REMARKS
Council Member Joann Ariola opens her questions
1:38:45
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Council Member Ariola expresses disbelief that the Department of Transportation (DOT) is not fully supportive of any of the 14 bills discussed.
- She accuses DOT of operating in a silo by dismissing the bills as redundant or burdensome
- Ariola states this siloed approach necessitates the proposed legislation
- She argues council members operate within communities, not in silos like DOT
- Ariola emphasizes the need for community input and improved DOT accountability
Joann Ariola
1:38:45
So there are 14 bills here, and you're not fully supportive of any of them, which blows my mind.
1:38:54
In fact, you demeaned a number of them by calling them redundant, or burdensome.
1:39:01
That tells me that at your level in the DOT, you're operating in a silo.
1:39:06
Which means we need this legislation because we don't operate in a silo.
1:39:10
We operate in our communities.