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From YouTube: City Council Budget Hearing of 5-17-23
Description
City of Chelsea
B
C
E
F
D
G
Good
evening
councilors
I
mean
you
have
a.
We
have
a
few
cases
carried
over
from
last
night
that
we'll
be
taking
up
at
the
end
of
this
evening
and
but
we'll
start
with
our
department.
G
The
scheduled
Department
hearings
tonight
so
I.T
is
on
first
Ramon
Garcia
he's
at
the
ready.
If
you'll
turn
to
page
89
you'll
see
that
this
is
the
I.T
Department
staff
of
five
and
a
budget
of
1.9
million
dollars.
So
89.
Ed
will
introduce
you
walk
through
the
elements
of
that
budget
and
then
Ramon
can
discuss
his
plans
for
the
coming
year.
H
Thank
you,
Ned
and
good
evening
Council
as
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
appear
before
you
for
the
third
night
to
help
you
to
understand
our
budget
proposal
and
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
So
if
you'll
go
to
page
89
89
is
the
information
technology
budget.
The
mission
statement
is
there
and
the
next
page,
it's
similar
to
what
we
reviewed
last
night
is
departments
at
a
glance,
accomplishments
goals
and
objectives.
As
Ned
mentioned,
this
department
has
five
positions
that
are
funded.
H
that
there
is
a
slight
increase
in
in
salaries,
That's,
Not
Unusual.
That's
has
to
do
with
steps
and
colas.
The
total
salaries
are
up.
1.67
percent
in
the
operations
section
I'll
call
your
attention
to
the
one
significant
change
and
that's
in
Contract
Services.
There
is
an
increase
of
three
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
dollars
there
and
Ramon
can
get
into
details
more
details
with
you
on
that.
H
I
will
just
say
to
you
that
this
line
funds
several
different
things
that
are
significant
software
and
Hardware
contracts
Communications,
including
internet
and
wireless
connections,
the
city's
financial
management
data
system,
the
Muna
system
that
we
all
use
in
auditing,
treasury,
assessing
and
so
forth.
It's
a
very
important
system
to
us
and
other
multiple
website
and
GIS
related
items
in
the
capital
section
of
the
budget
at
the
bottom
of
the
page,
page
91.
There
are
two
items
here:
fifty
thousand
for
Public
Safety,
tough
books.
H
This
was
also
part
of
your
your
FY
24
CIP
that
you
received
a
bit
ago,
and
these
are
showing
up
in
this
budget
because
they
will
operating
budget
items.
They
were
not
bonded
and
they
were
not
funded
by
free
cash,
so
they
will
be
showing
on
the
general
fund
budget.
The
second
item:
130
000,
that
funds
two
things:
computer
equipment
for
desktops
and
sand
storage
replacement.
So
those
two
are
also
CIP
items
that
you
had
seen
before.
With
that
I
will
turn
the
mic
over
to
Ramon
Garcia,
RIT,
specialist
and
director
for
further
information.
Well,.
I
Good
evening,
everybody
it's
nice
to
see
you
again
basically
I
mean
summary
I.T
Department.
We
are
the
I.T
guys,
that's
how
we
basically
present
ourselves.
We
are
the
basically
the
glue
that
binds
everything
together
within
the
city.
Considering
that
the
city
is
like
a
house
with
many
rooms.
I.T
is
the
foundation
of
that
that
house,
with
our
good
foundation,
nothing
runs.
You
will
have
a
house
that
will
be
a
disaster.
That's
how
I
basically
describe
my
department,
we
collaborate
with
every
single
department,
and
this
last
year
we
started
with
a
new
project.
I
I
guess
you
heard
about
the
Wi-Fi
project
for
Prattville.
We
have
been
working
with
mapc
all
this
year.
Even
today
we
have
our
security
meeting
with
them
just
to
improve
the
security
of
their
Network,
I
mean
we
are
providing
a
service
to
the
residents.
That
service
has
to
be
secure
within
some
standards
so
because
we
are
using
City
funds
for
this,
we
want
to
be
ensure
that
you
know
we
are
following
best
practices
in
that
regards
and
protect
our
residents
in
the
future.
I
We
are
going
to
see
more
projects
like
this
I
mean
and
I.T
will
not
be
bound
to
just
this
house.
It
will
be
an
entire
city.
That's
how
I
see
ourselves
you're
going
to
notice
that
our
budget
is
increasing
exponentially
due
to
many
costs,
the
increase
of
new
employees,
the
amount
of
emails
that
now
we
have
to
store
public
record
requests
are
becoming
very
frequent
now
and
we
are
implementing
additional
tools
for
ease
the
discovery
of
those
emails.
To
give
you
an
idea,
it
is
a
custodian,
almost
every
electronic
record
on
the
city.
I
We
have
around
15
million
emails
stored
around
40
million
documents
to
store,
and
a
document
can
be
from
one
page
to
100
pages
long,
that
consumes
storage
that
consumes
licenses.
That
consumes
a
lot
of
things
just
to
secure
that,
and
we
are
bound
to
many
many
federal
and
state
laws
in
that
regards.
In
top
of
that,
security
is
becoming
a
challenge.
I
You
hear
every
day,
ransomware
attacks
the
other
day
was
a
health
care
provider
and
so
on,
and
we
have
to
be
implementing
additional
tools
just
to
secure
our
Network
and
and
the
stability
of
of
our
applications.
I
mean
you
cannot
run
a
city
that
is
being
attacked
by
a
ransomware
and
all
of
a
sudden,
all
the
services
will
be
down
for
a
day
two
days
or
three
days.
The
latest
city
that
was
attacked
was
low,
and
if
you
heard
about
it,
they
were
almost
three
days
down
and
still
they
are
recovering.
I
Until
today
we
don't
want
to
be
there,
so
the
best
way
is
to
be
proactive,
and
that's
why
my
budget
is
including
additional
funding
for
to
ensure
that
we
are
very
well
secure.
One
thing
that
needs
to
be
taking
in
consideration
is
that
we
support
the
school
business
as
well.
We
have
over
a
thousand
devices
that
we
support
and
the
phone
system
is
also
increasing
in
cost.
I
Unfortunately,
the
vendors
now
are
not
selling
permanent
devices
anymore,
and
it's
a
subscription-based
system,
so
we
will
have
to
start
paying
for
every
device
that
we
have
and
support.
So
when
you
start
adding
all
those
items
you
are
going
to
see
that
the
budget,
especially
in
the
contract
lines,
will
require
additional
funding.
I
I
mean
I
know
that
we
are
doing
good,
that
we
are
doing
great,
but
it's
always
good
and
it's
healthy
for
an
I.T
organization
to
have
a
third
set
of
eyes.
Looking
at
what
are
you
doing
your
policies,
the
tools
that
you're
implementing
how
you
operate
are
you?
Having
do
you
have
enough
resources?
Those
type
of
things
are
going
to
be
provided
by
an
assessment
that
lasts
for
12
months,
and
we
are
considering
to
include
that
every
year,
because
technology
changes
every
year,
I
mean
and
it's
evolving.
I
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
everything
that
you
do.
I
wanted.
I
have
two
questions,
so
my
my
first
question
is
with
regards
to
the
recent
attacks
that
happen
in
in
other
communities.
There
was
there
was
communication
that
was
going
to
come
down
from
the
state
in
regards
to
how
we
can
better
protect
our
our
information.
Have
you
received
anything.
I
We
are
connected
to
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security.
We
are
basically
a
participant
of
their
meetings,
every
monthly
meeting
and
both
Steve,
which
is
the
manager
of
it
and
myself.
We
receive
constant
notifications.
We
do
not
send
those
to
the
employees
directly
because
it's
overwhelming
sometimes
and
there's
a
lot
of
technical
material
that
doesn't
need,
but
you're
going
to
notice
that
once
a
while
I
send
my
notifications
to
employees
about
many
things
and
not
just
City
related.
It's
going
to
be
about
personal,
also
just
to
protect
themselves,
for
example,
this
private
project.
I
Today
we
were
discussing
and
the
way
that
we
are
going
to
handle
this
is
that
we
are
going
to
do
security,
aware
awareness
for
the
presidents
as
well.
We
are
going
to
be
the
notifications
that
I
send
here
to
employees
are
going
to
be
shared
with
them
as
well,
just
because
we
want
our
residents
also
to
be
aware
about
how
to
prevent
to
be
attacked
or
compromise.
So
that's.
E
Great,
thank
you
and
then
my
last
question
is:
are
there
any
going
back
to
what
you
mentioned?
Are
there
any
grants
that
are
funding
currently
things
that
we
will
see
being
placed
on
our
budget
within
the
next
few
years?
Yes,.
I
A
good
question
we
were
awarded
last
year
with
compact
I.T
for
two
hundred
thousand
dollars,
that
is,
to
improve
our
Fiverr
infrastructure,
which
is
essential
for
the
city.
That's
the
core
of
the
city,
that's
what
everything
goes
through
and
we
are
hoping
to
start
implementing
soon.
That
has
to
go
through
RFP
process
and
those
type
of
things
a
year
before
we
got
another
Grant
and
that's
how
we
upgraded
our
firewalls
as
well.
I
The
way
that
the
City
Works
it's
a
little
different
from
any
other
City.
We
share
our
network
with
Public
Safety
and
we
are
directly
connected
to
CGS
as
well,
so
we
had
to
protect
also
ourselves
and
protect
them,
so
there's
also
firewalls
connected
to
them
and
those
are
extremely
expensive
as
well.
Those
were
obtained
by
grants,
I
always
look
opportunities,
I
mean
is,
is
key.
You
cannot
rely
only
on
your
budget,
typically
I
fight
with
my
vendors
and
give
me
the
best
price.
Please
we
are
a
small
City.
J
Thank
you
Ramon
and
Steve.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
Your
team
is
very
knowledgeable
very
helpful.
Every
time
I
need
them
to
help
me
get
my
Kinks
out
of
my
computer
to
the
city
computer,
but
my
only
question
Mr
Garcia
is
that
I
see
the
increase
in
the
contract.
You
spoke
about
it
and
you're.
Talking
about
the
filterization.
Is
that?
Can
you
just
tell
us
what
that'll
cost
us
annually
just
to
keep
it
up
because
I
know
it's
a
big
jump
this
year,
but
basically
moving
forward
what
annually
yeah.
I
For
example,
security
assessment
is
around
25
000
a
year.
We,
our
Erp
system,
which
is
basically
the
core
of
all
the
operations
here
in
the
city,
which
is
procurement,
Revenue
Finance,
there
is
a
huge
increase.
Also,
we
have
to
increase
the
number
of
users.
We
have
to
increase,
also
the
cost
of
certain
tools
that
are
going
to
be
implemented.
I
I
believe
Finance
already
described
the
other
day
that
they
are
going
to
be
engaging
in
to
make
their
process
to
be
more
effective.
There
is
tools
that
I
need
to
add
for
make
helping
them
to
achieve
that
which
is
called
document
management.
Those
tools
are
expensive,
I
mean
we're
talking
about
thirty
thousand
dollars.
Just
for
that
twenty
thousand
dollars
more
for
an
assessment.
Our
security
Enterprise
agreement
is
around
sixty
five
thousand
dollars
as
well.
Our
email
licenses
are
going
up
in
pricing
plus
we
are
adding
additional
employees.
I
So
every
time
you
add
an
employee
to
the
city,
we
are
talking
about
between
four
thousand
to
five
thousands
per
year
that
I
have
to
spend.
So
sometimes
people
do
not
realize
that,
but
every
employee
comes
with
a
package.
I
mean
licenses
software
and
so
and
so
the
more
police
cruises
you
add,
the
more
tools
I
have
to
add
I
mean
we
basically
equip
the
cruises
with
state-of-the-art
Wi-Fi
systems.
I
Lately
we,
the
the
police,
has
been
engaging
into
body
cameras.
There
is
an
infrastructure
in
place
that
I
have
to
secure
those
body,
cameras
I
mean,
and
that
is
almost
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
that
we
spent
on
that
part.
So
when
you
start
adding
all
this
little
things,
it
keeps
adding
up
into
the
contract
line
because
I
had
to
pay
also
support
agreements
with
all
these
companies.
So,
okay.
C
I
Pay
for,
for
example,
email
licenses.
We
pay
for
the
threat
protection.
We
don't
use
antivirus
here
in
the
city
we
use
a
little
more
advanced,
which
is
an
anti-malware
anti.
Is
that
prevention
mechanism
right?
We
pay
for
the
entire
Erp
system
for
the
entire
city,
including
the
schools.
We
are
not
paying
for
the
Employee
Self-Service
portal
that
is
going
to
be
implemented.
F
I
For
employees
to
be
able
to
see
their
pay
stops
as
well
and
we're
talking
about
2
000
employees
are
going
to
be
using
this
system,
so
there
is
additional
licensing
on
that
matter.
Also,
we
had
to
pay
other
contracts,
which
basically
is
even
the
internet
lines
that
we
pay.
Those
are
extremely
expensive
and
we
have
not
just
one
single
line.
We
have
backup
lines,
I,
don't
know
if
you
were
familiar,
but
some
time
ago
my
main
carrier
decided
to
disconnect
our
service.
I
Fortunately
we
had
a
backup
service
and
we
switched
within
10
minutes,
and
nobody
noticed
that
we
were
down
with
our
make,
carry
each
line
costs
around
26
000
a
year.
Just
for
that
then,
added
to
that,
we
have
web
content
filters
which
are
going
up
in
pricing
as
well.
We
monitor
every
single
event
that
occurs
in
the
city.
On
top
of
that,
we
had
also
a
DNS
filter
that
checks
every
single
traffic
that
goes
outside
to
the
internet.
So
yeah
you
keep
adding
tools
and
yeah.
They
keep
adding.
C
Up
and
yeah
it
definitely
adds
up
and
just
one
more
question
as
far
as
the
attacks
different
attacks
on
the
system.
Do
you
always
know
when
you've
been
attacked.
I
Yes,
we
get
alerts,
for
example,
and
let
me
give
you
this
example:
we
have
around
52
000
visits
per
day
from
outside.
We
use
what
is
called
geofencing,
which
is
we
prevent
certain
contracts,
countries
to
hit
us
right.
We
know
them,
we
know
when
we
are
hit
from
China
and
we
are
watching.
Unfortunately,
our
equipment
is
equipped
to
alert
us
even
something
as
simple
as
our
ups
systems.
They
have
alerts,
I
mean,
unfortunately,
for
it
we
work
24x7
on
that
regards
I
mean.
Is
it
natural
of
our
business?
I
We
had
been
attacked
and
we
have
been
on
the
let's
say,
high
risk
and
we
have
been
able
to
counter
attack
and
prevent
some
damage.
I
mean,
for
example,
the
CD
backups
are
not
done
here.
Only
we
back
up
our
data
to
Ohio
and
Oregon.
We
have
two
sites
where
all
our
data
is
being
backed
up
just
in
case
it's
good
to
have
those
things
cost
a
lot
of
money
to
Amazon
alone.
We
pay
around
forty
thousand
dollars
just
for
that
attacks
per
day.
I
I
Do
we
leave
in
fear?
Not
really.
We
are
just
ready.
If
it
comes,
we
are
ready.
So,
yes,
our
systems
have
the
capacity
of
alerting
us
plus
we
are
paying
for
this
Enterprise
agreement.
Allow
us
to
have
an
expert
24
hours
a
day
if
we
are
attack-
and
we
don't
know
where
it
came
from-
these
guys-
are
ready
to
do
forensics
and
find
out
what
it
was
a
problem
right.
I
K
Todd
actually
asked
several
of
the
questions.
I
was
going
to
ask
I
appreciate
that
if
I
were
to
look
into
some
of
the
things
you
were
saying
about
the
Wi-Fi,
it
sounded
like
you're,
beginning
to
develop
a
vision
of
what
sounded
like
municipally
available
Wi-Fi.
Can
you
give
us
a
little
bit
of
lead
into
what
you're
thinking
there?
What's
the
what's
the
concept.
I
We
we
engage
with
a
Broadband
company
some
time
ago
and
we
asked
them
to
do
an
assessment
deploying
y5
antennas.
It
was
a
CD
sponsor
wi-fi
system
across
the
city.
They
came
up
with
an
assessment
and
the
total
investment
is
around
four
million
dollars
just
in
capital
to
implement
something
like
that.
I
I
This
is
the
first
basically
project
that
we
work
based
on
the
results
we
will
see
if
we
are
going
to
start
implementing
and
spending
the
public
Wi-Fi.
If
you
want
to
call
it-
and
perhaps-
and
this
is
why
I
am
talking
about
the
fiber
infrastructure-
is
to
expand
our
fiber
across
the
city
to
be
able
to
offer
other
services
to
the
community,
including
public
Wi-Fi.
I
I
K
Sounds
like
a
future
conversation
when
you
were
talking
about
backup
systems,
I'm
glad
to
hear
about
it.
I
noticed
I
didn't
see
anything
on
backup
in
here
and
was
curious.
Do
you
also
audit
your
ability
to
actually
use
the
backup
of
where
I'm,
where
I'm
coming
from
is
I've
actually
worked
for
an
organization
that,
after
paying
a
large
amounts
of
money
for
years
and
years
when
we
had
an
event
found,
we
were
unable
to
this.
I
Is
a
good
question?
Rely
upon
the
backup,
great
question:
I
come
from
the
finance
industry,
I
worked
13
years
for
a
bank,
I
was
the
general
manager
of
server
Services,
supporting
1600
servers
and
6
000
employees
and
Regulators
are
very
tough
when
it
comes
to
the
finance
industry.
Three
audits
per
year
and
backups
are
essential.
You
don't
have
a
backup
and
you
don't
test
your
backups.
You
failed.
We
do
restores
on
a
frequent
basis
just
to
ensure
that
what
we
have
is
usable.
L
Only
I
got
a
couple
of
questions.
Do
you
run
your
department
very
efficient
Ramon,
so
I
ain't
got
too
many
questions
for
you.
Only
one
question
that
I
don't
understand:
you're
developing
a
Wi-Fi
for
the
Chelsea
Housing
Authority.
I
G
And
we
we
partnered
with
mapc
and
secured
federal
grants
to
fund
it.
So
while
it's
our
Ramon's
leadership
here,
mapc
plays
a
big
role
in
all
the
procurement
Awards
of
the
contracts
and
overseeing
the
construction,
so
that
that's
beginning
in
the
next
few
weeks.
Contracts
are
just.
G
Doesn't
cost
us
the
the
grant
project,
the
federal
grants
that
came
through.
I
Will
be
paying
for
the
internet
access,
but
not
the
managed
service
that
is
covered
by
Grant,
and
that
is
not
coming
from
my
budget
either.
I
mean
that
is
the
funds
have
been
basically
coming
from
a
different
account
as
well.
So
basically
we're
reinvesting
on
some
areas
that
we
have
revenue
and
then
investing
on.
L
L
I
L
I
We
don't
change
them.
Every
year,
like
I
said
they
rotate
the
change
every
year,
only
certain
amount
of
cruises.
We
only
replace
those
ones.
So
it's
basically
five.
I
I
Cost
of
those
I
call
it
top
books
is
extremely
expensive,
I
mean
those
things
can
handle
low
temperatures,
high
temperatures,
even
a
bullet
and
from
3000
that
was
used
to
cost
maybe
five
years
ago.
Now
they
are
the
five
thousand
in.
In
top
of
that,
you
have
to
add
the
mountain
kit
that
needs
to
go
there
in
each
Cruiser,
which
is
expensive,
plus
the
installation
of
all
the
cabling
that
goes
through
that
Cruiser.
That
is
not
done
by
it
by
the
way
that
is
done
by
a
public
safety
contractor.
I
So
those
are
expensive.
I
mean
I
am
even
surprised
that
it's
going
up
so
much
on
pricing,
I.
Guess
it's
a
small
market
and
there's
not
too
many
vendors
offering
this
type
of
equipment,
neither
to
say
that
the
contractors
that
do
the
installation.
There
is
only
two
or
three
here
in
Massachusetts
that
are
certified
to
do
this
on
police
cruisers
and
we
have
to
follow
their
standards.
So
I
understand
I,
wish.
L
I
can
have
it's
so
expensive
within
two
years.
Yeah.
I
M
M
I
More
police
officers
we
have
in
the
street
the
more
Cruisers
the
more
employees
we
have
in
public
safety.
It
is
typically
more
time
for
us
to
support
them
and
we
don't
use
fifteen
thousand
dollars
a
year.
That
is
a
basically
a
forecast
based
on
what
we
see
every
year.
I
That's
why
it's
going
up
recent
attacks
telling
me
that
I
have
to
prepare
for
the
worst,
so
we
are
just
preparing
for
the
worst.
He
may
be
as
simple
as
we
don't
we.
We
are
lucky
and
we
don't
get
anything,
but
in
case
we
will
be
ready.
J
B
B
You
Mr
President
I,
think
the
question
that
I
have
is
I
really
want
to
figure
out
how
we
create
the
infrastructure,
and
this
may
be
a
conversation
that
we
need
to
have
with
other
parties,
but
how
we
create
the
infrastructure
to
bring
to
become
more
to
join
the
modern
world.
B
For
example,
during
the
pandemic
we
struggled
with
virtual
meetings
and
whatnot
and
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
how
what
we
can
do
to
create
an
infrastructure
where
we
can
so
we
can
give
more
access
to
the
public
for
the
some
of
our
Council
meetings
or
board
meetings
and
Ricky
over
in
channel
3
has
done
an
amazing
job
of
coming
here
and
recording,
but
everything's
happening
on
one
night.
So
it's
kind
of
hard
to
kind
of
grab.
B
Everything
and
and
I
know
that
the
best
way
that
we
can
do
it,
because
people
are
working
so
many
jobs
and
they
don't
have
the
time
to
come
to
City
Hall
to
these
meetings
would
be
to
utilize
or
ramp
up
our
I.T
resources.
I'm,
not
sure
how
to
phrase
it
so
I'm
just
curious,
I
understand
you
know
the
police
need
new
equipment.
I
I
will
speak
as
a
president.
I
wish.
I
can
see
all
the
meetings
live
either
Zoom
or
WebEx,
or
you
call
it.
It
will
be
nice,
like
other
communities,
do
as
the
I.T
guy
is
not
just
an
I.T
matter.
It's
also
a
redesign
of
rooms.
If
you
can
hear
right
now,
there
is
an
echo
in
the
room.
It
requires
noise
reduction
panels
to
be
installed
here.
This
is
more
facilities
project
rather
than
an
I.T
project.
Yeah,
the
technology
takes
part
of
it,
but
it's
a
little
more
than
that.
I
Can
we
do
plans
for
the
future?
Yes,
I
think
it
will
be
a
collaboration
between
buildings
and
grounds,
a
Chelsea
Community
on
us
to
maybe
just
do
a
redesign
I
looked
at
an
RFP
that
Cambridge
did.
It
was
almost
half
a
million
dollars
to
improve
their
room.
Just
for
that
a
little
portion
of
technology
is
more
redesign
of
the
room.
For
example,
your
microphones
will
have
to
be
changed
with
noise
reduction
microphones
little
things
like
that
need
to
be
changed.
I
I
will
say
that
is
something
that
should
be
considered
and
may
be
faced.
So
it
will
not
be
a
big
hit
say
in
a
five-year
program
to
enhance
the
communications
with
the
community.
I
B
Owner
of
it
so
I
appreciate
the
resident
perspective,
because
it's
something
I
hear
a
lot
and
during
the
pandemic
I
remember
how
how
often
you
were
working
and
being
on
zoom,
and
it
was.
It
was
a
lot
of
work
and
we
couldn't
hear
it
was.
We
just
had
a
budget
hearing
the
other
day
and
the
chief
of
police
couldn't
be
here
so
he's
on
on
a
laptop
this
little
laptop
over
here
trying
to
talk
to
us
and
if
someone
asked
a
question,
he
couldn't
hear
it,
or
so
it
was
just
a
lot
of
it.
Just.
I
I
I
A
I
I
Just
to
enhance
the
security
I
Envision
in
the
future
we
will
have
to
have
a
hybrid
environment
for
our
employees
contractors,
and
so
we
cannot
afford
to
have
everybody
here.
We
are
just
starting
to
that.
But
yes,
the
answer
is
yes,
it
put
a
lot
of
stress,
a
lot
of
monitoring
and
a
lot
of
support
from
us,
because
now
you're
talking
about
an
employee
that
is
calling
trying
to
get
in
but
cannot
work
until
it
helps
them,
and
basically
we
have
to
drop
everything
to
assist
those
employees,
not
the
ideal
condition.
I
I
will
say
that
there
is
something
that
has
to
be
Revisited
with
policies,
work
with
HR
in
hands
of
our
say,
telecommunity
policies
and
perhaps
enhance
a
help
desk
for
these
employees
are
working
remote.
I
It's
not
for
me
to
say,
do
I
approve
or
disapprove,
because
it
has
been
justification
for
in
certain
cases,
but
knowing
how
the
market
is
going
hybrid
is
going
to
come
soon.
It
will
be
a
necessity
for
us,
so
don't
be
surprised
that
next
year
again
I
will
be
coming
like
I
may
need
another
resource,
because
this
is
what's
happening.
G
Next,
under
the
agenda
is
permitting
and
land
use,
John
depriest
is
the
director.
If
you'll
turn
to
page
105
you'll,
see
the
department
description
where
it's
going,
where
it's
been,
where
it's
going
and
what
I'd
like
to
achieve
next
year.
A
few
just
a
few
notes
on
backtracking
for
a
moment.
We
have
to
finish
up
on
where
we
have
new
positions.
We
have
a
total
of
11
new
Physicians
we're
proposing
this
year.
Three
are
in
the
police.
G
Two
are
part-time
tonight,
you're
going
to
be
hearing
about
in
the
permitting
and
land
use,
division,
Department
filling
a
one
full-time
position.
There
was
a
permit
planner
in
that
department
for
years,
and
we
have
let
that
position
go
vacant.
For
several
years
volume
has
remained
extremely
high:
John's
Services
zoning
board
planning
board
historic
commission,
Conservation,
Commission
I'm,
probably
missing
one
there,
and,
and
so
we
propose
to
bring
return
that
full-time
position
to
the
Department
in
Housing
and
Community
Development,
which
comes
up
after
this
meeting.
There
are
two
full-time
positions
being
proposed
there.
G
One
is
an
assistant
director
that
is
all
about
the
section
succession
planning
for
the
department
and
then
there's
a
navigator
kind
of
a
resource
navigator
for
the
Department,
as
people
come
in
directing
them
out
to
appropriate
resources.
So
you'll
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
that
from
Housing
and
Community
Development
and
then
finally,
in
DBW,
we
are
proposing
a
park
manager
position
this
year
as
well,
so
that
caps
out
the
positions
you're
going
to
be
hearing
about
tonight
from
each
of
the
directors.
So
thank.
H
You
Ned,
if
you
look
at
page
107
107,
is
the
expense
chart
for
this
department
and
I'll
call
your
attention
to
two
things
specifically.
The
first
is
the
salary
change
of
67
000
increase.
That's
specifically
due
to
the
new
position
that
Ned
just
mentioned.
The
second
item
is
in
the
operations
area,
the
2700
increase
in
advertising.
That's
offset
some
from
the
printing
decrease
of
1200,
but
this
is
a
an
increase
because
of
activity
that
we
are
seeing
in
this
year
and
the
need
to
supplement
that
for
next
year.
H
This
has
to
do
with
zoning
historic
commission
advertisements
re-advertising
and
such
so.
Overall,
the
budget
is
up.
42
percent-
that's
not
very
high,
because
it's
a
small
department.
So
keep
that
in
mind
that
anytime,
you
change
anything
on
a
small
Department.
The
percentage
is
high,
so
this
this
has
solely
to
do
with
the
new
position
and
the
fifteen
hundred
dollar
increase
in
advertising.
N
You
and
good
evening
as
navigated
I
am
the
director
of
Permitting
in
land
use
planning.
My
department
is
responsible
for
administering
the
city's
land
use
and
environmental
permitting.
This
includes
all
permits
relative
to
zoning.
Wetlands
and
historical
Commission,
I
staffed
the
Conservation
Commission,
the
historical
commission,
the
planning
board
and
the
zoning
board
and
I
also
represent
the
city
on
several
State
and
Regional
boards,
including
the
metropolitan
area
planning,
Council,
the
MBTA
Advisory
board
and
the
local
mitigation
commission
for
the
mass
gaming
Commission.
N
As
Ed
indicated,
the
budget
salary
has
increased
by
58.
This
is
a
result
of
one
staff
person
that
I've
been
advocating
for
for
the
past
couple
of
years
right
now,
I'm
the
only
person
in
the
department
and
I
staff,
all
four
boards.
My
my
workload
is
literally
starting
the
first
week
I
am
working
for
putting
together
the
historical
commission
and
then
following
through
with
the
commission
meeting
as
soon
as
that
is
over
I.
N
Now
I
then
focus
on
the
zoning
board,
which
is
the
second
Tuesday
of
the
month
and
make
sure
that
the
meeting's
all
set
up,
and
then
we
run
all
the
permits
through
and
then
as
soon
as
that
is
over.
I
switch
I,
put
on
different
app
put
on
the
Conservation
Commission
for
the
third
week
and
make
sure
that
that
meetings
all
set
and
all
the
permits
are
written
up
and
then,
as
soon
as
that's
over
I
switch
over
to
the
planning
board
and
then
run
that
through
to
the
next
fourth
Tuesday.
N
N
N
But
in
the
past
we
had
several.
We
had
planners
working
with
us.
The
last
one
to
work
with
us
was
Landell,
but
he
left
just
prior
to
the
covid,
and
the
way
we
worked
was
that
we
split
the
boards
I
took
two
boards
and
he
took
two
boards
and
that's
what
I
would
expect
the
new
staff
person
to
take
as
well,
because
I've
been
working
constantly
on
the
full
boards.
N
I
haven't
had
the
chance
to
be
proactive,
I've
been
more
reactive
and
proactive
and
I'm
looking
for
this
chance
to
be
a
little
bit
more
proactive
to
do.
Some
of
the
goals
that
I
had
set
out
include
improving
the
training
for
the
boards
and
updating
the
zoning
ordinance.
Updating
the
zoning
map
and
working
on
a
future
ordinances
to
address
future
needs.
N
E
Thank
you,
John
the
priest
for
everything
that
you
do.
I
mean
it's
incredible.
E
Able
to
manage
all
of
that,
but
thank
you
so
much
for
doing
it
so
well.
My
question
is
regarding
the
boards
and
commissions
that
deal
with
new
development
right.
E
How
are
we
able
to,
or
if
it's
already
happening,
how
are
we
ensuring
that
any
new
development
that
is
coming
before
these
boards
and
commissions
that
these
landlords
are
screened
in
some
way
to
ensure
that
they're
in
good
standing
with
the
city
that
they
are
in
compliance
with
any
of
the
local
or
state
housing
code
before
we
allow
them
to
continue
to
develop
new
Properties
or
to
manage
more
properties
in
the
community?.
N
N
You
know
the
violation
of
building
code.
Now,
though,
I
work
very
closely
with
Mike
mcateer
in
the
inspection,
he
is
a
zoning
enforcement
officer
when,
when
development
comes
in,
they
have
to
apply
for
building
permit
Mike
reviews
it
identifies
where
it
does
not
meet.
Zoning
gives
them
a
letter
of
denial
also
gives
them
the
permits,
and
then
they
come
to
me
with
those
parents.
E
N
Forward,
we
will
usually
to
force
a
developer
of
that
type
or
any
developer.
It
usually
comes
to
me
or
approaches
the
city
to
talk
about
the
issues
and
we
will
meet
with
them
and
we
will
talk
about
that.
We'll
identify
the
concerns
that
we
have.
We
will
tell
them
how
that
will
probably
affect
the
vote
of
the
board
and
then
I
always
tell
them.
I
can't
tell
you
not
to
apply,
but
I
give
the
information
that
you
need
to
determine
whether
it's
worth
your
while
or
not.
E
Okay,
thank
you.
My
last
question
is
when
there
are
vacancies
on
these
boards
and
commissions.
What's
the
procedure
to
get
some
of
our
folks
in
the
community
engaged
and
filling
in
these
seats.
N
Let
them
know
what
the
level
of
that
activity
the
board
is
and
how
much
time
and
effort
they're
going
to
have
to
put
into
it
engage
whether
they
have
what
level
of
background
they
have
in
it
and
how
much
training
I
may
have
to
do
and
then
decide
whether
to
forward
the
names
to
the
council
or
not,
and
occasionally
very
frequently,
I'll
get
calls
from
residents,
because
they
have
a
concern
about
an
issue
and
I'll,
keep
listening
to
names
and
consider
them
asking
them
to
participate.
E
And,
and
does
each
board
have
a
seat
that
is
reserved
for
or
or
restricted
to
only
a
resident.
E
E
N
There's
no
specific
requirement
or
we
when
we
look
at
the
resumes,
we
look
to
see
what
their
strengths
are
and
whether
that,
whether
it's
better
for
a
say,
a
zoning
board,
or
whether
it's
better
for
a
historical
Commission
on
whether
better
for
a
Conservation
Commission
and
we
we
send
them
up.
Based
on
that,
but
there's
also
a
special.
In
the
past.
The
city
manager
has
been
looking
to
balance
the
boards
as
far
as
representing
the
community
and
who
and
what
groups
make
up
the
community
so
as
well.
It's
not
reserved
there
is
that.
J
N
I'm
sorry
counselors
Council
damali
said
when.
J
F
H
We
moved
it,
we
moved
it
to
advertising
because
there
was
a
need
in
advertising.
I,
don't
think
you
have
many
printing
needs
John.
We
had
set
up
the
budget.
N
H
J
N
Most
of
our
most
of
our
expenses
are
in
advertising
because
we're
required
by
law
to
advertise
the
public
hearings
at
least
twice
in
a
local
paper.
Usually
we
get
reimbursed
by
the
applicant
for
that.
But
there
are
occasions
when,
if,
for
example,
in
March,
the
zoning
board
did
not
hold
the
meeting
because
of
the
weather,
so
all
the
meetings
that
were
posted
for
that
had
to
be
re-advertised.
Okay,
that's
at
the
city's
expense.
Okay,.
J
L
N
H
F
O
J
H
J
C
C
A
H
N
It
was
yeah
that
was
the
idea
of
expanding
the
mixed
use,
District
that
was
located
up
in
the
urban
renewal
area,
Bale
Street
area
and
extending
it
down
to
cover
the
Market
Basket
site
and
expanding
it
over
to
cover
the
where,
where
the
office
by
Sheriff
Bellingham
Pastor
Le
Bellingham
all
to
take
up
the
to
to
provide
the
amount
of
land
we
necessary
to
meet
the
state's
requirement
of
approximately
three
thousand
dwelling
units.
When.
L
N
Yeah
required
actually,
by
the
end
of
this
year,
yeah
end
of
next
year.
That's
right,
yeah,.
N
A
M
Yeah
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment
regarding
anyone.
Anyone
who
comes
to
the
city
to
develop
and
probably
also
when
they
have
two
apartments.
They
want
to
build
four
Apartments.
When
we
do
this
permits,
do
we
ask
them
to
to
build
parking?
Also,
because,
as
it
is,
we
don't
have
parking
in
the
city.
They.
N
Are
required
by
the
zoning
to
do
parking,
but
that
is
always
a
request
for
a
special
permit
to
reduce
the
number
of
parking
spaces.
It's
very
difficult.
Most
of
the
lot
sizes
in
Chelsea
are
very
small
and
constructing
residents
and
the
required
four
units.
The
Four
pocket
space
is
very
difficult.
We
usually
get
requests
for
relief
of
parking.
M
N
A
lot
of
it
is
even
though
they're
giving
relief.
Some
of
it
is
offset
by
the
fact
that
the
zoning
says
that
they
can't
get
on
Street
sticker
parking
if
they
get
relief
for
parking,
so
they
either
have
to
have
residents
who
don't
have
cars
or
they
they
have
to.
Those
presidents
have
to
find
alternative
means
of
parking.
B
Don't
think
that
that's
conducive
with
what
your
schedule
is
right
now
so
I'm
hoping
we
get
you
this
staff
person
I
do
I,
don't
really
know
what
how
I
I
don't
even
know
how
to
ask
this,
but
I
do
believe
that
a
lot
of
our
zoning
is
really
outdated
and
all
too
often
you
see
people
come
in
here
and
wanting
the
piecemeal
kind
of
certain
things,
and
so
we
have
to
approve
things
kind
of
on
an
individual
basis,
I'm
wondering
if
there's
anywhere
in
your
forecast,
where
you're
thinking
where
there
could
be
like
some
type
of
like
zoning
master
plan,
where
we
kind
of
reimagine
the
whole
city
and
think
about
what's
appropriate
in
terms
of
Zoning
for
the
now
and
where
we
are
now.
N
Yes,
that's
one
of
the
things
I
wonder:
I
want
to
review
the
zone
and
see
where
it's
outdated,
see
where
there's
maybe
conflicts
and
try
to
address
that
the
would
you
just
mentioned
the
planning
board
as
having
the
same
concern.
They
are
concerned
about
people
coming
in
and
essentially
the
board
responding
piecemeal
to
it
and
they
were
looking
they're
looking
for
a
master
plan
as
well.
N
I
know
we
did
approach
the
board
or
the
board
asked
for
a
couple
years
ago,
and
the
cost
was
something
that
the
board
did
not
want
to
fund,
but
I've
been
talking
to
them
and
perhaps
doing
part
of
that
master
plan
and
establishing
the
goals
when
you
do
have
these
plans.
The
first
thing
you
do
is
what
are
your
goals,
and
that
may
be
enough
for
the
planning
board
to
feel
comfortable
when
they
review
these
two
plans
and
determine
whether
this
is
something
that
they're
looking
forward.
N
B
N
B
A
John,
thank
you.
Seeing
all
the
questions
I
appreciate
your
time
all.
G
Housing,
Housing
and
Community
Development
is
next
on
the
agenda
and
that's
page
109
and.
G
Staffy
here,
so,
if
you
turn
to
109,
we
let
people
get
settled
and
I
remind
you
that
there
are
two
positions
here
in
Housing
and
Community
Development
that
are
proposed
for
this
year.
H
Counselors,
thank
you
for
for
waiting
if
you'll
turn
to
page
109
109
is
the
start
of
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
budget
in
in
the
bound
book,
as
you
continue
through
the
department
at
a
glance
and
key
accomplishments,
followed
by
goals.
I'd
invite
you
to
turn
to
page
116.
H
and
I
just
want
to
take
a
minute
to
run
through
the
way
in
which
the
salaries
are
structured.
In
this
department
we
have
17
staff
positions
in
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
Department
six
and
one
quarter.
Positions
are
funded
by
the
general
fund
and
10
and
three-quarter
positions
are
funded
from
Grants,
either
in
whole
or
in
part.
If
you
refer
to
page
116
116,
the
top
portion
of
that
page
is
the
general
fund
budget,
you'll
notice.
With
some
of
these
staff
positions.
H
H
He
is
funded
at
20
percent,
so
you'll
see
that
throughout
the
first
section
and
where
there
are
portions
of
one
on
the
FTE,
the
remainder
percentages
are
either
in
the
cdbg
grant
or
other
grants.
On
the
following
page
page,
one
17.,
there
are
other
Grant
funded
positions
and
they
are
listed
as
well.
Opera
is
one
of
those
sections
and
other
Grant
funds
for
reliability,
resilience
and
sustainability
are
listed.
The
two
positions
that
Ned
had
referred
to,
one
is
on
page
116,
the
new
assistant
director,
second
from
the
top
and
the
other.
H
The
new
Navigator
position
is
funded
by
Opera.
So
that's
the
breakdown
of
the
salaries,
the
salary
is
increasing,
a
hundred
and
twenty
four
thousand
dollars.
That's
due
to
the
new
assistant
director
position
and
the
certain
allocation
changes
from
cdbg
Grants
into
the
general
fund,
there
are
operations
changes.
So
if
you
turn
back
one
page
to
page
114
you'll
see
the
124
for
salaries.
That's
what
I
just
mentioned,
and
in
the
operations
section
there
were
a
few
increases.
H
The
biggest
of
those
is
in
Contract
Services,
which
I
believe
is
mostly
funding
the
blue
bike
contract
for
the
second
year.
So,
overall,
the
department
is
up:
16.3
percent
on
the
general
fund
that
doesn't
include
any
of
the
grant
funding
or
the
Opera
initiatives,
but
that'll
turn
your
attention
to
our
director
Alex
train.
P
Great
thank
you
good
evening.
Members
of
the
council.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
tonight.
Our
proposed
FY
24
budget,
so
my
name
is
Alex
I
serve
as
the
Director
of
Housing
and
Community
Development
for
the
city
and
our
Department's
grounded
in
a
strong
commitment
to
serving
residents
to
promote
a
just
healthy
and
Equitable
Community,
where
all
residents
can
experience
long-term
economic
mobility
and
an
unmatched
quality
of
life.
P
Thematically,
all
of
our
six
main
areas
of
concentration
are
interwoven
with
a
common
theme
of
looking
to
prevent
the
displacement
of
residents
of
Chelsea
and
promoting
long-term
sustainable
upward
Mobility
for
residents,
and
we've
done
this
over
the
past
year
in
a
number
of
key
areas.
So,
first
and
foremost,
with
the
backdrop
of
covid-19
pandemic
impacts
continuing
to
reverberate
across
the
community,
coupled
with
Rising
inflation
residents
and
households
throughout
the
community
are
gravely
stressed
the
Department's
bolstered
capacity
to
develop
and
Implement
arpa
funded
programming,
as
well
as
instituted
new
business
systems
and
Staffing
plans.
P
In
order
to
enlarge
the
number
of
projects
and
programs
that
we're
operating
on
behalf
of
residents,
namely
our
anti-displacement
and
housing
efforts.
That's
Center
on
producing,
affordable
housing
and
promoting
housing
stability
have
grown
significantly
with
the
addition
of
a
new
project
manager
and
the
production
of
new
housing
projects
throughout
the
community.
P
Throughout
the
course
of
the
last
year,
the
Department's
also
shepherded
notable
projects
related
to
Economic
Development
and
Community
Development,
including
the
acquisition
of
three
new
Parcels
for
public
parks
and
the
oversight
of
two
main
economic
development
projects
on
the
waterfront
that
will
yield
approximately
600
jobs
once
they're
completed
and
over
a
million
dollars
in
New
Growth
for
the
city.
So,
as
we
look
towards
the
FY
24
period,
you
know
we're
confronted
with
Rising
inflation
that
will
affect
households
throughout
the
city,
compounded
by
increasing
rents
and
housing
costs
for
homeowners.
P
In
order
to
meet
this
challenge,
the
department
is
looking
to
deliberately
lay
the
groundwork
to
continuously
respond
to
the
needs
of
residents,
as
well
as
to
Foster
long-term
economic
growth
through
strategic
initiatives.
So
over
the
coming
year,
we're
proposing
to
Institute
new
business
systems
that'll
allow
the
department
to
operate
more
efficiently,
continue
to
aggressively
pursue
funding,
including
securing
federal
and
state
grants
to
support
city
council
priorities
and
ultimately
continue
our
recruitment,
professional
development
and
Staffing
efforts
that
are
centered
on
creating
leaders
in
the
department,
they'll
Shepherd
many
of
these
initiatives.
P
On
the
project
side,
we
aim
to
introduce
new
models
of
housing,
stability,
anti-displacement
and
economic
Mobility
initiatives
that
respond
to
many
of
the
realities
that
residents
face
here
in
order
to
strengthen
the
social
safety
net
and
promote
upward
Mobility
for
all
residents,
regardless
of
their
income.
Additionally,
we're
looking
to
carry
out
strategic
investments
in
physical,
social
and
digital
infrastructure,
including
numerous
large
Transportation
projects,
as
well
as
digital
initiatives,
including
a
public
Broadband
project
that
we
can
share
more
with
you
over
the
coming
months
and
then.
P
Lastly,
at
the
neighborhood
level,
the
department
plans
to
grow
many
of
our
efforts
that
relate
to
creating
vibrant
neighborhoods
and
improving
the
quality
of
life
for
residents.
So
this
includes
promoting
resident-led
public
art,
renovating
and
improving
Open
Spaces
throughout
the
city
and
in
sharing
our
streets.
Sidewalks,
and
you
know,
public
assets
have
improvements,
completed
that
are
accessible
for
all
residents
to
use
and
enjoy,
and
so
I'll
close
this
out
by
saying
that
you
know
over
the
course
of
the
last
three
to
four
years
since
the
reorganization
three
years
now.
P
Actually
our
Department's
grown
relatively
relatively,
notably,
and
so
since
I
came
on
board
as
the
Director
a
little
over
two
and
a
half
years
ago,
our
portfolio
of
Grant
funded
projects
went
from
roughly
45
46
million
dollars
to
where
it's
at
today
at
about
105
million
dollars.
P
So
as
outlined
in
the
budget
and
as
Mr
Dunn
indicated,
we
are
proposing
two
additions
to
our
staff
for
this
coming
year,
one
being
a
deputy
director
that
will
allow
for
succession
planning
of
the
department
and
a
second
being
a
resource
navigator
that
will
help
connect
residents
with
housing,
economic
and
social
resources.
P
E
Just
want
to
say
thank
you
Alex
for
everything
that
you
do
it's
a
lot.
I've
been
keeping
up
with
your
work
and
I
am
very,
very
happy
that
you
are
on
board
with
us
here
and
and
overseeing
this
department
and
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
the
the
new
way
that
you
are
setting
up
the
emails
that
you
sent
to
us
to
keep
us
updated
is
very,
very
helpful
because
we're
able
to
see
everything
in
one
in
one
change.
So
thank
you
so
much
that
that's
it.
A
J
Ron,
thank
you.
Mr
chairman
I
heard
you
shared
about
the
new
two
positions.
I'm
just
wondering
about
the
two
vacants.
Have
those
positions
been
built
yet
the
coordinator
and
the
Navigator.
P
Great
question:
so
our
housing
project
manager
position
is
presently
vacant,
but
we
are
interviewing
candidates
currently,
and
we
do
have
a
candidate
that
we
will
be
scheduling.
A
final
interview
with
so
I
anticipate
we'll
be
issuing
an
offer
relatively
soon.
The
second
position,
the
coordinator
position.
We
recently
worked
with
the
Union
in
order
to
reclassify
that
position,
the
salary
wasn't
competitive,
so
we're
looking
to
advertise
that
position
over
the
next
couple
of
weeks.
So
that's
a
union.
J
P
The
two
new
positions
yeah
absolutely
so
the
deputy
director
position
was
a
position
that
the
department
had
a
number
of
years
ago,
but
it's
remained
vacant
throughout
the
course
of
the
pandemic.
They'll
be
tasked
with
supervising
staff
managing
departmental
operations,
as
well
as
managing
a
number
of
projects,
primarily
Community
Development
and
environmental
projects.
P
All
right-
and
so
the
second
position
that's
being
proposed-
is
entitled
a
resident
engagement
and
resource
Navigator.
So
one
part
of
that
role
is
going
to
augment
Civic
engagement
and
Outreach
to
connect
with
residents.
P
The
second
part
of
that
role
is
really
centered
on
helping
residents
access
resources,
so
that
could
be
helping
a
homeowner
access,
foreclosure
prevention
assistance,
as
well
as
helping
residents
access,
Workforce,
Development
programming.
We
found
many
of
the
application
processes
that
the
state
runs
as
well
as
the
federal
government
runs
to
be.
You
know
really
inaccessible
for
residents.
So
this
is
a
way
to
provide
that
bridge
and
connect
people
in
a
better
way.
J
J
P
So
up,
we
are
presently
exploring
a
number
of
potential
property
acquisition
opportunities.
Many
of
those
are
centered
along
the
urban
renewal
area,
the
area
around
Market
Basket
as
part
of
our
Economic
Development
efforts,
as
well
as
the
the
silver
line,
and
so
once
we
have
the
property
acquisition
piece
solidified.
We
would
then
move
on
to
planning
and
permitting
none
of
these
will
be.
You
know,
built
by
the
city.
These
will
all
be
built
by
third
party
Partners,
but
we
have
made
a
lot
of
Headway
around
identifying
property
for
those
projects
in.
J
A
C
Gotcha
I
want
to
get
home
too,
so
I
want
to
zero
down
on
the
economic
development
piece.
Okay,
can
you
kind
of
go
into
it
a
little
bit
further?
What
your
it
says
here
in
your
goals:
Advanced
strategic,
proactive,
long-term
playing
to
support
the
community
entertaining
shared
prosperity
and
economic
opportunities,
while
preventing
displacement.
So
can
you
just
please
go
deeper
into
the
current
economic
development
and
what
is
actually
the
plan
for
creating
more
economic
activity
which
which
I've
been
trying
to
you
know?
C
P
Thank
you
for
raising
the
issue,
so
I'll
divide
this
into
to
three
distinct
components.
So
the
first
is
what
we
think
of
as
Small
Business
Development
so
over
the
course
of
the
last
year,
and
our
plan
for
next
year
is
to
build
off
of
this
program,
but
with
the
addition
of
a
new
Small
Business
Development
specialist
we've
been
able
to
it
dramatically,
increase
our
small
business
programming,
so
that
includes
a
range
of
technical
assistance
for
entrepreneurs
and
small
businesses.
P
Marketing
assistants,
where
we
created
over
30
websites
for
small
business
owners
last
year,
as
well
as
financing
options,
loans,
grants
real
estate,
technical
assistance
and
a
lot
of
one-on-one
engagement
to
work
with
businesses
where
they're
at
the
second
kind
of
program
component
is
what
we
think
of
as
traditional
Economic
Development,
attracting
businesses
to
the
city
as
well
as
facilitating
Redevelopment.
So
those
efforts
are
centered
on
the
downtown
Broadway
Corridor,
the
area
surrounding
Market
Basket
and
the
Waterfront.
P
So
throughout
those
three
districts,
we've
either
completed
plans
recently
that
have
can
unlock
new
opportunities
like
on
the
waterfront
or
where
in
the
midst
of
planning,
so
for
the
Market
Basket
area,
for
instance.
We're
in
discussions
with
the
owner
of
100
Everett
Avenue
that
large
office
complex
about
a
five
to
seven
year,
commercial
project
that
would
yield
office
space,
small
business
space
as
other
light,
industrial
uses
we're
also
in
discussions
with
the
demolis
family
regarding
the
ReUse
of
that
site
over
the
long
term
and
how's
that
going
that's
moving
at
you
know
a
snail.
P
Slower
Pace
than
we
would
want
to
move
at
to
be
to
be
candid,
but
we're
you
know
cautiously
optimistic
that
we'll
be
able
to
reach
consensus
with
them
about
the
future
for
that
site.
P
The
other
part
of
this
is
that
we've
been
over
the
last
year,
investing
more
in
business
attraction,
so
identifying
businesses
that
can
move
to
the
city
that
align
with
the
types
of
jobs
our
residents
need.
So
a
good
example
of
that
is
the
odd
first
Electronics
corporation
on
William
Street
they're,
based
in
Dorchester.
They
were
looking
to
expand.
We
were
in
dialogue
with
them.
They've
opened
up
a
factory
now
in
Chelsea
they
employ
about
50
employees,
doing
cable
manufacturing.
So
that's
a
type
of
you
know,
occupation
that
is
accessible
for
a
lot
of
residents.
P
So
we're
trying
to
allot
some
funding
next
year
to
really
bring
in
marketing
consultants,
develop
a
branding
campaign
for
the
city
and
really
hit
the
business
attraction
space
as
hard
as
we
can.
The
last
part
of
the
the
program
is
economic
Mobility.
What
we
think
of
as
Workforce
Development,
as
well
as
other
economic
Mobility
initiatives.
So
this
past
year,
we've
established
a
construction
trades
training
program.
C
And
just
quickly
the
the
light
industrial
piece,
the
properties
that
we
want
to
kind
of
accentuate,
where
we
can
try
to
try
to
get
more
more
of
that
business
coming
into
the
city.
P
C
P
Those
are
funded
for
through
the
end
of
2026..
Oh.
A
K
So
I
have
some
things:
I'll,
probably
just
seek
more
information
on
for
my
own
knowledge
later
for
now,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I'm
understanding
what
I'm
reading
with
the
the
grant
funded
activities
report
I
understand.
Many
of
these
are
multi-year
initiatives
or
the
numbers
I
see
here
all
forward-looking
balances
remaining
or
are
some
of
these
balances,
maybe,
for
instance,
spent
in
full.
So,
for
instance,
homeowner
stabilization?
Is
there
anything
left
in
there?
Is
it
still
750
Grand
remaining?
K
P
A
great
question,
so
the
numbers
that
you're
looking
at
are
the
total
budgets
for
the
programs,
so
the
total
budget
secured
through
those
outside
grants.
So
on
the
homeowner
stabilization
program,
for
instance,
there
were
750
000
allotted
there's
approximately
200
000
remaining
in
that
program.
Many
of
these
are
going
to
be
in
existence
next
fiscal
year
and
the
ones
that
are
labeled
pending
are
Grant
applications.
We
have
before
state
or
federal
entities
awaiting
a
decision.
Yep.
K
A
L
P
Then
right
so
the
mass
gaming
numbers
that
you
see
here
are
grants
that
are
separate
above
and
beyond
that
surrounding
Community
agreement.
So.
P
P
So
we
can't
necessarily
use
it
to
establish
businesses
directly.
They
have
to
have
a
Nexus
with
the
casino,
so
the
business
activity,
the
only
time
I
think
that
would
be
allowable,
is
if
the
business
that
was
being
started
was
going
to
be
doing
business
with
the
casino.
So.
L
P
P
Have
a
couple
of
infrastructure
programs,
yet
we
did.
We
secured
a
one
and
a
half
million
dollars
last
year
through
two
years
ago,
actually
through
mass
gaming
commission
for
The
Beacham
Street
project.
F
M
Alex,
thank
you
for
all
the
work
you
do.
A
question
is
on
the
contract
Service.
What
kind
of
contract
Service
we
get
that
the
previous
year
22
was
130
and
then
went
up
to
two
319
and
now
is
331.
P
That's
a
great
question,
so
there
are
a
number
of
different
contracts
that
are
in
the
sideline
item,
so
one
of
the
main
ones
is
our
North
Suffolk
office
of
resilience
and
sustainability.
That's
funded
through
a
600
000
Grant.
It
supports
two
full-time
staff
with
Revere
and
Winthrop
as
partners.
So
each
year
the
city
has
a
local
match
that
we
have
to
put
up
for
it,
and
so
our
local
match
increases
each
year.
So
that
accounts
for
some
of
the
slight
increase.
But
the
other
part
of
the
increase
is
the
blue
bike
system
outside.
M
P
That
so
right
now,
the
the
arpa
positions
that
are
outlined
in
the
budget
are
using
funds
that
can
be
used
until
the
end
of
2026.
P
P
Or
so
those
are
permanent,
Union
positions
but
they're
dependent
upon
funding.
Okay,
thank
you.
A
B
You
Mr
President
I,
have
a
question
and
I
know
that
I
had
spoken
to
you
at
some
time.
Last
year,
I
was
and
I
was
waiting
for
you
in
your
office,
and
I
saw
somebody
come
in.
Who
was
having
a
housing
situation
and,
and
you
had
you
told
me
that
you
were
seeing
many
of
those
folks
coming
into
your
office.
Quite
often
I'm,
just
curious.
If
that
has
settled
down
a
bit
or
on
average,
what
you're
seeing.
P
That's
a
that's
a
really
good
question,
so
it's
yeah,
it's
regrettably
increased
so
I
think
both
the
number
of
folks
walking
in
that
are
actively
homeless
because
of
an
eviction
or
a
foreclosure
or
residents
that
are
coming
in
with
eviction
notices
or
foreclosure
notices
has
increased
a
lot
of
it
has
to
do
with.
B
Constantly
of
all
that
your
office
does,
this
is
I,
don't
remember
the
before
last
year,
but
you
bring
in
your
own
presentations
and
you
are
the
only
department
head
that
comes
here
with
supportive
staff.
It's
something
you
don't
see,
but
I
think
it
speaks
volumes
about
the
way
that
you
manage
and
the
work
that
you
do.
I
am
incredibly
impressed
with
your
staff,
always
very
responsive
and
all
that
you
do
in
that
office.
B
You
really
are
the
front
lines
to
a
lot
of
the
things
that
are
out
there
in
the
city
and
and
so
I'm
just
I
just
know
that
I'm
just
so
grateful
for
the
work
that
you
and
your
entire
department
does.
It
has
been
an
absolute
honor
working
with
you
these
past
couple
of
years
and
thank
you
for
what
you
do
great.
P
That's
a
good
question,
so
the
funding
in
this
budget
for
the
raft
rental
assistance
covers
the
cost
of
four
full-time
staff
that
are
tasked
with
assisting
residents
and
accessing
State
rental
assistance.
It's
a
very
long,
cumbersome
application
process,
so
those
staff
are
on
hand
to
assist
residents
with
navigating
that
process.
The
local
rental
assistance
through
the
CPC
is
going
to
be
directly
deployed
to
tenants,
as
well
as
landlords
for
rental
assistance,
so
it
would
be
our
own
local
funding
that
we
could
use
for
both
past
due
rent,
as
well
as
rental
stipends
for
low-income
residents.
P
I
think
that's
a
great
idea
and
something
that
you
know
we
can
definitely
confer
with
HR
on
as
a
potential
partner
we're
looking
right
now
at
establishing
more
both
Professional
Services
training,
as
well
as
digital
sector
training.
So
I
think
that
lines
up
with
that
that
well
so
it's
something
we
can
definitely
explore
with
HR
and
love
to
work
on.
That's.
F
Q
F
R
G
F
Q
I
H
A
A
H
All
right
so
I
I
will
I
will
go
through.
H
Each
division
I
had
intended
to
talk
about
certain
things
in
each
division.
So
do
you
want
me
to
go
through
each
division,
one
at
a
time
and
then
stop
for
questions
for
all
of
them
at
the
end?
Yeah?
Okay,
all
right!
Well,
there
are
six
divisions
in
DPW
the
they
are:
DPW
Administration
streets
and
sidewalks,
snow
and
ice
Solid,
Waste
structures
and
grounds
and
central
billing.
H
We
do
not
consider
Water
and
Sewer
to
be
part
of
that
group,
because
they're
not
funded
by
general
fund.
They
are
funded
by
Enterprise
funds
and
when
we
get
to
the
water
and
sewer
section
of
the
budget,
we
will
I
will
give
you
additional
comments
that
show
the
distinction
between
those
in
general
fund.
H
Turning
to
page
169
I'll
tell
you
that
there
are
five
and
a
half
FTE
positions
in
this
administrative
budget.
This
includes
the
DPW
commissioner,
the
Deputy
Commissioner,
the
business
managers
and
3-1-1
staff.
Members,
you'll
also
notice
that
the
percentages
in
the
FTE
column
are
not
completely
one
percent
and
that's
because
they
are
split
funded
between
general
fund
and
water
and
sewer.
H
H
H
H
The
expenses
are
up,
these
salaries
are
up,
8.94
percent
operations
are
staggered,
some
are
down
related
to
utility
costs
and
there
are
several
that
are
up
related
to
maintenance,
vehicle
maintenance,
equipment,
maintenance,
city-wide
maintenance
and
Kate
can
talk
about
all
of
those
lines
and
their
changes
separately.
Turning
to
page
173,
you
will
see
the
capital
expenses
that
were
part
of
the
CIP
that
you
voted
on.
H
Snow
removal,
page
170.
6,
we
talked
I-
think
on
Monday
night
about
the
judgments
line
and
about
how
the
judgments
line
has
a
legal
deficit
Allowed
by
the
Department
of
Revenue.
This
is
another
line
that
allows
a
legal
deficit,
snow
and
ice
because,
obviously
you
have
to
clean
the
streets
and
if
you
have
to
go
into
deficit
to
do
that,
it's
an
allowable
expense.
We
do
have
the
ability
to
close
the
year
with
a
deficit
in
this
fund.
We
traditionally
have
not
done
that.
H
We
have
come
to
the
council
at
the
end
of
the
year
and
asked
for
a
supplement
and
we'll
likely
do
the
same
thing
here.
I
checked,
I,
think
a
couple
of
days
ago,
when
the
deficit
was
in
the
400
000
range.
I.
Think
Kate
can
probably
talk
more
about
that
when
we
get
to
the
questions
section
we'll
be
presenting
a
council
order
in
the
first
meeting
in
June
to
cover
that
the
salaries
on
page
177,
there
aren't
any
positions
that
are
funded
in
the
snow
and
ice
budget.
H
H
The
regular
salaries
are
up
about
28
percent.
That
is
because
of
what
a
new
position
that
Ned
spoke
about
at
the
top
of
the
meeting
that
has
to
do
with
the
parks.
There's
also
some
Building
Maintenance
people
here
and
I
think
the
greeters
are
also
funded
in
this
budget.
Page
198
gives
you
the
detail
of
those
individuals.
H
H
Page
93
I'm
sorry
I
may
have
given
the
wrong
page
number.
Sorry,
okay,
give
me
page
93.
H
H
Q
F
Q
So,
in
addition
to
Chris,
we
have
had
a
year
of
turnover
in
our
administrative
offices.
As
you
all
know,
I've
only
been
in
this
position
for
about
six
months,
I
I'd,
say
of
the
10
people
in
the
office
all
but
myself
and
one
other
two
others
have
are
here
less
than
a
year.
So
we
have
a
very
good
team,
but
there
has
been
some
learning
curves
some
growth
and
we
have
a
lot
of
projects
we're
ready
to
tackle.
Q
Some
of
the
major
things
we
have
coming
up
it
sounds
like
Ned
already
briefly
spoke
about
the
proposed
Parks
manager
position.
This
is
in
response
to
several
calls
I've
gotten
from
residents
as
well
as
speaking
to
counselors,
just
needing
some
dedicated
attention
towards
the
parks.
We
have
a
landscaping
contract,
but
it
also
needs
for
the
safety
of
the
the
children
and
other
users
close
attention
to
the
repair
of
the
equipment.
You
know
we
want
to
catch,
we
don't
want.
Q
Residents
have
to
call
us
to
tell
us
a
swing
is
broken
or
some
piece
of
metal
is
loose.
We
want
to
be
checking
on
that
regularly
and
be
planning
ahead
proactively
for
how
to
repair
that
the
Alex's
department
does
an
annual
Parks
renovation.
They
choose
a
park,
but
we
really
want
to
be
more
proactive
in
planning
with
them,
for
how
we're
going
to
take
over
the
maintenance
and
really
keep
it
in
Tip-Top
shape
going
forward.
In
addition,
there's
there's
an
ongoing
issue
with
trash
in
the
Parks.
Q
We
know
that
some
of
our
residents
that
like
to
stay
up
later
in
the
evening,
spend
their
time
hanging
out
in
the
Parks
and
and
leave
the
remains
of
their
night
around
and
then
kids
are
coming
in
the
morning
or
after
school,
and
so
we
need
much
more
frequent
oversight
of
that
either
working
with
the
police
or
working
with
streets
and
sidewalks
to
get
it
cleaned
up.
We've
had
some
residents
that
have
reached
out
and
said:
hey.
We
really
want
to
do
like
a
community
cleanup.
Q
We
want
to
get
our
neighbors
engaged
and
taking
care
of
this,
and
this
dedicated
Parks
person
can
be
that
coordinator
buying
supplies,
maybe
putting
up
a
little
a
storage
shed
where
the
supplies
can
be
stored
on
site
and
then
coordinating
these
Community
cleanups
to
to
get
more
participation
from
the
community
and
buy
into
protecting
our
equipment.
So
that's
that's
the
goal
of
this
and
I
hope
it's
something
that
you
all
can
support.
Q
So,
in
addition
to
that
new
position,
we
have
some
of
the
bigger
changes
that
that
one
will
be
in
the
buildings
and
grounds
Department
in
the
streets
and
sidewalks
Department,
the
department
of
conservation
and
Recreation,
which
had
been
doing
some
very
significant
tree
planting
over
the
last
five
years.
It's
pulling
out
of
the
city
and
our
streets
and
sidewalks
team
needs
to
be
able
to
take
that
over.
Q
Q
We
do
have
our
regular
contracts
for
trash,
pickup
and
recycling,
but
this
year
we've
had
a
new
program
essentially
mandated
by
the
state
to
do
mattress
and
textile
recycling
that
has
actually
I
think
been
a
very
smooth
launch.
We
did
a
postcard
to
all
residents
throughout
the
city
in
November
and
we
have
a
program
where
residents
can
call
our
311
phone
number
and
schedule
the
pickup.
We
are
doing
one
to
two
hundred
mattresses
a
month.
Q
We
have
two
pickup
days
a
week,
and
residents
are
using
the
number
they're
they're
calling
we
do
get
reports
of
mattresses
being
left
somewhere
where
either
someone
either
didn't
know
they
needed
to
schedule
the
pickup
or
they
were
hoping
if
they
just
left
it
out,
someone
would
take
it,
but
our
Solid,
Waste,
Community
administrator,
is
working
on
communicating
with
those
residents
to
hopefully
continue
engagement
with
this
program
and
then,
lastly,
the
central
billing
department
we'll
get
to
Water
and
Sewer
separately,
but
obviously
they
support
Water
and
Sewer
through
the
billing
operation
and
the
meter
replacement
program,
so
we're
replacing
the
meters
in
the
city
we're
well
over
halfway.
Q
At
this
point,
our
biggest
hold
up
is
a
supply
chain
issue,
with
the
chips
that
go
inside
of
the
meters,
so
we'd
wish
we
could
move
a
little
faster,
but
there
is
also
a
federal
EPA
requirement
to
address
the
any
remaining
lead
service
lines
in
the
city
to
have
a
a
plan
to
replace
them,
and
that
deadline
is
October
24th
to
have
the
plan
in
place.
We're
well
on
our
way.
Q
A
R
President,
so
first
I
will
commend
you
for
the
incredible
work
that
you
do
I've
been
here
for
eight
years
and
driving
our
driving
around
the
city
and
seeing
the
paved
roads.
The
other
day
literally
I
was
making
stops
because
there
were
cops
everywhere,
trying
to
telling
me
to
turn,
and
it
was
because
six
streets
were
being
repaved.
So
that's
beautiful
I'll
commend
you
for
that.
R
The
parks
clean
incredible
but
anyway,
I
am
here
to
be
conscious
of
everyone's
time
and
to
ask
you
questions
on
budget,
so
I
like
to
say
you're
in
the
hot
seat.
Now
so
on,
page
94
I
see
that
you
have
key
accomplishments
and
one
of
your
accomplishments
is
the
upgraded
you
upgraded
all
the
three
data
collectors
and
that's
your
meter,
readings
for
the
billing
software
and
I'm
glad
and
grateful
that
Chris
we're
meeting
you
today
because
you're
also
on
the
hot
seat.
R
Right
now,
so
I
guess
that's
exciting
billing
collectors,
great
you're,
changing
you're
working
aggressively
on
changing
these.
These
meters
and
I
will
say,
as
a
city,
councilor
I
have
a
lot
of
constituents
and
I
have
an
uptick
of
a
resident
on
Marlborough,
Street
or
resident
on
Chestnut
Street
I
can
give
you
the
list.
R
I
actually
even
sat
today
with
with
Gladys
Vega,
who
informed
me
that
they're,
seeing
an
uptick
of
cases
as
well
of
residents
who
had
a
bill
of
three
hundred
dollars
a
month
and
now
are
being
charged
and
I'll,
give
you
an
example:
one
residence
being
charged,
five
thousand,
the
other
ones
being
charged.
12
000
and
the
response
has
been
there's
a
leak
right,
there's
some
sort
of
leak
and
I
guess.
My
question
to
you
is
now
that
we've
changed
and
we're
in
the
process
of
changing
these
meters
and
these
water
meter
readings
software.
Q
So
this
no
I,
don't
believe
that's
the
case.
The
upgrade
of
this
meter
system
involved
a
period
of
time
where
we
were
not
able
to
read
from
the
meters
on
a
daily
basis,
so,
and
some
of
those
days
coincided
with
the
last
day
of
billing,
where
we
have
to
send
out
the
bills.
So
what
we
did
was
use
the
previous
months
water
usage
as
an
estimated
amount
and
sent
that
out
to
the
resident.
However,
once
this
upgrade
was
completed,
we
were
then
able
to
read
the
meters
and
it
catches
up
with
itself.
Q
We
see
how
much
extra
water
was
used
during
that
time
above
the
estimated
amount.
So
it
looks
like
a
big
increase,
because
it's
it's
coming
all
at
once,
even
though
it
was
potentially
smaller
amounts
of
usage
over
over
a
period
of
time.
We
everyone-
that's
called
us-
we've
been
working
with
on
how
to
accommodate
that.
It
is
technically
water
that
they
used
and
over
the
city,
but
we
understand
that
a
lot
of
residents
really
struggle
with
spikes
and
bills.
Yeah.
R
F
R
Again,
I
don't
work
at
your
office,
so
so
I
don't
know
what
is
the
number
of
estimates
of
individuals
who
say
you
know
this
is
this?
Is
too
high.
R
Q
It
40.
in
the
past
couple
of
weeks,
because
this,
like
ketchup
on
the
billing,
the
meter
being
re
or
after
not
being
able
to
read
for
a
period
of
time,
came
back
online
happened
in
April,
so
then
they
got
those
increased
bills
in
May,
so
I
would
say
yes
in
the
past
few
weeks,
we've
we've
gotten
significantly
more
calls
than
we
usually
do.
Usually
people
can
see
the
small
you
ramp
up
towards
the
summer
in
usage.
Q
People
may
not
realize
it,
but
they
are
using
more
water
in
in
the
summertime,
even
if
they
don't
have
an
irrigation
meter.
I,
don't
know
if
it's
more
showers
or
you
know
drinking
more
water,
but
but
because
there
wasn't
as
much
time
to
kind
of
see
that
ramp
up
it
can
be
startling
yeah
and
we're
we're
understanding
it
with
a
it.
Was
a
technology
challenge,
it's
not
a
failure
or
misread
it's
just
that
water
that
should
have
been
billed
the
month
before
got
billed
got
tacked
onto
this
month.
Q
We
we
put
a
message
in
on
the
bill
itself
saying
you
know
if
you're
concerned
about
your
bill,
call
us
so
that
we
could
explain
to
people
on
a
case-by-case
basis,.
R
Q
Will
that
cost
us
I
believe
it's
seventeen
thousand
dollars
for
that
per
year?
For
that
feature,.
R
Q
R
E
Thank
you
so
much
Kate
I
have
a
few
questions
and,
as
my
fellow
counselor
mentioned,
thank
you
so
much
for
everything
that
you
do
I
mean
it's
incredible
and
very
grateful
for
for
what
you
do
for
our
community.
My
first
question
is
regarding
3-1-1.
Q
I
should
have
checked
those
stats
in
anticipation
of
this
question,
but
if
I
remember
from
previous
reports
that
I
run
early
in
the
earlier
in
the
year,
it's
around
2000
calls
a
month.
We
currently
have
three
call
takers,
a
manager
plus
two
call
takers,
although
one
has
recently
come
off
maternity
leave
and
was
working
part-time
for
a
while,
but
we're
just
now
back
up
to
three.
E
Q
Have
yes
and
I've
worked
with
HR
and
we've
I
have
weekly
meetings
with
the
staff
of
that
department
and
we're
actively
trying
to
address
the
concerns
that
we've
received
good
to
hear.
But
if
you
want
to
share
any
directly,
please
let.
E
Me
know,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
My
other
question
is
regarding
goal
number
two
on
page
171,
the
new
trash
barrel
Styles.
Is
that
going
to
be?
What
is
that
going
to
look
like?
Are
you
increasing
the
number
of
trash.
Q
Barrels
or
honestly
I
kind
of
threw
this
one
in
as
a
personal
goal.
I
didn't
necessarily
consult
others,
which
is
I,
think
our
open
top
style
Street
barrels,
not
the
ones
that
residents
get.
It,
makes
it
very
easy
for
residents
to
dump
a
lot
of
household
trash
there,
which
is
illegal
but,
and
it
also
it
it
overflows.
Q
It
blows
away
it's
easier
for
rats
to
get
to
it,
because
it's
not
contained
it's
harder
for
our
guys
to
empty
them
out
when
they're
like
that,
and
so
as
I
go
visit
other
communities,
you
should
see
my
phone,
it's
like
full
of
pictures
of
trash
barrels,
kind
of,
like
oh,
that
style
that
style
looking
for
something
to
still
be
useful
to
Residents
that
are
walking
on
the
streets
that
have
like
they
just
finished
their
lunch.
They
need
to
toss
it
away.
Q
You
know
all
of
that
easy
disposal,
but
not
a
big,
open
Barrel
that
anything
can
be
dumped
in
I've
recently
heard
concerns
from
our
staff
at
the
yard
that
some
of
the
people
that
get
food
through
the
food
pantries.
If
they
don't
like
some
of
the
items,
especially
if
they're
canned
items
they
may
toss
them
out,
I'd
love
to
work
on
a
way
to
reduce
that
food
waste.
But
when
our
guys
are
trying
to
pick
up
a
barrel,
full
of
canned
goods
is
pretty
heavy,
so
I
think
there's
something
we
can
do
to
improve.
Q
E
Awesome
That's,
so
exciting
I
see
that
there
is
an
increase
on
page
172
for
line
item
on
trees.
Can
you
share
with
me
what
the
goals
are
there
with
the
increase.
Q
Yeah,
this
is
directly
related
to
what
I
mentioned,
with
the
Department
of
Conservation
and
Recreation
no
longer
managing
our
tree,
Care
Program
here
in
the
city
and
our
staff
needing
to
take
it
over.
So
this
is
we've
gotten
a
grant
to
provide
some
trees,
as
well
as
I
mentioned
training
for
our
staff
on
how
to
care
for
them.
But
we
would
like
to
keep
up
the
pace
of
tree
planting,
especially
as
we
repave
streets
and
reconstruct
sidewalks.
We
want
to
make
sure
we're
building
in
tree
pits
and
really
taking
advantage
of
those
opportunities.
Q
So
this
this
is
a
line
for
all
of
the
supplies
that
our
team
needs
to
build
up
in
order
to
really
make
this
a
regular
part
of
our
activities.
Chainsaws,
other
equipment.
E
Awesome
awesome
and
then
on
page
173,
the
line
item
for
Pest
Control,
that's
been
a
huge
topic
yeah
for
the
past
two
years.
Can
you
share
with
me
a
little
bit
about
I,
see
there's
an
there,
isn't
any
increase?
How
is
it
going?
I
know
that
there's
the
the
homeowners
kit
available
has
that
increase
are
homeowners
using
it
more.
Q
That
is
an
excellent
question.
Although
the
this
program
is
funded
through
DPW,
it's
actually
operated
through
ISD.
Okay
for
the
homeowner
come
part
of
it.
The
the
rest
of
the
funding
is
used
for
us
doing.
Pest
Control
in
City,
buildings,
Parks,
Etc,
so
I
actually
don't
know
the
numbers.
Okay,.
E
Q
We
we
do
weekly
baiting
at
all
of
our
Parks,
all
of
our
buildings,
the
sewer
manholes,
trying
to
address
that
wherever
possible
at
some
point,
Pest
Control
through
poison
or
the
other
means
that
they're
using
can
only
go
so
far.
I
I
do
think
in
the
future.
We
need
to
find
a
way
to
reduce
or
better,
contain
food
waste
and
I.
Don't
I've
been
looking
for
grant
opportunities
for
someone
to
help
us
launch,
maybe
a
composting
program
or
or
something
like
that,
something
more
proactive.
Q
E
Yeah,
thank
you
and
related
to
that.
I
have
a
question
regarding
the
trash
pickup
I
know
there
was
conversations
in
the
last
budget
about
either
adding
an
additional
day
of
pickup
or
potentially,
switching
something
or
or
adjusting
something
with
the
trash.
Pickup
tool
also
address
the
rodents
situation
that
we
were
going
through.
Is
that
actually
in
place
right
now
is?
Was
there
a
change
made
within
the
last
year.
E
Q
I
have
recently
spoken
with
the
director
of
Public
Health
and,
and
we
both
talked
about
the
idea
of
providing
additional
opportunities
for
residents
to
properly
dispose
of
trash
if
their
barrels
are
filling
up
in
less
than
one
week
and
and
are
or
you
know,
if
you
can't
keep
the
lid
on
it,
it
doesn't
do
that
much
to
contain
it
yeah.
So
we're
discussing
some
ideas:
okay,
okay,
great.
E
And
where
is
where's
the
majority
of
the
food
waste
coming
from?
Do
we
know.
Q
That
is
an
excellent
question.
I,
as
I
mentioned,
I've
been
looking
for
some
grant
opportunities,
because
we
only
have
one
full-time
employee
in
this
department
and
it's
challenging
to
have
someone
who's
involved
in
the
enforcement
side.
Also,
it
would
be
a
general
data
collector
because
they
may
not
always
be
trusted
by
all
participants.
So
I've
been
looking
for
a
way
to
bring
in
someone
else
who
can
have
conversations
with
small
businesses
with
residents
and
try
to
get
a
better
handle
on.
What's
going
on.
E
I
believe
that
that
is
it
for
me.
Thank
you
so
much
Kate.
A
J
Brown,
yes,
sir
Mr
chairman,
thank
you
Kat.
Thank
you.
Welcome
aboard
Ms,
Barrett,
I'm
Christopher.
Thank
you
for
bringing
your
30
years
of
experience
and
services
look
forward
to
working
for
you,
but
from
all
that
I've
heard
and
seen
and
read
with
the
display
regarding
the
budget
and
your
bottom
lines
cat.
It's
awesome.
It's
fitting
in
I
heard
you
open
in
statements
I.
Thank
you
for
the
dedication
that
you
state
that
you're
gonna
give
that
special
interest
in
that
that
work
to
our
Parks.
J
You
probably
heard
if
you're
watching
the
council
meetings
a
lot
of
residents,
they
talk
about
the
letter
of
the
park
and
the
dog
waste
and
the
pooper
scooper
I'm
not
being
enforced,
but
he's
stating
in
your
initiatives
that
you're
willing
to
go
the
extra
mile
or
try
to
even
have
on-site
places
where
you
can
leave
your
tools
and
your
work
workmanship
ability
to
get
it
done
so
I'm
excited
about
it.
Your
budget
looks
great
matter
of
fact,
a
lot
of
the
Budget
Suits
before
us.
J
J
I
mean
I've,
been
on
the
console
for
many
years,
and
it's
really
nice
to
look
down
the
list
and
see
local
residents
able
to
hold
the
jobs
and
get
the
results
that
you're
bringing
before
us
so
I'm
excited
the
weather
was
great
for
you
in
the
winter
your
snow
budget
removable
looks
great
for
next
year.
Do
what's
in
the
work
this
year,
but
overall,
thank
you
for
the
work.
You've
done.
I
know
you've
been
thrust
in
that
position,
but
you
you
you're.
Actually,
from
my
opinion,
you
you're
doing
your
job.
J
You
you're
an
amazing
person,
that's
a
big
department,
you
know
you
have
many,
you
have
many
entities
under
you
and
they
look
like
they're
clucking
and
it's
a
lot.
What
I
read-
and
we
do
hear
a
few
of
these
things
that
was
already
spoke
of,
but
it
looks
like
you-
are
the
right
person
for
the
job
and
I
wish
you
all
the
best
on
it
and
if
I
could
do
anything
to
be
helpful.
Just
let
me
know
thank
you
appreciate.
F
Q
C
I
just
want
to
follow
up.
Thank
you
by
the
way
I.
Let
me
just
start
by
saying
that
I
I
appreciate
the
responsiveness
that
you've
had
so
I.
You
know
I
think
that
the
last
two
directors
of
of
DPW
were
were
very
responsive
to
me
when
I
had
questions
or
whatever.
So
I
really
appreciate
that
people
call
me
up
and
and
want
the
answer
to
a
question,
and
it
makes
it
easier
for
me
because
it
doesn't
go
days
and
days
and
I'm
trying
to
get
a
hold
of
them.
C
So
I
appreciate
that
and
welcome
Mr
deputy
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
I
heard
a
lot
of
good
things
about
you.
So
first
thing
is
to
just
follow
up
on
counselor
Garcia's
question
about
the
the
trash
vendor.
The
solid
waste.
C
Q
Q
The
thought
was,
while
we
were
in
this
interim
period
without
a
city
manager,
and
that
we
should
get
something
in
place.
Given
the
current
economics,
a
one-year
contract
would
have
seen
a
much
higher
increase,
so
we
felt
this
was
a
a
safer
way
to
go,
but
the
city
still
reserves
the
right
to
put
the
contract
back
out
for
bid
before
the
end
of
those
two
years.
If
we'd
like
to
search
for
something
else,.
C
That's
that's
I,
think
why
I
was
asking
and
and
I
just
wanted
to
know
the
status
of
of
that
and
I
think
some
of
the
other
counselors
had
asked
questions
that
I
had
that
that
I
had
previously
wanted
to
to
ask
so
I'll
leave
it
on
to
my
colleagues,
but
thank
you
once
again
for
for
doing
a
great
job
so
far
and
I
know
you're
going
to
do
well
going
forward.
So
thank
you.
K
Second,
the
positive
feedback:
thanks
guys,
I
wanted
to
Circle
back
on
the
solid
waste
contract
as
well,
make
sure
I'm
understanding
it
correctly.
I
think
the
recycling
is
still
part
of
that
contract
or
as
a
separate
contract.
K
Okay
and
then
I
had
heard,
but
I'm
not
sure
if
it's
up-to-date
information
or
if
I
was
understanding,
things
correctly
is
our
practice
with
the
single
stream
recycling
I've
been
told
that
essentially
we're
not
doing
a
very
good
job
with
it
and
it's
causing
it
to
be
more
expensive.
I,
don't
know
if
this
is
the
case
or
not
like
our
our
practices
in
throwing
out
recycling
are
causing
a
more
expensive
contract.
Can
you
just
help
me
understand
if
there's.
K
Q
K
Q
I
could
share
something
else
about
this
contract,
which
is,
as
you
know,
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
off-street
parking.
We've
got
to
preserve
the
on-street
parking,
but
what
that
means
is
it
precludes
the
use
of
the
automatic
side
loading
Vehicles.
So
even
if
we
put
this
out
to
bid
to
try
to
get
competitive
pricing,
we're
going
to
have
a
limited
number
of
companies
even
eligible
to
do
this.
The
larger
National
companies
Regional
companies-
don't
don't
do
the
manual
rear
loading,
so
we
just
have
to
keep
that
in
mind.
K
K
With
anything
else
on
the
parks
manager
positions,
the
new
position,
we're
sort
of
setting
up,
can
you
just
sort
of
set
my
or
our
expectations
just
based
on
out
like
what
would
we
expect
to
see
as
a
result
of
the
new
position,
primarily
so
I?
Have
it
right
in
my
head,
so
I'm
not
going?
Oh,
the
new
parts
manager
must
not
be
doing
their
job
because
I
see
this
help
me
understand
what
you
would
expect
to
see
as
a
result
of
that
hire
and
how
do
I.
Q
I'm
hoping
this
is
a
person
that
can
put
in
place
a
program
to
Monitor
and
clean
the
parks
on
a
much
more
aggressive
basis.
Our
staff
goes
by
once
a
week
and
then
the
landscaping
company
goes
through
once
a
week.
Some
of
some
particular
Parks
probably
need
daily
cleanup
and
engagement
with
our
law
enforcement
about
patrol
around
some
of
these
places,
because
the
cleanup
it's
needles,
it's
it's
not
great
stuff.
Q
I,
some
parks
are
great
and
some
are
more
challenging.
So
this
is
a
person,
but
our
streets
and
sidewalks
group
kind
of
has
their
routine
that
they
go
through
and
do
for
each
one.
So
this
is
a
person
who's
going
to
start
paying
attention
to
each
Park
documenting.
What's
going
on
for
each
part
coming
up
with
a
plan
for
each
one.
My
goal
is
to
reduce,
if
not
eliminate
the
calls
I
get
about
broken
equipment
about
about
trash
issues
or
other
unsafe
issues.
Q
I
know
we
have
a
fence
right
now
that
that
needs
to
be
repaired.
The
the
splash
parks
need
constant
maintenance
throughout
the
summer,
and
so
someone
just
testing
those
every
day,
as
opposed
to
waiting
for
residents
to
call
us
also
all
a
lot
of
our
part.
We
have
a
lot
of
vendors
like
the
Landscaping
Company,
the
irrigation
and
splash
park
person,
the
the
vendors
that
provide
the
equipment
that
we
have
to
get
the
replacement
parts
from
this
is
someone
who
interacts
with
all
of
those
so.
Q
Q
K
We'll
we'll
see
how
it
goes,
I
also
did
want
to
Circle
back
on
the
question
on
leaks
because
12
Grand
or
five
grand
those
are
massive
numbers
for
a
month
or
two
when
we
went
to
the
current
system
and
we
installed
the
meters
at
that
time.
The
story
for
the
software
package
was
that
it
would
allow
for
proactive
attention
to
leaks,
for
instance,
when
water
usage
spiked,
the
software
system
was
supposed
to
be
smart
enough
to
essentially
alert
so
that
a
resident
might
not
see
a
massive
massive
bill.
Q
The
the
software
challenge
we
had
where
it
was
offline
for
a
period
of
time
during
the
upgrade
was
actually
everyone
had
the
old
meters,
so
the
newer
meters
weren't
affected
by
that
and
anyone
getting
those
spikes
beyond
the
newer
meters.
If
they,
if
they
are
that's
something
to
look
at,
it
is
also
motivated
people
to
be
responsive.
We've
had
a
hard
time.
Some
residents
don't
want
to
let
us
in
to
replace
the
meter,
but
when
they
see
these
bills.
A
M
Lopez
I
could
thank
you,
I
just
wanna
appreciate
and
respond
when
presidents
sent
an
email
and
I
know,
you've
respond
right
away
and
I.
Thank
you
for
that.
My
I've
got
a
comment
for
God
in
a
construction.
M
There's
been
a
lot
of
construction
around
and
it's
great
because
you
know
we're
getting
all
the
sidewalks
in
the
street
better,
but
one
thing
that
I
have
haven't
seen
is
that
the
Russians
don't
get
something
on
the
mail
or
or
let
them
know
that
something's
going
to
happen
around
their
their
area
where
they
live.
I
have
heard
complaints
about
that,
and
also
when
they're
doing
so
much
construction.
M
They
close
almost
every
street
and
people
have
to
go
all
the
way
around,
because
because
all
this
construction
and
and
again
it's
great
that
we're
doing
that,
because
we're
gonna
we
are
fixing
the
streets
and
sidewalks
and
so
on,
but
I
think,
in
my
opinion,
not
to
close
too
many
streets
because,
as
we
are
second
so
contents,
so
many
people
around
driving
around
people
coming
from
this
Boston
from
every
all
over
the
place
and
the
traffic
is
crazy.
Q
In
this
case,
we've
had
to
change
on
almost
a
weekly
basis,
adjust
what's
going
on
due
to
a
number
of
issues,
either
conflicts
between
the
two
projects,
so
we
have
to
reschedule.
We've
been
waiting
on
a
permit
approval
and
we,
our
contractor,
had
agreed
to
do
other
works,
and
now
they
had
to
find
a
sub
to
do
the
the
work
that
got
delayed
on
our
project.
I
I
do
recognize
it's.
Q
It's
been
challenging,
and
residents
and
yourself
have
contacted
me
about
what's
going
to
be
happening
the
rest
of
this
week
and
the
contractor
is
honestly
trying
to
figure
it
out
on
a
day-by-day
basis
to
get
this
done,
because
it's
so
far
off
schedule,
which
is
unfortunate
with
the
traffic
yeah.
We
also
have
a
lot
of
one-way
streets
which
makes
trying
to
reroute
around
makes
it
really
hard
for
residents.
Q
We
work
with
the
contractors
to
make
sure
that
Lanes
of
traffic
can
be
open
whenever
possible,
but
it's
also
the
police
officer,
doing
the
detail
it's
up
to
their
professional
discretion
as
to
whether
the
road
should
be
fully
closed
or
not.
We
we've
tried
to
communicate
with
with
the
officers
about
these
are
the
days
when
we
feel
really
confident
the
roadway
could
stay
open,
but
it
is.
We
do
have
to
defer
to
their
judgment,
for
when
sections
of
the
roadway
need
to
be
fully
closed.
So
we.
M
M
Thank
you
and
another
comment
that
I
have
is
311.
Also
I
had
complaints
and
I.
Actually
I
was
going
to
ask
you
all
the
cause
that
they
got
do
they
answer
every
call,
because
I
ever
complained
that
a
they
don't
really
answer
the
phone
calls.
Q
Those
are
questions
we
are
attempting
to
resolve.
I
I
have
been
told
that
a
lot
of
people
get
the
voicemail,
our
311
callers,
say
they're
answering
every
call
that
they
can.
They
don't
see
that
many
missed
calls
so
I'm,
not
sure
where
the
discrepancy
is,
but
it's
something
we
are
actively
diving
into
how
to
address
that.
I.
M
Q
Q
Signage
that
has
recently
been
put
up
or
sign
is
that's
proposed
to
be
put
up.
Oh,
it
was
proposed.
We
we
actually
Chris,
just
physically
picked
up
the
signs
last
week
and
they'll
they'll
be
installed
in
the
next
few
weeks.
Okay,.
E
Perfect
and
then
a
follow-up
to
that
is
that
area
of
Clinton
Court
gets
a
lot
of
flooding
right,
so
I'm,
assuming
a
sign
will
be
put
up
there,
so
the
residents
know,
but
the
flooding
is
so
severe
and
I've
spoken
to
DPW
in
the
past
year.
E
Is
there
any
way
that
we
can
do
some
actual
contact
like
face-to-face
contact
or
by
mail
with
the
areas
in
Chelsea
that
have
that
severe
flooding
where
it's
like
surrounding
the
vehicles
or
in
the
areas
where
children
are
playing,
so
that
those
families
are
more
guaranteed
that
you
know
that
the
hazards
of
of
what's
Happening.
Q
Q
E
I
think
that
was
also
near
the
counselor
Lopez's
area
by
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club.
Oh.
E
I
would
say,
oh-
and
you
said
here
also
that
there's
some
plans
for
our
goals
to
improve
some
of
the
handicap
accessibility
on
the
sidewalks.
Is
there
anything
new
or
is
it
just
maintaining?
Some
of
the
structures
that
are
in
place
can.
H
H
Q
I
believe
that's
in
reference
to
our
ongoing
work
with
the
traffic
and
parking
commission
to
identify
areas
that
that
are
unsafe
or
or
could
be
safer
for
pedestrians.
I
know
Monica
with
the
school
department
pointed
out
to
me
a
few
places
where
students
cross
frequently,
and
can
we
make
that
a
more
official
Crossing
since
they're
going
to
cut
across
the
street
anyway.
So
those
kind
of
things
as.
E
A
R
Thank
you
and
stick
it
to
the
same
page
render
for
salt
Eastern,
salt,
okay,
good
okay!
Q
A
I
I
have
a
question
around
the
rubbish
being
a
former
member
of
a
family
who
owned
the
Rubbish
Company
when
these
trucks
hit
the
city
of
Chelsea
in
omana,
do
they
go
to
the
city
on
and
open
up
the
back
of
their
truck
so
that
we
inspect
them
to
make
sure
that
there's
nothing
in
them.
H
So
I
asked
to
keep
those
separate
for
a
reason.
So,
on
Monday
night,
when
Ned
introduced
the
budget,
he
told
you
about
the
231
million
dollar
budget.
In
his
cover
letter
for
general
fund,
the
water
and
sewer
funds
are
not
part
of
the
general
fund.
They
are
separate,
they
are
Enterprise
funds,
we
put
them
in
the
book
for
convenience
because
you
need
to
vote
on
those
separately.
H
So
when
you
vote
in
a
couple
of
weeks
on
the
budget,
you'll
be
voting
on
the
general
fund
budget
of
231
million,
plus
the
sewer
budget
of
15
million
and
the
water
budget
of
10
million.
So
they're
separate
and
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
distinction
was
clear.
The
water
and
sewer
funds
are
Enterprise
funds.
These
were
established
after
receivership.
H
These
are
funds
that
are
self-sustaining
funds
according
to
the
Mass
General
law,
which
means
that
the
revenue
or
the
user
fees
or
the
bills
and
invoices
we
receive
are
intended
to
cover
all
of
the
expenses
without
supplements
their
self-sustaining
funds.
So
those
are
called
Enterprise
funds.
They
are
two
separate
funds.
They
were
voted
that
way
by
Council
long
ago
and
they
are
maintained
that
way.
H
So
those
are
distinctions
that
I
think
are
important
and
it
was
important
for
you
for
you
all
to
to
be
reminded
of
or
understand
if
you
weren't
aware
of
it.
Turning
to
page
183,
182
183,
the
the
sewer
Enterprise
fund
starts
there.
There
are
17
positions
that
are
part
of
this.
We
brought
it
in-house
a
while
back.
If
you
look
on
page
186
and
187,
this
should
be
familiar
because
of
the
administration
Budget
on
DPW
that
I
had
raised
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
DPW
presentation.
H
These
are
the
other
portions
of
salary
that
are
allocated
to
those
in
the
in
the
general
fund.
Sorry,
the
general
Administration
budget
that
we're
not
at
a
hundred
percent.
So
when
we
talked
about
Kate
at
80
percent,
here's
another
10
for
her
and
in
the
water
department,
there's
another
10,
so
there's
a
hundred-
and
that
holds
true
with
all
of
the
positions
that
are
on
page
186..
When
you
look
at
the
positions
on
page
187,
those
are
all
of
the
water
sewer
employees.
H
They
are
all
marked
at
0.50
FTE,
because
they're
split
with
the
water
and
sewer
at
50
50..
So
those
are
the
major
distinctions
there
are.
A
number
of
operations
increases,
you'll
turn
back
to
page
184
184
has
the
salary
summaries
there's
a
five
percent
increase
overall
on
sewer
Enterprise
and
on
the
operations
lines.
There
are
a
number
of
changes
both
up
and
down
that
relate
to
the
operations
tasks
and
the
total
overall
increase
is
1.91.
There
are
a
number
of
capital
projects
that
are
funded
here
as
well.
H
H
Q
A
lot
a
lot
going
on
on
in
water
and
sewer.
As
you
know,
a
lot
of
our
road
work
is
related
to.
If
we're
going
to
be
Paving
the
roads,
we
want
to
take
care
of
the
underground
utilities.
First,
we
also,
we
have
an
aging
system.
I'm
sure
you've
heard
this
a
hundred
times
over
if
this
was
all
all
built
well
over
100
years
ago
and
did
not
necessarily
receive
the
consistent
attention
that
it
needed.
Q
So
we
we
do
have
a
lot
of
failures,
especially
in
our
sewer
system
and
while
water
lines
may
be
three
to
five
feet.
Down.
Sewer
lines
are
usually
in
the
10
12
15
feet,
so
they're
just
much
bigger
deal.
You
have
to
excavate
a
lot
more
bigger
impacts
on
traffic
and
more
cost,
and
you
have
contaminated
material.
You
have
to
dispose
of.
So
we
are
our
city-wide
maintenance
and
our
infrastructure
line,
and
the
capital
section
really
relate
to
just
keeping
that
system
operational.
Where
possible,
we're
trying
to
identify
sections
that
we
can
proactively
repair.
Q
We
have
over
the
last
three
years
built
up
our
staff.
We
started
with
a
group
of
eight
or
nine
with
the
plan
of
getting
to
a
larger
Staffing
and
we're.
Finally,
there
we
have
a
very
good
team
all
have
their
D1
license,
with
the
exception
of
one
who's
still
working
on
his
he's
still
within
the
timeline.
Q
He
has
to
do
that
and
they're
very
cohesive
group
they've
been
very
responsive
to
the
issues
that
are
coming
in
and
and
then
we
also
have
Chris
who's
here
to
help
us
address
some
of
those
thornier
problems
without
needing
to
contract,
with
a
consulting
firm
to
address
them.
So
we're
excited
to
be
able
to
really
start
tackling
the
challenges
here,
but
we're
trying
to
be
cost
effective
wherever
possible.
Q
Obviously
a
14
million
dollar
budget.
You
can
see
that
about
10
million
of
that
is
the
payment
to
mwra
for
the
sewer
treatment
services,
so
that
that's
really
the
bulk
of
it
same
for
the
water
and
division.
The
majority
goes
to
mwra
and
then
to
the
debt
service,
so
we're
trying
to
keep
our
operations
lean
but
effective.
J
K
O
O
We
track
the
unmetered
flow.
N
R
You
Mr
chairman,
just
enlighten
me:
maybe
I
was
mistaken
here,
but
did
I
remember
a
few
years
ago
there
was
a
conversation
of
staying
away
from
mwra
services
and
bringing
it
in-house
is
that
the
work
plan
now?
Can
you
just
briefly
walk
me
through
what
the
plan
is
today?
You.
Q
May
be
thinking
of
Rh
white,
which
used
to
be
our
contractor
for
all
of
the
water
and
sewer
repair
and
maintenance.
Okay,
so
our
daily
activity
and
that's
what
we
brought
in-house
by
hiring
these
10
field
staff
plus
the
assistant
superintendent.
And
we
also
have
an
open
position
for
a
compliance
manager
so
that
that's
the
part
we're
bringing
in-house.
We
do
still
get
treated
water
from
nwra
and
it's
it's
not
in
the
plans
to
build
a
treatment
plan
to
or
Source
our
own.
R
E
J
So
I
have
one
question:
Kate.
If
you
could
just
speak
to
us
a
little
bit
about
the
lead
service
line,
replacement
program.
Q
So
there
obviously
or
not,
obviously,
but
for
a
good
chunk
of
the
20th
century
or
earlier
earlier
part
of
the
20th
century.
The
idea
of
using
lead
as
the
metal
to
build
your
water
service
lines
was
thought
to
be
a
good
idea
before
we
understand
the
health
implications
of
lead
in
the
water,
and
so
this
is
a
program
to
try
to
eliminate
all
lead
service
lines
remaining
in
the
city.
Q
There
is
a
federal
EPA
mandate
to
take
care
of
this
and
they've,
given
some
deadlines
for
all
communities
around
the
country
to
have
a
plan
in
place
so
be
able
to
a
plan
for
how
you're
going
to
identify
where
the
remaining
lid
is
a
plan
for
how
you're
going
to
replace
it.
A
timeline
for
doing
that.
We're
well
underway.
With
this
we've
been
focusing
on
this
for
several
years.
We
replace
about
60
to
80
lines
a
year,
through
a
alone
a
low
or
no
interest
loan
that
we
get
through.
O
Q
J
Q
So
the
like
projects,
like
Central
Avenue
projects
like
downtown
Broadway,
all
of
those
have
included
and
will
include
replacement
of
all
of
the
lead
Services.
As
part
of
that,
as
I
had
mentioned,
we
we
had
been
using
whenever
we're
able
to
replace
a
water
meter.
We
can
tell
from
inside
of
the
house
whether
there's
lead
on
that
part
of
the
line,
and
then
we
can
send
someone
to
replace
it.
Q
J
Q
J
F
H
F
H
If
you
look
at
the
operations
numbers
on
page
47.,
there
are
several
small
increases.
Printing
conference
and
travel
office
supplies
the
largest
increased,
the
ten
thousand
five
hundred,
that
is
under
Professional
Services
legal
services,
and
that
is
because
of
the
the
audit
report,
the
audit,
the
audit
firm,
that
we
have
hired
to
do
our
independent
audit.
So
last
week
or
the
week
before,
I
think
we
had
our
subcommittee
in
that
audit.
Firm
pricing
was
set
differently
than
what
the
budget
was
in
23..
H
When
we
closed
and
prepared
23,
we
weren't
aware
of
what
the
pricing
would
be
for
the
additional
three
years
it
increased,
because
the
level
of
activity
increased
primarily
due
to
the
Opera
with
the
Opera
contracts
that
were
coming
in
in
the
upper
grants.
There
was
more
work
that
was
necessary
for
our
independent
audit
firm
to
continue
the
work
that
they
were
doing
so
they
increased
that
about.
Eleven
thousand
dollars,
so
the
new
number
is
seventy
thousand.
Instead
of
the
fifty
nine
thousand
I
think
the
conference
in
travel
is
more
about
Cliff
attending
some
some
sessions.
D
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you.
I've
been
in
this
position
for
about
seven
weeks
now,
so
it's
interesting
to
be
here
for
Budget
hearings
from
so
soon
into
my
tenure
I.
Thank
you
all
for
that
in
terms
of
the
budget
itself,
I
do
want
to
make
a
point
to
all
of
you,
Claire
that
in
conversations
the
conversations
regarding
the
fiscal
year,
24
budget
kind
of
began
before
my
tenure,
you
know
before
I
got
into
the
position.
D
Our
office
supplies
just
based
on
a
conversation
that
me
and
Jessica.
Had
we
weren't
really
confident
that
we
were
going
to
be
able
to
get
through
a
full
fiscal
year
with
the
money
that
was
allocuted
in
the
budget,
as
of
then
so
you'll
be
expecting
that
more
likely
than
not
sometime
in
2024.
In
addition,
the
salary
line
item
it
factors
in
as
Ed
mentioned
the
added
salaries
for
Jessica
and
myself,
because
we
are
both
full-time
and
you
know:
I
took
Paul's
position
as
a
full-time
employee
as
opposed
to
part-time.
J
R
So,
thank
you,
Mr
chairman
first
congratulations
and
welcome
on
your
seven
weeks.
For
those
who
who
are
watching
may
not
know.
Mr
Cunningham
was
a
city
councilor
before
so
it's
very
nice
to
see
you
fulfill
this
role
and
I
will
say
that
the
office
is
very
well
ran.
Very
responsive
I,
see
that
the
two
of
you
work
very
well
I'd
love
to
hear
I
love,
and
it
really
excites
me
that
we've
added
conference
and
travel
as
part
of
your
professional
development.
D
It's
pretty
much
going
to
be
MMA
related
parliamentary
Talent
related!
That's
what
that
was
the
extent
of
what
the
anticipation
was
when
you
know
when
the
when
it
was
allocuted
as
a
line
item.
F
D
D
I
really
wasn't
in
a
position
to
give
that
much
input
on
the
budget,
so
I
would
rather
have
a
budget.
That's
more
livable
for
the
office
and
the
supplemental
that
will
come
next
year.
I
think
will
be
more
sufficient.
This
fiscal
year
was
kind
of,
at
least
for
me,
is
going
to
be
more
of
a
learning
experience
to
see
how
the
office
runs
with
the
money.
That's
allocuted,
so
the
next
fiscal
year,
when
I
sit
down
with
the
city
manager
at
the
time
to
you
know,
come
up
with
a
more
realistic
budget.
E
D
Be
into
it'll,
be
in
city
hall
or
a
council
related
event
in
the
community.
It
was
what
I
gathered.
It
would
be
like
for
an
event
like
this
evening,
where
food
is
required
based
on
like
what
we
have
right
now
for
events
like
this,
the
funding
for
food
tends
to
come
out
of
the
city.
D
Manager's
operating
account
we'll
be
able
to
utilize
that
account
for
things
like
this,
so
we
would
be
able
to
pay
for
that
and
not
have
to
go
through
the
city,
manager
and
I
should
also
note
for
the
office
supplies
blind
item.
As
of
now,
we
have
been
going
through
procurement
for
all
of
our
office
supplies
that
we
use
their
line
item
to
do
it
that
will
be
ending
in
the
next
fiscal
year,
so
our
office
will
be
responsible
for
paying
for
our
own
office
supplies.
That's
why
the
line
item
itself
was
new.
D
It
was
allocuted
at
a
thousand
for
the
first
fiscal
year
and
I
can
tell
you
just
based
on
my
seven
seven
weeks
here,
a
thousand
dollars
there's
nowhere
near
sufficient
you're
talking
our
paper
supplies
to
call
it
paper
all
the
printing.
Everything
else
like
that,
the
linen
paper
for
your
orders-
everything
requires
specialized
paper,
so
it
was
clear
to
me
that
a
thousand
was
not
sufficient
and
respectfully
I
can
tell
you
I'm,
not
100
sure
that
the
supplemental
that
you
know
I
discussed
with
Ned
and
Ed,
will
be
sufficient.
You
know,
like
I,
said
this.
D
H
D
So,
in
terms
of
your
meeting
materials,
like
the
package
you
have
tonight,
as
as
you
know,
Jessica
does
do
digital
for
all
of
you.
I
know
some
would
prefer
the
paper
format.
I
mean
honestly.
If
I
was
in
your
position,
I
I
tend
to
prefer
I'm
a
paper
guy
myself.
So
that's
me
I'm
a
lot
of
that's
possible
like
we
can
have
a
conversation
about
that.
It
would
probably
be
I,
don't
think
it
would
be
decision
I
would
feel
comfortable
making.
D
Even
though
I'm
technically
head
of
the
legislative
office,
it's
a
council
decision,
so
it'll
kind
of
be
what
all
of
you
or
the
next
Council
would
prefer.
So
I
would
be
open
to
having
that
conversation.
The
rest
of
the
paperwork
like
notices
and
everything
else
like
that
those
tend
to
go
down
to
the
city
clerk's
office
and
require
posting
legally.
So
all
of
that
stuff
has
to
stay
in
paper
and
some
notices
require
printing
on
Specialized
paper.
You
know
what
I
mean
those
who
tend
to
go
down
to
the
city
clerk's
office.
D
J
You
I
just
want
to
welcome
you
aboard
and
you're
already
been
spearheading.
You
and
Jessica
are
just
a
brush
of
fresh
air
and
really
doing
a
great
job
in
that
office.
Together,
it's
making
it
very
professional
in
what
you
speak
of
is
something
that
is
definitely
in
line
of
what
we
need
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
both
for
your
you
know
your
vision
for
this
office
and
also
your
update
of
the
award
speed.
What
we
need
thank.
D
You
and
it'll
say
just
it
goes
without
saying
the
having
Jessica's
experience,
even
though
she
has
not
been
there
with
you
know
very
long
herself.
It
was.
It
was
a
big
help
to
get
on
board.
You
know,
like
I,
said
the
conversations
around
the
line.
Items
for
the
budget
really
had
a
lot
to
do
with
her
experience
as
well
and
the
amount
of
work
that
goes
in
on
a
daily
basis,
especially
while
you
all
are
in
session
with
meetings.
It
there's
a
significant
amount
of
work
that
goes
into
it.
A
H
Thank
you.
Okay,
if
we'll
turn
to
page
230,
230
is
regional
school,
so
I
thank
the
council
for
the
opportunity
to
defer
this
from
last
night
to
today
that
was
very
late.
Last
night
and
there's
a
few
variables
on
this
and
the
next
one
that
I
wanted
to
have
an
opportunity
to
have
you
ask
questions
if,
if
you
wanted
to
so
Paige
2
30
the
Regional
Schools,
the
budget
is
1.4
million
dollars,
and
this
is
mostly
attributed
to
the
Northeast
Metro
Tech.
H
That
makes
up
majority
of
that
funding.
Our
enrollment
is
232.
Students
anticipated
for
fiscal
24..
This
is
a
decrease
of
nine
students
where
we
had
241
in
23..
So
our
assessment
this
year
is
made
up
of
two
things.
It
is
a
an
operating
assessment
that
covers
the
enrollment
piece
and
that's
950
000
and
then
there's
a
debt
service
assessment
that
started
last
year
because
of
the
construction
of
the
new
school.
So
this
year
it's
315
000.
those
two
numbers
together,
a
million
250,
is
the
assessment
for
Northeast
Folk
Chelsea
is
one
of
12
communities.
H
If
you
look
on
the
map
on
page
230
you'll
see
those
outlined.
We
are
one
of
12
communities
with
the
second
highest
enrollment.
Behind
Revere
Revere
has
256
with
a
percentage
allocation
of
20
percent.
Our
allocation
is
18
and
why
that
allocation
is
important
is
because,
when
we
get
into
the
debt
service
now
and
the
debt
service
starts
increasing,
as
the
schedule
continues,
we
will
be
charged
19
of
that
debt
service,
because
we
have
19
enrollment
and
that
will
change
if
our
numbers
go
down.
Our
our
allocation
goes
down.
H
If
our
numbers
go
up,
our
allocations
go
up.
So
what
they
have
projected
for
us
at
Northeast
Vogue
is
the
next
five
years
of
debt.
So
we
have
315
000
for
fiscal
24,
for
fiscal
25
that
rises
to
a
million
all
the
way
to
fiscal
28,
where
it's
a
million
nine.
So
it's
going
to
gradually
increase
and
we
don't
know
from
physical
29
forward
what
it
will
look
like.
I,
don't
have
those
figures.
H
There
are
a
couple
of
other
schools
that
are
funded
through
this
line
as
well
and,
and
that
depends
on
students
that
want
to
enroll
in
courses
that
aren't
available
in
Chelsea.
So
in
the
past,
we've
had
students
that
enroll
in
Essex
Agricultural
or
in
Medford
vocational
or
in
Cambridge
and
Latin,
and
we
don't
always
know
what
those
enrollments
are
when
we're
setting
the
budget.
So
we
do
have
a
bit
of
a
cushion
that
we
build
in
to
this
budget
for
that
purpose.
So
if
it's
not
needed,
it
will
close
the
free
cash.
H
A
Do
I
do
have
a
question
sure
go
ahead,
the
the
final
number
that
we
get
locked
into
with
the
Vocational
School.
H
I'd
have
to
well
I
think
I
think
what
committed
to
The
Debt
Service
for
the
construction
of
the
new
school
I.
Don't
know
if
that
includes
any
of
these
extras
you're
talking
about.
If
it
doesn't,
then
we
can
go
on
record
and
say
we're
not
in
agreement
with
any
additional
costs,
but
I
think
at
this
point
we're
committed
to
the
construction
costs
of
the
new
school.
O
H
I,
don't
disagree
with
the
counselor
they
the
when
I
looked
at
these
numbers
in
preparation
for
for
this
meeting,
I
realized.
What's
striking
here
is
Revere,
is
is
in
first
place
with
256
West,
2nd
with
232
and
then
Malden
is
159.
Saugus
is
144.,
wakefield's
a
101
and
it
goes
down
from
there
and
there's
there's
the
numbers.
31
is
the
lowest
I,
guess
or
I'm.
Sorry,
13
is
the
lowest
in
Winchester
and
it
goes
all
the
way
through
so
the
12
communities,
depending
on
the
number
of
students
that
they
have
enrolled,
that's
their
obligation.
A
A
H
H
Was
the
it's
marked
as
draft
because
I
don't
have
the
the
official
final
yet,
but
the
data
is
unchanged
all
right.
H
And
there's
one
thing:
that's
that's
unusual
here
and
I
wanted
to
have
the
time
to
explain
that
it's
down
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
that's
unusual,
because
our
retirement
contribution
goes
up
all
the
time
it
never
goes
down.
The
reason
this
is
happening
is
that
the
current
retirement
director
identified
a
calculation
error
in
how
the
school
department
and
the
city
were
being
considered
for
our
appropriation.
There
was
a
segment
of
School
Employees
that
were
classified
incorrectly
and
assessed
as
a
city
group
incorrectly.
H
So,
although
it's
a
zero
net,
because
the
school
Department's
budget
is
part
of
our
budget,
it
is
important
to
note
that,
on
the
city
side
of
the
general
fund,
we
now
have
a
drop
this
this
coming
year
of
four
hundred
thousand,
obviously
that
the
school
department
has
the
opposite
of
that
they
have
a
four
hundred
thousand
dollar
increase
on
their
side,
so
it
doesn't
matter
overall,
it's
zero,
but
it
does
look
different
here
and
I
wanted
the
opportunity
to
point
that
out
the
funding
schedule.
We
talked
about
that
I
think
the
other
night.
H
The
first
thing
when
we're
talking
about
the
opeb
liability,
is
that
the
funding
schedule
for
the
retirement
Department
catch-up
provision
ends
in
fiscal
28,
and
that
gives
us
extra
money
to
be
able
to
reallocate
to
other
places
that
we
so
choose,
and
one
of
the
places
that
we
had
targeted
early
on
was
the
opeb
obligation.
H
We
have
137
million
unfunded
liability
in
the
in
the
opeb
analysis,
and
so
that's
going
to
be
striking
and
as
soon
as
we
can
get
that
onto
a
schedule
for
reducing
the
better
we're
currently
doing
that
with
our
retirement
contribution
and
we've
been
doing
that
for
a
lot
of
years.
It's
dropping
off
in
fiscal
28
and
we'll
have
the
opportunity
to
reallocate
there.
H
So
these
numbers
are
taken
from
the
governor's
numbers
that
we
get
on
our
Cherry
sheets.
The
Cherry
sheets
are
sent
out
by
the
Department
of
Revenue.
We
get
them
as
they
are
changing.
When
we
set
the
budget
two
months
ago
we
had
Governors
numbers,
then
we
go
through
the
the
house
and
the
State
numbers,
and
if
those
change,
then
we
are
charged
differently.
H
H
I
will
point
out
for
those
who
are
interested
in
the
revenue
side
of
this.
There
is
local
Aid
that
we
receive
on
the
revenue
side
on
restricted.
Local
Aid
is
9.5
million
expected
in
fo24,
and
we
have
the
the
Chapter
70
piece
that
comes
in
on
the
school
side.
So
if
you
flip
to
page
six
of
the
book,
you'll
see
the
chart
that
shows
what
the
state
revenue
portion
is
that
that
circular
chart
for
Revenue
projections,
56.7
percent
of
that
is
State
local
government
Aid
at
the
bottom
of
that.
H
H
H
If
you'd
like
to
you
have
to
vote
on
that,
and
there
has
to
be
a
majority
that
approves
that
at
the
night
that
you
have
your
hearing
right,
I
think
that's
the
first
meeting
in
June,
but
as
it
stands
that
you
you're
going
to
have
three
I,
think
four
four
budgets
in
front
of
you:
the
231
for
the
general
fund,
the
14.9
for
the
sewer,
the
9.6
for
the
water
and
then
whatever
free
cash,
number
we're
using
here
to
balance
the
budget.
It's
a
small
number,
but
that
has
to
be
voted
as
well.
O
G
O
H
H
H
Lot
I
have
to
check
with
absolutely.
J
Yep
Ned,
you
know
you
react
and
city
manager,
it's
your
budget
you're
proposing.
Is
it
anything
that
you
feel
that
you
know
you
know
we
shouldn't
cut
or
we
should
cut
I
know
you're,
not
going
to
say
we
should
cut
anything
but
I,
know
you're,
proposing
and
I.
G
Had
conversation
you
know,
I
think
we've
made
the
case,
we're
not
we're
not
increasing
Staffing
much
this
year,
but
where
we
are
asking
for
Staffing
I
think
our
our
record
has
shown
that
support
is
really
needed
in
the
units
either.
First
six
particularly
for
succession
planning
and
to
build
people
behind
the
Emergency
Management
director
and
behind
the
director
of
housing
and
Housing
and
Community
Development.
F
F
R
So
two
things
that
I
will
say:
first,
thank
you
both
for
sitting
through
this
I
also
want
to
recognize
CCTV
they're
in
the
background
making
sure
that
everything's
televised,
but
I
also
want
to
thank
our
staff,
Mr,
Cunningham
and
Jessica,
who
made
sure
that
this
budget
week
went
smooth,
but
I
also
personally
want
to
recognize
Mr,
President,
counselor,
Leo
Robinson
and
my
colleague
counselor
Brown.
Actually,
yesterday,
I
had
to
leave
for
a
medical
emergency
I'm,
fighting
a
concussion
and
I
couldn't
have
done
it
without
your
support,
so
I.
R
Thank
you
both
for
insisting
in
my
health
and
taking
care
of
me.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
feeding
us
because
it's
been
a
long
long
evening
and
even
though
I
couldn't
be
here
for
the
crazy
hour.
I
heard
you
guys
left
at
11,
30.
I
do
commend
the
entire
staff,
the
two
of
you
for
really
sticking
through
this
without
moving
for
the
past
three
days,
but
also
the
administration
who
put
all
of
this
together.
So
thank
you
all
thank.
H
J
J
You
very
much
thank
you.
I
actually
had
pointed
that
out
to
my
colleague
earlier
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you've
done
on
this
you,
you
know
you've
prepped
us
through
it,
and
then
you
sat
through
it
and
you
staff,
and
you
know
you
did
have
other
folks
up
here.
You
made
it
very
easier.
The
work
in
the
book
without
legislative
office
here
you
guys,
did
a
great
job.
You
guys
and
your
ladies
did
a
great
job
made
it
very
easy.