Q&A
Criteria for OACs in upcoming RFP and concerns about closed centers meeting criteria
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Council Member Hudson inquires about the criteria for OACs in upcoming RFPs, particularly concerning centers that have been closed, like Rain Bailey. NYC Aging representatives explain the RFP process and address concerns about closed centers meeting criteria.
- Upcoming RFP will lay out criteria for various sizes of programs and participation
- NYC Aging open to considering proposals from centers with different circumstances, including those that have been closed
- Historical data on attendance not strictly required for new or reopening sites
- NYC Aging willing to work with RAIN to explain the RFP process and approach
Crystal Hudson
1:50:12
Okay.
1:50:13
Just continuing with, council member Sanchez's line of of questioning, I wanna be a little bit more specific.
1:50:21
So NYC Aging said that there was an RFP coming for this particular site, and council member Sanchez was told the following criteria would need to be met by centers.
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The center must show a daily attendance of at least 75 daily attendees.
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This attendance must be demonstrated historically over a 2 year period, and with sufficient insufficient lunch funds and higher rent, the center attendance numbers will plummet over time.
1:50:49
And given that this site, Rain Bailey, has been closed due to building conditions since 2019, they will obviously be unable to meet these criteria.
1:50:58
Would you consider them anyway given the circumstances for the RFP?
Ryan Murray
1:51:05
If there's an RFP coming up, we would lay the criteria out.
1:51:09
Earlier, I made reference to allowing for sites of various sizes and participation.
1:51:17
That would be one of the things that would be laid out in the RFP for folks to propose to.
1:51:22
I don't wanna get ahead of the the actual criteria because there's not an RFP yet and, mislead anyone.
1:51:28
But in the last RFP, for example, they we allowed for various sizes of programs based on geography and what they proposed.
1:51:36
So, not sure where that specific feedback may have come from, but happy to speak to the RAIN folks yet again, and walk through what the RFP process is and how we approach it.
Crystal Hudson
1:51:50
Okay.
1:51:50
I think the the the general concern, obviously, is that, you know, if the center is closed and they have all of these, you know, rehabs that need to be done, on the physical space, then they're presumably not gonna be able to meet the criteria.
1:52:08
And we wouldn't want that to preclude preclude them from especially if there will be funding coming.
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We don't wanna, you know, leave them out, and and keep this community without the services for much longer.
Ukah Busgith
1:52:20
Of course.
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1:52:20
And I just wanna add in the last RFP that there were new sites that opened, so they didn't have historical data on how many people attended.
1:52:26
Right.
1:52:26
Okay.
1:52:26
What they do is predict and explain why, you know, how they there's an older you know, there's a senior building there and that serves the or that, you know, so many people live in.
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So they can provide information like that.
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That's we we definitely, I cannot imagine we would ever not allow them to apply because they they didn't exist previously or were closed for a long time.
Crystal Hudson
1:52:44
Okay.