Providence Special Committee on Environment & Resiliency - Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - 5:30 PM

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Yeah.

You're done. You're gonna be chilling here. Keep going. Logan is gonna give us a presentation because he's not feeling well today, so he is on. Logan is.

No. I

know that.

Just testing to make sure. Can you hear me?

Yeah. I can hear you.

Perfect. Hello.

Hello. We're gonna get started to sweat.

So sorry that I can't be there in person. I ended up getting sick yesterday, and I'll also apologize if I look like I'm sweating and or if I take sips of my hot tea during my presentation, just to clear my voice and such.

Oh, for the record, if you tell me to become a different day. Well, you're okay going against the board. We're okay. Yeah. Are you ready to kick off first?

Ready to

oh, oh.

Off.

Good. Thank you. Awesome. So we are gonna kick off. It is May 8, and this is the Federal Committee on the Environment and Resiliency.

I am Sue Ann DuBois, counselor for Ward 3 and chair of the committee. Could we please call the roll? Chairperson in the. Vice chairperson in the council. Here.

Councilwoman, you have a name?

Here.

Councilman in Esco, I'm absent, and councilor Royce is absent. There are three present and two absent family forum.

Awesome.

Thank you so much. And councilman Royce is on his way, so he will tell him when he's ready. Hello. I'm just speaking. Okay.

Good enough, Candace. You're ready. Candace? Okay. Thank you.

Thank you. And are you from the legal department? I am. Welcome. Hannah.

Yes. Amazing Hannah around here.

Thanks, Hannah. From the legal department. I haven't met you either. Nice to meet you.

Nice to

meet you too.

Always a treat.

Oh, nice. Well, welcome to the committee. Thanks for being here. And so we have two main things on the agenda today. The first is a presentation and discussion about PFAS pollution, and our fantastic intern Logan Torres is gonna lead us through this presentation.

Logan is graduating on May 26. I'm so proud of him, and he's done such an amazing job this semester. And so just so everyone knows that I brag on him a little bit, he is gonna go to Yale to get his master's in the fall. We're So all super proud of Logan, and he's not doing well. So he doesn't care in person.

But he's done really amazing work researching PFAS and how we can reduce PFAS pollution in the city and has some great recommendations from. So he's gonna give that presentation, and then we're gonna discuss the resolution that was introduced a few weeks ago about RIPTA's... The relocation of the central bus hub. We're gonna have some time for public comment, and someone from RIPTA is also gonna come join and talk a little bit about where they are in the process and other opportunities to engage with RIPTA on that decision. So they're stuck in traffic, but they will be here.

They've expected. So why don't we kick it off with Logan? And can we please read item number one to the record? Presentation and discussion on opportunities to reduce PFAS pollution and providence. In writing speaker, Logan Antares.

Great. And, Logan, can you share your screen, or do you want us to share the presentation here, and I can click through for you?

I'm actually happy to, share my screen. So just let me know when I when I start it if everything works. And, if not, then I can pass it over to you all. But

Give me one second. I was trying to turn the volume down.

Perfect. Take your time. Just let me know when I should I should start.

Oh, yeah. This is Logan, can you hear us?

Now I can. Yes.

Oh, you can. Okay. We can't hear you.

You can't hear me right now?

Oh, he's gonna come in through mute speakers. Logan, can you hear us? Oh.

Yes. Now I can. Yes.

Oh, you can't. Okay. We can't hear you.

You can't hear me right now?

Oh, she's gonna come with her new speakers.

Did hear something, didn't you?

Like, can you call the right page, the echo, cancelling speakerphone? That sounds good.

Logan, can you say something?

Hello. Can you hear me?

Okay.