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Acknowledgments to staff and farewell to Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue
2:54:33
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Council Member Krishnan concludes his remarks by acknowledging the hard work of council staff and bidding farewell to outgoing Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue.
- Thanks various council staff members by name
- Recognizes Commissioner Donoghue's leadership and partnership
- Expresses gratitude for Donoghue's service and passion, noting her departure as a significant loss for the city
Shekar Krishnan
2:54:33
Before we begin with testimony, I would like to thank our council staff for their hard work.
2:54:38
Our finance team of Chima, Obi Sher, Jack Story, and Michael Sherman.
2:54:42
Our committee staff, Christopher Sartori and Patrick Mulvihill.
2:54:45
And my own staff, Greg Clark, Chanel Martinez, and Victoria Opperman.
2:54:50
I would also rec like to recognize that this will be the final hearing with our parks commissioner Sue Donahue.
2:54:56
Commissioner Donahue has been a phenomenal leader for our city's park system, And she has been a great partner to work with.
2:55:12
There was no issue too small or too large for me to be able to work with commissioner Donahue on.
2:55:18
Every single issue, every phone call I made, every issue that needs to be discussed, Commissioner Donahue who was there to see it through.
2:55:25
She has been a phenomenal leader for our Parks Department and on behalf of the entire committee and our New York City Council, I want to thank you for your service to the Parks Department.
2:55:34
You will be sorely missed.
2:55:36
It is a great loss for our city, for your departure, and I thank you for your passion and service to all New Yorkers.
2:55:44
I will now turn it over to our committee chair, chair Brannan, finance, and committee counsel to go over some procedural items and swear in the representatives from the Parks Department.