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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivers the keynote speech for the 91st Annual Meeting of Directors and Members of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau at the Seaport Hotel. She is joined by Boston's business and nonprofit organization leaders.
Link to full event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6nc7YW-sMk
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Thank
you
for
attending
and
for
your
continued
support
of
our
unique
and
important
mission
to
assist
the
mayor
city,
council
and
All
City
residents
and
stakeholders
in
implementing
fiscally
responsible
government,
as
we
all
seek
to
address.
Boston's,
ever-changing
and
increasingly
complex
needs
and
challenges.
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Today
we
can
say
the
pandemic
is
for
the
most
part
over.
Thankfully,
we
are
certainly
in
a
much
changed
world
one
we
are
all
still
adjusting
to,
but
I
feel
confident
in
saying
that
Boston
responded
admirably
and
is
back
on
the
path
to
a
bright
future
Boston
city
workers
Rose
to
the
occasion
and
kept
Boston
Running
under
the
most
trying
circumstances.
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The
voters
also
approved
a
change
to
the
city
Charter,
which
altered
Boston's
long
standing
budget
process.
Under
that
new
process.
Mayor
Wu
set
her
agenda,
made
structural
changes
to
city
government
and
is
embarked
on
a
bold
and
significant
new
policy
and
program
Direction
and
in
a
matter
of
weeks,
the
city,
council
and
mayor
will
undertake
the
annual
budget
setting
using
the
new
budget
process
for
the
second
year
in
a
row.
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Through
all
these
developments,
the
bureau
stayed
true
to
its
91-year
mission,
providing
objective
information
reports
on
Municipal
Finance
and
at
times,
urging
caution
on
issues
of
concern
to
our
directors
and
members
and
with
your
continued
support
and
input,
we
will
continue
to
do
so
so
I
want
to
thank
you
in
advance.
For
that
continued
support
and
for
your
guidance,
the
city
is
better
off
for
it
we're
all
better
off
for
it.
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Navigating
our
way
through
a
pandemic
has
profoundly
altered
our
way
of
life
shining,
a
light
on
disparities
that
have
always
existed,
giving
us
perspective
and
a
renew
sense
of
urgency.
Right
now
we
have
a
unique
opportunity
to
partner
with
City
leadership,
to
build
on
Boston's
strengths
and
Tackle
our
community's
challenges
in
a
more
inclusive
and
Equitable
way.
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As
the
Wu
Administration
looks
to
invigorate
all
of
our
city
neighborhoods,
the
research
Bureau
looks
forward.
Excuse
me
looks
forward
to
continuing
its
proud
tradition
of
partnering
with
city
government,
particularly
on
financial
matters.
To
ensure
Boston
has
the
resources
it
needs
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
everyone
who
lives,
Works
learns
and
enjoys
our
city
and
its
neighborhoods
both
now
and
into
the
future.
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I
also
would
be
remiss
on
the
in
the
wake
of
international
women's
day,
but
we're
making
history
today.
This
is
the
first
time
that
the
research
Bureau
has
three
women
at
the
helm
with
our
president
Pam
Coker,
myself,
Charlene
Rideout,
we
are
lucky
to
have
Pat
nusso
is
our
Treasurer
here
and
we're
also
joining
mayor
Wu,
who
is
the
first
elected
woman
and
a
majority
women's
city
council,
So,
This,
Is,
Our,
Moment,.
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E
I
am
going
to
start
with
some
acknowledgments,
because
there
are
many
people
in
this
room
who
who
deserve
to
be
shouted
out
for
their
work
day
in
day
out
as
practitioners
of
of
policy
and
constituent
services,
and
all
that
we
do
at
the
city
level.
I
want
to
start
first
by
making
sure,
though,
that
we
thank
the
incredible
staff
of
the
Seaport
Hotel
for
making
sure
we
have
a
an
amazing
lunch.
Thank
you
for
all
that.
You
do.
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E
E
E
E
Our
incredible
cabinet,
they're,
sprinkled
throughout
and
I
hope
everyone
is
getting
a
chance
to
to
pick
their
brains
because
I'm
only
up
here,
citing
the
accomplishments
that
they've
been
able
to
deliver
and
dream
up
and
and
put
into
action.
So
again,
apologies
if
I
miss
everyone,
but
the
list
that
I
have
includes
our
fire.
Commissioner,
Paul
Burke,
our
Boston
Police
Commissioner,
Michael
Cox.
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E
Okay,
that
is
the
most
dangerous
part
of
the
program,
because
I'm
sure
I
miss
lots
of
people
but
I'm
willing
to
charge
into
difficult
situations.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
thank
you
for
working
every
day
for
the
the
health
of
our
city
and
the
research
Bureau
in
particular,
91
years
of
fighting
for
a
more
responsive,
more
effective,
more
effective
and
more
accountable
city
government
to
the
many
businesses
and
non-profits
and
Community
organizations
represented
in
the
room.
E
Thank
you
for
stepping
back
stepping
up
and
giving
back
and
pitching
in
to
help
our
residents
and
the
city
through
some
very
difficult
trials.
Over
the
last
several
years.
We
all
have
felt
that
with
our
Workforce
with
the
community
members
that
we
serve,
and
in
this
moment
of
heightened
challenge,
it's
also
a
moment
of
heightened
importance,
and
so
we
wouldn't
be
where
we
are
as
a
City.
Without
you
I'm
incredibly
grateful.
E
E
So
I
am
going
to
dispense
with
my
usual
rallying
about
the
affordable
about
our
housing
crisis
and
transportation,
and
focus
on
one
topic
today
and
then
save
time
for
a
q
a
so
that
we
can
get
into
more
of
the
the
breadth
of
what
we're
doing
in
City
Hall
as
well,
but
today,
I
want
to
just
focus
on
one
very
important
issue
and
one
very
important
area,
one
very
important
group
of
people
that
is
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
and
so
many
of
ours
are
young
people.
In
Boston.
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E
We
need
to
build
a
city
whose
systems,
services
and
structures
are
designed
to
create
young
people
who
are
healthy,
happy
and
whole,
and
that's
why,
as
we
work
to
build
our
fiscal
2020
fiscal
year,
2024
budget
under
the
leadership
of
CFO,
Ashley
grafenberger
and
her
team,
we
are
committed
to
ensuring
that
every
young
person
has
the
resources
and
opportunities
to
explore
their
neighborhoods
connect
with
their
communities
and
pursue
their
passions.
That
means
safe
housing,
high
quality
education
and
child
care
fresh
and
nutritious
food
for
every
child.
E
These
have
to
be
the
starting
blocks,
not
our
Finish
Line.
We
can't
continue
to
act
like
the
bare
minimum
food
shelter.
Education
are
the
extent
of
what
families
deserve,
because
we
know
that
life
outcomes
in
adulthood
are
so
often
driven
by
quality
of
life
in
adolescence,
and
that
quality
of
life
in
adolescence
is
completely
linked
to
Early,
Childhood
experiences
and
so
we're
getting
started.
Early.
Our
office
of
Early
Childhood
Early
Childhood
is
expanding
upk
to
family
child
care
providers
to
get
the
full
talent
and
breadth
of
our
ecosystem.
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Increasing
access
for
three-year-olds,
creating
more
play
groups
for
young
children
and
recruiting
800
new
Educators
to
ensure
all
of
our
classrooms
are
open
and
operating
at
full
capacity
for
early
Ed
across
the
city
and
to
build
on
this
work.
We're
launching
a
multi-year
plan
centered
around
five
goals
for
every
young
child
growing
up
in
Boston,
to
learn
to
swim,
learn
to
ride
a
bike
play
a
sport
connect
with
the
Arts
and
grow
through
gardening.
E
E
We're
also
working
on
a
comprehensive
landscape
audit
of
Youth
Sports
programs
and
Facilities
across
our
city,
we'll
launch
arpa,
funded
Arts
programming
and
select
bcyf
centers
and
support
the
New
England
conservatory's
new
partnership
with
ABCD
Head,
Start
and
Ellis
early
learning
for
free
music.
Lessons
in
a
partnership
with
the
Boston
public
schools
and
bcyf
grow
Boston
and
the
office
of
food
Justice
will
add,
raised
plant
beds
at
10
additional
sites
throughout
Boston.
So
our
young
people
can
get
their
hands
right
in
the
dirt
in
the
years
ahead.
E
We'll
build
and
expand
on
these
initiatives
to
ensure
our
youngest
residents
in
every
neighborhood
have
the
resources
and
opportunities
to
thrive,
and,
while
today,
mostly
I'm,
going
to
focus
on
the
steps
that
we're
taking
to
support
our
young
people
outside
the
classroom.
I
do
want
to
just
quickly
reiterate
the
major
priorities
that
superintendent,
Skipper
and
all
of
our
BPS
team
is,
is
working
on
within
our
school
system
as
well.
E
That
is
how
we
build
the
infrastructure
for
rigorous
and
nurturing
academics
at
the
core
of
everything
that
BPS
does
and
I'm.
Also
particularly
excited
I've,
now
been
on
one,
our
new
electric
school
buses
prioritize,
not
only
the
health
of
our
students
and
staff,
but
also
ensure
that
there
are
real
Hands-On
training
opportunities
for
in-demand
green
jobs
with
the
program
at
Madison,
Park,
Vocational,
School,
Vocational,
Technical,
High,
School
to
service
these
electric
vehicles.
E
All
of
these
investments
will
pay
dividends
for
our
young
people
and
for
our
city,
but
we
still
need
to
do
more
to
tackle
the
issue
of
Youth
Mental
Health
across
Massachusetts.
The
average
wait
time
for
young
people
to
receive
Behavioral
Health
Services
is
nearly
four
months.
It's
unacceptable.
If
we
expect
our
young
people
to
become
the
leaders
our
city
needs,
we
can't
just
be
clearing
the
ground
of
rocks
and
weeds
for
them.
We
have
to
be
tilling
the
soil
and
planting
the
seeds
for
strong
sustainable
leadership.
E
That's
why.
Last
year
we
appointed
the
city
of
Boston's,
first
ever
Chief
Behavioral,
Health
officer,
Dr,
Kevin
Simone
and
created
the
Center
for
Behavioral
Health
and
Wellness
at
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
led
by
Dr
Samara
Grossman,
we're
known
internationally
for
our
standard
of
Health
Care
here
in
Boston,
and
that
standard
should
extend
to
mental
health
care
as
well.
E
As
many
of
you
all
know,
this
is
personal
for
me.
Growing
up
in
an
immigrant
family,
mental
health
wasn't
something
that
we
ever
talked
about
and
when
I
was
a
recent
college.
Grad
I
got
a
call
from
my
sister
saying
my
mom
was
having
a
mental
health
crisis,
and
so
I
moved
home
telling
myself
I
would
do
whatever
it
took
to
get
my
family
through
it.
But
the
truth
was
I
didn't
know
what
it
would
take
and
even
worse,
I
thought
and
believed
that
whatever
it
was
that
was
needed.
E
I
would
have
to
do
it
alone
because
of
the
shame
and
stigma
that
I
had
associated
with
mental
illness.
In
my
own
family,
I
didn't
even
tell
my
closest
friends
about
the
situation
for
almost
a
year.
Shame
and
stigma
are
dangerous
barriers
to
people
getting
help
and
support
and
the
resources
that
already
exist.
E
That's
why
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
recently
released
a
request
for
proposals
for
creative
ways
to
invest
Citywide
in
ending
the
sigma
against
Mental
Health
and
we're
also
investing
in
the
many
members
of
our
community
who
touch
our
young
people's
lives
every
day
from
coaches
and
Educators
to
school,
bus
drivers
and
cafeteria
workers
in
partnership
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
we're
working
on
new
ways
to
ensure
that
every
person
who
works
with
our
young
people
is
best
equipped
to
be
a
resource
when
it
comes
to
their
Mental
Health.
That
brings
me
to
our
Workforce.
E
We
simply
do
not
have
enough
Mental
Health
Providers
to
meet
our
City's
needs,
so
in
the
coming
weeks,
we'll
be
announcing
new
Partnerships
to
train
more
and
more
diverse
community-based
mental
health
workers
to
fill
our
ranks.
A
big
portion
of
those
will
be
mental
health
clinicians
and
we're
also
looking
to
train
more
non-clinical
workers
as
well
peer
Specialists
recovery,
coaches
and
more
we'll
support
200
Boston
residents
pursuing
careers
in
Behavioral
Health,
placing
the
folks
we
train
in
neighborhoods
across
our
city,
with
a
particular
focus
on
youth
in
communities
of
color,
lgbtq,
plus
communities.
E
Immigrant
and
historically
marginalized
communities
when
we
talk
about
wraparound
supports
this
is
what
we
mean
addressing
the
issue
at
every
level,
from
specialized
clinical
care
to
the
people.
Our
kids
interact
with
every
day
to
how
we
talk
about
mental
health
in
our
daily
lives
and
because
we
know
that
our
mental
and
physical
health
are
closely
related.
We
are
reinvesting
and
going
big
on
Youth
Sports
in
Boston,
Sports,
instill,
teamwork
and
Leadership
skills
boost
overall
life
outcomes,
Foster
joy
and
connection
and
decrease
Community
violence.
E
E
The
first
is
about
community
outreach
and
input
to
create
a
better
system.
We
need
to
know
how
it
is
and
isn't
serving
people
today,
so
in
partnership
with
Harvard's
tech
for
social
good
program
and
our
department
of
innovation
and
Technology,
we're
planning
to
conduct
interviews
with
families
and
caregivers
to
deepen
our
understanding
of
how
people
become
aware
of
and
gain
access
to,
Youth
Sports
in
our
city
and
what
the
barriers
are
that
exist
today.
E
We'll
also
then
move
to,
at
the
same
time,
conduct
a
full
facilities
audit
to
assess
all
existing
Youth
Sports
Programming
offered
by
the
city
and
non-city
partners
taken
together.
The
family
surveys
and
the
landscape
analysis
will
inform
our
approach
to
capacity
building
armed
with
the
data
and
information
will
be
able
to
focus
our
efforts
on
the
areas
with
greatest
need
and
the
greatest
demand,
in
addition
to
Staffing
up,
renovating
older
facilities
that
badly
meet
that
investment
and
constructing
new
ones
will
also
build
out
how
we
measure
our
success
here.
E
Another
area
where
I
spent
some
of
my
time,
dabbling
in
sports,
but
most
of
my
time,
was
on
a
different
kind
of
bench
right
on
a
piano
bench,
and
so
the
Arts
will
be
a
huge
area
for
Focus
as
well.
In
Massachusetts,
the
Arts
account
for
25
billion
dollars
of
our
annual
GDP,
employing
nearly
150
000
workers.
E
If
we
think
about
the
kinds
of
activities
that
provide
healthy
outlets
for
expression
and
create
opportunities
for
connection,
if
we
think
about
the
kind
of
creative,
compassionate
thinking,
we
need
to
address
the
challenges
we
face
and
if
we
think
about
some
of
the
biggest
barriers
to
recruitment
retention
and
revitalization
downtown
and
in
our
small
business
main
streets
across
the
neighborhoods,
the
Arts
have
an
enormous
role
to
play.
That's
why?
Last
year,
we
announced
a
partnership
with
the
New
England
Conservatory
to
increase
access
to
high
quality
music
education
for
our
young
people.
E
Alongside
an
expansion
of
the
Bloomberg
Arts
internship
program,
the
partnership
with
the
conservatory
will
increase
offerings
for
pre-k
through
Elementary
School
students
and
grow
new
scholarships
for
New
England,
Conservatory
prep
by
150
percent,
and
thanks
to
our
partnership
with
investors
and
Bloomberg
Arts.
The
program
will
now
include
a
hundred
Boston
public
school
high
school
students
who
will
have
the
chance
to
work
at
more
than
20
arts
and
culture
organizations
throughout
our
city.
E
E
That
Grant
and
program
will
provide
artistic
training
and
Workforce
Development
to
youth,
so
that
by
the
end
of
this
year,
young
people
from
the
Community
Music
Center
of
Boston
Boston,
Chinatown
neighborhood
center
and
the
center
for
teen
empowerment
will
have
participated
in
artistic
training,
Arts
sector
Workforce,
Development
and
career
mentorship.
All
while
earning
18
an
hour.
E
Thank
you,
but
our
focus
on
jobs
doesn't
end
there.
Last
year
we
broke
records
for
participation
in
our
youth
summer
jobs
program,
and
this
year
we
want
to
go
even
bigger:
we're
bringing
back
private
sector
employment
for
youth,
including
more
industry-focused
career
exploration
tracks
and
adding
colleges,
main
streets
and
other
non-traditional
Partners
to
the
mix
for
summer
jobs
as
well.
We've
heard
from
many
of
you
asking
what
you
can
do,
how
you
can
get
involved.
E
So
here's
one
big
way
recommit
to
hiring
young
people
this
summer,
add
more
to
the
programs
that
you've
already
been
running.
The
city
will
award
more
than
13
million
dollars
to
over
50
boston-based
Community
nonprofits,
hiring
roughly
5
000
young
people
and
for
our
part,
we
are
committed
to
hiring
2500
young
people
to
work
across
50
City
agencies
as
well,
for
the
first
time
we'll
be
partnering
with
our
core
higher
education
industry
to
create
hundreds
of
learn
and
earn
jobs
in
this
sector
alone,
with
students
getting
paid
to
take
college
level.
E
E
I'll
close
with
one
last
observation
that
the
students
at
the
Burke
shared
with
all
of
us.
They
said
that
people
in
power
are
always
talking
about
young
people
as
the
future
and
don't
focus
enough
on
young
people
right
now,
they're
right,
we
can't
build
a
future,
a
city
that
will
outlive
and
Outlast
all
of
us
unless
we
get
to
work
right
now.
If
we
expect
our
young
people
to
be
the
strong
stewards
of
a
strong
city
tomorrow,
we
must
all
invest
in
the
strength
of
all
of
that
today.
E
E
E
A
A
So
we've
got
a
couple
of
other
questions
interested
in
some
exciting
updates
from
you
on
some
other
topics
as
well.
You
mentioned
the
arpa
funding,
which
has
been
a
terrific
resource
for
our
community
for
the
last
several
years.
One
question
we
have
is:
is
the
city
planning
now
for
how
to
continue
some
of
the
work
that's
being
undertaken
with
the
arpa
funds?
How
can
that
move
forward
even
after
those
funds
go
away?
Yes,.
E
E
163
million
dollars
has
gone
out
the
door.
Another
138
million
dollars
is
in
contract
right
now
about
55
percent
of
Boston's,
arpa
funds
and
so
and
the
rest
is
already
allocated
and
in
in
process
and
in
that
pipeline.
Many
of
the
programs
that
we
are
putting
our
dollars
towards
are
either
to
shore
up
key
needs
right
now.
E
Get
up
and
running
ensure
that
we
can
see
our
neighborhoods
fully
represented
in
the
busiest
parts
of
our
business
community
in
terms
of
foot
traffic,
but
then
establish
that
when
we
can
help
do
this
matchmaking
and
provide
a
little
support
for
our
small
business
owners
who
get
in
the
door
again,
the
benefit
will
far
outweigh
the
investment
that
we
initially
made.
This
will
be
a
place
where
we
will
come
looking
for
partnership
from
the
private
sector
to
expand
this
program
from
the
state
as
well.
E
A
Terrific
thank
you
very
much
for
that.
We
do
have
a
couple
more
questions.
If
you
have
time
terrific,
so
the
next
question
is
about,
could
we
get
an
update
on
addressing
the
climate
challenges
and
what's
the
latest
on
that
and
I
hear,
there
may
be
a
well-known
City
official
who
is
now
taking
on
a
new
role
related
to
climate
challenge?.
E
So
we've
been
sitting
and
going
over
what
the
goals
for
Boston's
climate
progress
should
be,
and
I
am
someone
who
likes
to
know
where
headed
where
we're
headed
in
the
very
long
run.
So
we
can
kind
of
coordinate
everyone
and
and
get
aligned
on
all
of
our
efforts,
but
then
be
able
to
know
what
we're
doing
right
now
today
tomorrow
and
measure
our
progress
along
the
way.
E
E
So
we're
looking
at
ways
to,
for
example,
we'll
be
coming
to
ask
our
utilities
Partners.
To
think
about
the
data
of
you
know,
anonymized
and
and
compiled
collectively,
to
look
at
what,
our
month,
by
month,
utilities
usage
is
we'll
be
looking
at
the
percentage
of
homes
in
Boston
that
have
been
retrofitted
to
a
certain
standard
of
Energy
Efficiency
or
a
green
infrastructure.
E
With
more
specifics
in
terms
of
what
a
green
New
Deal
dashboard
might
look
like.
But
one
of
the
big
changes
is
going
to
be
moving
away
from
well,
we'll
keep
the
two-year
look
back,
because
that
is
the
way
to
kind
of
stay
on
track,
big
picture,
but
we
want
to
be
feeling
that
we
can
measure
our
progress
right
now.
Every
single
day.
A
E
I'm,
so
so
grateful
and
thankful
for
yasha's
leadership.
As
someone
who
came
back,
where
is
Yasha?
Okay,
as
someone
who
came
back
to
city
government
and
having
had
a
role
as
CIO
of
the
City
previously,
our
efforts
have
really
been
to
draw
on
how
we
can
map
together
the
kind
of
intersection
of
where
people
are
going,
how
we
measure
it
and
sometimes
again
it's
it's
a
Back
to
Basics
Focus.
To
make
sure
we
have
the
right
foundation.
E
He's
moving
forward
with
many
of
the
corridor
plans
and
and
large-scale
infrastructure
changes
that
we
need,
like
the
Austin
I-90
project,
that
we
continue
to
partner
with
the
state
on
that
will
unlock
a
major
Transit,
Hub
or
thinking
about
how
we
we
continue
to
activate
other
modes
of
transportation
in
in
electrifying,
commuter,
rail
or
or
moving
on
on
the
water.
But
I
will
just
share
a
little
bit
just
to
give
you
an
Insight
of
kind
of
this
Insight
on
the
scale
of
what
the
chief
and
his
team
are
working
on.
E
It's
different.
It
turns
out
that
the
city
of
Boston
did
not
have
a
full
Street
asset
inventory,
there's
not
one
place
where
you
can
go
online
even
internally
and
know
which
segments
of
the
street
are
marked,
do
not
park
for
this
reason
or
another,
whether
it's
for
accessibility
or
or
some
other
restriction.
E
We
cannot
effectively
manage
traffic
until
we
can
manage
curb
space
which
we
can't
effectively
manage
until
we
know
what
the
different
signs
are
up
in
all
different
places,
and
so
I
appreciate
so
much
Joshua's
leadership
in
making
sure
that
we're
starting
from
a
technology
and
Basics
and
Foundation
of
having
that
information,
so
that
then
we
can
start
really
moving
quickly
on
the
changes
that
are
needed
and
not
just
be
reactive.
In
our
approach.
A
F
Thank
you,
president-elect
Wu,
for
taking
my
question
from
Tim
Singleton
from
Northeastern
University.
What
I
wanted
to
ask
was
this
is
the
national
week
for
women
in
construction,
and
one
of
the
things
we're
doing
at
Northeastern
is
we're
trying
to
sort
of
just
focusing
on
percentages
in
Construction
and
design
focusing
on
a
pipeline,
because
we
know
currently,
we
can't
meet
the
the
goals
that
exist.
F
You
mentioned
the
bringing
high
school
kids
into
our
our
University.
We
know
that
it's
beyond
that
we're
talking
about
little
kids
little
boys
and
girls,
because
we
know
that
little
boys
and
girls
little
boys
and
girls
of
color.
They
need
to
see
people
that
look
like
them.
You
and
me
doing
things
that
aren't
typically
done
by
people
that
look
like
them.
F
What
I'd
like
to
ask
you
is:
what
are
your
thoughts
on
trying
to
engage
kids
in
Boston
and
we've
got
tons
of
construction
work
going
on?
How
do
we
get
them
involved?
Can
you
help
us
and
I
know
procurement
laws
and
all
countries?
It's
working
with
Andre
lemur
from
your
office
a
lot
of
help,
but
we're
kind
of
stuck
I,
wonder
what
you're
thinking.
E
Thank
you
so
much
for
for
your
leadership
and
and
for
making
that
connection
I
think
sometimes
we
segment
off.
Okay,
you
know,
Workforce
Development
is
for
this
age
and
and
as
as
we're
trying
to
demonstrate
it's,
it's
really
one
whole
Continuum
and
we
want
Boston's
young
people
from
the
moment.
They
can
understand
the
world
around
them
to
have
a
full
sense
of
the
possibilities
for
themselves
and
for
their
families.
E
I
would
love
to
find
a
way
to
Loop
BPS
in
with
you
and
as
we
build
out
more
of
our
vocational
programs
and
think
about
how
we
can
connect
this
kind
of
wraparound
approach,
even
even
starting
through
our
elementary
schools,
we'd
love
to
make
sure
you
can
come
share
a
little
bit.
I
get
the
you
know.
My
boys
are
in
kindergarten
and
second
grade
now
and
they
love
school
they'll.
E
A
B
I
actually
have
a
it's
more
of
a
suggestion.
One
of
my
jobs
in
the
past
was
the
Boston
Private,
Industry
Council,
and
one
of
the
things
we
did
then
was.
We
worked
with
the
mayor's
office
and
the
police
commissioner,
and
giving
summer
jobs
to
the
police
department,
people
at
the
local
level
to
distribute
to
young
people
at
the
street
level,
and
it
showed
it
had
a
different
perspective
of
what
the
young
person
saw
as
the
police
officers
are
giving
him
or
her
a
summer.
B
E
Well,
thank
you
all
for
for
everything
that
you
do
it's
you
know
looking
around
at
each
table.
Not
only
are
you
changing
the
city
as
as
it
is
today,
but
many
of
you
all
have
been
directly
in
city,
government
and
or
or
government
in
in
a
different
capacity
and
are
coming
back
and
staying
engaged
with
the
organizations
that
you're
leading
now
this
organization
is
incredibly
impactful.
E
I.
Think
with
salmon
Sam
is
in
the
room.
I,
remember
Sam
telling
me
you
know
we
were
going
through
renovating
the
city,
council,
chamber
and
Sam
brought
me
a
photo
from
I,
don't
know
what
year
it
must
have
been,
but
back
when
the
the
you
know
two
rounds
ago
and
before
the
city
council
was
run,
a
chamber
was
renovated.
E
The
city
councilors
would
sit
in
the
kind
of
u-shape
as
they
are
now,
but
there
would
be
an
extra
row
of
seats
behind
on
one
side
and
that
row
of
seats
was
for
the
Boston
Municipal
research
Bureau.
It
was
for
Sam,
because
Sam
would
be
there
as
the
sort
of
font
of
wisdom
that
everyone
would
need
to
run
over
and
say.
E
Well,
what
do
you
think
what
you
know,
how
do
you
feel
about
this
bit
of
budget
proposal
or
or
expenditure,
and
so
that
is
really
the
the
space
that
you
all
have
in
the
ethos
of
the
city,
and
so
thank
you
Sam
for
all
that
you've
done.
Thank
you,
Pam,
for
taking
over
in
such
an
important
moment
and
really
grateful
for
all
of
you
for
staying
involved
with
this
organization.