Skip to content
Council Discourse

NYC Council meetings, chaptered and linked by time.

Created by Uzair Qadir

Inspired by Vikram Oberoi's City Meetings

Q&A

Stevens questions DYCD on 12-month milestones for future procurement

New York City Council · Jun 23, 2026 · starts 1:07:19 · 1 min 26 sec

Stevens asks what specific milestones providers and the Council should expect in the next 12 months regarding Beacon and Cornerstone procurement. Asherall says to expect intentionality around timeline, stakeholder engagement, and transparency, culminating in a concept paper and RFP.

Althea V. Stevens

I have one last question for you.

Althea V. Stevens

So what specific milestones should provider and council expect over the next 12 months regarding the future procurement of Beacon and Cornerstone community centers?

Althea V. Stevens

What should we expect?

Wanda Asherall

So what you should expect is definitely more intentionality about really looking at, like, what is a realistic timeline to release an RFP?

Wanda Asherall

We're still wrapping up our compass.

Wanda Asherall

And so really looking at an intentional timeline to release an RFP, we want to be really intentional about stakeholder engagement.

Wanda Asherall

We know one of the lessons that we've learned in the current process is, like, the importance of family engagement and schools and RAs and stuff like that.

Wanda Asherall

And so.

Wanda Asherall

It's a huge footprint, but we want to make sure that we allow that time and that grace to kind of like look at what are the trends, what are people saying, and how do we infuse.

Wanda Asherall

And we may not make everybody happy, right?

Wanda Asherall

But at least we could be intentional about having data.

Wanda Asherall

Making sure that we engage all of our partners, and then being able to be transparent with kind of like what we're planning to put out there.

Wanda Asherall

And then that'll be the concept paper and ultimately an RFP.

Althea V. Stevens

Okay.

Althea V. Stevens

Ms.

Althea V. Stevens

Harris, you wanted to say something, or you're good?

Althea V. Stevens

Thank you.

Wanda Asherall

Thank you so much, Chair.

Althea V. Stevens

Thank you.