Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/13/2020 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: REMOTE HEARING Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS, Proposed Stated Meeting Agenda, Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, Announcements, Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (55) 55 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia       1. ROLL CALL           Roll call Not available       2. INVOCATION - Delivered by: Imam Dr. Tahir Kukaj serves as the spiritual leader of the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, located at 307 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10301. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Rose.           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of April 22, 2020 be adopted as printed by Council Member Adams.           Not available       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR - None           Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES           Not available M 0241-2020 *     Received, Ordered, Printed and Filed Queens Borough Board’s Response to the Mayor's FY’21 Preliminary Budget and the Mayor's FY’21 Executive Budget. Communication   Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council   Action details 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 AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS LICENSING           Not available Int 1916-2020 A Andrew Cohen   Amended and Coupled on GO COVID-19 Relief Package - Requiring the waiver and refund of certain sidewalk cafe revocable consent fees, and providing for the repeal of such provision upon the expiration thereof. Introduction On March 17, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, several businesses were ordered to close. Restaurants were required to stop providing dine-in service. As restaurants face unprecedented financial losses and can no longer utilize their sidewalk cafes during the state of emergency, this bill requires the City to waive and/or refund all revocable consent fees for unenclosed sidewalk cafes due between March 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021. Enclosed sidewalk café consent fees would be waived for the duration of the Mayor’s Emergency Executive Order No. 105 published on April 4, 2020. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1940-2020 A Steven Matteo   Preconsidered - Amended and Coupled on GO License, permit, consent and registration renewal extensions, and requiring at least 45 days notice for renewal following the COVID-19 emergency. Introduction This bill requires city agencies to publish a list of any licenses, permits, consents or registrations that are not covered by the renewal extension provided for by section four of the Mayor’s Emergency Executive Order Number 107 issued on April 14, 2020. This list must be made available on agency websites no later than 14 days after the enactment of this bill. In addition, this bill requires that all renewal deadlines be no earlier than 45 days after section four of the Mayor’s emergency order lapses. For licenses, permits, consents or registrations that expire on or after March 12, 2020 and are for a term of less than 45 days, the renewal extension provided for in this bill shall only be for the original duration of such license, permit, consent or registration. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND BUILDINGS           Not available Int 1936-2020 A Ritchie J. Torres   Amended and Coupled on GO COVID-19 Relief Package - Amending the definition of harassment to include threats based on a person having been impacted by COVID-19. Introduction The bill would amend the definition of harassment in the Housing Maintenance Code to include threats against an individual based on their status as a COVID-19 impacted person, their status as an essential employee, or their receipt of a rental concession or forbearance. Harassment would be punishable by a civil penalty of $2,000 to $10,000. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS           Not available Int 1898-2020 A Mark Gjonaj   Amended and Coupled on GO Telephone order charges by third-party food delivery services during, and for 90 days after, a declared emergency that prohibits on-premises dining. Introduction The bill would prohibit third-party delivery services, entities that provide restaurants with online order and delivery services, from charging restaurants for telephone orders with customers that did not result in an actual transaction during the call. The prohibition would apply only to periods when a state of emergency is in effect in the city and restaurants are prohibited from offering food for consumption on-premises, plus an additional 90 days thereafter. Violations would be subject to civil penalties of up to $500 per restaurant per day. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1908-2020 B Francisco P. Moya   Amended and Coupled on GO Fees charged by third-party food delivery services during, and for 90 days after, a declared emergency that prohibits on-premises dining. Introduction This bill would restrict the fees that certain third-party food delivery services, entities that provide restaurants with online order and delivery services, may charge restaurants during states of emergency when restaurants are prohibited from offering food for consumption on-premises, plus an additional 90 days thereafter. During such time periods, third-party delivery services would be prohibited from charging more than a 15% fee per order for providing delivery services to a restaurant, and more than a 5% fee per order for all other types of charges. Violations of the prohibitions in this bill would be subject to civil penalties of up to $1000 per restaurant per day. The Corporation Counsel would be empowered to enforce the bill’s provisions by instituting civil action against third-party delivery services in violation, and by conducting investigations pursuant to such civil action. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1914-2020 A Adrienne E. Adams   Amended and Coupled on GO COVID-19 Relief Package - Harassment of commercial tenants impacted by COVID-19. Introduction This bill would make threatening a commercial tenant based on their status as a COVID-19 impacted business or person a form of harassment punishable by a civil penalty of $10,000 to $50,000. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1932-2020 A Carlina Rivera   Amended and Coupled on GO COVID-19 Relief Package - Personal liability provisions of leases for commercial tenants impacted by COVID-19. Introduction This bill would temporarily prohibit the enforcement of personal liability provisions in commercial leases or rental agreements involving a COVID-19 impacted tenant. This would apply to businesses that were impacted by mandated closures and service limitations in the Governor's Executive Orders. Specifically, it covers (1) businesses that were required to stop serving food or beverages on-premises (restaurants and bars); (2) businesses that were required to cease operations altogether (gyms, fitness centers, movie theaters); (3) retail businesses that were required to close and/or subject to in-person restrictions; and (4) businesses that were required to close to the public (barbershops, hair salons, tattoo or piercing parlors and related personal care services). Threatening to or attempting to enforce such a provision would also be considered a form of harassment. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDER CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS LICENSING           Not available Int 1916-2020 A Andrew Cohen ~coupled A and GO COVID-19 Relief Package - Requiring the waiver and refund of certain sidewalk cafe revocable consent fees, and providing for the repeal of such provision upon the expiration thereof. Introduction On March 17, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, several businesses were ordered to close. Restaurants were required to stop providing dine-in service. As restaurants face unprecedented financial losses and can no longer utilize their sidewalk cafes during the state of emergency, this bill requires the City to waive and/or refund all revocable consent fees for unenclosed sidewalk cafes due between March 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021. Enclosed sidewalk café consent fees would be waived for the duration of the Mayor’s Emergency Executive Order No. 105 published on April 4, 2020.     Action details Not available Int 1940-2020 A Steven Matteo ~coupled Preconsidered - A and GO License, permit, consent and registration renewal extensions, and requiring at least 45 days notice for renewal following the COVID-19 emergency. Introduction This bill requires city agencies to publish a list of any licenses, permits, consents or registrations that are not covered by the renewal extension provided for by section four of the Mayor’s Emergency Executive Order Number 107 issued on April 14, 2020. This list must be made available on agency websites no later than 14 days after the enactment of this bill. In addition, this bill requires that all renewal deadlines be no earlier than 45 days after section four of the Mayor’s emergency order lapses. For licenses, permits, consents or registrations that expire on or after March 12, 2020 and are for a term of less than 45 days, the renewal extension provided for in this bill shall only be for the original duration of such license, permit, consent or registration.     Action details Not available       ~coupled HOUSING AND BUILDINGS           Not available Int 1936-2020 A Ritchie J. Torres ~coupled A and GO COVID-19 Relief Package - Amending the definition of harassment to include threats based on a person having been impacted by COVID-19. Introduction The bill would amend the definition of harassment in the Housing Maintenance Code to include threats against an individual based on their status as a COVID-19 impacted person, their status as an essential employee, or their receipt of a rental concession or forbearance. Harassment would be punishable by a civil penalty of $2,000 to $10,000.     Action details Not available       ~coupled SMALL BUSINESS           Not available Int 1898-2020 A Mark Gjonaj ~coupled A and GO Telephone order charges by third-party food delivery services during, and for 90 days after, a declared emergency that prohibits on-premises dining. Introduction The bill would prohibit third-party delivery services, entities that provide restaurants with online order and delivery services, from charging restaurants for telephone orders with customers that did not result in an actual transaction during the call. The prohibition would apply only to periods when a state of emergency is in effect in the city and restaurants are prohibited from offering food for consumption on-premises, plus an additional 90 days thereafter. Violations would be subject to civil penalties of up to $500 per restaurant per day.     Action details Not available Int 1908-2020 B Francisco P. Moya ~coupled A and GO Fees charged by third-party food delivery services during, and for 90 days after, a declared emergency that prohibits on-premises dining. Introduction This bill would restrict the fees that certain third-party food delivery services, entities that provide restaurants with online order and delivery services, may charge restaurants during states of emergency when restaurants are prohibited from offering food for consumption on-premises, plus an additional 90 days thereafter. During such time periods, third-party delivery services would be prohibited from charging more than a 15% fee per order for providing delivery services to a restaurant, and more than a 5% fee per order for all other types of charges. Violations of the prohibitions in this bill would be subject to civil penalties of up to $1000 per restaurant per day. The Corporation Counsel would be empowered to enforce the bill’s provisions by instituting civil action against third-party delivery services in violation, and by conducting investigations pursuant to such civil action.     Action details Not available Int 1914-2020 A Adrienne E. Adams ~coupled A and GO COVID-19 Relief Package - Harassment of commercial tenants impacted by COVID-19. Introduction This bill would make threatening a commercial tenant based on their status as a COVID-19 impacted business or person a form of harassment punishable by a civil penalty of $10,000 to $50,000.     Action details Not available Int 1932-2020 A Carlina Rivera ~coupled A and GO COVID-19 Relief Package - Personal liability provisions of leases for commercial tenants impacted by COVID-19. Introduction This bill would temporarily prohibit the enforcement of personal liability provisions in commercial leases or rental agreements involving a COVID-19 impacted tenant. This would apply to businesses that were impacted by mandated closures and service limitations in the Governor's Executive Orders. Specifically, it covers (1) businesses that were required to stop serving food or beverages on-premises (restaurants and bars); (2) businesses that were required to cease operations altogether (gyms, fitness centers, movie theaters); (3) retail businesses that were required to close and/or subject to in-person restrictions; and (4) businesses that were required to close to the public (barbershops, hair salons, tattoo or piercing parlors and related personal care services). Threatening to or attempting to enforce such a provision would also be considered a form of harassment.     Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDER CALENDAR           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 Res 1320-2020 * Margaret S. Chin ~SPONSOR General Welfare US Dept of Agriculture to expand the number of retailers that are permitted in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program online purchasing program to ensure vulnerable communities in NYC can safely access healthy food. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1937-2020 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Education Expanding the collection of certain demographic data by city agencies. Introduction This bill would amend existing requirements for certain city agencies to collect demographic data about ancestry and languages spoken, multiracial ancestry or ethnic origin, and gender identity and sexual orientation so that the requirement would be extended to any agency that collects demographic data on forms from city residents. In addition, these demographic questions would have to be incorporated into any existing forms of these agencies that include demographic questions unless there is a law or court order preventing the amendment of any such form. If there is a law or court order preventing amendment of a form but there is a waiver available allowing amendment, the agency would be required to request a waiver. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1938-2020 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Requiring towing companies to remove debris from the scene of an accident. Introduction This bill would require any towing company removing a vehicle from the scene of an accident to clean up any debris deposited upon the roadway by the damaged vehicle. The bill would also prohibit any towing company removing a vehicle from the scene of an accident at the direction of the police department pursuant to DARP from charging for such cleanup, unless authorized by the Department of Consumer Affairs. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1321-2020 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Requiring putrescible and non-putrescible waste to be covered by a hard tarp when transported by rail. (A.03269 and S.02490) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1939-2020 * Alan N. Maisel ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring standby power for nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing and certain assisted living facilities. Introduction This bill would require that nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing and certain assisted living facilities have standby power that is sufficient to maintain, for no less than 72 hours: at least one elevator serving all floors, cooling or heating in at least one common area that can accommodate all occupants, refrigerators and freezers and hallway lighting. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1940-2020 A Steven Matteo ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing License, permit, consent and registration renewal extensions, and requiring at least 45 days notice for renewal following the COVID-19 emergency. Introduction This bill requires city agencies to publish a list of any licenses, permits, consents or registrations that are not covered by the renewal extension provided for by section four of the Mayor’s Emergency Executive Order Number 107 issued on April 14, 2020. This list must be made available on agency websites no later than 14 days after the enactment of this bill. In addition, this bill requires that all renewal deadlines be no earlier than 45 days after section four of the Mayor’s emergency order lapses. For licenses, permits, consents or registrations that expire on or after March 12, 2020 and are for a term of less than 45 days, the renewal extension provided for in this bill shall only be for the original duration of such license, permit, consent or registration. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1941-2020 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Civil Service and Labor Requiring health insurance coverage for surviving family members of municipal employees who died as a result of a complication related to COVID-19. Introduction This bill would require health insurance coverage to be extended to the surviving family members (surviving spouse, domestic partner and children) of municipal employees who have died as a natural and proximate result of a complication of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1322-2020 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Civil Service and Labor Automatically classifying the deaths of all municipal employees who died from COVID-19 as line-of-duty deaths. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1942-2020 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Organic waste drop off sites. Introduction This bill would mandate DSNY establish and operate at least three organics drop off sites in each community district. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1943-2020 * Antonio Reynoso ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Community recycling centers. Introduction This bill would mandate DSNY establish and operate at least one community recycling center in each community district. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1944-2020 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR General Welfare Creation and distribution of a guide regarding changes in the policies and procedures of the department of social services/human resources administration due to COVID-19. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration to create a guide providing information about changes in the department’s policies and procedures due to COVID-19. The guide would be made available on the department’s website and mailed to each client of the department within 30 days of the effective date of the law. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0662-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, 266 West 96th Street, Manhattan (20205412 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0662-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 266 West 96th Street, Manhattan (20205412 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available