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Commissioner Oddo emphasizes safety in basement legalization process
4:32:09
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5 min
Commissioner James Oddo interjects to stress the importance of safety considerations in the basement legalization process. He explains the rationale behind the detailed steps in the program's flowchart.
- Emphasizes that the process is designed to ensure the safety of basement occupants
- Mentions a recent fire incident where firefighters rescued a child from a basement
- Stresses that the department's primary responsibility is safety, not bureaucracy or obstruction
- Reaffirms the commitment to thorough inspections and safety measures throughout the legalization process
James "Jimmy" S. Oddo
4:32:09
millions.
4:32:09
Madam Chair, can I just say one thing about just referencing the flowchart because I could just imagine some someone at home or someone somewhere saying, yeah?
4:32:16
Well, this is what's wrong with government that all of these steps on this flowchart.
4:32:20
This is this is designed so that folks in basements are safe.
4:32:26
And just couple of months ago, while this was being voted on, there was a fire in my home borough in a basement where thanks to the heroic action of two firefighters, they crashed the windows and I think handed handed out a small child through a window.
4:32:42
So this is designed at every step along the way for us to get eyes on and make sure things are safe.
4:32:46
So it's not bureaucracy and it's not us being obstructionist.
4:32:50
But grand announcements or not, my responsibility is is your responsibility is that child.
4:32:58
Responsibility is safety and that's what we're gonna carry out.
Pierina Sanchez
4:33:01
Yes.
4:33:02
Commissioner, if you would grant me just a five minute recess so I can calm down this this little critter and I will be right back.
UNKNOWN
4:36:43
Can everybody settle down?
4:36:44
We're getting ready to continue.
4:36:46
Can everybody settle down?
4:36:47
We are getting ready to continue.
Pierina Sanchez
4:36:50
I just want to take a moment to shout her out.
4:36:52
It's been five hours.
4:36:55
She's been at hearings for five hours.
4:36:57
No thank you.
4:36:59
Okay, did I already ask my DOB now question?
4:37:04
Didn't right.
4:37:04
Alright that's where I was.
4:37:07
Okay so I'm just gonna boil this down to the essentials.
4:37:11
The preliminary plan delays the contract on DOB now, so what does this mean for some of the higher level goals that we all had, right?