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Discussion on illegal dumping enforcement and camera placement
1:38:02
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The council member raises concerns about illegal dumping in their district and inquires about plans for implementing new cameras for enforcement. The Acting Commissioner explains the differences between illegal dumping and illegal drop-offs, and offers to collaborate on camera placement.
- Residents in the council member's district are diligent in reporting illegal dumping.
- DSNY plans to implement new cameras for strengthening enforcement.
- The Acting Commissioner distinguishes between illegal dumping (from vehicles) and illegal drop-offs (from pedestrians).
- DSNY offers to work with the council member's office on strategic camera placement.
UKNOWN
1:38:02
And then my next question is regarding so there's a lot of residents in my district that are very diligent in terms of trying to make sure that they capture some of the illegal dumping that's happening.
1:38:20
Of course, it's very distressing when my community receives fines from the Department of Sanitation and our chair mentioned that there's a commitment to strengthening the enforcement by implementing new cameras.
1:38:30
Is there a plan as to where these cameras will be placed or greater enforcement will be focused so that the residents of my community are not unjustly impacted?
1:39:32
Definitely.
1:39:33
Yeah.
1:39:34
I've got a question about the budget itself.
Javier Lojan
1:38:40
Right.
1:38:41
We'll we'll be happy to work with you on any locations.
1:38:44
One of the things that we find when we what we found, rather, when we were installing the three thirty one that we have installed is that some of the locations are more are experiencing more of a illegal drop off, more than illegal dumping.
1:39:00
So an illegal drop off is somebody from a home taking a bag and dumping it in a corner or in front of another property, and that doesn't constitute illegal dumping.
1:39:10
Illegal dumping has to be from a vehicle.
1:39:12
So sometimes where we a council member would want a camera up, it really wouldn't yield any kind of, you know, returns as far as, like, catching in legal dumpers.
1:39:22
So but I'll be happy to work with you and your office on, like, you know, moving some of the current ones or, you know, future locations to see what how beneficial they may be.