Details Meeting Name: Committee on Housing and Buildings Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/29/2025 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: 250 Broadway - Committee Room, 16th Floor Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (11) 11 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2025-3336 *       Oversight - Housing Connect - Reforming NYC’s Affordable Housing Lottery. Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2025-3336 *       Oversight - Housing Connect - Reforming NYC’s Affordable Housing Lottery. Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1207-2025 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Allowing for practical experience gained separately but concurrently with an apprenticeship to count towards the supervised practical experience time requirement for the granting of high-pressure boiler operating engineer licenses. Introduction This bill would allow applicants for a high pressure boiler engineer license to concurrently complete the 2-year apprenticeship program and 3-year practical experience requirement within the same 3-year timeframe. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1207-2025 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Allowing for practical experience gained separately but concurrently with an apprenticeship to count towards the supervised practical experience time requirement for the granting of high-pressure boiler operating engineer licenses. Introduction This bill would allow applicants for a high pressure boiler engineer license to concurrently complete the 2-year apprenticeship program and 3-year practical experience requirement within the same 3-year timeframe. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1264-2025 * Pierina Ana Sanchez     How affordable housing units which subsequently became vacant are rented through the housing portal. Introduction This bill would require that the department of housing preservation and development post on the housing portal any previously occupied affordable housing unit available for rent if such unit is required to be rented through the housing portal. It would also require that only users who apply for occupancy of any such unit after the unit has been posted on the housing portal be considered for occupancy of that unit. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1264-2025 * Pierina Ana Sanchez     How affordable housing units which subsequently became vacant are rented through the housing portal. Introduction This bill would require that the department of housing preservation and development post on the housing portal any previously occupied affordable housing unit available for rent if such unit is required to be rented through the housing portal. It would also require that only users who apply for occupancy of any such unit after the unit has been posted on the housing portal be considered for occupancy of that unit. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1265-2025 * Pierina Ana Sanchez     Notifications regarding applications in New York City’s housing portal and designation of a representative to receive notifications. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) housing portal to provide users with notification by e-mail and text of any update to their applications. This bill would also require the housing portal to permit a user to designate a representative who would receive notifications of any update to the user’s application, new information posted about a unit selected by the user, a new unit available that matches the user’s prescribed criteria, and any other information deemed appropriate by HPD. The designated representative would also be permitted to create a housing portal account to receive these notifications. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1265-2025 * Pierina Ana Sanchez     Notifications regarding applications in New York City’s housing portal and designation of a representative to receive notifications. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) housing portal to provide users with notification by e-mail and text of any update to their applications. This bill would also require the housing portal to permit a user to designate a representative who would receive notifications of any update to the user’s application, new information posted about a unit selected by the user, a new unit available that matches the user’s prescribed criteria, and any other information deemed appropriate by HPD. The designated representative would also be permitted to create a housing portal account to receive these notifications. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1266-2025 * Pierina Ana Sanchez     Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to create an in-person housing portal assistance program. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”), in cooperation with other relevant agencies, to offer an in-person assistance program for Housing Connect applicants, available in certain public spaces with publicly accessible computers, including older adult centers operated by the Department for the Aging and recreation centers operated by the Department of Parks and Recreation. HPD would be required to conduct outreach to promote awareness of the program. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1266-2025 * Pierina Ana Sanchez     Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to create an in-person housing portal assistance program. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”), in cooperation with other relevant agencies, to offer an in-person assistance program for Housing Connect applicants, available in certain public spaces with publicly accessible computers, including older adult centers operated by the Department for the Aging and recreation centers operated by the Department of Parks and Recreation. HPD would be required to conduct outreach to promote awareness of the program. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available