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Maintenance of lists for city-managed buildings in flood-prone areas
0:37:27
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Council Member Joann Ariola presses NYCEM about maintaining a list of city-managed buildings in chronic flood locations, specifically mentioning buildings in the Rockaway Peninsula. Heather Roiter's responses are non-committal, indicating a potential gap in information management.
- NYCEM is unable to confirm the existence of a comprehensive list of at-risk buildings
- The exchange reveals potential gaps in NYCEM's preparedness for flood events
- There's an implication that better record-keeping of at-risk buildings is needed
Joann Ariola
0:37:27
Do you maintain a list of those those city managed buildings that are located in chronic flood areas?
0:37:36
Do you have do you maintain a list of buildings that are in chronic flood areas?
0:37:40
Well, I'll be parochial.
0:37:42
Let's talk about Shorefront Parkway in in Rockaway on on the Rockaway Peninsula.
0:37:48
Do you have a list somewhere that has the the Dayton Towers, Surfside, and all the different buildings that are there that are prone to flooding?
Heather Roiter
0:37:58
We are able to do we are able to provide that information to our partners as needed, and we can follow-up with you about, the status of that list.
Joann Ariola
0:38:06
So then you have a list?
Heather Roiter
0:38:08
I can follow-up with you on the status.
Joann Ariola
0:38:10
You don't have a list?
0:38:11
Okay.
0:38:11
So then if you don't have the list, and you have to follow-up with me, and that means that you cannot do public outreach, that means and you don't you you work with DEP, but you don't know how many times a year they go out, that means that there's not real collaboration here.