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Implementation of quarterly calls with council finance team
2:22:56
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Lucy Joffe, Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Strategy at HPD, explains the implementation of quarterly calls with the council finance team to address questions proactively and keep council members informed about updates on the backlog situation.
- The calls aim to improve communication between HPD and the council
- This measure is in response to council members often hearing about issues directly from affected groups
- Council Member Sanchez expresses appreciation for the ongoing conversations and emphasizes the goal of eliminating the complete backlog
Lucy Joffe
2:22:56
And I'll just add, we've implemented quarterly calls with the council finance team to make sure that we're addressing questions proactively, answering questions about the backlog.
2:23:06
We understand a lot of these groups come directly to their representatives, and we hear about it through council, so we're making sure to have proactive outreach and engagement with our partners at council to keep you all informed about any updates on our end, and just to keep those open lines of communication.