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INVOCATION - Delivered by: Rabbi Moshe Wiener, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, located at 3001 West 37th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Treyger.           Video       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meetings of June 13, 2019 and June 19, 2019 be adopted as printed by Council Member Cumbo.           Video       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR           Video M 0178-2019 *     Rules, Privileges and Elections Jarrod E. Whittington, Environmental Control Board. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0179-2019 *     Rules, Privileges and Elections Everardo Jefferson, Landmarks Preservation Commission. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES - NONE           Video       6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - NONE           Not available       7. LAND USE CALL-UPS           Video M 0180-2019 * Francisco P. Moya     Zoning, Sabor Latino, Queens (20195689 TCQ) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       8. COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER           Video       9. DISCUSSION OF GENERAL ORDERS           Video       10. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - NONE           Video       11. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES           Video         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE           Not available Res 1022-2019 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO 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 LU 0501-2019 * Daniel Dromm     Olinville Manor, Bronx Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1029-2019 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 501 - Olinville Manor, Bronx Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0502-2019 * Daniel Dromm     Harlen House, Manhattan Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1030-2019 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 502 - Harlen House, Manhattan Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0503-2019 * Daniel Dromm     340 South Third Street HDFC, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1031-2019 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 503 - 340 South Third Street HDFC, Brooklyn Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0504-2019 * Daniel Dromm     Langsam 4, Bronx Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1032-2019 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 504 - Langsam 4, Bronx Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL WELFARE           Not available Int 1332-2019 A Corey D. Johnson   Amended and Coupled on GO Office of constituent services. Introduction This bill would create an Office of Constituent Services at the Department of Social Services (“DSS”). The Office would establish a system for DSS to receive comments, questions and complaints from clients, conduct a review of all cases where public benefits have been or will be terminated, maintain policies to communicate with clients in a timely manner in response to inquiries, and develop strategies and recommendations regarding such client communication. DSS would be required to post the phone number and information about the Office of Constituent Services on its website. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1333-2019 A Adrienne E. Adams   Amended and Coupled on GO Reporting on arrests, summonses, removals, escorts and use of force incidents occurring in department of social services/human resources administration job centers and SNAP centers. Introduction This bill would require the department of social services/human resources administration (“DSS/HRA”) to issue a quarterly report on arrests, summonses, removals, escorts, and use of force incidents that occur in a job center or SNAP center. This report would be submitted to the Council and published on the DSS/HRA website. The first report would be due on January 31, 2020. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1335-2019 A Alicka Ampry-Samuel   Amended and Coupled on GO Establishing a pilot program for the provision of social work services at department of social services/human resources administration job centers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services (“DSS”) to create a pilot program for the design, development, implementation and provision of social work services at one job center in each borough. The DSS Commissioner would be required to submit a report to the mayor and speaker of the Council with findings from the pilot program by July 15, 2020. DSS would be required to expand social work services to all job centers by January 1, 2021. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1336-2019 A Alicka Ampry-Samuel   Amended and Coupled on GO De-escalation and trauma-informed training. Introduction In an effort to improve the client experience at job centers and SNAP centers, this bill requires the Department of Social Services (“DSS”) to conduct trainings on de-escalating conflict and trauma-informed care for all DSS employees and contractors providing security services in such centers. DSS would be required to report on the number of individuals who have received such training. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1337-2019 A Alicka Ampry-Samuel   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring space for children at dept of social services/human resources administration job centers and SNAP centers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services (“DSS”) to designate a sanitary space with comfortable seating and age-appropriate and educational materials for children in job centers and SNAP centers. The bill would require DSS to create a poster containing information on the availability of such space and report to the Council and post on DSS’s website a list of locations where such spaces are available. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1347-2019 A Laurie A. Cumbo   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring the dept of social services/human resources administration to maintain systems in which clients may reschedule appointments over the phone. Introduction This bill would require the department of social services/human resources administration (“DSS/HRA”) to maintain systems in which clients can reschedule in-person appointments over the phone. This bill would also require DSS/HRA to notify clients of the option to reschedule such appointments in the written notice clients receive in the mail. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1350-2019 A Vanessa L. Gibson   Amended and Coupled on GO Implementation of a plan based on findings of the audit of department of social services/human resources administration job centers and SNAP centers. Introduction This bill would require the commissioner of social services to implement the plan to improve the client experience, as required under a local law in relation to auditing department of social services/human resources administration job centers and SNAP centers, as proposed in introduction 1382-A for the year 2019. The commissioner would be required to implement such plan by January 1, 2021. The Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration (“DSS/HRA”) would be required to submit to the Council and post on its website an initial progress report detailing the efforts to improve the client experience. This report would be due March 1, 2021. DSS/HRA would be required to issue three subsequent progress reports over the next six years. These reports would be due on March 1, 2023, March 1, 2025, and March 1, 2027. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1359-2019 A Stephen T. Levin   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring the dept of social services/human resources administration to report on termination of public assistance and reopening. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services/Human Resource Administration (“DSS/HRA”) to issue a report on instances in which public assistance cases were terminated and subsequently reopened. The first report would be due on November 15, 2019. The report would submitted to the Council and Public Advocate and published on the DSS/HRA website. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1382-2019 A Helen K. Rosenthal   Amended and Coupled on GO Auditing dept of social services/human resources administration job centers and SNAP centers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration (“DSS/HRA”) to conduct an audit analyzing operations, policies and procedures at job centers and SNAP centers, with the goal of increasing operational efficiency. DSS/HRA would be required to perform the audit in consultation with at least five organizations that work with job center and SNAP center visitors. The report would include recommendations made by such organizations and whether DSS/HRA will implement such recommendations. The bill would require the report of findings and recommendations from the audit to be submitted to the Council and posted on DSS/HRA’s website by March 1, 2020. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1389-2019 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring the dept of social services/human resources administration to report on termination of public assistance. Introduction This bill would require the department of social services/human resources administration (“DSS/HRA”) to issue a quarterly report on instances in which public assistance cases were terminated and instances in which applications for public assistance were denied. The first report would be due on November 15, 2019. The report would submitted to the Council and the Public Advocate and published on the DSS/HRA website. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1403-2019 A Chaim M. Deutsch   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring the dept of social services/human resources administration to report annually on comments, questions and complaints by clients. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration’s (“DSS/HRA”) Office of Constituent Services to submit monthly reports to the DSS/HRA Commissioner on the number of comments, questions and complaints received from clients. The number of comments, questions and complaints would be disaggregated by the 20 most frequent categories of inquiries. DSS/HRA would also be required to submit to the Council and post on the DSS/HRA website an annual report on comments, questions and complaints received. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND BUILDINGS           Not available Int 0030-2018 A Margaret S. Chin   Amended and Coupled on GO Recovery of relocation expenses incurred by the department of housing preservation and development pursuant to a vacate order. Introduction This bill would establish that outstanding charges resulting from relocation expenses incurred by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development following the issuance of certain vacate orders constitute a tax lien on a property. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE           Not available LU 0477-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 201-207 7th Avenue, Manhattan (C190253HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1033-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 477 - Landmarks, 201-207 7th Avenue, Manhattan (C190253HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0478-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 201-207 7th Avenue, Manhattan (20195731HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1034-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 478 - Landmarks, 201-207 7th Avenue, Manhattan (20195731HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0479-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 273 Avenue U Rezoning, Brooklyn (C180164ZMK) Land Use Application   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter.   Action details Not available LU 0480-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 273 Avenue U Rezoning, Brooklyn (N180165ZRK) Land Use Application   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter.   Action details Not available LU 0500-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Franklin Guest House, Brooklyn (20195667 TCK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1035-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 500 - Zoning, Franklin Guest House, Brooklyn (20195667 TCK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0505-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 306-Seat Pre-K Center, Queens (20185509 SCQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1036-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 505 - Landmarks, 306-Seat Pre-K Center, Queens (20185509 SCQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0506-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, East New York North NCP-UDAAP, Brooklyn (20190286(A) HAK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1037-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 506 - Landmarks, East New York North NCP-UDAAP, Brooklyn (20190286(A) HAK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY           Not available Int 1349-2019 A Daniel Dromm   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring the PD to implement child sensitive arrest policies. Introduction This bill would require the Police Department to develop guidance for its officers on procedures to be followed when arresting a caregiver with a child present in order to minimize the trauma to child bystanders of arrests. It would also require the department to train its officers on the new procedures, and report on instances in which no alternate caregiver for the child can be identified. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Video Int 1281-2018 A Ritchie J. Torres ~coupled Laid Over Prohibiting food stores and retail establishments from refusing to accept payment in cash. Introduction This bill prohibits food and retail establishments from refusing to accept cash from consumers. It also prohibits establishments from charging cash-paying consumers a higher price than cash-less consumers. The bill provides for penalties of not more than $1000 for a first violation, and of not more than $1500 for each succeeding violation. There are some modifications and exceptions in the bill. Food and retail establishments do not have to accept bills in denominations of greater than $20. Transactions taking place completely online, by phone or mail are excluded. Food and retail establishments that have devices that convert cash into prepaid cards on their premises are considered to accept cash only if several requirements are met. Such devices cannot charge a fee or require a minimum deposit over one dollar. There can be no limit on the number of transactions on such cards. The funds on the card cannot expire. Where a device malfunctions, an establishment must accept cash, and shall have a sign stating such on or immediately adjacent to the cash-conversion device. Laid Over by Council   Action details Not available LU 0466-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled   Zoning, 515 West 18th Street Garage, Manhattan (C 190213 ZSM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1038-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Coupled on GO LU 466 - Zoning, 515 West 18th Street Garage, Manhattan (C 190213 ZSM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available T2018-1849 *   ~coupled Coupled on GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       ~coupled COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDER CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled FINANCE           Not available Res 1022-2019 * Daniel Dromm ~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 Res 1029-2019 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 501 - Olinville Manor, Bronx Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1030-2019 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 502 - Harlen House, Manhattan Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1031-2019 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 503 - 340 South Third Street HDFC, Brooklyn Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1032-2019 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 504 - Langsam 4, Bronx Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL WELFARE           Not available Int 1332-2019 A Corey D. Johnson ~coupled A and GO Office of constituent services. Introduction This bill would create an Office of Constituent Services at the Department of Social Services (“DSS”). The Office would establish a system for DSS to receive comments, questions and complaints from clients, conduct a review of all cases where public benefits have been or will be terminated, maintain policies to communicate with clients in a timely manner in response to inquiries, and develop strategies and recommendations regarding such client communication. DSS would be required to post the phone number and information about the Office of Constituent Services on its website.     Action details Not available Int 1333-2019 A Adrienne E. Adams ~coupled A and GO Reporting on arrests, summonses, removals, escorts and use of force incidents occurring in department of social services/human resources administration job centers and SNAP centers. Introduction This bill would require the department of social services/human resources administration (“DSS/HRA”) to issue a quarterly report on arrests, summonses, removals, escorts, and use of force incidents that occur in a job center or SNAP center. This report would be submitted to the Council and published on the DSS/HRA website. The first report would be due on January 31, 2020.     Action details Not available Int 1335-2019 A Alicka Ampry-Samuel ~coupled A and GO Establishing a pilot program for the provision of social work services at department of social services/human resources administration job centers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services (“DSS”) to create a pilot program for the design, development, implementation and provision of social work services at one job center in each borough. The DSS Commissioner would be required to submit a report to the mayor and speaker of the Council with findings from the pilot program by July 15, 2020. DSS would be required to expand social work services to all job centers by January 1, 2021.     Action details Not available Int 1336-2019 A Alicka Ampry-Samuel ~coupled A and GO De-escalation and trauma-informed training. Introduction In an effort to improve the client experience at job centers and SNAP centers, this bill requires the Department of Social Services (“DSS”) to conduct trainings on de-escalating conflict and trauma-informed care for all DSS employees and contractors providing security services in such centers. DSS would be required to report on the number of individuals who have received such training.     Action details Not available Int 1337-2019 A Alicka Ampry-Samuel ~coupled A and GO Requiring space for children at dept of social services/human resources administration job centers and SNAP centers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services (“DSS”) to designate a sanitary space with comfortable seating and age-appropriate and educational materials for children in job centers and SNAP centers. The bill would require DSS to create a poster containing information on the availability of such space and report to the Council and post on DSS’s website a list of locations where such spaces are available.     Action details Not available Int 1347-2019 A Laurie A. Cumbo ~coupled A and GO Requiring the dept of social services/human resources administration to maintain systems in which clients may reschedule appointments over the phone. Introduction This bill would require the department of social services/human resources administration (“DSS/HRA”) to maintain systems in which clients can reschedule in-person appointments over the phone. This bill would also require DSS/HRA to notify clients of the option to reschedule such appointments in the written notice clients receive in the mail.     Action details Not available Int 1350-2019 A Vanessa L. Gibson ~coupled A and GO Implementation of a plan based on findings of the audit of department of social services/human resources administration job centers and SNAP centers. Introduction This bill would require the commissioner of social services to implement the plan to improve the client experience, as required under a local law in relation to auditing department of social services/human resources administration job centers and SNAP centers, as proposed in introduction 1382-A for the year 2019. The commissioner would be required to implement such plan by January 1, 2021. The Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration (“DSS/HRA”) would be required to submit to the Council and post on its website an initial progress report detailing the efforts to improve the client experience. This report would be due March 1, 2021. DSS/HRA would be required to issue three subsequent progress reports over the next six years. These reports would be due on March 1, 2023, March 1, 2025, and March 1, 2027.     Action details Not available Int 1359-2019 A Stephen T. Levin ~coupled A and GO Requiring the dept of social services/human resources administration to report on termination of public assistance and reopening. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services/Human Resource Administration (“DSS/HRA”) to issue a report on instances in which public assistance cases were terminated and subsequently reopened. The first report would be due on November 15, 2019. The report would submitted to the Council and Public Advocate and published on the DSS/HRA website.     Action details Not available Int 1382-2019 A Helen K. Rosenthal ~coupled A and GO Auditing dept of social services/human resources administration job centers and SNAP centers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration (“DSS/HRA”) to conduct an audit analyzing operations, policies and procedures at job centers and SNAP centers, with the goal of increasing operational efficiency. DSS/HRA would be required to perform the audit in consultation with at least five organizations that work with job center and SNAP center visitors. The report would include recommendations made by such organizations and whether DSS/HRA will implement such recommendations. The bill would require the report of findings and recommendations from the audit to be submitted to the Council and posted on DSS/HRA’s website by March 1, 2020.     Action details Not available Int 1389-2019 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~coupled A and GO Requiring the dept of social services/human resources administration to report on termination of public assistance. Introduction This bill would require the department of social services/human resources administration (“DSS/HRA”) to issue a quarterly report on instances in which public assistance cases were terminated and instances in which applications for public assistance were denied. The first report would be due on November 15, 2019. The report would submitted to the Council and the Public Advocate and published on the DSS/HRA website.     Action details Not available Int 1403-2019 A Chaim M. Deutsch ~coupled A and GO Requiring the dept of social services/human resources administration to report annually on comments, questions and complaints by clients. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration’s (“DSS/HRA”) Office of Constituent Services to submit monthly reports to the DSS/HRA Commissioner on the number of comments, questions and complaints received from clients. The number of comments, questions and complaints would be disaggregated by the 20 most frequent categories of inquiries. DSS/HRA would also be required to submit to the Council and post on the DSS/HRA website an annual report on comments, questions and complaints received.     Action details Not available       ~coupled HOUSING AND BUILDINGS           Not available Int 0030-2018 A Margaret S. Chin ~coupled A and GO Recovery of relocation expenses incurred by the department of housing preservation and development pursuant to a vacate order. Introduction This bill would establish that outstanding charges resulting from relocation expenses incurred by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development following the issuance of certain vacate orders constitute a tax lien on a property.     Action details Not available       ~coupled LAND USE           Not available Res 1033-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 477 - Landmarks, 201-207 7th Avenue, Manhattan (C190253HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1034-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 478 - Landmarks, 201-207 7th Avenue, Manhattan (20195731HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1035-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 500 - Zoning, Franklin Guest House, Brooklyn (20195667 TCK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1036-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 505 - Landmarks, 306-Seat Pre-K Center, Queens (20185509 SCQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1037-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 506 - Landmarks, East New York North NCP-UDAAP, Brooklyn (20190286(A) HAK) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled PUBLIC SAFETY           Not available Int 1349-2019 A Daniel Dromm ~coupled A and GO Requiring the PD to implement child sensitive arrest policies. Introduction This bill would require the Police Department to develop guidance for its officers on procedures to be followed when arresting a caregiver with a child present in order to minimize the trauma to child bystanders of arrests. It would also require the department to train its officers on the new procedures, and report on instances in which no alternate caregiver for the child can be identified.     Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDER CALENDAR           Not available Res 1038-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 466 - Zoning, 515 West 18th Street Garage, Manhattan (C 190213 ZSM) Resolution       Action details Not available T2018-1849 *   ~coupled GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds       Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       13. INTRODUCTION & READING OF BILLS           Video       14. DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTIONS           Video       15. RESOLUTIONS           Video Res 0721-2019 * Laurie A. Cumbo   Adopted by the Committee on General Welfare Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0978-2019 * Farah N. Louis   Adopted by the Committee on Women and Gender Equity Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Video       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Video         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Int 1650-2019 * Adrienne E. Adams ~SPONSOR General Welfare Provision of information regarding the health bucks program and farmers’ markets. Introduction This bill would require the Human Resources Administration to provide information about the Health Bucks program and farmers’ markets in the city to all individuals who receive or apply to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1651-2019 * Adrienne E. Adams ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Parks and playgrounds that have failed inspections conducted by the department of parks and recreation. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to issue a report to the Mayor and Council that would identify parks and playgrounds under its jurisdiction that have routinely failed DPR inspections and submit a plan to the Council on how the issues at such parks and playgrounds will be corrected. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1652-2019 * Alicka Ampry-Samuel ~SPONSOR Economic Development Ensuring that community gardens are classified as open space, outdoor recreation, a community garden or other similar description of land in a database maintained by the dept of city planning. Introduction This bill would require the Department of City Planning (DCP) to categorize community gardens as open space, outdoor recreation, a community garden, or other similar description in the Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output data set, and would also prohibit DCP from categorizing such gardens as vacant land. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1653-2019 * Alicka Ampry-Samuel ~SPONSOR Economic Development Requiring the dept of parks and recreation to collect and report data regarding community gardens reporting and permitting the sale of agriculture within community gardens. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to collect data on community gardens and issue an annual report summarizing this data. Additionally, this bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to study the citywide ecological impacts of community gardens. This bill would also direct the agency to develop a system to permit community gardens to operate farmers markets within community gardens. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1654-2019 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Economic Development Neighborhood awareness campaigns regarding farm-to-city projects. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct neighborhood-specific public awareness and education campaigns regarding the City’s farm-to-city projects, which includes farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture, food boxes, and fresh pantries. The Department would also be required all relevant information to its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1655-2019 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Requiring reporting on art commission conflicts of interest. Introduction This bill would require members of the Public Design Commission to report additional information in their disclosures to the Conflicts of Interest Board, including information regarding former employers and whether they have recused themselves from reviewing matters related to the personal, professional and business relationships they have disclosed. After being screened by the Conflicts of Interest Board for privacy, safety and security concerns, information reported by members of the Public Design Commission would be posted on the Conflicts of Interest Board website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1656-2019 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Requiring the dept of environmental protection to report on green infrastructure. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection to report on the number and types of green infrastructure resources that are maintained and operated in each borough and council district. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1657-2019 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Prohibiting street vending on certain streets in Dyker Heights in Brooklyn beginning on Thanksgiving Day until New Year’s Day. Introduction This bill prohibits street vending on certain streets in Dyker Heights beginning on Thanksgiving until New Year’s day. The prohibited streets are bounded on the west by 10th Avenue, on the south by 86th Street, on the east by 13th Avenue and on the north by 81st Street in the borough of Brooklyn. The ban is in effect from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00am the following day. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1017-2019 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Transportation MTA to make subways and buses fare free on major holidays. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1658-2019 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Resiliency and Waterfronts Creation of a harbor restoration commission. Introduction This legislation would require the creation of a harbor restoration commission to partner with the appropriate federal and state agencies to support and encourage the restoration of New York harbor. The Commission would undertake activities to advance outreach to the public in planning restorations, flood control, storm water management and environmental stewardship. The commission would be designated to be notified of any spill of dumping in or around the New York Shoreline. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1018-2019 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Health Monitor and deter increases in prescription drug costs. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1019-2019 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Higher Education CUNY to submit a detailed annual report to the NYC Council and each borough president regarding the status of all prior Resolution-A funding provided to the CUNY campuses for capital projects and critical maintenance projects. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1020-2019 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Higher Education Legislation underwriting a Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund with $50 million annually in Excelsior Scholarship funds, targeted at low-income CUNY and SUNY students. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1021-2019 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Opposing the proposed rule by the US Dept of Housing and Development to restrict the use of federally-assisted housing for immigrant families and urging the federal government not to move forward with its adoption. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1659-2019 * Margaret S. Chin ~SPONSOR General Welfare Plan to identify and enroll seniors eligible for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services, working in collaboration with the Department for the Aging, to develop a plan to identify and enroll seniors who are eligible for supplement nutritional assistance benefits, but who are not yet enrolled to receive such benefits. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1660-2019 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Economic Development Creating a good food purchasing program. Introduction This bill would create a good food purchasing program and advisory board. The advisory board would include the commissioners of agencies that execute food procurement contracts, seven members appointed by the Mayor and seven members appointed by the Speaker with knowledge of the good food purchasing program value categories. The advisory board would conduct baseline assessments of each agency’s food procurement processes, then develop and submit a five-year plan with one-year, three-year and five-year benchmarks. The advisory board would evaluate the contract bids that are submitted, and each agency may consider the board’s assessments. The advisory board would submit a progress report with recommendations to each agency, the Mayor and the Speaker, post the report on the website of the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy and hold a public hearing about its findings. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1661-2019 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Provide construction workers with information pertaining to site safety training during site safety orientations and refreshers. Introduction This bill would require construction workers at certain construction sites to receive relevant information regarding site safety training during site safety orientations and refreshers in, at minimum, the designated citywide languages. It would also amend the effective date of Int. No. 720-C to ensure that updated site safety training requirements are retroactive to the effective date of Local Law 196 of 2017. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1662-2019 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Women and Gender Equity Training and inspections regarding lactation rooms. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide mandatory annual training to staff at locations required to make lactation rooms available, including protocols for providing access to the rooms and cleaning and maintaining them. In addition, the Department would be required to inspect the lactation rooms at least quarterly for cleanliness, safety and accessibility. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1022-2019 * Daniel Dromm ~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 Int 1663-2019 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Economic Development Establishing an office of urban agriculture and an urban agriculture advisory board. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of Urban Agriculture and an Urban Agriculture Advisory Board. The Office of Urban Agriculture would conduct outreach, receive comments and respond to questions regarding urban agriculture, make recommendations about protecting and expanding urban agriculture, and establish a program to support research for advancing urban agriculture legislation and policy. The Urban Agriculture Advisory Board would consist of thirteen members and would advise the Office of Urban Agriculture, the Mayor and the Council on issues relating to urban agriculture. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1664-2019 * Vanessa L. Gibson ~SPONSOR Economic Development Requiring the office of food policy to formulate a 10-year food policy plan. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy (MOFP) to consult with relevant agencies, community based organizations, community leaders and food system stakeholders that focus on food policy, food equity, food justice and food insecurity. The plan would set goals to reduce hunger, improve nutrition, increase access to healthy food, reduce food waste, develop and improve food and farm economies, and increase urban agriculture and sustainability. The MOFP would also be required to submit to the Mayor, the Speaker of the Council, and post on its website a report assessing the city’s progress toward the identified goals. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1023-2019 * Vanessa L. Gibson ~SPONSOR Education Require comprehensive sexuality education for students in grades K-12. (S.4844/A.6512) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1665-2019 * Mark Gjonaj ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Authorizing the construction and regulation of licensed hostels. Introduction This bill would allow for the creation of hostels and would establish a licensing scheme and regulations for constructing and operating such hostels. Such licensing and regulation would be handled by a new Office for Licensed Hostels within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1666-2019 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Economic Development Establishment of an office of food policy. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of Food Policy. The office would be responsible for, among other things, providing recommendations to the mayor and agencies regarding food policy; coordinating multi-agency initiatives relating to food policy; performing outreach to food policy advocates, community based organizations, academic institutions, and other entities to advance the city’s food policy; and supporting initiatives that are designed to promote access to healthy food. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1667-2019 * Stephen T. Levin ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring contractors and the department of buildings to make information regarding environmental monitoring of construction work publicly available. Introduction This bill would require contractors to report information on environmental monitoring of construction or demolition work to the Department of Buildings and the Department of Environmental Protection. Additionally, contractors would be required to post contact information at the site of construction or demolition work. This bill would also require the Department of Buildings to post the environmental monitoring information on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1668-2019 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Health Establishing a primary care services and patient navigation program. Introduction The proposed legislation would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or another agency or entity so designated by the Mayor to develop and manage a primary care services and patient navigation program (PCSPNP), which provides primary care services and applicable patient navigator services. Such services will be offered by medical service providers, including Health and Hospitals (H+H) facilities, federally qualified health centers (FQHC), and other not-for-profit and private medical service providers. PCSPNP must ensure that that primary care services are provided in each community district and that at least one participating acute care hospital providing specialty services is provided in each borough, and shall also offer a telemedicine service providing access for patients 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1024-2019 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR General Welfare Calling upon the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) to expand eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to public college students. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1025-2019 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR General Welfare Opt into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Restaurant Meals Program to allow disabled, elderly and homeless SNAP recipients to use their benefits on hot meals and other prepared foods at participating grocery stores, delis and restauran Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1669-2019 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Requiring that balloons made with electrically conductive material and filled with gas lighter than air be weighted and include warning labels. Introduction This bill would require that any retailer that sells balloons constructed using metallic materials to attach a label to each balloon with a warning about the dangers of metallic balloons colliding with power lines and the retailer’s identifying information. Retailers would also be required to attach weights to any balloon filled with gas lighter than air. Any retailer that violates this law would be subject to a civil penalty of at least $100 for each balloon sold or offered for sale in violation, with a maximum total daily penalty of $2,000. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1026-2019 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR General Welfare Opposing the use of the Chained Consumer Price Index to revise the Official Poverty Measure and urging the Federal government not to move forward with its adoption. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1027-2019 * Francisco P. Moya ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Recognizing August 10 as Ecuadorian Heritage Day in NYC. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1670-2019 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Youth Services Creating a youth employment education program. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development to provide an educational summer program to teach students essential employment skills and allow for shadowing of various city employees. The law would also require a grant of no less than $1,500 be provided to program participants. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1671-2019 * Adrienne E. Adams ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the police department to report on traffic encounters. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department to issue a quarterly report on all vehicles stops. The report would include the number of summonses issued, arrests made, vehicles seized, related use of force incidents, and vehicles searched and whether consent was provided. This information would be disaggregated by precinct, race/ethnicity, and age of the driver. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1672-2019 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Technology Requiring real property owners to submit registration statements regarding biometric recognition technology utilized on the premises. Introduction This bill would require real property owners to submit registration statements regarding biometric recognition technology utilized on the premises. The bill would also require the department of information technology to establish a database and provide an annual report to the mayor and the city council. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1673-2019 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Economic Development City agency food waste prevention plans. Introduction This bill would require all city agencies with food procurement contracts to develop and implement a plan for reducing food waste. This bill would require each such agency to designate a coordinator to produce annual reports including information on the agency’s food waste prevention plan and measures taken to implement such plan. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1674-2019 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Health Creating an office of the patient advocate within the New York city department of health and mental hygiene. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of the Patient Advocate within the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The office would: establish a system to receive comments, questions and complaints regarding medical services and coverage; respond appropriately to each such question, comment and complaint; collect, track, and analyze data on the comments, questions and complaints received to learn more about problems in obtaining medical care; and make recommendations to address problems with accessing medical care and issues with the quality of medical care provided. The office would also be required to make annual reports which would include information about the comments, questions and complaints received, the office’s response to such comments, questions and complaints, larger medical trends and access to health care facilities. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1675-2019 * Deborah L. Rose ~SPONSOR Education Distribution of information regarding summer meals. Introduction This bill amends existing law that requires the Department of Education to provide information on the summer meals program by June 1 annually to the Council and other elected local leaders, by additionally requiring that the same information be provided to every student and also include the three locations nearest to each student’s school of attendance where meals will be available. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1676-2019 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the DOE to report on implementing scratch-cooked school food service. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Department of Education to report to the council information regarding the Department’s efforts to implement scratch-cooked food service in schools and related nutrition and health programming. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1677-2019 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring a report on dwellings that were preserved as a result of programs that combat tenant harassment. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), in conjunction with other involved City agencies to submit a report to the Council that describes the efforts by the Administration to preserve dwellings, including rent regulated dwellings, as a result of efforts made to curb tenant harassment. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1028-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights Abolish the Financial Oversight and Management Board established by the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act to enhance the self-governance of Puerto Rico. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1678-2019 * Mark Treyger ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Requiring the demarcation of boating and bathing areas at city beaches. Introduction This bill would require that at city beaches where both bathing and boating are permitted, the areas for each activity be conspicuously demarcated. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1679-2019 * Paul A. Vallone ~SPONSOR Resiliency and Waterfronts Evaluating shoreline protection structures throughout NYC. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor to appoint an agency to conduct a study of the shoreline and all shoreline protection structures in New York City. The agency would prepare recommendations for maintaining shoreline protection structures that are functional, for replacing those that are deteriorating, and for adding them where they do not exist. Such recommendations would include using living shoreline techniques or environmentally responsible alternatives to traditional concrete material where feasible. The agency would submit the report to the Mayor and Council and make its recommendations publicly available on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1680-2019 * Paul A. Vallone ~SPONSOR Economic Development Reporting requirements regarding the production, processing, distribution and consumption of food in the city. Introduction This bill would require the Office of Long-Term Planning and sustainability to expand its annual Food System Metrics Report to include additional information regarding: (1) the number of people eligible for public food programs but not enrolled; (2) the number of retailers who accept SNAP or other public benefits; (3) the number and percent of sub-populations experiencing food insecurity; and (4) the metrics charting progress towards reducing inequities in the distribution of food and diet-related diseases. OLTPS would also need to consider other sources of citywide data in developing the annual Food System Metrics Report and to express all data in absolute numbers and as a percentage. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1681-2019 * James G. Van Bramer ~SPONSOR Education School food waste prevention plans. Introduction This bill would require the Chancellor of the Department of Education (DOE) to work with school sustainability coordinators to develop a plan for reducing food waste. This plan would be submitted to the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) for recommendations, as well as the Speaker of the Council. The bill would require DOE to submit an annual report with information on DOE’s actions to implement its food waste prevention plan and the Chancellor’s updates to such plan. DSNY shall include the information contained in the report as part of the department’s March 1, 2022 annual recycling report. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0501-2019 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Olinville Manor, Bronx Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0502-2019 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Harlen House, Manhattan Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0503-2019 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance 340 South Third Street HDFC, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0504-2019 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Langsam 4, Bronx Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0505-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting, and Maritime Uses Landmarks, 306-Seat Pre-K Center, Queens (20185509 SCQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0505-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 306-Seat Pre-K Center, Queens (20185509 SCQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0506-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting, and Maritime Uses Landmarks, East New York North NCP-UDAAP, Brooklyn (20190286(A) HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0506-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, East New York North NCP-UDAAP, Brooklyn (20190286(A) HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0507-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, Sabor Latino, Queens (20195689 TCQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0507-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Sabor Latino, Queens (20195689 TCQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0508-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, Kew Gardens Hills Rezoning, Queens (C 190299 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0508-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Kew Gardens Hills Rezoning, Queens (C 190299 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0509-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, Kew Gardens Hills Rezoning, Queens (N 190301 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0509-2019 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Kew Gardens Hills Rezoning, Queens (N 190301 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available