The Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan is the City of New York's annual application to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Community Planning and Development (HUD-CPD) for four formula entitlement grant programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA).
These federal funds are used to address affordable housing needs, homelessness, supportive housing services and community development needs for programs which either directly or indirectly benefit low- and moderate-income households.Operations is convening the Report and Advisory Board Review Commission. This Commission is tasked with reviewing existing reporting and meeting requirements and making recommendations as to how these could be altered or streamlined. The goal of the Commission is to remove those requirements that are no longer relevant to improve government efficiency and reduce the amount of time agencies and offices spend on reports and advisory boards.
The New York City Automated Decision Systems Task Force (ADS Task Force) was established by Local Law 49 of 2018. It was tasked with recommending a process for reviewing the use of government automated decision systems. The first of its kind in the country, the Task Force was co-chaired by Director of the Mayor's Office of Operations Jeff Thamkittikasem, Chief Analytics Officer and Director of the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics Kelly Jin, and Deputy Commissioner of Strategic Initiatives at the NYC Commission on Human Rights Brittny Saunders.
The Mayor's Office of Operations tracks all initiatives that are part of the Vision Zero Action Plan, the City's blueprint to end traffic fatalities and injuries on New York City streets. In addition, Operations convenes the Vision Zero Task Force, bringing all agencies involved in Vision Zero to the table to give project updates, exchange ideas, share best practices, consider new policies, and make improvements to existing initiatives. The Vision Zero agencies include representatives from the New York City Police Department, the Department of Transportation, the Taxi and Limousine Commission, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Law Department, the Office of Management and Budget, the District Attorneys' offices, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and the Business Integrity Commission. Each year, Operations manages the production of the annual Vision Zero progress report.
The Mayor's Office of Operations partners with the Department of Small Business Services to oversee the implementation of Small Business First, a comprehensive plan to reduce the regulatory burden on small businesses in New York City. Operations helped develop the 30 Small Business First initiatives and continues to track the plan's progress and hold agencies accountable.
The Mayor's Office of Operations collaborates with the Department of Parks and Recreation and other City agencies on the implementation of WildlifeNYC, a campaign to increase public awareness about urban wildlife. After helping to develop the concept, Operations worked with various agencies to create initiatives that support the campaign's mission. Operations also convenes the WildlifeNYC Task Force and developed a metrics dashboard to measure progress and hold agencies accountable.