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Council Member Avilés greets EDC and inquires about community engagement
1:05:23
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Council Member Alexa Avilés greets the EDC team and makes a light-hearted comment about wanting office space in an EDC property. She then inquires about the community engagement process for Long Island City, to which Andrew Kimball responds that it's primarily a zoning process led by DCP with EDC's participation.
- Avilés expresses appreciation for the overview of New York City projects
- Brief discussion about the nature of the Long Island City engagement process
- Establishes a friendly tone for the subsequent, more detailed questioning
Alexa Avilés
1:05:23
Thank you, majority leader.
1:05:24
Thank you.
1:05:25
Good to see you all.
1:05:26
We say every day.
Andrew Kimball
1:05:27
Every day.
Alexa Avilés
1:05:28
Every day.
1:05:29
I want an office space in the EDC property, by the way.
1:05:33
It'll make it easier for Mikkel who has to chase me.
1:05:38
Oh, so many questions, so little time.
1:05:42
I guess I'd love to Andrew, mentioned in your testimony regarding Long Island City an extensive community engagement process.
1:05:51
Can you tell me what that means?
Andrew Kimball
1:05:55
So council member one has set up an engagement process.
1:06:00
There have been number of meetings so far and there will be others leading up to the certification into ULURP in the coming months.
Alexa Avilés
1:06:11
And has EDC is EDC just participating or is this a process that you're investing in?
Andrew Kimball
1:06:19
DCP is the primary Okay.
1:06:21
So it's like a
Alexa Avilés
1:06:22
zoning process that
Andrew Kimball
1:06:23
you're participating.
1:06:24
It's a zoning process.
1:06:25
Yeah.
Alexa Avilés
1:06:25
Got it.
1:06:25
Yep.
1:06:28
So much to say on that.