Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 11 a.m. (New York City time), 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
Committee: Committee on Aging
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0:03 ,pool. Good morning and welcome
0:11 to the New York City hybrid
0:13 here in a committee on agent,
0:15 to begin
0:20 . Thank you. Ah! Hello,
0:21 everyone. I'm council student
0:22 lawn chair of New York City
0:25 council's comedian agent I
0:26 want to welcome you all to
0:30 today's vote, we've be joined
0:32 five following counsel members
0:37 Hudson bore show me and the
0:39 other ball online today we
0:43 will be voted in on two piece
0:45 of legislation. The first is
0:49 proposing chore 8 21, a
0:51 sponsored by Council Member
0:53 this bill would require the
0:57 two to ensure them information
0:58 val about digital spatially
1:02 digitally special applications
1:04 or
1:05 . Enrollment information for
1:06 services is also available
1:07 through non digital means
1:10 ,such as through paper on or
1:12 through the phone, according
1:14 to drift off most recent
1:15 service needs us needs
1:18 assessment about 12% of order
1:20 adults do not have or do not
1:22 know if they have the access.
1:26 Furthermore, 30% of older
1:28 adults, reported reportedly do
1:30 not own or used computer or
1:33 attack table. This issue I
1:37 sparticularly accurate for
1:40 other New yorkers who have low
1:42 income, live alone have lower
1:43 levels of four more education
1:47 or have limited the pro.
1:50 Efficiency in english for
1:52 other New yorkers, the
1:55 internet access device is also
1:58 chopper along socioeconomic
1:59 class lines, then it's for
2:02 younger people, it's important
2:03 that other New yorkers have
2:06 access to seicesrv they need,
2:07 and we will all everything in
2:09 our power to ensure no one is
2:12 left behind. I want to thank
2:14 Council Member, the for her
2:15 work on this bill. We are also
2:19 voting home proposed
2:20 resolution 421.
2:22 Sponsored by a council
2:24 member darling millie, the
2:26 resolution calls on governor
2:28 to sign into law center. The
2:31 bill and the assembly bill 1
2:36 00 5 5, which would authorize
2:38 New York state's
2:39 . Office for aging or sofa to
2:45 l establish, operate and
2:47 maintain programs for
2:50 transportation services. It
2:51 would also allow them t
2:52 opunish her with area agencies
2:55 for aging like the fta for the
3:00 same because
3:00 . Excitingly the bill has
3:02 passed both state senate and
3:04 the state assembly highlight
3:07 the importance of this issue
3:09 and that we now wait, it's
3:11 delivered to governors for her
3:14 sign for her signature. This
3:15 is a high
3:18 . Perp violence, our function
3:20 difference in order about
3:22 community with 32% of all
3:25 doubts have having at least
3:27 one functional difficulty and
3:29 the nearly a quarter of order
3:32 ,thus having ambulatory
3:36 difficulty. It means 32%. I
3:37 will order those struggle t
3:40 ocomplete type of typical daily
3:42 activity and the nearly a
3:44 quarter have difficulty walk
3:47 or climbs stairs for those
3:48 over 85. These numbers jumped
3:51 rapid too late to 65% and the
3:53 more than half respect
3:58 ,respectively. This order New
4:00 yorkers rely on accessible
4:03 transportation options.
4:04 To reach health
4:06 opportunities get food and the
4:09 stay connected to their
4:10 communities. This bill will
4:11 give
4:12 . Sofa more power to address
4:14 this issue head on and the
4:16 created the program older New
4:18 yorkers need to thrive. I want
4:20 to thank county member millie
4:24 for champing.
4:25 Championing this issue. I
4:26 also want to thanks the
4:27 speaker and my other
4:29 colleagues for supporting
4:31 these peace pieces of
4:32 legislation I want to thank
4:34 legislative staff, my staff
4:35 and the at the vacate for
4:36 their hard work with that, I
4:39 pass, it's to clerk to call
4:43 the roll.
4:44 Thank you. Good morning,
4:44 william martin, committee
4:45 clerk roll call vote committee
4:46 on aging both items are
4:49 coupled chair I showman I.
4:55 Hudson, I do, you know, it's
5:01 Brewer, I Mealy chair explain
5:06 my vote. I I just want t
5:08 othank the speaker and yourself
5:13 for colon is resolution
5:13 calling on the New York state
5:15 governor to sign 6 8 9/ 8 15
5:22 5authorizing in the New York
5:23 state office for the agent to
5:27 established, operate and
5:29 maintain programs, but
5:32 transportation services know
5:33 seniors should be forced into
5:34 isolation because they cannot
5:36 get to a doctor's appointment,
5:39 a grocery store or slim simply
5:42 visit their loved ones.
5:45 Transportation is essential to
5:47 the health, independence and
5:50 dignity. Reds oh, 4 21, eh?
5:54 Recognize that reality and
5:55 calls on New York state to
5:57 empower the New york's City
5:59 department of agent to expand
6:03 and maintain transportation
6:05 programs that are growing
6:08 senior population desperately
6:11 needs supporting our elders
6:12 means keeping them connected
6:14 to their communities, and I
6:16 proudly urged my colleagues t
6:17 osign on to this important
6:20 resolution and I vote, I thank
6:22 you. Thank you, al label I
6:27 bought. I thank you one more
6:32 time councilmember donna wits
6:36 was a vote of six in the
6:37 affirmative is zero in the
6:39 negative and no abstentions.
6:40 Both items have been adopted
6:41 by