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Last mile facilities and special permit process for e-commerce warehouses
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Council Member Salamanca inquires about the progress on regulating last mile warehouses and creating a special permit process for e-commerce facilities. Director Garodnick provides updates on the administration's commitments in this area.
- The administration has agreed to create a special permit process for last mile e-commerce and package distribution warehouses
- DCP is on track to post scoping notices for public review by the end of March 2025
- The goal is to have the project certified and start ULURP by the end of the year
- This initiative is part of the City of Yes for Economic Opportunities program
Rafael Salamanca
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Interesting.
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Okay.
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Alright.
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Thank you.
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I have one more question then I'm gonna hand it over to my chair, chair Reilly.
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I wanna talk about last miles and the tax amendment.
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You know, I'm extremely excited about this.
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I like some like so is doctor councilwoman Aviles and councilmember Gutierrez and other council members who have I b z's.
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They're they're impacted by the amount of truck traffic coming in and out of their communities.
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And as a result, it has a environmental factor.
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I myself I suffer from asthma.
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I have to walk around with my asthma pump because because of the the air quality in in in my district.
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And so so as you know, regulating last mile warehouses is a top priority for me.
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As part of a city of yes for the economic opportunities, the administration agreed to create a special permit process for the last mile e commerce and package just of warehouses.
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Scoping notices signaling the beginning of the review the public review is committed to to be posted by the end of this month, March 2025.
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Is DCP on track to fulfill this commitment?
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Yes.
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We are.
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Alright.
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And getting started with the environmental review is not enough.
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We need to start to have this project certified and start the unit by the end of the year.
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It is also very important that we be transparent with communities about these commitments.
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More generally, has DCP posted on the online commitment tracker or the commitment is made to the council as part of all three City of Yes initiatives?
Dan Garodnick
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Yes.
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It has.
Rafael Salamanca
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It has?