REMARKS
Hearing format and registration process for in-person and online testimony
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Council Member Riley provides detailed information about the hearing format and registration process for both in-person and online testimony. He explains the order in which testimony will be heard and the timing for different groups of speakers.
- The hearing will first hear from in-person testifiers
- Online testimony through Zoom will begin at approximately 1 PM
- The council will alternate between in-person and online testimony every hour after 1 PM
- Speakers will be called in panels of 6
Kevin C. Riley
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I will now open up the hearing on LU181 regarding the city of yes for housing opportunity proposal.
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For a description of the city wide text amendment, you can refer to the PowerPoint presentation that the administration gave to the sub committee yesterday.
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The presentation is available through counsel's land use webpage which can be accessed at www.council.nyc.gov/land use, where you can also find additional materials on this proposal.
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As of right now, there are approximately 300 members of the public who was to testify in person and approximately close to 300 members of the public who was to testify online.
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Consistent with the instruction of the council's registration page, We will first hear people who are in here in person.
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Starting at 1 PM, we will start to hear people register to testify through Zoom.
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We will switch between in person testimony and online Zoom testimony every hour or so after 1 PM.
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This means that if you are testifying with us through Zoom, you will not be called to testify before approximately 1 PM.
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In the order in which you are registered.
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I will call people to testify in panels of 6 today.
