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Council Member Stevens' concerns about equity in DYCD contract rates
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Council Member Stevens expresses strong concerns about inequities in DYCD contract rates and the impact on service provision. She emphasizes the need for consistency in contract rates to ensure fairness across programs.
- Highlights disparities in service provision due to different contract rates
- Calls for equity and consistency in city-level contracting
- Mentions similar issues with summer youth employment program rates
Althea V. Stevens
0:54:25
And this is one of the things that I'm always really concerned on in the city around the difference in the contracts because then when we hear from young people where some programs are proven to provide some things and others can't, it literally provides inequities in the So we definitely have to get to a place where we are providing consistency because it's not fair.
0:54:44
Where like some folks are able to do like maybe they're able to provide more services or amenities and then others can't because the rates are different.
0:54:52
So we definitely have to talk about what does equity look like because it's to me isn't really fair.
Nevita Bailey
0:54:58
And Stevens, I'll just also add that there are other providers who also get in kind contributions and so while some
Althea V. Stevens
0:55:04
No, yeah.
0:55:06
And some of them fundraise and are able to have, so all of that already takes into consideration, so we should also just think about like when we have these contracts, what's the inconsistency?
0:55:15
So if there's a new contract that comes out at a different rate aka when we think about summarizing and then cornerstones, those words are different too and I yell about that too, but I didn't get there yet.
0:55:25
Did not get to summarizing yet, but that's one of the big issues because it creates competition when it kind of doesn't need.
0:55:34
So at least at the city level we should be consistent.
0:55:37
I'm gonna ask a couple of more questions and then I'm gonna pass it back.
0:55:40
I'm gonna pass it to my colleagues and then I have more questions obviously.