File #: Int 0870-2024    Version: * Name: Annual report on compliance with the Americans with disabilities act standards for accessible design by the department of parks and recreation, and to repeal and replace section 18-143 of the administrative code of the city of New York.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
On agenda: 5/16/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an annual report on compliance with the Americans with disabilities act standards for accessible design by the department of parks and recreation, and to repeal and replace section 18-143 of the administrative code of the city of New York
Sponsors: Shahana K. Hanif, Shekar Krishnan, Linda Lee, Lincoln Restler, Justin L. Brannan, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Gale A. Brewer, (by request of the Brooklyn Borough President)
Council Member Sponsors: 7
Summary: This bill would repeal section 18-143 of the Administrative Code relating to accessibility reporting in parks, and replace it with a new section with stronger reporting requirements. Under the new section, the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) would be required to conduct an annual assessment of park entrances, bathrooms, playgrounds, beaches, and pools to determine if they are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If these facilities are not compliant, Parks must report on what steps they are taking to bring these facilities into compliance and how long it will take to achieve compliance. Parks would also be required to create a map on their website that shows all Parks facilities included in the report.
Indexes: Report Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 870, 2. Int. No. 870, 3. May 16, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-16-24

Int. No. 870

 

By Council Members Hanif, Krishnan, Lee, Restler, Brannan, Gutiérrez and Brewer (by request of the Brooklyn Borough President)

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an annual report on compliance with the Americans with disabilities act standards for accessible design by the department of parks and recreation, and to repeal and replace section 18-143 of the administrative code of the city of New York

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 18-143 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED and a new section 18-143 is added to read as follows:

§ 18-143 Parks accessibility assessment. a. No later than December 31 of each year, the commissioner shall assess each park under the jurisdiction of the department to determine if the park facilities, including entrances and park access points, bathrooms, playgrounds, beaches, and pools, conform to applicable federal, state, and city accessibility standards.

b. No later than December 31 of each year, the commissioner shall submit a report to the mayor and the speaker of the city council regarding the assessment conducted for that year pursuant to subdivision a of this section. Such report shall contain a table in which each park facility maintained by the department is represented by a row. Each row shall include the following information, set forth in separate columns:

1. The facility name;

2. A geospatial reference for the facility;

3. The community district(s) in which the facility is located;

4. The amount of parkland expressed in acreage per 1,000 residents of each community district;

5. Whether the facility has features specifically designed to be used by people with disabilities;

6. Whether the facility conforms to the 2010 standards for accessible design, a successor standard, or any other applicable federal, state, and city accessible design standards;

7. Actions necessary to achieve compliance with accessibility standards, if any;

8. Plans that have been made to bring the facility into compliance with accessibility standards, if any, and a timeline for the completion of the plans; and

9. A description of all work undertaken within the immediately preceding calendar year to bring the facility into compliance with such standards.

c. The commissioner shall also create and place on the department’s website a map depicting each facility listed in the report and all corresponding information required pursuant to subdivision b.

d. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require that the department undertake any action that would not be required by the Americans with disabilities act, or any federal, state or city standard for accessibility.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

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