Details Meeting Name: Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 7/13/2022 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: HYBRID HEARING - Committee Room - City Hall VOTE Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (21) 21 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available Int 0372-2022 * Adrienne E. Adams   Proposed Int. No. 372-A Creation of an office of the utility advocate within the department of consumer and worker protection. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of the Utility Advocate. The Office would be charged with receiving feedback from City customers on their utility providers; advocating for utility customers at public hearings; assisting utility customers with accessing financial help to pay their utility bills; and educating City utility customers on their rights and methods to lower their utility bills. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0372-2022 * Adrienne E. Adams     Creation of an office of the utility advocate within the department of consumer and worker protection. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of the Utility Advocate. The Office would be charged with receiving feedback from City customers on their utility providers; advocating for utility customers at public hearings; assisting utility customers with accessing financial help to pay their utility bills; and educating City utility customers on their rights and methods to lower their utility bills. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0372-2022 * Adrienne E. Adams     Creation of an office of the utility advocate within the department of consumer and worker protection. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of the Utility Advocate. The Office would be charged with receiving feedback from City customers on their utility providers; advocating for utility customers at public hearings; assisting utility customers with accessing financial help to pay their utility bills; and educating City utility customers on their rights and methods to lower their utility bills. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0372-2022 A Adrienne E. Adams     Creation of an office of the utility advocate within the department of consumer and worker protection. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of the Utility Advocate. The Office would be charged with receiving feedback from City customers on their utility providers; advocating for utility customers at public hearings; assisting utility customers with accessing financial help to pay their utility bills; and educating City utility customers on their rights and methods to lower their utility bills. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 0506-2022 * Carlina Rivera   Proposed Int. No. 506-A Requiring the department of consumer and worker protection to implement an outreach and education campaign on facilities that deceptively advertise or are otherwise misleading when offering reproductive health services. Introduction This bill would require the city to undertake a public education campaign about deceptive advertisements and misleading information provided by facilities that represent that they provide reproductive health services. The campaign would provide information on what services these facilities typically provide, how they advertise their services, how these facilities can impact timely and safe access to pregnancy care, and how a person can file a complaint about deceptive practices by such facilities. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0506-2022 * Carlina Rivera     Requiring the department of consumer and worker protection to implement an outreach and education campaign on facilities that deceptively advertise or are otherwise misleading when offering reproductive health services. Introduction This bill would require the city to undertake a public education campaign about deceptive advertisements and misleading information provided by facilities that represent that they provide reproductive health services. The campaign would provide information on what services these facilities typically provide, how they advertise their services, how these facilities can impact timely and safe access to pregnancy care, and how a person can file a complaint about deceptive practices by such facilities. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0506-2022 * Carlina Rivera     Requiring the department of consumer and worker protection to implement an outreach and education campaign on facilities that deceptively advertise or are otherwise misleading when offering reproductive health services. Introduction This bill would require the city to undertake a public education campaign about deceptive advertisements and misleading information provided by facilities that represent that they provide reproductive health services. The campaign would provide information on what services these facilities typically provide, how they advertise their services, how these facilities can impact timely and safe access to pregnancy care, and how a person can file a complaint about deceptive practices by such facilities. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0506-2022 A Carlina Rivera     Requiring the department of consumer and worker protection to implement an outreach and education campaign on facilities that deceptively advertise or are otherwise misleading when offering reproductive health services. Introduction This bill would require the city to undertake a public education campaign about deceptive advertisements and misleading information provided by facilities that represent that they provide reproductive health services. The campaign would provide information on what services these facilities typically provide, how they advertise their services, how these facilities can impact timely and safe access to pregnancy care, and how a person can file a complaint about deceptive practices by such facilities. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Res 0162-2022 * Linda Lee     Amendments to article 4 of the Public Service Law to prevent a utility’s rate case from exceeding a certain percentage each year. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0162-2022 * Linda Lee     Amendments to article 4 of the Public Service Law to prevent a utility’s rate case from exceeding a certain percentage each year. Resolution   Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Res 0172-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     New York State to increase the number of Commissioners on the Public Service Commission and permit New York City to appoint two of its Commissioners. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0172-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     New York State to increase the number of Commissioners on the Public Service Commission and permit New York City to appoint two of its Commissioners. Resolution   Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Res 0173-2022 * Sandra Ung   Proposed Res. No. 173-A Expand financial relief programs to assist City residents struggling to pay their utility bills. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0173-2022 * Sandra Ung     Expand financial relief programs to assist City residents struggling to pay their utility bills. Resolution   Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Res 0173-2022 * Sandra Ung     Expand financial relief programs to assist City residents struggling to pay their utility bills. Resolution   Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0173-2022 A Sandra Ung     Expand financial relief programs to assist City residents struggling to pay their utility bills. Resolution   Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Res 0174-2022 * Marjorie Velázquez   Proposed Res. No. 174-A Consolidated Edison to improve communication with City residents about increases in utility costs Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0174-2022 * Marjorie Velázquez     Consolidated Edison to improve communication with City residents about increases in utility costs Resolution   Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Res 0174-2022 * Marjorie Velázquez     Consolidated Edison to improve communication with City residents about increases in utility costs Resolution   Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0174-2022 A Marjorie Velázquez     Consolidated Edison to improve communication with City residents about increases in utility costs Resolution   Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available