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From YouTube: City of Boston Budget Breakfast - 4/12/23
Description
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will present the proposed Fiscal Year ‘24 operating budget and capital plan to the Boston City Council at the annual budget breakfast. She will be joined by members of the Boston City Council and members of her Cabinet.
A
B
B
Okay
good
morning,
everyone
and
thank
you
so
much
welcome
to
the
new
Civic
Pavilion
at
City,
Hall
Plaza,
we're
very
excited
to
debut
this
new
space
and
thank
you
to
Chief
Irish
and
the
whole
operations
and
Facilities
team
for
including
this
in
the
renovations
is
a
really
important
way
for
any
community
group
to
be
able
to
have
space.
That
is
right
here
available
and
so
we're
eager
to
take
advantage
of
this
for
today's
exciting
Gathering.
B
B
A
couple
points
that
I
want
to
mention
before
I,
pass
it
over
to
our
colleagues
on
the
council
and
then
cabinet
members
who
really
dive
into
the
details
of
this
budget.
We
are
looking
to
ensure
that
Boston
is,
of
course
charting
new
ground
and
leading
the
way
on
all
the
major
issues
that
we're
working
on.
But
this
budget
really
is
is
a
an
intentional
investment
in
Getting
Back
to
Basics
as
well.
B
And
so
we
really
tried
to
work
with
departments
to
get
at
those,
sometimes
invisible,
but
so
fundamental
core
operations
needs
whether
it
is
Administrative
or
on
the
technical
and
I.T
infrastructure
side
or
how
to
coordinate
better
among
departments.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that,
rather
than
just
always
announcing
new
things
and
new
things
and
new
things,
and
certainly
there's
some
great
new
things
here,
the
focus
also
has
to
be
on
doing
what
we
already
do
well
and
make
making
sure
that
the
work
is
sustainable
for
the
workforce.
B
That
is
undertaking
that
work,
and
so
that
was
a
big
foundation
for
for
this
year's
budget.
Another
big
piece
is
really
trying
to
knit
together
all
of
our
investments
and
programming
and
and
work
to
ensure
that
Boston
is
the
best
place
in
the
country
to
raise
a
family
and
to
support
residents
in
multi-generational
family.
B
This
is
a
budget
that
is
about
people,
the
people
of
our
city,
our
residents
and
constituents,
and
also
the
people
who
work
for
the
city
of
Boston,
who
now
are
finally
what
percentage
where's
Lou?
What
percentage
are
we
at
now?
85
percent
under
contract
are
Workforce
starting
from
zero
at
the
beginning
of
the
administration,
and
what
having
a
functioning
and
and
updated
contract
means
for
our
city.
Workers
is
the
cost
of
living
increases
that
actually
match
what
they
are
experiencing
in
putting
food
on
their
own
tables.
B
It's
recognizing
the
work
that
went
on
throughout
the
pandemic
in
person
in
extremely
scary
and
often
dangerous
situations,
without
having
an
active
contract
and
and
therefore
the
recognition
of
that
so
much
of
the
budget
also
will
be
investing
in
the
contracts
that
have
been
settled
now,
and
we
continue
to
work
to
close
that
final
Gap
and
and
make
progress
there.
Finally,
before
I
hand
it
over
I
just
want
to
thank
so
much
our
budget
team.
We
have
great
news,
can
I
share
the
news?
B
C
Thank
you,
mayor
Wu,
and
the
mayor's
budget
team
for
your
leadership
and
vision
in
preparing
this
budget.
I
also
want
to
recognize
all
of
my
city
councilors
that
are
here
as
well
in
the
tremendous
work
that
they
are
doing
in
working
closely
with
the
mayor
in
the
mayor's
team
on
quality
of
life
issues
and
providing
a
path
a
future
for
all
residents
of
Boston.
This
city
budget
is
a
reflection
of
our
values
in
the
city's
priorities.
C
As
City
councilors,
it
is
important
to
strive
toward
a
fiscally
responsible
budget
that
will
deliver
basic
city
services
and
provide
resources
to
Boston's
residents.
It
is
also
critical.
We
address
quality
of
life
issues.
Neighborhood
concerns
support
the
most
in
need
in
our
neighborhoods,
provide
an
exceptional
quality
public
education
to
every
student
and
provide
expanded
services
for
our
BPS
families.
C
C
And
make
critical
Investments
that
move
our
city
forward
today
we
will
see
the
first
version
of
this
budget
and
for
the
next
two
months
we
will
work
together
with
the
mayor
and
to
our
team
to
ensure
that
this
is
a
budget
that
is
fiscally
responsible.
It
not
only
me
that
only
Meats
the
needs
of
our
residents
that
makes
critical
Investments
for
the
future.
D
I'll
do
my
best
to
be
able
to
communicate
that
to
the
public
in
terms
of
how
or
what
amendment
Powers
we
have
then
there's
the
balance
between
conversations
between
departments
and
the
community.
The
Departments
make
recommendations
to
for
the
budget.
The
the
counselors
make
recommendations
and
the
community
makes
recommendations.
D
D
If
you
have
an
Administration,
that
is
doing
an
amazing
job
at
looking
at
all
of
these
nuances
at
looking
at
all
of
these
different
disenfranchisements
or
historic
harms,
how
do
you
create
a
process
that
is
going
to
move
funds
that,
hopefully
God
willing
will
atone
for
the
harm
and
I
think
that
I
take
I?
Take
this
process
very
seriously?
D
It's
one
that
I
am
very
thankful
to
my
colleagues
to
counsel
president
Flynn
to
my
colleague,
councilor
Arroyo
and
the
rest
of
my
colleagues
to
come
to
the
consensus
that
I
should
be
the
first
black
woman
chair
of
ways
and
means
it's
hasn't
been
easy
overall
to
be
able
to
Advocate
and
to
communicate
with
the
people
of
Boston
to
be
able
to
fight
for
what
is
right
and
what
is
true,
while
standing
as
a
five
foot
tall
woman,
black
woman,
this
is
my
reality.
I
am
a
woman.
I
am
a
Muslim
woman.
D
I
am
a
black
Muslim
woman
I'm,
a
black
Muslim
immigrant
woman.
I
am
a
lot
of
these
subcategories
I
am
a
single
parent.
All
of
the
things
that
I
wear
with
pride
are
the
very
things
that
historically
in
our
city,
have
been
stereotyped
or
approached
as
as
something
to
ignore,
and
so
my
job
in
the
city
council
has
been
to
humanize
people
like
myself
and
to
be
able
to
see
my
district
as
a
whole
person
that
has
these
holistic
needs
that
then
I
would
go
into
advocating
for
their
needs.
D
Then
I
look
at
the
budget
and
in
one
year
remember
now.
I
just
became
a
citizen
in
2019.,
so
I
literally
would
Google
what
is
a
policy
while
I'm
waiting
for
a
form,
and
then
you
have
to
hurry
up
and
learn
and
study
this
budget
and
I
did
so
I
have
nothing
to
prove
to
anyone.
Obviously,
if
I
want
to
do
this,
I
do
it.
If
I
want
to
run
for
office
I,
do
it
right.
God
has
been
great,
but
then
now,
how
do
you
be
fair?
How
do
you
do
it
in
a
Equitable
way?
D
This
word
that
everybody
uses
well,
the
budget
is
balanced.
Everyone
should
get
exactly
what
day.
That's
in
the
budget.
How
do
you
move
it
around?
How
do
you
do
that
responsibly
and
how
do
you
convince
your
colleagues
that
some
of
their
recommendations-
maybe
maybe
sometimes
unrealistic,
most
of
the
times?
D
Yes
for
their
District,
because
everybody's
fighting
and
representing
their
District
but
in
the
end,
there's
only
so
much
money
to
move
around
and
then
there's
all
of
this
stuff?
That
goes
with
it,
this
political
contention
and
back
and
forth,
and
transactions
and
conversations
and
relationships
some
of
the
stuff
that
I'm
not
good
at,
but
it's
necessary
and
in
our
Humanity.
We
do
that
and
we
try
to
do
that
with
kindness
and
we
try
to
do
that
to
the
best
of
our
ability
and
hopefully,
in
the
end,
we've
been
fair
to
one
another.
D
Hopefully,
in
the
end
we
see
each
other
as
council
president
Finland
always
says
with
respect
and
hopefully
that
we
acknowledge
each
other
and
as
less
than
and
we're
more
gracious
and
forgiving
when
we
are
not
so
happy
Ramadan
to
you
all
and
to
me
to
us
I,
my
fast
ends
the
23rd.
So
this
very
dramatic
tone
will
probably
end
then
and
I'll
be
back
to
my
hyper
self
I,
look
forward
to
transparency.
I
look
forward
to
effective
communication.
D
C
E
E
E
So
I
think
this
is
how
this
works.
Okay,
so
today
we're
presenting
a
comprehensive
budget
plan,
a
4.28
billion
dollar
operating
budget
for
the
next
fiscal
year
and
a
4.2
billion
dollar
Capital
plan
that
really
seeks
to
invest
in
every
generation
to
empower
our
City's
future,
but
also
make
those
intentional
invisible
Investments
and
the
types
of
things
that
make
our
city
work
better
and
faster
for
our
residents.
E
The
overall
growth
in
our
budget
is
really
attributable
to
a
solid
Rebound
in
our
local
receipts,
like
our
excise
Revenue,
so
meals,
tax,
hotel
tax,
paired
with
the
strength
and
stability
of
our
property
tax
base,
and
that
property
tax
really
makes
up
a
majority
of
the
of
the
revenue
in
this
budget.
Well
over
three
quarters
of
that
budget.
E
This
Revenue
really
allows
us
to
meet
our
long
and
fixed
fix
and
long-term
obligations,
sustained
Mission
critical
services
and
address
long-standing
pain
points
across
our
city
operations,
while
also
making
those
critical
new
Investments
across
the
city,
and
here
in
Boston.
We
know
that
none
of
this
is
possible
without
a
commitment
to
financial,
responsible
financial
management,
and
so,
as
the
mayor
shared,
really
happy
to
share
that.
For
the
ninth
year
in
the
row,
we've
received
AAA
Bond
rating
from
both
Moody's
and
s
p,
which
allows
us
to
maximize
our
dollars
towards
building
our
City's
infrastructure.
E
Very
exciting,
so
the
Investments
included
in
this
comprehensive
budget
plan
really
Builds
on
an
all
funds
approach:
inclusive
of
our
annual
operating
budget,
our
five-year
Capital
plan,
as
well
as
the
multi-year
Investments
that
were
made
through
the
American
Rescue
plan
in
the
last
year.
So
some
of
the
Investments
you
will
hear
about
today
will
sort
of
Encompass
all
of
those
sources
we're
leveraging
all
available
resources
to
support
new
initiatives,
as
well
as
deepen
investments
in
our
existing
services
to
better
serve
our
residents.
E
F
Buenos
dias
buenos
dias
good
morning,
everybody
Maria
inclusion,
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
with
you
all
and
I
I'm
gonna
go
to
my
remarks,
but
the
mayor
said:
Back
to
Basics
and
I've
heard
a
recurring
theme
already
that
I
want
to
tell
a
little
story
about
this
morning
on
my
way
to
work.
I
called
a
mentor
advisor
of
mine.
This,
like
older
gentleman
veteran
that
has
like
a
very
strict,
routine
and
sometimes
icon
to
be
like
hey
I.
Have
this
random
formality
to
do
today?
Do
you
have
advice
and
he's
like
what?
F
F
That
doesn't
matter
focus
on
what's
important
is
getting
essentially
back
to
the
basics
and
helping
people,
and
so
I'm
really
excited
for
the
conversation
that
we're
we'll
be
having
today
and
I'm
my
homies
at
the
budget
office.
You
are
have
all
been
incredible
in
all
this
and
really
learning
collectively
what
what
is
equity
in
this
in
this
complex
organization,
and
how
do
we
actually
look
at
our
past,
restore
some
of
these
harms
and
look
forward
to
a
future
that
we
know
is
very
possible.
Look
around
you
so.
F
We
are
taking
the
necessary
steps
for
us
to
be
able
to
answer
the
following
questions.
You
hear
as
a
counselor
said
earlier,
but
Equity
Equity,
Equity
Equity
lends
the
questions
that
we
are
formulating
like
what
is
an
equity
lens
question
number
one
is
what
is
the
standard
of
Excellence
that
we
want
to
provide
for
our
communities
right?
That's
the
first
question
who
is
informing
that,
and
this
year
we
took
several
steps
at
answering
that
question.
F
We
had
several
listening
sessions,
several
informal
conversations,
honest
conversations
with
residents
that
are
represented,
particularly
in
My
Equity
and
inclusion
cabinet,
so
that
we
can
have
an
actual
answer
for
how
do
we
get
to
a
place
of
excellence
and
services?
Second
question
is:
who
is
currently
getting
the
standard
of
Excellence?
We're
not
there
yet
we're
not
able
to
answer
that
those
questions
just
because
we
have
to
centralize
some
data
collections
as
you'll
be
hearing
during
during
the
hearing
budget
hearings
who's
not
historically
received
those
services.
F
F
So,
with
that
being
said,
I'm
I
will
just
hand
it
off
to
our
team,
who,
as
an
organizing
principal,
is
always
thinking
about
people
and
I,
encourage
you
to
ask
the
people
around
you
who
may
not
know
what
a
budget
breakfast
is
but
know
that
our
purpose
and
our
role
here
is
to
ensure
that
we're
serving
people
and
we're
going
back
to
basics.
So
next
person
so
much.
E
Okay,
thank
you
Mari
Anjali.
So
now
we're
going
to
have
a
couple
of
cabinet
members
and
folks
from
the
mayor's
team
come
up
and
talk
about
again.
What's
actually
in
this
budget,
we're
sort
of
viewing
this
budget
across
the
categories
that
you
see
represented
on
the
screen
so
we'll
have
some
folks
come
up
and
and
share
a
little
bit
of
details.
G
Good
morning,
everyone
so
I'm
I'm
very
excited,
because
this
budget
really
represents
such
a
deep
investment
in
family
and
youth,
and
so
I
just
want
to
recognize
meru's
leadership
for
that,
because
the
superintendent
that
makes
my
job
so
much
easier.
It
really
is
collectively
the
city
working
together
for
our
young
people
and
our
families.
G
Traditionally
here,
our
black
and
brown
students,
our
special
education
students
are
multilingual
Learners.
It's
really
how
we're
going
to
take
that
26
million
dollars
in
deeply
invest.
So
one
of
the
buckets
in
the
largest
bucket
is
a
multi-year
investment
of
9.6
million,
which
is
really
around
our
inclusive
setting.
G
Second,
large
investment
of
3.5
million
is
sorry
of
6.5
million
is
specifically
around
our
multilingual
learners
and
for
this
population
we
see
the
investment
in
several
areas.
One
is
around
expanding
access
to
native
language.
Another
is
about
expanding
bilingual
education
and
also
a
deep
investment
in
social,
emotional
learning
in
the
form
of
social
workers,
bilingual
social
workers
for
our
slave
students,
who
are
our
most
traumatized
students
coming
in
so
that
is
going
to
help
us
be
able
to
move
the
needle
for
multilingual
Learners
in
ways
we
haven't
been
able
to
in
the
past.
G
Additionally,
we're
doing
a
deep
investment
in
edu
in
Equitable
literacy
and
our
Equitable
literacy
is
a
strong
Foundation
of
academics
so
that
students,
all
students,
are
gaining
the
skills
with
culturally
affirming
curriculum,
and
you
know,
non-bias
based
types
of
conversation
and
discussion
and
work
on
literacy.
That
has
not
happened
previously
in
BPS,
and
so
that's
going
to
be
deep
training
for
our
teachers.
As
has
been
going
on
in
this,
you
know,
3.5
is
going
to
enable
us
to
really
take
that
to
the
next
level.
G
G
So
we're
very
appreciative
of
that
and
then
finally,
1.2
million
dollars
will
be
going
toward
our
social
emotional,
and
that
really
is
around
our
restorative
justice
practices
with
coaches,
it's
our
Equity
Specialists
and
our
networks.
It
is
deep
training
for
mental
health
and
Trauma
informed
practice
along
with
the
Health
commission.
These
are
going
to
be
the
things
that
enable
us
to
get
to
that
point
of
educational,
equity
and
Excellence
that
we
strive
for
for
every
one
of
our
students.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor.
G
H
Morning,
everyone
I
also
like
to
Echo
superintendent
Skippers
statements
and
also
express
my
gratitude
for
the
investment
and
focus
on
our
young
people
and
our
families
I
like
to
consider
myself
to
be
a
lifelong
youth
worker.
Although
I
have
aged
up
a
little
bit,
I
may
not
be
as
cool
but
as
a
parent
I
know
the
importance
of
this,
and
with
that
I
also
like
to
acknowledge
some
of
the
youth,
organizers
and
Advocates
that
have
advocated
for
decades
for
the
importance
of
young
people
so
also
want
to
acknowledge
them
as
well.
H
H
Yes,
absolutely!
This
is
important.
We
have
some
adults
in
this
room
who
have
expressed
me
personally
that
they
themselves
do
not
know
how
to
swim
so
to
be
able
to
double
down
on
this
yeah.
This
is
this:
will
now
I'm
not
calling
you
this
will
provide
an
opportunity
for
stronger
Partnerships
with
outside
organizations
and
opportunity
to
provide
swim,
kids
to
participants
which
will
include
swimsuits,
culturally
appropriate
swim
caps,
goggles
and
much
more
so
we're
super
excited
about
that.
H
Again,
this
is
another
opportunity
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
community
members.
We've
listened
to
our
residents
and
our
leaders
are
age,
strong
and
our
stakeholders,
and
have
been
able
to
propose
intentional
Investments
that
will
provide
the
high
quality
programming
that
our
older
adults
deserve,
and
last
but
not
least,
and
due
to
the
leadership
in
the
forward-thinking
of
President
David
Leonard
I'm
grateful
that
this
budget
would
also
include
building
new
libraries
and
also
allow
branches
across
the
city
to
be
open
from
nine
to
five
on
Saturdays
and
to
be
open
later
during
the
week.
H
I
But
it
is
one
where
we
need
to
do
some
real
work
to
make
sure
that
our
residents
and
our
neighborhoods
are
engaging
and
getting
into
it.
So
this
is
a
commitment
that
speaks
to
that.
It
also
speaks
through
the
question
of
and
one
that
we
hear
all
the
time
in
the
mayor's
office.
Where
is
the
workforce
of
tomorrow
going
to
come
from?
Where
is
the
workforce
going
to
come
from?
Where
are
the
workers
going
to
come
from,
and
that's
true
of
many
many
Industries,
but
especially
true
of
Life
Sciences?
E
Okay,
thank
you.
Mary
Lou
and
Jose.
Now
I'd
like
to
invite
up,
let's
see:
Reverend
mariama
Wade
Hammond
BHA,
director
Kate
Bennett,
Chief,
Yasha,
Franklin,
Hodge,
chief
of
planning,
Arthur
Jemison,
Marie
Angela.
You
got
to
come
back
and
Sheila
Dillon
to
talk
about
the
investments
in
green
and
growing.
J
Thanks
everybody
great
to
be
here,
the
city
and
the
mayor
are
walking
the
walk
with
respect
to
climate
change
by
proposing
a
50
million
dollar
investment
to
help
decarbonize,
be
it
the
BHA
portfolio
and
and
in
in
order
to
help
us
reach
the
goal
of
going
fossil
fuel
free
by
2030..
This
is
a
huge
down
payment
on
this
work,
we're
very
appreciative
and
excited
about
it,
because
not
only
will
it
reach
a
climate
change
goal,
but
it
will
bring
Greener,
healthier
and
more
comfortable
homes
to
our
residents.
So,
thanks
to
everyone.
L
Good
morning,
everybody,
so
we
have
a
lot
going
on
on
our
streets
and
we
ask
our
streets
to
do
a
lot
of
things.
They
are
supportive
of
our
economic
growth
and
development
in
the
city.
They
are
really
essential
to
meeting
our
sustainability
and
climate
goals
and
they
are
the
places
that
connect
people
as
they
go
about
their
daily
lives
we
ideally
safely
and
conveniently
get
them
where
they
need
to
go.
So
some
of
the
Investments
we're
making
to
support
this.
This.
This
vision
of
what
our
streets
can
be.
L
The
city's
green
infrastructure
program
will
be
supported
by
750
000
to
help
us
replace
Pavements
with
plantings
and
money
to
support
maintenance,
long-term
maintenance
of
these
new
green
spaces.
We
will
improve
the
state
of
good
repair
on
our
streets
and
make
them
better
places
for
Transit,
walking
and
biking.
The
capital
plan
will
add
58
million
dollars
to
improve
public
ways
in
public
transit
and
will
be
supported
by
8
million
in
existing
arpa
funding
to
make
Boston
the
best
biking
city
in
the
country
and
another
8
million
to
support
walkable
neighborhoods.
L
That
program
even
for
further
and
lastly,
I
hear
from
residents
about
safety
concerns
absolutely
everywhere.
I
go
in
Boston
and
this
budget
adds
more
than
30
million
dollars
in
New
Street
safety
Investments,
as
well
as
Personnel
for
design
and
construction.
This
will
support
infrastructure
such
as
speed
humps,
raised
Crossings,
safer
intersections
that
will
deliver
streets
that
are
safer
and
calmer,
protecting
especially
our
most
vulnerable
Road
users,
including
older
adults,
children,
people
with
disabilities.
L
M
Thanks
very
much
Arthur
Jamison,
the
chief
of
planning,
so
I'm
here
to
highlight
a
much
smaller
element
than
some
of
the
other
ones.
So
in
this
budget,
for
the
first
time,
there's
a
small
allocation,
that's
focused
on
helping
us
create
the
planning
advisory
Council,
which
is
a
new
thing
announced
in
the
state
of
the
city.
M
It's
a
way
for
me
to
work
more
closely
with
my
built
environment
Partners
like
like,
like
the
chief
who
was
up
here
just
a
moment
ago
on
streets
Parks,
all
the
things
that
make
make
the
city
great.
This
group
will
allow
us
to
convene
them
I'll
bring
that
group
together
and
sort
through
all
the
key
issues
that
are
that
help
us
deliver
environmental
justice
through
all
the
different
parts
of
our
building
industry.
So
I'm
excited
about
that
and
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
was
highlighted
as
part
of
this
all
right,
Anjali.
F
I'm
here,
on
behalf
of
my
amazing
excellent
colleague,
the
chief
of
Economic
Opportunity,
and
inclusion
and
I'm
happy
to
announce
that
building
on
over
12
million
dollars
in
federal
funding,
the
city
will
add
an
additional
250
000
for
businesses
not
covered
by
those
during
during
sorry
in
federal
grants
will
also
add
capacity
to
the
offices
of
Supplier
Diversity
to
ensure
we
are
growing
our
wmbe
businesses.
Thank
you.
N
Good
morning,
it's
great
to
be
here:
Sheila
Dillon,
chief
of
housing
for
the
city
of
Boston,
so
in
this
budget,
the
mayor's
office
of
housing
will
continue
to
use
arpa
our
maintenance
budget,
many
other
resources
to
create
and
preserve,
affordable
housing
and
programs
throughout
the
city.
I'm
here
today
just
to
highlight
some
of
the
new
Investments,
so
they
include
increasing
the
city's
Voucher
Program,
which
has
been
incredibly
successful,
really
reaching
out
to
our
lower
income,
families
and
individuals
to
get
them
the
rent
support
that
they
need.
N
It
will
continue
to
allow
it
will
allow
us
to
continue
to
fund
families
and
individuals
that
are
having
a
hard
time
paying
their
rent.
I
would
like
to
think
I.
Think
the
mayor
mentioned.
We
are
still
feeling
the
effects
of
the
pandemic.
People
still
have
lost
wages,
they
are
still
struggling
to
pay.
Rent
in
this
program.
For
short,
Investments
household
by
household
are
really
keeping
people
housed
by
by
making
them
current
and
then
working
with
them
on
a
plan
for
their
future.
So
it
will.
N
It
will
fund
that
it's
going
to
increase
the
resources
we
have
to
to
respond
immediately
with
our
First
Responders
when
there's
a
fire
when
there's
a
community
violence
episode
and
most
recently,
when
migrants
arrive
in
Boston
with
no
place
to
go,
we
have
to
have
an
immediate
response,
so
we're
putting
more
money
in
that
line
item,
so
we
can
be
there
when
people
need
it
the
most.
So
it's
really
very,
very
much
focused
on
helping
people
in
times
of
Crisis.
N
O
Good
morning,
everyone
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
mayor
Wu
for
really
centering
public
health
and
the
work
that
we
all
do.
What
does
that
mean?
It
means
highlighting
and
amplifying
the
health
and
well-being
of
communities,
and
it's
something
that
we
do
across
all
departments.
I
bet
you
all
didn't
all
know
that
you
were
public
health
expert,
but
you
are
it's
something,
that's
very
obviously
very
important.
O
So
within
this
budget
we
are
basically
focused
on
strengthening
Public
Health
within
the
city
of
Boston,
so
that
we
can
provide
the
necessary
services
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
our
residents
are
safe.
I
also
want
to
thank
our
city
councilors,
so
many
of
you
have
been
working
really
hard
in
public
health
and
supporting
our
efforts
at
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission.
So
let
me
just
highlight
three
Investments.
That
I
think
are
important.
As
you
all
are
aware,
we
do
have
a
low
threshold
housing
program,
a
housing
first
program.
O
That's
been
extremely
critical
to
what
we've
done
on
mass
and
cast
providing
shelter
to
individuals
who
are
dealing
with
substance
use
disorder
as
well
as
co-occurring
mental
health
issues.
More
than
500
people
have
gone
through
this
system,
and
many
of
them
are
on
the
road
to
recovery.
It's
really
something
that's
been
highlighted.
Nationwide,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that's
something
that
we
amplify
and
that
we
are
able
to
sustain
going
forward
as
a
city
and
we'll
be
working
very
closely
with
Chief
Dylan
on
this
on
this
process.
So
that's
3.3
million
dollars.
O
We
are
there
when
there
is
violence
within
our
communities,
so
we
need
to
have
24
7
365
support,
so
we're
establishing
an
enhanced
trauma
response
system,
which
I
think
will
be
very
critical,
and
certainly
Community
has
asked
for
that
mayor
who
said
earlier
covid-19
Amplified
and
highlighted
many
problems
in
our
society,
but
one
that,
maybe
we
don't
talk
about
enough-
is
just
the
weakness
within
our
Public
Health
infrastructure.
This
is
the
national
problem.
Okay,
it's
not
here
in
Boston,
necessarily
honestly
I
think
we're
stronger
than
most.
However,
we
need
to
remain
strong.
O
P
Good
morning,
everyone
thank
you
today,
I'd
like
to
focus
on
one
particular
budgetary
item
of
consideration
that
we
put
forward
with
the
mayor
safety
and
well-being
of
our
youth,
and
everyone
in
the
city
is
certainly
a
priority
to
the
police
department.
The
city
and-
and
certainly
the
mayor
has
put
that
out
there
in
general
and
so
we're
trying
to
do
some
things
that
are
a
little
different
in
some
way.
P
To
make
sure
we
support
all
all
of
the
city,
particularly
Our
Youth,
and
today
we're
putting
forth
a
under
the
leadership
of
the
mayor.
A
582
thousand
dollar
set
aside
for
the
purposes
of
increasing
our
social
workers
in
District
stations
to
help
young
people
with
youth
connect
and
Uconnect,
provides
culturally
responsive
and
trauma-informed.
Mental
Health
Services
to
the
youth,
they're,
quite
valuable
partner
that
we've
found
throughout
the
city.
P
Q
First
I'd
like
to
thank
Mayo,
thank
you
for
your
support
of
the
Boston
fire
department
and
the
city
councils.
Also,
the
money
that
we're
seeking
today
is
for
facilities,
I,
believe
constituent
Services
is
a
very
big
part
of
our
profession.
There's
a
firehouse
in
every
neighborhood
in
this
city
and
people
know
to
come
to
the
Firehouse
for
safety
or
just
to
interact
with
the
firefighters,
so
we're
asking
for
28
million
dollars
for
facilities.
Some
of
these
fire
houses
were
built
in
the
1800s,
the
early
1900s.
Q
They
need
a
lot
of
work,
they
need
roofs,
they
need
kitchens.
We
have
kitchens
that
are
on
the
main
floor
where
the
trucks
are
so
when
these
firefighters
eat
their
meals.
Their
main
condiment
is
diesel
particles
from
the
truck.
So
it's
a
very
unsafe
environment.
We'd
really
like
to
update
the
firehouses
repair,
the
ones
that
are
in
existence-
and
we
thank
for
thank
you
all
for
this
recommendation
for
the
facilities
for
the
Boston
Fire
Department.
A
What
we
see
come
into
work
play
study
here
every
day
right,
but
but
but
let
me
try
to
make
this
quicker
the,
but
the
administrative
things
will
help
us
with
that.
It's
also
going
to
help
us
with
the
fact
that
we
work
with
almost
on
a
daily
basis,
every
every
cabinet
Bureau
program
that
you
see
here
and
people
who
aren't
here
today.
We
rely
on
each
other,
all
of
us,
whether
it's
setting
up
vaccine
clinics
in
the
BPL
or
whether
it's
helping
us
to
recruit
or
what.
H
A
Name
it
I
could
go
on
all
day
about
that
sharing
data
from
us
with
all
these,
with
Transportation,
with
all
the
programs
in
public
health
with
things
as
far
as
you
know,
targeting
Outreach,
it's
endless,
that's
it's
labor
intensive,
and
so
we
really
do
appreciate
getting
some
extra
positions
for
this,
because
that
is
going
to
help
us
to
do
a
better
job
to
serve
all
of
our
partners
across
the
city
and
the
commission
as
well.
Some
additional
uniform
spots
they're
solely
needed.
We
are
it's
no
secret.
A
We
have
close
to
probably
close
to
40
vacancies
now
in
our
uniform
ranks
that
we're
desperately
looking
to
fill
and
by
investing
in
a
couple
of
positions.
Here,
that's
going
to
help,
because
in
years
ago,
we're
not
going
to
rely
on
the
old
manner.
We
would
post
positions
and
two
three
hundred
people
would
apply
for
30
positions
here
now
we
can
just
throw
our
hands
up
and
say:
oh
well,
they're,
not
there.
A
No,
what
we're
doing
now
and
what
we've
been
doing
for
the
last
two
years,
when
coordination
with
the
cities
we're
going
out
to
the
neighborhoods
going
out
to
communities.
The
people
are
here:
people
who
are
people
here
who
have
the
skills
who
have
the
language
skills
or
the
culture
capacity
already
who
already
ride
the
team.
They
don't
need
a
class
on
where
T
stations
are.
A
You
know,
they've
been
to
BPS
they're
here,
we're
already
partnering
in
in
some
schools
in
Boston
to
do
an
EMS,
ready
program
and
again,
if
we're
going
to
expand
this
I
I'm
going
to
be
able
to
reassign
some
some
put
EMTs
from
the
neighborhoods
to
go
out
and
help
with
that.
So
this
is
going
to
be
great
in
investing
to
us
to
us
to
achieve
these
goals,
so
we
can
brag
about
our
accomplishments
next
year.
Thank
you.
R
Morning,
everyone
I
sure
ain't
been
for
the
Emergency
Management
I
want
to
join
the
chorus
and
thanking
the
mayor
for
her
Visionary
leadership
in
this
space
and
helping
us
to
have
Advocate
and
fight
for
the
resources
that
we
think
that
we
need,
most
importantly,
they
have
in
place
to
be
able
to
support
our
residents.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
council
for
the
work
that
you
do
and
obviously
the
impending
work
and
getting
this
budget
got
passed.
R
The
investment
of
1.2
million
dollars
in
the
space
of
violence
prevention
I
will
be
extremely
helpful
for
the
BHA
community
in
ensuring
that
we're
able
to
Institute
some
programming
around
violence
prevention,
as
well
as
in
public
safety,
and
a
a
nod
back
to
the
mayor
and
all
of
our
colleagues
across
city
government,
for
ensuring
that
the
BHA
Community
is
one
community
that
is
factored
and
included
in
all
of
our
resources
and
all
of
our
ideology
and
thinking
on
how
we
provide
services
across
the
entire
city.
So
I
do.
R
Thank
you
in
this
face
and
Council
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
you
Council
Fernandez
Anderson,
you
all
liked.
You
are
valued
and
you
are
appreciated
and
that's
important,
because
we
spend
a
lot
of
time
talking
about
those
investments
in
the
young
people,
but
we
also
know
that
adults
struggle
in
this
space
as
well,
so
I,
don't
think
any
of
us
do
this
work
for
Pats
on
the
back,
but
I
do
want
you
to
know
that
you
are
appreciated
in
value.
Thank
you.
E
E
S
S
We
are
an
Administration
that
really
believes
that
enable
for
us
to
be
able
to
get
the
big
things
right.
We
have
to
focus
on
the
nuts
and
bolts,
which
is
the
core
of
my
cabinet,
so
we
see
a
deep
investment
into
3-1-1,
with
additional
staff
to
ensure
quality
control,
as
well
as
actually
moving
our
office
to
make
sure
that
their
space
for
expansion
and
expansion
and
Technology
as
well
so
excited
about
that.
S
Yes,
we
also
see
the
administrative
support
that
the
in
the
recommended
budget
to
increase
our
ability
to
go
out
furthering
communities,
expand
our
city
hall
Hall
in
the
gold
truck
and
also
our
love
your
blog
program.
We
really
want
to
focus
on
expanding
capacities
in
those
areas,
so
we
can
reach
our
most
vulnerable
constituents.
S
We
also
have,
in
a
in
this
budget
our
little
sneak
peek
into
our
Civic
Summit,
that
we
plan
to
focus
on
really
empowering
the
residents
that
we
have
in
the
city
of
Boston,
to
you
know,
training
tools
on
how
to
con
how
to
participate
in
city
government.
We
know
that
we
have
residents
that
feel
a
little
disconnected.
How
do
we
bring
them
in
and
really
focus
on
that
in
the
Civic
Summit
and
that,
oh
also,
we
have
a
deep
investment
into
place,
making.
S
T
T
So
it
is
exciting
to
announce
that
we
are
proposing
an
investment
in
our
systems
that
manage
address
management
that
enable
permitting
and
Licensing.
You
cannot
get
a
permit
if
you're,
a
working,
family
and
you're
near
new
home,
and
if
we
don't
have
a
record
of
that
address,
you
won't
be
able
to
get
a
permit
in
the
kind
of
core
systems
that
allow
us
to
communicate
with
our
residents
and
since
I'm.
T
I
Hi
still
Lou
mandarini
still
still
a
senior
labor
advisor,
so
the
second
time
up
at
bat
here
want
to
talk
about
the
thing
in
city
government.
That
is
probably
the
most
important
thing
of
all,
which
is
our
people
and
rebuilding
our
people,
because
the
people
who
work
for
the
city
and
the
people
who
deliver
city
services
are
what
make
the
city
of
Boston
run.
So
this
budget
has
significant
investments
in
increasing
Staffing.
I
It's
targeting
two
specific
areas:
openings
holes
that
we
need
to
plug,
and
some
of
the
attrition
that
we've
seen
in
the
last
seven
years.
Some
real
long-standing
talent,
people
with
great
knowledge,
have
left
those
holes
need
to
be
plugged,
and
specifically,
we
are
enhancing
Staffing
in
our
registry
and
in
the
inspectional
services
department
that
deals
with
all
of
our
permitting
we're.
I
Also
reading
two
career
paths
for
well
one
for
school
bus
drivers,
which
is
a
chronic
shortage
that
will
enable
that
will
enable
people
from
the
community
to
be
trained
to
get.
You
know
not
only
the
not
only
the
license
but
the
school
imprint
where
they
can
drive
for
our
district
or
for
any
other
district
and
also
career
Pathways
in
Wastewater
management.
So
thank
you.
U
Hi
everyone
Cara
Elliott
Ortega
with
arts
and
culture
as
the
weather,
is
reminding
us
this
week,
it's
time
to
get
outside
for
some
community
events.
The
events
that
our
residents
plan
throughout
the
year
bring
joy
expression
celebration
and
are
part
of
our
community
health
and
well-being.
That's
why
this
budget
will
also
add
staff
to
make
the
event
permitting
process
easier
to
navigate
concierge
positions
will
collaborate
across
the
Departments
to
walk
residents
through
the
permit
process
and
will
be
on
call
to
make
sure
everyone
can
create
events
for
Community
Connection
connection.
U
V
V
Irish
chief
of
operations,
I
also
want
to
join
everyone
in
thanking
the
mayor
for
your
leadership
in
this
budget
and
city
council,
for
informing
what
we
put
in
these
recommendations.
In
case
you
all
didn't
know,
we
actually
have
three
Christmases
in
Boston.
We
have
the
regular
Christmas.
We
have
Austin
Christmas
and
today
is
like
budget
Christmas
right.
So.
V
So
we're
quite
happy
with
what's
in
this
budget
in
terms
of
preventative
maintenance
for
our
facilities,
I
think
you
know
the
council,
you
all
know:
we've
been
working
on
facilities
that
are
able
to
provide
the
services
that
are
intended,
and
so
you
know
we
have
a
new
focus
in
this
budget
to
not
only
build
new
things,
but
to
maintain
the
things
that
we
have.
So
we're
very
excited
about
that.
Thank
you.
E
Okay,
so
that
concludes
today
thanks
everyone
for
joining
I
know
it's
just
scratching
the
surface
of
what's
included
in
this
plan.
So
thanks
for
being
here
thanks
to
the
mayor
and
cabinet
and
City
colleagues
for
being
here
and
to
the
city
council
as
well
looking
forward
to
working
with
you
on
the
next
phase,
kicking
that
off
very
soon.
So
thanks,
everyone.