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Acting Commissioner Tigani responds to criticism, highlighting agency achievements
1:17:51
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Acting Commissioner Tigani responds to Council Member Restler's criticism by acknowledging the Council's support while also defending the administration's efforts to support HPD and its mission.
- Tigani expresses appreciation for the Council's advocacy on behalf of the agency
- He points out that the administration and HPD have had productive conversations with OMB, resulting in additional budget lines and investments
- Tigani highlights HPD's record of rebuilding the agency to meet record levels of both housing creation and preservation
- He emphasizes achievements in completions, actual construction of units, and improving processes to get people into housing faster
Ahmed Tigani
1:17:51
Councilmember, I will say I I really do and we really do appreciate the council's advocacy on behalf of the agency, the support and the lines.
1:17:59
I will say if you look through the budget though, both the administration, HP, our conversation with OMB, additional lines, additional investments, and budget has gone forward.
1:18:09
And our record overall has been to rebuild the agency to meet record levels of both creation and preservation.
1:18:18
To hit completions which is an indicator that we don't talk enough about, but the actual construction of building the unit and putting the money into increasing the processes so people get into housing faster.
1:18:31
That being said, I will say again truly appreciate the advocacy of you, the chair, and others here at the council in
Lincoln Restler
1:18:37
doing I appreciate that.