to
the
fact
that
we
should
be
putting
police
and
fire
classes
on
at
the
same
time.
J
So
we
don't
have
the
leapfrogging
that
we've
been
seeing
taking
a
you,
know
very
valuable
and
precious
seats
on
either
the
police
or
the
fire
academy
class
size.
That
would
normally
go
to
someone
that
wants
to
serve
in
that
capacity
and
they
sort
of
play
and
gain
the
system
until
they
find
out
they
get
the
next
post
guide.
So
you
can
I.
C
Give
you
thoughts
on
that,
so
this
year,
we'll
have
we're
planning
on.
We
at
this
point
are
planning
on
having
a
hundred
recruits
start,
which
is
the
largest
class
that
we've
had.
We
are
also
right
now,
as
we
speak.
Our
analyst
is
working
with
the
police
department
to
look
at
the
retirements
that
we're
seeing
and
make
sure
that
that
is.
J
J
Of
memory
serves
me
correctly:
I
want
to
say
that
this
was
this
three
classes
right
in
a
row
that
were
100
bus
recruits
and
they're
all
coming
up
to
retirement,
so
that
puts
us
in
sort
of
a
300
to
325
person,
category
of
retirements.
That
may
happen
in
conjunction
with
sort
of
just
regular,
attrition,
retirements
and
I.
Think
that
we
need
to
be
on
the
front
end
of
that,
as
opposed
to
on
the
back
end
of
it.
C
B
Just
to
clarify
what
Katie
was
alluding
to
what
we
budget,
based
on
the
best
information
we
have
about
who
we
think
will
retire
during
the
time
that
we
put
the
budget
together.
But
then,
as
that
information
is
updated
as
retirement
come,
we
can
increase
the
class
if
necessary.
That's
not,
you
know,
that's
a
not
a
net
positive
budget
cost
victory
if
someone's
retiring
and
someone
else
was
coming
on,
but
that
information
comes
to
light
in
advance
of
of
them
pulling
the
class,
and
we
can
always
make
that
adjustment
as
well
and.
J
K
J
Or
may
not
have
made
no
sense
at
one
point,
but
given
that
we
get
some
highly
capable
and
highly
trained
individuals
who
are
fit
combination
continue
to
serve.
There
are
some
that
when
the
number
65
hits
they're
ready
to
go
and
they
want
to
retire
and
that's
well
deserved,
there
are
others
that
that
may
want
to
stay
and
I
think
we
should
have
discussion
as
to
whether
or
not
in
this
day
and
age.
We've
got
65
year
olds
that
are
running
the
marathon
I
can't
even.
J
So,
but
you
have
sixty
five-year-old
individuals
that
work
for
the
city
of
Boston,
who
are,
if
they
are
competent,
capable
in
willing
to
continue
service
in
the
city
of
us.
I
think
that
we
should
hold
on
to
that
brainpower
and
in
that
competence.
So
we
love
to
have
had
a
preliminary
discussion
with
the
with
the
administration,
with
the
Commissioner,
as
well
as
with
the
unions.
This
seems
to
be
a
willingness
to
engage
in
discussion.
J
J
It's
going
to
put
a
big
strain
on
the
men
and
women
that
serve
our
city
in
the
police
department
and
when
we
see
more
retirements
and
if
we're
not
back
filling
that
more
forced
overtime
or
forced
over
times
more
specific,
you
going
to
see
more
leapfrog
from
police
to
fire
sure,
but
also
we're
going
to
be
doing
a
huge
disservice
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
having
enough
manpower
out
in
the
respective
districts
of
our
city,
so
food
for
thought.
You
know
it
may
have
to
be
dealt
with
in
the
next
budget.
J
L
Hardly
appreciate
a
lot
of
these
things
just
want
to
go
through
some
of
them
in
no
particular
order
was
music
to
my
ears
that
the
increase
in
the
yard
waste
pickup.
The
emails
have
already
begun.
So
just
to
be
clear.
This
won't
be
this
summer,
we're
going
to
see
the
increase,
but
in
the
summer
of
2018
that's.
C
L
Work
similarly,
the
building
inspector
increase
is
is
crucial,
is
I,
think
council
McCarthy
said.
Not
only
is
it
slowing
up,
you
know
project,
but
we've
also
have
also
seen
some
cases
where
fundings
been
jeopardized
some
of
these
things,
because
they
can
so
that
that's
very
glad
to
hear
that
ditto,
the
Sharps
team
and
the
graffiti
Buster's
there
was
an
issue
that
cause
McCarthy
and
I
had
asked
about
during
the
acyf
hearing
and
I
just
I
believe
it's
been
resolved,
explain
here.
From
your
perspective,
the
issue
with
the
Orang
burger
community
center
in
the
senior
programming.
C
L
Go
super!
Well,
it's
suffice
it
to
say
it's.
The
DCYF
Foundation
has
agreed
to
fund
the
position
of
a
senior
coordinator,
who
was
already
begun
working
at
the
Orang,
burger,
Community
Center,
and
she
will
help
coordinate
the
senior
programming
going
forward.
So
I
think
that
that's
a
I
know
I
know.
Many
of
our
seniors
are
very
very
pleased
to
hear
that
so
appreciate
your
help
in
that
I
know
it
to
be
for
council
McCarthy
as
well
as
we
talk
about
Boston,
Public,
Schools
and
sort
of
the
increase,
so
just
to
be
clear.
C
L
No
no
down,
so
it's
not
as
though
we
can.
You
know,
I
understand
the
complexity
of
this,
but
I
do
think
is
an
opportunity
that
I
would
hate
to
see
wasted
where
we
can
both
increase
the
hours.
The
student
has
in
a
school
at
the
same
time,
have
a
more
efficient
system
of
our
transportation,
better
for
the
environment,
better
for
taxpayers
and
better
for
the
consumers,
the
PBS
family,
but.
G
L
Continuing
to
work
on
that
talk
about
the
100,
what
I'm,
sorry,
the
1.25
million
reserved
focused
on
supporting
three
four
and
five
level
school
so
do
I.
Have
this
right
that
while
there's
a
forty
million
dollar
increase
in
the
total
bps
budget
because
of
weighted
student
funding,
obviously
some
schools
with
a
much
with
a
declining
enrollment
are
going
to
see
less
money
this
year
next
year
than
this
year
because
of
fewer
students.
So
will
that
money
be
allocated
to
help
almost
like
the
soft
landing?
As
the
terms
we
use
that
before
that's.
C
Correct
there,
so
there
are
like
a
there's:
a
combined
16
million
dollars
worth
of
supports
for
these
schools.
But
in
addition,
but
as
part
of
that
during
the
school
committee
process,
they
identified
that
there
were
some
schools
that
were
experiencing
reductions
in
enrollment
and
they
wanted
to
provide
some
additional
assistance
to
those
schools
to
make
sure
that
they
made
that
they
could
continue
the
programming
and
that
sort
of
thing
in
the
next
we're.
L
Also
echo
the
the
hosannas
for
the
million
dollar
increase
in
envision
zero
I
think
that
is
crucial
and
I
know
that
I
hope
that
that
can
continue
to
be
a
ecumenical
process
where
we
bring
in
folks.
You
know,
who've
been
very
active
in
the
biking
world
and
the
you
know:
pedestrian
safety,
etcetera
to
identify
ideas,
because
I
know
there
are
a
lot
of
smart
people
with
really
smart
ideas.
Finally,
I
just
want
to
go
over
the
spreadsheet,
that
sort
of
shows
the
resubmit
'el
and
the
percentage
and
amount
difference.
C
L
C
C
L
L
L
B
B
N
You,
mr.
chairman,
thank
you
both
for
all
your
work.
Putting
this
together
and
helping
us
understand
it
and
improve
this
budget.
I
certainly
think
the
resubmitted
budget
is
an
improvement
and
I
think
it
certainly
reflects
a
lot
of
what
we've
talked
about
over
the
past
two
months
under
the
Chairman's
able
leadership
here,
I
have
a
just
a
couple.
Questions
I
think
are
really
important.
The
first
one
is
to
be
a
city
funded
housing,
voucher
program
which
we
you
know
again
is
not
in
the
budget
I
know.
Last
year
we
talked
about
this.
N
It
was
suggested
by
you
all
that,
upon
the
passage
of
the
CPA,
that
would
be
a
potential
funding
source.
Is
that
something
that
we
are
still
considering?
I
know
I
know
it's
not
in
this
budget.
I
know
we're
a
day
away
from
the
vote,
but
where
are
we
looking
at
funding
a
pilot
program
of
you
know:
a
million
dollars,
two
million
initiative.
We
asked
for
five:
where
are
we
on
that?
And
what
are
your
thoughts
moving
forward?.
B
There's
still
a
lot,
we
don't
know
about
CPA
and
eligibility
for
CPA,
and
that's
something
for
that
committee
and
that
staff
to
dig
into,
but
that's
potentially
a
game-changer
at
a
macro
level
in
terms
of
how
affordable
housing
can
be
supplemented
with
city
funds
through
CTA.
We
will
continue
to
to
look
and
see
if
that,
as
a
possibility
for
all
types
of
program.
Sure.
N
And
I
think
you
know
as
we're
working
on
setting
up
the
CPA
and
counselors
Campbell
and
Flaherty.
Who
are
you
know
the
sponsors
of
that
here
and
I
think
you've
been
real
leaders
on
the
issue
and
I
understand?
There
are
many
needs
that
the
CPA
is
going
to
address,
but
obviously,
when
that
committee
is
formed,
the
bulk
of
that
committee
will
be
of
mayoral
appointees,
I
think
under
the
enabling
statute.
So
obviously
you
know
the
administration's
position
on
using
some
CPA
funds
to
pilot
a
city,
funded
housing,
voucher
program,
I
think,
is
important.
N
G
N
Myself
and
some
of
my
colleagues
certainly
members
of
the
public
and
advocates
some
of
whom
were
here
today
on
on
funding
this
so
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
that
needs
to
be
part
of
the
conversation.
It's
something
as
you
talked
earlier
and
as
we've
heard
about
over
and
over
again
throughout
the
budget
process,
the
federal
government
is
cutting
back
pretty
much
as
much
as
they
can
and
one
of
the
ways
that
this
city
gets
resources
from
the
federal
government
is
through
housing.
You
know
in
chief
Dillon's
department
relies.
N
We
just
had
hearings
last
week
where
they
were
getting
and
believe
about
25
million
dollars
in
federal
HUD
grants
which
this
year
we
have
great.
But
we
have
no
idea
where
that
money
is
going
to
be
next
year,
and
you
know
trying
to
think
about
ways.
We
can
make
sure
we're
doing
the
best
we
can
for
our
city's
population.
We
have,
you,
know
several
thousand
public
school
who
are
without
stable
homes
who
are
homeless,
who
are
in
and
out
of
hotels
and
motels,
whose
state
program.
N
G
N
Take
that
back
across
the
hall,
as
we
continue
these
discussions,
a
second
issue
that
I
need
to
be
addressed
and
I
think
it
has
been-
is
a
Mission
Hill.
If
you
have
Parker,
Hill
branch
of
the
public
library
is
undergoing
renovation,
which
is
great.
We're
excited
to
see
those
improvements
and
we've
worked
a
lot
with
David
Leonard
and
his
staff
at
the
library
to
find
alternative
space
for
a
lot
of
the
library
services
over
there.
During
this
time.
N
N
With
that
being
closed,
a
lot
of
young
people,
we
have
seniors,
he
used
the
computers,
homework,
help
etc,
and
it's
not
a
criticism
of
the
process
because
I
think
the
library
folks,
the
BPL,
has
done
a
good
job,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they
do
have
whatever
resources
they
need.
That
means
you
know
the
book
boom
Beals.
That
means
staff
to
make
sure
it's
story.
Time
is
happening.
That
means
staff
that
has
to
pick
up
and
drop
off
the
books
or
help
with
homework
that
they
have
that.
That's
my
understand
that
they
do.
B
N
I
just
want
to
say
at
this
point:
I
am
satisfied.
They
do
have
that.
I
just
want
to
know
that
going
forward,
because
we're
not
talking
about
a
lot
of
money,
we're
not
going
to
have
another
appropriation
about
this,
but
if
they
need
some
additional
resources,
that's
going
to
be
forthcoming.
Whether
it's
you
know,
equipment
that
sort
of
thing,
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
for
that
community
in
Mission
Hill,
the
surrounding
area,
yeah.
N
Thank
you
and
my
last
comment,
and
it
somewhat
falls
with
councilor
flat.
He
was
saying
it's
about
I'm,
staffing
and
Public
Safety
and
in
the
transportation
department
as
well.
If
it
was
encouraged
to
see
I
think
it's
about
there's
a
15
new
BTD
enforcement
officers
coming
on
is
that
the
right
number
I
think.
C
N
N
Then
I
would
say
I
think
on
both
those
departments,
BTD
and
BPD.
We
need
to
be
looking
at
increasing
staffing
levels.
I
know
in
my
district
neighborhoods
I
represent
the
neighborhood's.
I
live
in
that
well,
I.
Think
in
many
ways
the
major
public
safety
issues
are
addressed.
I
think
people
feel
reasonably
safe.
There
are
a
lot
of
issues,
especially
now
with
the
decriminalization
of
marijuana
smoking
with
people
drinking
in
the
parks
smoking
in
the
parks.
N
You
know
things
that
may
seem
silly,
but
with
our
you
know
the
opioid
epidemic,
with
quality
of
life
issues
with
folks
who
do
not
have
access
to
all
the
services
they
need
in
many
ways
our
Boston
Police
Department
is
our
frontline
social
workers
and
not
just
acting
as
law
enforcement
and
I.
Think
the
training
and
the
best
program
is
phenomenal,
and
we
need
to
continue
that.
N
But
I
think
if
we
want
to
continue
to
make
this
city
a
good
and
a
better
place
for
people
to
live,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
our
Police
Department
has
the
resources.
The
fact
that
you
know
we
spent
just
you
one
example
that
I'll
move
on
I
know
my
colleagues
all
have
their
own
questions,
but
the
Boston
Public
Garden
had
the
swan
boats.
N
There
was
nearly
a
year
process
of
trying
to
get
one
individual
who
would
sort
of
camped
out
on
the
Swan
boat
docks
at
night
and
what's
vandalizing
it
and
what's
causing
all
so
it's
a
problem
threatening
employees
and
you
know
eventually
we're
able
to
have.
We
had
to
have
a
meetings
with
the
district
attorney
with
the
police,
etc.
But
what
the
point
I'm
getting
at
is
without
more
staffing.
N
The
Boston
Police
Department
could
not
go
over
there
and
you
know
arrest
someone
doing
that
because
it
means
officers
off
the
street
unable
to
respond
to
calls
and
I
think
we
need
more
staffing
at
the
Boston
police
departments.
I'd
like
to
see
that
moving
forward.
It's
something
I
said
at
the
police
department
budget
hearing
our
officers
do
a
phenomenal
job.
N
Commissioner
Evans
and
its
team
do
a
great
job,
but
we
need
to
be
supporting
them
more
and
I
think
the
way
that,
unfortunately,
this
our
society
has
been
going
by
cutting
other
social
services,
mental
health
recovery,
etc.
It's
not
the
ideal
situation,
but
when
our
police
are
the
front
lines
of
so
many
things,
we
need
to
have
more
capacity
there.
N
No
councillor,
McCarthy
and
Flowery
of
both
been
talking
about
overtime
overtime
is
great,
so
I
think
it's
a
good
app
opportunity
for
our
officers
to
be
out
there,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
it's
not
excessive
and
one
way
to
do
that
is
to
have
more
officers
on
the
street
and
obviously
our
transportation
department
I
think
it's
pretty
clear
that
parking
enforcement
officers
are
self-funding.
That's
pretty
obvious.
N
P
G
P
And
and
Dave
for
your
hard
work
on
the
budget
and
working
with
us
and
through
this
long,
arduous
process
I'm
just
going
to
echo
a
couple
of
things
from
my
colleagues,
which
is,
you
know,
very
happy
to
see
the
increase
in
the
best
clinicians,
an
increase
in
the
number
of
folks
who
go
out
and
clean
up
the
graffiti,
which
I
just
had
a
major
incident
in
my
district.
A
couple
over
the
last
couple
of
days,
so
important
work.
P
Of
course,
the
Sharps
team
very
happy
to
see
the
city
finally
established
an
indigent
burial
fund
to
work
with
our
partner
in
who,
frankly,
helps
families
who
are
suffering
and
find
it
very
difficult
to
bury
their
loved.
One
I
think
that's
kind
of
a
show
or
demonstrate
that
that's
an
incredible
investment
for
a
limited
amount
of
money,
frankly
very
happy
to
see
the
establishment
of
a
Youth
Development
Fund.
That
was
my
number
one
request
and
and
and
frankly,
I
wanted
it
to
be
more.
P
But
do
you
think
we
have
time
to
continue
to
advocate
and
frankly,
to
see
that
amount
of
money
for
that
fund
go
up?
I
think
is
extremely
important.
That
we,
if
we
say
we're
going
to
support
our
youth,
so
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we're
investing
in
programs
right
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
of
doing
great
work
and,
frankly,
giving
new
programs
and
those
who've
been
around
for
a
long
time,
an
opportunity
to
apply
to
the
city
for
some
level
funding.
P
P
C
P
Up
from
two
so
yeah,
which
is
fantastic,
obviously
I
want
to
see
more,
but
one
of
the
things
I'm
also
curious
and
we'll
follow
this
and
I'm
sure
every
councillor
agrees.
You
know,
I
get
a
lot
of
requests
for
you
know
basic
speed,
humps
on
certain
neighborhoods,
and
it
gets
really
frustrating
to
always
tell
folks
in
communities
where
they've
seen
several
accidents
over
and
over
again
that
we're
advocating.
P
And
lastly
I'll
just
say
this
and
I
think
I've
said
it
before
frankly,
I'm
not
thank
Lee
believe
BPS
has
too
much
money.
I
think
there
are
costs
and
concerns
and
priorities
that
are
just
as
important,
of
course,
as
the
education
of
our
children,
housing
is
one
of
them
senior
housing.
In
particular
that
came
up
during
the
DMV
budget
hearing
and
frankly,
we
don't
have
enough
of
it.
P
Chief
Dillon
to
her
credit,
acknowledged
that
and
said,
there's
more
work
to
be
done,
but
when
you
have
hard-working
seniors
in
the
city
of
Boston,
who've
lived
here
for
decades
who
can't
find
housing,
it's
really
troubling
that
we
can't
support
them
in
some
way
so
and
when
we
have
the
obviously
councillors
a
command.
Others
have
been
fighting
for
the
voucher
program.
Obviously
I'm,
a
huge
proponent
of
CPA
Council,
flaring
I
joined
in
to
get
that
past
I
think
frankly,
take
the
five
million
from
bps
and
give
it
to
the
voucher
program.
P
The
CPA
obviously
will
be
needed
for
other
housing
purposes.
You
know,
I,
look
at
other
concerns
in
the
district.
It's
not
just
senior
housing,
the
voucher
program,
I,
look
at
the
conditions
of
the
public
housing
authorities
in
my
district,
particularly
Franklin
field,
I,
look
at
the
vacant
and
abandoned
Lots
in
my
district.
That
needs
some
additional,
probably
some
policy
changes,
but
maybe
additional
inspectors.
Obviously
the
number
of
police
officers
I
come
I
largely
have
c11
and
b3.
P
P
Frankly,
I
think
I'm
all
about
holding
bps
more
accountable
and
if
they
can't
realize
a
ten
million
dollar
transportation
cost
savings
from
last
year,
I'm
really
skeptical
about
giving
them
more
money
and
not
holding
them
fully
accountable
to
the
promises
they
make
to
this
body
every
year,
I'm
new,
obviously
to
the
council.
This
is
my
first
term,
but
it's
very
frustrating
to
have
promises
made
in
the
first
budget
cycle
and
get
to
the
second
and
those
promises
not
be
kept.
So
I
then
become
a
little
and
I'm
a
naturally
an
optimistic
person.
P
A
little
cynical
about
whether
or
not
a
certain
department
is
going
to
actually
keep
their
word
on
additional
promises.
We've
had
this
conversation,
I
know
baha'I,
knowing
in
different
meetings,
but
I.
Think
it's
important
that
my
constituents
know
that
I
that
I
understand
that,
in
addition
to
bps
and
making
sure
their
kids
have
a
quality
education,
they
have
other
priorities
that
are
on
the
same
level
as
that
priority,
and
they
want
to
see
funding
and
resources
dedicated
to
that.
P
And
if
we
keep
giving
more
money
I'm
concerned
that
maybe
we're
not
balancing
it
and
maybe
not
making
fair
allotments
to
some
other
departments,
so
I'll
stop
there.
I
do
want
to
applaud
you
guys
for
your
work.
Katie
you'll
be
missed,
I've
known
you
for
a
long
time,
but
you
will
be
missed
the
next
municipality
that
gets.
P
You
is
lucky
to
have
you,
but
thank
you
guys
for
your
hard
work,
but
I
really
would
like
to
see
the
administration
continue
to
think
about
how
we
balance
some
of
these
priorities,
and
that
means
we
have
to
make
some
tough
choices.
But
like
councilor
Zakim
said
when
it
comes
to
the
housing
vouchers
program,
we
have
to
try
and
I
think
frankly,
we
could
have
tried
it
before
the
CPA,
because
that
money
is
already
probably
going
to
be
used
up
not
just
for
housing
concerns
but
parks,
historical
preservation,
and
these
are
also
additional
priorities.
P
Q
Thank
You
chairman
co-moh,
for
leading
us
on
this
long,
slow,
March,
Katie
and
Dave
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
proactively
reaching
out
in
advance
of
the
first
submittal.
Thank
you
for
actively
listening
throughout
this
process
and
thank
you
for
never
shying
away
from
tough
conversations
about
budget
priorities.
I
don't
want
to
be.
You
know
too
repetitive
here.
I
am
agree
with
the
lion
share
of
comments
that
have
been
said
here
relative
to
the
budget,
recent
middle
and
the
investments
that
have
been
made.
You
know
echo.
Q
That
looks
like
the
communities
that
it's
representing
so
me,
more
people
of
color
and
certainly
more
women
as
well.
I
want
to
thank
you.thank
counter
Anisa
sabe
Georgia
for
her
partnership
and
advocating
for
a
greater
investment
in
expansion
of
the
best
program
so
that
we
can
deescalate
these
situations
and
have
clinicians
for
BPD
right
along.
Our
officers
are
doing
the
best
they
can
but
acknowledged.
They
are
not
specially
equipped
to
de-escalate
situations
with
emotion,
disturbed
or
mentally
ill
people,
and
so
in
keeping
everyone
safe.
Q
Both
residents,
those
persons
that
are
battling
mental
illness
and
also
our
officers
and,
as
has
been
stated
to
many
people
that
are
simply
battling
mental
illness
are
incarcerated,
and
we
want
to
to
break
that
that
cycle
and
in
that
pipeline.
So
I.
Thank
you
for
actively
listening,
I,
think
counselor
sabe
Jorge
for
her
partnership
and
I'm
pleased
to
see
that
increased
investment
relative
to
vision,
zero,
I'm,
glad
that
it's
not
only
going
to
go
towards
expanded
infrastructure
or
slower
streets
and
programming,
but
staffing
as
well.
Q
Sometimes
we
make
the
investment
on
the
programming
side,
but
then
we're
not
realistic
about
how
that
is
being
implemented,
which
is
why
I
appreciate
also
the
expansion
of
inspectors
building
inspectors.
You
know
well,
one
of
the
proudest
moments
for
me
in
this
chamber
is
when
we
passed
the
rental
inspection
ordinance.
We
know
so
many
people
are
living
in
in
subpar
housing
and
we're
afraid
to
report
that
to
ISD
and
so
I'm
pleased
that
we'll
have
an
expansion.
You
know
of
inspectors
also
a
happy
about
Chinatown
getting
their
library
back.
Q
No
neighborhood
should
be
without
a
branch
library
that
is
an
injustice.
They
play
such
a
critical
role
in
our
neighborhoods
and
in
building
healthier
communities,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
that.
You
know
getting
beyond
a
study
and
being
realized:
two
councillors,
a
combs
point
around
Parker,
the
parker
hill
branch
and
previous
conversations
about
the
dudley
branch,
I'm
glad
that
we're
seeing
those
investments,
but
it
is
frustrating
that
it's
happening
at
the
same
time
so
I
know,
there's
been
conversations
about
a
pop
up
for
Dudley
and
other
ways
to
support
the
Mission
Hill
community.
Q
So
we'll
be
closely
following
that
and
then
I
just
want
to
say
you
know,
I
appreciate
the
expansion
of
k1
seats
and
bps
and
the
investments
that
we're
making
for
our
homeless
students,
but
I
have
to
just
you
know,
show
my
hand
here
and
say
that,
having
been
on
the
council
for
almost
eight
years
now
and
having
made
it,
my
budget
focus
to
see
a
greater
investment
in
show
emotional
wellness
supports
for
our
students.
I
am
discouraged,
I'm
pleased
that
in
the
last
couple
of
years
we
have
created
a
social
emotional
wellness,
cabinet-level
position.
Q
That
is
the
level
of
it.
It
should
be
I,
don't
believe
whether
or
not
a
school
has
clinicians
guidance,
counselor's
or
school
nurses
really
should
be
left
to
the
discernment
of
any
principal
or
head
master.
I
think
that
it
should
just
be
a
part
of
our
foundation,
budgets
and
baked-in,
and
just
to
say
this
I
think
the
narrative
has
always
been
about
how
our
students
experiencing
or
exposed
to
trauma
in
all
its
forms.
Poverty
is
traumatic,
homelessness
is
traumatic.
Experiencing
an
exposure
to
violence
is
traumatic,
the
threat
of
displacement
deportation.
Q
All
these
things
are
traumatic
trauma
manifests
itself
in
many
ways
and
for
most
of
our
students
it
doesn't
immediately
present,
it
doesn't
show
up,
but
the
investment
in
these
wraparound
supports
is
not
just
about
our
underperforming
school
and
the
fact
that
these
are
proven
models
to
support
them
in
their
wholeness
and
their
wellness
and
in
being
good
citizens
as
well
as
good
scholars.
We
have
seen
it
turn
around
underperforming
schools
and
improve
those
outcomes,
but
every
student
can
benefit
and
stands
to
benefit
from
an
investment
in
social
emotional
wellness
supports
for
me,
it's
as
basic.
Q
Q
It
can't
be
at
hot,
it
means
to
be
equitably
accessible
and
distributed,
and
so,
although
I
appreciate
that
we
have
elevated
the
position
of
social,
emotional
learning
and
wellness
to
a
cabinet-level,
post
and
I
work
very
closely
with
those
folks
may
do
great
work
until
I
see
this
investment
on
the
staffing
side
as
I
have
voted
down
the
bps
budget.
The
last
two
cycles
until
I
see
a
nurse
in
every
school.
I
can't
support
this
bps
budget,
Thank
You.
R
You
mr.
chair,
thank
you
for
work
during
this
process.
Also
good
job
Dave
Katie
good
morning,
I'm.
Just
a
couple,
quick
questions.
I'm
sure
you
went
through
them,
I
apologize
Dave.
Can
you
can
you
kind
of
tell
me
what
in
this
budget,
what
is
the
investment
down
on
South
Campus
tree
corridor
between
between
full-time
employees
with
the
shops
and
the
a
whole
team
and
the
like?
What
exactly
are
we
putting
down
there?
That's
an
increase
of
what
was
last
year
right.
C
There
are
quite
a
few
investments
that
will
touch
that
quarter
so
in
the
resubmission
specifically,
so
we
are
adding
the
mobile
Sharpe
team
will
really
help
the
entire
city,
but
it
will
focus
on
those
areas
that
are
most
hard-hit
that
are
hard
to
fit
so
we're
adding
two
mobile
sharps
employees.
In
addition,
in
the
original
budget
we
added
a
new
EMS
staff
and
well
that
are
really
supposed
to
target
the
areas
like
that
like
that
strip
and
then.
R
B
B
B
R
C
R
Safe
streets
briefly,
I
think
every
one
of
my
civic
groups,
which
is
numbers
about
36
or
37,
have
put
in
for
safe
streets
owns
so
I'm
going
to
have
a
lot
of
unhappy
people.
Is
there
going
to
be?
Are
we
going
to
be
able
to
target
particular
streets
that
are
outside
of
that
safe
Street
zone?
Like
one
Street?
Can
we
do
pavement
marking
or
speed
like
a
week?
Is
it
the
improvements
just
going
to
be
within
those
safe
Street
zones?
We
going
to
be
able
to
advocate
for
single
Street
to
a
couple
streets?
Yes,.
C
So
there
is,
in
addition
to
the
focused
funding
on
the
for
the
safe
streets
program.
We
continue
to
have
funding
every
year
for
slow
street
signs,
that
sort
of
thing
plus
in
this
budget
in
FY,
18
+,
FY
19.
We
are
going
to
be
revitalizing
all
of
the
lane
markings
throughout
the
city,
so
the
bike,
the
bike
lanes,
the
all
of
the
spaces
that
you
would
want
to
paint
moines.
Basically,
we.
R
B
The
mayor
had
committed
to
making
an
investment
there
if
the
Winthrop
Square
sale
ultimately
goes
through.
I
obviously
still
requires
clearing
a
couple
of
hurdles,
including
the
state
legislature
and
then
enacting
the
deal,
but
that
was
that
was
one
of
the
projects.
There
was
a
beneficiary
of
the
revenue
from
the
sale.
Okay.
R
D
D
And
you
always
get
back
to
me
in
particular,
and
it's
been
a
pleasure
working
you
so
apparently
I
don't
know
somebody's,
not
informing
me
of
these
things,
but
I
did
not
get
the
memo
on
this
I
know
that
counsel
first
thing
comes
as
a
command
talked
about
the
libraries
and
Rose
nyl
libraries
I,
going
to
get
completely
renovated
in
six
point:
seven
million
dollar
investment.
We
certainly
appreciate
that
I
know
that
the
Friends
of
the
Rosnay
library
are
eager
to
begin
that
process.
D
So
if
I
could
get
somebody
from
BPL
just
to
give
me
a
heads-up
on
when
that
process
is
going
to
start
just
to
share
that
with
the
Friends
of
the
library,
because
I
know,
people
are
so
excited
about
this.
They
literally
will
work
around
their
summer
vacations
to
make
sure
that
they're
at
that
first
meeting,
it's
that
important
to
the
neighborhood
and,
secondly,
I
appreciate
counsel,
Flaherty
and
council
Zakim
had
mentioned
my
concern
with
with
the
overtime
with
the
Boston,
Police
and
I
know
during
sale,
Boston
many
friends
who
were
Boston
police
officers.
D
D
E
R
A
S
Jacqueline,
thank
you
so
much
mr.
chair
and
Kati.
We
wish
you
well
in
the
Midwest
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
service
that
you've
provided
to
the
City
of
Boston.
You
work
tirelessly
and
you
are
very
talented
and
we
will
miss
you
also
I
guess:
I
wanted
to
start
with
councilor
Baker
left
off
I
think
it
is
critical
that
the
city
of
Boston
plan
to
reopen
the
Long
Island
Bridge,
to
put
those
services
back
up
and
running
on
the
the
crisis
that
was
created
by
the
city
of
Boston,
has
touched.
S
Every
single
neighborhood
in
the
city
and
I'll
tell
you.
Victory
programs
actually
recently
opened
two
streets
from
my
house.
That's
our
fault,
and
it
is
upsetting
that
we
do
not
have
in
this
capital
plan
multi-year
funding
to
get
things
back
up
and
running,
and
so
I
think
it
is
a
critical
that
councillors,
a
command
I,
believe
councillor
woo,
who
have
been
advocating
for
the
five
million
dollars
and
vouchers
I.
Don't
I'm,
not
comprehending!
Why
we're
not
moving
towards
this?
S
Knowing
that
we
have
an
administration
in
Washington
that
is
walking
away
from
these
resources
and
I'll
be
honest
with
you,
a
tenth
and
cookies
does
not
actually
replace
housing.
People
need
to
be
in
permanent
housing
and
so
I
think
those
are
very
critical
issues
and-
and
there
has
been
some
movement
on
safe
harbor
and
projects
or
I've
spoken
to
individuals
there,
it
is
not
not
where
it
should
be,
but
I
am
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
there
has
been
forward
movement
around
beds
for
those
individuals.
Sadly,
that
was
after
many
people
have
relapse.
S
Individuals
have
actually
been
we
incarcerated,
and
one
of
our
friends
and
one
of
our
constituents
actually
lost
his
job
and
sat
literally
right
before
you,
as
this
artificially
created
crisis
that
occurred.
I
am
black,
assuming
that
there
are
beds
finally
being
extended,
but
it
never
should
have
been
a
crisis
for
the
most
vulnerable
people
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Long
Island
was
a
crisis,
and
this
double
down.
S
I
guess
I
want
to
I
want
to
dip
in
to
the
education
piece
and
I
just
want
to
be
very
clear
that
I
do
not
believe
that
we
should
take
away
any
money
from
the
Boston
Public
Schools.
In
fact,
the
this
budget
represents
a
forty
nine
schools
getting
cut
by
11
million
dollars
and
I
want
to
disaggregate
the
data,
because
I
believe
that
the
claim
of
forty
million
dollars
is
actually
misleading
to
this
body.
S
S
S
So
the
issue
I
have
is
that
11
million
dollars
is
misrepresented
as
operating
a
budget.
In
addition,
when
we
that
mean
that
leaves
twenty
nine
million
dollars-
and
there
is
a
claim
that
that
you're
adding
additional
resources,
if
you
subtract
the
new
programming,
which
is
14
million
dollars
and
correct
me,
if
I'm
wrong
in
extended
learning
time
about
1.5
million
dollars
and
homeless
services
and
about
4
4
million
or
so
for
early
education
seats,
that's
about
20
million
dollars
right
so
in
the
old
math
that
I
use.
S
But
those
are
the
new
program
uses
correct
all
I'm,
just
making
a
binary
two
buckets
new
programming
and
current
programming.
So
if
we're
talking
about
new
program
and
the
reason
why
this
is
significant,
because
this
is
a
misrepresentation
to
the
council,
because
again
there
are
schools
that
are
getting
cut
year
over
year
and
school
communities
that
are
going
to
be
harmed.
In
addition
to
the
the
fact
that
the
the
sage
advice
that
councilor
Pressley
gave
there
should
be.
S
We
know
from
the
hearings
that
we've
had
around
immigration,
that
there's
more
trauma
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools
based
on.
What's
what's
going
on?
We
know
that
there's
not
a
nurse
in
every
single
public
school
and
we
know
that
all
of
those
social-emotional
wraparound
services
are
not
being
met
and
I
would
say
you
know
around
the
issues
of
transportation.
That's
not
bps
s
fault.
You
told
us
that
they
were
going
to
have
those
savings
and
by
the
way
we
knew
you
weren't
going
to
have
the
savings.
S
I
told
you,
you
weren't,
going
to
have
the
savings
and
we're
back
here
and
you
didn't
have
the
savings,
because
we
know
from
the
very
beginning
when
the
the
conversation
was
actually
brought
up
around
even
local
feeder
patterns
that
the
maximum
amount
seven
years
out
that
the
Boston
Public
Schools
would
ever
save
would
be
nine
million
dollars.
Seven
years
out,
and
you
came
to
us
and
told
us
that
you
were
going
to
have
10
million
dollar
savings
in
one
year
and
I
know
now
it's
extended
or
whatever
I.
S
What
we
have
here
is
an
education
budget
that
one
is
a
misrepresentation
when
it
comes
to
actually
how
much
money
is
year-over-year
I
want
to
formally
note
it
is
point
nine
percent
you're
talking
about
less
than
one
percent
increase
for
the
young
people
year-over-year
in
the
Boston
Public
School,
so
you're
actually
adding
extended
time
on
top
of
a
baseline.
That
is
not
care
and
not
not
keeping
up
with
it
with
inflation.
S
So
I
will
not
be
able
to
support
a
school
budget
that
does
not
plan
for
the
future
of
the
city
of
Boston
and
in
a
way
that
it
should
with
our
schools.
My
my
question
is:
do
you
have
any
and
I
want
to
give
props
to
a
counselor
whoo?
Also
I
I
was
one
of
the
first
to
endorsed
YES
on
question
four
and
I'm,
proud
of
my
endorsement
on
that
program.
I
on
that
question,
because
it
was
actually
a
question
for
me,
a
lot
of
cannabis
but
of
of
social
justice.
S
H
C
Right
now
we're
projecting
the
parking
meter
fund
to
be
about
at
at
the
end
of
FY
17,
to
be
about
98
million
dollars.
We
will
be
drawing
down
between
in
FY
18.
We
will
be
drawing
down
68
almost
69
million
dollars.
That
includes
both
at
twenty
two
point:
five
million
dollar
operating
budget
appropriation
from
the
parking
meter
fund
to
support
the
transportation
budget,
as
well
as
new
additional
capital.
Investments
to
support,
go
Boston,
2030
capital
investments
throughout
the
city
in.
C
K
S
Would
I
would
note
I
do
appreciate
the
additional
million
I
think
you
have
an
opportunity
to
even
be
more
aggressive
in
the
vision,
zero
implementation
there
is
and
again.
This
is
a
better
use
that
than
we've
seen
in
the
past
of
this
fund.
I
believe
that
these
dollars
should
be
put
on
to
the
streets
literally
and
ensure
that
people
are
not
passing
away
as
they
are
traveling
in
on
the
streets
of
the
city
of
Boston.
S
I
also
believe
that
we
don't
have
enough
police
officers
and
I
believe
that,
interestingly,
when
you
look
at
what
the
EMS
said
to
the
city
of
to
us
that
they
actually
hired
more
people
and
their
overtime
went
down
and
costs
overall
went
down.
So
it's
really
interesting.
So
that's
actually
Public
Safety
organization.
Why
are
we
not
using
the
same
mentality
when
it
comes
to
the
police,
department
and
I've
spoken
to
many
police
officers,
and
even
more
so
than
the
budget?
S
This
is
math
right
and
so
there's
an
opportunity
to
actually
look
at
the
60
million
dollar
overtime
budget
and
look
at
how
many
officers
that
would
it
would
mean
to
not
go
over
on
the
pension
side.
So
we
obviously
know
that
it's,
it's
not
a
one-for-one,
but
we
do
need
to
be
thinking
about
how
we
add
more
officers
by
2019
I'm
told-
and
you
correct
me.
If
I'm
wrong,
there
are
almost
500
police
officers
who
would
be
eligible
to
retire,
I.
Believe
it's
in
the
high
force,
I.
I
B
Accommodate
that,
and
as
was
noted
in
response
to
council
priorities
questioning
at
a
minimum,
we
know
we
are
always
able
to
maintain
police
staffing
levels.
In
addition,
the
last
couple
of
years
we've
obviously
had
the
cadets,
and
now
we
have
the
largest
police
class.
We've
had
in
a
very
long
time
with
100
and
FY
18
and.
S
And
I'm
sorry
to
skip
skip
back
this
because
I
missed
it.
So
why
is
the
administration
not
supporting
city
based
vouchers?
What
is
the
reason
in
us
in
a
time
when
we
know
that
there
is
a
great
deal
more
stress
and
also
we
know
that
our
homeless
services
actually
costly?
It
cost
more
for
someone
to
be
homeless
than
to
actually
house
them
over
the
course
of
a
year.
Why
is
what's
the
thinking
around
this?
There
are
you
know
our
colleagues
have
pushed
forward
around
additional
funding,
as
well
as
with
the
community.
What
CPA?
Why?
S
Why
are
we
not,
as
noted
running
a
pilot
program,
doing
anything
in
this
regard,
and
I
will
note
that
the
program
that
we're
talking
about
is
analogous
to
the
program
in
Washington
DC,
which
is
also
analogous
to
what's
happening
relative
to
BHA
housing,
so
they
actually
have
that
that
program
in
Washington,
DC
and
I've
actually
spoken
to
people
down
there
in
the
housing
department,
and
it
is
a
successful
program
that
stabilize
people's
stabilized
stabilize
those
people's
housing
and,
in
addition,
let
leads
to
a
better
quality
of
life.
So
why.
B
S
Okay,
I
am
I'm
getting
I'm
getting
masada,
but
I
guess
I
would
just
say:
I'm
still
I'm
still
just
disturbed
by
us
not
actually
getting
to
a
solution
when
it
when
it
comes
to
this
issue
and
in
the
recent
data
has
actually
shown
even
with
some
of
the
buildings
that
have
been
built,
downtown,
there's
a
question
of
actually
whether
or
not
they're,
even
real
housing
millennium
tower
on
it.
There's
an
analysis
that
says
only
20
percent
of
people
are
actually
taking
the
homestead.
S
Many
people
are
being
added
to
sharps
cube
right
and
so
again
we
are
making
value
based
decisions
on
these
issues
and
when
it
comes
down
to
this
issue
of
housing,
it
is
urgent.
It's
yesterday
and
not
tomorrow,
are
the
individuals
who
were
displaced
from
Long
Island.
The
individuals
who
are
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
so
over
4,000
young
people
and
their
families
need
something
right
now.
Today
they
can't
wait
and
we
speak
about
opportunity
and
achievement
gap.
S
This
is
the
core
the
center
and
the
epicenter
of
those
issues,
and
for
that
reason,
I'm
going
to
have
a
very
hard
time
supporting
a
budget
that
does
not
include
those
vouchers
and
so
I
want
to.
Thank
also
want
to
thank
our
chair
for
working
tirelessly
this
year
again
on
these
issues,
but
I
will
have
a
very
difficult
time
supporting
something
that
doesn't
include
those
things
in
the
future.
Thank
you,
council.
F
F
F
C
F
F
B
I,
don't
if
your
questions
sort
of
about
you
know
metrics
and
goals,
and
that
type
of
thing
we
do
have
an
internal
process
that
we
put
departments
through
and
we
fund
new
investments
or
implementation
plans
and
that
type
of
thing
I,
don't
think
we've
gotten
to
that.
What's
the
news
with
the
resubmission
investments
yet,
but
we
will
have
that
anyway,.
F
And
I
appreciate
that,
but
I
think
we
just
from
art,
from
our
hearing
and
from
our
conversations
through
the
budget
process
of
the
Health
Commission
20,000
needles
over
a
12
month
or
so
period
that
constant
3
1
1
calls
to
work
between
departments,
whether
it's
parks,
whether
it's
ISD,
whether
it's
look
work.
It's
just.
It's
been
an
incredible
burden
on
the
city
and
we
need
these
additional
resources.
So
I
appreciate
that,
but
I
want
to
get
a
little
bit
to
the
thinking
and
why
we're
we're
moving
to
that
space?
F
G
F
That
would
be
great
and
I
would
just
emphasize
and
I'll
emphasize
it
to
them
as
well
as
that
we
need
some
weekend
coverage
as
well,
especially,
you
know.
We
think
about
our
parks
in
particular
and
weekend
use
by
families
and
kids
in
our
neighborhood
parks
that
to
do
a
three
one,
one
call
but
not
have
that
response
until
Monday
is
a
problem
as
a
challenge
so
and
I
think
that
the
mobile
traps
team
has
done
a
really
great
job
of
doing
what
they
can
do
with
their
current
staffing
level.
F
C
Of
the
departments
are
seeing
additional
increases
for
the
app-v
collective
bargaining
agreement,
that
was,
it
was
supported
by
the
council
a
few
weeks
ago
in
this
industry
submission
we
incorporated
the
increases
from
that
collective
bargaining
room
and
the
asking
collective
bargaining
agreement
and
the
cadets
collective
bargaining
agreement
that
you
have
approved.
So
that's
what
a
good
portion
is
in
addition
at
the
parks
department,
we
added
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
the
burial
fund.
Oh
that's,
okay.
F
C
Really
a
transfer
from
the
public
facilities
department
to
the
law
department
we
similarly
had
to
transfer.
This
is
basically
the
public
facilities.
Department
legal
staff
will
now
be
budgeted
at
the
law
department
and
similarly,
the
Boston
Police
Department
law
staff
will
not
be
budgeted
at
the
the
law
department.
So.
F
When
we
went
through
this
process
for
fiscal
year
17,
we
were
supposed
to
realize
a
ten
million
dollar
savings
and
transportation
which
really
equaled
in
our
conversations
with
BPS
a
savings
in
the
amount
of
the
increase
which
was
really
frustrating
it
is
there
a
better
time
of
year
for
us
to
be
checking
in
with
BPS
on
parent,
is
their
current
costs
and
anticipated
cost
of
a
fiscal
year?
That's.
C
I
think,
after
in
the
fall
in
September
and
October,
they
have
a
better
sense
of
where
their
weather
school,
our
school
buses
need
to
be
deployed,
and
so
they
have
plans
and
they,
you
know,
have
a
whole
routing.
But
then,
as
you
get
started
with
the
school
year,
you
get
additional.
You
figure
out
where
there
are
kids
that
may
you
didn't
think
they
needed
transportation,
but
do
or
the
vice
versa.
You
thought
this
kid
need
a
transportation,
but
he
doesn't
and
that
those
kinks
get
worked
out
a
little
bit
in
that
fall.
F
C
F
Opportunity
an
opportunity
for
us
to
be
more
active
in
their
budget
conversations
as
they're
planning
for
the
next
school
year,
and
it
sounds
like
the
fall
is
the
best
time
for
us
to
do
that,
especially
as
it
relates
to
transportation,
is
so
it's
100
and
I
think
sixteen
or
100
and
it's
an
enormous
number
and
we
need
to
I
think
get
a
better
handle
on
it.
The
budget
overall,
but
turn
station
in
particular,
is
a
place
that
we
can
make
some
real
gains
and.
H
F
A
C
There
are,
there
are
departments
that
are
getting
training
and
the
Parks
Department
if,
for
example,
I
believe
is
one
of
them
I
know
in
their
maintenance
budget.
We
looked
at
things
like
adding
and
looking
at
Jim
and
he's
nodding
his
head,
adding
funding
for
clubs
and
things
like
that,
so
that
they
have
the
resources
they
need
to
pick
up
needles
if
they
come
across
them
as
well.
I
think.
A
Just
think
that
they're
out
there
every
day,
if
they
come
across
it
or
if
they
get
a
three
one,
one
mm-hmm
you
know
just
to
rely
solely
and
I
applaud
those
increases
because
the
the
increase
of
shops,
twenty
thousand-plus,
is
incredible
and
trying
to
keep
up
with
that
with
just
a
small
team.
Is
you
know,
kind
of
asking
for
a
lot
so
go
ahead?.
P
P
What's
following
up
on
councillor
Sabri
George's
point,
which
was
a
really
great
point
I'm
after
this
fiscal,
the
budget
last
year
there
was
conversations
would
be
guess
about
how
we
get
involved
as
a
council
or
much
earlier
on
versus
getting
it
sort
of
at
the
the
end
of
the
process
and
feeling
like
we
have
such
little
power
to
really
adjust
many
things
in
the
budget,
so
I
would
love
to
think
of
ways
where
we
could
work
with
your
administration
as
you're
working
with
dps
in
n
with
counselors.
Here
look.
Hopefully
he
stays
in
that
leadership.
P
Role
of
his
to
actually
have
conversations
early
on,
not
just
about
the
cost-saving
measures,
but
other
conversations
are
having
around
how
they
save
money
across
different
departments.
It
was
great
to
hear
offline
that
the
transportation
division
is
considering
different
things
in
terms
of
efficiencies
and
stuff,
like
that.
I
know
for
myself
personally,
I'd
love
to
see
them
also
think
even
more
outside
the
box.
You
know
when
you
think
almost
120
million
dollars
for
a
transportation
budget
I
want
to
see
any
and
every
alternative
to
that.
P
You
know
what
is
out
there
that
bps
would
be
doing
or
exploring
that
could
reduce
the
cost
by
30
40
50
million
dollars.
When
bps
came
to
us
last
year
and
said
we'll
realize
the
cost
savings
of
10
million.
What
frustrated
me
at
the
time
was
it
wasn't
a
really
a
plan
of
how
they
even
got
to
that
10
million.
You
know
that
was
a
superintendent
specifically
in
a
question
I
asked
was:
how
did
you
get
to
ten
million?
Was
there
was
a
gap?
I
went
to
transportation
and
said
cut
10
million.
P
A
M
P
Because
I
think
some
of
the
ideas
that
we
get
come
from
constituents
who
have
wonderful
ideas
or
in
the
community
who
use
the
services
that
we
could
bring
to
the
conversation
on
thinking
about
ways
to
be
a
little
more
creative
to
save
more
money.
So,
thank
you
guys.
Thank
you
counter,
CMO
for
your
leadership
and
thank
you
to
the
central
staff
as
well
via
for.
G
A
This
point
we'll
go
to
public
testimony.
I
have
several
people
before
I
do
call
them
Donna
I
just
want
to
say
Katie.
Thank
you
for
the
past
couple
of
years.
We
wanted
you
longer
and
I'm
sure
that
if
you
ever
want
to
come
back,
we'll
try
to
make
a
place
where
you've
been
incredible
to
work
with
as
far
as
I'm
concerned
in
is
well
Dave.
A
Our
CFO
I've
been
doing
this
nine
years.
I
believe
this
has
been
the
most
open
and
transparent
of
all
the
years.
Actually
because
you
started
coming
down
into
counselors
before
the
budgets
were
actually
put
together
and
then
presented
in
April,
so
that
was
a
departure
from
normal
practices
in
the
past.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that,
and
you
know.
Obviously
you
know
we
all
have
our
ideas
about.
A
What's
a
priority
of
what
should
be
given
more
attention
in
dollars
and
such
but
I
think
the
overall
responsibility
that
we
have
is
to
pay
our
pay
our
debts,
and
we
have
a
lot.
But
this
is
I
think
this
is
the
first
generation
we
put
40
million
dollars
a
year
towards
a
two
point:
two
billion
dollar
liability.
A
That
is
just
sitting
out
there
growing
for
the
future
taxpayers
right
for
our
kids
and
our
grandkids,
and
we
didn't
talk
about
that
at
all
here
today,
but
that's
over
that's
looming
and
we
pay
a
significant
amount
of
money
towards
our
pension
system,
which
won't
be
fully
funded
for
another
eight
years,
which
also
takes
a
significant
amount
of
the
dollars
that
we
have
to
work
with
right
to
provide
all
the
services.
We
do.
T
Hi
good
morning,
my
name
is
Mallory
and
I'm
here
in
my
capacity
as
the
communications
and
policy
coordinator
for
the
Louis
D
Brown
Peace,
Institute
I
have
to
say
other
thoughts
came
up
for
me
as
a
resident,
but
I
will
spare
you
those
and
reach
out
to
my
counselors
personally
about
that
so
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
our
founder
and
president
this
morning,
chaplain
Clementina,
sherry.
She
is
serving
families
this
morning
and
is
deeply
sorry
that
she
can't
be
herself.
But
she
has
asked
me
to
come
and
share
this
with
you.
T
So
we
would
like
to
express
our
support
and
gratitude
for
the
$50,000
line
item
in
the
budget
for
the
indigent
burial
fund
in
the
FY
2018
budget
in
difficult
financial
times.
We
appreciate
the
city
of
Boston's
commitment
to
serve
survivors
of
homicide
victims
in
the
immediate
aftermath
of
their
loved
ones,
murder,
our
organization,
the
peace
Institute.
As
you
probably
know,
we
serve
more
than
90%
of
murder,
victims,
families
in
Boston
annually,
families
of
murder,
victims
experienced
physical,
emotional
and
financial
stress
survivors
are
faced
with
the
immediate
stress
of
planning
and
paying
for
their
loved
ones.
T
Funeral
and
burial.
Most
of
the
families
that
we
serve
at
the
Peace
Institute
need
fundraising,
support
or
financial
assistance,
so
they
can
afford
to
lay
their
loved
one
to
rest.
Funeral
homes
are
often
willing
to
make
a
payment
plan
with
families.
Cemeteries,
on
the
other
hand,
demand
full
payment
upfront,
so
the
city
of
Boston's
burial
fund
will
be
a
fund
of
last
resort
for
families
who
have
no
other
way
to
pay
for
their
loved
ones.
Burial.
T
Thank
you
to
the
City
Council
and
the
Walsh
administration
for
affirming
every
Boston
residents,
human
right
to
be
laid
to
rest
with
respect
and
dignity.
We
believe
that
this
fund
should
be
available
to
families
of
homicide
victims
who
need
it,
no
matter
their
address
or
the
circumstances
surrounding
their
loved
one's
murder.
The
Pease
Institute
has
witnessed
a
dramatic
difference.
It
makes
when
Boston
stands
with
a
grieving
family
surrounding
families
of
murder,
victims
with
resources
and
support
helps
limit
the
far-reaching
and
long-term
impacts
of
trauma.
This
kind
of
intervention
also
interrupts
cycles
of
retaliatory
violence.
T
The
city
of
Boston's
burial
fund
will
serve
families
struggling
to
cope
with
unprecedented
pain
and
overwhelming
grief.
There
is
absolutely
no
reason
these
families
should
also
have
to
struggle
with
the
cemetery
bill
that
they
have
no
way
to
pay
the
peace
Institute
and
the
survivors
we
work
with
are
grateful.
The
City
Council
and
the
mayor
have
taken
steps
to
alleviate
this
kind
of
suffering
in
our
city.
T
So
we
will
be
here
to
continue
to
serve
families,
we're
here
to
be
active
partners
with
our
colleagues
on
the
trauma,
response
teams
and
our
partners
on
the
City
Council
and
in
the
mayor's
office.
We
are
ready
and
willing
to
provide
whatever
technical
assistance
is
necessary
to
get
the
burial
fund
up
and
running.
T
We
hope
the
burial
fund
will
make
financial
assistance
available
to
applicants
within
three
days
of
their
request
and
that
the
administrators
of
the
fund
will
only
consider
the
financial
needs
of
a
murder
victims,
family
and
not
the
nature
of
the
Hopf
of
the
homicide.
Boston
can
model
equitable
and
effective
homicide
response
for
the
rest
of
the
country
were
committed
to
working
with
all
of
you
on
the
City
Council
in
the
mayor's
office
to
get
the
burial
fund
up
and
running
on
behalf
of
the
survivors,
we
have
served
and
will
serve.
T
E
O
The
record
Sam
and
I'm
Sam
Tyler,
president
of
the
Boston
Municipal
Research
Bureau,
actually
after
listening
for
two
hours,
I
feel
compelled
to
note
that
this
budget
is
and
a
3.5
billion
dollar
budget.
One
hundred
and
forty
eight
million
dollar
increase.
That's
a
five
percent
increase
from
the
prior
year
at
a
time
of
uncertainty
in
terms
of
state
and
federal
funds,
I
think
that's
quite
an
achievement.
I
heard
a
lot
of
other
issues
that
would
like
to
be
addressed.
O
But
what's
interesting
is
that
the
City
appropriations
for
the
Department
of
Services
has
increased
by
four
percent,
but
the
non-discretionary
the
pension
costs.
The
health
is
not
health,
insurance,
pensions,
debt
service,
state
assessment,
particularly
charter
school
tuition
assessment
in
aggregate,
has
increased
by
8%,
so
you're,
seeing
a
larger
increase
in
the
share
of
what
you
really
don't
control
and
so
much
of
the
city
budget
is
tied
to
personnel.
O
So
these
contracts
that
are
being
negotiated
are
building
that
increased
spending
and,
as
a
result,
the
other
issues
that
you're
talking
about
are
discretionary
that
there's
less
room
to
fill.
So
that's
why
it's
important
for
good
and
good
negotiated
contract.
That
is
reasonable
and
we're
not
spending
$400,000
on
an
employee,
because
that's
going
to
take
its
point
that
it's
it's
full
in
terms
of
dollars
that
will
be
available
for
the
services
that
you
want.
O
I
was
going
to
just
really
go
through
it
in
a
different
way.
The
increase
in
the
budget,
as
with
recent
middle
and
all
together,
it's
an
increase
of
about
seven
point:
seven,
eight
million
dollars,
but
it's
the
cola
increase.
This
is
the
agreement
that,
with
the
green
light
from
the
walls
from
minister
Asian,
that
the
Retirement
Board
increased
the
cola
base
from
13th
or
voted
to
increase
the
cola
base
from
13,000
to
14,000
that
adds
about
3.3
million
dollars
through
the
budget.
O
The
the
ask
me
contract
adds
another
3.2
million
dollars
so
between
those
two,
that's
83
percent
of
the
total
increase
in
the
budget
from
what
the
mayor
originally
submitted.
And
then
there
are
10
positions
and
that's
been
talked
about
in
terms
of
different
services.
They
provide
but
there's
10
positions
that
add
another
basically
10%,
the
93%
of
the
total
cost
of
the
of
the
seven
point,
eight
seven
point:
seven
eight
million
are
in
the
Kolar
increase,
they
ask
me
contract
and
the
tenth
positions.
So
it's
pretty
simple.
O
Regarding
the
cola
increase
I
mean
that
will
provide
a
$30
increase
for
the
retirees,
but
it
also
because
of
the
short
time
the
reach
full
funding
it
does.
It
adds
25
million
dollars
for
the
the
liability
of
the
pension
system
and
the
you
know
you've
heard
me
enough
times
talking
about
the
importance
of
reaching
full
funding
by
2025,
at
which
time
in
2026
84%
of
the
cost
go
away
and
can
be
applied
to
the
the
open
liability.
O
O
There
is
likelihood
that
that
would
be
approved
if,
for
some
reason
it
wouldn't
be
that
3.1
million
dollars
that
the
city
is
relying
on
that
for
a
half
year
would
be
taken
from
increased
growth,
perhaps
possibly
as
well
just
overall
issues
in
terms
of
the
budget,
the
3.5
billion
dollar
budget.
The
price
was
noted,
the
property
tax
represents
basically
69
percent
of
the
total
revenue.
O
Yet
it
represents
77
percent
of
the
total
revenue
increase
so
again
we're
relying
much
too
heavily
on
the
property
tax
state
aid,
which
is
the
city's
second
largest
revenue
source,
is
at
four
hundred.
Forty
million
dollars
increase
is
14
percent
of
the
revenue,
but
only
7
percent
of
the
growth,
and
that's
because
basically
state
aid
has
been
flat
over
over
years.
The
last
five
years
cap
to
70
the
largest
state
aid
account
only
grew
by
5.2
percent.
O
So
this
is
also
putting
limits
on
what
the
city
is
able
to
do
when
the
second
largest
revenue
sources
is
relatively
flat
and
even
excise
revenues
which
are
growing
represents
only
6
percent
of
full
revenue,
so
doesn't
make
that
much
of
a
difference.
There's
comments
on
the
school
budget.
It's
right
now
proposed
it.
A
billion
sixty
million
you've
heard
that
there's
an
extra
20
million
dollars
in
the
budget
for
collective
bargaining
for
schools,
add
a
billion
80
80
million
and
that's
a
four
point.
Eight
percent
increase.
O
So
it's
hard
to
argue
that
the
city
contributed
more.
They
can
do
better
with
what
they
have
I.
Don't
disagree
with
that,
but
I
think
it's
an
practical
to
be
thinking
that
there's
all
these
extra
dollars
that
the
city
can
add
and
spending
in
today's
time
a
five
percent
increase
is
not
as
good
as
you're
going
to
get.
So
that's
my
comment.
U
I'm,
just
here
to
speak
on
the
importance
of
the
voucher
program
because
I
my
husband,
he
and
I,
were
in
an
apartment
and
cleanse
you
for
five
years
and
the
rent
went
up
by
a
hundred
dollars
every
year.
Eventually,
we
ended
up
a
father
bills
and
without
the
program
we
wouldn't
have
been
able
to
find
housing.
Fair
house
and
I'm
here
today
could
be
thankful
for
the
voucher
program
and
I
know
a
lot
of
people
that
have
gotten
out
of
the
shelters
because
of
the
programs
and
they're
doing
well
I.
M
I
M
He
would
put
the
money
in
the
federal
government
left
saw
and
that
really
impressed
me
and
I
said
you
know
what
he's
going
to
get
my
vote
and
he
got
my
vote
and
then,
when
he
got
my
vote,
he
came
in
and
he
shut
down
the
island.
I
don't
know
the
whole
story
of
the
island,
I'm
sure
it
was
a
safety
issue,
but
it
was
two
hours
notice.
Two
hours
notice,
I'd,
listen
to
a
woman
testify
that
she
was
at
school.
She
was
on
unemployment.
She
came
back,
I
couldn't
get
onto
the
island.
M
All
she
had
was
her
backpack
that
wasn't
fair
to
anybody.
Anyone
on
that
Island
and
now
we
see
the
epidemic.
Here
we
see
people
on
the
streets.
We
see
the
people
that
do
drugs
on
the
streets
and
we
can't
and
we
it's
awful.
It's
an
epidemic.
I
know
I'm
preaching
to
the
choir
all
of
you
here,
but
we
really
need
a
city
funded
voucher
program.
We
need
affordable
housing
where
the
development
where
I
live,
Stony
Brook
Commons.
We
have
five
hundred
forty
units
of
a
bit
of
affordable
housing
that
mortgage
came
to
maturity.
M
My
two
children,
which
are
really
wonderful,
children
and
I,
was
able
to
you,
know,
live
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
in
a
beautiful
neighborhood
and
not
have
to
worry
about
paying
thousands
and
thousands
of
dollars.
French
and
I
was
very
fortunate.
This
program
is
vital,
I
mean
we
see
our
brothers
and
sisters
on
the
streets,
that's
not
fair!
That
is
not
fair
to
any
one
of
them
and
we're
only
asking
for
five
million
dollars
out
of
a
billion
dollar
budget.
Yes,
we
have
the
CPA,
but
the
CPA
isn't
doing
anything
right
now.
M
E
V
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Rhonda
Jackson
and
with
math
lines
pertinent
in
the
muscle,
pada
save
I
Section,
eight
I
just
like
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
counselors
that
support
the
city
funded
voucher.
That
would
go
up
and
talk
to
the
mayor.
That's
president
Michelle
wall,
Aneesa,
I'm,
sorry,
George,
a
Jana
Presley
Michael
fly
Frank,
Baker,
Andrea,
Campbell,
Madame,
Mallory,
Peter,
Jackson
and
John
Josh
Newcombe
and
just
another
shout-out
to
Josh
and
Andrea.
For
talking
about
the
the
city
budget,
saying
that
we
needed
these
city
funded
vouchers.
V
We
came
to
each
of
the
city
councilors
and
asked
them
to
vote
vote
down
this
budget
as
well,
because
we
wanted
them
to
have
the
city
budget.
We
were
asking
for
five
million
dollar
even
money
for
it,
even
if
it
was
just
a
pilot
program.
I
was
looking
through
these
papers
and
I
see
that
you
have
a
pilot
program
for
the
firefighters
for
cancer,
so
I'm
wondering
how
much
that's
going
to
cost
and
why
you
know
we
couldn't
have
a
pilot
program,
because
is
that
going
to
be
sustained?
V
How
you're
going
to
sustain
that
and
I
was
also
listening
to
Katie
and
days
when
you
brought
up
the
housing,
and
you
said
what
something
about
housing
and
they
were
like,
don't
go
in
the
head
like
like
I,
don't
know
you
know
so
to
me
that
shows
that
there
is
no
priority
for
housing.
We
talked
the
talk,
but
we
don't
walk
the
walk.
V
So
that's
why
we
came
to
each
of
our
councillors
again
and
asked
them
to
vote
down
this
budget,
because
it
doesn't
include
the
five
million
city,
funded
vouchers
and
I'm
not
doing
this
for
myself.
I'm
doing
this
for
my
sisters
and
brothers
that
are
sitting
up
here
because
they
go
live
for
the
grace
of
God
that
that
can
happen
to
any
of
us
in
this
room
easily.
V
So
that's
why
I'm
here
to
say
please
vote
down
this
voucher.
The
mayor's
budget
I
also
want
to
put
on
record
that
I'm
very
disappointed
that
my
city
councilor
did
not
vote
this
each
and
every
time
I
came
to
him
and
that's
McCarthy,
and
also
when
I'm
we
had
meetings
with
the
the
mayor.
In
the
first
time
we
had
the
meeting
with
the
mayor
was
to
come
up
with
the
idea
of
the
city
funding
vouchers,
and
then
he
told
us
or
come
back
and
tell
me
how
I'm
going
to
sustain
this.
V
We
came
back,
we
came
back
with
I,
don't
know
seven
ideas
and
each
and
every
one
of
them
he
shot
down.
So
I
don't
know,
but
these
vouchers
are
needed.
All
you
need
to
do
is
go
to
BMC
as
you're
coming
off
the
highway
to
come
into
Roxbury,
and
you
see
a
line
of
them.
That
disturbed
me.
That's
very
disturbing
that
should
disturb
all
of
us
that
it
shouldn't
be.
V
The
Long
Island
shelter
being
shut
down.
That
was,
that
was
a
mess
in
I,
think
that
the
city
owes
it
to
its
constituents
to
make
sure
that
there
is
no
homelessness
and
that's
what
the
mayor
keeps
saying
that
he's
porous
and
that
he's
the
best
thing
for
the
homelessness
I.
Don't
I,
don't
agree
with
that,
and
I
didn't
vote
for
mayor
Walsh
and
I
won't
again
this
year,
thanks
Cassie.
W
Hi
could
I
guess
afternoon
at
this
point:
I'm
Cassie
herd,
I
work
supporting
and
advocating,
alongside
and
on
behalf
of
community
members,
experiencing
homelessness
for
the
American
Friends
Service
Committee
I,
also
organized
with
the
Boston
homeless
solidarity
committee.
Some
of
the
members
are
here,
along
with
the
mass
alliance
of
had
tenants
in
the
save
our
section
eight
coalition.
For
the
past
three
years,
we've
been
advocating
for
the
city
funded
housing,
voucher
program.
I
wanted
to
thank
all
the
nine
councillors
who
supported
this
led
by
councillor
Zakim
and
all
of
the
counselors
on
the
ends.
W
Here.
Not
you
all
and
I
I
do
want
to
express
my
extreme
disappointment
in
my
counselor
co-moh
for
not
supporting
the
signer.
Several
folks
in
our
district
have
advocated
to
you
to
be
supportive
of
this,
including
some
tenants
from
Babcock
Towers,
who
are
at
risk
of
displacement
and
homelessness
who,
if
their
building
does
go
market
rate,
will
not
have
another
option
for
housing
because
they
will
not
be
eligible
for
section
eight.
W
They
are
elderly
and
disabled
and
will
not
have
another
opportunity
for
housing
if
they
are
unable
to
afford
market
rate
branch,
which
will
they
will
not,
and
that
will
be
March
1st
2019
so
and
there
are
about
160
folks
who
are
at
risk
for
that.
So
that
is
a
very
imminent
disaster
waiting
to
happen
and
something
that
is
preventable.
But
what
I
had
planned
to
talk
about
was
that
we
had
gone
to
Mayor
Walsh
first
three
years
ago
and
was
a
very
rough
sketch
of
an
idea
that
we
had
heard
about
from
Washington
DC.
W
But
knowing
this
had
great
success
that
this
had
gone
from
about
a
thousand
vouchers
to
three
thousand
and
people
had
really
been
able
to
stabilize
themselves
and
rightfully
so
would
be
something
to
have
a
better
idea
of
this.
And
so
we
came
back
a
year
later
and
he
said
I
need
to
see
this
be
have
a
more
sustainable
funding
source.
So
we
came
back
this
year
with
five
sustainable
funding
sources,
and
these
sources
include
the
regular
city
budget
which
we
had
hoped.
W
Housing
is
a
priority
of
the
city
right
and
we
have
heard
the
mayor
and
you
all
affirm
that
housing
is
a
human
right,
so
we
heard
this
and
hoped
that
funding
could
come
from
the
main
city
budget,
but
we
have
heard
that
this
could
not
happen.
So
we
thought
of
some
more
creative
solutions,
such
as
recapture
agreements
from
new
developments
or
dedicated
future
property
taxes
for
million
dollar
condos.
W
There
are
a
few
other
solutions
such
as
this,
which
is
ensure
that
funds
from
a
large
luxury
housing
that
is
actively
displacing
community
member
is
largely
people
of
color
and
exacerbating
the
homeless.
Crisis
could
begin
to
meaningfully
contribute
to
housing
for
community
members
who
are
being
displaced
and
sort
of
mitigate
this
and
begin
to
stabilize
these
communities,
but
these
were
all
turned
down
sort
of
seemingly
without
real
consideration.
W
So
why
you
know
these
folks
and
I
are
here
today
is
very
personal,
because
everyone
who
is
sitting
over
there
either
is
currently
homeless
or
is
someone
who
is
at
risk
of
homelessness
either
myself
included
someone
who
I
don't
have
any
sort
of
voucher,
but
certainly
I
live
with
six
other
people
in
a
home
and
well.
I've
lived
in
my
home
for
13
years.
I
have
a
wonderful
agreement
with
my
landlord
I
did
I
not
have
that
would
not
be
able
to
afford
the
neighborhood
I
live
in.
W
So
you
know,
I
am
someone
who
I
guess
technically
considers
myself
housing
insecure
and
you
know
I
think
we
all
have
to
understand
that
if
you
are
a
renter
in
the
city
and
you're,
not
someone
who's
making
about
$100,000
a
year
or
somewhere
around
at
least
60
or
70.
You
are
someone
who
probably
is
housing
insecure,
and
so
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we're
becoming
a
more
stable
city
and
the
city
funded
housing
voucher
program
would
help
to
stabilize
those
folks
who
are
currently
on
the
streets
and
begin
to
mitigate
the
problems.
W
We've
caused
with
this
crisis,
and
so
by
not
including
in
this
budget.
It
really
is
showing
that
securing
housing
for
those
who
are
most
vulnerable
is
not
a
priority
of
this
administration.
So
while
we
appreciate
the
support
of
the
nine
councillors
thus
far,
we
we
ask
that
you
continue
to
vote
down
the
budget
until
is
included.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
I
just
I,
just
like
to
clarify,
as
a
chairman
of
this
committee,
I
I,
don't
sign
on
two
letters
throughout
the
process.
I
just
feel
like
you
know:
I
need
to
remain
neutral.
That's
not
to
say
that
I,
don't
support
the
your
program
or
I
do
at
this
particular
point
in
time.
I
agree
with
the
administration
on
the
CPA
funds
that
maybe
somewhere
we
can
look
at
it,
but
I
also
want
to
say.
A
Since
I've
been
in
office,
I've
worked
with
people
the
old
Waverly
apartments
to
preserve
that
as
an
affordable,
voucher
receiving
company
that
took
that
over
Warren
Hall
building,
numerous
other
expiring
use.
I've
worked
with
especially
a
chairman,
Kevin
Honan.
What
the
chairman
of
the
state
so
I
just
want
to
say
you
know,
I,
don't
know
if
that
makes
a
difference,
but
okay,
thank
you
so
yeah.
E
X
X
Was
I
don't
know,
I
was
just
really
overwhelmed
with
all
these
numbers
about
dollars
and
cents,
and
you
know
I
was
thinking
about
how
back
in
the
60s
and
70s
you
know
we
stood
in
protest
for
him
to
struggle
for
equal
rights
and
all
this
stuff,
and
here
it
is
2017
and
I'm
63
years
old,
I'm
back
doing
basically
the
same
thing
in
a
different
format
and
I'm
I,
don't
know
I,
don't
know
much
about
dollars
and
cents
to
a
degree.
I
do
you
know
I've
been
here
eight
and
a
half
years
in
Boston.
X
It
was
a
record
to
me.
I
was
recommended
to
me
that
I
tried
to
Sydney
out
in
that
it
was
a
great
city
and
there
were
opportunities
here
for
me
and
I
came
here
and
when
I
got
here,
you
know
I
didn't
act
for
food
stamps,
I
didn't
sign
up
for
welfare,
I
got
out
and
I
worked
temp
labor
for
about
three
and
a
half
months
and
in
Washington
pots
and
pans
and
eventually
got
a
job
driving
limousines.
And
you
know
things
were
accumulating
for
me.
Eventually.
Unfortunately,
my
sister
died
in
2014
I
became
homeless.
X
X
You
know
when
you
talk
about
the
the
the
budget
and
no
disrespect
to
you,
know
people
that
had
certain
agendas
that
they
want,
but
when
you
can
find
one
or
two
million
to
fix
up
a
part,
but
you
can't
find
one
or
two
million
do
provide
homelessness
or
a
place
for
me
to
live,
that's
kind
of
insulting
to
me,
but
taxpayer
I
work,
I
didn't
act
for
a
handout
and
I'm.
Just
you
know
it
seems
like
I.
X
This
place
is
really
empty
in
terms
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
and
to
be
quite
frank
with
you,
you
know
the
environment
that
I've
been
put
in.
You
know
no
disrespect,
but
I
wake
up
angry
every
day,
I
go
into
this
shelter
angry,
you
know,
I
shouldn't
have
to
I.
Shouldn't
have
to
be
standing
here
for
fighting
for
equal
rights
or
something
that
is
basically
what
every
human
being
deserves.
You
know
to
be
have
some
kind
of
affordable
housing
and,
as
I
said,
you
know
it's
humiliating
for
me.
I
go
by.
X
You
know,
first
hand
when
we
talk
about
these
programs
that
help
people
that
you
know
I
heard
the
people
talk
about
the
education,
ilan,
fortunate,
a
lot
of
students
in
school,
they're,
they're,
trying
drugs
or
trying
alcohol.
Fortunately,
you
know
when
you,
what
do
you
do
when
a
kid
gets
to
a
point
where
you
might
not
be
able?
You
know,
I
mean
we
have
what
they
call.
Some
people
can
try
experimental
things
and
they're
able
to
get
back
on
track.
But
what
happens
if
that
kid
becomes
addicted?
You
have
no
programs
form
I
know
soar.
X
Was
you
know,
being
in
soar,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
interact
with
a
probably
about
40,
guys
20,
guys
I
went
to
soar
20
guys
that
were
in
safe,
harbor,
I
seen
firsthand
the
accomplishments
of
guys
that
were
in
saw
that
put
parts
of
their
life
together.
You
know,
since
the
closing
of
soar
I
know
two
people
that
OD
I
know
one
person
went
back
to
prison.
A
lot
of
people
have
fallen
off
the
tree.
X
Closing
of
these
vital
programs
is
a
half
set
to
this
this
community
and
when
we
talk
about
the
opioid
addiction
here
in
Boston,
and
we
talk
about
I
know
you
were
mentioned,
they
would
talk
about
the
needle
thing
where
they
were
picking
up
needles.
Well,
you
know
I
walk
down,
South
Hampton
Street
pretty
much
every
day
and
there's
a
lot
of
needles
out
there.
So
maybe
it's
in
other
communities
and
maybe
I'm
all
over
the
place.
You
know
in
terms
of
what
I'm
trying
to
say,
because
as
I
said,
you
know
me
coming
here
today.
X
You
know
I'm
like
thinking
to
myself.
You
know,
what's
the
purpose
of
me
speaking
out
when,
basically
when
I
look
around
and
the
actions
of
this,
this
government
basically
shows
me
that
they
don't
care,
and
you
know
with
all
the
intelligence
that's
in
here
with
in
this
room
with
the
millions
of
dollars.
You
know
they
can
come
up
with
these
ideas
about.
You
know
money
here,
money
here
and
I,
don't
think
five
million
dollars
is
a
lot
of
money
when
it
comes
to
saving
lives
in
this
community,
I've
been
sober
for
16
years.
X
You
know
and
I
don't
get
into
my
personal
life,
but
I've
made
some
bad
choices
in
life,
but
I
got
myself
on
track
and
for
me
to
be
in
earning
my
way
up
the
ladder
so
to
speak,
maybe
not
financially,
but
in
terms
of
my
character
and
personality
and
to
have
this
government
come
and
say
that
you
know.
Basically,
we
they
come
up
with
these
ideas
and
I'm
the
one
that
has
said
just
to
it.
I
live
in
an
environment
that
is
not
healthy.
X
X
You
know,
I
lost
a
really
good
job
because
of
opposing
us
or
basically
and
shortness.
You
know
when
they
closed
sore
I
Drive
limos
I
was
driving
for
a
the
second
biggest
limousine
company
in
the
world.
I
was
working
12
14
hours
a
day,
I
came
in
one
night
after
I
made
a
New
York
run
I
got
into
the
sore
about
one
I
love
that
they
changed
it
over
into
their
shelter
rules.
I
got
in
from
New
York
about
one
o'clock.
I
had
to
get
up
five
o'clock
in
the
morning
prepare
to
get
out.
X
I
went
to
work
with
about
three
and
a
half
hours
of
sleep.
I
fell
asleep
at
the
wheel
and
the
Mass
Pike
with
a
client
the
car
I
had
to
get
fired.
That
might
not
seem
like
much
to
you,
but
my
job
was
everything
my
granddaughter
depended
on
me.
My
son
depended
on
me
and
now
I'm
out
here
asking
for
Hanza
watch
me
I
got
some
friends
that
help
me
out
I
believe
that
housing
is
a
vital
aspect
of
all
human
beings.
X
It's
unfortunate
that
that
in
this
country,
alcoholics
and
addicts
and
homeless,
people
are
at
the
bottom
of
the
totem
pole
and
when
I
heard
that
to
people
when
I
councilman
Jackson
asked
him
about,
you
know,
what's
being
done
for
the
housing
they
kind
of
like
priorities.
Now,
that's
humiliating
to
me,
that's
insulting
to
me.
You
know
for
a
hardworking
person.
Like
me,
a
person
at
my
age,
that's
insulting
and
I
said.
I
am
I
respect
everybody's
agenda,
but
you
know
when
you
can
get
a
hundred
thousand
and
put
stripes
on
the
road.
X
You
know
me
and
something
to
parks,
parts
that
eventually
homeless
people
that
will
be
in
you
know
those
are
priorities
over
me.
That's
that's
insulting!
So
you
know
I,
like
I,
said
I,
don't
know
much
about
this
budget
stuff.
I
just
know
that
we
need
some
help.
We
need
help
now
not
six
months
down
the
road
not
a
year
down
the
road,
and
you
know
so.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Y
Good
afternoon
on
everyone
here
at
City
Council,
thank
you
for
giving
me
this
opportunity
to
speak.
I'll,
be
speaking
on
quite
a
few
issues
because
of
they're
all
interrelated
number.
One
is
housing
myself
and
my
family
are
on
the
voucher.
Thank
you.
Metropolitan
Boston,
Housing
Partnership,
some
people
think
I
wouldn't
be,
but
yet
I.
Yet
I
am
do
too
many
years
ago
of
certain
circumstances
that
fell
on
me.
I'm
speak
on
behalf
of
single
parents,
surviving
families
of
veterans
who
have
passed
those
who've
become
homeless,
not
by
choice.
Y
The
vouchers
are
needed
when
you
have
these
vouchers.
You
have
to
also
keep
in
mind
that,
even
though,
is
very
wonderful,
Boston
residents,
please
don't
forget
about
the
residents
gap
who
have
children,
that's
been
put
in
shelters
outside
the
city
and
they're,
trying
to
come
back
to
the
city
and
can't,
along
with
that
I'm
also
a
bps
parent.
You
also
aware
of
students
who
are
homeless.
Y
All
right
now,
connect
that
with
transportation,
the
buses
have
to
go
pick
up
these
students
that
are
part
of
bps
and
if
their
way
out
an
adderall
that
bus
goes
all
the
way
to
add
a
Burrell
to
pick
up
that
student
and
that's
what
an
hour
and
a
half
to
two
hour
ride
depending
on
the
traffic.
You
have
to
keep
that
in
mind
and
you're
wondering
where
the
transportation
goes.
The
other
thing
is,
we
also
have
students
out
of
district,
because
our
special
needs
services
are
not
in
Boston.
Y
Y
You
can't
have
one
without
the
other
when
you
come
to
your
parks
and
recreation
and
wherever
you
are
near
BMC
along
the
so-called
recovery
mile,
yeah
you're,
going
to
see
those
needles
and
everything
under
the
Sun
out
there,
including
the
femme
hygiene
and
we're
the
personal
hygiene
drink
being
scattered
here
and
there
there
in
the
park
they're
everywhere
it
doesn't
matter
where
you
go.
It's
everywhere.
Y
Is
there
daylight?
Is
there
at
dusk?
It's
there
at
night,
so
picking
up
needles
is
24/7.
It's
just
not
daytime
or
evening.
It's
24/7
without
the
mental
illness
capacity
or
the
resources
to
help
with
those
who
have
become
homeless
or
those
who
have
gone
through
trauma.
You
escalate,
all
of
that.
It's
painful
I,
look
at
the
gateway
to
Boston
Isis.
How
embarrassing
for
tours
to
come
into
the
city,
to
see
that
and
that's
their
first
impression.
I.
Y
Y
E
A
Z
Damnit
very
broken
for
me.
A
small
problem,
I
think
the
houses
about
the
problem.
She
stated
because
a
lot
of
people
needed
a
lot
of
people
out
there
really
trying
to
help
themselves.
They
just
need
more
help,
really
they've
been
to
stop
their
life,
but
everybody
needs
a
chance,
a
second
chance
of
that
they
just
try
it
no
I'm,
not
saying
that
the
government
is
right
and
I've
seen.
The
gun
is
wrong.
Just
saying
the
government
can
help
people
change,
especially
for
me.
Z
I
would
like
another
chance
to
have
some
housing
going
and
I'd
like
to
see
some.
My
constituents
and
the
people
in
my
program
have
another
place
to
live.
It
was
located
being
a
shelter,
but
they
need
someplace
to
be
a
home.
I
pick
a
shop,
but
it
keen
until
when
it
go
lay
down
and
like
be
safe,
don't
worry
about!
They
got
to
go
out.
They
can't
coming
this
guy
can't
come
anywhere.
You
gotta
leave
I
mean
some
other
things
go
along
with
the
program
inside
the
shelter.
We
just
need
some
perspective.
All
know.
Z
If
we
look
at
now,
look
at
the
street
me
sewing
needles.
Me.
Drugs
me
people
having
such
a
hard
time,
not
saying
it
did
a
pest
people
aware,
but
the
human
being,
the
real
mistake
that
made
us
all.
So
we
made
mistake.
It
was
perfect
that
we
wouldn't
know
how
to
make
mistake.
We
wouldn't
be
perfect.
We
make
a
mistake.
Like
I,
said:
Kathy
gotta
be
a
lot
of
people,
that
being
there
just
trying
to
make
a
point
that
we're
all
kind
of
me.
Z
E
A
So
that
concludes
today's
hearing,
I'd
like
to
just
end
by
thanking
especially
central
staff
and
particularly
Michelle
Goldberg
Kate
Sullivan,
Kerry,
Jordan,
Candice
and
quorum
on
Trond,
who
staffed
these
hearings
for
the
past
couple
of
months
and
my
colleagues
for
their
very
comprehensive
and
thoughtful
contribution
to
this
whole
process.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
this
hearing
is
adjourned.