Stevens says office's eight-month vacancy shows lack of urgency

I mean, I guess I'm done with my time.

I just want to be clear.

Like, I don't think that it's fair that folks have to wait.

Take as long as you want, Council Member.

Oh, sure.

Don't give me an inch.

I just don't think that it's fair that this office sat without someone to point to for eight months, and now folks still have to wait.

Like, I think the sense of urgency, and this is, it seems like a running theme because I had a hearing yesterday, and a sense of urgency does not seem to be there.

And, you know, I think that when there's issues that the administration deems important, they move mountains to get things done.

And this is a sense of urgency because these.

These outlets are going to fold, and they depend on this.

This is their lifeline.

And it's not okay for us to kind of just say that we're going to assess and figure it out.

That should have been done.

And even if there's not someone at the helm, if we have agencies that if someone leaves, everything stops, that's problem number one.

Things should be in place so that doesn't happen.

So I'm disappointed that that happens, and I'm disappointed that these outlets.

Might fold because we are failing them.

And that is a problem for me because, again, when things are deemed important with this administration, things get done.

And this clearly is something that you guys don't deem important, and that's unacceptable to me.

So thank you, and I appreciate all the things you're saying and understanding that this isn't your fault because you just started three weeks ago.

But that is really unfortunate.

Thank you.

I totally agree.

I think that the contact would be half of the equation just in terms of showing good faith.

And then secondly, the issue that I brought up earlier of who is going to be on the list has to move as quickly as possible so that her organizations and others can get funding.

But I did note that in 25...

Then Comptroller Lander did a report and even had organizations like 1010 Winds and New York One on the community and ethnic media list.

So, I mean, that's, I don't know, to me that would not be community and media list.

eligible.

But that's, again, you're going to have to figure that out as quickly as possible.

Rather have Councilmember Stevens'smaller community and ethnic list be on the list.

So as quickly as possible, I would suggest that has to be done.

Councilmember Moran.