Details Meeting Name: Committee on Fire and Emergency Management Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 8/31/2022 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Jointly with the Committee on Governmental Operations. Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (8) 8 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2022-1913 *       Oversight - Examining Preparedness and Response to Public Health Emergencies. Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2022-1913 *       Oversight - Examining Preparedness and Response to Public Health Emergencies. Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0095-2022 * Justin L. Brannan     Requiring the commissioner of emergency management to report on the city’s preparedness and response to citywide public health emergencies. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management to submit an annual report to the Council describing the City’s preparation for, and response to, any state disaster emergency or local state of emergency declared in relation to an infectious disease that affects the City’s public health. The report would include: a description of any actions taken in preparation for, during, and immediately after such incident by or on behalf of the City, a list of all city agencies, offices, or private entities that were involved in the City’s emergency response, a description of the city’s current public healthcare workforce and ways to improve medical surge capacity, and guidelines for notifying and communicating with the public and City officials during a local public health emergency. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0095-2022 * Justin L. Brannan     Requiring the commissioner of emergency management to report on the city’s preparedness and response to citywide public health emergencies. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management to submit an annual report to the Council describing the City’s preparation for, and response to, any state disaster emergency or local state of emergency declared in relation to an infectious disease that affects the City’s public health. The report would include: a description of any actions taken in preparation for, during, and immediately after such incident by or on behalf of the City, a list of all city agencies, offices, or private entities that were involved in the City’s emergency response, a description of the city’s current public healthcare workforce and ways to improve medical surge capacity, and guidelines for notifying and communicating with the public and City officials during a local public health emergency. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0367-2022 * Marjorie Velázquez     Establishing an office of pandemic preparedness. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of Pandemic Preparedness. The Office would receive the materials and plans that other city agencies develop in relation to preparing for pandemics. The Office would review those materials and plans then submit the plans related to pandemic preparation to the Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The Office would also organize an annual pandemic planning summit with representatives from city agencies, academic institutions, healthcare providers, commercial industry groups and experts in the fields of infectious disease and disaster planning. The Office would submit a report detailing its findings and recommendations for best practice in pandemic planning to the Mayor, the Speaker and the Director of OEM. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0367-2022 * Marjorie Velázquez     Establishing an office of pandemic preparedness. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of Pandemic Preparedness. The Office would receive the materials and plans that other city agencies develop in relation to preparing for pandemics. The Office would review those materials and plans then submit the plans related to pandemic preparation to the Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The Office would also organize an annual pandemic planning summit with representatives from city agencies, academic institutions, healthcare providers, commercial industry groups and experts in the fields of infectious disease and disaster planning. The Office would submit a report detailing its findings and recommendations for best practice in pandemic planning to the Mayor, the Speaker and the Director of OEM. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available                     Not available