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Capital requests and repair needs for older adult centers
1:34:50
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Council Member Hudson discusses capital requests and repair needs for older adult centers with NYC Aging officials. Key points include:
- NYC Aging received 18 capital requests in both FY2024 and FY2025
- Repairs focus on kitchens, bathrooms, HVACs, and some roof repairs
- 50% of the city's cooling centers are located at older adult centers
- Priorities for repairs include facility safety, kitchen upgrades, and HVAC systems
- All 18 repair requests from FY2024 have been completed
- The 18 requests for FY2025 have not yet started but are expected to begin soon
- NYC Aging aims to make most of their kitchens state-of-the-art and ensure compliance with codes
- The agency prioritizes HVAC and heating systems for centers that serve as cooling centers
Crystal Hudson
1:34:50
Okay, that's fine.
1:34:52
I just, again, I just want to make sure that as OMB is taking into consideration what funding we might lose from the federal government that at the top of their list is NYC aging because I just think that the impacts are going be detrimental to this agency in particular, with others as well, but certainly more so than some others.
1:35:14
Okay.
1:35:15
Moving back to hold on one second.
1:35:25
All right.
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Moving back to capital requests.
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Much of NYC Aging's provider network's infrastructure is dated, and many older adult centers and naturally occurring retirement communities are co located with large capital needs.
1:35:38
How many repair requests has NYC Aging received so far in fiscal twenty twenty five?
1:35:43
What kinds of repairs and how many were received in fiscal twenty twenty four?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:35:50
'20 '18, Aging requests have were for this year and they've already will start.
1:35:59
For '20 '20 And then for 2025 we already have 18 capital requests in for 2025.
Crystal Hudson
1:36:11
So sorry, 18 for both '24 and '20 It's I asked the thing.
1:36:16
Same request.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:36:16
It happens to be the same number.
Crystal Hudson
1:36:18
Okay.
1:36:18
And what are those repairs for?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:36:21
Kitchens, bathrooms, HVACs.
1:36:27
And you know those are the things that we prioritize.
1:36:31
There was a few for roofs.
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But we prioritize these because we are you know we're also 50% of the city's cooling centers.
Crystal Hudson
1:36:39
Yes.
1:36:39
And sorry, you said some were for what?
1:36:41
Roof.
Barbara Baer
1:36:42
Oh, roof.
1:36:42
Roofs.
1:36:43
Roof repairs.
Crystal Hudson
1:36:49
Okay.
1:36:51
And you said 50% of the city's cooling centers are at OACs?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:36:56
Yes, yes.
1:36:57
So weekends the number may go higher.
Crystal Hudson
1:37:00
Number may
Brian Ellicott-Cook
1:37:01
go higher.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:37:01
Percent of the city's cooling centers.
Crystal Hudson
1:37:03
Yeah.
1:37:04
And of those locations are all of those things, the HVACs, kitchens, bathrooms, all up to date?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:37:12
That is what the goal always is, is to get those.
Crystal Hudson
1:37:16
And to prioritize those.
1:37:18
Okay.
1:37:20
And of those 18, how many have been fulfilled to date this fiscal year?
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And how many were fulfilled last
Jose Mercado
1:37:28
fiscal haven't started yet.
1:37:29
They should be starting now.
Crystal Hudson
1:37:30
So zero for 'twenty four and zero for 'twenty five have been No,
Jose Mercado
1:37:33
25, they haven't started yet.
1:37:35
They'll be starting But
Crystal Hudson
1:37:38
But '24 is the same.
1:37:39
If 1825 and '18 and 24,
Jose Mercado
1:37:41
then zero have been So 18 were completed.
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For '25, they haven't started yet.
Crystal Hudson
1:37:47
24 Hold on.
1:37:47
Just want to make sure I'm following.
1:37:49
You said there were 18 repair requests in fiscal twenty four.
1:37:55
Those have been completed.
1:37:56
And then there's a new 18 in '25.
1:37:59
Correct.
1:38:00
Okay.
1:38:00
Zero have been completed.
Jose Mercado
1:38:02
Yeah.
1:38:02
They'll be starting soon.
1:38:03
Copy.
1:38:03
Very
Crystal Hudson
1:38:03
soon.
1:38:04
Okay.
1:38:05
Thank you.
1:38:08
So do you just prioritize based on the cooling centers?
1:38:11
No.
1:38:12
Okay.
1:38:13
How else do you identify priorities and request from the provider network?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:38:18
No it's not.
1:38:19
Cooling centers we focus on HVAC and the heating systems.
1:38:25
But no, the priority is a facility, you know, safety and also kitchen to make sure that we're up to code and also really improving our kitchens, trying to make most of our kitchens state of the art.
Crystal Hudson
1:38:43
Yeah, that's great.
1:38:45
And kitchen repairs have long been a concern across the provider network.
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How many requests did NYC Aging receive in fiscal twenty four and thus far in fiscal twenty five for kitchens at OAC?
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So of those eighteen and twenty four and eighteen now, how many were for kitchens specifically?
Jose Mercado
1:39:03
So we'll get back to you.
1:39:04
I have a list here that includes everything.
Kay Manton
1:39:08
Okay.