REMARKS
Council Member Gennaro's concluding remarks on program aspects and Intro 941
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Council Member Gennaro wraps up the discussion by expressing his views on various aspects of the Citizens Air Complaint Program and related legislation. He shows agreement with the commissioner on several points and expresses willingness for further collaboration.
- Agrees with the importance of the cure provision in creating meaningful change in idling behavior
- Expresses concerns about the bounty structure and potential for high earnings
- Indicates support for Intro 941 and appreciation for collaboration with DEP
James F. Gennaro
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Right.
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And and is there any appeal that is available to the complainant or No.
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No.
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Okay.
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And so I just want everyone to understand the process.
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It's just so if the DP gets them, they move them through oath, they get the violation, or they don't do it in time and then or they just outright dismiss it.
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Okay.
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So I just wanna make that make that clear for everybody.
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I gotta change my distance glasses to my reading glasses to go there.
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Okay.
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Fine.
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Yeah.
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Thank you for your discussion of the, you know, cure provision.
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I I I I'm an agreement with you on that, and that is the vector by which, you know, we, you know, create real meaningful change in Eileen in New York City.
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And very happy to engage with you on a discussion about the about going to about the bounty structure and how the, you know, increase in fines can lead to people making 1,000,000 of dollars for doing this.
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And so we've tried to partner before and I look forward to speaking with you more about that.
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We'll hear testimony from stakeholders, of course, and and thank you for your support of 941.
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And, yeah, this is what happens when we have a, like, a lot of collaboration in previous hearings where, you know, we're kind of, like, on the same page.
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And so I appreciate that.
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I have maybe 1 or 2 questions that I wanna get to, but we have who's looking to ask?
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Oh, council member Avila's, which is to be recognized as for recognized for questions.
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I recognize counsel for questions.
