Speaker 2
0:29:57
Thank you to the EDC for your testimony.
0:30:01
I think We're just to jump in and, excuse me, this might be a little bit all over all over the place.
0:30:09
We have so many questions.
0:30:12
But let's let's start at the traffic mitigation piece.
0:30:16
So EDC has noted to our office that legislating cruise terminal agreements are not necessary because the cruise terminal agreements that are still in the midst of being negotiating created fully represent the concerns of our community.
0:30:31
And I think that was also reflected in your testimony today.
0:30:36
So I'd like to know according to the legislation and compare with what we understand the language of the agreements are, which we have not yet seen, starting with the traffic mitigation.
0:30:47
So this past summer, the EDC, as was noted by both of us, we engaged in these weekly dialogue with community member.
0:30:56
Around traffic mitigation, which clearly was a result of having no plan to deal with 5000 individuals in the neighborhood at a sudden moment in time.
0:31:10
As you know, businesses suffered as traffic was at near standstill each and every Tuesday, and pedestrians suffered emergent suffered tremendously.
0:31:24
This was a disaster as we all know.
0:31:27
In the presentation to our office, you noted that the current cruise agreement will require operators to conduct a voluntary survey of passengers to be completed by guests at the terminal asking a few key questions.
0:31:42
The percent of passengers participating in airfare the origin of passenger, and the total amount of dollars spent in New York City.
0:31:53
How is these questions?
0:31:55
At all similar to a community traffic mitigation plan as outlined in the bill.
0:32:02
That would require reduction of traffic, reduction of vehicular noise, vehicular pollution to name a few.
0:32:11
How do these 3 survey questions equate an actual traffic mitigation plan and investment?
0:32:18
To make sure that that plan gets properly implemented.