Int. No. 445
By Council Members Holden, Louis and Brannan
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the preparation of five-year capital plans for parks on a community board level
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-159 to read as follows:
§ 18-159 Five-year parks capital plans. a. In accordance with subdivision b of this section, the department shall prepare a proposed five-year parks capital plan for each community board. Each such plan shall list every property within the jurisdiction of the commissioner within the boundaries of the community board and detail any planned capital projects, as defined in section 5-101, at each property, including a description of the planned capital project, an estimate of the cost of the planned capital project, and the year in which the capital project’s design and construction is proposed to be initiated and estimated to be completed.
b. No later than January 16, 2023, and every fifth January 16 thereafter, the department shall submit the proposed five-year parks capital plans to the applicable community board which shall conduct a public hearing and shall prepare and submit recommendations to the department on or before March 25, 2023, and every fifth March 25 thereafter. The department shall consider the recommendations received from each community board, and, no later than April 26, 2023, and every fifth April 26 thereafter, shall submit final five-year parks capital plans to the mayor, the speaker of the council, and the community boards, and post such plans on the department’s website.
c. No later than April 26 of any year in which a proposed five-year parks capital plan is not required to be submitted to the community boards pursuant to subdivision b of this section, the department shall submit any amendments to the final five-year parks capital plans to the mayor, the speaker of the council, and the applicable community board, and post such amendments on the department’s website.
§3. This local law takes effect immediately.
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