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Comprehensiveness of the current heat emergency plan
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Council Member Schulman inquires about potential additions to the heat emergency plan mandated by local law 85 of 2020. Christina Farrell explains that the current plan is comprehensive and has been updated to include 24/7 website access.
- The heat emergency plan is considered comprehensive by city officials
- Technological improvements have been made, such as 24/7 website access
- No additional mandates are deemed necessary at this time
Lynn C. Schulman
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Is there anything that should be included in the heat emergency plan that's not currently mandated by local law 85 of 2020?
Christina Farrell
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We don't think so.
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I mean, we've laid everything out.
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Like I said, I think when this bill was first drafted, the website was not 20 fourseven.
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You know, technology has caught up and we're able to make it 20 fourseven now, which I think is hopefully helpful for your offices when you're advertising that a heat emergency is coming.
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It can be helpful for the public.
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And so we feel that, you know, everything that needs needs to be there for
Lynn C. Schulman
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the cooling center to run as efficiently as possible is already codified.