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. GOOD AFTERNOON. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ED FLYNN, DISTRICT TWO CITY COUNCIL AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE BOSTON CITY
COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON ARTS CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT TOURISM SPECIAL EVENTS TODAY IS AUGUST 20TH, 2025. THE EXACT TIME IS 2:00.
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TODAY'S HEARING IS ON DOCKET 0527 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO EXPECT TO ACCEPT AN EXPAND
THE AMOUNT OF $150,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE SUN PHASE TWO GRANT AWARDED BY THE PILOT HOUSE PHILANTHROPY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE
OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THE PROGRAM WILL FUND THE LEARNING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT OF THE SUN PILOT PROGRAM. THIS MATTER IS SPONSORED BY
MAYOR MICHELLE VO WHO HAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 26, 2025 DOCKET 1262
MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON ACCEPTING EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $450,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE BOSTON FAMILY DE WATER BY THE BOSTON FOUNDATION TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THE GRANT WILL FUND BOSTON FAMILY DAY PROGRAM 2025 2026
PROVIDING PROVIDED BY THE AND KATHLEEN D STONE FOUNDATION. THIS MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY MICHELLE VO AND IT WAS ALSO
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE THIS TIME ON JUNE 25TH 2025. SO THERE'S BASICALLY BASICALLY TWO DOCKETS THAT WE'RE GOING TO
DISCUSS BUT WE OBVIOUSLY CAN DISCUSS THEM AT THE SAME TIME. TODAY I'M JOINED BY MY CITY
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES IN OF ARRIVAL COUNCILOR MURPHY. WITH US IS THE INTERIM CHIEF
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURAL CULTURE KENNY MASQUERADE. CRAIG KENNY WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU KENNY, FOR JOINING US
IN A SIMPLE AND DISCUSSION TODAY AS WE DISCUSS TWO DOCKETS THROUGHOUT THE LAST YEAR I ADVOCATED ALONGSIDE COUNCILOR MURPHY TO EXPAND THE
SUNDAY PROGRAM TO ALLOW ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN BOSTON TO VISIT OUR WORLD CLASS MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. MANY OF THEM ARE ALSO LOCATED
IN MY DISTRICT. LAST DECEMBER ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED BOSTON FAMILY DAY WHICH INCLUDES FREE ACCESS FOR ALL BOSTON SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN THEIR FAMILIES ON THE FIRST
TWO SUNDAYS OF EACH MONTH OUR PREMIERE BOSTON INSTITUTION. I AM THANKFUL THAT THE PROGRAM IS NOW BEING EXPANDED TO INCLUDE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN THOSE IN PRIVATE
SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOL METCO STUDENTS, THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS OF COLOR. THIS IS A WIN FOR EVERY BOSTON FAMILY. THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY OUR EXCEPTIONAL
MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AS WELL. KENNY BEFORE I ASK YOU TO GIVE AN OPENING STATEMENT, I WOULD ASK CITY COUNCILS THAT ARE
PRESENT IF THEY'D LIKE TO GIVE AN OPENING STATEMENT. I'LL START OFF WITH COUNCILOR MURPHY. WE ALSO HAVE BEEN JOINED BY CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT BOOTSIE LOUIJEUNE.
COUNCIL MURPHY. THIS IS YOUR TIME FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KENNY FOR BEING HERE. NICE TO MEET YOU FORMALLY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION. I KNOW YOU KNOW WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A CITY WITH WORLD MUSEUMS. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TRAVEL HERE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO
VISIT OUR. AND AS A MOM WHO SPENT MANY HOURS, MANY DAYS IN, YOU KNOW, OUR MUSEUMS SCIENCE MUSEUM, MY
MOM FOR YEARS WOULD DO SATURDAY MORNING SCIENCE CLUB AND BRING THE GRANDKIDS OVER TO THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND THEY WOULD SPEND LOTS OF TIME AND ALSO AS A SCHOOLTEACHER MADE
SURE THAT I RAISED FUNDS IF NEEDED AND GOT SCHOOL BUSSES AND SCHEDULE LOTS OF FIELD TRIPS TO, YOU KNOW, THE FRANKLIN PARK ZOO TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND ALL
OF THESE INSTITUTIONS BECAUSE I DO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND HOW BENEFICIAL IT IS ON SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS THAT ALL OF OUR KIDS ACROSS THE CITY HAVE ACCESS TO THESE
INSTITUTIONS AND I KNOW COUNCIL OF FLYNN TOUCHED ON IT BUT WHEN THE CITY FIRST ROLLED OUT BEEPS ON DAYS I RAISED CONCERNS THAT IT EXCLUDED TOO MANY CHILDREN AND I PUSHED FOR
THIS PROGRAM TO BE EXPANDED SO THAT ALL BOSTON KIDS NOT JUST THOSE WHO ARE ENROLLED IN BEEPS COULD ACCESS OUR MUSEUMS, OUR ZOOS, THE AQUARIUM.
AND IT WAS BECAUSE I MEAN ONE I KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHEN I HEARD IT BUT ALSO THAT, YOU KNOW, THE FAMILIES WERE SPEAKING OUT AND SAYING THAT IT MATTERED. SO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS
HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND HAPPY TO SEE THAT THERE WAS CONTINUED FUNDING BUT HAVE SOME QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE LIKE HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THIS IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO?
SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS VALUABLE BUT I WILL IT WILL ONLY SUCCEED IF IT'S TRULY EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND TRANSPARENT. SO I'LL KEEP PRESSING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE DELIVER ON THAT PROMISE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AND THEN I'LL ASK SOME OF MY QUESTIONS THAT I THINK WILL HELP ENSURE THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT CONFIDENCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MURPHY CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT OUT OF THE GATE I'M GOING TO BE
SUPPORTIVE OF THESE GRANTS. THESE ARE IMPORTANT FUNDS FOR US TO GET AS A CITY. I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY CHIEF MASCARO, YOU WATCHING YOU LEAD NOT ONLY IN THIS ROLE BUT IN AS LONG AS YOU'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY HAS REALLY BEEN A JOY TO SEE.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WAYS IN WHICH YOU ARE CREATIVELY LEADING THE CITY THROUGH GETTING MORE ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE CITY BUT ALSO THINKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE DOING IT IN A WAY THAT IS TRULY EQUITABLE WHICH IS ABOUT THE WORK OF CORRECTING FOR OUR PAST
HARMS AND OUR PAST WRONGS AND INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN SIDELINED, IGNORED AND EXCLUDED. AND YOU DO THAT THROUGH YOUR OWN PERSONAL STORY AS AN ARTIST. BUT NOW AT THE HELM OF THE
CITY'S ARTS DEPARTMENT AND I JUST COULD THINK OF NO BETTER LEADER HERE DOING THAT WORK AND I'M JUST SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE THE ONE IN THAT ROLE. SO THANK YOU FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU ARE CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE ARE RUNNING STABLY AND
THANK YOU FOR THE CREATIVE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU'RE BRINGING TO THIS ROLE. AND I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY LIKE IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US AS A CITY TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILANTHROPY. THIS PROGRAM IS ONE THAT REALLY
AND WE LOOK AT THESE TWO GRANTS RIGHT LIKE THIS IS FREE MONEY THAT WE AS A CITY ARE GETTING AND I WAS JUST COMING FROM A LUNCH MEETING RIGHT NOW ABOUT HOW WE GET MORE DOLLARS INTO
CITY COFFERS FROM PHILANTHROPY ESPECIALLY DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES WHERE FUNDING IS SO UNCERTAIN AND ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO PILOT PROGRAMS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO DO THE WORK OF STARTING OUT
WITH A PILOT PROGRAM WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT PHILANTHROPY HAS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT INITIAL SEED IDEAS AND THEN FOR THEM TO BLOSSOM. I KNOW THAT THERE'S SO MANY IDEAS THAT I HAVE BOTH IN THE
ART SPACE AND GENERALLY IN THE CIVIC SPACE IN THE CITY SPACE THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE BE THESE HUGE PROGRAMS. BUT WE KNOW THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO DEPEND ON PHILANTHROPY IN OUR CITY DOLLARS TO MAKE THESE IDEAS REALLY BLOSSOM.
SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO YOU AND TO THE CITY ON CREATING THESE IDEAS AND THESE PILOT PROGRAMS AND REALLY WATCHING THEM BLOSSOM FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. I THINK IT'S A TRULY GREAT THING TO SEE WE'RE DOING IT
EVEN IN SPACES. YOU KNOW THERE'S AN IDEA THAT I WANT TO SEE COME TO LIGHT THAT REALLY SHOULD BE THE RESPONSE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EVERYTHING CREATIVELY ABOUT HOW WE AS A CITY CAN CAN CAN DO THAT WORK. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY I
APPRECIATE THE IDEATION AND THE CREATIVITY AROUND SEEKING FUNDING FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES WHEN YOU WANT TO DO REALLY GREAT THINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY AND TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE
AS WELL. CHIEF, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE AN OPENING STATEMENT? YES. AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE COUNCILORS TO YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR THIS
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THIS STRATEGIC INVESTMENT. I COULD TALK ABOUT NUMBERS BUT I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT A FEW STORIES THAT DEFINITELY
RESONATE WITH THE IMPACT THAT THE BOSTON FAMILY DAYS GRANT PROGRAM HAS HAD SINCE IT WAS ANNOUNCED BY MAYOR MICHEL WILL LAST.
TWO WEEKS AGO WE GATHERED A BUNCH OF FRONT OFFICE STAFF PROGRAM STAFF OF THE INSTITUTIONS TO TALK ABOUT BOSTON FAMILY DAYS AND THE IMPACT THAT IT'S HAD ON
PROGRAMS MISSING AND ANY STORIES THAT STUCK OUT AND SOMEONE AT THE NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM TOLD A STORY OF A MOTHER OF THREE WHO WAS ABLE TO CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY FOR THE
FIRST TIME EVER AT THE AQUARIUM AND IT WAS BECAUSE AS A MOTHER OF THREE THE PRICE OF ADMISSION WAS DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING THAT SHE COULD AFFORD. AND YOU KNOW HER HER YOUNG
PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THEIR FRIENDS HAVING, YOU KNOW, NICE BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE INSTITUTIONS BUT THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO. AND BOSTON FAMILY DAY ALLOWED
THEM TO BRING NOT ONLY HER THREE CHILDREN BUT THEIR COUSINS AND INVITED SOME OF THEIR CLASSMATES AND REALLY MADE A DAY OUT OF IT. I ALSO WANT TO REMEMBER I WAS GETTING MY HAIR DONE AND MY
BARBER WAS LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE MUSEUM PROGRAM, RIGHT? AND I WAS LIKE YEAH, YOU KNOW WE WORKED REALLY HARD AND HE WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY? I MENTIONED IT TO ONE OF MY CLIENT WHO CAME HERE WITH HIS
SON AND THEY WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO THE BOND IT WAS A FATHER WHO HAD RECENTLY RECONNECTED WITH HIS SON AND HE TALKED ABOUT BOSTON FAMILY DAYS
THAT THEY CAN GO TO THE MUSEUMS FOR FREE PLUS TWO PEOPLE AND HE WAS LIKE ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS SUNDAY? AND HE WAS AGAIN LIKE ONCE IN A LIKE A BRIEF WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY THAT
SYMBIOTICALLY BECAUSE I TALKED ABOUT IT TO MY BARBER HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION TO MY COMMUNITY AND HIS OWN ABOUT THE BENEFIT OF THIS PROGRAM. AND RECENTLY I ALSO WENT TO A
SCHOOL IN SOUTH BOSTON, A CATHOLIC SCHOOL TO TALK ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS AND CIVICS AND HOW IT'S IMPORTANT AND FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO IMAGINE A POSSIBILITY GOVERNMENT AND
NEW WAYS OF LEADING AND CO-CREATING A CITY THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF WHO WE ARE AND WHO WE WANT TO BE IN ARTS REALLY ALLOWS YOUNG PEOPLE TO STRETCH THEIR IMAGINATION.
SO WHEN WE WERE THERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM AND THE PAINTING THAT WAS STOLEN AND THE STORIES THAT THEY WANTED TO TELL AND THE CURIOSITY OF THEM WANTING TO BECOME POLICE OFFICERS TO
SOLVE THIS CRIME THAT IS PART OF THE STORY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. SO YOU KNOW, IT WAS FOR ME THOSE THREE STORIES I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IN TERMS OF THE DIRECT IMPACT THAT SINCE THIS
PROGRAM WAS ANNOUNCED THAT DIRECTLY HEARD FROM AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE HOPING THAT WE WOULD DO BUT THAT'S ONLY THREE OF THOSE STORIES WHERE WE HAVE
OVER 65,000 BOSTON STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM SINCE FEBRUARY 2024 AND THAT WAS AS OF JULY 2025.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WE REALIZED THAT THE YOUNGER KIDS LIKE TO STICK TO THE
INSTITUTIONS THAT THEY LIKE BUT THE OLDER KIDS LIKE TO TRAVEL SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DEFINITELY BEING MINDFUL OF AND KEEPING TRACK OF OF THE TRENDS. BOSTON FAMILY DAYS HAS REACHED
STUDENTS FACING THE GREATEST BARRIERS TO CULTURAL ACCESS INCLUDING HIGH SHARES OF BLACK, HISPANIC AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. OVER HALF OF THE RECENT VISITS
CAME FROM FAMILIES WHO ARE RETURNING TO THE PROGRAM TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL MUSEUM THAT THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM WHICH TALKS TO THE SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT THAT
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP WITH THE INSTITUTIONS BEPS AND THE FAMILIES A GREATER SHARE OF HISPANIC STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES CHOOSE TO VISIT
MULTIPLE MUSEUMS SO THEY TRAVEL DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, WHICH MUSEUM THEY LAST SAW AND WHAT IS CURRENTLY OF THEIR INTEREST FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. AND WITH THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO ESTABLISH A STRONG SUSTAINED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR OFFICE ,THE INSTITUTIONS AND THE STUDENTS AND ACROSS, YOU KNOW,
THE BOSTON SCHOOL SYSTEM A STRONG DATA COLLECTION. WE KNOW WHO'S GOING WE KNOW WHAT SCHOOLS AND WHAT DISTRICT THEY'RE COMING FROM. WE KNOW WHO WE SHOULD REACH OUT TO.
SO IT'S REALLY ALLOWING US AS A CITY TO WORK WITH THE INSTITUTIONS TO WORK TO CREATE BELONGING BEYOND FREE ACCESS. SO THIS PROGRAM YOU KNOW,
ALLOWED US TO CREATE A NEW COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE WE ALLOWED THE INSTITUTIONS AND THE PROGRAM STAFF TO COLLABORATE IN WAYS THAT THEY HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE AND IT ALLOWS FOR PROGRAMING TO
REALLY BE RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE WALKING THROUGH THOSE DOORS. BUT AGAIN, IT'S THE RETURNING VISIT THAT REALLY TALK ABOUT THE SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT.
SO WITH THAT GREAT EXCITED TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM AND WE THINK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVING AND OPERATING INVESTMENT INTO THIS PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ITS GROWTH IT'S HELPED
MOVE THIS PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FORWARD AND ENSURE THAT WE CAN SERVE EVEN MORE BOSTON FAMILIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF. AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, THE PROFESSIONAL
WORK YOU'RE DOING AND YOUR TEAM AS WELL. I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS. I'LL GO LAST AND I DON'T
NECESSARILY HAVE A TIME FRAME FOR ANY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES SO ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS YOU AS YOU WANT TO AND AFTER GO, GO, GO.
COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE. AND THEN THEN I GUESS MYSELF IF NO ONE ELSE IS HERE. SO LET ME LET ME ASK COUNCILOR MURPHY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO KICK IT OFF PLEASE? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I THINK THE STORIES I SHARED A LITTLE MYSELF WHEN I DID MY OPENING STATEMENT YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT AND I
ALSO AGREE WHEN YOU SAID WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GO ONCE BUT IT'S WHEN WE SEE THAT FAMILIES ARE RETURNING AND THEY REALLY DO THEN BUY INTO AND SEE THE VALUE OF WHAT THESE YOU KNOW, MUSEUMS
OFFER YOU KNOW, NOT JUST ONE DAY BUT THAT YOU KNOW SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE TO GO TO OR JUMP AROUND TO DIFFERENT AND EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT. SO THAT'S GOOD TO SEE.
HOW WILL THE EVALUATION FUNDED THROUGH THIS GRANT BE USED TO ENSURE THE PROGRAM ACTUALLY BECOMES PERMANENT? IS THAT SOMETHING WE'RE HOPING FOR IN WHAT COMMITMENTS, IF ANY EXIST FOR SUSTAINABLE FUNDING
AFTER ANY, YOU KNOW, PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT DOLLARS RUN OUT? YES. AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
THE PILOT PROGRAM INITIALLY ALLOWED US TO MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO AS A CITY BUT ALSO WITH THE PARTNER INSTITUTION IN
ORDER TO SUSTAIN THIS PROGRAM THE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS WANT TO SUSTAIN THE LEVEL OF WELCOMING THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM BEYOND THE GRANT PERIOD
OF THIS PROGRAM. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION TO EMBED PROGRAMS THAT CREATE BELONGING AS PART
OF THE LONG STANDING VISION THAT THEY HAVE. CURRENTLY WE HAVE FUNDING FROM THE PARTNERS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED FROM THE GRANT THAT
WE ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING AND AS PART OF THE EVALUATION THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY THAT WILL HELP INFORM HOW THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE. BUT IT'S ALSO AGAIN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
INSTITUTIONS TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF SUSTAINED IMPACT THAT THIS PILOT PERIOD HAS BEEN ALLOWED HAS BEEN ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE AND IN PARTNERSHIP . OKAY.
AND YOU TOUCHED ON IT BUT I KNOW WE HAD A HEARING MAYBE LIKE A YEAR AGO TOO AND WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT WHEN THEY WERE CREATING THE DATA POINTS AND THE YOU KNOW, THE COLLECTION
THAT THEY WOULD GET. BUT WHAT SPECIFIC METRICS ARE BEING TRACKED TO MEASURE SUCCESS OF, YOU KNOW, PARTICIPATION ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS AND QUALITY OF ACCESS? AND ARE THERE ANY LIKE LEARNING
OUTCOME METRICS THAT ARE BEING USED AND I ASSUME WE ARE DOING IT BUT IF YOU COULD TOUCH ON WHAT OUTREACH HAPPENS WITH THAT DATA. YEAH COMMUNITIES TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE ALSO
TRACKING IT BY SCHOOL BUT YOU KNOW THAT KIND OF TELLS US A NEIGHBORHOOD BUT ARE WE ALSO YOU KNOW REACHING OUT TO CERTAIN SCHOOLS THAT WE SEE ARE NOT PARTICIPATING AS MUCH AS
OTHERS TO MAYBE PROMOTE IT AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL OR LIKE ARE WE PROMOTING IT IN LIBRARIES OR COMMUNITY CENTERS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE MAY SEE ARE NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE AS MUCH? YES. SO WITH THE PILOT PERIOD WE WE
LEARNED A LOT FROM THE REGULAR ATTENDANCE THAT WE TRACKED BY INSTITUTIONS AND WE RECEIVED DATA FROM THE INSTITUTIONS THAT WE MATCHED WITH THE RECOVERIES FROM BEPS AND FROM THE FAMILIES
THAT ENROLL. BASED ON THAT DATA WE DID OUTREACH EVERY THURSDAY PRIOR TO THE WEEKLY PROGRAMING WHERE WE SEND EMAILS WE DEFINITELY
SEND IT DIRECTLY TO THE APPS SO AND WE HAVE FLIERS THAT WE'VE PUT AT THE PARTNER INSTITUTION HANDS THAT WE SHARE WITH AWARENESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
MESSAGE IS REACHING COMMUNITIES SPECIFICALLY THE ONES THAT THE DATA SHOW HAVE NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM AS MUCH AS OTHERS. WE'VE ALSO DONE SURVEY FEEDBACK
FROM PARTICIPATING FAMILIES TO ALSO LEARN BEYOND ACCESS. WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT THE INSTITUTIONS CAN DO TO FURTHER BELONGING AND THE PROGRAM DATA DASHBOARD TO MONITOR THE IMPACT
BY INSTITUTION AS WELL. SO WE ARE SHARING ALL OF THAT INFORMATION ACROSS INSTITUTIONS AND AND THEY'RE LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AGAIN KEEPING THE EQUITY FOCUS ACROSS THE CITY
AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE NEW PROGRAM MANAGER THAT WAS POSTED. IF YOU COULD JUST SPEAK TO WHAT
MADE THE CITY THINK YOU KNOW, WE NEEDED SOMEONE TO MANAGE IT AND HOW WILL THAT ROLE BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR LIKE WHAT WHAT WHAT WILL THEIR EXPECTATION BE
AND IS IT BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE GRANT MONEY OR THE MONEY THAT IS ALLOCATED FOR THIS OR IS THIS BEING FUNDED LIKE JUST A CITY JOB THROUGH THE CITY OF BOSTON FUNDING?
I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU IN TERMS OF EXACTLY WHICH BUCKET OF MONEY THAT IS FUNDING THIS POSITION BUT AS PART OF THIS TRIAL PERIOD THERE IS A
LOT OF CUSTOMER FACING SUPPORT YOU KNOW, PAID FAMILIES FACING SUPPORT AND COLLABORATING WITH THE INSTITUTIONS THAT REQUIRE A LOT OF HANDS AND UP TO THIS
POINT WE REALLY ARE ENTRUSTING THAT A PROGRAM MANAGER CAN TAKE THIS PROGRAM AND WORK WITH THE INSTITUTION TO TAKE IT TOWARDS THE END OF THIS PILOT PERIOD.
WHO WAS UP TO? I MEAN WE HAVEN'T HIRED SOMEONE YET. CORRECT. IT'S STILL YES WITH SO BECAUSE I KNOW FAMILIES MAY NOT NECESSARILY KNOW TO EVEN CALL SAY YOUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY
THEY OFTEN CALLED LIKE THE SCHOOL LEVEL YOU KNOW THE SECRETARY OF THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL OR WHO WAS KIND OF FIELDING THESE LIKE WHO WOULD BE SENT TO THESE CONCERNS ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS LIKE A311
CALL. WHO WERE THEY TOLD TO FORWARD THOSE QUESTIONS TO? THERE IS A BOSTON FAMILY DAYS AT BOSTON DOT GOV EMAIL THAT FOLKS HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO REACH OUT TO SO OUR
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AND MOWAFFAK MYSELF AND A FEW FOLKS FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAVE TAKEN TURNS RESPONDING OVER THE WEEKENDS WHEN EMAILS ARE GONE
ALMOST AROUND THE CLOCK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE RESPONDING IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS CAN RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY AT THAT TIME.
SO THAT'S BEEN A PROBABLY FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXTENDED CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THIS WHICH HAVE LED TO, YOU KNOW, HAVING A PROGRAM MANAGER THAT CAN REALLY
TAKE OWNERSHIP AND SUPPORTING AND BEING A CONSTANT PERSON TO REALLY DEVELOP THAT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILIES INSTITUTIONS IN THE CITY. YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS GOOD. WILL THEY WORK UNDER YOU?
THEY WILL WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND MOSAIC. SO SO IT'S A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE THREE OF US WHERE I WILL BE SUPERVISING THEM. YES. BUT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO WORK
CLOSELY IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. YES. YEAH. OKAY. AWESOME. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THESE GRANTS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND THANK YOU COUNSELOR MURPHY.
FOR THE RECORD, WE ARE ALSO JOINED BY COUNCIL WEBER COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE EUROPE. THANK YOU. WHEN THE QUESTION I HAD WAS
SORT OF ENTER A SORT OF INCLUDED IN MY MY INITIAL OPENING WAS JUST ABOUT THE APPETITE THAT PHILANTHROPY HAS RIGHT NOW TO SUPPORT LIKE WHERE ARE YOU SEEING THAT APPETITE? WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS
HAPPENING WHETHER IT'S THESE FAMILY DAY PROGRAMS OR OTHER INITIATIVES AROUND THE CITY OF BOSTON. A LOT A LOT MORE HAPPENING NEXT YEAR NEXT YEAR. WOULD YOU SEE A CONTINUED APPETITE IN THE PHILANTHROPIC
WORLD TO SEND TO FUND EITHER CITY INITIATIVES OR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES? AND HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH PHILANTHROPY TO GET THAT FUNDING TO HAPPEN? YEAH, I THINK THERE'S A MOMENT
FOR US TO PRIORITIZE THE CREATIVE SECTOR CURRENTLY AND INVESTING IN CREATIVE ECONOMY AS A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. I THINK THE WAY THAT PHILANTHROPY IS THINKING IN
RESPONSE TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS NEW WAYS OF IMAGINING OF WAYS TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY. WHAT DOES PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP LOOK LIKE AND HOW CAN WE DELIVER ON ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT AND ASSET TO OUR CONSTITUENTS BEYOND DIRECT DOLLARS AND THE PRICE OF CREATING CULTURE IN A CITY LIKE BOSTON KEEPS RISING.
SO PART OF IT FOR US IS HOW DO WE CREATE HOW DO WE EXPAND POLICY SO THAT BOSTON CAN BE SEEN? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? WELL, IN TERMS OF WHEN I TALK TO ART IS THEY SAY THAT THEY
LEAVE BOSTON NOT BECAUSE OF THE COST OF LIVING BUT BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WHEREAS IN A CITY LIKE NEW YORK YOU CAN GET TWO OR THREE GIGS FOR EVERY ONE GIG THAT YOU GET HERE. SO HOW CAN WE GET PEOPLE TO
THINK ABOUT THE CREATIVE SECTOR AS PART OF A COLLABORATOR IN TERMS OF WHEN WE'RE IMAGINING OUR CITY AND A CITY LIKE BOSTON THAT I THINK IS THE DESIGN CAPITAL OF AMERICA SHOULD
REALLY INVITE THE INVESTMENT OF CREATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE IN SPACES BUT ALSO IN DEVELOPING TALENT WHICH IS WHAT THE BOSTON FAMILY DAY DOES.
I THINK IT INSPIRES A NEW GENERATION OF CREATIVE WORKERS BUT ALSO FOLKS WHO APPRECIATE ARTS AND CULTURE WHO ULTIMATELY WILL SUSTAIN AND GROW THE SECTOR. THANK YOU. I HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BUT I'M REALIZING TO MYSELF THAT
THEY'RE NOT REALLY ON TOPIC SO I WOULD DO WHAT I USUALLY DO AND GIVE YOU A PHONE CALL OR REACH OUT TO YOUR OFFICE AND HAVE GOOD, YOU KNOW, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WAYS WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.
THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH CHIEF, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR AGAIN, COUNCILOR WEBER I THANK YOU CHAIR. I GUESS MAYBE YOU ADDRESS THIS
ALREADY BUT IN TERMS OF LIKE ENGAGING THOSE THE THE THE YOUNGEST KIDS OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS LIKE I GUESS WHAT ARE WE DOING BEYOND JUST, YOU
KNOW, OFFERING THE THE THE FAMILY DAYS YOU KNOW, KIND OF PROGRAM? YES, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTIONS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME THEMES AND PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN DO
SPECIFICALLY TO TARGET SECTIONS OF THE FAMILIES IN BOSTON. SO OBVIOUSLY THE ICA WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO PROGRAMING THAN THE SCHOOL. SO WE'RE REALLY WORKING IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE INSTITUTIONS DPS, THE TEACHERS, THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMING ALLOWS YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO
KEEP COMING BACK TO THE INSTITUTIONS AND WE'RE THINKING AGAIN MULTIGENERATIONAL FROM THE YOUNGEST LEARNERS ALL THE WAY TO THE MORE SEASONED CAREGIVERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS
THAT THEY HAVE. SO OUR TASK IS TO AS THE INSTITUTIONS TO THINK ABOUT THE FAMILY UNIT OR THE FAMILY DYNAMIC AS A WHOLE AND MAKE SURE THAT REGARDLESS OF YOU
KNOW, YOUR ACTIVE WAY OF PARTICIPATING THAT THERE ARE WAYS THAT EVERYONE CAN FIND BELONGING AND PARTICIPATION AT THESE INSTITUTIONS AND THAT FROM OUR YOUNGEST WHO ARE MORE
SEASONED FAMILY AND MEMBERS AND THAT ATTEND BOSTON FAMILY DAYS. OKAY. AND THEN I GUESS IN TERMS OF THE INSTITUTIONS, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO APPROACH THIS BUT THERE ARE
SOME YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOR DOING AN EXIT YOU KNOW, FOR GOING THE EXTRA MILE OR FOR BEING A PARTICULARLY GOOD PARTNER WHERE YOU CAN GO THE OTHER WAY AND TELL ME ABOUT
SOME INSTITUTIONS THAT YOU FEEL LIKE COULD REALLY YOU KNOW, WE COULD BENEFIT IF THEY STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE KNOW THE INSTITUTIONS HAVE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS. I CAN THINK OF A UNIQUE
PARTNERSHIP THAT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE PRESENTING RIVER DANCE RECENTLY THAT WAS SOLD OUT YOU KNOW IN A MATTER OF MINUTES BECAUSE FAMILIES
WERE VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT PERFORMANCE THE I COULD LIST ALL OF THEM REALLY BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN VERY THOUGHTFUL PARTNERS AND ONCE WE WERE ABLE
TO BRING THE PROGRAM STAFF INTO THE ROOM, THE CROSS COLLABORATION THAT WAS COMING IN TERMS OF HOW THEY SHARE RESOURCES AND CELEBRATE HISTORICAL CULTURAL AND YOU
KNOW, POPULAR MOMENTS IN A WAY THAT IS AFFIRMING OF EVERYONE'S EXPERIENCE IS IS A CONVERSATION THAT TO WITNESS HAS BEEN TRANSFORMATIVE AND I THINK DEFINITELY IMPACTS HOW EACH
INSTITUTION HAS THOUGHT ABOUT PROGRAMING SINCE THEY'VE BEEN PART OF THIS COHORT FOR BOSTON FAMILY DAYS. OKAY. I ASSUME MUSIC IS PART OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
YOU KNOW, I GUESS YOU KNOW, IS THERE WHAT ARE WE DOING TO FOSTER I THINK OF MAYBE WHEN WHEN I WAS A KID BOSTON WAS
SORT OF THIS INCUBATOR OF LIKE MUSIC, YOU KNOW, IT HAD ALL THESE YOU KNOW, WHERE THERE WAS THE PIXIES OR NEW EDITION OR YOU KNOW YOU CAN NAME THE CARS ALL THESE BANDS AND NOW THERE'S
I YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT I KNOW WAS DEFINITELY OFF TOPIC BUT UNLIKE COUNCIL PRESIDENT I AM COMFORTABLE VEERING VERY FAR AWAY FROM WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE. NO, I STILL THINK BOSTON IS DOING A LOT MUSICALLY. OBVIOUSLY THE INSTITUTIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE ARE WORLD CLASS.
WE HAVE BANDS FEST THAT CONTINUES TO FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS BRING IN NOT JUST WORLD CLASS TALENT TO BOSTON BUT ALSO ELEVATE SOME OF OUR MORE PROMINENT RECENT TALENTS THE
MAYOR'S SUMMER MIXTAPE THAT TOURISM SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS 17 ARTISTS SIX TIMES THREE SO OUR MUSIC SCENE
IS GROWING AND PART OF THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT A PILOT WITH PERFORMING ARTS INSTITUTIONS AND CONVENING PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO LOOK AT WHAT PARTNERING WITH THEM WOULD LOOK LIKE TO EXTEND
BOSTON FAMILY DAYS TO INCLUDE PERFORMING ARTS INSTITUTIONS AS WELL. JUST LAST QUESTION ARE WE DOING ANYTHING WITH THE BSO ON THAT FRONT? YES WE ARE. THEY ARE ONE OF THE PARTNER
INSTITUTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH TO EXPLORE A PILOT MODEL WHERE WE COULD OFFER PERFORMANCES AS WELL. YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO THE NEW
CEO THERE AND HE WAS VERY INTERESTED IN SORT OF, YOU KNOW, SORT OF BRANCHING OUT AND SORT OF TAKING MORE OF A ROLE ESPECIALLY WITH OUR KIDS. AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT
RESOURCE AND IF YOU KNOW, I'D LOVE TO BE PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS IF YOU WANT SOME HELP BUT YOU KNOW, I ALSO YOU KNOW, FEEL FREE TO TAKE IT AND RUN WITH IT. THANKS. OKAY. THANK YOU, CHAIR THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. COUNCILOR WEBER THANK YOU. COUNCILOR PRESIDENT THANK YOU, COUNSELOR MURPHY LET ME FOLLOW UP WITH A FEW QUESTIONS AND IN
CHIEF I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I LISTENED CLOSELY TO YOUR STORIES TO THE STORIES ABOUT THE IMPACT THIS HAS HAD ON STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A IS A STUDENT THAT I TALKED TO RECENTLY AN EXCITED STUDENT LIVED WITH LIVED WAS FROM HYDE
PARK AND WENT TO SCHOOL IN DORCHESTER AT THE SAINT JOHN PAUL THE SECOND ACADEMY AND THEY WENT TO THE CHILDREN'S
MUSEUM AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS STUDENT AND HER HER PARENT OR HER PARENT HER MOTHER VISITED THE MUSEUM IN IT WAS A
REAL EYE OPENING FOR THAT STUDENT OF THAT FAMILY. AND WHAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT ABOUT THE SECOND VISIT OR THE THIRD VISIT NOT JUST THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BUT
THE AQUARIUM OR SOME OTHER EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM WHERE THEY'RE ALWAYS LEARNING BUT WHY NOT? CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE FOLLOW UP IN TERMS OF GOING TO ONE
MUSEUM AND THEN THE SECOND, WHAT IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE ON A STUDENT AND IN THE PARENT AS WELL BECAUSE THE PALMER IS LEARNING AND THE PARENT IS ENGAGED IN THE CHILD'S
EDUCATIONAL UPBRINGING AND IT'S A IT'S A TREMENDOUS EXAMPLE OF A CHILD AND A PARENT WORKING TOGETHER. YES. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE STORY OF THAT
YOUNG PERSON AS WELL. AND I THINK THE SECOND AND REPEATED VISITS TALKS TO THE BELONGING ASPECTS THAT THE INSTITUTIONS HAVE CREATED AND I
THINK BECAUSE OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES FEELING WELCOMED, FEELING SEEN AND VALUED, IT ALLOWED THEM TO FEEL SAFE TO EXPLORE THEIR CURIOSITY .
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY IS ALL ABOUT BEING ABLE TO TAP INTO YOUR CURIOSITY ASK QUESTIONS, EXPLORE BE OKAY TO BE WRONG BUT ALSO HOW DO YOU
BOUNCE BACK AND RESPOND? AND I THINK OUR INSTITUTION ALLOWS FOR THAT KIND OF DIALOG TO TAKE PLACE NOT JUST AT THE INSTITUTIONS BUT ALSO AT HOME
AROUND THE DINNER TABLE. SOMEONE TALKED THE OTHER DAY ABOUT GOING TO A NUTCRACKER SHOW AND THEN WATCHING HOME ALONE AND HEARING THE SONG AND SAY OH, THAT'S FROM THE
NUTCRACKER. AND THEN THEY SAID THAT'S WHAT CULTURE IS. SO IT WASN'T JUST THE FACT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING. IT CHANGES THE WAY THAT YOUR
BRAIN INTERACTS AND I THINK THAT WHEN YOU GO FOR THE FIRST TIME AND YOU SEE THAT IT'S NOT AS SCARY OR IT'S EVEN MORE INVITING THAN IT'S BEEN, I
THINK THAT'S BEEN THE BENEFIT OF OUR INSTITUTIONS TAKING THE CALL OF CREATED A SENSE OF BELONGING AND A WONDER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES . GREAT ANSWER.
THANK YOU. I ENJOYED THAT MESSAGE BECAUSE IT'S AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT NEEDS TO NEEDS TO BE HEARD. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES ACTUALLY
AS COUNCIL MEMBER MENTIONED THE SYMPHONY MAYBE SO MAYBE INCLUDING THE SYMPHONY SOME SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD. ONE OF THE THINGS I ENJOY WHEN
WHEN I HAVE A DAY OFF OR A NIGHT OFF MY WIFE AND I LIKE TO GO TO THE THEATER ESPECIALLY IN THE THEATER DISTRICT. DO YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULAR
PROGRAMS OR ANY ANY LONG TERM THINKING ABOUT AND MAYBE INVOLVING CHILDREN EXPOSING THEM TO THE THEATER IN IN
LEARNING ABOUT THEATER AND IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO BE EXPOSED TO CULTURE BUT ALSO TO DEVELOP THAT CONFIDENCE AS WELL IN PUBLIC SPEAKING AND IN SEEING
THESE PERFORMERS AS WELL. ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT? YES, I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE'RE AN EARLY CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS OF LIFE PERFORMANCES IS TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT A PILOT WOULD LOOK LIKE WHETHER IT WAS YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING WHERE A MUSEUM CAN JUST SAY COME OUR DOORS ARE
OPEN FROM 10 TO 3 AND THERE'S NOT A CAPACITY WHEREAS THESE THEATERS HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY IN EARLY CONVERSATIONS AS TO WHAT A MODEL COULD LOOK LIKE FOR
THEATER. THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIKE YOU MENTIONED AND ALL THE OTHER ONES TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND OPPORTUNITY BEYOND MUSEUMS TO
LIVE PERFORMANCES AS WELL. NOW TELL ME HOW DOES THE CITY APPROACH A PARTICULAR MUSEUM AND ASK THEM TO BE PART OF THIS PROCESS? DO THEY PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL THEM?
DO THEY HAVE A TEAM THAT REACHES OUT TO THEM? IS THAT THROUGH OUTSIDE GROUPS OR HOW ARE THE DETAILS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF FINANCES,
OF TIMING OF CHILDREN BEING THERE? WHO NEGOTIATES THAT TYPE OF A CONTRACT? THE INSTITUTIONS MEET REGULARLY
AND THAT'S USUALLY THE CATALYST OF NEW PROGRAMING OR NEW WAYS OF ADVANCING BOSTON FAMILY DAYS AND THEY PRESENT IT TO MYSELF AND A GROUP OF OTHER
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AT A MONTHLY MEETING THAT WE HAVE AND WE DISCUSS THE IMPACT THAT YOU KNOW, THAT DECISION WILL HAVE. SO IT'S THOUGHTS USUALLY FROM
THE INSTITUTIONS LOOKING AT THEIR PROGRAMS, LOOKING AT THE DATA AND BEING RESPONSIVE AS TO HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO AMELIORATE THEIR PROGRAMING TO
BE AGAIN MORE WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE AND AS PART OF THE MONTHLY MEETING IT'S KIND OF LIKE A A WORKING GROUP OF FRONT DOOR STAFF OF PROGRAM STAFF OF DEVELOPMENT STAFF ALL
COMING TOGETHER AND SAYING HERE'S WHAT WE THINK AT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE THAT WE CAN DO FOR THE MONTH OF JULY BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO
BE CELEBRATING YOU KNOW OR AT LEAST I CAN TALK ABOUT THE ZOO WHERE THERE WAS THE BABY GIRAFFE THAT WAS BEING BORN. SO THEY KNEW AHEAD OF TIME THAT LEADING UP TO IT MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH COMMUNICATION THAT IS PUT OUT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROGRAM REACHES THE TARGET POPULATION SO THE INSTITUTIONS HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD IN COMING TOGETHER IN THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO MAKE
THEIR PROGRAMS IN THEIR BUILDINGS MORE ACCESSIBLE AS THE CHAIR OR THE INCOMING CHAIR OR THE CHAIR I SHOULD SAY OF THE ARTS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, TOURISM, SPECIAL
EVENTS COULD I ATTEND THE NEXT MEETING NEXT MONTH? LET ME GUESS. OKAY NOW THANK YOU. UM, LET ME LET ME ASK A FINAL FINAL QUESTION.
ONE OF THE REASONS I ADVOCATED FOR ALL CHILDREN THROUGHOUT BOSTON TO BE PART OF THIS IS I REPRESENT A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS OF COLOR ESPECIALLY
AT THE CATHEDRAL AND A FEW FAMILIAR WITH THE CATHEDRAL OF THE CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL OR SAINT JOHN PAUL'S SECOND ACADEMY. I DON'T NECESSARILY REPRESENT THAT DISTRICT BUT I HAVE
FRIENDS OVER THERE YOU PROBABLY COULDN'T GET A MORE DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS THAN SAINT JOHN PAUL THE SECOND ACADEMY. BUT DO YOU DO YOU HAVE A
BREAKDOWN OF STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS, OF STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS AND WHY THEY ATTEND A PARTICULAR
MUSEUM AND WHY THEY CHOSE A PARTICULAR MUSEUM AND ALSO ON THE OTHER HAND, DO YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF WHY STUDENTS FROM A PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE
NOT GOING TO A MUSEUM OR FROM A PARTICULAR SCHOOL? YES, WE'VE HEARD THAT TRANSPORTATION AND ON THE WEEKENDS CAN BE SOMETHING THAT
CAN BE A BARRIER. ALSO PARKING HAS BEEN A BARRIER TALKED TO INSTITUTIONS AS WELL. HOW WE CAN AGAIN BRING THE INSTITUTION TO THE COMMUNITY ALSO AS WE'RE WORKING ON
DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIP AND BELONGING. HOW DOES THAT WORK? TWO WAYS BUT WE'VE ALSO SEEN HOW PEOPLE HAVE CARPOOLED AND
THERE IS A CHURCH AT SOME POINT THAT I THINK THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT GETTING A BUS TO BRING A GROUP OF FOLKS TOGETHER. SO THROUGH THE FOCUS GROUPS
WE'VE RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION IN TERMS OF WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADVANCE ACCESS AND BELONGING AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING RESPONSIVE TO
THOSE FOOD INSECURITIES ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE THINK ABOUT. SO WE'RE WORKING TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER IT'S A FOOD TRUCK OR HOW CAN WE CREATE GUIDING MAPS
TO SAY HEY, HERE'S WHERE YOU STOP TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RESTAURANT AS YOU'RE HEADING TO THIS INSTITUTION AND AND REALLY MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST A DESTINATION BUT IT'S EXPLORING YOUR OWN CITY WITH YOUR FAMILY
AND SUPPORTING THE LOCAL ECONOMY ON YOUR WAY TO TO ALSO, YOU KNOW, ENRICHING YOURSELF WITH ARTS AND CULTURE. SO WE'RE REALLY THINKING HOLISTICALLY AROUND HOW WE CAN
RESPOND TO THE BARRIERS BEYOND ACCESS THAT FAMILIES PARTICULARLY THOSE IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERWRITTEN OR UNDERREPRESENTED CITY INSTITUTIONS CAN ALSO SEE
THEMSELVES NOT JUST AT THE DOORS BUT EVENTUALLY LEAD, YOU KNOW, ON THE WALLS BUT ALSO AS PART OF THE BELONGING THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO CREATE WITH THEM. YOU KNOW? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR THANK YOU,
CHIEF. THAT WAS THAT WAS INFORMATIVE. UM I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION BUT WE'LL GO TO A SECOND ROUND. I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF ON MY QUESTION. I DO WANT TO GIVE MY COLLEAGUES
AN OPPORTUNITY IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO A SECOND ROUND OF QUESTIONING AND THEN THEN I'LL ASK MY QUESTION. BUT LET ME LET ME GO WITH COUNCILOR MURPHY THEN I'LL GO TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
THEN COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MURPHY OH, THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR ALL THESE ANSWERS. IT'S BEEN HELPFUL. IT JUST MADE ME THINK ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SCHOOLS
AND I MENTIONED HOW YOU KNOW, I WOULD OFTEN TRY TO SCHEDULE FIELD TRIPS TO THESE DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS KNOWING THAT I MEAN IT MUST BE EVEN MORE NOW. BUT BACK THEN YOU KNOW, IT WAS
LIKE $800 JUST TO GET A BUS. SO KNOWING THAT TRYING TO GET THE ADMISSION AND THEN THE BUSSES AND JUST YOU KNOW, REALLY TRYING TO BE CREATIVE. SO IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE OFFERING THIS.
BUT HAS THERE BEEN ANY DIRECT COMMUNICATION OR DIRECT MEETINGS SET UP WITH THE ART TEACHERS AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS
AND NOT JUST LIKE THE ART, YOU KNOW, ART TEACHERS WHO ARE DIRECTLY YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND COULD BE A GREAT WAY TO PROMOTE, YOU KNOW
,ENCOURAGING OUR STUDENTS TO ATTEND THESE MUSEUMS AND BE THE ONES WHO ARE LIKE SHARING OUT WITH THEIR FAMILIES WHO THEY ALL HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH OF SAYING HEY, YOU KNOW, THE SCIENCE TEACHER LIKE HEY
DON'T FORGET YOU COULD GO THIS WEEKEND TO THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE. HOW CAN WE AS A SCHOOL HELP PROMOTE THAT OR HELP ACCESS LIKE YOU SAID THEY'RE ALWAYS BE BARRIERS EVEN WHEN WE OFFER SOMETHING THERE'S ALWAYS YOU
KNOW SOME PEOPLE WHO STILL NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO IF IT'S YOU KNOW, THE BUS FARE OR IF IT'S A PARKING PASS OR OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, BRAINSTORM WITH BECAUSE THESE PHILANTHROPIES
AND THESE MUSEUMS ARE ALREADY STEPPING UP. SO HOW DO WE LEAN ON MAYBE OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT IT ACTUALLY YOU KNOW, THESE FAMILIES ACTUALLY DO GO YES. TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF HAVE
BEEN OUR BIGGEST ADVOCATES AND MAKING SURE THAT AGAIN FROM PRINTING THE WEEKLY EMAILS SO THAT FOLKS HAVE YOU KNOW, AN ADDITIONAL PIECE OF PAPER IN HAND TO THOSE WHO SPEAK
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND MAKING SURE THAT THE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE AVAILABLE IN THE FAMILY'S PRIMARY LANGUAGE THEY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THAT AS SO
IN TERMS OF REALLY RELYING INTO THE SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT FAMILIES HAVE THAT'S REALLY BEEN KIND OF LIKE OUR BREAD AND BUTTER AND MAKING SURE THAT PROGRAM IS REFLECTED AND THE
INSTITUTIONS ARE ALSO THINKING ABOUT HOW TEACHERS CAN EMBED PROGRAMING AS TO WHAT'S IN THE INSTITUTION. SO THEY ARE TAKING IT ON THEIR
OWN LIKE I SAID, TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN RHYTHM AND MOMENTUM HOW THEY ENGAGE. BUT THERE IS A STRONG DESIRE IN MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS A SYMBIOTIC CONVERSATION BETWEEN WHAT'S BEING TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM AND WHAT YOU CAN
EXPERIENCE AT THE INSTITUTIONS IN WAY THAT IS INFORMATIVE AND RELATED TO THE PROGRAMING AND THAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING AT EACH OF THESE INSTITUTIONS. HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE
HOSTING OUR TEACHERS LIKE YOU HAD THAT CELEBRATION? IT SEEMED LIKE I SAW PICTURES OF IT WHERE YOU BROUGHT TOGETHER THE MUSEUM LEADERS AND
ALL BUT MY HOSTING YOU KNOW, THE EDUCATORS FOR MAYBE ONE OF THE MUSEUMS TO KIND OF BUILD TO THAT RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE THEY COULD ALSO YOU KNOW, NOT NOT NOT THE FREE PASSES BUT I
THINK WOULD ALSO TIE INTO, YOU KNOW, THEIR DESIRE TO THEN MAYBE SET UP FIELD TRIPS OF SOME OF THE RELATIONSHIPS. WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET BUT I'LL DEFINITELY MAKE A NOTE OF IT THAT WHAT IT WOULD BE
LIKE TO CO-CREATE AS WELL WITH THE TEACHING ARTISTS AS WELL WITH THE INSTITUTIONS THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU. YEAH. NO, NO AND THANK YOU AND LOOKING FORWARD TO PASSING
THESE GRANTS KNOWING WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE GRANTS IN THE FUTURE TO KEEP IT GOING. BUT AND ALSO THE POSITION THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT BECAUSE IT'S GOOD HAVE SOMEONE BECAUSE
A LOT OF FAMILIES DO HAVE THAT QUESTION AND IT MIGHT BE SATURDAY MORNING OR THE WEEKEND AND 311 IS AN ALWAYS GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT YOU WITH A LIVE PERSON SO THAT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE MONITORING THOSE QUESTIONS SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T
MISS OUT ON THE DAY OFF. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU COUNCILOR WEBER I JUST WANT TO JUST FOLLOWING UP
ON MUSIC I DON'T KNOW DO YOU HAVE CURRENTLY ANY OUTSIDE GROUPS THAT TEACH MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS OR IS THERE ANYONE YOU HAVE IN MIND WHO COULD MAYBE
BRING MORE MUSIC INTO INTO OUR SCHOOLS? YEAH I AUTOMATICALLY THINK OF OR LEARNING EXPRESSIONS. THEY ARE A HAITIAN AND DANCE
GROUP THAT REALLY HAS BROUGHT HAITIAN MUSIC AND AFRICAN DIASPORIC MUSIC AS A TOOL FOR HEALING INTO OUR COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE A STUDIO IN CENTRAL
SQUARE BUT THEY'RE RECENTLY I'M SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE THEM MOVE INTO NUBIAN SQUARE AND THEY'VE PERFORMED AT THE INSTITUTE SESSIONS AT THE MUSEUMS AND
THEY DO A LOT OF WORK IN MENDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HAITIANS AND DOMINICANS AND NOT JUST IN BOSTON BUT EVEN BACK D.R. AS WELL. SO JOPLIN EXPRESSION IS AN
EXAMPLE OF A DANCE TROUPE THAT ALSO HAS A MUSICAL COMPONENT A DANCE COMPONENT, A EQUITY COMPONENT AND A HUMAN HUMANITARIAN COMPONENT AS A
PARTNER THAT BEEN EMBEDDED IN THIS PROGRAM ACROSS THE INSTITUTIONS. THANKS. THANKS. THANKS A LOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR THAT'S IT FOR ME.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHIEF ,CAN YOU TALK ABOUT ANY TYPE OF STUDY THAT YOU HAVE HAD WITH THE OR ANY INFORMATION DATA INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE WITH
THE ASIAN COMMUNITY OF BOSTON IN TERMS OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN IN VISITING SOME OF THESE WONDERFUL MUSEUMS OR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND ANYTHING
UNIQUE ABOUT EITHER BOSTON'S CHINESE COMMUNITY OR VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY? I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC DATA IN MY HEAD THAT'S COMING RIGHT NOW BUT I'M HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW,
SHARE. BUT THERE'S BEEN HUGE PARTICIPATION ACROSS DEMOGRAPHIC AND THE BOSTON FAMILY DAY PROGRAM IS
SPECIFICALLY AROUND I MENTIONED BLACK HISPANICS AND A GOOD POPULATION OF OUR ASIAN COMMUNITY AS WELL I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH SPECIFIC DATA BUT I
KNOW THAT THERE WAS A SPECIFIC FLAG THAT CAME IN TERMS OF A DROP IN PARTICIPATION AND THAT COMMUNITY OKAY NOW THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW ANY TYPE OF DATA YOU HAVE ON THAT
SUBJECT I'D BE INTERESTED IN AS WELL AS ANY STUDY OR DADDY HAVE ONE STUDENTS LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON THAT
RIGHT NOW OR I CAN FOLLOW UP AND HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU. OKAY. UM, I REPRESENT A LARGE CHINESE COMMUNITY AND I REPRESENT A
LARGE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS AND LARGEST NUMBER OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING OF ANY ANY DISTRICT COUNCIL. SO THAT INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT IMPORTANT TO ME.
UM, BUT I YOU MADE A POINT THAT STICKS WITH ME, YOU KNOW, SAY A SATURDAY MORNING YOU'RE COMING FROM MATTAPAN OR HYDE PARK, YOU KNOW, HOW WOULD YOU GET TO I
MEAN I KNOW HOW YOU'D GET TO THE CHILDREN'S BUT IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE. BUT FOR A FAMILY WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR? A FAMILY THAT'S THAT'S
CHALLENGING GETTING FROM HYDE PARK TO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. MAYBE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION DO WE HAVE ANY PARTNERSHIPS WOULD SAY BE CYF ABOUT POSSIBLY
ASKING THE CYF STAFF TO PARTICIPATE OR HELP OUT AND OR THE BOSTON POLICE CIVILIAN SERVICE OFFICERS?
MM ANYTHING UNIQUE ABOUT ANY ABOUT THAT ISSUE? I THINK BEING CREATIVE AND WAYS THAT WE CAN BRIDGE THE TRANSPORTATION ASPECT FOR
FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE MORE EQUITABLY IN ACROSS ALL OF THEM IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE OPEN TO. WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO THE BOSTON POLICE SERVICE OFFICERS SPECIFICALLY BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A GREAT IDEA FOR US
TO THINK ABOUT. WE'RE CONSTANTLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW YOU KNOW, WE WE GET
CONSTITUENTS TO MOVE AROUND THE CITY AND HOW WE CAN LOOK AT DIRECTIONS THAT ARE ON THE WEBSITE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S UNDERSTOOD AND RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITIES AND ACCESSIBLE. BUT THERE'S STILL SOME WORK WE
CAN DO IN TERMS OF LIKE I SAID PARTNERSHIP WITH WOULD BE CYF TO REALLY COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT CAN BE SUPPORTIVE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU KNOW THE
THE T RUNS ON A LESS FREQUENT SYSTEM ON THE WEEKENDS. SO WE'RE OPEN TO EXPLORING NEW WAYS OF MAKING THE TRANSPORTATION ASPECT MORE
ACCESSIBLE TO FAMILIES ACROSS THE CITY. WOULD WOULD THAT FAMILY WOULD THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE NB FREE ACCESS TO THE METER ON A
SATURDAY I'M NOT SURE WHAT AMBEDKAR PASS CURRENTLY ALLOWS. I THINK STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO USE IT BUT I CAN'T CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A
DIRECT SPECIFIC ACCESS TO FAMILIES FOR BOSTON FAMILIES IN THE T OKAY YEAH MAYBE MAYBE IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A
PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO USE THE NB TO FREE THAT DAY TO TAKE THEIR CHILD TO BACK AND FORTH TO THEM TO THE MUSEUM AND THEN
THEN MY FINAL QUESTION IS IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THAT FAMILY WITH WITH BREAKFAST OR LUNCH WHILE THEY'RE AT THE
IF YOU GO TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF THE OR THE AQUARIUM BOTH ARE IN MY DISTRICT BUT IF YOU TAKE A FAMILY OUT FROM LUNCH AFTER IT'S IT'S EXPENSIVE . YES.
AND IF YOU HAVE TWO OR THREE KIDS AND YOU KNOW MIGHT $200 FOR A COUPLE OF HAMBURGERS AND A SODA AND SOME FRENCH FRIES BUT IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY
FOR ANY TYPE OF FOOD VOUCHER THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP AND THE INSTITUTIONS ARE TAKING IT AS WELL ON TO THEIR OWN TO COME UP WITH A RESPONSE THAT YOU KNOW IS ABLE TO
ADDRESS IT WHILE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT, YOU KNOW, OPERATIONALLY CREATING A DEFICIT. SO WE HAVE IT LANDED ON A RESPONSE BUT IT'S SOMETHING
THAT I KNOW THE INSTITUTIONS ARE ACTIVELY THINKING AND WERE SUPPORTING IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN MAKE ACCESS TO SUSTAINING. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ALSO AFFORDED AS PART OF THE BENEFITS TO BOSTON FAMILY DAYS.
YEAH THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE SAY FOR EXAMPLE IF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM WAS HAVING THEIR THEIR EVENT ON THE WEEKEND YOU KNOW COULD WE
PARTNER WITH A NEARBY RESTAURANT TO OFFER BOX LUNCHES TO THE FIRST HUNDRED PEOPLE OR MORE OR AS MANY THAT COME IN?
THAT'S WHAT I THAT'S WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND BUT JUST SOME JUST SOME THOUGHTS THAT HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. I WANT TO STAY ACTIVE I WANT TO STAY INVOLVED AND TRY TO BE
PART OF THE SOLUTION TO HELP AS MANY FAMILIES GAIN ACCESS TO THESE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AS I POSSIBLY CAN. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU, CHIEF, FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU AND TEAM ARE DOING. SO I WAS THE LAST ONE TO OFFER.
I MEANT TO ASK QUESTIONS. WE HAD TWO ROUNDS. LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY. OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME IF
PEOPLE WANT TO TESTIFY IN PUBLIC THEY CAN STILL SEND AS I MENTIONED, AN EMAIL TO TO ME OR TO OR TO MEGHAN BECAUSE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT AND IMPORTANT
DISCUSSION. AGAIN, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHIEF. I WANT TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MY TO MY COLLEAGUES IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO OFFER CLOSING REMARKS. LET ME START WITH COUNCILOR MURPHY.
THANK YOU. JUST THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE THAT WE EXPAND SOME GOOD IDEAS CAME OUT OF TODAY AND I KNOW THE CONVERSATION THAT THE COUNCIL OF FLYNN JUST
MENTIONED THE TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE I KNOW OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOLERS HAVE THEIR MH PASSES THAT DO WORK ON THE WEEKENDS AND I HAVE HEARD STORIES FROM THE BEGINNING OF, YOU KNOW, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL KIDS GOING ON THEIR OWN
WHICH IS A GREAT INDEPENDENT THING WHERE THEY'RE TAKING THE T INTO THE AQUARIUM. THEY'RE ABLE TO GET IN FREE TO THE MUSEUM ON THAT DAY. BUT WHEN IT'S FAMILIES BECAUSE WE DON'T GIVE THOSE PASSES TO
OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS SO IF MAYBE THERE IS A WAY WE CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, A TEMPORARY JUST THOSE TWO YOU KNOW THOSE TWO WEEKEND DAYS FOR FAMILIES THE T IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM IF THAT'S THE
BARRIER THERE MUST BE A WAY FOR US TO KIND OF BRAINSTORM SO ANY WAY WE CAN BREAK DOWN BARRIERS AND CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AND EXPANDED IT'S TO ME I FEEL LIKE IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
I MEAN THIS WILL JUST GROW AND THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE I FEEL VERY POSITIVE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES ALIKE. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MURPHY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE THANK YOU. AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP. I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THESE GRANTS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR PLANTING THE SEED. WE WERE HAVING THIS IDEA WHICH
TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO REALLY THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDS ABOUT HOW PHILANTHROPY CAN BE SUPPORTIVE OF OUR CITY AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE PHILANTHROPY TO CONTINUE BEING SUPPORTED BY OUR CITY AND TO THEM I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR CONTINUING THANK YOU FOR LEANING IN ESPECIALLY IN THESE IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES. I HAVE VERY FOND MEMORIES OF MY FATHER EVEN IN HIS 60 OR 70 HOUR SHIFTS A WEEK TRAILING
ME MY THREE SISTERS TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM FROM MATTAPAN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SO THAT WE COULD BE EXPOSED TO THE WORLD IN HIS HEAVY HAITIAN ACCENT TRYING TO DISCOVER THIS
CITY HIMSELF. AND SO THE MORE THAT WE CAN DO THAT FOR LITTLE GIRLS LIKE ME FOR MATTAPAN TO UNDERSTAND THAT ALL OF THIS CITY WHETHER IT BE IN SOUTH BOSTON, WHETHER IT BE IN THE SEAPORT, WHETHER
IT BE IN EAST BOSTON THAT ALL OF THE CITY ALSO BELONGS TO EVERY IN THIS CITY. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING. AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU COUNCILOR WEBER YEAH, NOTHING FOR ME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UM, I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CHIEF FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK
YOU'RE DOING. THIS SUBJECT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US. IT'S ABOUT ENSURING EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THESE WONDERFUL MUSEUMS,
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM WE'RE BRINGING BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE AND STUDENTS OF COLOR AND PEOPLE
LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING THEY DESERVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY JUST LIKE THE WEALTHY FAMILIES DO.
THIS HEARING ON DOCKET 0527 AND DOCKET 1262 BEFORE I ADJOURN I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU TO MEGAN CAVANAUGH AND TO NATHAN FOR THEIR WORK AS WELL. EXCELLENT WORK. SO LET ME GO BACK TO THE THE
DOCKETS THIS HEARING ON DOCKETS ZERO 5 TO 7 AND 1 TO 6 TO IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU ALL