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Funding for stormwater resiliency mapping and Local Law 24 implementation
1:33:05
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Council Member Restler inquires about the funding allocated for stormwater resiliency mapping in relation to Local Law 24 of 2024. Commissioner Aggarwala provides an update on the process and funding status.
- $500,000 allocated for FY 2026, $1.5 million for FY 2027, and $1 million for FY 2028
- DEP is in the early stages of implementing the law, likely to engage external consultants
- The process is just beginning following the recent allocation of funds
Lincoln Restler
1:33:05
Okay.
1:33:07
The preliminary plan included just an additional $500,000 in FY '20 '6 and 1,500,000.0 in FY '20 '7 and a million in f y twenty eight for storm water resiliency mapping.
1:33:18
The funding is tied to local law '24 01/24 sponsored by our chair to require creation of flood risk map that includes basements and ADUs.
1:33:27
Could you share an update on where we are in that process?
Rohit Aggarwala
1:33:31
Well, we just so that is a DEP effort.
Lincoln Restler
1:33:34
Yes.
1:33:35
That
Rohit Aggarwala
1:33:35
is We are going to take we are
Lincoln Restler
1:33:36
I was just giving you a broader warning that I was gonna go in some different directions.
1:33:39
Okay.
1:33:39
That was a
Rohit Aggarwala
1:33:41
And with your meeting being canceled, we're gonna order or
Lincoln Restler
1:33:43
something?
1:33:44
I wish.
Rohit Aggarwala
1:33:48
But that, you know, that money was just obtained, so we are starting the process of of you know, that is going to require us almost certainly to find an external consultant.
1:33:57
So we will be starting that work pretty much now.