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Inquiry into funding for brick pointing at 1900 Seminole Avenue and overall maintenance budget
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Council Member Marmorato inquires about the funding source for brick pointing at 1900 Seminole Avenue and the overall maintenance budget for Jacobi Hospital. Dr. Katz and James Cassidy provide information on maintenance practices and budgeting.
- The brick pointing work is likely part of basic maintenance to keep buildings in good condition.
- Maintenance funding comes from a combination of capital expense and the Health and Hospitals budget.
- The exact maintenance budget for Jacobi Hospital was not immediately available, but officials agreed to provide this information later.
- Dr. Katz emphasized that maintenance costs for H+H buildings are significant due to the large number of facilities, many of which are not in great shape.
Kristy Marmorato
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So I just was wondering, as far as a capital improvement at 1900 Seminole Avenue, where did the funding come for that?
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Because they're doing brick pointing on the outside of the building, and I was just curious when that money was put into the budget and where that came from.
Dr. Mitch Katz
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I don't I didn't know that they were doing brick work.
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Mean, we're certainly not trying to construct anything and the board has to the city council has to make its own decision on that facility.
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It's conceivable that there's just basic maintenance.
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I mean, we have to keep buildings always in maintenance.
Kristy Marmorato
0:46:24
Yeah.
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It's brick pointing.
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Yeah.
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That's exactly what it what it is.
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And I was just curious as where that came from, where the budget is, how much it is, and where does that get rolled into?
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Like, is it just a like
Dr. Mitch Katz
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every Jacobi's maintenance budget to keep the existing buildings.
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I mean, any I mean, again, this is separating your issue.
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I mean, one of the challenges we have of any building we don't use is we still have to maintain it.
Kristy Marmorato
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Of course.
Dr. Mitch Katz
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Right?
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You can't let it fall.
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You can't let it deteriorate.
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So we have no specific budget.
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We're not currently spending anything for that future project, which
Kristy Marmorato
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No.
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I'm not I'm not I'm not even bringing that into it.
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Was just curious as to where the money came
James Cassidy
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for the maintenance.
Kristy Marmorato
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Okay.
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And how much do you guys budget a year for Jacobi maintenance on the buildings?
Dr. Mitch Katz
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We have to find out.
Kristy Marmorato
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Would I would like
Dr. Mitch Katz
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overall maintenance is in the city, in the health and hospital budget?
James Cassidy
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Combination of capital expense.
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We can we can get the number, but it's a
Kristy Marmorato
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combination get that information to me, I'd appreciate it.
Dr. Mitch Katz
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It's not a small number.
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I mean, this
Kristy Marmorato
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I know.
Dr. Mitch Katz
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We have large number of buildings and not necessarily in great shape.
Kristy Marmorato
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But I'd like to at least especially get the one for 1,900 if possible.
Dr. Mitch Katz
0:47:29
Will do.
Kristy Marmorato
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Okay.
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Thank you.
Dr. Mitch Katz
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Thank you.