Details Meeting Name: Committee on Small Business Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/9/2025 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Jointly with the Committee on Civil and Human Rights Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (12) 12 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 T2025-3351 *       Oversight - Supporting New York City small businesses’ compliance with ADA and local laws promoting accessibility. Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2025-3351 *       Oversight - Supporting New York City small businesses’ compliance with ADA and local laws promoting accessibility. Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0282-2024 * Julie Menin     Accessibility in small businesses. Introduction This bill would require the City of New York to establish a fund providing loans, grants, in-kind services, in-kind materials or some combination, to make small business storefronts accessible to people with disabilities. Small businesses of 100 employees or fewer and three locations or fewer would be eligible for the fund. The fund would award up to $250,000 in total value per storefront, and loans issued through the program would have an interest rate of no more than three percent. The City would be responsible for establishing a timeline of 90 days or less for the review of applications, issuing an approval or rejection of the application, and a disbursement of the fund, as applicable. Small business tenants or property owners who would bear the cost of the construction project would receive the fund award, but both parties must agree to receive it, unless a prior agreement states otherwise. As a condition of receiving the fund, the City may require that the storefront’s tenant be given a reduction in rent that equals a total of half the value of money, services and materials received through the fund. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0282-2024 * Julie Menin     Accessibility in small businesses. Introduction This bill would require the City of New York to establish a fund providing loans, grants, in-kind services, in-kind materials or some combination, to make small business storefronts accessible to people with disabilities. Small businesses of 100 employees or fewer and three locations or fewer would be eligible for the fund. The fund would award up to $250,000 in total value per storefront, and loans issued through the program would have an interest rate of no more than three percent. The City would be responsible for establishing a timeline of 90 days or less for the review of applications, issuing an approval or rejection of the application, and a disbursement of the fund, as applicable. Small business tenants or property owners who would bear the cost of the construction project would receive the fund award, but both parties must agree to receive it, unless a prior agreement states otherwise. As a condition of receiving the fund, the City may require that the storefront’s tenant be given a reduction in rent that equals a total of half the value of money, services and materials received through the fund. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0639-2024 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams     Requiring the department of small business services to offer training and education to small businesses regarding accessibility of the workplace and inclusion of workers with disabilities. Introduction This bill would require that the Department of Small Business Services provide training and information to small businesses about how make workplaces more accessible and inclusive for workers with disabilities and resources and organizations that can help small businesses increase accessibility, provide accommodations and hire workers with disabilities. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0639-2024 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams     Requiring the department of small business services to offer training and education to small businesses regarding accessibility of the workplace and inclusion of workers with disabilities. Introduction This bill would require that the Department of Small Business Services provide training and information to small businesses about how make workplaces more accessible and inclusive for workers with disabilities and resources and organizations that can help small businesses increase accessibility, provide accommodations and hire workers with disabilities. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1260-2025 * Mercedes Narcisse     Provision of legal assistance on compliance with accessibility laws for small business tenants. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Small Business Services to expand the offerings of the Department of Small Business Services’ legal services program to include individualized, free-of-charge legal assistance through a designated organization for small business tenants on compliance with federal, New York State, and New York City laws on making their businesses accessible to people with disabilities. This expansion would be subject to appropriation. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1260-2025 * Mercedes Narcisse     Provision of legal assistance on compliance with accessibility laws for small business tenants. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Small Business Services to expand the offerings of the Department of Small Business Services’ legal services program to include individualized, free-of-charge legal assistance through a designated organization for small business tenants on compliance with federal, New York State, and New York City laws on making their businesses accessible to people with disabilities. This expansion would be subject to appropriation. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0520-2024 * Amanda Farías     Recognizing July 2 annually as Thurgood Marshall Day in the City of New York. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0520-2024 * Amanda Farías     Recognizing July 2 annually as Thurgood Marshall Day in the City of New York. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available                     Not available