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Hudson asks Rudin what repairs ICL can do independently

New York City Council · Oct 21, 2026 · starts 2:40:10 · 1 min 22 sec

Hudson asks what repairs ICL can authorize without DHS approval; Rudin says physical plant issues go to DHS, superficial things like painting may be in ICL's purview, and even shower curtain rods required a DHS process.

Crystal Hudson

Sorry, I have one last question.

Crystal Hudson

What categories of repairs or facility improvements can ICL authorize and complete independently without prior DHS or DSS approval?

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

Yeah, you know, because it's their building, we tell them, we bring all physical plant issues to them.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

And then there are more superficial things that they allow us to do on our own.

Crystal Hudson

Can you just give us some examples of what that might be?

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

I'll give you an example.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

We were like, we want to hang shower curtain rods right now in the bathroom.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

And they were like, no, like we have some structural concerns about that.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

Let's go through this process of getting bids.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

And so we figured out how we could expedite it and plan to have it done by the end of the year.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

But they intercede.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

They have capital experts that we don't.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

It's their building.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

They know it better than we do from a capital standpoint.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

You know, I would be guessing.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

I want to say painting and some.

Member of the Public - Jody Rudin

Superficial things like that might be in our purview, but I need to be clear that that's a guess.

Frank Morano

Okay.

Frank Morano

Thank you.

Frank Morano

Thank you, Chair.

Frank Morano

Thank you.

Frank Morano

Ms.

Frank Morano

Foster.

Frank Morano

I apologize.

Frank Morano

I didn't realize I wasn't told you had a question.

Frank Morano

Hang tight.

Frank Morano

Council Member Wong.