Council Member Brewer questions DHS on Intro 99 and school placement data

Councilmember Brewer.

Thank you very much, and thank you for being responsive.

I'm going to ask about Intro 99, but as Chris knows, like one shelter is 500 times a month the police department is there.

That's a lot.

So help on that front.

In terms of 99, I know you mentioned the mayor's management report, but I don't see it in a quick perusal.

You collect, the DHS collect the exact data at the MMR or on your own after in this bill, basically the zip code, nearby schools, et cetera.

Is that something that you collect now?

It is.

And can you explain a little bit more, like how often is it produced or what do you use it for, et cetera?

Is it in the MMR and I'm just missing it?

No, no.

The specific data in the intro is not reported in the mayor's management report.

There's a different measure.

I can read the actual measure to you.

I didn't see it there, so I appreciate that.

Yeah, thank you.

So it's families living in the borough of their youngest child's school, and it's a percentage.

And so I think we think, but we want to understand more, and it was helpful to hear your reflections on the introduction.

We think that this is responsive to what you're concerned about.

I hear you being concerned about children being able to stay in the continuity of their community, stay in their school.

Otherwise, it can affect things like attendance and other school outcomes as well as other well-being outcomes.

And I would be interested.

We're not against doing that additional reporting.

It just would be useful to understand if you think it would add value in understanding that or if this specific measure, which speaks to the youngest child and keeping them in their district.