Chair Marte convenes hearing and outlines public testimony procedures
Councilmember Christopher Marte opens the meeting, introduces himself as chair, notes the hybrid format, and explains how members of the public can register to testify remotely via the council website or in person via speaker cards. He also describes written testimony submission procedures and rules against video or audio testimony.
Good morning.
Welcome to the meeting of the Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Siting, Resiliency, and Dispositions.
I'm Councilmember Christopher-Marte.
I'm the chair of the subcommittee.
I'm joined today by my colleague, Councilmember Thomas Henry.
Before we begin today's agenda, I will remind everyone that this meeting is being held in a hybrid format.
For members of the public who wish to testify remotely, we ask that you first register online, and you may do so now by visiting www.council.nyc.gov
slash land use to sign up and then sign into the Zoom and remain signed in until you have testified.
For anyone with us today in person and wishing to testify, if you have not already done so, please see one of the Sergeant of Arms to fill out a speaker card and we will call your name at the appropriate time.
For anyone wishing to submit written testimony on the items being heard today, we ask that you please send an email to landusetestimony at council.nyc.gov.
Include the LU number and or the project name in the subject line of your email.
Video and audio testimony would not be
Accepted.
I remind members of the public that this is a governmental proceeding and that the quorum shall be observed at all times.
As such, members of the public shall remain silent unless and until called to testify.
The witness table is reserved for the people who wish to testify.
No video recording or photography is allowed from the witness table.
Further, members of the public may not present audio or video recording as testimony, but may submit transcript of such recording to the sergeant for inclusion in the hearing record.