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Council Member Gale Brewer discusses Dr. Hazel Dukes, potential government shutdown, and composting legislation
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Council Member Gale Brewer delivers remarks on three main topics: honoring the late Dr. Hazel Dukes, discussing potential legislation related to a federal government shutdown, and introducing a bill about mandatory composting for large buildings. She emphasizes the importance of these issues and calls for support from her colleagues.
- Brewer pays tribute to Dr. Hazel Dukes, highlighting her influence and accessibility to high-level officials.
- She mentions two pieces of legislation: one preparing for a potential federal government shutdown (Intro 1205) and another mandating composting in large buildings (Intro 1206).
- Brewer stresses the importance of the composting bill for environmental reasons and notes the April 1st deadline for compliance.
Gale Brewer
1:02:23
Thank you very much.
1:02:24
I too wanna join the speaker in saying how much we're gonna miss doctor Hazel Dukes.
1:02:31
I was able to appoint her to community board ten at the same time she could pick up the phone and get any presidential or incumbent on the phone.
1:02:39
She was amazing woman and we will all miss her tremendously.
1:02:42
I was there last night, for the wake.
1:02:45
I'd like to talk about intro, I think it's 12:05.
1:02:48
Has to do with the fact that there is a need I think to have a possibility of a strike.
1:02:56
It could have a shutdown of the federal government and the city of New York needs to make sure that we are prepared for that.
1:03:04
And then second, I think it's 12:06, has the with council member Abrehu, we are sponsoring a bill that basically says that those large buildings that are not composting need to do so.
1:03:19
You will find many many complaints from people who wanna compost in their buildings and and the management is actually saying they're not gonna do it.
1:03:28
And April 1 is the deadline.
1:03:29
So there's increased fees, and there's the, you know, you have to figure out how you're going to compost, but it is gonna be the law, it's part of our planet saving our planet, and we make sure we have to make sure that it gets done.
1:03:41
So that's the purpose of that bill.
1:03:42
We hope you'll join.
1:03:43
Thank you very much.