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315 Eat Ktnpbndae P.va4 Telephone fl16) 220•r00
Stomp Now York 10aia Fagiwnle (716) 220.6696
May 12, 2000
By Facsimile and
Regular Mail
Mr. Larry Wolf
Agency Chief Contracting Officer
The City of New York
Department of Health
125 Worth Street
New York New York 10013
Re: East Harlem Council for Human Services, Inc.
Proposed Asthma Smarr Contrast with
The New Yotk City Depastmam of Health
Dear Mr. Wolff
I am Cotmscl to East Harlem Council for Human Servtcas, Ian. (the "Council"). The Council has
requested and has authorized me, as their attorney, to respond to your letter of April 27.2000. 1 am aware
that severs( lens eovArSiag this matter bave already been prepared and submitted to the New York City
Deparmtent of Health ('VO ") either addressed to you, Wilfredo Lopez, DOWi General Counsel or to
Ce n misio to Neal Cohn
I am not writing to add anything further to the facts of this matter. I write to specifically respond, an
behalf of the Council, to your regu in your April Zr letter to let you Imow what additional actiot, if any.
the Council itttemda to take in response to POH's sited concerns about the• integrity of the Council and sus
o$icers, and why the Council should cosntle to be considered a responsible contractor.
Firs, however, I would like to describe to you how the Council operates from as organizational
point of view.
The Council is a multiservice nonprofit organization governed by a board of directors, which
both from a legal (i.e. contract) and regulatory position is ultimately responsible for the conduct and
affairs of the Council. Ifs. 5snrhn who is the Chief Executive Offices of the Council. reports
directly to the Board and is responsible for the overall management of the day-to-day affairs of ~z
Council. As you know, the Council receives funding through a number of federal, state and city
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