[SPEAKER_02]: 检查两个
[Fred Dello Russo]: 晚安，一切。 我以梅德福市政府的名义来欢迎大家在伯克市长的第一次讲话中欢迎所有人。 目前，我致电凯西中尉和梅德福警察局荣誉官的成员介绍颜色。 现在，我们给房子的好处，梅德福市的部门负责人。 我们在相机上以独特的神职人员表示感谢。 史黛西·克莱顿（Stacey Clayton），诺亚牧师和温迪牧师。 立即加入我们将是当选员工的成员 来自代表梅德福市的梅德福市。 它们将被处理，并将在您左侧的前排建立。 你可能坐着。 我们给出了良好的帕特里夏·贾伦（Patricia Jalen），代表肖恩·加巴里 马萨诸塞州水资源局的专员，弗雷德里克·拉斯基（Frederick Lasky），梅德福市，约翰·法尔科（John Falco），亚当·奈特（Adam Knight），乔治·斯卡佩利（George Scarpelli）和我们的总统里克·卡拉维洛（Rick Caraviello）的同事。 我们有两名特别嘉宾，他们都是总统从梅德福市，保罗·卡库索（Paul Camuso）和总统名誉群岛退休的总统 罗伯特·玛雅科（Robert Mayarco），学校委员会成员，凯西·克雷茨（Kathy Kreatz），米娅·马斯托尼（Mia Mastoni），艾琳·迪贝内特托（Erin Dibenedetto），安玛丽·库诺（Annmarie Cungno），保莱特·范德克洛特（Paulette Vanderkloot）和罗伯特·斯克里（Robert Skerry）以及我们的前市长迈克尔·J·麦格林（Michael J. McGlynn）。 眼下 指导我们忠诚的承诺。 目前，我们邀请我们，梅德福市市长，斯蒂芬妮·莫基尼·伯克（Stephanie Mochini Burke）。 是的！ 谢谢你，市长夫人。 哇。 现在，为了指导我们承诺忠诚，我们已经收到了四所小学的学生出现。 主要McGlynn的Sean Sullivan，Elemental McGlynn的SophiaHernández，Elementary Brooks的Gina Macedo和Elementary Brooks的Sebastian Simeon。
[SPEAKER_12]: 我承诺对一个国家在上帝之下的美国国旗和共和国的忠诚，对所有人都有自由和正义。
[SPEAKER_11]: 谢谢。 谢谢你，孩子们。
[Fred Dello Russo]: 如果我们现在收到我们，请留下史黛西·克莱顿（Stacey Clayton）演唱的国歌。
[Clayton]: 哦，说，您能以黎明的最初灯光看到吗？ 在《暮光》的最后一个亮度中，他们的宽阔的条纹和明亮的星星通过危险的战斗 O'er，我们看到的墙壁是如此勇敢地传播吗？ 和火箭的红色光芒， 在夜间在空中爆炸的炸弹眼花azz乱 在自由之地和柜台的房子里玩？
[Fred Dello Russo]: 现在，我们邀请恩典主教教堂的诺亚·埃文斯牧师。
[2hZdDePQb_Y_SPEAKER_26]: 在您说的圣经中爱上帝，寻找井 - 我派他的城市，并以你的名义向主祈祷。 因为在您的井中 - 您会找到自己的井。 在这里，我们参观，祈祷，地球的城市，尤其是梅德福，这是我们的家。 将您的精神发送给我们当选的员工，城市工人，我们的警察，消防员和学校部门，我们的业务和家人。 更新构成我们公民生活的相互尊重的联系。 将其发送给诚实且有能力的领导者。 在您的写作中，您说这是世界之光。 在山上建造的城市不能隐藏。 哦，圣人，您为这座城市祝福了许多礼物，包括我们的非凡多样性。 具有不同技能，国籍，文化，种族史，性指南和表达方式，宗教和政治信仰以及许多世代的人。 帮助我们看到并了解这份礼物的美丽。 在我们国家和世界上的分裂时刻，当我们庆祝我们的团结和多样性时，正是与我们同在。 因此，我们是山上的城市，是世界的光明。 给我们力量，给我勇气，让您希望捍卫所有人了解自由和自由的出生权。 帮助我们保护每个人的权利，包括那些目前可能会感到不稳定或威胁的人的权利。 这样，这个城市就可以繁荣发展，我们可以在团结与和平中共同生活，为我们所有人和世界的利益建立这个社区。 我们以您的圣名问这个。 阿们。
[Fred Dello Russo]: 此刻，您感到。 在这一点上，我们想邀请学生宣布去年12月梅德福市一致批准的该单位的决议。 因此，如果您出现。 在第一部分，来自安德鲁斯中级学校的内森·维尔（Nathan Ville）。
[SPEAKER_00]: 我们国家的力量源于其多样性的历史，这些历史以各种文化，信仰，传统和观点丰富了我们的社区。
[Fred Dello Russo]: 艾玛·伯克（Emma Burke），达安德鲁斯（DA Andrews）中级学校。
[SPEAKER_01]: 梅德福市是一个接待和重视我们居民的种族和种族组成的社区，
[Fred Dello Russo]: 马特·莫兰（Matt Moran），来自职业高中。
[2hZdDePQb_Y_SPEAKER_26]: 梅德福市支持所有移民团体，并通过追求美国梦和...罗伯茨小学的约瑟芬·里佐（Josephine Rizzo）。
[SPEAKER_06]: 梅德福市将努力将我们的城市建模为一个安全舒适的地方，也鼓励每个人寻求个人进步，并在梅德福（Medford）和...
[Fred Dello Russo]: 罗伯茨小学的Vivalin Chavatone。
[SPEAKER_12]: 梅德福市拒绝了所有仇恨，冷漠和不宽容的言论和行为，这些仇恨，冷漠和不宽容会损害我们学校中社区的社区，这使我们的居民沮丧平等正义的诺言，……我很抱歉。
[Fred Dello Russo]: Amin Nazi Da McGlynn中级学校。
[SPEAKER_02]: 尽管我们的国家是基于基本原则，即所有人都有对法律平等保护，平等机会并享有公民和人权的权利。
[Fred Dello Russo]: Jaspreet Kaur de Columbus小学。
[SPEAKER_11]: 因此，现在，梅德福市自豪地支持梅德福的对话项目，以促进梅德福及其他地区的种族与种族的对话和合作。
[Fred Dello Russo]: 和加布里埃尔·罗西（Gabriel Rossi），哥伦布小学。
[SPEAKER_03]: 我是梅德福。 我们是梅德福。
[Fred Dello Russo]: 谢谢。 学生向我们朗读，并为我们分享了同样的决议，不仅通过梅德福市进行了一致投票，而且还通过梅德福学校委员会和人权委员会进行了投票。 现在，向您介绍您的第一个国家演讲是我的荣幸，梅德福市市长斯蒂芬妮·穆奇尼·伯克（Stephanie Muccini-Burke）荣誉。
[Stephanie Muccini Burke]: Good evening, elected officials, clergy, Ms. Clayton, you who sung so beautifully, city and school employees, and fellow Medford residents. Thank you so very much for being here, and thank you to all of those watching from home. To the youth of our community who just recited the proclamation, you inspire us. You have been raised in a time of tolerance and compassion. You embrace the diversity of our city and our country. Remain vigilant. These are trying times for our nation, no matter our personal views. But as Tip O'Neill always said, all politics is local. We're together this evening as one city because we are strong and believe in writing this chapter together. The current state of the city of Medford is summed up in three words, sound, stable, and sturdy. And as- As your mayor, I stand ready to work with you to chart a new course into an even greater tomorrow. It seems like the inauguration was just yesterday when we, as a community, collectively said, it all starts today. Well, since that day, much time has been spent among our residents, business owners, and staff working in collaboration with one another and elected officials on all levels of government to have a high-level dialogue to renew and improve our city. And I am very proud of the work done thus far, because it continues today. And I'd like to start with a focus on our finances, because a sound financial foundation is the catalyst for continuing our progress. The city's unemployment rate on 12-31 was 2.3 percent, compared to Boston's 2.5. Medford dropped from 3.7 percent this past June. Our bond rating is AA from Standard & Poor's and AA3 from Moody's, high-quality ratings. Average single families' homes are assessed at 476,000, and Medford has a stable housing market. We closed out fiscal 16 with free cash of $9.7 million. This is our city's rainy day fund. And since last February, Treasurer Irwin has aggressively pursued tax title cases, having collected $1.9 million, thus far compared with— Compared with 900,000 the previous year, the treasurer and assessor are implementing the Community Preservation Act, CPA, which was passed by the Medford voters this past November of 15 and went into effect on July 1st of 16. We project fiscal 17 collections to estimate $1.2 million, which will be available for use beginning in July. Its purpose is for affordable housing, open space, and historic preservation initiatives. We are accepting applications until February 12th for the four at-large appointments to the Community Preservation Commission. We have reinvented the senior work-off abatement program, allowing 35 seniors to earn up to $1,500 in abatements during this current fiscal year. This successful program This successful program was a win for us seniors, it was a win for City Hall, and it was a win for the residents as a whole. Thank you so, so much for your dedication to the city. Thank you, Ruth and Vivian. The roles included assisting in early voting, which we got 20,000 people to early vote this year, greeting people at city hall, handling the mail and other tasks. We're looking to open up the program again to new seniors starting April 1st. In addition to this abatement, the city offers many statutory exemptions for seniors and veterans. I will also be forwarding a request to the city council to raise the exemption levels by 50% for veterans and seniors in the coming months. We are also working with the State Division of Local Services to review the owner-occupied exemption calculation. We know there's a fundamental flaw in it, and we're going to work with our partners at the state to try and correct it, at least for Medford, if not for the whole Commonwealth. So the focus on finances continues today. In March, our community signed on to the Governor's Community Compact, which is a commitment to best practices. Through this compact, we are pursuing two major initiatives that directly impact the quality of life in our city. The first is Complete Streets. Complete Streets changes the thought process when performing road projects. It provides equal weight to all modes of transportation, whether it be walking, biking, wheelchairs, transit, as well as motor vehicles. We were awarded a $400,000 grant from the state to implement this strategy. This funding will allow us to focus on six projects that will provide the reconfiguration of intersections, pedestrian signals, bike lanes, signage, and crosswalk enhancements. The Complete Streets team, led by our engineer, Cassandra Koudelidis, We'll be holding forums the next two Wednesday nights to review the plan so the construction can begin in the spring. One such project is a major reconfiguration of Tufts Square. The second compact item is the Medford Square revitalization plan. We have received $90,000 from the State Technical Assistance Grant and the Barr Foundation Grant to facilitate the planning process. Director Lauren DiLorenzo has spearheaded public meetings, which provided great input and feedback. In March, we will be ready to move forward and ensure that this planning comes to fruition. In coordination with this process, I am very, very proud to make an announcement tonight that the Rudra Hospitality Group has closed on the property at 101 George B. Hassett Drive, just next door to us. They will be applying to construct a 124-room Premier Brand hotel with a sky bar and a 350-seat rooftop function room. This $25 to $30 million investment will create 200 construction jobs, an estimate 50 permanent jobs, and projected tax revenues just at construction cost, not value, Mr. Assessor, is $600,000 per year to start. I want to thank the team that includes John Veneziano of ERA Andrew, Realtors, and the Rudra Group for working with us to be the first domino to fall in the revitalization of Medford Square and trusting in this city's vision and process. Thank you very much to the group, John and the Rudra. I know you're here. The end. Thank you. The city was also awarded a land and water grant of $250,000 that will match city money to reimagine the Riverside Plaza adjacent to the burial grounds in Medford Square. We envision this multi-purpose space to act as a common of sorts for our community events. As Vince Lombardi said, individual commitment to a group effort, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. It is this commitment by my transition teams, citizens, city employees, and elected officials on all levels of government that has fostered this cooperative effort. Economic development and development in general is necessary to maintain a financially strong municipality. Prop two and a half without new growth barely covers contractual obligations, let alone health and pension costs. We rely on new growth to be able to augment services, such as offering a year-round recreation program that is being recommended by our focus group, which Councilor Scott Peli is spearheading with a group of committed residents. Thank you, George. With the housing shortage forecast from the state, we must continue to invite varied housing opportunities in our community. And I applaud Councilman Knight, Chair of the Zoning Subcommittee, for work toward revising some outdated zoning ordinances on our books. To assist in this process, we have applied for a technical assistant grant with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, specifically for the Mystic Avenue Corridor. Thank you, Adam. So economic development continues today. And while we stress economic development, we cannot forget the richness that the creative economy brings to our city. The Chevalier Theater is the gem of our community and adds tremendous value from cultural events, musical performances, and much, much more. And while the first request for proposal, or RFP in our world, for management of the theater was deemed non-responsive, we have formed a new evaluation team. It is comprised of three members of the commission and three members from City Hall to craft a new RFP, which is nearly complete. We learned a great deal from the first round, and we will use this to select a partner that will invest in the infrastructure of this historic gem while managing it with a focus on partnerships with local businesses and organizations. Speaking of organizations, as a community, we are so very blessed to have entities such as Medford Arts Council, Cachet, Mystic Makerspace, Mackey, the Farmer's Market, Chamber of Commerce, Brooks Estate Land Trust, and the Human Rights Commission. You enrich our being every day. And I... I thank you for the selfless work you do each and every day to embrace and promote our creative, historic, and cultural perspectives. We also want to thank those that served on the library building committee led by Barbara Kerr, our library director, and our president, Rick Caraviello. Proud to say we have submitted the grant to the state for library funding, quite an accomplishment in such a short amount of time. And also, I ask you, how do we make you aware of all the things we're doing? First, we have created linguistic capability to have ConnectCTY, better known as hashtag Barry called, to reach out to the community via phone, text, and email in 11 different languages. Thank you, Diane McLeod, for spearheading that. Thank you. We are on Facebook. Twitter, and of course, the web. Second, public access will be back on the airwaves by late spring. The studio is being constructed at the front of Medford High School, where we will get a double bang for our buck. The students will learn media tech during the day, while the public will have access during the evenings. Who better to tell the stories of Medford than you, the citizens of Medford? Thank you, Mayor Mike McGlynn, for leading this. Bringing arts and culture to the forefront continues today. This winter, I signed on to the Metro Mayors Mitigation Compact to become carbon neutral region-wide by 2050. This raises This raises environmental consciousness with every decision the City makes going forward. To this end, we initiated the process last fall to purchase the streetlights that are owned and managed by National Grid, with the goal to convert to LED over the summer. We anticipate savings in electricity usage, thus reducing environmental emittances. And based on direct maintenance by us of the lights, there will be a less than 5-year payback from converting to LED. In addition, In collaboration with the City Council, we are experimenting with increased lighting in Medford Square for our decorative lights. Once finalized, we will fully install for a safer streetscape in our square. Our Office of Environment has been hard at work to receive the following grants for additional projects. $250,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation to build a dog park at Riverbend Park, which will be built this spring. And thank you, PAWS4. A grant from the Mass Coastal Zone Management for $125,000 to build the city's first green infrastructure to naturally clean stormwater before it flows into the Mystic. This is a partnership with the Mystic River Watershed Association, or MIRA as we refer to it. a partnership grant for the Clippership Connector from DCR to design and engineer the half-mile multi-use path between Medford Square and Riverbend Park. This is in partnership with Block Medford and Myra and a generous donation from Wegmans for $23,000. Thank you, Wegmans. They're not even in our city and they're already contributing to these wonderful things. So we're very lucky to have them coming and they expect construction to end by next October, November timeframe. We received a green community grant, another green community grant for 250,000. That's for LED lighting in our schools, which will be installed over the next few weeks. These grants would not be possible without the hard work of the team in the energy and environment under the leadership of Alicia Hunt. Alicia recently received the Mystic Municipal Leadership Award from the Mystic River Watershed Association. Thank you very much, Alicia, for all your hard work. And I also want to thank Eagle Scout candidate Calvin Lambert. I believe he's in the audience. Calvin. He's working with our environmental office and our Department of Public Works to build bridges around Wright's Pond for sensitive areas. So thank you very much, Calvin, for your efforts. Lastly, we have created the Go Green Medford Coalition, which will be an umbrella entity for all sustainability-minded groups in Medford to coordinate activities and track outcomes. Environmental focus continues today. As chairperson of the Medford School Committee, working with committee members, administration, and faculty, our public schools continue to make great achievements. Examples include. increased access to career and technical education for Medford students. The integration of Medford High and Medford Voc Tech has enabled our students to simultaneously participate in both rigorous academics and occupational exploration skill development. Nine new Chapter 74 technical programs are now available. Thank you, Heidi, Riccio, and the superintendent. Enrollment of ninth grade students in career tech education has doubled under her leadership. We've also secured over $1 million in new grants to revitalize our vocational technical learning environment, and we've also captured out-of-district tuitions and generated new sources of regionalized revenue to support expansion of educational opportunities for our youth. We have maintained a comprehensive curriculum that provides a full range of core academic subjects and specialized electives. Medford offers 16 advanced placement courses, among the most in the area, as well as a full complement of art, music, technology, foreign language, and health education programs. Thank you, Mr. Superintendent. and members of the school committee. We have two standout Medford students with us tonight, Joseph Farah and Ketty Toussaint. Joseph, a Medford High School senior, took first place at the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair in developing scientific models, while Ketty graduated last spring from Medford Tech and is currently enrolled at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services. As an immigrant from Haiti, she left her homeland at the age of 11 with her dad. She worked hard to learn the English language and excelled in her technical program. Ketty also earned college credit through a dual enrollment program at Bunker Hill Community College. Both of these young adults demonstrate the Medford Public Schools advantage, MPS advantage, in our commitment to you. We have introduced before school programs at our elementary schools, while after school programs are growing exponentially. They provide substantial coverage and constructive activities for students after regular hours. We are enhancing our programs and activities to provide inclusive opportunities for all students. In order to accomplish this, substantial professional development with an emphasis on social and emotional learning in our schools has been made. We have added counseling and behavior support staff to our teams. Lastly, we're recognized by the National School Board's Journal for School Security Practices. We have tightened security at all schools by adding staff and the Raptor ID system. Investments in our school children continue today. Augmented security measures at our schools would not be possible without collaboration with our public safety professionals. Safety is a core component to an individual's comfort in and desire to be in a community. We have invested in state-of-the-art self-contained breathing apparatus for our firefighters and a second set of turnout gear. Thank you, Medford City Council for voting that last night, for supporting this initiative. These are to provide the most current apparatus for firefighters' safety and ultimately for your safety. Nine new firefighters graduated the academy last month and one entered this past Monday. We are working hard to keep up with retirements by accelerating the civil service process. Kudos to our Board of Health for receipt of a seven-year, $100,000 per year grant from the Mass. Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse to provide opiate abuse prevention services for six cities and towns in our area. We all understand the impact this drug has on our society, and we are making every effort to raise awareness, erase the stigma, and provide assistance for those suffering from addiction, as well as support for their families. We have formed a team approach under Mary Ann O'Connor, who recently came to us in the last several months, for our prevention and outreach. We have an outreach manager, a recovery coach. We work with Lawrence Memorial Hospital and the Police Department. Every life matters, and we thank our police and firefighters for volunteering to administer Narcan in this cause. And while we are not declared a trust act city, be assured that our police department protocols do not allow for profiling. Witnesses and victims are not asked about their immigration status. So be sure, and that's the way it is. If you would ask me what the question posed to me most often, I would have to say it's when are we getting a new police station? I hear it day in and day out. And today, just this morning, I announced that we will be submitting a loan order to the city council next week on February 14th, requesting funds to commission an architect to begin the plans for a new station. We have turned this city upside down looking for a new location. We've toured commercial spaces. We've contacted property owners. Property owners have contacted us. And in the end, the right location, with no land costs and no relocation during construction, is the current site of the training facility on Main Street. The current facility will be demolished, and the proposed 35,000-square-foot, three-story new construction will house all amenities of the state-of-the-art resilient headquarters, including deserved equal space for our female and male officers, technology upgrades, and, most importantly, safe interior space for our offices' well-being. Public safety investments continue today. In conclusion, this city of ours, this great city of ours, continues to move forward on a foundation built on dialogue. A dialogue that echoes in this building, allowing the voices of all residents to be heard with an attitude of inclusion and fairness. A dialogue of renewal, where creative and imaginative ideas are brought forward to better the quality of life in our city. A dialogue that resonates with the message that Medford is on the move, embracing a future of possibilities, embracing a future of hope. On this night, in our beautiful city hall, and I say that the state of our city is sound, it is stable, and it is sturdy. And as your mayor, I stand as committed as ever to foster this dialogue with you as we continue to cultivate a city on which we can be partners in progress. God bless Medford, the Commonwealth, and the United States of America. Thank you all very much for being here this evening, and good night, and be safe tomorrow with the upcoming blizzard. Thank you all very much.
[Fred Dello Russo]: 哇。 请留下。 为了援引和最终祝福，我们邀请温迪牧师。
[7G1mRGUN6Dk_SPEAKER_09]: 哇。 你受到启发吗？ 我受到启发。 我在想，我不喜欢看起来稳定和耐药，因为它看起来非常坚固，稳定和抗性。 他认为他对每个人和斯蒂芬妮感到非常壮观，逗弄和安全。 因此，我受到邀请邀请您为我做某事，梅德福的公民。 我想知道是否只有一分钟，我们可以选择所有的团队，而团队，城市团队则坐了一秒钟。 选择的员工和城市。 其他所有人，我会请您帮助我祝福这些人。 您会伸向今天为您服务的人们伸出手吗？ 因为他今天继续。 并以祝福的精神加入我。 伟大的精神，对宇宙的爱和放纵。 所有这些都是上帝。 这个城市的上帝。 这些人的上帝。 善良，改变，抵抗，未来以及昨天和今天的上帝。 继续。 然后，我们向我们选择的这些好人询问您的祝福，并赋予了服务的责任。 我们感谢您的勇气，您的日常生活都可以竭尽所能，以变得抗拒，稳定和稳定。 当我们今晚前进时，请帮助他们勇敢。 帮助他们成为我们在这个城市所需要的，以使我们醒来，令人兴奋和未来，同时我们基于自己的一切。 上帝，谢谢你，向所有这些人祈求你的祝福。 现在，如果每个人都回到你身边 我会祝福一切。 愿上帝今天继续祝福我们并留下。 愿上帝今天继续向我们展示道路，对我们友善，向我们发光。 愿上帝继续以善良，恩典和爱心看梅德福。 我们以爱的名义祈祷所有这一切。 人们说阿们。
[Fred Dello Russo]: mi，mi，可以祈祷。 凯西中尉，去除颜色。 感谢大家，市长邀请您与苏打水，一些蛋糕和一些咖啡在回旋处见面，如果Munchkins没有所有的话。 谢谢大家。