Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/29/2022 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 Meeting Items (144) 144 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: Pastor Mullery Jean-Pierre, Senior Pastor, Beraca Baptist Church, located at 9602 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11236. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Narcisse.           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of September 6, 2022 be adopted as printed by Council Member Sanchez.           Not available       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR           Not available M 0093-2022 *     Received, Ordered, Printed and Filed Submitting the Mayor's Management Report, FY'21. Mayor's Message   Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council   Action details Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES - None           Not available       6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None           Not available       7. LAND USE CALL-UPS – None           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 FINANCE           Not available Res 0306-2022 A Justin L. Brannan   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Concerning the increase in the annual expenditure for the Fifth Avenue Association, 125th Street, Columbus/Amsterdam, DUMBO, and Court-Livingston-Schermerhorn Business Improvement Districts. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0327-2022 * 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 LAND USE           Not available LU 0092-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 2017 Grand Concourse, Bronx (C 220356 HAX) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0333-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 92 - Landmarks, 2017 Grand Concourse, Bronx (C 220356 HAX) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0093-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 2017 Grand Concourse, Bronx (C 220357 PQX) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0334-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 93 - Landmarks, 2017 Grand Concourse, Bronx (C 220357 PQX) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS           Not available Int 0116-2022 A Julie Menin   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Creating a one-stop shop small business portal. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Small Business Services (“SBS”) to create a “One-Stop Shop NYC Business Portal,” through which with all applications, permits, licenses, and related information needed to open and operate a small business in the City would be available in a single, easily accessible, and easy-to-navigate location. A user could submit and check on the status of applications, permits, and licenses through this portal, as well as settle or pay any outstanding balances on notices of violation. The Commissioner also would be required to review the effectiveness and efficiency of the portal every three years, including a survey of small businesses. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0383-2022 A Gale A. Brewer   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Registration requirements and the datasets for ground floor or second floor commercial premises. Introduction This bill would amend the commercial property vacancy registry law. It would require that supplemental registration statements be filed by August 15 (for the period from January 1 through June 30), and February 15 (for the period from July 1 through December 31) each year, rather than s single filing on June 30 under current law. Supplemental registration statements would be required for any property that is vacant at the end of a given reporting period. It would also require that the Department of Finance release this supplemental registration statement data within 60 days of the reporting deadline, compared with six months under current law. This is intended to increase the frequency and timeliness of reported data on commercial vacancies in the City. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY           Not available Int 0206-2022 A Sandra Ung   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the commissioner of information technology and telecommunications to report on wait times for the 311 customer service center to connect callers to an interpreter. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Information Technology and Telecommunications to make publicly available a dataset on the wait times experienced by individuals who request an interpreter during their calls to the New York City 311 Customer Service Center. The dataset would include information for calls made on or after January 1, 2023, and would also indicate the date and time of the calls and the language requested by the caller for interpretation services. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0240-2022 A Jennifer Gutiérrez   Amended and Coupled on General Orders DOITT updating 311 complaint types and reporting on such updates. Introduction This bill would require that, within 30 days of the effective date of a local law that an agency head determines would allow an individual to request a service from the agency, the agency head notify the Commissioner of Information Technology and Telecommunications and 311 of the possible need to update or add a new 311 service request or complaint type. This bill would further require 311 to submit an annual report on newly added or updated 311 service request or complaint types. 311 would also be required to make a dataset publicly available on the submission of correspondence by the public requesting the addition of, or an update to, 311 service request or complaint types. Such a dataset would have to be updated semiannually. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0296-2022 A Sandra Ung   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Identification of languages spoken by callers to the 311 customer service center. Introduction This bill would require the implementation of a protocol for identifying the languages spoken by callers to 311. The bill would also require the 311 Customer Service Center to annually update the protocol based on a review of all calls for which interpretation services were requested, the wait time exceeded 300 seconds, and the Center determined there was a failure of the protocol; and the Center would be required to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council an annual report on the protocol and updates or changes to the protocol. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available Int 0179-2022 A Francisco P. Moya   Laid Over A report on the role of women and gender non-binary, non-conforming, and intersex workers in nontraditional careers. Introduction This bill would require an office designated by the Mayor to submit to the Council and publish online a report containing information about the role of women and gender non-binary, non-conforming, and intersex workers in nontraditional careers no later than July 1, 2023. Laid Over by Council   Action details Not available LU 0089-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 231-06 Northern Boulevard Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 210394 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0335-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 89 - Zoning, 231-06 Northern Boulevard Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 210394 ZMQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0090-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (C 220196 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0336-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 90 - Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (C 220196 ZMQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0091-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (N 220197 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0337-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 91 - Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (N 220197 ZRQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0094-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (C 220198 ZSQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0338-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 94 - Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (C 220198 ZSQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0095-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (C 220206 MMQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0339-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 95 - Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (C 220206 MMQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled FINANCE           Not available Res 0306-2022 A Justin L. Brannan ~coupled A and GO Concerning the increase in the annual expenditure for the Fifth Avenue Association, 125th Street, Columbus/Amsterdam, DUMBO, and Court-Livingston-Schermerhorn Business Improvement Districts. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0327-2022 * 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 LAND USE           Not available Res 0333-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 92 - Landmarks, 2017 Grand Concourse, Bronx (C 220356 HAX) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0334-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 93 - Landmarks, 2017 Grand Concourse, Bronx (C 220357 PQX) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled SMALL BUSINESS           Not available Int 0116-2022 A Julie Menin ~coupled A and GO Creating a one-stop shop small business portal. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Small Business Services (“SBS”) to create a “One-Stop Shop NYC Business Portal,” through which with all applications, permits, licenses, and related information needed to open and operate a small business in the City would be available in a single, easily accessible, and easy-to-navigate location. A user could submit and check on the status of applications, permits, and licenses through this portal, as well as settle or pay any outstanding balances on notices of violation. The Commissioner also would be required to review the effectiveness and efficiency of the portal every three years, including a survey of small businesses.     Action details Not available Int 0383-2022 A Gale A. Brewer ~coupled A and GO Registration requirements and the datasets for ground floor or second floor commercial premises. Introduction This bill would amend the commercial property vacancy registry law. It would require that supplemental registration statements be filed by August 15 (for the period from January 1 through June 30), and February 15 (for the period from July 1 through December 31) each year, rather than s single filing on June 30 under current law. Supplemental registration statements would be required for any property that is vacant at the end of a given reporting period. It would also require that the Department of Finance release this supplemental registration statement data within 60 days of the reporting deadline, compared with six months under current law. This is intended to increase the frequency and timeliness of reported data on commercial vacancies in the City.     Action details Not available       ~coupled TECHNOLOGY           Not available Int 0206-2022 A Sandra Ung ~coupled A and GO Requiring the commissioner of information technology and telecommunications to report on wait times for the 311 customer service center to connect callers to an interpreter. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Information Technology and Telecommunications to make publicly available a dataset on the wait times experienced by individuals who request an interpreter during their calls to the New York City 311 Customer Service Center. The dataset would include information for calls made on or after January 1, 2023, and would also indicate the date and time of the calls and the language requested by the caller for interpretation services.     Action details Not available Int 0296-2022 A Sandra Ung ~coupled A and GO Identification of languages spoken by callers to the 311 customer service center. Introduction This bill would require the implementation of a protocol for identifying the languages spoken by callers to 311. The bill would also require the 311 Customer Service Center to annually update the protocol based on a review of all calls for which interpretation services were requested, the wait time exceeded 300 seconds, and the Center determined there was a failure of the protocol; and the Center would be required to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council an annual report on the protocol and updates or changes to the protocol.     Action details Not available Int 0240-2022 A Jennifer Gutiérrez ~coupled A and GO DOITT updating 311 complaint types and reporting on such updates. Introduction This bill would require that, within 30 days of the effective date of a local law that an agency head determines would allow an individual to request a service from the agency, the agency head notify the Commissioner of Information Technology and Telecommunications and 311 of the possible need to update or add a new 311 service request or complaint type. This bill would further require 311 to submit an annual report on newly added or updated 311 service request or complaint types. 311 would also be required to make a dataset publicly available on the submission of correspondence by the public requesting the addition of, or an update to, 311 service request or complaint types. Such a dataset would have to be updated semiannually.     Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available Res 0335-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 89 - Zoning, 231-06 Northern Boulevard Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 210394 ZMQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0336-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 90 - Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (C 220196 ZMQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0337-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 91 - Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (N 220197 ZRQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0338-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 94 - Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (C 220198 ZSQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0339-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 95 - Zoning, Halletts North, Queens (C 220206 MMQ) Resolution       Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       13. INTRODUCTION & READING OF BILLS (SEE BELOW)           Not available       14. DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTIONS           Not available       15. RESOLUTIONS – None           Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Not available       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Not available         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Int 0701-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Reporting on employment turnover of city employees during the COVID-19 emergency, and providing for the repeal of such requirement upon the expiration thereof. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to submit a report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council on city workers whose employment was terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The information required to be reported would include the total number of employees at each agency whose employment was voluntarily or involuntarily terminated, by EEO-4 job group and reason for termination. DCAS would be required to report such information covering the three years before the COVID-19 pandemic began and through the three years after the pandemic ends. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0702-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights Prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of having a tattoo. Introduction This bill would prohibit discrimination in employment based on a person having one or more tattoos. This provision would apply to employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, or joint labor-management committees that control apprentice training programs. This law does not prevent any of the covered entities from requiring that a person covers one or more visible tattoos during work hours. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0703-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring information on the timeliness of city-funded rental payments. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services to, beginning March 1, 2024, submit to the speaker of the council and post on its website a quarterly report on the timeliness of CityFHEPS rental assistance payments. The report would include a table in which each row represents a unique voucher and would be required to include, at minimum, the rental assistance payment amount, the payment month, the zip code of the recipient, whether the payment was timely or late and why, and a description of steps to ensure timely payment in the future. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0704-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR General Welfare Receipt of rental assistance payments. Introduction The bill would require the Human Resources Administration to provide landlords the option to accept rental assistance payments via an electronic transfer into a bank account. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0705-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Rights and responsibilities of tenants and owners regarding the lawful collection of rents. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to include in its “ABC’s of Housing” guide information regarding a tenant’s obligation to pay rent in cases where the owner is found to be violating the building’s certificate of occupancy. While the most recent version of this guide includes this information, this bill would codify the requirement. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0706-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addictions Requiring the office of community mental health to maintain access to an online services database. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) to maintain on its website access to a public, searchable online database of mental health services provided in New York City. To make the database more accessible and user-friendly to the public, OCMH would be required to indicate on its website that the services are searchable by subcategory, e.g. inpatient care, outpatient care, and substance use services. OCMH would also be required to indicate that the database lists the contact information of listed mental health services providers, as well as the type of services provided, payment information (including the type of insurance accepted), whether services are provided in person or remotely, whether services are provided by peers, and whether services are accessible to persons with disabilities. OCMH would also be required to coordinate with the providers of such services to conduct culturally competent outreach on how to access and use the online database. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0707-2022 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Air quality monitoring at designated “heavy use” thoroughfares. Introduction This bill requires the Department of Enviromental Protection (DEP) to designate heavy-use thoroughfares in every borough, and install street level air monitors at a minimum at two major intersections on every designated heavy use thoroughfare and at every park or playground adjacent to a heavy use thoroughfare. The bill also requires the issuance of a report to the mayor and to the speaker of the council containing the results of the air quality monitoring of designated heavy use thoroughfares and recreational areas. Where the results of the air quality monitoring indicate that levels of any regulated air contaminant constitute a violation of an existing standard, DEP along with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Education shall implement mitigation measures that reduce exposure risks. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0708-2022 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Redesigning the city truck route network. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) to redesign the city’s truck route network to improve safety, increase visibility, reduce traffic congestion, and reduce vehicle miles traveled. In redesigning the network, this bill would require DOT to consult with City agencies, community boards and business improvement districts, and representatives from businesses, environmental and climate justice organizations, street safety organizations, and the trucking, logistics and last-mile delivery industries. The bill would also require that DOT assess whether daylighting or daylighting barriers should be implemented at intersections on the truck route network, and review and replace truck route signage where necessary. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0709-2022 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Health Conducting beach water quality monitoring on a daily basis. Introduction This bill would require the department of health and mental hygiene to conduct water quality monitoring on a daily basis at all beaches under its jurisdiction. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0710-2022 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Posting water quality monitoring test results at beaches. Introduction This bill would require the department of parks and recreation to post water quality monitoring test results, including detected contaminants and levels of detection, at comfort stations at all bathing beaches under the jurisdiction of the department. It would also require the department to post a description of types of contaminants tested for and threshold levels that would have to be reached to require the closure of a bathing beach. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0711-2022 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Staten Island ferry service. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to provide a free alternative transportation service in the event of disruption of Staten Island Ferry service lasting longer than 24 hours. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0712-2022 * Erik D. Bottcher ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Reporting on motor vehicles with license plates that are unreadable by photo violation monitoring systems. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to report on motor vehicles with license plates that are unreadable by red light cameras or school speed cameras. An unreadable license plate would be defined as a license plate that a photo-violation monitoring system does not read because the camera malfunctioned, the license plate’s number was concealed or obscured, the license plate produced a distorted recorded or photographic image, or if no license plate was affixed to the motor vehicle. This bill would require DOT to post the report on its website and submit those reports to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council each quarter. The report would include information on the days and times of day when the license plates could not be read, the community districts where they could not be read, and the reason the license plate could not be read. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0327-2022 * 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 0713-2022 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Public Safety Creating the offense of fostering the sale of stolen goods. Introduction This bill would create a new offense prohibiting individuals and businesses from fostering the sale of stolen goods by advertising or assisting in the sale of stolen goods on online marketplaces and third party sellers, or by other means. This offense will be classified as a Class A misdemeanor. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0714-2022 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Creating a land bank. Introduction This bill would establish a land bank for New York City, which would be tasked with acquiring, warehousing and transferring real property to develop, rehabilitate and preserve affordable housing. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0715-2022 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Expanding the information provided on the open space coordination platform. Introduction This bill would expand the information provided about open spaces on the open space coordination platform, a city website that provides information about the use of certain publicly accessible spaces. The information would include general information about the use of open spaces, including information that would facilitate use by vendors, community boards, business improvement districts and the general public. It would also provide information about permits and licenses required for certain uses of open spaces. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0716-2022 * Carmen N. De La Rosa ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights Creating a school diversity monitor within the human rights commission. Introduction This bill would create a school diversity monitor within the city’s Human Rights Commission. This position would monitor racial segregation in the city’s school system, including charter schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education (DOE) and would make recommendations to alleviate disparate impact discrimination. The bill would require the monitor to produce annual reports to the mayor, DOE and the Speaker on DOE’s efforts in combating segregation in the schools and implementation efforts by DOE to ensure greater integration of the overall school system. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0717-2022 * Carmen N. De La Rosa ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Provision of union membership guidance for public-sector employees in NYC. Introduction This proposed legislation would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to produce and distribute to city employees a pamphlet outlining the benefits of union membership and explain changes and provide clarity to city agencies and employees about the recent Supreme Court decision Janus v. AFSCME Council 31. This Court decision held that no public sector employee, having refused membership in a trade union, may be compelled to pay union dues to said union. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0718-2022 * Carmen N. De La Rosa ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring newly constructed multiple dwellings to provide adequate space to store and sort organic waste. Introduction This bill would require that all R-2 occupancies constructed after its enactment provide space for the storage of organic waste material, and increases the minimum space required for the storage of refuse, recyclables and organic wastes. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0719-2022 * Carmen N. De La Rosa ~SPONSOR Women and Gender Equity Establishing an office of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor to establish an Office of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (“SOGIE”). The SOGIE Office would promote City programs, and community outreach and education, with respect to issues of concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, nonbinary, gender nonconforming and other individuals identified by the director of the Office. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0720-2022 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Waste collection from nursing homes. Introduction The proposed bill would require the Department of Sanitation to collect solid waste from nursing homes at no cost to the nursing homes and regardless of whether the nursing home is a for-profit entity. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0721-2022 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Truck route GPS study. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Department of Transportation to include in its truck route compliance study information about the feasibility of developing a web-based interactive mapping application that integrates the City’s truck route map with global positioning system technology. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0722-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Fire and Emergency Management Fire department to report on safety measures to mitigate fire risk associated with powered mobility devices. Introduction This bill would require the Fire Department to submit five reports—one per year beginning January 30, 2024—relating to fire risks and powered mobility devices, such as e-bikes and electric scooters. The reports would be required to include data on fires during the previous year caused by these devices, recommendations for changes to changes to the Administrative Code or other local provisions to further decrease fire risk, and a summary of actions taken by the Fire Department to decrease this fire risk, such as enforcement of existing requirements and public education. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0723-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Installation of surveillance cameras to identify illegal placement of household refuse in public litter baskets. Introduction This bill would require that the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) install surveillance cameras in each community district to identify any person depositing household refuse in a public litter basket. This bill would require DSNY to consult with Council Members, Community Boards and local residents to determine the locations for such surveillance cameras. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0328-2022 * Crystal Hudson ~SPONSOR Immigration Increase oversight of the immigration bond industry and curb abusive practice. (S7475B/ A7770C) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0329-2022 * Crystal Hudson ~SPONSOR Public Safety Prohibit fake electronic communication service accounts and use of such information by law enforcement and other government entities. (S9247/A10447) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0724-2022 * Ari Kagan ~SPONSOR Public Housing Reporting on New York city housing authority complaints and requests for service. Introduction This bill would require the 311 customer service center to issue quarterly reports regarding 311 complaints or requests for service related to the New York City Housing Authority. The reported information would include the category and a brief description of the complaint or request, the status of the complaint or request, the percentage of complaints and requests that were resolved, and the average resolution time. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0725-2022 * Linda Lee ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the department of education to create a website for schools to list surplus school supplies to be claimed for use by other schools. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education to create a website where schools may list their surplus school supplies for the purpose of allowing other schools to claim such supplies. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0726-2022 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addictions Expanding reporting by the mayor’s office of community mental health on services provided. Introduction This bill would expand the mayor’s office of community mental health’s reporting requirement to provide more detailed information related to each of the mental health services the agency provides. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0330-2022 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addictions Requiring at least a ratio of one clinical, non-student mental health staff member per one thousand students on all SUNY and CUNY campuses. (A.302/S.844) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0331-2022 * Christopher Marte ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Recognizing Lunar New Year as an annual school holiday and as an official holiday in the City of New York. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0727-2022 * Julie Menin ~SPONSOR Women and Gender Equity Requiring the mayor’s office on ending domestic and gender-based violence to operate family justice centers 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and to conduct a public campaign to inform the community of this change. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office on Ending Domestic and Gender-Based Violence to operate NYC Family Justice Centers 24 hours a day every day of the week and to inform the public of this change through a multilingual public awareness campaign. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0728-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Housing decisions for transgender, gender nonconforming and intersex individuals. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Correction to assess all incarcerated individuals for their risk of sexual victimization at intake and when transferred between facilities. This bill would also create an appeals process for transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex individuals who requested specific housing based on identifying as such. This bill would also require the Board of Correction to issue opinions regarding appeals of housing requests related to gender identity. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0729-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Mandating a yearly report on the automated meter reading program. Introduction This bill would require that the Department of Environmental Protection submit to the Speaker of the Council and the Mayor, and post on the Department’s website, an annual report detailing buildings that do not participate in the Department’s automated meter reading program and include which locations have had an increase in meter reading charges. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0730-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Increasing penalties for failure to comply with backflow prevention requirements. Introduction This bill would increase the monetary penalties to be imposed on a building owner or operator who fails to comply with installation and reporting requirements for water backflow prevention devices. For failure to install the device, the civil penalty would be $1,000-10,000 and the criminal fine would be $2,000-10,000. For failure to file an annual report, the civil penalty would be $700-10,000 and the criminal fine would be $1,400-10,000. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0731-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Establishing a water rate task force. Introduction This local law establishes a water rate task force intended to review concerns affecting water rates, water rate equity and other ratepayer issues such as water and sewer infrastructure construction and maintenance costs. The water rate task force may offer recommendations for water rate improvements and conservation measures, including how to address water leaks and unauthorized or unrestricted water use to protect public health and the environment. The water rate task force must also prepare a biennial report on water rate equity to be delivered to the speaker of the council and the mayor, and posted online on the website of the department of environmental protection. No member of the water rate task force shall be an employee of the city or a member of the water board Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0732-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Finance Dept of finance conducting education and outreach regarding deed and foreclosure prevention assistance fraud. Introduction This local law would require the Department of Finance, in conjunction with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, to conduct education and outreach regarding deed fraud and foreclosure prevention assistance fraud through the posting and dissemination of resource materials, including referral resources for legal assistance. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0733-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Expansion of the Franchise and Concession Review Committee. Introduction This bill would expand the Franchise and Concession Review Committee by adding a member appointed by the Public Advocate. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0734-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Health Establishing a pilot program to provide bleeding control training and kits. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with other appropriate agencies, to establish a pilot program to provide bleeding control training and kits to New York City residents, in particular students, those who work with children, clergy and parishioners. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene would also be required to report on the program, including its cost, its effectiveness, and recommendations with respect to expanding the program or making it permanent. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0735-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Imposing civil penalties on contractors who perform work after the expiration of a permit. Introduction Building owners are subject to fines when construction work is performed on their buildings after the expiration of a permit. This bill would shift liability for such fines, and for certain related inspection fees, from building owners to contractors who performed the unpermitted work. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0736-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Requiring a study and mitigation of the impacts of methane gas emissions on city trees. Introduction The bill calls for the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection, to create or review and adopt maps showing fugitive methane gas emissions from gas mains in the city. Where maps of the canopy of trees under DPR’s jurisdiction, when overlaid upon the maps of methane gas emissions from gas mains, indicate that such trees may be impacted by fugitive methane gas emissions, DPR would have to perform a field survey to determine whether the trees have been damaged by the emissions. Where the field surveys confirm damage to such trees, DPR must document the damage, take appropriate steps to notify the responsible utility and require mitigation or seek reimbursement as may be appropriate. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0737-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the NYC police department to issue public reports on the department’s use of body-worn cameras. Introduction This bill would require the Police Department to submit quarterly public reports on information regarding the use of body-worn cameras. Additionally, the department would be required to annually publish information on each incident requiring an officer to engage body-worn cameras in accordance to Department policy. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0738-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring the DOT to consider placement of traffic enforcement agents in developing an interagency roadway safety plan. Introduction Local Law 12 of 2011 requires the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) to develop an interagency plan to improve roadway safety and reduce incidents of traffic injuries and fatalities. The plan must be updated every five years and submitted to the Mayor and the Council. The proposed legislation would require DOT to specifically consider placement of traffic enforcement agents in certain areas in developing suggestions as part of the interagency roadway safety plan. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0739-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Public Safety Information regarding alternatives to incarceration. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (“MOCJ”) to work with the Office of Court Administration to promote the display of information regarding alternatives to incarceration in courts. MOCJ would also be required to forward such information to the City’s district attorneys and public defenders. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0740-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Establishing a task force to examine reckless driving by tow truck operators. Introduction This bill would establish a task force to examine reckless driving by tow truck operators. The task force would consist of the Commissioner of Consumer and Worker Protection, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Police Commissioner, one member appointed by the Mayor and one member appointed by the Speaker of the Council. The task force would be required to submit a report of its recommendations to address reckless driving and speeding by tow truck operators, including proposed changes to laws, agency rules, agency enforcement practices and traffic safety strategies. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0741-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR General Welfare Radiator inspections in homeless shelters. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to inspect radiators during any inspection related to health, safety, or the physical conditions of a homeless shelter. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0742-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring the administration for children’s services and the department of probation to report on juvenile justice statistics. Introduction In response to Raise the Age, an expanded number of justice involved youth will be under the jurisdiction of the Administration for Children’s Service. This legislation would expand existing reporting requirements in the Administrative Code to more closely adhere to legal classifications of the juvenile justice population. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0743-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Requiring certain city employees to identify themselves during encounters with the public. Introduction This bill would require that City employees who can issue summons or notices of violation, when questioning people, provide a pre-printed, handwritten, or electronic business card with identifying information upon request. If a business card is not available, employees could instead provide the identifying information verbally. The business card should include the employee’s name and agency, and a telephone number and e-mail address that can be used to contact the agency. Employees who are engaged in agency approved undercover activities, who must take immediate action, or are providing identifying information through a certificate of inspection, notice of violation, or similar document are exempt from the requirements of this bill. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0744-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring reporting on the police department’s 2020 community ambassador initiative. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to issue an annual report about its community ambassador initiative, announced in June of 2020. The NYPD would also be required to post the name and contact information of each community ambassador on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0745-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Creating borough-based traffic request response teams. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Department of Transportation to assign staff to respond to traffic requests in each borough. The number of staff members for each borough would be proportionate to the volume of traffic requests in the borough. The traffic request response staff members would be responsible for responding to traffic requests in their assigned borough within three months of submission of the request, if practicable. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0746-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Restricting the parking of mobile homes and trailers near schools and parks. Introduction This bill would prohibit the on-street parking of mobile homes and trailers within 1000 feet of a school or park. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0747-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring the department of social services to create a domestic violence shelter designated for men. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Social Services (DSS) to establish a domestic violence shelter exclusively for individuals who identify as men. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0332-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Public Housing Require NYCHA to conduct annual evaluations of agency property employees. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0748-2022 * Nantasha M. Williams ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Establishing dynamic parking zones. Introduction Dynamic-parking zones are areas of high traffic congestion where a demand-based parking fee would be implemented. This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to create at least one dynamic parking zone per borough where the parking rates would rise or fall depending on real-time demand. The range in which rates can rise or fall must be set by DOT prior to implementation and can only be changed with one week’s notice. Finally, any vehicle currently exempt from metered parking requirements due to a special vehicle identification permit will also be exempt from dynamic-parking fees. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0113-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, Gateway Site 26a and Phase 5, Brooklyn (C 220405 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0113-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Gateway Site 26a and Phase 5, Brooklyn (C 220405 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0114-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, Gateway Site 26a and Phase 5, Brooklyn (C 220406 HUK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0114-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Gateway Site 26a and Phase 5, Brooklyn (C 220406 HUK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0115-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 78-46 Metropolitan Avenue Rezoning, Queens (C 220133 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0115-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 78-46 Metropolitan Avenue Rezoning, Queens (C 220133 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0116-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 79-18 164th Street Rezoning, Queens (C 220414 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0116-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 79-18 164th Street Rezoning, Queens (C 220414 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0117-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 40-25 Crescent Street Rezoning, Queens (C 220169 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0117-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 40-25 Crescent Street Rezoning, Queens (C 220169 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0118-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 40-25 Crescent Street Rezoning, Queens (N 220170 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0118-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 40-25 Crescent Street Rezoning, Queens (N 220170 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0119-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, Morrisania Open Door, Bronx (C 220380 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0119-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Morrisania Open Door, Bronx (C 220380 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0120-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, Morrisania Open Door Article XI, Bronx (G 220020 XAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0120-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Morrisania Open Door Article XI, Bronx (G 220020 XAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0121-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, Morris Heights NCP, Bronx (C 220381 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0121-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Morris Heights NCP, Bronx (C 220381 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0122-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, Morris Heights NCP Article XI, Bronx (G 220019 XAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0122-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Morris Heights NCP Article XI, Bronx (G 220019 XAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0123-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, Morrisania Claremont Village Open Door, Bronx (G 220022 NUX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0123-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Morrisania Claremont Village Open Door, Bronx (G 220022 NUX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0124-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, Morrisania Claremont Village Open Door Article XI, Bronx (G 220021 XAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0124-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Morrisania Claremont Village Open Door Article XI, Bronx (G 220021 XAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available