REMARKS
Council Member Restler's remarks on DOI report and problematic shelter providers
2:10:43
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Council Member Lincoln Restler opens by acknowledging the DOI report's findings and the actions taken against problematic shelter providers. He notes that some findings may be outdated due to the report's long preparation time.
- Restler mentions the closure of contracts with providers like CORE, CCS, and Bronx Parent Housing Network.
- He highlights concerns about a small number of providers having a large role in the shelter system.
- Restler asks about providers currently under corrective action plans or serious DHS oversight.
Lincoln Restler
2:10:43
Thank you so much, chair Brewer and chair Ayala and chair Brannan and chair Wan and everyone for your leadership on this very important topic.
2:10:49
And thank you, commissioner Park and team, for being with us today.
2:10:52
I just had a few questions.
2:10:55
Yeah, I appreciate that this DOI report had been many years in the making.
2:10:59
And so when it takes a few years to put a report together, some of the findings are outdated by the time they come out, which I think you have underscored many times today.
2:11:07
You noted in your testimony that, you know, previous administration, I think, shuttered, a relation shuttered contracts with CORE, with CCS, Bronx Parent.
2:11:18
I don't think you mentioned it, but another shady operator that we've gotten rid of in our system, as far as I know, you can confirm.
2:11:25
The ending of cluster operations, I think, also got rid of some of the more problematic operators in the system as well.
2:11:31
Could you share with us you know the the DOI report highlights that a relatively small number of providers have, a large role in the system as a whole.
2:11:43
And many of those providers do a great job and are excellent, and I should have started by saying I empathize with how hard it is to open shelters and to and meet your legally mandated needs to to to serve people in our you know, people who are homeless.
2:11:59
So I I know how hard this is.
2:12:01
That being said, I just wanted to focus on some of the providers that are in the system that we're not as confident in.
2:12:08
Which providers are currently under corrective action plan or other form of more serious DHS oversight, at this time?
