REMARKS
Council Member Carmen N. De La Rosa's opening remarks on Intro 673 to add a dog run category on 311
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Council Member Carmen N. De La Rosa introduces Intro 673, a bill to require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to add a category on 311 for the public to file complaints, service requests, and information requests related to dog runs.
- The new category would be available on all 311 customer service platforms like websites and mobile apps.
- De La Rosa says the bill came from constituents through participatory budgeting, highlighting a lack of mechanism to report dog run maintenance issues.
- She notes many constituents are dog owners who frequently use dog runs in parks.
- The bill aims to provide better oversight and allow follow-up on issues impacting quality of life for New Yorkers and their pets.
Carmen N. De La Rosa
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Thank you so much, chair, and thank you to the agencies for being here.
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Obviously, we are all interested in 311 and how it functions and the efficiency My bill interest 673 is a bill that would require the Department of Information And Technology And Telecommunications to add a a category through which the public may file complaints service requests, and requests for information in relation to dog runs.
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The category would be available and to honor relevant 311 customer service platforms.
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Including websites and mobile platforms.
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It may seem like a small category, dog runs, but it is an example of legislation that is requested and created by our community during our participatory budgeting process as our constituents participated in civic engagement We discovered a gap in reporting and tracking of maintenance issues in our public spaces, mainly in dog runs.
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Many of our constituents are dog owners, and often take their draws with their pets in our beautiful parks and sometimes discover structural issues, benches, and grounds and needs of repair.
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With the lack of tracking and reporting mechanism, we fail to provide oversight into each corner of our open air spaces.
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We believe in shared governance Intro 673 is a product of district 10, constituents, and is dedicated to their commitment to improving the living conditions of our neighborhood.
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Intro 673 adds a reporting mechanism and an information center for dog runs across our city.
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By using 3 our current 301 system, a citizen hotline that New Yorkers are familiar with, we can add another layer of oversight and follow-up on important issues that impact the quality of life, of all New Yorkers and our pets.
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Thank you so much for moving this bill forward, and I'm looking forward to the conversation.
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Thank you.
