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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Christine Burke, Resident of Howard Houses, on RAD/PACT Program Concerns
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Christine Burke, a resident of Howard Houses in Brooklyn, testifies about concerns with the RAD/PACT program implementation at her development. She criticizes the lack of transparency and resident participation in the conversion process, calling for a moratorium and more democratic procedures.
- Burke alleges that surveys were used inappropriately to claim resident approval for PACT conversion, with only a small number of residents involved.
- She states that the tenant association president unilaterally decided to put Howard Houses into PACT based on these surveys, without proper discussion or voting.
- Burke calls for a minimum threshold of 51% resident approval for PACT conversions and better communication about the implications of the program.
Simone Hall
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My name is Christine Burke.
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I am a resident resident of Howard Houses, Brooklyn, New York.
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The RAD process has unfolded in a way that feels both unfair and undemocratic.
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Residents' voices have been concealed, leaving us without without adequate explanation.
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None nor genuine participation.
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To address this, I urge the council to impose a moratorium on the RAD PAC program.
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There should be a minimum threshold of at least 51% residents voting for PAC.
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We also need a moratorium on RAD to ensure that the program is not rolled out without changes that address the misleading practice of using surveys results as proof of approval.
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Surveys were distributed during a June 2024 pack meeting with fewer than 25 residents present.
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There are 813 apartments in Howard Houses.
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There was no transparency about how the surveys were results would be used and no follow-up communication to ensure that the residents fully understood the implications of their response.
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The tenant association president, miss Naomi Johnson, told me that the PAC representative asked about the surveys.
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She said she told them the majority of
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the expired.
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Thank you.
Simone Hall
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In favor of the transition.
Karen Blondel
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Thank you.
Chris Banks
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Miss Burke, your time has expired.
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Would you like thirty seconds to wrap it up?
Monica Royal Horn
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Yes.
Chris Banks
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Okay.
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There will be no
Simone Hall
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discussion or votes in the PAC meeting nor in the tenant associates meeting to confirm her decision.
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Miss Johnson put Howard Houses in PAC using the surveys.
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Thank you very much.