QUESTION
If the city doesn't want to be a landlord, why are we providing housing on the Jacoby campus?
1:21:09
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New York City Health and Hospitals (H+H) operates the Just Home project on the Jacobi campus following a directive and funding from the City Council and Mayor's office.
- The Just Home project receives $1,000,000 a year from the City Council.
- The project was initiated as a direct order from the City Council and Mayor's office, reflecting specific political support and funding for its creation.
- H+H president Mitch Katz emphasizes the organization's role in executing city-directed programs like Just Home, contingent on council approval.
- Katz acknowledges the diversity of opinions among constituents and officials regarding the project.
Kristy Marmorato
1:21:09
So if you don't if the city doesn't wanna be a landlord, why are we providing housing on the Jacoby campus?
Mitch Katz
1:21:16
I mean, if you're talking about the just home project, as you know, This this city council specifically gave us a $1,000,000 a year for the just home project.
1:21:27
So I understand that people may not support it now or they may support it now.
1:21:33
But this was a city council mayor's office direct of that came with funding specifically for creating the project.
1:21:40
So, you know, my view is and if it's the same as asylum seekers, we're part of the city family.
1:21:47
If the city council wants us to do a program like just home, we'll do it.
1:21:51
The city council does not want us to do a program like just home, we will not do it.
1:21:55
We we are here to serve.
1:21:58
I realize on complex issues, different people have different views, different constituents have different views.
1:22:04
This is the problem.
Kristy Marmorato
1:22:05
Listen to your constituents and the constituents have spoken in the in the community and in the district.