REMARKS
Speaker Adrienne Adams' Address: Items Being Voted On
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Speaker Adrienne Adams outlines land use decisions including the development of new residential and mixed-use buildings in various districts, discussing the council's commitment to comprehensive planning and affordable housing.
Additionally, she announces the council's intention to vote on resolutions compelling the mayor to implement CityFHEP reform laws and introduces legislation aimed at improving public health, supporting survivors of domestic violence, and assisting senior citizens with rent increase exemptions.
Speaker 2
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Next, we'll vote on the following land use items.
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2226 Third Avenue would amend the Special East Harlem corridors district to allow development of a new ten story life sciences building and deputy speaker Ayala's district.
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Whitestone, lanes re re rezoning, will facilitate a new 9 story residential building with 415 housing units, including approximately 113, permanently affordable units accessible public space, and 200 parking spaces in Council Member Uns District.
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The council is modifying the application to include the deep affordability option in addition to NIH options 1 and 2.
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166 dash 1191st Avenue special permit will provide relief for height restriction that uniquely impacts the development site within the special downtown Jamaica District And Council member Williams District.
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This special permit will facilitate a new 13th a mixed use residential and community facility building.
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The project will include 28 housing units of which 9 will be affordable along with outdoor recreational areas and several terraces for residents.
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Lastly, 962 Pacific Street rezoning.
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The council will be voting on a resolution to disapprove this application.
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In 2022, I released a planning and land use toolkit with guidelines that underscore the need to prioritize thoughtful, comprehensive planning, and this is consistent with today's actions.
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This vote is about prioritizing the comprehensive plan for a neighborhood rezoning that council member Hudson is co leading with her local community and the Department of City Planning.
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All stakeholders working together to deliver more housing.
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The Atlantic Avenue mixed use plan, which is expected to enter public review this year, is expected to create over 4200 units, including 1200 affordable homes and the private application that is the subject of today's vote exists within that neighborhood rezoning and should be part of that broader plan.
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The proposed neighborhood rezoning process is well underway.
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Preemptively acting on this single private application that may not be consistent with the larger final neighborhood rezoning in the middle of the process risks undermining the comprehensive planning that builds the sustainable trust necessary to successfully confront the city's housing crisis.
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Today, we will vote on the following resolutions, Resolution 4A sponsored by deputy speaker Diana Ayala to authorize this speaker to commence legal action on behalf of the New York City Council to compel the mayor and his administration to implement city fed reform laws, local law 99, local law 100, local law 101, and local law 102 of 2023.
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We want to thank our staff members.
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We also will vote on the following pieces of legislation, introduction 93 days.
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Answered by health committee chair Lynn Schulman would require the Department of Health And Mental Hygiene to develop a 5 year population health agenda with the goal of improving public health outcomes, addressing health disparities, and improving access to quality health care for New Yorkers to increase life expectancy.
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The bill would also require DOHMH to submit the agenda to the mayor and the council and to post the agenda on the department's website.
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Thank you to our staff members, Chris Pepe, Sara Suter, Manor Boots, Florentine Kabore, and Daniel Gladz.
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Danielle Gladz.
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Sorry, Danielle.
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Introduction 39a, sponsored by council member, Shahana Hanif, would require the office to end domestic and gender based violence to establish a trauma informed program.
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That connects eligible survivors of domestic or gender based violence to support services, including but not limited to door and window repair service for the dwellings of eligible survivors, as well as a personal emergency response device.
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No later than 1 year after establishing the program, the agency would be required to submit a report on the program to the mayor and the council and post the report on the office's website.
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The agency would also be required to develop and conduct outreach to inform the public about the program.
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We thank our staff member, Sahar Mohammi, and introduction 25 a, sponsored by council member Eric Denowitz, would require the Department of Housing, Preservation, And Development, or HPD, to provide an application form for the senior citizen rent increase, exempted, or scree program 2 eligible residents in Mitchellama developments with all applicable data electronically populated in the application.
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After residents submit their annual income affidavits to HPD, the agency would be required to digitize the data and use it to populate screen application forms for residents who are eligible.
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The populated form would then be provided to potentially eligible residents along with the letter explaining the features of the screen program and information on how to review the application form and apply for the program.
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We thank our staff members, Christopher Pepe, Chloe Rivera, Emma Edev, Daniel Krupe, Julia Haramiss, Jack Story, and Suwala Salable, Hamid.
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I'm sorry.
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Thank you all for your attention, and now I turn it back over to our majority leader.
Speaker 1
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Thank you, speaker Adams.
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We will now move into discussion of general orders, and I will call on council member, Hanif.
