Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/12/2015 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: NYC Housing and Vacancy Survey, Preliminary Capital Certificate, Preliminary Ten-Year Capital Strategy - Fiscal Years 2016 - 2025, Hearing Transcript of the Stated Meeting - February 12, 2015, Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 12, 2015 Meeting Items (134) 134 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 Video       2. Delivered by: Rev. Msgr. Fernando Ferrarese, Immaculate Conception Church, 21-47 29th Street, Astoria, N.Y. 11105. Motion to spread the invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Constantinides.           Video       3. Motion that the Minutes of the Charter Meeting of January 7, 2015 be adopted as printed by Council Member Cabrera.           Video       4.             Video M 0228-2015 *     Finance Submitting Preliminary Expense Budget for FY'16. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0229-2015 *     Finance Submitting February 2015 Financial Plan Detail and Summary Book, Volumes I and II for Fiscal Years 2015-2019. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0230-2015 *     Finance Submitting Geographic Reports for Expense Budget for FY'16. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0231-2015 *     Finance Submitting Departmental Estimates Report, Volumes I, II, III, IV and V, for FY'16. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0232-2015 *     Finance Submitting Preliminary Contract Budget Report for FY'16. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0233-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Preliminary Capital Budget, FY'16. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0234-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Capital Commitment Plan, FY'16, Volumes 1, 2, & 3, and the Capital Commitment Plan, Financial Summary. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0235-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Preliminary Ten-Year Capital Strategy, Fiscal Year 2016-2025. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0236-2015 *     Received, Ordered, Printed and Filed Submitting Preliminary certificate setting forth the maximum amount of debt and reserves which the City, and the NYC Municipal Water Finance Authority, may soundly incur for capital projects for FY'16 and the ensuing 3 fiscal years. Mayor's Message   Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council   Action details Not available       5.             Video M 0237-2015 *     Housing and Buildings Submitting Letter from the United Stated Bureau of the Census containing results of the 2014 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey. Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       6. None           Not available       7.             Video M 0238-2015 * Margaret S. Chin   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Zoning, 498 Broome Str, Manhattan (C 130066 ZSM) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0239-2015 * Margaret S. Chin   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Zoning, 102 Greene St, Manhattan ( C 140353 ZSM) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       8.             Video       9.             Video       10. None           Not available       11.             Video                     Not available Int 0655-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO Sale of tax liens. Introduction On January 22, 2015, the City Council adopted legislation Local Law 14 that would among other things, create a Temporary Taskforce to examine the authority of the commissioner of finance to sell tax liens as an effective enforcement tool to collect debt owed to the city, and ensure proper mechanisms and protections are established to decrease the necessity for the use of such tool. The Task Force will also be required to submit a report about their conclusions and recommendations in examining the tax lien sale process. Local Law 14 required the Mayor to appoint 5 members, and the Council to appoint 5 members each to the Board. The legislation also required such appointments to be made within 60 days after the enactment of the local law. Int. 655 would change the date of appointment of the board members from no later than 60 days after enactment of the local law to no later than August 1, 2015. This legislation would also clarify that the Speaker can appoint any individual to the board that is an employee of the Council. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0570-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   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 Res 0571-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO Establishment of the South Shore BID, Staten Island Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 0384-2014 A Mark Levine   Amended and Coupled on GO Annual report on non-governmental funding for NYC parks. Introduction This bill requires that the annual report submitted by the Parks Department (DPR) on donations made by individuals or private entities to parks must also include data on the annual expenditures made by conservancies that have agreements with DPR to run or maintain certain parks. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available M 0224-2015 *       Wellington Chen, Landmarks Preservation Commission Mayor's Message   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0582-2015 * Brad S. Lander   Coupled on GO M 224 - Wellington Chen, Landmarks Preservation Commission Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0225-2015 *       Kim Vauss, Landmarks Preservation Commission Mayor's Message   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0583-2015 * Brad S. Lander   Coupled on GO M 225 - Kim Vauss, Landmarks Preservation Commission Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0226-2015 *       Hank Willis Thomas, NYC Art Commission, known as Public Design Commission Mayor's Message   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0584-2015 * Brad S. Lander   Coupled on GO M 226 - Hank Willis Thomas, NYC Art Commission, known as Public Design Commission Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 0519-2014 A Mark Treyger   Amended and Coupled on GO Distribution of localized emergency preparedness materials. Introduction This bill would require the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to create local emergency preparedness public awareness materials with information relevant to neighborhoods where there is a particular risk of an evacuation due to a coastal storm or hurricane. The materials would provide information such as the locations of the nearest evacuation centers, the borders of evacuation zones and possibly contact information for local organizations that could provide assistance after an emergency. The materials would also be translated into the ten most commonly spoken languages within that community, and made available online. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0562-2014 A Mark Treyger   Amended and Coupled on GO Creation of a Hurricane Sandy charitable organization and house of worship recovery task force. Introduction Require the creation of a task force to study the recovery and rebuilding of charitable organizations and houses of worship in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. The task force would study how these organizations fared in the recovery process, how to improve their resiliency and what role they might play in a future recovery. The task force would present their recommendations to the City Council and the Mayor after eight months. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 0615-2015 A Ydanis A. Rodriguez   Amended and Coupled on GO Allowing the taxi and limousine commission to consider improved trouble lights for use in licensed vehicles. Introduction All taxis and for-hire vehicles in New York City are equipped with “trouble lights” that allow drivers to notify the public and law enforcement if they are under assault or are otherwise endangered while operating their vehicle. Currently, the Administrative Code limits the type of light that may be used to so-called “lollipop” lights. The legislation would remove the requirement that only “lollipop” lights be used as trouble lights, enabling the use of other technologies, such as LED lights, or more cost efficient options. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12.             Video T2014-0002 *   ~coupled Coupled on GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0655-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsidered - GO Sale of tax liens. Introduction On January 22, 2015, the City Council adopted legislation Local Law 14 that would among other things, create a Temporary Taskforce to examine the authority of the commissioner of finance to sell tax liens as an effective enforcement tool to collect debt owed to the city, and ensure proper mechanisms and protections are established to decrease the necessity for the use of such tool. The Task Force will also be required to submit a report about their conclusions and recommendations in examining the tax lien sale process. Local Law 14 required the Mayor to appoint 5 members, and the Council to appoint 5 members each to the Board. The legislation also required such appointments to be made within 60 days after the enactment of the local law. Int. 655 would change the date of appointment of the board members from no later than 60 days after enactment of the local law to no later than August 1, 2015. This legislation would also clarify that the Speaker can appoint any individual to the board that is an employee of the Council.     Action details Not available Res 0570-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~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 0571-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsidered - GO Establishment of the South Shore BID, Staten Island Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0384-2014 A Mark Levine ~coupled A and GO Annual report on non-governmental funding for NYC parks. Introduction This bill requires that the annual report submitted by the Parks Department (DPR) on donations made by individuals or private entities to parks must also include data on the annual expenditures made by conservancies that have agreements with DPR to run or maintain certain parks.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0519-2014 A Mark Treyger ~coupled A and GO Distribution of localized emergency preparedness materials. Introduction This bill would require the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to create local emergency preparedness public awareness materials with information relevant to neighborhoods where there is a particular risk of an evacuation due to a coastal storm or hurricane. The materials would provide information such as the locations of the nearest evacuation centers, the borders of evacuation zones and possibly contact information for local organizations that could provide assistance after an emergency. The materials would also be translated into the ten most commonly spoken languages within that community, and made available online.     Action details Not available Int 0562-2014 A Mark Treyger ~coupled A and GO Creation of a Hurricane Sandy charitable organization and house of worship recovery task force. Introduction Require the creation of a task force to study the recovery and rebuilding of charitable organizations and houses of worship in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. The task force would study how these organizations fared in the recovery process, how to improve their resiliency and what role they might play in a future recovery. The task force would present their recommendations to the City Council and the Mayor after eight months.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 0582-2015 * Brad S. Lander ~coupled GO M 224 - Wellington Chen, Landmarks Preservation Commission Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0583-2015 * Brad S. Lander ~coupled GO M 225 - Kim Vauss, Landmarks Preservation Commission Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0584-2015 * Brad S. Lander ~coupled GO M 226 - Hank Willis Thomas, NYC Art Commission, known as Public Design Commission Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0615-2015 A Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~coupled A and GO Allowing the taxi and limousine commission to consider improved trouble lights for use in licensed vehicles. Introduction All taxis and for-hire vehicles in New York City are equipped with “trouble lights” that allow drivers to notify the public and law enforcement if they are under assault or are otherwise endangered while operating their vehicle. Currently, the Administrative Code limits the type of light that may be used to so-called “lollipop” lights. The legislation would remove the requirement that only “lollipop” lights be used as trouble lights, enabling the use of other technologies, such as LED lights, or more cost efficient options.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available T2014-0002 *   ~coupled GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds       Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       13.             Not available       14.             Not available       15. None           Not available       16.             Video       17.             Not available                     Not available Int 0641-2015 * Margaret S. Chin ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring a comprehensive study regarding pedestrian and bicyclist safety on truck routes. Introduction Under the bill, the Department of Transportation (DOT) would be required to conduct a study on the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists along truck routes. Such study would be required to include, at a minimum: 1) a review of the impact of tolling policies on the use of truck routes and the designation of truck routes, if appropriate; 2) the number of crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists on truck routes within the last five years, disaggregated by truck route, crash types, causes, vehicle types, and whether such crashes involved a fatality or serious injury; 3) a review of policies and strategies utilized to increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety on truck routes, including street redesign, and the status of any pending policies and strategies; 4) recommendations for improving safety on truck routes, including best practices for roadway design, operations, and sustainable delivery practices to reduce conflicts between pedestrians, bicyclists, and trucks; 5) recommendations for outreach to the trucking industry; and 6) recommendations for implementing safety technology. DOT would be required to post the study online and submit copies to the Mayor and Council no later than June 30, 2016. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0642-2015 * Costa G. Constantinides ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Use of clean heating oil. Introduction The bill requires heating oil sold or used in the City to contain: 5% biodiesel, by volume, starting October 1, 2017; 10%, starting October 1, 2025; 15%, starting October 1, 2030; 20%, starting October 1, 2034. The bill requires that, by 2020, the Administration must consult with, among others, representatives of the heating oil industry, the biodiesel industry, heating oil equipment manufacturers, and building owners and managers to conduct a survey identifying any commonly used heating oil equipment that might have a compatibility issue with using the required, higher-level biodiesel blends, and to make recommendations with respect to any such issues identified. NYCDEP will then be required to promulgate rules consistent with such recommendations, including exemptions or other special regulatory provisions for such equipment. The bill requires that, in 2023, DEP issue a report re-assessing whether there is sufficient biodiesel supply to meet the B10, B15, and B20 mandates identified in the bill. The bill expands waiver provisions already present in existing law (and adds new waiver provisions). For example, waivers would generally be available where NYCDEP determines that there is an insufficient supply of biodiesel to satisfy the relevant mandates, that the price of the required biodiesel blend significantly exceeds the price of oil, or where manufacturers of a particular boiler have noted that the boiler cannot accommodate a particular biodiesel blend without extensive modifications. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0643-2015 * Elizabeth S. Crowley ~SPONSOR Fire and Criminal Justice Services Requiring the dept of correction to provide reports regarding the number of inmates who are on waiting lists for placement in or transfer to alternative housing. Introduction This bill requires the Department of Correction to post a monthly report on its website indicating the number of inmates waiting for placement in restrictive housing and clinical alternative to punitive segregation housing. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0644-2015 * Elizabeth S. Crowley ~SPONSOR Education Requiring DOE to report information on physical education in NYC schools. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education to submit to the Speaker of the New York City Council and post on the Department’s website a report regarding information on physical education in New York City schools. The report would include but not be limited to the frequency and total minutes per week of physical education instruction provided to students in each grade level, and the frequency and total minutes per week of physical education provided to students who are receiving special education services or who are English-language learners. The report would also include the number of designated full-time and part-time state certified physical education teachers providing instruction at the school, information on all designated outdoor and indoor facilities used for physical education by the school, demographic information regarding the racial and ethnic composition of the school, the total number and percentage of schools that met all state physical education instructional requirements in the prior year, the average frequency and amount of physical education provided by schools for each grade level, the total number of full-time state certified physical education instructors employed by the Department for grades K through 12, the total number of full-time staff employed at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels, the total number of part-time state certified physical education instructors employed by the Department for grades K through 12, the total number of part-time staff employed at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels, a list of all schools that share state certified physical education instructors and/or gymnasium space with other schools, a list of all schools using non-gymnasium space to provide school-day physical instruction, and a list of all schools using off-site space to provide school-day physical education instruction. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0645-2015 * Chaim M. Deutsch ~SPONSOR Transportation Bus lane violations. Introduction Motorists in New York City are prohibited from using dedicated bus lanes unless they are making right turns or picking up or dropping off passengers. The City operates cameras from 7:00am to 7:00pm on weekdays to monitor proper use of such lanes and impose monetary liability on those who fail to comply with bus lane restrictions. The bill would provide a “grace period” during the first and last five-minute period of such restrictions wherein motorists would not be subject to penalties resulting from images captured by a camera for utilizing bus lanes. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0646-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Transportation Limiting the parking of motor vehicles by dealers. Introduction This bill would make it unlawful for any dealer to park, store, or otherwise maintain a motor vehicle upon any city street for the purpose of displaying the motor vehicle for sale or greasing or repairing such motor vehicle (except in the case of an emergency repair). Additionally, it would prohibit any dealer from parking, storing, or otherwise maintaining on any street a motor vehicle that is in the dealer’s possession while awaiting repair or subsequent return to the owner or lessee of such motor vehicle. Dealers in possession of motor vehicles awaiting repair or return to the owner or lessee would be required to display a placard indicating the dealer’s name, address, license number, and telephone contact information in a manner clearly legible through the motor vehicle’s forward windshield. Each violation of these prohibitions would be punishable by a fine of no less than $250 and no more than $400. Every day that a motor vehicle is parked illegally would be considered a separate violation. Additionally, the bill would allow the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who receives a summons for a parking violation on a date and time in which the dealer was in the possession of the motor vehicle to use the dealer’s possession as an affirmative defense. If this defense is successful, the Transportation Commissioner may issue a summons, violation, or otherwise prosecute the dealer in possession at the time of the offense. The bill would also make any motor vehicle parked upon any city street for the purpose of displaying the motor vehicle for sale or greasing or repairing such motor vehicle (except in the case of an emergency repair) subject to impoundment. Any motor vehicle impounded would not be released until all applicable towing and storage fees were paid. If a motor vehicle is impounded or receives a summons while in possession of a dealer who is not the owner or lessee of the vehicle, the bill permits the owner or lessee of the vehicle to maintain a private cause of action against the dealer in possession. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0647-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Transportation Making the chaining, tying, or attaching of bicycles to street trees illegal. Introduction This bill would prohibit any person from chaining, tying, or otherwise attaching a bicycle to a street tree. The Transportation Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, would be responsible for promulgating any rules establishing penalties for violating this prohibition. Additionally, the bill would allow the bicycle to be seized and impounded when a summons or notice of violation is issued for violating this prohibition. Finally, the bill would allow designated employees of the Department of Transportation, Police Department, Department of Sanitation, and Department of Parks and Recreation to enforce this law. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0648-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Reporting and providing information concerning bedbugs. Introduction This bill would require building owners to file the bedbug history for buildings with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and to either post the bedbug history in a prominent place within the building or distribute the history to tenants upon signing a new lease or a lease renewal. This legislation would require HPD to post a building’s most recent bedbug history form on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0649-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Civil Rights Rescinding a waiver to the right to file a claim under the human rights law. Introduction The New York City Human Rights Law prohibits many forms of employment discrimination. This bill would require that any waiver of a right or claim under the Human Rights Law be knowing and voluntary. The bill would create specific and stringent standards to demonstrate knowing and voluntary waiver- including, amongst other requirements, a requirement that the waiver be in writing and understood by the employee. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0650-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs Requiring the department of consumer affairs to establish a uniform rating system for retail food stores. Introduction This bill would create a uniform rating system for retail food stores, such as grocery stores, convenience stores, bodegas, etc., on their compliance with the consumer affairs title of the administrative code. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0651-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Transportation Requirement that tickets and notices for parking violations provide a defense that a ticket was erroneously issued. Introduction   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0652-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Records access by council members. Introduction   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0653-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Health Gluten and food establishments. Introduction   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0654-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Establishment of an immigrant affairs coordinator within the department of parks and recreation. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to establish an “Immigrant Affairs Coordinator” who would act as a liaison between DPR and immigrant communities to help them engage more with park services. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0562-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Fire and Criminal Justice Services Appoint special prosecutors to prosecute violence and civil rights violations against individuals in the NYC Dept of Correction. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0563-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Education Reject any attempt to raise the cap on the number of charter schools. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0564-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Education DOE to implement a curriculum and to acquire textbooks and trade books that include key moments in LGBT history. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0565-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Education DOE to make use of available free resources from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in its implementation of the Respect for All initiative. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0566-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Higher Education CUNY to incorporate Lunar New Year as an observed university holiday throughout the CUNY system. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0567-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Higher Education CUNY to incorporate Diwali as an observed university holiday throughout the CUNY system. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0568-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Education Establish Diwali as an official holiday for NYC public school students. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0569-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Immigration Urging the US Dept of Homeland Security to investigate abuse allegations and take action to ensure the safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender immigrants in the custody of the US Dept of Homeland Security. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0655-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Sale of tax liens. Introduction On January 22, 2015, the City Council adopted legislation Local Law 14 that would among other things, create a Temporary Taskforce to examine the authority of the commissioner of finance to sell tax liens as an effective enforcement tool to collect debt owed to the city, and ensure proper mechanisms and protections are established to decrease the necessity for the use of such tool. The Task Force will also be required to submit a report about their conclusions and recommendations in examining the tax lien sale process. Local Law 14 required the Mayor to appoint 5 members, and the Council to appoint 5 members each to the Board. The legislation also required such appointments to be made within 60 days after the enactment of the local law. Int. 655 would change the date of appointment of the board members from no later than 60 days after enactment of the local law to no later than August 1, 2015. This legislation would also clarify that the Speaker can appoint any individual to the board that is an employee of the Council. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0656-2015 * Vincent Ignizio ~SPONSOR Finance Establishment of the South Shore BID, Staten Island Introduction Int. 656 would establish the South Shore BID on Staten Island in Council Member Ignizio’s district. This BID would consist of three, small, non-contiguous commercial strips located in the towns of Great Kills, Eltingville and Annadale. This is an interesting BID because it would be the City’s first BID consisting of three separate commercial strips under the umbrella of one BID. The BID would be comprised of 217 parcels of land containing 275 businesses, most of which are independently-owned and some of which are regional and national chain stores. The majority of the BID is commercial, but there are also public facilities, transportation and utilities, vacant land, and 82 residential units. The BID would have a relatively small budget of $185,000 in its first year, with the average assessment being approximately $1,002 per year and the maximum projected assessment being $5,090 per year. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0570-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~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 Res 0571-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Establishment of the South Shore BID, Staten Island Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0572-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Finance Provide a one hundred dollar tax credit to each taxpayer who adopts a dog or a cat from a shelter. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0657-2015 * Daniel R. Garodnick ~SPONSOR Health Documentation of annual water tank inspections and the reporting of such inspections. Introduction This bill would codify in the Administrative Code the submission requirement that currently exists in the Health Code. It would require DOHMH to post documentation of annual inspections on its website and the City’s Open Data portal, to provide guidance on its site to assist users in determining whether a building is required to have a water tank inspection, and to post information on how to submit a complaint about a water tank or water from a water tank to DOHMH. This bill would also reinstate a lapsed requirement of annual reporting by DOHMH to the Council relating to water tank inspections, and introduce a new requirement that such reports include data on the number of inspection results received, including the number of received results that demonstrate compliance with the health-related requirements for water tanks. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0658-2015 * Daniel R. Garodnick ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring information security and use of personal information policies for services licensed by taxi and limousine commission. Introduction This bill requires entities licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to protect passenger information—including names, addresses, credit card information, and any GPS data collected a passenger traveling in a TLC-licensed vehicle—and to only use that information for purposes the passenger has authorized. Those who misuse personal informational information would be subject to a penalty of $1,000 per violation. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0659-2015 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Ceating an online voter information portal allowing absentee voters to track the status of their absentee application and ballot. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Board of Elections to provide a secure website and mobile application that would allow users to (1) track the status of their absentee application and ballot; (2) view their registration status; (3) view the party for which they are a registered member; (4) view the federal, state, and local election districts in which they reside; (5) know whether they are required to bring any form of identification to vote; (6) view which elections held over the previous four calendar years for which they were registered to vote and whether they voted; (7) view the address at which they were previously registered to vote; (8) provide the option to receive alerts, including when there is a change in their registration status; (9) providing access to existing resources including (a) registering to vote, (b) updating registration information, (c) viewing sample ballots, (d) polling place locations, (e) voting hours, (f) signing up as a poll workers, and (g) viewing the voter guide. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0573-2015 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Technology Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (S.40/H.R.196) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0660-2015 * Rory I. Lancman ~SPONSOR Women’s Issues Requiring the office to combat domestic violence to provide clients with service satisfaction surveys. Introduction The bill would require the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV) to provide clients with service satisfaction surveys after they have received domestic violence services from OCDV. Completion of the survey by clients would not be mandatory and would be anonymous. OCDV would be required to submit to the New York City Council, on an annual basis, all service satisfaction surveys and data completed, specifically on November 1 of each year. The data submitted to the New York City Council would be disaggregated by borough and by victim status. Victim status would mean domestic violence, sexual abuse, elder abuse, human trafficking, or any other category OCDV would deem appropriate. The bill would require all agencies to provide, upon request from OCDV, all information needed for compliance with the bill. OCDV would also be required to make best efforts to ensure that other entities provide information as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the bill. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0661-2015 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Finance Acceptance of bitcoins for the payment of fines and fees. Introduction This bill would permit the city to accept bitcoins, through a financial intermediary, for the payment of fines, fees, charges and civil penalties. One or more financial intermediaries would contract with the city to provide such service where they would accept the bitcoin payment and then forward an equivalent amount, in dollars, to the city in satisfaction of the fine, fee, charge or civil penalty. A fee, to match the actual costs of the transaction, might be appended. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0662-2015 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Public Safety Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA) - Requiring the police department to submit quarterly reports relating to the issuance of desk appearance tickets. Introduction In enforcing misdemeanors and non-criminal offenses, the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) may either arrest the offender, issue a desk appearance ticket, or issue either a criminal or civil summons. The difference between a desk appearance and a summons is that issuing a desk appearance ticket requires the offender to be fingerprinted and booked, typically at a police precinct. This bill would require the NYPD to issue a quarterly report on the number of desk appearance tickets issued, disaggregated by the race, gender, and age of the person to whom it was issued, as well as the offense charged and the precinct in which it was issued. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0574-2015 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Clarifying the bill-aging requirements contained in state law and the NYC Charter. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0663-2015 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Transportation Right of way of pedestrians and bicyclists. Introduction This local law would exempt MTA bus drivers from Local Law 29-2014, which creates penalties for drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians or bicyclists who have the right of way. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0664-2015 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Using a machine readable format for the department of citywide administrative services’ quarterly provisional employee report. Introduction The New York City Charter currently requires the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to issue a quarterly report regarding provisional employees. This bill would require that the report be issued in a format that can be automatically read and processed by a machine and posted to the city’s website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0665-2015 * The Public Advocate (Ms. James) ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the police department to report information gathered by ShotSpotter technology. Introduction This bill requires the NYPD to report on information detected by ShotSpotter technology. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0666-2015 * Antonio Reynoso ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Sale of nonwoven disposable products. Introduction This bill would prohibit a retailer from selling a nonwoven disposable product unless it complies with testing standards established by the commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0667-2015 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Requiring the dept of sanitation to conduct a feasibility study concerning placing sensors on public waste receptacles. Introduction   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0668-2015 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Transportation Lower emission taxis and for hire vehicles. Introduction   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0669-2015 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Pilot program for the use of sensor-enhanced public litter baskets. Introduction   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0575-2015 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Transportation Making it a felony to assault a driver licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0576-2015 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR State and Federal Legislation Declaring the City of New York a “TPP-Free Zone”. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0577-2015 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Education Dept of Education to amend its Parent’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0578-2015 * Ritchie J. Torres ~SPONSOR Civil Rights President Obama to expand upon Executive Order 13672 by requiring all federal grantees to adopt pro-LGBT nondiscrimination policies and practices. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0579-2015 * Eric A. Ulrich ~SPONSOR Veterans Toxic Exposure Research Act. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0670-2015 * James Vacca ~SPONSOR Technology Modifying the 311 website so that customers can store and track all requests regardless of how the requests are submitted. Introduction This bill would require that the City’s 311 website be modified so that it offers customers the option to create unique online customer accounts that would allow customers to store and track their 311 requests regardless of how such requests were submitted. Currently, the 311 mobile app allows customers to store and track 311 requests that were made using the mobile app only. The individualized customer accounts would allow customers to store and track 311 requests that were submitted via the 311 mobile app as well as requests submitted via the 311 website, via certain social media sites, by a phone call, or by any other approved methods. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0671-2015 * Paul A. Vallone ~SPONSOR Transportation Pedestrian countdown displays at intersections adjacent to schools and parks. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation (“DOT”), no later than three years after the effective date of the local law, to survey all intersections with traffic control signals that are adjacent to a school (defined as providing full-time instruction to at least 250 students) or park (defined as equal to or greater than one acre and including a playground or active recreational or athletic amenity) and do not currently have pedestrian countdown displays for the purpose of determining whether pedestrian countdown displays should be installed at such intersections. The bill would require DOT to install pedestrian countdown displays at all intersections that the department determines should have such displays within two years of the completion of the survey. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0580-2015 * Paul A. Vallone ~SPONSOR Public Safety Establishing the offense of forcible touching against a child. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0581-2015 * James G. Van Bramer ~SPONSOR Finance Establishing a real property tax credit for small business owners who own their properties and for commercial landlords who retain tenants. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0672-2015 * Jumaane D. Williams ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Portable storage containers Introduction The bill would restrict residential property owners from putting a portable storage container on their property unless a permit was issued for such container by the Commissioner of the Department of Buildings. The permit would have a duration of no more than six months, and could be renewed one time for an additional six-month period at the discretion of the Commissioner. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0673-2015 * Jumaane D. Williams ~SPONSOR Technology Access to the translation feature of city websites. Introduction This bill would require that all city websites include a feature to translate the text of that website into languages other than English, whenever practicable. Such translation feature should also be indicated in a means that is comprehensible to speakers of several of the most commonly spoken languages. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0173-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 102 Greene St, Manhattan ( C 140353 ZSM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0173-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Zoning, 102 Greene St, Manhattan ( C 140353 ZSM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0174-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 498 Broome Str, Manhattan (C 130066 ZSM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0174-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Zoning, 498 Broome Str, Manhattan (C 130066 ZSM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0175-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, Fort Hamilton Parkway and East 4th St, Brooklyn (C 150076 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0175-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Zoning, Fort Hamilton Parkway and East 4th St, Brooklyn (C 150076 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0176-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, Fort Hamilton Parkway and 54th St, Brooklyn (C 140288 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0176-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Zoning, Fort Hamilton Parkway and 54th St, Brooklyn (C 140288 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0177-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Central Ridgewood Historic District, Queens (20155270 HKQ (N 150202 HKQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0177-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Central Ridgewood Historic District, Queens (20155270 HKQ (N 150202 HKQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0178-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Chester Court Historic District, Brooklyn (20155273 HKK (N 150204 HKK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0178-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Chester Court Historic District, Brooklyn (20155273 HKK (N 150204 HKK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available