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Council Member Brannan inquires about rent funding for older adult centers
4:12:31
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Council Member Justin Brannan inquires about the funding of rent for older adult centers in non-city owned and non-NYCHA facilities. Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez explains the historical context of providing services in NYCHA facilities and the lack of rent funding for NYCHA locations.
- Non-city owned and non-NYCHA facilities receive rent funding in their contracts
- NYCHA facilities do not receive rent funding due to a long-term agreement for city-provided community services
- The decision regarding rent funding for NYCHA facilities is beyond the Department for the Aging's capacity and is a city-level decision
Justin Brannan
4:12:31
I had a question about the older adult centers and non NYCHA or non city owned facilities.
4:12:40
Are there any older adult centers in non city owned or non NYCHA facilities?
4:12:45
Okay.
4:12:46
So do those providers get rent included in their contracts?
4:12:50
Yes.
4:12:52
And why does the agency include rent for those providers and not for the NYCHA providers?
4:13:43
Okay.
4:13:44
Council member Brewer had another question.
Althea V. Stevens
4:12:44
Oh yeah, yeah.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
4:13:02
I can't give you that total answer, but I can tell you that historically and this is part of the agreement was that the city would provide NYCHA with the community services that were part of the funding requirements for public housing.
4:13:21
And it has done so through older adult clubs as well as youth programs.
4:13:27
And I think that was a long term agreement.
4:13:31
That decision is way beyond our capacity.
4:13:34
That's a city decision.
4:13:36
And at this point, there has been no funding for rent in, NYCHA facilities.