Watertown Community Meeting: Health and Human Services Study
Monday October 21, 2024
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STEVEN14.97 MAGOON14.97 -14.97 COMMUNITY14.97 DEVELOPMENT14.97 AND14.97 PLANNING14.97 CHAIR14.97 -14.97 Minutes14.97 after15.29 7,15.54 so15.86 why15.94 don't16.1 we16.18 get16.57 started?16.82 We'll18.02 do18.26 a18.38 quick18.5 introduction.18.82 I'm19.3 Steve19.61 Magoon,19.86 assistant20.26 city20.65 manager20.89 for21.3 community21.45 development21.78 and22.18 planning.22.34 Tyler?24.65
26.45 TYLER26.45 CODY26.45 -26.45 COMMUNITY26.45 ENGAGEMENT26.45 SPECIALIST26.45 -26.45 Hi,26.45 everybody.26.61 I'm,26.93 Tyler27.33 Cody.27.65 I'm27.97 the28.13 community28.21 engagement28.61 specialist29.33 with29.73 the29.97 city.30.13 Helped30.53 a30.85 little30.93 bit31.09 out31.25 with31.41 the31.57 project31.73 throughout.32.13 The33.17 way33.33 things33.49 are33.73 kinda33.89 gonna34.13 run34.45 here,34.77 our36.53 team36.77 from36.93 HMA,37.25 Tara,37.81 and38.05 Rob,38.21 will38.53 give38.77 a38.93 presentation39.09 that40.98 should41.22 take,41.53 you43.53 know,43.7 the43.94 beginning44.09 of44.5 the44.58 evening45.45 portion.45.94 And45.94 then46.18 for46.73 anybody46.9 watching47.62 at48.26 home,48.41 if49.77 you49.94 would50.09 like,50.34 you51.38 feel51.77 free52.09 after52.58 the52.98 presentation,53.14 if53.62 you53.77 have53.85 any54.02 questions54.18 or54.41 anybody54.58 here,54.98 if55.14 you55.22 have55.3 any55.45 questions,55.62 people56.95 at57.19 home,57.35 raise57.59 your57.83 hand.57.99 I'll58.23 ask58.71 you58.95 to59.11 unmute,59.27 and59.67 then59.83 you59.99 can60.15 ask61.27 your61.51 question61.75 to62.15 the62.31 team62.47 or62.79 give63.03 any63.19 comments.63.43 And63.83 then63.91 anybody64.39 that's64.95 here,65.27 if66.31 you66.47 have66.63 any66.79 questions,67.03 we'll67.83 we68.47 can68.63 go68.95 about69.27 it69.43 as,69.67 informally70.94 or71.42 formally71.58 as71.91 we'd72.06 like,72.14 whether72.39 you'd72.55 like72.7 to72.86 step72.94 up73.11 to73.27 the73.34 microphone73.5 or73.91 if74.14 not,74.22 then74.47 happy74.86 to,75.11 repeat76.86 the77.19 question77.34 for77.67 anybody77.83 at78.14 home78.22 if78.47 they78.63 don't78.78 hear78.94 it.79.19 So,79.34 from80.47 there,80.7 I81.11 guess81.27 we'll81.58 pass81.83 it82.15 back82.31 over82.47 to82.6 and83.03 let83.27 Rob83.82 and84.06 Tara.84.22
84.54 ROBERT84.54 BUCHANAN84.54 -84.54 HEALTH84.54 MANAGEMENT84.54 ASSOCIATES84.54 -84.54 Tara84.54 introduce84.86 yourselves.85.34 Great.86.06 Good86.94 evening87.1 everybody.87.42 My88.06 name's88.22 Rob88.46 Buchanan88.7 with,89.34 Health89.74 Management89.98 Associates,90.62 which91.18 we91.5 abbreviate91.82 to92.38 HMA.92.54 I94.14 see94.3 a94.46 few94.62 familiar94.94 faces95.42 tonight.95.9 Folks96.86 who97.18 helped97.58 contribute97.98 to98.62 tonight's98.78 presentation.100.69 So,101.56 I102.28 wanna102.36 thank102.6 you102.84 for103.08 coming103.33 as103.72 well103.89 as104.69 all104.77 of105 the105.08 folks105.24 that105.56 are105.89 joining,106.13 online.106.84 I've107.97 been108.2 with108.36 HMA108.6 for109.08 about109.33 13109.64 years,110.05 but110.36 before110.92 this,111.17 I111.17 used111.33 to111.48 work111.56 for,111.81 MassHealth,112.53 the113.08 state's113.24 Medicaid113.56 program,114.05 and114.93 their115.17 budget115.33 and115.81 finance,115.97 department.116.93 Previous117.97 to118.37 that,118.45 I118.69 worked118.77 in119.01 the119.17 state119.33 budget119.57 office.119.89 I121.49 also121.73 used122.13 to122.37 be122.45 a122.61 very122.69 active122.93 resident123.25 in123.65 the123.81 city123.89 of124.13 Somerville124.29 and124.85 participated125.09 in125.73 a125.89 lot125.97 of126.21 the126.29 planning,127.24 and128.04 development128.28 activities128.93 there129.41 and129.65 was129.81 on129.97 the130.13 planning130.21 board.130.6 Let's132.36 see.132.6 What132.84 else133.08 can133.49 I133.81 say?133.88 And134.53 I'll134.76 say,135.32 relevant136.04 to136.53 this136.69 project,136.84 I've137.16 been,137.41 leading137.88 this138.21 project,138.44 on139.25 behalf139.41 of139.72 HMA139.97 in140.44 partnership140.53 with,141.08 the141.97 city142.16 of142.32 Watertown.142.48 So143.04 we're143.28 thrilled143.52 to143.84 be144 here144.16 tonight144.32 to144.72 present,144.88 some146.08 of146.24 our146.4 findings146.64 and147.04 our147.2 report.147.44 And147.76 we're148 looking148.16 forward148.56 to148.96 hearing149.12 from149.52 folks,150.4 as151.36 part151.6 of151.76 our151.92 discussion.152.24 So152.72 I'll153.04 pass153.2 it153.44 to153.6 Tara.153.76
154.56 TARA154.56 KELLY154.56 -154.56 HEALTH154.56 MANAGEMENT154.56 ASSOCIATES154.56 -154.56 Hi154.56 everyone.154.89 Good155.21 after155.61 evening.156 I'm156.49 sorry.156.65 My156.97 name157.13 is157.28 Tara157.44 Kelly,157.84 and158.56 I'm158.97 with159.21 Health159.53 Management159.76 Associates160.25 as160.72 well.160.81 I've161.05 been161.21 with161.44 the161.61 company161.76 for162.17 about162.41 two162.81 years.162.97 My163.76 background164 is164.41 in164.72 project164.72 management,165.13 strategic165.76 planning,166.25 and166.65 program166.81 implementation.167.21 Before168.92 coming169.08 to169.4 Health169.56 Management169.72 Associates,170.36 I171 worked171.08 for171.48 the171.72 executive171.88 office172.44 of172.68 Health172.84 and173.08 Human173.24 Services,173.48 and174.28 I174.52 led174.68 the175.08 behavioral175.4 health175.88 road176.2 map176.44 redesign,176.76 which177.56 was177.72 a177.88 large178.04 behavioral178.36 health178.76 policy179.08 and179.96 program180.12 implementation180.6 reform,181.4 for182.62 over183.01 two,183.81 to184.06 four184.06 years184.06 because184.46 of184.69 COVID.184.86 So185.25 it's185.9 very186.06 nice186.38 to186.69 be186.86 here,187.01 and187.25 I187.42 look187.5 forward187.66 to187.97 hearing188.22 your188.46 questions.188.62
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