LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Douglas Apple upon the occasion of his
designation for special recognition by Brooklyn Housing and Family
Services at its Awards Dinner on June 16, 2011

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to take note of and
publicly acknowledge individuals who have distinguished themselves
through their exemplary careers, accomplishments, and purposeful lives
of service to their community and their profession; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Douglas Apple,
First Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Housing Preserva-
tion and Development, upon the occasion of his designation for special
recognition by Brooklyn Housing and Family Services to be celebrated at
its Awards Dinner on Thursday, June 16, 2011, at Brooklyn's Rex Manor;
and
WHEREAS, Douglas Apple earned his Bachelor of Arts from Boston Univer-
sity, as well as attended the Wagner School of Public Administration at
New York University; he joined the Department of Housing Preservation
and Development (HPD) in September of 2009, as First Deputy Commission-
er; and
WHEREAS, Douglas Apple is responsible for overall agency operations
and directly oversees the Offices of Enforcement and Neighborhood
Services, including the City's residential code inspectors,
Asset/Property Management, Administration, Architecture/Engineering and
Construction Monitoring, Section 8 Program, and Agency Regulatory
Compliance and Technology; and
WHEREAS, HPD is the nation's largest municipal housing agency and is
responsible for the New Housing Marketplace Plan, an ambitious program
to build and rehabilitate 165,000 affordable housing units by 2014; and
WHEREAS, Prior to joining HPD, Douglas Apple was the General Manager/
Chief Operating Officer of the New York City Housing Authority, the
nation's largest public housing agency, serving over 675,000 New York-
ers, through its public housing and Section 8 Programs, for eight years;
in this capacity, he led the efforts to maintain services, invest in the
public housing stock and improve overall operations; and
WHEREAS, During his City government career, which spanned 25 years,
Douglas Apple has also served as Deputy Commissioner at the Department
of Juvenile Justice, Assistant Director for Public Safety in the Office
of Management and Budget, and Deputy Director of the Mayor's Office of
Operations; and
WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the quality of life in their community and have shown a long and
sustained commitment to the maintenance of high standards in their
profession merit the highest commendation and the recognition and appre-
ciation of those who have benefited from their service; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Douglas Apple, upon the occasion of his designation for special
recognition by Brooklyn Housing and Family Services at its Awards Dinner
on June 16, 2011; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Douglas Apple.