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Council Member Gennaro introduces the meeting and agenda items
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Council Member James F. Gennaro opens the Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency, and Waterfronts hearing, introducing the main topic of nature-based solutions for climate resiliency and disaster preparedness. He also outlines the two introductions and two resolutions to be discussed during the meeting.
- Intro 1253: Requiring DEP to notify council members about new bioretention systems in their districts
- Intro 1254: Creating a greened acre metric and setting goals for MS4 areas
- Reso 131: Calling for the New York State Deforestation-Free Procurement Act
- Reso 143-A: Recognizing the contributions of the federal Endangered Species Act
James F. Gennaro
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Thank you.
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Good afternoon.
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I'm council member Jim Gennaro, father of the bride, and chair of the community on environmental protection, resiliency, and waterfronts.
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Today, we will hold an oversight hearing on nature based solutions for climate resiliency and disaster preparedness.
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Additionally, we'll be hearing two intros sponsored by me and two resolutions sponsored by my colleague Julie Menon.
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Julie can't be here today, but we look forward to hearing her resolutions.
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Intro twelve fifty three which would require DEP to notify council members whenever the city installs installs a new BioSwell, rain garden, or other bioretention system in the public right of way within their district.
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That's that bill.
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Intro number twelve fifty four, which would create a greened acre metric to measure storm water captured by green infrastructure, installed by the city, and set a green acre goal for MS four areas.
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Many in the audience well, of course, DP knows but people who may be watching.
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The city has two kinds of sewage drainage areas.
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One is where the sanitary sewers and and the storm sewers are combined.
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We call those combined sewer whatever.
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And the other area of the city, I guess it's about a about a third of the city or whatever, but I'm sure DEP will tell us, we call those areas that have separate storm water separate dedicated sanitary sewers that go to the sewage treatment plant and the storm flow runs to a local water ball a local water body.
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We call those MS four areas.
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I mean, it just doesn't run right out that we take out floatables and stuff like that.
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But so that is what MS four means.
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And then Reso one thirty one calling on New York State calling on the New York State Legislature to pass and the governor to sign bill a six eight seven two a and s five nine two one a, the New York State Deforestation Free Procurement Area.
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You know, a hyphen between deforestation and free.
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Deforestation free.
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Like, that's what we're going for.
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Next reso.
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Proposed reso number one forty three a to recognize the contributions of the federal Endangered Species Act to the natural environment of New York City.