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Meeting Name: Committee on Small Business Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/26/2026 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
Jointly with the Committee on Public Safety.
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T2026-0999 *   Oversight - Retail Theft.Oversight    Not available Not available
T2026-1000 *Oswald J. Feliz  Establishing a program to provide financial assistance to small retail businesses for the purchase of security system technology.IntroductionThis bill would require that the department of small business services, or another agency designated by the mayor, establish a small retail business security system program to provide financial assistance to owners of small retail businesses that would reduce the cost of purchasing and installing security system technology.   Not available Not available
T2026-1035 *Farah N. Louis  Establishing a small business security measures pilot program, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commissioner of Small Business Services (Commissioner of SBS), in consultation with the Police Commissioner, to create a pilot program involving installation of security measures, such as security cameras and plexiglass, in certain small businesses located in zip codes with high rates of crimes associated with retail theft as determined by the Police Commissioner citywide. This bill would also require the Commissioner of SBS to develop an enrollment application and designate an enrollment period for the program. Additionally, this bill would require the Commissioner of SBS to develop an outreach campaign regarding the program utilizing the Department of Small Business Services’ website, flyers, and radio. Following the 1-year pilot program, the Commissioner of SBS would be required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Council on, in part, the cost of the program, the types of security measures installed, and the impact of the program on crime rates.   Not available Not available
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