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Description
Housing and Community Development Committee had a discussion with Albany Community Development Agency (ACDA) Director Faye Andrews on CARE Act (Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act) Funding. The Committee also received an update from Steven Longo, Executive Director for the Albany Housing Authority (AHA) regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the AHA and its residents.
A
A
We
agreed
that
we
wanted
to
meet
because
there's
additional
funding
that
is
available
for
Ovid
19
through
Congress
as
result
of
and
I
need
help
with
efforts
for
local
people.
You
know
for
challenges.
Probit
and
also
mr.
nami
had
suggested
that
we
steve
longo
the
executive
director
of
the
open
e
Housing
Authority
to
find
out
what
issues
they
may
be
facing.
They.
A
A
A
A
They
did
do
a
survey
on
mine
and
she
did
provide
us
some
break
through
showing
the
survey
results
with
regard
to
what
people
in
the
community
who
responded
what
was
important
for
who
we
help
with
this
additional
funding
and
and
what
purposes
they
might
be
used
for,
so
they
wanna
go
over
at
the
survey.
Beltshire
yep.
E
Sure
so
the
the
funding
there's
three
different
funding
streams
that
we're
getting
additional
HUD
funding
for
response
to
the
kovin
19
pandemic.
There's
CDBG
funding
that
funding
is
2
million
$12,600.
There's
the
emergency
solution
grant
funding,
which
is
for
the
homeless
providers
and
that's
1
million
eleven
thousand
five
hundred
eighty
three
dollars
and
then
there's
a
smaller
pot
for
the
housing
opportunities.
E
So
I
think
the
to
fund
the
aqua
funding
and
the
ESG
funding
they're
pretty
self-explanatory
and
I
think
we
all
understand
where
they
go.
The
CDBG
funding
the
two
million
dollars
can
be
used.
The
way
we
use
CDBG
funding
into
any
program
year
as
long
as
we
tie
it
back
to
either
responding
preparing
for
or
preventing
the
Cova
19
pandemic.
E
A
E
We
have
a
better
idea,
but
we
don't
have
a
full
idea
yet
so
what
we
have
to
do
is
a
substantial
amendment
to
our
2019
program
year,
so
the
funds
originally
they
said
the
funds
were
going
to
be
a
standalone
grant,
but
now
they've
changed
that
and
there
we
have
to
either
add
them
into
our
2019
or
2020
program
year.
Application
and
since
2020
hasn't
been
approved
by
HUD.
Yet
it
will
take
too
long
to
do
it
that
way,
so
they
said
the
quickest
way
to
do.
E
E
E
Yes,
okay,
so
I'll
start
back
at
the
top
I,
don't
know
if
there's
really
any
surprises
on
what
what
we're
seeing
with
the
survey
responses
but
we'll
go
over
them.
Quick
and
if
you
have
questions
just
stop
me,
okay,
so
the
first.
The
first
question
that
we
asked
people
was
what
we
who
we
thought
was
the
most
vulnerable
populations
for
to
consider
for
this
funding
stream
and
and
what
we
came
up
with.
What
the
respondents
basically
said
was
that
it
would
be
low-income
individuals
and
the
elderly
was
the
highest.
The
next
highest
population.
F
E
E
What
I,
what
I
didn't
do
and
I
should
have
done
on
this
survey
was
I,
didn't
include
homeless
population
because
we
have
the
funding
separate
for
the
homeless
population.
So
several
of
the
people
who
responded
to
this
felt
that
the
homeless
should
have
been
considered
in
this
survey,
and
it's
not
that
we
are
going
to
consider
them.
It's
just
that
we
have
other
funding
sources
for
them.
F
A
quick
question:
I,
don't
know
if
you
can
tell
I
like
the
you
have
like
300
70
some-odd
respondents,
yeah.
G
E
E
E
That's
what
I
can't
that's,
what
I
can't
figure
out
how
to
get
this
part
downloaded
I'm
wondering
if
maybe
I
could
print
it
and
then
scan
it,
which
is
kind
of
cumbersome,
but
there's
no
way
for
me
to
pull
this
data
out
from
what
I
can
see.
So
there
may
be
a
help.
I
can
ask
the
helpdesk,
maybe
and
see
what
they
can
if
they
can
tell
me
how
to
do
it,
but
from
what
I
can
tell
I
can't
pull
this
information
out
to
put
it
into
a
presentation
format,
but
anyway,
I'll
give
a
shot.
E
E
H
E
E
No,
we
don't
know
so
we
don't
know,
we
don't
know
what
they
were
from
the
city.
We
don't
know
if
they
were
outside
of
the
city.
That's
I.
Don't
think
this
can
capture
any
of
that.
I.
Think,
though,
from
what
I'm
seeing
on
here,
it
seems
like
it.
It's
a
it's
an
Albany
representation.
It
doesn't
really
strike
me
as
people
from
outside
of
the
city,
but
I
can't
tell
what
neighborhood
either
right.
E
This
is
the
second
question
kinds
of
needs
that
they
felt
people
would
have
the
same.
You
know
the
accessibility
to
masks
and
other
PPE
and
and
healthy
food.
The
food
has
been
what
I've
been
hearing
over
and
over
from
people
and
community-based
organizations
that
the
access
to
food
is
really
important
and
people
are
going
without
food
right
now.
So.
E
You're
right
and
some
of
the
comments
at
the
end
were
mentioned
that
you
know
helping
kids
get
through
school.
We
put,
we
put
the
access
to
the
Internet
and
the
broadband
services
and
I
think
I
kind
of
made
the
leap
that
that
would
be
because
the
kids
who
are
at
home
having
to
do
work
from
home,
we
need
access
to
the
Internet
and
I
wasn't
really.
E
E
D
E
Generally,
the
only
funding
we
usually
we
use
for
that
type
of
programming
is
the
ESG
funding
the
emergency
solutions
grant
funding
and
we
usually
grant
contract
with
United
tenants
association
to
do
it.
They've
got
a
really
good
system
in
place,
and
they,
you
know
their
application
process
is
smooth
and
easy
for
people
to
be
coming.
You
know
to
get
involved
with
it.
E
B
E
The
qualifications
as
of
right
now,
CDBG
HUD,
has
not
lifted
any
of
the
income
qualifications
from
the
funding,
meaning
that
anybody
who
accesses
our
programs
or
any
of
the
programs
funded
with
these
dollars
will
still
have
to
be
eighty
percent
of
the
area
median
income
that
it
will
have
that
hasn't.
Given
a
ton
of
guidance
on
that
part
of
it.
E
There
is
another
national
objective
called
urgent
need
that
there
it's
a
statutory
regulation
and
we
can
30%
of
our
funds-
can
be
used
on
residents
or
programming
for
people
who
are
over
income.
They'll
have
it'll
be
a
program.
You
know
that
I'll
have
to
be
developed.
If
we
do
it
with
these
funds,
it'll
have
to
be
developed
in
a
way
to
put
a
cap
on
the
funding
and
everything
so
that
that'll
be
a
program
that
we'll
have
to
develop.
If
we
do
it.
E
D
E
Is
it
June,
okay?
So,
but
now
it's
been
extended
to
August,
so
we'll
have
time
to
figure
that
out
and
I
know
that
there's
in
the
fourth
bill,
the
fourth
round
of
stimulus
funding,
there's
discussion
of
additional
larger
amount
of
funding
coming
for
addiction
prevention
to
do
so,
that'll
be
good,
because
I
think
that's
gonna,
be
I.
Think
we're
gonna
see
a
lot
of
people
who
might
not
even
qualify
for
our
funding
having
an
issue
with
being
evicted.
You
know
if
they've
lost
their
jobs,
then
and
they're
not
able
to
pay
their
rent.
I.
I
E
It's
it's
it's!
It's
provided
to
us
by
HUD
and
I
will
get
it
for
you
before.
Our
meeting
is
over
I.
Don't
have
it
pulled
up,
but
it's
based
on
family
size,
roughly
a
family
of
one
is
44,000,
I!
Think,
but
don't
quote
me
on
that
out:
I'll
get
it
for
you.
If
I
can't,
if
I
don't
get
it
to
you
by
the
meeting,
I'll
email
it
right
out
to
give
you
those
income
limits.
E
Housing
needs
this.
Is
we
just
kind
of
touched
this
subject?
Eviction
prevention
was,
was
that
highest
priority
here,
followed
by
foreclosure
prevention
and
in
one
of
the
comments?
I,
don't
know
if
it's
here
or
the
other
comments
down
below
affordable
housing
partnership
did
complete
the
survey
and
they
are
saying
that
they're
feeling
fairly
confident
that
they
can
help
people
with
missed
for
mortgage
payments
tack,
those
on
at
the
end
of
their
mortgage.
E
E
C
E
E
E
G
F
E
It'll
prob,
we'll
probably
not
do
that.
Pro
will
probably
sub
that
program
out
because
we
don't
have
we
don't
we
don't
have
the
experience
in
our
office
to
do
this
into
that
the
applications
in
the
way
that
I
think
we're
going
to
have
to
do
it.
We're
definitely
going
to
be
involved
in
it,
making
sure
that
the
regulations
for
HUD
are
followed
with
it.
But
I
don't
think
because
that
will
run
the
application
of
the
program
out
of
our
office
for
one
it
would.
E
And
we've
worked
with
them
on
other
small
business
loans,
so
you
know
it
was
just
needs
to
be
somebody
with
more
experience
than
our
office.
We
have.
We
have
a
lot
of
great
staff
when
it
comes
to
the
rehab
programs
and
the
public
services
and
everything
like
that,
but
this
particular
area
I
think
we
would
need
some
assistance
with
okay.
E
E
Yeah,
there's
a
couple
of
kind
of
not
really
appropriate
responses,
but
signage
for
social
social,
distancing.
Things
like
that
when,
when
we
do
our
public
service
grants
and
think
we'll,
we'll
make
sure
that
everybody
has
a
plan
submitted
to
us
for
making
sure
that
the
people
who
receive
their
services
are
kept
safe
and
distanced
from
each
other
and.
E
Yeah
I'll,
just
I'm,
gonna
scroll
through
one,
so
I,
don't
think,
are
relatable
to
the
funding.
If
that's
okay
and
then
yeah
yeah
yeah
child
care,
that
was
one
that
was
the
hot
one
of
the
highest
needs.
Also
child
care
summer,
camp
summer,
programming,
I,
don't
know,
what's
going
to
happen
this
summer,
but
as
people
start
going
back
to
work
and
their
kids
don't
have
anywhere
to
go,
I
think
we're
gonna
have
an
issue
with
that.
I
mean
schools
are
over
in
a
month
technically
six
weeks,
right
right
after
that
I
gotta
figure
out.
E
E
A
E
G
A
E
E
A
E
E
It
thank
you
whoever
did
that
anyway,
so
the
next
steps
are
for
us
to
come
up
with
a
plan
figure
out
how
to
allocate
the
funding
I
have
an
application,
an
RFP,
almost
100%,
ready
to
go.
We've
been
working
with
the
lien
office
to
get
our
program
applications
online
in
like
a
forum,
fillable
application,
so
that
people
can
just
apply
right
online
to
us
and
I
think
that
we're
going
to
give
that
a
shot
with
this
application.
G
E
E
E
Correct,
yes,
it's
a
it's
a
watered
down
version
of
the
application
that
we
use
for
our
regular
year-round
applications,
except
for
the
fact
that
we
still
need
some
of
the
documentation
like
the
financials
and
prove
that
there
are
501c3.
You
know
the
statutory
requirements
I
can't
get
rid
of,
but
some
of
the
questions,
I've
shortened,
the
application
and.
E
Then
you
know
we'll
do
advertisement
as
to
when
the
application
is
available
and
I'd
like
to
try.
I
have
to
work
with
Corp
counsel
on
this,
but
I'd
like
to
try
to
make
it
a
rolling
applications
so
that
there
wasn't
a
deadline
and
that
people
can
apply
when
they're
ready
not
just
apply
when
the
funding
is
ready.
E
And
it's
not
going
to
also
disallow
if
there's
something
that
that's
out
there,
that
we
don't
know
about
if
somebody
wants
to
apply
for
a
public
service
and
they
can
show
that
there's
a
need
for
it.
It's
not
that
we
won't
accept
that
application
either.
I
mean
I
tried
to
capture
what
I
could
in
that
survey,
but
I'm
sure
I
missed
something,
and
if
there's
people
out
here
who
know
more
of
what
is
needed
in
the
community,
then
certainly
they
should
be
applying
now
the
homeless.
A
E
J
E
Well,
I
mean
I,
don't
I,
don't
know
what
the
response
is
going
to
be
I'd
like
to
be
able
to
have
it
a
certain
amount
of
funding
available
and
have
and
and
let
people
apply
for
it.
I
probably
am
gonna
have
to
put
a
deadline
on
it
because
I
don't
want
people
spring.
It's
kind
of
it's
a
hard
decision
to
make
I
don't
want
people
scrambling
to
apply
for
the
funny
when
they're
not
ready,
but
then
I
don't
want
them,
thinking
that
they
have
to
get
it
in
right.
E
E
So
we'll
use
the
same
system
that
we've
been
using
for
our
RFPs,
but
I
will
have
to
get
people
who
are
interested
in
willing
to
do
it.
It's
gonna,
you
know
it's
a
it's
a
different
time
right
now,
I,
don't
know
if
people
that
we've
used
in
the
past
will
want
to
do
it,
but
we'll
have
to
have
a
new
group
have.
B
E
E
I
hear
what
you're
saying
because
I
know
they're
all
really
busy,
but
I.
Don't
I,
don't
know.
If
I
could
do
that,
I
don't
know,
I'd
have
to
check
that
out
with
core
council
I
do
understand
what
you're
saying
because
I
know
right
now:
they're
all
some
of
them
are
really
swamped
with
what
they're
doing
and
to
sit
down
and
have
to
write
an
RFP
right.
Now
is
probably
the
last
thing
they
want
to
do,
but
I
do
promise
it's
a
lot
shorter
than
the
other
ones
that
we've
had
so
I.
F
F
E
A
Also
thinking
that,
for
we
have
people
who
are
able
to
provide
masks
and
PPE
include
especially
I'm
a
little
bit
nervous
about
waiting
for
weeks
to
do
a
review,
I'm
wondering
if
there
are
certain
hallmarks
that
you
can
identify
that
would
allow
you
have
this
be
part
of
the
RFP
we
are
expedited.
Funding
will
be
made
available
for
routes
that
show
ability
and
have
a
plan
we're
doing
this.
Miss
China,
I
gotta,
say
here
too,
because
you
know,
like
you,
see,
people
going
back
to
work.
People
need
help
here
and
I.
E
Saw
something
I
think
peril
is
starting
a
new
daycare
program
on
Monday,
that's
home
right
for
for
kids.
You
know
for
essential
workers
who's
who
need
to
have
some
childcare
right
now,
but
yeah.
It's
it's
huge
and
I,
don't
know,
I,
don't
even
know
how
what
the
I
mean.
I
have
an
idea.
I
know
what
the
programs
at
the
YMCA
run,
the
different
school
districts
in
the
area.
I
know.
E
A
G
E
But
that's
what
we
generally
do
with
our
regular
applications.
Yeah,
it's
the
hard
part.
The
priorities
are
going
to
be
hard.
What
I,
what
I
the
way
I've
written
it
is
that
the
priorities
that
we've
identified
are
this,
but
if
you
feel
you
have
a
priority
that
we've
not
mentioned
it's
going
to
have
to
be.
E
A
Council
members
is
there
anything
that
has
not
been
mentioned
in
the
survey
results
that
you've
thought
about
in
terms
of
where
there's
me,
nor
you
know
that
has
not
been
mentioned.
That's
the
first
question
and
if
anybody
wants
to
provide
any
feedback
regard
to,
if
there's
in
particular,
if
there's
any
disagreement
with
the
priorities,
as
this
survey
has
I.
J
Teeny
assistance,
PPE,
one
thing
that
was
mentioned
and
the
survey
that
has
not
been
brought
up
is
filling
the
gap.
The
education
of
gap
for
our
communities
officially
ends
probably
mid-june,
but
students
have
classroom
since
mid-march.
So
this
usually
is
a
summer
melt
of
some
a
gap.
B
G
J
Or
back
in
normal
classroom,
but
something
that
tries
to
address
that
gap
to
just
know
that
all
the
students
are
dealing
with,
but
it
affects
specifically
our
you
know
our
more
vulnerable
communities,
yeah.
G
E
E
There
have
been
some
they're
still
trying
to
figure
out
how
summer
programming
can
even
I'm
not
talking
somebody
use
them
for
employment.
I'm
talking
more
of
the
playground
programs,
just
because
of
the
size
is
that
they're
allowed
I
think
they're
only
allowed
8,
kids
her
place
or
some
I'm,
not
exactly
I'm.
E
A
Have
internet
access
in
your
home
and
I
know
that
spectrum
has
provided
some
free
service,
but
I
wonder
about
how
many
kids
are
out
there
that
really
need
somebody
to
come
into
the
home
and
set
things
up.
Kids
once
they're
set
I
know
how
to
use
it,
because,
that's
probably
in
part
of
their
experience
in
school,
making
sure
they
are
set.
G
A
A
K
A
I
I
would
appreciate
your
talking
to
the
school
district
about
what
has
been
done.
How
many
kids
are
needed?
Those
services-
and
you
know,
and
so
Kevin's
talking
about
remote
activities
for
the
camp
out.
You
know
so
quite
possible.
Yeah.
A
lot
of
our
children
would
not
have
any
access
to
that
because
they
don't
have
access
to.
E
G
My
I'll
jump
in
remember
last
was
it
last
year
we
had
that
the
council
had
the
meeting
with
members
of
the
school
district
and
others
as
well,
and
it
was
over
the
our
concerns
about
violence
in
the
summer.
Well,
perhaps
it's
something
we
might
consider
doing
a
remote
meeting
with
some
members
of
the
school
district
school
board
just
to
get
an
update
on
how
this
remote
education
has
gone
and
where
you
know
we
have
a
little
extra
funding
here.
Is
there
what
you
know?
What
are
they
using
to
keep
kids.
G
G
I
thought
it
was
helpful
to
us
last
time
we
got
together
with
them
to
find
out
to
get
their
input
on.
You
know
quelling
violence
over
the
summer
and
we'll
want
to
keep
kids
active
and
learning
over
the
summer.
So
you
could
provide
some.
You
know.
Let
us
know
how
it's
going
so
far
with
the
remote
learning.
D
D
G
D
With
the
survey
when
I
shared
it,
many
people
didn't
understand,
you
know
the
English
is
the
second
language
loved
being
able
to
space
these
surveys
just
to
kind
of
keep
them
in
the
back
of
your
mind,
also
like
the
small
business,
as
relates
to
the
small
businesses
that
exist
here.
There
are
some
businesses
that
are
really
becoming
proactive
in
assisting
the
community,
I
think
about
organiz,
like
Kitchen
216,
who
is
giving
out
free
if
you
show
up
at
12
o'clock.
E
D
D
That
was
echoing
those
sentiments
that,
even
with
the
distance
learning,
there's
still
some
students
out
there
in
our
city
who
don't
have
access
to
technology,
as
relates
to
the
computers,
they
don't
have
access
to
the
Internet
and
they
need
assistance
to
overcome
this
sort
of
the
distance
learning
aspect
of
it.
So
there's
a
way
that
you
can
work
with
the
school
district
to
offset
some
of
that
cost.
That
would
be
a
step
in
the
right
direction
and
another
thing
to
it,
as
relates
to
not
having
the
technology.
In
the
summer
time.
D
We
look
at
summer
youth
program.
If
we're
doing
a
remote,
the
students
are
still
going
to
need
access
to
technology
and
Internet.
So
it
would
be
important
a
couple
of
us
to
actually
be
proactive,
in
instance,
as
relates
to
making
sure
that
those
communities
have
access
to
the
technology
and
internet
all
throughout
the
cities
being
echoed
that
spectrum
is
given
out
free,
Internet.
D
D
You
have
to
be
someone
who
didn't
have
any
prior
deficiencies
with
spectrum
with
spectrum,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we're
very
clear
as
it
relates
to
spectrum
given
our
free
internet,
because
they're
really
not
giving
up
for
you
tonight
and
I
was
the
school
district
member
that
said,
they're
actually
contracting
with
t-mobile
to
assist
with
some
of
these
households
were
in
need
of
technology
and
Internet
assistance.
So.
D
They
are
yeah
yeah,
they're,
providing
hotspots
to
t-mobile,
but
still
there
are
some
students
who
don't
have
the
technology
and
also
the
internet
at
their
homes.
Okay,
that
I
want
to
bring
up.
Is
you
know
your
office
is
doing
some
great
work
and
all
throughout
the
city.
We
have
programs
that
are
rich
but
results.
D
It's
very
difficult
to
see
where
some
of
these
results
and
I
would
really
like
to
see,
because
you
could
do
great
things,
but
if
nobody
hear
about
it,
it's
a
challenge
and
I
think
that
in
these
challenging
times,
it's
important
that
we
get
the
message
out
that
the
federal
government
is
here
to
help
government
local.
It's
also
here
to
help
your
office.
It's
also
here
to
help.
D
So
we
could
set
aside
some
money
as
relates
to
advertising
marketing,
as
well
as
small
business,
be
proactive
going
out
to
these
communities
reaching
out
to
the
people
who
are
going
to
be
in
most
need
over
the
past
years
that
I've
been
as
a
council
member
is
the
same
people
that
hear
the
funding
that
are
out
there.
This
is
the
same
people
that
hear
all
the
tax
breaks
that
are
out
there.
There's
the
same
people
that
hear
about
all
the
grants,
assistance
and
a
whole
host
of
things
that
are
out
there.
D
If
we
could
reach
out
so
all
across
the
city
and
let
them
know
spread
particularly
marginalized
and
disenfranchised
communities,
then
listen.
The
cares
Act.
This
is
how
much
we
have
a
CDBG.
This
is
how
much
we
have
for
ESG
money.
This
is
how
much
we
have
for
the
aids/hiv
community.
You
know
those
type
of
things,
so
we
can
set
aside
some
type
of
marketing
funding
to
get
the
word
out
to
the
residents.
That
will
be
greatly
appreciated.
D
Well,
do
and
I
just
want
just
tenants
assistants.
You
know
a
couple
of
weeks,
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
before
I
put
out
the
letter
accident
mayor
to
put
a
moratorium
on
evictions
I
found
out.
There
were
three
hundred
and
seventy
five
scheduled
evictions
in
the
city
of
Albany.
This
is
before
Colby.
Now
that
we're
the
endemic
of
COBIT
those
numbers
come
August
20th
is
going
to
be
even
larger.
So
you
know
education
is
important
step
with
small
business
in
point.
All
these
things
point
by
the
individuals
will
have
place
to
stay.
D
A
F
E
A
I'm
not
seeing
anybody
else
with
their
hands
raised
so
with
that
I
want
to.
Thank
they
very
much.
Where
will
you
work
on
this
and
I
look
forward
to
your
continuing
to
share
information?
If
you
can
get
us,
those
survey
results
be
sure
to
get
us.
The
draft
of
the
earth
I
would
like
you
to
have
that
conversation
with
the
school
district.
A
C
K
Okay,
all
right
so
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
having
me
and
thank
councilman
awanee
for
inviting
me.
I
also
want
to
recognize
the
vice-chair
of
the
Albany
Housing
Authority's
Board
Kelly
Kimbrough.
Who
is
we
can't
tell
you
how
much
support
that
he
gives
us
and
how
grateful
we
are
so
I'm
just
going
to
be
brief
and
divided
into
two
ways:
I'm
going
to
quickly
go
over
how
the
code
19
has
affected
our
operations
and
then
go
over
a
daily
dashboard
report
that
we
produce,
which
sort
of
tracks
the
impact
on
our
residents.
K
So
first
our
maintenance
folks
that
go
into
the
apartments
to
do
maintenance
work,
orders.
They
are
working
50%
and
they
are
taking
turns
on
what
teams
are
coming
in
and
they
are
only
doing
emergency
work,
orders
right
now
and
we
are
notifying
everybody
as
soon
as
we
start
to
reopen
that
we
will
be
prioritizing
the
non-emergency
work,
orders
the
operations
department,
that's
the
department
that
manages
the
housing
and
the
section
8
program.
K
K
Everybody
there's
been
no
furloughs,
there's
been
no,
no
one
has
lost
any
salary.
We're
trying
to
do
all
we
can
to
contribute
to
keep
the
spread
of
the
virus
down
and
so
well,
it's
an
impact
on
us
at
this
point.
You
know
we
we
try
to
have
not
trying
to
have
as
few
people
on
site
as
we
can.
All
of
our
offices
are
closed.
K
A
A
K
They
have
mass
and
other
personal
protective
equipment
and
before
they
go
into
the
apartment
and
when
the
the
resident
is
engaged,
the
raw
other
asked
a
series
of
questions
and
their
questions
front
that
are
put
out
by
the
CDC.
Have
you
done
any
traveling
out
of
the
country?
Have
you
been
in
contact
with
anybody
that
has
been
exposed?
K
K
So
all
of
our
offices
are
closed,
including
the
main
office
here
at
Toyota,
South
Pearl,
but
all
the
offices
have
been
retrofitted
with
mail
slots
where
people
can
drop
stuff
off
to
us
and
we
are
starting
already
to
prepare
for
the
reopening
and
our
maintenance
workers
are
going
around
to
all
the
sites
and
installing
plexiglass
so
that
there
can
be
a
barrier
between
our
staff
when
we
open.
So
we
are
really
proud
of
the
fact
that
we
were
able
to
have.
We
have
a
two-person
IT
team
here
at
the
Housing
Authority.
K
They
worked
around
the
clock
to
provide
remote
access
to
our
professional
employees,
so
the
Capitol
South
Campus
Center,
which
is
operated
by
BOCES
they're
closed
now,
so
within
that
the
Housing
Authority
owned
a
cart
with
50
laptops.
So
all
those
laptops
were
meticulous.
We
could
meticulously
reconfigure,
so
they
can
get
access
into
our
system
and
they
are
equipped
with
headsets
because
of
our
voice
phone
system.
K
K
We
spent
about
1.5
million
dollars
or
18
million
dollars
for
the
year
to
pay
the
the
family
pays
30%
of
their
income,
it's
up
to
40
in
section
8,
and
then
the
government,
through
the
Housing
Authority
pasted
a
difference
so
128
families,
out
of
two
hundred
two
thousand
four
hundred,
have
reported
a
loss
of
income.
It's
affecting
we're
mailing
out
$50,000
more
per
month
in
public
housing.
K
We
have
roughly
2,400
families
and
119
those
families
have
called
in
to
say
that
they
have
lost
income,
that
dramatically
impacts
their
rent,
and
that
represents
a
loss
of
fifty
two
thousand
dollars
in
rental
income
on
we're
tracking
our
vacancy
we're
not
seeing
as
many
people
move
in
and
move
out
as
normal.
So
we're
still
at
about
97
98
percent
occupied
our
cash
flow
right
now
we're
using
February
as
a
base
month
and
so
on.
K
May
compared
to
February
11th,
our
cash
flow
people
paying
rent
is
down
4.1
percent,
which
is
far
far
below
the
national
average
that
you're
networking
with
other
housing
authorities
so
we're
doing
well
there
so
I
mentioned
the
emergency
work
orders
we
so
far
have
been
able
to
do
since
March,
18th,
1463
emergency
work
orders
we
currently
have
eleven
hundred
and
seventy
three
backlog
work,
orders
that
will
do
once
the
we
open
up.
We
open
back
up
so
I
guess
with
that.
K
K
Chiquita's
dr
beau
she's,
a
deputy
director
here
and
she's
coordinating
our
whole
kovat
team
and
she
is
in
constant
communication
with
the
city
and
they
have
conference
close
about.
What's
going
on,
she's
we've
launched
a
campaign
where
there's
signage
and
all
of
our
common
areas
warning
people
about
social
distancing.
The
grave
need
to
be
very
to
not
visit
elderly
residents
unless
you
absolutely
have
to.
We
have
been
able
to
source
disposable
mass
and
we
mailed
and
are
mailing
out
disposable
mass
to
all
public
housing
residents.
K
Section
8
participants,
we're
also
sponsoring
a
campaign
where
folks
are
donating
and
making
cloth
masks
for
our
elderly
residents
and
it's
in
partnership
with
Morgan
linen
and
they're
cleaning
the
masks
for
us.
We
have
an
Instagram
account
which
we're
trying
to
share
as
much
information
as
we
can.
Our
website,
Facebook
I
guess
at.
E
A
First
I
want
to
thank
you
very
much
for
all
that
you're
doing
and
I.
Thank
you
for
that
concise
report.
I
also
want
to
note
that
you're
leaving
us
soon
and
I
appreciate
your
a
great
agreeing
to
meet
with
us.
You
know
on
that.
Almost
on
the
eve
of
your
retirement
you're,
you
are
your
retirement
date
is
and
don't
smile
too
broadly.
A
K
This
has
planned,
I
mean
first
of
all,
I
thought
it
was
going
to
be
an
easy
two
months
before
I
left
I
had
no
idea.
This
is
gonna
happen.
I
am
planning
on
retiring
on
June
30th
and
what
I've
explained
to
the
board,
which
Kelly
knows
that
if
they
have
any
difficulty,
are
you
willing
to
do
whatever
they
need?
I'm,
hoping
to
retire?
June
30th.
A
K
K
I
You
thank
you.
I
talked
to
shaquita
at
least
once
or
twice
a
week
and
I
did
take
care
of
45
Center
Avenue
I
also
worked
with
many
recruiting.
He
gave
out
baskets
one
day.
I
met
him
over
there
with
Bridget
and
handed
out
baskets,
but
I
heard
you
say
last
week,
Shiki
was
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
get
at
least
a
on
a
mess,
and
they
were
talking
with
the
city
and
I
asked
them
to
call
sheriff
Apple.
Can
you
tell
me
where
you
guys
are
at
with
your
mess
wish?
K
K
I
J
K
So
we
have
two
community
service
workers
and
they
have
a
list
of
all
of
our
elderly
residents
or
disabled
residents
and
they're.
Making
wellness
calls
and
they're
also
checking
with
families
that
have
lost
income
and
we're
counseling
them,
and
we
have
a
packet
on
how
to
apply
for
unemployment
and
their
benefits
and
also
taking
their
rent
down.
And
we
currently
are
working
with
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club
who
are
delivering
twice
a
day.
Breakfast
and
lunch
to
four
of
our
apartment.
A
H
K
F
H
K
There's
a
an
industry
conference
call
that's
held
twice
a
week
because
Congress
appropriated
the
money
to
HUD
and
HUD
is
making
it
really
difficult
for
us
to
access
it
and
we're
trying
to
figure
out
what
we
can
use
it
for
and
we're
now
fighting
in.
That
Hut
is
saying
that
you
can't
use
it
for
any
expenses
prior
to
April
28th.
So
there's
a
lot
going
on
and
you.
H
K
K
D
D
Just
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much
for
everything
that
you
have
done
for
this
city
and
I
wish.
You
could
stay
a
little
bit
longer.
I
think
the
governors
are
pause,
New
York,
cause
I,
think
it
applies
to
you
too,
so
you
might
have
to
pause
that
retirement
anyway.
I
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you
so
much
for
everything
that
you
have
done.
My
question
is
more
so,
as
relates
to
like
rent
collection
from
individuals
impacted
by
the
pandemic,
like
how
has
it
been
with
the
rent
collection,
with
individuals.
K
You
know
I'm
just
totally
amazed
that
we're
only
down
four
point,
one
percent
from
where
we
were
I'm
using
February.
As
you
know,
the
base
month
before
the
coded
there's
multiple
ways
to
pay
your
rent
and
one
of
the
big
ways
was
people
would
come
in
to
200
Southborough
and
pay
at
set
q,
and
so
we
were
really
nervous
when
CEFCU
and
the
building
closed.
But
people
are
dropping
on.
You
know:
they're,
going
on
they're
paying
by
law
they're
going
online,
their
mailing
their
money
in
they're,
coming
to
our
sites
and
dropping
their
checks
off.
K
So
there's
a
multiple,
multiple
ways
of
a
pain
and
things
are
going
going
really.
Well.
Anybody
who
does
contact
the
case
contact
us.
The
caseworker
tells
them
right
away
the
benefits
that
they
have.
You
can
go
down
to
a
minimum
rent,
a
zero
rent
and
we're
working
one-on-one
with
your
caseworker.
That's.
D
Awesome
yeah
many
of
my
friends
in
the
city
was
like.
Well,
it
can
Albany
housing
cancel
the
rent
and
I
was
like
wait.
It's
not
that
easy.
It's
not
that
easy!
Okay,
but
you
know
follow
without
conversations
that
we
have
had
have
assured
me
that
you
know
individuals
who
have
been
struggling
with
either
section
8
of
those
things
are
being
handled
so
I
just
wanna
say.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership
in
these
times
during
coping,
so
I
was
getting
ready
to
have
a
press
conference
out
there.
D
E
I
I
E
Okay,
yep,
and
just
so
everyone
knows
it.
We
still
have
the
requirement,
it
does
have
to
be
a
501
C
3.
That
applies
for
the
funding.
So
if
it's,
if
there's
some
of
those
grassroot
organizations
out
there,
that
are
doing
a
lot
of
good
work,
if
they
don't
have
that
they'll
have
to
hook
up
with
a
501
C
3,
who
can
be
their
umbrella
like
their
fiscal
agent,.
J
K
I
A
J
K
See:
here's
here's
what
our
logic
was,
because
our
money
could
only
go
to
section
8
in
public
policy,
so
the
money
that
United
tenants
uses
to
pay
the
rent
verges
we're
out.
The
city
comes
mostly
from
PHA
and
the
ESG
program,
and
so
there's
not
enough
of
it.
It
runs
out
midway
through
the
year,
and
so
we
have
a
lot
of
public
housing,
folks
that
were
taking
some
of
that
money
from
the
city
folks
and
so
by.
K
Our
concept
is
we're
trying
to
get
to
where
you
what
you're
saying
is
buy
more
of
the
money
that
would
have
gone
to
public
housing
and
state
is
now
going
to
be
paid
by
the
housing
authority,
freeing
up
the
other
ESG
money
to
go
to
non-public
housing
and
not
sexually.
It's
a
way
to
get
the
money
into
the
system
that
the
money
is
required
for
public
housing
and
such
day,
but
it
frees
up
the
other
money.