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Description
Ways & Means Hearing- Dockets #0760-0768 FY24 Budget: Public Testimony
A
For
the
record,
my
name
is
Tanya
Fernandez
Anderson,
the
district
7
City
councilor
I
am
the
chair
of
the
Boston
city
council
committee
on
ways
and
means
this
public
testimony
is
being
recorded.
It
is
not
being
broadcasted
right,
but
it
is
being
recorded
for
your
record.
This
Council,
this
public
testimony
is
on
the
budget
for
fy24.
A
A
Or
email
your
written
testimony
to
committee
at
ccc.wm
boston.gov
at
any
time,
you
may
also
submit
a
two-minute
video
of
your
testimony
through
the
form
on
our
website
for
more
information
on
the
City
Council
budget
process
and
how
to
testify.
Please
visit
the
city
council's
budget
website
at
boston.gov
for
slash
Council
Dash
budget.
A
Docket0763-0765-20766
orders
for
the
capital
fund
transfer
appropriation
stock
at
zero;
seven,
six,
four:
zero,
seven,
six:
seven:
zero,
seven,
six,
eight
orders
for
the
capital
budget,
including
loan
orders
and
lease
purchase
agreements
our
Focus
area
today.
Obviously
it's
public
testimony
regarding
FY
24
budget
I
am
joined
by
my
counselor
colleagues,
counselor
at
large
Julia
Mejia
counselor
at
large
District
Five,
District,
Six,
District,
Six
counselor
by
order
arrival,
counselor
Lara,
District,
4,
counselor,
Worrell
and
District
2
council
president
Flynn.
A
A
A
Yeah
I
can
barely
see
it.
City,
council,
Charter,
section
48.
You
can
read
here
for
yourself,
but
just
for
the
first
line,
I
mean
a
city
of
Boston
shall
hold
budgetary
Powers
together
with
the
power
to
modify
and
whole
or
in
part
in
appropriation
order
or
an
item
with
an
appropriation
order,
amend
the
budget
for
Boston
Public
Schools
consistent
with
the
acts
of
1936
chapter
2,
2
4,
section
two
amended
by
acts
of
1986
section
701.
A
A
Council
can
tell
cannot
tell
the
administration
how
or
where
to
execute
the
funds
within
a
modification
example.
Council
can
increase
the
budget
for
Hokies
by
two
FTS
full-time
employees
by
reducing
the
budget
for
two
Engineers,
but
cannot
specify
where
those
Hokies
are
meant
to
be
based
next
slide.
A
Responsibilities
of
the
council
purpose
of
the
amendment
should
be
an
appropriate
use
of
operating
funds.
Operating
funds
support
the
ongoing
Department
operational
and
programmatic
costs
within
the
legal
procurement
and
personal
policies
of
the
city
and
can
be
executed
within
the
12-month
period
of
the
fiscal
year.
A
Also
responsibilities
of
the
council
balance
budget
to
ensure
that
the
budget
amendment
amended
by
the
city
council
does
not
exceed
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
city
council
must
identify
reductions
equal
to
the
value
of
proposed
amendments.
Other
responsibility
also
includes
councils.
Amen,
amended
draft
will
include
an
updated
tax
order
worksheet,
but
the
attended
committee
report
will
specify
the
intent
of
the
council's
amendments
next
slide.
A
Mayoro
and
Council
budgetary
Powers,
Charter
Amendment,
the
mayor
and
the
city
council
shall
have
the
power
to
modify
in
whole
or
in
part
in
appropriation
order
or
an
item
within
an
appropriation
order.
Due
to
this
text,
the
council
requires
additional
information
on
the
legal
reasoning
for
executive
directive
power
to
Trump
the
council's
budgetary
ones.
Next
slide.
A
How
do
we
ensure
that
amendments
are
in
compliance
with
procurement
law?
Procurement
law
generally
requires
competitive
bidding
amendments
and
the
tax
order
cannot
specify
or
name
an
organization
to
be
awarded
a
contract
or
Grant
funds.
If
the
city
council
amends
the
budget
to
expand
funding
for
an
existing
City
service,
additional
funds
may
not
be
directed
awarded
to
the
current
contractor
or
contractors
or
guarantees
to
the
department
must
still
comply
with
legal
requirements
relating
to
the
procurement
of
services.
A
A
Thank
you,
I'm,
going
to
open
up
for
Testimony
because
it
may
there
may
be
questions
related
to
this
presentation
in
terms
of
the
amendment
process
and
or
I'm
happy
to
go
straight
to
the
capital
presentation.
If
you
guys
have
all
reviewed
it,
and
it
seems
like
this
crowd
is
pretty
involved
engaged.
We
can
go
straight
to
the
public
testimony
process
part.
Should
we
take
a
vote.
A
C
C
A
A
As
far
as
your
your,
your
question
is
directly
and
specific
to
BPD
I'm,
going
to
ask
my
colleagues
if
they
feel
that
they
want
to
engage.
Please
raise
your
hand
or
call
on
to
me
and
feel
free
to
answer,
but
we
did
invite
the
department
heads
to
be
here
and,
as
you
can
see,
we're
here
for
you
it's
just.
You
are
we're
listening
and
we're
taking
notes
and
we
are
videotaping
and
we're
happy
to
provide
you
with
a
copy
and
we're
going
to
follow
up
with
that
department.
Thank
you.
A
D
D
This
is
kioni
and
we're
with
families
for
justice,
as
healing
and
the
National
Council
for
incarcerated
and
formerly
incarcerated
women
and
girls.
Our
mission
is
to
end
the
incarceration
of
women
and
girls.
Our
work
is
led
by
incarcerated,
formally
incarcerated
and
directly
impacted
women.
We
do
policy
and
litigation
work.
We
lead
a
Statewide
campaign
to
stop
the
new
50
million
dollar
women's
prison
release,
women
from
MCI
Framingham
and
pass
a
jail
in
prison
construction
moratorium
and
the
Heart
of
our
work
is
hyper.
D
Local,
organizing
called
reimagining
communities,
let's
led
by
my
co-director
Sashi
James
reimagining
communities,
is
about
shifting
power
and
resources
to
create
healing
well-being
and
thriving
communities.
The
mayor's
FY
24
budget
does
not
align
with
our
vision
of
investing
in
community-led
processes
and
Community
Driven
Solutions
after
and
the
National
Council
serve
on
the
steering
committee
of
the
better
budget
Alliance.
We
were
part
of
the
beautiful
Grassroots
organizing
campaign
that
so
many
people
in
this
room
were
also
part
of
that
passed
yes
on
one
and
established
a
legal
mandate
for
participatory
budgeting
in
Boston.
D
Participatory
budgeting
is
a
pillar
of
our
reimagining
communities
framework,
because
this
public
process
creates
more
Pathways
to
address
structural
racism,
income
inequality
and
the
economic
devastations
that
generations
of
disproportionate
policing
and
incarceration
have
caused
in
Black
communities.
Participatory
budgeting
allows
people
to
collectively
process
challenges
in
their
district
and
put
real
dollars
into
collectively
chosen
Solutions,
hey.
We
gotta
help
the
people
right
we're
for
our
community.
Let's
be
patient,
okay
I
know.
Do
you
want
to
touch
it
one
time?
D
Thank
you
for
your
patience,
it's
hard
to
afford
Child
Care
during
the
daytime,
let
alone
at
night
time
we
consistently
told
members
of
the
Wu
Administration
that,
based
on
research
on
participatory
processes
from
all
over
the
world
that
the
most
important
predictor
you
can
do
it
again
when
I'm
done.
Thank
you.
The
most
important
predictor
of
success
was
meaningful
funding.
So
we
asked
for
one
percent
of
the
city
budget
or
40
million
dollars.
We
said:
let's
learn
from
participatory
budgeting
processes
in
New,
York,
Chicago,
Paris
and
more.
D
We
were
scoffed
at
and
asked
this
part's
really
important.
I
know
wait.
Do
you
want
to
sit
with
counselor
Lara
for
one
second
look
at?
Can
you
draw
there?
We
go
yeah,
Mommy's
right
here,
I'm,
a
new
mom
and
I'm
just
learning
how
to
do
this,
but
this
part
I
just
really
is
really
important
to
me.
So
all
these
times
we
showed
up-
and
we
said
look
people
are
not
going
to
want
to
come
to
a
process
where
they're
not
going
to
get
to
distribute
real
money.
D
That's
what
we
said
over
and
over
and
over
again,
and
not
just
because
it
was
our
opinion
or
our
feeling
or
because
all
of
our
neighbors
and
all
of
our
members
were
telling
us
this
and
when
we
were
on
the
doors.
This
was
the
number
one
concern
that
came
up,
but
we
learned
it
from
participatory
budgeting
processes
all
over
the
world
that
this
was
the
way
to
get
people
involved
in
the
process
to
put
real
money,
real,
meaningful
money
in
the
people's
hands.
D
So
we
were,
we
were
told
we
were
scoffed
at
frankly,
we
were
asked
where
that
money
could
possibly
come
from.
So
imagine
what
it
felt
like,
after
all
of
that
months
and
months
of
meetings
with
the
administration
to
see
the
recommended
budget
come
out
with
a
predicted
274
million
dollar
increase
in
revenue
and
a
10
million
dollar
increase
in
the
police
budget.
D
So
to
be
clear,
the
proposal
for
participatory
budgeting
kiki
come
on
over
here
office
is
level
funding
at
two
million
dollars,
which
includes
money
for
staff
and
the
entire
pot
of
money
to
be
distributed.
So
that's
two
million
dollars
to
run
the
office
and
the
amount
of
money
that
it
would
that
the
community
would
get
the
opportunity
to
to
distribute
the
police
were
given
five
times
that
much
money
as
an
increase
to
their
395
million
dollar
budget.
So
I
would
like
to
ask
OBM
where
they
got
the
money
for
that
increase.
D
For
years,
we've
repeatedly
testified
before
the
Boston
city
council
and
demonstrated
outside
of
City
Hall
about
the
need
to
redirect
resources
away
from
systems
that
cause
further
harm.
We've
demanded
significant
estimate
investment
into
the
community.
The
demand
has
been
consistent,
regardless
of
the
framing,
be
it
10
of
the
police
budget
or
one
percent
of
the
overall
budget.
The
message
has
been:
let
communities
decide
how
to
spend
a
meaningful
portion
of
the
people's
tax
dollars
to
address
the
people's
deepest
needs.
The
demand
for
the
people's
budget
has
gone
unanswered,
yet
the
people
persist.
D
D
D
Regardless
I
guess,
we
have
a
CDL
license
training
program
where
we're
funding
community
members
to
not
just
pay
for
the
CDL,
but
to
pay
them
to
go
through
the
process
to
get
the
cdl,
our
formerly
incarcerated,
brothers
and
sisters.
We
run
a
community
Pantry,
we
have
a
hydroponic
farm
and
a
basic
income
program
and
I
want
to
shout
out
all
the
organizations
that
are
led
by
formerly
incarcerated
people,
including
New
Beginnings,
re-entry
Services,
which
I'm
sure
would
love
funding,
is
another
community-based
solution.
We
count
on
Justice
for
housing
to
house.
D
Our
people
coming
home
from
jail
in
prison
also
would
be
a
worthy
source
of
funding,
and
so
many
more
as
well
as
our
siblings,
in
the
room
that
have
created
Community
crisis
response
that
are
also
asking
for
2.5
million
dollars.
So
we
know
giving
residents,
especially
black
and
brown
community
members,
the
power
and
a
people-led
process
to
both
imagine
Solutions
mama.
D
D
The
BPD
gang
unit
is
terrorizing
neighborhoods
and
is
under
under
investigation
by
the
Attorney
General's
office,
and
that
includes
all
the
members
of
our
participatory
defense
that
come
every
Tuesday,
my
kids
uncles
that
have
been
in
court
recently
because
of
harassment,
and
then
we
still
haven't
figured
out
the
overtime
spending
and
salary
work.
That's
double
spent,
so
we're
just
asking
who
should
get
more
money
this
year?
Participatory
budgeting
is
essential
to
making
meaningful
change
in
Boston.
It's
also
the
law.
We
made
it
the
law,
we
should
meaningfully
fund
it.
D
It
was
hurtful
to
have
those
conversations
with
the
administration
be
cut
short
when
an
ordinance
was
filed.
Preemptively
before
we'd
reached
the
end
of
those
conversations.
It
was
filed
after
y'all's
end
of
y'all
legislative
session
two
weeks
before
Christmas
and
put
us
in
a
position
to
be
rushed
and
yet
again
to
have
a
budget
that
comes
out
that
just
wasn't.
D
Listening
to
what
we've
been
asking
for
so
I
know,
my
children
are
wild
and
making
a
lot
of
noise,
but
I
really
meant
a
lot
to
eftra
and
the
National
Council
to
come
out
and
stay
for
many
years
in
a
row
like
please.
This
is
the
moment
to
really
try
to
do
something
differently
and
we're
so
tired
of
being
patronized
and
say:
where
can
we
possibly
get
this
money,
but
we
look
around
and
there's
there's
always
room
to
fund
what
we
know
is
causing
further
harm.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
D
A
F
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here
even
East
Boston
trucked
over,
and
we
really
do
appreciate
you
all
showing
up
and
recognizing
that
this
is
the
moment
for
us
to
really
listen,
take
notes
and
actually
go
back
to
the
council
and
do
the
people's
job.
I've
always
said
it
since
2020.
This
wasn't
the
mayor's
budget.
This
was
the
people's
budget,
and-
and
that
is
what
this
moment
is
all
about.
So
I'm
happy
to
be
here.
I
did
advise
some
of
the
organizers
that
I
I
had
another
commitment.
F
I
was
trying
to
figure
out
which
one
I
was
going
to
go
to
first,
so
I
came
here
thinking.
This
would
be
ready
to
go
I'm
going
to
try
to
stay
here
as
long
as
I
need
to,
but
trust
that
the
tape
is
here
rolling
so
and
my
staff
is
taking
notes.
So
I
just
want
you
all
to
know
I'm
here
for
you
as
always,
and
really
do
appreciate
you
all
showing
up,
because
showing
up
is
half
the
battle.
Thank
you.
G
Get
it
good
evening,
everyone
Louisiana
large
city
council,
we're
just
happy
to
be
here
to
be
listening
to
public
testimony
from
the
community.
We
there's
a
lot
of
things
going
on
in
the
city
council,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
budget
remains
a
priority.
I
want
to
thank
councilman
Anderson
for
her
leadership.
This
is
our
budget,
which
reflects
what
we
care
about
and
what
we
value
here
in
the
city.
So
hearing
from
you
is
of
utmost
importance
and
so
I
appreciate
everyone
for
coming
out
on
a
Tuesday.
G
What
is
it
Wednesday
evening
and
to
continue
to
reach
out
to
us
and
email
us
to
make
sure
that
we
hear
and
Implement
and
incorporate
your
priorities?
This
power
that
we
have
to
amend
the
budget
was
one
that
Community
fought
for
and
won,
and
so
it's
one
that
we
should
lean
into
and
use,
and
so
I'm
here
to
listen
and
thank
everyone
for
showing
up.
Thank
you,
oh
and
like
counsel
me
here,
I
also
have
another
member
going
to
stay
here
as
long
as
I
can.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you
thank
you,
chair
and
thank
you.
Everyone
who's
attending
this
hearing
today
and
I
like
to
say
that
for
every
question
the
community
has
the
solution,
and
this
is
what
this
is
about
so
I'm
here
to
listen
I'm
here,
to
take
notes
and
to
bring
your
solutions
back
to
make
the
amendments
in
the
budget.
Thank
you.
E
I
I
To
advocate
for
changes
in
the
budget
for
most
of
my
life
and
I
am
incredibly
humbled
to
be
on
the
other
side
of
it
now
here
to
listen
to
you
to
make
sure
that
you
have
someone
who
is
paying
attention
to
not
only
your
needs,
but
your
vision
for
the
city
of
Boston.
So
thank
you
all
for
coming
out
and
I
am
excited
to
move
into
the
amendment
process,
so
we
can
make
sure
that
this
budget
is
reflective
of
what
you
need
in
the
community.
Thank
you.
A
A
It's
not
just
we're
listening,
but
when
it
comes
time
to
how
we
vote
right
on
these
budget
amendments
or
how
we
support
the
community
and
listening
to
exactly
what
you
want,
especially
when
it
comes
to
respiratory
budget,
especially
when
it
comes
to
mental
health
response
crisis
response,
so
I
I
wanted
to
make
that
very
transparent.
Because
then,
when
we
go
into
the
working
sessions,
there's
one
tomorrow
at
10,
A.M
I
want
you
all
to
be
the
witness
to
understand
that
this
is
a
power
that
we
do
have.
A
J
J
J
It
never
ends
being
a
mom
so
anyway,
today
I'm
here
to
support
the
current
efforts
by
the
better
budget
Alliance
to
increase
the
currently
allocated
amount
of
two
million
dollars
in
the
city
budget,
to
fund
participatory
budgeting
and
while
I'm
not
on
the
front
lines
and
I
I'm,
not
fully
versed
in
the
the
detail
around.
This
I
bring
a
perspective
and
some
examples
of
my
time
in
Dorchester
and
working
through
processes
that
include
the
participatory
budgeting
process
and
and
experience
successes
through
it.
So
that's
why
I'm
here
to
advocate
for
it.
J
It
was
very
valuable
and
fulfilling
experience
for
me
personally
since
having
lived
in
the
area
so
long
and
raising
my
family
here,
I
was
able
to
bring
my
personal
perspective
about
what
the
neighborhood
valued
in
terms
of
community
Improvement
this
past
winter.
Once
again,
through
my
membership
at
the
Fields
Corner
Crossroads
collaborative
I
was
involved
in
a
community
participation
process
of
a
feasibility
study
for
the
park
which
led
by
the
chief
of
environment,
energy
and
space
Chief
mariama
white
Hammond.
J
Once
again,
it
was
a
very
inclusive
and
empowering
process
and
I
felt
that
the
community
members
who
participated
our
experience
was
respected
and
taken
into
account
during
the
process.
The
project
will
begin
in
another
few
months
and
will
include
several
meetings
with
the
community
to
solicit
their
ideas.
This
is
good
government,
but
funding
to
ensure
these
processes
must
reflect
an
understanding
of
the
importance
of
community
participation
in
order
to
ensure
that
there
is
community
inclusion
and
consensus
on
efforts
going
forward
and
the
funding
amount
does
not
reflect
that.
J
We
know
the
community
participation
Works.
Many
of
us
can
point
to
successful
outcomes
in
and
around
our
community,
but
reasonable
financial
support
is
needed
to
provide
the
necessary
infrastructure
to
allow
these
planning
efforts
to
become
reality
in
closing
I'd
like
to
stress
that
there
should
always
be
Community
participation
process
embedded
in
any
project
or
suggested
improvement
in
our
neighborhoods
and
the
budget
to
allow
these
projects
to
reflect
the
ideas
put
forth
by
the
community
should
match
the
anticipated
improvements.
J
K
Hey
y'all
I'm
Benji
I'm,
a
resident
of
Jamaica
Plain,
not
here,
affiliated
with
anyone,
but
I
am
here
to
to
advocate
for
a
few
things.
So,
first
off
I,
just
you
know,
I
got
this
flyer
when
I
came
in
from
the
youth,
Justice
Empower,
Union
I,
just
wanna,
really
Echo,
all
of
their
demands.
I
think
they're,
all
really
reasonable
and
great.
K
So
thanks
to
the
youth
here
for
putting
this
together,
the
40
million
in
participatory
budgeting,
which
I'll
talk
more
about
2.6
million
for
Community
Mental
Health
response,
which
is
honestly
like
such
a
tiny
amount.
It's
hardly
a
few
staff
to
have
a
meaningful
impact.
It
should
really
be
a
lot
more
six
million
for
youth
jobs
again,
there's
so
many
youth
in
this
City
and
they
all
deserve
good
paying
jobs
and,
in
the
start,
to
their
careers
and
then
truly
affordable
housing.
K
So
I
just
want
to
appreciate
those
folks
and
I'll
just
speak
for
a
moment
about
participatory
budgeting.
So
in
a
former
career
I
was
a
in
a
worker
Cooperative
which,
as
some
folks
know
here,
it
basically
means
the
workers
have
both
an
economic
stake
in
the
business
and
they
also
get
to
have
a
stake
in
the
government's
one.
K
Member
One
vote,
and
so
you
know,
I
can
just
speak
firsthand
to
that
experience
of
being
both
a
worker
and
an
owner
in
a
business
is
a
highly
engaging
really
amazing
way
to
sort
of
have
have
agency
in
your
life
and
so
I
think
it's
just
a
completely
different
experience
than
working
in
a
regular
company
and
I.
Think
participatory
budgeting
for
the
citizens
of
Boston
could
be
an
experience
like
that.
K
If
it
were
a
meaningful
amount
of
money
that
could
actually
impact
the
environment
and
the
lives
of
folks
in
the
city,
two
million
dollars
I
mean
you
all
know.
This
I
mean
you're
you're
controlling
a
budget
of
many
hundreds
of
billions
of
dollars.
It's
just
a
ridiculously
tiny
amount
of
money
and
I
want
to
also
remind
you
all.
The
63
percent
of
people
who
voted
in
the
last
election
voted
for
Charter
reform
voted
for
participatory
budgeting
they're.
All
your
constituents.
K
It's
an
insult
to
the
intelligence
of
the
people
of
Boston,
to
give
two
million
dollars
to
this
budget
line.
Item
and
I
think
it's
also
an
insultier
constituents
who
overwhelmingly
supported
this
so
I'm
worried
for
all
of
you
who
I,
supported
and
voted
for,
and
I
really
think
you
all
should
consider
appropriating
at
least
40
million
for
participatory
budgeting,
yeah
I
just
think
again,
I
just
it's
not
just
about
the
actual
money
amount.
K
K
Participatory
budgeting
is
a
great
way
to
do
that,
and
the
40
million
dollars
that
folks
are
asking
for
really
is
just
the
start
of
people's
engagement
with
the
city
in
a
meaningful
and
a
more
meaningful
and
deeper
way,
and
so
I
think
it's
not
just
the
money.
It's
gonna
sort
of
impact
communities,
but
it's
also
a
sort
of
like
step
change
and
engagement
in
in
the
city
and
The
Business
of
the
city.
K
That
I
think
would
really
yield
a
lot
of
dividends
in
the
long
run
for
a
more
participatory,
more
engaged
citizenry
in
Boston,
so
I
I.
You
know
I
just
implore
all
of
you
to
consider
all
of
that
and
to
increase
the
budget
for
participatory
budgeting
and
in
terms
of
where
it
comes
from.
You
know.
That's
that's
up
to
you
all.
That's
that's
kind
of
your
your
job
here,
so
I
hope,
I,
hope,
you'll,
think
creatively
about
where
that
money
can
come
from
and
appropriate
it.
Thank
you.
A
L
L
The
city
must
decrease
policing
in
the
police
budget,
because
police
only
exists
to
keep
the
people
down
and
harm
our
communities
in
2020.
Mayor
Michelle
will
committed
to
cutting
the
police
budget
by
10
percent
down
to
373
million
in
2021.
She
committed
to
reinvesting
police
funds
into
the
community
and
agreed
in
the
Youth
Forum
that
we
should
decrease
the
number
of
officers,
but
now
she
is
actually
increasing
the
budget
from
395
million
to
405
million
and
there
will
be
more
police
officers.
L
The
city,
council
and
mayor
must
make
sure
that
the
new
Police
contract
also
cuts
the
police
budget
instead
of
increasing
it,
especially
when
the
contract
might
add
costs
to
the
police
budget.
It
is
unacceptable
to
increase
the
budget
by
10
million
for
the
second
year.
The
city
council
has
the
power
to
move
money
from
the
police
budget
to
Investments
that
actually
keep
our
community
safe.
L
M
M
So,
let's
see
so
as
far
as
docket
number
zero,
seven,
six
seven
line
items,
32,
33,
37
to
41
related
to
Boston
fire
department,
whoa
equipment
and
Facilities.
During
the
salad
days
of
the
be
together
mandates,
I
got
a
rare
chance
to
hear
the
voices
of
Boston
Municipal
Employees,
who
I
would
only
otherwise
encounter
in
emergencies.
Boston
Fire,
Department,
District,
Chief
Neil,
a
Mullane
Jr
reminded
us
that
the
Boston
department
is
Boston.
M
Fire
department
is
the
largest
Municipal
Fire
Department
in
New
England,
providing
mutually
to
at
least
40
towns
and
cities
and
elsewhere
in
New
England.
Thus,
the
budget
allocations
of
the
Boston
fire
department,
don't
just
impact
constituents
of
Boston
Proper,
but
the
entire
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
and
the
whole
region
of
New
England.
In
that
regard,
I
would
like
to
draw
attention
to
Massachusetts
General
Law
chapter
123,
section
35..
M
Firefighters
already
have
an
impossibly
difficult
and
quite
literally
back-breaking
job
in
no
uncertain
terms.
They
are
here
truly
Heroes
committed
to
rescue
in
so
many
contexts,
and
a
rescue-oriented
approach
is
what
is
precisely
what
is
needed
to
alleviate
phone
call
alleviate
and
address
the
current
humanitarian
crisis
at
mass
and
Cass.
Therefore,
I
am
advocating
that
the
Boston
city
council
passed
a
home
rule
petition
to
allow
Boston
firefighters
to
serve
as
qualified
petitioners
pursuant
of
Massachusetts
General
Law
chapter
one
one,
two
three
section
35..
Furthermore,
firefighters
ought
to
replace
law
enforcement
offers
officers
as
qualified
petitioners.
M
The
Boston
Fire
Department
headquarters
is
currently
located
in
the
heart
of
mass
and
Cass
Boston.
Firefighters
are
also
trained
as
paramedic
paramedics
and
respond
to
various
medical
emergencies
go
to
any
Boston
firehouse
and
you
can
not
only
request
naloxone
to
reverse
an
opioid
overdose
but
perhaps
attend
a
community
training
at
said,
Boston
Firehouse,
it's
all
right,
I'm
loud
currently
under
Massachusetts
General
law,
only
a
qualified
petitioner,
maybe
Quest
the
court
commit
someone
to
treatment
under
Section
35..
These
qualified
petitioners
are
police
officers,
Physicians
spouses,
blood
relatives,
Guardians
and
Court
officials.
M
As
Council
Louisiana
noted
at
that
Infamous
brawl
in
the
hall
city
council
meeting
on
August
31st
2022..
You
know
the
one
there
is
a
requisite
Prudence
tact
and
caution
that
must
be
exercised
when
considering
sectioning
people
who
continue
to
suffer
in
the
throes
of
addiction
and
debilitating
mental
health
crises
as
Boston
firefighter
Shane
holy
Han
I'm
mispronouncing.
That
now
noted
out
of
February
2022
rally
at
the
Paul
Revere
statue
in
the
north,
then
Boston
firefighters
are
on
the
front
line
of
rescue
respective
to
the
collateral
of
pharmaceutical.
M
Pharmaceutical
companies
lies
and
corporate
greed
as
they
constructed
the
current
opiate
and
poly
substance
abuse
crisis
apparent
every
day
in
the
quarters
of
mass
and
Cass.
It
was
shameful
what
the
current
mayoral
Administration
and
the
Boston
city
council
allowed
the
Boston
fire
department
employees
to
go
through
respective
to
mandates,
as
well
as
the
members
of
the
public,
whom
you
all
literally
serve
I
urge
you
all
to
actually
earn
those
salary
raises
that
you
all
unanimously
voted
for
and
passed
a
homeroom
petition
to
replace
police
officers
as
qualified
petitioners
and
add
Massachusetts
firefighters
in
their
place.
B
B
B
N
A
little
while
ago,
I
was
I
participated
in
a
training
about
participatory
budgeting
there
we
did
an
exercise
and
we
talked
about
how
to
create
a
budget,
one
million
budget
for
my
school
and
we're
trying
to
figure
it
out
how
the
amount
and
what
services
we
wanted
to
offer
in
our
schools.
What
do
we
want
to
see
in
our
school?
N
What
do
we
deserve
and
we
were
trying
to
figure
it
out
and
just
going
and
round
and
round,
and
we
saw
that
there
wasn't
enough
money
and
that
led
me
to
think
what
can
we
do?
Should
we
reduce
the
number
of
teachers,
so
we
can
have
more
technology,
or
should
we
have
interpretation
and
then
not
have
art
classes,
or
should
we
increase
cleaning
services
and
reduce
food
among
other
over?
Among
these
things,
we
saw
that
it
was
not
possible
to
take
away
some
basic
services
to
put
others
in
place.
N
N
B
N
So
today,
I
found
myself
here
to
speak
up
and
to
say
that
we
need
more
money
in
our
budget.
We
need
money
in
our
schools,
because
our
schools
should
have
safe
places,
clean
schools
and
also
I
would
like
to
see
that
BPS
can
teach
more
languages
well
with
everything
that
I've
learned.
I
was
excited
about
the
participatory
budgeting
that
it
will
come
to
Boston.
N
N
O
A
A
P
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Carla
stovell
I'm,
a
proud
member
of
a
pro
member
home
owner
and
business
owner
in
Dorchester
neighborhood
of
Boston
I'm
here,
giving
testimony
on
behalf
of
New
England
United
for
justice,
which
is
a
Grassroots
organization
who
cares
deeply
about
participatory
budgeting
and
how
we
can
ensure
Community
has
a
voice
in
this
process
before
I
begin.
I
want
to
thank
councilor,
Tanya
Fernandez
Anderson,
the
chair
of
ways
and
means
for
not
only
hosting
this
event.
P
This
hearing,
but
for
accommodating
the
community
and
ensuring
residents
have
access
to
the
space
holding
herons
only
in
City
Hall
is
not
a
good
show
of
supporting
residents
to
being
involved,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
be
creative
and
host
parents
in
our
neighborhoods.
We
also
thank
members
of
the
ways
and
means
commit
committee
for
their
work
on
this
overall
process
around
the
budget.
United
for
justice
is
a
Grassroots
community-based
organization.
In
the
city
of
Boston,
we
represent
over
700
members
across
Dorchester
Mattapan
and
Hyde
Park,
as
well
as
the
Roxbury
neighborhood.
P
Our
community
is
a
strong
block
of
renters,
small
Property,
Owners,
youth
elders
and
voters
from
black
and
Caribbean
neighborhoods,
who
all
care
about
the
current
state
of
our
neighborhoods,
what
the
future
holds
and
who
want
to
play
a
role
in
building
Collective
Solutions
within
the
city.
We
are
also
members
of
board
right
of
right
to
the
city
Boston
and
the
better
budget
Alliance.
This
is
important
because
we
know
our
work
is
more
powerful
when
we
align
with
leaders
from
across
the
city,
and
we
support
the
efforts
we
are
leading
in
these
spaces.
P
We
are
here
to
urge
the
city,
council
and
the
mayor's
office
to
provide
substantial
resources
into
the
new
process
around
participatory
budgeting.
We
want
to
see
the
budget
include
and
support
one
percent
of
the
city's
budget
towards
participatory
budgeting.
This
is
a
40
million
dollar
pot
of
funds
for
residents
to
have
decision-making
power
over
Solutions
our
neighborhoods
need.
P
There
is
a
process.
There
is
a
proposed
two
million
dollars
on
the
table
for
this
process.
It
ain't
evenly
enough.
It
ain't
even
enough.
That's
like
going
to
the
corner
store
with
25
cents,
and
you
know
everything
in
the
corner
store
costs
two
dollars
it
ain't
enough
during
the
2021
ballot
referendum
United
for
justice
was
one
of
them.
The
many
Community
Partners
that
worked
to
engage
mobilize
and
activate
voters
around
the
change
to
the
city,
Charter
that
made
participatory
budgeting
possible.
P
P
We
strongly
believe
residents
need
a
seat
at
the
table
on
where
and
how
resources
are
redistributed
throughout
the
city.
So
that
means
that
no
one
decides
what's
going
to
be
in
our
neighborhood.
Don't
talk
to
us
and
then
put
up
a
big
giant
block
of
concrete
in
the
middle
of
our
street
with
no
trees
on
it.
P
P
We
strongly
believe
residents
need
a
seat
at
the
table
on
where
and
how
resources
are
redistributed
throughout
the
city.
An
overwhelming
number
of
residents
supported
the
vision
of
balancing
power
between
the
mayor
and
the
city
council
over
the
budget,
but
also
as
a
pathway
to
building
a
process
where
residents
are
more
involved.
Voters
have
spoken
and
we
are
now
being
tasked
with
how
this
will
work.
Participatory
budgeting
is
not
new.
P
We
have
been
moving
this
process
with
youth
over
one
million
dollar
budget
for
youth
voices
to
guide
how
resources
are
spent
for
youth
programs,
services
and
needs.
The
proposed
two
million
dollar
dispersed
across
neighborhoods
is
not
even
is
not
enough
for
residents
to
get
creative
around
those
Solutions.
We
need
as
communities.
P
P
We
are
talking
about
Youth,
Services,
Workforce,
Development
programs,
housing
improvement,
improvement
of
parks,
addressing
mental
and
physical
health
issues,
and
so
much
more
that
affects
our
community.
It
creates
a
pathway
to
Democrat
democrators
for
excuse
me
for
democratizing
our
budget
process
where
residents
like
me,
have
a
voice
and
can
work
with
my
neighbors
on
bringing
our
ideas
and
solutions
to
life
as
taxpayers
as
voters
as
Community.
P
We
are
counting
on
all
of
you
to
take
action
on
this
matter
and
ensure
participatory
budgeting
is
created
in
a
way
that
provides
Community
what
we
need
in
order
to
continue
to
advance
our
city
and
neighborhoods
forward.
During
the
height
of
covet,
we
saw
the
power
and
strength
of
community
stepping
up
to
fill
in
the
gaps
where
the
city
could
not
do
so
on
its
own
food
deliveries
and
coordination,
housing,
resources,
protecting
workers
and
more
the
impacts
of
covet
are
still
with
us.
P
It's
no
longer
a
pandemic,
but
it
still
is
an
issue,
and
the
power
of
the
city
is
how
communities
are
engaged
and
continue
to
provide
guidance,
wisdom
and
the
energy
we
need
for
projects
and
solutions.
Thank
you.
I
trust.
Our
wisdom,
I
trust
our
wisdom
now
and
find
participatory
budgeting
at
one
percent.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
B
Q
Hello,
my
name
is
favorite
Egypts
and
I'm
here
with
yjpu
I'm
here
to
demand
that
six
million
dollars
be
taken
away
from
the
405
million
dollars
that
the
police
currently
have
in
the
proposed
budget.
With
this
six
million
dollars,
we
can
make
youth
work
from
September
to
June
instead
of
November
to
May,
and
we
can
ensure
that
youth
coming
in
for
another
year
and
taking
part
of
more
responsibilities,
get
paid
more.
Youth
should
have
the
right
to
work
for
10
months
without
having
to
experience
a
long
Gap
from
the
next
time
they
can
work.
Q
The
Gap
can
be
very
detrimental
to
many
youth
workers,
because
some
of
them
need
the
job
to
take
care
of
themselves
and
their
families.
Youth
jobs
also
create
a
safe
haven
for
many
kids
and
develop
their
life
skills.
Things
like
leadership,
communication
time
and
money
management
skills
are
all
things
that
youth
can
learn
from
their
jobs.
I
also
don't
understand
how
6
000
summer
jobs
were
promised,
but
only
4
500
people
were
hired.
Q
There
needs
to
be
a
better
way
for
youth
to
be
informed
about
these
opportunities,
and
an
Outreach
team
needs
to
be
hired
as
well.
The
application
process
as
a
whole
needs
to
be
more
simple.
It's
too
complicated
and
extensive
for
youth
to
complete
and
success
link
takes
forever
to
get
back
to
people
about
their
documents.
This
is
why
we
are
advocating
for
six
million
dollars
to
be
added
to
the
youth
job
budget
and
for
city
council
to
support
this
decision
so
that
youth
can
be
connected
with
their
Community
for
a
longer
period.
R
Hello
city
councilors,
my
name
is
Joachim
Lambos
and
I'm.
A
student
of
Boston
Latin
Academy
and
a
member
of
Youth
Justice,
empowerment,
Union
and
2020
Michelle
will
committed
to
cutting
down
the
police
budget
by
10
in
2021.
Michelle
will
committed
to
reinvest
police
funds
into
the
community,
but
what
is
she
doing
now
to
our
understanding?
She
is
increasing
the
budget
from
395
million
to
405
million.
We
know
that
she
means
well,
but
instead
of
investing
this
money
into
the
police,
we
could
invest
it
and
use
it
to
fix
issues
in
our
community.
R
We
still
need
six
million
dollars
more
to
make
youth
jobs
fully
available
year-round,
as
well
as
making
the
process
of
getting
jobs
easier
for
the
Youth.
Many
youth
have
no
idea
how
to
apply
for
sex
success
link,
let
alone
know
how
to
get
a
work.
Permit
I,
know
kids,
my
age
that
need
to
work
to
provide
for
their
family
and
need
to
work
just
to
survive
in
general.
Making
15
an
hour
is
simply
not
enough
and
is
simply
not
enough.
R
If
you
are
not
working
year-round,
we
want
success
links
to
hire
more
Outreach
workers
for
support
to
help
these
use
with
getting
success
linked
jobs.
We
would
also
like
a
community
audit
to
figure
out
why
we
are
not
reaching
the
number
of
jobs
the
mayor
is
promising.
I
would
like
to
ask
the
council
if
they
have
any
knowledge
to
why
this
is
happening.
R
R
A
O
Hi,
my
name
is
Becky
Pierce
and
I
live
in
Codman,
Square,
Dorchester
and
Council
of
Worlds
District
district
4,
where
I
have
lived
for
about
50
years.
Most
of
my
adult
life
and
I
have
been
to
a
lot
of
these
hearings
over
recent
years
and
it's
great
to
see
a
full
half
of
the
city
council
here,
usually
there's
one
or
two
people,
or
three
or
four,
and
then
most
of
them
leave
so
I
really
appreciate
you
all
being
here.
O
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
that
and
and
coming
to
Dorchester,
which
is
great,
so
I'm
here
tonight
to
speak
in
support
of
the
youth,
Justice
and
power
Union.
Why
jpu's
demands
and
cutting
the
police
budget
to
fund
the
other
things
that
they've
been
talking
about
and
I
hope
that
you
all
end
up
that
you
all
got
this
flyer.
O
That
shows
very
simply
what
they're
asking
for
and
what
I
am
supporting,
and
the
first
thing
is
that,
as
the
reasons
speakers
from
the
young
people
have
been
pointing
out,
is
that
last
year
the
council
agreed,
you
know
all
supported,
cutting
the
police
budget
and
moving
some
of
that
money
into
urgently
needed,
Community
things
that
actually
make
us
safer,
and
this
year
mayor
Wu
put
10
million
dollars.
She
raised
it,
10
million
dollars
above
last
year's
budget,
and
it
needs
to
be
cut
well
below
last
year's
budget.
O
If
we
really
want
to
make
our
neighborhoods
safer,
I
don't
feel
safer,
because
there's
more
police
on
the
streets
and
more
Sirens
going
up
and
down
outside
my
window
I
feel
safer.
If
I
know
that
when
people
have
a
mental
health
crisis
in
our
neighborhood,
they
will
be
responded
to
by
people
from
the
community
who
are
sympathetic
with
their
needs
and
not
to
by
a
police
officer
who's
going
to
shoot
them.
O
S
It
is
important
to
me
because
it
is
important
to
me
and
not
only
makes
for
the
teens
that
can't
make
it
to
the
city
council
hearing,
because
most
of
us
use
that
I
need
to
use
jobs,
and
it's
not
enough
for
all
of
us
to
have
a
youth
job,
because
it's
not
enough.
We
need
more
money
for
the
budget
for
youth
jobs.
S
These
used
jobs
believe
it
or
not
help
some
of
us
from
toxic
homes
off
the
streets.
These
used
jobs
instead
of
instead
of
jobs,
not
caring
about
us
teams.
Yes,
it's
a
youth
job,
but
this
job
actually
cares
about
our
Mental
Health
savings
from
toxic
homes,
teaching
us
knowledge,
caring
about
our
community.
S
And
you
know
it
helped
me
because
I
don't
know
where
I
would
be
out
if
I
didn't
have
a
youth
job
in
2021
from
Team,
empowerment
and
I
almost
like.
If
you
want
to
learn
more
knowledge
and
it's
helping
me
for
my
mental
health
and
staying
to
talk
with
my
community
and
making
money,
it's
way
better
than
jobs
that
don't
care
about
us
and
it's
working
employees
for
teenagers.
This
is
way
better
for
youth
just
for
teenagers
instead
of
regular
jobs
than
for
our
mental
health
and
our
families
in
our
homes.
S
A
N
U
Rita
Lara
and
I'm
from
east
Boston
and
I'm
also
I
also
work
with
Maverick
Landing
Community
Services
we're
also
a
member
of
neighbors
United
for
a
better
East,
Boston
and
and
the
mutual
Aid.
We
have
a
very
tight-knit
group
in
East
Boston
and
we
support
each
other
and
we
come
out
to
meetings
like
this,
because
it's
really
important
to
really
share
what's
happening
on
the
ground
and
what
we
can
do
to
make
things
better
and
I'm.
Also,
we
are
also
a
member
of
the
better
budget.
U
U
They
wanted
more
access
to
resources.
That
would
help
them
to
address
some
of
what
they
saw
happening
on
the
ground
in
communities
and
now
here
we
are
kind
of
right
coming
out
of
this.
This
difficult
time
and
people
have
really
voted
for
participatory
budgeting
because
they
really
want
access
to
be
on
wanting
access
to
resources.
They
want
to
be
a
part
of
really
rebuilding
and
recreating
our
Fabric
and
our
community
and
there's
never
really
been
a
more
critical
time
to
invest
in
that
we
are
at
a
difficult
point
in
time.
U
U
Don't
believe
I've
ever
had
that
opportunity
to
really
say
bring
to
really
sort
of
have
a
community
of
people
in
the
room
and
say
wow
look
at
what
we
can
do.
What
can
we
do?
What
are
your
ideas
if
there's
ever
I
mean
if
there's
any
opportunity
to
really
break
through
apathy?
Get
people
really
involved
make
people
feel
like
they
belong
make
people
feel
like
they're
part
of
the
solution,
it's
to
really
put
the
money
into
participatory
budgeting.
There's
there's
nothing!
That's
going
to
engage
people
more
and
we
need
we
need.
U
T
N
T
T
N
So
with
that
organization
anube,
it's
really
difficult
to
go
back
and
talk
to
the
community
when
they
voted
and
decided
that
they
wanted
participatory
budgeting.
We
went
out,
we
knocked
on
doors
strongly.
We
got
the
community,
they
voted,
yes
and
then
it
is
embarrassing
to
go
back
now.
Ask
them
to
text
email,
their
City
councilors.
It
is
an
insult
and
it's
a
lack
of
respect
to
the
constituents
or
voters.
T
T
T
T
N
So
that's
why
a
lot
of
Voters
don't
want
to
get
involved
with
politics
or
they
just
say
you
know:
I,
don't
like
politics!
I
don't
want
to
vote,
because
you
know
we
go
out
in
the
street.
We
tell
them
we're
going
to
do
something,
and
then
we
don't
do
what
we
say
and
that's
why
I'm
asking
you
I'm,
urging
you
to
please
give
40
million
to
the
participatory
budgeting
and
I
also
agree
with
the
youth.
N
What
they're,
asking
and
I
think
they
were
asking
like
a
150
million
and
which
is
good,
but
you
should
take
money
from
the
police
department
also
from
the
streets.
I
think
like
they
have
200
million
for
the
street.
You
can
take
that
money
out
of
there
because
the
community
they
they
have
needs
and
those
needs
needs
to
be
met,
but
we
need
the
money
and
she
was
making
the
Joker.
N
T
N
And
and
lastly,
which
I
meant
to
say
this
first
but
I
want
to
appreciate
all
of
you
for
coming
here
and
having
this
community
meeting
or
hearing
at
this
time,
because
this
time
works
for
the
community
instead
of
having
hearings
at
nine
a.m
in
the
morning
or
2
p.m.
In
the
morning
which
people
cannot
participate.
F
So,
thank
you.
So
far,
your
your
words
are
not
just
falling
on
death
ears.
Trust
me
that
now
that
we
have
this
alleged
power,
I
plan
to
work
alongside
my
colleagues
to
make
sure
that
we
execute
against
it.
So
you
have
my
commitment
on
doing
just
that,
as
always,
I've
always
shown
up
for
my
people,
because
you
know
how
it
goes.
So.
F
I
am
incredibly
encouraged
by
not
just
the
turnout
here
but
by
the
organizing,
because
this
is
what
it
looks
like
when
democracy
is
in
action
and
now
it's
an
opportunity
for
my
colleagues
to
not
just
listen
but
to
actually
do
something
about
it
and
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
that
disruption
and
I'm,
sorry
that
I
have
to
go
to
another
event,
that's
why
I
was
here
early,
but
I'll
be
listening
in
on
the
tape.
F
V
Yeah
hi,
so
my
name
is
Willa.
Bandler
I
actually
live
in
Walpole
I,
don't
live
in
the
city
of
Boston,
but
my
two
kids
are
college
students
who
do
live
in
the
city,
so
yeah
I
just
wanted
to
say
the
city
I've
lived
a
lot
of
places.
This
is
one
of
the
most
unequal
places
that
I've
ever
lived.
There's
just
so
much
disparity.
V
There
are
so
many
people
who
have
so
much
and
then
there's
so
much
need,
and
it's
it's
just
really
hard
to
see,
and
so
I
did
the
math.
While
we
were
sitting
here,
the
two
million
dollars,
which
I
agree
with
everyone
who
said
that's
kind
of
a
slap
in
the
face
that
would
be
basically
three
dollars
and
six
cents
per
resident
of
the
city.
So
to
tell
people
whose
needs
are
so
great
and
so
unmet
like
here,
you
can
have
three
bucks
like
you
know
that,
that's
that's
not
that's
not
going
to
do.
V
You
know,
you
know
we
need
Solutions
and
having
more
money
for
the
police
doesn't
solve
it.
You
know
the
problems
that
are
in
communities
can't
be
solved
by
more
punishment.
You
know
you
can't
solve
I,
you
know
like
I,
know,
Terence
Coleman's,
Mom,
hope
a
little
bit
and
so
I've,
you
know
been
with
her
at
various
things
over
the
years
and
that
you
know
like
she
just
keeps
saying,
and
there
has
been
no
justice
for
her
son,
but
she
keeps
saying
look.
You
know
I
called
because
I
wanted
him
to
get
help.
V
V
V
Q
A
W
Hi
I'm
Fatima
I
live
in
Dorchester
in
District
Four,
also
with
Muslim,
Justice,
League
and
I
know.
Most
of
you
know
a
lot
of
what
I
have
to
say.
One
thing
I
will
say:
if
you
don't
know
this
about
me,
I
don't
like
to
lose
to
Somerville
or
Cambridge,
and
folks
have
talked
about
participatory
budgeting.
W
Is
starting
their
participatory
budgeting
this
year
with
one
million
dollars
like
we
have
to
put
more
money
into
it
right
like
we
are
so
much
bigger,
Dorchester
by
itself,
bigger
than
Somerville,
so
if
they
can
do
that
right
and
if
here
in
Boston,
you
know
we
had
this
Groundswell
to
create
participatory
budgeting.
This
was
one
of
the
things
that
the
city
of
Boston
committed
to
in
2020
right
was
giving
the
city
council
power
and
giving
the
community
power
over
the
budget,
and
it's
time
to
deliver
on
that.
W
You
know,
as
folks
have
said,
we
need
actual
money
to
be
given
out
this
year.
I'll
also
say
you
know,
I'm
always
going
to
support
the
demands
for
more
youth
jobs,
I'm
someone
who
has
had
to
work
since
I
was
you
know
a
teenager
to
support
my
family
I
wish
the
place
that
I
grew
up
had
anything
like
success.
Link
like
it's.
It's
really
such
a
powerful
and
beautiful
thing
that
this
city
has
and
I'm
so
glad
that
yjpu
is
consistently.
You
know
demanding
more
for
our
young
people.
W
I
do
want
to
say,
you
know
not
just
participatory
budgeting
and
youth
jobs,
as
folks
have
talked
about,
but
moving
money
into
the
Mental
Health
crisis
response.
This
is
another
thing
that
came
out
of
this
city
council
in
2020,
including
our
current
mayor,
is
one
of
the
people
who
said
that
we
needed
to
do
that
differently.
I,
don't
know
why
she's
not
actually
funding
it
this
year,
but
I
will
tell
you.
W
W
We
know
that
as
a
community,
you
know
Nationwide,
like
we
are
facing
massive
mental
health
crises.
We
see
it
for
our
young
folks
in
schools
like
we
know
that
this
is
such
a
significant
issue.
We
know
that
we
have
to
do
it
differently,
and
this
is
a
moment
where
we
can
actually
start
this
model
right
that
mayor
Janie,
you
know
put
half
of
the
money
for
these
New
Alternatives
into
a
community-led
process,
and
now
you
know
those
folks
have
presented
a
model
and
we
need
actual
money
to
just
get.
W
It
started
right
to
even
just
let
it
you
know,
start
the
process
and
actually
get
and
get
things
off
of
the
ground.
So
I
really
hope
that
the
city
council
will
deliver
on
all
of
these
things.
That
came
out
of
the
council
right
like
these
are
conversations
that
have
started
here,
and
we
really
hope
that
you
all
can
deliver
on
this.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
O
Y
Instead
of
increasing
it,
which
mayor
was
trying
to
do
investing
in
participatory
budgeting,
Community
Mental,
Health
response,
easy
jobs
in
affordable
housing
and
to
freeze
all
hiring
for
Boston
police
I
believe
that
the
city
must
put
the
police
budget
into
real
Community
needs.
We've
created
a
community
enforced
by
police
instead
of
by
care
and
development.
Youth
need
to
be
prioritized.
Y
You
know
to
really
support
what
people
are
talking
about
here
and
it's
like
how
many,
how
many
more
facts,
how
many
more
stories
you
know
what'll
make
you
all
care
and
I'm.
Obviously,
like
you
know,
there
are
people
who
support
us
and
there
are
people
who
don't.
But
it's
like
people
are
here.
Is
it's
8
30,
it's
cold.
You
know
people
came
from
work
like
it's,
not
because
people
like
are
like
rah-rah
raw,
like
at
the
police
like
for
fun.
Like
you
know,
it's
real
it's
real
things
that
are
happening
in
our
community.
Y
Z
Hi,
my
name
is
Malaysia
Florida,
State
and
I'm
going
to
be
reading
Carly's
testimony
so
it
starts
hi.
My
name
is
carlis.
I
am
a
Latina
female
living
in
Roxbury
and
I'm
here,
representing
yjpu
I
wanted
to
talk
about
the
comments
of
the
police.
Commissioner
I
heard
commissioner
Michael
Cox
said
something
along
the
lines
of
we
are
looking
to
diversify
our
community
in
our
forest.
At
the
city
council
meeting
at
the
city
council
meeting
about
raise
the
police
about
the
raise
in
the
police
budget.
Z
Increasing
the
diversity
of
police
departments
does
not
lead
to
a
decrease
in
police
violence
or
misconduct.
Some
studies
suggest
that
police
officers
of
color
are
just
as
likely
as
white
officers
to
use
excessive
force
against
civilians.
This
suggests
that
the
problem
is
not
just
about
the
race
of
the
individual
officers,
but
rather
about
the
practices
of
policing.
Z
The
focus
on
increasing
police
diversity
can
distract
from
the
bigger
issue
of
police,
violence
and
systematic
racism.
A
systemic
racism,
rather
sorry
by
emphasizing
individual
Solutions,
such
as
hiring
more
officers
of
color
people,
will
Overlook
the
need
for
structural
changes
to
the
criminal
justice
system,
such
as
reducing
overall
police
budgets
and
investing
in
community-led
alternatives
to
policing.
A
AA
Good
evening
my
name
is
Denny
and
I'll
be
saying
Ella's
testimony
hi,
my
name
is
Allah
Simone
I
am
a
15
year
old
student
attending
Dearborn
STEM
Academy
I'm,
advocating
for
a
six
million
dollar
divestment
from
the
Boston
police
budget
and
reinvest
them
to
youth
jobs,
specifically
10
month
to
year-round
jobs
and
higher
paying
rates.
I'm
advocating
for
this
because
the
current
spend
free
jobs
is
too
short
and
the
off-season
Gap
is
too
long.
Currently,
there
is
no
funding
for
youth
jobs
from
November
to
April
May.
AA
AA
AA
AB
AB
Hi
good
evening,
thank
you
all
for
coming.
Thank
you
all
for
staying.
Thank
you.
Councilor
Fernandez
Anderson
for
working
with
us
to
make
sure
this
hearing
could
be
in
the
community
and
also
Council
Worrell
and
Fernandez
Anderson,
along
with
some
of
the
folks
who
left
counselors,
Lara
Louisiana
y'all
have
shown
up.
AB
Y'all
voted
with
us,
including
in
the
last
budget
vote
last
June
to
override
some
of
the
mayor's
vetoes.
So
I
really
appreciate
that
counselor
Flynn,
although
we
don't
always
agree
I,
do
appreciate
that
you're
here
tonight.
Listening
and
I
guess
just
as
a
small
note,
because
I've
seen
you
all
talking
about
where
they're
really
163
budget
hearings
this
this
fight
has
been
going
on
for
19
years
and
to
like
get
more
money
for
youth
jobs.
Community
needs.
AB
AB
But
you
know
over
those
20
years
we
barely
got
any
increases
in
youth
jobs
until
the
past
couple
years
and
y'all
helped
with
the
historic
increase.
Last
year,
so
you
do
have
that
power
and
we're
asking
the
eight
of
you
to
help
again
to
make
sure
we
get
what
we
need
for
the
community
and,
in
addition
to
voting
I
would
say
if
y'all
can
work
closely
with
us
and
and
sometimes
it
feels
like
a
guessing
game.
AB
Like
will
you
vote
for
our
amendments,
how
it
would
be-
and
you
know,
councilor
overall
Fernandez
Anderson,
the
other
folks
who
left
if
you
are
able
to
stay
in
regular
contact
with
us
to
look
at
like
and
give
us
honest
answers.
I
know.
Sometimes
politicians
feel,
like
you
have
to
say:
I
can't
commit,
but
we
need
commitments
and
we
need
answers
and
and
honestly,
if
you're,
like
I,
can't
vote
for
this
much
but
I
Can
Vote
for
This,
Much
or
I
can't
vote
for
this
cut.
But
I
can
vote
for
that
kind
of.
AB
Please
work
with
us,
so
we
can
make
this
right
but
yeah,
as
you
all
heard,
I
mean
just
to
give
some
analogies
of
what
we
want
for
youth
jobs.
We
want
full
year-on
jobs.
We
don't
want
year-round
jobs
and
quotes
that
go
from
November
through
April
I
mean
if
y'all
are
City
councilors
and
you
couldn't
get
paid
for
September
and
October
and
May
and
June
that
probably
would
mess
with
y'all's
finances
and
lives,
and
that's
what
happens
to
young
people
and
it's
easy
for
now.
AB
Success
is
giving
out
grants
to
organizations
they
should
just
let
the
organizations
be
able
to
do
year-round
jobs,
I
think
there's
been
talk
of
pay
raises
both
for
City
councilors,
but
also
your
staffs,
and
we
try
to
treat
young
people
right
in
our
organizations
and
I
know
Justin's
power
Union.
We
pay
people
above
minimum
wage,
but
we
have
to
do
that
using
our
own
money,
because
success
link
doesn't
let
us
and
we're
asking
for
the
flexibility,
let
organizations
pay
15
or
16
or
17
an
hour
account.
E
AB
AB
I'll,
do
that
great
and
I'll?
Just
let
you
know
so,
you
can
take
notes
and
bring
it
back
to
your
folks.
One
question
is
in
FY
22
the
permanent
employees
line
item
for
the
Boston
police
was
315.7
Million,
but
the
actuals
was
only
307.9,
so
they
were
budgeted
a
lot
more
than
they
actually
spent
and
just
seeing,
if
that's
the
pattern
this
year
and
why
that
was-
and
I've
said
this
before,
but
it
just
youth
jobs
gets
under
such
a
microscope
of
like
oh
y'all,
didn't
you
all
couldn't
use
this
money?
AB
Are
we
going
to
be
able
to
use
hire
the
right
number
of
young
people?
We
don't
want
to
give
you
extra
money,
but
the
police
are
not
actually
spending
what
they're
budgeted.
So
why
don't?
We
decrease
their
budget
to
reflect
that
krishna's
analysis
made.
It
seem
that
there's
3.5
million
dollars
extra
in
contracts
and
equipment
supplies.
We
know.
AB
How
many
unions
does
that
cover
and
how
much
of
that
might
go
to
the
police
associations,
because
that
seems
like
a
lot
of
money
when
a
lot
of
contracts
are
settled
also
knowing
how
much
in
health
insurance,
pensions
other
costs
there
are
for
BPD,
because
those
are
in
a
different
part
of
the
budget
and
they're
not
separated
out.
So
we
think
they're
actually
getting
more
than
405
million
and
then
there's
a
weird
couple
lines
on
page
354
of
the
police
budget,
where
it
calculates
how
much
the
employees
are
getting.
AB
But
then
it
says:
there's
28.8
million
other
a
negative
1.9
million
chargebacks
negative
12.3
million
salary
savings.
So
it's
just
hard
for
us
to
know
exactly
how
much
the
police
are
actually
paying
their
employees
and
if
we
could
get
data
on
that
and
then
finally
I
think
last
year
the
mayor
said
she
could
save
one
million
dollars
by
postponing
the
police
classes
by
a
month.
AB
Last
year
we
talked
about
caught
each
other
in
the
working
sessions,
but
hopefully
continue
to
work
with
you
and
a
customer
is
Anderson
and
the
rest
to
really
make
sure
money
goes
to
those
needs.
Participants
are
budgeting,
youth
jobs,
Mental,
Health,
crisis
response,
truly
affordable
housing
and
not
this
huge
increase
for
the
police.
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank.
AA
Thank
you
for
agreeing
to
spend
such
a
significant
amount
of
your
time
with
us
today.
My
name
is
Danny
I'm
15
and
I'm.
A
freshman
at
Boston
line,
Academy
I'm
here
today
with
yjpu,
like
my
prayers
before
me
have
said
mayor,
will
promise
to
reduce
the
police
budget
by
in
2020
by
10
percent.
She
promised
to
reinvest
and
look
him
in
the
issue
pledged
to
serve.
You
have
to
increase.
We
saw
from
FY
23
to
FY
24
to
the
FY.
24
budget
was
10
million.
AA
We
were
doing
so
well
gradually
reducing
the
police
budget.
So
why
did
we
go
back
by
such
a
significant
amount?
The
average
price
for
one
bedroom
room
in
Boston
is
2700.
115
000
people
live
below
the
poverty
line
in
Boston.
Natives
are
constantly
getting
pushed
out
due
to
the
increase
due
to
the
increase
in
housing
costs.
AA
The
way
in
which
income
limits
are
set
for
affordable
housing
has
so
much
room
to
improve
the
range
doesn't
Target.
The
majority
of
the
people
who
are
actually
in
need
due
to
the
way
Ami
is
calculated.
This
type
of
funding
can
go
directly
to
the
housing
for
people
who
are
actually
in
need.
They
step
with
funding
can
go
directly
to
improving
the
system.
We
can
reduce
the
amount
of
people
who
have
to
turn
to
Crime
just
to
make
enemy
ends
meet
the
foundation
for
a
lot
of
things
starts
with
the
place
you
call
home.
AA
W
AC
AC
AC
AC
It's
less
than
MGH
gave
the
West
End
organizations
respectively
as
part
of
their
Cambridge
Street
project,
which
is
basically
just
inconvenience
money,
while
MGH
does
construction
on
a
street.
So
the
fact
that
an
individual
organizations
were
each
given
over
two
million
dollars
a
piece
by
a
hospital
when
the
city
thinks
two
million
dollars
is
an
adequate
just
distribution
of
funds
is
deeply
insulting
to
all
of
the
people
who
have
worked
for
more
as
a
pastor.
It's
probably
not
surprising
that
I
might
quote
scripture.
AC
When
we
pursue
Justice
when
we
uphold
equity
and
dignity
for
all
neighbors
for
the
city,
The
Profit
rights,
you
will
be
called
restorers
of
the
breach
restorers
of
streets
to
live
in
what
a
call
restorers
of
a
city
that
we
love
and
cherish
and
hold
dear.
We
are
to
create
a
cities
where
all
persons
can
live
can
have
affordable,
dignified
housing,
free
education,
dignified
Health,
Care,
thriving,
does
not
happen.
When
we
have
weaponized
militarized
police,
we
can
be
better
and
you
are
our
leaders
you're.
AC
However,
I
urge
you
to
listen
to
the
hopes
and
dreams
of
these
young
people,
for
they
are
truly
our
leaders,
My
Hope
Is,
that
one
day
we
will
have
zero
police
budget,
and
we
will
restore
these
streets
where
no
further
generational
harm
and
abuse
can
happen
to
anyone,
including
the
children.
We
can
and
be
better.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
Sounds
beautiful!
Thank
you.
So
much
I'd
like
to
First
give
my
Council
colleagues
an
opportunity
for
a
closing
statement
and
then
I
will
go
into
giving
you
some
information
about
schedule.
The
amendment
process,
what
I'm
planning
to
do
in
terms
of
proposals
on
the
floor
and
then
we'll
wrap
up.
If
there
are
any
final
comments,
we'll
take
that
and
then
we'll
wrap
up
counselor
Laurel.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
again
to
the
public
a
lot
of
Rich
information.
As
I
said
early
in
my
openness
statement,
the
community
has
a
solution.
So
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
questions
that
I'm
going
to
go
back
and
find
out
information
on
and
I,
hear
the
youth
loud
and
clear
that
you
know
we
need
more
money
and
youth
jobs,
mental
health
and
social
workers
and
making
sure
that
we're
tackling
the
root
causes
of
poverty
and
making
sure
that
we're
ending
those
Cycles
through
Investments
that
we're
making.
H
So
thank
you
to
the
to
the
young
people
in
the
crowd
for
letting
your
voices
be
heard,
and
thank
you
to
everyone
who
has
showed
up
and
please
continue
to
Advocate,
show
up
to
these
publics
information
and
spread
the
word.
You
know.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
fill
rooms
like
this
to
make
sure
that
everyone
in
our
communities
participating
in
this
budget
cycle.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you
for
everyone
for
coming
out
tonight,
but
I
also
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
I'm
I'm
also
committed
to
I,
don't
I
know
we
didn't
hear
many
voices
from
our
seniors,
but
I
also
think
that's
also
an
important
voice
in
our
city
services
for
our
seniors
and
persons
with
disabilities
as
well.
Certainly
a
priority
for
me.
Certainly
a
priority
for
many
of
my
colleagues.
E
I
also
want
to
again
say
thank
you
to
council
Fernandez
Anderson
for
her
important,
important
work
and
leadership
as
ways
it
means
chair
and
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
friend
Chantal
from
mayawoo's
office.
That
is
here
with
us,
taking
notes.
So
thank
you,
Chantal
for
your
important
leadership
and
for
being
with
the
being
here
with
us
tonight.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
Council
president
Flynn
I'd
like
to
thank
once
again
Christian
Mallory
Candace,
Benji,
Carmelo,
Melissa,
Jai,
lavis,
Karla,
favor,
Becky,
Janaya,
Rita,
Annie,
Willa,
Fatima
Khalil,
the
baby
that
signed
up
carvis,
Ella,
George,
Daniel
and
Sarah
in
terms
of
the
next
steps
on,
as
I
mentioned,
June
1st,
we
will
have
budget
capital
budget
part
two,
which
is
essentially
just
asking
more
questions
from
the
administration
in
terms
of
what's
going
to
happen,
also
there'll
be
an
opportunity
for
me
to
come
to
other
communities
and
do
more
of
a
budget
Workshop.
A
If
you'd
like
for
me
to
break
down
these
presentations,
I'm
happy
to
go,
we
can
organize
it
and
I
can
come
and
break
it
down.
There's
so
many
ways
of
us
doing
this,
we
can
go
live
on
all
social
media
platforms.
We
can
organize
in
a
different
way.
We
don't
necessarily
have
to
exhaust
our
administrative
staff.
That's
been
so
kind
to
account.
A
We've
had
at
least
two
in
community
and
other
testimonies
outside
of
regular
hours,
so
I
appreciate,
I,
appreciate
you
all
Shane,
Ethan,
again
Karishma,
Michelle,
Goldberg
and,
of
course,
Chantal
Barbosa
and
the
office
of
OBM.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
being
here
and
taking
your
notes
so
beyond
the
notes,
the
next
steps.
When
I
present
amendments
on
the
floor.
Basically,
tomorrow
we
will
be
doing
a
working
session.
A
Some
things
I
can
put
in
conjunction
with,
for
example,
an
amendment
to
increase
in
housing
and
amendment
to
increase
in
youth
jobs,
put
those
together
and
that's
not
necessarily
how
it's
going
to
go,
but
just
an
example
or
I
can
do
three
amendments.
So
I
can
do
one
Amendment.
It
will
depend
on
how
I
think
counselors
align
and
how
successful
I
think
I
can
be,
and
I
will
ask
them
to
vote
on
every
single
Amendment.
A
Every
single
proposal
that
I
put
on
the
floor
I
think
that
you'll
see
that
a
lot
of
amendments
will
go
as
individual
amendments
to
make
sure
that
we
are
documenting
counselors
and
how
they're
voting
on
it.
I
will
encourage
the
community
in
my
office
will
be
advertising
a
whole
lot
on
getting
as
many
people
as
you
can.
A
Is
it
June
8th
that
June
8th
to
be
there
for
the
vote?
This
is
it's
going
to
be
huge
because
we
I'm
I'm
not
going
to
take
it
easy
on
the
Amendments,
we're
going
to
go
Full
Throttle
we're
just
going
to
go
full
Full,
Speed
Ahead,
and
if
they
vote
no,
they
vote.
No,
you
will
find
out
exactly
where
people
stand.
If
they
vote
Yes,
they
vote
Yes.
You
will
find
out
where
people
stand
and
I
think
that's
important.
I
did
with
my
counselor
colleague
support.
A
A
If
it's
an
ordinance,
if
we're
having
hearings,
what
we're
chairing
these
schedules,
so
that
way,
you
could
just
go
to
our
page
on
the
boston.gov
website
and
actually
see
a
record
of
what
people
are
doing.
So,
hopefully
that
helps
the
amendment
last
year
that
I
made
to
add
Charisma.
Our
budget
analyst
is
proving
to
be
a
really
good
one
and
she's
doing
an
excellent
job
in
breaking
down
this
budget,
but
I
especially
appreciate
the
fact
that
we
can
actually
look
at
aggregated
data,
The
Advocates.
A
A
Experiences
and
I
appreciate
all
of
your
love
and
compassion
to
helping
families
outside
of
your
own
and
hopefully
that
I
can
do
whatever
I
can
please
reach
out
to
my
email
or
to
the
ways
and
means
email
as
well
to
let
me
know
how
I
can
use
my
power
my
position
to
work
with
my
colleagues
to
get
us
where
we
need
to
get
all
right
other
than
that.
Also,
the
the
PB
budget
happy
to
file
an
amendment
to
that
ordinance.
Happy
to
change
that
number.
A
A
If
the
organizers,
again
I,
think
I
know
there
will
be
meeting
soon
if
we
want
to
do
that
as
soon
as
possible
before
the
budget
vote,
so
that
we
are
not
they're,
not
saying
it
only
says
2
million
if
we
can
amend
it
prior
to
that,
they'll
be
good
too.
Any
final
comments
before
we
close
since
this
is
an
interaction
yes,
I.
A
I'll
couple
it
if
I
know
like
it's
something
simple
and
everybody's
on
board
right,
but
then,
if
it's
something
like
Presbytery
budget
and
it's
a
big
ask
right,
people
can
amend
on
the
floor,
they
don't
have
to
vote.
No.
They
can
say
like
to
file
motion
right
now
to
amend
that
not
40
million
like
whoa
whoa,
whoa
T
money
bags
like
wait.
We
can't
do
that,
but
maybe
we
could
do
20
and
that's
up
to
that's
up
to
the
counselor
to
the
other
counselors.
A
A
It's
like
well
I,
said
no
because
I
don't
agree
with
just
this
one
thing,
so
it's
important
that
I
work
with
Advocates
and
Community
to
figure
out
how
to
how
to
part
how
to
couple
those
amendments
or
not
so
I'm
opening
my
office
and
saying:
let's
do
that.
Let's
be
strategic
and
let's
figure
out
how
we
can
do
that.
A
AD
AD
AD
Trying
to
get
jobs
for
youth
to
work
during
the
summer,
the
first
time
I
met
Edward
Kennedy.
He
was
at
a
meeting
in
Washington
DC,
where
we're
demanding
the
students
in
school
have
jobs
as
a
way
to
offset
their
challenges
in
the
street.
But
in
a
way,
if
you're
working
15
hours
a
week,
we
had
some
resources.
You
could
help
your
family
and
you
go
further
I'm,
so
pleased
to
hear
you
today,
I,
and
so
please,
the
things
that
you
said
and
I
want
to
say
to
your
colleagues
who
are
not
here.
AD
This
process
is
not
for
against
anything
other
than
reason
that,
as
a
person
who
served
as
a
police
officer
for
a
little
while,
but
at
least
understands
it's
not
about
whether
you
like
the
police
or
don't
like
the
police
questions,
what's
the
efficiency
model,
what
do
we
get
from
what
we
are
producing?
If
we
need
more
money,
then
it
should
show
in
that
activities
that
take
place.
If
we're
spending
more
money,
as
we
have
increasing
increase
increasing,
we
should
see
the
benefits
of
what
we
think
the
process.
Isn't
the
crime
should
go
down.
AD
You
know
we
should
have
less
problems
in
terms
of
interaction
between
the
community
and
the
police.
We
should
have
more
things
going
on,
but
we've
seen
some
efficiency
models
that
do
not
include
giving
more
money
through
just
policing
and
mistake
that
we
make
is
because
they're
police
officer
this
goes
back
hundreds
of
years
to
centuries.
AD
You
know
it
doesn't
make
them
correct,
because
they're
centurions
matter
of
fact,
in
this
day
and
age,
this
person
came
through
process
we're
not
demanding
as
much.
We
were
in
the
60s
and
70s.
When
I
came
on
the
job
to
quit,
building
and
everything
else,
we
had
more
officers
going
to
school
learning
and
more
interactive
with
the
community
they're
less
than
interactive.
We
got
a
lot
of
people
with
geds
and
they're,
making
decisions
about
Health,
Care,
Mental,
Health
and
public
health
and
safety,
and
that's
not
a
slap
on
the
police.
That's
on
the
process.
AD
So
if
we
were
funding
money,
if
we
needed
more
increase,
it
should
be
to
talk
about
how
we
make
the
better
work
with
the
other
groups
and
organizations
around
like
the
Brunswick
Health
Council,
like
the
other
agencies
of
the
city.
So
that
we
have
less
negative
interactions,
so
thank
you,
young
people
speaking
reborn
to
what
goes
into
budget
and
how
it
affects
the
quality
of
life
and
don't
ever
be
afraid
because
you're
on
a
path
and
the
path
is
we
have
a
better
City
when
we
work
together,
it's
not
anti-based.
It's
it's
pro-community
and.
AD
M
AB
A
Yes,
there
was
a
deadline,
last
Friday
for
the
first
draft
and
a
deadline
for
tomorrow
to
come
prepared
with
their
amendments.
If
they
don't
fill
out
the
form,
at
least
that
they
are
prepared
to
put
their
amendments
on
the
floor
or
on
the
table
for
for
discussion,
and
so
tomorrow,
hopefully
we're
having
conversations
about
at
least
finalizing
the
first
draft
and
then
I'm
giving
them
another
week
so
that
they
can
actually
give
me
their
final
draft
and
I've
been
sending
them
emails.
They
have
the
forms,
they
know
exactly.
A
X
X
A
A
AA
Okay,
the
UI
is
hard
to
navigate
around
people,
often
doing
their
responses,
so
that
system
is
complicated.
Signing
up
turns
a
lot
of
people
off.
They
don't
want
to
go
through
the
process,
because
it's
so
long
and
there's
so
many
bugs
and
I
feel
like
I
know
that
Boston
set
apart
a
large
amount
of
funding
to
like
fill
some
use,
jobs
and
like
a
lot
of
that
went
blank
I
feel
like
one
of
the
reasons.
Why
was
because
of
how
the
system
is?
It's
not
efficient
and
it
can
be
yeah.
P
To
go,
this
is
in
regards
to
the
ingredients
and
working
time
periodically.
That
was
saying
they
can
get
a
job
they
waste
two
weeks
in
the
beginning
of
the
summer
and
they
waste
two
weeks
at
the
end
of
this
something
and
it's
it
doesn't
make
any
sense
because
most
of
them
are
already
out
of
school
by
mid-june
and
they
don't
start
working
until
July
5th
this
year,
because
July
4th
is
a
Tuesday,
so
they
go
go
to
work
after
July
4th,
and
so
they
waste
two
and
a
half
weeks
sitting
at
home.
P
Doing
nothing
and
then
they
finish
working
sometimes
the
first
week
in
August.
Sometimes
the
second
week
in
August
was
still
about
three
weeks
before
they
go
back
to
school.
You
know
here
again,
you
know
two
to
two
and
a
half
weeks
just
sitting
at
home.
Doing
nothing
and
it
doesn't
make
any
sense.
So
I
do
agree
with
the
young.
With
the
youth
saying,
hey,
we
need
to
be
able
to
work
longer
than
the
seven
weeks
that
you're
allowing
us
to
work.
A
Yeah,
absolutely
thank
you.
I
I
think
it's
a
conversation,
I
think
I'd
love
to
try
to
help
to
give
you
access
to
the
administration,
get
a
meeting
and
let's
talk
about
it.
Maybe
it's
just
a
community
listening
session
where
we
just
go
and
talk
about
all
of
the
Kinks
in
the
system
and
make
some
suggestions
get
do
it
in
there
and
figure
out
what
we
can
do
to
maybe
it's
policy,
but
maybe
it's
maybe
is
it
policy
as
a
program?
Is
it
funding?
Is
it
technical?
A
We
should
talk
about
it,
I'm
happy
to
follow
up
and
and
saying
that
means
I'm
gonna
follow
up
absolutely
so.
Okay,
we
have
to
get
out
of
here
by
nine
power
to
all
the
people.
You
guys
are
amazing
you're.
My
favorite
team
to
the
youth
I
mean
not
the
older
folks
to
testify
and
I
really
appreciate.
You
keep
up
the
good
work
so
proud
of
you
and
see
you
soon.