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Description
Ways & Means Working Session- Docket #0760 FY24 Budget: Budget Amendments.
A
Good
afternoon,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Daniel
Fernandez
Anderson,
the
district
7
City
councilor
I
am
the
chair
of
Boston
city
council
committee
on
ways
and
means
the
working
session.
This
worker
session
is
being
recorded.
It
is
being
posted
to
the
Boston
city
council,
YouTube
page
and
we'll
re-re
will
be
rebroadcast
on
Xfinity
channel
8
RCN
channel
82
FiOS
channel
964..
The
council's
budget
review
process
will
Encompass
a
series
of
public
hearings
beginning
in
April
through
running
through
June.
A
We
strongly
encourage
residents
to
take
a
moment
to
engage
in
this
process
by
giving
public
testimony
for
the
record.
You
may
do
that
in
writing.
At
this
point
we
this
will
be
our
final
working
session
and
then
presented
on
the
floor
tomorrow
at
a
council
meeting
at
12
00
noon
for
a
vote.
A
If
you
would
like
to
submit
testimony
following
this
working
session,
you
may
email
written
comments
to
the
committee
at
ccc.wm
at
boston.gov
for
more
information
on
the
City
Council
budget
process
and
how
to
testify
at
any
of
the
for
any
of
the
hearings.
Please
visit
the
council's
budget
website
at
boston.gov
for
slash
Council
Dash
budget.
A
A
We
received
a
letter
of
absence
for
for
counselor,
Liz
Braden
and
it
reads
dear
chair,
Fernandez
Anderson
I
regret
that
I
will
be
unable
to
attend
tomorrow's
working
session
in
the
committee
on
Ways
and
Means
due
to
illness.
I
would
appreciate
it
if
you
would
keep
me
apprised
of
proposed
amendments
by
email,
I,
look
forward
to
being
in
attendance
at
Future
hearings
and
working
sessions.
A
For
this
working
session,
I'm
not
going
to
remind
you
of
decorum
or
that
I'm
the
chair,
we
will
do
the
format
that
I
state,
if
you
have,
if
you
come
in,
if
people
folks
come
in
late,
I'm
happy
to
rephrase
so
that
they
can
understand.
If
you'd
like
to
have
ideas
that
has
already
been
presented
on
the
floor.
For
example,
yesterday
we
were
in
a
working
session
where
I
asked
everyone
to
prioritize
their
amendments
and
present
them.
Then
Council
Flaherty,
then
consolation
and
counselor.
A
So
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
please
respect
the
process
or
the
format
that
I
lay
out
and
I
will
be
very
firm
on
the
standards
or
format
that
I'm
presenting
to
you
today
we
will
I
will
go
to
by
order
of
arrival
to
my
Council
colleagues
for
a
presentation
or
introduction
for
30
seconds,
and
then
we
will
go
straight
into
the
amendments.
A
I
will
not
be
reading
names
for
amendments.
I
will
be
referring
to
each
Amendment
as
a
colleague
if
you'd
like
to
come
on
record
and
present
it
for
yourself
and
state
that
those
are
your
amendments
that
is
okay
by
me.
You,
just
like
your
mic
and
I,
will
allow
you
the
floor
in
the
order
of
arrival,
counselor
Murphy,
you
have
30
seconds
for
introduction.
B
Working
session
and
to
get
an
explanation
on
the
amendments
that
are
still
just
pulling
from
their
own
department,
so
if
we
could
talk
about,
is
that
a
recommendation
or
an
amendment
when
that
time
comes
looking
forward
to
this
conversation
and
seeing
which
total
amounts
from
each
department?
So
we
have
an
idea
of
what
we're
voting
on
tomorrow.
Thank
you.
C
D
You,
madam
chair,
thank
you
for
leaving
this
process.
I'm
gonna
withhold
any
comments
so
that
we
can
get
to
work.
Thank
you.
E
A
F
You
have
the
floor.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
No
opening
comment
just
ready
to
get
to
work.
Thank
you.
A
All
right,
fantastic
I
am
going
to
go
through
a
list.
If
should
anyone
have
any
feel
that
there
are
any
discrepancies
or
if
they
have
any
questions
or
comments
again,
if
you'd
like
to
come
on
record
to
identify
that
this
is
a
amendment
that
you
particularly
want
to
express
or
whether
you
propose
it
or
not.
Let
me
know
the
full
amendments
for
the
Boston
city
council,
as
a
body
with
everyone
included
in
this
list,
is,
is
as
follows:.
A
A
Okay,
starting
for
with
youth
jobs
to
go
to
Yeo
contractual
for
five
million
dollars,
use
jobs
to
go
to
Personnel
Yeo
1
million
58
836
dollars.
A
Those
in
public
cannot
speak
to
the
counselors
or
cannot
speak
or
interrupt
the
working
session.
This
is
a
working
session
without
any
public
testimony
I'm
going
to
ask
everyone
in
the
public
silence
or
be
removed.
A
All
updated
there.
This
will
be
the
order
that
close
to
the
order
that
I
will
for
my
report.
So
my
report
is
a
little
bit
shuffled.
Okay,
but
it's
the
same
document.
You
have
okay.
A
So
as
it's
listed
on
the
document
that
you
have,
if
it's
hard
to
follow,
if
I'm
going
out
of
order
or
a
different
document,
I'm
going
to
start
with
black
Heritage
Trail
parks
and
recs
contractual
a
million
dollars,
salary
include
increase
for
Municipal
Police
property
management,
personnel.
A
A
Economic
Opportunity
and
inclusion
contractual
one
million
five
hundred
dollars.
A
You'll
notice
increases
from
yesterday
up
to
32
percent
decrease
from
the
75
million
proposed
amendments
from
yesterday
cultural
spaces,
arts
and
culture,
contractual
1.5
million
technical
employee
for
City
Council.
A
Council
staff
increase-
and
this
is
just
as
you
know,
for
a
workers,
comp
personnel
or
for
unemployment,
rather
thirty.
A
Personnel,
sorry
thank
you:
BFD
personnel,
1.5
million
dollars,
Community
College
infrastructure
support,
oeoi
contractual
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
age;
strong,
sorry,
I'll
read
the
intro
departmental
afterwards
tuition
assessment,
assistance
for
BPS
students,
y
EO
contractual,
a
million
dollars;
contractual
events,
funding
ons
contractual
twenty
one
thousand
dollars;
pre-development
support
for
rfps,
moh
contractual
750,
000
dollars,
men's
mental
health
initiative,
Boston
Public,
Health,
commission,
two
hundred
thousand
dollars;
maternal
medical
devices,
women's
advancement
equipment,
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars;
maternal
Health
Grants
women's
advancement,
contractual
150,
000,
Civic,
organizing
or
Tech
assistance
for
civic
associations,
ons
contractual
five
hundred
thousand
dollars;
space
grants,
renovation
for
inside
and
subsidized
for
rents
for
small
businesses,
oeoi
contractual,
fifty
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
alternative
to
public
safety
programs,
grants,
programming
grants,
opat
contractual
500,
000,
Boston,
high
school
study,
Yeo
contractual
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
two
ft
for
lab
inspectors,
BFD
Personnel,
a
hundred
and
forty
thousand
dollars;
Municipal
wage
study,
people's
operation,
contractual
fifty
thousand
dollars;
orc,
vital
document
waiver
pilot
program,
OHS
contractual
twenty
thousand
dollars;
Moya
Contract,
Services
level,
funding,
Moya
contractual
266
thousand
dollars,
66
868
dollars.
A
Black
Heritage
Trail
signage
office
of
historic
preservation,
contractual
twenty
five
thousand
dollars:
fair
housing,
testers,
fair
housing
and
equity
Personnel.
Three
hundred
thousand
sorry
councilman
here,
I,
didn't
see
you
light
up.
You
have
the
floor.
E
I
just
wanted
to
just
no
I
got
a
note
from
Shane
that
I'm
gonna
have
to
put
my
things
on
the
record
when,
when
we
get
there
because
they're
not
here
so
you'll,
let
me
know
when.
A
A
Let
me
know
when
we
get
to
it
yeah,
whatever
changes,
you
need
to
make.
Thank
you:
fair
housing,
testers,
fair
housing,
Equity
Personnel,
three
hundred
thousand
dollars,
B8
Consular
illusion
you
have
the
floor.
D
Thank
you,
counselor,
financially,
Anderson
just
wanted
to
state
that
my
team
were
very
intentional
about
where
we're
pulling
from
and
there's
been
a
change
where
we're
pulling
from
moh,
which
I
don't
believe,
is
the
right
direction,
because
we're
trying
to
put
money
into
moh
and
we're
pulling
now
our
original
post
from
BTD
contractual
would
like
you
to
stay.
There.
I
understand
that
you
have
particular
challenge
with
this
chair.
A
There's
Casa
Revolution.
There
is
still
a
wiggle
room
from
your
the
department
that
you
want
to
pull
so
we're
going
to
change
it
to
BTD.
D
Explained
it's
just
based
on
the
total
spent
in
past
years
they've
and
in
this
fiscal
year,
they've
only
spent
0.44
of
that
so
44,
so
based
on
projections,
this
was
a
a
good
place
to
pull
from,
and
so
I
just
want
to
keep
it
there.
Thank
you
for
your
flexibility.
A
No
problem
I
think
the
balancing
act.
As
you
said,
I
appreciate
you
acknowledging
that
the
challenge
that
I
have
before
me,
The
Balancing
Act,
is
to
ensure
that
all
counselors
are
feeling
comfortable
with
the
poll,
but
you're
absolutely
correct
that
the
they've
only
they
would
have
by
the
end
of
the
year.
They
would
have
only
spent
like
a
little
over
three
million,
but
they
have
budgeted
over
8
million
next
one
mayor's
office
of
housing
contractual.
A
Thank
you:
okay,
so
BHA
City
vouchers
for
BPS
students,
contractual
services
to
go
to
moh;
a
million
dollars
new
arrival,
emergency
shelter,
mayor's
office
of
housing,
contractual
2
million
dollars.
A
Again,
I
will
come
back
to
the
intro
Department
to
give
it
to
you
last
adding
two
sets
of
translation
sets
equipment
for
civic
association,
Tech
assistance
one
set:
well,
you
guys
have
the
description,
language
and
communication
equipment,
thirty
thousand
dollars,
programming
in
the
north
and
Charlestown
East
Boston
for
Youth,
and
particularly
bcyf
contractual
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
Kansas
floor.
Thank.
F
You
so
much
Madam
chair.
This
is
one
of
my
one
of
my
amendments,
originally
I
believe
was
pulling
from
Human
Services.
It's
since
been
changed
to
pull
from
Aid
to
Veterans,
which
I
I'm
wondering
if
we
can
either
pull
from
the
snow
management
line,
item
or
Auto
energy
and
gas
I
believe
the
Public
Works
line
item,
for
that
has
been
exhausted,
no
pun
intended,
but
the
police
department
is
still
at
three
million
dollars
for
their
gas
and
I.
Do
think
that
there
might
be
some
wiggle
room
there
for
that.
A
A
It'll
still
be
my
decision
well
for
your
consideration.
Chair
apologies,
I
just
have
to
just
go
check
into
comparison
to
what
everybody
else
is
doing.
Okay
and
then
you
know
if,
if
it
doesn't
make
it
too
much
fuss
or
in
that
area
in
the
line
item
I'll,
let
you
know
okay.
Thank
you,
chair
no
problem.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
council
Coletta
for
explaining
explaining
that
funding
where,
where
the
money
was
coming
from
and
I'm
glad
that
it's
not
coming
from
veterans
I
know
there
was
another
another
place
in
this
Matrix
where
I
did
see.
Something
else
would
come
was
coming
from
Veterans
as
well.
C
I
think
people
know
that
I
could
never
support
any
budget
where
you
know
I,
think
I've
made
made
it
clear,
but
I
I
couldn't
support
any
budget
where
even
five
cents
was
cut
from
veterans
in
disabled
veterans.
So
even
if
I'm
not
here
for
the
remaining
of
this
session,
I
just
wanted
to
be
on
the
record
that
if
there
is
anything
that
is
taking
money
away
from
the
city
of
Boston,
Department
of
Veterans
I
could
not
in
good
faith
support
any
any
budget
where
we
cut
the
cut
the
funding
from
the
veterans
department.
A
Thank
you
counselor
president
Flynn,
just
to
be
clear
and
you
are,
you
are
of
course
entitled
to
your
position.
The
only
reason
why
this
particular
colleague
of
ours,
suggested
veterans
is
because
it's
a
reimbursable
fund.
F
Yes,
please
I,
just
wanted
to
clarify
for
the
record.
I
didn't
make
that
suggestion,
as
it
is
up
to
your
discretion
with
Council
staff
that
was
put
there,
and
so
that's
why
I'm
trying
to
rectify
that
and
pull
from
another
line
item.
Thank
you.
A
I
understand
that
we
sometimes
can
be
reactionary,
but
allow
me
to
finish
my
statement
without
cutting
me
off
on
the
floor
was
not
definitely
for
the
record
was
not
referring
to
council
Coletta
and
there
is
Council
Flynn
mentioned.
There's
another
poll
in
the
mentor
in
The
Matrix
in
the
spreadsheet
that
was
pulling
from
vets
and
the
reason
why
I'm
not
calling
your
name
that
person's
name
is
because
they're,
not
here
but
Council
Coletta,
because
you've
already
identified
that
that
was
your
poll.
I
would
have
called
on
to
you.
A
I
would
have
given
you
that
respect
counselor
Flynn.
The
other
poll
that
you're
talking
about
the
colleague
is
not
present
and
so
happy
to
look
at
that
as
well.
But
just
wanted
to
be
clear
that
that
is
a
pull
from
a
reimbursable
fund
and
I.
Think
that
was
a
justification,
but
either
way
I
understand
what
you
are
stating.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
could
I
briefly
respond.
Madam
chair
of
course,
I
understand
that
it's
it's
a
program.
It's
called
chapter
115.
C
in
the
state
of
Massachusetts
is
the
only
state
or
Commonwealth
that
provides
funding
for
veterans
that
are
that
have
limited
income.
It's
almost
it's
almost
like
a
an
allowance
of
of
two
hundred
dollars,
just
so
that
they
can
pay
for
their
soup
or
to
put
the
heat
on
in
their
home.
It
is
the
city
of
Boston
is
reimbursed
from
the
state,
but
but
it
is
a
partnership
between
the
city
and
the
state,
as
it
relates
to
supporting
a
veteran
in
need,
especially
a
veteran
that
has
extreme
limited
income
or
poverty.
C
A
Thank
you,
council
president
Flynn.
Let's
address
it
when
we
get
to
that
item
and
happy
to
go
back
to
my
colleague
to
ask
about
amending
that.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
As
you
know,
it's
not
entirely
up
to
me,
but
I
will
definitely
keep
you
updated
to
the
result.
Thank
you.
Okay.
Okay,
we're
on
Staffing
for
Street
work,
Street
repair
and
Street
sidewalk
Public,
Works
personnel.
A
A
Two
women's
advancement
need
investment
in
four:
more
vending
machines
for
menstrual
products,
pilot
women's
advancement
supplies
and
materials.
Thirty
six
thousand
dollars
expand
tree
canopy,
Parks
and
Rec
supplies
and
materials.
Fifty
thousand
dollars.
A
A
This
is
this
is
not
yet
on
my
report
still
waiting
for
my
colleague
to
give
me
the
source
of
the
pool
or
the
remaining
amount,
the
fund
to
construction
for
new,
affordable
family
housing
and
senior
housing,
where
developments
have
project-based
vouchers
in
at
least
50
percent
of
units
and
fund
Community
visioning
about
Services
programs
and
community
space
that
should
accompany
new
housing.
Moh
special
Appropriations,
three
million
328
849
dollars,
foreign
crisis
response,
Boston
Public,
Health,
commission,
one
million
one
hundred
thousand
dollars.
A
A
One
ft
for
senior
computer
operator
shift
Property
Management
Personnel.
Seventy
five
thousand
dollars:
respiratory
budget
budgeting
special
approach;
respiratory
budgeting,
special
Appropriations,
10
million
dollars.
B
So
when
counselor
Flynn
highlighted
the
poll
from
Aid
to
Veterans-
and
you
had
mentioned
that
the
other
poll-
the
person
wasn't
here-
but
it
looks
like
there's
three
polls,
because
there
is
a
pull
from
mine-
also
okay,
so
I
am
here
so
I
wanted
to
also-
and
it
looks
that
we're
taking
three
pulls
from
that
eight
to
Veterans,
which
totals
a
million
dollars.
So
if
we
could
talk
about
that.
B
H
A
Yes,
that
one
intro
departmental
age,
strong
I,
believe
that
they
get
grants
for
this,
and
it
should
remain
intra-departmental
for
them
to
use
it
and
not
from
Boston
Public
Health,
because
they
are
a
quasi
agency.
You
couldn't
necessarily.
A
You
could
you
can't
tell
quasi
agencies
how
to
allocate
or
create
line
items
so
I'm,
suggesting
that
they
are
both
intro
departmental.
B
Okay,
one
is
suggesting,
though,
directly
from
vets
in
could
I
through
the
chair
to
Karishma
or
to
you
directly
when
I
worked
with
Karishma
about
where
to
pull.
We
talked
about
Boston,
Public,
Health
and
I
know
this
happened
last
year,
where
we
got
a
lot
back,
because
there
are
things
we
can't
do
so.
I
just
think
it
would
have
been
helpful
to
know
that
before
I
submitted
these
from
what
department
to
pull
Farm
but
I
do
whenever
you
think
it's
appropriate
during
this
time.
B
A
There
are
so
again:
that's
not
a
poll
technically,
it's
an
intro
departmental,
so
there
are
two
to
discuss
in
that
case
right.
B
And
like
Madam
chair
I,
had
said
at
the
beginning
too,
if
we
could
talk
about
interdepartmental
or
basically
recommendations,
correct,
because
we're
not
adding
it's
like
we're
telling
a
department,
we
want
them
to
do
something
but
we're
not
giving
them
funding.
So
it's
really
not
an
amendment,
it's
just
a
suggestion
and
then
it
would
be
on
us
to
kind
of
track
that
they
did
it.
A
A
A
Don't
know
about
cut
amendments
I
do
think
that
the
Administration
has
agreed
and
allowed
us
to
do
that
to
make
these
suggestions
because
I
mean
I've
I've.
Seen
as
I
can
speak
for
what
happened
last
year
and
essentially
intro
departmental
amendments
did
have
follow-throughs,
so
I
wouldn't
say
that
they
were
fake.
A
If,
if,
if
I
see
that,
for
example,
there
are
fundings
that
project
like
once,
you
project
what
they're
going
to
spend
for
the
rest
of
the
year
that
there
is
going
to
have
an
access
of,
in
addition
to
what
they're
already
going
to
spend,
then
I
would
say:
okay,
there's
wiggle
room
there,
but
with
where
we
can't
touch
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission.
We
can't
actually
move
pieces
around.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
think
you
alluded
to
something
that
what
I
wanted
to
say,
I
I,
believe
two
of
my
amendments
are
interdepartmental
polls
and
our
guidance
that
we
received
from
admin
last
year
was
that
these
are
amendments.
I,
take
my
amendments
as
amendments,
not
as
any
sort
of
suggestion.
There
are
amendments
they're
interdepartmental,
if
you
need
more
guidance
from
Administration
in
terms
of
how
to
ensure
that
they
are
enshrined
as
amendments
and
that
they
are
given
the
full
force
of
an
amendment
that
is
pulling.
That
is
an
inter-department
poll.
D
Then,
let's,
let's
get
that,
but
my
understanding,
my
my
amendments
are
not
suggestions.
They
are
amendments
so
that
these
departments
are
able
to
fetch
it
like
the
two
million
dollars
for
the
acquisition
opportunity
program,
that's
dedicated
to
community
land
trust.
That
is
not
a
suggestion.
That
is
an
amendment
that
I'm
making
it
there's
been
a
lot
of
advocacy
for
thank.
A
You
thank
you
for
that.
Edition
Council
solution,
not
not
just
what
the
department
is
saying,
backs
that
up,
but
also
that
we
set
the
Precedence
last
year
where
we
did.
We
made
intro
departmental
moves
and
they
actualized
afterwards
with
some
follow-through.
A
All
right,
so
we
do
have
oh
sorry,
Council
of
Mejia.
Let
me
just
is
it
okay,
if
I
just.
A
It's
been
on
yeah
uh-huh,
give
me
a
moment
so
age,
strong
senior,
Transportation
vouchers,
I'm,
just
listing
the
interdepartmental
age,
strong,
contractual
400,
000.,
BHA
vouchers,
contractual
200,
000.
A
Youth
Action
Network
Grant
o
and
s
intro
departmental
200
000.
study
to
assess
how
to
open,
non-brick
and
mortar
cannabis
business.
This
is
why
I
wanted
to
list
them.
First
oeoi
interdepartmental
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
support
minority
who
want
to
open
small
business
startups,
oeoi
300,
000
investigation,
tracking
brjp
intra
one
oeoi
150
000
councilman.
Here
you
have
before.
E
Here
and
I
wish
councilor
Flaherty
was
here
because
he
would
be
really
proud
of
me.
In
This
Moment,
you
want
to
talk
about
being
modest,
I
went
from
I
think
my
initial
budget
request
last
week
was
at
over
32
million
and
during
this
whole
entire
process
and
in
the
interest
of
making
sure
that
we
are
being
fiscally
responsible
and
also
making
sure
that
we're
not
creating
for
their
hardships
for
our
hard-working
men
and
women.
E
Here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
I
have
reduced
my
ass
to
down
to
7
million,
and
that
was
a
lot
of
compromising
and
I
have
some
very
specific
things
that
I'd
like
to
present
in
terms
of
some
changes,
so
counselor
Anderson,
just
so
we're
all
on
the
same
page.
Here
there
are
a
lot
of
things
that
I
asked
for
that.
A
One
second
councilman
here
I
appreciate
that
you're
trying
to
fine-tune
all
of
your
amendments
and
figuring
out
exactly
where
you're
comfortable
pulling
them
from
I
will
just
say
that
fair
warning.
This
is
the
very
last
time
anyone
gets
to
change
anything.
We
have
to
stay
here
till
like
whenever
you
know
midnight
and
then
tomorrow
morning
again,
and
then
we
need
to
be
ready
for
a
vote
and
so
in
the
interest
of
time
the
cut
off.
This
is
supposed
to
be
the
final.
A
But
if
you
have
I
will
allow
a
final
change
again
once
again,
and
then
please
note
that
whatever
you're
giving
me
may
not
be
the
final,
because
I
might
make
my
recommendations
myself
to
change
them.
If
it
doesn't
make
sense,
because
someone
else
has
already
pulled
from
certain
departments.
Okay,
only
because
it's
coming
at
the
last
hour.
E
Was
just
trying
to
be
helpful,
so
let
me
just
tell
you
what
the
compromises
are
and
what
that
looks
like,
so
we've
been
advocating
for
10
million
for
PB
and
I
reduced
that
to
point
2.6
million
from
my
ask
and
my
other
colleagues
are
going
to
be
pouring
in
and
asking
for
theirs.
I
see
that
a
lot
of
my
asks.
E
Initially,
the
the
police
department
was
at
42
million
dollars
that
people
were
trying
to
get
at
I
have
found
a
pathway
towards
what
I
believe
is
a
reasonable
and
what
I
potentially
think
would
be
a
fiscally
responsible
middle
ground
that
I'm
sure
that
not
everyone's
going
to
be
happy
about,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
it
really
all
have
to
make
sacrifices
here,
and
so
most
of
my
requests
are
going
to
be
coming
from
the
police
Personnel
line
item
at
5
million
point
two,
and
the
reason
is,
is
because
there
already
is
a
surplus
in
that
budget.
E
E
A
Counsel
me
here
one
second:
let
me
just
reference
what
you're
talking
about.
E
And
just
so
and
I
know
you'll
be
happy
to
hear
this.
That
I
did
make
some
phone
calls
and
just
trying
to
help
me
better
understand
what
this
moment
calls
for
and
from
what
I've
heard
is
that
it's
been
really
difficult
to
manage
personnel,
and
my
recommendation
is
for
this
particular
fiscal
year-
is
that
we
use
the
5.2
million
to
address
some
of
the
the
things
that
my
amendments
are
asking
for
and
I'm
not
asking
that
we
take
money
away
from
the
police.
E
I
want
to
be
really
clear,
I'm
asking
that
we
are
fiscally
responsible
by
utilizing
surplus
funds.
These
are
dollars
that
already
have
does
exist
and,
in
speaking
to
some
other
folks,
I've
heard
that
there
was
a
desire
to
not
touch
over
time,
because
our
police
force
is
overworked
at
this
moment.
But
then
I've
received
some
new
information
that
if
I
had
to
go
through
my
5.2
million,
maybe
we
could
I
found
monies
from
other
departments
that
I'd
like
to
Advocate
almost
a
million
dollars
that
I'd
like
to
share
and
put
on
the
record.
A
E
I
have
five
items
that
I'm
fighting
for
that
total
up
to
700.
at
7.2,
something
million
of
which
5
million
point
two
is
coming
out
of
the
police
budget.
A
A
E
E
E
So
there's
five
5
million
point
two.
Yes,
so
I
I
know
that
we
asked
for
three
million
for
youth
jobs.
I
think
that
we
all
have
to
make
sacrifices
and
manage
our
expectations
in
this
point
in
time,
and
I
am
only
going
to
be
requesting
1.5.
E
Okay,
we're
good,
so
according
then,
I
got
1.5
more
million
dollars
to
work
with.
Okay,
then
that's
not
mine.
I
will
then
move
on
to
the
a
one.
Oh
really
that
about
one
point,
the
youth
jobs
wasn't
not
mine.
No
okay
was
what
about
the
the
crisis
response
pilot
is
that
Kendra
consulate
is
taking
that
on
too
right.
E
Foreign,
so
then,
that
all
said,
I
have
150
for
the
procurement.
The
Boston
jobs
residency
tracker
that
my.
A
E
and
so
I
would
like
that
from
what
I
understand
and
I'm
a
little
bit,
I
really
did
think
that
the
youth
jobs
was
mine
and
you're,
saying
that
it's
not
so
I'd
like
to
take
Council
the.
A
Lot
of
the
counselor
proposed
there
before
you
and
since
we're
not
that's,
not
what
we're
discussing
today,
which
counselor
what
counselor
allow
counselors
to
talk
about
that,
but
with
the
way
that
I
did,
it
is,
if
you,
for
example,
you're
the
one
the
first
person
that
came
to
me
with
the
PB
all
yours,
and
so
after
checking
our
spreadsheets
and
documents.
If
it
came
first
from
an
email
from
another
counselor.
That's
why.
A
So
youth
Action
Network
grant
for
also
yes.
A
Know,
of
course,
did
you
consummate?
How
did
you
want
to
add
the
remaining
to
PB?
Yes,
whatever's,
remaining
okay,
consuming
here,
I'm
ready
for
you,
okay,.
E
So
here's
some
additional
recommendations
that
I
have
that,
instead
of
it
all
coming
from
BPD
Personnel,
the
I'd
like
some
of
those
dollars
to
be
allocated
from
the
overtime,
so
I
just
need
some
help.
Thinking
through
what
that
will
look
like
so
I'd
like
to
divide
it
between
over
time
and
their
personnel,
because
I
want
them
to
be
set
up
for
Success.
So
I
don't
want
to
just
read
the
whole
entire
line
item
and
then
I
do
have,
and
this
is
why
it's
so
great
to
have
your
staff
here.
E
Helping
us
with
this
process.
I
have
found
923
thousand
dollars
in
four
different
one,
two
three
four
in
four
different
offices,
so
that
I
can
give
some
of
that
money.
E
A
So
constantly
here
back
to
the
2.6
that
was
already
taken
from
permanent
employees
personnel
you
want
to
add
amounts
to
that
in
in
other
areas
in
other
departments.
So
you
want
to
keep
it
at
2.6,
I'd.
E
A
A
A
E
So
snow
and
winter
management,
decent
purchase,
135.
A
A
Thank
you.
Let
me
just
check
with
the
sources.
H
A
Winter
management,
the
other
ones,
are
close,
but
they're
not
over
and
you'll,
be
fine,
but
for
the
snow
and
winter
management.
No.
E
Okay,
so
what
about
then
once
then
I
have
here
175
from
legal
liability
premium
in
the
public
works
department?
Can
you
take
it
from
there.
E
E
E
E
Yep
so
I'm
just
really
grateful
for
that,
and
that
I
also
know
that
Council
Royal,
the
Civic
organizing
supports
that
I
want
for
the
poll
workers
on
election.
The
election
day
poll
workers
money
in.
A
E
Oh,
that's,
yours,
that's
mine,
but
it's
going
to
be
under
Council,
Royals
pot
right
and
then
it
would
just
be
helpful
for
me
on
the
record
to
just
have
a
clear
understanding
of
what
my
bottom
line
damage
has
been
to
like.
You
know
in
terms
of
like
what
am
I
I
can
give.
E
Yeah
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
continue
to
go
through
this
process,
like
I,
just
want
to
thank
both
The
Advocates
and
the
Boston
Police
Department,
and
the
folks
on
both
sides
of
this
conversation
for
helping
me
really
manage
expectations
on
both
of
these
extreme
ends.
To
ensure
that
that
at
least
my
budget
amendments
were
some
way
discussed
with
folks
who
are
living
the
realities
and
doing
the
work
on
both
sides.
E
So
I
really
do
appreciate
the
Insight
that
I
received
from
some
of
the
folks
and
I
am
I.
Am
hopeful
that
you'll
see
this
as
a
compromise
and
grateful
for
your
support.
Chair
thank.
A
You
thank
you
counselor
Mejia,
I.
Think
the
only
thing
that's
left
now
to
to
my
console
colleagues,
Council
Mejia
has
basically
is
proposing
2.64
respiratory
budgeting,
leaving
the
remaining
of
what
The
Advocates
were
asking
for
The
Advocates
originally
had
asked
for
40
million
dollars.
A
Then
this
body
agreed
to
propose
20
million,
then
cancel
me
here,
since
she
was
carrying
it
alone
or
with
our
support
reduced
it
to
10
million
customer
here
now
has
proposed
only
2.6
million
on
her
part
and
is
asking
for
each
counselor
to
propose
the
amount
that
they
are
adding
to
or
contributing
to
that
amount
to
that
10
million
and
the
source
of
the
pool,
of
course,
so
the
floors
open
specifically
for
that
and
I'm
listening
councilor
Coletta.
F
F
A
E
The
I
started
off
with
5.2
million
from
the
personnel
and
and
or
the
how
much
where's
my
deficit.
A
A
E
E
A
Right
Christian,
you
got
that.
Thank
you,
don't
delete
the
170,
oh
I,
see
thank
you
Karishma
and
we're
deleting
legal.
A
Okay,
counselor
colada,
ready
for.
F
You
thank
you
so
much
so
starting
it's
one,
two,
three,
four
different
polls.
What's
your
total
350
000.
F
And
I
would
really
love
to
see
this
money
be
allocated
to
Community
nonprofit
capacity
building
to
help
with
community
outreach
during
this
year
in
the
form
of
Grants
I.
Don't
know
if
that's
possible,
but
that's
that's
the
intent
in
the
spirit
of
this.
F
Community
engagement
capacity,
building
I
think
it
would
have
to
be
under
contractual
regardless.
A
A
Sorry
Council
Coletta:
are
you
adding
it
here
so
that
we
can
have
one
total
line
234.
F
I'll
go
back
to
the
beginning,
please:
okay,
ten
thousand
dollars
from
election
Auto
energy,
fifteen
thousand
dollars
from
BTD
Auto
energy.
F
Seventy
thousand
dollars
from
Parks
and
Rec
Auto
energy
and
then
I
had
a
question.
So
remaining
is
two
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars.
Is
there
room
to
pull
from
Boston
fire
Auto
energy?
No,
has
there
been
any
pulls
from
that
line
on
them?
Yes,
okay?
A
You
okay!
Thank
you
all
right.
Anyone
else
would
like
to
make
an
amendment
to
add
to
PB
counselor
Lara.
G
G
So
so
yeah
so
I
think
there
would
be.
It
would
just
be
helpful
to
share
on
the
floor
that
I
am
also
adding
2.5
million
dollars
to
participatory
budgeting,
and
the
that's
amendments
are
that.
H
A
Problem
anyone
else,
counselor
Flynn.
C
C
I
guess
my
question
is
since
we're
making
changes
from
yesterday
today
to
today
and
have
we
had
the
opportunity
to
speak
directly
with
the
Boston
Police
Department
about
what
these
potential
Cuts?
What
impact
they
would
have,
because,
if
we're
voting
on
this
tomorrow,
are
we
giving
the
Boston
Police
Department
an
opportunity
to
study
these
potential
cuts
and
what
impact
these
would
have
on
Personnel?
What
impact
they
would
have
on
Services?
What
impact
they
would
have
on
Manning
Manning
levels,
police
on
the
street?
E
Yes,
so
in
the
spirit
of
learning
and
when
you
know
better,
you
do
better,
so
I
have
been
in
communication
with
books.
We've
been
advising
me
counselor
Flynn
that
are
part
of
the
BPD
Administration,
and
so
some
feedback
that
I
have
received
initially
I
was
going
to
do.
5.2
million
just
out
of
personnel
and
I
was
asked
to
divvy
that
up
and
and
instead
of
it
all
coming
from
Personnel,
so
that
there
could
be
an
opportunity
to
hire
a
new
class
to
help
alleviate
some
of
the
burden.
That
I
was
advised.
E
So
I
did
get
some
confirmation
from
folks
a
class
of
196
World,
total
13.6
million
roughly,
and
if
we
start
in
January
it
would
be
half
that
leaving
us
short
by
half
right.
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
find
some
common
ground
here
where,
instead
of
having
a
full
class,
we
start
off
with
a
half
class,
and
then
that
way
is
it.
It
is
a
compromise
comes
from
Flynn
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
to
negotiate
and
to
find
a
happy
medium.
E
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
in
this
process
is
find
a
happy
medium,
and
we
know
that
not
everyone's
going
to
walk
away
happy.
But
if
we're
in
the
spirit
of
compromise,
I
have
to
say
that
at
my
growth
mindset
is
on
fire
this
year,
because
when
I
came
here
in
2020,
I
was
all
the
way
on
the
other
side
and
what
I
have
done
in
this
particular
budget
process.
C
Thank
you
councilman
here,
I
think
people
know
my
opinion
about.
C
C
We
need
to
consistently
hire
300
police
officers
every
year
for
the
next,
at
least
10
years,
to
keep
up
with
appropriate
levels
across
the
city
and
as
it
as
a
district.
A
city
council
I
have
a
different
job
than
an
at
large
counselor.
My
job
as
a
district
councilor
is
to
advocate
for
services
for
police
presence.
In
my
district
and.
C
Like
a
lot
of
you,
I
go
to
Neighborhood
meetings
every
night
and
people
at
these
communities,
especially
in
the
South
End.
They
would.
The
the
first
person
that
would
speak
is
the
the
captain
or
the
or
the
CSO
talking
about
crime
stats.
Then
I
would
usually
speak
after
and
and
meetings
I've
been
to
over
the
last
six
years.
No
one's
ever
said
to
me.
C
C
We
respect
the
work
of
the
police,
but
we
need
more
police
in
Peters
Park.
We
need
more
police
presence
in
moakley,
Park
or
mass
and
Cass,
or
at
Andrews
square
or
the
Chinatown
Gate
or
in
the
Boston
Common.
Not
one
says
someone
said
to
me:
hey
Flynn,
we
need
to
cut
and
you
need
to
get
more
police
off
the
street.
C
So
I
I
say
that
knowing
that
I
also
have
spoken
to
the
police
police
department
over
the
last
few
weeks
about
the
budget
and-
and
they
didn't
recommend
to
me
that
we
should
cut
the
overtime
budget
or
any
any
Personnel,
they
just
said
to
me
just
the
opposite:
we
should
we
should
not
do
that.
It's
not
helpful
to
the
residents
of
the
city,
it's
not
helpful
to
the
police
department.
It's
not
especially
it's
not
helpful.
It's
a
police
and
their
families,
and
it's
not
financially
or
economically
appropriate
to
cut
the
overtime
budget.
C
Knowing
that
the
mayor
is
obligated
to
pay
for
it
anyway,
so
I
I,
don't
necessarily
agree
with
that.
So
I
again,
like
I,
mentioned
about
the
veterans.
C
You
know
I
couldn't
support
a
budget
that
cuts
funding
from
the
city
of
Boston
veterans.
I
also
couldn't
support
a
budget
that
cuts
funding
from
our
public
safety
personnel
because
as
it
as
a
district,
City
councilor
people
expect
and
demand
city
services,
and
that's
the
job
of
a
district
city
council
is
to
produce
to
produce
those
Services
No
Excuses,
no
exceptions,
no
passing
the
buck
Flynn.
We
need
more
police
and
a
judge,
your
job
to
get
it
done
and
I
accept
that.
C
That's
why
I
can't
support
a
budget
that
cuts
money
from
the
police
department
or
the
fire
department
or
or
EMS
so
just
in
in
the
spirit
of
working
together,
I
think
it's
a
it's
it's
important
for
US
District
councils,
especially
to
realize
that
if
we
are
cutting
funding
for
the
police,
we
have
to
go
back
to
our
constituents,
whether
they're
in
the
South
End
they're
in
East,
Boston
they're
in
Charlestown
they're
in
Chinatown
they're
in
Jamaica,
Plain
they're
in
West,
Roxbury
and
say
I'm,
cutting
the
police
budget
and
by
the
way
we
need
to
take
more
police
off
the
stream.
C
We
have
to
cut
police
from
various
streets
of
the
of
your
District.
We
we
have
to
be
consistent,
that
when
we,
when
we
cut
the
budget,
we
have
to
also
show
up
to
community
meetings,
explain
our
vote
and
tell
our
constituents
that
what
this
will
mean
will
be
that
there'll
be
less
police
on
the
street.
That's
that's
that's
an
honest
answer.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
giving
me
a
couple
extra
minutes.
B
Thank
you
chair,
so
to
Echo
what
council
president
Flint
said
and
I'm
hoping
so
that
I
can
make
an
educated
vote
for
tomorrow.
I
know.
Yesterday
we
came
into
this
hearing,
knowing
what
each
counselor
had
put
forth
a
total
amount,
and
we
came
up
with
close
to
75
million
in
amendments
42.9
of
that
was
coming
from
the
police.
That's
just
one
department.
So
my
first
question
is
before
we
leave
today.
Will
we
be?
How
can
we
get
an
update
of
the
total
in
amendments?
B
What
each
counselor
is
getting
in
a
breakdown
of
what
each
department
I
know
when
I
quickly
added
up
like
I
did
get
the
1
million
from
vets
now
and
and
I
do
appreciate:
councilman
Mejia
you
making
those
adjustments
and
you're
saying
5.2
million.
Is
that
just
from
you
do
we
know
the
total
knob
that
we
are
cutting
from
Public
Safety.
A
I
can
get
the
calculations
for
you.
Awesome
I'll
submit
them
to
you
sure.
As
far
as
each
counselor
I
think
that
each
counselor,
you
can
communicate
with
each
counselor
to
get
it,
but
I
have
to
work
on
this
and
get
it
ready.
I
can't
promise
you
that.
B
Each
department
would
be
helpful
to
know
what
each
department
will
be
losing
or
cutting
from
moving
from
or
if
the
yeah
okay.
But
that
being
said,
I
know
that
I
also
spoke
with
the
police
department
and
when
they
came
forward
here,
I
was
here
at
the
budget
hearing
you
held
with
the
police
and
they
brought
us
a
modest
budget
and
I
know.
At
that
point
they
were
not
saying
that
they
had
extra
them
in
4
million
or
42
million.
What
is
that
going
to
cut
and
I
know
speaking
to
them?
B
It
could
be
our
best
clinicians.
It
could
be
our
body,
one
cameras
and,
if
we're
cutting
our
recruit
classes
we're
putting
ourselves
in
more
of
a
financial
situation
where
we
have
less
police
offices
we're
going
to
have
more
overtime,
so
maybe
a
cut
initially
to
a
budget,
but
overall
the
city
is
going
to
be
paying
for
that.
So
do
we
want
to
be
losing
Cadets
or
maintenance
and
cost
to
personnel
so
I'm,
just
those
numbers
would
be
helpful
before
we
go
into
the
vote
tomorrow.
Thank
you,
chair
the.
A
H
A
Hopefully,
at
least
an
hour
or
two
before
the
filing,
this
is
just
how
budget
goes.
A
Of
clarity
allowed
me
to
respond.
I,
don't
know
the
council
Flaherty
had
mentioned
that
he
got.
You
know
we
get
the
budget
report
an
hour
before
the
the
council
meeting
so
come
from
fired
if
you're
watching.
A
A
A
A
There
are
no
contractual
police
funds
being
cut,
so
all
contractual
services
are
backed
intact.
As
far
as
Personnel,
you
saw
that
I'm
allowing
folks
to
speak
freely
on
the
floor
if
they're
comfortable
about
where
they
want
what
line
item
they
want
to
take
things
from
specifically
and
councilman
here
has
made
her
statement
that
she
too
has
been
advised
by
police
officers
or
folks
in
the
police
department,
admin
Police
Department.
So
let's
allow
folks
everyone
to
have
their
positions
according
to
their
perspective
or
who
they
spoke
with
or
who's
advocating.
A
So
that's
the
process
here
and
again.
My
process
is
to
facilitate
and
be
neutral
to
allow
everyone,
a
voice,
counselor
Coletta
and
then
Council.
F
Lara,
thank
you
so
much
Sharon
I
just
would
love
to
to
get
some
some
things
on
the
record
before
I
have
to
go
for
a
previously
scheduled
event,
but
I
do
again
just
appreciate
your
leadership
throughout
all
this.
It's
not
easy
and
the
give
and
pull
I
see
a
lot
of
compromise
from
my
colleagues.
F
So
I
do
appreciate
that
when
I'm
approaching
this
decision
ahead
of
tomorrow,
I'm
always
thinking
what's
best
for
my
constituents
what's
best
for
the
constituents
of
Boston,
what
do
we
charge
to
do
and
it
really
is,
is
City
business
and
so
I.
F
You
know
my
obligation
is
to
my
district
and
some
of
what
I've
put
forth
are
come
directly
from
them,
so
it's
Street
repairs,
trash
pickups,
tree
canopy,
youth
programming,
just
all
of
the
nuts
and
bolts
bread
and
butter
butter,
things
that
a
city
should
be
doing
and
servicing
our
residents
and
the
process
that
we're
in
right.
Now
it
really
pits.
F
You
know
the
the
Amendments
that
I
want
to
go
forward
on
behalf
of
my
district
versus
everybody
else's
or
our
our
cuts
to
Personnel.
So
I've
I've
made
it
very
clear
that
I
feel
uncomfortable
with
voting
for
anything
that
has
significant
Cuts
Personnel.
F
We've
talked
about
the
soft
Landings
in
all
of
the
various
departments,
and
there
are
soft
Landings
I'm,
not
saying
that
that
there's
not
particularly
in
BTD
and
public
works,
there's
been
some
more
additions
to
permanent
employee
cuts,
and
these
are
the
folks
who
carry
out
a
Central,
City
business,
and
so
I
am
just
worried
about
that.
But
on
the
same
side,
I
want
or
on
the
other
side
rather
I
want
to
see
my
amendments
get
through.
So
it's
hard,
it's
it's
difficult
and
it's
it's
Personnel
of
All,
City
departments,
police
included.
F
I've
also
heard
that
from
our
police
officers
that
we
do
need
more,
that
they're
just
so
tired
and
that
the
overtime
budget-
you
know,
although
they
don't
want
to
see
Cuts
they're,
they're,
they're,
tired
and
they
don't
want
any
more
over
time,
but
that
comes
with
adding
more
personnel.
F
So
this
is
this
is
a
tough
one.
I
do
want
to
see
all
of
my
my
amendments
go
through
for
the
betterment
of
my
community
and
my
district
and
I
do
think
that
just
given
the
system
that
we're
in
where
the
largest
budget
is
BPS,
and
we
can't
pull
from
that,
we
can't
amend
it.
It's
it's
unfortunate
and
it's
just
the
where
we
are
at,
and
this
is
really
for
everybody.
F
That's
listening
in
the
largest
chunk
of
money
that
we
have
to
work
with
is
is
Public
Safety,
but
at
what
point
does
it
do
these
Cuts
come
at
the
expense
of
people
who
also
depend
on
those
services,
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
out.
There
I
am
so
uncomfortable
with
some
of
the
permanent
employee,
Cuts,
but
I
also
believe
in
in
my
amendments
that
they
will
service
my
district
well
and
so
I
just
want
to
thank
you,
chair
for
for
this
process
and
I
do
look
forward
to
the
vote
ahead
of
tomorrow.
A
A
So,
instead
of
doing
hitting
contract
harder,
I
went
into
personnel
only
because
it
just
makes
sense
they're
not
going
to
be
able
to
employ
eight
million
dollars
of
employees
within
one
fiscal
year
and
so
I
left
it
around
three
million
dollars,
and
you
can
see
it
there,
but
again,
I
will
submit
all
of
the
totals
polls
to
you
by
department.
So
you
can
make
a
informed
decision.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I
have
one
question
and
then
a
couple
of
things
to
say
before
I
had
to
go:
get
Zaire
off
the
school
bus,
because
I'm
10
minutes
behind
my
first
question
is
that
there
have
been
some
of
my
Council
colleagues
have
made
comment
about
the
places
where
departments
are
being
pulled
or
changes
that
were
made
from.
Can
you
talk?
Can
you
just
I
think
generally,
there
are
questions
about
it.
G
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
to
us
about
how
you
make
considerations
so,
if
I
submit
an
amendment
and
I
say
I
want
this
amount
coming
from
these
places,
it
is
still
up
to
your
discretion
of
what
you
include
in
the
committee
report.
So
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
you're
making
those
decisions,
because
I
think
that
folks
are
at
least
two
people
noticed
that
they
were
like?
Oh,
this
is
coming
from
here.
A
Thanks
for
your
question,
essentially,
there
are
departments
that,
for
example,
are
budgeted
for
more
than
what
they
will
spend
at
to
the
at
the
end
of
this
fiscal
year,
and
so,
for
example,
BTD
is
one
that
will
spend
a
little
bit
over
three
million,
but
they,
but
they
are.
Is
it
is
that
right
for
the
seven
stay
over
3.7
yeah
so
for
the
contractual
they
will
spend
about
3.7
at
the
end
of
the
year,
and
but
yet
they
have
millions
in
in
in
excess
to
that
budget.
A
And
so,
for
example,
if
you
suggest,
if
one
counselor
suggested
to
take
from
contractual
BTD
and
then
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
other
counselors
asking
for
the
same
poll
or
the
poll
in
the
same
line
item,
and
then
it
compromises
the
wiggle
room
that
I
have
in
that
department,
then
I
will
suggest.
A
Well,
you
know
here
in
this
other
department,
for
example,
office
of
Human
Services,
there's
a
little
bit
more
room
in
terms
of
excess
funds,
leaving
them
still
a
lot
of
funding
to
either
if
they've
expressed
that
they
are
going
to
build
capacity
and
hire
more
than
I've
left
enough
to
sufficient.
A
According
to
their
testimonies
in
our
hearings
and
then
just
play
Just
using
the
funds
that
are
in
excess
to
that,
so
not
just
what
they're
going
to
use
by
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year,
23,
but
also
what's
in
excess,
leaving
them
some
according
to
what
they
need
to
hire
for
fiscal
year
24
and
then
whatever
is
left.
But
then.
A
If
someone
else
comes
and
says,
I
also
want
to
take
money
from
BTD
and
it
goes
over
that
window
or
that
wiggle
room
that
I
have
then
I'll,
say:
I'll,
recommend
another
department
or
another
line
item
that
has
more
funding
to
take
away
from.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
think
that's
helpful,
be
to
understand
in
terms
of
the
decisions
that
are
being
made
here,
because
when
we're
looking
at
the
committee
report,
there's
one
and
I
said
this
at
yesterday's
working
session.
So
I'm
going
to
repeat
it
today
that
we're
using
unspent
funds
so
absolutely
are
not.
We
are
not
cutting
anyone's
budget,
nobody
is
losing
their
job.
Employees
nobody's
losing
their
job.
No.
B
G
On
top
of,
what's
already
allotted
that,
they
are
going
to
project
projected
to
spend
this
year.
That's
100,
accurate!
Okay!
Thank
you.
So
that's
helpful
for
me
because
there
were,
as
I
was
going
through.
My
amendments
I
noticed
changes,
and
it
helps
me
understand
why
you
were
going
to
different
departments,
and
it
was
because
you
didn't
want
to
deplete
other
cushion
and
unspent
funds
from
other
exactly
okay.
So
that's
incredibly
helpful.
Thank
you!
So
much
and.
G
Know
I
think
I
think
I
I
think
that
we
have
to
vote
with
our
values
tomorrow
and
with
what
we
believe
is
going
to
serve
our
constituents
and
our
district.
And
ultimately
it
goes
back
to
the
mayor.
If
the
mayor
and
her
team
believe
that
that's
not
a
sufficient
cut,
then
they
will
lower
it
or
change
it.
G
So
I
am
hopeful,
because
this
is
a
collaborative
process
that,
as
the
city
council,
we've
done
our
job,
which
is
to
suggest
amendments
and
find
places
where
to
take
them
from,
but
that
it's
not
our
singular
job
to
finalize
the
budget.
It's
a
collaborative
effort,
and
so
the
mayor
gave
us
something
we're.
G
G
I
am
also
a
District
counselor
and
my
constituents
elected
me
to
come
and
do
something
here
at
the
city
council
and
the
Amendments
that
I
submitted
are
not
only
a
reflection
of
what
my
constituents
elected
me
to
do,
but
they're
also
a
reflection
of
the
work
that
I've
done
for
the
past
year,
around
increasing
supporting
lgbtq
community
in
the
city
of
Boston,
making
sure
that
we
have
alternative
mental
health
response
for
our
constituents,
making
sure
that
we
have
grant
funding
for
people
who
are
providing
housing
as
the
housing
chair,
increasing
the
budget
for
the
mayor's
office
of
Housing
and
making
sure
that
we
have
enough
money
to
implement
the
Franklin
Park
action
plan.
G
If
I
have
to
decide
between
closing
the
infant
mortality,
infant
mortality
rate,
Gap
and
using
unused
funds
from
another
department,
then
there
is
a
clear
priority
there
right
and
so
I
think
that
oftentimes
we
have
a
difficult
time
making
decisions,
because
we
don't
want
to
pit
departments
against
each
other.
This
is
not
pitting
departments
against
each
other.
G
This
is
about
being
Discerning
and
prioritizing,
and
if
there
is
unspent
money-
and
there
is
a
need
for
a
more
marginalized
constituents
that
needs
to
be
met,
then
there
is
a
very
clear
priority
there
and
it's
a
very
clear
priority
for
me,
and
so
I
will
be
voting
in
alignment
tomorrow
with
those
priorities
I'm
going
to
be
prioritizing
meeting
the
needs
of
people
not
protecting
some
ghost
fund
that
isn't
being
used
by
a
department
year
after
year.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
this
process.
I
am
going
to
be
supportive.
G
I
have
other
smaller
questions
that
I
can
send
to
you
off
of
the
record
in
terms
of
where
the
Amendments
I
think
there's
like
a
one.
That's
missing
that
I
think
that
I
didn't
see
here,
but
other
than
that
I'm
grateful
for
all
of
the
work
that
you
do
to
councilor
Mejia
for
being
willing
to
make
so
many
concessions,
I
initially
suggested
17
million
dollars
worth
of
amendments,
and
that's
come
down
to
seven
and
so
I
think
that,
along
with
all
of
my
colleagues,
everybody
here
gave
something
and
took
something.
G
A
Thank
you
very
much,
Council
Laura
the
process
for
tomorrow.
A
For
those
of
you
who
are
watching
and
those
of
you
here,
we
will
I
will
put
a
report,
a
budget
report
on
the
floor
for
a
vote.
We
will
need
seven
votes
in
order
for
it
to
pass.
That
does
not
mean
that
that
is
the
Past
final
budget.
It
means
that
it
will
pass
in
order
for
it
to
go
to
the
mayor's
office
for
her
review,
the
mayor,
May
veto
or
veto
in
part
and
with
send
it
back
with
recommendations.
She
has
seven
days
to
send
it
back.
A
When
we
return
on
the
28th,
we
will
have
to
take
a
second
vote
on
the
amendment
there.
We
can
either
accept
the
mayor's
suggestions,
as
it
comes
back
or
we
may
are,
are
able
to
amend
one
one
more
time,
which
means
that
we
can
amend
in
part
or
in
whole
or
in
part
of
Parts,
on
the
floor
on
the
28th
so
and
if
we
would
like
to
if
we
want
to
collectively
override
the
mayor's
veto,
it
would
actually
take
two-thirds
and
at
this
time,
because
we
have
12
counselors,
we
would
need
eight
votes.
G
R
sorry
counselor
Mahia
for
cutting
in
front
of
you,
because
there
was
a
question
on
the
floor
yesterday
about
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
that
I
got
a
response
to
and
I
just
wanted
to
put
it
on
the
floor.
There
was
a
2.6
million
dollar
Amendment
for
an
alternative
mental
health
response
program.
G
We
lowered
that
Amendment
from
2.6
to
1.1
million,
because
there
was
1.5
million
dollars
already
allotted
in
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission's
budget.
For
that,
and
so
I
spoke
to
Dr
ojikutu
and
Tierney
Flaherty
ticket
clarification,
and
so
there
are.
There
is
1.75
million
dollars
in
the
operating
budget
for
alternative
mental
health
response
and
500k
from
arpa
funds
for
alternative
mental
health
response
out
of
that
amount.
E
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
really
do
appreciate
councilada's
points
in
terms
of
kind
of
like
what
what
this
moment
is
calling
for
and.
E
Apologies,
it's
okay
and
what
I
have
discovered
in
the
last
three
years,
and
mainly
this
particular
year
of
all
years,
is
that
we
tend
to
be
really
divisive
when
we
show
up
into
this
chamber
and
this
whole
notion
of
us
being
the
bad
ones,
because
we're
trying
to
be
disruptive
right
and
I
really
want
to
challenge
that
right
in
this
moment,
because
the
good
faith
effort
that
my
office
has
made
to
be
in
community
and
in
conversation
with
BPD,
and
so
that
we
could
be
a
little
bit
more
thoughtful
in
our
approach
feels
somewhat
like
a
bit
dismissive
and
disingenuous
to
say
that
I
can't
support
a
budget.
E
That's
going
to
cut
X,
Y
and
Z.
But
then
what
about
the
needs
and
the
things
that
we've
been
advocating?
For
then?
What
does
that
say
to
the
people
that
also
put
us
in
office
that
we're
not
going
to
fight
for
the
things
that
they've
been
asking
for?
Because
we
can't
this
is
what
compromise
looks
like
I
went
from
32
million
to
seven
and
I've
left
a
lot
on
the
table
and
I
was
in
community
and
in
conversation
with
both
The
Advocates
and
folks
in
the
BPD
Department
to
try
to
get
some
guidance
around.
E
How
do
we
struggle
with
this
point
of
tension
recognizing
that
we're
all
going
to
have
to
give
up
something?
And
so
that
is
the
moment
that
is
where
we
are
right
now,
a
moment
of
compromise
and
I.
Don't
think
that
it
is
fair
to
characterize
the
Amendments
that
I
have
made
as
irresponsible
and
as
though
I
don't
care
about
Public
Safety,
because
I
dodge
bullets
every
single
day,
I
know
what
it's
like
to
live
in
a
community
that
is
riddled
with
violence.
E
We
have
pulled
resources
in
our
effort
from
a
number
of
different
sources,
and
so
I
just
want
to
be
really
clear
about
the
narrative
that
is
out
there,
because
that
is
unfair
and
it
just
creates
this
sense
of
divide
that
we
don't
need
right
now
and
if
we're
serious
about
building
relationships
across
our
differences,
then
I
think
this
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
model.
What
that
looks
like
and
not
utilize
the
microphone
to
make.
It
appear
that
that
would
be
in
the
divisive
or
disrespectful
or
that
we
don't
care
about.
E
E
So
I
just
want
to
be
clear
and
on
the
record
around
that,
and
so
the
decisions
that
I've
made
is
based
on
the
unused
funds
that
have
bubbled
up
and
have
surfaced
year
after
year.
All
I'm
asking
for
is
5.2,
and
this
is
coming
from
a
surplus
and
that's
the
bottom
line.
It
is
a
surplus.
It
is,
it
is
funding
that
has
not
been
used
and
I
don't
understand.
E
And
so
we
have
a
surplus
to
work
with
it's,
not
cutting
the
police
budget.
It
is
reallocating
resources
and
utilizing
the
funds
that
were
not
used
and
putting
them
to
use
in
this
fiscal
year
and
it's
for
one
fiscal
year,
we're
asking
for
this
fiscal
year
and
we're
willing
to
make
more
compromises.
But
if
we
can
just
do
one
class
and
start
them
later,
you
know
we
couldn't.
E
A
C
You,
madam
chair
and
again,
thank
you
for
your
important
leadership.
Madam,
chair
and
I
came
to
this
discussion.
Like
all
of
my
colleagues
looking
to
compromise,
looking
to
work
together,
cooperating,
that's
what
I've
been
doing
is
listening
to
my
colleagues
being
respectful,
but
also
compromising
I.
C
Don't
think
anyone
has
compromised
as
much
as
as
I
have,
but
but
my
constituents,
especially
constituents
in
in
the
south
end
or
South,
Boston
or
Chinatown,
where
we
have
Public
Safety
challenges
and
around
Andrew
square
and
in
and
around
mass
and
Chaos
I
represent
the
area
just
down
the
road
from
there
at
Andrews,
Square
Peters
park
or
the
or
the
Boston
Common
Crossing
residents
have
asked
me
as
their
District
Council
and
they
respectfully
say:
Council
Flynn.
C
We
need
more
police
on
the
street
and
it's
your
job
Council
fun
to
to
advocate
for
it
and
that's
what
I've
been
doing.
I
don't
want
to
see
a
police
collab,
Police,
Class
delayed
I
want
to
see
a
full
class
again
I
think
we
I
think
we're
being
very
unfair
to
our
police
officers,
making
them
work
16
hours
a
day.
It's
very
unhealthy.
C
It's
not
good
for
the
city,
it's
not
good
for
police
and
their
families.
It's
not
good
for
the
residents.
We
need
to
fully
fund
police
classes
every
year
consistently.
300
police
officers
for
the
next
10
years,
I
would
think
and
in
recruit
a
diverse
group
of
young
men
and
women
across
the
city
as
well.
But
I
came
to
this
assignment
willing
to
work
with
all
of
my
colleagues
and
I've.
C
Listened
and
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
have
any
divisive
comments
here,
but
on
the,
on
the
other
hand,
I
I
do
want
to
advocate,
for
my
constituents
again.
I
have
the
I
I
represent
the
most
constituents
living
in
public
housing,
and
they
have
asked
me
last
night,
I
was
at
Muriel
in
Mccormick
at
a
cookout
and
young
people
were
there.
They
were
asking
me
about.
When
can
we
see
more
police
walking
the
street?
When
can
we
see
police
in
public
housing
developments?
C
When
can
we
have
more
police
and
that's
what
the
residents
were
asking
me
most
of
them
most
of
them
residents
in
public
housing,
as
as
you
know,
are,
are
people
of
color
and
I'm,
proud
to
represent
them,
but
I'm
going
to
do
the
best
I
can
advocating
for
them,
but
also
advocating
for
our
police
officers
as
well
and
their
families.
I
just
think.
It's
very
unfair
I
think
it's
very
unhealthy
to
have
a
police
officer
working
16
hours
a
day,
four
or
five
days
a
week.
C
It
impacts
their
personal
life,
it
impacts
their
family,
it
impacts
their
kids
and
we
can
do
better
as
a
city.
And
how
do
you
address
that
by
putting
on
classes
as
frequently
as
we
can
300
police
officers
consistently
every
year
for
the
next
10
years?
We
can
do
that.
It's
about
Boston,
working
together
in
representing
everybody.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
Thank
you,
council
president
Flynn.
A
Okay,
constantly
here,
I
I
assumed
that
was
your
closing
state.
A
Oh
please!
Well,
without
without
us
delay
more
time,
do
you
think
two
minutes
will
be
okay?
Thank
you.
So.
E
I'm
so
encouraged
by
the
entire
process
that
we
have
gone
through
and
really
do
appreciate
your
leadership,
councilor
Anderson
I
know
it's
not
easy
to
be
a
black
woman
holding
it
down
in
these
times,
knowing
the
difficult
work
that
it
is
to
just
show
up
and
live.
So
I
really
do
appreciate
your
leadership
and
then
I
also
just
want
to
State
for
the
record
that
I
too
deeply
care
about
my
residents
all
across
the
city
of
Boston
and
I.
Hope.
E
Those
who
are
listening
know
that,
when
I
show
up
I,
listen
and
a
lot
of
the
things
that
I
hear
out
in
these
streets
is
that
we
need
to
balance
and
support
issues
of
housing,
economic
empowerment,
Workforce,
Development,
mental
health
and
wellness
more
jobs
for
young
people.
You
know
the
participatory
budget,
like
all
of
these
things
are
competing
interests,
and
so
this
is
what
I
believe
collaboration
looks
like
this
is
what
compromise
looks
like?
E
How
do
we
get
to
a
place
where
everybody
in
the
city
of
Boston
feels
heard
seen
and
served-
and
my
hope
is-
is
that
this
particular
process
is
going
to
get
us
through
there
and
I'm
hopeful
that
the
mayor
and
her
team
who
are
listening
in
go,
look
at
the
budget
and
say
how
can
we
get
to
a
place
where
we're
not
overworking
our
police
Force
right?
Because
nobody
wants.
You
know
we
ask
our
police
officers
to
be
case.
Managers
fire
to
you
know
be
housing,
Specialists,
Mental,
Health,
Providers
right.
E
This
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
focus
on
helping
to
support
that
Workforce
so
that
they
have
the
tools
and
the
resources
to
do
that.
So
that
is
why
I
am
so
Unapologetic
about
the
things
that
I'm
fighting
for,
because
I
believe
those
things
will
help
alleviate
some
of
the
violence
and
I
think
that,
having
grown
up
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
during
the
heights
of
the
crack
and
and
and
and
HIV
and
and
all
of
that
that
was
happening
in
the
80s
in
the
90s
I
know
what
Miracle
Boston
miracle
was
all
about.
E
I
know
the
impact
that
investing
in
youth
jobs
and
in
programming
has
made,
and
so
I
say
that
that
this
is
not
about
going
back
to
the
way
things
used
to
be
is
about
recognizing
that
there
are
some
best
practices
and
that
we
need
to
invest
in
those
best
practices
if
we're
really
serious
about
dealing
with
the
violence,
but
going
with
the
just
the
same
old
same
old.
It's
not
Innovative,
it's
just
more
the
same
old,
same
old
and
I'm
here
to
try
to
Shepherd
us
through
a
process
that
is
more
hopeful
and
less
fearful.
E
I,
don't
prescribe
to
fear
tactics
because
I
believe
that
this
world
isn't
as
bad
as
we
have
made
it
out
to
be
I
still
believe
in
humanity,
and
I
am
hopeful
that
we're
going
to
get
to
the
right
place,
and
that
is
why
I
can
stick
to
my
values
and
sleep
at
night
and
I'll
say
this
I
say
once
and
I'll
say
it
again.
I
am
not
afraid.
E
A
It's
been
quite
a
couple
of
months
and
with
low
attendance
or
now
great
attendance,
Council,
Mejia
and
Council
Flynn.
You
both
have
been
here
the
entire
time.
You
probably
one
of
the
two.
This
time
somehow
you
beat
council
Flynn
to
it,
but
you'll
you're,
one
of
the
top
attender
attendees
to
the
working
sessions
and
budget
hearings
and
I
appreciate
you.
A
Both
I
again
have
tried
to
make
this
process
as
collaborative
as
collaborative
as
Democratic
as
possible
and
I
have
not
used
biases
or
my
own
personal
position
to
motivate
me
in
the
decision
of
my
reports,
I've
taken
everyone's
amendments
with
exceptions
to
some
that
are
obvious.
That
programs
already
exist
to
if
their
funds
already
exist,
then
I
would
make
a
suggestion
for
interdepartmental.
A
Also
again,
I
have
not
decreased
any
departments,
any
Department's
budget
to
lay
off
or
fire.
No
one
will
lose
their
job.
No
one
will
decrease
in
hours.
There
are
a
lot
of
increases
and
I
think
that
we
had
voted
for
some
for
chief
of
departments
to
get
a
raise
up
to
I
think
it
was
175,
000
175
000
a
year
so
that
that's
happening,
and
so
those
increases
are
in
the
budget.
I've
made
sure
that
they've
had
they
have
wiggle
room
to
increase
capacity.
A
So
I
look
forward
to
submitting
you
with
information
about
all
of
the
department
decreases
and
increases
I
can't
submit
I
can't
give
you
only
the
increases
or
the
decreases,
because
then
it's
not
balancing
exactly
what's
happening
in
the
numbers,
so
I
will
give
you
the
balance
of
what's
Happening,
whether
it's
going
up
or
down
in
that
amount
all
right.
So
thank
you
all.
For
sticking
around
to
the
end,
this
forecast
session
is
adjourn.