Q&A
DHS budget for new shelter development
1:19:17
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55 sec
Council Member Brannan inquires about the DHS budget for new shelter development. Commissioner Park provides information on the overall DHS budget but explains why specific allocation for new shelter development is not easily determined.
- The total DHS budget is about $4 billion, largely due to rapid growth in shelter census
- Commissioner Park cannot provide a specific figure for new shelter development
- Expenses for shelter development are folded into broader budget categories (e.g., single adult budget, families with children budget)
- The nature of right to shelter requires constant adjustment of shelter capacity based on need
- Development timelines affect when expenses are incurred, making it difficult to isolate new development costs
Justin L. Brannan
1:19:17
What's your what's your budget right now for new shelter development?
Molly Wasow Park
1:19:22
It's not broken out exactly that way.
1:19:24
The total DHS budget, because of the rapid growth in the in the census is about $4,000,000,000.
Justin L. Brannan
1:19:31
That's your total budget?
Molly Wasow Park
1:19:32
That's our total budget.
Justin L. Brannan
1:19:33
And how you you can't speculate how much of that is is earmarked for new shelter development, retrofitting, or or soup to nuts building?
Molly Wasow Park
1:19:44
No.
1:19:45
Because it it's all folded into the single adult budget, the families with children budget.
1:19:51
When when we actually incur expenses depends on the the development timeline.
1:19:57
The nature of right to shelter means that we adjust constantly the amount of shelter capacity that we have relative to the need need for shelter.
1:20:09
So so it's just simply not broken out that way.
Justin L. Brannan
1:20:12
Yeah.
