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WELL THE MEETING THE ORDER I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEEAND I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES.I'LL LIST THEIR NAMES.COUNCILLOR FLAHERTY AT CHARGE, COUNCILLOR EDWARDS, COUNCILLOR ARROYO,COUNCILLOR O'MALLEY.THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING RECORDED AND LIVE STREAMED AT BOSTON.gov/CITY-COUNCIL TV BROADCAST ALSO.THE COUNCIL'S FY BUDGET 21 REVIEW PROCESS WILL ENCOMPASS HEARINGS OVER ROUGHLY SIX WEEKS AND NINE WORKING SESSIONS.AND WE VERY MUCH ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THISSO IF YOU'RE WATCHING FROM HOME YOU CAN TESTIFY AT ONE OF THESE HEARINGS.YOU CAN DO THAT BY JOINING THE -- GOING ONLINE AND FINDING THE PUBLIC NOTICE.THERE'S THE ZOOM LINK AND YOU CAN E-MAIL ANY TESTIMONY TO CCC.WM@BOSTON.gov AND GO ONLINE TO THE CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE TO LEARN ABOUT OUR WHOLE BUDGET PROCESS AND ALSO TO EN TUR YOUR TESTIMONY THERE AND WE HAVE A WAY TO ENTER VIDEO TESTIMONY, RECORDED VIDEO TESTIMONY.AND WE'LL ALSO TAKE TESTIMONY INANY LANGUAGE AND GET IT TRANSLATE FORD -- TRANSLATED FOR THE WHOLE COUNCIL SO HE ENCOURAGE -- WE ENCOURAGE TO TESTIMONY IN YOUR OATH -- OWN LANGUAGE AND WE'LL HAVE DEDICATED PUBLIC TESTIMONY HEARINGS AFTER THE DEPARTMENTAL HEARINGS BUT EVERY DEPARTMENTAL HEARINGS WILL TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT THE END.YOU CAN ALSO INFORMALLY TWEET

YOUR QUESTIONS USING THE #BOSBUDGET.SO, TODAY'S HEARING I WANT TO JUST NOTE WE'VE ALSO BEEN JOINEDBY MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILLOR LIZBREADON AND THE HEARINGS ON DOCKET 0588 TO 0590 INCLUDING ANNUAL OPERATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS AND SCHOOL DEPARTMENT AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ORDERS FOR CAPITAL FUND TRANSFER APPROPRIATIONS AND 0593 TO 0596 ORDERS FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS.SO THOSE DOCKETS COLLECTIVELY MAKE UP THE CITY'S PROPOSED BUDGET INTRODUCED AND THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.BEFORE WE GET STARTED I WANT TO JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT SO THE COUNCIL HELD A WORKING SESSION ON THESE TOPICS ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND ITS PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT BASED ON WHAT WAS SUBMITTED LASTWEEK AND THE WORKING SESSION WASRECORDED AND ALSO BEING REBROADCAST ON THE CHANNELS I MENTIONED BEFORE AND THE LINK TOIT IS ACTUALLY CONNECTED AND POSTED AT THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS HEARING SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING PART ONE OFTHIS CONVERSATION WHERE COUNCILLORS TALKED ABOUT PRIORITIES AND COUNCILLOR CONCERNS ABOUT THE BUDGET AND THE WORKING SESSION RESULTED IN A LIST OF FORMAL QUESTIONS SENT TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND IF YOUCAN PUT THAT UP ON THE SCREEN TOSEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.-- WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.IT'S A 10-PAGE DOCUMENT SENT TO THE ADMINISTRATION LAST WEEK WITH COUNCILLORS A QUESTIONS ON GENERAL CAPITAL AND THEN ON SPECIFIC CAPITAL PROJECTS.THE CAPITAL BUDGET IS UNUSUAL BECAUSE A LOT OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE IN SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS SO FOR INSTANCE IT

MAY BE A CAPITAL PROJECT BUT IT'S A LIBRARY BEING BUILT OR PARK IMPROVED OR STREET IMPROVED.SO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THE COUNCILLOR ASKED ABOUT THE CAPITAL BUDGET WE DO EXPECT TO HAVE ANSWERED IN THE TRANSPORTATION HEARING AND B.P.S. HEARINGS SO YOU'LL SEE AND COUNCILLORS ARE AWARE THAT SOME OF THOSE SPECIFIC PROJECT QUESTIONS MAY GET DEFERRED TO FUTURE HEARINGS BUT A NUMBER OF BROADER QUESTIONS WILL BE THE SUBJECT DAY, AND THE FOLKS IN THE ADMINISTRATION WILL MAKE EFFORTS AS THEY'RE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AS WELL.SO WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR USING THIS LIST OF QUESTION TO PREPARE THEIR PRESENTATIONS TODAY AND WITH THAT I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR EXPECTED SPEAKERS TODAY ARE JUSTINSTERIT THE BUDGET DIRECTOR FOR THE CITYOF BOSTON.PAT BROPHY AND PAT McDONOUGH, SUSAN RIGHT AT THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, SUSAN RICE OF THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT AND ROBERT MELVIN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS.SO WE'RE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THEM.WE WILL BEGIN WITH CITY BUDGET DIRECTOR JUSTIN STERIT.>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR.I'LL SHARE MY SCREEN.HOW'S THAT COMING THROUGH?>> LOOKS GOOD.>> OKAY.SO THANK YOU COUNCILLOR AND COUNCILLORS FOR BEING HERE.I'M DO A QUICK OVERVIEW.SOME YOU'VE SEEN AND GET INTO DETAIL AND TRY TO COVER MANY QUESTION US HAD IN MY PRESENTATION AND THEN SHIFT IT OVER TO OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT ANDPAT BROPHY CHIEF OF OPERATIONS

TO DO MORE OVERVIEW AND ANSWER QUESTIONS AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE MISSED WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.THE CAPITAL PLAN IS A CITY WIDE EFFORT AND ENCOMPASSES EVERY DEPARTMENT AND DIFFERENT THAN THE OPERATING BUDGET WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC FACILITIES FOLKSWHO IMPLEMENT AND DELIVER A VASTMAJORITY OF PROJECTS WE'LL TALK ABOUT TODAY.I WANT TO THANK THEM AND THEIR STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT'S GONE INTO BUILDING THE PLAN.IT'S A TRUE PARTNERSHIP SO I'M THANKFUL TO THEM.OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE ENTERING IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR AND RECOGNIZING A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THE COUNCILLOR RAISED IN THE WORKING SESSION AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OBVIOUS QUESTION ARE OUT THERE ABOUT THE CAPITAL PLAN AND HOW THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND RESPONSE TO IT IS AFFECTING CAPITAL PLANS.WE WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DO KNOW AND DON'T KNOW.SO BEFORE I DIVE INTO THE OVERVIEW I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELP IT WILL TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW AND KNOW.MARCH 23 ALL NON-ESSENTIAL CONSTRUCTION WAS HALTED INCLUDING CITY PROJECTS.PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WILLHAVE THE MOST IMMEDIATE AFFECTS OF THE SHUTDOWN.HOW LONG THEY'RE DELAYED WILL DEPEND ON WHEN THE ORDER IS LIFTED AND HOW QUICK THE PROJECTS CAN REMOBILIZE AND IN WHAT FASHION.I'LL PUT A CAVEAT ON THAT IT'S STILL EARLY IN THE PROCESS AND WE DO NOT KNOW THE AFFECTS OF WHAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MIGHTLOOK LIKE WHEN THEY RE-OPEN BUT IT'S WHAT CITY FOLKS ARE THINKING ABOUT AND HOW WE RETURN

TO WORK SAFELY.THE OTHER PLANS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND DESIGN PHASE CONTINUE AND THEY'RE ALL STILL MOVING ALONG AT NORMAL PACE AND DON'T EXPECT MANY DELAYS BECAUSE OF THIS.THERE ARE A HOST OF OTHER AFFECTS THAT MAY EMERGE INCLUDING AFFECTS ON OUTSIDE FUNDING AND STATE FUNDING AND FEDERAL FUNDING AND BROADER CHANGES IN WHAT A POST-COVID-19 CONSTRUCTION WORLD LOOKS LIKE.WE DON'T KNOW AT THIS TIME BUT SOMETHING WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.AS OF NOW WE HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF CHANGES TO STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING WE HAD PLANNED NOR BUDGET BUT SOMETHING AS THE STATE MANAGES THEIR BUDGET PROCESSES IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS AND THE FEDS CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT A STIMULUS AND THINGSTHEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE AND SEE WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES MAY COME BACK TO THE CITY.MOVING ON TO THE CAPITAL PLAN OVERVIEW.IT'S DIFFERENT THAN CITY OPERATING BUDGET AND COVERS MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND RENOVATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS OVER THE CITY.IT STRETCHES OVER A PERIOD TO ALLOW THE CITY TO DESIGN, BUILD COMPLEX PROGRAMS.THE CAPITAL PLAN IS THE CITY'S ROAD MAP TO MAINTAIN ROADS, BRIDGES, SCHOOLS AND PARKS AND USES A COMBINATION OF GEOBONDS AND GRARNTS -- GRANTS TO FUND THEM AND IT'S THROUGH DEBT SERVICE APPROPRIATED EVERY YEAR.THE CAPITAL PLAN CONSISTENT WITHTHE IB30 PLAN AND UMBRELLA PLANSTHAT FULL UNDERNEATH IT LIKE GO BOSTON 2030 AND MANY MORE.FOR THIS YEAR'S PLAN THE FY20-21IS CONSISTENT WITH IB2030 AND THE REMAINING 10% GOES TO CORE

INFRASTRUCTURE AND THOUGH NOT DIRECTLY MENTIONED ARE THINGS I HAVE TO DO THROUGHOUT THE CITY.SINCE FY14 IT'S GROWN BY ABOUT 70%.THIS HAS COME THROUGH NEWttÑ INVESTMENTS IN SCHOOLS, NEW LIBRARIES, PARKS, NEW TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.THE CITY HAS ALSO INCREASED THE AUTHORITIES AND OTHER RESOURCES LIKE CHAPTER 90 AND FEDERAL GRANTS.THAT'S SOMETHING WE PRIORITIZE NOT ONLY INCREASING THE CITY INVESTMENT AND MAKING SURE WE'REACCESSING AS MUCH STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS AS WE CAN SOMETHING NOT REALLY DONE CONSISTENTLY OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS.AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY HAS UNDERTAKEN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTOF PLANNING EFFORTS AND THE CAPITAL PLAN IS STARTING TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THE NEW PROJECTS AS THEY MOVE INTO ZIEVEN AND CONSTRUCTION.FOR -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND THE CAPITAL PLAN IS REFLECTING THE PROJECTS AND MECHE THE $30 BILLION THRESHOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME AND YOU'LL SEE THE BREAK DOWN BY IMAGINE BOSTON 2030 CATEGORY.THE CITY SPENDS ABOUT 33% ON ROADS AND 24% ON SCHOOLS AND 10%ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND 12% ON PARKS AND VARIOUS OTHER DEPARTMENTS MAKE UP THE REST.FOR FY21-25 THE PLAN PROPOSES TOADD NEW GENERAL OBLIGATION BORROWING OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.OF THE NEW FUNDING WE'RE PROPOSING TO ADD $139 MILLION FOR SCHOOLS, 26%, $144 MILLION OR 27% FOR STREETS AND $79 MILLION OR ABOUT 14% FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND $55 MILLION OR ABOUT 10% TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

$57 MILLION OR 11% TO PARKS, ENVIRONMENT AND OPEN SPACE AND $48 MILLION OR 9% TOWARDS CITY SPACE.WHEN BUILDING THE CAPITAL PLAN THE CITY HAS A STATUTORY CAP ON DEBT SERVICE AS A PERCENT OF THECITY BUDGET.THE PLANS BORROWING OVER THAT TIME OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS INCREASES THE DEBT LEVEL CLOSER TO THE 7% THRESHOLD.WE BENEFIT FROM A TRIPLE A BOND RATING AND WE ARE STILL ABLE TO LIVE WITHIN THE 7%.SO NOW MOVING ON TO SOME OF THE MAJOR NEW FY21 CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE EVERYTHINGIN THE PLAN BUT HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE MAJOR NEW PROJECTS OR FUNDING CHANGES.THE COLLEAGUES IN DFD WILL GET INTO MORE DETAILS IN THE MAJOR PROJECT AS THEY MANAGE.THE MAJOR NEW FUNDING FOR THIS YEAR STARTS WITH BUILD BPS.WE'RE ADDING ABOUT $140 MILLION THAT CONTINUES THE PROGRAM TO KEEP ON PACE.THE IF YOU FUNDING INCLUDES $12.6 MILLION TO THE BOSTON ARTSACADEMY AND SUPPORTING THE EXPANSIONS AND $2.5 MILLION FOR A MASTER PLAN THE SUPERINTENDENTAND BPS IS WORKING ON AND INCREASING PROJECTS UP TO $230 MILLION RESERVE TO FUND MAJOR PROJECTS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE INCLUDING JPUS AND MANYMORE.FUNDING TRANSITION TO STAND-ALONE PROJECTS WHEN THEY'RE READY TO MOVE IN TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.THE REASON WE DO THAT IS DURING THE CAPITAL PLAN PROCESS THERE'SOFTEN CHANGES IN SCOPE AND BUDGET THAT REQUIRE US TO EITHERINCREASE OR DECREASE THE BUDGET DEPENDING ON HOW THE BUDGET'S MOVING AND UNTIL WE KNOW [INDISCERNIBLE] UNTIL WE GET FURTHER ENOUGH IN DESIGN WE KNOW

THE PROJECT SIZE WE DON'T INDIVIDUALLY BUDGET THE PROJECTS.UP ADDITION TO THE BUILD B.P.S. PLAN THERE'S A REAL RECOMMITMENTTO THE CORE MAINTENANCE WORK TO TOUCH AS MANY SCHOOLS AS POSSIBLE AND 58 SCHOOLS HAVE RECEIVED NEW KITCHEN DURING PHASE 1 AND 2.THIS INCLUDES $10 MILLION FOR NEW BATHROOM RENOVATIONS AND NEWDRINKING WATER UPGRADES AT SCHOOLS.WE ALSO UTILIZE THE BOSTON TRUSTAND CAPITAL MAINTENANCE PLAN AT ABOUT $20 MILLION EACH AND WE HAVE ENTRY WAYS, RADIATIORS AND FIRE AND FIRE SYSTEMS TO MAKE SURE AS THE LARGER BUILD B.P.S. PLAN GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS WEMAKE CORE INVESTMENTS.AND THIS IS ON TOP OF THE B.P.S.MONEY AND MONIES WE'RE CONFIDENTWE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH QUICKERAND TRANSITIONS.MOVING PAST SCHOOLED THE SECOND BIGGEST -- SCHOOLS THE SECOND BIGGEST INCREASE IS IN PROJECTS FOR ALL TYPES OF ASSETS WE OWN LIKE RAMPS, ROADWAYS, STREETS AND OTHER VISION ZERO PROJECTS INCLUDING $14 MILLION FOR NEW DEDICATED BUS LANES, $9 MILLION PER A YEAR IN NEW PEDESTRIAN RAMPS TO ALLOW THE CITY TO REACHFULL A.D.A. COMPLIANCE AND INCREASED FROM $900 TO OVER $160AND INCLUDES $9 MILLION FOR MORENEIGHBORHOOD FLOW STREETS AND $1.5 MILLION FOR CROSSWALKS AND $1 MILLION TO SUPPORT STREET LIGHT MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE RESIDENT SAFETY AND HELP MANAGE INVENTORY.OUTSIDE OF THE MAJOR STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PROJECT THE OTHER MAJOR INVESTMENTS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ON THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE IS THE NORTHERN AVENUE BRIDGE.CURRENTLY THERE'S A $46 MILLION PLANNED IN THE PROJECT.

FY21-25 PLAN WILL ALLOW THE CITYTO BUILD A TRANSFORMATIVE MULTI-MODAL BRIDGE TO SHARE SPACE ON THE WATER FRONT AND IT THE PRESERVE ALMOSTS OF THE FORMER BRIDGE AND THERE'LL BE A PUBLIC PAVILION TO CREATE A

PUBLIC SPACE.ONE OF THE MAJOR ONES WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT.MOVING ON TO CLIMATE RESILIENCY.LAST YEAR THE CITY COMMITTED TO IMPROVING CLIMATE RESILIENCE ANDWE EXCEED THE 10% INCLUDING NEW PROJECTS LIKE THE FOUR-POINT CHANNEL AND THE PARK AND THIS YEAR AGAIN WE WILL AGAIN EXCEED 10% AND THE SIGNATURE PROJECTS INCLUDE THE CURLEY COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE $4 MILLION WORTH OF ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT.A NEW PHASE OF THE RENEW BOSTON TRUST AND FINALLY A NEW CLIMATE RESILIENCE FUND BE USED TO HELP FUND RESILIENT COMPONENTS OF OTHER PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED THROUGH THE CURLEY COMMUNITY CENTER PROCESS OFTEN TIMES PROJECTS ARE CHOOSING BETWEEN POLICY AREAS VERSUS CLIMATE RESILIENT ASPECTS AND THOUGHT WE'D IDENTIFY A POOL OF MONEY OTHER PROJECTS CAN USE TO MAKE AS CLIMATE RESPONSIBLE AS POSSIBLE SO WE THINK IT'S AN EXCITING NEW MODEL WE'RE GOING TO PILOT THIS YEAR AND SEE HOW IT GOES.MOVING ON TO PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.THE CITY HAS OVER 80 PARK PROJECTS ALREADY IN THE WORKS ACROSS THE CITY ONE INCLUDES A NEW BACK BAY FENCE PATHWAY AND FOR A MILLENNIUM PATHWAYS PROJECT AND RENOVATING MALCOLM XPARK AND EXTENDED PROGRAMS TO INSTALL SAFETY SERVICING AND PLAY GROUNDS AND OVERVIEW INCREASE THE ANNUAL STREET BUDGET BY $25 MILLION.

FINALLY, MOVING ON TO SOME OF THE MAJOR COMMUNITY AND MUNICIPAL BUILDING THE FY21-25 PLAN INCLUDES AN INCREASE FOR THE CURLEY COMMUNITY CENTER TO $30 MILLION AND $4 MILLION IN THE RESILIENCY ASPECT AND $11 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL SCOPE AND PROJECT COINCIDE WITH THE FINAL PLAN.I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES IN P.F.P.WILL GET INTO THAT AND THE NEW BOSTON SENIOR CENTER AND THE NEWMARSHALL POOL AND IS A -- $15 MILLION FOR AN INVESTMENT IN UPKEEP OF MUNS -- MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND MAKING SURE THE FACILITIES ARE UP TO SPEED AS WELL.SO THIS WAS ONLY A SAMPLING OF ALL THE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CITY.I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT BUDGET.BOSTON.GOF -- GOV AND YOUCAN FIND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAPITAL PROJECTS GOING ON AND WEENCOURAGE FOLKS TO ACCESS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.THAT CONCLUDES MY PORTION AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO PAT BROPHY AND WHAT HIS OFFICE IS DOING TO DELIVER ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS AFTER.>> WE'RE GOING PULL UP A SLIDE TO DO A QUICK PRESENTATION THEN WE'LL WALK THROUGH THAT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THERE WE GO.EVERYONE HEAR ME OKAY?GOOD MORNING, COUNCILLORS.

GOOD MORNING CHAIRWOMAN BOK, HAPPY TO BE HEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME AS YOU AS CHAIRWOMAN AND WELCOME TO THE NEW COUNCILLORS, MADAME PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR CONVENING THIS AS WELL.I'M PAT BROPHY THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS FOR CITY OF BOSTON.ON THE CALL AS WELL ON THE ZOOM AS WELL IS A NUMBER OF STAFF PEOPLE EITHER WATCHING ON TV OR

ON THE CALL AND I'D LIKE TO CALLTHEM OUT SO PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE HARD WORK AND THE TEAM BEHIND ME.NORMALLY THERE WOULD BE A DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT PRESENTINGAND THAT FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARSHAS BEEN TRISHA LINES.SHE SERVE THE CITY FOR 30 YEARS AND GOT EYE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO -- A GREAT TONIGHT TO LEAVE AT BAPSON COLLEGE AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WITHOUT A DIRECTOR BUTTHE TEAM I'M ABOUT TO CALL OUT HAS BEEN STEPPING UP EVERY SINGLE DAY ON EVERY SINGLE ISSUEAND WE HAVE FELT NO LAG ON THAT RIGHT NOW.SO ELLEN McDONOUGH, NOW LIVING IN DORCHESTER AND FORMALLY OF SOUTH BOSTON A FORMER LATIN SCHOOL AND HARVARD GRAD.SHE'S OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT.WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING AND YOU PROBABLY MET AND INTERACTED HER AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HIREHER TO COME ON BOARD WITH US.SHE'S A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO THE TEAM.SUSAN RICE IS A WOMAN FROM WEST ROXBURY HIGH.HOW ARE YOU?SHE FORMALLY WORKED AS INSPECTION SERVICES AS AN ATTORNEY AND NOW IN THE OPERATIONS CAPACITY AT PUBLIC FACILITIES.TOM LEHY A FORMER 30 YEAR CEDAR GROVE ASSOCIATION AND HE HAS BEEN GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO STAY ON THE JOB WHILE HE PUT IN HIS RETIREMENT PAPERS RECENTLY AND DECIDED TO STICK AROUND TO HELP US THROUGH THE TRANSITION WITH THE DIRECTOR AND LO AND BEHOLD THE PANDEMIC HIT AND WE'RE LUCKYTO HAVE HIM ON BOARD.HE'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE VALUE TOTHE DEPARTMENT OVER THE YEARS AND THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE.CARL TON -- CARLTON JONES WORKEDAT THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND

WHEN THE MAYOR DECIDED TO MERGE THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FROM THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLICFACILITIES DEPARTMENT TO MAKE ONE DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR MAJOR CONSTRUCTION CARLTON WAS PART OF THE TEAM THAT JOINED THETEAM OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND HAS A WIDE BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND LASTLY IS ROB MELVIN FROM HYDE PARK.HE'S BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT A NUMBER OF YEARS AND HAS BEEN STEPPING UP TO DO A LOT OF THE PROJECTS DURING THIS PANDEMIC WHETHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND ACCESS AND HE'S BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB.HE IS A SON OF LATIN SCHOOL AND WELL REPRESENTED IN THE BOSTON SCHOOLS.I MYSELF AM A PROUD GRADUATE OF BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY.THIS IS MY 25th YEAR WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON.MY FIFTH YEAR IN THIS ROLE.I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE ONLY AS STRONG AS THE TEAM BEHIND YOU AND THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS REALLYSTEPPED UP IN THE ABSENCE OF THEDIRECTOR AND CONTINUES TO STEP UP AND PROVIDE QUALITY PRODUCT FOR BOSTON'S CONSTITUENTS.I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T CALL OUT MY FRIEND, JUSTIN STERRIT PUTTING THE BUDGET DIRECT AND O.B.M. IS A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE.THEY'RE WORK HARD AND WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF RESPONSES AND THINGS AND CONTINUING TO MOVE THROUGH DURING THIS PROCESS.I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CALL THEMOUT AS WELL.I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH A FEW OF THE NEXT SLIDES TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE WITHTHE DEPARTMENT TO FAMILIARIZE THE NEW COUNCILLORS AND RE-EDUCATE SOME THAT MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.SO THIS YEAR AS EVERYONE KNOWS

IT'S BEEN A BIG CHALLENGE.WE TOOK AN 18,000 WORKFORCE AND MADE THEM GO REMOTELY.WE HAVE 80 PEOPLE AT PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT AND WE SEAMLESSLY TRANSITIONED FROM WORK FROM OFFICE TO WORK FROM HOME.WE HAVE AN A LOT PEOPLE WORKING HARD ON THAT.ELLEN HAS BEEN GREAT ABOUT GETTING US UP AND OUR FRIEND, DAVID ELGIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OFINNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN HELPING US TEE UP AND GET EVERYTHING SQUARED AWAY FOR THAT.IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WE REAGAINPILOTING A NEW TRACKING SYSTEM AN E-BUILDER SOMETHING WE CAME TO THE COUNCIL LAST YEAR ON AND PROCURED THAT AND WORKED WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE STREETS CAP NET AND ENVIRONMENT -- CABINET AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET TO MAKE SURE IT WAS A SYSTEM THAT COULD BE USED ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THAT OUT AND STARTED PILOTING THIS OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS AND WE WERE STARTING TO WORK REMOTELY BUT IT'S BASICALLY AN ELECTRONIC CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT DATABASE.AND WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THAT AND IT'S GOING TO HOPEFULLYHELP US WITH BETTER RECORDING AND NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT WHERE WEARE ON A BELL CURVE IN TERMS OF CHANGE ORDERS AND LIABILITY FOR OVERAGES ON PROJECTS IN CONSTRUCTION.IT'S A GOOD TOOL FOR US TO FURTHER ANALYZE THE DATA THAT'S COMING IN, REALIZE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN REAL TIME AND KIND OF ACTING TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TAXPAYER MONEY.SO WHEN THE MAYOR ANNOUNCE THE CONSTRUCTION PAUSE I JUST WANTEDTO TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, ALL SITES WITHIN THE CITY

WERE BUTTONED UP.WE GAVE PEOPLE A WEEK TO BUTTON THINGS UP AND CLOSE THEM ON THE 17th.EVERY ONE OF THE BOSTON CITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PAUSED THAT WERE IN CONSTRUCTION.WHAT OUR CLERK OF THE WORKS GO OUT TO DO IS TO GO OUT AND MAKE SURE THEY WERE BUTTONED UP PROPERLY AND NO WORK IS CONTINUING OUT THERE AND THE SITE IS SAFE AND SECURE DESPITE WHATEVER'S HAPPENING WITH THE WEATHER AND THINGS OF THAT.THEY ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYTHING ON THE SITE IS PROPERLY BUTTONED UP ANDCLOSED UP AND THEY'RE STAYING INCONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE FOLKS THE G.C.s AND SUBS ON THE SITE SO WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION PAUSE IS LIFTED AND THEY'VE SUPPLEMENTED THEIR PERMIT APPLICATION WITH THE COVID SAFETY PLAN THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.SO I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUTTHAT ROLL-UP AS WELL AS I.S.D. FALLS UNDER THE OPERATIONS AS WELL.WE'RE ROLLING OUT THE NEW GUIDELINES IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 TO ENSURE ANY AND ALL WORK HAPPENING WILL HAPPEN AFTERTHE PAUSE IS LIFTED AND CONTINUES IN A SAFE PANNER AND WORKING ON -- MANNER AND WORKINGTO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE FOR ALL WORKERS AND EVERY SINGLE PROJECT.THINGS WE'LL LOOK FOR IS SITE SAFETY, USE OF P.P.E., EDUCATIONAND COMMUNICATION, SAFETY PLANS AND HYGIENE ON TRASH MANAGEMENT,ONPORT OWE -- PORTA POTTIES ANDASKING THEM TO GO OUT AND DELIVER A PLAN FOR WHDO TO MAKE SURE THEIR WORKERS AND ALL WORKERS ON THE SITE ARE SAFE.HOW TO ENSURE SOCIAL DISTANCING.THEY'LL WRITE THOSE UP AND

SUBMIT THAT AND SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT AND ONCE THEY SIGN THAT AFFIDAVIT THEY WILL THEN BEALLOWED TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK IF ESSENTIAL AND WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION PAUSE IS LIFTED THAT WORK WILL THEN PROCEED FROMTHERE.OUR INSPECTORS WILL BE OUT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ADD HEARING TOTHEIR OWN PLAN -- ADHERING TO THEIR OWN PLAN.WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE CONSTRUCTION UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION AND UNDERSTANDS THE NEED TO CONTINUETHE SOCIAL DISTANCING PRACTICES AND MAKE SURE OUR WORKERS ARE SAFE.WE ALSO HAVE HAD SOME ASSISTANCEWITH THE EMERGENCY WORK.ROBERT MELVIN AND ROBERT MILLER HAVE BEEN WORKING AND A WHOLE HOST OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAMS AND CLERKS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO DO THINGS.WE WERE HELPING WITH THE LAYOUT AND PROGRAMMING AND OUTLINE OF HOW THE BOSTON HOPE HOTEL WOULD WORK AT THE BCEC.AND WE WERE BROUGHT IN FOR OUR TERMS AND EXPERTISE IN TERMS OF LOGISTICS AND MANPOWER AND LAYOUT AND DESIGN.WE ALSO WORKED ON RENOVATING A SPACE AT 41 NEW CHARDON STREET BEHIND THE EDIC BUILDING BEHIND A1 IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON.THAT WAS A FORMERLY USED WOMEN'SSHELTER THAT THE STATE HAS VACATED A YEAR AGO.IT NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF WORK AND HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NEXT STEPS AND PARTNER WOULD BE AND AS IT HIT WE SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR AN EMERGENCY WAIVER TO DO WORK ON THE SITE AND GET IT INHABITABLE FOR DE DENSE FICTION AND IT WAS READY LAST WEEK AND THERE ARE COTS AVAILABLE AND WE'RE WORKING WITHTHE HOUSING TEAM TO DEVELOP THE RIGHT PARTNER AND PEOPLE TO PUT IN THERE IF THE NEED ARISES.

SO THAT'S BEEN A WHOLE HOST OF DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND CLERK TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE PUTTING COTS TOGETHER AND BRINGING THEM IN, MAKING SURE THE WORK IS DONE AND MAKING SURETHE WORK IS DONE IN A SAFE MANNER, MAKING SURE THEY'RE ADHERING TO A SAFETY PLAN AND EVERYONE'S ADHERING TO P.P.E. AND WE'RE CREATING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR DEDENSIFICATION IF NECESSARY.I'LL GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT ANDHOW OR WORK DIFFERS FROM OTHER AGENCY.THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENTIS BASICALLY THE CONSTRUCTION LINK OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.WE DO THE PROGRAMMING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ALL CITY WORK ON CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS.YOU HAVE A WHOLE MYRIAD OF DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHO HAVE SMALL SMALL ALTERATION AND REPAIR AND MANAGEMENT TEAMS FROM FIX A BROKEN WINDOW OR THE HEAT ISN'T WORKING OR THERE'S A CLOGGED TOILET, THEY'LL FIX AND ADJUST AND DO THAT WORK.WHEN IT GOES OVER $100,000 IT GOES TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.IT'S CREATED THROUGH AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE AND REQUIRES ALLMAJOR CONSTRUCTION WORK THAT REQUIRES MULTIPLE TRADES AND A VALUE IN EXCESS OF $100,000, THAT WORK THEN FALLS UNDER THE CONTROL, CUSTODY AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.SO IT'S BASICALLY ALL CHAPTER 149 PROJECTS.OTHER DEPARTMENTS CAN DO PURCHASE AND INSTALLS AND CAN DOSOME CHAPTER 30 WORK BUT ALL CHAPTER 149 WORK NEEDS TO BE FUNDED THROUGH THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT DO DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF THE

AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING DEPARTMENT AND THE ARTICLE 80 PROCESS AND MANAGING ANYTHING LIKE LARGE URBAN PLANNING INITIATIVES AND WE DO WORK WITH THEM WHENEVER WE NEED TO DO SOME TITLE WORK OR WORK WITH THEM ON DEVELOPMENT OR WORKWITH THEM ON REALITY TRANSACTIONS LIKE WHAT YOU APPROVED FROM YEARS AGO.SO THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF THE LARGE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT STUFF.THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT DOES ALL THE HOUSING.SO SHEILA'S TEAM TALKS ABOUT THEPRIVATE HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE NON-PROFITS AND THE OVERALL HOUSING STRATEGY COMES OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT.PUBLIC WORKS, TRANSPORTATION, OBVIOUSLY, THEY DO STREETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR AND THEY DO SIGNALIZÑbA#bbac $TESTING, TESTING, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.TESTING, TESTING, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.TESTING, TESTING,rTHREE, TWO,t( ONE. TESTING, TESTING, FIVE, FOUR, xDTHREE, t(TWO, ONE. 9TO CONSTRUCTION.THE PROJECT BASICALLY DELIVERED IN TWO WAYS.WE'RE GOVERNED THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS AS TOHOW WE CAN BID THE PROJECTS.AS THE VERY RIGID OF A PROCESS.OUR PROJECT MANAGERS COME WITH SOME KIND OF CONSTRUCTION BACKGROUND.THEY HAVE A GOOD EDUCATION AND TALENTED PEOPLE BUT WHEN THEY WALK IN THE DOOR, LIFE IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR HERE.WE ONLY BID THE PROJECTS THROUGHCHAPTER 149.THEY'RE TWO METHODS THERE.CHAPTER 149 DESIGN AND BUILD ANDUNDER THAT SCENARIO ENCOMPASSES A MAJORITY OF THOSE PROJECT.

WE TYPICALLY PLAY A ROLE AND ASSIST IN THE USER AGENCY IN O.B.M. IN DESIGNING THAT SCOPE AND THEN IT GETS IN THE CAPITAL PLAN AND THEN WE DIVE DEEPER INTO MAYBE SOME SIGHTING OR PROGRAMMING STUD OOZE I CAN TALK -- STUDIES I CAN TALK ABOUTAND THAT FEEDS IN THE DESIGN PROCESS WHICH IS HEAVILY REGULATED THROUGH CHAPTER 7.WE SELECT ALL OF OUR DESIGNERS THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 7 PROCESS THE DESIGNER SELECTION BOARD.THE DESIGNERS BASICALLY COME IN AND PROPOSE AND TAKE¦ A LOOK AT THE SCOPE OF WORK WE ARE PROPOSING.FROM THAT SCOPE OF WORK, WE THENACCEPT QUALIFICATIONS THROUGH A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS THROUGH THE CHAPTER 7 PUBLICLY ADVERTISED BIDS.WE BRING IN ALL THE DESIGNERS THAT HAVE RESPONDED TO THAT R.F.Q.ONCE THEY COME IN, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THEM WITH OUR USER AGENCY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM AT B.F.D. AND DECIDE WHO WORKS BEST WORKING IN AN URBAN SETTING WITH A MUNICIPAL BUILDING, HISTORICAL IN NATURE OR PROGRAMMING LIBRARIES OR PROGRAMMING SCHOOLS AND WE TRY TO FIND THE RIGHT DESIGN TEAM WITH THE RIGHT EXPERIENCE TO JUMP RIGHT INTO THAT PROJECT SO WE CAN START TO HAVE A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS AND CLIENTS WITH WHOM WE WORK.THAT PROGRAMMING FEEDS INTO THE DESIGN.THE STUDY AND THE PROGRAMMING FEEDS INTO THE -- EXCUSE ME, THEDESIGN.AFTER THE DESIGN IS REVIEWED, WEGO OUT AND WE DO A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND FIND THE DESIGN AND WORK WELL WITH FOLKS AND WE'VE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE A COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH

A LOT OF THE CONSTITUENCIES WE SERVE BECAUSE THEY GENERALLY SEEWHEN WE SHOW UP THAT MEANS THE MAYOR IS INVESTING IN A BUILDINGTHEY CARE ABOUT SO IT'S A GOOD AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR MOST OF OUR PROJECTS.SO WE MOVE THROUGH THAT.ONCE IT GETS THROUGH THE DESIGN,THEN IT STARTS THE CHAPTER 149 THE PUBLIC ADVERTISING AND THE BIDS AND FILED SUB SUB BIDS AND THEN WE GIVE A NOTICE TO PROCEED.THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS WITH THE CHAPTER 149..AND WE KIND OF WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THAT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS.THE OTHER STUFF THAT WE DO IS WE'LL WORK IN CHAPTER 149A WHICHIS BASICALLY A DESIGN BUILD THAT'S A NEW WAY THAT WAS -- A NEW METHOD OF DELIVERY THAT WAS GIVEN TO MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH AFTER CONSTRUCTION REFORM ABOUT A DECADE AGO.IT REQUIRES PROJECTS OF LARGE SIZE AND LARGE MAGNITUDE WE CAN ASK TO GO THROUGH THAT METHOD.WE NORMALLY BRING IN A PROJECT MANAGER AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THE TEAM WORKS TOGETHER AND DESIGN AND BUILDS THE PROJECT SIMILARLY.PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT ON SUCCESSFULLY THINGS LIKETHE CENTRAL LIBRARY IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON AND BOOST BOWLING BUILDING WAS ONE WE HAVE DONE LIKE THAT AND WE'VE DONE THINGS LIKE TH%¦eÑ DEERBORN SCHOOL, THE BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IS THROUGH THAT WAY AND WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGH THE QUINCY SCHOOL AND CARTER SCHOOL THAT WAY AND COURTSTREET RENOVATION THAT WAY AND WE OBVIOUSLY ARE UTILIZING THAT WITH THE RENOVATION OF BOSTON CITY HALL PLAZA.WE SUPPLEMENT OUR TEAM WITH AN

O.P.M. AND THE CONTRACTOR GETS HIRED DURING DESIGN AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DESIGN AND BASICALLY WHAT WE SEE AS A RESULT OF THAT PARTNERSHIP WE FIND EFFICIENCIES IN THE WAY IN WHICH WE DESIGN AND FINDING EFFICIENCIES IN COST, SCOPE AND MAGNITUDE AND IMPACT.IT ALLOWS US TO WORK AND BE MALLEABLE AND GET EVERYBODY SQUARED AWAY SO THAT SQUARES AWAY IN A MORE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH.IT ALLOWS FOR EARLY CONSTRUCTIONPACKAGES SO WE CAN BID THINGS OUT IN TRANCHES LIKE SITE DEVELOPMENT OR UTILITY WORK AND AS WE START TO DO FOUNDATION ANDSTEEL WE CAN MOVE THAT UP.IT ALLOWS THAT TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE THE REST OF THE BUILDING IS BEING DESIGNED IN TANDEM. IT IS A COMPLEX DELIVERY METHODMOST LIKE WHAT WE IMAGINE HAPPENS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR BUT IT'S UNUSUAL DURING A HIGHLYREGULATED CHAPTER 149 PROCESS AND STILL REQUIRES ADVERTISEMENTAND SITE.IT IS A MORE COORDINATED DELIVERY.IT HAS A HIGHER QUALITY OUTCOME.THESE PROJECTS GIVEN THEIR COMPLEXITY CAN TAKE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM FIVE TO SIX YEARS DEPENDING UPON THE FUNDINGSOURCES BUT WE'RE WORKING WELL TO TRYING TO KEEP EXPEDITING THAT AND FINDING EFFICIENCIES INTHE WAY THAT HAPPENS BUT HAVE SEEN SUCCESS WITH THE CHAPTER 149A METHOD OF DELIVERY.YOU CAN SEE FROM THE DOCUMENT HERE WE PICK UP A LITTLE BIT IN DESIGN AND THE C.M. SELECTION INTHE EARLY CONSTRUCTION PHASE SO IT STARTS TO SEE PROGRESS EARLIER WHICH IS ALSO A BENEFIT TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND HELPS INPLANNING THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS AS WE GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL.BEFORE YOU TODAY IS THE FY21 RECOMMENDED BUDGET TOTALLING

$7,246,344 AND REPRESENTS A PERCENTAGE OVER OUR FISCAL 21 BUDGET AND THIS IS OVER 94% OF OUR BUDGET IS ALLOCATED TO PERSONNEL EXPENSES AND 5.5% ARE ALLOCATED TOWARDS OUR TYPICAL OPERATING EXPENSES.THIS 1% INCREASE IN THE FY20 BUDGET IS DUE GENERALLY TO THE COST OF LIVING ASSOCIATED WITH COLLECTIVELY BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.OUR CASE LOAD RIGHT NOW HAS NOT SLOWED AND WE'RE MANAGING OVER 80 PROJECTS WITH A BUDGET OF OVER $1 MILLION.-- BILLION 37 . WE'RE LOOKING AT A VALUE OF $61 MILLION COMING UP.IN TERMS OF THE DEPARTMENT ITSELF WE HAVE 69 FULL-TIME POSITIONS WHICH INCLUDES ABOUT NINE VACANCIES.WE ARE HIRING A COUPLE NEW CLERKS AND PROJECT MANAGERS AS WELL AND WE'RE EXPECTING TO HIRETHOSE FOLKS TO HELP WITH THE INITIATIVES LIKE RENEW BOSTON AND RENEW BOSTON INITIATIVE WHICH IS AN ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURE WE'RE RUN INNING COORDINATION WITH THE C.F.O.s OFFICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE I'LL TALK ABOUT FURTHER IN THE PRESENTATION.WITHIN THAT DEPARTMENT, EVERYONEIS OSHA CERTIFIED HAS A 10-HOUR CARD SO SAFETY'S A BIG PIECE OF IT.WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED P.P.E. TO ALL OF OUR TEAM THROUGHOUT THE DURATION.OBVIOUSLY, MORE P.P.E. IS FORTHCOMING WITH MASKS AND THE GLOVES TO COMPLY WITH THE COVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEAK SPANISH, HAITIAN, CREOLE, CAMBODIAN, PORTUGUESE AND FRENCH.THE MAJORITY OF OUR STAFF ARE PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE THAT DO HAVE

DEGREES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING.THE MANAGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOROVERALL PROJECT DELIVERY FROM START TO FINISH.EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT PROJECT AND TIME LINE.SOME ARE HEAVY IN DESIGN BUT THEY MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION AND AT THE CLOSE OUT I THINK EVERYONE HERE WHO HAS HAD A HOMEIMPROVEMENT PROJECT KNOWS THE LAST 5% OF THE JOB TAKES 95% OF THE EFFORT AND NOT UNTRUE WITH ALOT OF OUR PROJECTS AND IT MEANSCLOSING THESE THINGS OUT AND MAKING SURE WE GET EVERYTHING WEBOUGHT AND PAID FOR.WE'RE HARD ON THAT AND MAKE SUREWE GET EVERYTHING IN START-UP AND TESTING AND JUST EVERYTHING WE BOUGHT, WE GET.OUR CLERKS ARE DAY-TO-DAY ON SITE FOLKS AND MAKE SURE WE GET TWO COATS OF PAINT NOT ONE COAT AND THE OTHER MAKE SURE WE GET THREE-QUARTER INCH TYPE AND NOT HALF INCH AND MAKE SURE THE RIGHT SCREWS ARE BEING USED AND PARTICULAR WHEN WE LOOK AT CITY BUILDING ESPECIALLY WHEN PUTTINGMILLIONS OF INVESTMENT IN AND KNOW WE WON'T BE BACK FOR A WHILE AND WE WANT THE TAMPER RESISTANT SCREWS AND THE ONES OUTDOOR NOT INDOOR.WE SPECIFY DOWN TO THE TYPE AND SIZE OF SCREW.AND OUR CLERKS ARE ON SITE TO MAKE SURE WE GET EVERY INCH OF THAT AND INSTALL ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR WHETHER IT'S A ROOFING SYSTEM OR HVAC SYSTEM OR DOORS, BOILERS, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WE'RE GETTING EXACTLY WHAT WE PAID FOR.THEY'RE WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD.WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THERETHAT ARE CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS AND WE HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE EXPERTS IN PROCUREMENT

AND PAYING OUR BILLS AND MAKING SURE ALL OF OUR VEVENDERS ARE PAID ON -- VENDORS ARE PAID ON TIME AND TRACKING PROCESS TO GETUPDATES TO THE OFFICE AND MAYOR AS NECESSARY AND HAVE A LEGAL TEAM THAT OVERSEES THE PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMISSION AND ALL OFOUR LEGAL DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE CONTRACTS AND CHANGE ORDERS, EVERYTHING GOES THROUGH A LEGAL REVIEW.PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, EXCUSE ME, PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMISSION IS THE BOARD THAT OVERSEES AND APPROVES THE CONTRACTS FROM THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.AND SO WHEN WE ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION THEY SIGN OFF ON THAT.THE THREE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, MR. CRAVEN IS THE CHAIR AND LARRY MULLEY IS A MOMENT AND MR. IRISH SAY MEMBER AND REVIEW -- IS A MEMBER AND ONCE AMONTH THEY REVIEW THE CONTRACTS AND CHECK RESPONSE ACTS WITH THEEXPEND -- RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THE EXPENDITURES AND TAXPAYER MONEY AND OVERSEE THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDE SUPPORT THERE AS WELL.WE HAD A WOMAN NAMED ANGELA ACHUTHAT WORKED FOR US 10 YEARS AND WAS THE FOREMOST EXPERT ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION AND JUST LEFT SAME TIME AS TRISHA TO WORK AT THE MASSACHUSETTS WATER AUTHORITY AND WERE LUCKY AND BELIEVED ENOUGH TO GET TT LEE AN ATTORNEYIN THE CITY'S LAW DEPARTMENT ANDSHE WAS THE DE FACTO GO-TO PERSON ON PROCUREMENT WHEN ANGELA WAS OTHERWISE WORKING ON SOMETHING ELSE.SHE'S NOW JOINED THE TEAM AT P.F.D. AND HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL ADDITION AND IS A BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY GRADUATE AS WELL AND A

WONDERFUL PERSON AND HAPPY HAVE HER ON BOARD AS WELL I WANTED TOMENTION THAT AT THE BEGINNING WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE TEAM.A COUPLE THINGS HERE.WE TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT THE E-BUILDER SOFTWARE BUT THAT'S BASICALLY A DATABASE THAT HELPS TRACK PROJECTS.I WANT TO CALL OUT MY DISTRICT CITY COUNCILLOR FRANK BAKER WHO WAS A PROPONENT OF THAT BACK WHEN AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT TECHNOLOGY.IT'S HELPFUL AND IT WILL PAY DIVIDENDS AS WE START TOT"START TO FARMrRIGHT WAY TO REPORT AND FORECASTWHERE CHANGE ORDERS AND LAGS ARE. SO THAT'S BEEN A REALLY POSITIVETHING. WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT E-BUILDER AND TRYING TO GETé@¦ THE RIGHT SYSTEM THAT WORKS ACROSS AL@r PLATFORMS FORA5¦ ABR 5, 6 YEARS. AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH CHRIS COOK'S TEAM AND CHRIS e1OSGOOD'S TEAM AND BUDGET OFFICE ANDDAVID'S TEAM, WE HAVE BEENÑi VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THISfá THING UP AND RUNNING. SO IT'S A HUGE ADDITION AND I WANT TO t&Zjz THE COUNCIL FORçó SUPPORTING THAT INITIATIVE?2YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE WORKING Ko¦AGAIN, WE'RE COLLABORATIVE TEAM AT PUBLIC FACILITIES. SO WE ARE ALWAYS WORKING WITH OUR CLIENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'REe1 VERY EXCITED ABOUT, THAT WE PILOTED WAS MAYOR GAVE US A DIRECTIVEw<1ÑÑi COME UP WITH WAYt( TOSAVE MONEY ON ENERGY COSTS,ÑiqW¦RçIDEPARTMENT ANDçó CARLñr SPECTOR AND CHRIS COOK, DAVID MUSCLEMAN, ENTIRE xDTEAM. MY TEAM IS SUSAN RICE ANDxD ADAMxMULLEN, HAVE COMEt(xD UP WITH A

PROGRAM WITH JUSTIN AND EMMA ANDHER ENTIRE TEAM ASt( WELL THAT WEt( CALL THE RENEW BOSTON TRUST THATFOCUSES ON ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES THROUGHOUT THE CITYjF OF BOSTON. THOSE TYPESt( OF THINGS THATqDOINGÑ$OBVIOUSLY I DON'T NEEDqEXPLAINlp TO THIS BODY HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE SMART WITHOUR ENERGY, BUT ALSO THE COST OFENERGY AND IMPACT TO THEñBUDGEt/]WE THINK THAT THE COST WILL EVENTUALLY GO UP OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THAT B#t SMART WITH OURi]t( ENERGY AND TRYINGTO THINK ABOUT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN GET TO ZERO NET CARBON WITH OUR FZIVND MATT O'MALLEY, ADVOCATEt( FOR THIS FOR DECADES, THAT BASICALLY THESE ARE THINGS LIKE WATER CONSERVATION, LIGHTING, ENERGY MEASURES, BOILER AND CHILLER?nM REPAIRS, AND REPLACEMENT, BUILDING ENVELOPEO)y¦Ñi IMPROVEMENTS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY THE WAY OF THE FUTURE AND WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING TO MAKEZv¦ SURE THAT WE CANSTART TO MAKEçó PROOF OF CONCEPT AND ROLL THAT OUTt( IN A VERY THOUGHlFMANNER. WE'RE COMPLETING THEçó CONSTRUCTION ON THE INITIALe1 $10 MILLION PILOTrBUILDINGS. Ym¦AND THAT FINAL PHASE WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHw3?;$OF A NEW SOLAR CANOPY ONt(e1qSTREET, ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE ISTHE BOSTON POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND RIGHT BEFORE THAT IS Mr PARKING AREA. WHAT WE AREó[¦ DOING IS WE ARE CONSTRUCTING A SOLAR CANOPY SIMILAR TO THE ONE THATi] IS EARLIER UP ON THE STREET, IN THEROXBURY COMMUNITY çóCOLLEGE. THAT'S SOMETHINGré%%NG TO INSTALL. fáxDxDçóñrxDTHAT WOULD FINALIZE THE LASTw3 ITEM IN THE PILOT PHASE OF THE

FIRST YEAR OF THE ARE A NEW BOK(t9¦ TRUST. jFxDTHAT HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY WELL. THE TEAMS HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY WELL WITH ALL OF OUR USERPLACES TOÑi FIND PLACES. SOrBUT WE'RE NOW STARTING IN TOxD PHASE II. AGAIN, WE'RE A DEPARTMENTçó THATe1 ACAPITAL BUDGET,ok CAPITAL-FUNDEDt( PROGRAM. SO WE¦k ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IN TERMS OF SCALE, IN TERMS OF THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY WENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GDVTING OUR VALUE FOR OUR e1DOLLARS. WE'REçó÷TECHNOLOGYt( UNTIL IT'S 100% TRUST PHASE t(I, ÷CONTRIBUTING THAT'S INVOLVED, A LOT OF NEW WAYS OF PROCUREMENT,< ¦ A LOT OF NEW WAYSi] AND ANALYSIS AND THIS BODY AGAIN, COUNCILOR O'MALLEY, HAS BEEN VERY GOOD ON Ko @&H(LCEIEIT WORKS, MAKING SURE IT WORKS THROUGH THE SYSTEM, MAKING SURE IT WORKS THROUGH OUR PROCESSES HERE, MAKING SURE IT'S IN LINE WITH WHAT THE STATEñr WANTS AND THEN EXECUTE. THATe1 FIRST PROOF OF CONCEPT HAS WORKED WELL, VERY HAPPY TOcPROMOTE THAT. WE'RE NOW FINALIZING WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT PHASE II, WHICH WILL PROBABLY BEe1 DOUBLING THE COSTñr AND DOUBLING THE IMPACT. SO WE'LL GO TO APPROXIMATELY 31 BUILDINGS UP FROM 14, IN TO ABOUT A $20 MILLION. WE'RE IN TO DESIGNe1 NOW AND THATw3 WILL PROBABLYw3 SJ!Tá TO GET GOINGI WOULD SAY AROUND SEPTEMBER OFw3 THIS YEAR. WE'RE ALREADY TAKING AAUDITING OURw3 BUILDINGS,lp DO AN INVESTMENT AUDIT, INVESTMENT GRADE AUDITS ON THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SO WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE NOçó HE THAT THE BOSTON PUBLICñMMHAVFP VERY LARGE INVENTORY OF BUILDINGS,çó CERTAINLYt( USEok AS LOT OF ENERGY. WEjF WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT AGAIN THAT PROOF OF CONCEPT AND SIZE AND SALE ANDÑi IMPLEMENTATIONIS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO, SO WE WILL BE STARTING TOñr PLAN OUT WHAT'S THE NEXT TRANCHE OF PROJECTS AND THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INCREASE THAT BY ANOTHERxD $20 MILLION AS WELL. IN THREE SHORT [wARS WE WILL SPEND xD$50 MILLION ON ENERGYjFúUPGRADES AND ENERGY CONSERVATIONMEASURES. SO THAT'S VERY POSITIVE THING THAT WE'REñrlp VERY HAPPY TOfá TALK ABOUT. CAFE. WE WORKÑijF VERY CLOSELY WITHfá THE SHAW FOUNDATION TO SELF A WAY INWHICH WE CAN PROVIDE FRESH M]TO THE CHILDREN AT BOSTON PUBLICSCHOOLS. WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THE COST THAT WE GET FORn@¦ REIMBURSABLE FROMVERSUS THE COST OF PUTTING wOF PROVIDING THE FOOD VERSUSCOST OF FROsI FOOD OR NEW WAY OFDELIVERY. AND WHEN WE TOOK AxD LOOK AT THE NEW OVENS AND SALAD BARS AND FRIDGES AND NEW SET UP AND WAYZv¦ IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN PREPARE FOODON SITE, WE SAW THATSwPi] THERES7¦ ñWAS, THAT THAT WASNB¦ A BENEFIT TO NOT ONLY BETTER FOOD, BETTER TASTINGxDACCESS TO FRESH, CLEAN FOOD, ANDALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE A COUPLE BUCKS AND MAKE SURE THATrOUR CHILDREN ARE BEING FED APPROPRIATELY. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN VERY, VERY HIGH ONe1 THE MAYOR'S AGENDA. WE ARE VERY COGNIZANT OF THE BOSTON ONLY GET THEIR NUTRITION,cTHE BEST NUTRITIONAL MEAL AT BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. h

WORKñr WITH OURxD FRIENDS IN THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP WAYSxD IN WHICHxD IT CAN BE GOOD ANDFRESH ANDxD HEALTHY. WE ARE SEEING DIVIDENDS ON THAT,SO WE'REw3 GOING FROMok PHASE I AND PHASE II, BASICALLY A RETROFITTING A KITCHEN IN A 4SCHOOL. WE'RE DOING ABOUTfá 1THEM BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST. SO IT'S REALLY A BIG RUSH TOIN THERE, IT'S Açó BIGxD RUSH TO GET, IT TAKES A LOTxDxD WITH OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, IT TAKES A LOT WITH OUR BUDGET DEPARTMENT, IT TAKESOUR DESIGN TEAMS AND OUR CONSTRUCTION TEAMS AND IT TAKES A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE WHILE THEY'RE $JING THEIR SMALL RENOVATIONS ORTHEIR REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS,ñND xDCLEANING, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WE'RE ALSO INÑi THERE WITH MSBAçófá ACCELERATED REPAIR PROJECTS AND WE'RE ALSO IN THEREWITH THE MY WAY CAFE. é@¦SO THERE'S A LOT OF COORDINATION, A LOT OF TEAMSñr ANDA LOT OF EFFORT THERE. WE'RE LOOKING TO GO MOVE IN TO PHAsQWk III OF THE MY WAYro/Ñ CAFE. THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BUILDt(ñr NEWYm¦ KITCHENS AT 18 SCHOOLS. THAT'S BLACKSTONE, THE HURLEY,Ñi THE E M.K., CAREER ACADEMY, McKINLEY, LATINñr SCHOOL FOR MY GOOD FRIEND MATTe[QdO'MALLEY, BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL GETTING A NEW < ¦e1KITCHEN. 6z¦9PERKINS, THE BALDWIN, THE BGA, THE GARDENER,Ñi JOHN KENNEDY, WARRENñ PRESCOTT, THE WINDSHIP, ANOTHER COURSE TO cCHANNING, THE GREW, MANNING, ANDROOSEVELT LOWER. 8??YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE SEGMENTED THECITY IN TO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES BASICALLY GEOGRAPHICALLY THATÑyçW¦ WILL HELP OUTHAT THEY CANA5¦ ROTATE THROUGH THEySñSCHOOLS QUICKLY, THATcWILL BE LESSjFHU

PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON AND THAT IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR US IN TERMS OF BIDDING AND IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR US IN TERMS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN AS WE START TOñr WORKOUR WAY THROUGH THE INNER CORE OF THE CITY, WE WANT TO WORK THROUGH THE OUTER CORE. w3THESE ARE OBVIOUSLYÑi SCHOOLS IN HYDE PARK,lp MATTAPAN AS WELL. lpTHAT'S OUR PLAN FOR THE MYlp WAY CAFE. WE'LL MOVE IN TO PHASE&6U NEXT YEAR. AS SOON AS WE FINISH DOING THESECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, WE GET INT[i DESIGN, GET IN TO SORT OF THEçóLAY OUT AND THE LOGISTICS OF THENEXT &O#TRANCHE. THERE'S ABOUT 5 THAT ARE PLANNEDAND WE'RE DOING TRw.EHES OF 18 TO 25 EACHt( AND EVERY YEAR. THIS IS BASICALLY THE MIDWAY t(POINT. WITH HE ARE WORKING lpxDVERY, VERYt( CLOSELY WITH BRENDA ANDçó CHARLENEAND ROB AND BRIAN OVER AT THE TO KINDc¦iJt LINE UP HOW DO WE GETIN TO THESE SCHOOLS EARLIER? BECAUSExDNOW BEING CLOSED IT'S PRESENTED US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TOt( ACCELERATE THATcARE PUSHING, PUSHING, PUSHING OUR DESIGN TEAMS ON THE SCHOOLS xeGT IN AND OUT OF THERE SOi] THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RUSHING. WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE THAT SO WE CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY AND PEOPLE CAN CLEAN THE SCHOOLS AS WELL ANDxD BEqHOPEFULLY SEPTEMBERi]t( RESTARTjFçólp ASçó WELL. SO THIS DOES GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON OUR SCHOOLS BUT qHAPPENING UNTIL THE MAYOR SAYS IT'S OKAY TOfá LIFT THE PAUSE ON CONSTRUCTION. SO WE'RE GOING TO JUST HOLD FASTON:A STAND AT THEÑiçó5a¦ READY. THAT'S SOMETHINGt(.

NEXT SLIDE. COUPLEe1w3 REALLY EXCITING PROJECTS.YOU'LL SEEoki] HERE, THESExD ARE-9¦ AT THE BOSTON PUBLICYWE AREñKo¦Ym¦ IN Q5áR ON ThC1CHINATOWNt( çóBRANCH. THAT'SqWITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND WE'RE HOPING TO DELIVER THATt(TO THE CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A REALLYqBECAUSE THAT, ALONG WITH SOME OFTHE IMPROVEMENTS,A5¦xDñr EXTERIOR,xGIVES OPEN SPACE AND OUR WORK ATTHE QUINCY UPPER SCHOOLxD IS GOINGTO BEt( TRANSFORMATIVE FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS INñr CHINATOWN AND WE'RE REALLYt( LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THE FANEUIL BRANCH IS A PROJECT THAT IS IN DESIGN RIGHT NOW. I THINK WE'RE ABOUT 50, 60% ON THAT PROJECTrTHAT'S A $14çó MILLION RENOVATION THAT'S INrPROBABLY BE OUTÑi TO BID SOME TIMENEXT YEAR. SMALL RENOVATION OUT AT THExD HYDEPARK BRANCH, ABOUT $300,000. THEÑi DUD'tISlp A çó$17.2 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION JOB. t(HAPPY TO SAY WE ARE ATt( LIKE 96, 97% COMPLETE THERE. BUT THAT WORK STOPPED. THAT WORK STOPPED BECAUSE WE WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANY WORKrUNTIL THE MAYOR LIFTS PAUSEe1 ON THAT. çóI CAN TELL YOU THATxD IT IS A SPECTACULAR jFFACILITY. IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. THErAMAZING THING. IF YOU GET Alp CHANCE THE DRIVE THROUGH THE SQUARE AND LOOK AT THATqCOORDINATING VERY, VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH CHRIS OSGOOD ANDTHEY'RElp DOINGlp A HUGE INVESTMENT )T THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND REIMAGINATION AND REDESIGN ANDZv¦ RECONSTRUCTIAND THAT'S HAVING A HUGEq

ON THE Zv¦PLAZA-LIKE FEELxD OF THEé@¦ DUDLEY BRANCH LIBRARY. THE VAULTED CEILINGS, THE LIGHT,THE DAYLIGHT, THE FINISHES, THE cINTERIOR, IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT I THINK EVERYONE( THIS BOd.íUPROUD TO SEE ANDfáMY¦cHAPPY TO GO IN TO. IT IS NOTHING SHORT OFwTRANSFORMATIVE. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THE ADAMS BRANCHZv¦ LIBRARY IN DISTRICT 3, THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE PROJECT ON THE PLANET. THIS IS SOMETHING Q.Pá WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON VERY, VERY t(THAT PROJECT IS IN FULLKo¦t( FLEDGED CONSTRUCTION, MOVING AT A TERRIFIC CLIP ANDqGOTrSO WE'RE ON HOLD WITH THAT PROJECT RIGHT NOW. wJDTHAT PROJECT WILL PROBABLY, WE'LL STILL SEE THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ALv¦ WHAT THAT'S DOING IN TERMS OF THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE BUT ONCE THAT GETS UP AND GOING WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE TO MOVE THROUGH THATçórAND THE ROSLINDALE BRANCH. THESE ARExDlpñrfá THExD ADAMSlgD BRANCH IS COMPLETELY BRAND NEW BUILDING, SO WE RIPPED DOWN THE OLDt( ONE ANDçó BUILDING A NEW ONE. THAT IS A GUTt( RENOVATION, THAT IS INrARROYO DITREALLY GOING WELL AND x@GñçóAGAIN, ALSO IN PAUSE. WE'RE DOING A BIG UPGRADE TO THERARE BOOKS AREA IN THE MAIN BRANCH OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND WE'RE WORKING VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH THE TEAM THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS AGAIN PAUSED AND IN t(CONSTRUCTIOAND THAT IS IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD ACHANCE TO CHECK OUT THE RARE BOOKS AREA IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THEÑi DOWNTOWN BRANCH,t( IT'S WORTH THE TRIP, AN AMAZING FACILITY ONCE WE'RE DONE WITHçó IT, YOU'LLçó BE:g

THAT YOU SUPPORTED THEñrÑ/AÃFUNDINGfá FOR THAT. SO THANK YOU, VERY, VERY MUCH.THE LIBRARIES ARE AM![cNG. AT THE JOHNSON BUILDING. THAT'S ROOFt( REPAIR BUT Açó COSTLY ROOF REPAIR, ABOUT $6qTHAT'S INçó CONSTRUCTION THAT IS ALSO ÑiPAUSED.qAND UNTIL THEY HAVE SIGNED AN AFFIDAVIT. BUT IT IS THE LEAD KENNEDY COMPANY THE CONTRACTOR THERE, THEY HAVE DONE AMAZING WORK WITHIN OTHER PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THEY WILLRECOVER SCHEDULE WHEN THAT MOVESON. WE'RE ALSO DOING SOME UPGRADES TO THE MADISON PARK AND BRIGHTONHIGH SCHOOL LOCKERS ROOMS, THOSEARE AMAZING THING. WE TALKED ABOUT THE MY WAY CAFE BUT THESE TWO OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO TALGAREATOF Aó7! MODULAR UNIT, THE QUINCY UPPER SCHOOL IS BASICALLY, THE QUINCY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND QUINCY UPPER SCHOOL IS SOMETHINGTHAT IS,ok YOU KNOW, HAS INTERNATIONALjF BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM, A LOT OF KIDS THAT GO FROM K-12. IT'S UNLIKEw3 ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN BOSTON. THEY MOVE THE KID ALONG, THERE'SA LOTñr OF KIDS THAT ARExDVIN TO SOME OF THE EXAM SCHOOLS BUT DECIDE TO STAY FOR A VARIETYOF REASONS. FOR THE GOOD FEELINGS THAT THE QUINCY UPPER SCHOOL. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING OUT OF THEjF MODULAR UNIT FOR."¦Ñi WELL OVER ADECASUPPOSED TO BE A UNIT THAT WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY UWELL, WE FOUND AS7¦ NEW LOCATION FOR THE SCHOOL. I CAN TELL YOU THAT FOR THEBETTER PART OF 20 YEARS WE HAVE BEENÑi?;¦xD INVESTIGATING DIFFERENT

LOCATIONS. SITES IN CHINATOWNñr DO NOT COME UP VERY AVENUE. WE RAN THE GROUND OUT,úRAN OUT THE GROUND BALL ON ALMOST 28 SITES UNTIL WE FINALLY LANDED ONPURCHASING AND ACQUIRING A PIECExDOF PROPERTY FROM THE BOSTON CHINESE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, WHICH IS IMMEDIATELYxD ADJACENTHEÑixD MODULAR UNIT. SO WHAT WE'LL BE DOING IS AP,¦ SERIESxD OF MOVESZ2Ov KNOCK DOWN THAT MODULAR UNIT AND BUILD OUT WHERE THEt( EVANGELICAL CHURCH IS ON THE ADJACENTÑi PARCEL, BUILDINGA NEW SCHOOLÑi THERE. WE WERE PLANNINGfá TO GO OUT ANDçó HAVExD COMMUNITYt( ENGAGEMENT ABOUT MARCHxDÑi OF THIS YEAR, AND OBVIOUSLY WITH THE PANDEMIC UPONUS THAT'S CAUSED A LITTLE BITxD OFA DELAY ON xDTHAT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EAGER AND LOOKING FORWARDñr TO GOING OUT TO THE QUINCY UPPER SCHOOL TO TAKE A LOOKok AT THAT ANDrOUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE HAVE DONE SOME MASSING STUDIES TO GET US THROUGH AND SATISFY SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS, MSBA TO CONTINUE ALONG WITH THEÑit(çó FUNDING AND THEY HAVE BEEN MET WITH, THEY HAVE BEEN POSITIVELY RECEIVEDé;wEz WE HAVE M[OF APPROVAL WITH THE xDrIT IS SCHEDULE CONTINGENT. WE ARE HOPING TO GET IN TO THE GROUND IN 2023 AND MOVE FORWARD WITHfá ñn3KU ABOUT A TWO-YEAR CYCLE THERE. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO GO FOR THE JOSIAH QUINCY?;¦ UPPER SCHOOL BUT THAT PROBABLY BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE SCHOOL EVER BUILT IN THENB¦ HISTORY OFçóxD BOSTONjF WHEN!U¦ WE'RE DONE WITH IT. IT IS A BIG DEAL COMBINED WITH THE LIBRARY WORK OUT AT CHINATOWN AND WE'RE EXCITED TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THAT IN THE NEXT COMING DAYS.

FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE DóI<7-12MY¦ MASTERoh$CONVERSION ÑiPLAN. DBéBRING IN TO DESIGN AND EDUCATIONúPROFESSIONALS TO HELPw3 FORMULATE THE PLAN FOR THAT GRADE RECONFIGURATIONMENT THEN SOME s/bJz WITH THE HORACE MANN RELOCATION STUDY AS WELL. NEXT 3 PROJECT WE ARE ALSO, THE MAYOR IS ALSO MAKING SIGNIFICANTINVESTMENTS IN THE PUBLIC SAFETYrREALM. ON THE FIRE SIDE, WE ARE IN CONSTRUCTION ALTHOUGH IT PAUSED,rENGINE y142qBRAND NEW FIRE STATION,w3 APPROXIMATELY 23, WE HAVE VACATEDS7¦WE ARExDxD PUTTING OUR FIREFIGHTERS UP IN MODULAR-9¦ HOUSING ADJACENT jFTO. THERE'S NO CUTS IN SERVICE NO, IMPACT TOxD SERVICE DELIVERY THERE. BUT WE ARE GOING TO GET MOVING REALÑi QUICKLY ONo THE RENOVATION OF ENGINE 42 AS SOON AS CONSTRUCTION IS LITtGD. ×eDGINE 17 IS UP ON MEETING HOUSEHILL. A PROPERTY OWNER NEARBY TO ACQUIRE A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND BUILD THE SITE PER THE SPECIFICATIONS AND FORMER FIRE COMMISSIONER JOE FINN, WHO WANTED vov DEVELOP ArNATION PLAN FORjF SEQUESTERING AREAS OFok CONTATIONn e1SO THAT WHEN A FIREFIGHTER COMESIN,fá COVERED IN SOOT, HE CAN CHANGE IN AN AREA THAT'S LIKE A RED ZONE, HE CAN TRANSITION TO AYELLOW ZONE AND THEN THE LIVING QUARTERS CAN BE IN THE GREEN ZONES. THE REASON THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEGMENT AND CREATE THESE SPACES IS THAT IT REDUCE IT IS AMOUNT OF CARCINOGENS IN THE AIR AND THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE WANT TO THE TOÑ-OUR WORKFORCE THERE. WE ARE ALSO IN CONSTRUCTION AT

THE EAST BOSTON POLICE STATION. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR EDWARDS, FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT, COUNCILOR ANDé8OFFICIALS IN EAST BOSTONxD FIGHTING FOR THIS FORxD FIGHTxD SOMETIME. t(IT WILL BE AMAZING FACILITY, BEAUTIFUL çófáVIEW, BEAUTIFUL CORRIDORS AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE PREMIER PUBLIC SAFETY POLICESTATION. I WOULD HAZARD, IN NEW ENGLAND, SO6z¦ IT'S REAL Le COMING OUT NICE.AGAIN, IN PAUSE, SO WE'RE A LITTLE BIT ON HOLD ON THAT< ¦ RIGHTNOW AS WELL. WE ARE DOING SOMEjFok WORK AT THE6z¦ BOSTON POLICEok HEADQUARTERS, SECURITY UPGRADE. AND FOR FY21 WE'RE DOING A STUDYAT THE POLICE jFACADEMY, STUDY ABOUT SPACE AT THE B-3 AND E-18 STATION INfá MATTAPAN AND HYDE HEADQUARTERSMY¦ ROOF REPLACEMENT. IT'SYm¦ HARD TO BELIEVE BOSTON POLICE HEADQUARTERS, BRAND NEW Aw3COUPLE YEARS AGO, IN NEED OF MAJOR CAPITAL REPAIRS AS WELL. WE'LL WORK ON THAT AS WELL. THEqWORKING TO CONTINUE BOSTON CITY HALL PLAZA AND THE WORK UPqTHE BUILDING. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THROUGHe1 OUR ENGAGEMENT AND THROUGH OUR NOTIFICATION PROCESS,&OOKING AT A $70MILLION RENOVATION OF THEPLAZA ON THE NORTH SIDE, SOBASICALLY FROM THE FRONT OFTHE THIRD FLOOR WE WILL DRAW ALINE-UP TO CENTER PLAZA ANDWORK YOUR WAY BACK TOWARDS THERIGHT TOWARDS THE NORTHENTRANCE AND ENTRANCE OVERTOWARDS THE KEY MARKET.WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DOTHERE IS INSTALL COMPLETELY100 % HANDICAP COMPLIANT, , WALKWAY.THE ARCHITECT OF THE BUILDINGJUST PASSED AWAY AND HE FULLYENDORSED THIS.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OURPRESERVATIONIST AND THEPLANNERS WE HAVE BEEN WORKINGWITH THE VERY TALENTED DESIGNTEAM AND WORKING WITH OURPARTNERS IN THE OPM ANDCONTRACTORS.I'M BLANKING ON THE LASTNAME.WE ARE WORKING TO DEVELOP THEPLAN AND WE ARE LITERALLYLOOKING AT STARTINGCONSTRUCTION LAST MONTH.THAT'S DELAYED BECAUSE WE ARENOW ALLOWING ESSENTIALEMPLOYEES TO PARK ON CITY HALLPLAZA.THAT'S A TEMPORARY THING.I HOPE WHEN WE GO BACK TONORMAL AT SOME POINT WE AREGOING TO FENCE OFF THE NORTHAREA OF THE PLAZA.WE WILL START GETTING INTOHEAVY DEMOLITION ANDINVESTIGATIVE TESTING IN TERMSOF THE STRUCTURE ALKA PASSTYOF THE PLAZA.MOST PEOPLE ARE AWARE, PEOPLETALK ABOUT IT'S A PLAZA BUTIT'S A ROOF OVER THE AMERICANSOLDEST TUNNEL SYSTEM.I LOVE OUR COLLEAGUES BUT THEYARE NOT CHECKING THE INTEGRITYOF THE STEEL THAT'S UNDERBOSTON CITY HALL PLAZA ON AREGULAR BASES.WE OPEN THAT UP AND THOSE ARETHE THINGS WE'LL LOOK AT ANDMAKE SURE OUR DESIGNTEAMWORKS.THIS IS WHERE THE CHAPTER 149A AT RISK METHOD OF PROJECTDELIVERY IS SO VITAL.IT FORCES THE DESIGN ANDCONSTRUCTION TEAM TO COME UPWITH REALTIME SOLUTIONS ANDREAL WORLD SOLUTIONS IF THINGSSTART TO MOVE IN A POSITIVEMANOR.WE ARE REALLY HAPPY WITH THEWAY THAT THAT IS MOVING AND ASSOON AS WE MOVE INTO THECONSTRUCTION PART THAT'SLIFTED THINGS WILL CHANGE ON

THE PLAZA AND IT WILL BE THATWAY FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.WE ARE NOT HOSTING ANY LARGESCALE EVENTS ON THE[ APPLAUSE ] PLAZA.IT WOULDN'T WORK.WE WILL TRY TO MAINTAIN ALL OFTHOSE SAFE ACCESSIBLE ROUTESINTO THE BUILDING.THOSE ARE SOMETHING THAT I'MVERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TOJOINING ALL OF US FOR THEMAYORS GROUNDBREAKING TO BETERMED.THIS WILL HAVE ATRANSFORMATIONAL EFFECT ON THEPLAZA AND GATHERING PLACE FORGENERATIONS OF BOSTONIANS.WE WILL INCLUDE AN UPGRADETHAT WILL PUT IN WATER FUTURESAND MAKE SURE THERE ARE PAVERSAND A LOT OF NEW TREES THERE.WE'LL MAKE SURE THERE AREOPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ARTTHERE.WE'LL REOPEN THE NORTHENTRANCE THAT'S BEEN CLOSEDSINCE 9/11.WE WILL DO REPAIRS TO THENORTH ENTRANCE AND THE RAMP TOTHE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT.MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE INANTICIPATION OF THE PHRASE OFCONSTRUCTION OF THE PLAZA ANDNORTH ENTRANCE.WE HAVE DRIVEN A LOT OF THETRANSACTIONAL WORK FROM THEUPPER LEVEL OF CITY HALL TOTHE MEZZANINE LEVEL.WE HAVE DONE A COMPLETEREBRANDING ON THE SECONDFLOOR.NEW LIGHTNING AND NEW SECUREADVERTISE UP GRADES.WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS PREPAREDFOR WHEN WE REOPEN THE NORTHENTRANCE IT WILL BE A MUCHMORE UTILIZED AREA AND ALLOWPEOPLE TO COME IN OFF A NEWLYRENOVATED PLAZA COME IN AND DOTHEIR TRANSACTIONAL WORK ANDTURN AROUND AND LEAVE.THERE IS IS LESS NEED TO MOVE

THEM UP IN THE BUILDING SO,YOU KNOW, WE ARE TRYING TO DOA LOT OF THINGS INCOORDINATION WITH THE BIGMOVES AND BIG EFFORTS TO MAKECITY HALL MORE WELCOMING,ACCESSIBLE, AND INVITING ANDHELPING WITH OUR CONSTITUENTSERVICE DELIVERY.WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TOTHAT.THAT'S A TWO YEAR PROJECT.WE'LL START ON THE -- WE WILLBE STARTING ON THE PLAZA WORKAND UTILITY WORK AND MAKINGSURE THAT'S ALL BROUGHT 1N ASWE START TO BUILD THAT UP.LAST THING WE DID IS REOPENTHE NORTH ENTRANCE SO PEOPLEDON'T HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES.WE WILL HAVE TO MODIFY OURSAFETY PLAN.WHICH ARE WORKING WITH THEBOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT ANDPROPERTY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENTAND CONDUCT DRILLS SO PEOPLEKNOW HOW TO LEAVE THISBUILDING IN A SAFE AND SECUREMANNER. WE ARE TRYING TOTHINK OF EVERYTHING WE CANTHROUGHOUT HERE.WE ARE ALSO DOING WORK DOINGENVELOPE REPAIRS.THAT'S THE PICTURE BELOW THEGREEN CITY HALL.WE WILL ALSO LOOK AT DOINGSOME SOME ELEVATOR WORK IN THEFAMILY JUSTICE SENATOR ASWELL.WE WILL ALSO PROBABLY COMEWITH GREAT APPLAUSE.WE'LL WORK TO FIX THE ELEVATORAT BOSTON CITY HALL.THOSE ELEVATORS THAT SOMETIMESFEEL LIKE YOU ARE, YOU KNOW,THEY AREN'T THE MOST RELIABLEAND BREAKDOWN WE WILL BEPUTTING IN SOME SMALLELEVATORS AND PHRASING THAT SOWE DO THE NORTH SIDE ONE TIMEAND SOUTH SIDE IN OTHERTIMES.WE WILL BE PRIORITIZING THEMBASED ON WHICH ELEVATORS THAT

NEED THE MOST WORK AND THATARE FAILING THE QUICKEST.THAT WILL GO SORT OF ONE BYONE BY ONE.WE WILL DO THE NORTH AND SOUTHAND THEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH.WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THETRANSITIONS FOR BOTH.36 QUARTZ STREET.IF YOU HAVE SEEN THAT BUILDINGIT'S A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING WITHMANY BUILD DURING THATTIMEFRAME.THERE WAS ASBESTOS BEHIND THEWALLS.WE DO TESTING IN THERE ALL OFTHE TIME.WE ARE LOOKING AT RENOVATINGTHAT ENTIRE SPACE.WE HAVE GOT IT ON THE LOWERFLOOR AND UNINHABITED FLOOR.RIGHT NOW QUARTZ STREET ISCLOSED BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC.AS FAR AS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND6:00.26 QUARTZ MOVED.THIS WILL TRANSITION DID ANDPUBLIC FACILITIES GROUP ANDLOOK TO TRANSITION THEM TOANOTHER LOCATION.ONCE WE DO THAT, WE'LL GETINTO GUTTING THOSE AND DOING AFULL REHAB OF 26 QUARTZSTREET.THAT WILL HELP US WITH SOME OFTHE OFFICES WITHIN CITY HALL.WE ARE STAYING VERY ON TOP OFINDUSTRY BEST STANDARDS ANDPRACTICES IN RELATION TOSOCIAL DISTANCING AND RELATIONTO OUR RESPONSE TO THAT WITHCITY CLOTHING.I THINK MANY PEOPLE ARE AWARETHERE WAS A MOVEMENT ASRECENTLY AS TWO MONTHS AGOTHAT REQUIRED US TO HAVE ALAPTOP.THEY WILL HAVE COLLABORATIVEWIDE OPEN WORKPLACES ANDPEOPLE ARE CHANGING IT ANDDISTANCING.THE PARTITION AND CUBICAL.WE WILL FOLLOW THE BEST

PRACTICES AND WORK WITH OURDESIGN TEAM.RENOVATION IS MORE IMPORTANTAND MORE TIMELY.WE ARE LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARDWITH THAT AS THINGS GO ON ANDWE ARE DOING MINOR REPAIRSWHICH IS THE CITY'S ARCHIVEFACILITY. A FEW THINGS THATARE GOING ON AND THE BIG THINGWE HAVE A MAJOR RENOVATION.IF ANYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITYOUR COUNCILOR EDWARDS WAS OUTTHERE AND IT WAS AN AMAZINGFACILITY.IT'S ONE OF THE NICEST IN THECITY.WHEN I TALK ABOUT RENOVATINGSPACES GO CHECK IT OUT.IT'S AMAZING AND NOW WE WILLREDO THE POOL ACROSS THESTREET AND THAT'S A LOT OFGOOD HITS FROM EAST BOSTON ANDMADE MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN THEPOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTER.WE ARE ALSO DOING A$2.5 MILLION UP GRADE AT THECOMMUNITY SENATOR.THAT'S A LOT OF OUR JIM ANDPROGRAM SPACING AND WE AREALSO DOING SOMETHING AT THEHIGH PARK COMMUNITY CENTERTHAT'S 632 AREA THAT HAD WATERDAMAGE.I WOULD BE REMISTED IF IDIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE CENTEROUT IN SOUTH BOSTON.I THINK EVERYONE HAS PROBABLYAT SOME POINT VISITED THATSPACE.IT'S AN AMAZING FACILITYPROVIDING A HUMANLY AMOUNT OFPROGRAMMING.THE PEOPLE IN SOUTH BOSTON INGENERAL.THEY HAVE THE MOST AMAZINGVIEWS AND YOU LOOKOUT THE DOORAND IT'S BEAUTIFUL.IF THIS WAS BEING BUILT TODAYWE WOULD NEVER EVER EVER GETAUTHORIZATION TO BUILD THATCLOSE TO THE WATER.THIS IS A FACILITY THAT'S ONEOF A KIND IN BOSTON.

GIVEN WHAT WE KNOW ABOUTRESILIENCE AND CLIMATEACTION.THIS IS AN ADDITION AND IWOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BUDGETOPTION AND OUR PARTNERS INSOUTH BOSTON.I CAN TELL YOU FROMCONGRESSMAN LYNCH AND SENATORCOLLINS AND REPRESENTATIVEBILL AND COUNCIL FLAHERTY ANDFLYNN, I BELIEVE COUNSELORGEORGE WAS THERE AS WELL.WE HAD PROBABLY 300 PEOPLETHERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOUWILL DO AND AT ONE POINT WEHAD ABOUT $15 MILLION PLAN OUTTHERE.WE KNEW THE PLAN WOULD BE INSUFFICIENT.WE ARE IMPLEMENTING VERYFORWARD FACING AND NEW MESSAGEFOR COMBATTING CLIMATE ACTIONAPPEARED AND MAKING IT MORERESILIENT.THAT'S SOMETHING WE ARE NOTWILLING TO INVEST ANY MONEY INTHERE AND WON'T BE REUSING THESECOND FLOOR WITH ANELEVATOR.THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO GETDOWN IN THE SILLER.IF WE HAD A HIGH TIDE OR KINGTIDE THE CRULLER CELLAR ISCOMPLETELY FLOODED OUT.IT'S AMAZING WHAT YEARS OFSALTWATER WILL DO TO THATSPACE.I DON'T THINK I NEED TO TALKMUCH ABOUT IT BUT, THERE WASCONCERN ABOUT PHRASING THATPROJECT.IT WON'T WORK ECONOMICALLY.IT DOESN'T WORK FROM A SAFETYPROSPECTIVE AND IT WILL JUSTCOST MORE AND TAKE LONGER.MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE MAYORIS CLOSE THAT BUILDING.HE SUPPORTED THATRECOMMENDATION AND THERENOVATION SO IT WILL BE WELLRECEIVED FOR A TOTAL PROJECTCOST OF $30 MILLION THAT WILLBE THE NICEST FACILITY THIS

SIDE OF NEW YORK.WE ARE REALLY WORKING HARDBOTH WITH THE COMMUNITY WE OWETHEM ANOTHER UPDATE ANDGETTING AN ADDITIONAL $15MILLION IF YOU APPROVE THAT.WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOURSUPPORT ON THAT.IT'S NECESSARY AND REQUIRED TOKEEP THAT BUILDINGOPERATIONAL.WE WILL CLOSE THAT AFTERSUMMER PROGRAMMING INMID-SEPTEMBER AND EARLYOCTOBER.IT WILL BE SOMEWHERE AROUND A12 TO 14 MONTH RENOVATION.WE'LL BE WORKING VERY HARDBECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND HOWIMPORTANT THAT IS THE AND WILLBE FOR THE YOUTH TO HAVE APLACE TO GO DURING THE SUMMERAND ALL OF THE PROGRAMMINGTHAT GOES ON INRELATIONSHIPS.MEMBERS TO OF THE BODY AREFREQUENT CUSTOMERS AND WEWOULD LIKE TO DO A GOOD JOB.WE HAVE 2 THE RIGHT DESIGNTEAM AND COLLABORATION GOINGON THERE.THAT'S SOMETHING WE ARE HAPPYTO ANNOUNCE AS WELL.NEXT SLIDE.WE ARE ALSO DOING A LOT OFIMPORTANT WORK AT THE BOSTONPUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION.THE LONG ISLAND IS OBVIOUSLY ABIG DEAL.THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERYHELPFUL RIGHT NOW.WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELYWITH THE CHIEF TO DEVELOP AMASTER PLAN I WOTHE CHIEF ON THE UPDATE OF THEPLAN WITH THE PLAN FORRENOVATING THE BRIDGE.WE ARE MOVING FORWARD INANTICIPATION OF THAT AND WHATWE WANT TO DO IS HAVE A MASTERPLAN AND THAT STUDY IS AREVIEW OF SYSTEMS FOR THE USEDISORDER AND IDENTIFICATION OFA SUBSTANCE INCLUDING

HOUSING.WHAT WE WILL HAVE TO DO ISPROBABLY HAVE TO INPREPARATION OF THE BRIDGEBEING OPENED WE'LL PROBABLYHAVE TO BARGE OVER LABOR ANDMATERIALS TO GET SOME OF THOSEINITIAL UNITES UP ANDOPERATIONAL SO WHEN THE BRIDGECONNECTS WE'LL BE ABLE TO THENRECEIVE PEOPLE.WE ARE TRYING TO TIME THAT INTHE RIGHT WAY.IT'S A LONG WAY AWAY AND WILLREQUIRE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OFLODGISTICS.OUR SAFETY WATER, AND THENEVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO TOSTOP BUILDING OUT THE ISLAND AGAIN.SO, IT WILL DEVELOP THEOPTIONS AND GIVE US COSTESTIMATES AND IDENTIFY PHRASEONE INFORMATION AND PLAN.WE ARE TRYING TO UPDATE THEMAYOR ON EVERYTHING GOING ONOUT THERE WITH THAT SO WHEN WEARE ABLE TO OPEN THAT SITEBACK-UP FOR PEOPLE WHO ARESUFFERING MENTAL ILLNESSST ANDSUBSTANCE ABUSE DISEASES WEWILL BE IN GOOD SHAPE.THE PLAN IS TO BE COMPLETE ANDTHE BRIDGES HAVE BEENCOMPLETED ONCE ALL OF THAT.IT COULD BE TWO YEARSDEPENDING ON HOW THE LEGALCHANGES AND COLLABORATION WEARE HOPING THAT PEOPLERECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OFTHE REGIONAL FACILITY AND THEIMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTHAND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CARE FORTHAT.SO, WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT.WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT THESHELTER RIGHT ON THE CORNER OFMASS AVENUE.THAT'S THE WOMEN'S SHELTERRIGHT ON THE CORNER THERE.WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO ISEXPAND THE BATHROOMS AND THEBED COUNT THERE.WE ARE BASICALLY PUTTING AN

ELEVATOR AND IMPROVING THEFOYER AREA AND PUTTING IN ANELEVATOR.CREATING MORE SPACE FOR BEDSAND NEW BATHROOM FACILITIES.SO, BASICALLY A NEW BATHROOMIN ADDITION WE'LL BUILD ATWOODS MULLEN.WE WILL PUT NEW BATHROOMS UPTHERE FOR THE WOMEN CLIENTSAND RECONDITION THE EXISTINGBATHROOMS.BASICALLY WHAT WE ARE DOING ISCOMPLETE BRAND-NEW BATHROOMSAND ELEVATORS.WE CAN SERVICE FOLKS THAT ARECHALLENGED WITH MOBILITYISSUES.WE ARE ALSO TAKING A LOOK AT AMORE PERMANENT ENGAGEMENTCENTER.THAT'S IN DESIGN RIGHT NOW. THAT MIGHT BE ONE THERE.WE ARE TRYING TO TAKE A LOOKAT THE FREEZE ABILITY IF ITCOULD BE THERE ON DAY ONE.WE ROLL LANDS TAKING A LOOK ATTHAT AS WELL.WE ARE HAPPY TO GET THAT UPAND RUNNING ONCE WE GETGOING.NEXT SLIDE.SO, THAT PRETTY MUCH IT FORTHE PRESENTATION.WILLOWED LIKE TO THANK THEMAYOR FOR THIS PLAN AND BUDGETOFFICE FOR THEIR WORK I THANKYOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN WHATWIDOW AND KNOWING THEFACILITIES WILL STAND THE TESTOF TIME.THE PICTURE YOU SEE IS APICTURE OF THE SCHOOL ON THEWATER IN THE NORTH BEND.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORTEVERYBODY ELSE THAT WAS THEREAS WELL.THAT'S A BIG DEAL.WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT ENTIREWATERFRONT AREA WE HAVE ASCHOOL, SKATING RINK, WE HAVETO COURTS, WE HAVE THEPLAYGROUND, YOU HAVE THE --

MANY THINGS ARE GETTINGRENOVATED AND YOU MOVE FORWARDAND ALONG THE PLAYGROUND AREAAND PARK.THE NEXT SPACE ADJACENT TO THECOAST GUARD STATION IS A SITEWHERE WE'LL LOOK TO CITE A NEWNORTH END COMMUNITY CENTER ASWELL.WE ARE WORKING TO CREATE THEMOST EXSPANSIVE REAL ESTATE.BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT LOOKINGOVER AT THE CHARLESTOWN ANDEAST BOSTON WATERFRONT.WE WILL HAVE BEAUTIFULMUNICIPAL USES AND GREATOPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CHILDRENIN THE NORTH END OF BOSTON ANDBEYOND.WE ARE VERY LUCKY AND BLESSEDTO WORK ON SOME OF THESEPROJECTS.WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND WEARE DOING A GREAT JOB TOPROVIDE THESE OPPORTUNITIESAND IMPROVE SERVICEDELIVERIES.I'LL STOP TALKING BECAUSE ITHINK IT'S BEEN ABOUT AN HOURWITHOUT A BREATH.>> SOMETHING LIKE THAT.I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONSYOU HAVE AND GET BACK TO YOUWITH ANY NEW CONCERNS.THANK YOU VERY MUCH.I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.>> GREAT, THANK YOU CHIEF ANDJUSTIN.WE'LL JUMP INTO QUESTIONSTHROUGHOUT, I THINK.I'LL GO TO COUNSELORS IN THEORDER OF ARRIVAL.STARTING WITH A FEW BIGPICTURE THINGS.A LOT OF COUNCIL QUESTIONSFOCUSED ON THIS QUESTION OFTHE TIMELINE, RIGHT.I KNOW THATTETTE NEITHER OFYOU ARE ANYMORE ABLE TOPREDICT THE FUTURE IN TERMS OFWHEN WE MIGHT BE BACK ATCONSTRUCTION ONE THING WEDISCUSSED IN THE OPENINGBUDGET PRESENTATION IS THE

FACT THAT THERE IS A REALINTEREST AND BIG CAPITAL THISYEAR SO THEY CAN STIMULATE OURECONOMY AND GET THE REALLYCRITICAL THINGS DONE.UT'S A NICE PLAN BUT ONLY ASGOOD AS OUR ABILITY TOACTUALLY GET THE MONEY OUT THEDOOR AND GET THE PROJECTSGOING A GAIN.SO, I GUESS I SAW ON THE SLIDETHAT IDEA WITH EARE STILLWORKING ON PROJECTS AND DESIGNOUR CONSTRUCTION, I GUESS,WHAT I'M MOST CURIOUS ABOUTHOW ARE WE THINKING ABOUT HOWBIG OF A LAG IS IT FROM THEMOMENT WE SAY WE ARE GOINGBACK TO CONSTRUCTION WITHSAFETY PARAMETERS.WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME TOREV EVERYTHING BACK-UP.CONSTRUCTION STOPPAGE LIKE YOUJUST ADD THAT NUMBER OF MONTHSOR WHATEVER IT IS TO THESCHEDULE FOR EVERYTHING.WE WOULD LOVE IT, CHIEF, IFYOU WOULD SPEAK TO THATQUESTION.>> THANK YOU, I THINK YOU HITA QUESTION YOU KNOW THAT EVERYSINGLE CONTRACTOR ANDEVERYBODY OUT IN BOSTON THATHAS CALLED RECENTLY AND ASKEDWHEN WILL CONSTRUCTION START.THE ANSWER IS I DON'T KNOW.I WANT TO BE HONEST WITH THEBODY AND EVERYTHING THATCALLS.WE DON'T KNOW.THEY ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELYWITH THE HEALTH COMMISSION.WE ARE TAKING SERIOUSLY THEGUIDANCE FROM THEC.WE WOULD LIKE TO THE CDC.WE WANT TO LOOK AT EVERYTHINGBEFORE WE START CONSTRUCTION.WE WANT A REDUCTION IN CASESAND RECOVERY.WHERE THAT FALLS AND WHEN WEDECIDE IT WILL BE OKAY.RIGHT NOW THE ONLY WORKALLOWED IN BOSTON RIGHT NOW INPERMITTED.

EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED BUTJUST PAUSED.ILL'S WORK THAT'S IMPORTANT TOTHE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.ROADWORK LIKE UTILITIESBRINGING THEM INTO SHELTERSAND UP GRADING, YOU KNOW,COMCAST MIGHT NEED TO UP GRADETHEIR FIBER TO CREATE MORE 5GOR PEOPLE TO GET ONLINE.WHAT THEY ARE SEEING MOREPEOPLE ARE AT HOME AND SURGINGTHE NETWORK.THEY HAVE TO CREATE CAPACITYTHERE.THERE IS WORK GOING ON IN THESTREETS.THERE IS WORK GOING ON AT THEHOSPITALS AND SHELTERS.WE WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOWTHOSE THINGS TO CONTINUE TO GOBECAUSE THOSE ARE IMPORTANT TOEITHER THE SUPPLY CHAIN.WHETHER THEY ARE IMPORTANT TOTHE BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19.WHAT WE ARE DOING IS MAKINGSURE THAT EVERYBODY THAT GETSAN ALLOWANCE IF YOU WILL TOCONTINUE TO DO WORK RIGHT NOWTHAT THOSE PEOPLE HAVE BEFOREWE SET OUT OUR SAFETYPARAMETERS THEY HAVE SOME KINDOF PARAMETER.EVERYBODY IS COMPLYING WITHTHAT.WE DRAFTED A PLAN FOR HOW YOUCOULD FRAME A SAFETY PLANRELATIVE TO COVID-19.WE WILL BE EXPECTING EVERYCONTRACTOR IN THE CITY TOCOMPLETE THAT.WHAT THE PLAN IS THAT WE PUTTHAT OUT ON LAST FRIDAY, WERECEIVED COMMENTS THROUGHYESTERDAY.WE ARE CATEGORIZING ANDRESPONDING AND LOOKING AT THECOMMENTS WE HAVE AND IMPLEMENTA PLAN THIS FRIDAY.WE WILL SOLIDIFY THE PLAN ANDMAKE SURE THAT'S COMMUNICATEDOUT TO EVERYBODY THAT HASESSENTIAL WORK GOING ON RIGHTNOW.

WE WILL ALL BE REQUIRED TOSIGN AN AFFIDAVIT AND MOVETHROUGH THIS.THAT WILL HAPPEN.AT SOME POINT WHEN THEY ARESQUARED AWAY WHAT WILL HAPPENIS WE WILL GIVE NOTICE AND WEWILL GIVE PEOPLE A TWO WEEKNOTICE TO LET THEM KNOW IN TWOWEEKS WE ARE PLANNING TO OPENUP SOME BUILDING PROJECTS ANDROADS.WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?AT SOME POINT, WHEN THE MAYORDECIDES IT'S APPROPRIATE TOREOPEN THE INDUSTRY WE WILLTHEN ALLOW -- NOTIFY PEOPLE.THEN, THAT WILL GIVE THEM TWOWEEKS TO PREP THEIR SITES ANDBE PREPARED FOR, YOU KNOW,SCREENING PEOPLE AS THEY COMEIN AND SCREEN DELIVERIES ORWHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO.WE ARE GIVING THEM THAT TIME.THEY ARE START TO BUILD THEPLANS.THEY CAN START DEVELOPINGTHEIR PLANS AND SUBMITTINGTHEIR PLANS.ANYBODY TRYING TO GET AHEAD OFWHEN THE WORK STOPS.WE ARE TRYING TO GIVE PEOPLE AGOOD RUNWAY AND TRYING TORETURN TO SAVETY AND AS THEYPLAN THAT OUT THEY WILL BEABLE TO DO IT.I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THECONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS SOCREATIVE THEY WILL COME UPWITH WAYS TO CREATE.THEY ARE RETRO IF ITING SOMEOF THE THINGS THEY HAVE THEY -- THEY ARE VERY CREATIVEIN THE WAY THEY DO IT WHATEVERTHE METRIC IS YOU HAVE TO PREPTHOSE SITES.WHEN YOU ALLOW THE ROADWORKAND BUILDING WORK TO GO.WE WILL START TO SEE IT.SOME BUILDING WORK, WHAT DOESTHAT MEAN?SMALL JOBS AND FOUNDATIONWORK.IT WILL BE STREET WORK AND

AREAS WHERE THERE IS OPENAIR.WE WILL WATCH THAT.WE WILL HAVE ALL OF OURINSPECTORS WORK THROUGHOUT THEPANDEMIC.WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON IT ANDMAKE SURE THEY ADHERE TO THEPLAN.IF THERE IS A BROAD COMPLIANCEAND PEOPLE ARE GETTING IT WEWILL OPEN IT UP A GAIN IF YOUHAD 100 PROJECTS INCONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW AND IFTHEY ALL GET DELAYED YOU GETANOTHER 50 OR 100 PROJECTS NOTAT THE CONSTRUCTION POINT.I HAD THE CHANCE TO DO A BUNCHOF DESIGN OR WHATEVER.SUDDENLY, IT'S LIKE, OKAY, YOUARE PRESSING START AND NOTLIKE YOU SAY ON ALL PROJECTSAND PART OF THE QUESTION ISDOESP.S.D. HAVE THE CAPACITYTO SUPPORT MORE PROJECTS ATTHE POINT OF WHICH WE HAVE TOGET THERE.IF YOU CAN'T OVERSEE THEINCREASED NUMBER OF PROJECTS.NO MATTER HOW MUCH OVER THEMONTHS WE WILL HAVE A BOTTLEAN EX NECK.SO -->> THERE ARE A FEW THINGS TOREACT TO THERE.OUT-OF-THE CASE LOAD RIGHT NOWTHERE ARE 16 PROJECTS ONHOLD.THEY ARE ALL SUBJECT TO THECAUSE.THEY REPRESENT $190 MILLION.WE HAVE COMMUNE COMMUNICATEDTO ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTIONMANAGERS.THE NEW PLAN HAS BEENPROPOSED.WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUFEEDBACK.WE EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY 100 %AND BE THE STANDARD BARER.WHAT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO DOBETWEEN LAST WEEK WHEN IT WASRELEASED AND THE FOLLOWINGWEEK THEY WILL HAVE TO PUT

TOGETHER THEIR COVID-19 SAFETYPLAN AND SUBMIT THAT.WE WOULD LIKE ALL OF THOSE 16PROJECTS SUBMITTED TOGETHER SOTHE INSPECTION SERVICES SAIDTHIS IS THE CITY PROJECTS ANDMAKE SURE THEY ARE INCOMPLIANCE.WE ARE PLANNING TO BID 19ADDITIONAL PROJECTS BETWEENMAY AND AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.THAT REPRESENTS ANOTHER$80,000; EXCUSE ME NOT 80,000BUT $80 MILLION WORTH OFCONSTRUCTION.THAT WILL PUT US BETWEEN 19AND 16, IF MY MATH IS CORRECT35 PROJECTS.WE WILL HAVE CLERKS ON-SITE.IT WILL BE A VERY BUSY SEASONWHEN THE OVERLAP OCCURS.OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS IMPACTTO THE DEPARTMENTS.ABOUT THE I HAVE TWO OR THREEPROJECTS TAKEN DOWN TWO ORTHREE LIBRAIRIES.I CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER TWO ORTHREE LIBRAIRIES OFF AND HAVESIX IN THE SYSTEM DOWN.THERE MIGHT BE LAG AND WE ARETRYING TO SEE WHAT THERECOVERY SCHEDULE IS.WE ARE IN WEEK 6 OF THEPAUSE.WE WILL HAVE TO WORK WITH OURCONTRACTORS TOO.WHAT IS THE COST OF THE NEWCOVID-19 THING.I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THATBUT IMPLEMENTING THE NEWSTANDARDS INTO THE PROJECTSGOING OUT ON THE SHELF.WE ARE TRYING TO PHRASE THATSTUFF THE SUPPORT THE GOINGTO ALLOW US TO SEE WHERE THATCURVE IS AND WHERE IS THAT SORTOF MAXIMUM UPSET OF WHAT CAN WETO MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF SPENT,MAINTAIN THOSE SCHEDULES, THOSECRITICAL PATH SCHEDULES BUT NOTOVER BURDEN THE SYSTEM.I'M NEVER GOING TO SAY I HAVEENOUGH PROJECT MANAGEMENT STUFFAND JUSTIN WILL STRANGLE ME FORSAYING THAT BUT WE WANT TO MAKE

SURE WE'RE NOT OVER BURDENINGTHE SYSTEM OR OVER BURDENINGPREPARATION FOR SCHOOLS GETTINGBACK.IF I'M ON THE ROOT PREPARED JOBOF A CLUB HOUSE ALTHOUGH THAT'SNOT ON THE PLAN THAT'S NOT GOINGTO HAVE THE SAME EFFECT OFDELAYING THE OWNING BEYONDSEPTEMBER.SO THE BIG ONES ARE THE CRITICALDATES.I WISH I COULD REOPEN THE LIKEON DUDLEY STREET -- THE LIBRARYON DUDLEY STREET.THAT'S AN AMAZING THING AND AGREAT THING TO SHOWCASE.THAT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECTTHINGS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TOCOME RIGHT OFF BECAUSE ALL THESEGUYS BEEN ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONTEAMS WE'RE LOOKING FOR RECOVERYSCHEDULES WE'RE LOOKING TOEXPEDITE WHERE IT'S NECESSARYBASED UPON THE OPERATIONALEFFICIENCIES OF THE SYSTEM ANDWE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'REGETTING A GOOD VALUE FOR OURDOLLAR.THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGSWE'RE LOOKING AT AND DEFINITELYBELIEVE THERE'S A REASON, YOUKNOW, WE JUST, WE DON'T KNOW HOWLONG THIS WILL GO SO I CAN'TREALLY GIVE YOU A DEFINITIVEANSWER LIKE HOW WILL THATAFFECT.IT WILL AFFECT COSTS, IT WILLAFFECT SCHEDULES BUT WE ARELOOKING FOR RECOVERY AND WE ARELOOKING FOR OPERATIONALEFFICIENCY.FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE IFEEL CONFIDENT WE CAN DO IT.WE ARE GOING TO HIRE A NEWDIRECTOR.WE ARE GOING TO HIRE ANOTHERASSISTANCE DIRECTOR.WE DO HAVE SOME CLERKS COMING ONBOARD.THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE MOVINGSO WE ARE TRYING TO BEPRESENTED.WE LIKE TO THINK OF OURSELVES AS

ONE OF THE MORE, YOU KNOW,SCHEDULE ADD HERITANCE ANDFORWARD THINKING DEPARTMENTS,TRYING TO LIKE SORT OF MAP THESETHINGS OUT NOT JUST IN THE SIXWEEKS BUT SIX MONTHS, 12 MONTH,TWO YEAR, FOUR YEAR INCREMENTS.>> GREAT, THANK YOU.I'LL JUST SAY TO JUSTIN ITCERTAINLY SEEMS TO ME WE DO NOTWANT STRAINS IN A SEASON OFROBUST CAPITAL BUDGET IN ARECESSIONARY MOMENT TO BE ASHORTAGE OF STAFF[INDISCERNIBLE] IT DOES SEEM TOME AS A COUNCILOR IT'S IMPORTANTLIKE ASSESSING AND REASSESSINGIN REAL TIME WHAT IT'S GOING TOTAKE TO SHORTEN THE AMOUNT OFLOCK TIME FOR OUR CITY PROJECTS.THE ONE QUESTION I'LL JUST ASKJITSZ BEFORE BECAUSE I WANT TOGET TO MY COLLEAGUE IS JUST IFYOU COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT,JUSTIN, I ASKED SOME QUESTIONSABOUT KIND OF THE POINT WEACTUALLY ENGAGED THE DEBT.HOW MUCH IS OUR CAPITAL BUDGETTHAT THIS BODY APPROVED WHATWE'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN OUT THEDOOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS ANDWHAT ARE THE LEVERS THAT WE CANMAKE IT THE MAXIMUM LIKE WE'REACTUALLY DOING THE CAPITAL WORKBUT ONLY OBVIOUSLY IN TANDEMWITH GETTING IT TO WORK IN A WAYTHAT PUSHES RIGHT UP TO THAT[INDISCERNIBLE]>> SURE.I'LL TRY TO ANSWER IN TWO WAYS.AS FAR AS TRACKING VERSUS WHATWE SPENT THE CITY COMING OUT OFTHE RECESSION SPENT ABOUT 100,125,000 A YEAR WE CAN RAMP THATUP OVER 200 OVER THE NEXT YEAR.SOMETIMES WE SPENT 240 OR 190.THE TRAFFIC IS DICTATED BY HOWTHE PROJECTS ARE MORE LIKELY TOGO SIDEWAYS THAN ANYTHING ELSE.THE BEST EXAMPLE I CAN GIVE ISTHE LONG ISLAND BRIDGE WE EXPECTTO BE IN CONSTRUCTION ANDBUILDING THAT BRINK RIGHT NOWWHICH IS A HUNDRED MILLION

DOLLAR BRIDGE THAT WOULDDRASTICALLY IMPACT THE AMOUNT OFCASH WE HAVE ON HAND.WHEN IT COMES TO BORROWING, WEBORROW ONCE A YEAR, WE GO TOMARKET AND ISSUE ONE BOND AYEAR.WE'RE REQUIRED BY THE BONDSTATUTE TO EXTEND THAT THREEYEARS.WE NEVER BORROW IN ADVANCE OF APROJECT ACTUALLY GOING INTO THEGROUND.WE CAN BORROW PROJECTS OVERMULTIPLE ISSUANCES SO BASICALLYBORROW FOR THE DESIGN PORTIONAND BY THE TIME WE GET TO THENEXT YEAR HALF OF THECONSTRUCTION WE BORROW FOR THATAND THE NEXT YEAR WE BORROW FORTHE LAST PIECE OF IT.WHEN WE GO INTO THE MARKET WESTRUCTURE OUR PURCHASE OR OURBOND TO MAKE SURE WE'RE STAYINGCOMPLETELY IN LINE WITH THE BOND[INDISCERNIBLE] GOING FORWARD.I THINK WHAT WE CAN DO TO SPEEDTHIS UP IS COMING OUT OF THISTHERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYSTHINGS CAN COME UP IN THEPROCESS WHETHER IT'S IN THEDESIGN PHASE, WHERE IT'S REALESTATE PHASE, WHETHER IT'SPROCUREMENT PHASE ORCONSTRUCTION PHASE.WE NEED TO FOCUS GOING INTO NEXTYEAR DELIVERING ON THE CAPITALPROJECT WHICH IS WHAT WE'REFOCUSING ON BECAUSE WE'RE GOINGTO BE PAST THAT DEVELOPING PLANSFOR EACH OF THESE DIFFERENTPROJECTS TO GET BACK UP.I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LLSEE REPEATED IN THE PARKSDEPARTMENT, TRANSPORTATIONDEPARTMENT THE PUBLIC WORKSDEPARTMENT AND ALL THE OTHERCAPITAL DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE NOT[INDISCERNIBLE] MAKE SURE THATTHEY ARE STAYING UP TO SPEED.THAT IS A CONCERN, RIGHT.WE DO A LOT OF CONSTRUCTIONDURING THE SUMMER FOR SCHOOLS WEDO A LOT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN

THE SUMMER.PARKS ARE MORE YEAR ROUND.COMING OUT OF THIS WE'RE GOINGTO GET RENEWED PLAN FROM EVERYSINGLE CONTRACTOR WE HAVE TOMAKE SURE THAT THEY AREFOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES AND IWILL [INDISCERNIBLE] PARKSDEPARTMENT MOVE IN THE PUBLICWORKS DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURETHEY ARE GETTING THE SAMEEXPECTATION FROM THEIRCONTRACTORS ABOUT CATCH UPSCDGES AND HOW THEY AREFOLLOWING THE PPE LAWS AND THEPUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES.THAT'S GOING TO REINFORCEEVERYTHING.>> GO AHEAD, CHIEF.>> I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE.I JUST WANT TO JUST FOR THERECORD THE BUDGET OFFICE HASBEEN VERY VERY VERY VERY GOODWITH US.I DON'T WANT JUSTIN TO BE UPSETWITH ME IN ANY WAY, SHAPE ORFORM.WHEN WE ASK FOR SOMETHING, WECREATE A RATIONALE FOR STAFFINGUP OR FOR MATERIALS.THEY'VE BEEN VERY VERY GOOD ANDVERY RESPONSIVE.WE ARE ALSO JUST SO YOU KNOW WEARE CONTINUING TO BID PROJECTSDURING THIS PANDEMIC.WE DID REACH OUT TO THE MARKETAND DID REACH OUT TO A LOT OFOUR FOLKS TO FIND OUT ARE YOUSTILL GETTING PRICES ARE YOUSTILL ABLE TO BID DO YOU STILLHAVE STAFF AVAILABLE TO DO THISWORK.WE THINK THAT THE SYSTEM ISREALLY GOOD ABOUT PROCESSINGPAPERWORK TO ALL OF OURPROGRAMMERS, DESIGN, ARCHITECTSAND ENGINEERS.WE'VE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THESPIN ON THAT LEVEL SO THAT OURDOCUMENTS ARE COMING IN.WHAT WE'RE NOTICING ON[INDISCERNIBLE] SIDE ANDEXPECTING ON OUR SIDE THEESTIMATES HERE NOW BECAUSE

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HUNG A.WE MIGHT GET A REAL -- HUNGRYAND WE MIGHT GET A REAL GOODVALUE.WE ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE BIDS TOCOME IN AND GETTING A ROBUSTCONSTRUCTION SEASON AND THANKYOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE LAG ANDTHE NEED FOR SUPPORT THAT WILLBE VERY WELL RECEIVED WITH THETEAM.SO THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF.I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MY COLLEAGUEMICHAEL FLAHERTY AT LARGE TO BEFOLLOWED BY COUNCILOR ED FLYNN[INDISCERNIBLE] ESSAIBI-GEORGE.I HAVE MY GAVEL AND I'LL HOLD ITUP WHEN YOU'RE LOW ON TIME.COUNCILOR FLAHERTY.>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.I'LL FIRST START OFF SAYING THAT[INDISCERNIBLE] I'M LOOKING ONTHE VIDEO SCREEN LOOKS EXACTLYLIKE HIS FATHER 25 YEARS AGOWHEN I WORKED FOR HIM FOR THREEYEARS.I LITERALLY SAT RIGHT NEXT TOHIM SO I HAVE THE PLEASURE ANDGOOD FORTUNE WORKING FOR HIM ANDHE'S PROUD OF YOU AND WHATYOU'RE DOING FOR THE CITY.I WOULD BE REMISS IF I AT ANYTIME SAY THAT LITERALLY.IT WOULD BE ME BACK 25 YEARSWITH YOUR GLASSES ON YOU LOOKLIKE YOUR DAD.I WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON WHATYOU DID, I HAD QUESTIONS DURINGTHE WORKING SESSION.WE HAD SOME CONCERNS AROUND TIMELINE IF THERE'S ANY GRANT MONEYWE'RE EXPECTING OR ANY STATEFUNDS WE'RE EXPECTING AND WHATDOES THIS SORT OF, THE NEW WORLDWE'RE IN AND THE SLOW DOWN, WHATDOES THAT DO AND HOW DOES THATTHREATEN ANY OF OUR PROJECTS.THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION, IKNOW I SPEAK MYSELF PERSONALLYAND I KNOW I CAN SPEAK FOR MYCOLLEAGUES THAT THECOLLABORATION IS TREMENDOUSHAVING HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT WHEN

THERE WASN'T A LOT OFCOLLABORATION GOING WITH THEPREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION.WE WERE LEARNING ABOUT THINGSLATER WE DIDN'T HAVE A SEAT ATTHE TABLE THERE WASN'T A LOT OFTRANSPARENCY, WE WERE NOTFOCUSED ON RESILIENCY.IT'S REFRESHING TO BE ABLE TOWORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ANDHAVE FOLKS OUT THERE TALKING TODISTRICT AND AT LARGE COLLEAGUESAND COMMUNITY FOLKS ABOUT ALARGER PERIOD OF TIME I SPENT ONTHE COUNCIL [INDISCERNIBLE]MATCH AND PAINT.WE'RE GOING THROUGH A PRETTYEXHAUSTIVE CAPITAL WHICH I THINKIS TREMENDOUS PUTS THE CITY INGREAT POSITION MOVING FORWARDPARTICULARLY ON THE BUILD BPSAND OTHER PROJECTS AND THE AACTIT'S GOING INTO RESILIENCY ANDYOU GUYS ARE PRETTY ASTUTE[INDISCERNIBLE] YOU CONVERSATIONLOOKING AT GROUND ZERO FOR THECLIMATE EFFORT TO MAKE SURETHOSE FUNDS WERE NOT DEPLETED INOUR RESPONSE.WE GAVE SOME THOUGHT HOW WECOULD IMPROVE IT AND MOVE ITFORWARD.SO I'M HERE OBVIOUSLY TO LISTENTO MY DISTRICT COLLEAGUES AS ANAT LARGE COUNCIL CAPITALPROJECTS IN THEIR DISTRICTSWHERE WE NEED TO CONSIDERTHROWING OUR SHOULDER INTO IT.I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'TMENTION THE GREAT WORK GOING ONAND THE COLLABORATION AND HOWHAPPY AND PROUD I AM TO BE ONTHIS BODY WORKING WITH THISADMINISTRATION AS WE TAKE ONCAPITAL PROJECTS.LIKELY GET SOME DETAILS ON THENORTHERN AVENUE BRIDGE ONCONSTRUCTION IN GENERAL AS TOWHEN WE COULD ENVISION THATGETTING STARTED WITH THE PROTOCALLS AS WELL AS MAKING SUREWE'RE KEEPING OUR EYE ON THEBALL WITH VISION ZERO AND THESTREET IMPROVEMENTS AND

CROSSWALKS AND SIGNALING ANDSTUFF LIKE THAT BUT IN GENERALIT WOULD BE A PLEASURE TO WORKALONGSIDE YOU AND YOUR TEAM ANDI'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES WILL FEELTHE SAME WAY ABOUT THE SPIRIT OFCOLLABORATION THAT HAS BEENGOING ON DURING THIS CAPITALPROCESS.THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND IWOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM[INDISCERNIBLE]>> THANK YOU COUNCILOR FOR THEVERY KIND WORDS [INDISCERNIBLE]THE TEAM IS WITH YOU AND I'LLPASS THOSE ALONG WITH THEFACILITY AND OBVIOUSLY JUSTINWILL BE ON THIS AS WELL.WE DO BELIEVE IN CLIMATERESILIENCY.I WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH CHIEFCOOK SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO WORKON SOMETHING AS UNIQUE AS THE LSTREET.I WANT TO THANK YOU PUBLICLY ANDCOUNCILOR FLYNN FOR YOUR SUPPORTAND ADVOCACY THAT MEETING.YOU REALLY HAVEN'T EXPERIENCEDLIFE UNTIL YOU GO INTO A ROOM ATL STREET AND TELL THEM YOU'REGOING TO CLOSE DOWN THECOMMUNITY CENTER.IT CAN BE A HOT PLACE TO WORKAND THE SOUTH BOSTON DELEGATIONWAS VERY KIND AND VERY DIRECTAND VERY SUPPORTIVE.SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO WORKWELL WITH WHAT WE'RE TO GO HERE.IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION AGAIN,COUNCILOR, I WISH I HAD ANANSWER FOR YOU ON THAT.WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT EVERY DAYAND EVERY WEEK.IT IS A PRIORITY.THE MAYOR DID HAVE A PHONE CALLYESTERDAY WITH ALL THEINSPECTORS ACROSS THE CITY THATINCLUDED PARKS DEPARTMENT, THATINCLUDED PUBLIC WORKS, THATINCLUDED TRANSPORTATION, THATINCLUDED BOSTON FIRE AND EVERYINSPECTOR HAD A BUILDINGMECHANICAL PLUMBING INSPECTORAND INSPECTOR OF SERVICES TO

TALK TO THEM ABOUT THAT SAFETYPROTOCOL AND AS WE DEVELOP ITWE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THOSECONVERSATIONS.THOSE FOLKS HAVE BEEN WORKING ONTHE FRONT LINES SINCE DAY ONEAND PROTECTING US AND DOINGEVERYTHING THEY CAN.IN TERMS OF FUNDING, I WOULDHAVE TO DEFER THAT QUESTION TOJUSTIN.WE HAVE THE LUXURY OF HELPING TOACQUIRE THE MSBA FUNDING ORHELPING WITH THE LIBRARY.WHATEVER OUTSIDE ENTITY FROM ATECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE.WE ASKED ARE FOR THE MONEY YOUGUYS ALLOCATE IT AND JUSTINDISBURSES IT.SO THERE IS SOME STUFF.I DON'T HAVE ANY ACTIONABLERESPONSES FOR YOU ON THENORTHERN AVENUE BRIDGE.I CAN TELL YOU WHAT I'VE SEENAND HEARD FROM MY COLLEAGUECHRIS OSGOOD, I LOOK FORWARD TOTHAT IT'S AN ICONIC MOMENT.I'LL STOP THERE.MY BEST TO YOUR DAD TOO I HOPEHE'S DOING OKAY DURING THISPANDEMIC AND I WILL PASS ALONGYOUR KIND WORDS TO MY FATHER.>> THANK YOU.>> THE THREE SOURCES WE WERESORT OF MOST FOCUSED ON FORRESOURCES, PAT MENTION IT THEMSBA, CHAPTER 90 AND THEN TNTMONEY.I KNOW THERE WERE A COUPLEQUESTIONS FROM DIFFERENTCOUNCILORS ALONG THE WAY ABOUTTHOSE RESOURCES.AS OF NOW WE HAVE NOT HEARD ORRECEIVED ANY GUIDANCE WE SHOULDBE AFFECTING REDUCTION IN ANY OFTHOSE RESOURCES.CHAPTER 90 HELPS SUPPORT OURROAD AND SIDEWALKRECONSTRUCTION, FDA ANDOBVIOUSLY A GREATER ALLIANCE ONIT MOVING FORWARD WITH THEPROJECT PAT MENTIONED THE[INDISCERNIBLE] SCHOOL SO WE'REGOING TO BE MONITORING.

TNT MONEY IS ANOTHER AREA WESUPPLEMENT THE BUDGET.TNT MONEY IS RETROACTIVE FORFISCAL YEAR 21 WE WILL BERECEIVING IT FOR THE CALENDARYEAR.THE BUDGET IS SECURE MOVINGFORWARD INTO 22 THAT'S WHERE WEMAY SEE EFFECTS FROM THE SORT OFECONOMIC PAUSE AND THE BROADERECONOMIC SLOW DOWN ON TNCREVENUE BUT THAT'S SOMETHINGWE'RE GOING TO MONITOR.WE ACTUALLY PRIORITIZED ONE TIMEINVESTMENTS WITH TNT FUNDING TODIRECTLY CORRELATE WITH THAT.WE ARE NOT FUNDING MANY STAFFERSOR MANY FOLKS WHO ARE SORT OFRECURRING COSTS ON THATSOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLETO ADJUST AS WE GO.>> THANK YOU, JUSTIN, THANK YOUMADAM CHAIR.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILORFLAHERTY AND THANK YOU FORKEEPING YOUR REMARKS TO FIVEMINUTES.NEXT UP IS COUNCILOR FLYNNFOLLOWED BY COUNCILOR SAW OWEGEORGE AND LYDIA --ESSAIBI-GEORGE AND LYDIAEDWARDS.>> THANK YOU.I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PAT,JUSTIN AND THE TEAM THEIREXCEPTIONAL WORK, WORKINGCLOSELY WITH THE CITY COUNCILBUT MOST IMPORTANT WORKINGCLOSELY ARE RESIDENTS ACROSSBOSTON.I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOURPROFESSIONALISM AND ALSO SAY YOUHAVE A NEW STAFF PERSON THERE,ELLIE MCDONOUGH AND WE HAD AGREAT RELATIONSHIP WHEN SHE WASWORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS.I KNOW SHE'LL DO A GREAT JOBWITH YOU GUYS.CHIEF, I KNOW YOU HIGHLIGHTEDTHE CURLY RECREATION CENTER.THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR FOR HISCOMMITMENT.WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE CURLYRECREATION CENTER, OBVIOUSLY

IT'S IN SOUTH BOSTON BUT IT'SUSED BY MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THECITY WHETHER YOU'RE COMING HOMEFROM WORK, GOING TO DORCESTER ORTO HYDE PARK.IT'S AN EXCEPTIONAL FACILITY FORMANY PEOPLE ACROSS OUR CITY ANDI KNOW IT WILL BE WELL USED BYSOME RESIDENTS OF BOSTON.SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOURTEAM AND TO THE MAYOR FOR THATCOMMITMENT.YOU ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THECHINATOWN LIBRARY AND THE[INDISCERNIBLE] QUINCY SCHOOLAND THAT'S GOING TO TRANSFORMTHE NEIGHBORHOOD THE FIRST TIMEIN 50 YEARS WE'RE GOING TO HAVEA NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY DESPERATELYNEEDED IN CHINATOWN.AND I KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD ISVERY EXCITED TO HAVE THATLIBRARY AND TO HAVE THAT SCHOOLAND THEY'RE ALMOST SOMEWHATCONNECTED.THERE WILL BE A GREAT PATHWAYFOR CONNECTING THE STUDENTSRIGHT TO THE LIBRARY AND IT WILLBE USED BY THE SENIORS AS WELLMAKING SURE THAT OUR ASIANRESIDENTS, CANTONESE SPEAKINGMANDARIN SPEAKING RESIDENTS HAVEACCESS TO BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.THAT'S A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITYAND FOR MEMBERS' COMMITMENT TOOUR CITY.AGAIN I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ANDSAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THERESIDENTS OF CHINATOWN AND ONEOTHER, IT'S NOT AN ISSUE, ONETHING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT'SNOT IN MY TRIX BUT I KNOW YOU'RECOMMITTED TO -- MY DISTRICT BUTI KNOW YOU'RE COMMITTED TO ITAND THE MAYOR IS COMMITTED TOIT.I WENT OVER TO THE WILLIAMCARTER SCHOOL SERVE TIMES A YEARAND I'VE -- SEVERAL TIME A YEARAND I'VE NEVER SEEN A BETTERSCHOOL IN MY LIFE AND THE AMOUNTOF WORK THEY DO WITH STUDENTSWITH SEVERE DISABILITIES.I WAS TALKING TO THE PRINCIPAL

MARK AND TO THE TEACHERS AND TOESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS.THE TEACHERS OVER THERE AND THEPRINCIPAL ARE DOING INCREDIBLEWORK FOR STUDENTS WITHDISABILITIES AND HAVING A NEWSCHOOL OVER THERE WILL BE ATREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT ANDWILL HELP STUDENTS WITHDISABILITIES.SO THAT'S GREAT WORK AND I 100%SUPPORT THAT.I LOVE GOING OVER THERE ANDTALKING TO THE PARENTS ANDTALKING TO THE STUDENTS AS WELL.MY HAS POINT I KNOW THERE'SGOING TO BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TOTHE BACK STONE SCHOOL.LET YOU KNOW THE BLACKSTONESCHOOL IS BETWEEN THE CATHEDRALPUBLIC HOUSING AND THE VILLAVICTORIA AS WELL.SO THAT WILL BE DESPERATELY,THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL SO IWANT TO SAY THANK YOU.THEN MY FINAL POINT IS CHIEF,CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THEPROPOSED EMS FACILITY IN THESOUTH BOSTON WATER FRONT THATHAS BEEN A TOP PRIORITY OF MINE.I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVEA PHYSICAL EMS PRESENCE IN THATNEIGHBORHOOD SO IF YOU CAN GIVEUS A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUNDINFORMATION ON THE EMS FACILITY,THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.>> COUNCILOR, THANK YOU VERYMUCH.PLEASE PASS ALONG MY WELL WISHESTO YOUR MOM AND DAD AS WELL ANDYOUR FAMILY.>> THANK YOU.>> YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS OFPUBLIC SERVICE AND THE CITY ISBETTER FOR YOUR FAMILY'S INPUT.SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.>> THANK YOU.>> YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T AGREEMORE WITH YOU ABOUT ELLIEMCDONOUGH SHE'S A WONDERFULPERSON AND A GREAT RESOURCE.WE HAVE YEARS TO GO WITH HERSERVING THE PUBLIC IN A VERYPOSITIVE WAY AND IT'S GREAT TO

SEE HOME GROWN TALENT IF YOUWILL, YOU KNOW, TEAL WELL HEREAND IT'S GREAT.I WOULD AGREE WITH YOUWHOLEHEARTEDLY ON THE CARTERSCHOOL.I ENCOURAGE ANY MEMBER OF THISBODY PLEASE CONTACT MARKO'CONNOR, HAVE A CONVERSATION TODEVELOP RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.WHAT HE DOES WITH THOSE STUDENTSIS AMAZING AND YOU WILL WALK OUTOF THAT SCHOOL FEELING GRATEFULAND THANKFUL AND WONDERING ONWAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN HELP.SO AS WE START TO DEVELOP THAT,WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING TOACQUIRE A LITTLE BIT MOREPROPERTY PROBABLY THROUGH AFRIENDLY ACQUISITION SLASHEMINENT DOMAIN.WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEUNIVERSITY.IF YOU TALK TO ANYONE OVER ATNORTH EASTERN FEEL FREE TO LETTHEM KNOW WE'RE A HUNDREDPERCENT SUPPORTIVE OF THE CARTERSCHOOL EXPANSION.I DON'T FEEL ANY RELUCKIONS FROMTHEM BUT I THINK IT HELPS AS ACOMMUNITY MAKE SURE WE ARESEEING THE SAME SHEET OF MUSIC.IT IS A HEART WRENCHING ANDHEART WARMING PLACE TO VISIT ANDIT'S A GREAT FACILITY AND THEMAYOR'S COMPLETELY COMMITTED TOIT AND HIS VISION FOR THAT ISGOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'SLEGACY LIKE.THE BLACKSTONE SCHOOL IS GETTINGA NEW MY-WAY CAFE, A NEW LUNCHPLACE, SOMETHING THAT WILL BEDONE AND WILL BE DONE FOR SEEPTSTART SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUTTHAT AGAIN.THAT'S ALONG THAT DISTRIBUTIONLINE THAT WILL GO DOWN THROUGHTHE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITYMATTAPAN AND HYDE PARK AND DOUGHCHESTER.IN TERMS OF THE EMS I THINKTHAT'S TOUCH FUNDED AND TO BESCHEDULED.IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE

PUBLIC SAFETY SITES AS SOUTHBOSTON AND YOUR DISTRICT GROWSWITH CAPACITY, I'M SURE THEY'RETAKING A LOOK AT THE RATIO FORPOLICE FIRE AND EMS.IT IS SOMETHING TO RESCHEDULE.I BELIEVE IT'S IN 23 SO THAT'S ASTUDY, A SET OF STUDY MONEY ANDWE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ONTHAT AND ENGAGING PEOPLE INTHAT.WIRE WORKING WITH THE EDIC TOMAKE SURE THAT THAT'S THAT WEFIND SOME LOCATIONS AND THESTUDY, IT'S A STAND-ALONE STUDYFOR EMS SEAPORT, ACTIVELYLOOKING FOR SITE BUT IT'S ASHARED SPACE OR PRIVATEDEVELOPMENT.I'M TRYING TO WORK OUT SOMETHINGWE DON'T GENERALLY DO A WHOLELOT OF WHICH IS THE PUBLICPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS SO WE THINKTHERE MIGHT BE OPPORTUNITIES FORTHAT.WE WILL BE WORKING WITH YOU ONTHAT.WE DO HAVE AN IDEA WHAT WE'RELOOKING FOR BUT IT IS FUTUREFUNDING.WE ARE WILLING TO ENGAGE ON THATAND SUPPORT THAT AS WELL.OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO DOWHATEVER THE OFFICE TELLS US TODO.SO THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU, CHIEF.AGAIN I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TOCHIEF BUT ALSO TO JUSTIN AND THEBUDGET TEAM AND FOLLOW THE STAFFTHERE SO AGAIN THANK YOU ANDTHANK YOU COUNCILOR BOK.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILORFLYNN.NEXT UP IS COUNCILORESSAIBI-GEORGE FOLLOWED BYCOUNCILOR LYDIA EDWARDS ANDCOUNCILOR ARROYO.>> THANK YOU CHAIRMAN BOK ANDTHANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ISHERE TODAY.I DO WANT TO STEP ASIDE FROM OURTONIC OF DISCUSSION TODAY ANDJUST -- TOPIC OF DISCUSSION

TODAY AND JUST NOTE THAT THECITY OF BOSTON LOST A TREASUREDMEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE INDORCESTER, PATHONEAL WHO IS AGREAT FRIEND -- PAT O'NEILL WHOIS A GREAT FRIEND.I WANT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO HER.THANK YOU JUSTIN FOR YOURPRESENTATION AND THANK YOUCOACH, CHIEF FOR YOUR VERYDETAILED AND THOROUGHPRESENTATION ON ALL OF THETHINGS THAT YOU ARE DOING, YOURDEPARTMENT IS DOING.AND IN PARTICULAR, I JUST WANTTO KNOW WE HAVE A SHARED LOVEFOR BLA.I'M A BOSTON TECH GIRL BUT WELOVE THE GREAT THINGS THAT AREHAPPENING AT BLA AND WEAR THATPRIDE VERY BRIGHTLY ON YOURSLEEVE.SO GO DRAGONS.YOU COVERED A LOT OF THE TOPICSTHAT I HAVE A PARTICULARINTEREST IN WHERE WE THINK ABOUTTHE CAPITAL BUDGET AND THEPUBLIC FACILITIES BUDGET.MY INTERESTS ON A CITY WIDESCALE, THINGS THAT IMPACT ALL OFOUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALL OF OURRESIDENTS WHO HAVE ANOPPORTUNITY TO TOUCH ALL OURRESIDENTS.I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUTTHE EFFORTS AROUND THE LONGISLAND BRIDGE THAT SOMEONE COULDGO AROUND MORE DETAIL ON THELONG ISLAND BLAGOJEVICH.BLAGOJEVICH -- LONGISLAND BRIDGE.MY SECOND TOPIC I LOVE TOUCHINGON AROUND THIS IS AROUND THECRIME LAB.CHIEF YOU MENTIONED THE COLORPANELS AND THE PARKING LOT FROMHEADQUARTERS.I'VE BEEN OVER THE BPP CRIME LABA LOT OF TIMES.THIS WILL COME UP IN GREATERDETAIL IN THE PUBLIC SAFETYHEARING BUT I KNOW THECOMMISSIONER AND THE FOLKS INTHE CRIME LAB REALLY ARE WELL

OVER CAPACITY IN THEIR WORK ANDTHEY ARE HIGHLY CREDITED LAB.THEY ARE THE MODEL NATIONALLYAND GLOBALLY AND CRIME LABOPERATIONS BUT THEY ARE WELLUNDER RESOURCE IN TERMS OF SPACEAND ACCESS TO DO THE WORK THATTHEY WANT TO DO WITH THE HEARINGTHAT I'VE CALLED FOR AROUND THECRIME LAB CAPABILITIES ANDCAPACITY.I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR A LITTLEBIT MORE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITYFOR AT LEAST A STUDY AROUND OURCRIME LAB AND AGAIN LONG ISLANDBRIDGE.I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME.PERHAPS I'LL HAVE MORE IN ROUNDTWO.THANK YOU BOTH.>> COUNCILOR, THANK YOU FOR THEFEEDBACK AND THANK YOU FOR YOURQUESTION AND I HOPE ALL OF YOUDO WELL.I HAD A GREAT FANT TO COACH ALLOF THEM AND THEY ARE GREATHOCKEY PLAYERS AND GREATBASEBALL PLAYERS AND THEY ARETRUE COMPETITORS.I LOVE THEM DEARLY, THEY'REGREAT KIDS.ON PAT O'NEILL.SHE SERVED THIS BY FOR A NUMBEROF YEARS WITH COUNCILOR FEENEYAND SHE LEAVES BEHIND AWONDERFUL FAMILY.IT IS A LOST FOR DORCESTER ANDPEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD[INDISCERNIBLE] SAD TO LEARN OFHER PASSING.I'LL PASS THAT ALONG AS WELLTODAY [INDISCERNIBLE] DEFINITELYAN IMPACT AND DEFINITELY ANIMPACT PLAYER.AS AN ASIDE, I THINK MOST PEOPLEON THIS BODY HAVE AT SOME POINTIN TIME REACHED OUT TO ANDWORKED WITH ED FROM THE BOSTONTRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.HIS MOM PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHTSO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO HIT HIMUP I'M SURE HE WOULD APPRECIATETHE CONDOLENCES BECAUSE IT ISVERY SAD TO GRIEVE DURING THIS

TIME THAT'S A DID YOU HAVE ONE.ON THE LONG ISLAND BRIDGE THEFACILITIES WILL BE COMPLETED ATTHE END OF SEEPTD 2020.WE ARE WORKING WITH PUBLICHEALTH ON THE PROGRAMMING ISSUESAROUND THERE IN TERMS OF THEBRIDGE.I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES BUT ICAN PROVIDE A SUBSTANCE, IAPOLOGIZE TO YOU BUT THAT COULDBE MORE INTERGOVERNMENTALRELATIONS AND CHRIS OS GOOD ANDWHO IS SEEING IT FROM A OVEROFOVERVIEW PERPERSPECTIVE.>> I HAVE A MORE ROBUSTCONVERSATION IN THE PUBLIC WORKSHEARING.AS OF RIGHT NOW OR A COUPLEMONTHS AGO THE CITY FULLYDESIGNED A BRIDGE AND WASDESIGNED WITH RELEVANT PERMITS.THE CITY'S DESIGN APPROACH HASBEEN TO MINIMIZE THEENVIRONMENTAL IMPACK PERMANENTLYAND DURING CONSTRUCTION.THIS IS BY THE CITY OF REUSINGAFTER SHORING UP THE EXISTINGPIERS.QUINCY CONTINUES TO APPEAL EACHSTEP.EVERY THIRD PARTY WITH A VIEWDOING THE DEP, THE[INDISCERNIBLE] OFFICE OF THISPROJECT SO EVERYBODY WHO HASREVIEWED THIS PROJECT FROM ATHIRD PARTY PERSPECTIVE HAS AFIRM BOSTON APPROACH.LAST WEEK THE CITY SUBMITTEDRESPONSES TO COMMENTS FOR THECHAPTER 91 LICENSE WHICH IS THENEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS.SO WE ARE READY AND WILLING TOGO ON THAT ONE.WE HAVE DESIGNED IT AND READY TOGO.EVERY PERMITTING PROCESS ISAPPEALED.WE ARE CONFIDENT OUR APPROACHWILL SUCCEED AT THE END OF THETEE AND WE'RE JUST SORT OFPURSUING THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTSRIGHT NOW.>> ON THE CRIME LAB.

>> I WANT TO CHIME IN ON THECRIME LAB.OBVIOUSLY THE WAY WE WORK IS THEDEPARTMENT'S INITIAL PRIORITIESTOLT BUDGET OFFICE.THERE HAS BEEN A STUDY ABOUTTHAT, I BELIEVE IT'S FOUR ORFIVE YEARS OLD.OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD I DON'TKNOW THE OUTCOME OF THAT STUDY.WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ANDPROBABLY REQUIRES REFRESHING ANDOBVIOUSLY I ASSUME THERE'S AWHOLE LOT OF ADVANTAGE THAT HASHAPPENED IN FIVE YEARS AND WE'REGOING TO GO AND LOOK WHERE THATIS IN A COUPLE YEARS.I THINK THE COMMISSIONER WOULDHAVE TO SPEAK WHERE THAT FALLSON THE PRIORITY SCALE.AS SOON AS THAT GETS UNITEDWE'LL CERTAINLY BE WILLING TOWORK ON THAT.ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO SUPPORTOUR FIRST RESPONDERS[INDISCERNIBLE].>> IF I COULD JUST ADD, IN THENEAR TERM NOW AND COUNCILOR YOUKNOW IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET ANDTHE OPERATING BUDGET WE DIDPROPOSE ADDING SIGNIFICANT NEWSTAFF TO THE CRIME LAB ANDFORENSIC AND UPGRADED SUPPLIESAND MACHINES.THAT IS SOMETHING WHILE THEMECHANICS OF A TOTAL REBUILDHAPPEN WE ARE INVESTIGATINGSTAFF AND SUPPORT FOR THE CRIMELAB.>> YES.I THINK THAT WAS AN EXCELLENTINVESTMENT THAT WE HAD IN LASTYEAR'S BUDGET AND CERTAINLY THEYNEEDED INVESTMENT.ONE OF THE CHALLENGES I THINKTHAT THEY ARE FACING IN THECRIME LAB IN THE DIFFERENTDEPARTMENTS OF THE CRIME LAB ISSOME DIFFICULTY AROUND BEINGABLE TO DO THE APPROPRIATEFORENSIC WORK AND THEAPPROPRIATE SPACING CONSIDERINGTHAT ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND SOTHERE'S SOME CHALLENGES AND

REQUIREMENTS.THERE WAS A SMALL FUNDINVESTMENT FUND IN A PRIVATELYFUNDED PRISON THAT THE LIBRARYWAS GETTING RID OF.THE OTHER INVESTMENT HEARING --NO, IT WAS PRISONS.THE POINT OF THE HEARING WASTHAT WE WANTED TO REMOVE OURINVESTMENT RETURN THAT COMESFROM THOSE THINGS AND WHAT HADBEEN PROMISED TO US THAT MONEYWOULD BE IN THE PROCESS OFMOVING.IF YOU CAN UPDATE US WHERE THATINVESTMENT WENT.IN GENERAL THERE WAS CONCERNSABOUT DIVESTING FROM ALL OF THEFOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY, PROBABLYWOULD BE A GOOD MOVE RIGHT NOWCONSIDERING I GUESS OIL THATNEGATIVE $.40 A GALLON WHATEVERIT IS.IN GENERAL THERE WAS SOME FINITEFUNDS FOR PRIVATE PRISONS ANDFOR ARGUMENTMENT, SMITH AND WESTWESSON AND GUNS.IF YOU COULD ULTIMATELY GIVE ANUPDATE WHATEVER MOVEMENT THEREWAS DONE.I DON'T KNOW THERE WAS ACOMMITMENT TO MOVE ANY OTHERMONEY EXCEPT THE LIBRARYINVESTMENT IN PRIVATE PRISON BUTI WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.TOWARDS MY DISTRICT AND THEINCREDIBLE THINGS THAT AREHAPPENING AND TO FOLLOW UP ONCHARITABLE QUESTION.WE HAVE THE [INDISCERNIBLE] ANDWE HAVE THE SENIOR CENTER INEAST BOSTON WE HAVE THE[INDISCERNIBLE] WE HAVE THENORTH WASHINGTON BRIDGE, RIGHT.WE DON'T CALL IT THE CHARLESTOWNBRIDGE OR NORTH END BRIDGE WE'LLSTART A WAR.THOSE THINGS WERE COMMITTED TOAND WORKING ON AND FUNDS WEREALLOCATED.AND YOU KNOW, WE WERECELEBRATING AT THE RIBBONCUTTING, WE HAVE THE POLICESTATION AT EAST BOSTON AS WELL

AND SO MANY GOOD THINGS THAT AREHAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT.SO I CAN ASSURE YOU ONCE WE'REOUT OF THIS, EVERYONE'S GOING TOASK WHEN, WHERE, WHAT, WHO ANDHOW AND HOW WE'RE GOING TOMITIGATE THE TRAFFIC WHEN THISHAPPENS.SO IT'S QUITE A BIT WE'RE GOINGTO GET STARTED AND UPSET ANDHAVE TRAFFIC WHEN IT DOES GETSTARTED, RIGHT.I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU HADTO RANK OR DO YOU RANK IN TERMSOF PRIORITY.WHAT PROJECTS YOU WILL GET DONEAND GET ON EVEN IF THEY ARESKELETAL AND WHAT PROJECTS YOUWILL SAY LISTEN, IT'S A MATTEROF WE COULD WAIT ON THAT.I'M CURIOUS.I HAVE OF COURSE MY TOP TEN LISTBUT REALLY I REALLY LIKE TO HEARHOW YOU ANALYZE YOUR TOP TENPRIORITY PROJECT.>> EVERYTHING IN DISTRICT ONEGOES FIRST.>> EXCELLENT.WE'RE GOOD HERE.GOOD.>> HONESTLY I THINK WHAT ITCOMES DOWN TO IS IT'S GECCAPACITY.SO THESE GUYS ARE BIDDING THESEJOBS AND THEY WANT TO MOVE.WE WANT TO MOVE.WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE ASIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUNWAY.WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE ASIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CAPACITYAND WE BELIEVE THAT THE LABORMARKET IS THERE.I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, I HAVENO EMPIRICAL DATA TO SAY THATBUT IF SOME OF THE PRIVATE JOBSARE SLOWING DOWN OR ANY OF THEOTHER PRIVATE JOBS MAYBE THEY'REA LITTLE SKITTISH ABOUT IT WE'REGUARANTEED THAT MONEY IS COMINGIN, MONEY THAT'S GOING OUT.WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS BONDRATING.THAT'S WHY WE'RE SEEK IT'S AGOOD TIME TO BID AND PUT THESE

PROJECTS OUT THERE.WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET AHIGH QUALITY AND WE THINK WE'REGOING TO BE FULLY IN STEP GOINGBACK TO WHAT -- WE'RE NOTPRIORITIZING RANKING THEM ONBIDDING THEM OR ANYTHING LIKETHAT.WE ARE STILL [INDISCERNIBLE]>> IN TERMS OF SAFETY THOUGH, IDO KNOW THAT THE BRIDGE, RIGHT.WE HAD TO CUT OFF SECTIONS OFTHE BRIDGE LITERALLY BECAUSE WEWEREN'T SURE OF THOUSAND THATWOULD BE BUT IT WOULD ADD THEOTHER BRIDGES [INDISCERNIBLE]CHELSEA.THAT WAS A CAPITAL PROJECT ASWELL SO SOME OF OUR BRIDGEINFRASTRUCTURE, I DON'T KNOW.WE HAVE TO KNOW IF THIS IS ASAFETY CONCERN.I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TOHAPPEN WITH BPS IF WE'RE GOINGTO BE OPEN THIS FALL THE ACTUALFACILITY BUT IF SO, IS THEEDWARDS GOING TO BE STARTING TOBE RETROFITTED TO MAKE SURE THESIX GRADES IN EAST BOSTON PULLSBACK AND KEEPS THE KIDS OVERTHERE IN EAST BOSTON.THAT'S A KIND OF ANALYSIS.AND I'M ALSO FINE WITH PLAN ADISTRICT ONE PROJECTS GO FIRST.THAT'S FINE BY ME.BUT JUST IN TERMS OF HOW YOUANALYZE THE INFRASTRUCKURE FORSAFETY PURPOSES, I WOULD ASSUMETHE BRIDGE IS FIRST.I KNOW WE WERE GOING NUTS BUT WEDID NEED TO FINISH THE SEWAGELINES OVER IN EAST BOSTON.THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, KIND OFANALYSIS, I'M JUST CURIOUS.>> YES.I THINK WHENEVER YOU'RE LOOKINGAT GOVERNMENT'S BASIC THING ISTO PROTECT ITS CITIZENRY, RIGHT.SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO THAT'S APUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE RANK ORDEROF BRIDGES OR ROAD WORK BECAUSETHAT IS MY CHIEF OSGOOD'S FORTEBUT I DO THINK THAT WE ALWAYS

WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOWWITH THIS PACK DEMOCRATIC, WE'RELOOKING AT PUBLIC SAFETY, LIFESAFETY.THOSE ARE THE PRIORITIES WE'REWORKING ON ALL THE TIME.AS WE START TO THINK ABOUT THAT,THESE ARE REAL ISSUES WE'RELOOKING AT IN TERMS OFPRIORITIZING.THAT'S WHY SOME OF THATEMERGENCY ESSENTIAL WORK ISSTILL GOING.I THINK I SAID IT EARLIER MAYBEJUST TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT.WE FIND OUT THAT THE PEOPLE AREHAVING A HUGE LAG IN CERTAINAREAS ABOUT, YOU KNOW,CONNECTIVITY.WHEN THE UTILITIES TAKE A LOOKAT THAT THEY SAY HOW CAN WE FIXTHAT AND THEY GO BACK AND SAYYOU'VE GONE FROM A THOUSANDPEOPLE USING THE INTERNET ATTHIS GIVEN TIME IN THISPARTICULAR AREA TO 10,000 PEOPLEIT'S OVERWHELMING THE SYSTEMTHAT'S WHY PEOPLE CAN'T GET OUT.THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD DO TO OURRENT OR A RETROFIT.WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT FROM OURPERSPECTIVE, HOSPITALS ARE YOURNUMBER ONE PRIORITY, PUBLICSAFETY AGENCIES ARE NUMBER ONEPRIORITY, TRANSPORTATIONNETWORKS OR SUPPLY CHAINSCONTINUE TO MOVE FLUIDLY.THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGSHOW DO YOU START TO OPEN THESETHINGS UP.I DON'T KNOW IF SCHOOL'S GOINGTO BE OPEN BUT I CAN TELL YOURIGHT NOW IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO GOBACK IN THERE IN CONSTRUCTIONAND WE'VE GOT THE BIDS WE AREGOING AND WE'RE GOING TO GOFAST.WE'RE GOING TO GO FAST BUT WE'REGOING TO BE SAFE.WE'RE NOT GOING TO SACRIFICESAFETY TO HIT AN ARBITRARYDEADLINE.THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENRY ANDSAFETY OF OUR WORK FORCE IN

CONTINUATION OF AN INDUSTRY ISTHE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CANDO.I THINK THAT'S, I KNOW YOU GUYSARE ON A DAILY CALL WITH THEMAYOR FLATTENING THE CURVE.THIS IS ALL SORT OF TIED INTOTHAT.I WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, BUILDBUILD BUILD.GO, GO, GO, MOVE MOVE MOVE.I'M JUST DESIROUS OF THAT ASEVERYONE ELSE.THIS IS THE TIME WE CAN GET OURMATERIALS MOVING AND DO HAVEACCESS TO THE STREET.IT ISN'T CLUTTER WITH TRAFFIC ORCOST.WE COULD DO A LOT IN THE ROADWORK.THAT'S WHY THE FIRST THINGCOMING OUT OF THE GROUND WILL BETHE ROAD WORK AND IT WILL BE THEOPEN AIR STUFF.THAT'S LIKE TO CREATETRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURENETWORKS WHEN IT'S EASIER TO GETIN AS OPPOSED TO THE LAG THATYOU'LL GET JUST FROM SHEERDENSITY AND CONGESTION.>> SO THANK YOU.I KNOW AND FEEL LIKE SHE'SRAISING THE GAVEL.I WANT TO SAY THIS SO YOU CANSPEAK ON IN REFERENCE TO MYCOLLEAGUE.I UNDERSTAND THE SUBSTATION INEAST BOSTON IS BEING BUILT BYEVER SOURCE, NOT BY THE CITY IFI'M CORRECT ON THAT.THAT'S NOT A PROJECT WE WOULD BEFUNDING OR DEALING WITH.THE DOCK WE WERE HOPEFUL FOR TOSTART THIS SUMMER IN LOUIS MALLAND EAST BOSTON, THE DOCK CAN,WE WERE GOING TO DO ON THE MALLI THINK THE MASS PORT WAS GOINGTO BUILD THE DOCK THERE WAS AWHOLE PARTNERSHIP AND HAVE AFERRY IF WE ARE HOPEFUL FOR.I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SPEAK TOTHAT AND IF IT'S LIKELY.THAT'S IT.I WILL STOP THERE AND YOU CAN

ANSWER THAT AND I UNDERSTANDTHAT MY TIME IS PROBABLY UP.THANK YOU CHAIRWOMAN BOK ANDTHANK YOU ALL TO THEADMINISTRATION FOR ANSWERING MYQUESTIONS.>> THANK YOU COUNCILOR I WISH IHAD AN ANSWER ON THE MASS PORTSTUFF, I DON'T BUT I DO SKI THATJUST AS CRITICAL ATRANSPORTATION NETWORK.IT'S THE ROAD [INDISCERNIBLE]CONGESTION ESPECIALLY THAT PARTOF YOUR DISTRICT IN EAST BOSTONIS IMPORTANT [INDISCERNIBLE].WE HAVE NO BETTER ADVOCATE FORTHE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ANDCHRIS OSGOOD HE'S A GREAT GUY,THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THENEIGHBORHOOD THAT ACTUALLYUNDERSTAND IT.I WILL PASS THAT ALONG TO MYCOLLEAGUES AND MAKE SURE THEYARE AWARE AND MAYBE WE CAN MAKEA PHONE CALL OVER TO MASS PORTAS WELL AND SEE WHAT IF ANYTHINGIS GOING ON OVER THERE.>> GREAT, THANK YOU CHIEF ANDTHANK YOU COUNCILOR EDWARDS.COUNCILOR ARROYO FOLLOWED BYCOUNCILOR KIM JANEY AND MATTO'MALLEY.>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR ANDTHANK YOU PATRICK FOR THE WORKYOU DID ON THE PRESENTATION.SO I HAVE SORT OF TWO QUESTIONSWITH RESPECT TO TIME HERE ANDI'LL ASK THEM BOTH NOW AND YOUCAN APPEARS THEM IN WHICHEVERORDER -- ANSWER THEM INWHICHEVER HORDE.THE FIRST THE CURRENT PROJECTTHAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ANDSHUT DOWN.IN WHAT WAY IF ANY IS INCREASINGCOSTS FOR US OR IS IT NOT DOINGTHAT.THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOWWHETHER OR NOT THOSE SHUT DUCKSINCREASE COSTS AND HOW TO DOTHAT.THE SECOND IS, I HAVE SEVERALPROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT THATRESIDENTS ARE VERY EXCITED FOR.

THERE'S SOME RENOVATIONSHAPPENING NBCYX, MATTA HUNT.I KNOW THE COMMUNITY CENTER HADA PIPE BREAK.I'M NOT AWARE HOW MUCH THOSEREPAIRS COST OR IF THAT'SFACTORED INTO THE MONEY BUDGETEDTO DO THOSE REPAIRS BUT ALSO THEPROJECT ITSELF AS A WHOLE.SO JUST THOSE TWO THINGS WHEREWE ARE AND THOSE THINGS.>> COUNCILOR, THANK YOU VERYMUCH FOR YOUR CALL.I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'TSAY THESE SAY HELLO TO YOUR DADAS WELL, I HOPE HE'S DOING WELL.SO CURRENT CONSTRUCTION COSTS.THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AGAINWE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE AHARD LOOK AT.THIS ISN'T, NOW WE'RE GETTINGINTO LIKE CONTRACT LANGUAGE ALITTLE BIT.AND THIS IS SORT OF THE DEEPDIVE INTO DETAILS.IN OUR FRONT-END SPECIFICATION,WE TRY TO MAKE SORT OF, WE THINKOF ANYTHING THAT COULD POSSIBLYGO WRONG WITH A PROJECT ANDABSOLVE OURSELVES FROM IT.SO THINGS LIKE AN ACT OF GOD ORA PANDEMIC ARE ACTUALLY CALLEDOUT SOME OF OUR FRONT ENDSPECIFICATIONS.NOT REALLY THINKING WHEN YOULOOK OF AN ACT OF GOD WE'RETHINKING OF A HURRICANE OR AMAJOR SNOWSTORM OR SOMETHING TOTHAT EFFECT.A PANDEMIC IS SOMETHING THATAGAIN WE'RE ALL EXPERIENCING FORTHE FIRST TIME.THERE IS GOING TO BE A COST.I'M NOT [INDISCERNIBLE] BUT ICAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT WEARE GOING TO BE WORKING VERYCLOSELY WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM ANDOUR PROJECT TEAM TO EVALUATEEACH AND EVERY CLAIM AND EACHAND EVERY COST.IT'S GOING TO BE GRINDING PEOPLEA LITTLE BIT.I'M SURE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BEFRUSTRATED WITH THAT LEVEL OF

MINUTIA BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GETBACK TO WORK.I REQUEST SEE A SCENARIOPROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT OUTTO BID AND WE HAVE CULLED OUTSPECIFIC SAFETY PLANS ANDSPECIFIC LIKE I SAID DOWN TO THESCREWS.EVERY SINGLE THING WE HAVE, WENEED TO HAVE PRE APPROVED AND WENEED TO LINE THAT STUFF UP.THAT'S SOMETHING WE AREABSOLUTELY LOOKING HARD AT.BUT WE DIDN'T PUT INTO IT A NEWSAFETY PLAN.WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THAT WE AREGOING TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW LEVELOF HAND WASHING AND SANITARYFACILITY AND SAFETY OFFICES ANDGATE CHECKS AND ALL THESE THINGSWE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE THAT THECITY AND INSPECTIONAL SERVICESIS GOING TO REQUIRE FOR YOU TOBE ALLOWED TO DO THE WORK THATYOU ARE PERMITTED TO DO.SO THAT'S THE CITY AT ISD ANDTHERE'S THE CITY WITH US AS THECONTRACTING AGENT IN THECONSTRUCTION GROUP.WHAT WE WANT TO DO THERE IS MAKESURE WE ARE STILL GETTING WHATWE DESERVE.WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AND ANALYZEANY COSTS THAT MAY BE ABOVE ANDBEYOND WHAT THEY BID ON AND WHATWAS EXPECTED AND NOW WE'REFORCING THEM TO DO.THERE'S THAT COST BUT THENTHERE'S THE COST OF RECOVERY.SO WHAT IS THE COST OF RECOVERY.HOW DO YOU QUANTIFY THAT COST OFRECOVERY.THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTOTHAT.RIGHT OFF THE BAT, WE'RE GOINGTO BE ASKING EVERYONE FORRECOVERY SCHEDULE.NOW SOME OF THOSE RECOVERYSCHEDULES MAY WORK TO OURADVANTAGE.SOME OF THEM DON'T WORK TO OURADVANTAGE.WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT ANALYSISWITH THE USER DEPARTMENT AND A

CONSTITUENCIES TO HELP MAKE SUREPEOPLE UNDERSTAND WE CAN'T BELATE ON ADAM'S BRIDGE OR THEROSLINDALE LIBRARY THOSE NEED TOMOVE OR CAN THEY BE DELAYED TWOMONTHS AND DO I NOT HAVE TOWORRY ABOUT THAT SCHEDULE.I KEEP GOING BACK TO THE BAA.THE BAA IS, I ABSOLUTELY FEEL100% CONFIDENT IN SAYING IT WILLBE THE STANDARD BEARER FOR NOTAMERICA.I WANT TO PUT A PERIOD ON THATSENTENCE.THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOSTAMAZING PURPOSE-BASED ARTSACADEMY SCHOOL DEFINITELY IN THECOUNTRY AND I WOULD SAY THROWINGCANADA AND MEXICO.IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING BUT THESCHEDULE'S TIGHT AND IT'S A VERYVERY VERY VERY SPECIFIC PROGRAMAND IT DOESN'T FIT WELL WITHOTHER THINGS.THE SPECIFIC FIXTURES ANDEQUIPMENT.THOSE ARE BEING WORKED ON ANDSUPPLIED COMING AT A CERTAINTIME AND THE SCHEDULE'S TIGHTAND NOW WE'VE RUN INTO, YOUKNOW, NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES WITHACCESS AND WE'VE RUN INTOCONTAMINATED SOIL AND EXISTINGBUILDING WASN'T BUILT THE WAY ITIS SO IT'S SLOWLY EATING MYFLOW.AND NOW HERE WE ARE PAUSED ANDTHIS IS BECOMING A LITTLE BIT OFAN ISSUE BECAUSE I NEED TO OPENTHAT UP.I NEED TO HAVE THAT READYBECAUSE THERE ARE KIDS THAT AREBAA STUDENTS THAT ARE OVERATTENDING SCHOOL OVER INDORCESTER.WE'RE PLANNING TO GET THEM BACKHERE FOR SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR.IF I CAN'T RECOVER THATSCHEDULE, WE COULD BE LOOKING ATA MID YEAR MOVER.I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THISMASSACHUSETTS WILL LAST.BUT IF WE WERE TO START TOMORROWWHICH WE'RE NOT BUT IF WE WERE

TO START TOMORROW WE WOULD ASKFOR THAT RECOVERY SCHEDULE.WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR EXTENDEDDAYS.WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR SIX ORSEVEN DAYS WORTH OF WORK.WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PARAMETERSWILL BE ALLOWED TO REVIEW AND GOTHROUGH BUT THESE ARE THE TYPESOF THINGS THAT LIKE HOSPITALS,RESEARCH, HOMELESS FACILITIES.THESE TYPE OF THINGS ARE THINGSWE ARE WORKING ON SO WHEN YOUADD UP THOSE COSTS FORREMOBILIZATION, ADD IN THOSECOSTS FOR THE SAFETY PLAN, ADDIN THOSE COSTS FOR THEADDITIONAL COSTS FOR OVERTIME,THE ADDITIONAL MANPOWER.ALL THESE THINGS START TO HAVEAN CUMULATIVE EFFECT AND AFFECTSTHE DESIGN CONTRACTS.THE DESIGNERS ARE GOING TO BE ONTHE HOOK.THEY'VE GOING TO BE LOOKING TOREVIEW PLANS AND EXPEDITETHINGS.THOSE ARE GOING TO BE QUANTIFIEDBUT FOR EACH PARTY.I CAN'T SAY IT'S GOING TO BE A10% UPGRADE BUZZ IT COULD BE 20%ON ONE AND 10 PERCENT POSTER ONANOTHER.WE'RE LOOKING CLOSELY AT THEBUDGET DEPARTMENT AND OUR OWNEXPERTISE AND STAFF AND WILL BEFARMING OUT THESE ADDITIONALCOSTS OR THESE CHANGE ORDERPROPOSALS.WE WILL BE FARMING THOSE OUT TOTHIRD PARTY INDEPENDENTESTIMATORS AND OUR PEOPLE TOMAKE SURE THAT THOSE COSTS ARETHAT SUBMITTED TO US ANDREVIEWED BY THE INHOUSEDESIGNERS AND OUR IN-HOUSEPEOPLE ARE IN LINE WITH THETHIRD PARTY REVIEW.IN THE END OF THE DAY WE HAVE AFIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO THEBUDGET AND WE'RE GOING TO FIGHTFOR EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR WE CAN.BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE A COSTSO EVERYTHING, SOMETHING LIKE

THE PANDEMIC COUNCILOR AS YOUARE ACUTELY AWARE, IT IS GOINGTO HAVE A COST ON TIME AND ACOST ON MONEY.SO THAT'S GOING TO BE UP THERE.ON ROSLINDALE THEY EXPERIENCED AFLOOD, IT WAS PRE PANDEMIC, ITDID A LOT OF DAMAGE THERE.WE HAVE UNDERGONE REPAIRS WITHTHAT IN TERMS OF JUST MITIGATIONON THAT.THE CURRENT BUDGET IS ABOUT$2.1MILLION AND WE ARE LOOKING ATTHAT AS WELL.THE ROSLINDALE LIBRARY IS STILLHAPPENING [INDISCERNIBLE] WE ARESTILL MOVING ON ALL OF THOSE.WHILE I JUST HAVE A PHONE, IWANT TO MAKE SURE I NOTED FORCOUNCILOR EDWARDS AND I KNOWTIME HAS EXPIRED WE AREFINALIZING DESIGN AT THELOCATION AT 189 PARIS STREET FORA NEW SCHOOL.WE PURCHASED THAT PROPERTY FROMTHE LOCAL CDC.IT'S EXPANDING CAPACITY ANDFINALIZING DESIGN ON THAT AND WEARE MOVING FORWARD.SO COUNCILOR ARROYO I HOPE THATANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.>> THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU COUNCILOR.WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THINGS HASNOTING IN DISTRICT FIVE AS AFORMER RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVETHERE IS A SPECIAL PLACE FORHYDE PARK NEWS CENTER I SPENT ALOT OF TIME AT THOSE LOCATIONSAND THE ROSLINDALE COMMUNITYCENTER DID GET A BIG UPGRADEFROM ITS INITIAL ESTIMATE ANDINITIAL BUDGET ALLOCATION LASTYEAR, INCREASE THAT ABOUT THREEMILLION DOLLARS TO INCREASE THESPACE DOWN IN THE SELLER SO THEYSEE THE VALUE IN THAT LIBRARYAND THE VALUE OF THE DISTRICTAND THE COMMUNITY CENTER.BACK TO COUNCILOR FLAHERTY'SPOINT ABOUT THE HOLISTICAPPROACH WE THINK THE WORK WE'REDOING IN THE STREETS ALONG WITH

THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THELIBRARY ARE GRAY THINGS.WITH THE POINT OF REFERENCE WITHTHE NEW BOSTON TRUST ONE OF THETHINGS WE DID OVER AT ROSLINDALEWE PUT IN SOME SOLAR PANELSWE'RE SEEING LIKE $800 A MONTH.THAT WAS SPEARHEADED BYCOUNCILOR O'MALLEY AND SOMETHINGCHIEF COOK WORKED VERY VERY HARDON AND WE WERE HAPPY TO SIGN THE[INDISCERNIBLE] ROSLINDALE ANDDO GROUND BREAKING AT THEROSLINDALE COMMUNITY CENTER ANDDO THE FLIP OF THE SWITCH FORTHE RENEW BOSTON STUFF THAT'SALREADY PAYING DIVIDENDS AS SOONAS WE TURN THAT SWITCH ON.WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT ANDWE LOVE HYDE PARK.>> THANK YOU.I APPRECIATE THAT.THE CONSTRUCTION WAS WELL DONE.THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR ARROYO.NEXT UP IS COUNCILOR PRESIDENTKIM JANEY FOLLOWED BY COUNCILORMATT O'MALLEY AND THEN COUNCILORJULIA MEJIA.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH MADAMCHAIR.THANKS TO THE ADMINISTRATION,THE ENTIRE PANEL.THANK YOU CHIEF FOR A VERYTHOROUGH PRESENTATION.I WOULD LIKE TO, SO ONE I KNOWIT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICTAROUND COVID THE IMPACT IN TERMSOF TIME LINE BUT I WOULD BEINTERESTED IN WHAT YOUR THINKINGIS IN TERMS OF PHASING THINGSIN.SO WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TOFLIP ON A SWITCH ANDEVERYTHING'S GOING TO GO BACK.SO IN MY MIND WHILE SCHOOLS ARECLOSED IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT TOTRY TO GET A LOT OF THAT WORKDONE DURING CLOSURE.IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING INTERMS OF PHASING IN?>> ABSOLUTELY, COUNCILOR.A COUPLE COMMENTS ON THAT.THE WAY WE PLAN THESE THINGS IS

THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OFTIME AND REVIEW OF THE LOCATIONSAND WE BID THESE THINGS SOTHERE'S A SET AMOUNT OF DESIGNTHEN THERE'S THE SET AMOUNT OFBID AND THERE'S A SET AMOUNT OFCONSTRUCTION.AND I SAY THAT JUST TO GIVE YOUA REFERENCE POINT THAT WE WEREPLANNING TO GO INTO SCHOOL INJUNE, AT THE END OF JUNE.SO WHEN WE DESIGN THIS STUFF,THAT'S WHAT ALL OF OUR TEAMSHAVE BEEN DESIGNING TO, A BID INMAY, BID RESULTS IN JUNE, NOTICETO PROCEED AND CONTRACTEXECUTION AT THE END OF JUNE.AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AND WECOULDN'T REALLY TELL IS SCHOOLGOING TO SAY OPEN ARE WE GOINGTO GET BACK IN THERE WHAT ARE WEGOING TO DO.ARE WE DECLAIK THE BID BECAUSEWE WILL BE IN LATE JUNE.I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR GOING BACKTO SCHOOL INTO MEMORIAL DAY ANDGO INTO LATE JUNE.WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WECOULD DO WITH BIDDING BUT WEASKED THE DESIGN TEAM TOEXPEDITE THEIR DESIGNS.I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WE'REBIDDING THE MAY-WAY CAFE PICKEDUP ALMOST A MONTH ON MY-WAY CAFEAND WE WILL BE DOING THAT WITHTHE AARP'S AND ANY BUILDING.I WOULD LOVE TO GET IN THERERIGHT NOW BUT REALLY I HAVE TOBID IT AND BE A COHESIVE DESIGNDOCUMENTS AND ONCE THAT COMES INWE'RE BIDDING THAT.WE'RE PICKING UP TIME.EVEN IF I GET IN AT THEBEGINNING OF JUNE I'VE STILLPICKED UP ALMOST FOUR WEEKS ON ATOTAL EIGHT WEEK SCHEDULE SO IPICKED UP 50% OF FLOW.THAT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITYFOR US, SO YES.>> CAN I ASK, CHIEF, I THINK THEINVESTMENT IN OUR CITY ISAMAZING PARTICULARLY AS ADISTRICT COUNCILOR I'M REALLYEXCITED ABOUT THE INVESTMENT IN

MY DISTRICT PARTICULARLY WITHMANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT I'VEBEEN ADVOCATING FOR IN MY TENUREON THE CITY COUNCIL WHICH HASN'TBEEN THAT LONG.CERTAINLY EXCITED AS YOU KNOWABOUT THE LIBRARY IN UNIONSQUARE.IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ALMOST DONE.AND AS YOU KNOW, I HAD GRAVECONCERNS WHEN I FIRST STARTED INTHIS ROLE BECAUSE THE NUMBERS INTERMS OF MEETING THE BRJ'S WERESO OFF THE MARK, THERE CERTAINLYHAS BEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTSINCE WE STARTED PAYINGATTENTION TO THE PROJECT, IT'SALMOST DONE.WE'RE LOOKING AT A RIBBONCUTTING WHAT MONTH AWE ZOOMINGTHINGS WERE CONTINUED IN THENEXT FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS.WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS YEAR FORTHE RIBBON CUTTING, THAT'S THEHOPE AND THE GOAL, RIGHT?>> YES.A COUPLE THINGS.ONE I DO JUST HAVE TO MENTIONYOUR AVATAR.I CAN SEE THE BOEING BUILDING INTHE BACKGROUND.WE SPENT AN AWFUL LOT OF TIMEGOING OVER THE FERDINAND TO GETTHAT WINDOW EXACTLY RIGHT AND TOSEE THAT IN THE BACKGROUND OFYOUR AVATAR.>> CHIEF, I HAVE A LOT OFSPECIFIC DISTRICT-RELATEDQUESTIONS AM I ASKED IN THESESSION LOOKING FOR THOSEANSWERS.BUT FOR MY REMAINING TIME HERE,TWO BIG THINGS FOR ME, AS YOUKNOW, MAKING SURE THAT THE CITYIS DOING MORE TO ACHIEVE ITSWHAT I HOPE ARE GOALS AROUNDCONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT.SO REALLY INTERESTED FOR THOSECAPITAL PROJECTS WHAT PLANS HAVEBEEN PUT IN PLACE TO ENSURE THATWE ARE GETTING MORE DIVERSE BIDSCOMING IN AND THAT WE'RE PUTTINGMORE PEOPLE TO WORK.SO CERTAINLY THE MBE'S REALLY

IMPORTANT.THE OTHER THING I WOULD ASKSPECIFIC TO THE INVESTMENT INBATHROOMS WHICH I THINK ISAMAZING, 10 MILLION OVER FOURYEARS FOR STUDENTS.I'M AMAZED THAT BATHROOMS INSCHOOLS TEND TO BE LIKE THENASTIEST PLACE.THIS IS MAYBE MORE FOR THEDOCTOR INVOLVING MORE YOUNGPEOPLE INTO THE DESIGN ANDREALLY GETTING THEM TO BUY INTOTHESE PROJECTS, WHETHER IT'SABOUT MURALS AND PAINTINGS SOTHAT WE DON'T DEAL WITH THEGRAFFITI AND ALL OF THAT THATHAPPENS.I WONDER TOO, ARE THERE PLANS TOINSTALL VAPE DETECTORS.HAND FREE IS GREAT IN ABATHROOM, A PUBLIC BATHROOM.I WOULD HOPE THOSE ARE THINGSWE'RE THINKING ABOUT AS WE RENDEVALUATE THESE BATHROOMS.THINGS WE'RE TELLING PEOPLE TOWASH THEIR HANDS FOR 20 SECONDS.OF THESE TIMERS ON THE FAUCETSDON'T STAY ON FOR 20 SECONDS.AS WE RENOVATE BATHROOMS IN OURSCHOOLS I WONDERER WHATOPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE TOINVOLVE YOUNG STUDENTS AS WELLAS MAKING DIFFERENT DESIGNS FORA SAFER WORLD.I WOULD LIKE FOLLOW UP ON MYDISTRICT QUESTION AT SOME POINT.MADAM CHAIR, YOU CAN HELP MEUNDERSTAND HOW THAT FOLLOW UPWILL HAPPEN.THANK YOU CHIEF BROPHY.>> QUICKLY, THE PROJECT THEDUDLEY, AT THE LIBRARY IN THESQUARE IS AT 95%.FURNISHINGS ARE ABOUT TO BEDELIVERED AND, AT THIS TIME ISON HOLD.THE PROJECT CURRENTLY DOES HAVEA TEMPORARY SEE OF VOTE SOTHAT'S A GOOD THING.THE PUBLIC IS DOING SIDEWALKWORK AND THAT'S IN COORDINATIONWITH THE MBTA AND THEY AREWORKING TOGETHER TO DO THAT

RENOVATION WORK OUT THERE.THE BRJP.WE ARE DISAPPOINTED IN THEGENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR A VARIETYOF REASONS.THE TOTAL BRJP NUMBERS INTOTALITY ARE 28% BOSTONRESIDENTS, 44% OF PEOPLE OFCOLOR AND 4% FEELS.AND SO -- FEMALES.SO WE DID MISS THE MARK ONFEMALE AND BOSTONLE AND BOSTONREPRESENTATIVES ON THAT.THIS IS A CONTRACTOR THAT'SALMOST -- YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'THAVE ANY OF HIS OWN FOLKS, SO HEKIND OF CONTRACTS EVERYTHINGOUT, NOT TERRIBLY THRILLED WITHTHE WAY IN WHICH HE'S MANAGEDTHAT JOB, BUT WE ARE HAPPY WITHTHE WAY THAT IT IS COMETOGETHER.WE ABSOLUTELY WILL BE DOING ARIBBON CUTTING THIS YEAR.IT'S 100%.I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE, BUTAS SOON AS WE GET A CHAPS TO GETIN THERE, WE'RE REAL CLOSE TOTHE FINISH LINE, AND YOU WILL BEVERY, VERY, VERY PLEASED WITHTHE WAY THAT GOES ON.>> IT LOOKS AMAZING AND I THINKIT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND ITLOOKS LIKE IT'S HAPPENING THATTHE COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN THATWE'RE ALSO WORKING ON AS WELL ASTHE OLD B2 POLICE STATION ANDTHE PLANS FOR THAT, IT LOOKSLIKE IT'S COMING TOGETHER, WHICHWOULD BE THE GOAL.I SEE THE GAVEL SUP.I HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONSREGARDING PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDSAND COMPLETE STREETS AND OTHERDISTRICT 7 ITEMS.HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEAPPROPRIATE PEOPLE IN THEADMINISTRATION OR ON A NEXTROUND OF QUESTIONS IF THAT ISPOSSIBLE.THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND THECHANNEL.>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO MUCH.

THE QUESTIONS ANO DATE IN A FEWCAGHTS WHERE SOME THINGS GO TOSTREETS AND PARKS AND B.P.S. ANDI CERTAINLY ASKED A HUGE NUMBEROF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STREETSAND PARKS ISSUES IN DISTRICT 8THAT I AM EXPECTING TO HAVEDISCUSSED IN THAT HEARING ORINFORMATION IN ADVANCE.WITH THOSE SPECIFIC PROCEDURE,WE ARE FORWARDING THOSE TO THEDEPARTMENTS.I WILL GO ON TO COUNCILLOR MATTO'MALLEY TO BE FOLLOWED BYCOUNCILLOR MEJIA AND COUNCILLORBREADON.>> THANK YOU CHAIR, LADIES ANDGENTLEMEN, CHIEF FOR THE VERYEXPANSIVE AND LOCUACIOUSPRESENTATION.I LOOK FOR THE BUDGET PROCESS.FOR THE NEWER COLLEAGUES, THISIS REALLY EXCITING HEARINGBECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE THOSEPROJECTS WE ADVOCATE FOR ANDCARE ABOUT.I REMEMBER EARLY DAYS OF TRYINGTO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF MONEYAND PARK PHASE TWO, JAMAICAPLAIN AND THE PROJECTS THAT WERECOMPLETED OVER THE LAST YEARS SOTHANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIPTHROUGH MAYOR WALSH AND HISTEAM.OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T NEED TO BEREPETITIVE, BUT MANY OF US HAVESAID THIS IS A VERY UNUSUALCAPITAL BUDGET HEARING AS WEHAVE A VERY AGGRESSIVE APPROACH.WE RECOGNIZE THE ENORMITY OFWHAT E.R. UP AGAINST.NUMBERS SHOW UP TO 20% OR CLOSETO 20% OF MASSACHUSETTSRESIDENTS FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS.WE ARE UP AGAINST AN ECONOMICDOWNTURN UNLIKE ANYTHING WE'VEEVER SEEN AND OBVIOUSLY THATWILL BE DIRECTLY IMPACTFUL TOOUR WORK.HOWEVER, WE'RE AT A PLACE NOWWHERE WE HAD A VERY STRONGFISCAL YEAR LAST YEAR ANDOBVIOUSLY PROBABLY THE STRONGEST

DEVELOPMENT YEAR IN BOSTON'SHISTORY, SO IT'S EXCITING TO SEEWHAT THOSE ADVANCEMENTS WILL BE.I THINK YOU COULD MAKE THE CASEON THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTINGNOT ONLY IN IMPORTANT ISSUESLIKE THE LONG ISLAND CAMPUSWHICH I'M GLAD TO SEE WORKPROCEED THERE.OBVIOUSLY WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS,SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT.BUT ALSO PARKS AND SPACE.WE'LL GET INTO THAT IN A HIGHERLEVEL OF SPELLS PHISTY AT THERELEVANT HEARING, BUT SUFFICE ITTO SAY, CHIEF, I KNOW I'VETALKED WITH YOU, THE MAYOR,OTHERS, WE'RE DELIGHTED, TALKEDWITH CHIEF COOK, OBVIOUSLY,DELIGHTED TO SEE BUILDING OFWESTFIELD IN WEST ROXBURY AS ITRELATES TO UPGRADES AND OTHERTHINGS.WE NEED A FULL RENOVATION THERE.WE RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGES, BUTGIVEN THE FACT PEOPLE AREOBVIOUSLY CLAMOR MORGUE MOREOUTDOOR SPACE, GIVEN THE FACTMOST OUTER NEIGHBORHOODS HAVESEEN A DECREASE OF SCHOOL AGE INPOPULATION, THERE'S BEEN A 16%INCREASE IN WEST ROXBURY.ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO UPLIFT THENEED FOR FULL RENOVATION OFBUILDINGS.YOU KNOW THIS IS MY TOP PRIORITYIN WEST ROXBURY THIS BUDGETSEASON.WANT TO GEAT GET THE FEEDBACK ONTHAT.SIMILARLY, EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'SIN STORE FOR THE COURT STREET ASWELL AS THE PLAZA, NEED TO SEETHOSE THINGS.I DON'T NEED TO REHASH THAT, YOUNEED A GREAT OVERVIEW ON THATSTUFF.I NEED TO CLOSE WITH THE JAMAICAPLAIN FAIR STATION, I KNOWTHERE'S BEEN MONEY ALLOCATED FORTHAT AND THERE'S BEEN A DELAY SOYOU KNOW WHAT THE TIMELINE ISSPOAFNL THAT AND WHAT AND ANDOBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZING THE FACT

THAT THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED GIVENWHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST.SO THANK YOU ALL.>> COUNCILLOR, THANK YOU VERYMUCH, AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOUVERY MUCH FOR PUSHING USCONSTANTLY.I REMEMBER MANY PHONE CALLS INTHE -- MANY CONVERSATIONS IN THEEXECUTIVE GARAGE ABOUT ZERO NETCARBON WHEN WE WERE BOTH ON OURWAY HOME.WE GOT CAUGHT UP IN AN HOUR-LONGCONVERSATION AS WE WERE STARTINGOUR CARS UP.BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.IT'S YOUR ADVOCACY IN WHAT WE'REDOING AS AN ADMINISTRATION, THEMAYOR'S VISION FOR ZERO NETCARBON IS AKIN TO, LIKE, THENEWNESS OF LEAD A DECADE AGO.IT'S GOING TO BECOME COMMONPLACEAND SOMETHING THAT'SINTERESTING.YOU'VE BROUGHT UP THE FIREDEPARTMENT.I'M GOING TO DEFER THE BILLINGSCONVERSATION BECAUSE THAT'SOBVIOUSLY COMMISSIONER RYANWOODS' CONVERSATION AND I WILLFORWARD YOUR CONCERNS TO THEM.I KNOW THEY HAVE A WORKINGSESSION RECENTLY.SO THEY WILL BE UP TO SPEED ONTHAT AND I'M SURE THEY WILL HAVEA RESPONSE TO YOU ON THAT.ENGINE 42 IS THE ONE IN JAMAICAPLAIN.IT'S THE FIRST BRAND-NEW ONE.WE'RE RIPPING IT DOWN ANDBUILDING A NEW ONE.IT'S GOING TO BE AN AMAZINGFACILITY.IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE SPECIAL.IT DOES ACTUALLY HAVE ACOMMUNITY ROOM IN A FIREFACILITY AND IT DOES ACTUALLYHAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TODO SOME TRAINING AT THE SITE ONTHE BUILDING ABOUT GOING UP ANDDOWN INTO THE BUILDINGS, WHICHIS SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE ANDINTERESTING AS WELL.IT WILL BE A REALLY AMAZING SITE

AND IT WILL HAVE -- IT WILLCHANGE THE WAY THAT THA THATCORNER LOOKS LIKE.WE DID RUN INTO A LITTLE BIT OFA DELAY THERE.THE DELAY IS THE BUILDING WASDRAWN TO BE BUILT ONE WAY, ANDWHEN WE GOT INTO IT, WE FOUND,A, CONTAMINATED SOIL AND, B,TILES IN THE GROUND THAT WEREN'TEXPECTED TO BE THERE.THE STRUCTURE OF THE SUBSURFACEWAS NOT AS HARDY AS WE WANTED ITTO BE SO WE HAD TO TACK FROMWHAT WE WERE DOING FROM ORIGINALSTABILIZATION TO MANY PILES.IT'S BEING WORKED OUT.IT'S GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER COST.BUT IT IS MOVING.WE HAVE MOVED THE FIREFIGHTERSOUT INTO TEMPORARY FACILITIES.THERE'S NO DELAY IN SERVICE.ONCE THIS CONSTRUCTION CLAUSEGOES, WE'LL BE GOING HARD ATTHAT AS WELL, SO THAT PROJECT ISMOVING ALONG AND WE'VE GOT AGOOD TEAM AND PROJECT TEAM GOINGUP THERE TO DO THAT.SO THAT'S HAPPENING.>> I APPRECIATE THAT.THANK YOU FOR REFERENCING THENET ZERO CARBON.IT WAS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP TO BEWITH SO MANY COLLEAGUES AT THEMAYOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNINGLAST DECEMBER.IT'S TRULY A VERY -- WAS APRIDEFUL DAY IN MY CAREER ONTHIS BODY.SO GRATEFUL FOR YOURPARTNERSHIP.THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS WE CANHAVE THE MOST PROFOUND IMPACT ASIT RELANES TO LOWERING OURGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.THANK YOU TO CHIEF, THANK YOU,MADAM CHAIR.>> COUNCILLOR, AS AN ASIDE ONTHAT, AND I'M SORRY, MADAMCHAIR, COUNCILLOR, I WANTED TOLET YOU KNOW AS WELL AS PART OFOUR RENEW BOSTON TRUST, ONE OFTHE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT ISUSING THEIR HANDLER UNITS AND

MANY UNITS ALL ELECTRICAL FORSOME TO HAVE THE SMALLER FIREHOUSES BECAUSE THEN WE DON'THAVE TO PUT GAS IN THERE AND DOTHAT FACILITY AGAIN.THAT RENEW BOSTON HAS GIVEN USANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HEAT THEBUILDING DIFFERENTLY AND WE'RELOOKING AT THAT AS, OKAY, WE USESMALLER BUILDINGS THAT MAYBE WEDON'T HAVE TO RELY ON GAS AND WECAN DO THINGS LIKE THAT, SO IT'SA DIFFERENT WAY OF THINKING ANDUSUALLY -- PUT A BIG ROBUSTBOILER IN THERE AND GET ITGOING.>> IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR THETAXPAYERS AND THE PLANET.>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.I APPRECIATE IT.I COME FROM A FAMILY OF FOURBOYS.I'M THE LATIN ACADEMY GUY, MYTHREE BROTHERS ALL WENT TO LATINSCHOOL, SO I HAVE BEEN HEARINGMY WHOLE LIFE ABOUT THELATIN-LATIN ACADEMY THING.SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU,COUNCILLOR.>> THANK YOU., COUNCILLORO'MALLEY.COUNCILLOR MEJIA FOLLOWED BYCOUNCILLOR BREADON ANDCOUNCILLOR BAKER.OBVIOUSLY, WE ARET NOT YET INTHE REVOLVING FUND HEARING WHICHWAS MEANT TO START AT 1:00.WE ARE RUNNING OVER, A FACTWHICH I'M GOING TO BLAME ONCHIEF BROPHY WHOSE PRESENTATIONWAS LOCUACIOUS AND THOROUGH BUTALSO LONG.IF YOU'RE TUNING IN TO WATCH THEREVOLVING FUND HEARING, YOUSHOULD KNOW THAT WILL FOLLOW THECOMPLETION OF THIS HEARING.SO NOW JULIA MEJIA IS UP NEXT.>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR BOK,THANK YOU CHIEF BRODY AND THETEAM.I HAVE TO START OFF BY SAYING IDID NOT GO TO LATIN AND I DON'TKNOW WHAT IS ALL THE LATIN LOVE

UP HERE, BUT I DENT TODORCHESTER HIGH.I DO NOT KNOW YOUR MOM OR DADAND YOU DID NOT COACH ANY OF MYKIDS.WE'LL HAVE TO WORK ON THAT NOWTHAT I'M WORKING IN CITY HALL.MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.BUT DORCHESTER ALL DAY EVERYDAY.THAT'S RIGHT.SO I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS.ONE IS SPECIFICALLY AROUND THEFY'21 BUDGET SAYS ZERO DOLLARSALLOCATED TO RENT ACCESSED WILLYOU ONS BUT THEY HAVE MULTIPLEEMPLOYEES WHO SPEAK OTHERLANGUAGES WHO ARE NOT FORMALLYIN THE LANGUAGE POOL.MY QUESTION IS WHAT LANGUAGESARE SPOKEN IN YOUR DEPARTMENTAND HOW ACCESSIBLE ARE THOSEEMPLOYEES TO THOSE CONSTITUENTSWHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH?MY OTHER QUESTION, AND I'LL JUSTGIVE YOU ALL THREE QUESTIONS ANDONCE AND THEN WE CAN TAKE ITFROM THERE, IS COUNCILLOR BOKASKED ABOUT CAPACITY IN REGARDSTO THE INCREASED NUMBER OFPROJECTS, AND I'M JUST CURIOUS,PFD IS ASKING FOR $100,000 INOVERTIME.THIS ISN'T A CHANGE IN THEFUNDING CHANGE BETWEEN FY'20 ANDFY'21, RIGHT.BUT I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW MANYHOURS PER WEEK OR PER MONTHEMPLOYEES IN MP, FP WORK.THE THIRD QUESTION, IN REGARDSTO COUNCILLOR JANEY ASKED THENEED ABOUT TO BE MORE DIVERSE INOUR BIDS, I'M CURIOUS HOW MANYCONTRACTS IN 2019 WENT TOMINORITY AND BUSINESS OWNERS,JUST CURIOUS IF YOU HAPPEN TOHAVE THAT NUMBER.AND I ACTUALLY DO HAVE ONE MOREQUESTION.ONE IS ABOUT THE BATHROOMS.I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHETHER OR NOTWE'LL HAVE ANY BATHROOMS THATARE GOING TO BE GENDER NEWCENTRAL AND WHAT THAT PLAN LOOKSLIKE BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF

PEOPLE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE INGENDERED-ONLY SPACE BATHROOMSAND I WONDERED IF YOU HAVEGENDER NEW CENTRAL BATHROOMPLANNING IN YOUR DESIGN.I'M CURIOUS, WHEN I LOOK THROUGHOUR -- THE CITY HALL, I'M JUSTWONDERING IF THERE WOULD BE ANOPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME OF OURDOORS BE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE.I KNOW COMING INTO THE MAINOFFICE -- IN THE COUNCIL OFFICE,UNLESS IT'S OPEN, IF YOU ARE AHANDICAP, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TOACCESS IT, SO I'M WONDERING IFTHERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVEIT MORE HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE TOFOLKS.THEN THE OTHER QUESTION IS I'MCURIOUS IN TERMS OF THE SIGNAGEIN CITY HALL.EVERYTHING IS IN ENGLISH.I HAVE FOUND MYSELF OFTENDIRECTING PEOPLE WHO DON'T SPEAKENGLISH AND DON'T KNOW HOW TOREAD IN ENGLISH WHERE THEYSHOULD GO.I'M WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANOPPORTUNITY TO PUT SOME MONEYASIDE IN THE BUDGET TO HELPCREATE A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE WHOMAY NOT KNOW HOW TO SPEAKENGLISH KNOW WHERE THEY CAN GETTHE SERVICES THEY ARE SEEKING.AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOURWORK.WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR.I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS ANDWELCOME TO THE BODY.I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU HERE ANDLOOK FORWARD TO DEVELOPING ARELATIONSHIP AND HELPING YOU OUTON ANYTHING WE CAN POSSIBLY DO.I'LL HIT YOU WITH A COUPLE OFRESPONSES HERE.NUMBER ONE, LANGUAGE ACCESS.I'M GOING TO DEFER THAT QUESTIONTO JUSTIN AFTER I RIP THROUGHMINE AS WELL.I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHINGTHAT'S IN THE NEIGHBORHOODSERVICES BUDGET, AND HE CANPROBABLY TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT

THAT, LEFT HOW MANY PEOPLE IN MYOFFICE WITH LANGUAGES THEYSPEAK.THERE ARE SIX OTHER LANGUAGESOTHER THAN ENGLISH INFACILITIES, AND BECAUSE WE'REOPERATION CABINET, WE UTILIZEOUR COLLEAGUE BUT WE HAVE APRETTY ROBUST TRANSLATIONSERVICES AT INSPECTIONALSERVICES.AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WE'LL BE ABLETO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR PARTNERSWHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH ASTHEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE.AT P.F.D., WE HAVE PEOPLE WHOCAN SPEAK SPANISH, ASIAN CREOLE,CAPE VERDEAN CREOLE, CAMBODIAN,PORTUGUESE AND FRENCH.IT IS OVERTIME.$100,000.GENERALLY OUR OVERTIME WOULD BECAPTURED AS A CLERK OR PROJECTMANAGER.THE CLERKS ARE WHEN THE JOB GOESBEYOND A TYPICAL EIGHT-HOUR JOBAND THEY'VE GOT TO WORK LATERHOURS, WE WANT OUR PEOPLE THERETO MAKE SURE WHAT WE ARE BUYINGIS GETTING INSTALLED.THEY'RE THE TATTLE TALES,THEY'RE THE ONES WHO TELL US IFTHEY'RE TRYING TO CHEAT US.WE WANT SOMEONE THERE, AND IFTHEY WANT TO WORK OVERTIME, WEASK THEM TO PICK UP THE COST OFTHE OVERTIME.SO THE $100,000 IS REALLY APLACEMARKER.WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FIVEPEOPLE AT PUBLIC FACILITIES,MAYBE FIVE TO TEN PEOPLE,EVERYONE IS COVERED UNDER ACOLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTEITHER THROUGH SCIU OR SENA.IT'S MOSTLY SENA.IF THEY WORK BEYOND 35 HOURS,THEY ARE ENTITLED TO OVERTIME.THOSE THINGS WOULD BE LIKE ACOMMUNITY MEETING.IF THEY DO A MEETING ON DESIGN,WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACTOR THATWE CAN SEND THE MONEY BACK TO,AND WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC

CHARGEBACK.SO THOSE NIGHT MEETINGS OR THOSEEMERGENCY CALLOUTS WHERE WE MAYNEED SOMEONE, THAT'S WHERE THATOVERTIME AND THAT PLACE HOLDER,I WOULD SAY IT'S A MICROCOSM OFTHE OVERALL BUDGET, BUT IT ISTHERE JUST IN CASE FOLKS NEED TOGO ABOVE AND BEYOND.WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THATARE STANDARD $35 WORK WEEKPEOPLE THAT PUT IN 45 HOURS ANDDON'T PUT IN A PENNY FOROVERTIME, BUT WHEN WE ASKSOMEONE TO GO OUT AND DO THREEHOURS AT L STREET OR SOMETHINGLIKE THAT, I'M NOT GETTING PAID,I'M SALARIED, BUT THE PEOPLE OUTTHERE ARE AND WE WANT TO BE FAIRAND IN ADHERENCE WITH THECOLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.SO THAT'S WHAT THAT $100,000 ISTHERE FOR.IT'S NOT MEANT TO COVER OVERTIMEFOR A JOB THAT NEEDS TO EXPEDITEOR WORK NIGHTS OR WEEKENDS.THAT'S NOT THERE.THAT'S A COST THAT WOULD BEBORNE THROUGH THE CAPITAL SITEAND SOMETHING THAT WE WOULDCODIFY THROUGH A CHANGE ORDER.SO THAT'S THERE.THE BRJP, ALL OF OUR PROJECTMANAGERS KNOW, AND I THINKTHERE'S A FEW PEOPLE ON THISBODY THAT WOULD AGREE WITH ME, IWHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE IN IT,THESE ARE BOSTON JOBS, BOSTONTAXPAYERS THAT PAY IT, BOSTONPEOPLE SHOULD BE BENEFITING FROMTHAT WORK, AND FROM THE TOPDOWN, THAT'S FROM THEMAYOR-DOWN, SO WE'RE TRYING TOMAKE SURE THAT EVERY JOB MEETINGTHAT WE START STARTS WITH WHATARE YOU DOING TO ACHIEVE THEGOALS OF THE BOSTON RESIDENTSJOB POLICY, HOW DO WE DO IT?WE START THE MEETING WITH THATAND END IT WITH THAT.WE HAVE BROUGHT PEOPLE IN ASCOUNCILLOR -- MADAM PRESIDENTJANEY HAD MENTIONED, TALKEDABOUT THE GROUP OUT AT THE

DUDLEY LIBRARY, WE ARE PULLINGPEOPLE IN AND WE HAVE THEM COMEIN TO THE HEARINGS HERE WITH THEBRJP, BUT ALSO WE PULL THEM INWITH CHIEF JOHN BARROWS TO TALKTO THEM ABOUT THE ECONOMICIMPACT AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANTFOR THEM TO PLAY BALL AND WHYIT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TOEMPLOY OUR CITIZENS.IT'S IMPORTANT.IT'S OUR DOLLARS.IT'S US.SO I THINK THAT WE HAVE A FULLGROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BEHINDYOU ON THAT AS WELL.IN TERMS OF THE BATHROOMREDESIGN, THAT IS DEFINITELY ADR. COSELLOUS CONVERSATION.FOR US, WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AS ABOTHUM REFRESHER AND A LOT OF ITIS GOING THROUGH THE -- ABATHROOM REFRESHER AND A LOT AREGOING THROUGH THE BOSTON PUBLICSCHOOLS, SO THEY'RE HANDLINGTHAT AS A MAINTAIN, LESS OF AMAJOR CONSTRUCTION ISSUE.WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT REDESIGN, ITHINK IT'S PROBABLY NEWPARTITIONS.IT'S NOT GUTTING IT AND REDOINGIT.IT'S A REFRESH SO THE YEARS ANDYEARS AND DECADES OF ABUSE ONTHE GROUT AND THE SPILLS ANDEVERYTHING THAT GETS THOSESMELLS THAT WE HAVE ALLEXPERIENCED WHEN YOU WALK INTOIT, YOU CAN SCRUB AND CLEANTHOSE THINGS ALL YOU WANT, THETILE WILL BE CLEAN, BUT SOME OFTHAT IS SOAKED INTO THE GROUT,SO YOU'VE GOT TO RIP UP THEGROUT AND RETILE.SO THAT'S SOME OF THAT STUFF.SO I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD CALLIT A REDESIGN AS MUCH AS AREFRESH.SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AWHOLE LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FORCREATIVE DESIGN.IN TERMS OFNON-GENDER-CONFORMING BATHROOMS,I'M NOT SURE THAT'S SOMETHING

THE BOSTON SCHOOL ISIMPLEMENTING.AGAIN, I WOULD DEFER THAT TO THEDISTRICT AND ASK THEM TO RESPONDTO THAT.I CAN TELL YOU THAT, IN CITYHALL, THERE ARE A NUMBER OFTHEM, BUT THERE ARE TWO RIGHT ONTHE FIFTH FLOOR THAT AREGENDER-NEW CENTRAL BATHROOMS ANDGENERALLY SINGLE-STALL ONES, ANDIT'S IN TERMS OF YOUR SIGNAGE ATCITY HALL, THAT'S SOMETHING THATWE WORK VERY HARD ON AND AS YOUWALK IN THE THIRD FLOOR AT THEMAIN ENTRY, THERE'S ATOUCHSCREEN THERE THAT IS --THAT CAN TRANSLATE ALL THECOMMONLY-ASKED QUESTIONS.WE DID A COUPLE OF MONTHS'SURVEY ABOUT WHAT ARE THE MOSTCOMMON SERVICES PEOPLE ARECOMING TO CITY HALL FOR AND THEYRANGE FROM EVERYTHING TO I.S.D.TO TAX PAYING TO EVERYTHING YOUCAN IMAGINE AT CITY, BUT THEN WEALSO SAID WHAT ARE THE OTHERQUESTIONS PEOPLE ARE ASKING, ANDTHEY ARE T RELATED, STATE,MASSACHUSETTS UNEMPLOYMENT, ANDPASSPORT AND FEDERAL STUFF, ANDWE'VE CODIFIED ALL THOSEQUESTIONS.SO WHEN SOMEONE TYPES THAT IN TOTHE MAIN SCREEN, THEY CAN CHANGETHE LANGUAGE THAT THEY WANT TO,IT WILL COMPLETELY -- EVERYTHINGHAS BEEN TOTALLY TRANSLATEDINTO, I BELIEVE IT'S 11LANGUAGES, BUT I WOULD HAVE TOGET BACK TO YOU, AND YOU CANDEFINITELY CHECK IT OUT AND TRYIT FOR YOURSELF.WHAT WE'RE ALSO DOING IS WE'VEINSTALLED ALL THE DIRECTIONALSIGNAGE.I AGREE WITH YOU AND I THINKANYONE WHO'S BEEN HERE FOR AWHILE, THAT CITY HALL IS A VERYDIFFICULT PLACE TO NAVIGATE, ANDIF YOU HAD NEVER BEEN IN HEREAND YOU DON'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGEAND YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TOGET TO THE NORTH SIDE TO HAVE

THE SEVENTH FLOOR, GOOD LUCK.GOOD LUCK FINDING THE FOURTHFLOOR ON THE SOUTH SIDE, ITAIN'T HAPPENING.BUT WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VEDONE THE DIGITAL BOARDS AREBRAND-NEW AND REBRANDED AND THEYARE IN ENGLISH, BUT WE ROTATETHOSE THROUGH IN DIFFERENTLANGUAGES, AND WE CAN SPEED UPTHE RAPID TY OF THAT.BUT WE LOOK AT HOW TO RESTOCKTHE PEOPLE COMING BACK TO WORKAND ONE OF THE THINGS IS ACOMPLETE REFRESH ON THE BACK TOHAVE THE DIGITAL SCREENS SO THEYCAN BE LESS DEPENDENT UPONLANGUAGE, MORE DEPENDENT UPONVISION AND SEEING HOW THE FLOORAND THE MAPS ARE LAID OUT ANDWHAT WE CAN ROTATE FOR SIGNAGETHERE.SO I SEE THE GAVEL AND, AGAIN, I -->> YEAH, I DO APPRECIATE THEGAVEL AND THE FAIRNESS OF YOURRESPONSES, BUT THERE'S ONEQUESTION THAT I DON'T THINK WASANSWERED WAS SPECIFICALLY IWANTED TO KNOW HOW MANYCONTRACTS ARE GOING OUT TODESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTSTHAT ARE MINORITY BUSINESSOWNED.IF THERE'S A NUMBER THAT YOU CANGIVE ME.>> I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OFFTHE TOP OF MY HEAD.I WILL GET THAT TO THE CHAIR ANDMAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT.EVERYTHING WE DO IS REQUIRED TOBE PUBLICLY BID.THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN PUTIT OUT THERE, BUT THEY NEED TOHAVE A CERTAIN BONDING CAPACITY.WE CAN IMPROVE ON THE BONDINGCAPACITY.WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CHIEF ONHOW TO DO THAT TO IMPROVE THATAND HOW DO WE FUNNEL THAT DOWNTO WHERE THE BIGGERCONSTRUCTION, THE HIGHER-LEVELSTUFF, BUT HOW DO WE GET THATDOWN TO THE MAINTENANCE GROUPSAND THE FIRE, POLICE, ALL OF

E.M.S. TO MAKE SURE WE AREFOLLOWING AND, WHEN WE DO, WE GOTHROUGH THE PROCESS OF MAKINGSURE IT GOES THROUGH THE OFFICEOF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SO THEYCAN FUNNEL THE OPPORTUNITIES OUTTO THEIR LIST OF CERTIFIEDMINORITY WOMEN AND VETERANCONTRACTORS.>> AND, ALSO, IN REGARDS TO THEREQUEST FOR THE HANDICAPACCESSIBILITY, I JUST WANTED TOALSO CONTINUE TO PRESS UPON THATWE HAVE A YOUTH LIAISON WHO ISHANDICAPPED AND IS UNABLE TOOPEN DOORS AND, OFTENTIMES, WHENWE MOVE FROM SPACE TO SPACE, WEHAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AREHELPING HIM GET TO WHERE HENEEDS TO GO, AND I'M JUSTWANTING TO PUSH THAT IN TERMS OFSOMETHING ELSE THAT I THINKWOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TO OURABLE-BODIED -- YOU KNOW,COMMUNITY.SO JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE.SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TOJUST ASK FOR.>> YEAHICS WE HAVE BEEN VERYBLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITYTO SHOWCASE WHAT WE CAN DO WITHTHE COUNCIL CHAMBER.WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT EFFORTTO MAKE THAT FULLY ACCESSIBLE.IT CAME OUT GREAT.WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE A LOOKAT IT.ACCESSIBILITY IS AT THEFOREFRONT OF THE MAYOR'S VISIONFOR AN OPEN AND INCLUSIVE CITYHALL.SO WE ARE ABSOLUTELY MAKING THATPART OF THE PLAZA RENOVATION,BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BEMAKING THAT PART OF -- WE CANTAKE A LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOTTHAT MAIN DOOR, IF WE CAN GET ASWING OR A PUSH BUTTON ORSOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE'D HAVETO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.THERE'S PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT OFA COST, BUT CERTAINLY HAPPY TOTAKE A LOOK.>> IT WOULD BE WORTH THE EFFORT,

THE COST.THANK YOU SO MUCH.>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR, I LOOKFORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.>> LIKEWISE, THANK YOU.THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MEJIA.COUNCILLOR BREADON AND THENCOUNCILLOR FRANK BAKER.>> HI, EVERYONE.THANK YOU SO MUCH.THIS HAS BEEN A VERY THOROUGHPRESENTATION.I WILL TRY TO BE BRIEF AND TOTHE POINT.I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT THELIBRARY RENOVATION IS ON THETICKET FOR MOVING FORWARD.DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF TIMETO HAVE THAT START?>> I WILL GET THAT ANSWER TOYOU.YES, I BELIEVE THAT'S NEXT YEAR,SO WE'RE IN DESIGN FOR ABOUT AYEAR, AND I THINK THAT'S GOINGTO BE LOOKING LIKE CONSTRUCTIONSTART IN DECEMBER 2020.JANUARY '22 OPENING.>> OKAY, VERY GOOD.I ORIGINALLY GOT THE OUTLINE OFTHE NEW PROJECTS FOR CAPITALPROJECTS WHEN JACKSON MANNSCHOOL STUDY WAS ON THEM AT THATTIME AND IT WAS A $500,000TICKET ITEM.I SEE NOW THAT THAT WAS INADDITION TO THE HORACE MANNSCHOOL RELOCATION.I SEE THAT THE JACKSON MANNSTUDY HAS DROPPED.IS THAT STILL IN THE WORKS,OR -- IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOROUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THAT'S ASCHOOL THAT'S REALLY -- THEJACKSON MANN COMPLEX IS TWOSCHOOLS AND A COMMUNITY CENTERTHERE, AND WE REALLY WANT TOMAKE SURE THAT'S GIVEN SOMEPRIORITY.>> YEAH.I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT SHIFTEDIN THE CASH FLOW.I MAY HAVE TO DEFER THAT TOJUSTIN OR THE -->> YEAH, COUNCILLOR, LET ME

FOLLOW BACK UP.THERE'S NOTHING CHANGED SINCETHE ORIGINAL LIST CAME OUT TOYOU SO IT MAY JUST BE IN ADIFFERENT DEPARTMENT.MY HUNCH IS BECAUSE PART OF ITIS A COMMUNITY CENTER AND PARTIS A SCHOOL, IT MAY BE REFLECTEDIN A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT'SBUDGET.WHY DON'T I FOLLOW UP TO MAKESURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGEWITH THAT BECAUSE THAT ISCERTAINLY AN AREA OF PRIORITYAND ONE THAT WE NEED TO SORT OFSTART SPENDING SOME TIME AND,FRANKLY, MONEY ON RIGHT NOW TOMAKE SURE THAT WE ARE READY TOGO FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT B.P.S.HAS IN THE WORKS FOR OVER INTHAT AREA.>> DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATEDTIMELINE FOR THAT ONE?FOR THE JACKSON MANN, THE WHOLESTUDY?I KNOW THE SCHOOL WILL CLOSEJULY 2021, BUT DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE FOR WHEN THE PROCESS -- THEDESIGN PROCESS, ET CETERA, WILLGET MOVING?>> SO I THINK THE PLANNING ANDSTUDY TIME WILL HAPPEN AS SOONAS FY'21 STARTS AND THE BUDGETIS APPROVED.OBVIOUSLY THIS IS KIND OF ARAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION BUT ITHINK WE NEED A YEAR OF PLANNINGAND STUDY BEFORE THE SCHOOL DOESCLOSE.>> THANK YOU.THE MY WAY CAFES, ARE THERE ANYSPACES TO BE PUT INALLSTON-BRIGHTON SCHOOLS?>> YES, I'M GOING TO PULL UP THEDATE.GIVE ME ONE SECOND HERE.THE BALDWIN, THE B.J.A., THEGARDNER, THE GARDNER PILOTACADEMY -- I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARDFROM THAT PRINCIPAL MANYTIMES -- AND THE WINDSHIP.>> IS THAT THREE?FOUR.BALDWIN, THE GARDNER PILOT

ACADEMY, THE WINDSHIP, WHAT WASTHE FOURTH ONE?>> THE B.G.A., THE BOSTON GREENACADEMY.>> OH, THE BOSTON GREEN ACADEMY.THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU.SIMILAR TO -- SORRY.I INTERRUPTED YOU.>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, TOCLARIFY THE JACKSON MANN SCHOOLSTUDY, IT'S A $500,000 PROJECTWITH 250,000 SLATED TO START INFY'21 TO GET THEM STARTED ONTHAT STUDY.>> AND THE SCHOOL CLOSES IN2021, IN JULY.DOES THAT INCLUDE IDENTIFYINGSWING SPACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODFOR THOSE STUDENTS.>> NO, SO THIS IS DEFINITELY AQUESTION THAT BUILD B.P.S. ANDTHE B.P.S. FOLKS CAN FLUSH OUTMORE, BUT THIS WOULD BE JUST FORTHE STUDY TO WORK ON THAT.>> OKAY, THANK YOU.THE ALLSTON-BRIGHTON MOBILITYSTUDY HAS BEEN GOING ON FORABOUT 18 MONTHS AND WILL COME UPWITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STREETALIGNMENT, TRAFFIC CAMMING.IS THERE ANY ALLOCATION OF FUNDSTO TRY TO IMPLEMENT THOSERECOMMENDATIONS?>> I WOULD DEFER THAT AS STREETSTO CHIEF OSGOOD.I DON'T HAVE ANY ANSWER ON THAT.I'M SORRY.>> WHAT I WOULD SAY, AND WE CANCERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITHSPECIFICS, BUT ALL THEINVESTMENTS ON THE CAPITAL SIDEIN TRANSPORTATION ARE ALL AROUNDIMPROVING THE STATE OF GOODREPAIR FOR ROADS, BRIDGES,SIDEWALKS, PEDESTRIAN RAMPS.THE STUDY MAKES RECOMMENDATIONSAND PROJECTS START, ALL OF THERECOMMENDATIONS WILL BEFELTEDDERRED IN THEALLSTON-BRIGHTON CORRIDOR.AS THEY COME UP THEY WILLIMPLEMENT THE PLAN.>> ARE POLICE STATION REPAIRS

BEEN COMPLETED?MONEY FOR NEW ROOF AND WINDOWS,WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THAT?>> WE'LL PULL THAT UP RIGHT NOW.HOLD ON.I'M LOOKING.GIVE NEE A SECOND.I'M SORRY, COUNCILLOR.>> NO TROUBLE.TAKE YOUR TIME.>> YEAH, WE ARE RUNNING -- IFYOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, MAYBEASK IT WHILE THEY'RE LOOKING FORTHAT.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.THIS HAS BEEN A VERY THOROUGH --I THINK THE BEAUTY OF BEINGDISTRICT 9, YOU GET TO THE VERYEND AND GET TO HEAR EVERYBODYELSE'S CONVERSATIONS.THANK YOU SO MUCH.A VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION ANDLEARNED A LOT.>> I I'M SORRY.I WILL GET THAT ANSWER TO YOUASAP.>> THANK YOU., COUNCILLORBREADON.COUNCILLOR BAKER IS NEXT.WE WILL RUN THROUGH A SECONDROUND.IT WILL BE KIND OF LIKE A ONE ORTWO QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.WE'LL GO NEXT TO COUNCILLORBAKER, HE HAS BEEN WITH US FROMTHE BEGINNING, HE JOINED --(INAUDIBLE).>> HELLO.I, COUNCILLOR, I CAN HEARYOU.>> HEY, PAT, HOW ARE YOU?GOOD.NICE TO SEE YOU, SIR.>> I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CHANGEDYOUR NAME.YOU'RE PAT BRODY NOW, ARE YOU?THANKS, PAT.THAT WAS A GOOD PRESENTATION.THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.JUSTIN, THANKS FOR WHAT YOU DO.I FEEL THAT THE DISTRICT IS INGOOD PLACE WITH GAFERY PARK,WITH, YOU KNOW, THE PLANNING ON

MCCONNELL PARK, THE LIBRARY,DONNER PARK.IT'S EXCITING TO HEAR THAT WE'RESTILL TALKING ABOUT AND MOVINGFORWARD THE LONG ISLAND BRIDGEAND CAMPUS.I THINK, COLLECTIVELY, THAT ISPOTENTIALLY ONE OF THE MOSTIMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE AS ACITY SHOULD BE DOING AND CAN BEDOING.I GUESS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS ISHOW DO WE SEE SIDEWALK REPAIRPLAN OUT?AND I KNOW THAT WE CAN PROBABLYWAIT TILL PUBLIC WORKS, MAYBEHAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT,BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE INSIDEWALK SEASON NOW AND,OBVIOUSLY, NOTHING HAPPENING.ARE WE GOING TO NEED TO WAITUNTIL WE GET TOTAL CLEARANCE FORCONSTRUCTION OR CAN WE GO OUTWITH SKELETON CREWS ON THAT SORTOF STUFF?IF I NEED TO WAIT FOR PUBLICWORKS, THAT'S FINE, TOO.>> NO, I THINK I CAN ANSWERS BUTI WOULD DEFER FINAL ANSWER TOCHIEF OSGOOD.WE AGREE WITH YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLYTHAT THE STREET REPAIR PROGRAMAND THE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAMARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, ANDONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE TALKEDABOUT RESTARTING CONSTRUCTION,THE FIRST THING WE ARE LOOKINGTO DO IS HORIZONTAL WORK.SO THAT'S THE STUFF THAT'S THESAFEST -- IT'S THE ROADWORK,STREET WORK, SIDEWALK WORK --BECAUSE IT'S OPEN AIR AND GUYSWILL BE ABLE TO SOCIALLYDISTANCE OVER A LONG STRETCH.THE ROOF PROJECT AT D-14 ISGOING OUT TO BID VERY SOON, SOWE SHOULD BE STARTINGCONSTRUCTION, GIVE IT SIX OREIGHT WEEKS AFTER WE RECEIVE THEBID AND THEN CONSTRUCTIONSTARTS.I APOLOGIZE.>> THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.I TRY AND PLAY WELL IN THE

SANDBOX, PAT, YOU KNOW.>> THANK YOU.SO THE STREET REPAIRS AREGOING TO BE IMPORTANT AND ALSOTHE TRAFFIC COMMON MEASURES ITHINK ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING TOPUSH A LOT, AS MANY AS IPOSSIBLY CAN, IN MY DISTRICT ASTHERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS, I HAVEBEEN ASKING FOR THEM FOR YEARS.I'M TRYING TO MAKE ONE COMMENTON GENDER-NEW CENTRAL BATHROOMSIN THE SCHOOLS.I HOPE IF THAT IS A TOPIC OFDISCUSSION, I HOPE THAT COMES INFRONT OF US FOR VETTING.I HOPE THAT ISN'T SOMETHING THATWE JUST DECIDE WE'RE GOING TOROLL OUT GENDER-NEW CENTRALBATHROOMS FOR THIRD GRADERSGOING INTO THE BATHROOMS, IWOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUTTHAT.SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORKTTHAT YOU DO.AND ONE OTHER POINT THAT I WANTTO MAKE, THE YEAR THE DEPARTMENTCLOSED FOR A MILLION DOLLARS,PUBLIC FACILITIES OVERTIMEBUDGET WAS $750,000.WE CLOSED OVER A MILLIONDOLLARS.THAT'S THE TYPE OF WORK THATHAPPENED WITH THIS NEWADMINISTRATION, YOU'RE KEEP YOUCAN EYES ON THE OVERTIME ANDTHAT SORT OF STUFF AND IAPPRECIATE THAT WORK.THANK YOU.THANK YOU, AGAIN, PAT.THANK YOU, AND, HOPEFULLY, WE'REGOING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO ADAMIN THE LIBRARY PRETTY SOON.ENJOY.>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR, VERYMUCH, AND THANK YOU FOR YOURSUPPORT OVER THE YEARS.>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR BAKER.WE'LL DO A REALLY QUICK SECONDROUND OF QUESTIONS BOTH FOR OURPANELISTS BECAUSE WE HAD ANOTHERHEARING AND THEN ANOTHER HEARINGAT 3:30 AND OUR COUNCIL STAFF ISWORKING IT HARD TO MAKE IT

POSSIBLE TO DO ALL OF THESE.MY QUICK TWO QUESTIONS, ONE FORYOU, PAT.THERE'S( AUDIO DIFFICULTY )-- QUESTIONS ABOUT SORT OF THESCOPE FOR THAT RFP WHICH I THINKIS UNDER BFD'S JURISDICTIONBECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A STRONGDESIRE, THERE'S APP LOT OFINTEREST FOR THAT BEING IN THEHOUSING PUBLIC ASSETS.THERE'S A BUNCH OF FRIENDS GROUPOF INTEREST IN HOW YOU PROGRAMTHE OUTDOOR SPACE IN FRONT OFTHE LIBRARY ALONG WITH THELIBRARY FACILITY SPACE.THERE'S -- THE COMMUNITY CENTER,IT'S ONE OF THE MOST USED BRANCHLIBRARIES IN THE WHOLE SYSTEMAND DOES A LOT OF INFORMALCOMMUNITY CENTER WORK NOW.IT TIES THE WEST END-NORTH ENDPOOD PANTRY WHICH HAS BEENCLOSED AND WE'RE SEEING THE LACKOF IN OUR DISTRICT, CLOSEDBECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT THELIBRARIES WERE NOT BUILT INSUPPORT OF THE FOOD PANTRY.I THINK BECAUSE TO HAVE THE TIMELINE AND THE -- AS WE WORK ONTHE RENEW BOSTON --(TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY)-- FROM THE EARLY GENERATIONTHAT THE BHA WAS PART OF, ITHINK IT'S SUCH A SMART IDEA TODO OUR RETROFITTING WITH, YOUKNOW, THE FUTURE FINANCIALBENEFITS OF ENERGY SAVINGS, BUTIF YOU DON'T STRUCTURE THEMCORRECTLY YOU CAN END UP INWEIRD PLACES WHEN THE ENERGYMARKETS MOVE AND UNEXPECTED INLONG-TERM WAYS.I HOPE IT'S SOMETHING P.F.D. ISTHINKING ABOUT, IT SIGNS THOSECONTRACTS AND -- YEAH, BUTMAINLY WANT TO ASK ABOUT THEWESTON LIBRARY.>> -- THE WEST END LIBRARY.THE RENEW BOSTON IS SOMETHINGWE LOOKT AT FROMCONSTRUCTIBILITY AND PAYBACKPESPECIFIC AND WE WORK CLOSELY

WITH THE ENVIRONMENT WHO ISTAKING A LOOK IN TRACKING THEUTILITY COSTS, AND WE AREOBVIOUSLY WEIGHING HEAVILY ONTHE CFOs ANALYSIS OF SIGNINGTHOSE THINGS.WE BUILD IT.THEY TELL US WHETHER OR NOT ITWORKS WITH THE MAP AND WE HAVEFULL FAITH AND CONFIDENCE IN OURBUDGET.WEST END BRANCH LIBRARY IS ABOUTA $200,000 STUDY.IT'S GOING TO BE THE DEVELOPMENTOF TWO LIBRARY STUDIES INCLUDESMIXED USE AND AFFORDABLEHOUSING.WE'LL LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT OFLIBRARY SERVICES AND THEOPERATION REQUIREMENTS SPACEPROGRAM, SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGSYSTEMS, FIT TEST, AND INCLUDINGMIXED USE.WE WILL BE REVIEWING THE LANDAND ZONING AND WE WILL BE COMINGUP WITH DOST ESTIMATES ON THAT,AND IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO STARTIN JUNE AND WILL TAKE ABOUT AYEAR TO DO.>> OKAY, GREAT.THANK YOU SO MUCH.ALL RIGHT, RECOGNIZINGCOUNCILLOR FLAHERTY.>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, GOODAFTERNOON.I WANT TO TOUCH BASE ONSOMETHING COUNCILLOR BAKER SAIDIN TERMS OF THE STREET ANDCROSSWALK CONDITIONS ARESOMEWHAT ATROCIOUS AFTER OURWINTER MONTHS.SO AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THOSECREWS OUT THERE TO MAKE SURETHAT OUR CROSSWALKS ARE CLEARLYVISIBLE AND OUR SIGNAGE ISAPPROPRIATE AND ALSO SOME OFTHOSE INTERSECTIONS, THEROADWAYS, THE HANDICAPPED RAMPS,GOING TO DO A THOROUGHINSPECTION ON THOSE IF POSSIBLE,AND ALSO SOMETHING ELSE THATCOUNCILLOR BAKER HAD TAKE ANLEAD ON A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,IT'S TAKING A PORTFOLIO OF

PROPERTIES, WHETHER IT'S OURBRANCH LIBRARIES, OUR MUNICIPALPILOTS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, ANDDO WE HAVE CAPACITY ON EACH ONEOF THE SITES TO EXPAND PARKINGOPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES,PARTICULARLY DENSELY POPULATEDCOMMUNITIES, EXPAND AFFORDABLEHOUSING, PARTICULARLY SENIORHOUSING, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD INSUB BOSTON BRANCH LIBRARY, NOREASON WE COULDN'T PUT SENIORHOUSING ABOVE THAT FACILITY ANDPOTENTIALLY EXPAND INDOOR, MAYBEPUT MULTI-LEVEL PARKING IN THATPARKING LOT.AGAIN, THAT WOULD HELP SERVICETHE LOCAL BUSINESSES DURING THEWORKING HOURS, ET CETERA.WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE THINKINGOF THOSE THINGS, MORE GEAREDTOWARD CHIEF BROPHY AND JUSTIN.FRANK HAD A GREAT PROPOSAL ACOUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND OUR HOPEIS WE'LL START TO SEE SOME OFTHAT COME TO FRUITION, THANKYOU, MADAM CHAIR.>> COUNCILLOR FLYNN.THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR BOK.I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MAYORWALSH.CHIEF, ANOTHER SIGNIFICANTPROJECT WILL BE ENGINE 3 IN THESOUTH END, THE BOSTON FIREDEPARTMENT, WILL BE A MAJORASSET TO THE -- MAJOR ASSET TOTHE CITY.I KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THAT ENGINE 3COVERS A LOT OF OTHERNEIGHBORHOODS.WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THAT,CHIEF?>> I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP.I DON'T HAVE THAT OFF THE TOP OFMY HEAD.COUNCILLOR, CAN I GET BACK TOYOU WITH ALL THE DATES ON THAT?>> YEAH, NO PROBLEM.THANK YOU, CHIEF.AND THEN THE OTHER ISSUE, THEOTHER ONE I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, TOO, IS SIMILAR TO WHATCOUNCILLOR BOK HAS MENTIONED,THE WEST END LIBRARY.

ALTHOUGH IT'S IN COUNCILLORBOK'S DISTRICT, A LOT OF MYCONSTITUENTS USE IT AS WELLRIGHT ON THE BORDER THERE, ONBEACON HILL.BUT I SUPPORT COUNCILLOR BOK ANDHER ADVOCACY OF THAT LIBRARY ASWELL.AND MY FINAL POINT, CHIEF, ISI'M ALSO OF STRONG SUPPORTER OFSIDEWALK REPAIRS, ESPECIALLY FOROUR SENIORS, FOR OUR PERSONSWITH DISABILITIES.I LOVE TO WALK AROUND MYDISTRICT, BUT I DO KNOW WEHAVE -- WE DO NEED SOMEIMPROVEMENTS TO THE SIDEWALKS,AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGESTCONCERNS THAT, WHEN I'M WALKING,THE ELDERLY WILL STOP ME ANDPERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WILLSTOP ME AND POINT TO SPECIFICPROJECTS.WILL POINT TO SPECIFIC SIDEWALKSTHAT NEED HELP.SO START TIME IN LONG TERM, ISTHAT A DISCUSSION WE CANCONTINUE TO HAVE ABOUT, YOUKNOW, MAKING SURE OUR SIDEWALKSARE SAFE, ACCESSIBLE FOREVERYBODY, BUT ESPECIALLY FOROUR SENIORS AND PERSONS WITHDISABILITIES.>> ABSOLUTELY, COUNCILLOR.THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I KNOW ISVERY IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLICWORKS TEAM AND JOHN.AND CHRIS COULD SPEAKINTELLIGENTLY ABOUT THE SIZE,SCOPE AND BREADTH OF SCHEDULE.>> I WOULD ADD THAT ONE TO HAVETHE SIGNATURE INVESTMENTS IN THECAPITAL BUDGET IS WHAT WE -- ISTHE INCREASE IN RAMPS ANDSIDEWALKS TO GET TO COMPLIANCEBY 2030 WITH THE THOUSANDS OFPEDESTRIAN RAMPS IN THE CITY.WE'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZE ITNEXT YEAR AND GOING FORWARD FORTHE NEXT DECADE OR SO.>> THANK YOU.I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THEINCREDIBLE ROLE OF THE PUBLICWORKS STAFF.

I SEE THEM OUT THERE EVERY DAY.THEY'RE WORKING HARD FOR OURCITY, AND THEY'RE VERY DEDICATEDAND PROFESSIONAL.SO I KNOW THEY'RE ALSO WORKINGHARD TO MAKE THIS A MORE SAFEAND ACCESSIBLE CITY AS WELL.SO JUST WANTED TO PASS THAT ONAS WELL.>> GREAT.THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FLYNN.>> THANK YOU.AND NOW COUNCILLOR ANNISSAESSAIBI-GEORGE.>> HI, EVERYBODY.I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONALQUESTIONS.I DO KNOW WE'RE BUMPING UP --WE'RE PAST OUR NEXT HEARINGS.SO THANK YOU, REALLY.I THINK THIS HAS BEEN PROBABLYTHE MOST THOROUGH CAPITAL WORKSPUBLIC FACILITIES THAT WE'VEHAD, I THINK IT WAS IN MY FIFTHGO 'ROUND AND AROUND TOAPPRECIATE EVERYONE'STHOUGHTFULNESS.THANK YOU CHAIR AND JUSTIN ANDCHIEF BROPHY IN PARTICULAR.>> THANK YOU.GREAT.COUNCILLOR EDWARDS.COUNCILLOR EDWARDS.SKIPPING COUNCILLOR EDWARDS FORA MINUTE AND GO TO COUNCILLOR --COUNCIL PRESIDENT JANEY.COUNCILLOR JANEY, YOU THERE?WE'VE GOT CHALLENGES.PEOPLE ARE MUTING THEMSELVES.JUMPING TO COUNCILLOR MEJIA.ANY QUESTIONS?PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIROPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE HAVE TOFINISH THIS HEARING.COUNCILLOR BAKER, I KNOW YOUJUST WENT, BUT ANY FOLLOW-UPS?HEARING NONE -- OKAY.GREAT.ALL RIGHT.HEARING NO FOLLOW-UPS FOR --COUNCILLOR BREADON, DO YOU HAVEANY LAST E-MINUTE THINGS?OKAY.LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY IS ALL SET.

THANK YOU FOR FOLKS TEXTING.ALL RIGHT.WELL, I THINK, WITH THAT, SINCE,AS WAS NOTED, WE ARE PAST TIMEAND WE HAVE ANOTHER HEARING TOSTART, WE WILL CONCLUDE THIS.I DO WANT TO, BEFORE WE DO SO,JUST THANK, AGAIN, BOTH JUSTINAND CHIEF BROPHY AND ALSO ALLTHE CHIEF BROPHY'S STAFF MEMBERSWHO, ALTHOUGH THEY DIDN'T SPEAK,WE HEARD THEM WHISPERINGOFFSCREEN.SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOURASSISTANCE ON THAT FRONT, TOO.MODELING THERE, CHIEF.I WANT TO REITERATE, THERE ARE AWHOLE BUNCH OF QUESTIONS THATWERE GENDER BY THE COUNCIL THATWERE NOT ADDRESSED TODAY.MANY OF THOSE PERTAIN TO THESTREETS AND PARKS AND B.P.S.CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS, AND WEINTEND TO BE FOLLOWING UP ON ALLOF THOSE.IT'S DEFINITELY MY OBJECTIVE ASA CHAIR TO MAKE SURE THAT OVERTHE COURSE OF THIS PROCESS NOCOUNCILLOR QUESTION GOESUNANSWERED, AND THAT WE'RE NOTSORT OF PUNCHING THOSE WAY DOWNTHE LINE, BUT I THINK WITH MANYOF THEM CERTAINLY INCLUDING MYOWN ABOUT DISTRICT 8, THERE AREOTHER FOLKS WHO CAN ANSWER THEM.WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT ANDTHANK EVERYONE.WITH THAT, THIS HEARING OF THECOMMITTEE IS NOW CONCLUDED.THANK YOU.THANKS SO MUCH.FOLKS, WE WILL START THE FUNDSHEARING AT 2:00, AND HOPEFULLYMAKE THAT A RELATIVELY(INAUDIBLE) HEARING.SO THANK YOU ALL.

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