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Council Member Brewer Questions Contract Processing Metrics and Escalations

New York City Council · May 28, 2026 · starts 3:44:14 · 58 sec

Council Member Gale Brewer asks how DYCD measures improvements in contract processing and how many contract delays are escalated to the Mayor's Office of Nonprofit Services.

Luisa Linares

Thank you very much.

Luisa Linares

Um I appreciate the call yesterday that we discussed the after school programs.

Luisa Linares

I sent you a letter, I assume you got it, um, and we hope that that can be changed.

Luisa Linares

Is it true that we could do sub uh contracting if nothing else works?

Luisa Linares

The contract does allow for 30% subcontracting.

Luisa Linares

30%.

Luisa Linares

Yes.

Luisa Linares

Okay, that's not not everything then.

Luisa Linares

Okay.

Luisa Linares

Also, just so you know, the people, uh principals do not have a contact for the other uh provider.

Luisa Linares

They don't know how to reach them.

Luisa Linares

I obviously know, so I made the contact, but they did not have a contact, just so you know.

Luisa Linares

They contacted you to get a contact.

Luisa Linares

So um I hope that can be changed.

Luisa Linares

It's really causing a lot of challenges.

Luisa Linares

Also, PS 145 is not happy.

Luisa Linares

They want LEAP.

Luisa Linares

I assume you know that.

Luisa Linares

They also contacted me.

Luisa Linares

Everybody contacts me.

Luisa Linares

And so they too are upset.

Luisa Linares

So you've got a lot of upset people, just FYI.