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Council Member Farias inquires about industrial strategic plans and Local Law 172 implementation
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Council Member Amanda Farias asks Director Dan Garodnick for updates on industrial strategic plans and the implementation of Local Law 172. Garodnick provides details on the Department of City Planning's progress, including their survey efforts and timeline for recommendations.
- The department is assessing conditions and engaging with interested parties to produce recommendations by the end of the calendar year.
- A survey launched in September has received 497 responses as of March 5, with plans to keep it open for a few more weeks.
- The department plans to have a public information session in the spring and will release an update on their progress after the survey is completed.
Amanda Farias
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Hi chair Gronick.
Dan Garodnick
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Hello there.
Amanda Farias
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And team.
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I really just wanted I appreciate all the reiterations and the work we've been doing between Metro North and the industrial strategic plans.
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Just kinda wanted to hear from you the update around those plans, what resources may be needed or expanded to continue on that work as the policy is going to be every eight years at all of our IBZs and manufacturing zones, which currently stand at 21.
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Hopefully, we'll be expanding to 22 soon.
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And just getting any general updates on what we see if there are any new needs.
Dan Garodnick
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Well, you very much, appreciate your initiative in launching this process through Local Law 172.
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We are at work now.
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We're assessing conditions, engaging interested parties and the public, working to produce recommendations by the end of this calendar year.
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And that includes, of course, designating areas of the city which might be considered primary industrial as defined by your bill.
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We're in the very first phase of our plan development, which has focused on research and engagement to understand the issues that are facing industrial businesses and areas.
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We put out a survey, which went live in September, as you know.
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As of March 5, so six days ago, the survey had 497 respondents, of which a 39 were businesses, 358 were workers, residents, or stakeholders of industrial areas.
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SBS has contracted industrial service providers to supplement outreach to industrial businesses.
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We're going to keep the survey open for another couple of weeks and certainly appreciate you and your colleagues sharing the survey and helping us to garner responses.
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After the survey is done, we'll release an update on our progress, and we plan to have a public information session in the spring.
Amanda Farias
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Okay.
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Great.
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Thank you so much.
Kamillah Hanks
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Thank Thank you, chair.