NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
• Determine who (OEM? A doctor? A press person?) should be the public face of the task
force.
• Recommend legislative initiatives, if necessary.
• Hire consultant to act as an ombudsman/advocate for the public with the City, attend
commimity board meetings, assist the community in interpreting data, etc. The City had
Lehman Associates do this on the lead paint issue, and it worked well.
• Hire environmental consultant to go test people’s homes/businesses, if landlords are not
doing so properly.
• Make available a list of certified or approved cleaning contractors.
• Promote the efforts the City has already undertaken. There has been an extraordinary level
of cooperation between many governmental entities throughout this process.
• Produce pamphlets, maps, graphics to showcase the City’s efforts.
• Refute EPA scientist’s assertion that air quality is a problem (see Current EPA Response on
p.3). Aping a blue ribbon panel of health experts (from NYU, Mount Sinai) to look at data
and comment on it and on the City’s efforts.
Funding Options
• EPA sent Senator Clinton a memo indicating that $ was available to assist with
recovery/cleanup efforts (Bob Avaltroni has a copy - get more info)
• FEMA reimbursement?
• Lower Manhattan Development Corp funds?
• Available City funds?
Subgroups for specific issues
For specific issues, there could be task force subgroups to recommend approaches and develop
procedures on issues of air quality/environmental/health, utilities/street closures, etc. as
necessary
Expertise required, as necessary;
• Board of Ed (schools)
• DCAS (find space for drop-in center/storefront)
• DCP (plans for the site’s future)
• DDC (worker safety, utilities, contractors)
• DEP (air and water quality, hazardous materials, infrastructure)
• DOH (air quality, public health)
• DOITT (mapping and electronic dissemination of info)
• DOS (Fresh Kills)
• DOT (transportation effects and changes)
• EDC (economic development issues, assistance to businesses)
• FDNY (?)
• HPD (residential buildings)
• Law Department (legal issues)
• Mayor’s Office of Environmental Coordination (environmental review, interagency
support)
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