Q&A
DOE's role in helping providers find suitable locations
2:05:31
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about DOE's potential role in helping providers find suitable locations if contracts expire. Deputy Chancellor Simone Hawkins explains that DOE is not in the business of real estate or helping independent businesses find spaces.
- DOE has providers across thousands of locations, with only about 87 leased properties
- Helping providers find spaces would be inequitable to the majority who find their own
- DOE will continue to work with providers in current spaces and explore options for future solicitations or extensions
Rita Joseph
2:05:31
So if let's say we decide to close this year, the contract expires, are you what's the chances of you helping them find a more suitable location?
2:05:41
That's just a scenario.
Simone Hawkins
2:05:42
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
2:05:43
So again contracts expire so we have to talk about a re solicitation of the system.
2:05:48
That would include these sites.
2:05:50
Again we have providers across thousands of locations, we have only about 87 leased properties, some of them vacant.
2:06:01
We are not in the business of real estate or helping independent businesses find spaces.
2:06:06
That is actually inequitable as based on the majority of our providers who have found their own spaces.
2:06:11
However, we will continue to work with them while they are occupying these spaces to make sure that they are successful and as we these conversations around a future solicitation of the system or even an extension we will explore those options with the with the providers.