Your guide to NYC's public proceedings.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Camelia Tepelus, Executive Director of Morris Park Business Improvement District
3:56:41
ยท
139 sec
Camelia Tepelus, Executive Director of Morris Park Business Improvement District, testifies about concerns regarding new containerization regulations for waste management. She focuses on the legal implications of placing containers on private property without owner permission and suggests alternative approaches.
- Tepelus argues that BID managers don't have the right to place containers on private property without express permission from property owners.
- She suggests that if DSNY is confident in the new regulation, they should take responsibility for notifying property owners, not the BIDs.
- Tepelus recommends looking into waste management solutions used in European cities and references a report by the Center for Zero Waste Design.
Camelia Tepelus
3:56:41
Oh, hello.
3:56:43
Hello.
3:56:44
My name is Camelia Tepelus.
3:56:45
I'm the executive director for the more business improvement in the East Bronx.
3:56:51
First, let me start by thanking the SNY staff on the ground for the openness and receptivity to to our issues.
3:57:00
I have an easy bid to to put it that way.
3:57:03
So I will not focus on the issue of the cost.
3:57:05
I wanna focus on the issue of legality of this new regulation asking bids to to to stop the usage of of bags and just find some form
Javier Lojan
3:57:15
of
Camelia Tepelus
3:57:15
containerization.
3:57:17
I, as b as bid manager, I do not have right the right to place on the sidewalk in front of a person's property no type of container.
3:57:26
I do not have this right.
3:57:28
It is illegal for the city to ask me to do this without express permission of that property owner or of that business.
3:57:37
And I will mail you the the form that is is on the on the BSNY clean card program for bids that puts on top bid logo and notification to the property owner that the the bid decided to place trash in front of somebody's private property.
3:57:55
It's not true.
3:57:56
If DSNY is confident in this new regulation, it should be their logo or the logo on top of the notification for the property owner.
3:58:05
Yeah?
3:58:05
We decided to place a bunch of trash from 20 blocks in front of your business or in front of your residential building.
3:58:13
Because if that property owner wants to sue, he should not sue the Morris Spark bid because I did not take that decision.
3:58:19
They should sue the SNY and the DOT that are imposing this on him.
3:58:24
The solution a lot of cities have this.
3:58:28
New York City is structured very much like a European city.
3:58:31
I suggest to all to read the report read by that lady that testified initially with the red sweater.
3:58:37
Her organization is called Center for Zero Waste Design.
3:58:41
Page 31.
3:58:42
We suggest the DSNY in collaboration
Council Staff
3:58:45
Thank you.
Camelia Tepelus
3:58:47
Okay.
3:58:47
I will submit.
3:58:48
Thank you so much.
Shaun Abreu
3:58:49
Thank you.
3:58:50
Yeah.
3:58:50
Please submit your written testimony online within seventy two hours.
Camelia Tepelus
3:58:53
Thank you.
3:58:53
Because it's a lot of substance that could be used.
3:58:56
Smart things.
3:58:57
Thank you.
Shaun Abreu
3:58:57
And be safe on the road.
Camelia Tepelus
3:58:59
Happy things.
Shaun Abreu
3:59:00
We'll we'll next have Anna Sachs.