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Dockets #0524-0531, 0537- Fiscal Year 2022 Budget: Boston Centers for Youth & Families, including BCYF Revolving Funds
Held on May 13, 2021
A
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working
sessions
and
hearings
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the
council
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hosting
on
different
aspects
of
the
city's
budget
proposed
for
fy22.
A
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I
see
a
few
people
have
today
and
testify
in
person
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also
having
two
dedicated
hearings
focused
on
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testimony,
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on
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25th
at
6pm
focused
on
bps
and
one
on
june
3rd
at
6
pm
focused
on
any
aspect
of
the
budget.
A
So
grateful
to
all
of
them,
I'm
grateful
to
my
colleagues
who
are
with
us
counselor
michelle
wu
at
large
counselor
liz,
braden
district
9
and
counselor
matt,
o'malley,
district,
6.
and
yeah,
and
without
further
ado,
I'm
gonna
pass
it
over
to
commissioner
morales
and
we'll
jump
right
in
commissioner
you're,
muted.
B
I
think
that's
gonna
be
everybody's
new
last
name
right,
you
mute
it
right,
we're
all
going
to
be
muted.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
giving
me
this
opportunity,
especially
you
concert
box
just
to
make
a
quick
correction.
Pat
mcdonough
is
actually
with
bcyf.
That's
the
facility
director
now
with
pfd,
even
though
I
think
he
lives
there
more
than
then
he
lives
here,
but
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
that
correction
for
the
record.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
present
our
bcyf
fiscal
year,
22
budget.
B
I
am
honored
to
be
here
before
you
as
the
commissioner
of
bcyf
I'd
like
to
thank
mayor
janie
for
her
support
of
pcyf,
and
I
also
like
to
thank
chief
martinez
for
bringing
the
human
services
cabinet
together
to
ensure
that
we
are
working
together
and
collaboratively
on
issues
that
are
important
to
everyone
in
the
city.
Under
his
leadership,
we
have
intentionally
been
supporting
and
guiding
some
of
the
most
vulnerable
populations.
B
We
serve
towards
better
access
to
resources
and
information
to
help
put
them
on
the
path
towards
stability.
On
top
of
that,
I
also
want
to
thank
all
the
400
employees
that
work
for
bcyf
day
in
and
day
out,
when
covert
19
hit,
bringing
in
unforeseen
issues
and
restrictions.
We
had
to
quickly
ship
from
providing
programs,
events
and
activities
to
helping
our
families
with
the
most
basic
needs.
B
Some
of
those
things
that
we
transitioned
into
doing
were
distributing
over
200
000
meals
at
17
youth
meal
distribution
sites,
along
with
four
adult
meal
distribution
sites
as
well.
We
delivered
over
1300
meals
to
financially
challenged
and
homebound
residents
throughout
the
city.
We
supported
multiple
city
departments,
with
translation
services,
assisting
residents
to
help
access
employment
benefits
and
developing
and
releasing
the
bcyf
needs
assessment
survey
to
help
us
prioritize
our
initiatives
going
forward.
B
Just
being
able
to
provide
a
little
bit
of
normal
for
our
families
gave
us
all
the
booths
that
we
needed.
I
would
like
to
take
a
minute
to
just
share
some
of
the
other
accomplishments.
In
this
fiscal
year
we
served
over
3
500
participants
during
the
summer,
utilizing
not
just
our
indoor
spaces
but
outdoor
spaces
too.
B
We
are
about
to
launch
our
new
membership
system
that
meets
our
data
and
operational
needs
and
provides
constituents
and
members
with
better
service,
integrates
more
seamlessly
with
other
bcyf
and
city
of
boston
systems
and
will
be
able
to
grow.
Our
chain
will
be
able
to
help
us
grow
and
change
as
we
do
during
fiscal
year.
21.
We
worked
with
the
vendor
to
build
out
that
system
train
our
staff
using
it,
so
they
are
ready
when
we're
fully
migrated.
It
migrated
it
in
may.
Additional
features
will
be
rolled
out
during
the
fiscal
year
of
22..
B
We
completed
a
strategic
planning
process,
securing
input
from
the
people,
partners
and
community
members
who
know
us
best
and
are
now
working
on
the
implementation
phase
of
working
groups
in
the
implementation
phase,
our
working
groups
are
focusing
on
capital
assets,
human
capital
strategy,
communications,
outreach
and
partnership
services
and
organizational
structure
processes
as
well.
Now
I
will
mention
just
a
few
of
the
new
initiatives
we
have
planned
for
fiscal
year.
22.,
we
are
removing
the
center
membership
fees.
B
This
is
something
that
we
piloted
during
cobit
19
and
are
going
to
continue.
We
are
creating
a
new
and
diverse
career
pathways
program
for
our
soar
participants,
a
program
formerly
known
as
the
boston
street
programs
in
order
to
provide
better
support
and
career
opportunities
to
help
participants
in
that
program
attain
and
sustain
meaningful
lifelong
employment.
B
We
will
continue
with
the
implementation
phase
of
the
bcyf
strategic
plan,
develop
anchor
gendered,
specific
programs
addressing
self-esteem
college
prep
leadership,
stem
mental
health
at
seven
bcyf
centers
to
support
the
administration's
effort
to
help
close
the
the
gap
close,
the
gender
gap.
We
are
continuing
the
capital
investments
in
bcyf
facilities
with
renovations
to
the
bcyf
curly
mata
hunt,
roslindale
community
center's,
paris,
street
pool,
along
with
the
reallocation
studies
for
new
community
centers
in
austin,
brighton,
charlestown
and
dorchester
partnering
with
the
foundation
for
bcyf.
B
We
continue
to
identify
and
engage
strategic
partnerships
and
secure
new
large
institutional
sponsors
and
financial
supporters
to
support
the
important
work
that
we
do.
Thank
you
for
giving
me
this
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
today.
It's
an
honor
to
be
working
for
a
mayor
and
working
with
a
city
council
that
is
committed
to
working
with
us
to
create
centers
that
are
centered
on
transformative
relationships,
and
I
look
forward
to
discussing
our
proposed
fiscal
year.
22
budget
with
you
now.
A
Great
thank
you
so
much,
commissioner,
and
thank
you
also
to
my
colleagues
who
joined
right
after
I
did.
The
summary
so
also
joined
by
counselor
anissa
isabe
george
at
large
and
counselor
andrea
campbell
district
4..
We'll
jump
straight
into
questions
really
appreciate
the
presentation
and
I'll
I'll
defer
mine
so
we'll
go
first
to
counselor
michelle
woo.
C
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
so
much,
commissioner,
and
everyone
here
just
curious
to
get
your
thoughts
about
this
upcoming
summer,
especially
with
the
mental
health
strain
of
so
many
students
and
young
people
facing
isolation
and
now,
all
of
a
sudden,
a
return
to
maybe
a
little
bit
more
of
of
being
able
to
see
people.
What
how
were
you
thinking
about
the
you
know,
especially
as
the
fiscal
year
is
kind
of
spanning
across
or
ending
and
the
first
half
of
the
summer?
B
Okay,
I
I
think
we
we
want
to
hopefully
look
at
being
as
normal
as
possible
right.
We
want
to
make
sure
people,
especially
young
people,
come
back
to
something
that's
familiar
and
not
something
that's
sort
of
over
programmed
or
over
protocol
that
at
the
same
time
it
makes
them
feel
confined.
I
think
that
our
team
has
really
been
carefully
looking
at.
How
do
they
develop
strong,
safe
measures,
but
to
ensure
that
we
can
deliver
strong
programming?
B
This
is
a
big
step
forward
in
getting
us
to
feel
comfortable
and
normal
again,
but
you
know,
I
think,
that
you
know
bcyf
learned
a
lot
last
summer,
compare
to
many
of
our
non-profit
partners
who,
unfortunately,
did
not
maybe
have
the
capacity
to
serve
young
people.
You
know
we
we
we
jumped
forward
and
say
we
need
to
offer
something,
and
in
that
process
we
learned
what
we
can
do,
how
we
can
do
it
and
do
it
well.
B
B
I
think.
Ideally,
you
know
as
we
move
forward.
We
want
to
see
some
initial
more
investments
in
regards
to
support
that
at
that
work,
but
at
the
same
time
also
look
at
looking
at
how
we
can
also
support
some
of
our
other
partners
in
our
neighborhoods
too,
as
well
that
have
been,
you
know,
deeply
hurt
by
hurt
or
impacted
by
the
pandemic.
You
know,
as
we
all
know,
you
know
you
have
dorchester
youth
collaborative,
that's
no
longer
here.
B
Who
knows
how
many
other
mom
and
pop
organizations
that
did
meaningful
work
might
not
be
able
to
operate
so
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
our
backyards
and
looking
at
what
happened?
What
is
no
longer
there
and
seeing
how
we
can
support
and
in
the
best
capacities
we
have
with
any
kind
of
funding
that
we
get
federal
or
whatever,
to
help
support
the
recovery
and
the
re-engagement
efforts
in
our
neighborhoods.
A
D
D
I
wonder
in
terms
of
covering
all
the
services
that
are
provided
there.
What
is
how
are
we
going
to
do
that
like
the,
and
this
is
getting
into
the
weeds
a
little
and
I
know
we
can
have
an
offline
conversation,
but
I
really
want
to
flag
it
up
that
this
is
a
hugely
big
concern
in
the
neighborhood,
because
the
bcyf
center
in
austin
wright
was
the
only
one
we
have
at
the
jackson,
man,
it's
the
only
center.
D
It
is
a
polling
place
for
five
precincts
and
so
in
a
big
election.
There's
hundreds
of
people
queued
down
the
streets,
so
we're
gonna
have
to
think
about
elections.
We're
going
to
think
about
cooling,
centers,
we're
going
to
think
about
all
the
different
pieces
of
service
that
that
facility
allows
us
to
provide
to
our
community.
So
I
really
want
to
know:
what's
the
plan,
I
don't
want
us
to
leave
it
to
july
next
year
to
figure
out
scratch
your
head
and
say:
oh
no.
What
are
we
going
to
do?
D
I
want
us
to
have
a
plan
like
early
next
year
that
we
know
that
we
have
a
path
and
that
we
we
know
where
all
these
different
services
are
going
to
be
provided,
even
if
they
have
to
be
splintered
up
across
the
neighborhood,
and
I
also
would
love
a
timeline
for
when
we
can
foreseeably
see
a
replacement
community
center
constructed
like
that's
a
huge
site.
There's
two
schools
in
the
community
center.
E
D
Seems
like
it's
a
really
central
location
with
really
good
bus
service.
It
seems
like
an
obvious
place
to
rebuild,
but
you
know
the
neighborhood
is
pushing
me
on
what's
happening,
when's
it
going
to
happen.
What
are
we
going
to
do
about
this?
And
what
and
and
the
timeline
is
sort
of
a
critical
piece
and
then
the
other
issue-
that's
come
up
and
really
relating
to.
Basically,
we
need
to
have
some
sort
of
sustainable.
D
Support
for
youth
services
for
our
young
people,
who
live
at
commonwealth,
housing
and
fidelis
way
and
also
at
faneuil
gardens,
are
some
of
our
legislative
delegates
to
the
state.
Counselor
senator
brownsberger,
appropriated
funds
to
help
with
youth
workers.
But
we
can
get
money
but
throwing
money
at
the
problem.
Isn't
the
isn't
the
issue?
We
need
a
dedi.
D
We
need
some
agency
in
the
city
to
take
responsibility
for
providing
or
supervising
youth
workers
or
even
having
a
resident
services
provider,
and
this
is
a
this-
is
sort
of
a
dovetailing
into
bha,
but
a
resident
services
coordinator
who
can
actually
coordinate
a
youth,
youth
worker
or
some
youth
youth
services
going
in.
We
have
about
400
to
400
to
500
kids
in
those
two.
D
Those
two
areas
in
fidelis
and
faneuil,
the
the
the
coveted
pandemic
has
been
horrendously
stressful
for
them
and
kids
are
getting
into
serious
trouble
and
for
a
place
that
we
didn't
see
too
much
trouble.
We're
sliding-
and
I'm
really
concerned
that
if
we
don't
step
up
and
put
serious
consideration
into
providing
youth
services,
that
those
kids
are
going
to
get
into
more
trouble
and
that
just
the
quality
of
life
for
everybody
concerned
is
going
to
go
downhill.
So
you
know
those
are
the
two
big
issues.
B
Sounds
great
I'll
try
to
tackle
both
of
them
as
as
best
as
I
can.
I
think
we've
had
conversations
on
both
and
I
think
they
are
definitely
on
our
radar.
Of
course,
jackson
man
has
been
a
big
one
that
we
have
been
always
putting
before
the
mayor's
office
as
as
a
as
a
priority
for
the
department,
and
you
are
correct
compared
to
many
of
the
communities
that
we
serve.
We
have
a
minimum
two
community
centers.
You
know
I
mean
in
some
other
parts
of
the
city.
B
You
know
when
you
look
at
jamaica
plain
and
you
look
at
east
boston.
Those
are
examples
of
when
you're
looking
at
similar
size
communities.
There
are
two.
I
think
that
what
we've
been
doing
is
that
you
know
during
the
period
of
cohort
and
the
period
of
course,
the
transitions
of
mayors
and
so
forth.
We
kept
this
issue
up
in
the
air.
Just
recently,
I
had
met
with
chief
irish
to
talk
about
this.
This
particular
issue
as
you're
very
much
aware
this
year's
fiscal
budget.
B
22Nd.
That
would
allow
us
to
continue
to
run
the
most
crucial
programs
that
that
community
depends
on
that
community
center
to
provide-
and
I
think,
when
you're
looking
at
adult
esl
classes
being
one
of
the
key
programs
when
you're
looking
at
the
eec
after
school
programs.
Those
are
things
that
I
think
we're
going
to
have
to
pull
in
other
departments
in
maybe
boston,
public
schools.
B
You
know,
of
course,
pfd
any
viable
property
that
the
city
might
own
to
think
about
how
we
might
be
able
to
plan
some
of
those
programs
normally,
when
we've
done
some
construction
projects
like
the
curley
and
and
roslindale
and
etc.
Some
of
that
program
shifts
to
other
locations.
Not
a
hundred
percent
of
our
programs
come
over,
but
we
make
sure
that
the
key
crucial
programs
actually
do.
I
think
that
in
the
weeks
to
come,
we'll
definitely
formulate
that
this
is
definitely
a
priority.
B
A
strong
advocate
and
bcyf
has
appreciated
your
support
around
this
matter
and
I
think
that,
hopefully,
we'll
get
to
to
a
better
place
at
biola
july
22nd
we'll
have
a
good
idea
where
our
programs
might
be
able
to
exist
on
the
temporary
basis,
while
we're
working
on
a
long-term,
sustainable
plan
for
that
community
in
austin
brighton.
I
think
the
second
part
of
it
I
know
we've
had
internal
conversations
looking
at
faneuil
looking
at
fidelis
way.
B
It
makes
their
job
a
little
harder.
And
if
you
know
young
people,
young
people
are
always
looking
and
asking
for
things
and
if
you
don't
deliver,
you
lose
your
credibility
with
them,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
what
we'll
we'll
look
at,
especially
in
in
the
weeks
to
come,
is
to
look
at
how
we
maybe
look
at
dealing
with
the
issue
now
for
this
summer.
Temporary,
but
then
to
look
at
what's
the
long-term
plan
moving
forward
and
we've
had
some
collaborative
partnerships
with
the
bha,
especially
in
the
bromley
heath
area.
B
That
tends
to
be
one
of
the
housing
developments.
That's
mostly
impacted
by
violence
and
we've
worked
with
children's
hospital
and
they
provided
through
the
foundation.
Some
funding
that
allow
us
to
put
some
youth
workers
there,
but
it's
managed
with
the
tree
of
life,
which
is
a
neighborhood
organization
that
works
in
the
development
that
provides
the
youth
workers
with
the
supervision,
but
also
the
additional
support.
And
I
don't
know
if
that
model
might
be
a
model
that
works.
B
But
we
want
to
make
sure
that
whatever
model
we
create,
that
is
created
in
partnership
with
the
residents
there
with
the
parents
there.
Nothing
is
is
more
hurtful
when
somebody
parachutes
in
without
talking
to
people
who
are
in
it's
better
to
build
a
strong
youth
model
from
the
inside
out,
not
from
the
outside.
In.
D
Yeah,
I
agree
and
we
have
been
in
long
conversations.
I'd
say
for
the
last
six
months
or
so
we've
been
talking
to
the
residents
in
both
those
facilities
to
try
and
identify,
but
there
is
a
huge
level
of
concern.
I
appreciate
your
your
attention
to
this
and
you
know
I'm
not
going
to
go
away.
I'm
going
to
keep
pushing
you
on
this.
B
List,
if
you
know
barbara
petchey
who
lives
in
the
neighborhood
who
happens
to
be
my
regional
operation
manager,
she
does
not
let
this
thing
go
away.
So
I
got
to.
God
bless
her
for
always
making
sure
that
she's
a
strong
advocate
from
her
for
her
own
home
neighborhood,
especially
because
she
knows
the
families
who
live
there.
Yeah
appreciate
that
thank.
D
A
I
think
we
all
know
how
pressing
figuring
something
out
for
the
jackson
fan
is
also
sorry,
I'm
shrouded
in
darkness
today,
so
people
are
gonna
have
to
still
see
my
gavel.
Despite
the
lack
of
color
contrast
all
right
and
we
were
joined.
Sorry,
I
neglected
earlier
to
say
as
well
by
counselor,
frank
baker
and
next
up
now
is
counselor
mata
valley
and
then
it'll
be
penny
service.
Hobby
george
councillor.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair
good
morning,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
it's
great
to
see
everybody,
commissioner
morales.
Thank
you
for
great
leadership
in
an
unimaginably
challenging
year,
as
I
have
said
publicly
and
privately,
and
will
will
repeat
one
thing
that
really
impressed
me
were
how
nimble
so
many
of
our
my
fellow
public
servants
were
folks
at
all
aspects
of
city
government
and
none
more
than
members
of
bcyf.
F
You
know
just
the
fact
that
so
many
sites
were
immediately
transformed
into
food
pickup
sites,
as
you
had
noticed
in
your
open
remarks,
it
was.
It
was
really
well
done
and
and
and
kudos
to
you
and
your
team
again
for
being
so
adaptable
to
the
challenges
that
a
year
and
a
half
ago
would
seem
completely
outside
the
realm
of
possibility.
F
Obviously,
it
goes
without
saying
my
my
deep
love
and
appreciation
for
all
the
bcyf
facilities
and
staff,
in
my
district,
of
which
there
are
many,
I
have
some
district
specific
questions,
but
first
I
just
want
to
go
over
and
this
may
be
for
varney
or
pat
to
jump
in
as
well.
I'm
delighted
to
see
that
utilities
are
the
driving
cost
of
decrease
line.
Item
52
200
is
showing
a
26
decrease
in
utility
costs,
which
it
turns
out
to
just
about
375
000.
F
B
We
have
a
few
buildings
that
have
solar
panels
that
are
that
are
laid
out,
so
we're
seeing
energy
savings
in
that
aspect
and
pat's
team
continues
to
work
with
a
lot
of
our
facility
staff.
To
look
at
what
other
cost
cost
measures
we
can
do
to
make
sure
that
our
buildings
are
running
efficient,
having
what
they
need,
but
at
the
same
time
making
sure
that
we're
controlling
the
cost
as
much
as
possible.
You
know,
we
know
that
you
know
we
can't.
B
G
Yes,
yep
hi
collins,
I
thanks
misha
and
councilor
o'malley.
Thank
you
very
much.
Yeah
we've
been
working
with
the
city's
environmental
department
as
part
of
the
renew
boston
trust
which
started
off
as
a
10
million
dollar
initiative
for
mayor
walsh.
I
believe
now
it's
up
to
30
million
dollars,
and
now
we
get
in
on
the
phase
one
which
of
course
are
over
here
at
the
tober
building,
where
our
main
offices
are
in
mission
hill.
G
We
had
2.1
million,
put
into
it
with
a
new
hvac
and
ventilation
system,
timing's
everything
in
life,
of
course,
and
given
what's
happened
over
the
last,
you
know
15
months,
six
15
16
months,
and
what
we
also
put
solar
panels,
as
will
mentioned
on
both
sides
of
the
gym
in
roslindale
community
center.
We
also
put
put
them
on
the
rooftop
over
at
roslindale
we're
hoping
to
put
solar
panels
on
more
buildings.
G
We've
also
done
led
energy
efficiency
retrofits
here
at
the
tobin,
at
the
shelburne
at
curtis
hall,
at
the
flowerity
pool
and
we're
looking
to
do
more
of
those
in
high
park
community
center.
Also
so
we're
in
phase
two
now
without
working
with
adam
mullen
who's
at
the
pfd
capital
project
manager,
with
pfd
with
honeywell
and
city
hall,
environmental
and
the
with
chris
kramer,
the
director
of
energy
and
and
they're
always
checking
stuff.
I
mean
they
come
up
with
the
transformers.
They
come
out.
F
No,
no,
I
I
could
listen
to
this
all
day
long
and
I
appreciate
this
and
obviously
it
underscores
the
point
about
the
savings
that
any
municipality
can
see.
So
there
is
a
plan
to
see
increased
pv
panels.
On
more
I
mean
the
bottom
line
is,
I
know
the
answer
is
yes
and
we're
gonna
have
to
talk
about
retrofitting
these
buildings,
but
do
you
can
you
share
publicly
with
sort
of
what
the
next
staggered
buildings
will
be?
That
will
see
pv
panels.
I
know
curtis
hall
in
my
district
was
in
the
mix.
G
Yeah,
I
think
I
think
what
it
is
counselor
to
show
an
answer
is
that
the
we
are
definitely
looking
at
all
the
buildings.
It's
it's
about
viability
and
it's
about
it's
about
energy
efficiency
and
savings.
Also,
so
I
think
at
some
point
all
I'm
going
to
get
it.
I
think
it's
just
I'm
not
sure
what
the
order
is
right
now:
okay,.
F
I
mean
again
that
just
more
curious
than
anything
else,
because
that's
that's
good
news,
indeed
other
sort
of
specific
line
items
it's
essentially
level
funded,
but
to
offset
the
375
000
in
utility
savings,
there's
a
400
000
increase
in.
I
think
it's
contracted
services,
staffing
50
to
900
briefly.
Can
someone
just
explain
what
that
is.
B
H
Morning,
everyone
thank
you
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
yeah,
that's
the
five
to
nine
line.
The
contracted
services
line
and
the
increase
in
spending
is
basically
due
to
the
inc
we
now
we've
taken
the
the
funds
from
the
sites
and
then
we're
spending
more
money
in
fixing
things
at
the
sites
and
things
that
the
councils
used
to
take
care
of.
Before
that
we
are
doing,
we
are
reimbursing
them
for
expenses
and
that
of
their
copiers
and
other
stuff.
H
But
those
are
to
go
to
copy
your
account,
but
the
the
five
to
nine
line.
The
contracting
services
is
basically
we
to
retrofit
some
of
our
sites
because
of
the
covid.
We
had
to
build
higher
contractors
to
build
wall
separation,
walls
for
the
the
glass
partitions
that
we
have
at
the
site
and
and
increase
other
expenses
that
we
had
to
do
to
in
order
to
work
and
to
make
ourselves
safe
for
for
the
public
even
for
the
food
distribution.
So.
F
Fair
enough
and
then
I'm
gonna
get
right
to
some
district
specifics,
because
I
know
my
colleagues
have
been
meeting
patiently
excited
to
see-
and
I
will
add
my
voice
to
support
council,
braden
and
austin
brighton
and
the
residents
there
as
it
relates
to
jackson
mann.
But
from
my
district
you
know
I'm
delighted
to
see
a
lot
of
expenditures
in
the
capital
plan
going
forward.
There
doesn't
seem
to
be
any
in
district
six
and
what
I'm
looking
for.
Isn't
I
I'm
a
realist
and
I
recognize
financial
constraints.
F
I
don't
need
to
say
that
we
need
to
see
a
multi-million
dollar
commitment
right
now.
What
I
do
need
to
see
is
us
being
in
cu
in
the
queue
in
line
specifically
for
two
one.
Is
the
hannigan
community
center
in
the
back
of
the
hill,
which
is
is
beyond
dilapidated
at
this
point?
People
still
use
it,
but
it's
just
it's
it's.
It
needs
so
much
work
and
then
the
second
is
getting
at
least
a
commitment
for
a
standalone
senior
center
in
west
oxford,
25
of
west
roxbury
residents
are
senior
citizens.
F
F
We've
had
sort
of
false
starts
and
fits
before
going
forward,
but
I
guess
my
my
closing
statement,
slash
question:
is
I
really
want
to
see
a
commitment
going
forward
that
bcyf
is
going
to
invest
a
in
the
hannigan
first
and
foremost
for
jp
because
it
needs
it,
but
secondly,
having
a
standalone
senior
center
again
just
I
want
to
know
that
the
planning
is
there.
The
conversation
is
there
and
we
can
really
push
forward
and
my
successor
will
hopefully
be
able
to
push
forward
going
forward.
B
We
could
note
the
the
senior
center
that's
one
thing
and
then
look
at
it
moving
forward
and-
and
I
think
that
when
it
comes
to
the
hennigan,
I
think
that's
the
collaboration
that
we
have
to
do
with
the
bps.
As
you
know,
we
share
the
building
with
bps,
it's
bps's
capital
budget
that
normally
takes
care
of
their
buildings,
and
I
think
we've
done.
B
B
I
think
that
pat
will
probably
continue
to
work
with
the
facilities
department
to
tackle
some
of
the
issues
there
and
continue
to
hopefully
make
it
a
prominent
space,
because
we
we
definitely
know
that
it
gets
to
heavy
use
not
only
by
constituents
in
jamaica
plain,
but
also
by
the
kids,
who
live
right
down
the
street
in
the
bromley
in
the
mildred
haley
housing
development
as
well.
No.
F
J
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
will
and
your
team
for
being
with
us
today.
My
questions
today
are
on
three
topics
or
three
areas
of
your
work
store,
summer,
violence,
prevention
and
then
also
the
impact
report
on
that
one
of
the
fy
21
accomplishments
listed
was
having
that
completed
first
bcyf
impact
report.
We
talked
a
little
bit
more
about
what
that
report
shed
light
on
and
what
were
some
of
the
findings
and
are
we
going
to
do
that
again?
J
Are
we
looking
forward
to
continuing
that
work,
or
at
least
responding
to
some
of
the
impact
reports,
findings
and
then,
obviously,
on
soar?
Looking
for
some
of
the
results
of
the
fy
21
budget,
commitment
of
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
around
violence
prevention
and
the
pilot
program
around
pre-employment
and
job
readiness,
training
and
then
obviously,
as
we
prepare
for
the
summer,
you
know
these
things
are
all
I
think
interrelated
as
we
prepare
for
the
summer.
B
Okay,
good
the
summer,
the
impact
report-
I
can
get
you
a
copy
of
so
that
you
can
have,
but
I
think
what
it
did
it
just
really
shined
more
of
the
work
that
the
foundation
helped
fund
and
support
in
regards
to
bcyf.
So
it
looked
at
a
lot
of
our
super
teens
initiative,
understanding
that
that
population
is
sort
of
a
very
underserved
population,
but
it's
also
the
population
that
is
trying
to
figure
out
who
they
are
and
who
they
are
and
what
they
want
to
be.
B
So
I
know
that
I
can
definitely
hopefully
get
you
a
report
that
will
illustrate
that
and
it
begins,
and
it
talks
about
some
of
the
strategic
investments
that
the
foundation
is
making
towards
bcyf.
We
would
never
have
been
able
to
have
a
strategic
planning
process
if
we
didn't
have
a
funding
source
and
the
foundation
provided
that
funding
source
and
made
it
very
possible
for
us
to
have
broader
conversations
with
multiple
stakeholders
in
all
our
communities,
to
kind
of
do
that,
working
and
get
it
out.
B
B
I
would
definitely
get
you
a
copy
and,
and
you
will
have
it
and
if
you
have
any
other
follow-up
conversations
in
regards
to
it,
it'll
be
kind
of
great,
but
it
talks
a
little
bit
a
lot
of
the
central
initiative
programs
that
get
funded
through
the
foundation
aspect
of
it.
You
mentioned
a
hundred
thousand
in
regards
to
the
sword
program
and
our
violence.
B
As
you
were
very
much
aware
last
year,
even
though
we
were
in
the
middle
of
pandemic,
violence
doesn't
stop
for
a
pandemic
and
a
lot
of
our
sore
and
street
workers
continue
to
do
that.
Vital
work
they
continue
to
engage
young
people,
even
though
they
knew
that
they
themselves
might
have
put
themselves
in
a
very
compromising
situation
where
they
could
be
exposed
with
covid.
B
I
think
that
this
year's
initiative
is
looking
at
deepening
more
of
our
partnerships,
looking
at
how
we
could
be
more
creative
with
our
sites
looking
at
the
hours
of
operation
of
our
sites,
to
continue
to
hopefully
do
what
we
can
to
hopefully
curb
violence
in
our
communities,
but
we
hope
that,
with
the
re-lifting
of
the
restrictions
right,
we
also
will
see
some
of
our
partners
opening
up
their
doors
and
helping
support
some
of
those
violence.
Prevention
efforts
as
well.
B
I
think
that
what
we
saw
last
year
is
that
our
partners
did
not
have
the
capacity
to
open
their
doors,
but
we
think
that
this
year,
with
their
doors
opening
and
with
a
little
bit
more
support,
we'll
be
able
to
hopefully
do
that
and
as
you're
very
much
aware,
you
know,
the
bcyf
provides
a
summer
kind
of
fun
summer.
Fun
grants
one
of
the
things
that
we
did.
Focus
it
on
was
looking
at
violence
prevention,
but
also
looking
at
it
from
a
mental
health
standpoint.
B
Understanding
that
covet
fatigue
was
a
real
reality
for
a
lot
of
our
young
people.
Our
council,
brilliant
mentioned
what
that
isolation
has
impacted
our
young
people,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
organizations
that
are
going
to
be
working
with
young
people
are
looking
at
these
issues
carefully
and
to
make
sure
that
their
programs
are
designed
to
respond
to
any
issue
of
violence.
That
may
happen
in
their
community,
not
from
a
intervention
standpoint,
but
a
really
strong
prevention
standpoint.
B
J
Have
another
question:
no,
thank
you
very
much
for
that.
No,
so
the
sore
and
the
summer
violence
certainly
go
together
and
that
work
is
yeah,
definitely
like
tied
to
each
other.
I
guess
my
my
one
sort
of
a
quick
question:
there
is
a
new
data
system,
that's
being
implemented
to
meet
some
of
the
operational
needs
and
data
needs.
Could
you
just
clarify
some
of
the
goals
of
that
data
system?
To
what
extent
is
the
data
collecting
being
used
in
other
bcyf
systems
or
communication
purposes
could
talk
briefly
about
that.
B
Yeah
sure
I
think
that
what
we
had,
we
had
a
very
dated
system
that
probably
went
back,
who
knows
18
years
ago,
when
all
we
were
looking
was
just
counting
numbers.
Now
we
want
to
hopefully
look
at
how
do
we
count
impact
right
and
it
provides
us
an
opportunity
to
further
engage
and
stay
engaged
with
our
constituents
and
see
how
our
even
our
constituents
are
moving
through
our
various
facilities.
B
The
new
data
system
will
hopefully
help
us
track
our
young
people.
I
mean
I
envision
that
if
a
young
kid
came
to
us
one
of
your,
even
one
of
your
own
children
at
the
age
of
12,
came
to
us
as
a
super
team.
We
can
see
them
graduate
to
the
dye
program
graduate
into
maybe
a
small
summer
seasonal
employment
program,
and
we
will
be
able
to
track
how
a
healthy
continuum,
how
they
move
through
our
spaces
and
through
a
healthy
continuum.
B
I
think
that
that's
the
thing
that
we
didn't
have
before
one
of
the
things
is
that
bcyf
is
really
known
as
one
of
the
strongest
organization
that
partners
with
a
lot
of
nonprofits.
But
what
happens?
Is
that
we're
also
the
best
kept
secret
and
we
don't
want
to
be
a
secret
anymore,
and
we
know
that
the
data
will
help
paint
the
picture,
provide
the
sketch
and
show
individuals
about
the
impact
of
our
work.
J
J
A
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you,
commissioner.
You
and
your
team
for
the
work
you
you
continue
to
do
particularly
in
covid
has
not
been
easy,
of
course,
for
anyone
and
you
guys
had
to
transition
to
some
online
services
and
all
kinds
of
creative
ways.
So
thank
you
and
your
team
and
of
cour,
of
course,
your
entire
staff
of
folks
who
clearly
aren't
on
this
zoom
for
their
service
as
well.
Just
a
couple
of
questions.
K
One
is
obviously
I've
been
in
conversation
with
mike
kozu
and
the
grove
hall
community
since
the
very
beginning,
and
when
the
grove
hall
community
center
was
turned
into
predominantly
for
senior
programming,
which
of
course
the
feedback
has
been
great.
A
lot
of
youth
then
didn't
really
have
places
to
go,
or
you
know
there
was
a
push
from
the
community
to
expand
service
and
programming
services
and
programming
for
use,
and
so
obviously
now
there's
there
was
an
update
from
the
public
facilities
department
regarding
a
potential
new
site
in
dorchester.
K
B
I
I
can
probably
give
you
a
quick
overview.
I
know
that
we,
but
one
of
the
things
is
that
dorchester
happens
to
be
one
of
the
communities
and
where
all
our
community
centers
are
shared
spaces
with
dps.
We
don't
have
a
dedicated
standalone
facility
in
dorchester
and
dorchester
being
the
largest
community
of
boston.
B
You
know
to
not
have
a
standalone
is
just
you
know,
it's
something
that
has
been
long
overdue
and
definitely
needed,
and
I
think
that
you'll
find
that
there'll
be
strong
advocates
from
different
points
of
dorchester
fields,
corner
uppers
corner,
you
know,
grove,
hall
and
etc.
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
needs
that
that
I
think
what
would
be
happening
under
the
leadership
of
of
chief
irish
is
really
making
sure
that
that
study
continues
its
process.
I
think
that
we
had
began
the
process,
but
then
we
had
we.
B
We
hid
this
pandemic
and
then
things
the
gears
slowed
down
just
a
bit,
but
I
I
feel
that
once
it
gets
the
momentum
going,
there
has
to
be
a
community
process
in
regards
to
what
that
that
dorchester
location
is
actually
gonna
be
and
where
it's
gonna
be
mounted.
And
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
when
you
look
at
even
the
burke
high
school,
it's
so
heavily
populated
with
many
partners
and
many
programs.
You
know
that.
B
I
I
think
that
there's
also
an
opportunity
there
to
kind
of
look
at
how
the
high
school
itself
lends
itself
to
some
of
the
needs
in
the
community
too
as
well.
But
I
think
that
the
process
with
the
feasibility
study
for
the
dorchester
site
is
going
to
be
a
much
broader
one.
Just
because
of
the
figure
black.
K
E
K
So
consider
me
an
advocate
for
more
than
one
site
because
I'm
sure,
as
we
go
through
this
process,
we're
going
to
see
that
we're
going
to
need
that
yeah
burke
is
doing
some
incredible
work
for
sure.
But
the
challenge
with
the
burke
over
the
years-
and
this
is
even
when
dr
mack
was
there-
she
didn't
even
have
control
of
her
own
building
like
when
she
could
open
it.
That
was
an
ongoing
conversation
with
bps
on
just
you
know:
school
leaders
having
control
and
authority
to
open
their
building
for
community
purposes.
L
K
Get
into
the
burke
for
programming-
and
we
do
know,
there's
a
large
population
of
folks
in
the
grove
hall
area,
just
given
not
just
the
school
age,
young
people,
but
also
young
people
in
general,
who
are
non
school
age
or,
frankly,
not
enrolled
in
school,
so
really
want
to
think
creatively.
I
also
know
this
includes
parks,
so
is
bcyf
talking
with
parks
is
parks
talking
to
bcyf,
and
if
not?
Okay,
because
I
don't
know-
is
a
part
of
the
conversation
with
the
lots
that
are
vacant
and
trying
to
be
activated
right
now,.
B
Yeah
we,
like,
I
said
we,
we
always
in
conversation
with
parks,
because
we
we
you
know,
we
do
a
lot
of
programming
together
at
bmbl
being
a
big
example
during
the
summer.
You
know,
and
then
we
look
at
some
winter
programming
that
they
they
have
staff
for
and
etc,
and
we
have.
I
know
that
that
lot,
that
what
they're
talking
about,
I
think
there
was
a
community
process
that
went
through
that
too,
as
well,
where
the
community
also
wanted
to
park
there.
B
K
So
they're
working
on
that,
I
will
say
we
understand
that's
sort
of
a
heat
island
area,
so
there
is
real
conversation
around
how
we
protect
against
in
you
know,
environmental
issues,
but
also,
at
the
same
time,
create
this
space
for
youth,
and
I
think,
there's
a
way
to
do
it.
So
we'll
convene
a
conversation.
We've
been
going
back
and
forth
with
all
stakeholders
and
we'll
follow
up.
My
last
question
before
I
see
the
gavel
is
just
participatory
budgeting,
particularly
particularly
young
people,
and
what
just
sharing
a
little
bit
more.
K
Where
are
we
with
expanding
that?
You
know
what
information
do
the
young
young
residents
who
participate
in
that
process
throughout
the
fiscal
year?
You
know
what
what
information
do
they
receive
regarding
the
chosen
investments,
what
that
process
looks
like
and
just
any
app
you
know
what's
what's
it
look
like
in
terms
of
expanding
it,
because
obviously
we
get
great
feedback
with
respect
to
participatory
budgeting
and
doing
more.
K
K
Yes,
I
know
we
rescheduled
it
and
looking
forward
to
it,
but
I
will
push
to
grow
paul
again.
I
mean,
I
think,
part
of
the
not
part.
The
frustration
with
community
is
just
how
long
it
takes
right
to
get
things
done
and
to
to
build
something
and
to
respond
to
a
need
that
the
community
has
lifted
up.
I
mean
it
took
years
just
to
transfer
the
vacant,
city-owned
parcel
from
dnd
to
parks
right
and
which
is
ridiculous.
K
I
think
we
all
agreed-
and
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
convening
that
meeting,
to
see
how
we
can
move
along
on
this
project,
in
particular
in
grove
hall,
while
of
course
expanding
bcyf
sites
throughout
dorchester
and
how
we
can
use,
maybe
some
of
the
federal
dollars
right
to
help
in
some
innovative
and
imaginative
ways
to
help
the
department
and
your
department
do
just
that.
So
thank
you
guys
and
your
team.
I
think,
there's
a
gavel
waving
I'll,
be
respectful
to
my
other
council
colleagues.
M
M
Excuse
me,
grove
hall,
so
I'm
really
advocating
as
an
I.
I
know
I'm
not
the
district
counselor,
but
I
am
a
district
4
resident
and
I
am
advocating
and
and
supporting
a
grove
hall
site.
I
think
that
the
residents
have
been
on
this
for
a
long
time
and
I
I
definitely
do
believe
that
there's
an
opportunity
there
to
honor
to
honor
another
request.
M
So
with
that,
I
just
have
a
few
questions.
I'm
curious
about
it's
great
to
see.
Programming
created
specifically
for
young
girls,
I'm
curious
to
see
how
we
can
build
off
of
that
to
include
programming
specifically
for
other
young
people
such
as
lgbtq
plus
youth.
What
programming
exists
if
any
you're
thinking
of
the
other
question
is.
The
document
also
says
that
we
will
work
with
the
city
of
boston's
language
access
coordinator
to
expand
translation
and
interpretation
within
bcyf,
but
I'm
curious.
What
would
that
process
look
like
and
what
options
do?
M
People
who
speak
languages
other
than
english
currently
have
access
to
bcyf
services
and
what
we
still
include?
Oh,
I'm!
So
sorry
about
that.
Can
you
also
provide
a
brief
update
regarding
the
madison
park,
bcyf
location
renovations?
How
have
we
been
adding
capacity
to
other
nearby
locations
to
help
sustain
the
need
in
the
community?
And,
lastly,
what
is
the
plan
to
continue
to
offer
technology
services
throughout
cobit,
hot
spots,
wi-fi,
etc?
And
thank
you
so
much
for
all
your
hard
work.
B
All
right
in
regards
to
madison
there
is
no
renovation
happening
in
madison
that
I'm
that
I'm
aware
of
you
know
it's
there
in
regards
to
expanding
technology.
I
think
that
you're
going
to
see
that
if
the
federal
dollar
come
down,
that's
what
we're
going
to
look
at
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
can
really
out
better
outfit.
Our
sites
with
the
technology
needs
that
they
may
need
so
that
this
way,
if
anything
comes
down
in
the
future,
we'll
be
more
than
ready
and
more
able
to
continue
to
serve
those
young
people.
B
M
M
B
B
Okay
and
in
regards
to
language
access,
I
think
that
we
continue
to
work
with
the
city's
language
access
coordinator
to
make
sure
that
everything
that
we
have
is
reflected
to
the
communities
that
we
serve.
But
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
the
city
also
learned
about
bcyf
is
that
we
have
also
a
robust
team
of
individuals
here
who
also
have
that
language
capacity.
B
B
Hopefully,
work
with
the
language
assets,
coordinators
on
making
sure
that
whatever
we
produce
whatever
we,
we
regenerate
well
able
to
serve,
and-
and,
as
you
know,
we
have
everything
from
esl
programs
that
operate
in
our
in
our
in
our
facilities
to
also
adult
high
set
programs.
And
each
of
those
are
always
met
with
individuals
who
might
have
some
language
barriers.
But
we
always
provide
some
language
access
opportunities
for
them
and
in
regards
to
lgbtq.
B
Let
me
get
back
to
you
on
that,
because
the
reality
is,
you
know
we
have
communities
and
we
do
have
young
people,
and
we
do
have
groups
that
self-identify
in
that
capacity,
but
in
our
facilities
no
one's
ever
turned
away,
regardless
of
whatever
their
sexual
orientation
or
or
how
they
identify.
As
you
know,
everyone's
sort
of
always
welcome,
you
know
you're
a
member
of
our
facilities,
and
so
our
sites
are
always
inclusive
of
all.
B
But
I'll
get
back
to
you
more
in
regards
to
see
what
sites
might
be
doing
something
specifically
in
regards
to
that.
But
I
don't
like
you
know:
clustering
kids
together,
because
they
they
you
know
they
they're
they're.
In
a
particular
group.
I
say
we
need
to
be
a
very
inclusive
organization
and
where
we're
teaching
young
people
how
they
understand
the
differences
of
others,
because
in
learning
the
differences
of
others,
they
become
better
individuals.
M
Absolutely
I
I
totally
agree
having
worked
with
young
people,
my
entire
career,
I
I
agree
with
you
wholeheartedly.
I
guess
the
question
was
really
since
you're
creating
youth
programming
for
girls,
just
curious.
If
you
were
thinking
about
other
groups
as
well,
but
just
just
for
a
point
of
clarification
on
the
website.
It
says
that
the
madison
park
site
is
closed
for
renovation.
So
that's
probably
where-
and
you
know
I'm
prepping
for
this
hearing.
We
got
our
research
from
the
website.
N
M
Says
that
it's
closed
for
renovations
at
this
point,
so
we
just
wanted
to
get
an
update
on
that
and
then
one
last
thing
that
I'd
just
like
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
is:
do
you
guys
have?
I
know
this
is
not
about
employment.
You
guys
are
specifically
just
the
sites,
but
I'm
curious
what
opportunities
exist
if
any
to
partner
up
with
madison
park
around
whether
it
be
working
with
young
people
to
design.
M
I
know
I
participated
in
some
of
your
programming
last
summer,
where
the
young
people
were
creating
and
designing
their
own
sites,
we'll
be
seeing
more
of
that
creating
opportunities,
maybe
to
even
partner
up
with
madison
park.
I
know
they
have
a
culinary
art
program
where
they
might
even
be
great
to
use
as
a
vendor
to
make
cookies
for
the
sites.
Like
what
opportunities
are
you
looking
to
tap
into
to
help
support
madison
park.
B
That
sounds
I
mean
that
sounds
good.
I
think
I
will
note
it.
I
will
work
with
our
programs
team
to
see
what
collaborative
collaborations
we
may
be
able
to
form
with
and
you're
talking
about
their
sort
of
cult,
not
the
culinary
arts
but
the
the
whole
side
of
madison
park,
there's
more
doing
sort
of
the
trades
and
the
culinary
arts
and
that
aspect
right.
M
Yeah,
no
I'm
talking
about
the
vocal
tech
like
where
they
have
students
who
are
learning
how
how
to
cook
and
bake,
and
they
also
have
cosmetology.
They
have
a
media
art.
So
I
just
think
that
the
more
that
we
can
collaborate
with
madison
park
and
tap
into
all
of
the
great
work
that
they're
doing
there
to
help
support,
even
if
they
can
do
a
commercial
for
you
all.
Just.
I
think
that
there's
ways
for
the
city
to
be
more
interconnected
with
all
of
the
resources
that
we
have.
B
B
But
you
know
it's
one
of
those
things
that
hopefully
we're
going
to
rehash.
I
think
that
under
superintendent
casellas
she
sees
a
lot
of
the
low-hanging
fruit
at
some
of
the
bcy
centers,
especially
some
of
the
share
spaces
on
how
we
may
be
able
to
even
deepen
our
our
our
commitment
to
young
people
together,
because,
if
they're
feeling
it
at
school
and
they're
feeling
it
in
our
bc,
wife
centers,
then
our
kids
are
definitely
going
to
be
feeling
great
about
themselves
and
what
their
outlook
for
their
future
is
going
to
be.
M
B
We
also
have
worked
with
the
the
boston
arts
commission
and
where
we
had
resident
artists
that
come
in
and
always
challenge
them
to
make
sure
that
whatever
they're
working
on
I
mean
one
example
came
vine
street
that
there
was
a
sort
of
a
program
there
that
was
designed
around
hand,
sculpture
and
it
kind
of
gave
an
opportunity
for
young
people
and
some
of
the
active,
older
adults.
I
don't
really
call
them
seniors
right.
The
active,
older
adults.
You
know
I
mean
to
have
a
dialogue
around
where
their
hands
have
been.
B
You
know
I
mean
throughout
their
history,
and
so
we
always
are
encouraging
opportunities
that
that
are
multi-generational
and-
and
I
think
that
I
think
you're
gonna
find
that
more,
because
one
of
the
goals
that
we're
looking
at
is
really
looking
at
how
we
expand
more
senior
programming.
But
at
the
same
time
one
of
the
great
things
about
our
seniors
is
that
some
of
them
are
former
retired
school
teachers.
Some
of
them
are
former
business
leaders.
Some
of
them
are
former
entrepreneurs.
B
You
know.
Sometimes
the
skill
sets
that
that
they've
acquired
over
their
lifetime
are
the
things
that
our
young
people
need
to
listen
and
and
touch
and
have
access
to,
because
sometimes
when
they
think
about
an
entrepreneur,
they
think
about
somebody
big.
You
know
jeff
bezos,
but
the
reality
is
the
guy
that
runs
the
barbershop
down.
The
street
is
a
much
viable
option
for
them
to
connect
and
and
learn
from.
B
O
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I'm
kind
of
multitasking
here,
I'm
not
I'm
I'm
doing
the
best
I
can
will.
How
are
you
today
thank
you
and
boston
centers
for
youth
and
family?
Will
I
just
want
to
get
a
a
sense
of
what
the
reopening
will
look
like
for
the
for
the
centers
and,
specifically,
you
know,
I
think,
about
the
the
murphy,
the
leahy,
holler
and
they're
like
so
so
pools.
O
B
Sure,
right
now
we
are
working
through
some
contingency
plans
in
regards
to
our
summer
pools.
I
think
that
we're
just
like
other
other
partners
that
have
pools
the
ymcas
boys
and
girls,
clubs
and
even
private
facilities.
I
think
that
one
thing
that
we're
struggling
with
is
that,
when
penned
the
pandemic
hit
the
american
red
cross,
who
certifies
individuals
for
for
for
lifeguard
right
change,
their
format
and
because
they
couldn't
do
the
hands-on
touching
stuff.
You
know
some
guards
have
chosen
not
to
re-certify.
B
So
it's
taking
us
a
process
of
trying
to
hopefully
bring
people
along.
We
have
developed
a
lifeguard
institute,
so
hopefully
we
can
get
individuals
in
the
door
and
be
able
to
hopefully
get
them
re-certified
in
time,
so
that
we'll
be
able
to
open
our
pools.
We're
working
and
pat
may
be
able
to
share
a
little
shy,
more
light,
but
we're
also
working
with
with
boston
public
schools,
because
majority
of
the
pools
that
you're
talking
about
indoor
are
actually
facilities
that
are
majority
owned
by
the
boston
public
schools.
B
We
actually
just
manage
the
maintenance
of
the
pool,
the
chemicals
make
sure
the
pumps
are
working,
but
the
reality
is
there's
a
crack
on
the
floor.
It's
something
that
they
pick
up
and
hopefully
take
care
of,
and
we've
been
also
working
with
isd,
because
there
are
also
some
state
regulations
that
are
regard
that
have
to
be
met
to
make
sure
that
our
pools
end
up
being
operable.
B
And,
of
course
our
concentration
are
going
to
be
right
now
at
the
outdoor
pools,
because
after
they
sat
dormant
all
winter
long,
you
know
you
never
realize
what's
what's
wrong
with
them
until
you
start
trying
to
get
them
to
be
reopened,
and
sometimes
we
have
to
actually
deal
with
the
systems
in
that
regards.
But
we
hopefully
hope
that,
as
the
restrictions
continue
to
be
lessened,
you
know
I
mean
we
might
be
able
to.
Hopefully
move
expand
more
of
our
aquatics
program.
B
B
O
Excellent
so
like,
when
we're
talking
about
the
shortage
of
lifeguards,
what
is
it
we're
talking
about?
Will
like?
Do
you
have
a
number?
And
if
you
don't
that's
fine,
you
can.
We
can
always
just
do
we'll
follow
up.
Do
you
have
a
number
of
like
what
what
we
would
need
and
then
where
we
are
so
so,
like
a
number
of
of
a
potential,
how
many
people
we
would
need
to
fill
these
spots?
I
mean.
B
I
don't
know
what
the
number
is,
because
we
also
have
a
couple
of
facilities
that
we
know
are
going
to
be
offline
this
summer.
Some
of
them
are
are
dealing
with
with
major
issues
of
leaks
underneath
electrical
systems.
You
know
we
have.
Of
course
we
we're,
not
gonna,
have
the
curly
beachfront
available
because
we're
still
under
construction,
but
I
know
that
our
team
is
doing
his
due
diligence.
I
can
get
back
to
you
what
the
number
that
ideal
number
will
be
yeah.
E
B
B
We
found
that
there
are
college
students
who
thought
that
there
weren't
any
lifeguard
opportunities,
because
they
assumed,
based
on
last
summers
and
seeing
pools,
shut
down
that
they
might
not
be
open
this
summer.
We're
telling
we're
open
for
business,
so
anything
that
can
help
get
the
word
out
will
be
great
too,
as
well.
O
Good
and
just
to
kind
of
make
a
comment,
I
would
know
the
answer
that,
with
a
lot
of
these
centers,
not
getting
a
whole
lot
of
use,
are
we
in?
Are
we
in
better
shape
worse
shape?
Were
we
able
to
maybe
go
after
some
deferred
maintenance
there
during
this
covert
time
like?
Were
we
able
to
use
the
empty
centers
to
be
able
to
get
some
work
done
over
this
past
year?
Pat.
G
You
know
what
I
we
did
work
with
bps
facilities
to
do
some
to
do
some
work
in
the
centers,
for
instance,
in
council
flynn's
area.
The
quincy
auditorium
is
going
to
have
some
work
done
coming
up
now.
Most
of
it
was
preventive
maintenance.
We
did
have
some
problems.
Also.
We
had
roof
leaks
that
caused
some
gym
problems
at
the
condone,
for
instance
the
the
four
buckles,
so
that
had
to
be
fixed.
So
I
would
say
it's
nicer,
but
it
wasn't
because
of
deferred
maintenance.
It
was
because
of
emergency
work
because.
G
But
yeah
and
also
in
our
standalones,
we
definitely
did
work
out
during
the
during
the
pandemic.
Also
and
again,
there
was
that
period
of
time
last
spring
where
nobody
could
do
any
work,
but
once
the
construction
got
back
into
play,
we
definitely
use
contractors
throughout
the
fall
and
winter
and
into
the
spring
now
to
do
yeah.
A
E
Thank
you,
councillor
bloch.
Thank
you,
commissioner
morales.
It's
good
to
see
you,
commissioner
morales,
and
it's
good
to
see
you
pat
as
well.
We
played
in
the
bnbl
basketball
league
together
down
at
the
condo
in
the
tynan,
and
I
can't
say,
pat,
was
a
better
basketball
player
than
I
was
so
it's
good
just
it's
good
to
be
with
you
both.
Let
me
start
off,
commissioner,
and
I
know
pat
mentioned
it.
E
G
Got
it?
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Yes,
sir
council
fund,
actually
we
have
news
even
in
the
last
24
hours,
so
what
happened
was
the
bid
process
was
completed
and
the
school
department
came
back.
The
low
bid
was
304
000
on
a
250
dollar
budget.
We
also
put
in
an
addendum
for
36
000
for
brand
new
lighting
and
on
the
stage
and
make
it
nicer
and
the
office
of
budget
management
graciously
yesterday
after
I
was
yesterday
morning
or
tuesday
afternoon,
approved
the
entire
340
000,
so
we're
adding
ninety
thousand
dollars
to
the
budget.
G
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Pat
thank
you
to
the
bcyf
team.
That's
that's
important
to
know,
especially
as
we
know
during
the
last
year
it's
been
a
devastating
year
for
the
asian
community
that
auditorium
and
that
school
is
used
by
many
asian
students.
So
I
know
that
will
be
very
helpful.
Hey
pat.
I
know
there
was
an
issue
in
the
past
on
that
auditorium,
but
more
so
on
the
on
the.
What
do
they
call
it
the
the
stage,
but
is?
Will
the
stage
now
be
ada
compliant.
E
E
There
was
some
issues
at
the
blackstone
bcyf
blackstone
on
maintenance
issues.
What
do
we
know?
Can
I,
if
we
don't
know
what
they
are,
can
I
get
a
list
of
them
and
in
I
don't
know,
if
there's,
if
there's
also
plans
to
do
any
upgrades
to
the
blackstone,
but
that
that
facility
plays
a
critical
role
in
the
south
bend
art,
that's
used
by
latinx
kids,
it's
used
by
african-american,
kids,
the
cathedral
villa
victoria,
you
don't
get
a
more
diverse
group
than
than
the
the
blackstone
youth.
G
Yep
and
the
blackstone
is
actually
a
ball
where
we're
above
bcyf
community
center,
the
blackstone
community
center
within
a
within
a
larger
complex,
we're
in
building
c,
which
is
the
boston
public
schools
on
the
facility,
so
bps
facilities
management
would
do
capital
project
planning.
We
do
work
with
them
on
that.
We
work
with
them
in
the
past
on
the
gym
floor
and
on
doing
things
in
the
building
itself,
but
in
terms
of
preventative
maintenance
stuff
that
would
be
on
their
end
of
it
bps
facilities
management.
G
However,
we
can
get
a
if
we
have
a
list
together,
we'll
get
a
list
together
from
the
community
center
side,
but
usually
anything
we
have
in
building
c,
I
can
say
that
bps
facilities
manager,
we
have
a
great
relationship
with
them,
and
I
mean
we
have
all
their
cell
numbers.
They
all
have
my
cell
number,
we
talk,
you
know,
weekends
nights,
so
it's
not
like.
We
can't
talk
24
7.
and
we
will
we
work
together.
Right,
I
mean
we
just
got
something
this
morning
about
an
aed,
so
they're
already
working
on
it.
E
No
thank
thank
you
pat,
maybe
two
up
two
two
brief
things.
Certainly
the
curly
recreation
center.
Obviously
a
lot
of
funding
is
going
into
that.
Thank
you.
I
know
the
plans
are
moving
forward.
Progress
is
being
made.
Some
residents
asked
me
to
get
an
update
on
the
trees
that
were
removed.
I
know
they're
going
to
be
replaced,
but
can
you
just
get?
G
Yep
yeah
council
foot,
actually,
ironically,
the
trees
were
removed
last
november
and
people
started
talking
about
it
in
the
spring.
I
think
it's
just
because
of
the
weather,
but
I
mean
in
terms
of
that
there
was
always
a
deferred
plan.
There's
going
to
be
all
new
plantings
there,
all
new,
bushes
and
trees.
I
can
get
you
the
plan.
I
can
definitely
get
you
more
information
on
it.
It's
I
know
the
pfd
scott
dupree,
the
pfd
capital
project
manager
and
sue
rice.
G
Her
supervisor
already
worked
on
getting
an
answer
back,
but
we
can
get
you
definitely
a.
I
look
at
the
plan.
It
won't
be
a
whole
community
process,
but
I
mean
the
planting
will
be
nicer,
it'll
be
all
new
and
we're
not
just
leaving
it
outside
with
nothing
yeah
everything.
Everything
down
is
going
to
come
back.
Nowhere
nicer.
G
Yes,
now
the
pool
is
down
because-
and
we've
been
working
with
bps
facilities
manager
for
the
last
year
and
that's
something
actually
for
council
baker.
Also,
we
definitely
do
defer
maintenance
during
the
pandemic,
because
there
is
an
electrical
issue
down
there,
where
the
power
source
and
the
pool
water
are
sort
of
it's
something
that
should
have
been
done
a
long
time
ago.
G
G
E
And
I
think
someone
mentioned
that,
I
I
think
maybe
it
was
you
pat
or
maybe
it
was
your
commissioner.
I
know
I
think,
was
the
commissioner
lifeguarding
issues.
You
know
the
condon,
the
condon
school,
the
bcyf
and
the
quantum
you
probably
don't
have
a
more
diverse
group
of
people,
young
people
that
use
it
you're,
literally
literally,
located
in
a
public
housing
development,
high
latinx,
african-american
white
asian
I've
mentioned
I've
mentioned
before
the
services
support.
E
But
I
I
want
to
say
this
in
the
in
the
right
way,
but
what
type
of
what
type
of
education
lifeguarding
opportunities?
Are
there
not
lifeguarding
opportunities?
What
type
of
teaching
young
young
children
communities
of
color
about
water
safety
in
in
learning
to
swim?
That's
that's
an
important
issue.
E
It's
an
important
issue
to
my
constituents,
especially
in
the
communities
of
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they
have
the
same
opportunity
to
learn
to
swim
as
as
other
kids,
some
people
in
my
neighborhood
have
the
ability
to
go
to
the
boston
athletic
center,
which
is
which
is
private
for
swimming
lessons.
I
and
I
took
my
kids
there.
I
had
the
money
and
I
I
taught
we
taught
them
how
to
swim.
Other
kids
don't
have
that
same
opportunity
and
they
rely
on
bcyf
to
teach
their
children
how
to
swim.
E
B
Counselor,
I
can
tell
you
that
we
do
have
a
learn
to
swim
initiative.
I
mean
nothing
is
more
important
if
you
know
anything
about
any
in
communities
of
color,
they're,
most
impacted
by
drownings,
because
yeah
the
fact
that
they
normally
they
they
live
in
in
in
the
in
the
inner
boundaries
of
the
city,
they're
not
on
the
shore,
but
kids
are
just
like
regular
kids
as
a
father
of
five.
You
know
what
I
mean.
B
You
know
every
time
they
saw
the
water
they
make
the
mad
dash,
but
we
do
have
learn
to
swim
initiatives
and
with
the
through
the
learned
and
swim
initiatives.
We
work
with
our
staff
work
with
those
young
people
to
then
think
about
looking
at
like
competitive,
swim
and
then
into
our
competitive
swim
program.
B
Given
the
year
that
we've
had
with
the
pandemic,
it
was
really
hard
to
even
do
any
of
those
programs,
because
the
simple
fact
that
they
will
mean
that
you
have
to
make
contact
with
an
individual,
and
if
you
remember
at
the
beginning
stages
of
this,
we
didn't
have
a
playbook.
We
just
didn't
know
how
people
were
contracting
it,
how
they
were
getting
it,
even
though
there
were
cdc
guidelines.
That
said,
you
know
you're
in
chlorine,
water,
you
might
be
less
accessible.
We
just
didn't
want
to
put
anybody
in
risk.
B
I
think
that
when
we
are
finding
ourselves
back
more
in
a
operable
kind
of
a
phase
that
we
are
a
little
bit
much
more
comfortable,
that's
always
going
to
be
our
priority.
I
think
that
one
of
the
reasons
we
find
ourselves
short
a
little
bit
in
lifeguards
is
because
we
haven't
had
our
regular
population
of
kids,
who
continue
to
come
in
year
in
year
out
day
in
and
day
out,
and
then
we
push
them
to
make
sure
that
they
go
back
and
get
their
lifeguard
certification
so
that
they
can
be
ready
to
work
for
us.
B
B
Jeff
mackey
is
one
individual
that
does
a
lot
of
water
safety
trainings
for
our
guards
and
for
our
leadership
and
in
the
aquatics
program,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we're
even
going
to
do
is
hopefully
push
aquatics
even
much
more
further
in
looking
how
we
may
look
at
consolidating
some
of
our
practices
so
that
this
way
we
can
streamline
and
provide
more
opportunities
for
young
people,
especially
in
the
schools
where
you
know
the
kids
in
the
convent.
You
know
we
can
get
convinced
bps.
If
kids
don't
know
how
to
swim.
E
No
well
said,
commissioner,
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
that
commitment.
Thank
you
to
the
bcyf
team.
You
guys
are
doing
good
work
throughout
the
neighborhoods
of
boston,
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
and
looking
forward
to
working
with
your
dedicated
team
throughout
the
city.
Thank
you,
council
mark.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
flynn.
Next,
we're
gonna
go
to
my
questions
and
then
I
will
because
we've
had
three
members
of
the
public
have
been
patiently
waiting
I'll,
take
public
testimony
after
the
first
round
and
then,
if
any
counselors
have
second
round
questions,
if
you
can
just
raise
your
blue
hands
or
let
me
know
on
text
or
something
just
so
I
know
and
yeah.
So
that's
the
plan,
so
just
letting
the
public
know
that
I
will,
after
my
questions,
I'll,
take
the
three
folks
who
are
in
the
waiting
room.
A
Commissioner,
first
of
all,
thanks
to
your
team
for
sending
over
answers
to
a
bunch
of
my
questions,
I
appreciate
that
and
I
I
wanted
to
and
I
was.
I
was
particularly
gratified
to
learn
that
bcyf's
been
working
with
the
with
the
ye
participatory
budgeting
around
that
media
center
for
the
tobin
lower
level.
I'd.
I
B
B
G
It's
something
that
the
what
it
is
with
the
youth
participatory
budget
is
they
they
pick
what
they
want
and
then
that's
sort
of
what
they
want
downstairs.
So
we're
going
to
do
it
in
the
lower
level.
There's
some
rooms
down
there,
there's
rooms
for
the
computer
lab
and
then
there's
the
other
celtics
area,
there's
two
rooms
that
are
sort
of
a
little
bit
older
and
we're
trying
to
we're
trying
to
look
and
whether
or
not
we're
going
to
build
it
out.
G
We
gotta
we're
at
the
point
where
we're
ready
to
bring
a
designer
in
and
look
to
see
if
we're
gonna,
build
it
out
and
build
a
bigger
media
center.
Try
to
have
it
sort
of
a
media
center.
That
also
does
some
jobs,
training
for
teenagers
and
maybe
get
some
involved
and
bring
people
in
from
the
local
universities
or
the
honeywells
of
the
world
that
that
can
come
in
and
talk
to
them
and
tell
them
different
things.
A
Got
it
yeah?
No,
I
mean
I
I've
been
in
the
space.
You
know
obviously
really
admire
what
john
jackson
does
with
all
of
our
youth,
and
I
know
that
I
know
there's
been
a
desire
to
renovate
down
there.
I
would
and
would
love
to
just
make
sure
if
we're
doing
it
that
we're
sort
of
like
we're
doing
it
up
to
the
most
useful
standards
right
so,
and
is
there
still
a
thought
about
having
a
sort
of
3d
printing
aspect
in
there
or
is
that
separate?
Yes,.
G
N
B
A
Sort
of
useful
and
interactive
as
space
as
possible,
obviously
with
you
know,
with
wentworth
with
northeastern
with
all
these
places
nearby,
we
do
want
to
do
more
leveraging
of
those
relationships
for
our
youth,
yeah
and
I'll
just
say.
You
know
the
tobin's,
the
only
bcy
up
center
in
my
district,
much
like
councillor
braden,
most
of
my
district
is
without
and
it
led
to
private
solutions.
The
hill
house
organization,
that
sort
of
serves
the
beacon
hill
west
end
world,
but
I
it
is
a.
A
I
think
hill
house
has
kind
of
filled
that
space
over
and
on
the
eastern
side
of
my
district,
but
just
articulating
that
as
something
I
mean,
it's
also
a
conversation
I'm
having
with
with
bps,
but
I
think,
as
we
think
about
as
we
think
about
bps's
footprint
in
the
fenway,
where
you're
about
as
far
from
an
elementary
school
as
you
can
be
in
the
city.
It
may
make
sense
to
talk
about
bcyf
stuff
too,
so
just
sort
of
putting
that
on
your
distant
radar.
E
A
I
guess,
but
it
seems
to
me
like
historically
overall
part
of
the
problem
is
like
when
people
think
about
capital
work
like
they
always
think,
first
about
their
core
business,
and
it
seems
like
we've,
got
a
tricky
mismatch
here
where
bps
owns
a
lot
of
our
of
our
pcyf
facilities
but
like
if
I'm
bps
capital
planning,
like
I'm
gonna,
start
with
classrooms
and
instructional
space.
I
mean
it's
just
like,
and
you
know
like
and
the
stuff
that
we
use
every
day.
All
the
time
and.
L
A
You
know
in
the
weeks
to
come,
but
even
that,
like
that
very
ambitious
capital
plan
is
going
to
take
a
lot
of
money
and
a
lot
of
debt
and
it's
and
it
doesn't
involve
touching
a
lot
of
these
spaces
right.
So
so
I'm
just
I'm
sort
of
curious.
If
you
could
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
partnership
strategy,
there.
B
B
B
Right.
If
you
look
at
our
pc
wife
standalones,
they
get
a
lot
of
attention
because
they're
all
they're
our
own
buildings,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
school
ones
actually
look
reflective
of
that
and
we
have
some
school
sites
that
some
of
the
aquatic
centers
some
of
the
basketball
courts,
look
stellar
too,
as
well
and
and
I'll
do
us
too
as
well.
B
So
we
have
to
look
at
it
through
a
very
equitable
lens
to
make
sure
that
our
constituents,
when
they
walk
into
one
of
our
spaces,
they're
getting
the
same
warm
kind
of
spaces
that
they're
needed.
One
of
the
things
that's
happened.
A
lot
is
that
especially
this
given
year
since
we
had
to
continue
to
run
programming,
we
have
deepened
at
least
better
our
relationships
with
bps
in
regards
to
who
we
communicate
how
we
communicate.
B
I
think
it's
still
going
to
be
sort
of
a
work
in
progress,
but
we
hope
that,
with
the
new
amendments
that
we
made
to
our
current
mou,
there
is
going
to
be
much
more
intentional
opportunities
for
leaderships
from
both
sides
to
come
to
the
table
more
frequently
to
talk
about
these
bucket
items
so
that
we're
able
to
address
them,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
when
the
constituent
comes
to
me
and
says
why
aren't
the
bathrooms
this?
And
why
do
they
go
grotesque?
We're
not
going
to
throw
bps
underneath
the
bus?
B
They
don't
throw
us
underneath
the
bus
at
the
end
of
the
day
we
need
each
other.
We
have
standalone
facilities,
as
pat
can
can
attest
to
where
we
are
the
athletic
facility
for
some
schools
that
don't
have
the
basketball
gyms
and
you
know
we
provide
the
space
for
them
to
do
the
be
or
we
provide
the
computer
lab,
because
sometimes
their
computer
labs
are
very
limited
in
the
number
of
computers
they
have.
G
And
counselor,
if
I
may,
I
apologize,
I
just
want
to
jump
in
on
the
hennigan,
because
it
was
actually
before
will's
time
yeah,
but
and
it's
and
it's
probably
due
for
another
one,
but
back
in
2008,
bcyf
capital
budget
paid
1.2
million
dollars
to
renovate
the
hannigan
pool.
Bps
ran
the
project
we
we
we
paid
for
that
we
paid
for
it
out
of
our
budget
and
again
it's
been.
You
know,
11
12
years,
but
that
was
in
the
2008
dollars
and
also
we
also
put
up.
G
We
did
the
new
gym
floor
over
in
renovation,
the
gym
for
450
000
back
around
that's
2009..
So
again
it's
been
a
decade.
So
we're
not
saying
we're
not
having
ourselves
in
the
back,
but
we
we
do
collaborate
with
bps
and
we
do
put
capital
budget
money
into
those
buildings.
It's
just
it's
a
collaboration
where
they
run
the
project
management
and
you
know
it's
our
finance
and
we're
the
banker
and
they're
the
other,
the
other
construction
team
project
team,
but
we
we
just
make
it
as
a
collaboration,
but
we
don't.
G
A
A
Yeah
and
sorry,
I
just
lost
my
thread
for
a
second.
I
was
going
to
ask
you
switching
gears
a
little
bit
from
facility.
Oh
sorry,
though,
just
on
the
tobin
so
you're
getting
the
designer
in
when
what's
the
exact
timeline
for
when
we
expect
that
there
would
be
like
an
actual
like
here's,
the
project,
we're
we're
bidding
it
out
or
we're
doing
it.
Look.
When
is
that
yeah.
G
A
And
what
do
you
guys
do
in
terms
of
that?
Like
utilization
question,
like
what
do
you
do?
Do
you
have
a
routine
to
kind
of
look
at?
I
know
you're
putting
in
the
new
data
management
you're
to
know
more
about
outcomes,
etc,
but
even
just
the
old
school
data
of
like
you
know,
utilizations
and
whatever
and
granted.
This
is
not
about
this
past
year
in
the
pandemic,
I'm
just
talking
about
in
general.
What
kind
of
a
evaluation
do
you
guys
do
of
like?
Oh,
where
are
we
seeing
a
lot
of
use?
A
Where
are
we
seeing
less
use?
How
could
we
pivot
those?
Because
I
know
council
flaherty
also
had
a
question
that
he's
asked
several
times
before
it
has
to
do
with
kind
of
you
know
whether
our
facility
hours
are
matched
to
the
demand,
and
it
feels
like
a
piece
of
knowing
the
answer
to
that
is
periodically.
Checking
like,
like
you
know,
is
this
getting
a
lot
of
use.
A
B
The
feedback
I
mean
with
the
old
system-
it's
so
dictated
that
people
have
to
actually
go
in
and
do
stuff
manually
right,
and
so,
whenever
there's
an
opportunity
that
something
is
done
manually,
there's
a
widened
gap
that
some
that
that
the
data
might
not
be
as
accurate
as
we
would
like
it
to
be.
You
know,
so
it
that's
the
reason
that
we
kept
pushing
for
a
brand
new
data
system
that
would
automatically
upload
be
able
to
make
it
accessible
for
constituent
when
they
come
in
to
scan
a
card
or
something
off
their
phone.
B
That
would
actually
allow
us
to
know
when
they're
utilizing
the
building
at
what
time
they're
utilizing.
I
remember
a
few
years
ago
when
we
made
the
change
of
hours.
I
had
constituents
telling
me
hey,
you
know,
there's
30
people
in
the
morning
waiting
to
get
into
the
pool.
I
went
the
whole
week.
There
was
only
one
person
that
was
coming
to
the
pool
every
every
week
and
part
of
it
was
that
there
was
this.
B
This
sort
of
constituent's
perception
of
who
was
coming
in,
but
then
what
was
being
recorded
was
accurate,
but
it
was
a
different
perception.
So
I
think
that
you
know
that's
the
thing
that
we
want
to
do.
We
want
to
be
able
to
have
data,
hopefully
drive
some
of
our
decision
making
drive.
Some
of
our
programs
also
drive
the
lifespan
of
some
programs.
We
might
be
doing
programs
that
are
so
outdated.
That
is
really
not
serving
a
a
a
good
number
of
constituents
and
because
we
keeping
it
alive
for
old
time's
sake.
B
You
know
I
mean
we're
not
allowing
a
new
generation
to
come
in
and
fully
utilizing
our
facilities
or
even
giving
us
new
creative
outlets
on
how
we
can
use
our
facilities.
You
know,
even
when
you
look
at
the
world
of
fitness,
no
one's
really
doing
the
barbell
and
dumbbell
stuff.
It's
all
core
kind
of
work,
give
them
a
couple
ropes
a
couple
of
kettlebells
and
that's
all
they
need
and
that's
the
physical
fitness
aspect
of
it.
B
But
we
have
to
look
at
how
our
data
hopefully
drive
our
future
programming
and
also
drive
how
we
operate.
What
will
be
our
operational
hours
given
the
different
communities
that
we
serve,
because
each
of
our
community
centers
are
not
cookie
cutters
of
the
of
each
other,
quincy
might
have
an
auditorium.
B
Well,
we've
been
training
folks
now,
there's
gonna
be
some
other
components
that
have
that
have
surfaced
as
we're
beginning
to
test
it,
but
it
should
be.
It
should
be
all
operable
by
this
fall,
I
mean
hopefully
we'll
transition
out
of
our.
I
mean
we're
probably
going
to
keep
our
old
data
system
because
it
takes
some
time
to
integrate
the
systems
and
to
transfer
things
over,
but
hopefully
we
should
be
having
it
operable
by
this
fiscal
year
and
then
we'll
be
having
some
data.
A
And
is
it
gonna
affect,
I
think,
it's
great
to
move
towards
things
being
free,
but
obviously
the
one
downside
of
that
is
sometimes
when
things
are
free,
it
makes
it
harder
to
capture
accurate
data,
because
if
you
used
to
have
to
have
somebody,
you
know
pay
something
or
swipe
a
membership
card
or
whatever
and
now
they're
sort
of
able
to
walk
in.
Without
that
it,
you
can
lose
your
ability
to
track.
So
if
you
guys
thought
about
that
at
all.
B
B
I
can't
allow
a
nine-year-old
just
to
walk
in
and
not
have
a
parent,
because,
god
forbid,
if
he
got
injured,
we
don't
have
the
legal
consent
to
provide
any
medical
support
to
that
child
and
we
won't
even
know
how
to
communicate
to
their
immediate
family
members.
In
regards
to
that,
so
I
think
in
that
aspect
is
great.
B
I
think
that
you
know
membership
is
going
to
be
free,
but
there
might
be
some
special
instructional
special
education,
whatever
they
might
have
a
smaller
fee,
that's
associated
with
it,
because
sometimes
what
happens
is
as
you're
much
aware.
John
has
a
council
here
that
provides
programming.
So
if
john's
council
has
agreed
to
pay
for
a
zumba
instructor,
they
may
be
looking
for
a
fee
to
offset
the
cost
of
the
zumba
instructor,
but
still
provide
that
need
to
the
community.
So
we
still
will
be
able
to
still
be
sort
of
a
monetary
collection
of
fees.
B
It
just
doesn't
go
to
the
city.
It
goes
actually
to
the
council,
but
then
we'll
be
able
to
track
individuals
in
the
registration
process
so
that
we
can
know
that
that
program
has
x
number
of
members
right.
We
can
know
in
that
program
that
the
average
age
of
that
member
is
x.
You
know
I
mean,
and
then
we
can
then
look
at
how
do
we
formulate
a
better
communication
strategy
to
those
populations
that
especially
that
want
that
specialized
kind
of
programming.
A
All
over
the
city
right
now
we're
thinking
about
what
can
we
use
this
money
on
that
will
really
pay
long-term
dividends.
It
doesn't
set
us
up
for
a
cliff
effect,
with
personnel
or
whatever,
and-
and
you
guys
mentioned,
sort
of
new
technology
like
tablets,
laptops
steam,
stuff,
robotics
and
then
funding
for
tutors,
which
I
think
is
a
sort
of
personnel
thing,
but
it's
a
surge
right
that
we
know
we're
gonna
need
to
do
for
learning
loss.
A
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that
category
of
stuff?
Is
that
stuff
that
you've,
obviously
there's
going
to
be
a
kind
of
a
whole
inter-departmental
conversation,
but
is
that
stuff
you
started
to
express
and
then,
in
terms
of
like
combating
learning
loss
and
providing
students
with
kind
of
support
and
stuff
is
bcyf
doing
anything
yet,
like
you
know,
are
we
thinking
about
setting
up
spaces
for
this
purpose
in
our
centers
like?
Are
we
doing
anything
to
kind
of
pivot
towards
that?
Providing
that
support
specifically.
B
Yeah
and
that's
what
we
were
thinking
I
mean
you
just
said
pretty
good
when
we
were
thinking
about
tutors
and
so
forth.
We
know
that
during
the
pandemic,
there's
been
an
incredible
amount
of
loss.
We
we
know
in
in
in
our
conversations
with
families
and
also
in
conversations
with
school
leadership.
You
know
I
mean
they
saw
that
some
kids
have
experienced
a
loss.
We
just
want
to
be
another
support
aspect
of
it.
B
You
know
I
mean
more
locally
based
for
those
families
who
might
be
looking
for
that
support
and
get
their
kids
back
in
an
academic
track.
You
know,
like
I
mentioned.
I
have
three
kids
that
are
currently
now
in
the
boston
public
school
system.
One
is
struggling
academically
because
the
remote
wasn't
her
way
of
of
of
learning
was
her
was
her
best
approach.
She
needed
the
in
person.
B
So
it
could
probably
be
redefined
as
we
continue
to
work
work
through
it
and
and
and
hopefully
create
an
outline
to
make
sure
that
when
those
dollars
are
used
are
are
providing
opportunities
for
for
some
real
deep
impact.
Recovery
aspect
work
that
we
anticipate,
that
that
would
happen
so
when
they
asked
us
what
we're
gonna
do
with
the
money.
We
threw
the
pie
in
the
sky
with
tutoring
with
technology,
with
et
cetera,
because
of
the
simple
fact
that
those
are
the
things
that
we
experienced
that
have
we
had
them
in
place
earlier.
B
A
B
B
B
B
A
Okay,
great
great
awesome
and
then
my
last,
my
last
set
of
questions
was
just
about
soar
and
I
was
really
I
was
grateful
for
the
breakdown
of
the
training
and
development
institute
that
you
guys
are
launching
launched
last
month.
It
sounds
great,
and
I
think
you
know
things
where
we
can.
Actually
you
know,
pay
our
folks
to
get
get
that
training
and
get
those
like
skills
and
certifications.
That
sounds
great
obviously
would
love
to
know
on
that
sort
of
what
the
is
there
like.
Is
there
a
partnership
with
owd
like?
A
B
Yeah,
that's
it's
like
I
said.
One
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
do
is
make
sure
that
those
can
those
particular
individuals
that
actually
participate
in
that
program
are
connected
to
some
meaningful
jobs,
jobs
that
they
they
themselves
identify
that
they
need.
So
I
think
that
we
are
working.
You
know
with
workforce
development,
we
are
working
with
other
individuals.
B
Of
that
work
within
the
soar
program.
Talia
would
have
actually
joined
us,
but
she's
actually
at
one
of
those
trainings
today
helping
to
be
a
part
of
that
process
and
she
can
contin
continue
to
further
elaborate
more
on
it.
Even
more
so
I
can
get
you
even
more
details
in
regards
to
that
program
from
her
herself
directly.
A
Yeah
no
that'd
be
great,
I'm
very
interested
in
that
work
by
sore
and
then
also
I
just
wanted
to
hear
a
little
bit
from
you
about,
because
obviously
last
year's
budget
did
include
significant
new
hires
for
soar
and
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
meeting
some
of
them
seemed
great.
I
just
would
love
to
hear
from
your
perspective.
Obviously
it
was
then
a
very
strange
year.
A
But
kind
of
like
you
know
how,
in
what
ways
have
has
did
that
additional
sort
of
building
of
the
team
achieve
the
new
capacity
we
wanted?
Where
did
it
not?
I
know.
One
thing
I
tried
to
do
early
on
was
connect
them
with.
I
know
you,
I
asked
a
question.
I
know
you
guys
don't
have
a
housing
side
of
the
program,
but
I
try
to
connect
them
up
with
the
dnd
work.
That's
going
on
on
informal,
youth,
homelessness
and
stuff,
since
it
seems
connected,
but
just
would
love
to
hear
a
little
bit.
B
Right
yeah.
Well,
I
think
at
your
end,
you
know.
One
of
the
things
at
least
has
happened
is
that
we
definitely
have
build
up
sort
of
the
infrastructure
of
the
program
a
little
bit,
but
it's
very
different
that
we've
never
housed
resource
brokers
before
strategic
resource
brokers,
meaning
that
these
are
individuals
that
are
looking
at
making
deep
connections
and
relationships
with
organizations
that
can
support
our
clientele
as
they
want
to
move
through
a
healthy
continuum.
So
I
know
that
we've
had
beefed
up
that
aspect
of
it.
B
That
looks
at
the
trends
of
what
the
neighborhoods
that
are
kind
of
impacted
and
gives
us
a
little
bit
of
more
data
on
how
we
think
about
how
we
strategically
deploy
the
soil
workers
in
in
in
various
neighborhoods,
going
from
a
very
different
model
that
we
had
before,
I
think
talia
has
talia
rivera,
has
done
an
incredible
job
of
kind
of
building
up
the
leadership
team,
looking
at
also
strengthening
her
team's
capacity
on
how
they
approach
and
engage
the
work
very
differently.
One.
B
That's
very
intentional
one
that,
at
the
same
time,
is
also
deepening
his
relationships
with
all
the
other
entities
that
kind
of
touch
the
lives
of
the
clientele.
So
when
you're
looking
at
dcy
dcf,
you
look
at
courts,
you
look
at
other
institutions
that
might
be
touching
the
lives
of
some
of
our
clientele.
It's
about
deepening
that
too,
as
well.
A
A
All
right,
so
I'm
gonna
go
to
public
testimony
and
then
and
that'll
be
that'll,
be
the
conclusion
of
the
hearing
unless
counselors
have
second
round
questions.
So
if
counselors
can
just
shoot
me
a
note
if
you
do
or
raise
your
blue
hand,
that'd
be
great,
so
I'll
go
first
to
michael
kozu
and
then
to
louisa
harris.
So
michael.
A
L
Thank
you
chair,
madam
chair
commissioner
city
counselors.
Hopefully
you
can
hear
me
I'm
here
to
really
push
again
harder
for
a
growth
of
all
youth
center
and
expanded
community
center.
The
community
center
facility
in
grove
hall
is
just
one
room
now.
So
when
you
do,
there's
been
fundamental
flaws
in
the
planning
and
data
collection
in
terms
of
it
basically
reinforces
the
racial
disparities
that
growth
all
young
people
face.
So,
let's,
let's
be
clear
about
as
we
follow
through
on
this,
that
grofil
youth
center
is
needed
in
a
much
densely
populated
neighborhood.
L
In
the
time
I've
been
in
grove
hall,
there's
been
six
federal
indictments.
What
we're
doing
is
without
having
direct
youth
programming,
not
expanded
youth
center,
so
you're
reinforcing
the
cradle
to
a
prison
pipeline
for
young
people
in
terms
of
their
options.
So
let's
we
also
can
look
at
we
utilized
the
burt
gym
in
the
past.
We've
utilized
the
frederick
gem
in
the
past,
but
both
of
those
gems
have
fundamental
flaws
with
their
ventilation.
L
We
have
to
jerry
rig
systems
when
it's
hot
in
the
summertime
and
clearly
those
gems
are
not
covered
19
friendly
in
terms
of
being
safe.
For
as
as
alternatives,
so
again
we
want
to
push
step.
You
have
a
site
at
4048
geneva,
f
the
plans
that
you
talked
about
the
the
planning
process.
Some
of
that
was
conducted
before
we
lost
the
youth
programming
when
it
got
converted
to
a
senior
center.
L
So
clearly,
if
you
did
a
planning
process
now,
people
will
argue
for
a
youth
center
is
much
more
of
a
greater
need,
and
even
at
that
time,
when
that
discussions
took
place,
we
were
arguing
for
it
had
to
be
connected
to.
That
record
need
to
be
as
recreational
space
connected
to
the
work
and
to
the
community
center
at
that
point
in
time.
So
now
that
there's
not
a
youth
programming
of
the
community
center
people
would
argue
that
a
youth
center
is
needed.
L
There
are
no
other
sites
in
grove
hall,
that's
accessible
and
to
all
young
people
that
will
be
seen
as
a
safe
haven,
that's
totally
accessible
by
public
transportation
and
has
access
to
for
young
people
to
come
and
provide
the
services
that
are
needed.
So,
as
you
look
at
the
dorchester
area,
look
at
what
all
the
other
programs
that
are
available
to
those
neighborhoods,
then
you
contrast
to
what's
available
in
growth
fall
is,
is
very
clearly
not
a
comparison.
L
So
again
we
want
to
push
that
you
you
follow
through
on
this
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
was
told
that
there's
not
going
to
be
a
growth
of
youth
center
was
that
oh,
the
burke
got
renovated
in
2009
for
50
million
dollars
and
you
got
the
growfold
library
you
got.
You
got
a
small
community
center
that
burke
renovation
was
15
years
too
late.
L
It
should
have
been
done
in
1994
in
1994
when
the
burke
lost
accreditation,
it
only
got
4
million
dollars
and
the
city
provided
25
million
at
the
same
time
to
latin
latin
academy,
east
boston
and
high
park.
High
schools
for
renovations,
so
growth
fall,
has
always
been
shortcut.
If
you,
if
you
are
serious
that
racism,
a
public
emergency,
you
need
to
readdress
the
substantial
disparities
that's
going
on
in
terms
of
growth
of
all
young
people
and
the
long
overdue
process
of
getting
equitable
resources
and
opportunities.
Thank
you
very
much.
P
A
P
P
P
The
facility
is
in
terrible
condition.
There
has
been
major
problems
with
security,
even
witnessed
by
a
journalist
that
came
by
to
take
a
look
at
the
facility
and
reported
it
while
he
was
there.
Someone
just
entered
the
facility
and
walked
out
could
have
snatched
a
kid
with
no
problem.
So
we
have
been
asking
to
really
think
about
this
facility
because
it's
amazing
the
facility
it
can
be
used
for
many
things.
It
can
be
used
for
workshop
for
kids,
it
can
be
used
for
art
classes,
it
can
be
used
for
theater.
P
It
can
be
used
for
senior
programs.
Like
I
don't
know,
tai
chi
it
can
be
used
for
yoga.
It
can
be
used
for
so
many
things
that
the
kids
themselves,
too
can
can
participate.
It's
not
just
for
senior.
I
know.
Counselor
bach
mentioned
that
in
mission
hill
and
alison
in
her
district
there's
not
really
a
public
facility
for
seniors.
I
think,
if
I'm
phrasing
it
correctly,
but
that
this
one
can
be
an
exceptional
facility
for
seniors.
There
are
plenty
of
people
around
here
and
at
least
my
part
of
the
the
mission
hill.
P
The
back
of
the
hill
has
been
growing
with
families,
and
you
see
them
walking
around
back
and
forth.
Thanks
to
counselor
o'malley
and
the
work
that
we've
done
together,
we
were
able
to
re
do
the
stairs
ago
from
hayden
street
to
heath
street,
and
you
see
people
using
it.
So
what
we're
trying
to
tell
you
there
there
is
need
peop.
We
want
to
use
that
facility.
P
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
For
me,
this
place
was
the
old
grove
hall
bubble
and
the
youth
and
family
center
a
place
where
human,
magic
love
care,
kinderness,
togetherness,
recovery,
positive
development
and
family,
and
most
of
all
safety
had
happened.
Fact.
Currently
there
is
no
facilities,
such
as
the
one
described
above
in
this
area
in
the
area
that
have
been
spoken,
at
least
not
any
of
them
aware
of
a
let's
see
if
there
is,
if
there
is
any
facility,
I'm
not
aware
of
it,
and
I'm
I'm
pretty
familiar
with
this
area.
Q
This
area
would
need
a
greater
and
a
bigger
facility
to
hold
its
all
the
capacity
the
community
would
need.
Currently,
the
former
youth
center
has
been
transformed
into
a
beautiful
place,
for
our
dearest
loves
our
seniors.
This
place.
This
place
is
a
place
of
connectivity,
growth,
love
and
it
is
called
the
grove
hall
community,
the
grove
hall
senior
center
I've
been
there
inside
and
always
felt
welcomed
and
loved
by
the
seniors,
the
staff,
and
it
has
provided
a
lot
of
positive
development.
Q
Next,
there
has
been,
and
will
be,
testimony
regarding
the
past
successes
and
documented
reasons
why
it's
crucial
and
crucially
important
to
build
this
new
youth
and
family
center
or
call
it
what
you
made.
I
personally,
I
personally
live
some
of
those
reasons
and
some
of
those
experience
I've
heard
I've
heard
the
stories
relived
by
many
of
who
have
been
in
it
benefit
from
these
facilities.
Q
I've
heard
hundreds
of
positive
stories
by
residents
and
other
people,
just
like
people
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
all
the
positive
things
you
have
done
in
reference
or
inside
of
a
youth
facility
center.
It
was
a
place.
It
was
a
place
where
everybody
knows
your
name
and
we're
familiar
with
that
with
that
quote,
it
was
a
place
where
people
have
left
great
memories,
indulged
memories
and
still
talk
about
it.
Today
this
was
the
grove
hall,
youth
center,
youth
and
family
community
center
in
a
bubble.
Q
I
know
for
a
fact
living
in
a
grove
hall
and
beyond
the
area.
I
know
for
a
fact:
the
grove
hall
community
center
in
the
past
have
saved
developed
recovered
and
have
changed
countless
lives
in
the
area,
including
the
entire
community
as
a
resident
and
as
a
federal,
a
fellow
citizen
of
boston.
I
testified
to
these
experiences.
Q
Family
center,
which
also
was
the
bubble
and
the
bubble,
was
basically
the
area
across
the
street.
It
was
just
a
tent,
but
it
was
a
lovington.
The
kids
came
near
constantly
families
came
there
constantly.
We
had
all
kinds
of
events
there,
it
late,
the
kids
didn't
care,
they
came
and
they
mopped
the
water
up,
they
played
basketball,
they
played
indoor
football,
we
had
a
computer
lab
and
it
was
just
a
tiny
it.
As
it
was
said,
it's
a
tiny
bubble,
but
it
was
a
living
bubble
and
everybody
came
there.
Q
Absolutely
I
am
yes
ma'am!
Thank
you
so
with
the
community
residents,
social
service
entities
and
anyone
who
want
to
offer
a
positive
productive
outcome
to
the
development
of
such
pro
project,
we
will
have
to
have
open
opportunities
so
that
they
can
offer
their
recommendations
and
contributions
and
all
facets
of
the
new
youth
center.
That's
going
to
be
developed
here.
There's
one
important
point:
I'm
going
to
skip
one
paragraph,
the
city
of
boston
would
have
to
do
something
very
groundbreaking,
we'll
be
able
to
do
something
very
groundbreaking,
creative,
revolutionary
and
innovative
human
connectivity.
Q
Well,
if
we
build
a
youth
and
family
center
right
next
to
our
senior
citizen,
I'm
sure
the
city
of
boston
will
have
the
opportunity.
The
city
of
boston
will
have
the
opportunity
to
create
that
kind
of
avenue
that
kind
of
connectivity
by
just
having
both
facilities
right
next
door
to
each
other.
I
would
like
to
thank
everybody
for
the
opportunity
to
allow
me
to
speak
here,
and
I
certainly
hope
that
we
will
get
our
new
facility.
A
N
Thank
you
very
much.
I
just
want
to
thank
all
of
bcyf,
your
staff
and
the
hard
work
that
you've
been
doing,
and
I
just
want
to
my
questions-
will
be
predominantly
about
my
district,
specifically
looking
at
the
different
centers
and
really
honestly
just
seeking
some
updates
on
their
development.
We'll
start
first
with
the
north
end
and
then
azaro
center
and
the
building
of
the
new.
I
guess
youth
facility
program
or
building
or
whatever
you
want
to
do.
N
I
know
where
we
were:
30
million
dollars
was
potentially
going
to
be
dedicated
to
building
a
whole
new
center,
and
then
there
was
also
real
question
about
what
we're
going
to
do
with
the
current
gem
that
we
have
in
the
desaro
center
making
sure
we're
still
a
community
space,
one
that
we
would
value
and
we
in
the
north
end
especially
want
to
make
sure
it
maintains
its
community
space
and
value.
So
that's
one
just
some
updates
on
the
paris
street
pool
in
east
boston.
N
I
know
we
were
starting
to
we're
going
to
do
that
last
year.
I
I
don't
know
what
delay
is
what
the
pandemic
had.
So
I
don't
think
anyone
begrudges
or
thinks
that
there's
everything's
running
on
the
same
amount
same
timeline,
but
I
would
just
love
some
updates
on
that
and
then
I'm
just
making
sure
check
my
notes,
one
second,
the
with
the
development
in
charlestown,
specifically
the
bunker
hill
housing
development,
there's
going
to
be
a
whole
community
space.
N
That
is
a
build
out
in
charlestown
in
the
housing
development,
and
I
didn't
know
if
the
city
had
any
voice
or
any
potential
partnership
in
that
so
and
I'm
sorry,
I'm
going
to
go
through
all
of
them,
because
I
know
I'm
late.
Oh,
I
wanted
to
yeah
so
specifically
on
the
zaro
center.
When
will
the
rfpb
out?
That
might
be
a
good
directed
question.
N
Finally,
I've
seen
an
increase
in
in
violence
actually
in
east
boston,
around
maverick
landing,
and
I
first
of
all
want
to
say
thank
you
to
soar
the
boston
team
for
their
work.
Every
time
we've
gotten
on
the
phone
we've
come
together
as
a
team.
Their
expertise
is
amazing
and
I
was
just
wondering
about
additional
resources
or
professional
development.
In
my
district
for
soar
and
community
partners,
like
maverick
landing,
will
the
street
safe
grant
funded
by
the
boston
foundation,
to
enhance,
I
think
its
anti-violence
measures
be
allocated
at
all
in
district
one?
B
B
B
So
I
know
that
that
continues
to
be
sort
of
a
focus
for
the
department
in
regards
to
east
boston
and
the
work
that
we're
doing
there
and
then
I'll.
Let
pat
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
facilities
aspect
of
it,
the
north
end
and
so
forth.
I
think
these
are
all
things
that
are
gone,
hopefully
going
to
be
coming
back
online
and
hopefully
we're
going
to
be
working
with
public
facilities
department
to
make
sure
where,
where
those
things
will
be
moving
pat,
if
you
want
to
share
more
about
the
facility
side.
G
No
problem
at
all,
thank
you
and
commissioner
and
council
redwoods.
Thank
you
in
the
north
end,
we,
the
request
for
proposals,
have
not
been
done
yet.
However,
we
do
have
money
in
the
fy
22
budget
to
start
the
process
for
the
for
the
new
building
of
the
community
center,
which
is
the
location,
is
going
to
be
where
the
current
bcyf
mirabella
pool
is,
are
located
down
on
commercial
street.
G
The
parks
department
just
finished
a
14
million
dollar
project
with
the
pablo
pacquiao,
which
looks
fantastic,
so
I
think
we're
going
to
slow
down
to
that
and
then
there
has
been
no
final
decision
made
about
the
desire.
I
know
there
is
a
big
push
to
keep
the
nazar
community
center
building
by
all
ages,
but
especially
the
seniors,
and
they
run
a
nice
program.
G
I
know
them
all
very
well
and
several
of
them
have
my
phone
number
and
my
cell
number,
so
they
call
me
whenever
they
need
down
in
the
north
north
and
so
directly,
so
they're
wonderful
to
deal
with
so
on
the
north
end.
We
are
definitely
the
money's
in
the
budget.
It
is
definitely
there's
money
in
the
fy
22,
though,
to
stop
that
rfp
process
and
we'll
work
with
pfp.
We've
already
had
discussions
with
them
about
that
in
the
north
thing
in
east
boston.
I'm
sorry
good,
I'm
sorry!
Every
question
yeah
and.
N
In
terms
of
the
rfp
process,
you
know,
I
think
that
would
be
one
of
the
better
one
of
the
better
opportunities
we
have
to
build
community,
and
so
you
know
that
the
community
went
and
engaged
with
the
boston
school
of
architecture
and
had
graduate
students
come
over
and
did
a
whole
community
kind
of
process
design
of
a
community
space
not
expecting,
obviously,
for
you
guys
to
take
that
as
full-on
absolute.
This
is
the
design
done
by
you
know
your
professional
folks
for
your.
N
You
know
absolute,
but
but
I
would
love
to
know
that
that
is
looked
at
and
might
possibly
inform
your
rfp
or
and
that
before
and
when
the
actually
not
not
before,
but
while
the
rfp
is
out
that
there's
a
maybe
a
community
check-in
to
talk
about
that,
because
I
mean
if
the
rfp
is
dedicated
toward
a
community
space,
that's
really
important
for
me.
If
the
rfp
isn't,
then
then
I
really
am
concerned
about
the
city's
commitment.
No.
G
Absolutely,
and
during
the
study
we
had
three
community
meetings
and
I
believe
at
least
at
least
two
or
three
more
for
the
design
project.
I
do
know
about
the
art
institute.
Also
the
design
people
did
get
that
during
the
study
and
actually
incorporated
some
of
their
ideas
into
some
of
the
proposals
that
we
did,
so
they
were
definitely
looped
in
and
we'll
continue
to
loop
them
in.
G
Okay,
I
believe
charlestown.
I
know
you
mentioned
something
about
the
bucket
hill
housing
development.
I
know
that
the
city
had
input
in
that.
I
believe
that
the
bha
may
have
made
a
decision,
I'm
not
100
sure
we
can
check
to
maybe
go
with
a
local
non-profit
because
they
do
have.
We
do
have
the
community
center
right
across
the
ball
fields
at
charlestown
high
in
the
atlantic
building.
We
are
also
doing
the
study
in
child
style,
though,
to
build
a
stand-alone
new
community
center.
G
L
N
N
G
Oh,
that
would
never
happen
the
golden
age
senior
center,
that
we
have
great
relationship
with
and
megan
does
a
great
job
over
there,
and
actually
the
golden
age
is
actually
owned
by
the
bha
and
wind
management,
the
property
itself,
so
the
city
doesn't
even
have
the
right
to
to.
We
can
close
it,
but
we
don't
have
the
right
to
do
anything
to
it
so,
but
but
we
definitely
would
have
something
where
to
collaborate
with
the
seniors
and
that
we
were
talking
about
connectivity
with
the
age
groups.
G
Any
type
of
community
center
would
involve.
The
seniors
may
be
coming
over
in
better
days
when
we
can
get
them
into
a
van
or
a
mini
bus
and
move
them
over
to
the
community
center
work
with
the
kids,
because
you
know
you
know
they
do
have
life
experiences
that
I
think
are
relevant
and
important
to
that
to
the
youth
of
the
city
to
learn.
A
A
I
Tony
meeks
knocked
it
out
of
the
park
he's
out.
There
he's
doing
the
work
and
he
outlined
the
reasons
for
it.
I
might
I
date
back
to
grove
hall
during
the
initial
safe
neighborhood
initiative
days
when
I
was
an
assistant,
ta
and
working
with
folks
over
there
to
try
to
increase
opportunities-
and
you
know
with
sister
virginia
and
brother,
charles
and
there's
so
many
folks
that
were
over
there.
That
just
did
great
work.
I
You
know
mr
costello
mike
farmer,
joey,
joey
curran.
All
those
folks
played
instrumental
roles
and
keeping
kids
on
track
or
mentorship
or
almost
like
a
big
brother
or
a
big
sister,
and
that
made
the
difference
in
so
many
lives.
So
the
role
that
youth
and
family
plays
in
sort
of
nurturing
our
youth-
and
you
know
future
leaders
is-
is
tremendous
and
so
the
more
of
that
interaction
we
can
have
with
our
youth
across
the
city.
I
That
schedule
and
we
had
a
situation
under
previous
administration
under
the
menino
administration.
Where
you
had
you
know,
youth
and
center
families
were
the
workers
were
leaving
as
the
kids
were,
showing
up
and
that's
never
sort
of
a
it's,
not
a
good
look
number
one,
but
to
it
to
make
sure
that
doesn't
work.
I
It's
one
thing
to
have
a
physical
structure
in
a
gym,
but
if
there's
no
organized
sort
of
leagues,
if
you
will
so
and
again
that's
going
to
be,
you
know
that's
up
to
to
you
folks,
to
sort
of
do
all
the
planning
and
it's
up
to
us
to
make
sure
you
have
the
resources
to
make
that
happen
this
summer
in
particular.
Obviously,
unfortunately,
we're
expecting-
or
at
least
people
forecasting
that
it
will
it
may
air
on
the
side
of
of
of
being
busy
and-
and
there
may
be
some
violence.
I
Where
things
usually
don't
start,
you
know
the
red
shirts
didn't
start
until
july,
et
cetera.
We
need
to
start
our
programs
as
quickly
as
possible,
get
kids
engaged,
get
them
involved
in
leagues
and
and
do
what
you
guys
do
best,
which
is
again
the
stuff
that
the
folks
that
I
mentioned,
that
I
grew
up
with
the
pmac
grew
up
with
that
we're
game
changers
and
they
change
lives,
and
we
want
that
to
continue
so
appreciate
the
work
that
you
do.
I
You
have
your
hands
full,
but
make
sure
that
you're
letting
us
know
how
your
facilities
are
and
what
needs
to
be
in
the
capital
pipeline
and
in
a
last-ditch
advocacy
for
a
youth
center
in
grove
hall.
They
deserve
it
over
there
and
and
the
folks
that
are
over
there
on
the
ground.
Doing
the
work
are
also
advocating
as
well.
So
thank
you
very
much.
B
No,
I
I
I
have
to
thank
council
flaherty,
especially
when
pre
covert,
when
we
were
looking
at
having
the
community
meetings
in
south
boston.
The
fact
that
he's
a
native
and
son
of
south
boston
supporting
the
work
supporting
the
direction
that
it
was
going,
and
especially
the
support
that
we
needed
to
make
sure
that
we
ended
up
getting
the
additional
resources
we
needed
for
that
building.