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Chair Brooks-Powers introduces committee meeting and explains proposed introductions
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Council Member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, opens the meeting and introduces two proposed introductions to be voted on. She provides an overview of Proposed Intro 552-A and Proposed Intro 1160-A, both sponsored by Council Member Justin Brannan.
- Proposed Intro 552-A relates to street resurfacing timelines, requiring the Department of Transportation to complete work within 15 business days of milling completion.
- Proposed Intro 1160-A concerns the repainting of pavement marking lines, requiring installation within 5 business days of street resurfacing where practicable.
- Both introductions include requirements for the Department of Transportation to provide notifications and reports on delays and performance.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
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Good morning.
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This is the committee on transportation infrastructure.
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I am Silvina Brooks Powers, the chair to this committee.
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Today, we will be voting on proposed intro five five two a sponsored by council member Justin Brannon, a local law in relation to the street resurfacing timeline, and proposed intro number eleven sixty a, also sponsored by council member Brannon, a local law in relation to repainting of pavement marking lines.
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Proposed intro number five five two a would call on the Department of Transportation to complete all street resurfacing work within fifteen business days of the complete completion of milling.
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If it is impractical to complete the work within that time, the department must provide notice on its website as well as directly to the affected community boards via email with information about the reason for the delay and the new expected date of completion.
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Proposed intro number eleven sixty a would require that that the Department of Transportation, where practicable, ensure that pavement markings or temporary pavement markings are installed on a street within five business days of street resurfacing.
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The department will be required to report on their performance, including the number of streets where paving markings have been installed, the percentage that were completed on time, and if there were delays and the reason for the delays.