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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on May 10, 2018
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Dockets #0566-0565 Fiscal Year 2019 Budget: Mayor's Office of Immigrant Advancement
A
A
Today
he
chairs
City
Council
Committee
on
ways
and
means
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues,
councillor
McCarthy,
who
is
the
vice
chair
of
the
Committee
on
ways
and
means
as
well
as
councillor
Josh
cecum
I,
want
to
remind
folks
that
this
is
a
public
hearing,
it's
being
recorded
and
broadcast
on
Comcast
channel
8,
RCN
channel
82,
Verizon
channel
1
964,
and
it's
being
streamed
at
Boston,
gov,
slash,
City,
Council
TV.
If
you
have
any
cell
phones,
please
turn
them
off
or
on
silent.
At
the
end
of
this
hearing,
we
will
take
public
testimony.
A
So
if
there
are
folks
interested
in
providing
public
testimony,
they
can
by
signing
in
and
checking
the
box
for
just
for
budget
overview
purposes
and
for
the
audience
was
watching.
This
is
a
budget
review.
It
encompasses
over
36
hearings
over
roughly
five
weeks.
We
strongly
encourage
residents
to
come
and
participate,
whether
in
the
chamber
at
home
or
take
a
moment
to
engage
in
the
process
of
giving
testimony
public
testimony
for
the
record.
A
You
can
do
this
in
several
ways,
come
to
one
of
the
hearings
and
give
testimony
or
come
to
our
hearing
that
is
specifically
dedicated
to
public
testimony
on
Tuesday
June
5th,
any
time
from
2
to
6
p.m.
we
will
be
here
during
that
timeframe
to
listen
to
public
testimony
and
it's
a
time
just
for
folks
to
come
and
provide
their
insights
and
thoughts
on
the
budget.
A
A
It
will
be
included
in
the
docket
zero
five,
five
nine
through
zero,
five
six
three,
which
is
an
order
for
the
FY
19
operating
budget,
including
annual
appropriations
for
various
departments
as
well
as
docket,
zero,
five,
six,
four
zero
five
six-five,
which
is
capital
budget
appropriations.
The
budget
isn't
included
in
all
of
those
dockets,
but
specifically
today's
hearing
is
on
the
office
of
immigrant
advancement
at
this
time.
A
I
will
let
either
Alejandra
or
the
chief
Marti
introduce
yourselves
for
the
record
and
go
on
the
order
in
which
you
would
like
to
present,
but
before
I
do
that
I
want
to
also
acknowledge
my
colleague
district
7
counselor
account
district
7,
counselor
counselor
Kim
Janie.
Thank
you
for
being
here
counselor
and.
B
C
B
Thank
you,
so
I
was
gonna
quickly,
go
over
the
highlights
of
the
list
of
accomplishments
there
for
18
and
then
take
any
questions
is
that
is
that
makes
sense
for
you,
okay,
anything
else.
You
want
to
add:
okay,
okay,
great
so
just
a
review
of
the
office.
We
started
in
nineteen
nineteen
ninety-eight
I
came
in
in
2014
and
we
used
to
be
the
office
of
new
Bostonians
and
switched
to
the
office
for
immigrant
advancement
in
2016.
B
2015
2015,
and
to
really
with
the
really
with
the
intent
to
make
sure
that
immigrants
weren't
just
accessing
city
services,
although
that's
very
important,
but
also
really
advancing
and
we're
a
key
part
of
the
civic
life
of
the
city.
So
a
lot
of
these
initiatives
that
we've
undertaken
in
the
past
year
have
been
are
a
result
of
that
of
those
strategic
planning
and
then,
of
course,
the
election
of
2016,
which
you'll
see
how
it's
been
impacted
there.
So
just
some
overview
and
with
our
immigrant
advancement
initiative,
we
have
a.
B
We
have
a
three
year,
fellow
on
immigrant
advancement
and
empowerment,
who
has
been
with
us,
we're
actually
going.
It
was
originally
three
years
but
we're
going
into
our
fourth
year,
who's,
whose
work
was
really
to
look
at
the
office
and
how
we
worked
within
city
government
and
with
external
partners
to
really
support
immigrant
advancement.
B
Some
of
the
highlights
from
the
fiscal
year
18
include
our
municipal
leaders
from
Agron
advancement
summit,
where
we
brought
local
leaders
from
across
Massachusetts
to
sign
on
to
proclamation
for
immigrant
advancement,
we've
also
organized
an
emergency
deferred
action
for
childhood
arrivals
renewal
fund.
So
a
lot
of
the
work
that
we
do
is
in
public-private
partnership,
and
this
was
in
response
to
the
the
end
of
daca
and
people
having
to
renew
their
daca
ahead
of
time,
meaning
it
would
be
more
costly
for
them
to
immigrants
with
love,
which
is
our
public
art
campaign.
We
have.
B
We
currently
have
three
murals
to
a
nice
Boston,
one
in
Roslindale,
hoping
to
bring
one
to
Matapan,
and
this
was
this-
was
inspired
by
a
national
social
media
campaign
as
a
way
of
showing
our
physical
physically,
showing
our
support
for
immigrant
communities.
We
have
our
annual
citizenship
day,
which
has
been
getting
larger
and
larger
each
year.
We
do
in
partnership
with
project
citizenship
and
a
key
element
in
our
immigrant
communities
is
that
sometimes
they
get
taken
advantage
of
by
attorneys
or
no
thoughti
OHS,
and
so
this
is
an
opportunity
for
people
to
go.
B
So
in
response
to
that,
we
have
been
hosting
in
partnership
with
our
community
partners.
These
large
scale
immigration
clinics,
particularly
for
TPS
holders,
to
screen
them
to
see
if
they
are
eligible
for
any
other
form
of
immigration
relief,
and
we
have
you
know
oftentimes
well,
I'd,
say
about
20
percent
of
people
generally
are,
but
there
is
definitely
as
we
move
forward
into
2019
really
have
to
look
at
what
we
will
do
for
those
that
are
not
eligible,
because
the
majority
will
not
return
to
to
their
to
their
country
of
origin.
B
Last
week
we
hosted
German
delegation
for
the
welcoming
communities
transatlantic
exchange.
Boston
was
chosen
out
of
a
number
of
cities
to
represent
the
u.s.
in
Germany
in
November,
and
the
German
delegation
came
here
last
week
to
learn
about
best
practice
and
best
practices
in
each
of
the
places,
and
so
they
had
a
wonderful.
You
know
time
and
learned
a
lot
of
the
immigrant
integration
work
that
we
do.
We
are
hosting
the
cities
for
action
convening
in
May
in
a
couple
weeks
actually
and
cities.
B
Fraction
is
a
national
coalition
of
moya
offices
across
the
country
who
have
come
together
to
advocate.
We
came
together
under
under
the
Obama
administration
in
response
to
the
his
executive
orders
and
Appa
and
extended
dabka
on
how
we
would
support
one
another
and
support
our
constituencies
and
support
the
president
in
that
in
those
in
those
orders
and
then,
with
the
changes
of
administration's
it's
a
more.
B
B
The
pipeline,
including
public
charge,
the
citizenship
question
on
the
census,
and
so
we
are
hosting
them
May
22nd
for
an
all-day
convening
our
immigrant
information
corners,
which
are
in
every
single
Boston,
Public,
Library,
three-piece,
i3b,
CYO,
centers
and
two
ymca
sites,
and
this
is
information.
People
can
get
information
on
anything
from
lawyer
referrals
to
getting
citizenship,
and
we
we
have
about
over
29,000
copies
of
resource
materials
have
been
distributed
through
through
those
corners.
We
have
were
critical
in
creating
the
Greater
Boston
immigrant
Legal
Defense
funds.
B
B
One
thing
that
we've
seen
is
a
huge
increase
in
the
number
of
non
criminals
being
detained
by
ice,
and
the
impact
that
is
having
on
families
and
communities
is
huge,
and,
sadly,
one
of
the
things
we
do
have
to
do
is
prepare
families
to
make
sure
all
their
legal.
They
have
all
their
affairs
in
order
in
the
event
that
they
get
picked
up
and
their
children
are
left
here.
So
we're
able
to
give
$100,000
to
ten
organizations
who
are
doing
that
work.
We
continue
to
have
our
pro
bono
immigration
clinics.
B
If
anyone's
been
to
the
eighth
floor
on
the
first
or
third
Wednesday
between
12:00
and
2:00,
you
might
see
a
lot
of
people
sitting
waiting
and
they
are
waiting
to
be
seen
by
one
of
our
volunteer.
One
of
our
volunteer
attorneys.
We
have
seen
a
marked
increase
in
the
number
of
people
who
have
come
to
the
clinics
since
the
2016
election.
B
B
So
these
are
sort
of
the
first
line
of
defense
for
immigrant
communities
to
know
what
they
should
do
should
they
be
encountered
by
ice
again.
This
is
in
collaboration
with
our
our
legal
survive,
legal
service
provider
partners,
and
we
have
done
close
to
sixty
workshops
as
far
and
have
presented
to
more
than
a
thousand
people.
So
that
is
our
sort
of
a
snapshot
of
our
office
in
fiscal
year.
2018
for
fiscal
year,
2019
continue
again
continue
a
lot
of
the
work
that
we've
been
doing
inc.
We
expect
even
more
increased
enforcement
with
ice.
B
We
expect
the
need
for
more
clinics
and
know
your
rights
workshops
and,
and
so
and
then
so
continue
that
work.
Some
of
the
new
things
that
we're
working
on
is
we're
working
with
office
of
workforce
development
to
Co,
publish
a
report
on
how
immigrants
are
the
backbone
of
Boston's
labor
force
and
how
federal
policies
can
impact
the
future
talent
pool
and
working
with
BPH
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
to
address
the
stress
and
trauma
of
immigrants
from
fears
of
national
immigration
policies
and
climate.
B
C
So
as
I'm
100
mention
it's
sort
of
that
balance
right
when
federal
policy
changes
or
government
changes
on
the
national
level,
we
must
respond
to
crisis
that
some
of
the
communities
are
in,
but
at
the
same
time
they
all
is
keeping
its
eyes
on.
How
do
we
ensure
the
community
can
advance?
And
how
do
we
ensure
the
community's?
You
know
we're
doing
what
we
can
do
around
the
thriving
aspect
of
of
what
we
want
to
do
to
support
the
community.
C
So
the
team
on
the
other
nerd
team
are
doing
a
great
job
of
trying
to
balance
both
those
things
which
are
competing
demands
if
you're
always
dealing
with
crisis,
you
don't
get
time
to
do
the
other
thing
and
they're
working
hard
to
prioritize
both
those
areas.
So
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that
and
kind
of
the
scope
of
the
good
work
that
the
office
is
doing
know.
B
That's
very
helpful,
you
know
I
just
thank
you
for
that.
Chief,
you
know.
The
national
work
has
become
increasingly
important,
the
advocacy
on
the
national
scale,
so
the
best
practice
is
convening,
but
that
we
have
weekly
calls
with
cities
for
action
to
talk
about
how
cities
are
really
going
are
responding
to
federal
federal
actions.
In
that
we
don't
have
really.
We
there's
not
much.
B
We
can
do
on
in
terms
of
the
policy
front,
given
that
immigration
policy
is
a
federal
manner,
but
we
talk
about
what
we
can
do
on
the
on
the
defense
and
hopefully
on
the
offense.
What
one
thing
that
we
have
been
excited
to
see
is
that,
more
often
than
not
when
a
court
case
is
brought
to
to
challenge
what
we
see
is
an
unjust
policy.
We
weird
generally,
we
I
mean
immigrant
advocates.
A
Thank
you.
Both
I
do
want
to
acknowledge.
We've
been
joined
by
councilor
asabi
George,
just
a
couple
of
questions
before
I
allow.
My
colleague
asked
questions
and
I
may
come
back
for
a
second
round,
but
there
quickly
the
report
that
you
mentioned
working
with
the
office
of
workforce
development
yeah.
What
are
you
expecting
that
to
be
released.
B
A
Think
all
of
that
is
frankly
from
a
proactive
space,
and
hopefully
we
offer
a
glimmer
of
hope
versus
just
simply
saying
we're
going
to
stand
with
you.
What
does
that
look
like?
So
thank
you
for
for
your
leadership
and
look
forward
to
working
groups
and
diving
into
that
yeah.
Just
if
you
could
explain
you
know
just
how
the
nature
of
the
work
within
your
office
has
shifted
the
workload
responsibilities
given
what's
happening
at
the
national
context.
I
think
we
all
hear
about
it,
but
I
think
we
don't
really
know
in
detail.
B
Great,
thank
you
so,
as
we
all
know,
throughout
the
2016
election
cycle,
the
anti-immigrant
rhetoric
was
very
strong
and,
to
say
the
least,
and
the
current
president
ran
on
a
lot.
What
we,
what
we
refer
to
as
hate
speech
against
our
immigrant
communities,
and
but
beyond
that
those
of
us
who
are
in
do
the
work
also
knew
that,
unfortunately,
that
speech
could
very
quickly
be
turned
into
action
upon
election,
because
many
of
the
policies,
the
executive
orders,
all
of
that
work
can
be
easily
undone.
B
The
regulatory
changes
do
not
have
to
go
through
Congress,
so
we
knew
that
it
wasn't.
Just
the
rhetoric
was
scary
and
the
rhetoric
was
was
was
it
was
bad,
but
we
we
knew
that
upon
election,
that
that
rhetoric
would
actually
be
able
to
turned
into
pretty
rapid
action.
So
I
would
say
you
know
the
work
of
our
office.
We
continued.
You
know
to
do
the
work
that
we
were
doing
prior
to
that,
but
there
was
definitely
a
marked
increase
in
the
number
of
constituents
that
we
had
to
that
that
we
had
to
work
with.
B
People
are
the
attendance
at
our
clinics
when
skyrocketed
working
with
other
city
agencies
has
always
been
a
priority.
This
has
taken
even
more
of
a
priority
to
to
be
able
to
help
distill
the
information
that's
coming
out
of
Washington
and
explain
it
and
also
help,
for
example,
Boston
Public
Schools,
where
it
is
the
best
way
that
they're
going
to
work
with
their
immigrant
students
protect
their
immigrant
families.
So
there's
a
lot
of
the
the
workload
just
increased
significantly
for
me,
and
you
know
for
myself
or
my
staff
in
particular.
B
The
constant
need
to
be
very
on
top
of
nashi
and
national
policy
always
was
obviously
important,
but
it
seems
there
are
times
where
it
seems
like
something
is
coming
out
of
Washington
on
a
daily
or
weekly
basis
that
sometimes
we
have
to
react
to,
or
sometimes
we
just
have
to
wait
and
think
about.
Well,
what?
How
can
we
proactively
engage
a
community
prior
to
the
rollout
of
these
of
these
policies?
So
there's
just
been
there's
just
been
a
very
marked
increase
in
in
the
workload
I.
B
Think
that
you
know
I
have
to
say
one
of
the
positive
things
has
been
just
the
outpouring
of
support
from
our
from
the
communities
and
from
people
who
just
want
to
help
I
feel
like
we've,
had
a
huge
increase.
We've
always
worked
very
close
with
community
partners
and
just
the
nature
of
having
to
do
so.
Much
more
work
has
made
it
so
that
we
have
to
work
even
more
closely,
and
that
has,
for
me
has
been
a
very
positive
experience,
even
though,
even
though
it
has
included,
it
might
might
include
more
work.
B
A
D
B
So,
as
I
mentioned
as
part
of
our
immigrant
integration
and
empowerment
project,
we
were
able
to
bring
on
a
fellow
for
three
years
who
working
with
the
office
on
on
immigrant
integration
and
empowerment.
It
was
originally
going
to
be
a
more
of
like
a
public
process,
but
at
the
time
a
lot
of
public
processes
were
happening.
Like
imagine,
Boston
go
past
in
2030
climate
ready
and
we
thought,
instead
of
having
a
whole
separate
process
for
immigrants.
What
immigrant
integration?
Why
don't
we
make
immigrant
integration?
B
B
We
thought
more
efficiently
more
effectively
with
with
our
immigrant
communities
and
then
and
then
she
also
led
our
strategic
planning
and
rebranding
initiative,
and
so
we
were
able
to
take
on
this
fellow
through
the
generosity
of
a
grant
by
the
bard
Foundation
and
the
Bar
Foundation.
What
they
did
is
granted
this
her
salary
for
two
and
a
half
years
and
asked
that
the
city
of
Boston
cover
half
of
her
salary
in
the
final
year.
So
what
you'll
see
from
fiscal?
B
B
We
don't
have
that
position.
We
don't
have
that
position
anymore,
she's
not
considered
an
FTE
there,
which
is
why
she's,
not
it's
not
reflected
in
the
FTEs.
That
was
my
other
yeah,
so
she,
but
so
so,
because
her
position
is
ending.
Then
that
is
the
discrepancy.
The
reason
why
it's
not
a
$30,000
discrepancy
is
just
changes
and
collective
bargaining
right
in
some
step.
Folks,
step
ups
and
stuff
yeah.
B
B
A
So
is
someone
inheriting
her
responsibilities,
one
of
the
members
on
your
team.
Now
so
and
then
a
follow-up
is
given
the
increased
workload
that
you
guys
have
I
mean
we
hear
about
it.
Just
through
constituent
service
calls
and
we're
saying
you
know,
call
you
guys,
you
know
we
know
you
have
employees
to
do
the
work
and
if
not,
what
does
that
sort
of
look
like,
given
the
drastic
increase
of
you
guys
in
terms
of
the
work?
Will
that
you're
dealing
with
and
also
you
can't
anticipate?
A
What's
going
to
come
out
of
Washington,
which
Mike
said
you
know
all
hands
on
deck
reactive
in
nature?
Probably
you
know
late
night
phone
calls
planning
for
the
next
day
and
how
we
talk
to
community
about
this.
So
what
are
your
limitations
right
now
in
the
work,
given
the
increased
workload
and
it
may
not
just
be
in
from
employee
yeah,
full-time
employees,
standpoint
in
mine,
some
others
that
I'm
not
thinking
about
yeah.
D
B
I
think
you
know
definitely
heard
her
duties
are,
some
of
them
will
be
absorbed
by
the
current
current
staff?
You
know,
I,
think
all
small
departments,
I
would
say,
probably
would
love
to
have
more
staff,
probably
big
departments
too,
as
well.
Everyone
could
use
use
more
stuff,
I
think,
with
the
increased
workload
and
the
possibility
of
not
replacing
that
position,
then
there
will
have
to
we
will.
You
know,
make
some
decisions
about
what
we
need
to
prioritize,
and
you
know
it's
it
will.
You
know,
probably
be
my
challenge
if.
B
C
Think
one
of
the
things
that
we'll
be
doing
is
looking
at.
You
know
sort
of
full
breath
of
all
the
work
that
exists
in
that
in
the
team
and
the
pieces
that
that
person
may
have
been
working
on
that
may
shift,
but
we're
also
gonna
work
at
the
capital
level,
with
the
department
and
also
with
budget
moving
forward
to
sort
of
make
sure
we
can
identify
if
we
have
to
identify
some
of
the
resources.
C
If
we
need
to
look
for
more
private
funding,
I
mean
we
need
to
make
sure
we
have
the
capacity
to
do
the
work,
obviously,
because
the
trade-off
means
that
we
don't
do
the
services
that
we
need
to
be
doing
so
we're
actively
engaged
in
the
conversation
now
and
I.
Think
again.
I
think
it's
about
probably
being
more
strategic
about
where
what
gets
done
and
what
might
end
up
being
something
we
do
in
six
months
as
opposed
to
something
we
do
today,
and
so
that's
sort
of
the
framing
of
that.
A
C
A
E
Madame
president
good
afternoon,
thank
you
all
for
the
work
you're
doing
every
day.
I
know
it's
I
think
it's
never
an
easy
role.
The
role
you
fill,
but
obviously
these
pasts,
the
only
18
months
but
have
been
particularly
trying
and
I
know
the
people
in
Boston
and
in
Greater,
Boston
I,
think
really
depend
on
the
work
you're
doing
in
the
work
this
city
is
doing
for
I
guess
maybe
some
symbolic
comfort,
nothing
else,
given
that
we
have
a
heavy
mountain
to
climb
when
it
comes
to
some
of
the
federal
immigration
issues.
E
But
I
have
one
specific
question
that
I
think
you
gave
a
great
overview
and
I
and
I
really
I
could
see
everyday
the
good
work
you're
doing.
We
have
a
federal
census
coming
up
in
2020.
Clearly,
President
Trump
is
attempting
to
under
count
discount
whatever
you
want
to
call
it
our
immigrants,
whether
they're
citizens,
whether
they're
documented
undocumented,
ever
it
is,
and
our
attorney
general
Maura
Healey-
is
file
lawsuit
along
with
many
others.
E
B
Absolutely
so
the
citizenship
question
being
added
to
the
census
was
something
that
we
were
against
and
we
had
the
mayor
signed
on
to
a
letter
asking
that
it
not
be
added
and
in
like
you
said,
we
see
it
as
a
deliberate
attempt
to
under
count
not
just
immigrants
but
also
communities
of
color
across
across
the
country.
I
happen
to,
in
my
previous
role,
led
redistricting
for
the
state
in
2011.
B
It
was
a
partnership
between
a
we
say
where
I
worked
at
the
time.
Mass
vote
and
common
cause
so
I
know
a
lot
about
the
census
and
I
know
a
lot
about
redistricting
and
understand
that
the
only
way
that
we
lost
one
seat
instead
of
two
congressional
seats
is
because
of
the
growth
in
the
immigrant
population,
in
particular
the
Latino
and
Asian
population
in
Massachusetts,
and
so
in.
B
Seeing
that
you
know
and
and
in
redistricting
it
worked
out
because
we
had
a
congressman
who
decided
to
retire,
but
had
that
not
happened,
one
we
would
have
had
a
fight
between
two
a
campaign
between
two
incumbents
and
it
also,
as
you
all
know,
lose
it.
We
lose
funding
as
well
as
power
within
within
in
Washington
when
we
have
less
delegates,
and
so
so
we
understood
the
administer.
B
The
administration
is
very
clear
that
this
edition
of
the
citizenship
question,
as
well
as
a
marked
decrease
in
funding
for
the
census
and
lack
of
preparedness
on
behalf
of
our
government
to
prepare
for
the
2020
census
is
going
to
lead
in
undercuts.
So
there
is
someone
there
is
a
I
know
that
there
is
a
was
a
position
that
is
budgeted
I,
believe
and
is
it
by.
C
B
Are
that
will
lead
that
and
our
office
will
be
very
involved
because
of
just
the
direct
impact
that
it
will
have
on
the
immigrant
community
and
I
was
recently
contacted
by
the
new
coordinator
for
I.
Think
it's
a
census,
equity
fight.
So
it's
a
coalition
of
funders
who
are
still
already
starting
to
think.
How
are
we
going
to
address
this?
So
so?
Yes,
we
have
been
we've
been
involved
on
the
city
level
and
then
also
and
then
our
convening
that
we're
having
on
the
on
the
22nd
the
city's
taking
action
convening.
D
D
E
A
E
Obviously
makes
it
difficult
with
a
hostile
president,
but
thank
you
for
that.
Obviously,
I
think
this
body
myself
individually,
want
to
be
as
helpful,
certainly
with
outreach
into
all
our
communities
and
I
think
you
know
certainly
I
think
it's
immigrants
who
have
been
targeted
by
this
president,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
hard
to
count
population
and
some
the
students
that
are
here
that
you
know
should
be
counted
that
we
need
from
the
funding
in
the
Congressional
electoral
vote
representation.
So
so
thank
you
for
that.
F
B
So
so
yet
so
the
public
schools
is
definitely
one
key
area
of
entry
that
we're
where
students
are
receiving
services.
The
challenge,
as
you
probably
know,
is
in
terms
of
housing
and
that
many
are
housed
in
hotels
that
are
outside
of
Boston
but
then
still
have
a
connection
to
Boston
through
the
Boston
Public
School.
B
You
know
the
job
training,
the
job,
training
services.
We
come
together
and
we
go
case
by
case
of
all
of
the
families
that
are
in
the
Greater
Boston
area.
And
we
do
an
analysis:
where
are
they?
What
do
they
need
and
making
sure
that?
Okay,
this
person,
for
example,
we
have
people
who
have
found
jobs,
but
don't
have
the
money,
obviously
for
a
downpayment
or
don't
have
the
don't,
have
the
credit
history
and
so
Sheila's
shop
or
her
counterpart
at
this
state,
whether
it
be
metro
housing
can
work.
B
Have
programs
like
the
home-based
program,
where
they're
able
to
provide
that
that
down
payment
that
first
and
in
the
first
payment,
are
helping
with
jobs.
We
also
have
people
who
were
professionals
in
Puerto
Rico
and
need
in
need
certification
help,
and
so
we
work
with
jbs
to
make
sure
that
they're
able,
through
their
workforce
development
programs,
are
able
to
help
recertify
Puerto
Ricans,
who
have
relocated
here
so
because
it's
more
manageable
in
this
area.
B
You
know,
when
you
talk
Holyoke
and
Springfield,
they
have
a
huge
number,
a
much
larger
number
than
we
have
of
a
vacuous
and
also
less
less
resources
to
be
honest
than
greater
Greater
Boston
in
terms
of
our
I
think
our
nonprofits
and
so
forth.
So
the
approach
that
we've
taken,
because
we're
able
to
do
it,
is
to
meet
bi-weekly
and
go
case
by
case
by
case
and
meet
the
needs
on
a
case-by-case
basis.
B
F
F
F
Would
be
would
be
ashamed
to
I
mean
because
of
a
private
company.
That's
not
funding
this,
this
job
to
lose
such
a
dedicated
person.
The
city's,
this
city's
booming
there's
all
kinds
of
money
in
the
city
budget.
Can
we
find
money
for
this
dedicated
person
that
let
this
person
continue
the
great
work
they're
doing
it's?
It's
a
$70,000
salary!
That's
not
a
lot
of
money,
and
you
know
what
you
get
for.
F
That
salary
is,
is
a
lot
of
dedicated
service,
helping
poor
people,
helping
immigrants
Boston's
an
immigrant
City
I'd,
rather
spend
an
extra
$70,000
and
give
this
person
the
opportunity
to
be
a
full-time
employee
for
the
city.
I
would
I'd
hate
to
see
someone
like
that
if
they're,
if
they're,
qualified
and
they're
working
well
good,
so
let's
give
them
an
opportunity
to
work
for
the
city.
C
Yes,
absolutely
I
mean
I,
think
it's
trying
to
figure
out
how
we
ensure
that
the
work
gets
done
and
that's
what
I
think
I'm
attenders
trying
to
envision
but
I
understand
totally
understand
where
you're,
what
you're
articulating
and
you
know
our
desires,
to
keep
the
services
growing
and
expanding,
and
so
that's
why
I
think
we're
gonna
try
to
figure
out
where
that
capacity
lives
to
make
sure
we
don't
lose
any
capacity.
So
yeah.
F
I
mean
if
there's
anything
I
can
do
to
help
navigate
anything
I'd
I'd
rather
see
that
person
as
a
full-time
employee
and
continue
working
out
for
the
city
and
for
the
for
the
people
of
Boston.
We
need
people
like
that
in
the
city.
We
don't
need
them
unemployed.
We
need
them
doing
exactly
what
they're
doing
appreciate
that.
Thank.
B
F
I
guess
my
final
question
is
I
was
I
was
living
in
Cuba
during
the
Haiti
earthquake
and
it
was
90
miles
off
of
port-au-prince
when
that
earthquake
hit
and
I
saw
the
devastation
of
that
country
after
I
was
part
of
the
relief
effort.
But
what
are
we
doing
to
help
our
Haitian
community
in
Boston
that
were
devastated
by
the
earthquake
in
that
country?
Are
they
getting
the
services
and
care
and
assistance
here
in
Boston,
and
what
what
can
the
City
Council
do
to
be
more
helpful
to
our
Haitian
community?
So.
B
So
yeah
our
Haitian,
you
know,
as
you
know,
our
Haitian
community
is
the
third
largest
foreign-born
community
in
in
Boston,
and
we
have
a
number
of
TPS
holders:
temporary
protected
status
holders
and,
as
you
probably
know,
the
administration
has
has
ended
that
program
for
for
Haitians
Nicaraguans
or
some
Salvadorians,
and
so
one
of
so
there's
so
there's
a
fee.
So
there's
a
few
key
areas.
B
Part
of
that
is
partnering
with
different
industries.
I
think
one
key
area
is
the
healthcare
industry
is
going
to
be
devastated
by
the
number
of
home
health
aids
that
our
Haitian
and
TPS
holders
is
rather
significant.
I
think,
for
you
know,
I
know
something
that
we
will
definitely
try
to
do
and
I
think
a
great
role
for
the
City
Council
would
be.
What
industries
are
we
working
with
to
to
figure
out
what
are
gonna,
be
the
alternatives
for
this
industry
they're
not
going
to
be
able
to
replace
all
those
all
those
workers.
B
As
you
know,
it's
hard
work.
It's
not
it's
not
the
best
paid
work,
but
you
know
our
Haitian
brothers
and
sisters
are
taking
on
a
significant
portion
of
that
work.
We're
doing
immigration
clinics
so
working
with
patients
to
come
patients
who
are
TPS
holders
to
come
in
and
we
actually
have
one
this
Saturday
in
Mattapan
and
the.
B
The
devastation
on
the
island
has
has
not
been
repaired.
You
know,
as
you
know,
it's
it
is
significant
continues
to
be
significant,
and
many
of
these
people
will
not
return
home,
and
so
the
question
is:
what
are
the?
What
methods
are
we
implementing
so
that
what
people
who
currently
have
status,
who
are
going
to
be
out
of
status
within
a
year
within
two
years?
How
we're
going
to
combat
that
No.
D
B
So
do
you
know
how
is
the
the
way
that
house
the
hotels
work
is
that
hotels
have
to
sign
on
to
be
to
accept
fimA
rate,
and
so
hotels
in
Boston
do
not
accept
a
FEMA
rate
which
is
a
significantly
lower
with
it
than
what
they
charge
and
then
hotels
are
also
concerned
that
if
house
permanent
housing
is
not
found,
then,
and
then
they
and
then
we
come
into
a
season.
That
is
a
high
season.
You
know
that
there
then
have
to
you
know
evict
families,
and
so
so
they're.
B
The
FEMA
will
pay
until
unless
so
you
might
have
to
see
every
once
in
a
while,
and
you
hear
reports
that
FEMA's
benefits
are
ending
right
and
that
is
actually
a
review
of
a
review
of
everyone.
Who's
receiving
FEMA
and
seeing
if
their
home
in
Puerto
Rico
is
habitable
and
if
it
is
FEMA
will
discontinue.
B
D
About
the
cost
of
transporting
those
children
into
Boston,
because
I'm
kind
of
curious
yeah,
when
a
student
that
lives
in
Boston
is
experiencing
homelessness,
yet
has
to
be
sheltered
outside
of
the
city
through
federal
law
through
mckinney-vento.
We
cover
that
expense,
I'm
curious
as
to
why
we're
educating
that
child
in
Boston,
something
and
I
want
the
message
to
be
I.
Don't
want
this
kid
yep
educated
in
the
city,
but
why
one
of
the
greatest
challenges
for
our
students
were
experiencing
homelessness
is
the
time
and
transportation
right.
B
B
So
if
you
were
processed
at
Sociedad
latina
or
you
were
processed
through
through
the
home
for
little
Wanderers,
which
was
one
of
the
family
resource
centers
and
you
were
staying
in
Boston,
whether
it
be
temporarily
and
you
enrolled
your
year,
students
in
school,
then
that
became
their
school
placement.
And
so,
if
you
know
your
temporary
housing
expired
or
you
had,
you
know
didn't
have
housing.
Then
then
you
were
moved
to
a
hotel,
the
responsibility
because
just
the
same
way
with
homeless
families,
because
the
students
were
enrolled
in
in
Boston
Public
Schools.
B
Just
put
them
somewhere
else.
So
I
think
they
were
waiting
until
they
had
a
more
a
longer
term
housing
solution
before
before
before
transferring
the
students.
It
is
a
challenge
because
if
you
were
processed
in
Boston
but
you're
living
in
Braintree
a
lot,
you
know
the
resource.
The
resources
and
the
ability
to
check
in
is
limited.
The
Family
Resource
Center
does
travel
to
each
of
those
places.
D
I
just
I
mean
I,
certainly
hope
I
get
some
hopeful
yeah
that
we're
able
to
access
some
federal
resources
to
cover
that
expense,
because
I
know
for
our
our
students
prior
to
the
the
challenges
with
Puerto
Rico.
Prior
to
that
it
was
a
tremendous
expense
to
transport,
those
kids
and
work
constantly.
You
know
trying
to
get
our
kids
that
are
sheltered
outside
of
the
city
back
into
Boston
yeah,
and
this
it's
it's
done
a
great
expense
and
and
often
at
great
travel
times,
which
is
not
really
fabulous
for
yeah
for
our
young
people.
D
B
I
can
definitely
work
with
the
state
and
with
our
own
emergency
office,
Renee
fielding
here
to
figure
to
find
out
what
other
benefits
aside
from
FEMA
or
if
those
FEMA
benefits
include
anything
outside
of
housing.
I
can
definitely
get
that
I,
don't
know
off
the
top
of
my
head,
but
I
can
definitely
get
that
information.
D
B
B
I
do
know
that
the
the
governor
has
given
additional
funding
to
school
districts
that
have
taken
a
considerable
amount
of
students.
I,
don't
know
if
there's
been
support
for
things
such
as
transportation
costs
for
districts
who
have
less
I
believe
it's
believed
they're
about
a
hundred
I
will
get
the
number
for
you
about
a
hundred
and
thirty
students,
evacuation,
the
Boston,
Public
Schools,
but
I
will
don't
hold
me
to
that.
I
will
get
that
number
for
you
great.
A
You
councillor
sabi
George
I
just
have
a
couple
of
follow-ups.
Most
of
my
questions
have
been
asked,
including
some
line
of
questioning
by
councillor
Flynn.
You
know
the
reason
we
even
wanted
to
hold
this
budget
hearing
was
frankly
given.
What's
coming
out
of
Washington
given
what's
happening,
even
where
it's
in
response
to
what's
coming
out
of
Washington
in
our
neighborhoods.
You
know
there
are
folks
who
are
you
know
the
ugliness
is
starting
to
show
in
some
of
our
neighborhoods
and
interactions
between
residents
who
identify
as
immigrants
and
those
who
don't
so.
A
I
was
actually
surprised
to
see
a
decline
in
your
overall
budget,
given
all
of
what
you
were
dealing
with,
including
the
increased
workload
and
then
to
see
the
six
and
five
employees
that
now
make
sense.
I
didn't
understand,
then
why
there
are
different
numbers
in
different
places
for
full-time
employees,
but
I
agree
with
councillor
Flynn
I
think
we
need
to
find
the
resources
I,
don't
think
we
should
your
department
staff
should
be
going
down
if
anything,
it
should
probably
be
going
up.
A
I
know
just
given
the
number
of
calls
or
inquiries
from
my
office
to
your
office,
so
I
would
love
to
continue
the
conversation
before
we
finalize
the
budget
about
how
you
could
retain
the
person
who
is
leaving
or
keep
that
position
open
for
someone
else
to
join.
Who
has
you
know,
language
capabilities
and
a
compassion
for
this
work,
because
I'm
sure
you
need
it
in
this
time
in
this
time
that
we're
dealing
with
so
I
would
just
wanted
to
echo
councillor
Flynn's
points
on
that.
B
I
think
I
think
I.
You
know
I
appreciate
the
hearing.
I
appreciate
the
questions
and
I
you
know
we
don't
know
we
work
closely
with
your
office's,
sometimes
on
sort
of
specific
manners,
but
any
way
that
we
can
maintain
a
closer
relationship
in
a
way
to
make
sure
that
you
are
getting
the
resources
and
the
information
about
our
programs.