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| | | 2. | Delivered by: Rev. Dr. James Alexander Forbes, Jr., Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10027.
Motion to spread the invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Levine. | | | | | |
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| | | 3. | Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of March 11, 2015 be adopted as printed by Council Member Maisel | | | | | |
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M 0271-2015
| * | | | Received, Ordered, Printed and Filed | Submitting proposed modifications to the FY'16 Preliminary Budget. | Communication | | Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council | |
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M 0272-2015
| * | Daniel R. Garodnick | | Coupled on Call-Up Vote | Zoning, Sidewalk café, 181 East 78th St, Manhattan (20155354 TCM) | Land Use Call-Up | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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M 0273-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | Coupled on Call-Up Vote | Planning, 1561 Walton Ave, Bronx (C 150174 PQX and C 150175 HAX) | Land Use Call-Up | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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M 0274-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | Coupled on Call-Up Vote | Planning, 986-996 Washington Ave a.k.a. 489-493 E. 164th St, Bronx (C 150197 ZSX and N 150196 HAX) | Land Use Call-Up | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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M 0275-2015
| * | Corey D. Johnson | | Coupled on Call-Up Vote | Zoning, 39-41 W. 23rd St a.k.a. 20-22 W. 24th St, within the Ladies’ Mile Historic District, Manhattan (C 140404 ZSM) | Land Use Call-Up | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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M 0276-2015
| * | Corey D. Johnson | | Coupled on Call-Up Vote | Zoning, 39-41 W. 23rd St a.k.a. 20-22 W. 24th St, Manhattan (C 140405 ZSM) | Land Use Call-Up | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Int 0261-2014
| A | Brad S. Lander | | Amended and Coupled on GO | Prohibiting discrimination based on consumer credit history. | Introduction | This bill would amend the City’s Human Rights Law to make it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to use an individual’s consumer credit history in making employment decisions. Due to the sensitive nature of various employment positions that require additional layers of security, the bill would provide exceptions for a limited number of positions. | Approved by Council | Pass |
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Int 0271-2014
| A | Donovan J. Richards | | Amended and Coupled on GO | Air pollution control code. | Introduction | | Approved by Council | Pass |
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Int 0555-2014
| A | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | | Amended and Coupled on GO | Senior citizen rent increase exemption program and the disability rent increase exemption program. | Introduction | | Approved by Council | Pass |
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Int 0681-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | | Coupled on GO | Meatpacking Area business improvement district, Manhattan | Introduction | | Approved by Council | Pass |
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Int 0727-2015
| * | Vincent Ignizio | | Coupled on GO | Real property damaged by Hurricane Sandy. | Introduction | | Approved by Council | Pass |
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Int 0747-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | | Preconsidered - Coupled on GO | Mayor’s Executive Budget | Introduction | Various provisions in the New York City Charter (the “Charter”) prescribe the actions that need to be taken as part of the annual budget submission process during a fiscal year. Such provisions also prescribe dates on which these actions must be taken. This legislation would amend the Charter prescribed dates for Executive budget action. The new dates are as follows:
1. Mayor’s submission of the proposed executive budget and budget message no later than May 7, 2015.
2. Mayor’s submission of the Ten-Year Capital Strategy no later than May 7, 2015.
3. Borough Presidents’ submission of recommendations in response to Mayor’s executive budget no later than May 15, 2015.
4. Director of Independent Budget Office’s submission of report analyzing the Mayor’s executive budget no later than May 26, 2015.
5. Completion of City Council’s executive budget hearings no later than June 15, 2015.
6. If an expense budget has not been adopted by June 16, 2015, the expense budget and tax rate adopted as modified for the current fiscal year shall be deemed to have been extended for the new fiscal year until such time as a new expense budget has been adopted.
7. If a capital budget and capital program have not been adopted by June 16, 2015, the unutilized portion of all prior capital appropriations shall be deemed reappropriated.
8. Mayor’s submission to Council of an estimate of probable amount of receipts no later than June 16, 2015.
9. Any person/organization’s submission of an official alternative estimate of revenues no later than May 26, 2015.
10. If the Council has not fixed the tax rates for the ensuing year on or before June 16, 2015, the Department of Finance is authorized to complete the rolls and collect property tax using estimated rates.
11. If the Council has not fixed the tax rates for ensuing fiscal year on or before June 16, 2015, the Council shall fix the tax rates for ensuing fiscal year at percentages differing from the estimated rates, and property tax payments shall be paid at the estimated rates. In this event DOF must revise the assessment roll before January 1st and send out an amended bill to reflect the tax rates fixed by the Council. | Approved by Council | Pass |
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LU 0206-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | | | Lands End I, Block 246, Lot 1; Manhattan, Community District No. 3, Council District No. 1. | Land Use Application | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Res 0657-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | | Preconsidered - Coupled on GO | LU 206 - Lands End I, Block 246, Lot 1; Manhattan, Community District No. 3, Council District No. 1. | Resolution | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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LU 0207-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | | | Penn South, 212-226 9th Ave (Block 747, Lot 1), 311-351 West 24th St (Block 748, Lot 1), 250-268 9th Ave (Block 749, Lot 1), 313 8th Ave (Block 749, Lot 24), 270-296 9th Ave (Block 751, Lot 1) and 305 9th Ave (Block 752, Lot 1), Manhattan. | Land Use Application | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Res 0658-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | | Preconsidered - Coupled on GO | LU 207 - Penn South, 212-226 9th Ave (Block 747, Lot 1), 311-351 West 24th St (Block 748, Lot 1), 250-268 9th Ave (Block 749, Lot 1), 313 8th Ave (Block 749, Lot 24), 270-296 9th Ave (Block 751, Lot 1) and 305 9th Ave (Block 752, Lot 1), Manhattan. | Resolution | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Int 0433-2014
| A | Andrew Cohen | | Amended and Coupled on GO | Electrical outlet safety devices and tamper-resistant receptacles. | Introduction | Every day approximately seven children are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries caused by tampering with a wall outlet. This bill would require the owners of multiple dwellings to install and maintain protective devices over electrical outlets in common areas of the building that are accessible to children or pets. Failure to install or maintain these protective devices would result in a class B hazardous violation. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the Department of Buildings, the Fire Department and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene would all be required to enforce this bill. | Approved by Council | Pass |
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LU 0189-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Rule 11.70(b) of the Rules of the Council and Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. | Zoning, Special Clinton District, Manhattan (C140407 ZRM) | Land Use Application | | Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. | |
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LU 0190-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Rule 11.70(b) of the Rules of the Council and Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. | Zoning, Special Clinton District, Manhattan (C 140408 ZSM) | Land Use Application | | Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. | |
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LU 0191-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Rule 11.70(b) of the Rules of the Council and Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. | Zoning, Special Clinton District, Manhattan (C 140409 ZSM) | Land Use Application | | Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. | |
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LU 0195-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Zoning, Sidewalk café, 131 Seventh Ave South, Manhattan (20155355 TCM) | Land Use Application | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Res 0659-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | Coupled on GO | LU 195 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, 131 Seventh Ave South, Manhattan (20155355 TCM) | Resolution | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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LU 0196-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Zoning, Sidewalk café, 137 Seventh Ave South, Manhattan (20155377 TCM) | Land Use Application | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Res 0660-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | Coupled on GO | LU 196 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, 137 Seventh Ave South, Manhattan (20155377 TCM) | Resolution | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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LU 0202-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Zoning, 2702 West 15th Street, Brooklyn (C 140209 ZSK) | Land Use Application | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Res 0661-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | Coupled on GO | LU 202 - Zoning, 2702 West 15th Street, Brooklyn (C 140209 ZSK) | Resolution | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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LU 0203-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Planning, Fifth Avenue Committee Renaissance, Manhattan (20155443 HAK) | Land Use Application | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Res 0662-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | Coupled on GO | LU 203 - Planning, Fifth Avenue Committee Renaissance, Manhattan (20155443 HAK) | Resolution | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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LU 0204-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Planning, Northern Manhattan Equities Phase II, Manhattan (20155444 HAM) | Land Use Application | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Res 0663-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | Coupled on GO | LU 204 - Planning, Northern Manhattan Equities Phase II, Manhattan (20155444 HAM) | Resolution | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Int 0211-2014
| A | Brad S. Lander | | Amended and Coupled on GO | Bus rapid transit plan. | Introduction | Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a system that is designed to make bus service faster, more reliable and efficient through features such as off-board fare payment and dedicated bus lanes. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) collaborate on a version of BRT called Select Bus Service (SBS), with eight lines implemented since June 2008.
Under the bill, DOT would work with the MTA and gather input with the public to develop a citywide BRT plan, due to the Council no later than September 1, 2017. The plan would consider areas of the City in need of additional rapid transit options, strategies for serving growing neighborhoods, potential intra-borough and inter-borough BRT corridors DOT plans to establish by 2027, strategies for integrating BRT with other transit routes, and the anticipated operating costs of additional BRT lines. Additionally, DOT would be required to update the Council on the implementation of the plan every two years, through 2027. | Approved by Council | Pass |
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Int 0597-2014
| A | Ritchie J. Torres | | Amended and Coupled on GO | Car sharing in the city fleet. | Introduction | The City to establish a car sharing program for the fleet of light-duty passenger vehicles owned by the City, excluding certain emergency, specially designed, enforcement, and inspection vehicles. Over a five-year period beginning in 2016, the City would be required to reduce the size of City’s light-duty passenger vehicle fleet by at least nine percent through strategies including car sharing. The City would also be required to submit annual reports on the program to the Council. | Approved by Council | Pass |
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| * | | | Coupled on GO | Commissioner of Deeds | Commissioner of Deeds | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Int 0261-2014
| A | Brad S. Lander | ~coupled | A and GO | Prohibiting discrimination based on consumer credit history. | Introduction | This bill would amend the City’s Human Rights Law to make it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to use an individual’s consumer credit history in making employment decisions. Due to the sensitive nature of various employment positions that require additional layers of security, the bill would provide exceptions for a limited number of positions. | | |
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Int 0271-2014
| A | Donovan J. Richards | ~coupled | A and GO | Air pollution control code. | Introduction | | | |
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Int 0555-2014
| A | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | ~coupled | A and GO | Senior citizen rent increase exemption program and the disability rent increase exemption program. | Introduction | | | |
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Int 0681-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | ~coupled | GO | Meatpacking Area business improvement district, Manhattan | Introduction | | | |
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Int 0727-2015
| * | Vincent Ignizio | ~coupled | GO | Real property damaged by Hurricane Sandy. | Introduction | | | |
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Int 0747-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | ~coupled | Preconsidered - GO | Mayor’s Executive Budget | Introduction | Various provisions in the New York City Charter (the “Charter”) prescribe the actions that need to be taken as part of the annual budget submission process during a fiscal year. Such provisions also prescribe dates on which these actions must be taken. This legislation would amend the Charter prescribed dates for Executive budget action. The new dates are as follows:
1. Mayor’s submission of the proposed executive budget and budget message no later than May 7, 2015.
2. Mayor’s submission of the Ten-Year Capital Strategy no later than May 7, 2015.
3. Borough Presidents’ submission of recommendations in response to Mayor’s executive budget no later than May 15, 2015.
4. Director of Independent Budget Office’s submission of report analyzing the Mayor’s executive budget no later than May 26, 2015.
5. Completion of City Council’s executive budget hearings no later than June 15, 2015.
6. If an expense budget has not been adopted by June 16, 2015, the expense budget and tax rate adopted as modified for the current fiscal year shall be deemed to have been extended for the new fiscal year until such time as a new expense budget has been adopted.
7. If a capital budget and capital program have not been adopted by June 16, 2015, the unutilized portion of all prior capital appropriations shall be deemed reappropriated.
8. Mayor’s submission to Council of an estimate of probable amount of receipts no later than June 16, 2015.
9. Any person/organization’s submission of an official alternative estimate of revenues no later than May 26, 2015.
10. If the Council has not fixed the tax rates for the ensuing year on or before June 16, 2015, the Department of Finance is authorized to complete the rolls and collect property tax using estimated rates.
11. If the Council has not fixed the tax rates for ensuing fiscal year on or before June 16, 2015, the Council shall fix the tax rates for ensuing fiscal year at percentages differing from the estimated rates, and property tax payments shall be paid at the estimated rates. In this event DOF must revise the assessment roll before January 1st and send out an amended bill to reflect the tax rates fixed by the Council. | | |
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Res 0657-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | ~coupled | Preconsidered - GO | LU 206 - Lands End I, Block 246, Lot 1; Manhattan, Community District No. 3, Council District No. 1. | Resolution | | | |
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Res 0658-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | ~coupled | Preconsidered - GO | LU 207 - Penn South, 212-226 9th Ave (Block 747, Lot 1), 311-351 West 24th St (Block 748, Lot 1), 250-268 9th Ave (Block 749, Lot 1), 313 8th Ave (Block 749, Lot 24), 270-296 9th Ave (Block 751, Lot 1) and 305 9th Ave (Block 752, Lot 1), Manhattan. | Resolution | | | |
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Int 0433-2014
| A | Andrew Cohen | ~coupled | A and GO | Electrical outlet safety devices and tamper-resistant receptacles. | Introduction | Every day approximately seven children are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries caused by tampering with a wall outlet. This bill would require the owners of multiple dwellings to install and maintain protective devices over electrical outlets in common areas of the building that are accessible to children or pets. Failure to install or maintain these protective devices would result in a class B hazardous violation. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the Department of Buildings, the Fire Department and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene would all be required to enforce this bill. | | |
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Res 0659-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~coupled | GO | LU 195 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, 131 Seventh Ave South, Manhattan (20155355 TCM) | Resolution | | | |
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Res 0660-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~coupled | GO | LU 196 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, 137 Seventh Ave South, Manhattan (20155377 TCM) | Resolution | | | |
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Res 0661-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~coupled | GO | LU 202 - Zoning, 2702 West 15th Street, Brooklyn (C 140209 ZSK) | Resolution | | | |
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Res 0662-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~coupled | GO | LU 203 - Planning, Fifth Avenue Committee Renaissance, Manhattan (20155443 HAK) | Resolution | | | |
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Res 0663-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~coupled | GO | LU 204 - Planning, Northern Manhattan Equities Phase II, Manhattan (20155444 HAM) | Resolution | | | |
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Int 0211-2014
| A | Brad S. Lander | ~coupled | A and GO | Bus rapid transit plan. | Introduction | Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a system that is designed to make bus service faster, more reliable and efficient through features such as off-board fare payment and dedicated bus lanes. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) collaborate on a version of BRT called Select Bus Service (SBS), with eight lines implemented since June 2008.
Under the bill, DOT would work with the MTA and gather input with the public to develop a citywide BRT plan, due to the Council no later than September 1, 2017. The plan would consider areas of the City in need of additional rapid transit options, strategies for serving growing neighborhoods, potential intra-borough and inter-borough BRT corridors DOT plans to establish by 2027, strategies for integrating BRT with other transit routes, and the anticipated operating costs of additional BRT lines. Additionally, DOT would be required to update the Council on the implementation of the plan every two years, through 2027. | | |
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Int 0597-2014
| A | Ritchie J. Torres | ~coupled | A and GO | Car sharing in the city fleet. | Introduction | The City to establish a car sharing program for the fleet of light-duty passenger vehicles owned by the City, excluding certain emergency, specially designed, enforcement, and inspection vehicles. Over a five-year period beginning in 2016, the City would be required to reduce the size of City’s light-duty passenger vehicle fleet by at least nine percent through strategies including car sharing. The City would also be required to submit annual reports on the program to the Council. | | |
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T2014-0002
| * | | ~coupled | GO | Commissioner of Deeds | Commissioner of Deeds | | | |
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Res 0533-2015
| A | Margaret S. Chin | | Amended and Adopted by the Committee on Civil Service and Labor | James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. | Resolution | | Approved, by Council | Pass |
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Res 0637-2015
| * | Peter A. Koo | | Adopted by the Committee on Land Use | Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the NYC Landmarks Law. | Resolution | | Approved, by Council | |
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Int 0743-2015
| * | Melissa Mark-Viverito | ~SPONSOR | Civil Service and Labor | Relating to the designation of an agency to enforce the Earned Sick Time Act. | Introduction | This bill would create an Office of Labor Standards (“Office”) and would give the Mayor the option to put the office in the agency or mayoral office that he deems appropriate. The Office would study and make recommendations for worker education, safety and protection, educate employers on labor laws, create public education campaigns regarding worker rights, and collect and analyze labor statistics. It would also allow the Office to take over administration of the Earned Sick Time Act (“Paid Sick Time”) and Transit Benefit law, but the Mayor is given the option to designate another agency or office for these tasks. In addition, this office may be given other responsibilities in the future. . | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Res 0648-2015
| * | Costa G. Constantinides | ~SPONSOR | Health | Recognizing this and every April as Organ Donation Awareness Month in the City of NY. | Resolution | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0744-2015
| * | Elizabeth S. Crowley | ~SPONSOR | Finance | Establishing a prevailing wage requirement for covered workers in financially assisted facilities. | Introduction | Int. 744 would amend the Administrative Code by adding a new section 6-139 in relation to prevailing wage. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0745-2015
| * | Daniel Dromm | ~SPONSOR | Environmental Protection | Operation of electronic sound devices on food vending vehicles. | Introduction | This local law would prohibit food vending vehicles and carts from operating a sound signal device between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9 a.m. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0746-2015
| * | Daniel Dromm | ~SPONSOR | Consumer Affairs | Preventing the unauthorized practice of immigration law. | Introduction | Title 20, Chapter 5, Subchapter 14 of the New York City Administrative Code regulates Immigration Assistance Service Providers. This bill would amend Subchapter 14 to impose stricter guidelines for providers and further protect customers against immigration services fraud and unauthorized practice of the law. Providers would be required to include specific language in their contracts related to the provider’s duties and limitations, as well as the customer’s rights. Additionally, providers would have to post required signage in English, as well as in any languages in which they provide or offer to provide services. Providers would be prohibited from offering and providing services that should only be provided by an attorney, and from making statements that could lead a customer to believe that the provider is an attorney or an immigration expert. Additionally, this bill would require that the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) provide periodic reports to the Council with information regarding the number, type, source and result of complaints against providers. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0747-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | ~SPONSOR | Preconsidered - Finance | Mayor’s Executive Budget | Introduction | Various provisions in the New York City Charter (the “Charter”) prescribe the actions that need to be taken as part of the annual budget submission process during a fiscal year. Such provisions also prescribe dates on which these actions must be taken. This legislation would amend the Charter prescribed dates for Executive budget action. The new dates are as follows:
1. Mayor’s submission of the proposed executive budget and budget message no later than May 7, 2015.
2. Mayor’s submission of the Ten-Year Capital Strategy no later than May 7, 2015.
3. Borough Presidents’ submission of recommendations in response to Mayor’s executive budget no later than May 15, 2015.
4. Director of Independent Budget Office’s submission of report analyzing the Mayor’s executive budget no later than May 26, 2015.
5. Completion of City Council’s executive budget hearings no later than June 15, 2015.
6. If an expense budget has not been adopted by June 16, 2015, the expense budget and tax rate adopted as modified for the current fiscal year shall be deemed to have been extended for the new fiscal year until such time as a new expense budget has been adopted.
7. If a capital budget and capital program have not been adopted by June 16, 2015, the unutilized portion of all prior capital appropriations shall be deemed reappropriated.
8. Mayor’s submission to Council of an estimate of probable amount of receipts no later than June 16, 2015.
9. Any person/organization’s submission of an official alternative estimate of revenues no later than May 26, 2015.
10. If the Council has not fixed the tax rates for the ensuing year on or before June 16, 2015, the Department of Finance is authorized to complete the rolls and collect property tax using estimated rates.
11. If the Council has not fixed the tax rates for ensuing fiscal year on or before June 16, 2015, the Council shall fix the tax rates for ensuing fiscal year at percentages differing from the estimated rates, and property tax payments shall be paid at the estimated rates. In this event DOF must revise the assessment roll before January 1st and send out an amended bill to reflect the tax rates fixed by the Council. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0748-2015
| * | Corey D. Johnson | ~SPONSOR | Mental Health, Developmental Disability, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Disability Services | Drug strategy | Introduction | This bill would create the office of drug strategy to provide strategic leadership to coordinate a public health and safety approach to address problems associated to drug use and redresses the effects associated with past and current drug use. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0749-2015
| * | Corey D. Johnson | ~SPONSOR | Transportation | Requiring taxicabs and for-hire vehicles to be accessible to persons with physical disabilities. | Introduction | This bill would require that all taxicabs, liveries, black cars, and luxury limousines be accessible to persons with disabilities through the side of such vehicles by January 1, 2020. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Res 0649-2015
| * | Corey D. Johnson | ~SPONSOR | Women’s Issues | Prohibition of differential pay based on gender. (A.6075/S.1) | Resolution | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0750-2015
| * | Ben Kallos | ~SPONSOR | Housing and Buildings | Requiring landlords to distribute voter registration forms. | Introduction | This bill would require apartment owners to provide a voter registration form to each new tenant signing an apartment lease. The form would be provided at the time that the lease is provided for signing. Apartment owners may provide assistance in completing the form if they wish, and may also mail the form to the Board of Elections. The registration forms provided would be in English unless otherwise requested by the tenant. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0751-2015
| * | Mark Levine | ~SPONSOR | Housing and Buildings | Creation of an affordable housing lottery task force. | Introduction | This bill would create an affordable housing lottery task force to review the lottery systems currently used for affordable housing and make recommendations for improvements to those systems. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Res 0650-2015
| * | Darlene Mealy | ~SPONSOR | Civil Rights | Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015 (H.R. 885) | Resolution | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0752-2015
| * | The Public Advocate (Ms. James) | ~SPONSOR | Contracts | Information regarding employees of city contractors. | Introduction | This bill would require covered developers to submit workforce disclosure records to an agency designated by the Mayor on the number of hours worked, job title, full or part-time designation and gross wages of individuals working on covered projects. Covered developers would also need to provide workforce disclosure records for the gender and race or ethnic group of employees when such information is voluntarily provided for the purpose of reporting to the city.
By no later than October 31, 2021 the mayoral agency designated to administer this program would be required to make such information available online only when it could be sufficiently anonymized, and, beginning no later than October 31, 2022, publish such information in a report every five years. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Res 0651-2015
| * | Antonio Reynoso | ~SPONSOR | Transportation | Extending the MTA tax to all for-hire vehicle trips. | Resolution | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Res 0652-2015
| * | Ydanis A. Rodriguez | ~SPONSOR | Transportation | GROW AMERICA Act. | Resolution | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Res 0653-2015
| * | Ydanis A. Rodriguez | ~SPONSOR | Higher Education | CUNY to include in its FY16 budget and beyond, funding to provide MetroCards to all students enrolled in CUNY Colleges free of charge. | Resolution | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0753-2015
| * | Helen K. Rosenthal | ~SPONSOR | Fire and Criminal Justice Services | Requiring the office of criminal justice to post on the office’s website an annual report regarding bail and the criminal justice system. | Introduction | This bill requires the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (“DoITT”) to report on a number of issues pertaining to the inmate population of the Department of Correction (“DOC”). The bill would require DoITT to report information on a quarterly basis regarding the number of inmates in DOC’s custody, based both on the average daily inmate population for the quarter and for the total number of inmate admissions that quarter. For those inmates detained pre-trial, the following information must be reported: the charges they are facing, how serious those charges are, how long these they have been detained, how much bail has been set on them, and their criminal record if any. For those inmates who were sentenced, DoITT must report the length of these inmates’ sentences.
The bill also requires DoITT to report on the court system’s impact on the DOC inmate population. For both felony and misdemeanor cases, DoITT must report the number of cases in which bail was set and the number of cases in which the defendant failed to appear for a court date, both for cases in which the defendant posted bail and for cases in which the defendant was released. The bill also requires DoITT to report on the number of cases in which defendants were released under specified conditions such as supervised release programs, the number of cases in which forms of bail other than cash or bail bonds are imposed, and the number of defendants who post bail. Finally, the bill requires DoITT to report on the outcomes of cases in which defendants are incarcerated pre-trial, and to report certain key information differentiating between boroughs, and comparing that borough-specific data to borough-specific crime rates. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0754-2015
| * | Helen K. Rosenthal | ~SPONSOR | Parks and Recreation | Notification for pesticide application in city parks. | Introduction | This bill would require the Parks Department (DPR) to establish a notification system by way of email or text message where park goers can register to receive advance notifications whenever an area under DPR’s jurisdiction will be sprayed with pesticides. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Res 0654-2015
| * | Paul A. Vallone | ~SPONSOR | Finance | Establish a new property tax classification for properties held in condominium and cooperative form. (S.4371/A.608) | Resolution | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0755-2015
| * | Jumaane D. Williams | ~SPONSOR | Housing and Buildings | Evictions of disabled tenants. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to provide tenants with disabilities with information about legal services when such tenants are facing eviction. It would also require the Commissioner of HPD to report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the City Council on any pattern of discrimination against disabled tenants. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Int 0756-2015
| * | Jumaane D. Williams | ~SPONSOR | Transportation | Pedestrian safety reporting. | Introduction | Currently, the Administrative Code requires the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) to inspect locations where four or more serious injuries or fatalities of cyclists or pedestrians occurred and to make results of such inspections available to the public upon request. Under the bill, DOT would be required to submit such results to the relevant Council Member and Community Board. The bill would also require that DOT accelerate the timeframe in which it conducts comprehensive studies of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries from every five years to every three years. Additionally, such studies would be required to be submitted to Community Boards. | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Res 0655-2015
| * | Jumaane D. Williams | ~SPONSOR | General Welfare | NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to promulgate a rule which would require family shelter facilities to post the list of residents’ rights and protections in a public area. | Resolution | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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Res 0656-2015
| * | Stephen T. Levin | ~SPONSOR | General Welfare | Amend the Social Services law in order to raise the income eligibility for child care subsidies, so more children of working families have access to early childhood education services. | Resolution | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0206-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | ~SPONSOR | Preconsidered - Finance | Lands End I, Block 246, Lot 1; Manhattan, Community District No. 3, Council District No. 1. | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0207-2015
| * | Julissa Ferreras-Copeland | ~SPONSOR | Preconsidered - Finance | Penn South, 212-226 9th Ave (Block 747, Lot 1), 311-351 West 24th St (Block 748, Lot 1), 250-268 9th Ave (Block 749, Lot 1), 313 8th Ave (Block 749, Lot 24), 270-296 9th Ave (Block 751, Lot 1) and 305 9th Ave (Block 752, Lot 1), Manhattan. | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0208-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~SPONSOR | Zoning and Franchises | Zoning, Sidewalk café, 181 East 78th St, Manhattan (20155354TCM) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0208-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Zoning, Sidewalk café, 181 East 78th St, Manhattan (20155354TCM) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0209-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~SPONSOR | Zoning and Franchises | Zoning, 39-41 W. 23rd St , Manhattan (C140404ZSM) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0209-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Zoning, 39-41 W. 23rd St , Manhattan (C140404ZSM) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0210-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~SPONSOR | Zoning and Franchises | Zoning, 39-41 W. 23rd St, Manhattan (C140405ZSM) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0210-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Zoning, 39-41 W. 23rd St, Manhattan (C140405ZSM) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0211-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~SPONSOR | Zoning and Franchises | Zoning, Cherry Hill Gourmet Text Amendment, Brooklyn (N150109ZRK) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0211-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Zoning, Cherry Hill Gourmet Text Amendment, Brooklyn (N150109ZRK) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0212-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~SPONSOR | Planning, Dispositions and Concessions | Planning, New Roads Plaza, Bronx (C150197ZSX) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0212-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Planning, New Roads Plaza, Bronx (C150197ZSX) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0213-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~SPONSOR | Planning, Dispositions and Concessions | Planning, New Roads Plaza, Bronx (C150197ZSX) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0213-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Planning, New Roads Plaza, Bronx (C150197ZSX) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0214-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~SPONSOR | Planning, Dispositions and Concessions | Planning, 1561 Walton Ave, Bronx (C150175HAX) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0214-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Planning, 1561 Walton Ave, Bronx (C150175HAX) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0215-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | ~SPONSOR | Planning, Dispositions and Concessions | Planning, 1561 Walton Ave, Bronx (C150174PQX) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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LU 0215-2015
| * | David G. Greenfield | | | Planning, 1561 Walton Ave, Bronx (C150174PQX) | Land Use Application | | Referred to Comm by Council | |
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