Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/16/2023 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 (81) 81 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 - None           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Charter Meeting of January 19, 2023 be adopted as printed by Council Member Gennaro.           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 CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS           Not available Int 0148-2022 A Justin L. Brannan   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Expanding the definition of victim of domestic violence to include economic abuse. Introduction This bill would amend the definition of the term “victim of domestic violence” under the New York City Human Rights Law (HRL) to recognize economic abuse as a form of domestic violence and would extend existing protections for domestic violence victims to those who have experienced economic abuse. Economic abuse would include behavior that controls, obstructs, or interferes with a person’s ability to use or maintain economic resources to which they are entitled or to acquire economic resources, including by coercion, deception, fraud, or manipulation. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION           Not available Int 0470-2022 A James F. Gennaro   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Phasing out the use of fuel oil grade no. 4. Introduction This bill would establish new deadlines for the phase out of fuel oil grade no. 4, prohibiting its use after July 1, 2025 for boilers located in city owned buildings, and prohibiting its use after July 1, 2027 for all other boilers. This bill would also raise the minimum and maximum penalties for burning a prohibited fuel oil after the phase out dates and prohibit the issuance or renewal of any boiler permit, for a boiler using fuel oil grade no. 4, after June 30, 2024. This local law would take effect immediately. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE           Not available Res 0502-2023 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND BUILDINGS           Not available Int 0886-2023 * Keith Powers   Coupled on General Orders Accessory sign violations and waiving penalties and fees for signs that are accessory to a use on the same zoning lot. Introduction This bill would amend Local Law 28 of 2019, as amended by Local Law 29 of 2021, to extend the four-year moratorium on the issuance of accessory sign violations for two additional years. The proposed legislation would also extend the temporary DOB assistance program established by Local Law 28 of 2019 for two years. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PARKS AND RECREATION           Not available Int 0897-2023 * Shaun Abreu   Coupled on General Orders Naming of 129 thoroughfares and public places. Introduction This bill would co-name 129 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 129 co-names, 12 are either a relocation of a previously enacted co-naming or a revision to the street sign installed with respect to a previously enacted co-naming. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available T2022-0001 *   ~coupled 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 CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS           Not available Int 0148-2022 A Justin L. Brannan ~coupled A and GO Expanding the definition of victim of domestic violence to include economic abuse. Introduction This bill would amend the definition of the term “victim of domestic violence” under the New York City Human Rights Law (HRL) to recognize economic abuse as a form of domestic violence and would extend existing protections for domestic violence victims to those who have experienced economic abuse. Economic abuse would include behavior that controls, obstructs, or interferes with a person’s ability to use or maintain economic resources to which they are entitled or to acquire economic resources, including by coercion, deception, fraud, or manipulation.     Action details Not available       ~coupled ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION           Not available Int 0470-2022 A James F. Gennaro ~coupled A and GO Phasing out the use of fuel oil grade no. 4. Introduction This bill would establish new deadlines for the phase out of fuel oil grade no. 4, prohibiting its use after July 1, 2025 for boilers located in city owned buildings, and prohibiting its use after July 1, 2027 for all other boilers. This bill would also raise the minimum and maximum penalties for burning a prohibited fuel oil after the phase out dates and prohibit the issuance or renewal of any boiler permit, for a boiler using fuel oil grade no. 4, after June 30, 2024. This local law would take effect immediately.     Action details Not available       ~coupled FINANCE           Not available Res 0502-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered - GO Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled HOUSING AND BUILDINGS           Not available Int 0886-2023 * Keith Powers ~coupled GO Accessory sign violations and waiving penalties and fees for signs that are accessory to a use on the same zoning lot. Introduction This bill would amend Local Law 28 of 2019, as amended by Local Law 29 of 2021, to extend the four-year moratorium on the issuance of accessory sign violations for two additional years. The proposed legislation would also extend the temporary DOB assistance program established by Local Law 28 of 2019 for two years.     Action details Not available       ~coupled PARKS AND RECREATION           Not available Int 0897-2023 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled GO Naming of 129 thoroughfares and public places. Introduction This bill would co-name 129 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 129 co-names, 12 are either a relocation of a previously enacted co-naming or a revision to the street sign installed with respect to a previously enacted co-naming.     Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available T2022-0001 *   ~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           Not available Res 0164-2022 * Linda Lee   Adopted by the Committee on Education Establish Diwali as an official holiday for NYC public school students. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0474-2023 * Amanda Farías   Adopted by the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Recognizing February 21 as Mother Language Day in the City of New York. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0486-2023 * Althea V. Stevens   Adopted by the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Recognizing the accomplishments of and issues faced by Black women by designating February 15 annually as Black Girl Magic Day in the City of New York. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0488-2023 * Nantasha M. Williams   Adopted by the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Recognizing the contributions of Delta Sigma Theta to public service by designating March 3 annually as Delta Day in the City of New York. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Not available       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Not available         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Int 0921-2023 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Estimating the annual expenditures required to provide legal services for tenants who are subject to eviction proceedings. Introduction This bill would require the coordinator of the Office of Civil Justice to prepare the annual estimate of expenditures necessary to implement the right-to-counsel law with the assumption that individuals providing legal services are paid at parity with attorneys working for the Law Department. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0499-2023 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring that any party eligible under local law for free legal counsel for an eviction proceeding may be granted an adjournment by the court for additional time to secure counsel (A.4993/S.3254). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0922-2023 * 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 community boards and council members 15 days before removing a parking space. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0923-2023 * 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 0924-2023 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring the 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 Res 0500-2023 * 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 0501-2023 * 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 Res 0502-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0503-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Allows for the conversion of commercial units to residential units and creates the Affordable Housing from Commercial Conversions (AHCC) tax benefit program. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0925-2023 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice NYC plumbing code, and the NYC building code, in relation to 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 0926-2023 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring the dept of transportation to conduct an annual study on bicycle activity. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to conduct and submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post on its website an annual study on cycling activity in the City for the previous year. The study would require the department to identify information such as the most frequently biked streets and bridges, and to make recommendations for improving bike safety in these areas and other locations in the City. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0927-2023 * 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 0928-2023 * Kamillah Hanks ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the department of education to report on funding for restorative justice programming and services. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to submit an annual report to the Speaker regarding DOE funding and spending on restorative justice programming and services. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0504-2023 * Crystal Hudson ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0929-2023 * Crystal Hudson ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights Prohibiting discrimination on the basis of poverty in opportunities of employment and access to public accommodations. Introduction This bill would prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person’s actual or perceived poverty in relation to opportunities of employment and access to public accommodations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0930-2023 * Linda Lee ~SPONSOR Education Requiring distribution of information regarding phone interpretation services. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education to distribute information to students regarding phone interpretation services offered by the Department, including information on how to access such services and examples of how such services might be used. The required materials would be made available in English and in additional languages. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0505-2023 * Christopher Marte ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice NYC Department of Design and Construction and the NYC Department of Correction to repurpose and convert the Manhattan Detention Complex into the new Borough Based Jail in lieu of demolition. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0931-2023 * Julie Menin ~SPONSOR Health Clarifying the health code where approvals from multiple agencies are required. Introduction This bill would require that, where the Health Code requires licenses, approvals, or permits from multiple agencies, the Board of Health must coordinate as needed with the relevant agencies to determine which approvals are needed and the order in which they must be obtained. In addition, this information must be outlined in the relevant Health Code provisions. This bill would not change agencies’ existing authority to issue licenses, approvals, or permits. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0932-2023 * Sandy Nurse ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings A study on the feasibility of establishing a social housing agency and the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, in collaboration with the Department of City Planning, the Department of Social Services and any other appropriate city agency, to conduct a feasibility study on the establishment of an agency that would focus exclusively on the promotion and development of social housing and report on the findings of the study. The report would address a number of topics, including the governance and funding of the proposed agency, the strategies the agency could use to create new social housing and legal and practical barriers to the establishment of the agency and to the creation of social housing. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0933-2023 * Sandy Nurse ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Creating a commercial waste zones working group. Introduction This bill would establish a commercial waste zones working group to study the implementation of the commercial waste zones reform plan established by local law 199 of 2019 and make policy recommendations as needed. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0506-2023 * Sandy Nurse ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Prohibiting eviction without good cause. (A.5573/S.3082) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0934-2023 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Requiring the placement of an informational sign near the intersection of Wall and Pearl Streets in Manhattan to mark the site of New York’s first slave market. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Department of Transportation to install an informational sign near the intersection of Wall and Pearl Streets, in Manhattan, to mark the site of New York’s first slave market. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0935-2023 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Licensing of general contractors. Introduction This bill would require general contractors to be licensed by the Department of Buildings (DOB) in a manner similar to how other trades are licensed under DOB, and would prohibit any person from performing general contractor work unless approved by DOB. Applicants for permits from DOB must be licensed general contractors who are “designees” of approved general contracting businesses or, with respect to work performed by city agencies, the “designees” of such agencies. This bill would require applicants for a general contractor license from DOB to meet certain qualifications, including, but not limited to, possessing a valid Site Safety Training Supervisor Card. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0936-2023 * Althea V. Stevens ~SPONSOR Contracts Establishing a task force to examine disparities in contracting. Introduction This bill would establish a task force to study the disparity in contracting between city vendors who are awarded contracts and available community-based vendors. The task force would be required to identify circumstances where city agencies could offer improved services by contracting with community-based vendors and make recommendations to the Mayor on ways to increase contracting with community-based vendors when such vendors could offer improved services. The task force would also be responsible for submitting a report to the Mayor and Speaker on its findings. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0507-2023 * Althea V. Stevens ~SPONSOR General Welfare Chisholm Chance Act (S.322/A.7454) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0937-2023 * Inna Vernikov ~SPONSOR Veterans Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to submit reports on veteran preference in Mitchell-Lama developments. Introduction The proposed bill would require an annual report from the department of housing preservation and development on the amount of veterans applying for housing in city-run Mitchell-Lama developments, the amount of veterans being selected for occupancy, and the documentary requirements and safeguards in place to ensure that applicants benefiting from a veteran preference are in fact veterans. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0170-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, The Samuel Gompers Industrial High School, Bronx (N 230166 HIX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0170-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, The Samuel Gompers Industrial High School, Bronx (N 230166 HIX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0171-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, Julius’ Bar Building, Manhattan (N 230167 HIM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0171-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Julius’ Bar Building, Manhattan (N 230167 HIM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0172-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 521 East Tremont Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (C 220306 ZMX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0172-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 521 East Tremont Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (C 220306 ZMX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0173-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 521 East Tremont Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (N 220307 ZRX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0173-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 521 East Tremont Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (N 220307 ZRX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available