Int. No. 16-A
By Council Members Mark-Viverito, Brewer, Fidler, Gentile, James, Palma, Williams, Chin, Dromm, Koslowitz, Arroyo, Levin, Barron, Koppell, Comrie, Nelson, Dickens, Gennaro, Lander, Reyna and Jackson
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring reports from the department of consumer affairs, the department of health and mental hygiene and the environmental control board on vendor adjudications.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title seventeen of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new section 17-325.2 to read as follows:
17-325.2 Reports on vendor license and permit renewals, suspensions and revocations. Commencing on June 1, 2013, and every twelve months thereafter, the department shall issue an annual report to the council with respect to food vendor licenses and pushcart or vehicle permits. Each report shall include the following information for the twelve-month period prior to the issuance of the report: (i) the number of food vendor license renewals denied and the basis for each such denial, including but not limited to outstanding or multiple violations of the provisions of subchapter two of chapter three of title 17 of the administrative code; (ii) the number of food vending pushcart or vehicle permit renewals denied and the basis for each such denial, including but not limited to outstanding or multiple violations of the provisions of subchapter two of chapter three of title 17 of the administrative code; (iii) the number of food vendor license suspensions pursuant to section 17-317 of the administrative code and the basis for each such suspension; (iv) the number of food vending pushcart or vehicle permit suspensions pursuant to section 17-317 of the administrative code and the basis for each such suspension; (v) the number of food vendor license revocations pursuant to section 17-317 of the administrative code and the basis for each such revocation; and (vi) the number of food vending pushcart or vehicle permit revocations pursuant to 17-317 of the administrative code and the basis for each such revocation. § 2. Title twenty of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 20-472.1 to read as follows:
§20-472.1 Reports on vendor license renewals, suspensions, revocations, and adjudications. a. Commencing on June 1, 2013, and every twelve months thereafter, the department shall issue an annual report to the council with respect to general vendor license renewals, suspensions, and revocations. Each report shall include the following information for the twelve-month period prior to the issuance of the report: (i) the number of general vendor license renewals denied and the basis for each such denial, including but not limited to outstanding or multiple violations of the provisions of this subchapter; (ii) the number of general vendor licenses suspended pursuant to section 20-467 of this subchapter and the basis for each such suspension; and (iii) the number of general vendor licenses revoked pursuant to section 20-467 of this subchapter and the basis for each such revocation.
b. Commencing on June 1, 2013, and every three months thereafter, the environmental control board shall issue quarterly reports to the council with respect to violations that were issued pursuant to this subchapter or to subchapter two of chapter three of title seventeen of the administrative code, and that were adjudicated by the environmental control board. Each report shall detail the three-month period prior to the issuance of the report. Such report shall include:
1. the number of hearings held to adjudicate violations of each section of such subchapters;
2. for each section of such subchapters the number of violations: (a) adjudicated during the period; (b) for which vendors were found liable; and (c) for which vendors were found not liable;
3. the dollar amount of each civil penalty imposed by the board; and
4. the dollar amount collected on each civil penalty imposed by the board.
§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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LS#7990-S8
2/19/13