REMARKS
Council Member Gutiérrez advocates for Introduction 693 and urban agriculture planning
1:42:42
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Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez expresses her support for Introduction 693 and emphasizes the importance of planning for urban agriculture, despite the administration's stance that legislation may not be necessary. She argues for the value of borough-based planning and research for long-term sustainability of urban agriculture initiatives.
- Gutiérrez disagrees with the administration's view that legislation is unnecessary
- She emphasizes the need for planning, especially in manufacturing zones
- The council member sees the bill as an opportunity to empower the Office of Urban Agriculture and improve industrial sector planning
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:42:42
And so and my neck my following questions are just related to your testimony with regards to intro 693.
1:42:54
I know the the general sentiment is your office is is doing this, so maybe legislation is not necessary is what I gather from your testimony.
1:43:04
I disagree, and I think this is the second or third, piece of legislation where the the response from the admin is unfortunately that.
1:43:14
Again, I think there has never been emphasis on on planning.
1:43:19
Your office is a fairly new office.
1:43:21
I think you're doing wonderful work, but the idea of doing borough based planning and research is instrumental to not just what you're doing today, but what you're the person who's gonna fill your role in a 1000000 years from today is going to do.
1:43:35
So I really would love for the administration to to take what we're saying as a way of codifying it to empower your office more to do this work in a more meaningful way.
1:43:45
This bodes specific to industrial spaces, and every member on here has been fighting for better planning for manufacturing zones to begin with.
1:43:54
Another facet that the city has never done and never done well, So I would implore that you consider this as an opportunity, to really allow us to empower your office and to do something for an industrial sector that, again, no administration has been able to really do.
1:44:13
We've the council passed legislation, and we're all on it, and we're all very excited for planning, but this is very specific, and it's really really an opportunity.
1:44:19
So I hope that you take that back.
1:44:22
I just had 2 questions on and this that's that's the end of it for me.
1:44:27
Where your office is mapping underlie underutilized city online.
1:44:30
If you can just share, what that how that looks like, like, what tools you're using, if you're working with any data, specific organizations.
1:44:38
And the last question is, what is, your office's criteria for the the urban agriculture models opportunities in some of these districts.
1:44:55
What are some of the criteria?
1:44:56
What are some of the things that you're looking at already, where you think models can be successful?
1:45:00
And that's it.
1:45:01
Thank you, chair.
