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Council Member Ayala Introduces Resolution to Legally Challenge Mayor's Inaction to Implement CityFHEPS
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Council Member Diana Ayala, as the deputy speaker and Chair of the General Welfare Committee, introduces a bill to compel the mayor to implement local laws aimed at expanding city facilities and addressing homelessness. The resolution targets the mayor's refusal to enact solutions for the homelessness crisis, highlighting it as a failure of governance while asserting the cost-effectiveness and legal duty to implement these laws.
Speaker 1
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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to today's hearing.
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My name is Diana Ayala, and I am the deputy speaker of the New York City Council And Chair of the General Welfare Committee.
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Today, our committee will be voting on preconceived resolution form.
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The bill will authorize a speaker to commence legal action on behalf of the council for the city of New York to compel the mayor and his administration to implement local law 99 of 2023, local law 100 of 2023, local law 101 of 2023 and local law 102 of 2023.
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The city fabs expansion laws.
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The mayor's outright refusal to implement legislation that was serve as a long term solution to the city's homelessness crisis is shortsighted at best.
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This political act is yet another example of poor governance.
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As I said before, while the mayor repeatedly speaks about the strain in the city's budget that the city's budget is currently experiencing, his administration has done very little to x predict the move out of those in shelter and into permanent housing.
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The bills we passed are cost effective methods to reduce some of that strain and to create similar pathways for people experiencing homelessness in our city.
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The mayor has both a moral and a legal duty to implement them.
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At this time, I'd like to acknowledge my colleagues who are here with us today.
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We have council member Riley Keban, who's joining us online, customer in Barvillas, Jose, Russell, Stevens, Ng, and Banks.
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Also, I would like to thank the committee staff who work to prepare this hearing and vote.
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I meant to call Juan, senior legislative Council David Romero, legislative council Panina Rosenberg policy analyst Julia K.
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Harris, unit head, and finally, my staff, Elsincara's young chief of staff.
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I would now like to turn it over to the clerk to do a roll call for this vote.
