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Council Member Menin questions Parks Commissioner about delays in capital construction projects
4:01:23
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Council Member Julie Menin inquires about delays in capital construction projects, specifically focusing on Rupert Park in her district. She expresses concern about a one-year delay due to DEP's requirement for a new stormwater pollution prevention plan. Commissioner Sue Donoghue responds, explaining the challenges of foreseeing all issues before construction begins and the impact of multi-agency involvement on project timelines.
- Menin highlights the low amount of park space in her district and the importance of addressing delays.
- Donoghue acknowledges the difficulties in predicting all potential issues before construction starts.
- The discussion reveals ongoing efforts to work with other agencies, like DEP, to address delays and manage costs more effectively.
Julie Menin
4:01:23
Thank you so much, Chair, and thank you commissioner.
4:01:25
Thank you for your service and wishing you the best in your next chapter.
4:01:29
So I wanna build upon questions that were asked by my colleagues about delays in capital construction.
4:01:36
So in my district, which ranks one of the lowest in terms of amounts of park space, we've had real delays around Rupert Park.
4:01:44
You and I visited Rupert Park, my concern is that DEP has now said that they need a new stormwater pollution prevention plan, so that is now causing an additional one year delay.
4:02:00
Why aren't issues like that viewed on the front end rather than on the back end?
Sue Donoghue
4:02:05
Thank you, councilmember, for the question, and it is a good one.
4:02:08
And that is something that we try really hard to look at and address.
4:02:15
But oftentimes the reality is until you're in construction, you just don't know what you're gonna be dealing with.
4:02:21
And there is no doubt, and as I said, a lot of the delays that we experience are because of needing permits from other areas.
4:02:30
The one you mentioned in terms of DEP is an important one, and it can add time to projects and costs.
4:02:39
So we've been working really closely with DEP to see ways that we can address some of those issues upfront, have additional funding in place for some of those issues that arise in construction.
4:02:52
But it is because these are often multi agency projects, it can be really it can add delays.