, FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS HENRY SANTANA, AT-LARGE CITY COUNCILOR AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED. IS ALSO BEING LIVESTREAMED AT BOSTON'S ECHO CLOUD CITY COUNCIL ATTACHED TV AND BROADCASTED ON THE WHITNEY CHANNEL A RCN CHANNEL 82 FILES CHANNEL 964. BRING COMMENTS MAY BE SENT TO THE COMMITTEE EMAIL AT KEY TOPICS BOSTON DOT GOV AND WILL BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD AND AVAILABLE TO ALL COUNCILORS. PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN AT THE END OF THIS MEETING INDIVIDUALS WILL BE CALLED IN IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY SIGNED UP AND WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES TO TESTIFY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TESTIFYING IN PERSON PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME TO THE SIGN UP SHEET NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE CHAMBER. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO TESTIFY VIRTUALLY PLEASE EMAIL OUR CENTRAL STAFF LIAISON. QUORUM ON TRON QUORUM PORTMAN TRON BOSTON.COM FOR THE LINK AND YOUR NAME WILL BE ADDED TO THE LIST.  WE ARE MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS ALL OF THE CITY OF BOSTON GRANTS THAT ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE DO HAVE A FEW GRANTS THAT ARE ALREADY BEFORE THE COUNCIL BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE COVER ALL OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GRANTS TODAY NOT THOSE FEW THAT WAY WE'LL HAVE THE INFORMATION WE NEED FOR THE COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO TAKE VOTES ON GRANTS.  THEY COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL . THE GRANT DOCKET ALREADY BEFORE THE COUNCIL ARE DOCKET NUMBER 0910. MESSAGE AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $16,825 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FBI 2020 2021 PORT SECURITY GRANT AWARDED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND AND SUPPORT INCREASE PORT WIDE RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROTECT QUOTE CRITICAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FROM ACTS OF TERRORISM, MAJOR DISASTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES.  DOCKET NUMBER 0378. MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $1,125,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR FY 24 STATE TRAINING GRANT AWARDED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES AND TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND TO FUND TRAINING INITIATIVES FOR THE BOSTON FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY TO ENSURE THE DEPARTMENT REMAINS CURRENT IN THE FIREFIGHTING SERVICES. DOCKET NUMBER 0377. MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $1,604,014.20 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FBI 24 HOURS SMALL GRANT AWARDED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE GROUND WILL FUND THE NEEDS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAMS SPECIFIED IN LINE ITEM 8324.0000 AND 832420050 OF THE FBI 24 GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ALSO PROVIDED US WITH A LIST OF 20 GRANTS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS PURSUING OR HAS APPLIED FOR INCLUDING 13 THAT ARE MARKED AS AWARD ACCEPTED THREE MARKED AS PROPOSAL AND FOUR MARKED AS APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED.  WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THESE TODAY AS WELL AS ANY OTHER GRANTS IN THE PIPELINE. I WANT TO START BY EXTENDING MY APPRECIATION OUR PANELISTS FOR JOINING US TODAY KEVIN COYNE,  DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE OF THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT BATHROOM BARZOLA I'M SORRY I'M MISPRONOUNCING THAT NAME BUT PLEASE CORRECT AND WHEN YOU PLACE BLAME I WOULD SAY DEPUTY CHIEF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND GIRARDI ALL DEPUTY CHIEF TRAINING DIVISION FOR THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY AS CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE THAT I TRULY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT DO FOR OUR CITY EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE YEAR. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT TODAY I'M JOINED BY COLLEAGUES IN ORDER OF ARRIVAL COUNCILOR AT LARGE ERIN MURPHY ,COUNCILOR FOR DISTRICT TWO COUNCILOR ED FLYNN,  COUNCILOR FOR DISTRICT THREE JOHN FITZGERALD AND COUNCILOR FOR DISTRICT EIGHT SHARON DURKIN WE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER OF ABSENCE FROM COUNCILMEMBER K PEPEN OF DISTRICT FIVE WHICH I WILL NOW READ INTO THE RECORD. DEAR CHAIR SANTANA, MR. CLERK AND COUNCIL COLLEAGUES PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I AM UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY'S WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE HEARING TO REVIEW ALL CITY OF BOSTON GRANTS ADMINISTERED BY THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING DOCKET NUMBER 09100378 AND 0377. MY STAFF WILL WATCH LIVE STREAM AND REPORT BACK TO ME WITH NOTES. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS UPON REVIEWING THE RECORDING AND MY STAFF'S NOTES. SINCERELY ENRIQUE J. PEPEN, BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR DISTRICT FIVE. I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR PANELISTS TO PROVIDE SOME BASIC OVERVIEW INFORMATION ON ALL OF THE GRANTS AND THEN I'LL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION BETWEEN ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND THE PANELISTS.  TO BEGIN, CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH JUST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GRANTS? BEFORE WE DIVE INTO SPECIFICS ON ANY PARTICULAR GRANT, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO ADDRESS A FEW QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY HOW THE GRANTS FIT TOGETHER WITH EACH OTHER AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO ENSURE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT IS EFFECTIVE AND ADEQUATELY FUNDED.  HOW MANY GRANTS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY OR WILL APPLY TO THE HOW OR POTENTIALLY WHAT WOULD BE AWARDED IN 2024 OR 2025 AS WELL AS HOW MANY MORE GRANTS THERE ARE IF ANY FROM PAST YEARS MIGHT BE OUTSTANDING. LIKE THE FBI 2020, 2021 PORT SECURITY GRANT THAT JUST CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL LAST WEEK. HOW MANY GRANTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED SO FAR AND HOW MANY ARE IN THE PIPELINE AND HOW OUR GRANT APPLICATIONS AND AWARDS GENERALLY COMPARE OVERALL THIS CYCLE BY COMPARISON TO THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS? I WILL PASS IT OVER TO OUR PANELISTS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN SANTANA THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY. A COUPLE LITTLE THINGS ON THE INTRODUCTIONS. CHIEF SHEA AND CHIEF FABIOLA DUE TO SOME SCHEDULING CONFLICTS AT THE LAST MINUTE WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND.  THEY'RE WORKING ON A JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE WITH SOME OTHER AREA MUNICIPALITIES IN WHICH THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE IT. BUT I AM JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES TODAY JULIE BYRNE JULIE BYRNE DEVON WHO IS THE PROCUREMENT AND GRASS MANAGER FOR THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. SHE'S REALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FISCAL MANAGEMENT OF THE GRANTS AND SHAUNA LYNCH WHO IS OUR GRANTS MANAGER AND IS REALLY MANAGING THE PROCUREMENT OF THE GRANT WRITING OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE SO I CAN GIVE YOU JUST AN OVERVIEW. I WILL RELY PROBABLY ON MY COLLEAGUE JULIE TO GIVE MORE CONTEXT.  SHE'S YOU KNOW, KIND OF IN THE WEEDS OF ALL OF THESE THINGS. I SEE THEM ON A HIGH LEVEL BUT SHE'S IN THE HOT SEAT TODAY SO THANK HER FOR BEING HERE AND I WILL ASK HER TO RELY ON THIS. SO THE FIRST ONE IS DOCKET NUMBER 0910. IT'S A PORT SECURITY GRANT AND THESE FUNDS ARE SPECIFICALLY USED FOR BALLISTICS PROTECTION AND PROGRAM EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT BOSTON BY OUR ABILITY TO ENHANCE THE PROTECTION OF SOFT TARGETS CROWDED PLACES IN AND AROUND THE PORT OF BOSTON BOTH AS A NATIONAL PRIORITY AND A PRIORITY OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT BALLISTICS PROTECTION EQUIPMENT PURCHASE SO THIS REQUEST WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ASHER TRAINED FIRE COMPANIES LOCATED IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE COMPANIES THAT WILL RESPOND TO AND LEAD COMPANIES IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER OR OTHER TERRORIST EVENT IN THE PORT. THE EQUIPMENT WILL SUPPORT THE FDA'S ABILITY TO ENHANCE THE PROTECTION OF SOFT TARGETS CROWDED SPACES BOTH NATIONAL AND IN BOSTON THE BFD CURRENTLY HAS 11 ACTIVE SHOOTER HOSTILE EVENT RESPONSE TEAMS.  ONE TRAINING EQUIPMENT NEEDS ARE MET THE BFD WILL FIRST TRULY INTEGRATED RESPONDERS IN THE COUNTRY TO READY TO RESPOND TO A NATIONAL INCIDENT WITH ONGOING PLANS TO MAINTAIN THE OPERABILITY THROUGH A NEW STANDARD DEVELOPED BY THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT BFD ATF MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE TO A TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE RAPID TRIAGE ASSESSMENT, PATIENT TREATMENT AND CARE DYNAMIC LIFTS AND CARRIES OF CASUALTIES AS WELL AS PATIENT PACKAGING AND EXTRICATION.  SO JUST THE ACRONYMS ASHA IS ACTIVE SAFETY ACTIVE SHOOTER HOSTILE HOSTILE HOSTILE EVENT RESPONSE ACTIVE SHOOTER HOSTILE EVENT RESPONSE.  SO I DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THESE I GRANT THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE DOCKET FIRST. YEP, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE. SO IN REGARDS TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE LATE SUBMISSION, KEVIN JOINED THE DEPARTMENT IN JULY OF LAST YEAR. I JOINED THE DEPARTMENT IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR SO WE'RE STILL WRAPPING OUR HEAD AROUND THE GRANTS THAT ARE AWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT UPON MY ANALYSIS OF AN EXISTING PORT SECURITY GRANT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE HAD BEEN AWARDED A 20 AND A 21 GRANT THAT HAD NOT GONE THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS THROUGH THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND HAD NOT BEEN PRESENTED TO COUNCILOR . SO I SPOKE WITH THE AUDITING DEPARTMENT, WAS ADVISED ON HOW TO SUBMIT THOSE GRANTS THROUGH AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THOSE GRANTS DELAYED SO THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNEL NOT USING OPERATING FUNDS, MAKING SURE THINGS ARE ALLOCATED TO THE APPROPRIATE GRANTS, THE APPROPRIATE AWARD AND LOOKING FOR PERMISSION IN ORDER TO DO THAT. AND THAT WAS OUR ADVISEMENT FROM AUDITING TO COMBINE THEM TOGETHER AND TO SUBMIT THEM TO COUNCIL BOTH AWARDS IN THIS THESE TWO SITUATIONS WERE TO PROCURE BALLISTIC GEAR FOR ASHA AS KEVIN SAID WHICH IS ACTIVE SHOOTER HOSTILE EVENT RESPONSE SO AS FIRST RESPONDERS SOMETIMES YOU KNOW THAT THEIR BALLISTIC GEAR SO THAT IF SOMEBODY EVER HAS TO GO INTO AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SPECIFICALLY THESE GRANTS ARE RELATIVE TO THE THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT OF THE COAST GUARD AND ANY SORT OF SOFTWARE GET CROWDED PLACES IS SORT OF THE FOCUS OF THESE FUNDS. SO WE WE MAKE REQUESTS RELATIVE TO THAT SO THAT OUR TEAMS IF THERE ARE YOU KNOW HAVE TO RESPOND TO AN INCIDENT OF THAT NATURE ARE PROTECTED WITH LIGHTWEIGHT GEAR SO THAT THEY CAN GO IN AND ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER SORT OF TRIAGE OR ACTION THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE NEXT ONE NEXT DOCKET NEXT DOCKET IS NUMBER 0377 AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT SHOULD BE THE AMOUNT THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO FUND THE CITY OF BOSTON HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE TEAMS. THE GRANT WOULD FUND THE NEEDS OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAMS AS SPECIFIED IN LINE ITEM 832420000 AND A3 2420050 FBI GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT. THE MESSAGE IN ORDER IS TO EXPAND $1,604,014.20 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT AWARDED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS TO DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES . THE GRANT WOULD FUND THE NEEDS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE TEAMS AS SPECIFIED IN THE LINE THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER NON-DISCRETIONARY GRANT FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 815 CMI 2.0 AND CHAPTER 28 OF THE ACTS OF 2023 THE SO CALLED GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT LINE ITEM 8324-00004 $1,485,264.40 AND LINE NUMBER 83240050 IN THE AMOUNT OF $118,750.  THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT AND INCORPORATES THE REFERENCE TO THE COMMONWEALTH'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE GRANTEE AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS REGULATIONS AND POLICY AND CONDITIONS REGARDING THE RECEIPT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES GRANT. THIS GRANT IS MADE UP OF TWO COMPONENTS THE FIRST 118,700 $750 AND $1,485,264. THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT WAS ALLOCATED BY THE COMMONWEALTH AT $237,500 AND AT THE LAST MINUTE THERE WAS A 90 REDUCTION AND THE GRANT WAS DECREASED BY 50%. SO THAT LEAVES US WITH THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE AT TODAY.  THERE ARE THREE DFC GRANTS DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES EQUIPMENT, HAZMAT AND TRAINING THAT WERE HEARD ON TWO 2124 THE HAZMAT AND TRAINING GRANTS WERE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.  WE JUST GIVE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE SO THE OVERALL THE GRANT IS TO MY PEERS YOU HAVE CONSECUTIVELY LOST MY PAGE.  SO LIKE KEVIN SAID, THIS IS THERE WAS LEGISLATURE IN 2008 THAT APPROPRIATED FUNDS.  THESE ARE CONSIDERED EARMARKS BUT THEY'RE TREATED AS GRANTS SO THEY'RE AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES AND THEY'RE REIMBURSABLE IN NATURE . SO WE'LL SPEAK IN A BIT ABOUT THE TRAINING ACADEMY GRANT BUT IT FOLLOWS THE SAME SORT OF PARAMETERS THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE TEAM DEALS WITH. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A POLICE GRANT THAT HAS KIND OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION BUT WE HAVE A DEDICATED HAZMAT TEAM WHO IS CONSTANTLY TRAINING DOING BACK TO BASICS AND RESPONDING TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. WE HAVE A LARGE SCIENTIFIC BASE HOSPITAL BASE IN THE HUB OF CITY IN THE CITY SO THEY'RE EQUIPPED AND WILLING TO RESPOND TO INCIDENCES OF THAT NATURE AT LEGISLATURE SORT OF INDICATED THAT THAT'S WHERE THESE FUNDS SHOULD BE ALLOCATED.  IT'S ALLOCATED OUT OF TWO DIFFERENT APPROPRIATIONS, ONE OF WHICH WAS CUT SO WE GENERALLY RECEIVE TWO DIFFERENT LINES OF ONE LINE. WE GET $237,500 THAT WAS REDUCED AND CUT IN HALF TO 118 750 FOR THE TOTAL OF 1.6 MILLION THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THE THE COUNCIL ORDER.  THESE GRANTS HAVE AN END DATE OF JUNE 30TH AND WHEN WE SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THESE AWARDS WE ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE THEM THE VENDOR NAME THE ITEM.  SO THE REASON THAT IT FITS WITHIN THE HAZMAT RESPONSE TEAM FOR EXAMPLE, THEY RECENTLY PROCURED AIR CONDITIONING UNITS BECAUSE WE HAVE RADIOLOGICAL METERS THAT HAVE TO BE IN TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED AREAS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THAT EQUIPMENT.  WE'VE CALIBRATED EQUIPMENT IN THE PAST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN PROPERLY READ SAMPLES AND GIVE PROPER DIAGNOSTICS.  THEY'VE DONE TRAININGS WHERE THEY BRING FOLKS IN AND THEY DO BACK TO BASIC REFRESHER SO THAT YOU KNOW, THEY'RE KEEPING UP WITH THEIR TRAINING. SO THESE FUNDS ARE ONLY TO BE USED FOR HAZMAT RESPONSE TEAM RELATED EXPENSES.  UM AND AGAIN WE ARE JUNE 30TH IS THE END DATE WITH THE ONLY WAY WE'VE REACHED OUT TO DETERMINE IF THERE CAN BE EXTENSIONS UM AND THAT'S REQUIRED THAT WE REACH OUT TO HAVE LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT IN ORDER TO DO THAT. UH, AND THEN I'LL TAKE IT IF YOU'D LIKE THE FINAL DOCKET IS 0378 WHICH IS THE TRAINING ACADEMY EARMARK.  SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT SIMILAR TO THE HAZMAT RESPONSE GRANT IT'S ALSO AN EARMARK THAT'S TREATED AS A GRANT AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES TO THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT'S TREATED AS A GRANT REIMBURSABLE IN NATURE IN THIS INSTANCE, KEVIN HAD SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO PROCURE SCBA WHICH IS SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH WAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF $7 MILLION COST AND IN CONVERSATION WITH BUDGET TWO TO USE LEASE PURCHASE OPERATING FUNDS THEY SORT OF LOOKED AT OUR BUDGET AND WHAT WE HAD AND THIS ENTIRE FUNDING ALLOCATION. SO WE WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO RECEIVING 2.25 MILLION THIS WAS CUT BY 50% LEAVING US WITH $1,125,000 IN DISCUSSIONS WITH BUDGET. NOW THOSE FUNDS WERE SET ASIDE TO PROCURE SCBA EQUIPMENT FOR THE RECRUITS AND THOSE THAT ARE IN THE TRAINING FACILITY. SO ON MOOD ISLAND, BOSTON FIRE HAS A TRAINING ACADEMY WHERE FIREFIGHTERS ARE CYCLED THROUGH TO DO THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING THAT THEY REQUIRE TO DO THEIR JOB YOU KNOW, RISING OFFICER TRAINING FOR FOLKS WHO YOU KNOW AREN'T ARE ON TRACK TO BECOME PERHAPS A LIEUTENANT OR A CAPTAIN.  THEY FACILITATE TRAINING THERE. BUT THIS MONEY IS TO BE USED FOR TRAINING OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE FIRE FIGHTERS. SO NOT NECESSARILY A SPECIALIZED THAT THE WAY IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME IS IF SOMEBODY GOES TO A DRONE TRAINING AND THEY COME BACK AND THEY TRAIN THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE USAGE OF EQUIPMENT OR WHAT HAVE YOU THAT IS ELIGIBLE UNDER THIS GRANT. BUT IF WE'RE SENDING SOMEBODY TO A SPECIALIZED TRAINING SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FIREFIGHTING SERVICES, THAT IS NOT APPLICABLE. SO THIS IS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE ACTUAL ACADEMY AND TO FUND ITEMS THAT BENEFIT ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE FIREFIGHTERS AND OFFICERS WITHIN OUR UNIT.  SO THOSE ARE THE THREE DOCKETS THAT ARE HAND IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO CONTINUE TO ANSWER YOUR OTHER QUESTIONS AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE GRANT FUNDS THAT WE HAVE IN THE PIPELINE, I CAN DO THAT OR WE CAN AGREE ON THIS. I HAVE SOME FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS HERE. THEN I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY DISTRICT SIX CITY COUNCILOR BEN WEBER AND THEN ALSO DISTRICT ONE CITY COUNCILOR GABBY ALLEN LET US OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU ALL THREE, FOUR FOUR FOR THAT OVERVIEW JUST TO CLARIFY ON ONE OF THE THINGS YOU JUST MENTIONED FOR THE TWO GRANTS COVERING THE HAZMAT RESPONSE AND THE TRAINING ACADEMY WHERE THE AWARD AMOUNT WERE CUT IN HALF, THESE ARE EXPENSES THE CITY HAS INCURRED AND WE'RE JUST BEING REIMBURSED FOR LESS MONEY THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. IS THAT BECAUSE THE CITY HAD FEWER QUALIFYING EXPENSES OR HAS THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR REIMBURSEMENTS BEEN REDUCED THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE? SO IT WAS A9C REDUCTION. SO BASICALLY THE ENTIRE LEGISLATIVE LINE WAS WAS LOOKED AT BY THE STATE AND AND REDUCTIONS WERE MADE.  SO WE ARE WE'RE WE'RE ELIGIBLE FOR A REDUCED AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES. OKAY. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE THREE GRANTS THAT ARE THAT ARE READY BEFORE THE COUNCIL I'D LIKE TO RETURN TO ADDRESSING AN OVERVIEW OF ALL THE GRANTS BEFORE WE DIG INTO ANY MORE INDIVIDUAL GRANTS. AS A REMINDER, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD SHARE SOME OF THAT HIGH LEVEL INFORMATION AND JUST KIND OF COVER WHAT THE HIGH LEVEL INFORMATION IS, HOW THE GRANTS FIT TOGETHER WITH EACH OTHER AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO ENSURE OUR BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT IS EFFECTIVE AND ADEQUATELY FUNDED OF HOW MANY GRANTS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY OR WILL PROVIDE TO THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE OR POTENTIALLY WOULD BE AWARDED IN 2024 OR 2025. HOW MANY GRANTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED SO FAR AND HOW MANY ARE IN THE PIPELINE AND HOW ARE GRANT APPLICATIONS AND AWARDS GENERALLY COMPARE OVERALL THIS CYCLE BY COMPARISON TO THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS?  AND YEAH, SO IF YOU CAN GO SURE. SO THE TWO DOCKETS RELATIVE TO THE EARMARKS ARE SOME OF THE LARGER DOLLAR VALUES THAT ARE RECEIVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. UM THOSE ARE BASED ON LEGISLATOR AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS SORT OF ALLOCATED TO US. IT'S NOT AN APPLICATION PROCESS PER SAY WE RECEIVE A CONTRACT FROM THE STATE AND ARE GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO SPEND THOSE FUNDS RELATIVE TO WHAT THOSE EARMARKS INDICATE. ANOTHER LARGE FUNDING STREAM THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SEEKS AWARDS FROM AND CURRENTLY HAS AWARDS FROM IS THE ASSISTANCE FOR FIREFIGHTER GRANTS.  SO THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IT'S FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, WHICH IS FEMA AND THOSE FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AND FIREFIGHTERS WITH RESPECT TO FIRE AND FIRE RELATED HAZARDS. SO THAT'S THE OVERARCHING AMBARELLA THERE IS AN AFGE REGIONAL GRANT UM THERE'S ALSO THERE ARE THREE PROGRAMS WHICH IS THE AFGE GRANTS FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY GRANTS AND THEN SAFER GRANTS.  SO THOSE ARE SORT OF THE THREE PROGRAMS THAT FALL UNDER ASSISTANT FOR FIREFIGHTER GRANTS AND AS YOU SAID THEY SORT OF TOUCH UPON DIFFERENT NEEDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY SEE.  WE CURRENTLY HAVE ASSISTANT FOR FIREFIGHTER GRANTS THAT ARE ACTIVE.  WE HAVE ALSO APPLIED FOR AN ASSISTANT FOR FIREFIGHTER GRANT THAT IS IN THE PIPELINE AND WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR WHETHER OR NOT WE'VE BEEN AWARDED THOSE FUNDS.  ESSENTIALLY THE APPROACH THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PAST WITH THOSE MONIES A NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GETS RELEASED AND THEN WITHIN AMONG SHAWNA AND MYSELF WE ALSO HAVE A GRANT WRITER WHO HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN AND SORT OF KEEPING THINGS GOING.  A LOT OF TIMES WE WILL FOCUS ON EITHER REQUIRED EQUIPMENT THAT MAYBE HAS NOT BEEN ALLOCATED INTO THE OPERATING BUDGET THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE DEPARTMENT. FOR EXAMPLE THAT PROPOSAL THAT WE HAVE SUBMITTED WAS A REQUEST FOR SOME SNAP TYPE HOSES AND AGAIN APOLOGIES THAT THE CHIEFS ARE NOT HERE. THEY CAN SPEAK MUCH BETTER TO,  YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE ASKED FOR BUT GENERALLY, YOU KNOW THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENTS WILL TELL US WHERE SOME NEEDS ARE AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE MET SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT ONE, THINGS ARE NOT ALREADY FUNDED UNDER THE OPERATING BUDGET AND TO YOU KNOW, IF IF THERE'S A WAY TO USE GRANT FUNDS TO GET THEM ITEMS THAT THEY NEED ANOTHER CURRENT ASSISTANT FOR FIREFIGHTER GRANT THAT WE HAVE SO THEY THERE ARE ABOUT 24 MONTH PERIODS FOR THOSE GRANTS SO SOMETIMES THEY CAN OVERLAP ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE TO REQUEST WE'VE REQUESTED SOME SIX MONTH NO COST EXTENSIONS FOR SOME OF THOSE AWARDS SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SPEND THEM DOWN PROPERLY.  THEY HAVE PROCURED TREADMILLS FOR FIREFIGHTER SAFETY.  YOU KNOW, RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CARRYING AROUND ALL OF THAT EQUIPMENT CAN BE REALLY TAXING ON YOUR HEART. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH EQUIPMENT. WE'VE ALSO GOT GRANTS FUNDED NUTRITIONIST FOR THE PROGRAM TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE FIREFIGHTERS OR OFFICERS TO GIVE THEM MEAL PLANS AND WORK WITH OTHER OFFICERS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO TO MAINTAIN THEIR FITNESS AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE AS HEALTHY AS THEY CAN BE.  SOME OTHER SUCCESSES FROM OUR AFGE GRANT WE HAVE FUNDED CANCER SCREENING.  UM THERE HAVE BEEN YOU KNOW, SOME FOLKS WHO HAVE HAVE GONE FOR SCREENINGS AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CATCH YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN HIPA COMPLIANCE BUT THE GRANT HAS ALLOWED US THE ABILITY TO SEND SOME FOLKS FOR SCREENING WHO MAY BE MORE AT RISK BASED ON THEIR JOB DUTIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THAT SCREENING AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNION TO DO THAT.  FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY IS ONE OF THOSE OTHER GRANT PROGRAMS THAT FALLS UNDER THE AFGE UMBRELLA.  THEY'RE INTENDED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FIRE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. SO THERE IS A CURRENT GRANT THAT IS HAS BEEN AWARDED THAT WILL HAVE SPENDING IN FISCAL YEAR 25 FOR AN EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.  WE HAVE SORT OF BEEN TAPPING INTO SOME FUNDING TO WORK ON OUR LAB AND TO GET ACCREDITED. SO THERE'S ANOTHER GRANT WHICH IS IT'S ACTUALLY FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE POLICE THROUGH THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE AND JUSTICE ASSISTANCE THAT IS SUPPLEMENTING OR ASSISTING US TO BECOME AN ACCREDITED LAB. SO THAT'S ALSO A GRANT THAT WILL HAVE SOME SPENDING IN FISCAL YEAR 25 THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED THIS FRIDAY SHAUNA SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION SO THAT WE COULD RENEW THAT FUNDING. IT IS IT'S A FORMULA GRANT IT'S CALLED THE COVERDELL GRANT AND IT IS SPLIT AMONGST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RELATIVE TO REDUCING BACKLOG IN LABS. SO WE WORKED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SORT OF SUBMIT, YOU KNOW, OUR OUR NEEDS AND WANTS UNDER THAT FORMULA GRANT AND THEN THE STATE PASSES THAT MONEY THROUGH TO US IF IF THEY AWARD US THE THIRD FIRE OR THE THIRD UMBRELLA UNDER THE AFGE IS CALLED THE SAFER GRANT NOT STANDS FOR STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE WE HAVE A CURRENT AWARD IT'S INTENDED TO ASSIST FIRE DEPARTMENTS WITH STAFFING AND DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITIES TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND ENSURE THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM FIRE AND FIRE RELATED HAZARDS. SO OUR EXISTING GRANT FUNDS 85 FIREFIGHTERS. SO ON FEBRUARY 25TH OF 2022 THERE WAS AN INCOMING CLASS OF 90 FIREFIGHTERS OF WHICH 85 WERE CHARGED TO THE GRANT. THE WAY THAT THIS APPLICATION WAS WRITTEN IS THAT IT FUNDED THE GRANT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR OVERTIME COSTS, IT DOES ALLOW FOR FRINGE BENEFITS BUT SOMETIMES DEPENDENT ON WHETHER OR NOT A PERSON APPLIES FOR A FAMILY PLAN OR THEY OPT OUT OF HEALTH AND HEALTH INSURANCE IT CAN SOMETIMES BE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHAT SOMEBODY'S FRINGE COST IS IS GOING TO BE SO THIS GRANT IS STRICTLY COVERING THEIR STRAIGHT TIME AND THAT WILL EXPIRE IN FEBRUARY OF 2025.  SO THAT WILL HAVE SOME SPENDING IN FISCAL YEAR 25 AS WELL. SO THOSE ARE THE THREE AFGE LARGE PROGRAMS THAT THAT MAKE UP, YOU KNOW, A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE PURSUING PERHAPS NOT ANNUALLY. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE NOVO CYCLE AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW FREQUENTLY THEY COME OUT IF IT'S ANNUALLY BUT SHAWNA AND I KEEP AN EYE ON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR GRANT FUNDING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE IF THERE'S A NOTICE OF FUNDING THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY BE ELIGIBLE FOR AND GO THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, WE CAN APPLY ANOTHER WE DID SUBMIT A FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY APPLICATION AND IN SPEAKING WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL HE SORT OF THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT HOT WORK BEING DONE AND SORT OF THE PROTECTIONS AROUND THAT AND A LOT OF , YOU KNOW, CITY CONTRACTORS WITHIN THE CITY HAVE TO BE TRAINED IN AND HOT WORK.  SO THAT WAS SORT OF THE APPLICATION THAT IS IN THE PIPELINE THAT WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR IF WE'RE GOING TO BE AWARDED AND IT WOULD SORT OF IT'S TRAINING FOR THE INSPECTORS.  I THINK IT CAME UP AT THE CITY COUNCIL DURING OUR BUDGET HEARING JUST WITH SMALL BUSINESSES LOOKING TO GET THEIR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. SO IT'S THIS IS OUR HOPE TO SORT OF GET SOME OF THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY INSPECTORS THAT MAY HAVE, YOU KNOW, A SHORTER TIME HAVING BEEN ON THE JOB TO GET THEM WELL VERSED IN HOT WORK. AND YOU KNOW THE RELATED ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT COME UP WITH INSPECTING.  SO THAT AGAIN IS A PIECE THAT WE'RE SORT OF TYING INTO TRAINING SO TRAINING OF OUR STAFF, WELLNESS OF OUR STAFF AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR THEM TO DO THEIR JOB ARE REALLY SORT OF HOW WE CURRENTLY ARE TYING IN THE GRANTS IN WITH EACH OTHER.  ALSO DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES DOES ALSO ANNUALLY HAVE WHAT'S CALLED THE EQUIPMENT GRANT SO THAT'S SOMEWHAT FORMULA IN THAT BOSTON IS HAS IT NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $50,000.  SO GENERALLY THEY HAVE CERTAIN ITEMS THAT ARE DEEMED HIGH PRIORITY MEDIUM PRIORITY LOW PRIORITY UNDER THIS MOST RECENT WE INTEND TO APPLY FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 UNDER FISCAL YEAR 24 WE JUST FINISHED PROCUREMENT.  WE BOUGHT LITHIUM ION HOSES AS WE'VE SEEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND WE SORT OF HAVE TO CHANGE THE APPROACH TO HOW WE'RE MANAGING THOSE TYPE OF FIRES. AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS HOSE IS HAS THE ABILITY TO GO UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SORT OF COOL THE BATTERY SO THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT EXACERBATED UNDER THIS AWARD WE ALSO PROCURED INCIDENT COMMAND BOXES SO FOR OUR CHIEFS THAT OUR RESPONDING TO INCIDENTS IS THAT IF IT'S A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT THEY CAN USE TO SORT OF BETTER PLAN FOR DEALING WITH AN INCIDENT AND RESPONDING TO ASSIST WITH THAT SO WE DON'T HAVE INFORMATION ON WHAT WE INTEND TO APPLY FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 THAT HASN'T COME OUT. BUT AGAIN WE WOULD SPEAK WITH OUR OUR TRAINING UNIT TO SEE WHERE THE NEEDS ARE, WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET, WHAT WE MAY HAVE, WHAT WE MAY NEED AND APPROACH IT IN THAT SENSE KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE WE'RE MORE APT TO GET A HIGHER AMOUNT OF MONEY BY SEEKING HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS SEE PORT SECURITY I WE SPOKE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT'S ON THE DOCKET.  WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PORT SECURITY GRANT THAT WE'LL HAVE SPENDING IN FISCAL YEAR 25 IN THIS APPLICATION WE RECEIVED $24,000 TO DO SHIPBOARD TRAINING.  SO FOR THE FIRST PIECE OF THE GRANT WE HAD ALL OF OUR COMPANY OFFICERS I BELIEVE OUR CHIEFS AND THEN AN OUTSIDE VENDOR THE GRANT PAID FOR AN OUTSIDE VENDOR CALLED RESOLVE ACADEMY TO COME IN AND GIVE A BASIC OVERVIEW FOR SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT BE RESPONDING TO A FIRE THAT HAPPENS TO BE UPON A VESSEL SO THAT THEY GET BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF THE VESSEL AND WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO BEST RESPOND TO THAT. WE'RE HOPING SOME OF OUR CHIEFS HAVE GONE TO VIRGINIA BEACH FOR SHIPBOARD RELATED TRAINING AS WELL AND WE'RE HOPING TO USE THAT MONEY IN FISCAL YEAR 25 TO FACILITATE ADDITIONAL TRAININGS FOR THAT.  THERE ARE ALSO TWO GRANTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES.  THEY'RE ACTUALLY BOSTON POLICE GRANTS CALLED THE PEACE SAT GRANT WHICH IS PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT THE SUPPORT AND INCENTIVE GRANT AND THEN THE STATE NAME ONE TRAINING GRANT SO THAT BOTH OF THOSE GRANTS ARE HELD BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT THEY DO ALLOCATE APPROXIMATELY 7% OF THOSE FUNDS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR OUR FIRE ALARMS UNIT. SO THE STATE NAME ONE TRAINING GRANT ALLOWS FOR OVERTIME COSTS EITHER PARTICIPANT OR BACKFILL TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FIRE ALARM FOLKS REMAIN BEST OF CERTIFIED AID AND THE PEACE AND SUPPORT AND INCENTIVE GRANT CAN COVER VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS WHETHER IT BE OUR FIRE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM.  IT'S COVERED THAT IN THE PAST SOME OF THE MOTOROLA CONTRACTS FOR THE RADIO SHOP SO YOU KNOW WE WORK WITH THE POLICE FOR THAT AND WE DON'T EVER COME BEFORE COUNCIL FOR THAT BECAUSE THE ACCEPTED EXPEND PROCESS IS DONE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN THEY ALLOCATE THE FUNDS TO US. BUT THOSE ARE THOSE ARE FUNDS THAT WERE WE'RE GETTING AND SPENDING AND TEND TO SPEND IN FISCAL YEAR 25. SO THOSE ARE OUR ACTIVE GRANTS HIGH LEVEL READING WE DO HAVE SOME GRANT PROPOSALS IN THE PIPELINE.  I THINK ONE IS FAIRLY NEW TO THE DEPARTMENT AND POSSIBLY NEW TO OUR GRANT WORLD. I THINK IT'S A NEW SOLICITATION SO FORGIVE ME I DON'T I DON'T HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION IN MY HEAD ABOUT IT. I CAN GET YOU A DIFFERENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.  I KNOW COUNCILOR COLETTA ASKED ABOUT SORT OF HER NEIGHBORHOOD WITH CARBON MONOXIDE ISSUES.  SO THE WAY THAT THIS GRANT WAS SUBMITTED WAS TO FUND OVERTIME COSTS FOR FIREFIGHTERS TO INSTALL COMBINATION OF SMOKE ALARMS AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS.  WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE INSTALLING FOR ELDERLY FOLKS THIS WAS WRITTEN IN A MANNER SO THAT WE WERE GOING TO RESIDENT OCCUPIED HOMES FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE SPEAKER.  SO SORT OF YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT DEMOGRAPHICS AND MAYBE WHERE THERE MIGHT BE A NEED FOR THE INSTALL OF CARBON MONOXIDE BECAUSE WE CAN'T THE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T DO INSTALLS IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS OR THERE ARE CERTAIN CODES THAT HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED. SO THIS GRANT WOULD WOULD FUND THE PROCUREMENT OF THOSE CARBON MONOXIDE FOR OUR SMOKE ALARM ITEMS. ALSO THE GRANT WOULD FUND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS TO GIVE CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY FEATURES AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR IF THAT WAS AWARDED BUT THAT IS A GRANT APPLICATION THAT WE WE DID SUBMIT AND WE'VE ALSO SUBMITTED IT'S CALLED IT'S A CARRIER GRANT SO IN FISCAL YEAR 19 I BELIEVE THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 22 THE DEPARTMENT DID RECEIVE CERA FUNDS AND I JUST WANT TO GET THE ACRONYM FOR YOU SO THAT I CAN SPEAK SO IT'S ITS NICKNAME IS F.R KARE BUT IT STANDS FOR FIRST RESPONDER COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT AND IT'S FUNDED BY THE SAMHSA WHICH IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THAT'S THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION . SO UNDER THAT APPLICATION WE WORKED WITH FORMER COUNSELOR BOURQUE TO SEE IF WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SET UP A PILOT PROGRAM IN THE MARY ELLEN MCCORMACK PROJECTS TO WE HAVE SOME FIRST RESPONDERS WHO DO REALLY GREAT WORK WITH SUBSTANCE RELATED MATTERS. SO WE HAVE OUR OWN EAP PROGRAM BUT THEY DO SOMETHING CALLED A KNOCK ON TALK WHERE WE GET NOTIFICATION THROUGH THE CAB SYSTEM THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN OPIOID RELATED OR NARCOTICS RELATED INCIDENT WHETHER IT BE AN OVERDOSE OR A DEATH AND THESE FIREFIGHTERS GO OUT DURING EVENINGS, THEY GO TO THE HOME, THEY SPEAK TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS, THE INDIVIDUAL THEY ASSIST WITH SERVICES AND IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL THERE. I KNOW ALSO AT THE BUDGET HEARING THAT THE DELTA CAR CAME UP IT WAS SORT OF A RESPONSE VEHICLE THAT RATHER THAN HAVE AN ENGINE OR A LADDER GO OUT TO YOU KNOW, AN INCIDENT OF AN OVERDOSE OR A DRUG RELATED MATTER, THIS VEHICLE COULD RESPOND FAIRLY QUICKLY WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED AS RECOVERY COACHES TO SORT OF ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND DEAL WITH THE SITUATION AT HAND. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS PUT IN THIS GRANT APPLICATION.  IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT UP IN BUDGET AS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, I I DON'T RECALL WHICH COUNCILOR INQUIRED ABOUT IT BUT YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT IF NEEDED IT'S FUNDED SO THIS GRANT SORT OF TOOK THAT INTO CONSIDERATION TO TRY AND GET THAT BACK AS AS A MEANS TO FUND IT.  SO I THINK WE ALSO SO COVERDELL WE RECEIVE A FORMULA GRANT FROM THE STATE POLICE THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ALSO PUT OUT A NOTICE OF FUNDING FOR A COMPETITIVE GRANT THE COVERDELL COMPETITIVE GRANT I BELIEVE THE MAXIMUM AWARD IS $500,000. WE DO INTEND TO APPLY FOR THAT AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE CHEMIST IN OUR LAB AGAIN, THAT IS ALSO FOR BACKLOG OF CASES.  HE HAS A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS CONSIDERABLY OLD. THE GRANT WOULD BE A REQUEST TO FUND A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT POSSIBLY HE'S HAVING CASES NOW THAT ARE BEING DONE PEER REVIEW. HE REQUIRES PEER REVIEW FOR HIS CASE WORK. SO THERE ARE SOMETIMES BACKLOG NOT ON HIS ACCOUNT BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S EVERYTHING IS SIGNED OFF BY ANOTHER PARTY. SO POTENTIALLY ASKING FOR FUNDS TO HELP SORT OF ASSIST WITH THAT PEER REVIEW THAT'S NOT BEEN SUBMITTED YET. IT'S IN THE WORKS BUT I BELIEVE THOSE ARE ALL OUR EXISTING GRANTS. ONE OTHER THE LAST CALL FOUNDATION KATHY CROSBY VAL WHO LOST HER SON IT WAS JUST JUST THE TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY THEY HAVE A FOUNDATION FOR FIRE RELATED ITEMS. YOU CAN SUBMIT A PROPOSAL RELATIVE TO FUNDING. I'M I'VE NOT FULLY LOOKED AT WHAT THAT'S FUNDED IN THE PAST BECAUSE I'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON SOME OF THE BIGGER AWARDS BUT THERE'S SOME RECENT WE RECENTLY RECEIVED $100,000 TO PUT STEAM UNITS WITHIN SOME OF THE FIREFIGHTER FIREHOUSES. IT'S THOUGHT THAT DOING THAT STEAM AFTER RESPONDING TO A FIRE CAN RELEASE SOME OF THE TOXINS AN INDIVIDUAL MAY BE EXPOSED TO.  SO WE RECEIVE THAT SORT OF LOCAL DONATION IF APPLIED FOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.  SO I THINK THAT'S EVERYTHING THEY THINK OF FOR THAT INFORMATION THAT'S INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE DETAIL AND I KNOW IT WAS A LONG LIST OF OF OF OF GRANTS JUST TO CONFIRM WE'VE COVERED ALL OF THE GRANTS THAT WILL POTENTIALLY BE ADMINISTERED BY THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND COME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR 2020 2025 EITHER GRANTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED OR IN THE PIPELINE THAT CORRECT ? I KNOW. OKAY, GREAT.  SO AGAIN, I REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR PANELISTS FOR FOR THAT OVERVIEW. I LIKE TO TURN OVER THE FLOOR TO MY COLLEAGUES IN ORDER OF ARRIVAL FOR OUR FIRST ROUND OF QUESTIONS TO BEGIN OUR DISCUSSION I'D LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO LIMIT THE TIME OF YOUR INITIAL QUESTIONS AND THE RESPONSES FROM OUR PANELISTS TO 5 MINUTES PER COUNCILOR THE WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW UP ON THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THIS INITIAL ROUND WITH A MORE INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION SO WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR ERIC MURPHY . THANK YOU.  SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION TO THE CHAIR BUT FIRST I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND COUNCILOR FLYNN AND I ATTENDED THE BEAUTIFUL FIRE MEMORIAL AND KATHY CROSBY BELL WAS THERE, THE MOTHER OF MICHAEL KENNEDY FROM THE LAST CALL FOUNDATION AND THEY SPOKE YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S THE ANNUAL MASS WHERE WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO WE'VE LOST SO THE SAFETY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS I KNOW YOU'RE HERE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY BUT IS NEEDED AND WHAT LEARNED MY PAST THREE YEARS HERE ON THE COUNCIL IS MANY OF THE INITIATIVES AND GRANTS WE GET. IT'S THROUGH THE GRANTS. RIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRANT WRITING AND YOU BRINGING THEM FORWARD. I KNOW TWO OF THEM HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD IN FEBRUARY WHEN WE'LL LOSE THE MONEY SO I WAS HAPPY TO ATTEND TODAY TO ADDRESS THOSE TWO AND THEN ONE RECENTLY CAME BACK MAKING SURE WE PASSED THOSE SO THAT MONEY CAN GO TO THE MUCH NEEDED TRAINING AND THE OVERVIEW OF THE THREE GRANTS THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING TODAY.  I DON'T YOU ALREADY DID A GOOD JOB OF REVIEWING THEM SO I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THEM WHEN THEY COME TO THE FLOOR AND THANK YOU FOR GOING OVER ALL THE GRANTS AND THAT'S IF I CAN TO THE CHAIR IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN WHY WE WENT OVER OTHER GRANTS THAT AREN'T ON THE DOCKET. I CAME PREPARED AND KNOW THE THREE GRANTS IN IS THIS THEN WHEN OTHER GRANTS COME TO THE FLOOR WE WON'T HOLD HEARINGS. WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER DONE WHERE WE JUST GO OVER ALL OF THEM.  SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU WENT OVER ALL OF THEM.  YEAH, THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK BUT TO BE QUITE HONEST I AFTER THE THREE THAT WE WERE HERE TO DISCUSS SO IF YOU COULD JUST EXPLAIN THOUGHT PROCESS KNOWING BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT THEN MEANS WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY LATER AS A COUNCIL SPECIAL WHERE THERE SO FEW OF US HERE TODAY TO HEAR THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY DO AND I JUST WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD I'VE ALWAYS SUPPORTED ALL THE GRANTS THAT HAVE COME TO US FROM ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS SO IT'S NOT IN ANY WAY SAYING I DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT THEM BUT I DO THINK WE TAKE AWAY OUR POWER AND THE ABILITY TO LEARN. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF , YOU KNOW, THE GRANTS THAT YOU DO GO AFTER AND IF MORE YOU CAN GET FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO AROUND THAT. YEAH THANK YOU COUNCILOR FOR THE QUESTION ESSENTIALLY I MEAN THIS IS NOT A HEARING THIS IS A MEETING.  SO YES, THE THREE THAT WERE HEADLINED THE THREE GRANTS ARE A HEADLINE ON THE DOCKET. IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR COUNCIL RIGHT NOW SO WE'LL BE VOTING ON THOSE SOON. BUT THE POINT OF THIS MEETING TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE GRANTS SO THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO ASK FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME DOWN EVERY FEW WEEKS TO TO DISCUSS THAT AND ALSO JUST FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COUNCIL AND COLLEAGUES THAT WAY THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. SO IT'S A NEW IT'S A IT'S A NEW THING THAT WE'RE TRYING HERE IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND YEAH, I THINK AND CAN I ASK THEN DO YOU DO NOT COME EVERY TWO WEEKS WITH GRANTS WITH IT'S NOT SOMETHING I HAVE EVER KNOW IF I COULD JUST IF I COULD JUST ADD JUST A LITTLE BIT TO THE CONTEXT HERE. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. MOST OF THESE GRANTS SO THREE THAT YOU KNOW WE'RE TALKING TODAY ABOUT OUR GRANTS HAVE BEEN BEFORE THE COUNCIL BEFORE ALL OF THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE USUALLY COVERED AT LEAST 98% OF THEM HAVE ALSO BEEN BEFORE THE COUNCIL . SO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN DOING LIKE THE REPETITIVE THINGS EVERY YEAR THE SAME GRANTS, THE SAME APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN VERY LITTLE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF STEPPING OUTSIDE THE BOX AS IT WERE IN TERMS OF GRANTS. I THINK A LOT HAS TO DO WITH YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE STAFFING SO YOU KNOW I'M A YEAR JULIUS JUST UNDER A YEAR AND CHINA WAS PROBABLY AROUND SIX MONTHS SO YOU KNOW THERE'S BEEN ONE OR TWO THAT HAVE NOT COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL BUT EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT JUST PREVIOUS TO THIS HAS BEEN REPETITIVELY COMING UP BEFORE THE COUNCIL EACH YEAR. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE WORK YOU DO. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU CHAIR THANK YOU. I WILL PASS IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR I HAD FLYNN THANK YOU MR CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO JULIE AND TO SCHEINER AND TO KEVIN FOR THE PROFESSIONAL WORK THAT YOU WERE DOING AND FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN PROVIDING IN THE CITY.  SO I, I HAD A CHANCE TO READ THROUGH THESE DOCKET 091003780377 SO LET ME JUST LET ME JUST ASK ON DOCKET NUMBER 03771. $6 MILLION FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AS HAZARDOUS HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE TEAMS.  HOW WILL HOW WILL THAT FUND HOW WILL THOSE FUNDS DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? I KNOW YOU I KNOW YOU HIGHLIGHTED IT BUT I JUST WANT TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION HOW IT SPECIFICALLY SUPPORT THE FIREFIGHTERS THAT INTERACT WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MAYBE ON A ON A FREQUENT BASIS SUCH AS YOU SEE IT AT THE SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT WHERE THIS SORT OF LIFE SCIENCE BUILDINGS ARE ON THE SOUTH BEND YOU SEE SOME OR MAYBE SOME OF THESE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND AND LABORATORIES JUST WANTED TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT. SURE.  SO WE HAVE A CAPTAIN OF THE HAZMAT RESPONSE TEAM WHO I HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH SORT OF GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE FUNDING REQUESTS SO HE HAS MORE INFORMATION AS TO WHAT THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS SO THAT THE FOLKS ARE WELL EQUIPPED, THOSE THAT ARE RESPONDING TO THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS ARE WELL-EQUIPPED, SAFE AND ABLE TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND.  ONE OF THE EXAMPLES THAT WERE PROCURED IS DIVE SUITS AND I INITIALLY ASKED FOR SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE IT RELATED TO THE HAZMAT BECAUSE IT'S DIVE RELATED.  BUT I GOT INFORMATION BACK FROM DEPUTY CHIEF SHEA INDICATING THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND THAT THERE IS SO THE NFPA IS IT'S THE COMPLIANCE THAT NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR RECOMMENDED TO BE FOLLOWED. SO ESSENTIALLY PROVIDING THIS DIVE GEAR FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TO GO INTO THE WATER COULD EXPOSE THEM POTENTIALLY TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. SO OFTENTIMES THEN WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON WHAT THEIR NEEDS MIGHT BE RELATIVE TO ADEQUATE HAZMAT RESPONSE AND THEY'RE WORKING ON PROCUREMENT WHETHER IT BE THE PROCUREMENT OF A PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD WOULD HELP MONITOR I KNOW THEY USE RED SWITCH OR RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE DEVICES TO DETECT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.  IN THE PAST THERE'S BEEN PROCUREMENT OF SORT OF SAMPLES THAT THEY CAN FACILITATE TRAINING OTHER GRANTS POSSIBLY NOT THIS ONE BUT UNDER THE SECURE THE CITY GRANT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THEY'VE PROCURED BACKPACKS FOR USE AT THE MARATHON WHICH ARE RED DETECTORS THAT CAN BE CARRIED ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S BODY.  THERE'S THERE'S TRAINING THAT IS THAT GOES IN HAND IN HAND WITH THE PROCUREMENT OF THAT EQUIPMENT.  SO AGAIN, I OFTENTIMES HAVE TO RELY ON THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AS TO WHAT THEY NEED. BUT HE IS VERY GOOD AT ENSURING THAT THE ITEMS ARE RELATIVE TO THE HAZMAT RESPONSE TEAM SO THAT THEY CAN ADEQUATELY RESPOND HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT SAFELY, EFFICIENTLY AND SUCCESSFULLY. EXCELLENT.  AGAIN, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE TEAM AND THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING. YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE CITY WELL, YOU'RE REPRESENTING YOUR DEPARTMENT VERY WELL AND WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL CITY EMPLOYEES LIKE YOURSELVES WORKING FOR THE RESIDENTS OF AUSTIN.  MR CHAIR, I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK COUNCILOR FLYNN.  I'LL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT THREE, JOHN FITZGERALD. THANK YOU, CHIEF.  THANK YOU TO THE PANEL VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR CITY. WE APPRECIATE IT.  LOOKING AT THESE GRANTS, ESPECIALLY THE THREE THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED WITH REGARDS TO HAZMAT AND MORE TRAINING.  WE KNOW THAT'S IMPORTANT AND WE SEE THE RESULTS EVERY DAY.  IN DORCHESTER JUST LAST WEEK I BELIEVE THERE WAS A MAYDAY CALLED AND WE WERE ABLE BECAUSE OF THE TRAINING TO ABLE TO GET THAT FIREFIGHTER SAFELY OFF THE ROOF BEFORE FURTHER INJURY OR OTHER SERIOUS CONCERNS HAPPENED . SO WE DO SAY SEE IT PAY OFF IN THE REAL WORLD AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE COMMENDED. SO I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THE TIME BUT WE SUPPORT THE GRANTS GOING THROUGH AND ALL OTHERS IN THE FUTURE AS WELL AND AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.  THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD I'LL TURN OVER THE FLOOR TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT EIGHT, COUNCILOR DURKIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AND THE GRANTS THAT I THAT I'M GOING TO BE PROUD TO SUPPORT AT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AND JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY SUPPORT FOR YOU AS AS THE CHAIR OF ANOTHER COMMITTEE THAT HAS A LOT OF DOCKETS COMING THROUGH. I APPRECIATE THE ROLE TO BE ABLE TO EXPEDITE SOME OF THESE GRANTS TOWARDS WHERE THEY NEED TO GO AND APPRECIATE US BEING FORWARD THINKING AND WHEN LOOKING AT THESE GRANTS IT IS A LOT TO TAKE IN SO I LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING SOME OF SOME OF THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU BESTOWED UPON US OF ABOUT SOME OF THE GRANTS THAT ARE COMING TOWARDS US AND I KNOW A LOT OF THIS STUFF IS TECHNICAL SO WE'RE NOT ALWAYS MEANT TO UNDERSTAND IT BUT I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AND EVERY AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO ENSURE SAFETY OF OUR CITY WORKFORCE AND ALSO YOU KNOW IN THESE THINGS THAT ARE MORE TECHNICAL I DO DEFER TO THOSE WITH THAT EXPERTISE SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN TERMS OF THE GRANTS THAT THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US TODAY AND I KNOW YOU WENT EXHAUSTIVELY INTO SORT OF WHAT UPCOMING I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF LIKE THE FEDERAL WHAT WHAT COMES FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT VERSUS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND HOW AND YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF TIMING, ONCE THESE ARE JUST BASIC QUESTION, ONCE THESE ARE COMING BEFORE OUR EYES BUT IS THE MONEY ALREADY THERE OR IS IT OFTENTIMES WE'RE ACCEPTING IT PRIOR TO LANDING IN THE ACCOUNT? WHAT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE SO THAT THE THREE THAT ARE BEING HIGHLIGHTED TODAY THE PORT SECURITY GRANTS ARE FEDERAL IN NATURE AND THEY'RE REIMBURSABLE IN NATURE AS WELL WHICH GENERALLY MEANS A CONTRACT IS AWARDED FOR A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT.  THE ITEMS ARE PROCURED THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND THEN A REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST OR A DRAWDOWN. WE REPORT WHAT WE'VE EXPANDED AND THEN WE DRAW DOWN THOSE FUNDS TO REQUEST THE MONEY SO THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS I BELIEVE IF NOT ALL OF THEM ARE REIMBURSABLE IN NATURE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OFTENTIMES WITH A LOCAL DONATION LIKE THE LAST CALL FOUNDATION IF THEY WERE TO AWARD US FUNDS BASED ON A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED THAT COULDN'T BE A CHECK RECEIVED FROM THE DONOR, IT GETS DEPOSITED INTO THE SUSPENSE ACCOUNT. IT'S HEARD BEFORE THE COUNCIL . ONCE WE HAVE AN ACCEPTING EXTENT WE CAN SPEND THAT MONEY DOWN BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE ARE REIMBURSABLE IN NATURE.  THE OTHER TWO GRANTS THAT ARE BEFORE THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED TODAY ARE FROM THEIR STATE FUNDING.  SO THEY'RE THEIR EARMARKS LEGISLATIVE EARMARKS THAT THE STATE LEGISLATOR HAS SORT OF SET ASIDE THESE PARTICULAR FUNDS FOR PARTICULAR TYPES OF UNITS OR YOU KNOW, PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO A PARTICULAR UNIT SO THAT THE FUNDING CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THOSE PURPOSES AND THOSE TWO THEY GIVE US A CONTRACT AMOUNT WHICH IS BASICALLY A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT THE SPENDING OCCURS AND THEN WE SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE ITEMS.  AND JUST CURIOUS IN TERMS OF THE STATE FUNDING, HAS THAT GONE UP OVER THE YEARS OR IS IT STAYED PRETTY FLAT?  WELL, IT WENT DOWN THAT WAY YEAH SO THERE WAS A9C REDUCTION WHICH IS WHEN THE LEGISLATOR TAKES A LOOK AT SORT OF ALL OF THE EARMARKS. SOME OF THAT MONEY IS FUNDED THROUGH IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING INSURANCE COMPANY PAYOUTS AND PREMIUMS.  SO THOSE LINES I'M SURE I'M NOT SURE THEY WERE ABLE TO REDUCE BUT THERE WAS A9C REDUCTION IN ALL OF THE FUNDING UNDER ONE PARTICULAR LINE ITEM WAS SPLIT STATEWIDE 50% I WAS ADVISED FROM MY POINT OF CONTACT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES THAT THE THE ALLOCATIONS WILL GO BACK TO 100% BUT WE WON'T KNOW THAT UNTIL WE GET A CONTRACT.  BUT THAT IS BASED THE LEGISLATURE SORT OF INDICATES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY ALLOCATED TO BOSTON OR CAMBRIDGE OR WHOEVER RECEIVES THE MONEY LISTED IN THAT LINE ITEM AND THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. I I THINK OVERALL OUR STATE FUNDING HAS GONE DOWN IN EVERY YOU KNOW, IN EVERY AREA BUT BUT BUT IT'S HELPFUL TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN WHAT THE STATE CAN CONTROL AND WHAT THEY CAN'T CONTROL BASED ON WHAT LINE ITEM IT'S COMING FROM. SO I KNOW WE'RE JUST GETTING THROUGH OR JUST GETTING I GUESS SOME COULD ARGUE WE'RE JUST GETTING INTO THE BUDGET AND OTHERS COULD ARGUE WE'RE JUST GETTING OUT OF BUDGET BUT I, I THINK WHEN WE APPROACH THIS NEXT YEAR IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE SORT OF WHAT TRENDS EXIST BUT REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THESE THREE GRANTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR DUNCAN AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT SIX BEN WEBER CHAIR I BELIEVE COUNCILOR FITZGERALD HAD A POINT I'M HAPPY TO CEDE.  COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YEAH. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND SO FOR THE INTERRUPTION I FORGOT TO MENTION I'D ALSO I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH LOCAL 718 AND THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS GRANTS AS WELL SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THAT ON THE RECORD. THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR WEBER THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO US TODAY TO THE PANEL AND FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.  I GUESS JUST A COUPLE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS.  UM, SO DO YOU HAVE LIKE THE TOTAL DOLLAR FIGURE ON THE NINE C CUTS?  SO THERE WERE TWO GRANTS THAT IT AFFECTED UM, SO OUR TRAINING GRANT UM, BEAR WITH ME I GUESS SO FOR THE 90 CUTS SO THOSE JUST GO TO TWO OF THE THREE GRANTS UP FOR US TODAY AND THAT'S IT OR.  DID IT GO TO SOME OF THE OTHER GRANTS YOU KNOW JUST THE JUST THE PARTICULAR GRANTS THAT ARE THERE WAS A QUESTION ASKED DURING THE BUDGET HEARING AS TO WHY THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE TRAINING GRANT.  UM AND I'M NOT SURE KEVIN HAD THE INFORMATION BEFORE HIM AT THE TIME UM, BUT IT WAS BASED ON A9C CUT SO THE TRAINING GRANT IS USUALLY 2.25 MILLION I BELIEVE THAT WAS CUT IN HALF BY 50% BUT I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT SAY A SMALL TOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT IN WESTERN MASS MAYBE GOT $50,000 AND THEY WERE REDUCED DOWN TO 25 SO IT WAS ACROSS THE BOARD A9C CUT DID NOT JUST AFFECT BOSTON IT IN FACT AFFECTED ALL OF THE CITIES AND TOWNS WHO ARE LISTED IN THAT EARMARK. BUT THE HAS MERIT GRANT A POOR SECTION AT THAT MONEY I HAVE LEARNED COMES FROM TWO DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE MINDS THE LARGE AMOUNT THAT FUNDS THE 1.4 MILLION WAS UNTOUCHED BUT OUR OTHER ALLOCATION OF TO 25 OR SO WAS CUT DOWN TO ONE 18,000. OKAY.  AND I I GUESS DO YOU HAVE ANY OPINION ABOUT PUTTING US ON THE SAME FOOTING AS AS SMALL TOWNS AND YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 50% HERE IS A LOT MORE THAN RIGHT. WELL I GUESS THEIR LOGIC WAS YOU KNOW, IF YES, IT'S ALL RELATIVE. I MEAN WE WERE HOPING TO PROCURE SOME, YOU KNOW, RESPONSE VEHICLES WITH WITH THE FUNDS AND YOU KNOW, WITH SUPPLY CHAIN AND GETTING ITEMS WE'RE BOUND BY THE FISCAL YEAR AND IT CAN BE DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO GET WHAT WE NEED IN THE TIME MANNER THAT WE NEED IT JUST WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON UM BUT THEY LIKENED IT TO IF THAT DEPARTMENT NEEDS HAS ONE TRACK AND THEY WERE INTENDING TO BUY ANOTHER TRUCK WITH THEIR MONEY THEY NOW HAVE TO DO WITHOUT. SO IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE NOT ONLY THE TRAINING ACADEMY GRANT IS FOR THE UPKEEP OF THAT FACILITY IN MOON ISLAND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THINGS NOT FALLING APART BUT ALSO THE PARTICULAR YOU KNOW THE TRAINING FOR THE ENTIRE FORCE NOT ONLY WAS THAT THERE WERE NINE C REDUCTION IN THAT FUNDING BUT IT WAS ALSO SORT OF PREDETERMINED TO USE THAT ALLOCATION TO TO PROCURE SCBA WISE AND USE THE GRANT FUNDS AS OPPOSED TO OPERATING FUNDS TO SORT OF SUPPLEMENT WHAT WE HAD IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET TO PROCURE SO THAT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE DEPARTMENT BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT WITH NEXT YEAR'S FUNDING AND HAVING THIS MEETING TO SORT OF DISCUSS WHAT THESE EARMARKS ARE, WHAT THEY REPRESENT, THEY'RE GENERALLY HOW THE LEGISLATURE DETERMINES WHAT THESE FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR AND SHOULD BE USED FOR. SO HOPING THAT IT WILL BE A MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS MOVING FORWARD WITH WITH SPENDING. SO IT WAS DIFFICULT BUT IT WAS A STATEWIDE REDUCTION AND IT WASN'T MUCH THAT WE COULD DO. OKAY AND THEN THE PORT SECURITY GRANT THAT'S PRIMARILY FOR LIKE BULLETPROOF VESTS OR STUFF TO PROTECT FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING WHERE THERE'S AN ACTIVE SHOOTER. SO NO, THAT WAS WHAT THESE PARTICULAR GRANTS FUNDED. THAT WAS WHAT WE HAD REQUESTED THE PORT SECURITY GRANTS ARE FOR PROTECTION OF THE PORT AND LIKE SOFT TARGET AREAS.  SO THE CURRENT GRANT THAT WE'RE SPENDING FOR SECURITY IS FOR SHIPBOARD TRAINING WHICH TRAINED SOME OF OUR OFFICERS AND HIGHER LEVEL EMPLOYEES ON DEALING A FIRE THAT MAY OCCUR ON A VESSEL IN ONE OF THE PORT. SO THE GRANTS ARE NATIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS GRANTS AND THEIR MAIN FOCUS IS TO TARGET CYBERSECURITY OR TO PROTECT, YOU KNOW, CROWDED AREAS WITHIN THE PORT OF BOSTON. SO THAT'S THE OVERARCHING GOAL AND PRIORITY OF THE GRANT. THESE TWO THAT ARE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE HAPPENED TO HAVE BEEN USED TO PROCURE BALLISTIC GEAR FOR ASHA RESPONSE IN THE PORT.  OKAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR COUNCILOR GRAVEL I'LL BE ABLE TO CALL IT A SUPPORTER ON THE FLOOR. SORRY . THANK YOU CHAIR AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR FOR THEIR QUESTIONS. UM, THOSE WERE MY TWO QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER CONGRATULATIONS BUT NO REALLY THANK YOU FOR FOR YOUR WORK. CLEARLY YOU ARE SO KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT ALL OF THIS AND SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE TO EDUCATE US ON ALL OF THIS. ALL OF YOU. SO SO THANK YOU. I DO INTEND TO SUPPORT OF THESE AND I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF BECAUSE I LITERALLY HAVE NO QUESTIONS SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DO ANY OF MY OTHER HOWSOEVER CONSUL FITZGERALD OH, ALL RIGHT . YEAH, PROBABLY TAKE A MOMENT AND WAIT IS GOING TO CHECK IF WE HAVE ANY ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY.  IF WE DO, WE'LL LISTEN TO THOSE. IF WE DO NOT, I WILL.  I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO SEE ANY FINAL STATEMENTS OR WORDS. WELL, I THINK WE DO.  OKAY.  AT THIS POINT AT THIS MOMENT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO WITH PUBLIC TESTIMONY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE COME DOWN TO ONE OF THE TWO PODIUMS AND STATE YOUR NAME NEIGHBORHOOD AND OR ORGANIZATION AFFILIATION. PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE AND KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO 2 MINUTES. I NOW HAVE ON JOHN BREAUX. PLEASE COME OVER.  THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN SANTANA,  THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCILORS TO BE HERE AND GIVEN SUPPORT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT THEY DO AND PRIORITY WISE SAFETY IS THE PRIORITY IN THIS CITY AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT'S DONE HERE. I HAVE MANY OF FRIENDS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS.  SOME HAVE SUFFERED WITH THE SPREAD AND CONDITIONS THAT HAVE GONE ON FOR YEARS AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO IN THE 21ST CENTURY TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR THESE FIREFIGHTERS.  I'M HERE TO GIVE FULL SUPPORT IN THESE IN THESE DOCKETS OF 0378377 AND THERE WAS ONE ON TOP 0910. SO I APPRECIATE THIS. SO I COULD READ UP ON ALL THIS STUFF AND I'D GIVE SUPPORT. THANK YOU KYRA, FOR ALLOWING ME TO GET IN THERE AT THE LAST SECOND AND DO A GOOD JOB OVER THERE. MR CHAIRMAN, SAYING WHAT THE SAFETY WE REALLY NEED THIS STUFF.  I HAVE OTHER SAFETY CONDITIONED SAFETY SUGGESTIONS AND BUT THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO I I GUESS I SHOULD HOLD OFF ON THAT AND I'LL TALK WITH YOU IN YOUR OFFICE HOPEFULLY AND GO TO THE NEXT STEP. THANK YOU, COUNSELORS.  GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOHN. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY. THANK WELCOME.  CENTER STAFF HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE'S NO THERE'S CURRENTLY NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR VIRTUAL PUBLIC TESTIMONY.  SO WITH THAT BEFORE I GIVE MY SPECIAL THANKS TO TO OUR PANELISTS TODAY, WE'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU ON IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANY FINAL WORDS. NO, I JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER. JULIE REALLY DID AN AMAZING JOB RELAYING ALL THIS INFORMATION DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRANTS.  IF I COULD JUST TIE BACK TO YOUR INTENTION OF MAYBE REVIEWING ALL OF THE OTHER ONES AGAIN WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS TRADITIONALLY DONE IT HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, A CARBON COPY OF THE YEAR. SO EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THESE MAY SOUND NEW, THEY HAVE BEEN BEFORE THE BODY BEFORE IN ACCEPTING SPEND AND MANY OF THESE HAS OCCURRED YOU KNOW, WHILE PROBABLY THE PAST DECADE AND A HALF I WOULD SUSPECT WE CERTAINLY ARE AVAILABLE ANY TIME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL . THE TIMES WE'RE IN, YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET THAT WE YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDED AND WHAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL IS DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF DOLLAR AMOUNTS.  SO YOU KNOW, WE RELY ON THESE FUNDS TO FILL IN SOME OF THOSE GAPS TO ENSURE LIKE ALL OF THIS TODAY IS BASICALLY TRAINING AND THE SAFETY OF THE FIREFIGHTERS IS REALLY IT'S PARAMOUNT OF YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF BOSTON. SO WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL . ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO ALL THREE OF YOU. THANK YOU, JULIE. I MEAN I LEARN A LOT TODAY AND YOU KNOW, I THINK AS ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST SO KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THESE GRANTS. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU EDUCATING US ON ALL OF THIS.  SO I WANT TO THANK OUR PANELISTS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND MY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN TODAY'S MEETING.  THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON ALL THE CITY OF BOSTON GRANTS ADMINISTERED BY THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING DOCKET NUMBER 091090378.  AND I QUOTE NUMBER 0377 IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU F