Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 8/3/2023 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 LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS, LOCATING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW MATERIALS FOR CERTAIN LAND USE APPLICATIONS, Stated Meeting Agenda, Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (131) 131 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 Not available       2. INVOCATION - Delivered by: Reverend Derrick Shahem Johnson Sr., Founder and Pastor, The Black Liberation Church located at 91 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY 10027. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Abreu.           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of June 30, 2023 be adopted as printed by Council Member Ossé.           Not available       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR - None           Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES - None           Not available       6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None           Not available       7. LAND USE CALL-UPS           Not available M 0172-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 893 Eagle Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (C 220336 ZSX, C 220334 ZMX and N 220335 ZRX) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       8. COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER           Not available       9. DISCUSSION OF GENERAL ORDERS           Not available       10. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None           Not available       11. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES           Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION           Not available Int 0031-2022 C Marjorie Velázquez   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Sidewalk cafes and roadway cafes. Introduction This bill would repeal the sidewalk cafe licensing provisions in title 20 of the Administrative Code. It would streamline the licensing and revocable consent process in title 19 of the Administrative Code and permit year round sidewalk cafe dining and seasonal roadway cafe dining. It would also give restaurants time to transition from the emergency outdoor dining program created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic while petitioning for a sidewalk or roadway cafe license. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE           Not available Res 0726-2023 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND BUILDINGS           Not available Int 0005-2022 A Diana I. Ayala   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Records of lead-based paint investigations. Introduction This bill would require property owners to produce records for the immediately previous year, including the annual notice, and, where appropriate, investigations conducted by such owner, including x-ray fluorescence analysis after August 1, 2025, whenever a violation for lead-based paint hazards has been issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”). This bill would establish a process for building owners to correct violations for the keeping or producing of records for 10 years. When a building owner receives a violation for record keeping, they can correct the violation by submitting a violation dismissal request form with the required 10 years of records. Alternatively, the owner may submit a violation dismissal request form with documentation demonstrating the owner’s record keeping for at least 3 consecutive years and, upon the HPD finding this documentation sufficient, the owner must pay $1,000 for each year for which the documentation is not submitted. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0006-2022 A Diana I. Ayala   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Remediation of lead-based paint in dwelling units in multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would require the lead-based paint abatement activities currently required upon turnover, including the removal of lead-based paint on friction surfaces on doors and windows, to be completed in all applicable dwelling units where a child under the age of six resides, by July 1, 2027. If an owner fails to perform this work, they are subject to a Class C violation and are required to produce appropriate records for the immediately previous year. If the occupant of the dwelling unit must temporarily relocate to safely perform the remediation work prior to turnover, but refuses to relocate, the owner may submit documentation to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”) to show its good faith effort to comply with the requirement and be exempt from this requirement upon HPD approval. Upon turnover of the unit, the owner would still be required to perform the required turnover remediation work. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0384-2022 A Selvena N. Brooks-Powers   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Creation of an office of the homeowner advocate within the department of housing preservation and development. Introduction This bill would create the Office of the Homeowner Advocate (“OHA”) within the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. OHA would provide support to homeowners, defined in the bill as a person who utilizes a building as a primary residence by being a shareholder in a cooperative corporation, the owner of a residential condominium unit, or the owner of such building containing a residence within the city, provided such building has between one and four dwelling units. OHA, with the assistance of any relevant third-party organization, would be responsible for providing services for homeowners, including acting as a liaison between homeowners and City, State, and Federal agencies, providing referrals to homeowners, and holding trainings for homeowners. OHA would also be required to report annually on homeowner inquiries received, actions taken to address these inquiries, and make recommendations for relevant services that are not currently available. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0689-2022 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Elimination of permit and or filing fees for green building projects undertaken on one to three family homes. Introduction This bill would create a new definition for green building project, defined as a building or renovation project that will produce, from renewable resources, a decrease in carbon, or carbon equivalent, emissions in a percentage of no less than 50 percent of the building’s prior year emissions. This bill would also waive any building permit, inspection, or other service fees for a green building project undertaken on one- to three-family homes when the owner submits documentation demonstrating a sufficient decrease in emissions. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0750-2022 A Diana I. Ayala   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Proactive identification and inspection of multiple dwellings where children are at risk of lead poisoning. Introduction This local law would create a proactive inspection requirement for buildings selected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The departments would identify at least 200 residential buildings each year that may pose a risk of lead exposure to children who reside in such buildings and proactively inspect such buildings for lead-based paint violations. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE           Not available LU 0239-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Ocean Crest Rezoning, Queens (C 230041 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0733-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 239 - Zoning, Ocean Crest Rezoning, Queens (C 230041 ZMQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0240-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Ocean Crest Rezoning, Queens (N 230042 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0734-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 240 - Zoning, Ocean Crest Rezoning, Queens (N 230042 ZRQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0241-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 7120 New Utrecht Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 230001 ZMK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0735-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 241 - Zoning, 7120 New Utrecht Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 230001 ZMK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0242-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 7120 New Utrecht Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 230002 ZRK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0736-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 242 - Zoning, 7120 New Utrecht Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 230002 ZRK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0243-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 1160 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn (C 210314 ZMK) Land Use Application   Approved and Referred to the Department of City Planning   Action details Not available LU 0244-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 56 William Avenue, Staten Island (N 230068 ZRR) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0737-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 244 - Zoning, 56 William Avenue, Staten Island (N 230068 ZRR) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0247-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Linden Street Historic District, Brooklyn (N 230353 HKK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0738-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders LU 247 - Landmarks, Linden Street Historic District, Brooklyn (N 230353 HKK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0248-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, (Former) Colored School No. 4, Manhattan (N 230362 HIM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0739-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders LU 248 - Landmarks, (Former) Colored School No. 4, Manhattan (N 230362 HIM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0249-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, New 696-Seat Primary School Facility, Queens (G 230029 SCQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0740-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders LU 249 - Landmarks, New 696-Seat Primary School Facility, Queens (G 230029 SCQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE           Not available Int 0289-2022 A Carlina Rivera   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the department of transportation to develop a map of bicycle infrastructure conditions. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to create a searchable map that shows all of the City’s bike lanes with information about obstructions caused by street construction, maintenance, or repairs, and the location of temporary bicycle lanes. The map will also have information about the location of open streets, bicycle parking infrastructure, micromobility share programs and stations, and information on how to report bicycle lane issues. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available LU 0243-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled   Zoning, 1160 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn (C 210314 ZMK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0741-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Coupled on General Orders LU 243 - Zoning, 1160 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn (C 210314 ZMK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available T2022-0001 *   ~coupled Coupled on General Orders Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION           Not available Int 0031-2022 C Marjorie Velázquez ~coupled A and GO Sidewalk cafes and roadway cafes. Introduction This bill would repeal the sidewalk cafe licensing provisions in title 20 of the Administrative Code. It would streamline the licensing and revocable consent process in title 19 of the Administrative Code and permit year round sidewalk cafe dining and seasonal roadway cafe dining. It would also give restaurants time to transition from the emergency outdoor dining program created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic while petitioning for a sidewalk or roadway cafe license.     Action details Not available       ~coupled FINANCE           Not available Res 0726-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered – GO Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled HOUSING AND BUILDINGS           Not available Int 0005-2022 A Diana I. Ayala ~coupled A and GO Records of lead-based paint investigations. Introduction This bill would require property owners to produce records for the immediately previous year, including the annual notice, and, where appropriate, investigations conducted by such owner, including x-ray fluorescence analysis after August 1, 2025, whenever a violation for lead-based paint hazards has been issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”). This bill would establish a process for building owners to correct violations for the keeping or producing of records for 10 years. When a building owner receives a violation for record keeping, they can correct the violation by submitting a violation dismissal request form with the required 10 years of records. Alternatively, the owner may submit a violation dismissal request form with documentation demonstrating the owner’s record keeping for at least 3 consecutive years and, upon the HPD finding this documentation sufficient, the owner must pay $1,000 for each year for which the documentation is not submitted.     Action details Not available Int 0006-2022 A Diana I. Ayala ~coupled A and GO Remediation of lead-based paint in dwelling units in multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would require the lead-based paint abatement activities currently required upon turnover, including the removal of lead-based paint on friction surfaces on doors and windows, to be completed in all applicable dwelling units where a child under the age of six resides, by July 1, 2027. If an owner fails to perform this work, they are subject to a Class C violation and are required to produce appropriate records for the immediately previous year. If the occupant of the dwelling unit must temporarily relocate to safely perform the remediation work prior to turnover, but refuses to relocate, the owner may submit documentation to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”) to show its good faith effort to comply with the requirement and be exempt from this requirement upon HPD approval. Upon turnover of the unit, the owner would still be required to perform the required turnover remediation work.     Action details Not available Int 0384-2022 A Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~coupled A and GO Creation of an office of the homeowner advocate within the department of housing preservation and development. Introduction This bill would create the Office of the Homeowner Advocate (“OHA”) within the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. OHA would provide support to homeowners, defined in the bill as a person who utilizes a building as a primary residence by being a shareholder in a cooperative corporation, the owner of a residential condominium unit, or the owner of such building containing a residence within the city, provided such building has between one and four dwelling units. OHA, with the assistance of any relevant third-party organization, would be responsible for providing services for homeowners, including acting as a liaison between homeowners and City, State, and Federal agencies, providing referrals to homeowners, and holding trainings for homeowners. OHA would also be required to report annually on homeowner inquiries received, actions taken to address these inquiries, and make recommendations for relevant services that are not currently available.     Action details Not available Int 0689-2022 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~coupled A and GO Elimination of permit and or filing fees for green building projects undertaken on one to three family homes. Introduction This bill would create a new definition for green building project, defined as a building or renovation project that will produce, from renewable resources, a decrease in carbon, or carbon equivalent, emissions in a percentage of no less than 50 percent of the building’s prior year emissions. This bill would also waive any building permit, inspection, or other service fees for a green building project undertaken on one- to three-family homes when the owner submits documentation demonstrating a sufficient decrease in emissions.     Action details Not available Int 0750-2022 A Diana I. Ayala ~coupled A and GO Proactive identification and inspection of multiple dwellings where children are at risk of lead poisoning. Introduction This local law would create a proactive inspection requirement for buildings selected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The departments would identify at least 200 residential buildings each year that may pose a risk of lead exposure to children who reside in such buildings and proactively inspect such buildings for lead-based paint violations.     Action details Not available       ~coupled LAND USE           Not available Res 0733-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 239 - Zoning, Ocean Crest Rezoning, Queens (C 230041 ZMQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0734-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 240 - Zoning, Ocean Crest Rezoning, Queens (N 230042 ZRQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0735-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 241 - Zoning, 7120 New Utrecht Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 230001 ZMK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0736-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 242 - Zoning, 7120 New Utrecht Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 230002 ZRK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0737-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 244 - Zoning, 56 William Avenue, Staten Island (N 230068 ZRR) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0738-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Preconsidered – GO LU 247 - Landmarks, Linden Street Historic District, Brooklyn (N 230353 HKK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0739-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Preconsidered – GO LU 248 - Landmarks, (Former) Colored School No. 4, Manhattan (N 230362 HIM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0740-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Preconsidered – GO LU 249 - Landmarks, New 696-Seat Primary School Facility, Queens (G 230029 SCQ) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE           Not available Int 0289-2022 A Carlina Rivera ~coupled A and GO Requiring the department of transportation to develop a map of bicycle infrastructure conditions. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to create a searchable map that shows all of the City’s bike lanes with information about obstructions caused by street construction, maintenance, or repairs, and the location of temporary bicycle lanes. The map will also have information about the location of open streets, bicycle parking infrastructure, micromobility share programs and stations, and information on how to report bicycle lane issues.     Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available Res 0741-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 243 - Zoning, 1160 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn (C 210314 ZMK) Resolution       Action details Not available T2022-0001 *   ~coupled GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds       Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       13. INTRODUCTION & READING OF BILLS (SEE BELOW)           Not available       14. DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTIONS           Not available       15. RESOLUTIONS           Not available Res 0237-2022 A Eric Dinowitz   Amended and Adopted by the Committee on Higher Education Fair College Admissions Act (A.1423-A/S.1470-A) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0694-2023 A Carmen N. De La Rosa   Amended and Adopted by the Committee on Civil Service and Labor Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers to engage in good faith negotiations that will result in a fair contract for all Writers Guild of America members. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0729-2023 * Amanda Farías   Preconsidered - Adopted by the Committee on Civil Service and Labor Expressing unwavering support of striking SAG-AFTRA members in their pursuit of a fair and just contract. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Not available       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Not available         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Res 0723-2023 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Amend the State Constitution to lower the voting age for state and local elections to 16. (S.2562/A.330) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0724-2023 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Public Housing Defining community significant projects and including such projects in the excelsior jobs program. (A1361/S458) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0725-2023 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Public Housing New York City Housing Authority to require caretakers to obtain the Site Safety Training Card. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0726-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1135-2023 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Establishment of a Wards Island affordable housing task force. Introduction This bill would create a task force to determine the feasibility of building affordable housing on Wards Island. This task force would consist of 11 members, including the Commissioners of Parks and Recreation, Health, Environmental Protection, Housing Preservation and Development, and the Schools Chancellor or their designees, and advocates for tenants, populations at risk of homelessness, and affordable housing providers appointed by the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council. The task force would be required to provide an initial report within 270 days of its creation, and would terminate 180 days after it submits its report. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1136-2023 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Study on structural loadbearing capacity of parking garages. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings (“DOB”) to conduct a loadbearing capacity study for parking garages. DOB would be required to assess factors such as the size, age, materials, and structural design of the parking structure. After conducting this study, DOB is also required to report any recommendations based on their findings. No later than 180 days after the effective date of this local law, DOB shall submit to the mayor, the speaker of the council, and post on its website a report on the findings of this study. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1137-2023 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Weight limits for parking structures. Introduction This bill would require owners of most parking garages to refuse to park any vehicle on a level of such garage when doing so would cause the collective weight of vehicles on that level to exceed its maximum permissible weight limit. Each such garage would be required to install a motor vehicle weigh station so that an entering vehicle could be weighed before determining if parking such vehicle is feasible. Moreover, commercially licensed parking garages would be required to display information regarding the maximum permissible weight limits on levels within such garages and to notify the public when no further vehicles may be parked without the weight limit on each level being exceeded. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1138-2023 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Technology Sign language public service announcements for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing on LinkNYC kiosks. Introduction This bill would require 5% of all LinkNYC kiosk programming administered on behalf of New York City to provide information for the benefit of the deaf or hard of hearing community. This includes information on the availability of text-to-911 in American Sign Language (“ASL”) with accompanying closed captioning, public service announcements in ASL, public service announcements translated into international sign and other sign languages, commercial advertisements in ASL and translated into international sign and other sign languages, and information on agency resources and services specific to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0727-2023 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Education Freedom to Read Act (S.6350-B/A.6873-B) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1139-2023 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Advertising on the interior of for-hire vehicles. Introduction This bill would permit for-hire vehicles to display digital advertising on an approved electronic tablet attached to the interior of the vehicle. The approved tablet would be capable of being turned on and off, muted, or having its volume adjusted by the passenger in the vehicle. No driver would be required to have a tablet in their vehicle or pay for the installation of a tablet in the vehicle they drive. It would also be unlawful for any service regulated by TLC to take negative action against any driver for choosing not to have an approved tablet in their car. Any driver of a for-hire vehicle with an approved tablet in their vehicle would receive 25 percent of the revenue generated by such tablet in their vehicle. TLC would license the persons who provide or supply the approved tablets. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1140-2023 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Increased penalties for department of buildings violations issued to parking structures. Introduction This bill would double the standard civil penalties for Department of Buildings-enforced violations when issued to the owner of a parking structure, and allow the department to enforce daily penalties for violations for failure to maintain a parking structure. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0728-2023 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Economic Development Create a linkage fee for large scale residential or commercial projects, and create a trust that would receive this fee to fund job training, education and employment programs. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0729-2023 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Civil Service and Labor Expressing unwavering support of striking SAG-AFTRA members in their pursuit of a fair and just contract. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1141-2023 * Oswald Feliz ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Creation of a boilerplate annual checklist for parking garage inspections prior to initial annual condition inspections. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings to create and publish on their website a boilerplate annual observation checklist to be used by parking garage structure owners or their authorized agents prior to their initial annual condition inspection. This checklist would include, but would not be limited to, the age and location of the structure, whether vehicles are stored on the roof, and any outstanding violations for structural issues. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1142-2023 * Oswald Feliz ~SPONSOR Public Safety Police department tow pound capacity. Introduction This law would require the Police Department to operate tow pound facilities with sufficient capacity to meet a rate of vehicle towing necessary to deter illegal conduct. The Police Department would also be responsible for issuing public reports on tow facility capacity and the Department’s utilization of vehicle towing in response to violations of traffic laws, rules, and regulations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1143-2023 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Increasing civil penalties for operating a bicycle, bicycle with electric assist, or electric scooter on the sidewalk. Introduction This bill would increase each of the existing civil penalties for operating a bicycle, a bicycle with electric assist (commonly referred to as an “e-bike”), or an electric scooter on the sidewalk. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0730-2023 * James F. Gennaro ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Supporting the mission and growth of the Climate Museum. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1144-2023 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring building owners to provide information on elected officials to tenants in multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to publish a notice that contains a link to the department’s website which contains information about elected officials in the City. This bill would also require owners of multiple dwellings to provide the notice to tenants at the time of signing a residential lease or lease renewal, and upon request by a tenant. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0731-2023 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights Include sporting events within the definition of places of public entertainment and amusement for purposes of prohibiting wrongful ejection or refusal of admission. (S.2424) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1145-2023 * Shahana K. Hanif ~SPONSOR General Welfare Reporting on emergency congregate housing. Introduction This bill would require the mayor to submit a weekly report providing information about each location used as emergency congregate housing and the individuals who reside there. Additionally, for any emergency congregate housing location that is not in compliance with applicable operational requirements, the mayor would be required to submit a plan for bringing the location into compliance and provide monthly progress updates. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1146-2023 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Prohibiting the use of plywood to secure vacant buildings. Introduction This bill would require the owner of any vacant building that is not continuously guarded or not sealed and kept secure against unauthorized entry to seal building openings using a material other than plywood. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1147-2023 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring owners of vacant residential properties undergoing foreclosure to post bonds for maintenance purposes. Introduction This bill would require an owner of a vacant residential property undergoing foreclosure to provide a $5,000 bond to the Commissioner of Finance to address housing maintenance, building, and sanitation violations during vacancy and the foreclosure action. After an action concludes, the Commissioner would have to return unused funds to the owner upon request. If the owner fails to provide a bond, the Commissioner would have to send a demand to the owner to provide one; if an owner fails to provide a bond within 30 days, the owner would be subject to a $200 daily penalty. If the Commissioner uses the bond, the Commissioner would have to send the owner a demand for restoration. If the owner fails to restore within 30 days after the Commissioner’s first demand, the Commissioner would have to send a second demand, triggering 30 additional days for restoration; if the owner does not restore within these 30 days, the owner would be subject to a $200 daily penalty. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1148-2023 * Crystal Hudson ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Increasing the frequency of parking structure inspections. Introduction This bill would require that condition assessments of parking structures be conducted once every four years upon the completion of the current six-year inspection cycle on January 1, 2028, and would require that follow-up assessments be conducted within two years after a parking structure is deemed safe with repair or monitoring. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1149-2023 * Ari Kagan ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Requiring street sweepers to operate with an adequate supply of water. Introduction This bill would require that street sweepers operated by the Department of Sanitation have an adequate supply of water while in operation, unless the Commissioner of Environmental Protection has determined that there is a water shortage emergency or made another water supply-related determination. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1150-2023 * Christopher Marte ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Establishing a New York city freedom trail task force. Introduction This bill would establish a task force to consider the creation of a citywide New York City freedom trail and a “Lower Manhattan freedom trail” in Lower Manhattan. The freedom trails would be walkable tours which mark and commemorate historical sites in New York City that are associated with the abolitionist movement and Underground Railroad. The task force would consist of public officials, academic and historical scholars, and representatives from relevant organizations. The freedom trail task force would be required to meet at least quarterly and conduct at least two public meetings. The task force would be required to submit a report of its recommendations to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council no later than 1 year after the final member of the task force is appointed. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1151-2023 * Julie Menin ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Installation of solar-powered crosswalks. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to install at least 100 illuminated, solar-powered traffic control devices at crosswalks annually over the next 5 years. This bill would further require the Department of Transportation to study the efficacy of these devices in comparison with crosswalks without these devices. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0732-2023 * Julie Menin ~SPONSOR Veterans Recognizing June 6 annually as D-Day Remembrance Day. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1152-2023 * Sandy Nurse ~SPONSOR Economic Development Requiring the office of urban agriculture to create and implement a plan to convert unused industrial areas to urban agriculture sites. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Urban Agriculture, in conjunction with relevant agencies and local community programs, to create and implement a plan to convert unused industrial areas in each of the five boroughs to sites that can host urban agriculture services, including hydroponic farming, food storage, and food distribution. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1153-2023 * Sandy Nurse ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring reports on removals involving individuals experiencing homelessness and the outcomes for those individuals. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Social Services to produce two quarterly reports, in consultation with the Police Commissioner, the Commissioner of Sanitation, and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. The first report would track each time a city agency worked to remove a person experiencing homelessness from a public space, including when the removal was coordinated among multiple agencies and when a person was asked to vacate a public space by a police officer. The second report would track how many individuals were affected by the removal, what housing services they were offered and whether there were any involuntary removals or arrests. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1154-2023 * Sandy Nurse ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations A long-term citywide bathroom strategy Introduction This bill would create a permanent, long-term strategic planning process, led by the Chief Public Realm Officer (CPRO), the Department of City Planning (DCP), and the Mayor’s Office of Operations (MOO), for the establishment and maintenance of a citywide public bathroom network. The CPRO, DCP, and MOO would be required to work with relevant city agencies to produce a strategic planning report, to be updated every 4 years, with the goal of providing 1 toilet per 2000 residents by 2035 and thereafter. The strategic plan would propose a capital strategy, recommend law or policy changes to support bathroom openings or conversions, and identify various types of sites that could be converted to public bathroom use. The bill would also require the departments to designate at least one design model for a modular bathroom facility as compliant with applicable city requirements and to publish a comprehensive map of all public bathrooms in the city. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1155-2023 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Technology Requiring the 311 customer service center to accept requests for service and complaints using video call functionality. Introduction This bill would require that the 311 customer service center have the ability to conduct video calls. These calls would be required to use upon request standard real-time captioning services in English or the 10 designated citywide languages as defined by the Mayor’s Office: Spanish, Chinese (including Mandarin, Cantonese, and Taiwanese), Russian, Bengali, Haitian Creole, Korean, Arabic, Urdu, French, and Polish. The 311 customer service center would also be required to ensure that at all times at least three call takers fluent in American Sign Language are available. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1156-2023 * Lincoln Restler ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Prohibiting ice cream trucks from using generators or engines powered by carbon-based fuel to provide electricity for food equipment. Introduction This bill would prohibit ice cream trucks operating in the city from using generators or engines powered by carbon-based fuel to provide electricity for food equipment, such as freezers and soft serve machines. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1157-2023 * Kevin C. Riley ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Renaming a park in the Borough of the Bronx, Marcus Garvey Square, and to amend the official map of the city of New York accordingly. Introduction This bill would formally rename “Williamsbridge Square,” a park located in the Bronx, to "Marcus Garvey Square.” Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1158-2023 * Kevin C. Riley ~SPONSOR Technology Accessibility for the deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind community in the implementation of text-to-911. Introduction This bill would expand the reporting requirements for the implementation of next generation 911. The annual reports will now include information on outreach efforts for hiring or retaining deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind accessibility experts, information on deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind subject matter experts hired or retained for the implementation of next generation 911, and a description of public education plans for informing persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind on the availability of next generation 911, including text to 911. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0247-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, Linden Street Historic District, Brooklyn (N 230353 HKK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0247-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Linden Street Historic District, Brooklyn (N 230353 HKK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0248-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, (Former) Colored School No. 4, Manhattan (N 230362 HIM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0248-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, (Former) Colored School No. 4, Manhattan (N 230362 HIM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0249-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, New 696-Seat Primary School Facility, Queens (G 230029 SCQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0249-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, New 696-Seat Primary School Facility, Queens (G 230029 SCQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0250-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 893 Eagle Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (C 220334 ZMX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0250-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 893 Eagle Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (C 220334 ZMX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0251-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 893 Eagle Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (N 220335 ZRX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0251-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 893 Eagle Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (N 220335 ZRX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0252-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 893 Eagle Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (C 220336 ZSX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0252-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 893 Eagle Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (C 220336 ZSX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0253-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 1233 57th Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 230117 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0253-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 1233 57th Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 230117 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0254-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 1233 57th Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 230118 ZRK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0254-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 1233 57th Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 230118 ZRK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available