73, we have no camera on that but live look at new jersey turnpike to give you an example, we have got the spray , ponding, septa says be ready for possible delays to the high winds, down trees and power lines. Across the Regional Rail lines a lot going on, in the traffic and Weather Department this morning, back to you. That is the true, lets get back to more, because we have these wet road, high wind trying to make it difficult to get around. I drove in the police force by sweet briar by the zoo. Thinks flooding near airport island avenue. Lets get over to new jersey where steve keeley is with the very latest there, steve, good morning. Reporter well, winds are not as bad as they are going to be but they are making it miserable just to stand outside. Were in brooklawn, normally the circumstance that will flood but you have a false sense of security because in flooding by circles. Bob kelly, Pay Attention we have route 130 that i refer to as the roosevelt boulevard of the south jersey
Inspector general roth, you talked about the port added collection information sharing that resulted in Human Trafficking coming across our borders. I appreciate you keeping an eye on that and you know, everybody being aware of that. I have not yet received an answer for a letter ive written. We had i. C. E. Agent Taylor Johnson in one of our hearings involved in government whistleblowers and the retaliation against them which is really prevalent in the federal government. Its jaw dropping. So director soldana, id appreciate if you would respond to that because now apparently agent johnson has been terminated and the process hasnt really gone through office of special counsel, inspector general. Im really concerned about that will particular case. We have that letter and were preparing a response, sir. Again, the oversight of student viz sas. I will try if weve got to produce some legislationings to facilitate the computer system, the i. T. Systems to do this. Coming from the private s
We have a federal grant and moved that in house youll see the businesses have a much more streamline exercises with the Small Businesses and constantly accessing ca a number of programs with minimal in takes we all know the city is one of our birth vendors and access to the spending it is important so the Contract Monitoring Division it has done a lot of work to bring more businesses into local business entrepreneurs and to connect with subcontractors through that program they host monthly yumdz and targeted focus on women owned businesses to increase the women owned businesses that that on the list to bid access to the city spending so thats been a invites thing we looked forward to more of that finally a little bit outside but looking at the Small Business purview and the neighborhood commercial areas thats been our work to promote the neighborhoods to visitors with the travel association partnered with a number of merchant associations to do a better job of information around the ne
Barriers on the cost of rising rattling while 9 city if directly control the cost of real estate were through zoning powers and others how to insure that enough space is developed and made available for all sectors of the citys economy and pdr businesses the mayor laid auto a key provision in building new pdr new 12ri8 space in the city not only the tools of Economic Development but but power of zoning and land use were focused again on number 5 supporting the local industries not only the retailers and smshz but the neighborhood commercial coordinate and focusing think outside the box 25 corridors you see those strategies being revolted out across the city and attacking the challenges that those neighborhoods have with consistent and interim think Community Engagement to address the real needs on the ground were focused and didnt spend a lot of time but focused on transportation from and capacity this is the challenge whether youre a measuring e Manufacturing Business in district 10 o
Ted my colleague will be joining me to do that portion and ted e gone will present the core of the strategy as well as continuing the surveillance and ill be coming back up to the podium to discuss our conclusions and look forward to a robust discussion with the commissioners. Welcome. Hello so as todd mentioned 5 Key Foundations that the 2007 Economic Strategy covered it gave us a myriad of policies and actions today in the interest of covering things purview ill be highlighting things regarding our Business Climate and the neighborhood work. Would that be easier for you to use that. Yes. Okay so the first thing was recommendation was to create a local issue that promotes the qualities weve heard from businesses that are payroll expense taxes and they thought that was great so in 2007 sorry 2012 through a lot of hard work with the community and input from groups like yours including the Small Business up to one Million Dollars the gross receipt tax were passed in 2012 were in that sea