REMARKS
Explanation of the hearing's structure and accessibility for the Zoning for Housing Opportunity (ZHO) proposal
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Council Member Riley outlines the structure and accessibility of the hearing on Zoning for Housing Opportunity (ZHO). He explains the two-day format and the availability of translation services.
- Today's meeting is for the administration to present the proposal and for council members to ask questions
- Tomorrow's hearing (October 22nd) is dedicated to public testimony
- Live translation is available in multiple languages, including American Sign Language, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Haitian Creole
Kevin C. Riley
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This third and last initiative of the city of yes is zoning for housing opportunity.
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Also known as CHO.
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Before we start discussing CHO, I want to explain how the sub committee will receive and listen to my colleagues and public's input because I know this 3rd proposal has attracted a lot of attention.
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Today is a public meeting that serves 2 purposes.
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1st, for the council in the public to hear directly from their administration about this proposal.
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2nd, to provide my colleagues here in the city council an opportunity to ask administration questions about DHL and raise their concerns.
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Today's meeting is being live stream and broadcast is available through the council's website.
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If you are here in person or viewing the broadcast, Live translation is, in multiple languages, is available.
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American sign language, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Haitian Creo.
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If you are here in person, please see one of the sergeant at arms to request a head set.
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If you are aligned, please select the appropriate language channel.
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Tomorrow, October 22nd, beginning at 9:30 AM here in the council's chambers, we will hold a public hearing that will be entirely focused on giving our constituents an opportunity to share their thoughts and concerns with this proposal.
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Tomorrow's hearing will similarly be accessible in person and online through Zoom.
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Please see the land use page on the council's website for more information on how to sign up to speak tomorrow at council.nyc.gov/land use.
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To make sure there is no confusion, if you are a member of the public and wish to testify, either in person or online, we will hear your testimony tomorrow.
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October 22nd, not today.
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Today, we will hear from the Department of City Planning about the details of the proposed zoning for housing opportunity text amendment.
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Council members will then have the opportunity to ask questions about the text amendment to the department.
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Because we have a lot of council members in attendance, the first round of questions will be limited to 5 minutes per council member.
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Once, excuse me, once every council member present has spoken, we will do a second round of questioning.
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I would ask the administration to give sufficient answers.
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Tomorrow to the substance of Z.
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