QUESTION
What is the plan for continuing services funded by expiring American Rescue Plan (ARP) money?
0:27:05
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The council member inquires about how the Department of Sanitation New York (DSNY) plans to maintain services that were previously subsidized by federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding, which is set to expire.
- The ARP funding supported various services like litter basket collection and waste export operations.
- The commissioner explains that the expiring ARP funds will be replaced by city tax dollars in upcoming fiscal years.
- This replacement of funding sources does not necessarily indicate changes or increases in service levels.
- It is described as a 'funding swap' rather than an expansion or reduction of services provided by DSNY.
Justin L. Brannan
0:27:05
So I wanna talk about some of the ARP funding.
0:27:09
I wanna better understand how the agency plans to continue providing services that may have been previously supplemented with expiring federal ARP funding.
0:27:18
So For several years now, DSNY has utilized the federal COVID stimulus funds to support general operations such as litter baskets service and waste export.
0:27:29
These funds have been filled by city tax dollars in the upcoming fiscal years.
0:27:34
What did the art funding for little basket services support?
Jessica Tisch
0:27:39
Different things in in different years.
0:27:42
In FY 2022, It funded litter basket service more recently.
0:27:50
It's funded waste export.
0:27:52
But I think the key thing to understand about the ARP funding versus regular Citi dollars expense funding.
0:27:59
It's like truly just a funding swap.
0:28:02
So we don't I mean, day to day, like, we don't see it or think about whether it is expense dollars or funding.
0:28:10
So it doesn't fund increases in those services just instead of city funding.