REMARKS
Council Member Hanks opens the Subcommittee meeting and explains procedures
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Council Member Kamillah Hanks opens the meeting of the Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, and Dispositions, welcoming attendees and explaining the procedures for the hybrid meeting format. She introduces the main agenda item: the proposed designation of the Jacob Day residence as a historic landmark.
- Hanks outlines the process for public testimony, both in-person and remote
- She emphasizes the rules of conduct for the government proceeding
- The council member notes the presence of colleagues Carlina Rivera and Yusef Salaam
Kamillah Hanks
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Good morning and happy New Year.
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Welcome to the meeting of the subcommittee on landmarks, public sightings, and dispositions.
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I'm council member Camilla Hanks, and I'm the chair of the subcommittee.
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And today, I'm joined by my colleague, Carlina Rivera.
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Council member Rivera.
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Before we begin today's agenda, I'll remind everyone that this meeting is being held in a hybrid format.
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For members of the public who wish to testify remotely, we ask that you register online, and you may do so now by visiting www.council.nyc.govforward/landuse to sign up, and then sign on to the Zoom and remain signed on until you've testified.
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For anyone with us today in person wishing to testify, if you've not already done so, please see one of our sergeants to fill out a speaker's card, and we will call your name at the appropriate time.
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For anyone wishing to submit written testimony on the items being heard today, we ask that you please send it via email to land use testimony at council.nyc.gov.
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Include the land use number and or the project name in the subject line of your email.
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Video and audio testimony will not be accepted.
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I will remind members of the public that this is a government proceeding and the quorum shall be observed at all times.
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And as such, members of the public shall remain silent and until so called to testify.
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The witness table is reserved by people who wish to testify.
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No video recording or photography is allowed from the witness table.
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Further, members of the public may not present audio or video recordings such as testimony, but may submit transcripts of such recordings to the sergeant for inclusion for the hearing record.
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On today's agenda, we have a hearing on l u's l u item 207, the Landmarks Preservation Commission's proposed designation of Jacob Day residence in council member Rivera's district in Manhattan as a historic landmark.
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Before I open the hearing, I would like to recognize council member Salaam has also joined us.
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So I will open today's hearing and Landmarks Preservation Commission's proposed designation of Jacob Day residence and council member Rivera's district in Manhattan as a historic landmark.
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Council member Rivera, you may wish to make your remarks here if you'd like to.