REMARKS
Council member's concerns about NYCHA's oversight of RAD/PACT developments
2:02:24
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Council Member Chris Banks expresses significant concerns about NYCHA's level of involvement and oversight in RAD/PACT developments. He criticizes the current state of the program and calls for improved oversight from NYCHA.
- Banks states that he hasn't observed NYCHA's presence at construction meetings for RAD/PACT developments
- He concludes that the RAD/PACT 'experiment' is not working as intended
- The council member calls for NYCHA to provide real oversight over RAD/PACT developments before the situation gets out of control
- Banks expresses hope that NYCHA will improve its oversight as more developments are converted to RAD/PACT in the future
Chris Banks
2:02:24
Well, I'm aware of the construction meetings that takes place, the biweekly construction meetings that take place with the, RadPACs.
2:02:34
But I'm I'm not too sure that I remember every night you're being on any of those calls.
2:02:38
So maybe if you can, I'll I'll I'll ask to pull those logs to see if we if NYCHA was in attendance.
2:02:46
But, you know, this hits on my overall point that, again, NYCHA is not involved.
2:02:53
I'm not seeing them at the level where they should be engaged with these RAD packs.
2:03:00
And it seems, you know, I've come to somewhat of a conclusion that this experiment is not working.
2:03:11
And, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, yes, NYCHA is in need of, at least some of these developments were in need, or are in need of major capital improvements, but, we can't just allow these, the developers, and these management companies to just, have their own way, and act as, you know, that there's no type of, there's no type of oversight that exists.
2:03:41
And I'm constantly seeing this pattern over and over, so I don't, you know, I don't know what the disconnect is, and why NYCHA hasn't seen it as yet.
2:03:53
But I'm I'm hoping, you know, over the next year or so, as I'm chair this committee, we can get to a a a a better point when NYCHA is providing oversight, real oversight over these RAD packs before it gets out of control.
2:04:10
And in some situations, it's already out of control.
2:04:13
And, NYCHA's been sleeping on a will, so I'm hoping that you wake up and, and seriously take control of, as we are continuing to convert more, developments, I believe there's another 60,000 developments that are in the pipeline to be converted, to RAD.
2:04:35
And I'm just hoping that the pattern that has been set thus far by the authority, changes.
2:04:43
Thank you so
Keith Grossman
2:04:43
much.
