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Council member concerns about restricted access to homeless shelters
1:08:14
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Council Member Paladino expresses frustration with the restrictions on council members' access to homeless shelters, highlighting how it hinders their ability to check on shelter conditions and interact with residents.
- Paladino describes being stopped at the door when trying to visit homeless shelters
- She contrasts this with previous experiences of being able to casually visit and interact with shelter residents
- Concerns are raised about the perception of secrecy or issues being hidden due to restricted access
- Paladino also mentions difficulties in coordinating donations from constituents due to access restrictions
- The council member emphasizes the importance of being able to personally check on shelter conditions and resident well-being
Vickie Paladino
1:08:14
No.
1:08:15
I was saying that I agree with Bob a %.
1:08:17
It gives people, even when we go as council members to go visit homeless shelters.
1:08:22
You know?
1:08:24
I go just because.
1:08:25
I just wanna say hello and see how everybody's doing and make sure everything's okay.
1:08:31
Everybody's happy.
1:08:31
It's just passing by sort of thing.
1:08:35
And when I'm stopped at the door, not not with veteran, I'm talking homeless services Mhmm.
1:08:41
And I'm told I can't come in.
1:08:43
Well, human instinct then tells you, what are you hiding?
1:08:48
If I can't just come in and shake your hand and say hi, want a cup of coffee?
1:08:51
You wanna sit down for a while and talk?
1:08:55
Because that's how it used to be with my homeless shelters.
1:08:57
I used to just be able to pop in and say hi and sit down with the ladies and just just talk and then go, and it was all okay.
1:09:08
So when I'm stopped at the door and somebody tells me you can't now in this instance that Bob is referring to, we took as council members, we took donations in our districts.
1:09:20
Lot one particular lady in my district knitted I don't know how many how hats, caps to wear, and we had to wait for special permission to get there.
1:09:32
So it bothered people that that I had to explain to them that we have to wait, you know, because they were anxious to hear.
1:09:44
So I had to say, no.
1:09:45
We we gotta wait our we gotta wait.
1:09:47
I, of course, buttered it up and put a little, frosting on it not to make it sound like because like I said, human instinct is to say, well, why aren't they letting you in?
1:10:00
And I, like, I I just don't understand that.
Sonya Russell
1:10:02
I I totally understand that.