Q&A
Coordination between SBS and DCLA regarding the Create NYC plan
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Council Member Feliz inquires about SBS's coordination with the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) regarding the Create NYC plan, which aims to ensure community-driven and inclusive economic growth in neighborhoods. Haris Khan explains that SBS has a close, ongoing relationship with DCLA that extends beyond the Create NYC plan.
- SBS works closely with DCLA on various issues, including storefront vacancy and cultural organizations at risk
- SBS has representation on DCLA's Culture at Risk Task Force
- There is overlap in the work of SBS and DCLA, with some organizations receiving grants from both agencies
- The relationship between SBS and DCLA is characterized by open lines of communication and collaboration
Oswald Feliz
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DCLA published a 10 year plan called create NYC, as you mentioned earlier, which sets several goals in that ensuring that economic growth in owning neighborhoods is community driven and inclusive.
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Has SBS ever contacted been contacted by UCLA regarding the parts of the create NYC Plan that touches on small businesses?
Haris Khan
0:24:47
So we work very closely with Department of Cultural affairs, and that's not just from the time of the create NYC Plan.
0:24:55
That's an ongoing relationship.
0:24:57
It's incredibly strong.
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We have conversations with them from storefront vacancy to even culture at risk and win a nonprofit organization, a cultural organization, might be in a in a difficult moment.
0:25:09
Having being able to sit on a task force to do that work is important to us.
0:25:13
We sit on DCLA's culture risk task force.
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We have membership there, and and it's open lines of communication.
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And you can see there's overlap in our work in some ways where we find some organizations that may be doing very similar work that a DCLA grant team might also be doing in a similar or adjacent neighborhood.
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So there's a very strong relationship there.
