Q&A
Discussion on NYCHA security guard services for senior developments
7:56:58
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Council Member Brannan inquires about the cancellation of unarmed security guard services at 55 NYCHA senior developments. OMB officials explain the situation and funding considerations.
- NYCHA is canceling unarmed security guard services at 55 senior developments at the end of the fiscal year
- The cut was not an OMB directive but NYCHA's decision to mitigate a $35 million projected operating reduction
- OMB provided $1.5 million to extend security contracts temporarily
- The city has funded CCTV at many NYCHA developments, with only 6 of the 55 buildings in question lacking cameras
Justin Brannan
7:56:58
Hang on.
7:56:58
I have one more from the deputy speaker.
7:57:01
It's important to me as well.
7:57:02
I forgot to ask it.
7:57:03
So NYCHA announced that it's canceling its unarmed security guard services at 55 senior developments at the end of this fiscal year.
7:57:11
The cost is only $6,800,000 is the administration in conversations with NYCHA about restoring that funding and adoption?
Tara Boirard
7:57:21
The cut to NYCHA was not, an OMB peg.
7:57:25
It's something that they chose to do in order to mitigate their $35,000,000 projected operating reduction.
7:57:32
We put in a little bit over a1000000 and a half in order to extend the security contracts a little bit longer for them to, sort out what they can do in terms of security.
7:57:42
And it's one of the things that we'll continue to look at going forward on the path to adoption.
Jacques Jiha
7:57:47
Again, this is something that is part of the shortfall that they're dealing with, that they decided to make, the cuts.
7:57:54
But again, it's, we try to, provide them some transitional resources to finance the transition, but, it's something we're gonna have to work with NYCHA going forward.
Justin Brannan
7:58:05
Because the city city foregoes 72,000,000 dollars a year in payments from NYCHA to NYPD.
7:58:12
So our position is in why shouldn't security for senior buildings be viewed in the same light with the city picking up the cost?
Tara Boirard
7:58:19
The city has funded a substantial amount of CCTV at many of the NYCHA developments.
7:58:25
And I mean, based
Justin Brannan
7:58:26
on the testimony from NYCHA, the these these are 55 senior buildings.
7:58:30
Some of them don't have cameras.
7:58:32
6.
7:58:32
We're gonna have we're gonna have buildings with no senior NYCHA buildings, no security guards, and no cameras.
Tara Boirard
7:58:40
A total of 6 of the 55 buildings in questions don't have cam cameras.
Justin Brannan
7:58:49
Okay.
