Q&A
Status update on NYCHA Resilience Hubs pilot program
1:52:35
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NYCHA officials provide an update on the Resilience Hubs pilot program in response to Council Member Chris Banks' inquiry. The program aims to retrofit community centers to serve as hubs during climate-related emergencies.
- A FEMA-funded study is nearing completion, looking at the feasibility of retrofitting community centers as resilience hubs
- Retrofitting would include features like backup power and additional electrical outlets
- Some community centers in the Sandy program already have backup power
- The study covers 5 community centers and will result in schematic designs and cost estimates
- The study aims to secure hazard mitigation funding for future implementation
Chris Banks
1:52:35
That's good to know.
1:52:37
Can you share the status of the, NYCHA Resilience Hubs pilot program?
Siobhan Watson
1:52:44
Sure.
1:52:44
So we had a study that was funded by FEMA, that is ongoing and and nearing completion looking at the feasibility of retrofitting community centers as community resilience hubs.
1:52:58
So that would include adding features like backup power, additional electrical outlets, and things so that those community centers can really be prepared to serve as, hubs in times of climate related emergencies.
Chris Banks
1:53:13
How many community centers, system wide are, are, able to be a hub or or or or have that apparatus in place of an emergency?
Siobhan Watson
1:53:26
Sure.
1:53:27
So, some of our community centers in the Sandy program are part of the you know, do have backup power, so have that feature.
1:53:35
I can get back to you on the number of community centers that are outfitted with backup power already.
1:53:40
But that is part of our Sandy program, provided full building backup power to many of those buildings.
Chris Banks
1:53:45
And this is this is a system this is throughout the entire NYCHA portfolio.
1:53:50
Right?
1:53:50
Where this is being proposed to the centers or being implemented in
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1:53:56
the the
Chris Banks
1:53:57
centers, the community centers.
Siobhan Watson
1:53:58
This is separate from Sandy.
1:53:59
So I'm just saying, like, the some of those community centers already do have backup bars.
Chris Banks
1:54:03
Okay.
Siobhan Watson
1:54:03
However, the resiliency hub study specifically looks at, okay, how could we look at key centers throughout the rest of the NYCHA portfolio to retrofit with backup power and other facility and other, amenities.
1:54:17
So we have, 5 community centers that are part of that study.
1:54:22
And the the study will result in, schematic designs and cost estimates that allow us to then go forward and apply for funding through, additional sources.
1:54:34
So so those are not funded to go into construction
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1:54:38
Okay.
Siobhan Watson
1:54:38
But it is part of a study that helps to set us up and try to secure hazard mitigation funding to do that work in the future.
