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Discussion on Council's proposed funding for syringe cleanup
2:01:37
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Council Member Abreu inquires about the potential impact of the Council's proposed $1.1 million funding for syringe cleanup. DSNY officials express a willingness to discuss the proposal further and potentially revisit the funding need.
- The Council's proposal included funding for 1 civilian and 15 uniform staff
- DSNY officials express a need for further discussion to understand the calculation behind the proposal
- Council Member Abreu emphasizes the ongoing problem in various neighborhoods
- DSNY currently has no plans to revisit the funding but is open to working with the Council and administration on potential increases
Shaun Abreu
2:01:37
What would the 1,100,000 proposed by the council have covered in terms of new headcount equipment and enforcement expansion?
2:01:45
And what scope of services could be provided with these additional funds?
2:02:09
I think we would be more than happy to have that meeting.
2:02:12
Yes.
2:02:13
And certainly, again, we can do more with more with additional funds.
2:02:17
You know, could be several hundreds of thousands that get picked up versus the hundred thousand.
2:02:22
So we hear a lot from, you know, places like in East Harlem for instance where, you know, in places in Central Harlem and even West Harlem where this is an ongoing problem, it affects our districts.
2:02:35
And my last two questions actually, my last question is, does the DSNY plan to revisit this funding need in future plans, and what short term measures, if any, are being considered in the meantime?
2:02:45
Considered in the meantime?
2:02:58
Well, we plan to revisit those conversations.
2:03:01
Thank you so much to to my apologies.
2:03:05
We have council member Salamanca who's joined us and has questions.
Joseph Antonelli
2:01:51
Hi.
2:01:51
So, you know, we did read the response and we saw that it included one civilian and 15 uniform staff.
2:01:58
But we'd be happy to discuss it further because I guess we don't fully understand exactly, you know, what the calculation behind that.
2:02:05
you to to to see that so we can reconcile with what we think that'll cover.
2:02:21
Yeah.
Javier Lojan
2:02:04
So we would love to work with
2:02:46
So right now, chair, we we don't have any plans to revisit the funding at this time, but we're happy to, you know, work with counsel and administration on what that increase would be if necessary.
Justin Brannan
2:02:21
Right?