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Inquiry about lighting and safety measures for the new building
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Council Member Kamillah Hanks inquires about lighting and safety measures for the new building, noting concerns about inadequate street lighting in the area. Suzanna Tharian from STAT Architecture responds, explaining:
- The ground floor will have large storefront windows instead of blank walls.
- Lights will be placed every 8-10 feet on the facade to illuminate the sidewalk.
- The building will have recreation spaces with large windows, unlike other buildings on Jerome Avenue with flat facades due to the rock behind them.
Kamillah Hanks
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So, Councilmember Stevens has also noted that this area along Jerome Avenue continues to be very dark at night without adequate street lighting.
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Can you describe the lighting and the overall public safety measures that we're going to include with
UNKNOWN
0:58:10
With fire.
Kamillah Hanks
0:58:11
Around your building site and
UNKNOWN
0:58:12
so The architect is gone.
Kamillah Hanks
0:58:13
So the architect can step forward and we can swear you in.
Winifred Campbell
0:58:16
Thank you.
0:58:17
I'm sorry.
Kamillah Hanks
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No worries.
0:58:19
Thank you.
UNKNOWN
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Could you please raise your right hand and state your name for the record?
Suzanna Tharian
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Susanna Tharions, principal, STAT Architecture.
UNKNOWN
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Okay, thank you.
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And do you affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in your testimony before the subcommittee and an answer to all council member questions?
Suzanna Tharian
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I do.
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Thank you.
0:58:37
You may begin.
0:58:39
So, we have kept the entire Ground Floor with large storefront windows that have a very, as opposed to a blank wall.
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And we have lights on every, I would say eight to 10 feet on the facade.
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So that lights up the sidewalk and keeps it with communication with the building.
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So a lot of buildings along that along Jerome Avenue have flat facades because of the rock behind, but we have recreation spaces with large windows.
Kamillah Hanks
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Thank you so much.
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That concludes my questions.
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I don't have any colleagues here, so this applicant panel is now excused.
0:59:16
Thank you.
Ron Schulman
0:59:17
Thank you.