REMARKS
Joann Ariola explains her vote on hotel licensing bill
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Council Member Joann Ariola explains her vote in favor of Introduction 991-C, which establishes a licensing program for NYC hotels. She commends the collaborative effort in crafting the bill and highlights how it addresses the needs of different types of hotels.
- Ariola specifically praises Council Member Julie Menin, Speaker Adams, and other council members for their leadership and teamwork.
- She mentions that smaller hotels with under 100 rooms were given special consideration in the bill.
- Ariola acknowledges the extensive work done through numerous meetings, calls, and consultations with various stakeholders, including the Hotel Trades Council (HTC).
Joann Ariola
0:28:47
Permission to explain my vote,
Amanda FarÃas
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permission against it.
Joann Ariola
0:28:50
I'd just like to say on interim 991 c, I'd like to really commend the leadership of council member of Julie Menin, the speaker, her entire team, the legislative division, My partner on the Peninsula, Salvina Brooks Powers, Keith Powers, we all met multiple times to make sure that each and every type of hotel received the proper attention it needed so that they would not be hurt by any broader base bill, and we were able to really carve out where we needed to.
0:29:23
But the amount of time, the amount of Zoom calls, the amount of phone calls that that were made, really, I cannot thank Julie Madden Enough and the entire team Bob from HTC.
0:29:35
Incredible job.
0:29:36
And and my smaller hotels that are good actors that are under a hundred rooms really were taken into consideration and given a voice at those meetings to state what their needs were.
0:29:48
So on that, I vote I.
