Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/5/2023 2:00 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, LOCATING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW MATERIALS FOR CERTAIN LAND USE APPLICATIONS, Stated Meeting Agenda, Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (82) 82 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: Pastor Luis Aviles, CASA DE LA FE CHURCH located at 1810 Randal Ave , Bronx. NY 10473. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Farías.           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - None           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 SERVICE AND LABOR           Not available Int 0078-2022 A Gale A. Brewer   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Creating an informational campaign concerning workers’ rights under the earned safe and sick time act. Introduction This bill would require the commissioner of Consumer and Worker Protection to engage in best efforts to inform employers, employment agencies, employees, and job applicants about their rights and responsibilities. Such an informational campaign would include, but not be limited to, a joint effort with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to create and distribute posters, flyers, and other written materials concerning employee rights at pharmacies, doctor’s offices, and other appropriate facilities. The bill would also invite the New York City Health + Hospitals Corporation to participate in the distribution of such educational written materials to the public. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION           Not available Int 0818-2022 A Gale A. Brewer   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the department of consumer and worker protection to implement an outreach and education campaign regarding the Temporary Schedule Change Act. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to conduct an ongoing outreach and education campaign on the Temporary Schedule Change Act. The outreach and education campaign would require employers to distribute written and electronic materials created by the department to their employees. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE           Not available Int 1094-2023 A Carlina Rivera   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the department of correction to record interactions in which an individual is informed about a scheduled court appearance and report on rates of court production. Introduction This legislation would require the Department of Correction to record video of every interaction between incarcerated individuals and correction officers in which an incarcerated individual is informed about a scheduled court appearance. Upon request, these video files must be provided to a defense attorney within three business days. In addition, the bill requires the department to establish a means by which real-time information regarding an incarcerated individual’s departure from their housing facility on the date of their scheduled court appearance can be communicated to defense attorneys and, if necessary, make available a telephone number where such information can be obtained. Finally, the bill requires monthly public reporting on outcomes related to court production including, the number of individuals not delivered to their court appearance, arrival times, and how often use-of-force is required to compel court attendance. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION           Not available Int 0857-2022 A Rita C. Joseph   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Expanding disaggregated data in department of education reporting, including metrics on students in foster care and students in temporary housing. Introduction This bill would amend existing Department of Education reporting requirements to expand disaggregated data captured by the reporting, particularly as it relates to students who are in foster care or in temporary housing. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE           Not available Res 0806-2023 * 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 GENERAL WELFARE           Not available Int 0703-2022 A Shaun Abreu   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring information on the timeliness of city-funded rental payments. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services to, beginning March 1, 2024, submit to the speaker of the council and post on its website a quarterly report on the timeliness of CityFHEPS rental assistance payments. The report would include a table in which each row represents a unique voucher and would be required to include, at minimum, the rental assistance payment amount, the payment month, the zip code of the recipient, whether the payment was timely or late and why, and a description of steps to ensure timely payment in the future. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PARKS AND RECREATION           Not available Int 0576-2022 A Rita C. Joseph   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring reporting on the features and condition of public restrooms. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), to inspect and issue a report on each public restroom under its jurisdiction that has routinely been given an unacceptable rating after having been inspected by DPR. DPR would also be required to maintain a website that would include information about the location of each restroom and the condition and functionality of features in each public restroom (i.e., the cleanliness and the conditions of fixtures like sinks and toilets in such restrooms), as determined by DPR inspections. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1065-2023 A Erik D. Bottcher   Amended and Coupled on General Orders An urban forest plan. Introduction This bill would require an agency selected by the Mayor, in consultation with the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, and other relevant government agencies and entities to create an Urban Forest Plan that aims to help the City expand the tree canopy from the current 22% coverage to 30% coverage. The plan would be required to evaluate the distribution, health, and stability of the City’s urban forest, identify the causes of tree canopy cover and urban forest gain or reduction, and recommend strategies to remediate any urban forest loss, as well as prevent similar loss in the future and facilitate gain in the tree canopy. It would also include an outreach plan to educate real property owners by providing them with information and strategies on how to protect and expand the trees and vegetation located on private property. The plan would also require the City to collect LIDaR data to monitor the effectiveness of the plan and the condition of the tree canopy at least every 5 years. Finally, the plan would be required to be submitted to the Mayor and Council and be updated every 10 years. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available LU 0260-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled   Zoning, 42-18 31st Avenue Rezoning, Queens (C 230012 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0811-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Coupled on General Orders LU 260 - Zoning, 42-18 31st Avenue Rezoning, Queens (C 230012 ZMQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0261-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled   Zoning, 42-18 31st Avenue Rezoning, Queens (N 230013 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0812-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Coupled on General Orders LU 261 - Zoning, 42-18 31st Avenue Rezoning, Queens (N 230013 ZRQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled CIVIL SERVICE AND LABOR           Not available Int 0078-2022 A Gale A. Brewer ~coupled A and GO Creating an informational campaign concerning workers’ rights under the earned safe and sick time act. Introduction This bill would require the commissioner of Consumer and Worker Protection to engage in best efforts to inform employers, employment agencies, employees, and job applicants about their rights and responsibilities. Such an informational campaign would include, but not be limited to, a joint effort with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to create and distribute posters, flyers, and other written materials concerning employee rights at pharmacies, doctor’s offices, and other appropriate facilities. The bill would also invite the New York City Health + Hospitals Corporation to participate in the distribution of such educational written materials to the public.     Action details Not available       ~coupled CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION           Not available Int 0818-2022 A Gale A. Brewer ~coupled A and GO Requiring the department of consumer and worker protection to implement an outreach and education campaign regarding the Temporary Schedule Change Act. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to conduct an ongoing outreach and education campaign on the Temporary Schedule Change Act. The outreach and education campaign would require employers to distribute written and electronic materials created by the department to their employees.     Action details Not available       ~coupled CRIMINAL JUSTICE           Not available Int 1094-2023 A Carlina Rivera ~coupled A and GO Requiring the department of correction to record interactions in which an individual is informed about a scheduled court appearance and report on rates of court production. Introduction This legislation would require the Department of Correction to record video of every interaction between incarcerated individuals and correction officers in which an incarcerated individual is informed about a scheduled court appearance. Upon request, these video files must be provided to a defense attorney within three business days. In addition, the bill requires the department to establish a means by which real-time information regarding an incarcerated individual’s departure from their housing facility on the date of their scheduled court appearance can be communicated to defense attorneys and, if necessary, make available a telephone number where such information can be obtained. Finally, the bill requires monthly public reporting on outcomes related to court production including, the number of individuals not delivered to their court appearance, arrival times, and how often use-of-force is required to compel court attendance.     Action details Not available       ~coupled EDUCATION           Not available Int 0857-2022 A Rita C. Joseph ~coupled A and GO Expanding disaggregated data in department of education reporting, including metrics on students in foster care and students in temporary housing. Introduction This bill would amend existing Department of Education reporting requirements to expand disaggregated data captured by the reporting, particularly as it relates to students who are in foster care or in temporary housing.     Action details Not available       ~coupled FINANCE           Not available Res 0806-2023 * 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 GENERAL WELFARE           Not available Int 0703-2022 A Shaun Abreu ~coupled A and GO Requiring information on the timeliness of city-funded rental payments. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services to, beginning March 1, 2024, submit to the speaker of the council and post on its website a quarterly report on the timeliness of CityFHEPS rental assistance payments. The report would include a table in which each row represents a unique voucher and would be required to include, at minimum, the rental assistance payment amount, the payment month, the zip code of the recipient, whether the payment was timely or late and why, and a description of steps to ensure timely payment in the future.     Action details Not available       ~coupled PARKS AND RECREATION           Not available Int 0576-2022 A Rita C. Joseph ~coupled A and GO Requiring reporting on the features and condition of public restrooms. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), to inspect and issue a report on each public restroom under its jurisdiction that has routinely been given an unacceptable rating after having been inspected by DPR. DPR would also be required to maintain a website that would include information about the location of each restroom and the condition and functionality of features in each public restroom (i.e., the cleanliness and the conditions of fixtures like sinks and toilets in such restrooms), as determined by DPR inspections.     Action details Not available Int 1065-2023 A Erik D. Bottcher ~coupled A and GO An urban forest plan. Introduction This bill would require an agency selected by the Mayor, in consultation with the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, and other relevant government agencies and entities to create an Urban Forest Plan that aims to help the City expand the tree canopy from the current 22% coverage to 30% coverage. The plan would be required to evaluate the distribution, health, and stability of the City’s urban forest, identify the causes of tree canopy cover and urban forest gain or reduction, and recommend strategies to remediate any urban forest loss, as well as prevent similar loss in the future and facilitate gain in the tree canopy. It would also include an outreach plan to educate real property owners by providing them with information and strategies on how to protect and expand the trees and vegetation located on private property. The plan would also require the City to collect LIDaR data to monitor the effectiveness of the plan and the condition of the tree canopy at least every 5 years. Finally, the plan would be required to be submitted to the Mayor and Council and be updated every 10 years.     Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available Res 0811-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 260 - Zoning, 42-18 31st Avenue Rezoning, Queens (C 230012 ZMQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0812-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 261 - Zoning, 42-18 31st Avenue Rezoning, Queens (N 230013 ZRQ) Resolution       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 0475-2023 * Amanda Farías   Adopted by the Committee on Women and Gender Equity Create a "purple alert system" for missing victims of domestic violence. 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 1208-2023 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Finance Extending the rate of the additional tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms. Introduction This bill would extend the expiration date of the tax on hotel room occupancy from December 1, 2023 to December 1, 2027. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0805-2023 * Charles Barron ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Condemning the federal government’s repression of the African People’s Socialist Party and the Uhuru movement. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1209-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Finance Westchester Square business improvement district. Introduction This bill would authorize a change in the method of assessment upon which the district charge in the Westchester Square business improvement district is based. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1210-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Finance Authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in four business improvement districts. Introduction This bill would authorize four existing business improvement districts throughout the City to increase the amount they expend annually as follows: Village Alliance Business Improvement District, $1,900,000; Brighton Beach Business Improvement District, $300,000; Fordham Road Business Improvement District, $1,510,000; and Meatpacking Area Business Improvement District, $6,200,000 Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0806-2023 * 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 0807-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Finance Westchester Square business improvement district. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0808-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Finance Increase in the annual expenditure for four business improvement districts and the setting of the date, time and place for the hearing of the local law increasing the annual expenditure for such districts. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1211-2023 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Providing survivors of domestic violence with guidance on making voter registration records confidential and voting by special ballot. Introduction This bill would require the Campaign Finance Board to develop and regularly update guidance on the procedures under the New York State Election Law for making a voter record confidential and for voting by special ballot. In addition, the bill would require the Office to End Domestic and Gender–Based Violence (ENDGBV) to distribute such guidance to individuals receiving services at Family Justice Centers, and to provide such individuals with assistance in preparing and submitting written statements to the Board of Elections for the purpose of making their voter records confidential or establishing their eligibility to vote by special ballot. ENDGBV would also be required to collaborate with other city agencies to distribute such guidance. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0809-2023 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Voting Integrity and Verification Act of New York (S.6169A/A.5934) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0810-2023 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations S.660 and A.274 Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1212-2023 * Shahana K. Hanif ~SPONSOR General Welfare Prohibiting the department of social services or any other city agency from imposing length of shelter stay restrictions in a shelter of any type. Introduction This bill would prohibit any city agency from imposing limits on the length of time an individual or family may remain in shelter or emergency congregate housing, provided such individual or family is eligible for temporary housing assistance under State law, as applicable. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1213-2023 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Veterans Supporting veteran vendors. Introduction This bill would amend the membership of the Street Vendor Advisory Board to include the Commissioner of Veterans’ Services or their designee, and to increase the number of Speaker-appointed members to 7, to include a representative of the veteran community. This bill would also require the Department of Veterans’ Services to post on its website information related to resources and support for veteran vendors. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1214-2023 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Veterans Waiving permit fees for mobile food unit commissaries that reserve space for veteran vendors. Introduction This bill would waive the $200 annual permit fee for mobile food unit commissaries that reserve at least one space for a veteran vendor. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1215-2023 * Crystal Hudson ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Posting of signs notifying operators of bicycles, bicycles with electric assist, and electric scooters of the prohibition against operating such devices on sidewalks, park walkways, and boardwalks, and of related fines and penalties. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation and the Department of Parks and Recreation to post signs notifying bicycle, e-bicycle, and e-scooter riders that they are prohibited from riding on sidewalks, park walkways, and boardwalks, and of related fines and penalties. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1216-2023 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice The board of correction’s access to body-worn camera records. Introduction The New York City charter grants members of the Board of Correction and certain other designated indviduals the power to inspect all books, records, documents, and papers of the Department of Correction. This legislation amends the charter to clarify that this power includes direct and real-time remote access to the department’s body-worn camera system. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1217-2023 * Kevin C. Riley ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Structurally unsound privately-owned trees. Introduction This bill would permit the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to order the owner of a tree to take corrective action if DPR determines that the tree poses a near-term danger of falling on people or property. DPR would be permitted to abate the danger posed by such trees if the owner does not do so within the timeline established by the order or if the tree poses an imminent danger. DPR would charge the owner of the privately-owned trees for any work it performs and place a lien on the real property if not paid within 60 days. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1218-2023 * Kevin C. Riley ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Establishing a prevailing wage requirement for covered workers in financially assisted facilities. Introduction This bill would require certain developers of economic development projects receiving $1 million or more in financial assistance from the City or a City economic development entity to provide prevailing wages to workers performing construction work at such economic development projects. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1219-2023 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice The board of correction’s access to records. Introduction The New York City charter grants members of the Board of Correction and certain other designated indviduals the power to inspect all books, records, documents, and papers of the Department of Correction. This legislation amends the charter to clarify that this power includes direct and real-time remote access to the video monitoring systems being utilized by the department, with the exception of the body-worn camera system. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0277-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning and Franchises Zoning, City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality, Citywide (N 230113 ZRY) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0277-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality, Citywide (N 230113 ZRY) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0278-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, Belmont Osborn Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 220438 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0278-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Belmont Osborn Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 220438 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0279-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, Belmont Osborn Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 220439 ZRK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0279-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Belmont Osborn Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 220439 ZRK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available