QUESTION
Council Member Won Inquires About Budget Cuts and Disparity Study
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Council Member Julie Won questions Michael Garner about the $70,000 budget cuts affecting operations and services for Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs). Garner assures moving ahead with optimism, highlighting initiatives like the construction mentoring program. Further discussions reveal CUNY as the contractor for conducting the awaited disparity study.
Speaker 2
0:55:27
For the office of MWDEs, we see that there was $70,000 peg.
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How has this impacted the operations about all for to provide services to WWE?
Speaker 5
0:55:39
I'm sorry.
0:55:40
The apex?
0:55:41
Yes.
0:55:42
We're we're moving full steam ahead.
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We are optimistic that as we move forward, those pegs will be lifted, but we're hiring talented qualified staff.
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We're advocating for programs and information technology services.
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Also, the construction mentoring program, citywide construction mentoring program has been funded.
0:56:09
And so to to make a long story short, we're moving forced him ahead.
Speaker 2
0:56:14
So where how did the $70,000 get impacted?
0:56:18
So where did you take the 70 1000 from?
Speaker 5
0:56:20
Out of staff vacancies.
Speaker 2
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And could you identify the vendor that going to be conducting the disparity study, your contractor?
Speaker 5
0:56:31
Yes.
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It's CUNY.
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CUNY.
Speaker 2
0:56:34
Oh, CUNY?
Speaker 5
0:56:35
Yes.
Speaker 2
0:56:43
Okay.
0:56:44
Because I have a lot of questions, I'm gonna yield my time for now, and I'm gonna turn it over to accounts member Stevens.