Q&A
Inquiry into concrete community benefits from rezoning project
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Council Member Salamanca presses City Planning on the specific community benefits that will be provided as part of the rezoning project. He emphasizes the need for concrete commitments rather than vague promises.
- Salamanca defines 'real' community benefits as specific, actionable commitments (e.g., building a new green space, repairing a school roof)
- City Planning responds that they are actively working with capital agencies on community benefits
- The department expresses willingness to have detailed discussions with council members on final capital investments and community benefits
Rafael Salamanca
1:11:04
with the height of some of the buildings that are being composed of 1601, Bronxdale.
1:11:10
And then my final question, what community benefit are these particular communities in which you are rezoning, such as Arch Chester, in terms of council memorabilia, and council memorados.
1:11:22
What true community benefits are you proposing?
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See, I've been around for some time now.
1:11:26
A real community benefit is not is not all we're gonna look into to see if we can upgrade it or provide funding for a park or no.
1:11:35
We're gonna see if we can build a new school.
1:11:38
No.
1:11:38
A real community benefit commitment is You know what?
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There's an open space here.
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These are the plans to build this new green space and this new park.
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Down the block, you have the school.
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The school needs a new roof, these new technology.
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We're committing to give this school exactly that.
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So can you explain what true community benefit you are in this city?
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Is actually proposing?
Paul Philps
1:12:01
Thank you for the question council member, Julie noted.
1:12:04
So we are actively working.
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We have our capital agencies here.
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So we're actively working and have been over the years on what you alluded to as community benefits, so on a number of things.
1:12:14
And so we're looking forward to having detailed discussions with yourself and the other members of the council on what those final capital investment would be and what those community benefits would look like.
Anthony Perez
1:12:24
Okay.
1:12:25
Alright.
Rafael Salamanca
1:12:25
Well, I wanna thank you, and and I wanna put on a record.
1:12:28
I'm really excited that to have you, Philip, and and Anthony as as, you know, commissioners and the director of DCP, the borough of the Bronx.
1:12:35
It's a pleasure working with your gentlemen.
1:12:37
Thank you, Mister Cheah.
Paul Philps
1:12:38
Thank you, Council member.