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CM Brewer questions OMB on DOI 9/11 toxins funding and DOF FOIL portal

New York City Council · Jun 9, 2026 · starts 2:05:42 · 1 min 25 sec

Councilmember Brewer asks whether Solomon's DOI meetings included the $4 million for 9/11 toxins investigation (yes) and whether OMB will fund DOF's $255,000 request to codify their open records portal. Solomon looks forward to discussing both in coming weeks.

Gale A. Brewer

Thank you very much.

Gale A. Brewer

It's nice to hear answers for the last four years.

Gale A. Brewer

We didn't have any answers.

Gale A. Brewer

I'll be honest with you.

Gale A. Brewer

I say it like it is.

Gale A. Brewer

A couple issues.

Gale A. Brewer

In terms of DOY, I know you have met with the commissioner, but my question is, did that include the $4 million for the 9-11?

Gale A. Brewer

Discovery.

Sharif Solomon

It did.

Gale A. Brewer

So you're going to pay that?

Sharif Solomon

We are going to look forward to the conversations we're going to have with you.

Sharif Solomon

I think what we were able to do is, and I met with her on two occasions, to look deeply at where they were in terms of an operational standpoint, and then obviously compliance with the resolution passed by the council on,

Sharif Solomon

yes, yes, by you, Councilman, to basically, you know, to fund the effort that's needed for the 9-11 toxins investigation.

Sharif Solomon

We look forward again in the next few weeks to talking about how we have a well-resourced DOI.

Sharif Solomon

It's an order of magnitude question, right?

Sharif Solomon

So we have to be able to work together and figure out what that order of magnitude will be, given the funding envelope that we have.

Gale A. Brewer

Okay, some small issues.

Gale A. Brewer

Doris, I love Doris, and they have the FOIL responsibility.

Gale A. Brewer

They need $255,000 to codify their open records portal, which will help us with FOIL.

Gale A. Brewer

Is that something that you will fund?

Sharif Solomon

It's something we look forward to discussing with you in the next few weeks.

Gale A. Brewer

Okay.