QUESTION
What is the cost of transitioning families between accommodations in NYC?
2:12:26
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70 sec
The NYC Mayor's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) agrees to analyze and provide information on the cost of transitioning families between accommodations.
- Council Member Gale Brewer inquires about the cost implications of moving families, particularly those with children in the system, between accommodations.
- Brewer expresses concern over the financial efficiency of frequently transitioning families and seeks a comparison with the goal of lowering per diem costs.
- Jacques Jiha, Budget Director at OMB, commits to collaborating with Brewer's staff to potentially generate and share this analysis.
- The inquiry highlights concerns about the cost-effectiveness of the current approach to managing transient families.
Gale Brewer
2:12:26
One other quick question, and I'm done.
Jacques Jiha
2:12:27
We will continue to work with them, and then we will do an assessment of their needs, if their needs going forward, we'll address that.
Gale Brewer
2:12:34
Okay.
2:12:34
When you do the 60 day 30 day, you have to go back to the Roselle Hotel.
2:12:40
I go with family, so I know.
2:12:42
Then they go back to hoping another hotel in Manhattan.
2:12:45
If they have children, in the system, and I wanna thank h and h for all their support.
2:12:49
What's the cost, not necessarily now, of all of that transition And the Lord, somebody has to reenter a family into the system.
2:12:58
I don't know how many families have been reentered.
2:13:01
I'd like to know that cost Obviously, maybe you don't have it today to compare it with we're trying to get the per diem down.
2:13:08
I just don't believe that all of this change is necessary in terms of cost.
2:13:14
You could there there may be other way to get people to move, and I understand getting the senses down.
2:13:19
I got it.
2:13:19
But this churning to me is expensive, and I'd love to get that breakdown.
Jacques Jiha
2:13:24
I will work with your staff and we will work with our staff to see to see if we have that information.
2:13:30
And if we don't, and whether we could create that analysis over to you.
Gale Brewer
2:13:35
Thank you you.