Copy and paste the following contacts at the Comptrollers office: jliu@comptroller.nyc.gov; vbudzik@comptroller.nyc.gov; tkim@comptroller.nyc.gov; gturnbull@comptroller.nyc.gov; codiase@comptroller.nyc.

gov Copy and paste the following subject line: REJECT the 165 West 9th Street Shelter Contract in Carroll Gardens! Copy and paste the following text in the body of the email: Dear Comptroller Liu, As a taxpayer and concerned New York City resident, I write to urge you to REJECT a contract between New York Citys Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and Aguila Inc./Housing Solutions USA (Aguila) for a $30 million, 170 bed mens homeless shelter at 165 West 9th Street - a property owned by Alan Lapes - in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. You have already exercised your excellent judgment this year by rejecting similar contracts on the Upper West Side and the South Bronx. Please make the same decision with this proposed shelter and prove to be the only responsible city agency that is paying close attention during a change in administration. I am thankful that your office has already documented the history of DHSs relationships with Aguila and Lapes a history of paying Lapes and Aguila unreasonable sums of taxpayer money in exchange for dangerous and unsanitary homeless shelters, and that you are currently conducting a third and final audit of Lapas and Aguilas questionable practices. The proposed shelter on West 9th Street appeared to hit a roadblock when a May 2013 audit by DOB http://www.ccgbrooklyn.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/10/DOB-Replyto-Elected-Officials.pdf - solicited by the Coalition for Carroll Gardens (CCG) and local elected officials - identified several objections, including those pertaining to the Zoning Resolution, Administrative Code and Multiple Dwellings Law and threatened to revoke all permits from the site. The objections required that the owner:

Submit 10 missing construction documents for review Demonstrate compliance with zoning for supportive housing facilities Demonstrate floor designations were not misleading or improperly labeled Demonstrate compliance with accessibility requirements Provide rooftop access space for firefighters and clarify stairs extend to roof

But according to the DOB website, the audit was accepted on August 28th, with little information made publicly accessible about exactly how the objections were rectified. In response to DOB clearing the site to move forward, local elected officials called for the New York City Department of Investigations (DOI) http://www.scribd.com/doc/175566267/Letter-to-DOI-Re-165-West-9thSt-FINAL to investigate and filed a Freedom of Information Law request on Wednesday, October 2nd http://www.scribd.com/doc/175673334/Elected-Officials-FOIL-RequestRe-165-W-9th-St-FINAL. The lack of transparency into how the audit was cleared raises troubling questions, especially given the nefarious histories of several parties involved in the shelter siting. According to the City Record, http://www.scribd.com/doc/175673750/City-Record-West-9th-StHearing a Contract Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, October 17th regarding the $29,987,257, five-year contract between DHS and Aguila to operate the shelter for 170 men at 165 West 9th Street. On October 10th, DHS submitted their fair share analysis that provides extensive detail on the specifics of the shelter http://www.scribd.com/doc/175673716/165-West-9th-Street-Fair-Share, appearing to have taken none of the elected officials, nor the communities suggestions into consideration. If opened, the West 9th Street shelter immediately violates building and safety codes and creates unsafe and unsanitary conditions for its residents. I write to ask you to prevent this misuse of New York Citys funds. This is unfair to the residents, and unfair to New York City taxpayers whose dollars should be spent to house homeless citizens in a safe, humane, and well-monitored environment. I urge you to REJECT the between Aguila Inc., Housing Solutions USA, and the Department of Homeless Services for

the proposed shelter at 165 West 9th Street, Brooklyn. Dont allow NYCs #1 homeless shelter slumlord to reap $30 million of taxpayer dollars to run a substandard shelter for this citys most vulnerable. Sincerely,