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Council Member Williams inquires about Local Law 91 public education campaign timeline and budget allocation
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Council Member Nantasha Williams questions Linda Tigani, Chair and Executive Director of CORE, about the timeline and budget allocation for the public education campaign required by Local Law 91. Tigani explains the process of working with organizations to craft and implement the campaign, as well as the budget breakdown for this initiative.
- The campaign is expected to start rolling out by the end of summer, with ongoing efforts throughout two years.
- $1 million from the November plan will be used to fund organizations, with up to $50,000 held back for CORE's direct campaign expenses.
- An additional $500,000 is allocated for FY2027, with another $50,000 reserved for CORE's ongoing support of the campaign.
Nantasha Williams
2:54:55
One aspect of Local Law 91 is leading a public education campaign.
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What is the exact timeline to do so and when
Linda Tigani
2:55:02
do you expect to roll out this portion of the campaign?
2:55:05
So we are asking for a research and data visualization designer also in part to support with the public education campaign, Part of how we envisioned the funds for truth healing and reconciliation is that organizations will be able to participate in crafting the campaign and pushing it out with CORE.
2:55:28
We expect that work will start once we can begin to bring in organizations.
2:55:34
So we're gonna work through a master contract city with Citizens NY to be able to fund organizations to do this work.
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And as a part of the agreement, the organizations are gonna sign up to support the public education campaign.
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So once organizations sign on, which we anticipate to be towards the end of the summer at the latest, we're gonna start to roll out the first phase of the public education campaign, but it will be ongoing throughout the two years.
2:56:07
And then we want to keep that campaign going for the year in between the report is submitted to counsel and the mayor's team and when the racial healing conversations must begin.
Nantasha Williams
2:56:21
So the $1,000,000 that was added in the November plan will be used to fund organizations as you mentioned and it seems that it's a little bit commingled together.
2:56:31
Is there like a separate pot specifically for public public education or is all the money going to nonprofits who you then expect to engage in public education?
Linda Tigani
2:56:42
All the money is not going to the organizations.
2:56:46
We are going to hold back up to $50,000 to pay for a public education campaign through CORE, but we do wanna make sure that the campaign is crafted by organizations which is why a majority of the money is gonna go to them.
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We want this to be cocreated with them.
2:57:05
In the second year, there will be an additional $500,000 in FY twenty seven for tooth healing and reconciliation, and that's also where we would expect to hold about $50,000 within the core OTPS budget so that we can continue supporting organizations pushing out a public education campaign.
Nantasha Williams
2:57:28
Okay.