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Council Member Joseph requests meeting and information on AEP buildings in her district

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Council Member Rita C. Joseph requests a meeting with HPD officials and asks for a list of AEP buildings in her district (the 40th Council District). She emphasizes the need for a thorough assessment of the program's effectiveness.

  • Joseph requests a meeting with HPD officials and her team
  • She asks for a list of all AEP buildings in the 40th Council District
  • The council member calls for a needs assessment of the AEP program
  • Joseph expresses skepticism about the program's effectiveness based on her experiences
Rita C. Joseph
1:59:11
Because we wanna see that.
1:59:12
Right?
1:59:13
Yeah.
1:59:13
Housing is Mhmm.
1:59:14
I've I've seen some of the most dilapidated buildings, and, of course, the landlords still don't care.
1:59:19
So, I I wanna I would really love chair chair, can I chair,
Gale A. Brewer
1:59:25
may I continue?
Rita C. Joseph
1:59:26
Please.
1:59:26
Oh.
1:59:26
Thank you.
Jackie Del Valle
1:59:27
You're making
Pierina Sanchez
1:59:27
me up right now, so thank you.
Rita C. Joseph
1:59:28
Yeah.
1:59:29
So so that's where I'm at.
1:59:31
So I would love to set up a meeting with you and my team.
1:59:33
Mhmm.
1:59:35
And and when you're coming to that meeting, would love to see the list of buildings in my district.
1:59:39
I I represent the Fortieth Council District to have all of these buildings that are in the AEP program to see where they are so we can do an assessment.
1:59:49
There should be a assess a needs assessment assessment.
1:59:52
Have they met the the threshold?
1:59:53
Have they not?
1:59:54
And what do we do moving forward?
1:59:56
Right?
1:59:56
We don't just throw money at programs, and they don't work.
1:59:59
And I I think AEP is one of them.
2:00:01
I'm sorry.
2:00:02
For me, from what I've seen since I've been a council member almost four years, buildings in AEP are not moving is the intention is there.
2:00:10
The great idea is there, but I don't see it moving in the direction that it should be moving.
2:00:15
So for DOB.
2:00:18
Right?
2:00:18
DOB is here yet?
2:00:19
They haven't arrived.
2:00:20
Okay.
2:00:20
So I'll be waiting for them.
2:00:22
So in the level of fine adequate to get landlords of the building in the AP program into compliance in a timely way, is that how do you get how does that work?
2:00:31
Tell Yeah.
AnnMarie Santiago
2:00:31
So thank you, council members.
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