Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 12/11/2018 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS, Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, Announcements, Hearing Transcript, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (137) 137 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia       1. ROLL CALL           Roll call Video       2. INVOCATION - Delivered by: Reverend Kevin Sweeney, St. Michael’s Church of Sunset Park, 352 42nd Street Brooklyn, New York 11232. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Menchaca.           Video       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of October 31, 2018 be adopted as printed by Council Member Koo.           Video       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR - None           Video       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES           Video M 0118-2018 *     Rules, Privileges and Elections Sylvia Di Pietro, Office of Commissioner of Elections of the Board of Elections Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0119-2018 *     Received, Ordered, Printed and Filed Submitting projection of the City’s debt-incurring power for Fiscal Years 2019-2022. Communication   Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council   Action details Not available       6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None           Video       7. LAND USE CALL-UPS           Video M 0120-2018 * Carlina Rivera     Zoning, Sidewalk café, Factory 360 - 380 3rd Ave, Manhattan (20195038 TCM) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       8. COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER           Not available       9. DISCUSSION OF GENERAL ORDERS           Video       10. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None           Video       11. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES           Video         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS           Not available Int 0752-2018 A Laurie A. Cumbo   Amended and Coupled on GO Create an office of diversity and inclusion within the department of citywide administrative services. Introduction This bill creates an Office of Diversity and Inclusion within the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. The Office is tasked with compiling and releasing employment statistics related to hiring, salary and promotion of city employees, disaggregated by gender, race, civil service title classification, and other categories as appropriate. The Office is also responsible for creating directives, policies, and procedures that endeavor to diversify the city’s workforce. This includes developing recruitment, hiring, and career advancement procedures that address unconscious and systemic barriers to achieve greater diversity in the recruitment and advancement of city employees, and training city agency employees responsible for recruitment, hiring and career advancement. The Office must also submit an annual report to the Mayor, City Council and the Equal Employment Practices Commission, and make such reports available online. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0755-2018 A Mathieu Eugene   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring the equal employment practices commission to analyze and report annually on citywide racial and ethnic classification underutilization. Introduction The bill would require the Equal Employment Practices Commission (EEPC) to analyze and report annually on whether agencies are meeting their racial and ethnic affirmative employment objectives and, when not, identify the underutilized groups and provide recommendations on corrective action. The EEPC would also be required to review the city’s racial and ethnic classification categories, and provide recommendations on whether such categories accurately capture the racial and ethnic composition of the city’s government workforce. Finally, the EEPC would be required to provide recommendations to strengthen agency affirmative employment plans, and improve diversity in recruitment, selection, retention and promotion of City government employees. The reporting requirement would be repealed ten years after the law takes effect. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0756-2018 A Mathieu Eugene   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring DCAS to review and report annually on the city’s efforts to collect racial and ethnic demographic information, including a review of racial classification categories and employee response rates. Introduction The bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to include in its annual report an analysis of employee response rates to the city’s efforts to collect racial demographic information of city employees, and whether changes in the racial and ethnic classification categories have had an impact on employee response rates. Further, DCAS would be required to review the racial and ethnic classification categories used to collect demographic information and provide recommendations for how to improve the use of such categories to reflect the City’s workforce. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION           Not available Int 1014-2018 B Mark Treyger   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring a single reporting bill on department of education spending allocations, including fair student funding, for schools citywide. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education to annually submit and post a machine-readable report on spending allocations, including fair student funding, for schools citywide. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1174-2018 A Mark Treyger   Amended and Coupled on GO Creation of a fair student funding task force. Introduction This bill would create a task force including Department of Education (DOE) personnel, at least one representative from a Community Education Council from each borough, a representative from a union representing teachers, a representative from a union representing principals, a parent of a currently enrolled student, and advocates who specialize in working with vulnerable student populations, to review and make recommendations relating to the formula used by DOE to determine school funding. The task force would be required to submit and post a report with recommendations relating to the formula by September 30, 2019. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE           Not available Res 0651-2018 * Corey D. Johnson   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO Ratifying the Speaker’s authorization to bring legal action on behalf of the Council in the matter captioned The Council of the City of New York, et al., v. The Department of City Planning, et al. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0652-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO 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 LU 0282-2018 * Daniel Dromm     Turin House, Manhattan Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0656-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 282 - Turin House, Manhattan Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0283-2018 * Daniel Dromm     388 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0657-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 283 - 388 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0284-2018 * Daniel Dromm     West Farms Preservation HDFC, Bronx Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0658-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 284 - West Farms Preservation HDFC, Bronx Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0285-2018 * Daniel Dromm     Langsam 15, Bronx Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0659-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 285 - Langsam 15, Bronx Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0286-2018 * Daniel Dromm     TPT Program, In Rem Action No. 51, Manhattan Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0660-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 286 - TPT Program, In Rem Action No. 51, Manhattan Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE           Not available LU 0238-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 238 President Street House, Brooklyn (20195089 HIK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0661-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 238 - Landmarks, 238 President Street House, Brooklyn (20195089 HIK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0239-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Hans Christian Anderson Memorial Kindergarten, Brooklyn (20195088 HIK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0662-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 239 - Landmarks, Hans Christian Anderson Memorial Kindergarten, Brooklyn (20195088 HIK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0256-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Rule 11.70(b) of the Rules of the Council and Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Landmarks, DOT Brooklyn Fleet Services, Brooklyn (C 180418 PCK) Land Use Application   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter.   Action details Not available LU 0257-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, Clinton URA Site 7, Manhattan (20195170 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0663-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 257 - Planning, Clinton URA Site 7, Manhattan (20195170 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0258-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, 590 Southern Blvd. HDFC, Bronx (20195171 HAX) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0664-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 258 - Planning, 590 Southern Blvd. HDFC, Bronx (20195171 HAX) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0265-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, JOE Central Brooklyn LLC, Brooklyn (20195182 HAK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0665-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 265 - Planning, JOE Central Brooklyn LLC, Brooklyn (20195182 HAK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0266-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, 464-68 West 51st Street, Manhattan (20195181 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0666-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 266 - Planning, 464-68 West 51st Street, Manhattan (20195181 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0267-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Sidewalk café, Gracie’s on 2nd Diner, 300 East 86th Street, Manhattan (20195184 TCM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0667-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 267 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, Gracie’s on 2nd Diner, 300 East 86th Street, Manhattan (20195184 TCM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0268-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Sidewalk café, Nectar Café, 1022 Madison Avenue, Manhattan (20195183 TCM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0668-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 268 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, Nectar Café, 1022 Madison Avenue, Manhattan (20195183 TCM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0278-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Landmarks, 456 Seat Intermediate / High School Facility, Staten Island (20195120 SCR), Staten Island (20195120 SCR) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0669-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 278 - Landmarks, Landmarks, 456 Seat Intermediate / High School Facility, Staten Island (20195120 SCR), Staten Island (20195120 SCR) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0279-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, Victory Plaza, Manhattan (20195180 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0670-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 279 - Planning, Victory Plaza, Manhattan (20195180 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY           Not available Int 0986-2018 A Peter A. Koo   Amended and Coupled on GO Format of data in agency reports. Introduction This bill would require that the data contained within required reports and studies be transmitted in a format that makes such data easily accessible. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Video Int 0720-2018 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~coupled Laid Over Clarifying the requirements for site safety training providers and persons required to obtain site safety training. Introduction This bill would expand the qualifications for site safety training providers and provide an updated definition of “competent person” to align with the Building Code. It would also amend existing reporting requirements regarding the number of site safety training providers. Laid Over by Council   Action details Not available LU 0256-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, DOT Brooklyn Fleet Services, Brooklyn (C 180418 PCK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0671-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Coupled on GO LU 256 - Landmarks, DOT Brooklyn Fleet Services, Brooklyn (C 180418 PCK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available T2018-1849 *   ~coupled Coupled on GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDER CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled Civil Rights & Human Rights           Not available Int 0752-2018 A Laurie A. Cumbo ~coupled A and GO Create an office of diversity and inclusion within the department of citywide administrative services. Introduction This bill creates an Office of Diversity and Inclusion within the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. The Office is tasked with compiling and releasing employment statistics related to hiring, salary and promotion of city employees, disaggregated by gender, race, civil service title classification, and other categories as appropriate. The Office is also responsible for creating directives, policies, and procedures that endeavor to diversify the city’s workforce. This includes developing recruitment, hiring, and career advancement procedures that address unconscious and systemic barriers to achieve greater diversity in the recruitment and advancement of city employees, and training city agency employees responsible for recruitment, hiring and career advancement. The Office must also submit an annual report to the Mayor, City Council and the Equal Employment Practices Commission, and make such reports available online.     Action details Not available Int 0755-2018 A Mathieu Eugene ~coupled A and GO Requiring the equal employment practices commission to analyze and report annually on citywide racial and ethnic classification underutilization. Introduction The bill would require the Equal Employment Practices Commission (EEPC) to analyze and report annually on whether agencies are meeting their racial and ethnic affirmative employment objectives and, when not, identify the underutilized groups and provide recommendations on corrective action. The EEPC would also be required to review the city’s racial and ethnic classification categories, and provide recommendations on whether such categories accurately capture the racial and ethnic composition of the city’s government workforce. Finally, the EEPC would be required to provide recommendations to strengthen agency affirmative employment plans, and improve diversity in recruitment, selection, retention and promotion of City government employees. The reporting requirement would be repealed ten years after the law takes effect.     Action details Not available Int 0756-2018 A Mathieu Eugene ~coupled A and GO Requiring DCAS to review and report annually on the city’s efforts to collect racial and ethnic demographic information, including a review of racial classification categories and employee response rates. Introduction The bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to include in its annual report an analysis of employee response rates to the city’s efforts to collect racial demographic information of city employees, and whether changes in the racial and ethnic classification categories have had an impact on employee response rates. Further, DCAS would be required to review the racial and ethnic classification categories used to collect demographic information and provide recommendations for how to improve the use of such categories to reflect the City’s workforce.     Action details Not available       ~coupled Education           Not available Int 1014-2018 B Mark Treyger ~coupled A and GO Requiring a single reporting bill on department of education spending allocations, including fair student funding, for schools citywide. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education to annually submit and post a machine-readable report on spending allocations, including fair student funding, for schools citywide.     Action details Not available Int 1174-2018 A Mark Treyger ~coupled A and GO Creation of a fair student funding task force. Introduction This bill would create a task force including Department of Education (DOE) personnel, at least one representative from a Community Education Council from each borough, a representative from a union representing teachers, a representative from a union representing principals, a parent of a currently enrolled student, and advocates who specialize in working with vulnerable student populations, to review and make recommendations relating to the formula used by DOE to determine school funding. The task force would be required to submit and post a report with recommendations relating to the formula by September 30, 2019.     Action details Not available       ~coupled Finance           Not available Res 0651-2018 * Corey D. Johnson ~coupled Preconsidered - GO Ratifying the Speaker’s authorization to bring legal action on behalf of the Council in the matter captioned The Council of the City of New York, et al., v. The Department of City Planning, et al. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0652-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~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 Res 0656-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 282 - Turin House, Manhattan Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0657-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 283 - 388 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0658-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 284 - West Farms Preservation HDFC, Bronx Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0659-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 285 - Langsam 15, Bronx Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0660-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 286 - TPT Program, In Rem Action No. 51, Manhattan Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled Land Use           Not available Res 0661-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 238 - Landmarks, 238 President Street House, Brooklyn (20195089 HIK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0662-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 239 - Landmarks, Hans Christian Anderson Memorial Kindergarten, Brooklyn (20195088 HIK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0663-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 257 - Planning, Clinton URA Site 7, Manhattan (20195170 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0664-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 258 - Planning, 590 Southern Blvd. HDFC, Bronx (20195171 HAX) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0665-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 265 - Planning, JOE Central Brooklyn LLC, Brooklyn (20195182 HAK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0666-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 266 - Planning, 464-68 West 51st Street, Manhattan (20195181 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0667-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 267 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, Gracie’s on 2nd Diner, 300 East 86th Street, Manhattan (20195184 TCM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0668-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 268 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, Nectar Café, 1022 Madison Avenue, Manhattan (20195183 TCM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0669-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 278 - Landmarks, Landmarks, 456 Seat Intermediate / High School Facility, Staten Island (20195120 SCR), Staten Island (20195120 SCR) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0670-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 279 - Planning, Victory Plaza, Manhattan (20195180 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled Technology           Not available Int 0986-2018 A Peter A. Koo ~coupled A and GO Format of data in agency reports. Introduction This bill would require that the data contained within required reports and studies be transmitted in a format that makes such data easily accessible.     Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDER CALENDAR           Not available Res 0671-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 256 - Landmarks, DOT Brooklyn Fleet Services, Brooklyn (C 180418 PCK) Resolution       Action details Not available T2018-1849 *   ~coupled GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds       Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       13. INTRODUCTION & READING OF BILLS           Video       14. DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTIONS           Video       15. RESOLUTIONS           Video Res 0470-2018 * Corey D. Johnson   Adopted by the Committee on Health Establish the NY Health program, a universal single payer health plan for all NYS residents. (A.4738-A/S.4840-A) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0569-2018 A Mark Treyger   Amended and Adopted by the Committee on Education DOE to factor in poverty as a weight in the Fair Student Funding formula for schools beginning at fourth grade or later. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0620-2018 * Francisco P. Moya   Adopted by the Committee on Technology Federal Communications Commission to reject the proposed rules put forth in the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 18-131 and to create provisions that would strengthen public, educational, and governmental access television. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Video       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Video         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Res 0651-2018 * Corey D. Johnson ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Ratifying the Speaker’s authorization to bring legal action on behalf of the Council in the matter captioned The Council of the City of New York, et al., v. The Department of City Planning, et al. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1284-2018 * Margaret S. Chin ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Notifying community boards of new or changes to existing permits for street activities. Introduction This bill codifies the requirement that the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office notify community boards of new or changes-to-existing permits for street activities, and clarifies both a timeline and information to be included. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1285-2018 * Margaret S. Chin ~SPONSOR Transportation Creating penalties for an individual or entity’s failure to obtain a street event permit. Introduction This proposed law would create a penalty where an individual or entity has failed to obtain a street event permit from the Street Activity Permit Office before holding an event. Currently, retail stores can be fined for obstructing the sidewalk but there is no separate penalty for failing to obtain the appropriate street event permit before holding a promotional event. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0652-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~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 1286-2018 * Vanessa L. Gibson ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the DOE to report on the number of District 75 students and the criteria used to determine the location of District 75 schools. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education to issue an annual report to the Mayor and City Council regarding District 75 programs. District 75 programs, designated as such by the Department of Education, provide educational, vocational, and behavioral support to students with significant challenges, such as Autism Spectrum Disorders, significant cognitive delays, emotional disturbances, sensory impairments and multiple disabilities. The report would include the number of students in each building that provides a District 75 program as well as the categories of criteria used to determine the location of where a District 75 program will be provided. The report would also be published online. The first report is due August 30, 2019. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1287-2018 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR General Welfare Creating an annual report on the performance of department of homeless services providers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to submit an annual report to the Speaker of the City Council on the performance of DHS providers in the City, disaggregated by each drop-in center, safe haven and shelter that the provider operates. It would also require DHS to post the report on its website within 30 days of submitting the report to the Speaker. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0653-2018 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Finance Create a program to recover lost tax revenue from NY residents who register their vehicles out of state. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0654-2018 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Declaring December 17 as a Day of Commemoration of the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1288-2018 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Campaign finance laws to be in effect for covered elections held prior to the 2021 primary. Introduction This bill would apply the campaign finance system that Ballot Question #1, as approved by voters in the 2018 general election, established for the 2021 elections to covered elections prior to the 2021 primary election, including special elections held in 2019. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1289-2018 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Inspections for bed bugs in theaters. Introduction This bill would direct the commissioner of the Department of Consumer Affairs, in coordination with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to develop a program for movie theaters to annually certify they are free of bed bugs. Failure to so certify would be punishable by a fine of $1,000. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0655-2018 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Calling upon the Mayor of NYC to grant sick leave to all civilian officers and employees of NYC seeking treatment for a qualifying World Trade Center condition. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1290-2018 * Peter A. Koo ~SPONSOR Technology Studying the use of blockchains for the storing of certain violation and identification information. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to conduct a feasibility study on the use of blockchain for the storing of identifying records, the storing of information related to Housing Maintenance Code violations and the recording of deeds, in addition to making other general recommendations on the use of blockchains to improve the operations of City agencies. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1291-2018 * Peter A. Koo ~SPONSOR Technology A pilot program that uses blockchain technology to develop a web portal where videos of meetings held by city agencies are accessible. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, in conjunction with the Department of Records and Information Services, to establish a pilot program that creates a web portal, developed with blockchain technology, where videos of meetings held by city agencies would be accessible. Blockchains, the technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, provide what is a more secure way of linking, identifying and tracking digital transactions or records between multiple users in a shared network of computers. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1292-2018 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Notifying tenants of their obligations under the noise control code. Introduction This bill would require owners of multiple dwellings to distribute a notice to new and renewing tenants about their obligations under the noise control law. This bill would also require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to develop the form of the notice and would subject owners to a $250 penalty for violations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1293-2018 * Deborah L. Rose ~SPONSOR Contracts Minority and women-owned business enterprises. Introduction This bill would amend the definition of “Minority group” for purposes of the city’s Minority and Women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) program to include Native Americans in all covered procurement categories and Asian Americans in the professional services category. The bill would also update citywide procurement goals for all minority groups across all procurement categories in accordance with the findings in the most recent citywide disparity study. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1294-2018 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Education Reporting by the DOE on physical education. Introduction This bill would amend Local Law 102 of 2015 to require additional reporting on whether students with disabilities are provided with adaptive physical education including the number of students receiving each of these options per individual school. The bill would also require a summary of key findings in the report issued by the department of education and whether the department is in compliance with state physical education requirements. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1295-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring shooting ranges, dealers in firearms and dealers in rifles and shotguns in the city to display suicide prevention information. Introduction This bill would require any shooting range, dealer in firearms and dealer in rifles and shotguns in the city to conspicuously post suicide prevention materials, including information on seeking help for a person at risk of suicide and information on safely storing firearms, rifles and shotguns. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1296-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Regulating city use and disposition of recalled vehicles. Introduction This bill would establish a timeframe by which the Department of Citywide Administrative Services must take advantage of repair or replacement for any vehicle in the City fleet that has been subject to a safety recall. This bill would also require DCAS and the Sheriff’s Office to disclose the recall and repair status of any vehicle offered for auction or sale through their respective offices. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1297-2018 * Ritchie J. Torres ~SPONSOR Technology Creation of an office of cyber command. Introduction This bill would codify into the Charter the office of New York City cyber command Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1298-2018 * Mark Treyger ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Education Requiring the DOE to report on physical education curricula in NYC schools. Introduction This bill would amend Local Law 102 of 2015 to require the New York City Department of Education to report on physical education curricula in New York city schools, including average physical education class size, a description of the department’s physical education scope and sequence, including the topics covered by such physical education scope and sequence. The bill would additionally requiring reporting on professional development received by certified physical education instructors. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1299-2018 * Jumaane D. Williams ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - For-Hire Vehicles Enforcement of prohibitions against unauthorized commuter vans. Introduction This bill would clarify that for the purposes of enforcing prohibitions against unauthorized commuter van services, the definitions of “for-hire vehicle” and “commuter van” do not include a public bus service operating pursuant to a contract with the city, any county within the state of New York, the state of New York or any other state or local government. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0282-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Turin House, Manhattan Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0283-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance 388 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0284-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance West Farms Preservation HDFC, Bronx Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0285-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Langsam 15, Bronx Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0286-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance TPT Program, In Rem Action No. 51, Manhattan Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0287-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, 432-Seat Primary School & 231-Seat 3K/UPK Facility, Staten Island (20195080 SCR) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0287-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 432-Seat Primary School & 231-Seat 3K/UPK Facility, Staten Island (20195080 SCR) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0288-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, 380-Seat Primary School Facility, Brooklyn (20195158 SCK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0288-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 380-Seat Primary School Facility, Brooklyn (20195158 SCK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0289-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning & Franchises Zoning, Sidewalk café, Factory 380, Manhattan (20195038 TCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0289-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Sidewalk café, Factory 380, Manhattan (20195038 TCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available