Q&A
Budget challenges and specific development issues
1:31:13
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Council Member Banks questions NYCHA officials about budget difficulties in complying with the HUD agreement and raises concerns about specific issues at Pink Houses. Brad Greenburg explains funding sources and challenges in day-to-day repairs and skilled trades work.
Key points: - Some work, like capital projects and lead abatement, is already funded through various sources - Day-to-day repairs and skilled trades work pose the biggest budgeting challenges - A specific issue with boiler installation at Pink Houses is discussed, highlighting project delays and potential budget impacts
Chris Banks
1:31:13
up.
1:31:13
Okay.
1:31:14
So I guess the council members own virtually.
1:31:16
Sheila, hopefully, tended those specific situations.
1:31:20
To you so we can get some resolve on that.
1:31:24
Now dealing with Nitro, what work has been done to account for the budget difficulties in regard to complying with the HUD agreement?
1:31:35
And how will you prioritizing the work necessary to come for compliance moving forward?
Brad Greenburg
1:31:42
That's a great question, council member.
1:31:44
I mean, some of the work is funded already.
1:31:47
So obviously, all of the capital work Alvarez and boiler replacements is funded with state and city and federal money, and some of the on let ottoman work is mostly city, but some federal grants we've won too over the last few years are competitive grants.
1:32:00
So that work is funded.
1:32:02
In our budget.
1:32:04
I'll I'll say that.
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I think Eva will say this too, but our hardest thing to to budget for is just day to day repairs and people's units and scale trades.
1:32:14
And making sure that we can keep up with the physical demands of our infrastructure deteriorating over time.
1:32:19
So things like plumbing and painting and plastering and and all the work has to get done in people's apartments, which obviously does impact some of our agreement metrics.
1:32:29
And that's where we, I think, face both a substantial capital need and a operational budget need.
Chris Banks
1:32:36
Specifically, I know it was a situation in my district with the with the loose h pink houses.
1:32:43
Where I believe there was a there are boilers that are new boilers that are being put in to help out the existing boilers, but there's been a a a pause.
1:32:55
Because of a situation with DLT, and it seems like it's it has dragged on.
1:33:02
I know there's been some back and forth with my office over that particular issue.
1:33:08
But when there's a pause like that, does that also bring about a a budget difficulty or or because of timing?
1:33:16
Does it add on costs?
Brad Greenburg
1:33:19
We we kind of our capital folks address that one.
1:33:21
I I think Sometimes there will be increases in cost when there's a pause.
1:33:26
That one sounds more like maybe we're having trouble staging the mobiles on the DOT property, which shouldn't really have a huge impact on the project or the project's budget.
1:33:36
And we try to build in contingencies in our budgets for all of our capital projects so that if something like that does happen, we can we can still fund the project.
1:33:45
And, obviously, these boiler projects need to get done.
Chris Banks
1:33:47
Okay.
