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Status update on new air quality monitoring program development
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Council Member Gennaro inquires about the status of the new air quality monitoring program mentioned in the 2023 Plan NYC report. Commissioner Aggarwala provides a brief update on the program's development.
- The 2023 Plan NYC report aimed to develop a new air quality monitoring program by 2024
- DEP stepped back from developing the program due to DEC's ACLEMA project
- Commissioner Aggarwala indicates there isn't much to report on the program's status
Jim Gennaro
0:59:39
Thank you.
0:59:40
Thank you.
1:00:02
I'm not I don't recall whether this was addressed in your statement or not.
1:00:06
I'm finding that most of the questions prepared by staff, you seem to have addressed in your statement, which is which is great.
1:00:21
The 2023 plan y c report states that the city aims to develop a new air quality monitoring program by 2024.
1:00:32
So the the question is what is the status of the program and to what extent has DEP been involved in the process of developing such program?
Rohit Aggarwala
1:00:54
Councilmember, I will have to unless Corey, do you have anything on that?
1:01:00
No.
1:01:02
We one of the things that since that as I mentioned, DEC, after plan y c came out Right.
1:01:09
DEC undertook its its ACLEMA project.
1:01:15
And I think given what they were doing, we stepped back from that.
Jim Gennaro
1:01:19
So Okay.
Rohit Aggarwala
1:01:19
We don't really have much to report on that.
Jim Gennaro
1:01:21
Fair enough.
1:01:24
I'm easy sometimes.
1:01:51
Yeah.
1:01:52
A lot of this stuff is gonna be covered in the briefing that I'm going to get.
1:02:04
And so let me just confer with counsel for a second.
1:02:29
For now, will do it for me.
1:02:31
There are other members that have questions.
1:02:35
I'm happy to recognize council member Holden for questions.
Robert F. Holden
1:02:39
Thank you, chair.