Q&A
Discussion of proposed legislation, including Intro 1022 on studying NORCs
1:42:46
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Council Member Hudson and Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez discuss proposed legislation related to older adult services, particularly Intro 1022 on studying Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs).
- Commissioner expresses no objection to the proposed legislation in principle
- NYC Aging is open to working with the Council on refining the language of the bills
- There are concerns about potential duplication of efforts and resource allocation
- The commissioner emphasizes the need for corresponding support for any new initiatives, given the agency's limited resources
- Specific bills discussed include studying NORCs, creating information centers, and developing a 10-year aging plan
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:42:46
For your legislation with the things you're proposing or legislation that I'm asking for,
Crystal Hudson
1:42:51
the ones that that I'm proposing.
1:42:52
You're me and my colleagues, Yes.
1:42:55
So for intro number 1022, counsel number Gutierrez, and myself, requiring a sit down naturally occurring retirement communities and the development of a plan to support aging in place.
1:43:08
Are you supportive of the legislation that requires to study and and identify that would require us study to identify potential Nordics and and Nordics in New York City, assess the needs of older adults, evaluate necessary improvements, and collect data on demographic trends and health outcomes of older adults.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:43:27
So there is no objection.
1:43:31
So No.
1:43:32
No.
1:43:32
No.
1:43:32
No.
1:43:32
Let me just finish this statement.
Crystal Hudson
1:43:33
I know.
1:43:35
Yeah.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:43:35
There there is there is no objection to any of the of the legislation proposed because there's things that we would be wanting to look at.
1:43:46
What we need to do as I've had the conversation with you about the home delivered meals, 1 Right.
1:43:52
All of those.
1:43:52
We need to work, look at some of the language and see one is a duplicative.
1:43:59
We also need to look at some of the language to see, you know, does it are we the best entity to be looking at that data?
1:44:07
And also, what ultimately, what do we want to find out from that data, particularly around the workforce?
1:44:16
You and I are aligned that we need to get more workforce initiatives.
1:44:22
But what does that look like?
1:44:24
Who does it serve?
1:44:25
Those are the kind of things that we would love to work with you on some of the language.
1:44:29
And as I said before, there has to be corresponding support for that because we are a small agency with small resources.
