Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/14/2015 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files - May 14, 2015, Hearing Transcript of the Stated Meeting - May 14, 2015, Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 14, 2015 Meeting Items (147) 147 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. Robert Lowe, Mount Moriah AME Church, 116-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens, N.Y. 11411. Motion to spread the invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Miller.           Video       3. Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of April 16, 2015 be adopted as printed by Council Member Deutsch.           Video       4.             Video M 0279-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Expense Revenue Contract Budget, for FY'16. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0280-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Executive Capital Budget for FY'16. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0281-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Proposed City FY'16 Community Development Program, the Proposed CFY'16 Budget, the Proposed Reallocations-the CD XLI Funds, Proposed CD XLII Statement of Objectives and Budget, dated 5/7/15. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0282-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Executive Budget Supporting Schedules, for FY'16. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0283-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Capital Commitment Plan, Executive Budget, FY'16, Volumes I, II and III. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0284-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Executive Budget -Geographic Reports for Expense Budget for FY'16. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0285-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Executive Capital Budget FY'16, Capital Project Detail Data, Citywide Volumes 1 and 2 and Volumes for the Five Boroughs, dated 5/7/15. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0286-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Ten-Year Capital Strategy, Fiscal Year 2016-2025. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0287-2015 *     Finance Submitting the Budget Summary, Message of the Mayor and Summary of Reduction Program relative to the Executive Budget, FY'16. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0288-2015 *     Received, Ordered, Printed and Filed Submitting 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 three fiscal years. Mayor's Message   Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council   Action details Not available M 0289-2015 *     Rules, Privileges and Elections Karen Redlener, Board of Health Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0290-2015 *     Rules, Privileges and Elections Ramanathan Raju, M.D., Board of Health Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0291-2015 *     Rules, Privileges and Elections Rosa M. Gil, DSW, Board of Health Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0292-2015 *     Rules, Privileges and Elections William Aguado, Taxi and Limousine Commission Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       5. None           Not available       6. None           Not available       7. None           Not available       8.             Video       9.             Video       10. None           Not available       11.             Video                     Not available Int 0702-2015 A Melissa Mark-Viverito   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring the development of a guide for building owners regarding aging in place. Introduction Under the bill, the Department for the Aging, in consultation with the Department of Buildings and the Department for Housing Preservation and Development, would be required to develop and distribute a guide for building owners on how they can modify dwelling units to allow tenants to age in place. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0426-2014 A Andrew Cohen   Amended and Laid Over Eliminating the sunset provisions related to income threshold increases for the SCRIE and DRIE programs. (S.4748/A.5565A) Resolution   Laid Over by Council   Action details Not available                     Not available Int 0742-2015 A James G. Van Bramer   Amended and Coupled on GO Community engagement process in the percent for art law. Introduction This bill would require that the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) provide reasonable advance notification of its intention to include works of art in a Percent for Art project on the Department’s website. The bill would also require that DCLA hold at least one public hearing on such works of art prior to inclusion. The bill would further require that notice of the hearing be published in the City Record at least fourteen days before the hearing will take place. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 0240-2014 A Jumaane D. Williams   Amended and Coupled on GO Filing semiannual reports on catch basin cleanup and maintenance Introduction This bill would require NYCDEP to submit semiannual reports to the Mayor and City Council regarding the inspection, maintenance and repair of catch basins, disaggregated by community district. The bill would also require NYCDEP to inspect every catch basin at least once per year, and to unclog/repair a catch basin within nine days from when a complaint is filed. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Res 0666-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Coupled on GO Lower East Side Business Improvement District Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0689-2015 * 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 LU 0216-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland     277 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0699-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Coupled on GO LU 216 - 277 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0217-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland     Bensonhurst Housing for the Elderly, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0700-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Coupled on GO LU 217 - Bensonhurst Housing for the Elderly, Brooklyn Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0220-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland     2629 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0701-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 220 - 2629 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0221-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland     404 East 10th Street, Manhattan Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0702-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 221 - 404 East 10th Street, Manhattan Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0222-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland     Aquinas Deacon Juan Santos, Bronx Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0703-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 222 - Aquinas Deacon Juan Santos, Bronx Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 0579-2014 A Helen K. Rosenthal   Amended and Coupled on GO Reporting on the racial and gender makeup of applicants for firefighter civil service examinations, and admission and graduation statistics from the probationary firefighter school. Introduction To become a firefighter with the Fire Department of the City of New York (“FDNY”), an applicant must pass multiple phases of testing and evaluation. This bill would require the FDNY to report on the gender and racial demographics of the applicant pool at every step of this process. The bill would require the FDNY to report these statistics for its most recent application period, and for each application period going forward on a yearly basis. The bill also requires the FDNY to report on its recruiting activities for the firefighter position, including its recruiting expenditures, a list of the recruiting events it attended, and a list of the preparatory materials it creates to assist firefighter applicants. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 0761-2015 * Elizabeth S. Crowley   Coupled on GO Technical changes to certain pet shop requirements, as added by local laws 5 and 7 for the year 2015. Introduction This bill would make technical changes to local laws 5 and 7 for the year 2015 related to pet shops. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0772-2015 * Corey D. Johnson   Coupled on GO Technical changes to certain pet shop requirements, as added by local laws 6 and 8 for the year 2015. Introduction This bill would make technical changes to local laws 6 and 8 for the year 2015 related to pet shops. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 0222-2014 A Rosie Mendez   Amended and Coupled on GO Amending the obligations of owners to provide notice to their tenants for service interruptions. Introduction This bill would require landlords to provide building occupants with 72-hours-notice prior to performing work which would cause an interruption in building services. The notice would have to be posted in a prominent place in the building and placed under the door of each dwelling unit. The notice would also have to state the type of work being performed and the estimated start and end date of the service interruption. Work performed on an emergency basis and work performed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) would be exempt from the notice requirement. This bill would also require HPD to publish rules regarding what constitutes an emergency basis. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0592-2014 A Corey D. Johnson   Amended and Coupled on GO Preservation of hotels Introduction This bill would place limitations on the conversion of certain hotel space for purposes other than use as a hotel. The bill would affect hotels having 150 units or more and would allow such a hotel to convert approximately 20 percent of the floor area used for sleeping accommodations to a different use. In order to convert additional hotel space, a hotel owner would have to apply to the Hotel Conversion Review Board, created by this bill, for a waiver and would have to demonstrate that the hotel was unable to earn a reasonable financial return. The Board would evaluate relevant financial information relating to the hotel and hold a public hearing with respect to each application for a waiver. If the Board found that the hotel was unable to earn a reasonable financial return, it would be authorized to allow the owner to convert additional hotel space for other uses to the minimum extent necessary to allow the hotel to earn a reasonable return. The waiver procedure would first become available 180 days after this bill became law. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available LU 0197-2015 * David G. Greenfield   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. Zoning, Vanderbilt Corridor, Manhattan (N 150127 ZRM) 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 0198-2015 * David G. Greenfield   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. Zoning, Vanderbilt Corridor, Manhattan (C140440 MMM) 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 0199-2015 * David G. Greenfield   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. Zoning, One Vanderbilt Avenue, Manhattan (C 150128 ZSM) 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 0200-2015 * David G. Greenfield   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. Zoning, One Vanderbilt Avenue, Manhattan (C 150129 ZSM) 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 0201-2015 * David G. Greenfield   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. Zoning, One Vanderbilt Avenue, Manhattan (C150130(A) ZSM) 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 0209-2015 * David G. Greenfield   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. Zoning, 39-41 W. 23rd St , Manhattan (C140404ZSM) 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 0210-2015 * David G. Greenfield   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. Zoning, 39-41 W. 23rd St, Manhattan (C140405ZSM) 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 0211-2015 * David G. Greenfield   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. Zoning, Cherry Hill Gourmet Text Amendment, Brooklyn (N150109ZRK) 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 0218-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, 222 East 13th St, Manhattan (20155529 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0704-2015 * David G. Greenfield   Coupled on GO LU 218 - Planning, 222 East 13th St, Manhattan (20155529 HAM) Resolution   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 0702-2015 A Melissa Mark-Viverito ~coupled A and GO Requiring the development of a guide for building owners regarding aging in place. Introduction Under the bill, the Department for the Aging, in consultation with the Department of Buildings and the Department for Housing Preservation and Development, would be required to develop and distribute a guide for building owners on how they can modify dwelling units to allow tenants to age in place.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0742-2015 A James G. Van Bramer ~coupled A and GO Community engagement process in the percent for art law. Introduction This bill would require that the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) provide reasonable advance notification of its intention to include works of art in a Percent for Art project on the Department’s website. The bill would also require that DCLA hold at least one public hearing on such works of art prior to inclusion. The bill would further require that notice of the hearing be published in the City Record at least fourteen days before the hearing will take place.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0240-2014 A Jumaane D. Williams ~coupled A and GO Filing semiannual reports on catch basin cleanup and maintenance Introduction This bill would require NYCDEP to submit semiannual reports to the Mayor and City Council regarding the inspection, maintenance and repair of catch basins, disaggregated by community district. The bill would also require NYCDEP to inspect every catch basin at least once per year, and to unclog/repair a catch basin within nine days from when a complaint is filed.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 0666-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled GO Lower East Side Business Improvement District Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0689-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsiderd - 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 0699-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled GO LU 216 - 277 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0700-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled GO LU 217 - Bensonhurst Housing for the Elderly, Brooklyn Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0701-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsiderd - GO LU 220 - 2629 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0702-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsiderd - GO LU 221 - 404 East 10th Street, Manhattan Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0703-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsiderd - GO LU 222 - Aquinas Deacon Juan Santos, Bronx Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0579-2014 A Helen K. Rosenthal ~coupled A and GO Reporting on the racial and gender makeup of applicants for firefighter civil service examinations, and admission and graduation statistics from the probationary firefighter school. Introduction To become a firefighter with the Fire Department of the City of New York (“FDNY”), an applicant must pass multiple phases of testing and evaluation. This bill would require the FDNY to report on the gender and racial demographics of the applicant pool at every step of this process. The bill would require the FDNY to report these statistics for its most recent application period, and for each application period going forward on a yearly basis. The bill also requires the FDNY to report on its recruiting activities for the firefighter position, including its recruiting expenditures, a list of the recruiting events it attended, and a list of the preparatory materials it creates to assist firefighter applicants.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0761-2015 * Elizabeth S. Crowley ~coupled GO Technical changes to certain pet shop requirements, as added by local laws 5 and 7 for the year 2015. Introduction This bill would make technical changes to local laws 5 and 7 for the year 2015 related to pet shops.     Action details Not available Int 0772-2015 * Corey D. Johnson ~coupled GO Technical changes to certain pet shop requirements, as added by local laws 6 and 8 for the year 2015. Introduction This bill would make technical changes to local laws 6 and 8 for the year 2015 related to pet shops.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0222-2014 A Rosie Mendez ~coupled A and GO Amending the obligations of owners to provide notice to their tenants for service interruptions. Introduction This bill would require landlords to provide building occupants with 72-hours-notice prior to performing work which would cause an interruption in building services. The notice would have to be posted in a prominent place in the building and placed under the door of each dwelling unit. The notice would also have to state the type of work being performed and the estimated start and end date of the service interruption. Work performed on an emergency basis and work performed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) would be exempt from the notice requirement. This bill would also require HPD to publish rules regarding what constitutes an emergency basis.     Action details Not available Int 0592-2014 A Corey D. Johnson ~coupled A and GO Preservation of hotels Introduction This bill would place limitations on the conversion of certain hotel space for purposes other than use as a hotel. The bill would affect hotels having 150 units or more and would allow such a hotel to convert approximately 20 percent of the floor area used for sleeping accommodations to a different use. In order to convert additional hotel space, a hotel owner would have to apply to the Hotel Conversion Review Board, created by this bill, for a waiver and would have to demonstrate that the hotel was unable to earn a reasonable financial return. The Board would evaluate relevant financial information relating to the hotel and hold a public hearing with respect to each application for a waiver. If the Board found that the hotel was unable to earn a reasonable financial return, it would be authorized to allow the owner to convert additional hotel space for other uses to the minimum extent necessary to allow the hotel to earn a reasonable return. The waiver procedure would first become available 180 days after this bill became law.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 0704-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled GO LU 218 - Planning, 222 East 13th St, Manhattan (20155529 HAM) Resolution       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.             Video       15.             Not available Res 0329-2014 B Alan N. Maisel   Amended and Adopted by the Committee on Veterans Requiring the SUNY and CUNY Boards of Trustees to adopt policies requiring system universities and colleges to award college credit based on military service Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0549-2015 * Donovan J. Richards   Adopted by the Committee on Environmental Protection Governor Andrew Cuomo to veto the application by Liberty Natural Gas, LLC to construct the Port Ambrose liquefied natural gas terminal off the coast of NY. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0652-2015 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez   Adopted by the Committee on Transportation GROW AMERICA Act. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16.             Video       17.             Not available                     Not available Res 0686-2015 * Margaret S. Chin ~SPONSOR Women's Issues The Woman on the Twenty Act (S. 925 / H.R. 1910) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0784-2015 * Elizabeth S. Crowley ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Fire and Criminal Justice Services Creation of an inmate bill of rights. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Correction to communicate to every inmate their rights as inmates in plain and simple language, both in writing and orally. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0785-2015 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Requiring the 311 call center to log complaints about locations without street addresses Introduction This bill would prohibit staff at the 311 citizen service call center from declining to enter complaints or requests for service into their database for the purposes of forwarding to the appropriate agency to respond on account of the caller or texter failing to provide an address or other location that is in the database utilized by 311. In such instances, the 311 citizen service call center would be required to enter the location, whether it is an unrecognized address, intersection, or other location, into the “notes” section of the database entry, which is intended to allow the responding agency to identify the location to which the caller or texter is referring. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0687-2015 * Mathieu Eugene ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Establishing October 9th annually as NYC Haitian Day, in recognition of the historic contributions of the Haitian diaspora to the City of NY. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0688-2015 * Mathieu Eugene ~SPONSOR Immigration Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to grant Temporary Protected Status designation to Nepal and eligible Nepalese nationals. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0689-2015 * 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 Int 0786-2015 * Corey D. Johnson ~SPONSOR Health Retention of DNA profiles by the office of chief medical examiner. Introduction This bill would prohibit the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner from placing the DNA profiles of individuals who are, or were at one time, suspects in a crime or otherwise persons of interest to the Police Department, but who were never convicted of a crime, into a database for the purpose of comparing their DNA profiles to DNA evidence gathered at crime scenes in the future. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0690-2015 * Corey D. Johnson ~SPONSOR Finance Raise the minimum threshold for imposition of the “Mansion Tax”. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0691-2015 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Congress and the states authority to regulate the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0787-2015 * Brad S. Lander ~SPONSOR Transportation Seizure of abandoned bicycles. Introduction The bill would allow the City to seize bicycles abandoned in a public place. The proposed local law provides for a period in which an abandoned bicycle may be removed, notice of the City’s intent to remove such a bicycle, a hearing and retrieval process, and a civil penalty of $25 to $100 for abandoning a bicycle in a public place. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0788-2015 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Rights and responsibilities of tenants and owners regarding the lawful collection of rents. Introduction In 2015, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) published “The ABCs of Housing,” an information guide meant to inform tenants and owners of their rights and obligations with respect to maintaining safe and habitable housing. This bill would amend the rights and responsibilities guide for tenants and owners, published by HPD in accordance with Local Law 45/2014, to include 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. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0692-2015 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Extend labor protections to farm workers. (A.4762/S.1291) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0693-2015 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Gerawan Farming to respect their workers, and implement the agreement ordered by the contract terms set by the mediator. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0789-2015 * The Public Advocate (Ms. James) ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Implementing a pilot project to reduce the number of crashes involving city owned motor vehicles. Introduction The proposed local law would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to conduct a year-long pilot program that would utilize collision avoidance technology on no less than 100 City fleet vehicles. The proposed legislation would also require DCAS to produce a report at the end of the pilot program discussing the impact of such technology on the incidence of vehicle accidents, the cost of such technology, and recommendations for expanding the use of such technology. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0694-2015 * Donovan J. Richards ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission not to relicense Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0790-2015 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Finance Extending the transfer tax exemption period for leases of taxicab licenses. Introduction The City imposes a tax on the transfer of taxicab licenses, also known as medallions, but includes an exemption for leases of six months or less. This bill would extend the lease exemption from six months to seven years. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0791-2015 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Land Use Requiring Community Board referral of certificate of appropriateness applications and subsequent modifications. Introduction This bill would impose a mandatory public review process for all applications for certificates of appropriateness filed with the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). It would require LPC to refer all applications for certificates of appropriateness to affected community boards after they are filed with the commission. It would require LPC to wait to hold its required public hearing on the application to allow a sufficient amount of time for the affected community board to review and comment on applications. The bill also would require an additional, second community board referral and notification to the local councilmember when an application is significantly modified after LPC holds its public hearing on the application. A modification would be considered significant if it resulted in: 1. Any change in the footprint of the proposed improvement, 2. Any increase in the height of the proposed improvement, or 3. Any significant change in the exterior design elements or materials Lastly, the bill would require LPC to notify both the community board and the local councilmember if the Commission made further modifications to the proposal after a second community board referral. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0695-2015 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Allowing 16 and 17 year-olds to pre-register to vote. (A2529/S857) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0792-2015 * Eric A. Ulrich ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring HRA to provide rental assistance to disabled veterans. Introduction The bill would require the Human Resources Administration to provide rental assistance to disabled veterans residing in apartments with rents at or below the fair market rent amount set by the United States Department of Housing Urban Development. To qualify for the rental subsidy a veteran would have to receive a disability pension from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or receive service-connected disability benefits from the VA at a 50 percent or higher disability rating. In addition, the veteran’s combined earned and unearned income could not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level and resources could not exceed the limit for public assistance recipients under New York State Law. Veterans who meet these qualifications would be required to pay no more than 30 percent of their monthly income toward their rent. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0793-2015 * Eric A. Ulrich ~SPONSOR Veterans Creating a taskforce to study veterans in the criminal justice system. Introduction This bill would establish a task force to study the issues confronting veterans involved in the criminal justice system, and issue a report with recommendations on how to limit the involvement of veterans in the criminal justice system, assist veterans transitioning out of the criminal justice system, expand available legal services for veterans, and other recommendations as the task force determines appropriate. The task force would consist of the Mayor’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs, the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, the Department of Correction, the Department of Probation, the Police Department, and two appointees each by the Mayor and Speaker of the Council. Additionally, the bill would require the task force to make a good faith effort to procure certain information regarding veterans in the city’s criminal courts, and would require the Department of Correction to provide certain information on incarcerated veterans in the city to the task force for inclusion in the report. The task force would be required to issue the report, including recommendations, no later than July 1, 2016. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0696-2015 * Eric A. Ulrich ~SPONSOR Economic Development Economic Development Corporation to establish a centralized veterans-exclusive incubator in the City. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0697-2015 * Eric A. Ulrich ~SPONSOR Veterans Servicemember Assistance for Lawful Understanding, Treatment and Education (SALUTE) Act of 2015. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0794-2015 * Jumaane D. Williams ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Creation of a task force to assess safety risks at construction sites. Introduction This bill would establish a task force, headed by the Departments of Buildings (DOB), and composed of various City agencies to assess the safety risks posed to pedestrians and motorists by construction sites. The task force would also submit recommendations to the Mayor and Council on proposed measures to mitigate such safety hazards. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0795-2015 * Jumaane D. Williams ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Clarifying bicycle access in office buildings. Introduction The bill would require owners of office buildings to allow bicycles to be brought into their buildings and to use freight elevators in the same manner as ordinary freight. At any time when no freight elevator is operational, it would require owners to allow bicycles to be brought onto one or more designated passenger elevators. This bill would also allow future requesting tenants to receive access under the same bicycle access plan as previous requesting tenants. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0698-2015 * Annabel Palma ~SPONSOR Public Safety Establish an Innocence Inquiry Commission. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0220-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance 2629 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0221-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance 404 East 10th Street, Manhattan Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0222-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Aquinas Deacon Juan Santos, Bronx Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0223-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 505-512 W. 23rd St. / W. Chelsea Text Amendment (N 090311 ZRM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0223-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Zoning, 505-512 W. 23rd St. / W. Chelsea Text Amendment (N 090311 ZRM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0224-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Brooklyn (20155636 PNK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0224-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Brooklyn (20155636 PNK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0225-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Disposition and Concessions Planning, PRC Andrews Ave., Bronx (20155570 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0225-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, PRC Andrews Ave., Bronx (20155570 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0226-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Disposition and Concessions Planning, 911 Longwood Portfolio, Bronx (20155631 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0226-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, 911 Longwood Portfolio, Bronx (20155631 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0227-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Disposition and Concessions Planning, Compass Residence 2A, Bronx (20155632 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0227-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, Compass Residence 2A, Bronx (20155632 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0228-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Disposition and Concessions Planning, Beach Green North, Queens (20155635 HAQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0228-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, Beach Green North, Queens (20155635 HAQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0229-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Disposition and Concessions Planning, 62 West Tremont Ave, Bronx (20155571 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0229-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, 62 West Tremont Ave, Bronx (20155571 HAX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0230-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Disposition and Concessions Planning, 2425 Mermaid Ave, 2427 Mermaid Ave, 3216 Mermaid Ave, 2816 West 16th Street, 3566 Canal Ave, Brooklyn (20155634 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0230-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, 2425 Mermaid Ave, 2427 Mermaid Ave, 3216 Mermaid Ave, 2816 West 16th Street, 3566 Canal Ave, Brooklyn (20155634 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available