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From YouTube: Budget Announcement - 2/10/22
Description
Mayor Michelle Wu hosts a press conference to make a budget-related announcement. She is joined by members of the Boston City Council.
A
A
A
Today
we
are
announcing
a
series
of
community
listening
sessions
that
will
begin
run
in
the
period
between
february
15th
and
february
25th.
That
really
represent
an
opening
up
of
the
process
for
to
to
residents
from
the
very
beginning,
and
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
city
councilor,
aaron
murphy
has
joined
us
as
well.
Thank
you
councillor.
A
A
A
B
A
C
Thank
you,
mayor
woo,
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
with
you
and
my
colleagues
on
the
boston
city
council.
I
want
to
say
thank
thank
you
to
mayor
wu
and
her
team
for
working
closely
with
the
boston
city
council
and
including,
and
especially
councilor
fernandez
anderson,
who
is
the
chair
of
the
ways
and
means
the
budget
committee
in
working
with
us
to
make
sure
that
the
voices
of
residents
are
heard
during
this
process.
C
So
the
city
council
work
closely
with
the
mayor
in
the
mayor's
team
and
I'm
proud
of
that,
and
you
know
the
best
programs.
The
best
services
we
get
is
the
feedback
from
residents.
So
it's
important
to
make
sure
residents
voices
are
heard
during
this
process.
It's
about
working
together.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
mayor
will,
but
also
to
my
city,
council
colleagues.
I
know
they'll
be
speaking,
but
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
as
well.
Thank
you,
mayor
wu.
A
D
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
tanya
fernandez,
anderson
and
just
wanted
to
share
a
little
bit
about
my
position
in
ways
and
means,
and
as
the
first
cape
verdean
and
black
woman
to
chair
ways
and
means
I'd
like
to
proceed
on
to
portuguese.
Thank
you.
There
are
many
important
committees
that
are
chaired
by
the
esteem.
D
D
D
E
This
is
a
great
moment
for
us
as
a
city
of
boston,
because
I
want
to
congratulate
the
mayor,
for,
I
think,
being
the
first
mayor
to
say
before
I'm
taking
it
the
official
budget
to
the
city
council,
I'm
going
to
take
it
to
the
people
of
boston,
that's
a
huge
win
for
us.
That
is
exactly
the
conversation
that
the
true
leaders
have
and
they're
being
honest
about
transparency
and
also
being
willing
to
hold
up
a
mirror
to
the
people
first,
who
are
paying
for
us
to
function
as
a
government.
E
Before
traditionally,
we've
always
had
the
city
council
get
the
budget,
then
we
have
one
hearing
where
everyone
comes
in
for
hours
on
end
and
talks
about
what
they
do
and
don't
like
about
the
budget.
And
yes,
it
ends
up
being
constrained
and
ends
up
being
predominantly
in
english
and
it's
to
the
exclusion
of
a
lot
of
people.
E
So
this
is
an
exciting
new
shift
in
culture
for
how
we
talk
about
money
in
the
city
of
boston,
our
money
in
the
city
of
boston,
particularly-
and
I
want
to
again
congratulate
mayor
wu
and
thank
her
for
hearing
what
the
people
of
boston
said
through
passing.
Yes
on
one,
they
said
they
want
in.
We
want
to
see
to
the
table.
E
I'm
very
very
incredibly
honored
to
be
here
with
the
community
advocates
that
took
that
message
all
over
the
city
and
they'll
speak
shortly,
but,
most
importantly,
we're
meeting
the
moment
we're
bringing
people
in
we're
talking
about
their
money
at
this
particular
time,
and
this
is
what
true
leadership
looks
like
I'm
excited
to
get
into
the
weeds
with
everybody.
I'm
excited
to
see
how
this
new
process
works.
For
us
as
a
city,
council
and
there's
a
culture
shift
that's
to
come,
and
I
think
this
is
all
good
things.
E
A
F
But
also
beyond
those
sort
of
letter
of
the
law,
things,
a
culture
shift
right
and
really
having
us
have
this
upstream
conversation,
because
this
shift
could
wait
until
the
moment
of
voting
on
budgets
in
a
few
months,
but
instead
the
mayor
is
really
recognizing
that
what
we
need
is
upstream
opportunities
now
for
the
people
of
boston,
to
make
their
voices
heard
on
the
budget
and
for
us
to
hear
and
think
and
think
about
how
to
creatively
meet
those
needs
with
all
of
the
city's
funds.
So
I
just,
I
think
it's
really
exciting.
F
I
am
a
bit
of
a
budget
nerd.
I
think
that
the
budget
is
an
exciting
thing
and
I'm
grateful
to
a
bunch
of
the
city
staff
chief,
sterrit,
gabby
jim,
who
are
up
here,
who
do
like
a
ton
of
toiling
to
stitch
it
all
together,
but
our
budgets
are
at
their
strongest
when
you
know
those
like
budget
nerd
mechanics
meet
the
really
deep
felt
express
needs
of
the
people
of
boston
and
the
people
of
boston
from
every
corner
and
yeah.
Just
really
grateful
to
the
mayor
for
setting
up
these
community
conversations.
Thank
you.
G
Thank
you,
mayor
wu
for
proactively
scheduling
these
listening
sessions
so
early
in
the
process
and,
like
council
bach,
just
said
that
we're
not
like
days
before,
ready
to
vote
on
important
issues
just
letting
the
public
have
their
voice
heard,
and
I'm
I'm
thankful
to
my
colleagues
and
also
looking
forward
to
the
chair,
counselor
fernandez
anderson,
who
we've
already
had
a
meeting
with,
and
I've
already
sat
down
and
met
with
the
budget
committee
and
the
director.
So
I'm
thankful
for
that,
but
also
as
you're
at
large
city
councilor.
G
It
is
my
responsibility
to
lift
the
voices
of
neighborhoods
in
every
person
across
the
city,
so
I'm
going
to
actively
be
working
with
my
district
counselors,
but
also
looking
forward
to
these
conversations
with
the
public,
but
knowing,
if
they're
not
coming
to
these
informational
sessions,
that
I'm
going
out
into
the
neighborhoods
and
really
listening
to
what
the
needs
are
and
making
sure
everyone's
voices
are
heard.
We're
at
a
time
now
with
a
lot
of
money
to
spend
from
the
federal
government,
but
also
with
new
rules
and
responsibilities
on
the
council
to
spend
it
wisely.
G
H
H
I'm
excited
to
work
alongside
the
city
councilors,
the
office
of
budget
management
that
have
been
extraordinary
in
their
expertise,
and
I
appreciate
their
nerdness
to
them
on
this
topic
and
really
educating
the
administration
and
the
the
advocates
and
the
community
on
this
whole
process.
So
thank
you
and
also
collaborate,
a
community
on
shaping
this
budget.
H
The
sessions
will
be
filled
with
informative
material,
touching
upon
everything
from
yes
on
one
arpa
and
just
building
out
the
official
budget,
and
they
will.
The
community
will
also
have
an
opportunity
to
share
their
their
knowledge,
feedback
and
expertise
in
multiple
different
languages,
which
is
something
that
this
administration
and
the
city
needs.
So
I'm
excited
to
support
community
and
building
that
accessibility.
H
I
also
wanted
to
wanted
to
make
sure
that
residents
knew
that,
if
needed,
support,
please
call
311
on
this
whole
process.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
again
the
advocates
the
community
office
of
budget
management,
the
city
council
on
building
this
and
having
community
at
the
forefront
and
not
on
the
back
end.
Thank
you.
A
Our
chief
of
administration
finance
has
been
through
a
number
of
stewarded
a
number
of
budgets
before
and
his
thought
partnership
has
been
absolutely
critical
to
making
sure
that
we
can
do
this
in
a
way
that
is
sound
for
the
city,
but
also
fits
with
the
very
detailed
mechanics
of
all
the
pieces
fitting
into
the
into
place
at
the
right
time.
Thank
you.
So
much
justin
starrett.
I
I
Not
only
is
is
more
voices
good
for
reflecting
what
the
communities
want,
but
it's
also
good
for
fiscal
responsibility.
It's
a
good
opportunity
to
really
put
a
shine.
A
light
on
areas
of
the
budget
that
are
are
good
spending
or
areas
that
need
improvement,
and-
and
I
think
this
is
certainly
an
area
that
I
think
the
council
counselors
and
senators
who
pushed
this
during
the
budget
process-
that
this
was
a
value,
add
to
the
budget
process
and
not
something
that
would
take
it
away.
J
It
residents
and
community
organizations
across
our
city
are
ready
to
participate
with
government,
they're
ready
to
deeply
engage
with
government
and
that's
what
they
said
this
past
november.
That's
what
they're
ready
to
do
now
and
it's
really
exciting,
to
see
government
saying
welcome
in
saying
to
our
residents
across
the
city
that
they
also
want
them
there
in
that
process.
J
We
deeply
believe
in
the
power
of
co-governance
and
participatory
democracy,
and
last
year
we
helped
to
lead
the
effort
to
address
these
needs
and
change
the
city's
charges,
so
that
residents
could
have
a
seat
at
this
table.
We
deserve
a
seat
that
allows
families
and
neighbors
to
discuss
the
vision
of
their
communities
and
what
resources
we
need
in
our
neighborhoods
to
help
create
a
stronger
resilient
and
more
sustainable
efforts
that
uplift
the
needs
of
our
communities
and
residents
across
the
city.
J
We
recognize
that
an
equitable
recovery
from
this
particular
crisis
that
we're
coming
out
of
requires
this.
It
necessitates
this
moment
where
residents
can
actively
engage
with
what
the
solutions
and
the
allocation
of
resources
towards
those
solutions
will
look
like,
and
that
is
why
we're
very
excited
for
the
mayor's
announcements
and
their
and
her
steadfast
commitment
to
governing
with
residents.
J
This
is
an
invitation,
and
this
is
an
invitation
from
all
levels
of
local
government
for
residents
to
join
the
conversation
and
we're
excited
to
help
guide
and
grow
that
dialogue.
Thank
you
to
the
city,
councilor
and
chair
fernandez
anderson.
Thank
you
to
our
mayor.
Michelle
wu
and
I
haven't
heard
one
yet,
but
I
think
everybody
up
here
deserves
an
applause.
J
A
But,
additionally,
our
boston,
public
health
commission
has
determined
that
we
need
to
see
consistent
downward
trend
of
these
numbers
so
that
we
are
not
just
kind
of
dipping
above
and
below
and
above
and
below,
and
so
that
will
follow
and
the
conversation
about
masks
in
schools
is
a
related
but
distinct
conversation
that
will
be
based
on
the
specific
needs
of
our
school
system.
At
the
same
time,
I
have
two
kids
in
our
schools.
I
know
it's
been
such
a
challenging
set
of
years
for
our
entire
school
communities.
A
I
don't
feel
that
I
mean
I.
I
came
to
this
role
after
loving
and
appreciating
every
moment
of
my
experience
on
the
city
council
and
I
truly
value
their
partnership,
their
representation
of
the
people
of
boston,
and
it
is
up
to
each
counselor
to
choose
which
issues
they
want
to
prioritize
as
the
time
that
they're
spending
representing
their
constituents
and
it's
up
to
the
administration
to
be
responsive
to
that.
Wherever
we
can,
as
well
as
to
create
opportunities
to
partner
proactively.
C
Yeah,
let
me
let
me
just
say
before
before
I
address
that
as
a
city
council
for
the
last
four
years,
I've
had
an
excellent
working
relationship
with
council
wu
now
mayor
wu.
She
was
always
honest.
She
was
always
inclusive
and
we
learned
a
lot
from
her
and
you
know.
Hopefully
we
we
had
a
great
partnership.
I
know
that's
going
to
continue
as
mayor,
because
that's
the
way
she
conducted
herself
as
city
councilor
and
it's
a
back
and
forth
discussing
issues
bringing
people
to
the
table,
bringing
people
together,
bringing
the
city
together.
C
So
that's
like
the
type
of
leadership
the
mayor
has.
So
I
expect
that
we'll
have
a
we'll
continue
to
have
a
positive
working
relationship
because
of
the
mutual
respect
that
this
party
has
for
mayor
wu,
but
also
for
the
office
of
of
the
mayor
as
well.
So
mayor,
mayor,
wu
represents
the
people
of
boston
and
the
residents
have
great
respect
for
the
mayor,
but
they
also
have
great
respect
for
the
office
of
the
mayor
as
well.
Thank
you.
G
If
this
facts
don't
stay
the
same
right
or
people
is
hearing
different
things
or
reporting
out
different
things.
So
I'm
hoping
that
this
gives
us
an
opportunity
for
the
mayor's
office
for
the
public
health
and
for
those
concerned
with
all
of
these
questions
to
be
at
the
table
at
the
same
time.
So
there's
just.
G
I
mean
I'd
have
to
look
more
and
talk.
I
was
talking
with
the
btu
this
morning
and
as
a
former
teacher
in
the
boston
public
schools,
I
know
the
masks
are
necessary
for
safety
and
I
think
it's
tied
directly
to
the
metrics
and
if
we
are
coming
out
of
and
moving
into
what
I
know,
merwoo
was
calling
like
a
yellow
phase
out
of
red.
But
if
we're
going
back
in,
I
do
think
I'm
not
in
favor
or
not,
but
I'm
open
to
the
conversation
about
wondering.
When
will
we
get
there
and
if
we're
holding
back?
G
I
G
G
So
I
think
overall,
I
hope
we
leave
that
meeting,
having
a
better
understanding
from
the
public
health
from
the
experts
on
what
metrics
we
as
a
city
want
to
use
and
that
the
counselors
have
an
opportunity
to
to
ask
the
questions
that
we're
not
just
getting
questions
answered
in
different
offices
or
you
know,
people
are
getting
different.
You
know
feelings
from
it,
so
I
just
hope
that
this
brings
us
all
together
to
the
table.
G
D
I
just
want
to
reiterate
that.
Hopefully,
this
is
also
an
opportunity
for
us
to
talk
about
how
we
respond
to
each
other.
When
we
disagree,
I
think
that
we
all
know
that
mayor
marawu
has
been
withstanding
abuse
and
all
of
this
discrimination
bigoted
comments,
harassment,
even
stalking,
and
so
hopefully
on
in
the
same
spirit
of
conversation
and
democracy,
we're
going
to
also
hold
accountable.
Those
who
have
been
doing
this
right
who's
been
perpetuating
these
types
of
abusive
behavior
towards
our
mayor.
Thank
you.
K
A
Will
pretend
that
I
can
know
what's
best
statewide?
All
I
know
is
the
city
of
boston,
and
the
best
that
we
can
do
is
to
make
informed
decisions
for
our
residents
through
collaborative
open
processes
through
data
and
metrics,
and
so
I'm
very
grateful
that
each
municipality
has
a
chance
to
build
on
the
baselines
that
the
state
is
setting.
It
does
make
a
difference
right,
for
example,
with
our
outdoor
or
sorry
with
our
indoor
requirement
for
proof
of
vaccination.
A
A
A
M
A
The
superintendent
has
presented
her
budget
and
the
school
committee's
process
is
a
little
bit
accelerated
because
they
additionally
need
school
committee
approval
before
the
school
budget
comes
to
the
city
council
administration.
So
we
are
going
to
plan
for
a
much
more
collaborative
process
for
that
next
year.
The
kind
of
horse
already
left
the
barn
in
some
ways,
because
bps's
timelines
are
a
little
bit
accelerated
and
I'll
defer
to
justin.
A
If
he
wants
to
add
more
on
this
front,
but
within
that
budget
there
are
key
investments
for
the
stability,
the
well-being
and
the
social
emotional
health
of
all
of
our
young
people
and
our
school
communities.
That
is
central
to
every
bit
of
how
our
young
people
feel
supported.
In
this
time
where
mental
health
is
a
very
intense
challenge
across
our
city
and
beyond,
and
of
course,
we're
going
to
ensure
that
every
single
school
is
a
safe
environment
for
our
young
people.
A
We
are
working
towards
a
much
more
integrated
look
and,
and
that's
why
I
really
believe
that
this
set
of
community
driven
listening
sessions
to
guide
the
budget
will
help
show
us
also
how
intersectional
these
issues
are
out
in
the
city.
Do
you
want
to
say
anything
you're,
good?
Okay?
Does
anyone
want
to
add
anything
on
school
thinking?
Safety,
okay,
go
for
it.
A
B
A
The
point
of
tying
these
to
metrics
is
to
really
be
sure
that
we
are
being
responsive
to
the
conditions
out
in
our
city.
Those
conditions
very
much
are
affected
by
vaccination
rates.
Most
of
all
the
more
that
we
all
get
vaccinated,
the
more
that
we
get
boosted
and
close
these
gaps,
the
faster
all
of
these
rates,
will
come
down
and
fall
below
the
thresholds,
the
faster
that
we
get
out
of
this
pandemic.
This
is
what
our
public
health
officials
have
been
saying
this
entire
time.
We
continue
to
urge
people
to
get
vaccinated.
A
We
saw
a
huge
jump
in
vaccination
with
the
introduction
of
many
of
our
policies
as
the
surge
was
starting
and
that
has
helped
get
us
out
of
it.
On
this
end,
we
want
to
see
that
progress
continue.
Boston's
workers
are
now
among
the
most
vaccinated
group
anywhere
at
over
95
percent
of
our
workforce
vaccinated.
A
We
need
to
see
that
same
level.
That
number
continue
to
grow
and
we
also
need
to
see
that
same
number
grow
in
our
communities.
Dr
ojukutu
and
superintendent
caselias
are
partnering
on
a
series
of
pediatric
vaccination
clinics
during
school
vacation
week
in
february.
So
that
we
can
continue
to
close
those
gaps
within
bps,
but
we
want
to
be
responsive
to
the
current
situation
that
our
families
and
communities
are
in.
That
is
very
much
affected
by
what
we
each
individually
do.
I
Sure
it's
a
great
question,
so
the
office
of
budget
management
routinely
starts
the
budget
process.
As
the
mayor
mentioned
in
january,
where
we
go
out
to
departments,
we
ask
them.
What
are
you
looking
for
for
next
year?
We
will
then
sort
of
overlay
all
this
information
that
comes
back
through
the
listening
sessions
through
the
survey
through
that
same
lens
of
what
departments
are
looking
for
and
that'll
be
reflected
in
the
mayor's
budget
and
obviously,
as
folks
mentioned,
we
may
not
get
it
all
right
on
that.
First
try.
I
I
think,
we're
going
to
have
a
much
more
reflective
process
and
a
reflective
product
at
that
point,
but
then
that'll
obviously
kick
over
to
the
city
council
process.
Where
we'll
continue
the
dialogue
and
at
the
very
end
of
the
process,
we'll
be
able
to
say
we
had
these
listening
sessions,
we
did
the
survey.
This
is
what
the
community
asked
for,
and
this
is
the
end
product
at
the
end
of
the
day,.