The New York City Council - File #: Int 1276-2018

File #:

Int 1276-2018 Version: *

Name:

Creation of a tourism economy dashboard.

Type:

Introduction

Status:

Filed (End of Session)

Committee:

Committee on Economic Development

On agenda:

11/28/2018

Enactment date:

Law number:

Title:

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of a tourism economy dashboard

Sponsors:

Keith Powers , Paul A. Vallone, James G. Van Bramer, Justin L. Brannan

Council Member Sponsors:

Summary:

This bill would require an office or agency designated by the mayor to create a website containing an online dashboard that publishes information about the impact of tourism on the New York City economy. The website would include information about consumer spending by both visitors and residents towards tourism-related industries, as well as information about employment in tourism-related industries.

Indexes:

Report Required

Attachments:

1. Summary of Int. No. 1276, 2. Int. No. 1276, 3. November 28, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 11-28-2018, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - November 28, 2018, 6. Committee Report 11/29/18, 7. Hearing Testimony 11/29/18, 8. Hearing Transcript 11/29/18

Date	Ver.	Prime Sponsor	Action By	Action	Action Details	Meeting Details	Multimedia
12/31/2021	*	Keith Powers	City Council	Filed (End of Session)	Action details	Meeting details	Not available
11/29/2018	*	Keith Powers	Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations	Laid Over by Committee	Action details	Meeting details	Not available
11/29/2018	*	Keith Powers	Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations	Hearing Held by Committee	Action details	Meeting details	Not available
11/29/2018	*	Keith Powers	Committee on Economic Development	Laid Over by Committee	Action details	Meeting details	Not available
11/29/2018	*	Keith Powers	Committee on Economic Development	Hearing Held by Committee	Action details	Meeting details	Not available
11/28/2018	*	Keith Powers	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council	Action details	Meeting details	Not available
11/28/2018	*	Keith Powers	City Council	Introduced by Council	Action details	Meeting details	Not available

Int. No. 1276

By Council Members Powers, Vallone, Van Bramer and Brannan

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of a tourism economy dashboard

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter 8 of title 22 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 22-825 to read as follows:

§ 22-825 New York city tourism economy dashboard. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Accommodation. The term “accommodation” means any room, group of rooms or building in which someone may, as a visitor, stay, including, but not limited to, hotels, motels, apartments used for less than 30 days, homestays, bed and breakfasts, guestrooms and hostels.

Arts, entertainment and recreation. The term “arts, entertainment and recreation” means, but is not limited to, performing arts, spectator sports, museums, art galleries, historical sites and other amusement and recreation industries.

Food services. The term “food services” means any restaurant, bar, drinking establishment or other establishment in which people may imbibe food and drinks.

Tourism-related industries. The term “tourism-related industries” means industries related to any of the following: accommodation, arts, entertainment and recreation, food services, retail trade, transportation and travel arrangements and reservation services.

Transportation. The term “transportation” means, but is not limited to, air transportation, water transportation, for hire vehicles, public transportation and scenic and sightseeing transportation.

Travel arrangements and reservation services. The term “travel arrangements and reservation services” means, but is not limited to, any services retained to facilitate arrangements for travel within, and to, the city and any services retained to secure admission to arts, entertainment and recreation events.

b. An office or agency designated by the mayor shall develop and administer a New York city tourism dashboard website which shall provide data about the tourism economy in the city. Such website shall be developed and made accessible to the public within 90 days of the effective date of the local law that added this section. The website shall be updated by the first business day of every second month.

c. Content on the website required by subdivision b of this section shall include information about consumer spending in tourism-related industries. The information required by this subdivision shall be:

1. Aggregated by borough;

2. Disaggregated by industry;

3. Disaggregated by percentage of spending by visitors to the city; and

3. Disaggregated by percentage of spending by residents of the city.

d. Content on the website shall also include information about employment in tourism-related industries. Such information shall be aggregated by borough of employment, disaggregated by industry, salary range and borough of residence and include, but need not be limited to:

1, The number of individuals employed in tourism-related industries;

2. The average annual salary of individuals employed in tourism-related industries; and

3. The borough of residence of individuals employed in tourism-related industries.

e. By the first business day of every second month, such office or agency designated by the mayor shall submit to the speaker of the council an electronic file in .xls format, containing the raw data forming the basis of the information required by subdivisions b, c and d of this section.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

LS #8603 & 8647

11/09/18 1:00PM

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