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NYCHA's failure to conduct and document required field inspections
1:35:54
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Council Member Chris Banks questions NYCHA about their failure to conduct or document required field inspections for almost two years of the Allied Universal contract. Lauren Gray from NYCHA acknowledges the lack of documentation and explains recent improvements.
- NYCHA does not have records of how many inspections occurred from October 2019 to August 2021.
- The current management team was not responsible for overseeing the department during that period.
- Since 2022, NYCHA has started documenting inspections more frequently.
- They have recently switched to an electronic format for documenting guards in the field.
Chris Banks
1:35:54
According to the DOI report, NYCHA failed to conduct or document required field inspections for almost two years of the Allied Universal contract.
1:36:05
Does NYCHA know does NYCHA know how many inspections actually occurred from October 2019 to August 21?
Lauren Gray
1:36:16
We do not.
Chris Banks
1:36:18
And that's because of your failure to do the inspections?
Lauren Gray
1:36:22
Was not I was not responsible for overseeing the department nor were the people sitting here.
1:36:26
The ones that were would have that information, they were no longer with NYCHA.
Chris Banks
1:36:30
Well, if there's no proper documentation, how how can you be sure?
Lauren Gray
1:36:35
I do know that in 2022 when we came on board, we started to document these more frequently and and have recently switched to an electronic format of documenting the guards Mhmm.
1:36:46
When they're out in the field.
1:36:48
And that number, we can provide to you the ones that we've done electronically to date.