REMARKS
Council member Avilés' closing remarks on Mastro's nomination
8:30:02
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Council member Avilés delivers her closing remarks, expressing concerns about Mastro's past affiliations with the Giuliani administration and the potential impact on marginalized communities if he becomes Corporation Counsel.
- Avilés acknowledges Mastro's skills and experience as a litigator
- She expresses concern about Mastro's choice to represent 'Giuliani 1 and Giuliani 2.0' administrations
- Avilés highlights the negative impacts these administrations had on people of color and marginalized communities
- She warns about the potential for history to repeat itself if lessons from the past are not fully learned
Alexa Avilés
8:30:02
That's a tall order.
8:30:03
You have an administration who is currently violating it and on a daily basis.
8:30:08
So I will in closing Mister Mastro, I thank you for your time, for your patience.
8:30:14
Obviously, we all take this very, very seriously as do you as does everyone in the public who has been waiting for many, many hours.
8:30:22
This is not it's an important moment for our city, and this is a critically important role, particularly when we have an administration who has a butted refuses.
8:30:37
Does not acknowledge, is on cooperative, and really has a a pension for a lack of transparency and accountability.
8:30:49
And so as you find yourself here looking for this job, I will say.
8:30:56
We all take this seriously, and we respect what you have done in your life.
8:31:01
And clearly, you are a very skilled litigator.
8:31:04
And you are rigorous and you have more energy than most twenty year olds.
8:31:09
I do I do question I do question your choices of administration in representing Giuliani 1 and Giuliani 2.0.
8:31:21
It is of grave concern because of the negative impacts.
8:31:25
Both then and now.
8:31:28
Administrations have had on people of color and marginalized people in this city.
8:31:33
And I will just say, I am concerned because history has a way of repeating itself if in fact we have not learned the full load of lessons that we should have learned from them.
8:31:48
So I thank you for my time, and thank you, I am.
Keith Powers
8:31:51
Thank you, council member.
