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From YouTube: New England Council Breakfast 2023
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Gathered at the Seaport Hotel, Mayor Wu spoke to members of the The New England Council, a regional business association, about the current issues in Boston.
A
96
years
of
age
96-
and
he
made
it
all
the
way
here
for
you,
your
honor
because
he's
a
huge
fan
of
yours
and
they
wanted
to
make
sure
that
he
was
here
to
say.
Thank
you
for
all
that
you
are
doing
for
our
great
City
I'm,
going
to
ask
before
I
say
a
few
words
I'd
like
to
think
he's.
The
Tom
Brady,
but
Brady
is
retired
I'm
not
asking
him
to
retire,
but
he
has
been
the
quarterback
of
the
New
England
Council.
A
B
B
All
of
these
things
are
really
key
to
the
success
of
our
businesses.
Our
institutions
and
we've
got
a
cross
section
here.
That's
really
unbelievable.
When
you
think
about
it,
we
have
the
medical
hospitals,
biotech
Health
Sciences.
We
have
the
unions,
we
have
real
estate,
we
have
developers,
we
have
lawyers,
you
look
across
the
board.
You
have
Tech
Finance
academic
institutions
that
are
second
to
none
in
the
world.
B
B
I
want
to
end
with
knowing
that
people
are
in
this
room,
to
hear
your
message
to
hear
what
you
see
for
Boston
and
for
New
England,
always
realizing
and
I.
Think
we
all
do
it's
a
global
city
that
has
an
impact
all
over
the
world,
and
we
we
are
here
to
figure
out
how
to
help
you
on
your
goals
and
your
missions
to
set
Boston
up
not
only
from
a
business
perspective
but
from
a
social
Community
perspective.
If
communities
are
strong,
we're
stronger
and
so
any
way,
we
can
be
of
help.
A
Thank
you
well
as
the
chairman
indicator,
this
is
an
incredible
attendance
here
today
and
it's
reflective
on
obviously
a
guest
speaker
and
a
friend
the
mayor,
but
we're
also
very
grateful
to
Amalgamated
Bank
for
generously
supporting
this
morning's
breakfast
largest,
socially
responsible,
Bank
Maryland
committed
Bank
was
founded
a
century
ago
by
The
Amalgamated
clothing
workers
of
America
and
is
now
the
largest
certified
B
Corp
Bank
in
the
United
States,
the
bank
joined
the
New
England
Council
early
last
year.
It's
been
an
active
and
engaged
member.
A
Since
that
time
we
are
particularly
on
it
to
be
joined
today
by
the
bank,
CEO
Priscilla
Sims
Brown,
who
will
introduce
a
very
special
guest
in
just
a
moment.
She
herself
is
a
multinational
board
director
and
c-suite
executive
with
30
years
of
financial
service
experience
under
Priscilla's
leadership.
A
A
A
A
A
The
mayor
was
kind
enough
to
join
us
last
fall
at
our
annual
celebration,
and
we
were
delighted
to
hear
more
today
on
the
mayor's
initiatives,
as
the
chairman
says,
to
drive
economic
growth
here
in
this
wonderful
City,
Boston
I.
Thank
you
again
for
joining
us
today
and
pleased
to
hand
it
over
now
to
Priscilla
Sims
Brown.
C
I'll.
Tell
you
a
little
bit
about
Amalgamated
for
those
of
you
who
may
not
know
you
just
heard
that
we're
100
years
old
and
that's
true.
We
were
started
by
The
Amalgamated,
clothing
workers,
union
and
really
that's
just
a
group
of
textile
workers.
They
were
immigrants.
They
came
here
mostly
from
Eastern
Europe
and
they
couldn't
get
banked.
C
Couldn't
open
accounts
couldn't
raise
capital
for
themselves
to
support
their
livelihoods,
mostly
women,
who
were
working
very
hard
but
couldn't
couldn't
help
their
families
grow,
and
so
they
decided
to
take
matters
into
their
own
hands
and
start
a
bank,
and
this
was
the
bank
for
the
unbanked.
But
most
of
all,
it
was
also
the
bank
who
would
take
its
deposits
and
use
them
for
good
in
other
ways,
and
so,
a
hundred
years
later,
we're
still
following
that
mission.
We're
a
bank
that
we're
called
America's
socially
responsible
Bank.
What
does
that
really
mean?
C
We
believe
in
working
for
a
just
transition
in
climate,
and
we
do
a
lot
of
work
around
climate.
We've
endorsed
the
proact
to
the
pro
act
to
support
the
rights
of
organized
labor.
We
still
care
about
workers,
rights
and,
in
fact,
introduced
a
15
minimum
wage
and
then
a
20
minimum
wage,
and
today
we
think
and
act
toward
a
living
wage
for
all
of
our
employees.
We
also
think
we
have
a
responsibility
to
punch
above
our
weight
and
to
support
businesses
and
clients
who
want
to
do
this
same.
C
That's
why
we're
so
excited
to
both
Host
this
morning's
conversation,
but
also
to
welcome
our
mayor.
Our
expansion
into
the
Boston
area,
which
occurred
about
two
years
ago,
reflects
the
broader
success
of
the
bra
of
the
Boston
Community.
We
believe
that
the
accomplishments
under
mayor
Wu's
Administration
affirm
our
belief
that
Boston
is
the
right
place
for
Amalgamated
Bank,
for
many
of
you
and
for
more
expansion
to
come.
We
think
our
employees
will
Thrive
living
and
working
in
this
community
policy.
Investments
like
mayor
Wu,
has
established
really
do
put
us
on
a
path
to
sustainability.
C
Her
very
first
bill
that
she
signed
in
December
of
21
was
an
ordinance
requiring
the
city
of
Boston
to
divest
from
fossil
fuel
tobacco
and
private
prison
industries
by
the
end
of
25.
But
most
of
you
know
that
to
meet
our
Net
Zero
targets,
we
really
do
need
policy
makers
like
her
to
enact
for
policy
changes
to
urgently
address
our
climate
crisis,
which
is
becoming
more
Urgent
by
the
day,
but
particularly
urgent.
C
For
vulnerable
communities
like
many
of
ours,
that's
why
we
are
excited
to
see
mayor
Wu,
forwarding
our
shared
commitment
to
ending
our
alliance
on
fossil
fuel
by
making
all
new
City
construction
and
major
Renovations
in
our
schools,
municipal
buildings
and
public
housing
entirely.
Fossil
free
leaders
like
this,
make
me
optimistic
about
Boston's
future
and
its
continued
role
as
the
engine
for
Innovation
and
the
hub
for
New
England.
D
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here,
I,
it's
thrilling
to
be
in
the
company
of
so
many
people
who
care
so
passionately
about
our
city
and
who
work
every
day
to
ensure
that
our
region
continues
to
be
a
Leading
Light
across
the
country.
I
will
accept,
as
any
politician
is
supposed
to
the
implication
that
I
had
anything
to
do
with
it,
but
really
I
actually
think
one
side
side
effect
of
the
pandemic,
in
addition
to
our
our
recovery
of
from
it.
D
In
addition
to
wanting
just
to
be
together
again
and
be
in
person
again
and
then
seek
the
opportunities
to
be
with
our
community.
Events
have
also
started
to
start
much
later,
which,
as
a
working
parent,
I
love
the
9
30
start
rather
than
the
7
30.
So
if
we
can
keep
that
gym,
you
see
the
impact
of
that.
D
And
to
Priscilla,
thank
you
for
your
leadership.
Amalgamated
is
a
trusted
partner
for
for
our
work
in
many
ways
and
what
I
so
appreciate
about
your
business
and
how
you
talk
about
the
goals
of
your
business.
Is
that,
like
the
city
of
Boston,
it
is
entirely
centered
around
people,
the
origin
story
of
wanting
to
do
good
and
partner,
alongside
workers
in
the
community
and
now
treating
your
own
staff
and
workers
with
that
same
sense
of
purpose
and
possibility
that
that
is
what
I
want
to
focus.
D
D
He
I
always
have
to
check
with
him.
He
keeps
a
calendar
that
is
way
more
packed
than
anyone
else
in
this
room,
and
so
when
it
comes
to
some
of
the
major
events,
I'll
say:
where
are
you
going
for
a
Veterans
Day?
Where
are
you
going
for
this?
Then
he
says
I'm
I'm,
actually
out
of
town
I'm
at
five
events
in
a
different
part
of
the
country
or
here
so
what
an
honor
and
what
a
delight
to
see
you
here.
D
We
all
are
familiar
and
rightly
hold
up
your
heroism
for
your
service
to
our
country
and
what
you
continue
to
mean
to
all
of
us
in
the
freedom
that
we
often
take
for
granted.
But
I
just
want
everyone
in
this
room
to
know
that
Woody
also
continued
to
give
back
even
more
after
that
service,
and
in
fact
he
was
part
of
the
city
of
Boston's
Workforce
as
the
first
black
assistant
Corporation
Council
for
the
city
of
Boston.
Back
in
the
day
as
well.
D
And
just
a
side
note,
a
fan
of
Sullivan's
at
Castle
square,
like
my
family
I
run
into
him
when
he's
there
secretly
and
he'll
be
surrounded
by
her
crowd
there
to
Jim.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
John.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
as
chair
and
to
all
of
the
board
members
of
the
New
England
Council,
and
for
your
direct
service
to
the
city
of
Boston
serving
and
making
sure
that
our
our
institutions,
our
library
system
and
so
many
other
places
have
the
the
support
that
they
need.
Thank
you.
D
I'm
I
want
to
recognize
any
elected
colleagues
who
are
in
the
room.
I
want
to
work
alongside
some
incredible
city,
council
colleagues,
every
single
day,
our
state
legislature
is
a
remarkable
partner
and
I
saw
several
former
members
of
the
legislature
here
from
Kathy,
rhinestone
and
and
Rachel
caprelian
I
saw
former
Governor
weld
here
as
well.
I'm
incredibly
honored
by
his
example
in
leadership.
D
D
You
just
saw
I
think
this
is
almost
everyone
on
my
list
here
at
our
chief
of
staff,
Tiffany
Chu,
chief
of
Economic
Opportunity
and
inclusion,
and
his
team
members
Elijah
and
Alicia,
who
are
here
on.
Oh
no
I,
don't
see
Alicia
Aaliyah,
who
is
here
our
chief
of
policy
Mike
Firestone,
our
chief
of
worker
empowerment,
Trin
Nguyen,
our
new,
very,
very,
very
exciting
and
grateful
he's
on
the
team.
D
Okay,
now
I'll
dive
in
two
weeks
ago,
I
had
the
chance
to
give
my
very
first
state
of
the
City
address
to
have
the
opportunity
to
share
with
Boston
residents
about
the
foundation
that
we've
built
with
this
incredible
team.
Our
agenda
for
a
green
and
growing
city
and
most
of
all,
what
a
tremendous
gift
it
is
to
serve
this
community
I
didn't
get
to
focus
on
it
then.
D
But
what
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
today
is
how
grateful
and
how
meaningful
it
is
to
do
this
work
at
this
time,
a
time
of
unique
momentum
alongside
our
state
and
federal
partners,
President
Biden,
who
did
a
great
job
last
I,
don't
mine
was
30
minutes
I,
don't
know
how
he
went
for
73
minutes
and
was
just
energetic
the
entire
way
through.
He
has
called
our
Massachusetts
Federal
delegation,
the
most
powerful
and
most
talented
delegation
in
the
country
right.
We
all
witnessed
that
statement
at
Logan,
Airport.
D
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
role
in
building
the
foundation
that
has
not
only
anchored
our
region
through
recent
challenges,
but
empowered
us
to
redefine
what's
possible
in
the
years
ahead,
given
Boston's
role
as
driver
of
the
New
England
economy.
We
monitor
our
City's
Workforce
and
downtown
area
and
small
businesses
as
important
indicators
of
our
Region's,
broader
economic
health
and
progress.
D
So
reporting
on
a
couple
of
these
statistics,
as
of
the
latest,
are
numbers
as
of
December
of
2022,
show
that
Boston's
unemployment
rate
was
2.9
percent
back
to
pre-pandemic
levels,
but
the
size
of
the
labor
force
hasn't
rebounded
to
pre-ban
pre-pandemic
levels,
as
is
true
nationally
many
workers
haven't
returned
to
the
workforce
and
aren't
looking
to
come
back.
The
most
recent
estimate
of
our
regional
Workforce
is
still
214
000
people
short
of
February
2020.,
a
decline
of
more
than
two
and
a
half
percent.
D
D
D
So
I
want
to
thank
you
at
the
same
time,
a
deeper
look
at
the
numbers
show
steady
recovery
in
the
hospitality
industry
and
those
other
industries
that
were
hardest
hit
by
the
pandemic,
so
we're
seeing
that
coming
back,
we
see
solid
gains
in
our
core
sectors
like
healthcare
and
Professional
Services,
although
we
understand
Staffing
to
still
be
a
daily
challenge
and
the
burst
pipes
at
various
of
our
institutions
over
the
cold
didn't
help.
But
we
also
see
rapid
growth
here
in
the
New
England
region
in
Innovation
and
life
sciences
in
these
very
sectors.
D
We
hear
it
all
the
time,
but
our
institutions
are
not
only
some
of
the
best
around
the
globe
individually,
but
collectively
we
form
a
tightly
knit
Community,
whose
strength
and
mutual
support
is
second
to
none.
Our
colleges
and
universities,
hospitals
and
Health,
Care
Centers,
our
business
Community
Innovative
and
industry-leading
Life
Sciences
sector
and
our
residents
over
these
48
square
miles
that
anchor
the
New
England
region.
D
We
have
the
intellectual
Capital,
the
resources
and
capacity
and
the
Creative
Energy
to
drive
the
kind
of
growth
connectivity
and
progress
that
our
nation
needs
and
the
energy
behind.
All
of
that
is
our
people
at
the
city
of
Boston,
we're
committed
to
doing
everything
possible
to
maintain
and
grow
our
standing
as
the
most
attractive
region
in
the
country
for
the
most
talented
Workforce
in
the
world
and
in
City
Hall.
We
are
always
trying
to
walk
the
walk
first
and
start
with
what
we
can
do
as
an
employer
and
participant
in
the
market
ourselves.
D
We
see
growing
our
city
Workforce
as
an
essential
strategic
objective,
not
just
a
back
office
administrative
function,
and
so
we
are
aligning
our
structure
and
resources.
With
that
perspective,
we
took
what
was
formerly
a
process
and
payroll.
First
Department
called
Administration
and
finance
expertly
stewarded
by
some
folks
in
the
room,
I
will
add
shout
out
to
Dave
and
others
we've
taken
that
office
and
transformed
it
into
a
people.
First
Department
our
people
operations
cabinet
led
by
the
city's
first
ever
Chief
people
officer,
Alex,
Lawrence,
who's,
doing
an
incredible
job.
D
Mpta
passes
for
our
employees
to
an
updated,
hybrid
work
policy
and
revamped
paid
parental
leave
policy
that
makes
it
easier
for
workers
to
support
their
families
while
focusing
and
doing
their
best
at
their
jobs.
We
also
know
that
it's
not
enough
to
Simply
lead
by
example.
We
need
to
be
focusing
our
attention
on
the
kinds
of
policies
that
will
strengthen
our
Workforce
across
the
region.
D
So
a
couple
areas
I'm
going
to
get
into
first
is
education.
We
know
that
strengthening
our
Workforce
overall
means
plugging
gaps
in
our
child
care
and
BPS
school
and
education
system
to
address
the
fact
that
the
pandemic
has
dealt
an
enormous
blow
to
Working
Families,
particularly
working
women,
particularly
those
with
kids
under
the
age
of
10,
and
for
families
who
are
looking
to
grow,
put
down
roots
and
Surround
their
children
with
opportunities.
D
We're
also
building
an
education
system
to
match
our
role
as
the
academic
capital
of
the
world
from
plans
for
state-of-the-art
BPS
facilities
and
new
electric
buses,
which
will
hit
the
roads
this
month
to
programs
training
students
to
service
these
electric
vehicles
and
Partnerships
with
local
universities
to
enable
students
to
get
a
head
start
on
college
level.
Courses
and
we're
not
just
investing
in
wraparound
supports
to
help
our
workers
Thrive
we're
investing
directly
in
jobs
and
training
as
well.
D
More
than
three
million
dollars
has
already
gone
to
24
partners
for
training
for
1500
middle
class
jobs
over
the
course
of
the
last
year
from
Human,
Services
and
Technology
to
hospitality
and
health
care.
We're
prioritizing
opportunities
for
underrepresented
residents
in
our
life
sciences,
industry
through
a
10
million
dollar
partnership
with
employers
and
Community
Partners
to
co-develop
a
curriculum
and
connect
1
000
Boston
residents
with
life
sciences,
jobs
by
2025.
D
D
Still,
as
you
heard,
where
we
see
a
need,
we
try
to
not
only
Define
how
we
can
help
from
a
policy
angle,
but
to
build
the
people
and
the
workforce
to
close
those
gaps
as
well.
In
addition
to
our
life
sciences,
partnership
I'm
really
excited
that
we're
continuing
to
work
on
building
out
our
child
care,
Workforce
pipelines,
City
work
pipelines
and
also
a
new
initiative
that
will
come
soon
around
behavioral
health
and
mental
health
under
our
City's
first
ever
Chief
Behavioral,
Health
officer
recognizing
the
dire
need
for
clinicians
and
particularly
clinicians
of
color.
D
Those
who
know
our
communities
and
are
connected
directly
to
our
residents.
The
Boston
Public
Health
commission
is
undertaking
an
initiative
that
would
similarly
provide
the
connections
to
our
local
partners
and
institutions
for
training,
with
a
commitment
that
these
jobs
will
stay
in
Boston,
with
support
for
tuition
and
and
job
placements.
D
D
The
next
two,
you
know
I'm
going
to
talk
about
housing
and
transportation.
Next,
of
course,
these
opportunities
don't
mean
much
if
people
can't
afford
to
live
here.
Our
housing
crisis
is
driving
homelessness,
up
School
enrollment
down
and
families,
artists,
workers
and
residents
of
color
out
alongside
Transit.
It
is
the
single
biggest
threat
to
our
Region's
economy.
D
Back
in
October,
I
signed
an
executive
order
to
cut
the
approval
process
for
affordable
housing
in
half,
taking
it
from
an
average
right
now
of
almost
a
year
down
to
five
to
six
months
in
the
months
since
our
teams
led
by
Sheila
Dillon
at
the
office
of
Housing
and
Arthur
Jemison
over
at
the
bpda
and
our
development
review
process,
they
have
dug
in
to
figuring
out
how
to
speed
things
up
and
we're
making
great
progress
on
this.
Some
require.
D
Some
changes
in
the
policies
will
come
soon,
which
include
eliminating
unnecessary
studies
for
certified,
affordable
housing
developments
or
those
that
meet
a
certain
equity
and
affordability,
scorecard,
reducing
comment
periods,
setting
a
predictable
and
guaranteed
number
of
community
meetings,
swapping
impact
advisory
groups
for
a
set
package
of
community
benefits
to
ensure
that
we
are
defining
the
terms
and
then
cutting
the
process
around
it.
Streamlining
this
process
will
enable
us
to
learn
from
these
reforms
and
then
apply
that
to
simplify
and
accelerate
all
of
our
development
processes
to
get
good
projects
going
faster
everywhere
across
the
city.
D
D
D
But
to
fully
realize
our
potential
as
a
world-class
region,
we
must
have
more
reliable
public
transit
to
get
cars
off
the
roads.
Commuters
can't
be
waiting,
10
minutes
for
the
next
train
at
Peak
rush
hour
in
world
class
City,
and
we
won't
rest
until
we
get
the
resources.
We
need
to
be
able
to
build
a
system.
Our
residents
and
workers
deserve,
including
a
Boston
seat
on
the
MBTA
board
and
the
resources
for
our
system
to
be
functional,
reliable,
safe,
convenient
and
accessible.
D
While
so
many
other
regions
across
the
country
are
still
trying
to
climb
back
to
where
they
were.
We
are
in
a
position
that
is
by
now
familiar.
We
are
in
a
position
to
lead
here
in
New
England.
We
draw
from
the
strength
of
our
Partnerships
and
expand
on
the
salad
Foundation
that
we
built,
and
we
know
where
we
need
to
go.
We've
identified
the
challenges
that
we
have
to
address
together
and
we
have
even
just
in
this
room
the
will
the
resources,
the
talent
and
the
commitment
to
build
a
stronger
future
for
all
of
us.
D
A
D
Entire
legislative
agenda
this
year,
we've
taken
a
slightly
different
Tac
relative
to
how
the
city
often
interacts
with
the
state
I
think.
If
you
sometimes
assume
that
things
can
get
bogged
down
at
a
different
level
of
government
and
act
accordingly,
then
it
can
actually
become
a
self-fulfilling
prophecy,
and
so,
rather
than
trying
to
mostly
signal
what
we
care
about
by
putting
out
many
dozens
of
items
as
a
wish
list,
we
really
tried
to
focus.
D
So
there
are
just
seven
items
on
our
legislative
agenda
this
year
at
the
State
House
compared
to
a
you,
know,
70
70
plus
in
in
previous
years,
and
these
items
are
bread
and
butter
issues
for
the
city,
which
really
dovetail
with
what
I
have
lined
up
to
on
housing,
including
a
provision
that
would
add
a
very
small
transfer
fee
to
sales
of
two
million
dollars
or
more
for
housing.
That
would
generate
the
type
of
sustainable
funding
pipeline
to
replace
what
we
are
currently
using
from
federal
recovery
funds
and
arpa
funds.
D
D
Later
I
think
this
week
or
next
week,
we
will
talk
about
a
way
that
we
are
going
to
aim
for
several
hundred
more
units
with
the
grant
making
that
the
office
is
able
to
do
not
with
the
city
taking
on
the
entire
cost
ourselves.
That
is
not
our
specialty
of
building
and
running
and
managing
everything,
but
providing
that
Gap
financing
to
empower
and
enable
community-based
developers
non-profits
or
or
developer
private
developers,
who
are
looking
just
for
that
extra
bit
of
partnership
and
that
will
go
a
long
long
way.
D
Meanwhile,
they
have
to
somehow
find
a
way
to
pay
for
child
care
for
a
month,
while
they're
waiting
to
get
a
child
care
voucher,
and
so
we've
been
plugging
that
hole
with
our
own
arpa
funding
in
the
meantime,
but
this
would
close
out
loophole
from
a
legal
standpoint
and
so
any
of
those
seven
items.
We
could
really
use
your
partnership
up
at
the
state
house.
D
I
will
say
the
most
important
ask
of
this
room
from
me,
though,
is,
if
you
think
about
the
chair
that
you
are
sitting
in
right
now
in
this
incredible
room
of
people
and
leaders
who
are
in
all
of
the
other
spaces
here
think
about
your
own
personal
journey
and
how
you
got
to
be
sitting
in
this
seat
in
this
moment.
For
many
of
us
in
this
room,
this
is
something
that
I
could
never
have
imagined
growing
up.
D
That
I
would
even
be
inside
a
room
like
this
with
people
like
you
all
much
less
having
the
chance
to
address
you,
our
Boston
Public
School
students,
each
and
every
one
of
them
have
the
talent,
the
intellect
the
Brilliance
to
step
into
these
seats
as
soon
as
they
are
old
enough
and
as
soon
as
we
are
making
way
for
them,
we
just
have
to
make
sure
we're
creating
the
opportunities
for
them.
You'll
notice
I.
This
might
have
been
a
little
coordinated.
D
I
didn't
mention
the
summer
jobs
thing
in
my
speech,
because
I
knew
I
would
be
getting
this
question
right
afterwards.
We
are
setting
a
monster
goal
for
summer
jobs
this
summer.
Should
I
say
it?
Are
we
ready
to
say
it
sure
I'll
frame
it
this
way
in
in
previous
years,
we
had
always
aimed
for
something
like
5
000
summer
jobs
for
Boston
students,
Boston
young
people
and
ended
up
having
about
2500
young
people
participate,
even
though
the
goal
was
five
thousand.
The
process
is
cumbersome.
There's
a
lot
of
verification
of
this.
D
If
you
think
the
affordable
housing
application
approvals
process
is
complicated,
the
summer
jobs
process
similarly
needs
to
be
tightened
up
a
whole
lot,
and
that
is
what
our
team
is
working
on
this
year.
Last
summer
we
set
a
goal
of
6
000.
It
was
no
excuses,
we're
going
to
have
the
biggest
summer
jobs
program
ever
and
we
went
from
having
kind
of
plateauing
at
2500
to
3
500
young
people
participating.
We
are
looking
to
at
least
double
that
this
summer.
Thank
you.
D
So
we
have
a
little
bit
more
work
to
do
on
our
end
of
making
sure
our
processes
are
smooth
and
streamlined.
But
now
was
the
moment
for
us
to
really
line
up
our
partners,
because
a
huge
part
of
this
is
having
the
opportunities
that
our
young
people
would
be
excited
to
step
into
and
when
I'm
in
classrooms
with
them.
When
I
ask
them,
what
would
what
do
you?
What
do
you
want
to
do?
What
do
you
want
to
learn
about?
D
It's
the
very
work
that
your
organizations
are
doing.
They
don't
want
to
be
getting
coffee;
they
don't
want
to
be
just
sitting
around
behind
a
a
counter
somewhere
or
doing
a
retail
job
over
the
summer.
They
want
to
be
in
your
offices
and
organizations
making
a
difference
and
having
an
impact,
and
so
we
will
we
we're
putting
together
a
more
comprehensive
and
supported
program
than
ever
before,
and
we
really
ask
for
you
to
participate
in
that.
A
One
of
your
initiatives
is
to
take
the
underserved
buildings
downtown
and
create
some
type
of
a
apartment
blocks
that
may
generate
into
a
24-hour
Zone.
Can
you
talk
about
that,
and
also
part
of
that
question
would
be.
Your
goal
is
also
to
bring
Boston
back
to
a
population
of
eight
hundred
thousand.
Is
this
part
of
the
initiative
too?.
D
That
density
and
will
support
our
small
businesses
we'll
make
sure
our
school
systems
are
functioning
at
full
capacity
with
the
resources
and
all
the
added
benefits
of
having
families
together
and
connected
to
opportunity.
But
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
as
a
region
to
frame
that
in
terms
of
people,
because
we
often
talk
about
growth
in
terms
of
statistics
or
numbers
units
or
square
feet
that
are
needed.
That
is
all
we
are
all
tracking,
all
we're
tracking
all
of
those
metrics.
D
We
are
doing
again
recognizing
this
uncertain
moment
in
the
economy.
We
are
trying
to
do
everything
possible
at
the
city
side
under
our
purview,
making
land
available
that
is
City
owned.
That
could
be
put
right
into
the
pot
to
ease
budgets,
simplifying
and
speeding
up
our
processes,
boosting
home
ownership,
so
that
more
residents
can
stably
stay
in
their
in
their
homes
and
in
our
city.
D
While
we
add
and
add
that
growth
and
looking
at
zoning
as
a
major
tool
to
boost
our
housing
Supply,
our
goal
is
to
focus
on
the
city-wide
aspects
of
our
zoning
code
that
won't
take.
You
know
we
need
to
undergo
a
multi-year
process
anyway
to
get
everything
up
to
date,
but
even
in
the
short
term,
we
can
look
at
neighborhood
squares
and
corridors.
The
hubs
and
kind
of
commercial
centers
of
each
neighborhood,
where
it
are
where
density,
would
actually
be
a
necessary
Improvement
for
small
businesses
to
have
the
foot
traffic
to
keep
their
doors
open.
D
D
We
know
that.
There's
multiple
levers
that
we
can
pull
and
thinking
about
conversions
or
adding
more
support
for
arts
and
culture
to
be
more
prominently.
A
part
of
every
neighborhood
that
is
a
purview
of
our
team
and
we're
working
closely.
Welcome
any
other
innovative
ideas
on
how
we
can
continue
to
push
for
downtown
to
come
back,
but
also
in
some
ways
reshape
what
the
experience
is
of
that
neighborhood
as
a
neighborhood
connected
to
all
of
our
other
neighborhoods.
A
One
of
the
pressing
issues
that
you
are
facing
is
the
the
homelessness
issue.
Madison
cast
done
a
terrific
job
in
the
last
year,
but
it
seems
to
be
now
creeping
back
up.
You
have
indicated
that
you
need
more
support
from
the
state.
We
have
a
new
governor.
You
have
a
wonderful
relationship
with
with
her.
What
are
you
looking
for
and
resources
from
the
state
yeah.
D
We
had
a
rodent
problem
that
was
spreading
all
sorts
of
diseases
that
were
preventable
across
across
our
community
and
a
situation
where,
for
the
residents
seeking
treatment
for
the
residents
in
the
surrounding
area,
it
was
incredibly
unsafe.
We
obviously
have
not
solved
the
underlying
causes
of
homelessness
and
mental
health
and
the
opiate
crisis.
We
look
to
continue
tightening
our
work
there
every
single
day,
but
we
no
longer
have
permanent
encampments
in
our
city.
D
The
results
have
been
transformational
in
the
ability
for
individuals
in
just
a
couple
months
to
go
from
living
on
the
street
transitional
housing
to
permanent
housing,
holding
down
a
job
or
resources
to
help
pay,
rent
and
stably
on
the
next
chapter
of
their
recovery.
We
need
this
everywhere
across
the
Commonwealth.
Our
teams
are
serving
every
possible
person,
but
we
have
wait
lists
because
people
are
finding
their
way
to
the
only
part
of
the
state
that
is
really
doing
this
in
a
comprehensive
way.
D
Right
now,
and
we
know
from
our
numbers
that
the
majority
of
people
are
coming
in
from
outside
the
city
of
Boston.
We
appreciate
and
will
always
lean
into
our
role
as
a
Center
City
to
serve
whoever
finds
their
way
here
to
our
city
and
wants
to
be
a
part
of
our
community,
but
it
would
make
it
much
more
accessible
for
everyone
across
the
state
if
we
could
take
this
model
that
has
worked
so
well
already
and
make
sure
that
people
don't
have
to
travel
long
distances
just
to
come
into
Boston
to
access
it.
A
A
And
I
might
add,
Mass
General
is
very
involved
in
the
health
care
for
the
homeless,
and
we
thank
them
for
their
continued
support
for
that
wonderful
program
and
just
a
commercial.
If
you
want
to
read
a
book
about
homelessness
issue,
and
you
want
to
read
a
book
about
a
living
saint
Dr,
Jim
O'connell,
it's
called
rough
sleepers,
it's
a
term
the
British
use
back
in
the
18th
century
for
homeless
people,
it's
an
extraordinary
book,
and
it
just
makes
you
feel
proud.
People
like
that
exist
in
this
city.
A
A
E
You
thank
you
German.
Thank
you.
Madam
mayor
I
appreciate
your
mention
of
Main
Streets
very
important.
There
are
20
districts
around
the
city
that
support
our
retail
and
Commercial
developments
in
the
local
communities.
I
want
I
know
from
this
organization.
That's
many
of
the
folks
in
financial
services
support
those
businesses
in
the
districts
and
that's
so
welcome,
but
under
Chief,
hitawoo
and
I
appreciate
his
leadership
on
the
main
streets
front.
E
What
more
can
we
do
to
bridge
the
larger
businesses
that
many
of
which
are
represented
in
this
room
with
the
local
communities
and,
of
course,
supporting
your
housing
agenda?
I
know
is
among
them,
but
is
there
more
that
we
can
do
to
really
introduce
the
business
Community
to
these
folks
who
are
supporting
our
city
in
such
fundamental
ways?
Yeah.
D
Thank
you
so
much
Jerry
for
your
leadership
also
and
for
always
finding
ways
to
take
the
platform
that
you
have
and
and
direct
it
and
Shine.
The
light
on
on
other
causes
that
are
important
in
our
city.
I
would
say
this.
The
answer.
The
the
best
answer,
in
fact,
is
the
easiest.
If
you
want
to
help
with
our
main
streets,
go
talk
to
Chagrin
and
find
him
at
this
event,
I
will
I'll
try
to
Channel
A
little
bit
of
him
and
giving
some
top
lines.
D
One
is
that
we
we
do
need
to
fundamentally
take
a
look
at
where
our
main
streets
are
located,
how
they're
working
and
what
Equity
looks
like
in
the
city's
delivery
of
services
to
our
small
neighborhood
businesses
that
is
underway
under
his
leadership
and
his
team.
You
know,
for
example,
it's
it's
because
it
has
tended
to
be
so.
D
In
fact,
when
many
of
the
federal
recovery
programs
became
available,
whether
it's
PPP
or
or
others,
it
was
our
main
streets
programs
that
were
the
only
way
certain
Boston
small
businesses
part,
particularly
with
language
barriers
or
or
maybe
not
formally
banked,
with
a
long
time
relationship
with
an
institution.
It
was
through
our
main
streets
programs
that
that
direct
Outreach
helped
to
close
some
of
those
gaps.
So
it's
a
critical
critical
program
that
we
want
to
see
expand
in
other
parts
of
the
city.
Some
neighborhoods
don't
have
main
streets,
but
still
have
a
commercial
center.
D
Some
neighborhoods
have
a
commercial
center,
that's
not
fully
encapsulated
by
the
main
streets
programs.
So
we're
doing
some
work
internally.
There
I
know
I
could
feel
his
message
through
my
brain
of
the
space
grants
and
the
space
grant
program
as
well.
That,
in
fact,
this
moment
of
stress
that
we
are
experiencing
with
vacancies
in
Staffing
and
vacancies
in
retail
storefronts,
we
have
to
seize
as
an
opportunity.
D
More
small
businesses
in
filling
up
these
vacant,
Store,
retail,
storefronts
and
so
I
will
make
that
pitch
whether
it
is
for
our
space
grant
program
to
connect
folks
to
vacant
spots
or
for
our
commercial
acquisition
program,
where
we're
helping
small
business
owners
acquire
their
properties
and
have
that
full
stability,
particularly
to
generate
wealth
and
pass
that
on
and
keep
that
in
our
community.
We
could
do
a
whole
lot
more
if
there
were
public-private
Partnerships
expanding
the
pot
of
funding
that
was
available.
F
Mayor
Wu,
it
is
so
inspiring
to
hear
your
vision
for
the
city.
My
name
is
Mahesh
Das
I'm,
president
of
the
Boston
architectural
College,
and
we
are
proud
employers
of
students
in
summer.
So
we
participated
in
the
program
that
you
mentioned
and
we
look
forward
to
you
know:
interning,
more
people,
more
students
and
this
summer
with
Urban
Design.
D
Okay,
I,
don't
want
to
I,
don't
want
to
make
it
so
that
every
time
someone
asks
a
question
here,
they
regret
it
later
because
then
we
just
went
all
that,
because
there's
so
much
that
we
will
partner
with
you
on
and
and
draw
from
the
resources
that
your
institution
has.
In
fact,
one
of
the
exciting
staff
changes
in
on
the
BPD
and
Devin
and
Arthur's
team
is
the
creation
of
a
new
role
or
director
of
Urban
Design
Diana
Fernandez
bibo,
who
is
leading
over
the
course
of
this
year.
D
A
city-wide
design
study
for
our
neighborhoods
and
the
goal
is
to
foster
a
set
of
parameters
that
will
establish
a
clear
way
to
to
have
predictability
and
what
the
design
process
will
look
like.
You
know
again
to
streamline
processes,
but
also
to
really
ground
our
projects
in
the
unique
ethos
and
identity
and
everything
from
materials
and
design
of
our
particular
communities.
D
G
Brighton
Marine,
you
have
mentioned
trying
to
get
the
numbers
back
up
to
800,
000
I
think
was
the
population.
How
can
we
be
helpful
in
regards
to
that
veteran
population,
the
military
population?
We
know
that
in
mass
and
in
Boston
it's
dropping
quicker
than
it
is
across
the
country.
So
for
those
of
us
who
are
in
the
military
veteran
space,
how
can
we
be
helpful
in
helping
hang
on
to
the
people
that
are
stationed
here,
potentially
and
keeping
veterans
in
Boston.
D
Let's
talk
because
that
would
be
incredible
to
come
up
with
a
specific
strategy
and
I
know
exactly
the
team
members
who
will
connect
with
you.
You
all
have
already
been
a
model
for
a
lot
of
the
work
that
we
are
undertaking,
for
example,
at
mass
and
cast
the
model
that
you
all
have
at
Brighton
Marine
in
terms
of
the
Hub
and
spoke
resources
where
it's
one
point
of
contact
and
someone
can
Access
housing,
assistance
and
job
counseling
and
transportation
all
through
one
direct
streamline
program.
D
That
is
the
model
that
we
are
aiming
for
as
we
deliver
services
at
mass
and
Cass
and
and
really
are
following
your
lead.
If
we
could
have
more
Brighton
Marines,
if
we
could
have
more
places
where
we're
partnering,
specifically
for
that
affordable,
affordable
housing
mix
of
transitional
into
supportive
into
permanent
housing
all
on
the
same
site,
so
people
are
already
comfortable
and
wrapped
around
with
the
resources.
I
would
love
to
find
ways
to
expand
that.
A
A
A
They
they
protected
us
and
there's
an
obligation
that
we
need
to
help
them
now
and
General
is
here:
General
Jack
Hammond,
who
travels
all
over
the
country
talking
about
the
program
here
in
Boston,
started
in
Boston
because
of
the
generosity,
Mass
General,
Boston,
Red,
Sox
and
other
people,
so
we're
blessed.
Gary
Kaplan.
You
have
the
last
question.
The
government,
the
mayor,
turned
to
me
and
said:
I
have
a
two
o'clock
appointment.
She
doesn't
want
to
be
late,
so
Billy
ask
you
a
question
and.
A
H
Just
want
to
ask
a
question
about
education.
You've
talked
about
summer
jobs,
which
is
an
important
element
of
Workforce
Development,
but
the
entire
K-12
education
system
is
our
Workforce
Development
system.
That's
right
and
the
Boston
public
schools
have
been
through
a
lot
of
turmoil
in
the
past
several
years
and
student
achievement
is
not
where
it
should
be,
partly
because
of
the
pandemic.
But
it's
been
that
way.
For
a
long
time,
do
you
have
any
specific
educational
initiatives
that
you
want
to
put
forward
to
rebuild
the
academic
foundation
of
the
Boston
Public
Schools?
Yes,.
D
Absolutely
I'll
talk
about
a
couple
of
different
angles
that
were
coming
at
this
from
first
is
just
we.
We
are
blessed
as
a
city
to
have
snagged
superintendent,
Mary
Skipper
back
to
the
Boston
Public
School
System,
where
she
really
grew
up
as
a
teacher
School,
founder
administrator,
she's,
she's
amazing.
D
She
I
think
similar
to
the
ethos
of
our
Administration
has
been
thinking
about
the
structure.
What
what
are
the
bear?
The
challenges
that
we
need
to
change
in
terms
of
how
we
do
the
work,
how
we
partner
with
schools
and
then
the
actual
kind
of
delivery
of
teaching
and
learning
and
so
structure
wise
she's
revamped,
her
leadership
team,
rather
than
just
having
some
focus
on
you
know,
finances
and
some
focus
on
operations
and
some
focus
on
compliance
with
State
Standards
there's,
actually
a
very
cross
departmental
collaborative
refocusing
of
that.
D
So
there's
a
new
chief
of
schools
whose
sole
job
is
to
ensure
resources,
get
pushed
down
to
the
school
level
and
be
that
point
of
contact,
so
there's
no
longer
a
feeling
of
Disconnect
and
who
do
I
talk
to
there's
a
chief
of
academics,
a
new
position
that
was
created
specifically
to
focus
on
this.
You
know
not
getting
pulled
into
the
building
issues
or
facilities
needs
or
or
operational
pieces
of
it.
D
There's
there's
been
a
strong
need
for
Back
to
Basics
in
a
lot
of
ways.
I
think
it's
been.
You
know.
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
going
school
by
school
by
school,
trying
to
sit
with
any
of
our
Educators
and
students
and
School
nurses.
Who
would
talk
to
me
over
a
number
of
years
just
to
absorb
and
what
I
heard
was
that
it
has
been
incredibly
destabilizing.
D
We've
had
great
leadership,
but
such
a
quick
revolving
door
of
folks
that
even
I
highlighted
one
school
project
at
the
state
of
the
city
over
a
span
of
a
number
of
years.
That
could
have
been
one.
The
tenure
of
one
superintendent
Boston
has
had
seven
right,
and
so
that
constant
in
and
out
has
has
not
translated
into
a
sense
of
the
district.
Having
a
cohesive
academic
goal,
the
Back
to
Basics
goal
has
been
around
Equitable
literacy.
Now,
literacy,
we
know,
is
foundational
for
our
third
graders
to
be
at
reading.
D
Level,
really
defines
the
outcomes
for
the
rest
of
their
academic
shapes
the
outcomes
for
the
rest
of
their
academic
career.
But
we
mean
literacy
not
just
as
in
letters
into
words
into
sentences,
but
the
comprehension
and
communication
skills
that
apply
to
every
subject.
So
there's
been
an
intensive
model
where
teachers,
which,
if
you
ask
many
Educators
they'll,
say
the
best
way
that
I
get
better
is
when
a
peer
comes,
observes
me
and
offers
feedback
and
coaching.
D
So
we
are
pouring
resources
into
coaches
for
teachers,
with
with
this
Equitable
literacy
frame,
to
look
at
the
curriculum
so
that
it
is
accessible
and
meaningful
to
our
students
and
then
to
provide
each
school
with
a
plan
to
get
that
underway.
This
will
be
the
focus
for
the
next
I
think,
one
to
two
or
three
years
and
then
we're
in
the
process
of
choosing
the
math
curriculum
that
will
layer
on
top
of
that
for
a
city-wide
cohesive.
D
This
is
a
direction,
here's,
how
all
the
pieces
fit
together
and
on
and
on
and
on.
At
the
same
time,
we've
attacked
some
of
the
structural
issues
that
have
been
a
real
challenge:
contracts,
Union
contracts
and
legal
documents,
sometimes
are
just
so
technical
that
you
know,
people
don't
talk
about
them
in
the
policy,
but
in
fact
we
had
a
landmark
opportunity
and
came
to
an
agreement
with
our
teachers
union
around
completely
reshaping
how
special
education
can
be
staffed
and
run
previously.
D
There
were
Provisions
in
the
contract
that
had
Frozen
certain
things
around
Staffing
levels
in
very
specific
ways
that
the
end
result,
even
though
the
initial
motivation
was
to
not
overwhelm
any
educator.
The
end
result
was
that
our
we
siled
and
segregated
Services
by
type
of
need,
and
so
if
your
child
has
an
individualized
education
plan
for
autism,
these
are
the
only
schools
that
they
can
get
treated
out
or
if
it
was
dyslexia
or
a
certain
other
type
of
need
that
you
are
legally
and
deserve.
D
The
resources
is,
for
you
had
to
get
bust
to
a
particular
location
to
access
that,
rather
than
the
services
following
each
student
and
families
being
able
to
make
choices
based
on
the
entirety
of
their
lives.
That
is
a
huge
change
in
the
teacher's
contract.
A
huge
leap
of
faith
from
our
Educators
and
I
am
I've
promised
them
that
we
are
going
to
do
right
by
them.
D
We're
were
in
the
process
of
revamping
this
over
the
next
three
to
five
years,
with
a
50
million
dollar
commitment
behind
it
as
well
changing
how
we
staff
special
education
will
change
our
transportation
needs
and
Staffing.
It
will
change
all
of
our
classroom,
Staffing,
and
so
our
goal
is
not
to
have
special
education,
separate
from
English
language,
Learners
separate
from
other
students,
but
for
us
to
have
high
academic
standards
in
every
single
classroom
and
then
for
students
who
need
additional
services
or
other
services
that
comes
to
them.
A
A
We
have
time
for
a
photo,
a
couple
of
photos
if
you're
interested
with
harana
I.
Thank
you,
your
honor
for
selecting
Mary
Skipper.
She
is
gifted
she
is
Visionary
to
say
the
least
and
she's
also
Dorchester.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Rochester
I
think
wide
seven
Precinct
nine,
but
with
that
again
your
honor,
we
enjoyed
listening
to
your
initiatives
and
your
agenda
going
forward.