Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/28/2024 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS, Stated Meeting Agenda, Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (621) 621 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 Data pager Data pager 1234  Page 1 of 4, items 1 to 200 of 621. File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia Data pager Data pager 1234  Page 1 of 4, items 1 to 200 of 621.       1. ROLL CALL           Roll call Not available       2. INVOCATION - Delivered by: Pastor Louis Lam, Brooklyn Alliance Church, located at 7504 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11214. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Zhuang.           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meetings of January 30, 2024 and the Stated Meeting of February 8, 2024 be adopted as printed by Council Member Marte.           Not available       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR - None           Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES - None           Not available       6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None           Not available       7. LAND USE CALL-UPS – None           Not available       8. COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER           Not available       9. DISCUSSION OF GENERAL ORDERS           Not available       10. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None           Not available       11. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES           Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION           Not available Int 0019-2024 A Gale A. Brewer   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the posting of lithium-ion or other storage battery safety information in powered bicycle or powered mobility device businesses. Introduction The bill would require all businesses that sell e-bikes, e-scooters and other personal mobility devices powered by batteries, to post lithium-ion battery safety informational materials and guides. Such materials and guides would be required to be posted both in physical stores and on online retail platforms. A violation would be subject to civil penalties ranging from $150 to $350 per violation. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0021-2024 A Gale A. Brewer   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Increasing the penalties for illegal powered mobility devices. Introduction This bill would authorize the Fire Department to have concurrent authority with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to enforce violations related to the prohibition of the sale, lease or rental of powered mobility devices and powered bicycles that fail to meet recognized safety standards. This bill would require that online sales of such devices display the certification of the accredited testing laboratory. This bill would require maintaining records that each device sold, leased or rented is certified. This bill would also increase penalties for illegal device sales, leases or rentals, which would include sealing the premises where such illegal devices are sold, leased or rented when there are repeated violations. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0049-2024 A Julie Menin   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Vendor display and storage of goods, and to repeal sections 17-313 and 20-463 of such code, relating to bookkeeping requirements for vendors. Introduction This bill would allow mobile food vendors to display or store goods on top of their carts, and it would simplify the display requirements for general vendors. Additionally, this bill would remove bookkeeping requirements for general vendors and mobile food vendors. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0050-2024 A Julie Menin   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring food vendors to obtain a certificate of authority to collect sales tax, repeal sections 17-310 & 20-457 of such code, relating to tax clearance and minimum tax payments for renewal of mobile food licenses, permits and general vending licenses. Introduction The bill would eliminate the requirement that individual employees of mobile food vending carts or trucks each have a New York State Certificate of Sales Tax Authority. This bill would also eliminate the requirement that mobile food vendors and general vendors obtain a tax clearance certificate upon renewal of a license or permit. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0051-2024 A Julie Menin   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Prohibiting vending in bicycle lanes. Introduction This bill would prohibit general vendors and mobile food vendors from vending in bicycle lanes, and it would prohibit vendor-related activity from occupying bicycle lanes. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE           Not available M 0026-2024 *       Appropriation of new City revenues in FY'24, pursuant to Section 107(e) of the New York City Charter (MN-4) Communication   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0199-2024 * Justin L. Brannan   Coupled on General Orders M 26 - Appropriation of new City revenues in FY'24, pursuant to Section 107(e) of the New York City Charter (MN-4) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0019-2024 * Justin L. Brannan     2257 Grand Ave: Block 3208, Lot 46, Bronx, Community District 5, Council District 14 Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0200-2024 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders LU 19 - 2257 Grand Ave: Block 3208, Lot 46, Bronx, Community District 5, Council District 14 Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0020-2024 * Justin L. Brannan     Red Oak: Block 1861, Lot 10, Manhattan, Community District 7, Council District 7. Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0201-2024 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders LU 20 - Red Oak: Block 1861, Lot 10, Manhattan, Community District 7, Council District 7. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE           Not available LU 0011-2024 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 230 Kent Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 230288 ZRK) Land Use Application   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter.   Action details Not available LU 0012-2024 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 230 Kent Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 230289 ZMK) Land Use Application   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter.   Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available T2024-0003 *     Coupled on General Orders Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION           Not available Int 0019-2024 A Gale A. Brewer ~coupled A and GO Requiring the posting of lithium-ion or other storage battery safety information in powered bicycle or powered mobility device businesses. Introduction The bill would require all businesses that sell e-bikes, e-scooters and other personal mobility devices powered by batteries, to post lithium-ion battery safety informational materials and guides. Such materials and guides would be required to be posted both in physical stores and on online retail platforms. A violation would be subject to civil penalties ranging from $150 to $350 per violation.     Action details Not available Int 0021-2024 A Gale A. Brewer ~coupled A and GO Increasing the penalties for illegal powered mobility devices. Introduction This bill would authorize the Fire Department to have concurrent authority with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to enforce violations related to the prohibition of the sale, lease or rental of powered mobility devices and powered bicycles that fail to meet recognized safety standards. This bill would require that online sales of such devices display the certification of the accredited testing laboratory. This bill would require maintaining records that each device sold, leased or rented is certified. This bill would also increase penalties for illegal device sales, leases or rentals, which would include sealing the premises where such illegal devices are sold, leased or rented when there are repeated violations.     Action details Not available Int 0049-2024 A Julie Menin ~coupled A and GO Vendor display and storage of goods, and to repeal sections 17-313 and 20-463 of such code, relating to bookkeeping requirements for vendors. Introduction This bill would allow mobile food vendors to display or store goods on top of their carts, and it would simplify the display requirements for general vendors. Additionally, this bill would remove bookkeeping requirements for general vendors and mobile food vendors.     Action details Not available Int 0050-2024 A Julie Menin ~coupled A and GO Requiring food vendors to obtain a certificate of authority to collect sales tax, repeal sections 17-310 & 20-457 of such code, relating to tax clearance and minimum tax payments for renewal of mobile food licenses, permits and general vending licenses. Introduction The bill would eliminate the requirement that individual employees of mobile food vending carts or trucks each have a New York State Certificate of Sales Tax Authority. This bill would also eliminate the requirement that mobile food vendors and general vendors obtain a tax clearance certificate upon renewal of a license or permit.     Action details Not available Int 0051-2024 A Julie Menin ~coupled A and GO Prohibiting vending in bicycle lanes. Introduction This bill would prohibit general vendors and mobile food vendors from vending in bicycle lanes, and it would prohibit vendor-related activity from occupying bicycle lanes.     Action details Not available       ~coupled FINANCE           Not available Res 0199-2024 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled GO M 26 - Appropriation of new City revenues in FY'24, pursuant to Section 107(e) of the New York City Charter (MN-4) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0200-2024 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 19 - 2257 Grand Ave: Block 3208, Lot 46, Bronx, Community District 5, Council District 14 Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0201-2024 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 20 - Red Oak: Block 1861, Lot 10, Manhattan, Community District 7, Council District 7. Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available T2024-0003 *   ~coupled GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds       Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       13. INTRODUCTION & READING OF BILLS (SEE BELOW)           Not available       14. DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTIONS           Not available       15. RESOLUTIONS – None           Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Not available       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Not available         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Int 0103-2024 * Joann Ariola ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Notification of the removal of parking spaces. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to notify affected council members 10 days before the removal of any street parking space when that space would be used for: a street level bicycle corral requested by a local business, a car share program, or a bike share program. The notice would include, at a minimum, the expected date of the removal, the location of the space, and the intended new use of the space. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0104-2024 * Joann Ariola ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring the DOT to consult with the FDNY prior to approving open street applications, bicycle lane projects, and major transportation projects. Introduction This bill would require the Fire Department (“FDNY”) to confer with local affected firehouses and submit to the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) certain information, before DOT approves Open Street applications or implements major transportation projects, including bicycle lane projects. The required information would include: the local firehouses that provided feedback, the feedback provided, the method by which they provided feedback, and the date such feedback was provided. This bill would also require DOT to consult with FDNY prior to approving Open Street applications, which is already required for major transportation projects. DOT would also be required to provide, in their notice to community boards and local elected officials, the information provided by FDNY pursuant to this local law. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0038-2024 * Joann Ariola ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Designating April 20 annually as Say No to Drugs Day in the City of New York. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0105-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Creation of a residential parking permit system in Sunset Park and Red Hook. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to create a residential parking permit system for the neighborhoods of Red Hook and Sunset Park in Brooklyn. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0106-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Enhancing penalties for sidewalk parking and installing bollards in M1 zoning districts. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to impose additional penalties on commercial, manufacturing, and industrial establishments that park motor vehicles on sidewalks in M1 zoning districts. It would also require DOT to conduct a study on the installation of bollards in M1 zoning districts to prevent parking and then install the bollards based on the study’s findings. DOT would also be required to submit reports on the enhanced penalties imposed for such sidewalk parking violations and a report on the study to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post the reports on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0107-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Air quality monitoring at designated “heavy use” thoroughfares. Introduction This bill requires the Department of Enviromental Protection (DEP) to designate heavy-use thoroughfares in every borough, and install street level air monitors at a minimum at two major intersections on every designated heavy use thoroughfare and at every park or playground adjacent to a heavy use thoroughfare. The bill also requires the issuance of a report to the mayor and to the speaker of the council containing the results of the air quality monitoring of designated heavy use thoroughfares and recreational areas. Where the results of the air quality monitoring indicate that levels of any regulated air contaminant constitute a violation of an existing standard, DEP along with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Education shall implement mitigation measures that reduce exposure risks. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0108-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring sheriffs and city marshals to report housing displacement to the department of social services/human resources administration to evaluate eligibility for legal counsel. Introduction This bill would require that the sheriff and city marshals contact the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration (HRA) when they receive an order that would result in housing displacement. Where HRA receives notice from the sheriff or city marshals about an order that would lead to housing displacement, HRA would be required to respond by examining the person’s eligibility for legal counsel, provide the person with contact for legal counsel and connect the individual to such counsel. The information would be provided in plain language and in the appropriate language for the person. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0109-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Requiring the department of parks and recreation to collect and report data regarding community gardens and permitting the sale of agriculture within community gardens. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to collect data on community gardens and issue an annual report summarizing this data. Additionally, this bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to study the citywide ecological impacts of community gardens. This bill would also direct the agency to develop a system to permit community gardens to operate farmers markets within community gardens. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0110-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Public Housing Report on the New York city housing authority’s permanent affordability commitment together program. Introduction This bill would require the mayor or an agency designated by the mayor to submit an annual report to the City Council on the impact of the New York City Housing Authority’s Permanent Affordability Commitment Together program. The initial report must be made publically available and submitted to the speaker of the council by November 1, 2024 with subsequent reports due by every November 1 thereafter. The report would include when the developments were selected and converted to the program, a variety of information about the development partner and property manager, and a number of indicators about the impact of the program on the residents of the developments. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0111-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Public Housing Reporting on vacant public housing dwelling units. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Housing Authority to make publicly available online and submit to the Council an annual report on public housing dwelling units that have been vacant for more than 30 continuous days. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0112-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Prohibiting the department of sanitation from charging the New York city housing authority for sanitation services. Introduction This bill would prohibit the Department of Sanitation from requiring payment from the New York City Housing Authority for any sanitation services it provides. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0113-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Conducting a study of the impact that truck and delivery traffic generated by last mile facilities have on local communities and infrastructure. Introduction This bill would require the department of transportation to conduct a study on the impact of last mile facilities on the street infrastructure and communities they are situated in, including estimating the amount of delivery vehicles arriving at or departing from each facility, and the impact that additional vehicle traffic has on parking, street congestion, vehicle collisions and other traffic incidents. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0114-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Department of transportation to study street design as a means to limit or reduce the use by commercial vehicles of streets in residential neighborhoods. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to report on the utility and feasibility of using street design as a means to limit or reduce the use of streets in residence districts by commercial vehicles by December 31, 2023. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0115-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure The creation of a mobile application that provides information about electric vehicle charging stations. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT), also known as the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), to create a mobile app with information about the locations of each electric vehicle charging station imposed on a map of the city, the voltage, charging level, and electric vehicle connector types provided by each station, whether each station can be used to charge e-bikes, and, to the extent the city has or can reasonably obtain such information, a real time display indicating whether each station is available or in use. The app will allow users to filer the electric vehicle charging stations based on such information. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0039-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Require a prevailing wage for all school aides, whether in public, charter, or private schools. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0040-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts NY HEAT Act (S.2016-A/A.4592-A). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0041-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR General Welfare Create the New York State Working Families Tax Credit. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0042-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Immigration Condemning the human trafficking of migrants. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0043-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Public Housing New York City Housing Authority to improve its public database of awarded contracts through the addition of new search features and inclusion of more contract information in search results. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0044-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Public Housing Fund rent arrears at NYCHA since the start of the pandemic. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0045-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Public Housing Defining community significant projects and including such projects in the excelsior jobs program (A1361/S458). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0046-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Public Housing Require caretakers to obtain the Site Safety Training Card. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0047-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Public Housing To provide their share of the additional three billion dollars annually, that must be reinvested into NYCHA in order to address capital needs resulting from decades of disinvestment in its building stock. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0048-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations The purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies and to certain instruments calling for payment of a monetary obligation by a foreign state (S.05623/A.05290). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0049-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Education To amend the education law in relation to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct (A.5197/ S.7198). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0050-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR General Welfare American Family Act, which would expand the Child Tax Credit (H.R. 3899). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0051-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Public Housing Authorizing the New York City Council to oversee the activities of the New York City Housing Authority (A.9414/S.5806). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0052-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Public Safety Eliminate the authority of the Department of Defense to transfer surplus military property to federal, state and local agencies for law enforcement activities. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0053-2024 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Top maritime importers to New York City ports to commit to making the City’s streets greener by reducing truck traffic and using marine vessels for last mile deliveries throughout the boroughs. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0116-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights Requiring quarterly reporting on lawful source of income discrimination in housing accommodations. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Commission on Human Rights to issue quarterly reports regarding source of income discrimination complaints it has received, initiated, and resolved the previous quarter as well as unresolved complaints received or initiated prior to the previous quarter and the status of such complaints. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0117-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the department of education to create an online portal to facilitate the comparison of funding and spending across schools. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education to create a web portal for the purpose of facilitating the comparison of citywide funding and spending data on a per-school, per-student basis. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0118-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Education Posting information and reporting on dress code policies in NYC public schools, and to repeal section two of such local law upon the expiration thereof. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to post dress code policies on its website and report on dress code policies in DOE schools, including information about whether each school has a dress code policy and data on dress code violations and penalties, broken down by month, week, and student race and gender. The reporting required in this bill would cease after 5 years. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0119-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Establishing an office of Puerto Rico-New York City affairs. Introduction This bill would require the creation of an Office of Puerto Rico-New York City Affairs, which would be responsible for providing services to former residents of Puerto Rico and descendants of residents of Puerto Rico. These services would include assistance to people displaced from Puerto Rico, assistance in completing applications to obtain vital documents from Puerto Rico and applications for governmental programs, and referrals to organizations that may be able to offer assistance. The Director of Puerto Rico-New York City Affairs would make efforts to work with the government of Puerto Rico to provide these services. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0120-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Health Enhancing the pre-arraignment physical and behavioral health screenings of arrestees held at the central booking facility of a criminal court in the city of New York. Introduction This bill would enhance the pre-arraignment health screening units at central booking facilities. It would obligate a health care provider—defined to include nurse practitioners and patient care associates and exclude emergency personnel—to use an electronic screening tool and access two electronic health databases—e-Clinical Works and Psychiatric Services and Clinical Knowledge Enhancement System—to conduct a two-level screening of each arrestee for physical and behavioral health issues. A diversion liaison would identify the arrestees with behavioral health needs and share health information, with the arrestee’s consent, with defense counsel to facilitate pre- and post-arraignment diversion. The arrestee’s health information would also be shared with the Department of Correction (DOC), if the arrestee is taken into DOC custody. This bill would also require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish rules to ensure the arrestee’s health information is shared with DOC, if the arrestee is taken into DOC custody. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0121-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring housing developers that receive public financing to assume financial responsibility for repairs required within 10 years of construction. Introduction This bill would require developers to assume financial responsibility for home repairs required within 10 years of the completion of construction if the homeownership development project was funded or subsidized with municipal funds. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0122-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Public Housing Requiring the police department to make crime statistics at each New York city housing authority operated housing development available through the department’s website, as well as making other crime information regarding such housing developments availab Introduction The bill would require the New York Police Department (NYPD) to report quarterly on a subset of complaints for each housing development operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Additionally, the bill requires that the crime data already posted on the NYPD website by precinct and patrol borough also be posted for each housing development operated by NYCHA. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0123-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR General Welfare Prohibiting the department of homeless services from requiring a child’s presence in person at an intake facility when a family with children applies for shelter Introduction This bill would prohibit the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) from requiring children to be present in person at an intake facility when their family applies or reapplies for placement at a shelter except when DHS requests to remotely view a child and is unable to do so within 24 hours, or when a child has not checked in to their assigned shelter by the shelter curfew on the day following placement. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0124-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring the department of homeless services to provide process navigator services to every family with children entering an intake center. Introduction This bill would require the department of homeless services to provide process navigator services to every family with children at an intake center. The process navigator would provide assistance to shelter applicants in understanding all the procedures, meetings, interviews and documents necessary to the application process and respond to questions. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0125-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Public Safety Prohibiting the police department from collecting DNA from a minor without consent from a parent, legal guardian or attorney. Introduction This bill would prohibit any member of the NYPD from collecting a DNA sample from a minor prior to the lawful arrest of such minor without the consent of the minor’s parent, legal guardian or attorney. The prohibition would not apply where the sample is abandoned at the scene of an alleged criminal offense and is not collected directly from the minor, or where the sample is collected from a minor who is alleged to be the victim of a criminal offense. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0054-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Education DOE and the NYS Education Dept to collaborate on and prioritize increasing the number of educators trained to work with English Language Learners and to improve the quality and comprehensiveness of English Language Learners’ education. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0055-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Health Allows the presence of epinephrine auto-injector devices on pre-school premises. (S.723A/A.3821) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0056-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Public Housing NYC Housing Authority to change its priority preference for housing to automatically place families and individuals experiencing homelessness at the highest priority level. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0057-2024 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR General Welfare Create a program to provide food benefits for those not eligible for existing benefits, including anyone over 55 meeting income eligibility. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0126-2024 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Fire and Emergency Management Requiring provision of body armor to fire department employees within the bureau of emergency medical services providing emergency medical services. Introduction This bill would require that the Fire Department to provide body armor to employees within the bureau of emergency medical services providing emergency medical services. Such body armor will be required to meet ballistic and stab resistant standards. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0127-2024 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Fire and Emergency Management Providing de-escalation and self-defense training to fire department employees within the bureau of emergency medical services providing emergency medical services. Introduction This bill would require the fire department to provide de-escalation and self-defense training to its employees providing medical services within the bureau of emergency medical services. Such training would be available at least once every third calendar year. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0128-2024 * Erik D. Bottcher ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring the department of buildings to verify whether applications for demolition permits are for buildings in special purpose districts and notify local community boards of proposed demolitions in special purpose districts. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings to develop a procedure to independently verify whether a building is in a special purpose district before issuing a demolition permit and provide additional notice to the local community board of such proposed demolition. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0129-2024 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Establishing a pilot program to construct solar canopies in certain parking lots. Introduction This bill would mandate that the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), or another agency designated by the Mayor, create a pilot program to install solar canopies at no less than 1 city-controlled parking lot where such a canopy would be cost effective in each borough. To the extent practicable, such canopies would need to be installed within 2 years. In addition, for each city controlled parking lot at which a solar canopy is installed, DCAS or such other agency would be required to install at least 5 electric vehicle chargers with a minimum charging capacity of 6 kilowatts. After the conclusion of the pilot program, this local law would require a report on, among other things, the total number and locations of city-controlled parking lots where solar canopies were installed as part of the pilot program and where they would be cost effective, and recommendations as to whether and how the pilot program may be expanded and made permanent. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0130-2024 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Establishing composting facilities in parks. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to establish composting facilities for plant waste collection within at least 2 parks in each borough by July 1, 2026, at least 3 parks in each borough by July 1, 2027, and at least 5 parks in each borough by July 1, 2028. DPR would also be required to issue an annual report that details the composting process occurring at the required parks. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0131-2024 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Technology Adding a 311 complaint category for noise from sirens. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Information Technology and Telecommunications to create a specific 311 category through which the public can submit service requests and requests for information regarding noise from sirens. The category would be available on all relevant 311 platforms, including its website and mobile platforms. The Commissioner would be required to publish online three monthly reports on service requests regarding noise from sirens received by 311 in the previous month, including incident descriptions, dates, and locations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0132-2024 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Requiring moped retailers to provide ownership information at point of sale. Introduction This bill would require the department of consumer and worker protection in coordination with the department of transportation to develop and distribute materials related to the operation of mopeds. It would also require moped retailers to distribute such materials at the point of sale. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0133-2024 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Finance Exempting certain grocery stores from the commercial rent tax. Introduction This bill would exempt grocery stores from the commercial rent tax if they meet certain floor space and affordability requirements. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0134-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Economic Development Requiring regular reports on the redevelopment plans at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to submit an annual report to certain elected officials on the progress of the JFK redevelopment plan and related community benefits package. Such report would include information on the progress and any changes to the scope, timeline, or budget of the redevelopment plan; actions taken by the Port Authority related to the plan and community benefits package, such as property acquisitions, contracts awarded M/WBEs, permit applications, the establishment of advisory boards; and any other relevant information as determined by EDC. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0135-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Study on structural loadbearing capacity of parking garages. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings (“DOB”) to conduct a loadbearing capacity study for parking garages. DOB would be required to assess factors such as the size, age, materials, and structural design of the parking structure. After conducting this study, DOB is also required to report any recommendations based on their findings. No later than 1 year after the effective date of this local law, DOB shall submit to the mayor, the speaker of the council, and post on its website a report on the findings of this study. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0136-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Weight limits for parking structures. Introduction This bill would require owners of most parking garages to refuse to park any vehicle on a level of such garage when doing so would cause the collective weight of vehicles on that level to exceed its maximum permissible weight limit. Each such garage would be required to install a motor vehicle weigh station so that an entering vehicle could be weighed before determining if parking such vehicle is feasible. Moreover, commercially licensed parking garages would be required to display information regarding the maximum permissible weight limits on levels within such garages and to notify the public when no further vehicles may be parked without the weight limit on each level being exceeded. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0137-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Creation of a task force to coordinate the removal of fallen trees due to a severe weather event. Introduction This bill would create a Downed Tree Task Force consisting of NYC Emergency Management, the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), the Police Department, Fire Department, Department of Information Technology, Department of Sanitation, Department of Transportation and representatives from the major utility companies to assist in the safe clearing and removal of City owned trees and/or tree limbs that have fallen as a result of a severe weather event. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0138-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Technology Sign language public service announcements for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing on LinkNYC kiosks. Introduction This bill would require 5% of all LinkNYC kiosk programming administered on behalf of New York City to provide information for the benefit of the deaf or hard of hearing community. This includes information on the availability of text-to-911 in American Sign Language (“ASL”) with accompanying closed captioning, public service announcements in ASL, public service announcements translated into international sign and other sign languages, commercial advertisements in ASL and translated into international sign and other sign languages, and information on agency resources and services specific to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0139-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Adding two commissioners to the New York city taxi and limousine commission board. Introduction This bill would increase the size of the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) board from nine to eleven commissioners. The two additional commissioners would be required to hold a valid TLC driver license and would be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0140-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Prohibition of non-compete agreements. Introduction This bill would prohibit employers from entering into non-compete agreements with employees, and it would rescind any non-compete agreements that predate the effective date of this bill. Employers would be subject to a $500 civil penalty for each violation of this bill. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0141-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Contracts Requiring a minority and women-owned business enterprise consultant for city projects with budgets in excess of ten million dollars. Introduction This bill would require that city contractors hire an independent MWBE consultant for every contract over ten million dollars as a way to enhance city procurement opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0142-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the department of education to conduct a biannual study on student access to home internet and electronic devices. Introduction This bill would amend the administrative code, requiring the Department of Education to conduct a biannual survey, by school district, to collect data regarding students’ access to the Internet and electronic devices and how a lack of such access hinders students’ education. Additionally, the Department of Education would be required to include in the report recommendations on means to address students’ inability to access the Internet and electronic devices. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0143-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Public Safety Establishing a reward for individuals who provide information leading to the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of a person who seriously injures or kills another individual in a hit-and-run accident. Introduction This bill would provide for a reward for individuals who provide information leading to the apprehension, arrest, or conviction of an individual involved in a hit-and-run resulting in a serious physical injury. This bill will mobilize the public in helping to ensure that drivers involved in hit-and-runs are identified, as many hit-and-runs remain unsolved. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0144-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Installation of bollards at reconstructed sidewalks, curb extensions and pedestrian ramps. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to install bollards, where necessary throughout the City of New York, at sidewalks, curb extensions and pedestrian ramps being reconstructed to make them accessible for pedestrians with a disability. This bill would also require the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the effectiveness of bollards in high pedestrian traffic areas throughout the City and develop guidelines, no later than six months after the effective date of this local law, to determine whether bollards should be installed during the repair or reconstruction of sidewalks, curb extensions and pedestrian ramps to make them more accessible to pedestrians with a disability, especially in high traffic areas. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0145-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Placing a cap on the correlated color temperature of new and replacement streetlights. Introduction This bill would require that any lamp installed as part of the lighting of streets, highways, parks, or any other public place have a correlated color temperature no higher than 3000 Kelvin. All new and replacement outdoor lamps would be required to meet this standard. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0058-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure MTA to adjust schedules for distant subway terminal lines to include more peak-direction rush hour trains for commuters to travel to central economic hubs. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0059-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Metropolitan Transportation Authority to conduct a comprehensive Environmental Impact Study on the viability of the proposed QueensLink project. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0060-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Establishing scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal. (A.5001-A/S.2515-B) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0061-2024 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure MTA to remediate any transportation structure, primarily elevated train lines, with extremely high levels of lead. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0146-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection The prohibition of requiring low-wage workers to enter into covenants not to compete and also to require employers to notify potential employees of any requirement to enter into a covenant not to compete. Introduction Employers are increasingly requiring their employees to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of employment, even in low-wage jobs where such provisions do not serve an obvious purpose. These covenants can lead to low-wage employees being unreasonably restricted in finding new jobs. This bill would prohibit employers from requiring low-wage employees to enter into covenants not to compete as a condition of their employment. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0147-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Health Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to conduct a community needs assessment to identify needs and gaps in services for people experiencing long COVID. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with relevant agencies, health care professionals, health insurers, patients, community based organizations, and other relevant stakeholders, to conduct a community needs assessment to identify needs and gaps in services for people experiencing long COVID and associated diseases in New York City. This bill would then require the Commissioner to submit a report of its assessment that identifies the prevalence of long COVID and associated diseases in New York City, the populations most affected, the existing needs for affected populations, the existence and accessibility of appropriate programs and services for affected populations, the unmet needs and service gaps that exist for affected populations, and actions, strategies, and policies to support affected populations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0148-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Women and Gender Equity Childcare services at public meetings. Introduction This bill would require the provision of childcare services, upon request, for certain meetings open to the public. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0149-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights The rights of persons who engage in sex work. Introduction This bill would create a sex worker opportunity program in the Mayor’s Office for Equity to provide grants to community organizations working directly with people who engage in sex work, prohibit housing discrimination based on a person’s current or former employment in sex work, create a dedicated review and enforcement board in the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to highlight the unique unfair work practices affecting people who engage in sex work and provide them with information related to their rights, require the Administration for Children’s Services to submit a yearly report related to any such cases where information related to an individual’s participation in sex work is highlighted in the process of the case, and amend the city privacy laws to protect against the disclosure of a person’s status as a sex worker. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0150-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Requiring the department of correction to report programming and fiscal information. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Correction to report, on an annual basis, information pertaining to discharge planning efforts, post-release job placements, the mental health needs and services of incarcerated individuals, programming for incarcerated individuals, and budget and spending. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0151-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice The terms “inmate,” “prisoner,” and “incarcerated individual” and other similar terminology as used therein. Introduction This bill would replace the terms “inmate” and “prisoner,” as well as “incarcerated individual,” with person-first language (PFL) such as “persons incarcerated” and “persons in custody” throughout the City Charter, the Administrative Code, the Plumbing Code, and the Building Code. PFL is a linguistic prescription that emphasizes personhood over status-saturated identifiers. This law would seek to eliminate conscious and subconscious dehumanization associated with the terms “inmate” and “prisoner.” Notably, this is a stylistic modification that does not impact the substance of modified sections. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0152-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Extending the minimum duration of and updating other requirements pertaining to the task force created to address policies related to the treatment and housing of transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary, and intersex individuals in the custody of th Introduction This bill would amend Local Law 145 of 2019, which established a task force to address policies related to the treatment and housing of transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary, and intersex individuals in the custody of the Department of Correction. The bill would amend the minimum duration date of the task force to be one year after the issuance of the fifth annual task force report, require that the task force self-elect a chair, require a Speaker appointee instead of a Council appointee as a task force member, and provide for ways that the Department of Correction and Correctional Health Services must substantively participate in the task force. The task force would be required to elect a chair within 90 days of the effective date of this bill. This bill would also make various amendments to update and clarify language. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0153-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts A feasibility study on housing adaptation and mobility, voluntary residential buyouts, and related support services for residents of high-risk flood zones. Introduction This bill would require the New York city climate change adaptation task force to conduct a feasibility study that would propose a strategy and implementation measures to meet citywide housing adaptation needs, recommend a framework for a housing mobility program that includes options for voluntary residential buyouts, and make recommendations for the establishment of a standing fund to support the housing mobility program and related support services. This bill would also require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to assess the information and service needs of affected residents in order to inform the task force’s recommendations. The feasibility study and recommendations would be due to the mayor, the speaker of the council, and the borough presidents no later than one year after the effective date of this law. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0154-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Monitoring power plant performance. Introduction This bill would amend section 20 of the New York City Charter to add a new subdivision k requiring the department to track all department of environmental conservation reports on Title V power plants and, when any power plant is not in compliance with its permits, submit comments on the proposed renewal. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0155-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR General Welfare Outreach to unsheltered individuals. Introduction This bill would prohibit police officers from engaging in any outreach to unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0156-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring district attorneys to report on retained and seized property. Introduction This bill would require the city’s district attorneys to report on the property they retain and seize from defendants Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0157-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the police department to submit reports on complaints of police misconduct. Introduction This bill would require the NYPD to make monthly reports of the number of complaints of police misconduct that it receives, by precinct, and any action taken by the NYPD in response to such complaints. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0158-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the police department to provide records of complaints and investigations of biased-based policing to the commission on human rights. Introduction This bill would require the NYPD to send records of closed complaints and investigations of bias-based policing to the Commission on Human Rights. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0062-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Health The COVID-19 Long Haulers Act. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0063-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Health Safer Consumption Services Act (S.399A/A.338A). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0064-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Health Enables community health centers to be fully reimbursed for telehealth care services. (S.6733/A.7316) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0065-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Aging Allow municipalities and localities that have a senior citizen rent increase exemption program to establish an automatic enrollment program for eligible seniors to be automatically enrolled or automatically re-enrolled in the program (S.5102/A.1475). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0066-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Expressing solidarity with unionization drives across New York City’s workforce and affirming the right to have union elections free from anti-democratic union-busting practices. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0067-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to institute a recall of Hyundai and Kia models lacking immobilizer technology that are vulnerable to theft. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0068-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice For the Governor to exercise clemency power to release older adults who are incarcerated (S15A/A8855A, and S7514/A4231). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0069-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice No Slavery in New York Act (S225/A3412). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0070-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Education The "Freedom to Read Act (S.6350-B/A.6873-B). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0071-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Education Amend the education law, to including policies and procedures in school safety plans for responding to students having mental health crises (A.3903/S.5103). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0072-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Health Support the provision of medication abortion on all college and university campuses in New York State. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0073-2024 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Public Safety Promote Pre-Trial (PromPT) Stability Act (S.2832B/A.4558B) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0159-2024 * David M. Carr ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Recycled paper facilities. Introduction This bill would amend Local Law 97 of 2019 by adding an exception to the definition of “covered building” for industrial facilities that produce 100 percent recycled paper products from 100 percent recycled paper. This amendment would exempt such facilities from the requirements of Local Law 97 of 2019. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0160-2024 * David M. Carr ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring carbon monoxide detecting devices in the basements of certain dwellings. Introduction This bill would require that all multi-family apartment buildings install carbon monoxide detecting devices in basement common areas of such buildings, except those areas regularly used for access to or egress from a dwelling unit. Such requirement would not apply to private dwellings. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0161-2024 * David M. Carr ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring a raised speed reducer feasibility assessment at speed camera locations. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to assess at least 100 speed camera locations per year to determine the feasibility of installing a raised speed reducer. At any location where a raised speed reducer is deemed feasible, DOT would be required to install a raised speed reducer within one year. DOT would also be required to report annually on the required assessments, assess changes in dangerous driving indicators at speed camera locations where raised speed reducers are installed and provide recommendations as to whether speed cameras remain necessary at those locations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0074-2024 * David M. Carr ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Recognizing April 17 annually as Giovanni da Verrazzano Day in the City of New York. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0162-2024 * Eric Dinowitz ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Bicycle storage in city buildings. Introduction This bill would require that certain city-owned buildings at least 10,000 square feet or more in size provide bicycle storage space for city employees or visitors. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) would have the discretion to determine the location of the storage and whether it is appropriate to separate employee storage from non-employee bicycle storage. For school buildings, the Chancellor of the Department of Education would have the discretion to determine whether they believe there is appropriate space for bicycle storage. Where it would be impractical to have any storage, DCAS would have to explain in a posting in a common area why bicycle storage would be impractical. Finally, the DCAS commissioner and the DOE chancellor must report publicly where each building has added bicycle storage, and where it was determined that adding bicycle storage was impractical. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0163-2024 * Eric Dinowitz ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Establishing accessibility guidelines for print documents. Introduction This bill would require the mayor or mayor’s designee to establish accessibility guidelines for print documents. These guidelines would contain, but need not be limited to, guidance regarding formatting, visual appearance, and readability. Print documents produced by a city agency for dissemination to the public would be required to adhere to these guidelines to the extent practicable. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0075-2024 * Eric Dinowitz ~SPONSOR Higher Education All schools to present on post-secondary financial aid opportunities such as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or a DREAM Act application and for students to complete an affidavit indicating if they will be applying for such aid. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0164-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Economic Development Preparation of community impact reports for city-subsidized economic development projects. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Small Business Services or the City’s contracted economic development entity (New York City Economic Development Corporation) to produce a report delineating a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the projected impact of a proposed economic development project on affected communities. Thirty days prior to the approval of the award of an economic development benefit for a project, a community impact report would be required to be prepared and submitted to the Council. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0165-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Economic Development Study on the feasibility of establishing a commercial and residential linkage fee. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor to designate an office or agency to conduct a feasibility study on the creation of a linkage fee. A linkage fee is a fee that a developer would pay for any residential or commercial construction project that is larger than 100,000 square feet. The fee would fund job training for workers to be employed at the project site and for job contribution, which is paid into a trust for the benefit of the community within a 2 mile radius of the job site. In order to determine whether a linkage fee would be feasible in New York City, the designated agency or office would be required to conduct a study to provide information on the estimated funding needs, potential revenue, an estimated reasonable fee amount, various employment data, and an assessment of development projects. One year from the effective date of this local law, the designated office or agency would submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council the findings of the report and post it on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0166-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Health Requiring building owners to provide shower hoses and informational materials on Legionnaires’ disease to tenants. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DOHMH”) to create and post online informational materials on Legionnaires’ disease and to notify owners of residential buildings when a tenant in the building has a confirmed case of Legionnaires’ disease. This bill would also require building owners to provide shower hoses and the DOHMH informational materials to building tenants within 24 hours of notice of a tenant in the building having been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0167-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Health Requiring the establishment of a municipal human milk bank. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, or another agency or entity designated by the mayor, to take all necessary steps to obtain any required licenses or approvals to establish and operate a human milk bank. The human milk bank would collect, process, store, and distribute breast milk for infants and children. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0168-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Public Safety The department of investigation’s oversight of the police department use of surveillance technology. Introduction The Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act was enacted by City Council in 2020 and requires the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to evaluate and report on surveillance technologies used by the Department. This legislation would add new provisions to the law which would require that the NYPD, upon request, provide the Department of Investigation (DOI) with an itemized list of all surveillance technologies currently used by the Department, and provide information on all data access and retention policies for data collected by such technologies. In addition, the legislation requires that the NYPD provide DOI with quarterly updates on all newly acquired or discontinued surveillance technologies and updates to any data access and retention policies established in recently executed contracts for surveillance technologies. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0169-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure The installation of electric vehicle charging equipment on lampposts. Introduction This bill would require the commissioner of the Department of Transportation to annually determine the feasibility of installing electric vehicle charging equipment on lampposts in New York City, and in doing so to identify in consultation with the New York City Police Department the particular lampposts on which the equipment should be installed. Based on this feasibility determination, this commissioner would be required to install the equipment on such lampposts. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0170-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Increased penalties for department of buildings violations issued to parking structures. Introduction This bill would double the standard civil penalties for Department of Buildings-enforced violations when issued to the owner of a parking structure. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0171-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Waste collection from nursing homes. Introduction The proposed bill would require the Department of Sanitation to collect solid waste from nursing homes at no cost to the nursing homes and regardless of whether the nursing home is a for-profit entity. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0172-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Transportation and Infrastructure The compensation received by for-hire vehicle drivers for advertising on the interior of for-hire vehicles. Introduction This bill would amend Local Law 33 of 2024. It would clarify that any driver of a for-hire vehicle with an approved tablet in their vehicle would receive a minimum of 25 percent of the gross revenue generated by such tablet in their vehicle. It also would set the fee for the interior advertising company license at $500. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0173-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure The establishment of a parking permit enforcement unit within the department of transportation. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to create a parking permit enforcement unit that would be dedicated to the enforcement of laws and rules relating to misuse of city-issued parking permits. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0076-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Civil Service and Labor Implement the band scoring method for establishing eligible lists for competitive civil service titles. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0077-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Economic Development Create a linkage fee for large scale residential or commercial projects, and create a trust that would receive this fee to fund job training, education and employment programs. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0078-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Amending the Public Officers Law to allow non-citizens to hold civil offices. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0079-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Authorize New York City to set a five mile per hour speed limit on streets participating in the Open Streets program (S.315/A.1416). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0080-2024 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Create a surcharge for for-hire vehicles (FHVs) that would go towards funding the expansion of wheelchair accessible and all-electric FHVs. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0174-2024 * Oswald Feliz ~SPONSOR General Welfare Prohibiting homeless families with children from being housed in private buildings with multiple class C housing maintenance code violations. Introduction This bill would prohibit homeless families with children from being temporarily housed in private buildings with more than five class C housing maintenance code violations. Current homeless families with children in such buildings would be permitted to remain, but no additional families with children would be housed in such buildings until corrections have been certified by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0175-2024 * Oswald Feliz ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the department of education to create a plan to provide specialized high schools exam preparation to all middle school students. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to develop a plan to provide specialized high school admissions test (SHSAT) preparation to all middle school students. The bill would also require the DOE to survey all students taking the SHSAT about their level of preparation to take the exam. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0176-2024 * Oswald Feliz ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings The creation of a boilerplate annual checklist for parking garage inspections prior to initial annual condition inspections. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings to create and publish on their website a boilerplate annual observation checklist to be used by parking garage structure owners or their authorized agents prior to their initial annual condition inspection. This checklist would include, but would not be limited to, the age and location of the structure, whether vehicles are stored on the roof, and any outstanding violations for structural issues. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0177-2024 * Oswald Feliz ~SPONSOR Public Safety Prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle with fraudulent or expired license plates. Introduction This bill would make it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with a fraudulent license plate, including a fraudulent temporary license plate, or an expired license plate, including an expired temporary license plate, and would set civil penalties for such violations. It would also set a 10 business day cure period for the violation of operating a motor vehicle with an expired license plate, including an expired temporary license plate. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0178-2024 * Oswald Feliz ~SPONSOR Public Safety Prohibiting the sale or distribution of fraudulent license plates. Introduction This bill would make it unlawful to sell or distribute a fraudulent license plate, including a fraudulent temporary license plate, and would set a civil penalty for such violation. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0179-2024 * Oswald Feliz ~SPONSOR Public Safety Police department tow pound capacity. Introduction This law would require the Police Department to operate tow pound facilities with sufficient capacity to meet a rate of vehicle towing necessary to deter illegal conduct. The Police Department would also be responsible for issuing public reports on tow facility capacity and the Department’s utilization of vehicle towing in response to violations of traffic laws, rules, and regulations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0180-2024 * Oswald Feliz ~SPONSOR Small Business Establishing a program to provide financial assistance to small retail businesses for the purchase of security system technology. Introduction This 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. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0181-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Creation of an energy efficiency program for multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to establish an energy efficiency program for multiple dwellings, which would allow owners of multiple dwellings who undertake eligible energy efficiency measures to have civil penalties for certain violations waived or reduced. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0182-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Renewable natural gas. Introduction The Administrative Code requires the Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to purchase light-duty and medium-duty vehicles that achieve the highest fuel economy. DCAS can satisfy this requirement by purchasing vehicles that run on alternative fuels. However, the definition of “alternative fuel” does not include renewable natural gas as an option. The proposed legislation would amend the definition of alternative fuel in § 24-163.1 to include “biomethane or renewable natural gas.” The proposed legislation would further define the term “biomethane or renewable natural gas.” Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0183-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Allowing consolidation of required reports on building energy efficiency and emissions. Introduction Currently, some building owners are required to file with the Department of Buildings energy efficiency reports every 10 years and building emissions reports by May 1 of each year. This bill would allow those building owners to submit both reports as a single consolidated report in the years when the energy efficiency reports are due. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0184-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Health Prohibiting non-therapeutic, elective, or convenience surgical devocalization of healthy cats and dogs. Introduction This bill would prohibit surgical devocalization of healthy cats and dogs for non-therapeutic purposes. Devocalization procedures would only be permitted when medically necessary and performed by a licensed veterinarian on a cat or dog under anesthesia. The penalty for performing a non-therapeutic devocalization procedure would be at least $1,000 or at most $2,500. A veterinarian who performs a non-therapeutic devocalization procedure would be subject to reporting by the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to the State Department of Education and Board of Regents for disciplinary action due to unprofessional conduct. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0185-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Buildings required to be benchmarked for energy and water efficiency. Introduction This bill would amend the definition of “covered buildings” in the City’s benchmarking requirement to include buildings greater than 10,000 gross square feet and two or more buildings on the same tax lot or are condominiums governed by the same board of managers that combined are greater than 50,000 gross square feet. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0186-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Requiring DEP to report on its progress toward decreasing the presence of sewage and stormwater contaminants in the city waterways and various strategies to achieve those goals, and providing for the expiration and repeal of such requirement. Introduction   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0187-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Requiring the creation of a database of subsurface conditions to support better engineering of geothermal heat pumps. Introduction This bill would require the creation of a database as a single place for geological logs of the city’s geothermal bores and locations of geothermal energy system installations. The database would also include locations of any and all water wells including unused privately owned wells. This database shall be updated annually. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0188-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Requiring the department of parks and recreation to resolve risks posed by trees on public property. Introduction This bill would expand the Department of Parks and Recreation’s (DPR) already-existing NYC Tree Risk Management Program. This bill would require that DPR: (i) reduce the backlog of low- and moderate-risk tree work orders; (ii) increase routine inspections of individual trees; (iii) implement a reporting requirement for DPR’s work on previously-completed inspections of low- and moderate-risk trees; and (iv) set standards for response times to all trees inspected in the future. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0189-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation The removal of trees under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation and reporting thereof. Introduction This bill would specify that the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) may only issue a permit to remove a city-owned tree if the permit application provides the name of the certified arborist who will remove the tree. It would also specify that it is unlawful for anyone other than the certified arborist to conduct the tree removal. Finally, Parks would be required to report annually on city-owned trees removed in the previous year, including the location of removed trees, whether Parks has replaced removed trees, whether permitted removals were supervised by Parks employees, and, for illegal removals, whether anyone has been held liable. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0081-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act (WIPPES). (S.1350/H.R 2964) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0082-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Supporting the mission and growth of the Climate Museum. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0083-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts NYC Water Board to notify all council members and community boards at least 30 days before a public hearing concerning an annual water rate adjustment. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0084-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Create a permanent, citywide voluntary buyout program to mitigate flood risk. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0085-2024 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Economic Development Establish a noise tax on non-essential helicopter and seaplane flights in cities with a population of one million or more (A.7638-A/S.7216-A). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0190-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Establishing a battery safety certification for powered mobility device mechanics. Introduction This bill would require the commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to establish and require a battery safety certification for mechanics of powered mobility devices, including e-bikes and e-scooters. The commissioner will establish the criteria for this certification process, maintain and update a monthly list of all mechanics who are thereby certified and conduct outreach and education about this certification program. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0191-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Requiring the department of citywide administrative services to give two years notice of lease expiration to tenants of city-leased properties. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to notify tenants of City-leased properties via mail when their lease or rental agreement is set to expire in two years. Additionally, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services must send a copy of the notification to the relevant council member, borough president and community board. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0192-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Technology Providing public school students with mobile hotspot devices. Introduction The proposed bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DOITT), in consultation with the Department of Education (DOE), to purchase and distribute mobile hotspot devices to all New York City public school students. The COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of remote learning shined a light on the inequity of all students’ ability to connect to the internet at home to facilitate their remote learning. This bill would ensure all students can continue to receive the free public education they are entitled to under the law even when physical school buildings are closed for any part of the academic year. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0193-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring taxis and for-hire vehicles to display a decal warning passengers to look for cyclists when opening the door. Introduction This bill would require all taxis and for-hire vehicles to prominently display a sign on all passenger doors warning passengers to look for cyclists before opening the door. The signs would be provided to drivers and vehicle owners at no cost by the taxi and limousine commission. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0194-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Establishing a task force to study the feasibility of building charging stations for bicycles with electric assist to be used by food delivery workers. Introduction This bill would establish a task force to determine whether and where charging stations for bicycles with electric assist can be built for exclusive use by food delivery workers. The task force will review the cost of building and operating the charging stations, including whether some or all of that cost can be borne by third party courier services or third party delivery services; where such charging stations should be located; whether the operation of the charging stations would best be done by third parties; whether charging station use could be limited to the class of food delivery workers; whether food delivery workers can use the charging stations for free or at low cost; and the way in which such charging stations can mitigate fire risk caused by the lithium-ion batteries contained in bicycles with electric assist. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0195-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the department of education to report on certain physical facilities at city schools. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education to report on certain physical facilities at public schools, including gyms, cafeterias, libraries, science and computer labs, and dedicated spaces for nurses, social workers, and guidance counselors. The report would include a description of the condition of each space and the approximate year in which it was last updated. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0196-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring building owners to provide information on elected officials to tenants in multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to publish a notice that contains a link to the department’s website which contains information about elected officials in the City. This bill would also require owners of multiple dwellings to provide the notice to tenants at the time of signing a residential lease or lease renewal, and upon request by a tenant. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0197-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Technology Requiring text to 911 and next generation 911 to be available in the designated citywide languages. Introduction This bill would require Text to 911 and Next Generation 911 to be available in the designated citywide languages. It would also require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to annually report on the use of Text to 911 and Next Generation 911 in the designated citywide languages to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post such report on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0198-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Technology Reporting on discounted internet service program utilization rates and improving outreach to eligible households. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Information Technology and Telecommunications to report to the Mayor and the Council on the number and the general geographical distribution of households that are eligible for the City’s discounted internet service program. Based on the report, the Commissioner would be required to formulate and execute a plan to increase awareness of the program and its utilization. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0199-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Technology Establishing an office of algorithmic data integrity. Introduction This bill would establish an office of algorithmic data integrity. The office would be responsible for working with city agencies to promote transparency in agency actions and decision-making, and analyzing data to make determinations about whether an agency’s actions were discriminatory. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0200-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure A truck route GPS study. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Department of Transportation to include in its truck route compliance study information about the feasibility of developing a web-based interactive mapping application that integrates the City’s truck route map with global positioning system technology. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0201-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Women and Gender Equity Establishing an office of child care to oversee free child care for all city residents. Introduction The proposed bill would create an Office of Child Care and charge the office with improving and expanding child care across the city, including by establishing free child care for all city residents no later than four years after the effective date of the local law. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0086-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights To include sporting events within the definition of places of public entertainment and amusement (S2424). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0087-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection United States Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish rules and regulations for the safe use of e-bike batteries. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0088-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation to deny National Grid's permit request for gas vaporizers at Newtown Creek, the NYS Public Service Commission to oppose rate recovery for gas vaporizers or any associated infrastructure. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0089-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Health Require each institution within the State University of New York and the City University of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase. (S.4400/A.4091) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available