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Council Member Adams inquires about funding for justice involved supported housing
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Council Member Adrienne E. Adams inquires about the administration's plans to use state budget funding for justice involved supported housing (JISH), particularly regarding the promised 380 additional units. Jacques Jiha, Director of NYC Mayor's Office of Management and Budget, commits to following up with more specific information on the topic.
- The state budget included up to $30 million in capital funding for JISH.
- This funding is related to the council's City for All Housing Plan.
- The question references the 2019 points of agreement on closing Rikers and recommendations by the independent Rikers Commission.
Adrienne E. Adams
0:46:41
The recently enacted state budget included up to $30,000,000 in capital funding for JISH, which was the result of the funding agreement for this for the council's City for All Housing Plan.
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Is the administration planning to use any of these funds to open the 380 additional units of justice involved supported housing promised in the twenty nineteen points of agreement on closing Rikers and also recently recommended by the independent Rikers Commission?
Jacques Jiha
0:47:10
Tara, you want to take that?
0:47:13
Okay.
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I will get back to you on question on this on this topic because we'll work with the state and apply for all the funds, but we'll get back to you
Adrienne E. Adams
0:47:21
Okay.
0:47:21
With more specific That's pretty critical because that works with everything that we're all trying to do Sure.
0:47:28
With this subject matter.
0:47:29
Okay.
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Thank you.
0:47:30
Mister chair, thank you for your time.