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New positions for preservation finance capacity and their intended impact
1:04:24
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Council Member Pierina Sanchez inquires about the 13 new positions and $1,500,000 allocated in FY26 for preservation finance capacity at HPD.
- Sanchez asks about the specific capacity challenges these new positions will address
- She requests information on how these positions will address bottlenecks in the preservation pipeline
- The question aims to understand the practical impact of the new resources on HPD's operations
Pierina Sanchez
1:04:24
Yeah.
1:04:26
Great, thank you.
1:04:27
I'm gonna ask that we try to just to be respectful of their time, if you can answer this as succinctly as you can.
1:04:34
The preliminary plan includes 13 positions and $1,500,000 for FY26 for preservation finance capacity.
1:04:42
What specific capacity challenges will these 13 new positions address?
1:04:45
Can you walk us through your, well you already did walk us through the preservation or the full pipeline, but specifically can you talk to us about the bottlenecks and how these new positions will address those bottlenecks?
Ahmed Tigani
1:04:57
So I can start off and Deputy Commissioner can join me, but generally speaking, projects that come in are fill up pre application with us to give us initial data about their project.