APPRO-2025-22 : An Appropriation from Free Cash (account 01-324001) in the amount of $100,000 to DPW Facilities (#402) for asbestos remediation projects.

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▶ 1:53:41 Speaker 5: Um, roll call. Vote

▶ 1:53:45 Speaker 1: Vice chair. Jamine? Yes. Councilor Occhio? Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Karen Chetty? Yes. Councilor Reky? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Melli? Yes. Chair Garipay? Yes. Motion passes

▶ 1:54:07 Mark Garipay: On ID 1 2, 6, 3, 9. And appropriation from free cash account 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 1 in the amount of a hundred thousand to DPW facilities for asbestos remediation projects.

▶ 1:54:24 Speaker 5: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, in, in front of you, this is, uh, an annual request that we, we've been making over the last couple of years to keep moving forward with the total asbestos remediation across, uh, all city schools. Uh, we've identified several projects over the last four or five years. Uh, I looked it up to the tune of nearly $500,000. This continues our efforts to make our schools safe. We have identifiable projects, specific projects, one of which is, uh, to complement the, uh, all purpose room. We have work going on at the Winthrop School, and then with any monies that are left over, it'll be spread out over anything that we have found to Dean, uh, to fit the project and to fit the money, uh, at all the schools. This isn't school specific. This is citywide and this allows us to continue all the good work that we've done to, uh, remediate all the asbestos, uh, that we found throughout the city and all the schools. Thank you. Any questions?

▶ 1:55:26 Speaker 5: Council ro

▶ 1:55:27 Cal Finocchiaro: Uh, thank you. I just wanted to follow up a question that, um, council Aldine had earlier, the previous, um, just to clarify, when they remove asbestos, they use like that negative air system, correct?

▶ 1:55:38 Speaker 5: They're, yeah. The, the contractors, it's the contracts that do this are so regulated. Uh, the building has to be clear. Everything is sealed off. There are hygienists in involved that have to make sure that the everything is cleaned properly and that everything is pure. So it's a very involved process, one that we, uh, don't undertake on our own. We bring the experts in to take care of things and make sure

▶ 1:56:03 Speaker 1: I've seen it in action. It's pretty remarkable, so. Right.

▶ 1:56:06 Speaker 9: Um, and the building can't have any occupants rights? Correct. Okay. Thanks.

▶ 1:56:13 Speaker 5: Council. Jamal,

▶ 1:56:14 Maya Jamaleddine: Um, would any, uh, of the, you know, like furnitures and everything that is there will have to be removed. Is that the case? So would be the, the, is it just that, uh, room would be emptied or is it

▶ 1:56:31 Speaker 9: Whatever area is being isolated gets completely emptied? So anything, any furniture or anything is moved outside the isolation area.

▶ 1:56:39 Maya Jamaleddine: And, uh, it would be moved to the school, not somewhere else. Right.

▶ 1:56:44 Speaker 5: Yeah. In the hallway or something like

▶ 1:56:45 Maya Jamaleddine: That. Yeah. Okay. And, uh, is that part of the work that the contractors are going to do or you guys would do it? We usually do That. You would do it. And is that something like, um, extra?

▶ 1:57:00 Speaker 5: Um, We would add that to the list of summer work. If this, if anything is scheduled in the summertime, we would add that to the list of the summer projects at that particular school. So the custodians and any helpers would prep that. Okay.

▶ 1:57:12 Speaker 9: And just for a little context, we have to empty every room to strip and wax the floors anyway. Yes. So our summer helpers do substantial help removing the furniture from every room and putting it back.

▶ 1:57:23 Maya Jamaleddine: So when you say summer helpers, that would be the, the youth that are from, from school, which is, um, you know, this is one of the instances that we would be looking for. What is the use? Uh, correct. Correct. For that program. So I do appreciate this. Thank you. Thank you.

▶ 1:57:41 Speaker 5: Council Vandiver.

▶ 1:57:43 Speaker 4: Thank you. Uh, just wanted to make a motion to recommend second

▶ 1:57:46 Mark Garipay: Motion to recommend by Council Vandiver a second by Council Fanuc Chiro on discussion.

▶ 1:57:53 Speaker 5: Adam Clark, can you please call the role?

▶ 1:57:57 Speaker 1: Yes. Vice chair Jamal ine? Yes. Councilor Oppi? Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Karen Chetty? Yes. Councilor Reky? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver Barr? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Elli? Yes. Chair Garipay? Yes. Motion passes

▶ 1:58:16 Mark Garipay: That will be recommended. Um, next stop. ID 1, 2, 6, 4 oh and appropriation for pre-cash account 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 1 in the amount of 68,002 DPW parks in forestry for tree plantings.