Why Did the Seoul Metropolitan Council's Urban Safety and Construction Committee Study Hard from Day One?

On the First Day of the 11th Committee's Official Schedule, a Heated Discussion on Key Issues of Affiliated Agencies... Chairman Song Do-ho Leads the First Ordinance of the 11th Urban Safety and Construction Committee: "Seoul Metropolitan Disaster Accident Investigation Committee Formation and Operation Ordinance" Proposed

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] The 11th Seoul Metropolitan Council's Urban Safety and Construction Committee (Chairman Song Do-ho) held a heated discussion and debate session with legislative researchers from the Expert Committee Office in the committee meeting room on the afternoon of the 18th, the first day of the standing committee's official schedule, despite the hot weather, to identify key issues of the relevant agencies.

On this day, after completing the official schedule of the committee on the first day, the Urban Safety and Construction Committee members gathered in the committee meeting room to listen to explanations from legislative researchers of the Expert Committee Office regarding key issues of the relevant departments, and actively participated with passionate enthusiasm in in-depth discussions and debates to understand their respective duties.

During the discussion of key issues related to the Safety General Office's duties, many first-term council members showed great interest in the private investment projects promoted by Seoul City.

Additionally, concerns were raised that after the opening of the West Arterial Underground Private Road, many citizens feeling the burden of toll fees are flocking to the existing surface roads, causing increased traffic congestion. Opinions were also presented to seek a reasonable direction for future private investment project policies.

In the discussion of key issues related to the Fire and Disaster Headquarters, concerns were expressed about possible delays in finalizing the detailed design and the start of construction for the 'Fire Joint Office Building Construction Project' due to the excavation of buried cultural assets within the project site. It was emphasized that thorough progress management is necessary to ensure the construction is completed according to plan and to avoid unnecessary additional budget expenditures.

Regarding the Water Circulation Safety Bureau, various opinions were freely discussed, including the need to promote urban space reorganization as a waterfront and emotional city while minimizing damage to the naturalness of rivers. Additionally, it was suggested that the designation of special zones under the 'Food Sanitation Act' falls under the jurisdiction of autonomous districts, and there is a risk of excessive zone designation. Therefore, it seems necessary to establish standards and improvement measures.

The explanation schedule of the relevant departments' key issues on this day was arranged by Chairman Song Do-ho (Democratic Party, Gwanak 1) to help committee members who are new to the committee understand the duties of the relevant departments and to support efficient legislative activities.

Chairman Song, Vice Chairmen Kim Yong-ho and Park Chil-seong, along with members Kim Gil-young, Kim Chun-gon, Kim Hyung-jae, Nam Chang-jin, Park Sung-yeon, Lee Sang-wook, Jeong Jin-sul, and Han Shin, totaling 11 members who will lead the first half of the 11th Urban Safety and Construction Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, as well as staff from the Expert Committee Office, attended.

Meanwhile, Song Do-ho, who was elected as the chairman of the 11th Urban Safety and Construction Committee (Democratic Party, Gwanak 1), took the initiative to create a safe Seoul from disasters by introducing the ordinance on the composition and operation of the Seoul Metropolitan Disaster Accident Investigation Committee as the first ordinance under the jurisdiction of the Urban Safety and Construction Committee.

Song said that the purpose of this ordinance is to have Seoul City form its own disaster accident investigation committee in the event of a major disaster accident within Seoul, to clearly analyze the circumstances and causes of the accident, and to prepare measures to prevent recurrence. According to this ordinance, the accident investigation report prepared through the activities of the disaster accident investigation committee will serve as important case material for the mayor in preparing recurrence prevention measures and will act as a guide to minimize damage in the event of similar disasters in the future.

According to the ordinance, the disaster accident investigation committee is to be formed when the mayor judges that an accident investigation is necessary due to the severity of human or property damage during a disaster or the social and economic impact of the disaster being extensive, or when the Seoul Metropolitan Council passes a resolution requesting an accident investigation. The committee may also recommend the mayor on the contents of the accident investigation report, including recurrence prevention measures.

This ordinance is scheduled to be submitted to the Seoul Metropolitan Council's August extraordinary session, and if it passes the Urban Safety and Construction Committee review and the plenary session, it will be sent to the mayor and come into effect immediately upon promulgation.

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