Q&A
Discussion on upgrading water fountains in City Council chambers
3:34:54
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Council Member Gennaro and Christopher Leon Johnson discuss the possibility of upgrading water fountains in City Council chambers to more modern, bottle-filling versions. They also touch on the use of plastic cups and the importance of reusable bottles for environmental reasons.
- Gennaro agrees to request DCAS to upgrade drinking water fountains
- They discuss the policy of allowing water bottles in the chamber
- Johnson raises concerns about the use of plastic cups in the chamber
Christopher Leon Johnson
3:34:54
And by the way, we bought bought the outside about the filter request.
3:34:58
Do you have to introduce the bill introduce the bill for that?
3:35:01
Or this is because none of the city council chambers.
3:35:03
This is where my decays.
3:35:04
Do you have to introduce a special bill to update all water patent filters in the city council chambers?
3:35:10
Like, basically Mhmm.
3:35:12
I know 250 Broadway.
3:35:14
Yeah.
James F. Gennaro
3:35:14
I mean, you know, this building is is is run by DCAS and but, you know, we can you know, a note to the committee council that we should, you know, put a request into DECAS to upgrade our drinking water fountain because, you know, not so much for the members, but we have a lot of people who come here.
3:35:34
Yeah.
3:35:34
You know, who who want I didn't even know what the policy is regarding having water bottles in the chamber.
3:35:40
I think it's I think it's allowed.
Rohit T Aggarwala
3:35:42
Yeah.
James F. Gennaro
3:35:42
I mean, I I I don't know.
3:35:43
I mean, or or whatever.
3:35:44
But, I mean, I just think it sets a good tone when you know, we wanna get people into the rhythm of of of, you know, refilling their bottles.
3:35:57
And as I'm saying that, try not to look at the at the collection of plastic cups because you know, which has accumulated, like, in front of me during this hearing.
Christopher Leon Johnson
3:36:06
Kick kick the stuff.
3:36:07
I mean, we should not give you the plastic.
3:36:09
I mean,
James F. Gennaro
3:36:09
you know, these aren't the drud you're looking for.
3:36:12
Mhmm.
3:36:14
And so Star Wars referenced some geeking, you know, and so Thank you very much for your compelling testimony.
3:36:21
Yeah.
3:36:21
Do you do you have anything more to add?
3:36:23
Or
Christopher Leon Johnson
3:36:24
No.
3:36:24
I mean, this is a climate change.
3:36:25
I mean, hey.
3:36:26
We didn't go to the we got the the the, I don't know, the cardboard, but we didn't get to the ghourid, the plastic.
3:36:32
Plastic cups going forward, Mister General.
3:36:34
I know you win plastic cups right now.
3:36:35
I mean, we should get rid of those.
3:36:36
I mean, for climate change.
3:36:38
I'm saying, yeah.
3:36:41
For climate change, we need no more no more plastic cups inside the chambers.
3:36:45
More like the Like these guys, like,
James F. Gennaro
3:36:47
I like the big cups.
3:36:48
I mean, I have my refillable one, but I I I, you know, it's didn't bring with me today.
3:36:56
I was was come long story.
3:36:58
But normally, I have a big a big yellow one that's made of Yeah.
3:37:03
It's steel.
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And so Yeah.
3:37:04
And my wife got it for me.
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So I got it.
3:37:06
Yeah.
Christopher Leon Johnson
3:37:07
Yeah.
James F. Gennaro
3:37:07
And so well, I wanna thank this panel very much.
