Chair Riley announces procedures for public testimony
He explains hybrid format, how to testify via Zoom or in person, two-minute limit, email for written testimony, and decorum rules.
At the start, I will remind everyone that this meeting is being held in hybrid format and members of the public may view a live stream broadcast of this meeting at the council's website.
Members of the public who wish to testify may do so either through Zoom or in person.
Those wishing to testify by Zoom must register online at New York City Council's website at www.council.nyc.gov slash land use to sign up.
For those of you here with us in person, if you registered online in advance, please be sure to see one of the sergeant at arms to prepare and submit a speaker's card.
We will limit public testimony to two minutes per witness.
If you have additional testimony or if you have written testimony you would like to submit, we ask you to please email it to landusetestimony at council.nyc.gov.
And please include the phrase oversight mayor's housing plan in the subject line of your email.
Lastly, I want to remind everyone that this is a government proceeding and decorum must be observed at all times.
Members of the public are asked not to speak during the meeting unless you are testifying.
The witness table is reserved for people who are called to testify and no video recording or photography is allowed.
allowed from the witness table.
Members of the public may not present audio or video recordings as testimony, but you may submit transcripts of such recordings to the Sergeant Arms for inclusion in the hearing record.