00:00:00:00 00:09:24:00 GOOD AFTERNOON. 00:09:24:00 00:09:25:00 FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS 00:09:25:00 00:09:26:00 DANIEL FALANGE ANDERSON THE 00:09:26:00 00:09:27:00 DISTRICT SEVEN CITY COUNCILOR . 00:09:27:00 00:09:31:00 I AM THE CHAIR OF THE BOSTON 00:09:31:00 00:09:32:00 CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON WAYS 00:09:32:00 00:09:32:00 AND MEANS. 00:09:32:00 00:09:35:00 TODAY'S WORKING SESSION IS ON 00:09:35:00 00:09:36:00 DOCKET ZERO SEVEN ZERO SIX ZERO 00:09:36:00 00:09:39:00 SEVEN SIX ZERO TWO ZERO SEVEN 00:09:39:00 00:09:40:00 SIX TWO ORDERS FOR THE FBI. 00:09:40:00 00:09:43:00 TWENTY FOUR OPERATING BUDGET 00:09:43:00 00:09:43:00 INCLUDING ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS 00:09:43:00 00:09:46:00 FOR DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONS 00:09:46:00 00:09:47:00 FOR THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT AND 00:09:47:00 00:09:48:00 FOUR OTHER POLLS UNEMPLOYMENT 00:09:48:00 00:09:50:00 BENEFITS LOPEVI DOCKETS ZERO 00:09:50:00 00:09:54:00 SEVEN SIX THREE ZERO SEVEN SIX 00:09:54:00 00:09:55:00 FIVE TWO ZERO SEVEN SIX SIX 00:09:55:00 00:09:56:00 ORDERS FOR THE CAPITAL FUND 00:09:56:00 00:09:58:00 TRANSFER APPROPRIATION DOCKET 00:09:58:00 00:10:02:00 ZERO SEVEN SIX FOUR ZERO SEVEN 00:10:02:00 00:10:03:00 SIX SEVEN ZERO SEVEN SIX EIGHT 00:10:03:00 00:10:03:00 ORDERS FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET 00:10:03:00 00:10:06:00 INCLUDING ORDERS AND LEASE 00:10:06:00 00:10:09:00 PURCHASE AGREEMENTS. 00:10:09:00 00:10:10:00 OUR FOCUS AREA FOR THIS WORKING 00:10:10:00 00:10:13:00 SESSION WILL BE TO DISCUSS THE 00:10:13:00 00:10:14:00 POSSIBLE FOIA 24 BUDGET 00:10:14:00 00:10:17:00 AMENDMENTS PREFERABLY THE 00:10:17:00 00:10:18:00 DEPARTMENTS THAT WE'VE ALREADY 00:10:18:00 00:10:21:00 DISCUSSED OR POSSIBLY GOING 00:10:21:00 00:10:25:00 INTO THE FUTURE DEPARTMENTS AS 00:10:25:00 00:10:26:00 WELL. 00:10:26:00 00:10:27:00 I AM JOINED BY MY COUNSELOR 00:10:27:00 00:10:32:00 COLLEAGUE BREADON COUNSELOR 00:10:32:00 00:10:35:00 PRESIDENT FLYNN COUNCIL AND 00:10:35:00 00:10:43:00 COUNSELOR MEJIA FOR OUR AGENDA 00:10:43:00 00:10:43:00 . 00:10:43:00 00:10:44:00 I HOPE YOU HAVE A COPY ALREADY 00:10:44:00 00:10:46:00 ON YOUR DESK. 00:10:46:00 00:10:47:00 FIRST WE'LL REVIEW THE HEARING 00:10:47:00 00:10:51:00 SCHEDULES UPCOMING HEARINGS 00:10:51:00 00:10:54:00 DISCUSS AMENDMENT PROCESS 00:10:54:00 00:10:55:00 BUDGET AMENDMENT FORM AND 00:10:55:00 00:11:02:00 RESPONSES REVIEW HEARINGS HELD 00:11:02:00 00:11:03:00 CHAIR MYSELF PRESENTING MY 00:11:03:00 00:11:06:00 BUDGET AMENDMENT PROPOSAL IN 00:11:06:00 00:11:08:00 REVIEW UPCOMING HEARINGS ANY 00:11:08:00 00:11:17:00 QUESTIONS WE WILL I GO BY ORDER 00:11:17:00 00:11:18:00 OF ARRIVAL JUST TO ASK IF YOU 00:11:18:00 00:11:20:00 HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO MAKE 00:11:20:00 00:11:21:00 BEFORE WE CONTINUE FOR ANY 00:11:21:00 00:11:24:00 OPENINGS STATEMENTS AND THEN 00:11:24:00 00:11:28:00 WE'LL JUST LEAVE THE FLOOR SORT 00:11:28:00 00:11:29:00 OF FREE IF YOU JUST LIGHT UP 00:11:29:00 00:11:31:00 YOUR MIKE OR RAISE YOUR HAND I 00:11:31:00 00:11:32:00 WILL CALL ON YOU. 00:11:32:00 00:11:36:00 THERE'S NO ORDER OR THERE'S NO 00:11:36:00 00:11:37:00 NEED FOR US TO KEEP IT REALLY 00:11:37:00 00:11:37:00 FORMAL. 00:11:37:00 00:11:39:00 JUST A CONVERSATION ABOUT SO 00:11:39:00 00:11:40:00 FAR WHAT WE'RE THINKING IN 00:11:40:00 00:11:43:00 TERMS OF AMENDMENTS FIRST 00:11:43:00 00:11:44:00 COUNCIL BREADON YOU HAVE THE 00:11:44:00 00:11:47:00 FLOOR FOR OPENING STATEMENT. 00:11:47:00 00:11:48:00 THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. 00:11:48:00 00:11:50:00 I HAVEN'T ANY SPECIFIC 00:11:50:00 00:11:51:00 AMENDMENT READY AT THIS MOMENT. 00:11:51:00 00:11:55:00 ONE QUESTION I HAD WAS THAT OUR 00:11:55:00 00:11:59:00 BUDGET ANALYST HELP US IDENTIFY 00:11:59:00 00:12:03:00 AREAS OF THE BUDGET THAT ARE 00:12:03:00 00:12:03:00 OVERSPENT OR UNDER UTILIZED 00:12:03:00 00:12:06:00 FUNDS THAT CAN YOU KNOW, JUST 00:12:06:00 00:12:09:00 TO GET A SENSE OF WHERE THERE'S 00:12:09:00 00:12:13:00 SOME SURPLUS THAT WE MIGHT BE 00:12:13:00 00:12:24:00 ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFY FOR 00:12:24:00 00:12:25:00 POTENTIAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS. 00:12:25:00 00:12:26:00 OK, I'LL LEAVE THAT QUESTION 00:12:26:00 00:12:27:00 WITH YOU AND THEN JUST IN TERMS 00:12:27:00 00:12:28:00 OF THE TIMELINE FOR BUDGET 00:12:28:00 00:12:31:00 AMENDMENT WHEN WHEN WE DO I 00:12:31:00 00:12:32:00 HAVEN'T GOT THEM. 00:12:32:00 00:12:35:00 I HAVE SOME BUT I HAVEN'T 00:12:35:00 00:12:37:00 WORKED OUT THE MECHANISM FOR 00:12:37:00 00:12:39:00 HOW TO MAKE IT WORK YET. 00:12:39:00 00:12:42:00 WHEN WOULD WE WHEN WOULD YOU 00:12:42:00 00:12:43:00 LIKE TO SEE OUR BUDGET 00:12:43:00 00:12:43:00 AMENDMENTS? 00:12:43:00 00:12:46:00 OK, I'LL REVIEW IN TERMS OF THE 00:12:46:00 00:12:47:00 DEADLINES FOR THE AMENDMENTS 00:12:47:00 00:12:50:00 I'LL REVIEW THE SCHEDULE AND GO 00:12:50:00 00:12:50:00 OVER THOSE DEADLINES. 00:12:50:00 00:12:54:00 THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE 00:12:54:00 00:12:55:00 SCHEDULE BUT I GUESS JUST FOR 00:12:55:00 00:12:58:00 OFFICIAL SCHEDULE NOTIFICATION 00:12:58:00 00:13:02:00 NOTICES THEY JUST INCLUDE OR 00:13:02:00 00:13:06:00 THE ADMIN STAFF ONLY INCLUDES 00:13:06:00 00:13:07:00 THE ACTUAL DATES FOR WORKING 00:13:07:00 00:13:09:00 SESSIONS AND HEARINGS. 00:13:09:00 00:13:10:00 BUT I DO HAVE THOSE DEADLINES 00:13:10:00 00:13:11:00 THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU. 00:13:11:00 00:13:14:00 I THANK YOU AND MADAM CHAIR, 00:13:14:00 00:13:15:00 UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO LEAVE 00:13:15:00 00:13:17:00 MOMENTARILY SO THANK YOU FOR 00:13:17:00 00:13:18:00 FOR THE HEARING AND I WATCH THE 00:13:18:00 00:13:21:00 PROCEEDINGS. 00:13:21:00 00:13:22:00 I'LL WATCH THE RECORDING. 00:13:22:00 00:13:25:00 THANK YOU. 00:13:25:00 00:13:29:00 THE AS FAR AS THE ANSWER FOR 00:13:29:00 00:13:30:00 THE BUDGET ANALYST TO SUPPORT 00:13:30:00 00:13:32:00 YOU IN FINDING WHERE THE MONEY 00:13:32:00 00:13:33:00 IS COMING FROM, AS YOU CAN 00:13:33:00 00:13:36:00 IMAGINE THIS HAS BEEN A VERY 00:13:36:00 00:13:37:00 ARDUOUS AND EXTENSIVE WORKLOAD 00:13:37:00 00:13:41:00 FOR HER WHERE SHE HAS TO JUST 00:13:41:00 00:13:41:00 JUMP IN. 00:13:41:00 00:13:45:00 WE HIRED HER I THINK ONLY A 00:13:45:00 00:13:46:00 WEEK OR TWO PRIOR TO BUDGET AND 00:13:46:00 00:13:48:00 THEN SHE HAD TO JUMP IN AND 00:13:48:00 00:13:49:00 BREAK DOWN AND AGGREGATE ALL 00:13:49:00 00:13:51:00 OF THIS INFORMATION FOR US. 00:13:51:00 00:13:52:00 SO SHE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY 00:13:52:00 00:13:55:00 I'M SURE WITH LATE NIGHTS 00:13:55:00 00:13:56:00 WORKING ON THIS. 00:13:56:00 00:14:00:00 BUT YES, SHE IS AVAILABLE TO 00:14:00:00 00:14:03:00 BUY SCHEDULE TO SUPPORT FOLKS 00:14:03:00 00:14:07:00 UNDERSTANDING WHERE FUNDS ARE 00:14:07:00 00:14:08:00 OR HOW THINGS ARE BROKEN DOWN. 00:14:08:00 00:14:09:00 THE PRESENTATIONS FOR EACH 00:14:09:00 00:14:12:00 DEPARTMENT AT LEAST SCHEDULE 00:14:12:00 00:14:15:00 DEPARTMENTS BREAKDOWN AND 00:14:15:00 00:14:15:00 BUDGET ANALYSIS HAVE ALREADY 00:14:15:00 00:14:19:00 BEEN SUBMITTED TO YOU TO FOR 00:14:19:00 00:14:19:00 THE HEARINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY 00:14:19:00 00:14:20:00 HELD. 00:14:20:00 00:14:23:00 YEAH, SHE I'VE ASKED HER TO DO 00:14:23:00 00:14:23:00 IT FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS THAT 00:14:23:00 00:14:26:00 HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED IN TERMS 00:14:26:00 00:14:27:00 OF FINDING FUNDS. 00:14:27:00 00:14:30:00 SHE OBVIOUSLY IS NOT ABLE TO 00:14:30:00 00:14:30:00 RECOMMEND. 00:14:30:00 00:14:32:00 BUT IF YOU DID WANT A BREAKDOWN 00:14:32:00 00:14:34:00 OF A CERTAIN DEPARTMENT YOU'D 00:14:34:00 00:14:35:00 HAVE TO ASK HER WITH REASONABLE 00:14:35:00 00:14:38:00 NOTICE AND AS WELL AS SCHEDULE 00:14:38:00 00:14:39:00 WITH REASONABLE NOTICE FOR HER 00:14:39:00 00:14:42:00 TO MEET WITH YOU AND SUPPORT. 00:14:42:00 00:14:43:00 YEAH, I REALLY APPRECIATE 00:14:43:00 00:14:46:00 REALLY APPRECIATE THE GREAT 00:14:46:00 00:14:46:00 WORK YOU'RE DOING. 00:14:46:00 00:14:49:00 THE OTHER QUESTION AND GO A 00:14:49:00 00:14:50:00 GAME THIS IS ONE FOR THE 00:14:50:00 00:14:50:00 HEARINGS. 00:14:50:00 00:14:53:00 IS IT OK IF I GO TO COLLEAGUES 00:14:53:00 00:14:53:00 FOR OPENING STATEMENTS AND THEN 00:14:53:00 00:14:54:00 COME BACK TO QUESTIONS YET ALSO 00:14:54:00 00:14:56:00 PRESIDENT FLYNN, ANY OPENING 00:14:56:00 00:15:00:00 STATEMENT? 00:15:00:00 00:15:00:00 THANK YOU COUNSELOR FERNANDES 00:15:00:00 00:15:01:00 ANDERSON. 00:15:01:00 00:15:03:00 THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. 00:15:03:00 00:15:05:00 I SHOULD SAY I DON'T HAVE ANY 00:15:05:00 00:15:08:00 OPENING STATEMENT. 00:15:08:00 00:15:09:00 I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU 00:15:09:00 00:15:09:00 FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR 00:15:09:00 00:15:12:00 LEADERSHIP. 00:15:12:00 00:15:16:00 I DO HAVE A MEETING IN MY 00:15:16:00 00:15:17:00 OFFICE WITH CENTRAL STAFF SO I 00:15:17:00 00:15:19:00 WILL BE LEAVING BUT I WILL TRY 00:15:19:00 00:15:20:00 TO WATCH THE VIDEO TONIGHT. 00:15:20:00 00:15:21:00 MADAM CHAIR. 00:15:21:00 00:15:23:00 OK, I THINK OF IT HERE WILL BE 00:15:23:00 00:15:32:00 ME BY MYSELF PRESIDENT FLIN 00:15:32:00 00:15:35:00 COUNCIL LUZHIN THANK YOU MADAM 00:15:35:00 00:15:36:00 CHAIR AND I WANT TO ECHO THE 00:15:36:00 00:15:37:00 STATEMENTS THAT MY COLLEAGUES 00:15:37:00 00:15:39:00 HAVE MADE. 00:15:39:00 00:15:40:00 I THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE 00:15:40:00 00:15:40:00 LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP 00:15:40:00 00:15:43:00 OF THIS COMMITTEE AS WE ARE IN 00:15:43:00 00:15:44:00 BUDGET SEASON AND AS EVERYONE 00:15:44:00 00:15:47:00 HAS INVITED ATTENTION AND 00:15:47:00 00:15:47:00 DIVIDED DEMAND. 00:15:47:00 00:15:51:00 TODAY REDISTRICTING IS BACK IN 00:15:51:00 00:15:52:00 OUR COURT AND IS GOING TO BE 00:15:52:00 00:15:55:00 FIVE RETIREMENTS ON THE BUDGET 00:15:55:00 00:15:56:00 SCHEDULE. 00:15:56:00 00:15:57:00 SO I JUST AM GRATEFUL FOR YOU 00:15:57:00 00:15:59:00 ALREADY AND YOUR LENIENCY AND 00:15:59:00 00:16:00:00 YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BE FLEXIBLE 00:16:00:00 00:16:00:00 ON THE SCHEDULE. 00:16:00:00 00:16:04:00 I KNOW THAT YOU'VE TALKED TO 00:16:04:00 00:16:07:00 DIFFERENT COUNCILORS WILL HAVE 00:16:07:00 00:16:07:00 AMENDMENTS AT THIS JUNCTURE. 00:16:07:00 00:16:10:00 ARE THEIR AMENDMENT PROPOSALS. 00:16:10:00 00:16:11:00 I HAVE THEM AND I WAS PREPARED 00:16:11:00 00:16:15:00 TO REVIEW THEM BUT I DON'T 00:16:15:00 00:16:15:00 THINK I HAVE AN AUDIENCE. 00:16:15:00 00:16:18:00 WELL, I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING 00:16:18:00 00:16:19:00 FROM MY COLLEAGUES AND FROM 00:16:19:00 00:16:22:00 EVERYONE ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS 00:16:22:00 00:16:26:00 THAT THEY WISH TO MAKE. 00:16:26:00 00:16:27:00 I KNOW THAT WE HEARD LAST WEEK 00:16:27:00 00:16:28:00 WHEN YOU HEARD FROM MOYAR THE 00:16:28:00 00:16:30:00 INCREDIBLE NEED OF OUR NEW 00:16:30:00 00:16:31:00 ARRIVALS AND MAKING SURE THAT 00:16:31:00 00:16:33:00 WE ARE CARING FOR THOSE WHO 00:16:33:00 00:16:34:00 HAVE BEEN HERE FOR GENERATIONS 00:16:34:00 00:16:35:00 AND THOSE WHO HAVE JUST COME IN 00:16:35:00 00:16:38:00 SO I'M EXCITED FOR THE 00:16:38:00 00:16:38:00 OPPORTUNITY THAT PEOPLE HAVE 00:16:38:00 00:16:39:00 GIVEN US THROUGH THIS AMENDMENT 00:16:39:00 00:16:42:00 PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 00:16:42:00 00:16:43:00 ARE DOING THE WORK OF THE 00:16:43:00 00:16:46:00 PEOPLE AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S 00:16:46:00 00:16:46:00 GOING TO BE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN 00:16:46:00 00:16:49:00 THE SCHEDULE AGAIN LIKE I 00:16:49:00 00:16:50:00 STATED BUT I THANK YOU FOR YOUR 00:16:50:00 00:16:51:00 STEWARDSHIP OF THIS COMMITTEE 00:16:51:00 00:16:51:00 AND OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. 00:16:51:00 00:16:52:00 THANK YOU. 00:16:52:00 00:16:53:00 OK, THANK YOU. 00:16:53:00 00:16:57:00 SO I MEAN I DON'T THINK I DON'T 00:16:57:00 00:17:00:00 THINK I CAN SIT HERE AND SPEAK 00:17:00:00 00:17:04:00 TO MYSELF AND I'VE OBVIOUSLY 00:17:04:00 00:17:07:00 BEEN HOLDING THESE HEARINGS TO 00:17:07:00 00:17:08:00 ONLY HAVE ABOUT YOU KNOW, AN 00:17:08:00 00:17:11:00 AVERAGE OF THREE TO FOUR PEOPLE 00:17:11:00 00:17:12:00 IN ATTENDANCE. 00:17:12:00 00:17:13:00 THE ENTIRE BUDGET SEASON HAS 00:17:13:00 00:17:15:00 BEEN THAT WAY. 00:17:15:00 00:17:16:00 I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN HOLDING 00:17:16:00 00:17:19:00 WORKSHOPS IN THE COMMUNITY AND 00:17:19:00 00:17:23:00 YET THERE THERE WAS A LOT 00:17:23:00 00:17:24:00 ATTENDANCE IN THOSE WORKSHOPS 00:17:24:00 00:17:27:00 WITH COMMUNITY TOWN HALLS AND 00:17:27:00 00:17:28:00 BEING ABLE TO OUTREACH TO 00:17:28:00 00:17:31:00 COMMUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR 00:17:31:00 00:17:32:00 BUDGET AMENDMENT OR JUST NEEDS 00:17:32:00 00:17:36:00 IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE 00:17:36:00 00:17:40:00 NOTIFIED EVERYONE IN ADVANCE 00:17:40:00 00:17:44:00 DEPARTMENTS TO BRING THEIR 00:17:44:00 00:17:44:00 PRESENTATIONS IN TIME. 00:17:44:00 00:17:47:00 I'M ONLY NOW GETTING 00:17:47:00 00:17:48:00 PRESENTATIONS AND EVERYTHING ON 00:17:48:00 00:17:51:00 TIME SO I UNDERSTAND IT'S A 00:17:51:00 00:17:55:00 HARD YEAR BUT IT DOES FEEL LIKE 00:17:55:00 00:17:56:00 I ALWAYS END UP IN THIS MEETING 00:17:56:00 00:17:59:00 WITH YOU POSSIBLY 00:17:59:00 00:17:59:00 COUNCILOR MEJIA COUNCIL FLYNN 00:17:59:00 00:18:03:00 IN THESE WORKING SESSIONS AND 00:18:03:00 00:18:04:00 HEARINGS SO I'M NOT SURE IF IT 00:18:04:00 00:18:07:00 MAKES SENSE TO CONTINUE TO HOLD 00:18:07:00 00:18:10:00 HEARINGS THAT ONLY TWO TO THREE 00:18:10:00 00:18:11:00 PEOPLE SHOW UP OR WORK IN 00:18:11:00 00:18:14:00 SESSIONS IN THE END I'M NOT 00:18:14:00 00:18:15:00 SURE HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE 00:18:15:00 00:18:16:00 TO MAKE AMENDMENTS IF FOLKS 00:18:16:00 00:18:18:00 DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING. 00:18:18:00 00:18:22:00 SO I I AM GOING TO HAVE TO 00:18:22:00 00:18:26:00 PROBABLY ON WEDNESDAY REPORT 00:18:26:00 00:18:28:00 WHAT'S GOING ON TO ASK MY 00:18:28:00 00:18:29:00 COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO BEGIN TO 00:18:29:00 00:18:30:00 ACTUALLY SHOW UP AND DO THE 00:18:30:00 00:18:33:00 WORK. 00:18:33:00 00:18:34:00 THERE'S NO WAY THAT I CAN DO A 00:18:34:00 00:18:36:00 WORK IN SESSION BY MYSELF SO