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Addressing issues with DYCD contracts and funding allocation
2:08:56
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Council Member Brewer raises concerns about problems with DYCD contracts, particularly situations where new contracts are held up due to issues with unrelated older contracts. The DYCD official responds to these concerns and offers to investigate specific cases.
- Council Member highlights a case where a $100,000 contract for youth services is blocked due to unrelated contract issues
- DYCD official suggests that outstanding vendor documentation could be a reason for contract delays
- The official offers to look into specific cases and get back to the Council Member after the hearing
Gale A. Brewer
2:08:56
Finally, DYCD, you got a lot of problems.
2:09:00
Just so you know, a lot.
2:09:03
So, are you like, if you I have a contract.
2:09:07
I'm not gonna give the agency.
2:09:09
I gave a hundred thousand dollars, but they can't do it to help kids get jobs and so on Because another contract in another part of the agency, this is a huge nonprofit, isn't moving.
2:09:20
So why the hell can my kids get help for the hundred thousand dollars when the other contract has nothing to do with them, but they can't get the hundred thousand dollars because the other one's not moving.
2:09:30
Can we change that?
2:09:37
You do need help, badly.
2:09:41
advocacy for
2:09:54
can It's like old contracts aren't moving.
2:09:56
The new contracts can't move.
Jeremy Halbridge
2:09:33
Thank you for your question and for your advocacy for us.
2:09:36
We appreciate that.
2:09:40
We appreciate your
2:09:42
sure.
2:09:43
I am not aware of that situation.
2:09:46
That seems to be a little bit out of the norm.
2:09:51
And so if you wanna send me the details, I
2:09:58
Yeah.
2:09:59
I mean, there could be a lot of reasons why the contract can't move.
2:10:02
If a provider has outstanding vendor documentation and we can't find them responsible for the contract to be registered, that could potentially be a reason why the other contract can't move as well.
2:10:14
But if it is a registered contract that you're referring to, one shouldn't hold up the other, and I'm happy to look into that after and get back to you after the hearing.