REMARKS
Council Member Kamillah Hanks opens Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sightings, and Dispositions meeting
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Council Member Kamillah Hanks opens the meeting of the Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sightings, and Dispositions. She introduces the agenda items, explains the hybrid meeting format, and outlines the procedures for public testimony.
- Two main agenda items: South Jamaica Gateway Rezoning and MHANY Multifamily Preservation Loan Program
- Instructions provided for both in-person and remote public testimony
- Meeting decorum and rules for submitting testimony are explained
Kamillah Hanks
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Good morning.
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Welcome to the meeting on sub committee on Landmark's public sightings and dispositions.
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I am council member Camilla Hanks, and I'm the chair of the sub committee.
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Today, I am joined by my colleagues, council member, Marte, council member, nurse, council member, Joseph, and council member, Nazis.
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Before we begin with today's agenda, I will remind everyone that this is a meeting that's being held in a hybrid format.
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For members of the public who wish to testify remotely, we ask that you first register online, and you may do so by visiting ww.council.nycforward/land use to sign up, and then sign in to the Zoom and remain signed in until you have testified.
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For anyone that's with us today in person and wishing to testify, and if you've not already done so, please see one of our sergeants to fill out a speaker's card, and we will call your name at the appropriate time.
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For anyone wishing to submit written testimony on the items being heard today, we ask that you please send it via email to land use testimony at counsel.nyc.gov.
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Include the land use number and or project name in the subject line of your email.
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Video and audio testimony will not be accepted.
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I will remind members of the public that this is a government proceeding and that decorum will be observed at all times.
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As such, members of the public shall remain silent unless an until called to testify.
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The witness table is reserved for people who wish to testify.
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No video or recording or photography is allowed from the witness table.
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Further, members of the public may not present audio or video recordings as testimony, but they may submit transcripts of such recordings to the sergeant for inclusion on the hearing record.
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Okay.
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So on today's agenda, we have a hearing on lu158, 159, 160, and South Jamaica gateway rezoning, and speaker Adams and council member Williams District And Queens.
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Pre considered land use, m h a n y, multifamily preservation loan program in council members, Joseph, Lewis, and Northeast excuse me, Northeast's districts in Brooklyn.
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Okay?
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So you wanna okay.
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So now I'm going to open up the public hearing for pre considered EU applications brought to New York City Department of Housing Preservation and development for mhanymultifamily preservation loan program, which includes the designation of an urban development action area, approval of an urban development action project, disposition of city owned and approval of an article 11 tax exemption pursuant to section 577 of the private housing finance law for a 40 year exemption from real estate.
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Property taxation to facilitate preservation of an affordable housing project.
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The project is located in multiple neighborhoods throughout Brooklyn.
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Upon completion of re rehabilitation of these four buildings, there will be a total of 12 rental units and one commercial space under the HPD multi preservation loan program.
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Appearing today on this proposal is Nicolas Simmons, director of construction and development, Alessandra Woodman, project manager of I guess, is it Manny?
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It's it Hany.
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Okay.
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Like Manny, Hany.
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So m h a n y for the public's reason.
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Carl, headman, director of leveraged preservation programs, and those wishing to testify, must register online by visiting the council's website at counsel.nyc.land use counsel.
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Will you please administer the affirmation?