Details Meeting Name: Committee on Transportation (inactive) Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 12/2/2015 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Attachments - Int. No. 219, Attachments - Int. No. 603, Attachments - Int. No. 604, Attachments - Int. No. 696, Attachments - Int. No. 787, Attachments - Int. No. 863 Meeting Items (13) 13 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 Int 0219-2014 * Rosie Mendez     Creating a bicycle safety task force. Introduction The proposed legislation would create a task force to study issues related to safe bicycle use in New York City. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0219-2014 * Rosie Mendez     Creating a bicycle safety task force. Introduction The proposed legislation would create a task force to study issues related to safe bicycle use in New York City. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0603-2014 * James G. Van Bramer     Increasing civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. Introduction In 2014, the Council enacted Local Law 50, instituting civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. This bill would increase the civil penalties for those leaving the scene of an incident without reporting on more than one occasion. Repeat offenders would be subject to pay a civil penalty of up to $1,000 if property damage results from the incident; $2,00-$5,000 if a person is injured; $10,000-$15,000 if there is a serious injury; and $15,000-$20,000 if death results. The bill would also raise the maximum penalty for a first offense involving property damage to $1,000 and the penalty for a first offense resulting in death from $5,000-$10,000 to $10,000-$15,000. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0603-2014 * James G. Van Bramer     Increasing civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. Introduction In 2014, the Council enacted Local Law 50, instituting civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. This bill would increase the civil penalties for those leaving the scene of an incident without reporting on more than one occasion. Repeat offenders would be subject to pay a civil penalty of up to $1,000 if property damage results from the incident; $2,00-$5,000 if a person is injured; $10,000-$15,000 if there is a serious injury; and $15,000-$20,000 if death results. The bill would also raise the maximum penalty for a first offense involving property damage to $1,000 and the penalty for a first offense resulting in death from $5,000-$10,000 to $10,000-$15,000. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0604-2014 * James G. Van Bramer     Reporting information related to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. Introduction In 2014, the Council enacted Local Law 50, instituting civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. This bill would require that the Police Department (PD) report quarterly the number of notices of violation issued in response to an incident resulting in a critical injury pursuant to that law. PD would also report annually the number of complaints for leaving the scene involving property damage, personal injury, or death, as well as the number of arrests for such an incident involving personal injury or death. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0604-2014 * James G. Van Bramer     Reporting information related to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. Introduction In 2014, the Council enacted Local Law 50, instituting civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. This bill would require that the Police Department (PD) report quarterly the number of notices of violation issued in response to an incident resulting in a critical injury pursuant to that law. PD would also report annually the number of complaints for leaving the scene involving property damage, personal injury, or death, as well as the number of arrests for such an incident involving personal injury or death. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0696-2015 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez     Reporting on bicycle related fatalities. Introduction The proposed local law would require the Department of Transportation to compile and report annually information regarding bicycle related fatalities, including on roadways and in parks. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0696-2015 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez     Reporting on bicycle related fatalities. Introduction The proposed local law would require the Department of Transportation to compile and report annually information regarding bicycle related fatalities, including on roadways and in parks. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0787-2015 * Brad S. Lander     Seizure of abandoned bicycles. Introduction The bill would allow the City to seize bicycles abandoned in a public place. The proposed local law provides for a period in which an abandoned bicycle may be removed, notice of the City’s intent to remove such a bicycle, a hearing and retrieval process, and a civil penalty of $25 to $100 for abandoning a bicycle in a public place. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0787-2015 * Brad S. Lander     Seizure of abandoned bicycles. Introduction The bill would allow the City to seize bicycles abandoned in a public place. The proposed local law provides for a period in which an abandoned bicycle may be removed, notice of the City’s intent to remove such a bicycle, a hearing and retrieval process, and a civil penalty of $25 to $100 for abandoning a bicycle in a public place. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0863-2015 * Helen K. Rosenthal     Identifying garments worn by those operating a bicycle used for commercial purposes. Introduction The Administrative Code currently requires that commercial cyclists wear a retro-reflective jacket, vest, or other wearing apparel as the outermost garment while on the job. The back of the garment must have the business' name and the bicycle operator's individual identification number in a font not less than one inch in height. Under the bill, the information on such garments would be required to be in a font no less than two inches in height and be reflective. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0863-2015 * Helen K. Rosenthal     Identifying garments worn by those operating a bicycle used for commercial purposes. Introduction The Administrative Code currently requires that commercial cyclists wear a retro-reflective jacket, vest, or other wearing apparel as the outermost garment while on the job. The back of the garment must have the business' name and the bicycle operator's individual identification number in a font not less than one inch in height. Under the bill, the information on such garments would be required to be in a font no less than two inches in height and be reflective. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available