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Commissioner Martin on support for Intros 1005, 1016, 1017, and Pre-Intro 2422

New York City Council · Sep 2, 2026 · starts 1:08:37 · 2 min 21 sec

Martin expresses support for education outreach (1005), a Legionnaires hotline (1016), post-cluster analyses (1017), and a public database (2422), with recommendations for improvement. He notes concerns about patient confidentiality in mapping diagnosed cases.

Commissioner Martin

Of the remaining bills, Intro 1005, 1016, 1017, and Pre-Intro 2422,

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

We are supportive of their intent and have some recommendations to council for how to improve the legislative proposals.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

Intro 1005 would require education and outreach about Legionnaire's disease and outbreaks.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

This bill largely codifies routine.

Commissioner Martin

crucial work of the agency.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

We support the proposal and would want to clarify the language of the bill.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

Intro 1016 establishes a Legionnaire's Disease hotline.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

Our call center agents can answer inquiries about Legionnaire's Disease after 311 routes them to us.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

We are happy to provide general guidance to New Yorkers, but if individuals have clinical concerns, they should always consult their health care provider.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

Intro 1017 requires analyses of cooling towers associated with Legionnaire's disease clusters.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

We are open to reporting information that could be helpful to the public regarding community clusters of Legionnaire's disease.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

We look forward to working with the Council regarding the details of the analysis and the report.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

Lastly, pre-insure 2422 would require us to maintain a public database of locations impacted by Legionella.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

As I outlined in the five new measures put forward by the Mamdani administration, the health department will provide a map to supplement our existing address-based online lookup tool for cooling tower inspections.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

That tool allows any New Yorker to enter an address and see the registered towers at or near it, with each tower's registration status, inspection history, and the Legionella sampling compliance.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Member of the Public - Valerie Mason

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Commissioner Martin

The map will show the cooling tower locations and the lookup tool provides recent inspection results.

Commissioner Martin

However, mapping diagnosed cases in building investigations or community clusters of Legionnaire's disease could jeopardize patient confidentiality.

Commissioner Martin

We look forward to discussing all of the legislation further with City Council.

Commissioner Martin

In conclusion, thank you, Speaker Menon.

Commissioner Martin

Thank you, Chair Shulman.

Commissioner Martin

Thank you to the members of the committee for your attention and commitment to this issue.

Commissioner Martin

We look forward to working together to further strengthen our city's Legionnaires disease prevention and response infrastructure.