AGENCY TESTIMONY
Public space activation and interagency collaboration
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Khan discusses the city's focus on public space activation and the collaboration between various agencies to achieve this goal. He highlights the appointment of a Chief Public Grounds Officer and the role of different departments in supporting these efforts.
- Mayor Adams appointed Yatting Liu as the city's first Chief Public Grounds Officer
- SBS collaborates with multiple agencies including DCLA, DOT, Parks Department, and others
- SBS participates in an interagency capacity building task force for nonprofits
- The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) supports over 1,000 local organizations with a $250 million budget
- Examples of DCLA-funded events that activate public spaces include the West Side Festival and Coney Island Mermaid Festival
Haris Khan
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Our city's robust economic resurgence is supported by the administration's laser focus on public realm improvements to unlock economic potential.
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Mayor Adams appointed Yatting Liu as the city's first ever chief public grounds officer charged with implementing City Hall's vision for accessible clean and vibrant public spaces that drive foot traffic to small businesses.
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In supporting these efforts, SBS works alongside her team, several city agencies, including Department of Cultural Affairs, Department of Transportation, partner buildings, department of city planning, department of parks and recreation, and the street activity permitting office.
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SBS also sits on an interagency capacity building task force with the mayor's office of nonprofit services for city agencies that interact.
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With nonprofits.
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DCLA led by commissioner Lori Combo has an annual budget of over $250,000,000 to support over 1000 local organizations.
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Many DCLA grantees leverage their funding to energize public spaces with vibrant events such as the west side festival organized by the west side cultural network and partnership with the meatpacking bed.
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The Kony Island Mermaid Festival, another DCLA funded event, attracts hundreds of visitors to the iconic Boardwalk, and sports businesses along mermaid and surf avenues.
