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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on May 24, 2018
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Dockets #0559-0565 - Fiscal Year 2019 Budget: Parks & Recreation Department
#0582 - George Francis Parkman Fund appropriation
A
Stay
May
24th.
We
are
here
with
our
good
friends
from
the
Environment
Department
and
the
parks
department
to
review
the
FY
19
budget
for
parks,
as
it
pertains
to
dockets
zero
five,
five:
nine
through
zero,
five,
six,
three
orders
for
the
fiscal
year:
nineteen,
but
including
annual
appropriations
for
departmental
operations,
annual
appropriation
for
the
school
department
and
appropriation
for
other
post-employment
benefits
appropriation
for
certain
transportation
and
public
realm
improvements
and
appropriation
for
certain
park.
A
Please
silence
those
electronic
devices
please
and
at
the
conclusion,
actually
I'm
going
to
depart
a
little
from
our
normal
procedure.
I'm
gonna
have
a
hard
five-minute
stop
on
the
first
round.
I'm
gonna
allow
five
folks
who
signed
up
for
testimony
to
provide
public
testimony
at
that
time
and
then
at
the
conclusion
of
the
second
round,
we'll
have
the
rest
of
the
testimony.
A
There
is
one
more
session
that
we
have
for
public
testimony
only
that
will
be
held
on
Tuesday
June
5th,
between
2:00
to
6:00
p.m.
that's
when
members
of
the
public
can
come
to
the
chamber
and
provide
public
feedback
on
any
aspect
of
the
FY
19
budget.
Since
this
is
the
last
departmental
hearing
prior
to
the
votes
in
order
of
their
arrival.
B
Oh
apartment
Dennis
Roche,
who
leads
our
finance
and
also
the
call
of
dual
ml
all
from
the
parks
department.
The
reason
why
our
parks
look
like
they're
in
such
great
shape
is
because
of
the
great
team
that
we've
got
at
Parks
and
Recreation
today,
I'm
proud
to
say
that
Mayor
Walsh
is,
for
the
fourth
time
in
a
row
recommending
the
largest
budget
in
the
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
history.
B
It's
part
of
the
Walsh
administration's
plan
to
move
forward
with
the
implementation
of
imagine
Boston,
as
well
as
climate
ready,
Boston,
the
city's
data-centric
approach
to
climate
change
and
climate
change
planning,
as
we
do
that
open
space
is
going
to
play
an
increasingly
large
role
and
an
important
one
in
ensuring
that
Boston
continues
to
be
a
healthy,
innovative
and
thriving
place
to
live
and
work.
And
this
historic
recommended
budget
reflects
exactly
that
and
it
allows
us
to
build
on
the
success
that
we've
had
in
this
fiscal
year
and
FY
18.
B
Some
of
our
signature
accomplishments
include
breaking
ground
on
Martin
Richards
Park,
a
signature
open
space
on
the
four
point
channel,
prioritizing
a
deployable
flood
wall
in
the
East
Boston
Greenway,
and
we
continue
to
make
strides
on
providing
access
to
our
open
space
to
all
Bostonians
mayor
Walsh
has
made
inclusion
in
equity
priorities
for
Parks
and
Recreation.
Through
his
parks
first
initiative.
We
made
sure
that
these
principles
informed
all
the
decisions
that
we've
made,
especially
by
ensuring
that
children
from
all
neighborhoods
have
access
to
sports
enrichment
and
cultural
programs.
B
Of
course,
in
addition
to
the
mayor's
recommended
budget,
the
Walsh
administration
is
committed
and
excited
to
be
working
with
the
Council
on
administering
funds
collected
by
the
Community
Preservation
Act.
These
funds
will
help
us
accelerate
improvements
to
access
inclusion
and
equity
as
far
as
parks
fall
first
also.
B
Lastly,
in
conjunction
with
our
citywide
plan,
imagine
Boston
the
climate
ready.
Boston
team
continues
to
show
us
where
Boston
is
most
vulnerable
to
climate
change
and
the
steps
that
we
can
take
to
protect
it.
This
is
informing
our
work
across
the
city,
but
especially
at
Moakley
Park,
where
we
have
an
ongoing
visioning
process.
As
we
develop,
these
conceptual
designs
for
green
infrastructure
and
flood
protections
parks
will
continue
to
provide
support
to
integrate
these
ideas
into
our
capital
plans.
B
C
C
They
have
a
very
big
mandate,
there's
a
lot
of
acreage
and
they
work
every
day
very
diligently
to
make
sure
that
those
spaces
are
are
clean
and
that
they're
accessible
and
that
there's
an
equity
and
how
we
distribute
our
resources
and
just
very,
very
proud
to
be
able
to
work
with
my
colleagues
in
the
department
just
very
quickly,
though
I
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
mention
the
extraordinary
contributions
of
our
park
partners
in
many
of
these
spaces.
Last
night
we
actually
had
two
parks
partner
event
celebrating
some
of
our
key
strategic
partners.
C
C
It's
a
partnership
with
the
community
and
some
of
those
Friends
groups
are,
you
know
a
grand
total
of
two
people
who
organize
weekly
cleanups
and
some
of
those
Friends
group
raised
millions
of
dollars
for
our
parks,
and
so
each
one
of
them
is
very
important
and
we
couldn't
do
it
without
them.
We,
we
are
very
fortunate
to
put
this
budget
before
the
council's
consideration.
C
It
represents
a
lot
of
strategic
investments,
things
that
we've
never
taken
care
of.
Before
that
we
should,
you
know
things
like
artificial
turf
maintenance,
so
we've
put
in
a
lot
of
artificial
turf
fields
over
the
past
few
years
to
take
to
take
care
of
those
turf
fields
to
extend
their
life
is
a
good
opportunity.
That's
in
our
general
budget.
C
A
A
If
you
want
a
tree,
you
have
to
go
through
Greg,
Mossman
and
max
dime
and
and
you
so,
and
they
all
do
great
work,
they're,
very
responsive
and
Liza
as
well.
Working
on
you
know
the
impacts
on
the
parks
and
all
the
developments
in
our
neighborhood
Liza's,
waiting
on
so
many
of
them
and
to
the
betterment
of
all
of
those
spaces.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
and
for
those
I
missed,
I
apologize,
but
you
do
have
great
staff,
so
I'm
just
take
through
a
couple
of
items
on
the
budget.
A
C
So
I'll
have
Dennis
roach.
Take
you
through
some
of
the
different
reasons,
whether
it's
CBA
for
the
increases,
but
I
do
want
to
call
out
two
increases.
One
is
Heidi
shor
core
the
mayor's
mural
crew,
Heidi
schork
and
the
mayor's
Mary
ocher
actually
started
out
in
the
parks
department.
Often
a
lot
of
her
art
installations
involve
actual
natural
elements
and
so
she's
moved
back
to
the
parks
department.
C
We
also
have
a
lot
of
walls
that
she
can
help
beautify
I,
don't
want
any
counselors
to
get
nervous,
she'll
still
be
working
in
the
districts
and
still
be
beautifying
walls
as
part
of
the
graffiti
removal
projects,
but
she'll
be
based
on
the
parks
department
and
also
there's
an
investment
in
the
park
ranger
system.
But
with
that
being
said,
I'll
turn
over
to
Dennis
roach.
To
answer
the
question
more
fully,
thank
you.
D
Aspects
of
the
budget,
the
increase
is
the
collective
bargaining
which
you
previously
mentioned,
but
also
the
additional
to
five
seasonal
staff
that
has
been
added
to
the
maintenance
crew
to
supplement
our
already
seasonal
staff
that
we
have
every
summer,
so
we'll
be
adding
five
seasonal
staff
that
will
be
out
there,
cleaning
maintaining
all
of
our
Park
systems.
So
that's
very
strategic
and
an
important
investment
yeah.
A
C
So
Dennis
can
answer
the
specific
questions
around
the
finances,
so
I'll
turn
that
over
to
but
I
just
would
be
helpful
for
me
to
talk
philosophically
the
way
the
city
is
approaching
this.
So
there
was
a
period
of
time
where
the
park
ranger
program,
but
specifically
the
mounted
unit
Park
Ranger
program,
was
for
lack
of
a
better
term
on
the
chopping
block
as
far
as
whether
or
not
the
city
would
actually
fund
it.
That's
no
longer
the
case.
The
city
is
funding
the
park
ranger
program.
C
The
city
is
participating
in
the
funding
around
the
mounted
unit
and
that
is
affording
the
opportunity
and
I
won't
speak
for
them
because
they
are
actually
present
here.
So
they
can
speak
for
themselves,
but
that
is
actually
affording
the
Friends
group
to
go
through
a
transition
themselves
where
they
will
support
the
program,
but
they
no
longer
have
to
worry
about
that
baseline
funding,
or
else
the
program
will
be
cancelled
for
a
period
of
years.
There
was
an
MOA
with
the
Friends
group
that,
but
for
that
funding
being
presented,
the
program
would
be
eradicated.
C
That
is
not
the
city's
position
right
now.
We
recognize
the
value
of
this
program.
The
mayor
is
very
committed
to
the
mounted
unit
and
so
we're
moving
forward
in
a
new
era
of
the
relationship
with
the
Friends
group,
where
it's
truly
a
partnership
and
not
this
situation
where,
if
they
didn't
fund
this,
this
program
would
go
away.
Dennis
I,
don't
know
if
this
yeah.
D
I
mean
the
only
thing
I
would
add,
is
the
full-time
position
that
Chris
previously
mentioned.
That's
being
added
to
the
budget.
This
year
is
for
a
stable
operations
type
person,
so
that
would
allow
somebody
to
be
more
dedicated
to
the
stable
and
allow
us
to
deploy
other
Park
Rangers
that
are
helping
out
around
the
stable
more
into
the
field.
Great.
A
A
C
Do
there
but
I
says
I
suspect
it
wasn't
our
Rangers,
but
I
will
check
back
on
that
just
just
to
let
you
know
that
I
know
there
was
concern
in
the
neighborhood
about
whether
there
be
any
adverse
effects
on
smithfield,
especially
with
all
the
investments
that
the
city
is
making
in
Smith,
as
well
as
our
partners
with
Samuels
and
Harvard
University,
and
everyone
else
participating.
We
actually
didn't
see
any
adverse
effects
at
Smithfield
from
the
festival.
Last.
A
And
thanks
and
I
look
forward
to
face
to,
and
thanks
for
seeding
that
a
little
in
this
year's
capital
budget
as
well
appreciate
it
again
to
remind
my
colleagues
we're
going
to
go
to
a
hard
five
minutes.
Stop
because
we're
gonna
take
public
testimony
after
the
first
round
she
recognizes
councillor
Baker.
A
E
Allow
me
to
speak
as
quickly
and
efficiently
as
possible,
because
I
do
want
to
hear
from
our
dear
Park
advocates
Denis
Roach
Billy
sitting
Mike
Fedora
Michelle
junkyard,
Ryan's
wood
Commissioner
you've
got
all
your
team,
that's
with
you
up
there.
You
guys
do
amazing
work.
The
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
has
never
operated
as
well
as
it
is
right
now
in
my
eight
years
on
this
body
and
the
tremendous
credit
goes
to
you
delighted
to
see
the
mayor's
investment
I
want
to
see
that
investment
grow
even
more.
E
So,
let's
just
tick
through
some
things
back
to
the
Boston
Park
Rangers
unit.
I
want
to
see
one
more
additional
Park,
Ranger
I
think
we
need
that.
It
is
such
an
amazing
program,
just
particularly
along
the
the
Emerald
Necklace
in
my
district
and
counselors
Aikens
district.
Can
we
get
one
more
additional
Park
Ranger
in
this
year's
budget,
so
the.
C
To
answer
that
question
I
think
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
apologize
to
the
City
Council
and
apologize
to
the
Budget
Office
when,
when
I
first
started,
Dennis
and
I
were
working
hard
on
brainstorming
on
this
project
and
the
way
that
I
approached
it.
The
first
several
years
was
actually
to
look
for
additional
seasonal
Rangers,
because
I
felt
that
what
we
needed
was
just
a
stronger
presence
and
more
bodies.
C
Does
great
work
is
just
housed
highly
skilled,
these
individuals
are,
and
what
often
happens
is
through
the
training
process
of
them
becoming
special
police
officers.
They
get
trained.
They
go
through
the
fairly
rigorous,
rigorous
Park
Ranger
training,
as
well
as
training
as
ambassadors
of
these
spaces,
and
then
because
they've
received
this
training,
they
become
very
welcome
candidates
for
whether
it's
BHA,
police
or
other,
or
you
know,
college
campus,
police
or
actually
the
Boston
Police
Department
themselves.
So
we
have
had
a
very
high
turnover
rate
for
those
seasonal,
Rangers,
I.
C
C
Is
there
an
opportunity
where
we
can
translate
that
into
FTEs
and,
of
course
that
would
have
a
major
impact
on
the
budget
and
has
to
be
considered
with
everything
that
the
city
has
to
consider
with
deputies,
but
I,
just
yeah
I
would
just
have
to
take
responsibility
for
that
emphasis
in
my
first
few
years
and
I
think
as
we
look
forward
not
to
diminish
the
work
of
seasonal
workers,
but
there's
there's
nothing.
Quite
like
an
FTE,
it
gives
someone
that
security
to
be
in
the
position.
Absolutely.
E
Someone
used
the
analogy:
I'm,
not
clever
enough
to
come
up
with
it
that
it's
like
you
know.
You
know
key.
If
you
keep
planting
the
same
tree
year
after
year,
it's
not
going
to
be
a
mature
tree,
so
it's
great
to
have
more
people,
so
I'll
continue
to
push
for
that
sunscreen
dispensers.
Are
we
all
how
many
are
up
yeah.
C
E
C
C
C
E
D
So
there's
two
factors:
we
there's
part
of
our
court
renovation
project,
so
they
will
be
going
under
the
knife.
This
fall
to
renovate
the
two
basketball
courts
at
the
field,
but
also
that
baseball
diamond
that
needs
some
work
and
love
down
there.
We
have
that
as
part
of
our
ball
field,
repair
project
we've
started
that
project
already
and
done.
Some
of
the
edges
of
the
infield,
we'll
be
finishing
that
project
this
summer
and
fall
in
regrading
and
restructuring
the
whole
entire
infield
there.
So
it
almost
look
more
like
a
brand-new
infield
by
this
fall.
Fantastic.
E
I
15
second,
so
I'll
close
with
the
statement
comes
our
pressing
and
I
are
doing
a
hearing
on
sort
of
street
tree
coverage
and
canopy
coverage,
I
hope
in
this
budget.
We
can
also
include
a
better
way
to
have
a
hard
number
grow
that
and
make
sure
that
we
can
continue
to
support
the
great
work
that
you
are
doing
459.
Thank
you
all.
A
G
G
Anyway,
thanks
very
much
commissioner
and
team
very
happy
to
have
you
guys
here.
I
have
no
qualms
about
saying
that
the
parks
farm
is
one
of
my
favorite
departments.
I
was
there
for
eight
years
and
I
loved
it.
When
I
was
there
the
commitments
in
district
5
for
Almonte
Park
reservation,
Road,
all
the
playgrounds
that
we've
rebuilt
in
Roslindale?
It's
really
just
it's
unbelievable
I'm,
very
happy
with
the
wall
stood
ministration
and
the
fact
that
that
his
administration
is
reestablishing
itself
as
a
capital
plan
capital
plan
based
things.
G
You
can
see
things
you
could
touch
things
that
keep
families
here.
The
mayor's
Cup
hockey
and
baseball
I
actually
follow
a
counselor
asabi
Gorge
through
her
world
through
the
hockey
and
baseball
Mayor's
Cup.
My
son
actually
did
some
scorekeeping
and
everything,
and
it's
just
Billy
city-
does
a
really
nice
job
and
everybody
seems
really
happy.
It's
nice
to
meet
kids
from
all
over
the
nation.
I
mean
all
over
the
city.
G
H
G
C
G
C
When
I
was
what
I
would
say
is
that
we
have
to
be
more
strategic
about
how
we
deploy
the
work
before
we
ask
the
taxpayers
to
reinvest
into
FTEs,
we
have
to
making
sure
that
we
are
investing
in
the
most
efficient
deployment
of
work.
One
thing
that
we've
done
recently
is
we've
given
ball
field
management,
specifically
to
one
individual
as
general,
foreman
Garrett.
Why
he
does
extraordinary
work
and
I
think
that's
made
a
big
difference
before
we
had
highly
regional
approach,
and
so
there
was
discrepancies
and
equity
and
how
those
fields
were
taken
care
of.
C
So
that's
one
thing
that
has
been
improved,
we're
now
into
the
mowing
season,
and
so
what
we'd
be
looking
for
is?
Are
there?
Is
there
a
small
investment
in
technology
to
make
sure
that
we
are
mowing
in
a
way
that
not
only
maintains
the
ball
fields
that
we
hear
the
most
about,
but
also
the
ball
fields
that
we
don't
hear
the
most
about
to
make
sure
that
there's
some
sort
of
equity
in
the
way
that
we're
we're
actually
taking
care
of
these
parks?
So
I'd?
C
D
So
we
are,
we
are
in
in
talks
with
Public
Works,
who
rolled
out
a
highly
advanced
GPS
software
system
that
allows
us
to
kind
of
track
vehicles,
and
things
like
that,
but
also
allow
us
to
do
is
track
our
mowers.
We
can
put
GPS
units
on
our
particular
mowers
and
we
can
see
when
that,
when
the
when
the
mower
hit
the
field,
it
could
show
you
exactly
the
the
outline
that
it
did
and
how
long
it
took
you
to
do
that
field.
And
that
way
you
can.
D
C
G
G
Denis
Roche
has
been,
you
know,
phenomenal
with
the
whole
gorge
right.
You
know,
redesign
and
rebuilding
of
that
of
that
complex
I
played
nine
holes
this
morning
at
Franklin
Park
at
5:30
a.m.
so
I.
Wasn't
on
the
clock.
My
wife
thinks
she
Crabb
crazy,
but
anyway,
but
I
do
want
to
say.
I've
got
like
eight
minute
eight
seconds.
But
what
do
you
want
to
say
is
we
had
the
high
park
150
major
kickoff,
High
Park
is
turning
150
years
old.
G
G
The
one
thing
I
want
to
tell
you
is
that
when,
when
I
was
walking
me
around
introducing
there
was
there
had
to
be
both
70%
of
the
people
that
were
at
that
event
had
never
been
inside
the
clubhouse,
because
they
believe
it's
a
golf
club
house
and
it's
not
it's
a
clubhouse
for
the
people
and
when
the
money
is
sunk
into
that
building,
it's
gonna
be
an
integral
part
of
high
park
for
the
next
80
years.
It
truly
is
an
80
year.
Investment
and
I
can't
wait
to
see
it.
Thank
you.
Councilors.
I
I
I
C
No,
it's
it's
a
great
question.
I,
don't
know
dennis,
has
the
actual
specifics
on
how
many
permits
we
issue,
but
if
we
don't
have
that
right
now,
we
can
forward
that
to
as
far
as
the
actual
cost.
Currently
there
is
zero
cost
to
someone
for
pulling
a
permit.
Now
there
might
be
some
emotional
cost
in
in
the
in
the
tough
days
where
you
actually
had
the
phone
call
or
you
had
to
fax
something
in,
but
now
that
it's
all
online,
hopefully
it's
a
little
bit
easier.
C
This
was
really
our
first
full
year
of
using
online
reservation
systems.
We
had
sort
of
softly
rolled
it
out
before
what
we
were
finding
is
that
the
folks
who
are
really
good
at
using
computers
have
no
problem
with
it
and
folks
that
might
have
some
trouble.
It
creates
a
barrier
for
them,
so
we're
still
we're
still
seeing,
although
nowhere
near
the
same
amount
of
volume
we're
still
seeing
people
show
up
in
person
who
need
a
little
assistance
as
far
as
permitting
as
far
as
the
groups.
I
can
just
talk
about
permitting
priority.
C
So
first,
the
first
thing
that
happens
with
any
of
our
fields
is
we
schedule
Boston
Public
Schools,
and
we
do
that
with
their
athletics
office.
After
that
we
allow
the
youth
organizations
to
schedule
youth
sports,
and,
after
that,
it's
it's
whatever's
left
for
adult
leagues
and
other
fields.
I,
don't
know
if
something
else.
D
Yeah
I
mean
I
can
answer
the
numbers.
It's
it's
50
100
permits
roughly
that
we
schedule
in
our
parks
every
year.
That's
up
quite
a
bit
over
the
past
couple
years.
It's
up
20-30
percent.
Over
the
past
couple
years,
there's
more
activity
happening.
Our
parks
I
mean
that's
everything
from
you
know,
athletic
events,
Road
races,
movies
contests,
weddings,
rallies
those
types
of
things.
So
we
do
have
lists
that
we
can
provide
the
council's
with
you
who
was
permanent
our
parks
and
how
much
they
pay.
I
C
That's
it's
an
area
for
us
that
we
really
have
to
get
better
at
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
before
the
budget
office
right
now
is
we
have
a
proposed
schedule
of
fees
to
look
at
to
look
at
specifically
special
events
permitting
when
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
be
at
the
Arts
tourism
and
special
events
office.
We
developed
a
fee
structure
for
City,
Hall,
plaza
and
I
would
think,
especially
for
for-profit
groups,
but
frankly,
even
for
some
nonprofit
groups
that
have
large
impact
you
have
to.
C
You
have
to
judge
them
a
little
bit
differently
if
someone's
gonna
have
a
concert
and
there's
gonna
be
sponsorships
associated
with
that
concert
and
2,000
or
3,000
people
are
gonna,
show
up
at
a
park
and
have
an
impact
on
the
park.
They
shouldn't
be
paying
the
same
as
the
folks
who
live
in
the
neighborhood
or
in
using
a
baseball
field
as
an
amenity
to
get
youth
engagement
in
sports.
C
So
that's
that's
an
area
that
we
look
forward
to
partnering
with
the
law
department
and,
obviously
the
budget
office,
and
of
course
we
would
have
to
present
that
to
the
City
Council.
At
some
point,
we
certainly
don't
want
to
create
a
burden
on
youth
sports.
We
don't
want
to
create
a
burden
on
nonprofits,
strictly
nonprofit
serving
youth,
but
if
there's
large
organizations
that
are
using
our
parks
for
large
events,
we
should
probably
receive
some
of
that
benefit.
Yeah.
I
Happen
to
be
having
a
conversation
this
morning
with
a
resident
about
that
this
hearing
was
happening
today
and
now,
specifically
about
the
for-profits.
A
young
person
no
participates
in
some
of
that
and
they're
paying
up
to
$80
to
be
members
of
some
of
these,
you
know,
quote
unquote
social
organizations
but
they're
for-profit
businesses
using
our
space.
If
those
if
those
uses
required
the
lights
which
can
be
expensive,
are
we
try?
Are
we
charging
for
lights,
yeah.
J
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
I
will
just
jump
right
into
it,
because
I
see
a
very
strict
taskmaster
over
there
today
on
the
Rangers
I
do
appreciate,
commissioner
and
chief
and
the
mayor's
commitment
to
funding
the
park
rangers
at
levels.
We
have
not
seen
in
the
past,
and
it
seems
every
year
we
do
have
more
and
it's
much
appreciated,
but
I
do
want
to
echo
councilor
O'malley's
comments
earlier
I
know
we'll
hear
from
some
of
the
friends
groups
after
this
about
him
too.
J
How
integral
Rangers
are
not
just
you
I
think
the
safety
and
security
of
our
parks,
but
as
ambassadors
for
the
city,
particularly
in
some
of
our
downtown
parks,
the
common,
the
public
art
and
the
combat
mall.
You
know
it's
it's
much
more
approachable,
I,
think
for
for
tourists
for
visitors,
whomever
they
see
someone
on
the
horse.
It's
a
good
interaction,
I
think
with
the
city.
It's
a
good
interaction
with
law
enforcement,
so
I
would
want
to
see
what
more
we
can
do
on
that.
J
D
C
J
And
are
there
plans
and
I
would
say
that
this
is
certainly
gonna,
be
one
of
I
think
something
I
would
like
to
see
in
a
resubmitted
budget.
If
there
is
the
addition
of
at
least
one
more
position,
there
I
think
you
know
we
invest
a
lot
in
our
parks,
I
think
from
a
maintenance
standpoint
from
a
capital
standpoint
from
operations
and
making
sure
that
they're,
secure
and
safe
and
welcoming
is
also
worthy
investment.
So
I
would
like
to
see
the
addition
of
another
permanent
position.
J
C
J
Think
that's
I,
think
that
is
an
important
step.
I
know,
I
agreed
with
you
and
I
think
everyone
did
that
without
seasonal
would
be
a
good
approach
to,
and
it
clearly
I
think
best.
Despite
best
intentions
and
a
real
investment,
you
know
we
realize
we
need
to
have
permanent
positions,
so
I
would
certainly
want
to
see
that
I
want
to
applaud
you
for
the
one
new
position
in
this
budget
would
like
to
see
a
second
something
I
think
we
really
can
find
there
and
then
just
quickly.
I
know
as
Winthrop
Square
development
moves
forward.
J
C
So
we
actually,
if
you
look
at
the
the
budget
the
mayor
has
allocated
regardless
of
when
the
Winthrop
Square
money
would
arrive,
is
allocated
funds
for
the
master
plan
to
start
both
at
Boston
Common
and
also
at
Franklin
Park.
So
we
have
$500,000
roughly
for
Boston
Common
$800,000
for
Franklin
Park.
The
reason
the
amounts
is
that
the
Boston
Common
is
really
going
to
be
a
unifying
of
a
lot
of
different
plans
that
already
exist
frankly,
a
lot
of
those
plans
that
have
been
developed
by
the
our
partners,
the
Friends
of
the
public
garden.
C
So
it's
really
just
trying
to
create
sort
of
a
unifying
theory.
Among
all
these
different
plans
that
have
sort
of
evolved
over
the
years.
We're
developing
the
RFP
in
concert
with
the
Friends
of
the
public
garden,
they're
gonna
participate
in
the
decision-making
process
and
then
also
we're
gonna
be
taking
that
out
to
the
community.
So
we're
looking
to
release
that
RFP
this
summer
have
designers
on
board
start
the
community
process
in
September
and
revitalizing
the
common
fund,
and
hopefully
with
early
investments
next
year,.
J
Great
well
I
I,
look
forward
to
that
and
I
do
just
before
I
end.
This
I
feel
that
I
am
running
low
on
time.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
partnership
with
the
friends
groups.
I
know
that
the
Friends
group
I
work
most
with
are
the
Friends
of
the
public
guard
and
Friends
of
the
Mounted
Park
Rangers
and
I
think,
despite
sometimes
having
slight
disagreements
on
some
of
these
issues
particularly
know
around
priorities,
which
is
completely
natural.
I
know,
you've
been
a
great
partner.
J
I
know,
you'll,
probably
hear
from
some
of
the
representatives
who
I
see
here
from
those
organizations
and
I
appreciate
that
work
and
the
administration's
support
and,
like
you
said,
seeing
a
higher
parks
budget
every
year
is
certainly
exciting.
I
just
wish
we
could
get
it
even
a
little
higher,
maybe
$40,000
higher
this
year
for
another
rager
but
I.
Thank
you
very
much,
commissioner.
Chief.
Your
team's
chairman
councillor,
Flynn.
K
K
As
it
rebates
I
know,
we
talked
to
Commissioner
several
times
about
Emma
Street
Park
in
the
past,
I
know
you've
been
up
there.
Recently,
the
staff
from
the
parks
are
doing
a
good
job
there.
It's
just
something
that
we
just
need
to
continue
to
focus
on
and
stay
on
top
of
absolutely
and
the
basketball
quote
itself
needs
some
work
in
the
the
out.
Fields
also
need
some
work
to,
but
if
we
could
stay
on
top
of
that,
absolutely.
C
Council
I
have
to
say
that,
and
it
was
actually
because
your
staff
brought
me
out
there
that
basketball
court
is
the
worst
basketball
court
that
I've
seen
in
my
four
years
since
we've
been
there.
So
we're
gonna
be
addressing
that
with
a
quick
fix
with
some
of
our
GPI
fun
available,
but
we'll
also
be
addressing
it
with
our
various
courts
program.
I
believe
in
this
fall,
if
not
spring,
so
yeah.
K
Thank
You
Commissioner,
also
Moakley,
Park
I,
know
that's
a
major
focus
of
the
mayor
of
the
administration
in
yourself
same
thing
with
the
with
the
widow
League
fields
in
the
Babe
Ruth
field.
If
we
get
some
attention
to
those
to
those
parks
as
well
I
know
you
I
know
you
are
trying,
so
we
do
appreciate
what
you're
trying
to
do
there.
No.
C
We
are
we're
working
hard
on
it.
We'll
continue
to
do
better.
I
think
the
most
important
thing
that
yourself
and
certainly
councillor
Flaherty
over
the
past
few
years,
as
well
as
made
a
priority
for
us,
is
the
importance
of
actually
communicating
to
the
users
who
use
it
the
most
for
a
long
time,
there's
been
a
disconnect
for
whatever
reason
between
the
community
members
and
the
parks
department,
and
so
things
that
could
have
easily
been
solved
and
remedied
very
quickly
by
our
maintenance.
Crews
would
go
on
address.
C
Those
connections
have
been
made
now,
hopefully,
and
will
continue
to
grow
those.
So
one
thing
that
we
did
is
Charlie
ride
out
who's
our
superintendent
for
Dorchester
in
Mattapan
he
used
to
have
all
the
way
from
Matapan
through
Dorchester
all
the
way
up
to
South
Boston.
We
created
a
new
district
superintendent
for
the
south
end
and
South
Boston,
and
that's
Chris,
Neff
Chris
Neff
grew
up
in
those
those
barks
in
South
Boston.
So
we
think
that
that'll
lead
to
better
communication
between
some
of
the
residents.
C
K
K
I
was
in
conversation
many
times
with
the
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway
people
I
want
to
make
sure
the
Park
in
the
Chinatown
section,
looks
as
nice
as
the
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway
in
downtown
Boston,
but
I'd
love
to
have
you
help
to
make
sure
we
stay
on
top
of
the
greenway
people
to
make
sure
that
you
know
the
the
Greenway
in
in
Chinatown
looks
beautiful,
also
I'm
also
related
to
Mary
Sue,
who
park
and
Taitung
village
little
park
there.
Overall.
What
can
we
do
in
Chinatown
to
improve
space?
K
C
When
you
look
at
open
space
in
a
location,
that's
fully
built
out
like
Chinatown
there's,
there's
two
inherent
problems:
one
is
okay:
where
is
the
next
park?
Gonna
be
because
there's
not
space
for
park
and
then
it's
okay?
What
can
the
existing
parks
be
right?
So,
when
you
have
an
opportunity,
it's
important
to
really
look
at
an
aggressive
program,
and
so
I
know
it's
not
trying
to
town
proper
but
the
edge
of
Chinatown.
C
There's
a
ton
of
amount
of
kids.
So
then
you
have
to
look
at
the
non-traditional
spaces
and
you
have
to
look
at
the
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
being
a
partner
not
just
on
the
parks
and
open
space
side,
but
also
on
the
recreation
division.
So
when
we
look
at
free
events
and
can
you
take
plazas
over
on
Saturdays
and
Sundays
and
is
there
programming-
and
you
see
that
in
place
like
Chinatown
that
boy,
it
really
needs
it.
C
When
you
look
at
a
basketball
court
that
automatically
becomes
a
volleyball
court
that
automatically
becomes
a
basketball
court
I
think
it
represents
an
opportunity
for
for
innovative
programming
and
strategy,
and
one
more
shout
out
just
to
the
Greenway
when
that
was
originally
designed,
that
there
little
portion,
no
one
ever
dreamed
that
there
would
be
a
playground
feature
there,
and
it
was
just
through
a
pilot
program
that
they
put
in
the
little
tot
lot
feature.
That's
there
now!
Well,
god
help
them.
C
They're,
never
gonna
be
taken
out
a
playground
out
of
there,
because
those
kids
need
a
place
to
play.
So
whether
or
not
they
renovate
that
I'm
telling
you
they'll
always
be
a
playground
feature
in
that
space,
so
I
think
is
I
want
to
be
respectful
of
time
as
well.
Mr.
chair
but
I
get
excited
because
it's
it's
a
it's
not
an
easy
solution,
but
it's
one
worth
working
towards
no.
K
C
L
Thank
You
councillor,
siamo,
and
and
thank
you
for
allowing
for
some
public
testimony
in
between
applaud
you
for
that.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
Commissioner
cook
your
chief,
your
incredible
team,
some
of
whom
was
sitting
here
and
over
here
and
also
many
of
whom
aren't
here.
Thank
you
in
my
office
and
I
speak
for
not
just
myself.
My
team
members
as
well.
L
Parks
Department,
is
one
of
the
best,
whether
I'm
sitting
somewhere
randomly
on
a
Saturday
and
I,
get
a
message
about
cleaning
something
up
and
I
shoot
you
a
text
and
literally
in
a
couple
of
hours.
The
park
is
clean.
It's
done
so
thank
you
for
being
a
partner
in
the
work.
I,
truly
appreciate
you
and
your
team
members
I
forgot
to
start
my
clock.
I
will
be
quick
since
we
have
five
minutes
early
on
since
taking
on
this
new
role.
L
C
C
An
extraordinary
space,
it's
45
acres,
it's
almost
as
big
as
Moakley.
It
represents
a
tremendous
opportunity,
especially
with
this
adjacency.
Next
to
freak
Franklin
field.
We
have
an
extraordinary
Capitol,
the
best
investment
representative
in
this
budget
here
that
represents
a
Phase
two
budget,
we're
in
construction
for
phase
one
right.
C
Two
we're
gonna
set
priorities
with
the
community
to
implement
the
master
plan
that
we
already
did,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
think
it's
an
opportunity
that
we
need
to
look
at
philanthropic
partners,
because
when
we
are
done
with
phase
two,
we'll
still
have
an
enormous
amount
of
acreage
left
lies
I,
don't
know.
If
there's
anything
you
want
to
add
to
the
park
design,
but.
N
N
L
As
I
always
tell
the
commissioner,
if
I
can
write
letters
or
support
whatever
I
can
do
it's
just
fantastic,
and
it
goes
to
this
equity,
though
always
talking
about
it.
Every
in
every
service,
but
particularly
our
green
spaces
and
making
sure
neighborhoods,
Dorchester
Mattapan
are
getting
these
capital
improvements,
and
this
is
a
big
one,
probably
not
celebrated
enough
for
what
it
will
eventually
become.
So
thank
you
guys
for
your
work
and
advocacy
I'm.
Looking
at
my
timer
here,
the
$50,000
Berea
fund
what's
happening
with
it.
Are
we
talking
to
Tina?
C
I'd
said
so,
the
the
mayor
and
the
City
Council
deserve,
as
well
as
the
budget
office,
deserve
all
the
credit
on
this.
It
was
not
an
easy
process
to
figure
out
how
we
would
actually
address
this
complicated
issue,
and
it's
certainly
something
that's
definitely
out
of
the
bailiwick
of
the
Parks
and
Recreation
Department.
A
C
D
So
we
are
in
the
final
phases
of
developing
an
MOA
with
the
Peace
Institute
there.
The
MOA
is
all
signed.
It's
going
through
City
Hall
right
now
for
final
approval
in
order
to
pay
the
funds
for
the
previous
year,
which
is
FY
18,
so
that
those
funds
exists,
they're
ready
to
be
transferred
over
they'll
be
transferred
over
in
the
next
two
or
three
weeks,
and
the
funds
do
exist
in
the
budget
for
next
season
as
well.
So
this
is
a
three
year
agreement
that
the
city
is
committed
to.
D
L
Thank
you
guys
so
much
for
your
work
and
my
colleagues
as
well
for
supporting
this.
This
was
a
joint
effort
as
well
as
the
mayor
and
I
understand
it's
it's
new,
but
it's
it's
an
important
work.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
my
last
question
is
and
I
have
I'm
looking
at
my
time
has
to
do
with
all
the
work
you're
doing
in
Roslindale,
with
Mount
Hope
and
in
my
my
Rosendale
folks,
at
Mount,
Hope
I
love
them
dearly.
L
We
come
times
go
back
and
forth,
but
there
is
a
never
love
loss,
but
particularly
with
the
Mount
Hope
Cemetery,
a
Community
Preservation
Act.
Frankly,
when
talking
about
why
this,
the
CPA
is
a
good
thing
for
the
city,
the
Mount
Hope
Cemetery
is
often
something
I
would
point
to
I
know
that
you
guys
have
done
some
things
here
and
there
but
I'm,
assuming
that
the
level
of
work
necessary
that
fountain
and
all
that
would
probably
be
best
when
talking
about
CPA
potential
CPA
proposal
or
something
else,
yeah.
C
I
think
so,
you
know
I
think
when
we
look
at
Mount,
Hope
and
you're
absolutely
right
when
we're
looking
at
our
capital
budget-
and
you
know
the
opportunities
for
investment,
it's
very
difficult,
not
to
prioritize
active
recreation
that
affects
youth.
You
know,
so
that's
why
I
ran
B
rises
to
the
top,
because
you
just
think
about
how
many
kids
can
actually
be
playing
there.
But
then
you
look
at
what
happens
to
our
facilities.
C
Our
historical
facilities,
like
math,
hope
if
they
suffer
through
years
of
neglect
by
not
investing
in
capital,
so
the
idea
that
it
could
be
preservation
and
frankly,
because
the
neighborhood
is
growing
and
density
that
people
actually
do
use
this
cemetery
as
open
space.
They
go
for
walks
there.
They
take
their
dogs
through
there
all
the
things
that
that
does
have
a
lot
of
high
value
on
the
preservation
and
so.
L
O
Thank
You
mr.
chair
and
good
afternoon,
everyone
I
wanted
to
start
with.
So
echoing
so
many
folks
comments
about
the
great
work
that
you
all
do
and
it's
you
know,
there's
not
a
part
of
the
city
where
people
aren't
so
attached
to
their
beloved
local
park
and
there's
so
many
favorites
I've
been
able
to
enjoy
with
my
kids,
so
really
see,
up-close
the
tangible
work
and
and
how
much
goes
into
that.
Could
we
start
with
urban
wilds
I'm,
just
curious?
How
what's
the
plan
I
see?
There's
some
funding
now
and.
K
C
Every
year
we
receive
an
allocation
for
capital
funding
for
herbal
wilds.
What
I
would
say
is
over
the
past
several
years.
A
lot
of
that
has
been
focused
on
a
few
individual
properties
just
because
they're
so
large,
so
Allendale
woods
took
up
a
lot
of
the
appropriation
for
about
a
year
and
a
half
of
the
allocation,
and
then
we
are
also
were
able
to
to
team
up
with
a
partnership
grant
for
sharon
woods
for
some
strategic
investments.
C
D
Yeah
I
mean
I.
Think
the
only
thing
I
would
add
is
that
it's
$350,000
capital
allocation
that
you
mentioned.
It
is
also
supplemented
in
the
fund
for
parks
by
grants
that
we
receive
for
urban
Wyles,
so
that
capital
allocation
actually
expands
itself
out
to
four
or
five
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
depending
on
the
year
and
the
grant
that
we
get
so
and.
C
O
C
Think
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity,
but
again
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we're
maximizing
all
the
opportunities
that
we
have.
So
we
have
a
very,
very
hardworking
staff
on
raising
funds
and
the
vehicle
that
we
use
is
actually
the
fund
for
Boston,
Parks
and
Recreation.
It
was
actually
established
in
Mass
General
Laws,
so
we
have
state
enabling
legislation
to
develop
the
nonprofit.
C
It's
not
a
separate
staff
counselor.
So
what
we
use
is
we
actually
under
the
direction
of
our
director
of
External,
Affairs,
Ryan
woods.
We
have
a
development
director,
Maureen
McClelland,
and
she
she
organizes
many
of
our
our
asked,
whether
it's
corporate
philanthropy
or
if
it's
nonprofits
or
if
it's
national
grant
making.
C
In
addition
to
that,
on
the
on
the
capital
side
under
direction
that
liza
meyer,
we
have
Aldo
Garin,
who
applies
for
most
of
our
traditional
Park
grants,
whether
that's
from
national
park,
service
or
other
groups,
and
so
we
have
a
team
that
focuses
on
the
traditional
sources
of
park,
funding,
federal
state
and
major
nonprofit
partners,
as
well
as
folks
that
focus
on
corporate
philanthropy.
But
to
answer
your
question:
is
there
more
we
can
do?
There
is
more,
we
can
do.
C
O
O
O
C
C
It's
a
great
question,
and
it's
one
that
we
won't
know
I
mean
I,
think
you're,
probably
hearing
this
from
a
lot
of
different
advocacy
groups
that
the
way
those
grant
cycles
work
is
you're
you're
given
the
grant,
and
then
you
almost
receive
the
money
two
or
three
years
later
on
a
reimbursement
cycle.
So
we
haven't
really
been
in
that
cycle
to
see
if
the
climate
is
gonna
affect
us.
C
Yet
one
of
the
things
that
we
really
are
grateful
for
is
our
partnership,
not
only
with
the
budget
office,
but
the
office
of
intergovernmental
affairs
and
everything
they
will
is,
especially
with
the
director
of
strategic
partnerships
to
see.
Are
there
groups
that
we
haven't
been
approaching
that
we
can
now
approach.
O
A
A
A
P
You
got
a
great
team
and
obviously
speak
to
my
interactions
with
both
the
commissioner
and
Dennis,
and
you
know
whether
you
call
him
on
a
late
Friday
night
or
a
first
thing.
Monday
morning,
they're
super
responsive.
They
immediately
jump
on
whatever
the
issue
is,
and
the
issue
is
more
often
than
not
it.
It's
pacts
related
and
it's
it's
it's
and
it's
important
to
the
person.
That's
calling
so
they're,
very,
very
responsive,
very
respectful,
which
we
appreciate
and
we're
it's
a.
P
It
seems
like
it's
truly
a
shared
partnership
so
and
I
think
they
can
both
attest
to
the
number
of
times
I've
reached
out
in
the
day
of
the
hours
that
I'm
reaching
out,
and
they
don't
shy
away
from
a
tough
conversation
or
tough
phone
calls.
So
that's
testament
to
to
our
mayor
and
the
team
that
he's
put
together
as
well
as
your
team
chief.
So,
commissioner,
maybe
just
touch
base
on
we're
staying
just
maybe
on
well.
Let
me
first
say
that
I'll,
echo
and
reiterate
my
support
is
the
longest-serving
Council
to
to
Park
Rangers.
P
It's
it's
a
great
program
that
we
have
would
love
to
see
more
of
them.
We
also
would
love
to
see
our
mounted
unit
from
the
Boston
Police
Department
back,
that's
a
conversation
for
a
different
department,
but
they
had
tremendous
value
on
a
number
of
fronts,
from
a
PR
front
to
a
public
safety
front.
So
I'd
echo
that
as
well
as
the
need
to
maybe
focus
on
our
arborist
and
give
them
a
little
bit
more
attention
in
terms
of
just
the
tree
pruning
piece
of
this,
but
also
on
the
tree
planting
piece
of
this.
P
So
they
have
a
daunting
task
and
might
be
time
to
have
a
discussion
about
maybe
increasing
their
there
may
empowerment
capacity.
One
just
talk
about
the
landscaping,
crews,
cuz,
it's
my
understanding.
Just
from
dealing
with
the
issues
that
you
and
and
I
in
Dennis
talk
about
is
that
is
there
there's
only
one
landscaping:
crew
citywide
is
that
is
that
accurate
for.
C
Ball
fields,
I
mean
there's
multiple
crews,
that
actually
you
know,
mow
the
grass
and
it
depends
on
the
level
of
care
that
certain
Park
needs
right,
so
that,
if
you're
looking
at
a
small
little
park
that
you're
just
getting
with
a
22
inch
push
mower.
That
would
be
the
District
crew.
But
if
you're
looking
at
the
large
mowing,
operation,
yeah,
there's
only
one
crew
that
goes
around
the
city
and
actually
deals
with
large
mowing.
In.
P
Sort
of
giving,
obviously,
the
anticipated
CPA
funds
and
the
anticipated
mitigation
from
with
those
great
clearly
we're
in
a
great
position
as
a
city
to
really
kind
of
take
what
you
do
and
what
your
team
does
to
a
whole
different
level.
I
think
our
parks
and
a
lot
of
our
playgrounds
of
ball
fields,
they're
the
jewel
of
our
city
and
I,
think
we
have
a
real
good
opportunity
to
get
with
that
type
of
investment
to
kind
of
really
hit
the
throttle
on
that
stuff.
P
So,
whether
it
so
I
guess
so-
and
maybe
this
for
Dennis-
is
that
so
we
sort
of
we
probably
react,
or
at
least
I'm
calling
and
we're
deploying
staff
kind
of
guest
directly
to
fields
under
certain
situations.
I
think
I
called
you
last
year
that
the
city
was
hosting
like
the
district
final
championship
and
the
parents
and
the
visiting
team
got
down
to
the
field
and
it
was
a
disaster.
That's
right,
and
then
you
guys
had
to
sort
of
deploy,
moas
and
scrapers
and
shovel
is
and
line
crews
sort
of
deploy
right
there.
P
C
No
counselor,
it's
it's
inefficient,
as
you
would
guess,
and
so
that's
sort
of
the
hope
with
some
of
this
technology
and
some
of
the
innovation
that
would
be
looking
at
is,
you
know,
are
we
are
we
getting
these
on
the
amount
of
times
a
week
and
in
the
amount
of
times
a
month
we
should
be
getting
now.
What
that
doesn't
factor
in
what
technology
doesn't
factor
in
is
is
is
weather
events
right,
so
maybe
they
get
there.
C
It
doesn't
factor
in
when
someone's
double-parked
in
front
of
a
park,
and
we
got
to
wait
for
BTD
to
move
them
along,
so
we
can
actually
get
the
large
mower
into
the
park.
That
being
said,
it
is
certainly
not
efficient
and
it's
not
the
best
use
of
the
city's
resources
to
just
be
reacting
to
emergencies.
So
the
idea
is
to
get
to
a
proactive
management
plan
for
all
of
these
spaces,
and
what
that's
gonna
require
is
gonna
require
some
strategic
conversations
about.
C
Ok,
where,
where
do
we
use
contracts,
and
where
do
we
deploy
our
workers,
because
there's
certainly
enough
work
workers
for
our
ecosystem,
so
currently
east
boston
stadium,
as
well
as
the
as
well
as
as
well
as
Millennium
Park
and
West
Roxbury?
We
use
contracted
services
there.
Now.
The
reason
we
do
that
is
they're
such
large
they're
such
large
fields
and
I,
was
going
along
so
that
shouldn't
cut
into
his,
but.
A
P
So
does
it
make
sense
from
a
practice
to
recreational
employee
from
East
Boston
have
to
get
in
the
car
come
through
the
tunnel
go
and
check
in
at
the
comment
hey
I'm
here
and
I'm
reported
for
duty
clocks
running
now
they
got
to
turn
back
around
again.
Can
we
have
a
situation
where
our
employees
are
going
directly
to
a
site?
Then
the
clock
starts.
We
waste
a
tremendous
amount
of
time
on
Columbia
Road
and
that's
right
and
zigzagging
all
over
the
city.
P
C
I'm
done
so,
they
know
the
answers
that
we
can
and
that
we've
already
implemented
a
few
examples
of
that.
So,
for
instance,
we
do
have
report
employees
report
in
the
East
Boston
stadium.
We
think
there's
an
opportunity
with
the
Ahly
building
at
Moakley
to
have
South
Boston
report
they're
using
some
of
the
basic
technology
that
municipal
Protective
Services
uses
as
far
as
the
cards
and
the
key
in
key
out.
C
What
we'll
have
to
do
is
we'll
have
to
you
know:
they'll
have
to
be
oversight
and
management,
the
foreman
to
make
sure
that
there
there's
there's
nothing
happening,
but
most
of
our
people
are
really
good
people
and
they
just
want
to
get
to
work.
They
don't
want
to
be
in
the
traffic
for
an
hour.
The
other
great
opportunity
that
we
have
is
Cassady
Fieldhouse
and
in
Brighton,
when
we
renovate
that
field
house,
we
believe
that'll
be
the
home
of
the
Austin
Brighton
crew.
Okay,
great.
Q
Chair
and
thank
you
for
all
your
work,
I'll
just
echo.
The
praise
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Lincoln
for
his
amazing
work
this
morning.
A
couple
of
quick
questions
so
last
weekend,
I
think
it
was
I
had
the
honor
of
joining
with
veterans
and
and
community
leaders
over
at
b2.
We
were
gonna
do
the
parade-
and
this
was
around
just
celebrating
some
of
the
veterans
in
our
community,
but
also
people
are
very
proud
of
what
is
happening
with
the
just
escorting
Veterans
Memorial
Park.
N
N
C
C
Well,
it
could,
but
what
it
does
mean
is
we
have
to
have
a
discussion
with
the
budget
office.
So
the
first
thing
you
do
is
you
say:
was
there
something
inherently
wrong
with
what
the
designer
was
putting
out
to
bid?
So
we
have
to
go
through
that
part.
Then
you
start
a
conversation
about.
Is
there
value
engineering
that
takes
place
here
is
there's
something.
Was
there
some
choice
of
material
that
probably
wasn't
the
right
choice
of
material
and
then
you
just
have
to
make
sure
that
it
was
actually
competitive
bids.
C
Q
I
apologize
next
week
and
I'm
certainly
going
to
advocate
that
this
move
forward,
so
I
think
is
important.
I
was
wondering
that
so
I
know
I'm,
not
timing.
So
please
stop
me.
Okay,
I
know
you're
working
on
the
mulch
issue
in
in
Gertrude
house
playground
from
the
love.
Your
block,
so
I
appreciate
that
I
want
to
point
out
that
the
pile
is
getting
smaller
and
smaller
and
at
any
day
now
I'm
expecting
a
neighbor
to
just
put
up
a
free
mulch
sign.
So
if
it's
not
gone
soon,
that's
probably
what's
going
to.
C
Q
C
So
well,
it
would
be
difficult
for
us
to
tease
out
how
much
is
being
invested
in
it,
because
a
lot
of
it
is
just
manpower,
so
we
spend
a
fairly
significant
amount
of
our
maintenance
crews
time
checking
spaces
for
needles.
Crews
have
to
be
very
vigilant
about
spaces
that
they
didn't
have
to
be
before
so
I
think
for
us.
It
quantifies
into
manpower
time
more
than
anything
else.
As
far
as
actual.
C
You
know
it
a
counselor,
it
would
be
very.
It
would
almost
be
irresponsible
for
me
to
guess,
but
what
I
would
say
is
this:
it
was
not
abnormal
for
a
parks
crew
to
slow
down,
take
a
look
into
a
park
see
if
it
was
really
really
messy
and
whether
or
not
they
could
get
to
the
messy
one
and
then
maybe
come
back
to
that
park
before
we
really
can't
afford
to
do
that.
C
Q
And
I
want
to
I
have
a
couple
more
questions
that
I'll
save
for
the
second
round
around
Carter's
playground
and
Franklin
Park,
but
I
do
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
responsiveness
around
snow
removal.
I
know:
we've
had
lots
of
conversations
around
making
sure
that
parks
in
in
Roxbury
in
particular,
but
other
parts
of
my
district
Dorchester
South
End,
are
being
well-maintained
in
terms
of
snow
removal.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
that.
R
You
thank
you
again
for
all
your
work
in
East,
Boston
Charlestown
in
the
North
End
and
so
I
just
started
at
the
time.
Sorry,
yes,
Tommy
anyway,
so
I
just
wanted
to
ask
a
couple
bit
of
big
big-picture
questions
and
then
I'll
get
down
to
the
parks
in
my
district
in
terms
of
CPA
fun
danger.
Do
you?
Does
your
budget
account
force
a
certain
percentage
of
projected
funds
to
come
in
at
all?
No.
C
S
C
So
we've
been
very
diligent
about
the
projects
that
we've
applied
for
not
existing
in
our
capital
budget.
The
only
asterisk
I'll
put
on
that
is
that
we
do
have
projects
that
could
benefit
from
additional
funds,
and
so
we
have
applied
for
things
like
add
alternates
when
bids
come
in
high.
So
when
you
look
at
a
project
like
Westland
Avenue
Gates
in
the
Fenway,
we
could
benefit
from
CPA
funds
there
to
do
work
that
we
wouldn't
normally
be
able
to
do
with
the
existing
budget.
So.
R
C
Oh
yes,
I
mean,
if
there's
so,
if
there's
a
three-legged
stool
of
the
parks
department,
its
access,
equity
and
excellence
right,
and
we
can't
trust
ourselves
to
just
be
the
moral
arbiters
of
you
know,
we
can't
keep
it
all
in
our
heads
and
we
can't
make
the
best
decisions.
Data
can
help
us
make
those
best
decisions,
and
so,
when
we
develop
our
capital
budget,
we
work
with
City
Council.
C
We
work
with
the
mayor's
office
work
with
the
budget
office,
but
we
also
work
off
actual
scores
for
our
parks,
and
so
we
have
a
park
inspection
program
that
translates
into
a
score
that
translates
into
a
sheet
and
then,
if
the,
if
the
number
is
low,
we
go
out
and
inspect
that
park
and
we
deem
whether
or
not
it's
worthy
of
capital,
investment,
you're,
absolutely
right.
Sources
of
funding
should
not
be
drivers
as
to
what
parks
get
renovated.
It
should
be
what
parks
deserve
to
be
renovated.
Thank.
R
C
C
This
is
just
as
depressing
as
the
Southend
library
park
talking
point.
We
had
the
bid
opening,
we
were
very
excited
about
it,
and
the
bids
came
in
$600,000
higher
than
what
we
actually
had
budget
for
the
park,
even
with
the
external
funds,
and
so
now
very
quickly.
We're
going
to
begin
the
process
with
the
budget
office
to
see
if
there
was
something
inherently
wrong
with
the
design.
Do
we
have
the
opportunity
to
rebid
but
we're
fully
committed
to
getting
into
construction?
This
fall.
C
We
don't
want
to
lose
any
more
playing
time
in
East
Boston,
especially
with
it,
would
be
very
disastrous
to
lose
another
season
of
soccer
and
softball
in
East
Boston.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
do
that.
In
addition,
our
poor
maintenance
crews,
who
have
been
trying
to
maintain
noise
at
a
fairly
high
level
they've
been
anticipating
this
infusion,
so
I
think
if
we
don't
get
noise
going,
the
maintenance,
crews
in
East,
Boston,
gonna
revolt
against
me.
R
Switching
over
to
the
north
end,
we
had
a
meeting
I
think
on
when
Monday,
where
we
represented
design
concepts
for
the
Lincoln
and
cupola
Park.
Yes,
thank
you
for
looking
at
the
resiliency
looking
at
how
we're
gonna
design
those
parts
but
I
think
one
of
the
biggest
questions
was
really
about
synthetic
versus
royal
grass.
R
C
A
C
Because
it's
because
it's
30
seconds
what
I
will
say
is
that
we
look
at
it
as
the
ability
to
what
gets
the
most
kids
playing
the
most
right.
And
so
you
look
at
a
waterfront
park.
You
look
at
the
conditions
that
that
field
is
normally
and
you
look
at
the
the
brunt
it
takes
from
winter
storms.
That
field
is
never
gonna,
be
ready
for
Little
League
Opening
Day
in
quality
condition
that
other
parks
in
the
city
will
be
unless
it's
artificial
turf.
C
As
far
as
safety
concerns
and
things
like
that
we'd
be
happy
to
meet
with
any
groups
who
are
concerned
about
it.
We
understand
that
there's
a
lot
of
dialogue.
We
we
haven't
had
any
links
to
any
safety
concerns.
Regarding
the
turf
we've
looked
at
all
those
articles,
we
still
feel
that
it's
the
safer
option,
because
what
it
does
is
it
makes
the
field
level.
C
A
You
yeah
great,
thank
you.
Now
we're
gonna
go
to
half
of
the
folks
signed
up
for
public
testimony.
So
when
I
call
your
name,
if
you
want
to
come
down
to
that
podium
and
some
folks
didn't
check
the
yes
box,
but
I'm
gonna
call
you
name
anyway.
Alicia
zip
Annette
born
Diane
Appel
casler
of
the
first
three
names.
T
All
right,
good
morning
morning,
well
afternoon
now
my
name
is
Alicia.
Zip
I
live
in
Dorchester
and
I'm.
On
the
steering
committee
of
the
newly
formed
Friends
of
the
Boston
schoolyards,
we
will
be
advocating
for
the
school
department
and
the
city
to
commit
to
supporting
the
funding
necessary
so
that
these
beautiful
green
spaces
throughout
the
city
will
be
maintained
for
the
benefit
of
our
neighbors,
as
well
as
our
students.
As
you
know,
the
school
yards
are
an
integral
part
of
the
parkland
in
the
city,
not
only
for
teaching
and
learning,
but
also
for
the
neighborhoods.
T
So
it
is
in
vitally
important
that
the
city
supports
school
yards
parks
and
other
green
spaces
with
their
budgetary
choices
and
priorities
as
I
believe.
Most
of
you
know,
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
were
spent
over
the
last
20
years
in
a
public-private
partnership
to
improve,
revitalize
and
transform
the
bps
school
yards
during
part
of
that
time.
Environmental
education
was
also
an
integral
part
of
the
science
curriculum
and
our
students
greatly
benefited
from
the
opportunity
to
learn
directly
in
nature.
T
We
cannot
allow
these
amazing
resources
the
school
yards
to
be
neglected
not
only
for
the
good
of
our
students,
but
also
for
our
friends
and
neighbors
who
use
these
parks,
as
well
as
the
larger
parks.
As
a
respite
from
the
concrete
jungle,
we
are
lucky
to
live
in
a
city
like
Boston
which
actually
has
a
lot
of
park
space,
but
I,
don't
think
we
can
take
it
for
granted
in
the
bigger
picture
these
spaces
and
the
flora
found
they
are
also
doing
their
part
to
help
protect
us
from
the
ravages
of
climate
change.
T
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that
I
read
yesterday
that
mayor
walls
had
just
announced
a
three-year
partnership
between
the
mayor's
office
of
new
urban
mechanics,
the
trustees
of
reservations
and
TD
Bank
to
expand
the
reach
and
highlight
the
role
of
community
gardens
in
Boston's
neighborhoods.
Many
of
the
school
yards
are
also
considered
community
gardens.
T
So
we
hope
that
you
will
do
everything
in
your
power
to
advocate,
especially
for
the
school
yards
which
I
haven't
heard
mentioned
at
all.
I
know
you
know,
there's
sort
of
a
off
in
the
distance,
but
they
are
parks
and
people
use
them
as
parks,
and
we
need
to
treat
them
that
way
as
well.
I
do
have
a
handout
that
I
can
give
to
you
guys
as
well.
Thank
you
so
much
for
any
time.
U
Hi
I'm
Annette
thorn
and
I
can
being
one
of
the
original
members
of
the
the
incentive
to
save
the
horses
where
the
alternative
would
have
been
motorcycles.
It's
been
a
wonderful
program,
I'd
like
to
see
it
continue.
It
not
only
brings
hue
maintenance
to
the
park
to
the
visitors.
It's
it's
a
tremendous
incentive
for
them
to
go
around
the
parks
feel
safe
and
enjoy
them,
and
also
they
serve
ceremonial.
U
A
V
W
During
my
time,
volunteering,
the
permanent
staff
were
constantly
training,
part-time
employees,
teaching
them
how
to
care
for
the
horses
and
we're
careful
and
work
with
the
horses
when
I
visited
the
mountain
here
during
my
winter
break,
I
was
introduced
a
new
part-time
employees.
Yet
again,
every
time
I
go
back
to
visit
the
mounted
unit.
There
is
always
a
new
part-time
employee
being
trained.
The
benefit
of
full-time
stuff
cannot
be
overstated.
W
Both
in
terms
of
efficiency
of
training
and
having
consistency
to
those
caring
for
the
horses
in
going
out
on
patrol
the
park
rangers
mounted
unit
is
an
important
component
of
the
public
safety
patrolling
the
parks
and
calm,
and
that
comprised
the
Emerald
Necklace.
They
play
an
even
more
important
role
as
a
public
relations
ambassadors
for
for
law
enforcement
in
the
city
of
Boston,
I've
seen
firsthand
children
and
adults
be
drawn
to
the
horses
and
engaged
in
conversation
with
the
Rangers,
creating
goodwill
and
a
sense
of
calm
and
security.
W
X
X
So
first
I
want
to
thank
the
parks,
department,
you're,
so
amazingly
awesome,
and
we
appreciate
everything
you
do
from
helping
us
with
our
goats
a
couple
of
years
ago
to
to
just
keeping
our
parks
and
our
playgrounds
and
our
ball
fields,
and
our
urban
wilds
is
clean
and
beautiful,
as
you
can,
but
we're
here
today,
specifically
to
talk
about
the
urban
wilds
they're
different
from
parks.
They're
different
from
ball
fields
are
different
from
playgrounds
and
my
understanding
is:
there's
no
line
item
in
the
budget
to
maintain
the
urban
wilds.
X
The
urban
wilds
are
critical
because
they're
conservation,
land,
they're
woodland,
and
they
are
in
this
time
of
rapid
development
in
the
city
and
always
they're
critical
to
helping
us
mitigate
the
effects
of
climate
change
in
Boston
they,
the
tree
canopy,
cleans
and
cools
the
air
they
the
tree
roots,
help
absorb
the
water,
keep
it
clean
and
healthy
and
in
addition
to
all
that,
it
provides
a
different
kind
of
experience
for
residents.
There's
a
lot
of
research.
X
That's
been
done
now
to
show
that
people
who
spend
time
in
the
woods,
as
opposed
to
playgrounds
and
parks,
have
lower
blood
pressure.
Lower
incidence
of
depression,
it's
even
being
used
to
treat
ADHD
in
children,
so
the
urban
wile.
Now
we
have
in
Hyde
Park,
there
are
30
urban
wild
around
the
city.
We
have
eight
in
Hyde,
Park
I
personally
work
as
the
assistant
director
of
the
Southwest
Boston
CDC,
and
someone
who
manages
our
youth
jobs
program
that
does
urban
wild
restoration.
We
work
with
five
friends
groups.
X
We
try
our
best
in
the
spring
to
clean.
Do
cleanups
trash
pickup
mowing
the
youth
try
their
best
to
do
trail,
rebuilding
and
pruning,
but
it's
overwhelming
the
amount
of
work.
This
winter
we
had
so
many
downed
trees
across
the
road
trees
broken
in
half
the
invasive
plants,
buckthorn
multiflora,
Rose,
poison,
ivy,
Japanese,
knotweed,
wind,
their
way
up
healthy
trees,
native
trees
and
squeeze
them
to
death
and
kill
them.
The
soil
gets
degraded
construction
companies
dump
in
the
urban
wilds
landscapers
dump.
All
of
that
promotes
invasive
growth.
X
Y
We're
part
of
the
same
group,
if
you
wouldn't
mind,
I
apologize
that
I
had
signed
the
wrong
sheet.
I
think
so
I
apologize,
but
my
name
is
Melina
yet
I'm
with
Pat
and
her
as
well.
To
advocate
for
the
urban
wilds
Pat
said
a
very
succeed,
six
succinct,
Lee.
We
have
an
issue
with
the
urban
wilds
in
East
Boston
as
well.
Y
The
only
difference
is,
we
do
not
have
a
lot
of
acreage
and
we
have
really
only
three
one
of
them
is
a
condo
street
overlook
which
you'd
be
surprised
that
absolutely
nobody,
even
including
Public
Works
people,
have
no
idea
that
that
is
an
urban
wild.
That's
an
issue!
We
clean
it
up.
Friends
at
the
Boston
Harbor
walk
climb
over
that
fence.
Sorry,
maybe
I'm
not
supposed
to
do
that,
but
I
climb
up.
We
climb
over
that
fence
and
really
we
are
capturing
a
lot
of
debris
and
we're
also
fostering
a
lot
of
ocean
stewardship.
Y
Y
So
if
we
talk
about
climate,
if
we
talk
about
conservation
as
Pat
said,
we
really
need
to
increase
the
the
amount
of
you
know
in
the
budget
to
maintain,
because
it's
overwhelming
for
us
as
volunteer
groups,
and
it's
also
critical
areas
for
improving
climate
resiliency
and
frankly,
for
education,
marine
and
environmental
education
in
communities
like
East
Boston
is
really
critical,
so
we
are
here
to
advocate
for
more
of
a
budget
for
maintenance
of
the
urban
wilds.
Thank
you
thank.
A
M
So
good
afternoon
my
name
is
Whitney
ligand
in
the
summer,
I
coordinate
the
Southwest
Boston
CDC's
Green
Team
program,
which
hires
Boston
news
to
prepare,
walking
trails,
remove
invasive
species
and
educate
the
community
about
the
proper
use
of
the
woods.
But
despite
our
best
efforts,
we
cannot
possibly
keep
up
the
amount
of
maintenance
that
is
required.
Ongoing
maintenance
challenges
include
hazardous
tree
pruning
along
roadways,
sidewalks
and
trails,
invasive
plant
management,
erosion
control,
signage
repair
and
replacement,
fencing
repair
and
replacement
wall
repair.
M
Carpentry
collection
of
disposal
of
bulky
waste,
this
routine
site
maintenance
is
not
only
essential
to
keeping
the
urban
wilds
ecologically
healthy,
but
is
necessary
to
keep
the
woodsy
for
the
residents
to
enjoy.
Therefore,
we
urge
you
to
add
a
line
item
for
the
urban
wild
maintenance
to
the
Seas
annual
budget.
Thank
you
thank.
H
Hi
everyone
I'm
Sara
Freeman
from
Jamaica
Plain
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
Arbor
way
coalition,
which
is
a
park
Friends
group
for
the
Arbor
way
section
of
the
Emerald
Necklace
and
many
related
environmental
issues.
The
Arbor
weighs
a
DC,
our
Park
Way,
so
we
don't
have
any
direct
requests
for
the
Arbor
way
but
being
within
the
city
of
Boston.
We
care
deeply
about
Boston's
parks
and
wish
them
to
be
the
best
that
they
can
be.
H
So
without
being
too
repetitious.
The
park
rangers
mounted
unit
gratifying
to
hear
that
the
recognition
that
the
seasonal
employees
are
not
a
good
long-term
plan
and
a
lot
of
effort
in
the
training
for
very
short
return.
So
anything
you
can
do.
They
did
lose
six
positions
ten
years
ago
and
rebuilding
the
best
you
can
do.
We
would
support
the
muddy
river
restoration
project.
I'm,
sorry
to
say,
I
couldn't
understand
how
it's
described
in
the
budget
was
happy
to
see.
H
H
There
are
a
lot
of
historic
stone
walls
that
are
fabulous,
they
add
to
Boston's
character,
but
they
do
require
some
care
and
someone
who
lives
on
Prince,
Street,
parallel
to
Parkman
Drive
right
next
to
the
pond,
says
it's
really
hard
watching
this
wall
deteriorate.
Any
funding
request
for
the
historic
mob
would
be
great,
even
if
it's
for
initial
maintenance
to
remove
the
strangling
vines
that
dig
into
the
stone.
H
But
I
would
love
to
see
more
recycling
in
our
parks
so
that
when
people
do
bring
a
plastic
bottle,
it
doesn't
end
up
in
the
pond
or
on
a
path
or
something
and
have
to
pay
an
employee
to
come
pick
it
up
or
wait
for
volunteers.
So
I
know
they're.
They
do
exist
in
some
places
like
the
Arboretum.
Has
them
and
I
think
Brookline
just
put
a
bunch
out
so
I
encourage
you
to
think
about
that.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
Z
Hi,
my
name
is
Frederick
evike,
Lee
I'm,
a
longtime
Fenway
resident
and
a
longtime
Park
participant
and
I
will
say
this
is.
This
is
really
something
everyone
should
come
to
a
hearing
for
the
parks
department
and
listen
to
everyone
speak
the
counselors
and
the
residents.
It's
it's.
So
educational
and
one
gets
a
true
appreciation
for
the
magnitude
of
our
resources
and
our
ass,
and
also
the
accompanying
problems
that
go
with
those.
Z
You
you've
seen
me
before
talking
on
behalf
of
the
of
the
Boston
Mounted
Park
Rangers.
Well,
it's
deja
vu
I'm
back
and
I'm,
asking
for
your
increased
support
for
the
the
Boston
Park
Rangers
mounted
unit
they're,
a
violent,
effective
security
presence,
not
only
in
the
Back
Bay
fens,
which
is
where
I
spend
most
of
my
time,
including
in
the
Victory
Garden
area,
but
throughout
the
Emerald
Necklace
Park
System.
They
are
vital
security
as
well
as
ambassadors.
Z
I
was
really
happy
to
hear.
Chris
Cook
say
that
we
are
greatly
relieved
and
we
thank
you
and
the
City
Council
and
the
mayor
over
the
years
that
have
increased
the
budget
for
the
the
Boston
Parkman
Park
Rangers
mounted
unit
to
get
away
from
such
a
great
fundraising
effort
on
behalf
of
the
nonprofit
group.
That
makes
everyone
sleep
better
at
night,
but
we
never
sleep
well
enough,
so
I'm
disappointed
that
the
budget
calls
for
only
one
new
position
permanent
position.
At
this
rate,
it
will
take
years
to
reconstitute
the
unit
to
the
pre
downturn
levels.
Z
Z
So
with
with
the
vetting
of
personnel
and
training,
taking
a
lot
of
time
to
get
the
actual
Rangers
out
into
the
field.
We
really
need
upfront
funding
so
I'm,
requesting
that
the
equivalent,
in
whatever
form
this
takes
of
three
new
positions,
be
enabled
by
the
counselor
and
please
please
support.
Please
support
the
efforts
of
christen
and
the
chief
gene
to
to
get
this
program
strengthened.
We
need
it
in
our
neighborhood.
We
need
it
throughout
the
Emerald
Necklace
parks.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
F
Hello,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
parks
in
the
city
and
in
our
downtown.
It's
wonderful
that
I
agree
with
Freddie
I
think
everyone
should
come
and
hear
these
hearings
and
hear
about
the
hard
work,
that's
being
done
by
this
incredible
department
and
the
granular
work.
That
needs
to
be
thought
about
in
order
to
make
our
Park
strong.
F
My
name
is
Liz
Visa
executive,
director
of
the
Friends
of
the
public
garden,
and
we
are
in
our
48th
year,
partnership
with
the
city
to
care
for
the
public
garden,
the
Boston
Common
and
Commonwealth
Avenue
Mall.
These
are
neighborhood
parks
for
over
35,000
people
in
five
neighborhoods,
but
they're
much
more
than
neighborhood
parks.
They
are
green
spaces.
They
are
used
intensively
by
the
entire
city
and
beyond.
We
have
been
seeing
record
crowds
coming
in
just
as
soon
as
the
warm
weather
hits.
F
The
Friends
invests
over
a
million
dollars
directly
into
the
parks,
but
it's
in
critical
that
private
support
not
be
seen
as
a
rationale
for
not
continuing
to
support
the
parks
department
and
raising
the
budget.
Year
after
year.
We
like
to
see
this
go
up,
we're
happy
to
say
that
it's
going
up
and
it's
great,
but
we
can't
feel
too
comfortable
about
that,
particularly
as
we've
gotten
cpa
funding.
F
Those
of
us
who
worked
hard
to
pass
that
we're
very
excited,
but
we
also
want
to
see
a
baseline
budget
for
the
parks
department,
not
not
start
to
slump
because
of
getting
money
from
cpa.
It's
just
a
measure
of
how
much
money
the
parks
really
do
need
to
be
the
best
in
the
nation,
which
is
what
the
mayor
wants
them
to
be,
and
we
fully
support
his
vision
and
to
get
there.
It
takes
resources,
as
you
know,
and
we've
heard.
F
The
money
coming
in
from
the
Winthrop
square
agreements
has
been
wonderful
to
support
master
planning
in
both
the
Boston
Common
in
Franklin
Park,
and
a
completion
of
the
Emerald
Necklace
were
very
excited
to
be
able
to
work
with
the
parks
department.
On
that
master
plan
for
the
Boston
Common
and
listen
to
the
community
about
what
their
vision
is
for
our
most
intensively
use
in
Central
Park.
F
However,
if
there's
an
emergency
need
in
another
part
that
just
toughed
it
has
to
be
pulled
off
to
deal
with
that
need,
so
we
need
to
be
able
to
serve
the
Commons
needs
and
every
neighborhoods
needs
in
the
capital.
Realm
I'd
like
to
point
out
one
pressing
need
in
our
downtown
parks
and
it's
a
historic
building
in
the
public
garden
that
serves
an
important
function
for
the
gardens
maintenance
crew,
as
well
as
storage
for
the
swan
boats.
It's
way
overdue,
past
overdue
for
renovations,
and
there
was
a
study
that
was
done.
F
A
couple
of
years
ago
about
that,
but,
as
you
heard
from
the
Commissioner
you
know
when,
when
development
is,
is,
is
very
high
and
in
popular
in
the
city,
the
bids
come
in
high.
This
bid
came
in
high,
but
then
the
Parks
Department.
We
thought
about
that.
The
scope
that
they
have
for
that
building
and
thought.
Maybe
we
should
be
improving
and
expanding
that
scope,
we're
fully
supportive
of
that.
F
We
know
if
the
public
facilities
task
and
not
primarily
the
parks
departments
house
when
we're
dealing
with
buildings,
and
we
know
that
a
little
building
in
the
park
is
not
going
to
compete
successfully
and
happily
against
police
and
and
fire
stations.
But
this
is
an
important
building
serving
the
the
maintenance
crew
and
the
Swan
bows
and
appoint
an
important
green
space,
and
we
need
to
get
that
back
on
the
docket
for
for
support
and
renovation
before
it
deteriorates
further
on
the
citywide
level.
F
There's
a
need
for
more
tree
cover,
including
ongoing
care
for
them
on
the
streets,
as
well
as
in
the
parks,
trees,
man,
whose
stormwater
runoff
cool
the
earth
and
store
carbon
there,
our
single
best
mitigators
of
climate
change.
This
year's
parks
department
budget
for
the
first
time
has
$100,000
for
maintenance
of
the
parks,
trees,
which
is
really
wonderful
to
see
but
I'm
gonna,
guess
that
the
ask
was
many
times
that
much
because
the
need
and
throughout
our
parks
is
a
lot
more
than
$100,000.
So,
let's
keep
this
trend
going
and
improve
maintenance
of
our
parks.
F
Trees
in
our
cities,
trees
and
I
know
you're
going
to
be
having
a
Parkman
fund
budget
hearing
at
one
o'clock,
but
now
it's
going
to
be
later,
but
I'm
going
to
make
a
note
about
the
Parkman
fund
appropriation.
It's
worth
noting
that
this
year,
1.2
million
dollar
appropriation
is
used
primarily
for
parks,
maintenance
staff.
This
was
a
practice
begun
in
crisis
in
the
1980s
during
proposition
two-and-a-half.
It
has
since
become
routine.
The
city
should
be
funding
this
staffing
need
from
the
budget
and
using
the
funds,
resources
for
parks,
care
and
improvements.
F
According
to
the
funds
purpose-
and
lastly,
we
do
applaud
the
addition
of
a
permanent
Park
Ranger
you're
hearing
that
from
a
lot
of
people,
but
the
force
is
half
the
size.
It
was
ten
years
ago
and,
as
I
said,
record
numbers
of
people
are
pulling
into
our
downtown
parks.
Many
of
a
summer
sunday
or
spring
sunday,
you'll
see
kids,
climbing
the
trees
in
the
garden,
bicycles,
happily
riding
through
dogs
off
the
leash
and
not
a
ranger
in
sight.
So
they're,
a
security
force
they're
an
ambassador
oil
force.
F
AA
Good
afternoon
everybody
I'm
Julia,
Donahue
and
I'm,
the
president
of
the
Friends
group
for
the
Park
Ranger
mounted
unit
I,
will
only
take
a
few
minutes
because
I'm
sure
everybody
is
starving,
I
think
you
have
my
letter
at
least
I
hope
you
have
my
letter
electronically,
so
I'll
be
very
efficient
here.
I
hope,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
and
the
Commissioner
for
their
support
of
the
Park
Rangers
without
them
I'm
not
sure
what
would
be
happening
today,
but
we
thank
them
deeply.
AA
AA
We
can't
go
another
three
years
without
getting
him
fully
funded.
So
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
the
mayor
put
one
position
in
and
I'm
sure
that
will
help
with
deployment.
That's
a
great
idea
and
I
applaud
the
councillors
that
will
support
one
more
position.
I
am
here
to
implore
you
to
think
of
adding
two
more
positions.
AA
A
S
Hi
I'm
Karen,
I'm,
Karen
money,
Braddock
I,
think
that
I
was
the
maybe
you're
trying
to
call
sorry.
My
parents
gave
me
that
name
and
now
I
have
to
live
with
it.
My
name
is
Karen
money,
Braddock
I'm,
the
president
of
the
Emerald
Necklace
Conservancy
I,
really
do
appreciate
all
the
support
that
the
mayor
and
the
council
have
given
this
department.
I've
worked
it
to
other
city
parks,
departments,
New,
York
and
San
Francisco
and
people
don't
work
for
parks
unless
they
really
want
to
it's.
Actually
it's
a
really
hard
job.
S
These
guys
phones
ring
all
the
time.
I'm
sure
as
yours
do
and
I
can
tell
that
they.
Actually,
they
really
really
care
about
the
parks
that
they're
here
to
support
I
want
to
mention
that
two
things
primarily
number
one.
Also
continuing
the
the
chorus
of
voices
that
you've
been
hearing
here
today
to
add
to
the
Park
Rangers
budget
to
provide
for
full-time
employees.
The
you
know
it
is
really
really
hard
to
work
with
the
seasonal
staff.
S
The
Emerald
Necklace,
as
actually
many
many
people
have
said
today,
particularly
areas
around
the
Fenway-
are
particularly
suffering
from
some
very
complicated,
very
complicated
public
safety
issues.
Right
now
and
I
think
the
horses
might
be
needed
in
a
different
way,
now,
more
than
ever,
in
a
way
that
we
hadn't
appreciated
in
the
past,
so
I'm
very
interested
to
see
if
that
can
be
supported
by
this
council
and
the
the
mayor's
budget.
I
real
I'm,
very
encouraged
by
the
level
of
capital
investment
that
you've
been
providing
and
the
mayor's
budget
provides
for
for
the
Parks
Department.
S
However,
there's
still
just
so
much
more
to
do.
Our
city
parks
are
the
places
where
public
really
comes
together.
It's
really
the
space
that
can
provide
a
platform
for
our
young
people,
people
of
all
different
means
to
connect
and
move
to
an
X
in
the
next
place
in
terms
of
connecting
with
their
neighborhoods
and
the
communities,
and
so
the
parks
are
really
the
place.
We
need
to
put
money.
I
know
a
lot
of
times.
S
We
think
about
the
ways
that
other
different
agencies
and
departments
can
support
our
communities
and
our
families
and
I
think
those
are
essential.
Well,
but
a
lot
of
times.
We
don't
realize
the
value
of
parks
because
it
doesn't
come.
You
know
we
don't
have
tests,
we
don't
have
students,
take
tests
and
parks
or
those
kind
of
other
measures.
S
So
it's
it's
something
that
I
think
we
we
understand
more
and
more
as
more
more
data
comes
out
that
the
quality
of
our
public
space
has
better
impacts
in
public
health
in
other
ways
than
we
had
realized
in
the
past.
The
last
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
is
around
the
muddy
river
over
the
next
couple
of
years.
S
You're
going
to
start
to
see
more
and
more
of
me
and
other
advocates
as
the
muddy
river
restoration
completes
its
first
phase
as
that
piece
of
the
project
becomes
the
responsibility
of
this
department
and
DCR
and
other
agencies
to
maintain
it's
an
important
area
where
we
have
now
daylight
at
a
section
of
the
river
that
is
the
section
in
front
of
the
Landmark
Center.
It's
gonna
be
very,
very
important
to
maintain
it
and
it's
gonna.
It's
a
new
project
for
us,
it's
a
it's.
S
A
new
landscape
planted
with
new
native
plants
and
I
think
that's
gonna,
be
something
we're
gonna
start
to
do
up
and
down
the
necklace
as
the
Phase
two
of
the
Army
Corps
project
moves
forward
and
I
think
we're
gonna
have
to
get
creative
about
how
we
do
that
and
I'm
really
excited
to
work
with
everyone
here
to
do
that.
Maybe
there's
some
some
lessons.
We
can
learn
from
the
urban
while
probably
deals
with
some
of
the
same
landscapes,
I.
Think
more
and
more
as
we
look
into
the
future.
S
The
lessons
from
the
design
that
frederick
law
olmsted
blessed
Boston
with
of
the
Emerald
Necklace,
is
going
to
give
us
a
path
forward
on
how
we
actually
manage
all
the
lands
in
the
in
the
Boston
area
and
I
really
hope.
We
can
learn
some
valuable
lessons
and
perhaps
get
some
ideas
as
we
move
forward
to
protect
the
entire
city
from
what
is
a
changing
world.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
You
is
anybody
else
wishing
to
testify,
seeing
and
hearing
none
I'm
going
to
return
to
our
questions.
Thank
You,
commissioner
I,
wanted
to
also
recognize
the
good
work
of
Tom.
Sullivan
I
have
and
I
think
just
want
the
Market
Street
burial
ground.
It's
maintained
by
parks
as
well
as
they
Evergreen
Cemetery
Evergreen
is
not
considered
historical.
Am
I
right
or
is
that
oh.
C
A
And
I
appreciate
the
investment
last
year
in
the
pathways
and
working
with
Tom
on
restoring
some
of
those
antique
signs,
and
you
know
we
had
discussions
about.
You
know
possibly
tapping
cpa
funds
in
the
coming
year
and
I've
had
meetings
with
christine,
I
think,
to
make
them
all
uniform
would
be
a
significant
improvement,
I
I'm,
committing
to
working
with
the
folks
from
CPA
and
trying
to
find
someone
to
kind
of
sponsor
that,
but
Tom
could
actually
help,
maybe
because
he
had
that
contact
with
the
sign
restoration
company
and
that
would
I
think
would
complete.
A
You
know
the
the
additional
improvements
over
the
years
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
your
commitment
to
that.
I
wanted
to
get
a
better
sense
to
as
someone
who
voted
for
when
Foursquare
to
go
forward.
I
think
it
was
a
good
vote
and
we
had
the
BPD
a
down
here.
Just
the
other
day.
Talking
about
the
first
installment
I
think
is
coming
a
hundred
and
two
thousand
five
hundred
and
two
million
and
I
forget
the
breakdown.
C
So
in
partnership
with
the
Friends
of
the
public
garden,
we're
developing
a
trust
where
five
million
of
the
twenty
eight
million
will
be
put
in
trust,
and
that
would
give
us
not
only
a
fund
that
we
could
reinvest
in
as
future
development
happens
in
the
city.
But
what
we
would
do
is
we
use
the
interest
to
augment
maintenance
activities
on
Boston
Common?
What's
very
important
is
like
CPA.
The
approach
is
to
augment
not
supplant
right
and
we're
developing
the
same
sort
of
trust
with
the
Franklin
Park
coalition
as
well.
A
Yeah
and
so
I
wanted
a
little
more
clarity,
because
you
know
twenty
eight
million
for
those
parks
I
support.
That
was
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
voted
for
it.
But
I
are
we
thinking
in
terms
of
capital
improvements
and
if
the,
if
it's
capital
improvements,
is
this
money
gonna
go
to
pay
the
debt
service
for
capital
or
how's
that
gonna
work?
It's.
C
An
interesting
question
we
haven't
really
thought
that
far
about
is
whether
or
not
you
would
actually
bond
specifically
on
that
and
that's
not
something
you
know.
Maybe
that
would
be
more
at
the
chief
level
whether
or
not
we
you
know
I,
don't
think
I
have
that
authority
to
decide
whether
or
not
right
upon
what
I
would
say,
though,
is
that
we
should
look
at
it
in
those
terms.
C
Twenty
three
million
dollars,
surprisingly
enough,
actually
wouldn't
go
that
far
on
Boston
Common
Boston
Common
is
an
extraordinarily
expensive
property
to
build
on
so
is
Franklin
Park
I
mean
there's,
there's
probably
two
or
three
million
dollars
worth
of
deferred
tree
work.
That
could
happen
in
Franklin
Park.
The
opportunity
we
really
have
with
the
funds
is
to
take
individual
projects
in
part
and
partner,
with
like-minded
philanthropic
and
corporate,
giving
as
well
as
other
friends
groups
to
make
sure
that
we
extend
those
investments.
C
So
when
you
look
at
a
property
like
the
Frog
Pond,
maybe
we
use
these
funds
to
help
with
the
redesign
of
the
Frog
Pond.
But
then
we
look
to
other
external
partners,
along
with
our
partners
and
the
Friends
of
the
public
garden,
to
see
how
we
can
fund
that.
So
the
idea
is
to
really
use
these
views,
this
as
catalyst
capital
investments
and
that's
how
we'll
actually
get
through
to
a
complete
Franklin,
Park
master
plan
or
a
complete
Boston
Common
master
plan.
A
I
agree:
I
just
want
to
get
more
clarity
on
how
those
funds
will
be
expended
either
through
capital
or
or
making
them
operational
or
paying
down,
bonds
or
whatever,
because
there's
gonna
be
another
60
some-odd
million,
following
that
in
coming
years,
when
the
condos
are
sold
so
and
I'd
like
to
get
some
money
for
that.
For
my
neighborhood
for
those
projects,
it's
I
voted
for
it
and
some
others
didn't
I
would
also
like
to
commend
Lizer
again
Cassidy's
coming
on,
like
if
you
give
me
a
little
more
on
the
time.
A
You
know
you
did
some
great
work
on
how
it
was
gonna
impact
the
park,
but
how
it
could
also
benefit
the
park
and
I
think
we
struck
a
great
balance
there
and
you
know
it's
open
and
it's
developed
and
it's
no
longer
the
vacant
cinema
site
that
everybody
hated
looking
at.
So
thank
you.
I'm
gonna
now
recognize
council,
Frank,
Baker.
AB
Chris
chief
and
your
team,
thanks
for
coming
out
today
and
thanks
for
what
you're
doing
in
the
park,
so
most
of
my
parks
look
great
Chris.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
Limon
fountain
coppering
square
sure
you
know,
we've
been
working
together
on
that
and
I'm
trying
to
figure
a
way
where
there's
a
an
act.
Friends
group
there
it's
a
historical
fountain,
it's
in
an
area
that
it's
the
front
door
of
Bowden,
Street,
basically
and
I.
AB
C
We
have
a
very,
very
strong
conceptual
design
at
this
at
this
point.
As
far
as
the
parks
department's
position
on
the
project,
it's
an
extraordinary
opportunity.
It's
almost
as
if,
if
you
had
to
draw
up
exactly
what
Community
Preservation
Act
was
intended
to
do,
it
would
be
this
I
mean.
Not
only
is
it,
you
could
argue
that
it's
a
new
green
space,
because
it's
such
a
it's
in
such
poor
condition.
It's
a
highly
underutilized
green
space
at
the
time.
It's
certainly
in
a
neighborhood
that
we
want
to
make
strategic
investments
in.
C
We
want
to
beautify
and
then
the
fact
that
it
actually
is
a
historical
preservation
project.
At
the
same
time,
so
we
strongly
support
Community
Preservation
Act
funding,
for
it
I
would
say
that
the
conceptual
design
still
has.
We
have
to
run
it
through
our
ability
to
maintain
it
at
this
point,
if
that's
a
but
but
I
think
we're
on
the.
If
this
was
broken
up
into
fifths,
I'd
say
we'd,
be
at
the
last
fifth
of
that
Design
Review.
Is
that
fair
to
say,
Liza
yeah.
C
So
we're
making
material
choices
as
far
whether
or
not
what
maintenance
the
things.
So
that
being
said,
we
would
strongly
support
not
only
CPA
funds,
but
we
would
also
support
any
Braun
fund
applications
that
they
want
to
make
and
then
I
think
we'd
have
to
look
at
counselor
to
to
your
point
about
how
do
we
look
at
this
in
the
capital
cycle?
If
it
is
that
ready
to
go,
and
it
would
be
that
impactful
and
there
were
external
funds
far
as
Braun
or
CPA
I.
B
C
We'd
have
to
be
looking
at
FY
20.
Is
there
a
way
that
we
could
augment
it,
maybe
not
specifically
with
a
capital
line-item,
but
because
it
is
an
existing
space
that
we
own?
Could
we
look
at
it
through
general
park
improvements?
So
is
there
a
bite
of
the
Apple
that
the
Parks
Department
could
participate
in,
whether
you
look
strategic
tree
plantings
that
the
landscape
architect
might
decide
on
or
some
of
the
pathway
work
or
some
of
the
bench
work?
So
that's
a
long
way
of
saying
be
excited
about
the
opportunity
to
yeah.
AB
C
Be
embarrassed
to
give
you
the
wrong
answer
so
I'm
happy
to
follow
up
with
you
I
think,
is
multiple
agencies
of
all
this.
So
it's
not
only
Public
Works,
because
the
external
sidewalk,
but
it's
also
obviously
water,
sewer,
Commission,
Water
and
Sewer
Commission
highly
regulates
any
new
ornamental
fountains
that
would
be
coming
into
their
system
right
because
that
that
causes
potential
problems
for
them
potential
maintenance
problems
with
them
and
then,
of
course,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
usually
the
underlying
property
owner
that
may
have
to
fund
some
of
those
issues.
C
N
AB
C
C
C
AB
C
AB
C
Back
to
you
with
the
decision
on
that,
but
we
did
decide
on
turf,
artificial
turf,
which
what
I
would
just
throw
my
two
cents
in
as
far
as
whether
or
not
we
can
afford
it
with
the
cost
estimates.
If
you
have
artificial
turf
there
and
you
have
the
ability
to
play
whether
or
not
the
lights
go
to
ten
o'clock
at
night,
that's
an
entirely
different
conversation,
but
to
not
have
the
investment
of
lights
so
that
you
could
actually
benefit
from
offseason
activation
of
the
space.
Even
if
the
lights
go
off
early
and
you.
AB
C
N
AB
AB
C
C
We're
gonna
be
lighting
up
the
stairs
as
far
as
we
can
go
as
far
as
the
maintenance,
the
ongoing
maintenance
of
it
I
got
to
say
that
I
was
just
so
impressed
with
micro,
land,
obviously
Commissioner
Osgood
and
chief
Osgood's
team,
but
especially
micro
micro
l've,
really
made
it
a
focus
this
last
winter.
More
often
than
not,
those
steps
were
actually
clear.
C
It
is
a
it
is
a
massive
maintenance
undertaking
and
Public
Works
did
a
really
good
job
this
year,
but
there's
some
design
changes
that
would
need
to
be
made
along
those
stairs
in
order
to
make
it
easier
for
Public
Works
to
take
care
of
them.
I
think
that's
still
an
ongoing
conversation.
I
will
say
that
we
are
gonna,
try
to
do
as
much
tree
work
as
we
can
back.
AB
C
On
the
stand
in
the
back
on
the
slope,
its,
it
is
a
tight
budget.
Unfortunately,
all
of
our
Natasha
white,
who
is
amazing,
issues
our
budget
analysts
here
she
knows
all
of
our
all
of
our
bids
are
coming
in
high
these
days,
so
that
you
know
so
it
our
budgets
are
getting
tighter.
But
again
it
would
be
a
lost
opportunity
to
not
clear
out
some
of
those
dead
trees
there,
because
the
view
from
that
Park
is
spectacular
and
people
would
feel
safer.
Yeah.
AB
Cliff,
thank
you.
Chris.
Can
we
talk
a
little
bit
about
Clifford
Park
sure
what
what
what?
What
are
you
seeing
down
there
for
needle
activity?
What
what
does
it
look
like
in
behind
the
stands?
Is
it
as
bad
as
it
was
when
we,
when
we
went
over,
they
were
a
little
while
ago
and
did
the
major
cleanup
so.
C
It
is
counselor,
so
so
the
needles
are
chronic
everyday
problem
at
Clifford.
Park
I,
don't
want
to
speak
for
the
Public
Health
Commission
because
they
would
actually
have
the
data
to
support,
but
I
would
say
that
it's
a
it's.
If
it's
not
number
one,
it's
the
number
two
park
where
we
find
the
most
needles,
our
maintenance
crew,
cleans
up
needles
there
every
day,
as
does
the
Public
Health
Commission
sharp
steam,
as
does
Boston
EMS,
as
does
youth
athletic
coaches,
and
you
know
Parks
Department,
other
parks,
department
staff.
C
AB
N
AB
E
You,
mr.
chairman
and
I
believe
they
may
be
leaving
so
before.
I
start
I
want
to
thank,
of
course,
our
Freeman.
For
me,
we
heard
from
in
Celeste
Walker
to
Great
Park
advocates
Jamaica
Plain
neighbors,
the
three
of
us,
along
with
Commissioner
Cooke
and
my
wife
spent
Monday
night
at
the
Arnold
Arboretum
for
a
wonderful,
really
doc,
screening
of
a
documentary
that
shows
sort
of
the
relationship
from
China
from
China
and
Chinese
Park
System
in
the
United
States,
and
it
was
really
really
moving
things.
E
C
C
I'm
gonna
have
Dennis
answer
most
of
this
question,
but
what
I
would
say
is
that
it's
it's
no
longer
an
option
for
us
to
choose
whether
or
not
we
offer
recycling
right.
So
for
the
past
three
or
four
years
that
I've
been
lucky
enough
to
have
this
position,
we've
picked
up
recycling
bins
where
it's
sort
of
easy
for
us
to
do
it
right
so
Christopher,
Columbus
Park.
We
have
a
partnership
with
the
public
works
department
because
we
actually
have
curbside
trash
pickup
from
Public
Works
there.
C
So
it
was
very
easy
for
us
to
put
recycling
out
there.
Millennium
Park
same
thing:
there's
a
public
public
works
district
yeah,
you
are
there,
so
we're
very
easy
to
drop
off
recycling
there.
What
we've
started
is
the
sometimes
painful
process
of
implementing
recycling
in
some
of
those
parks
that
don't
benefit
from
Public
Works
yard
and
it's
frankly,
really
really
hard
work.
C
We
have
a
fleet
of
seven
Packers,
I,
think
Dennis
and
in
Packers
you
know
they
break
a
lot
because
of
everything
all
the
moving
parts
on
them,
and
what
happens
is
that
the
recycling
can't
be
commingled
with
the
Packers,
and
so
what
we've
done
this
year
is.
We've
started
adding
the
clear,
the
clear,
vast
plastic
bags
and
we're
trying
to
implement
recycling
bins
into
the
parks
that
don't
have
those
district
guys
next
home.
C
What
I'll
say
the
difficulty
is
is
that
our
maintenance
crews,
who
also
have
a
lot
of
new
hires,
and
they
also
have
seasonal
workers
associated
with
them.
We
don't
always
consistently
receive
the
same
amount
of
training
as
to
posed
a
water
recycling
what's
trash,
and
so
what
we
want
to
make
sure
is
that
we're
creating
the
best
opportunity
for
success
without
commingling.
C
So
some
of
the
places
that
we've
introduced
recycling,
where
we
don't
have
that
clear,
delineation
with
Public
Works
that
pardon
the
pun
have
had
has
had
mixed
results,
but
chief
Blackman
has
made
an
absolute
priority
in
his
cabinet
that
he
expects
it
and
he
expects
us
to
implement
it.
As
far
as
the
specifics
of
what
we're
doing
is
for
the
strategic
investment
turn
over
to
Dennis
roach,
thank
you.
D
Looking
at
across
statistically
is,
we
are
in
a
in
a
process
right
now,
where
we
need
to
upgrade
our
Packers
to
have
dual
stream
Packers
in
many
of
our
seven
Packers
now
are
over
15
years
of
age.
So
over
the
course
of
the
next
year.
Our
plan
is
to
look
at
these
Packers
work
with
the
budget
office.
Look
at
ways
to
buy
new
Packers.
We
actually
have
one
on
order.
From
last
year,
strategic
I
mean
from
a
lease
purchase
program.
What's
up?
What's
a
packer
costs
here
about
Clark
they're
about
two
$230,000
knocking
dual
stream?
D
Said
we
have
seven,
it's
seven,
hopefully,
okay,
okay,
that's
the
investment
that
you're.
Looking
on
those
lines,
the
other
thing,
the
other
thing
we're
doing
within
the
button.
This
is
our
new
maintenance
director,
Greg
Mossman
is
looking
strategically
about
how
we
place
barrels
in
where
we
place
for
cycling
barrels
yeah
like
do.
We
need
80
barrels
in
a
particular
Park,
or
is
it
40
barrels
and
40
barrels
of
cycling,
and
is
that
encouraging
more
recycling
and
things?
So
those
are
the
things
strategically.
D
E
We've
been
Adam,
sorry
cut
you
off,
but
we've
been
working
in
commission
Eve
comes
to
a
couple
of
our
clean
Boston
meetings.
We're
trying
to
get
folks
particular
main
streets
districts
as
it
relates
to
trash
and
litter
on
Main
streets,
but
I
think
parks
could
be
a
good
added
conversation
very
briefly
and
I
think
the
answer
may
be
no,
but
let's
think
think
this
through
would
would
the
restrictions
on
advertisements
and
parks
prohibit,
say
us
renting
out
ad
space
on
a
on
a
try
on
a
recycle
bin
so
help.
E
That's
something
we
should.
We
could
seriously
consider
it
I'll
pay
for
it,
and-
and
you
know
we
could
control
what
what
type
of
advertising
would
go
on
it.
Okay.
Secondly,
phenomenal
job
doing
the
cleanup
after
the
three
Nor'easters
we
had
this
year,
the
the
first
week
of
March
I
I,
typically
do
snow
walks
around
my
district.
After
a
big
snowstorm
I
did
a
14
and
a
half
mile
walk
the
Sunday
after
that
Friday
nor'easter,
responding
to
either
social
media
hits
or
texts
or
things
that
I
had
heard
about.
How
much
did
we
do?
S
C
AC
C
That
was
put
that
in
perspective,
so
that
was
the
contracted
services.
Then,
on
top
of
that,
you
have
that
in
the
overtime,
what
was
really
dramatic
was
the
the
overall
tree
con
okay
tree
costs,
and
so
when
you
look
at
the
fact
that
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
of
our
you
know
our
trillions
yeah,
you
know
treat
a
tree
budget
can
be
spent,
and
it
really
just
lends
itself
to
the
the
work
that
Chiefs
doing
on
the
fact
that
maintenance
operations
are
being
affected
by
climate
change.
Yeah.
C
Well
it
so
it
takes
more
than
a
year
to
remove
it
yeah,
so
the
process
that
goes
into
that
is
that
it's
actually
inspected
fairly
soon.
What's
important
is
for
the
constituent
to
not
get
the
most
frustrating
thing
that
can
happen
to
any
constituent
on
three
one.
One
is
when
it
says
case
closed
and
they're
still
looking
at
their
diagnosed,
the
worst
thing
that
can
happen.
We.
C
Well,
it's
it's
a
and
when
it's
when
it
sparks
cues,
it's
awesome
we're
getting
a
little
bit
better
every
day.
We
also
have
the
frustrating
capacity
to
close
cases
when
we've
reallocated
into
long-term
capital.
So
that's
something
that
we
parks
needs
to
work
on
the
folks
that
do
it
or
are
fantastic
and
they're
only
as
good
as
the
you
know.
It's
just
like
a
computer
they're
only
as
good
as
the
input
we
give
up,
but
as
far
as
the
trees,
the
trees
actually
get
inspected
and
in
a
much
faster
way.
C
What
happens
is
whether
or
not
the
tree
is
an
immediate
hazard
or
not,
and
that
that's
what
gets
determined
so
which
a
tree
could
be
dying,
but
a
dead
tree
can
stand
on
a
row
for
three
or
four
years.
We
would
never
allow
that
remove
it
in
our
in
our
SLA
that
we
have
associated
with
it.
If
it's
deemed
a
hazard,
it
comes
down
immediately
almost
immediately
and
in
fact,
in
the
middle
of
the
night,
when
we
have
hazard
trees,
hanging
on
wires
will
work
with
every
source
to
remove
those
trees.
A
C
C
Currently
we
have
three
arborists
certified
arborists.
Our
tree
crew
in
total
I
believe
is
currently
five
yeah.
It's
currently
five
I
will
say
that
our
tree
warden
are
very,
very
hard-working
tree.
Warden
Greg
Mossman
is
also
now
our
general
superintendent
of
maintenance
right
now.
So
our
superintendent
of
urban
forestry
is
Stephen
Kendall.
At
this
point
again,
I
would
say
that,
as
far
as
the
inspections
go,
I'm
not
sure
the
addition
of
arborist
would
speak.
It
would
certainly
make
them
more
responsible
during
storm,
but.
E
I
would
argue
that
perhaps
I've
said
this
before
this
be
my
last
statement
before
my
last
brief
question
is
that
we
really
ought
to
work
with
the
Arnold
Arboretum.
It's
Harvard
University.
You
know
as
a
pilot
payment,
consider
working
with
some
of
their
their
graduate
students.
There
they're
a
botanist
phlebotomist
arborist
to
see
if
we
can
help.
You
know,
I'm
not
looking
to
replace
anyone.
Obviously
I
think
your
department
should
grow
but
to
maybe
identify
some
of
those
and
get
it
will
look
quicker
turnaround
action
for
people
a.
C
Counselor,
one
of
the
opportunities
that
we
have
to
is
we
look
at
the
urban
tree
canopy
on
the
direction
of
chief
Blackman
is
that
the
trees
that
are
fully
mature?
It's
it's
far
to
be
proactive
and
protect
those
existing
trees.
It's
far
more
beneficial,
then
planting.
You
know
small-diameter
absolutely.
AC
A
I
C
C
Do
and
so
we're
actually
very
fortunate.
She
unfortunately
wasn't
able
to
be
here
today.
She
usually
is
bar
director
of
Human
Resources.
Diane.
Belfast
has
really
worked
hard
on
this
issue
as
well
as
the
unions
asked
me
and
Cena
I
can't
say
enough
kind.
Things
about
asked
me:
they've
been
really
proactive
with
us,
with
their
membership
as
to
developing
a
safe
system
for
their
employees
to
engage
with
with
needles,
because
they
realize
the
value
of
keeping
these
spaces
clean.
So
we've
developed
a
needle
protocol
with
them
through
training
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission.
C
Is
she
actually
worked
with
the
Public
Health
Commission
to
videotape
that
training
and
every
person
who's
on
boarded
at
Boston
Parks
receives
that
training
in
and
then
it's
reinforced
by
either
their
district
superintendent
or
their
foreman
or
general
foreman?
So
it's
been
a
really
great
collaboration
with
ask
me
and
it's
it's
it's.
It's
worked
out.
Well,
you.
C
I
I
A
lot
of
parents
will
just
go
pick
up,
so
they
have
that
awareness
I
think
would
be
helpful.
Okay,
yeah
so,
and
then
also
follow
up
on
counselor,
whose
questions
about
the
urban
wild
urban
wilds.
Can
we
get
more
consistent
money
into
the
operational
budget
to
do
some
of
the
maintenance
because
of
sort
of
the
inherent
dangers
of
urban
wild
areas?
Yeah.
C
It's
an
interesting
question
and
it's
one
that
we'd
have
to
look
at
along
with
the
budget
office
as
well
as
our
partners
at
the
Conservation
Commission
I'll
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
ownership
structure
there
and
then
it
might
be
helpful
chief.
If,
if
you
help
answer
the
the
missing
parts
that
I
don't
have,
but
what
I
would
say
is
that
in
general
we
try
to
lend
support
to
the
maintenance
operations
or
urban
wild
out
of
our
existence,
existing
maintenance
budget.
So
when
you
look
at
maintenance,
it's
broken
down
by
personnel.
C
It's
not
really
broken
down
by
what
parks
they
actually
take
care
of.
So
you
know
the
group
that
takes
care
of
Franklin
Park
is
often
the
groups
that
actually
takes
care
of
Franklin
field
and
vice
versa.
So
when
we
can
we
and
we,
we
lend
maintenance
crew
out
to
those
urban
wild
spaces.
What
I
think
the
advocates
are
a
hundred
percent
correct
on
is
that
they
don't
receive
the
same
level
of
care
from
us,
because
they're
not
listed
officially
as
parks
and
again
it
goes
to.
C
The
idea
of
you
know
prioritizing
spaces
that
youth
activities
primarily
are
taking
place
on
and
and
sometimes
it's
prioritizing
spaces
that
we
may
get
the
most
three
or
one
one
complaints
or
the
most
calls
on
just
as
we're
looking
at
equity
through
our
capital
budget
I
think
it
behooves
the
parks
department
in
this
partnership
that
we
have
with
the
Conservation
Commission
to
look
at
equity
at
some
of
those
spaces.
So
rather
than
saying
okay.
Well,
maybe
there's
a
maintenance
operations
budget
for
urban
wilds.
C
B
That
was
perfect.
Commissioner
cook,
you
know
from
an
ownership
perspective,
is
a
little
bit
convoluted.
The
the
urban
wilds
are
actually
owned
by
the
Conservation
Commission,
as
the
Commissioner
was
mentioning,
and
the
Environment
Department
had
a
line
item
to
potentially
purchase
additional
urban
wilds,
but
in
terms
of
the
the
maintenance
and
the
ongoing
care
of
those
facilities.
B
That's
really
out
of
the
goodness
of
the
care
of
our
open
space
that
the
Parks
Department
has
been
really
supplementing
the
ability
of
the
staff
to
care
for
those
as
they
identify
any
issues
through
some
of
their
stewardship
from
a
policy
perspective.
It's
certainly
an
area
where
we
could
probably
do
better,
but
it
is
an
area
that
Commissioner
Cooke
and
his
team
have
spent
a
considerable
amount
of
resources
on
based
on
our
residents
and
advocates
stewardship
as
well.
I
would.
I
Wonder
if
there's
an
you
know,
I
certainly
don't
want
to
end
up
in
a
situation
where
we're
pitting
so
the
actors
play
spaces
with
urban
wilds,
because
we
all
have
our
sort
of
favorite
type
of
fields
but
I
wonder
if
it.
If
the
urban
wilds
lend
themselves
to
some
of
the
grants
that
if
we
could
be
more
thoughtful
about
getting
grants
or-
and
they
may
not
even
be
available
the
same
degree
but
grants
that
could
be
used
towards
operational
maintenance
issues
as
opposed
to
capital
improvements,
yeah.
C
I
think
we
owe
the
advocates
and
obviously
the
City
Council,
but
also
ourselves,
to
be
more
thoughtful
about
this.
You
know
Parks
and
Recreation
doesn't
stop
at
the
fence
gate
of
the
soccer
field
right.
You
know
we
also
have
in
a
responsibility
to
be
the
stewards
of
the
environment,
and
so
when
we
look
at
the
ecological
value
of
some
of
these
spaces,
I
mean
the
locations
of
the
vernal
pools
and
everything
else
that
the
city
benefits
from
those
are
in
the
urban
wilds.
I
And
then
my
last
question
for
this
round
is
you
know
we
often
get
calls
from
constituents
regarding
a
particular
Park,
but
then
we
come
to
find
out.
It's
DC,
our
land
I.
Imagine
that
that
also
happens
with
3
1
1
calls
about
particular
issues.
Can
you
talk
a
little?
You
know?
How
can
we
better
delineate
I?
Think
chief
is
ready
to
ask
that
question
between
those
two
I'll.
B
To
be
ferreted
to
300
in
that
it's
actually
a
underlying
technological
issue
within
the
system,
not
the
staff
up
there
if
you
do
a
phenomenal
job
of
taking
these
requests
and
getting
them
to
the
responsible
agencies,
it's
something
that,
as
we
upgrade
those
systems,
we
are
trying
to
solve
that
technological
issue,
so
that
there's
a
little
bit
better
connection
with
our
partners
over
at
the
state
and
also,
frankly,
back
to
the
constituent
as
well.
It's
one
thing
to
tell
the
constituent,
oh
hey,
this
is
DC.
B
Are
you
need
to
call
this
number
it's
enough
to
actually
be
able
to
pass
that
on
to
them
to
DC?
Are
the
right
person
over
there
and
then
also
be
able
to
get
back
to
the
Constituent,
and
let
them
know
that
that
message
had
been
handed
off
and
if
there
is
a
tracking
number
or
whatever
there
may
be
to
whatever
the
partner
agency
is
that's
where
we
ultimately
want
to
be
and
part
of
the
upgrade
to
the
system
that
we're
doing
right
now
is
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
get
in
that
direction.
C
Aldo
Garin
who's,
actually
our
Senior
Planner,
he
actually
just
developed
for
us,
and
it
was
at
the
request
of
councillor
Kim
Janie
as
well,
because
it
does
get
very
confusing
I
mean
you
know.
Sometimes
those
signs
aren't
that
big
and
it's
it's
very
difficult
and
at
the
end
of
the
day
you
know
the
kid
playing
soccer
shouldn't
have
to
worry
about
whether
or
not
it's
the
governor
of
the
mayor's
Park.
The
partners
needs
to
be
clean.
So
we
happy
to
provide
the
council
with
that
list.
We
actually
just
generated
ourselves
this
week,
so
great.
K
K
R
C
So
we're
very,
very
grateful
to
the
police
department
for
working
with
us
on
that.
As
far
as
we
look
at
long-term
Saunders
Stadium
is
interesting
because
the
activities
are
vital.
Important
to
the
South
Boston
identity.
I
mean
people
come
from
all
over
the
city
to
use
the
space.
But
when
you
really
look
at
some
of
the
South
Boston
groups
that
are
based
there,
I
don't
think
there's
any
version
of
Moakley
Park
that
doesn't
include
some
sort
of
athletic
stadium
and
it's
probably
going
to
be
still
called
Saunders.
C
What
I
will
say
is
is
that
the
precise
location
of
that
is
that
the
right
size
of
that
is
that
the
right
type
of
field,
because
there's
a
lot
of
things
about
Saunders
that
doesn't
work.
When
you
look
at
the
miles
of
storage
containers
that
we
have
out
there,
it
really
takes
up
a
lot
of
space
and
it
also
creates
those
those
shadowy
spaces
for
bad
things
to
happen
in
there.
So
when
we
go
into
full
renovation
of
Moakley
I
think
the
thinking
of
behind
Saunders
has
to
be
first
and
foremost,
lies.
N
So,
as
you
know,
the
vision
plan
from
Oakley
Park
is
underway,
and
we've
had
one
public
open
house
so
far
and
there'll
be
more
community
events
to
come
and
through
that
process
for
gaining
input
from
Park
users,
as
well
as
current,
permit,
permit
ease
permit
holders
who
frequent
these
spaces
and
the
ultimate
vision
for
Moakley
Park
will
be
one
that
balances
these
kinds
of
active
recreation
permitted
uses
with
demands
for
climate
resilience
and
neighborhood
spaces.
All
in
one
park,
which
we
feel
confident
we
can
do
given
the
size
of
Moakley,
Park
No.
K
C
K
K
Peters
Park
I
know
we
spoke
about
that
several
times.
Commissioner
I
was
there
with
the
mayor
and
with
the
police
commissioner
for
opening
of
baseball
baseball
program
two
weeks
ago,
but
they
do
have
some
flooding
issues
over
at
Peters.
Park
I
know
you,
while
working
on
it-
and
you
know
the
basketball
court
could
be
updated
as
well
again.
I
know
you're
working
hard,
but
any
any
updates
on
that.
I.
C
So
we're
actually
including
the
basketball
courts
as
part
of
our
various
courts
contract
and
the
reason
we're
doing
that
is
so
much
of
the
work
that
we're
gonna
have
to
do
at
Peter's
park
with
some
of
those
mitigation
funds
that
the
community
fought
so
hard
for
with
some
of
the
developments
adjacent
to
the
park
is
gonna.
Go
into
that
infrastructure
that
you're
speaking
about
I
mean
if,
if
we
make
any
improvements
at
Peter's
Park,
but
don't
fix
the
drainage,
I
think
Ted
Pietrus
and
everybody
else
both
will
come
for
us
with
pitchforks.
C
If
it
starts
to
flood
again
right,
and
so
we
have
to
make
sure
that
it
doesn't
flood
they're
concerned
and
I
think
they
were
right
to
feel
this
way
is
you're
gonna
spend
all
this
money
on
infrastructure,
whether
it's
fences
or
irrigation
or
curbing
or
drainage
yeah.
The
park
might
look
a
little
bit
better,
but
what
about
the
parts
of
the
park
that
most
kids
use?
So
we
were
able
to
tap
into
that
various
courts
contract
and
is
it
September
or
spring
Dennis
I
can't
remember
for
PETA's
Park.
D
C
K
You
Commissioner
Wright
I
know
councillor
Janie
mentioned
it
earlier:
Southend
Library
Park
our
districts
kind
of
overlap
a
little
bit,
so
we
both
share
that
area
and
I
know
you
are
doing
some
work
on
that
area
and
then
in
that
Park.
Rather
you
have
any
more
information
about
the
South
End
library,
yeah.
C
The
long
and
short
of
it
is
that
the
the
budget
excuse
me,
the
bids
came
in
high
and
so
that
we
have
to
discuss
with
the
the
budget
office.
What
our
next
steps
are,
whether
its
value
engineering
or
if
it's
a
rebid
situation,
that
we
don't
think
we've
got
favorable
bids.
What
I
would
say
as
far
as
the
description
what's
happening
there,
it's
really
been
in
concert
with
the
Friends
of
the
Southend
library.
N
C
K
Final
question:
I
ate
a
conversation
several
times
with
the
mayor
on
Chinese
Veterans
in
Chinatown,
the
served
our
country
honorably
they're,
looking
for
some
type
of
recognition,
some
type
of
maybe
a
little
square
or
our
Park
I
do
support
this.
I
do
know
the
mayor
mentioned.
He
does
support
it
as
well,
but
just
if
you
could,
if
you
could
also
keep
it
in
the
back
of
your
mind
that
you
know
these,
these
Chinese
served
our
country.
K
C
It
sounds
like
it's
a
tremendously
important
project,
I
think
the
most
that
easiest
step
forward
was
if,
if
I
could
organize
a
walk
with
the
Public
Works
Department
and
in
the
group-
and
we
could
I
mean
you
can
walk
through
Chinatown
a
morning,
so
I
think
if
we
could
identify
a
location
that
might
be
a
first
step.
Thank.
R
S
R
C
So
there's
a
couple
of
different
interventions
that
we
could
do
and
frankly
we
lost
time
pursuing
one
intervention,
which
was
that
we
thought
we
could
receive
funds
from
an
external
partner.
That's
interested
in
shade
structure
and
parks
that
didn't
materialize,
but
especially
when
you
look
at
the
dugouts
shade,
structures
can
probably
go
in
there
as
far
as
their
suitability
for
long-term
solution.
I
think
you'd
be
looking
at
maybe
waiting
for
a
Charlestown
field
to
receive
capital
funds
and,
in
the
end,
the
budget,
but
I
think
there's
interventions
that
you
could
do
relatively
soon.
C
R
C
N
Have
some
initial
studies
from
the
climate
ready,
Boston
study
of
East,
Boston
and
Charlestown?
That
suggests
that
our
first
consideration
of
that
park
did
not
take
into
consideration
the
the
needs
related
to
resiliency
there,
and
we
need
to
ask
for
a
more
substantive
investment
in
the
park
and
I
think
we'll
have
to
do
that
in
concert
with
the
Environment
Department
yeah
in
order
to
move
everything
forward
right
now,
it's
it's
a
project.
That's
in
the
out-years
of
our
budget,
I.
C
T
AB
C
Yeah
because
it's
gonna
affect
the
the
main
entryway
for
the
park
and
also
how
people
can
get
to
the
park.
If
we
just
went
in
there
and
did
a
fairly
standard
capital
renovation,
we
would
have
it's
possible
that
we
could
literally
put
some
of
the
playing
fields
in
the
wrong
place
to
bias
a
little
bit
of
time.
We
actually
put
it
into
our
various
fields,
work
that
happened
this
last
season.
C
N
D
C
R
I'm,
sorry
I
don't
want
to
cut
you
off,
but
just
because
I
know
I'm
cognizant
of
time
estimate
about
a
time
when
you
would
start
we
could
follow
up
on
the
resiliency
and
then
the
planning.
But
do
you
have
any
estimate
about
a
time?
Well.
C
R
B
Actually
part
of
that
Sullivan
Square
redesign
for
a
resiliency
perspective,
it's
raising
Main
Street,
so
we're
actually
in
ongoing
conversations
right
now,
not
only
internally
from
a
transportation
perspective,
but
also
with
d-o-t,
also
with
Massport,
who
has
a
rail
line
that
they
own
that
goes
across
Main
Street
right
now,
I
believe
that's
in
the
capital
budget
right
now
for
FY
2021.
We
will
see
it
whether
we
can
move
that
forward
or
if
it
slips
backward.
B
C
In
fairness,
I
think
it'll
be
spring,
I
mean
Willis,
will
start
construction,
but
any
construction
on
most
Park
projects
at
least
two
seasons.
We
look
at
establishment
and
the
fact
that
we
have
to
do
a
lot
of
tree
work
there.
The
restoration
of
the
prado
Paul
Revere
mall
is
is
truly
that
you
know
that's
a
restoration
of
the
short
lift
design
and
making
sure
that
it's
a
DA
compliant
there's
no
reason
of
having
the
Freedom
Trail
not
be
a
place
that
people
of
all
abilities
can
visit.
R
Amazing
work
so
it'd
be
wonderful
to
see
the
city
step
up
as
well
to
support
her
and
then
finally,
the
Friends
of
the
Bremen
Street
of
the
Bremen
Street
Park,
my
niece
fostered
the
Greenway.
Excuse
me
and
they've
recently,
gotten
a
grant
and
I'm
excited
to
you
know.
Ya
know
continue
this
conversation
with
you
afterwards,
but
I
really
am
hopeful
that
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
best
way
to
use
that
private
funding
from
the
Bar
Foundation
and
really
make
our
Park
one
of
the
best
parks.
I
love.
R
I
A
couple
of
questions
about
the
relationship
between
the
parks
department
in
the
Boston,
Public,
Schools
and
I
think
the
really
important
role
that
we
could
use
and
I
think
was
brought
up
a
little
bit
in
public
testimony
about
some
of
our
playgrounds,
but
really
the
I
think
the
coordination
and
cooperation
that
could
happen
using
build
BPS
as
a
way
to
improve
some
of
our
park.
Facilities
at
our
schools,
use
for
athletics
sure
so.
C
In
some
areas,
it's
very
specific
and
in
some
areas
it's
very
general,
so
the
places
where
it's
very
specific
is
where
there's
BPS
property
that
we
take
care
of.
So
those
places
would
be
places
like
Charlestown
high
places
like
English
high
places
like
what
we
call
them:
Millennium
Park
phase
2
or
what
you
might
call
Raiders
field.
That's
what
the
actual
sign
says
out
at
West,
Roxbury,
High
or
West
Roxbury
High
athletic
facility.
Those
are
bps
properties
that
the
Boston
Parks
Department
maintains.
C
Now,
where
we
maintain
those,
it
actually
makes
a
lot
of
sense,
because
bps
does
not
have
a
lot
of
staff
that
it
knows
how
to
take
care
of
the
turf
facility.
They
may
not
have
Packers
right
because
they're
working
with
janitorial
staff,
so
they
probably
just
have
a
dumpster-
it's
not
like
they
can
drive
around
with
a
packer
and
fill
out
traps.
Oh
those
are
very
specific
relationships
and
that
are
very
clear
and
delineated.
C
Then
there's
a
lot
of
flexible
spaces
where
the
relationship
could
benefit
from
more
definition
and
something
that
I've
been
working
very
closely
with
John
Hanlin
at
the
school
department
as
as
is
Dennis
roach
about
what
is
the
best
way
to
create
the
most
efficient
system
possible
for
the
city.
You
shouldn't
it's
always
the
same
issue
that
we
run
into
with
public
works.
You
know
you
shouldn't
have
two
piles
of
sand
in
one
neighborhood
right.
C
There
should
only
be
one
pile
of
sand
in
a
neighborhood,
and
different
departments
should
have
the
ability
to
access
that
so
we're
starting
those
conversations
now
as
far
as
operations
goes
as
far
as
capital
planning.
What
you
don't
see
in
our
capital
plan
is
sort
of
the
universe
of
taught,
lots
and
playgrounds.
That
PBS
has
usually
that
falls
to
the
bps
capital
plan
to
prioritize,
and
they
would
be
better
to
speak
to
those.
C
What
I
will
say
is
that
there
are
opportunities
where
it
makes
sense
for
us
operationally
that
we
can
help
out
bps
in
a
strategic
way.
So
when
you
look
at
the
beta
Beethoven
school
in
West,
Roxbury,
which
selfishly
I'm
just
very
familiar
with,
because
my
daughter
attends
there,
the
the
way
the
park
is
set
up
is
that
there's
a
public
access
to
it?
It's
not
enclosed
within
the
within
the
school
itself,
like
the
Linden
might
be
where
the
tot
lot
sort
of
like
in
the
middle
of
the
building.
I
Now,
what
I
really
would
like
to
see
is
a
a
strong
investment
from
build
BPS,
with
parks
to
improve
our
playing
fields
for
our
high
school
teams,
because
their
quote
unquote:
parks,
property
they
but
they're
used
by
our
students,
our
student
athletes
that
they
should
receive
some
of
that
investment.
So
what
I'd
like
to
see
is
part
of
sort
of
the
work
ahead
when
we
think
about
investment
is
that's
part
of
the
conversation
and
I've
stressed
that
to
build
bps
and
really
want.
I
I
I'd
love
a
Fieldhouse,
but
to
have
some
sort
of
facility
that
kids
can
change,
use
a
restroom
store
equipment
or
because
it's
critical
never
mind
an
opportunity
for
some
of
our
youth
sports
teams
to
have
a
concession
stand
or
against
store
equipment
and
ice
packs
and
stuff.
Like
that,
you
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
possibility
of
including
restaurants
in
any
of
our
capital
improvements.
Yeah.
C
Of
them,
that's
right,
so
what
you
have
is
you
have
an
ecosystem
where
it's
unconscionable
to
not
allow
mothers
and
children
and
fathers
to
use
a
restroom
facility
in
an
open
space.
The
idea
is
to
get
someone
to
a
park
so
that
they
could
receive
all
the
benefits,
the
public
health
benefits
of
park,
and
then
you
literally
ask
them
to
leave
the
moment.
The
child
or
the
senior
citizen
or
the
parent
themselves
have
to
use
a
facility
for
whatever
reason
they
have.
C
So
when
there's
an
opportunity,
we
have
to
provide
that
we
have
to
look
at
it
the
same
way
we
look
at
as
a
park
bench.
We
have
to
look
at
it
the
same
way.
We
look
at
trees,
cool,
cool
down
the
athletic
fields.
It
has
to
be
part
of
the
infrastructure
of
the
park
that
doesn't
make
an
easy
problem
to
solve,
where
it's
very,
very
difficult
to
solve.
C
We
are
looking
at
what
I
would
describe
is
enhanced
portable
toilets.
So
if
you
go
to
Portland
right
now,
there's
a
there's.
A
system
called
the
Portland
loo,
where
it
actually
is.
Basically
it
has
some
plumbing
associated
with
it.
It's
not
the
kind
of
bathroom
that
you
would
want
to
spend
a
lot
of
time
in,
but
if
you,
if
it's
very
efficient
at
doing
the
one
thing
it's
there
to
provide,
that
might
be
a
good
fit
for
a
neighborhood
park
where
we
have
the
ability
to
create
a
larger
space
such
as
Almonte
park
and
Matapan.
C
C
What
you
often
most
see-
and
this
is
why
we're
going
to
have
to
deal
with
this
in
this
generational
capital
planning-
is
where
you
see
the
league
that
rents
the
porta
potti
and
it's
chained
up
against
the
fence,
and
there
may
be
three
or
four
of
those
porta-potties
within
a
park
and
nobody
wants
to
go
in
any
of
them
and
that's
only
if
you
had
even
had
the
key
to
get
into
them.
That's
something
that
we
really
got
to
get
out
of
the
business
of
doing
so.
C
We've
got
to
look
at
these
shade
structures
to
line
up
the
porta-potties
where
we
can
introduce
something
like
the
Portland
loo
system,
which
has
plumbing
but
really
acts
mostly
like
a
port-a-potty
where
you're
just
coming
in
and
that's
the
only
feature
and
then
where
we
have
the
opportunity
that
makes
sense
for
the
volume
of
play
places
like
Moakley
I,
think
you
have
to
look
at
preserving
these
field
and
making
them
available.
One
thing:
I
want
to
give
Dennis
roach
credit
with
in
partnership
with
Parkway
girls.
D
C
That's
the
really
frustrating
part
when
people
see
these
structures
and
they
can't
have
access
to
them
and
that's
where
we
really
need
those
strong
nonprofit
partners.
So
the
answer
is
we
got
to
do
a
better
job.
We
are
doing
a
better
job
as
part
of
our
capital
work.
But
when
you
look
at
220
parks,
if
we're
doing
10
or
15
parks,
it's
it's
gonna
be
a
long
slog
to
get
where
we
need
to
be.
I
C
I
C
No,
it's
it's
I
mean.
There's
you
can't
overstate
it
it's
it's
just
disgusting
the
impact
of
the
waste
that
they
produce
the
amount
of
waste
that
just
one
one
bird
can
yeah.
One
goose
can
produce.
I
recently
went
to
Moakley,
Park
I
mean
it
was.
It
was
borderline
unplayable
until
our
maintenance
crews
got
in
there
and
blew
down
as
much
of
it
as
they
could
and
raked
it
out.
That
was
right
before
opening
day.
I
will
say
you
know
that
the
cleaner,
the
field,
it
seems,
the
less
likely
they
are
to
keep
congregating
there.
C
I,
don't
know
if
that's
more
because
of
the
activity
on
the
field
or
what
our
maintenance
crews
are
doing.
But
it's
something
that
we
lack
a
very
core
ability
to
deal
with.
I
mean
it's:
we
don't
have
a
maintenance
line
to
deal
with
getting
geese
off
our
parks
and
they
are
impactful,
and
so
they
think
they
caused
quite
the
headache
for
our
maintenance
crews
and
it's
work
that
we
don't
like
asking
them.
Z
C
Do
because
it's
filthy
work,
I
I,
do
think
that
it's
something
that
as
a
region,
not
just
the
Northeast
but
also
the
central
United
States
I
mean
this
is
an
invasive
species
and
with
all
respect
to
the
federal
government
and
the
protections
that
are
afforded
to
these
birds,
I
think
we
needed
to
take
a
look
at
the
the
public
health
impact.
That's
before
you
get
to
the
ecological
impact
that
the
phosphorus
that
these
these
keys
are
putting
into
our
waterways.
I
Impact
on
a
couple
of
significantly
sized
waterways,
including
one
in
counselor,
Co,
most
district
Chandler
pond
as
they
had
to
be
dredged
because
the
amount
of
waste
that
collects
in
that
pond
and
I
mean
the
Parks
Department
has
been
very
supportive
in
some
of
the
efforts
that
are
happening
at
Chandler
Pond,
in
particular,
with
the
geese
police.
I
hope
that
you'll
continue
supporting
that
work
and
then
also
you
know
supporting
the
work
of
your
Rangers
with
that.
That's.
C
Right
now
so
we're
over
300
eggs
addled
for
the
seasons,
we're
very
proud
of
it,
and
I
really
got
to
give
all
the
credit
to
Jen
McNeil
and
who's
the
Ranger
most
involved
with
that
program,
but
it
is,
and
I
don't
want
to
minimize,
because
it's
really
important
to
think
what
the
population
would
be
if
they
didn't
do
that
addling.
But
it's
clearly
not
eliminating
the
problem.
You.
I
Know
right
now:
it's
not
enough
and
it's
dirty
and
nasty
work
and
it's
it's
hard
to
measure
the
population
and
it
just
continues
to
it
continues
to
grow.
I
do
have
one
more
question,
because
I
think
that
councillor
Campbell
asked
about
the
Peace
Garden,
but
it
was
she
referenced.
It
referencing
the
Odum
Peace
Garden
in
particular.
We
talked
just
a
little
bit
about
the
plans
for
the
Odum,
Peace
Garden
sure.
C
I'll,
let
Liza
talk
specifically
about
it,
but
we're
very
excited.
There's
a
small
section
of
Mattapan
that
actually
represents
one
of
the
only
one
of
only
three
spaces
in
Boston
that
residents
can't
get
to
a
park
within
a
ten
minute,
walk
in
that
app
and
it's
not
really
lack
of
green
space.
But
it's
more
how
complicated
some
of
the
roads
are
to
make
ease
of
crossing
to
some
of
those
green
spaces
are
because
they
are
served
by
all
Montand
on
the
high
park
side
raus,
which
are
these
major
athletic
facilities.
C
There's
a
there's,
a
great
opportunity
to
add
green
space
to
Matapan
with
the
Steven,
Odom,
serenity
garden.
But
probably
the
most
important
thing
is
that
we're
honoring
the
Odom's
and
their
commitment
to
peace
and
the
loss
of
their
son.
This
is
long
overdue.
Boston
Parks
is
honored
to
be
part
of
this
work.
The
the
space
is
already
claimed
by
the
Odom
family.
We
have
a
sign
out
there
designating
for
the
space.
The
last
bit
of
it
is
the
community
process
that
we're
engaged
with
now
to
design
it.
N
And
so
the
actual
final
construction
of
the
park
will
be
done
at
the
end
of
the
building
project.
Just
because
of
the
way
you
have
to
sequence
it
to
access
the
site
for
the
building
project,
so
right
now,
they're
looking
at
2020
2021
for
the
for
the
building
in
terms
of
their
access
to
funding.
If
there's
something
that
we
can
do
between
now
and
then
to
improve
the
space
and
make
it
sort
of
more
inviting
for
use
over
the
next
few
years,
we'll
do
that.
N
I
Great
right
and
then
I'll
just
do
a
couple
of
thank
yous.
We've
gotten
a
number
of
calls
over
the
last
two
years
to
replace
either
just
damaged
or
lost
like
hero,
square
and
Park
Square
dedication
sign
so
just
appreciate,
Commissioner
your
team's
effort
and
just
being
quickly
responsive
to
them.
Doing
that
cuz.
It's
important
for
our
families.
I
also
want
to
thank
Dennis
for
the
work
with
the
golf
courses
and
really
opening
them
up
and
I'd
like
to
see
so
much
more
of
that
both
at
Franklin
Field
and
at
Franklin,
Park
and
George.
I
C
I
think
so,
I'll
tell
you
the
places
for
opportunity
that
we
don't
we
don't
have
anything
we
don't
have
a
partner
identified.
Moakley
is,
is
a
is
a
great
and
when
you
look
at
the
ideas
that
are
coming
through
the
vision
plan,
it's
difficult
to
imagine
that
when
that
park
has
done,
Boston
Parks
would
be
taking
care
of
it
by
itself.
C
You
know
you
would
imagine
that
you
would
probably
have
some
sort
of
Conservancy
or
some
friends
group,
or
maybe
a
corporate
partner
associated
with
it,
because
it
just
has
to
it,
has
to
work
on
so
many
levels
and
not
only
has
to
protect
the
neighborhood
from
flooding,
but
it
also
has
to
be
this
great
recreational
feature.
The
other
place
really
is
Harambee,
which
is
also
known
as
Franklin
Field
I
mean
it's
45
acres
I
think
we'd
be
remiss
if
we
weren't
looking
at
private
public
partnerships
or
for
those
two
facilities.
If.
B
I
can
just
add
to
that
counselor.
There
are
certainly
other
areas
in
the
city
that
are
at
climate
risk,
where
we've
got
many
partners
who
have
expressed
interest
in
participating
in
that,
and
so
we'll
certainly
keep
you
breasts
if
any
of
those
developments
come
to
light,
whether
it's
related
to
open
space
or
otherwise,.
A
You
thank
you
before
I
adjourn
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
and
Paul
McCaffrey,
especially
on
behalf
of
Representative
hone
in
his
30
year
of
women's
league,
that
was
displaced
for
a
good
reason.
The
renovation
of
Smits
Park
tried
to
relocate
to
ringer
and
got
some
unfortunate
pushback
and
you
guys
were
able
to
turn
on
a
dime
and
get
Rodgers
Park,
ready
and
I.
Think
it's
working,
fine
that
and
just
to
let
you
know
our
attorney
general
Maura
Healey
is
an
alum
of
that
basketball
league
as
well.
A
24:00,
thank
you
like
to
remind
folks
this
is
a
public
hearing
broadcast
and
recorded
on
our
CN
80
to
Comcast
channel
8,
Verizon
1964
and
streamed
at
Boston
gov
backslash
city
Council,
TV
I'd
asked
folks
in
the
chamber
to
silence
their
cell
phones
and
electronic
devices.
The
conclusion
of
the
presentation
by
the
department
and
questions
from
my
colleagues.
We
will
have
public
testimony.
There
is
a
sign-in
sheet
to
my
left.
We
ask
that
you
check
the
box.
A
If
you
do
wish
to
testify
and
please
supply
your
name
address
affiliation
on
June
5th,
we
will
have
a
hearing
dedicated
to
public
testimony
that
will
run
between
2:00
p.m.
and
6:00
p.m.
and
we
are
here
again
with
our
friends
from
the
parks
department
to
discuss
the
annual
Parkman
fund
appropriation
as
it
pertains
to
docket
zero
five,
a
to
message:
an
order
authorizing
the
appropriation
of
1
million,
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
income
of
the
George
Francis
Parkman
fund.
A
The
funds
ought
to
be
expended
under
the
direction
of
the
Popish
iner
of
Parks
and
Recreation
for
the
maintenance
and
improvements
of
Boston
Common
in
parks
and
existence.
Since
January
12th
1887,
again
I'm
joined
by
my
friend
and
colleague
from
Dorchester
City
Council,
Red,
Lodge
and
ISA
sabe
George
I
want
to
welcome
back
Commissioner,
Cooke,
Dennis
and
Nicole.
You
have
the
floor.
Thank.
C
So
we're
very
grateful
to
the
budget
Department
for
suggesting
this
allocation
and
we're
very
grateful
to
the
trust
into
the
treasury
division.
Their
director
drew
Smith
and
we
really
look
forward
to
partnering
with
the
City
Council
to
make
sure
that
we
use
these
funds
in
an
appropriate
manner.
We
urge
your
support
of
allocating
them
and,
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Dennis.
Thank
you.
I'm.
D
Just
gonna
give
a
quick
update
in
the
it's,
the
George,
Francis
apartment,
trust
fund,
the
the
all
the
all
the
park
funds
benefit,
the
Boston
Parks
Department,
specifically
in
certain
parks
that
were
allocated
back
in
the
fund
in
the
early
1920s.
The
the
parks
that
this
this
fund
benefits
is
the
Boston
Common.
The
public
garden
defends
the
Riv
away
Olmsted
park,
Jamaica
pond
Franklin
Park
Highland
Park
and
Roxbury
Horatio,
Harris
Park
and
Malcolm
X
park.
So
this
fund
was
was
set
aside
to
support
these
particular
funds,
the
operation
and
maintenance
of
these
parks.
D
The
fund
currently
sits
at
about
25
million
dollars
today,
in
which
investment
income
of
about
1.2
million
dollars
that
is
advocated
for
the
year
to
fund
the
operations
of
these
particular
parks,
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Nicole
Duhamel.
She
can
kind
of
break
down
a
little
bit
of
detail
about
what
the
1.2
million
dollars
is
spent
for
annually.
So.
AC
Nine
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
goes
to
maintenance
personnel.
A
hundred
thousand
goes
towards
the
rangers
and
then
the
remaining
funds
go
to
things
such
as
irrigation
systems,
fountain
maintenance,
purchasing
of
supplies
such
as
stone
dust,
flowers,
pests
and
disease,
control
for
the
rose,
bushes
equipment,
tree
trimming
pruning
and
removals
and
turf
maintenance.
Great.
D
A
So
to
your
point
earlier:
good
bang
for
the
buck
a
century
later,
counselor
savvy
George,
you
have
any
questions
great
great,
as
this
is
an
annual
appropriation
pretty-pretty
spelled
out.
Let
me
acknowledge
that
we've
been
joined
by
counselor
counselor
Jacob.
Do
you
have
any
questions?
No
thanks
for
attending
no
see
me
hearing.
None
I
want
to
thank
you
again
for
your
time
and
attention
today.
This
hearing
is
adjourned.