Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/17/2018 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS ATTACHMENTS, Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (162) 162 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia       1. ROLL CALL           Roll call Video       2. INVOCATION - Delivered by: Bishop Calvin Rice, New Jerusalem Worship Center, 12205 Smith St, Jamaica, N.Y. 11434. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Adams.           Video       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of August 29, 2018 and September 12, 2018 be adopted as printed by Council Member Gibson.           Video       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR           Video M 0104-2018 *     Preconsidered - Rules, Privileges and Elections Steven Kest, Taxi and Limousine Commission Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES           Video M 0105-2018 *     Preconsidered - Rules, Privileges and Elections Oudeshram “Raj” Rampershad, City Planning Commission Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None           Not available       7. LAND USE CALL-UPS           Video M 0106-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Zoning, St. Michael’s Park Demapping, Queens (C 180175 MMQ) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0107-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Planning, 599 Cortlandt Avenue, Bronx (C 180391 PQX) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0108-2018 * Andrew Cohen   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Zoning, Hebrew Home, Bronx (C 180321 ZSX) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                   Pass 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 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS           Not available Int 0380-2018 A Mark Treyger   Amended and Coupled on GO Provision of diapers and baby wipes. Introduction The bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to make available a supply of diapers and baby wipes sufficient to meet the needs of residents and recipients of subsidized child care centers, Family Justice Centers, Department of Education LYFE programs, domestic violence shelters operated by the Human Resources Administration, and shelters operated by the Department of Homeless Services and the Department of Youth and Community Development. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0853-2018 A The Public Advocate (Ms. James)   Amended and Coupled on GO Providing on-site childcare for city employees. Introduction This bill would establish a working group to study the feasibility of providing childcare for the children of City employees. The working group would include experts in the field of childcare as well as representatives from City agencies, as well as representatives appointed by the City Council and the Public Advocate. The working group would issue a feasibility study report within 12 months, to be followed by a one-year pilot project for a childcare center or centers. The working group would issue a report on its findings at the conclusion of the pilot, and may make such other recommendations, as it deems appropriate, until it is sunset after five years. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE           Not available LU 0208-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Lefferts Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (C 180304 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0570-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 208 - Zoning, Lefferts Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (C 180304 ZMQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0216-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 180 Myrtle Avenue Text Amendment, Brooklyn (N 180188 ZRK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0571-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 216 - Zoning, 180 Myrtle Avenue Text Amendment, Brooklyn (N 180188 ZRK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0219-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Boerum Hill Historic District Extension, Brooklyn (20195003 HKK (N190101HKK)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0572-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 219 - Landmarks, Boerum Hill Historic District Extension, Brooklyn (20195003 HKK (N190101HKK)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0220-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, LSSNY Early Life Child Center, Bronx (C 160161 PQX) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0573-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 220 - Landmarks, LSSNY Early Life Child Center, Bronx (C 160161 PQX) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0223-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, 95 Lenox Avenue - Article V Plan and Project, Manhattan (20195048 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0574-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 223 - Planning, 95 Lenox Avenue - Article V Plan and Project, Manhattan (20195048 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0224-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, 95 Lenox Ave Conveyance, Manhattan (20195047 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0575-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 224 - Planning, 95 Lenox Ave Conveyance, Manhattan (20195047 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0225-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, 95 Lenox Avenue - Article XI, Manhattan (20195049 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0576-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 225 - Planning, 95 Lenox Avenue - Article XI, Manhattan (20195049 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS           Not available M 0104-2018 *       Steven Kest, Taxi and Limousine Commission Mayor's Message   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0577-2018 * Karen Koslowitz   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO M 104 - Steven Kest, Taxi and Limousine Commission Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0105-2018 *       Oudeshram “Raj” Rampershad, City Planning Commission Communication   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0578-2018 * Karen Koslowitz   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO M 105 - Oudeshram “Raj” Rampershad, City Planning Commission Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN           Not available Int 0878-2018 A Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring lactation rooms in certain city spaces. Introduction This bill would expand upon Local Law 94 of 2016 and require that city jails that accept visitors and police precincts offer lactation rooms to persons using on-site services. If it is not practicable for a police precinct or jail to provide a lactation room due to security concerns or limited space, the bill would require that those agencies provide an explanation for why it is not practicable, as well as any future plans to improve the availability of lactation rooms. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0879-2018 A Laurie A. Cumbo   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring certain employers to provide lactation rooms. Introduction This bill would require employers covered by the Human Rights Law to provide lactation rooms, as well as refrigerators, in reasonable proximity to work areas for the purposes of expressing and storing breast milk. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0905-2018 A Carlina Rivera   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring employers to implement a lactation room accommodation policy. Introduction This bill would require employers in the City to establish, and distribute to all new employees, policies describing lactation room accommodations, including the process by which an employee can request such accommodation. The bill would also require the New York City Commission on Human Rights to establish and make available a model lactation room accommodation policy. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0913-2018 A Helen K. Rosenthal   Amended and Coupled on GO Access to doulas. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to assess the needs of pregnant people and the availability of doulas to meet those needs. This would be done by DOHMH assessing demand, the cost of doulas, existing doula programs, current availability of doula services, and the benefits of doula programs. DOHMH would then be required to provide the Speaker of the Council with a plan for providing access to doulas to more pregnant people who request doula services as well as an annual report with information about known organizations that provide doula services or and training and information on areas in the city that experience disproportionally high rates of maternal mortality, infant mortality, and other poor birth outcomes. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0914-2018 A Helen K. Rosenthal   Amended and Coupled on GO Reporting on maternal mortality and morbidity. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to report to the Speaker of the Council information on maternal mortality and morbidity. The bill would expand upon Local Law 55 of 2017, by requiring additional annual reporting on maternal mortality and morbidity and a five-year report on maternal mortality that expands upon the factors being reported. The bill would also codify the maternal mortality and morbidity review committee (M3RC) created by DOHMH in December 2017 and require DOHMH to post information on the disciplines represented by members of the M3RC. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Video Int 0720-2018 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~coupled Laid Over Clarifying the requirements for site safety training providers and persons required to obtain site safety training. Introduction This bill would expand the qualifications for site safety training providers and provide an updated definition of “competent person” to align with the Building Code. It would also amend existing reporting requirements regarding the number of site safety training providers. Laid Over by Council   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 ON GENERAL ORDER CALENDAR           Not available         Governmental Operations           Not available Int 0380-2018 A Mark Treyger ~coupled A and GO Provision of diapers and baby wipes. Introduction The bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to make available a supply of diapers and baby wipes sufficient to meet the needs of residents and recipients of subsidized child care centers, Family Justice Centers, Department of Education LYFE programs, domestic violence shelters operated by the Human Resources Administration, and shelters operated by the Department of Homeless Services and the Department of Youth and Community Development.     Action details Not available Int 0853-2018 A The Public Advocate (Ms. James) ~coupled A and GO Providing on-site childcare for city employees. Introduction This bill would establish a working group to study the feasibility of providing childcare for the children of City employees. The working group would include experts in the field of childcare as well as representatives from City agencies, as well as representatives appointed by the City Council and the Public Advocate. The working group would issue a feasibility study report within 12 months, to be followed by a one-year pilot project for a childcare center or centers. The working group would issue a report on its findings at the conclusion of the pilot, and may make such other recommendations, as it deems appropriate, until it is sunset after five years.     Action details Not available       ~coupled Land Use           Not available Res 0570-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 208 - Zoning, Lefferts Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (C 180304 ZMQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0571-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 216 - Zoning, 180 Myrtle Avenue Text Amendment, Brooklyn (N 180188 ZRK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0572-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 219 - Landmarks, Boerum Hill Historic District Extension, Brooklyn (20195003 HKK (N190101HKK)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0573-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 220 - Landmarks, LSSNY Early Life Child Center, Bronx (C 160161 PQX) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0574-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 223 - Planning, 95 Lenox Avenue - Article V Plan and Project, Manhattan (20195048 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0575-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 224 - Planning, 95 Lenox Ave Conveyance, Manhattan (20195047 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0576-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 225 - Planning, 95 Lenox Avenue - Article XI, Manhattan (20195049 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled Rules, Privileges, and Elections           Not available Res 0577-2018 * Karen Koslowitz ~coupled Preconsidered - GO M 104 - Steven Kest, Taxi and Limousine Commission Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0578-2018 * Karen Koslowitz ~coupled Preconsidered - GO M 105 - Oudeshram “Raj” Rampershad, City Planning Commission Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled Women           Not available Int 0878-2018 A Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~coupled A and GO Requiring lactation rooms in certain city spaces. Introduction This bill would expand upon Local Law 94 of 2016 and require that city jails that accept visitors and police precincts offer lactation rooms to persons using on-site services. If it is not practicable for a police precinct or jail to provide a lactation room due to security concerns or limited space, the bill would require that those agencies provide an explanation for why it is not practicable, as well as any future plans to improve the availability of lactation rooms.     Action details Not available Int 0879-2018 A Laurie A. Cumbo ~coupled A and GO Requiring certain employers to provide lactation rooms. Introduction This bill would require employers covered by the Human Rights Law to provide lactation rooms, as well as refrigerators, in reasonable proximity to work areas for the purposes of expressing and storing breast milk.     Action details Not available Int 0905-2018 A Carlina Rivera ~coupled A and GO Requiring employers to implement a lactation room accommodation policy. Introduction This bill would require employers in the City to establish, and distribute to all new employees, policies describing lactation room accommodations, including the process by which an employee can request such accommodation. The bill would also require the New York City Commission on Human Rights to establish and make available a model lactation room accommodation policy.     Action details Not available Int 0913-2018 A Helen K. Rosenthal ~coupled A and GO Access to doulas. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to assess the needs of pregnant people and the availability of doulas to meet those needs. This would be done by DOHMH assessing demand, the cost of doulas, existing doula programs, current availability of doula services, and the benefits of doula programs. DOHMH would then be required to provide the Speaker of the Council with a plan for providing access to doulas to more pregnant people who request doula services as well as an annual report with information about known organizations that provide doula services or and training and information on areas in the city that experience disproportionally high rates of maternal mortality, infant mortality, and other poor birth outcomes.     Action details Not available Int 0914-2018 A Helen K. Rosenthal ~coupled A and GO Reporting on maternal mortality and morbidity. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to report to the Speaker of the Council information on maternal mortality and morbidity. The bill would expand upon Local Law 55 of 2017, by requiring additional annual reporting on maternal mortality and morbidity and a five-year report on maternal mortality that expands upon the factors being reported. The bill would also codify the maternal mortality and morbidity review committee (M3RC) created by DOHMH in December 2017 and require DOHMH to post information on the disciplines represented by members of the M3RC.     Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDER CALENDAR           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           Not available       15. RESOLUTIONS - None           Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Video       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Video         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Int 1137-2018 * Adrienne E. Adams ~SPONSOR Technology Creation of an office of data analytics. Introduction This bill would codify into the Charter the mayor’s office of data analytics (MODA). The office uses analytics tools to prioritize risk more strategically, deliver services more efficiently, enforce laws more effectively and increase transparency. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0561-2018 * Adrienne E. Adams ~SPONSOR Education DOE to provide human trafficking prevention training to public school administrators, teachers, and staff. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1138-2018 * Alicka Ampry-Samuel ~SPONSOR Health Requiring the dept of health and mental hygiene to review documentation of annual inspections of water tanks where harmful bacteria are found, and to post the results online. Introduction This law would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct additional reviews of documentation of water tank inspections where harmful bacteria are found or where certain violation occurred, without providing prior notice to building owners, and to post the results of those inspections online. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0562-2018 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Civil & Human Rights Establish a national commission on the federal response to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1139-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Health Excepting impounded emotional support dogs from required sterilization prior to redemption by their owners. Introduction This bill would create a new exception to the requirement that impounded dogs be spayed or neutered before being released to their owners. Under the new exception, the owner of an impounded dog would be entitled to redeem their dog if they claim ownership and assert that the dog is an emotional support dog. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1140-2018 * Costa G. Constantinides ~SPONSOR Transportation Off-hour deliveries at city facilities. Introduction This bill would require an agency or office designated by the Mayor, working with other agencies and offices, to assess the feasibility of off-hour deliveries to City facilities and implement off-hour deliveries at facilities where it is deemed feasible. Off-hour deliveries—those occurring during overnight hours—reduce congestion by shifting road use to off-peak times. This bill would require the City to study the issue of off-hour deliveries to City facilities and develop a framework for the implementation of such deliveries at City facilities in the central business district (Manhattan south of 60th Street) and at least two highly congested areas outside of the central business district. The City would then have to implement off-hour deliveries where feasible, starting with Manhattan south of Canal Street and then expanding to the rest of the central business district and other highly congested areas. The bill also includes reporting requirements at several stages. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1141-2018 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Finance Dismissal of notices of violation and reduction of fines. Introduction This bill would prohibit any city agency from agreeing to reduce fines for parking violations in exchange for a waiver of the right to contest parking violations. It would also require that any dismissal of a parking violation or reduction of a fine, other than for certain technical reasons, would require a hearing on the merits of each charge and a written determination by an administrative law judge. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1142-2018 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring leading pedestrian interval signals at intersections adjacent to hospitals, libraries, schools, and senior centers Introduction Leading pedestrian intervals signals (LPIs) are pedestrian control signals that display a walk indication before a green indication for the parallel direction of traffic, giving pedestrians time to cross before vehicles are allowed to turn. Under the bill, the City would be required to install LPIs in at least four hundred intersections per year that are adjacent to a hospital, library, school, or senior center until all such intersections in the City have LPIs. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0563-2018 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Support of #CountMeIn, which seeks to strengthen the labor movement. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1143-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Finance Installment agreements for the payment of real property taxes, assessments and other charges. Introduction Currently, when property owner owes property tax arrears they may enter into an installment agreement with the Department of Finance to pay off the debt over a period of up to ten years with a zero dollar down payment. The installment amounts are then calculated based on the amount owed, interest rates, and pay-off period, but without regard for income or ability to pay. This local law would create three income-based installment agreements for eligible one- to three- family and condominium property owners where such property is the primary residence. All three installment agreements would be available only to property owners with combined incomes of $58,399 or less. The senior low-income installment agreement would allow property owners who are at least 65 years old to defer payment of a percentage of their tax arrears and prospective tax liability until the termination of the installment agreement upon expiration, death, or transfer. The fixed-length income-based installment agreement would allow property owners to pay off tax arrears and one year of prospective tax liability by paying installments based on a percentage of income until the debt is repaid. Finally, the extenuating circumstances income-based installment agreement would allow property owners with extenuating circumstances (such as loss of income due to unemployment, death, treatment of an illness, military service, or involuntary absence) to enter into a one-year installment agreement to pay off tax arrears and property taxes that accrue during that year by paying installments based on a percentage of income. A property that is the subject of one of the installment agreements would be exempt from the tax lien sale. The current ten-year, zero down payment plan would continue to exist alongside these new payment plan options. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1144-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Finance Authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in 14 BIDs. Introduction This bill would authorize 14 existing business improvement districts (“BIDs”) throughout the City to increase the amount they expend annually. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0564-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Finance Concerning the increase in the annual expenditure for 14 BIDs. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1145-2018 * Peter A. Koo ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Creating an exception to the item pricing requirement for retail stores with scanners available for consumer use. Introduction This bill would exempt grocery stores and other retailers that sell stock keeping units (“SKUs”) from being required to label each of the items they sell with a price sticker, under certain conditions. Under this bill, any stock keeping item that is able to be scanned by a price scanner; and is sold in a retail store with a sufficient number of clearly marked and functioning price scanners for consumer use, that are placed in adequate locations, would be exempt from the item pricing requirement. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection would be required to promulgate rules that further specify these conditions. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1146-2018 * Barry S. Grodenchik ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Installation of automatic sprinklers in residential buildings. Introduction The proposed local law would require owners of residential buildings over 40 feet tall (12.192 m) to install a system of automatic sprinklers by December 31, 2029. Building owners would need to file an interim report describing a plan for compliance one, five, and nine years after the effective date, or until they have filed a final report indicating full compliance. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1147-2018 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Creation of an interagency derelict housing and neglected property task force. Introduction This bill would establish an interagency task force to study derelict housing and neglected property, and to make recommendations on how to effectively address the health and safety risks that they create. The task force would convene for a period of one year and would be required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Council. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1148-2018 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Education Requiring the DOE to report policies and goals relating to the provision of school bus transportation services. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to report twice a year on how school bus routes are determined, goals for time limits for bus routes, and any other goals relating to school bus services. This bill would also require DOE to report twice a year a list of school bus vendors who completed a dry run of their route as required by their contract, and those bus vendors who are not in compliance with their contractual obligations to complete dry runs. The bill would also require DOE to share with parents and guardians before the start of the school year their child’s bus route, scheduled arrival and departure times, the vendor assigned to such route, how a parent can appeal or make a request about the route, and information that relates to pre-k students receiving school bus services. The bill would also require DOE to let parents know daily if their child’s bus is late arriving or departing school. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1149-2018 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Documentation and submission of cooling tower inspections and certifications. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to send owners and operators of cooling towers an electronic reminder prior to the filing deadline for annual certifications with a link to where these certifications can be submitted. This bill would also require cooling tower inspectors to report to DOHMH in real time when certain inspections occur. Finally, this bill would require building owners to make cooling tower inspection results available to the public. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1150-2018 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Health Electronic reporting of water tank inspection and cleaning. Introduction This local law would allow the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to require electronic submission of water tank inspection results. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1151-2018 * Peter A. Koo ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Online publication of machine-readable versions of the NYC construction codes including amendments. Introduction This bill would require that the 2014 New York City Construction Codes, amendments to the Codes since 2014, the Integrated 2014 Construction Codes Administrative Provisions, and the 2017 Code Revision Cycle Handbook be posted on the City’s website. Although all of these documents are available on the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) website, it is currently impossible for users to download these documents in bulk. The entire 2014 New York City Construction Codes in PDF and hard copy are available for purchase from the CityStore, but their cost may be prohibitive for some members of the public. A PDF containing links to the Codes’ amendments is available DOB’s website, but it requires users to open and download each local law individually. Providing a compilation of these documents on a City website will increase public access. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1152-2018 * Peter A. Koo ~SPONSOR Technology Requiring an online payment grace period. Introduction This bill would establish a 48-hour grace period for a system failure that disables a City website used to make online payments and lasts 24 hours or longer, during which time neither late payment fees nor interest should be incurred for any payment due during the time of the system failure. Affected City agencies would also have the discretion to extend the grace period by up to seven days. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1153-2018 * Peter A. Koo ~SPONSOR Technology Requiring an electronic system penetration testing protocol and security briefings and reports. Introduction This bill would require the Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”) to implement a penetration testing protocol for the City’s electronic systems and provide the Mayor and the Speaker with information immediately following an electronic systems security breach. This bill would also require the CISO to prepare an annual report describing the implementation of the penetration testing protocol, security breaches in the previous year, and recommendations for the improvement of existing security practices. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1154-2018 * Karen Koslowitz ~SPONSOR Technology Encrypting website exchanges or transfers. Introduction This bill would require the encryption of exchanges or transfers of web content from websites maintained by or on behalf of the City, such as through the adoption of the HTTPS protocol. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1155-2018 * Karen Koslowitz ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Maximum fines for illegal postings. Introduction Pursuant to section 10-119 of the administrative code, it is unlawful to post advertisements, handbills or other such postings on sidewalks, public poles and other street furniture, as well as automobiles parked on public roads. Section 10-121 lists the penalties for such unlawful posting. For a first offense, the penalty includes a fine of not less than $75 nor more than $150. For every subsequent offence within a 12 month period, the fine is not less than $150 nor more than $250. This bill would raise the maximum fine for a second offense of illegal posting from $250 to $1,000. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0565-2018 * Brad S. Lander ~SPONSOR Finance Authorizing NYC to create a Commercial Rent Increase Exemption program, which will provide a property tax abatement to landlords who enter into long-term affordable lease agreements with small businesses. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1156-2018 * Stephen T. Levin ~SPONSOR Justice System Requiring the office of nightlife to report on multi-agency response to community hotspots operations and the mayor’s office of criminal justice to ensure reporting on inspections overseen by the office of special enforcement. Introduction This bill would require the Office of Nightlife to report on MARCH (Multi-Agency Response to Community Hotspots) operations conducted across the city, as well as require the New York Police Department to deliver written notifications at least 30 days prior to a potential MARCH operation, and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to report on the activities of the Office of Special Reporting. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1157-2018 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Health Qualifications for persons conducting inspections and maintenance on drinking water tanks. Introduction This bill would require inspectors of drinking water tanks be licensed master plumbers pursuant to article 408 of chapter 4 of title 28 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, work under the direct and continuing supervision of such a licensed master plumber, or be registered design professional as defined in section 28-101.5 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York. It would also require the cleaning, painting, or coating of a water tank to be conducted by a water tank inspector, or by a person who holds a commercial pesticide applicator certification in category 7G issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, or work under the direct supervision of a person with such certification. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1158-2018 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Holding information sessions and posting information online to provide guidance to building owners regarding maintenance and inspections of cooling towers. Introduction This law would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Department of Buildings, to hold information sessions at least twice annually for building owners regarding maintenance, cleaning, and inspections of cooling towers, and to post the information online. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1159-2018 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Creation of a task force to study the effect of shadows cast by large buildings over parkland. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to establish a task force to study the effect of shadows cast on public parks by buildings constructed in the vicinity of such parks. The task force would study the effect of these shadows and issue a report on steps the City can take to mitigate negative consequences. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1160-2018 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring all persons under the age of 18 to wear a helmet while operating a bicycle. Introduction This bill would require DOT to ensure that all persons under the age of 18 wear a helmet while operating a bicycle. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0566-2018 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Amend the education law to automatically enroll “optional employees” in the NYC Board of Education Retirement System (BERS) after 90 days of employment unless the employee affirmatively opts in or out of the program in advance. (A.10935-A and S.8844-A) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1161-2018 * Stephen T. Levin ~SPONSOR General Welfare Enhanced reporting on the child welfare system. Introduction This bill would amend existing reporting requirements regarding the child welfare system by requiring the Administration for Children’s Services to additionally report the main allegations that led to its receipt of a report or the opening of a case for investigation of child abuse or neglect. The allegations would specifically include, but not be limited to, for example, a parent’s or caretaker’s marijuana usage, inadequate food/clothing/shelter, or other specified allegations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1162-2018 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Requiring alerts to relevant parties of notices posted in the City Record. Introduction This bill would require the director and deputy director of the City Record to send an electronic mail notification to relevant parties and parties that request notification when a public notice is posted in the City Record by a municipal entity. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1163-2018 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Transportation Preserving bicycle lanes during street work. Introduction This bill would require that permits issued by the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) for work affecting a street segment or intersection with a bicycle lane require that the permit holder maintain a temporary bicycle lane. This bill would also require that DOT provide notice of any permit authorizing work affecting a bicycle lane to the affected borough president, council member and community board. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1164-2018 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Health Reporting the results of cooling tower inspections and to repeal certain provisions of Local Law 77 for the year 2015, relating to cooling towers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in consultation with the Department of Buildings (DOB) to annually report to the Council on the results of building cooling tower inspections and make such results available online. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0567-2018 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Reward Work Act of 2018 (S.2605/H.R.6096) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0568-2018 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Veterans Veterans Administration to name its hospital in Manhattan after the American Revolutionary War heroine Margaret Corbin. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1165-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Monitoring and reporting on the air quality around wastewater treatment plants. Introduction This bill would require an air quality monitoring program around wastewater treatment plants operated by DEP. The program would monitor hazardous air pollutants in the vicinity of the plants, including but not limited to greenhouse gases and airborne microorganisms. This bill would require DEP to report the program’s findings to the Council annually and post the report on the DEP website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1166-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Health Assessment of potential determinants of Legionnaires’ disease in the city. Introduction This law would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct a year-long assessment of all potential determinants of Legionnaires’ disease in the city. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1167-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Health Repair of damaged water tanks. Introduction This law would require building owners to repair damage to water tanks or its supporting structures, and imposes a civil penalty for failure to do so. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1168-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Land Use Extending the call-up deadlines for review of revocable consents for sidewalk cafes. Introduction This bill would extend the amount of time the Council has to “call up” applications for revocable consents for enclose and unenclosed sidewalk cafes from 20 to 40 days. It would also extend from 50 to 60 days the duration of the review period. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1169-2018 * Ritchie J. Torres ~SPONSOR Health Requiring the visual documentation of water tanks during inspections, to be submitted to the department of health and mental hygiene. Introduction This bill would require visual evidence of water tanks, such as photographs or videos, to be submitted with inspection results to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1170-2018 * Ritchie J. Torres ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Requiring businesses to notify customers of the use of biometric identifier technology and prohibiting the sale of biometric identifier information. Introduction This bill addresses the increased collection and use of biometric identifier information, such as the use of facial recognition technology, by commercial establishments to track consumer activity. The bill prohibits the sale of biometric identifier information. It also requires certain commercial establishments, such as retailers, restaurants, and entertainment venues, to post signage notifying consumers if they collect biometric identifier information. The bill provides for a private right of action that allows for judgments of $500 for failing to post signage or negligently selling/sharing biometric information and $5,000 for the intentional or reckless sale of biometric information. The bill requires the Chief Privacy Officer to conduct outreach and education to affected commercial establishments. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1171-2018 * Ritchie J. Torres ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Identifying unlawful statements in submissions to the DOB. Introduction This bill would (a) require the Department of Buildings (DOB) and the Department of Finance (DOF) to share information in order to identify cases of false statements regarding occupied and rent-regulated housing; (b) require DOB to request information from the Division of Housing & Community Renewal (DCHR) to identify false statements regarding occupied and rent-regulated housing; (c) require DOB to conduct an audit of an owner’s whole portfolio of properties using information obtained from DOF if the owner has been caught either failing to obtain a building permit or submitting false statements regarding occupied and rent-regulated housing on an application for a building permit; (d) require DOB to audit 25% of buildings on the Department of Housing Development and Preservation’s speculation watch list for their compliance with building permit requirements on an annual basis; and (e) require DOB to audit the whole portfolio of owners who have an unusually high number of amended building permits that indicate a change in occupancy, a change in whether the building contains rent-regulated units, or a change that would require the owner to submit an application for a new permit to the department. When DOB has made a finding that an owner made a false statement, the bill would also require DOB to: (a) send written notice to the NYC Council, the Department of Investigations, the Division of Housing and Community Renewal, and the Tenant Protection Unit; (b) refer the matter to the relevant District Attorney and the Attorney General for potential criminal prosecution; and (c) report on the punitive actions it took in every case in which it found evidence of a falsified application for a building permit. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1172-2018 * Mark Treyger ~SPONSOR Education Reporting on entrance examination testing sites. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to submit to the city council and post on DOE’s website an annual report on entrance examination testing sites, including information about whether those testing sites would be compliant with certain federal regulations if they served students with disabilities. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1173-2018 * Mark Treyger ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Education Requiring the DOE to report on school bus transportation services. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to report twice a year on the department’s school bus services, including the vendors providing school bus transportation to students, the number of vehicles and employees used by such vendors, the number of bus routes and transportation sites in use, the number of students using school bus transportation including the type of students, the number of students in foster care who applied for transportation service, the school bus transportation services provided to prekindergarten students, and the categories of students who are eligible for DOE transportation services. This bill would also require DOE to twice a year share reports on school bus delays with the Council and post on the department’s website the number of school bus delays and no-shows disaggregated by vendor. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1174-2018 * Mark Treyger ~SPONSOR Education Creation of a fair student funding task force. Introduction This bill would create a task force including Department of Education (DOE) personnel, at least one representative from a Community Education Council from each borough, a representative from a union representing teachers, a representative from a union representing principals, a parent of a currently enrolled student, and advocates who specialize in working with vulnerable student populations, to review and make recommendations relating to the formula used by DOE to determine school funding. The task force would be required to submit and post a report with recommendations relating to the formula by September 30, 2019. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1175-2018 * Mark Treyger ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the DOE to report on District 75 student and parent building access. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education to report on the policy regarding the use of general education entrances for District 75 students and parents, where a District 75 school is located in the same building as a general education school. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0569-2018 * Mark Treyger ~SPONSOR Education DOE to factor in poverty as a weight in the Fair Student Funding formula for schools beginning at fourth grade or later. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1176-2018 * Paul A. Vallone ~SPONSOR Health Prohibiting the purchase, use and possession of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes for persons under 21 years of age. Introduction This bill, in an effort to reduce youth smoking, would prohibit any person under the age of 21 from purchasing, using or possessing tobacco products and electronic cigarettes. The penalty for a violation would be a fine of between $50 and $100. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0238-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, 238 President Street House, Brooklyn (20195089 HIK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0238-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 238 President Street House, Brooklyn (20195089 HIK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0239-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Hans Christian Anderson Memorial Kindergarten, Brooklyn (20195088 HIK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0239-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Hans Christian Anderson Memorial Kindergarten, Brooklyn (20195088 HIK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0240-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, MEC 125th Street – Parcel B West, Manhattan (20195151 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0240-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, MEC 125th Street – Parcel B West, Manhattan (20195151 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0241-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, 599 Cortlandt Avenue, Bronx (C 180390 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0241-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, 599 Cortlandt Avenue, Bronx (C 180390 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0242-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, 599 Cortlandt Avenue, Bronx (C 180391 PQX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0242-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, 599 Cortlandt Avenue, Bronx (C 180391 PQX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0243-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, 599 Cortlandt Avenue, Bronx (20195160 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0243-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, 599 Cortlandt Avenue, Bronx (20195160 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0244-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning & Franchises Zoning, Variety Boys and Girls Club Rezoning, Queens (C 180085 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0244-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Variety Boys and Girls Club Rezoning, Queens (C 180085 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0245-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning & Franchises Zoning, Variety Boys and Girls Club Rezoning, Queens (N 180086 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0245-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Variety Boys and Girls Club Rezoning, Queens (N 180086 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0246-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning & Franchises Zoning, 11-14 35th Avenue Rezoning, Queens (C 180211 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0246-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 11-14 35th Avenue Rezoning, Queens (C 180211 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0247-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning & Franchises Zoning, 11-14 35th Avenue Rezoning, Queens (N 180212 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0247-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 11-14 35th Avenue Rezoning, Queens (N 180212 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0248-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning & Franchises Zoning, 3901 9TH Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 180186 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0248-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 3901 9TH Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 180186 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0249-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning & Franchises Zoning, 3901 9TH Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 180187 ZRK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0249-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 3901 9TH Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 180187 ZRK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0250-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning & Franchises Zoning, St. Michael’s Cemetery Land Acquisition, Queens (20195149 CCQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0250-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, St. Michael’s Cemetery Land Acquisition, Queens (20195149 CCQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0251-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning & Franchises Zoning, St. Michael’s Park Rezoning, Queens (C 180174 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0251-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, St. Michael’s Park Rezoning, Queens (C 180174 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0252-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning & Franchises Zoning, St. Michael’s Park Demapping, Queens (C 180175 MMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0252-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, St. Michael’s Park Demapping, Queens (C 180175 MMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0253-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning & Franchises Zoning, Hebrew Home, Bronx (C 180321 ZSX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0253-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Hebrew Home, Bronx (C 180321 ZSX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0254-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning & Franchises Zoning, 2nd Amendment To Coney Island Amusement Park Special Process Agreement, Brooklyn (20195153 RSY) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0254-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 2nd Amendment To Coney Island Amusement Park Special Process Agreement, Brooklyn (20195153 RSY) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available