Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/19/2023 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS, LOCATING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW MATERIALS FOR CERTAIN LAND USE APPLICATIONS, Stated Meeting Agenda, Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (115) 115 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia       1. ROLL CALL           Roll call Not available       2. INVOCATION - Delivered by: Venerable You Lin, Director, Fo Guang Shan New York Temple/International Buddhist Society located at 154-37 Barclay Ave., Flushing, NY 11355. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Keith Ung.           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of December 21, 2022 be adopted as printed by Council Member Cabán.           Not available       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR - None           Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES           Not available M 0109-2023 *     Preconsidered - Rules, Privileges and Elections Carol R. Edmead, Commissioner of Elections of the Board of Elections. Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS           Not available M 0110-2023 *     Preconsidered - Rules, Privileges and Elections Deanna Hoskins, New York City Board of Correction Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0111-2023 *     Preconsidered - Rules, Privileges and Elections Rachel Bedard, New York City Board of Correction Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       7. LAND USE CALL-UPS           Not available M 0112-2023 * Erik D. Bottcher     Zoning, 213-227 West 28th Street Parking Special Permits, Manhattan (C 200012 ZSM and C 200013 ZSM) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       8. COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER           Not available       9. DISCUSSION OF GENERAL ORDERS           Not available       10. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None           Not available       11. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES           Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGING           Not available Int 0672-2022 A Crystal Hudson   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Aging In Place Package - Cultural programming relevant to prevalent spoken languages at older adult centers. Introduction The proposed bill would require the Department for the Aging (DFTA) to identify the communities served by each older adult center and the prevalent spoken languages of each such community, and to notify each older adult center of such prevalent spoken languages at least once annually. The bill also directs DFTA to require each older adult center to develop and conduct programming in each prevalent spoken language of each such center. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0673-2022 A Crystal Hudson   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Aging In Place Package - Promoting housing stability for seniors by entitling any person who is 60 years of age or older to full legal representation in eviction or termination of tenancy proceedings in housing court. Introduction This bill would entitle any person 60 years of age or older facing eviction or termination of tenancy in housing court to full legal representation at no cost. This bill would also require the Department for the Aging to establish a housing support program for the purpose of providing tailored advice and support, through case management services, to persons 60 years of age or older who are at risk of eviction or foreclosure. The bill also directs the Coordinator of the Office of Civil Justice to work with persons 60 years of age or older to educate and inform them about their rights in housing court. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0674-2022 A Crystal Hudson   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Aging In Place Package - Requiring a know your rights pamphlet for older adults. Introduction This bill would require the Department for the Aging (DFTA) to create and maintain a know-your-rights pamphlet for older adults who are 60 years of age and older, to inform them of their rights on various topics. The pamphlet would describe each topic and provide the name, address, contact information, and website of the relevant agency and community-based organization that an older adult may contact to obtain information to address such topics. The bill would also require such pamphlet to be posted on DFTA’s website and on the 311 website. DFTA would also be required to conduct outreach on the pamphlet and annually report on such outreach efforts. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION           Not available Int 0559-2022 A Marjorie Velázquez   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Restricting the provision of eating utensils, condiment packets, napkins and extra eating containers, and clarifying the definition of third-party courier service. Introduction This bill would prohibit food service establishments, couriers who deliver food, and food delivery platforms from providing eating utensils, extra eating containers, condiment packets and napkins to customers for take-out and delivery orders unless the customer requests them. Delivery platforms would have to provide a means for a customer to request the items, but the bill would require that the default option is that the customer does not request such items. Food service establishments, couriers and delivery platforms who violate this bill would be subject to civil penalties, however the bill would require that warnings, instead of a monetary penalty, be given for any violation occurring before July 1, 2024. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE           Not available Res 0457-2023 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0163-2023 * Justin L. Brannan     Kay's Place, Block 1028, Lot 7, Brooklyn, Community District No. 6, Council District No. 39. Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0466-2023 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders LU 163 - Kay's Place, Block 1028, Lot 7, Brooklyn, Community District No. 6, Council District No. 39. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS           Not available Int 0855-2022 A Selvena N. Brooks-Powers   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring disclosure of the identity of contributors to entities making independent expenditures in support of or in opposition to any municipal ballot proposal or referendum. Introduction This bill would require independent spenders working to influence the results of a municipal ballot initiative to disclose such spenders’ donors to the Campaign Finance Board and, in certain cases, in their advertisements. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION           Not available Int 0660-2022 A Eric Dinowitz   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Establishing a program to provide transition services for students with disabilities entering higher education. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) or any other office designated by the mayor, to establish a program to help high school students with disabilities who are going on to institutions of higher education to obtain accommodations. As part of such program, the designated office would (i) develop and implement a system to facilitate the sharing of information about students’ special education services and (ii) provide students with student advocates to access related supports. This bill would also require the designated office to conduct outreach on the program and to annually submit a report on the program and the outreach conducted to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post it on its website. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE           Not available LU 0155-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 97-27 57th Ave. Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 220250 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0467-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 155 - Zoning, 97-27 57th Ave. Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 220250 ZMQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0156-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 58-02 Northern Blvd Rezoning, Queens (C 210389 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Disapproved by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0468-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Motion to Disapprove LU 156 - Zoning, 58-02 Northern Blvd Rezoning, Queens (C 210389 ZMQ) Resolution   Disapproved by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0157-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 58-02 Northern Blvd Rezoning, Queens (N 210390 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Disapproved by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0469-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Motion to Disapprove LU 157 - Zoning, 58-02 Northern Blvd Rezoning, Queens (N 210390 ZRQ) Resolution   Disapproved by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0158-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 446-448 Park Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 210332 ZMK) 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 0159-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 446-448 Park Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 210333 ZRK) 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 0160-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, Reform Temple of Forest Hills Rezoning, Queens (C 220274 ZMQ) 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 0161-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, Reform Temple of Forest Hills Rezoning, Queens (N 220275 ZRQ) 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 0162-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Gowanus Green ESDC Grant Application, Brooklyn (G 220025 GAK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0470-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 162 - Zoning, Gowanus Green ESDC Grant Application, Brooklyn (G 220025 GAK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0164-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 34 Morningside Avenue Cluster Technical Correction, Manhattan (G 220026 CCM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0471-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders LU 164 - Landmarks, 34 Morningside Avenue Cluster Technical Correction, Manhattan (G 220026 CCM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available T2022-0001 *   ~coupled Coupled on General Orders Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled AGING           Not available Int 0672-2022 A Crystal Hudson ~coupled A and GO Aging In Place Package - Cultural programming relevant to prevalent spoken languages at older adult centers. Introduction The proposed bill would require the Department for the Aging (DFTA) to identify the communities served by each older adult center and the prevalent spoken languages of each such community, and to notify each older adult center of such prevalent spoken languages at least once annually. The bill also directs DFTA to require each older adult center to develop and conduct programming in each prevalent spoken language of each such center.     Action details Not available Int 0673-2022 A Crystal Hudson ~coupled A and GO Aging In Place Package - Promoting housing stability for seniors by entitling any person who is 60 years of age or older to full legal representation in eviction or termination of tenancy proceedings in housing court. Introduction This bill would entitle any person 60 years of age or older facing eviction or termination of tenancy in housing court to full legal representation at no cost. This bill would also require the Department for the Aging to establish a housing support program for the purpose of providing tailored advice and support, through case management services, to persons 60 years of age or older who are at risk of eviction or foreclosure. The bill also directs the Coordinator of the Office of Civil Justice to work with persons 60 years of age or older to educate and inform them about their rights in housing court.     Action details Not available Int 0674-2022 A Crystal Hudson ~coupled A and GO Aging In Place Package - Requiring a know your rights pamphlet for older adults. Introduction This bill would require the Department for the Aging (DFTA) to create and maintain a know-your-rights pamphlet for older adults who are 60 years of age and older, to inform them of their rights on various topics. The pamphlet would describe each topic and provide the name, address, contact information, and website of the relevant agency and community-based organization that an older adult may contact to obtain information to address such topics. The bill would also require such pamphlet to be posted on DFTA’s website and on the 311 website. DFTA would also be required to conduct outreach on the pamphlet and annually report on such outreach efforts.     Action details Not available       ~coupled CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION           Not available Int 0559-2022 A Marjorie Velázquez ~coupled A and GO Restricting the provision of eating utensils, condiment packets, napkins and extra eating containers, and clarifying the definition of third-party courier service. Introduction This bill would prohibit food service establishments, couriers who deliver food, and food delivery platforms from providing eating utensils, extra eating containers, condiment packets and napkins to customers for take-out and delivery orders unless the customer requests them. Delivery platforms would have to provide a means for a customer to request the items, but the bill would require that the default option is that the customer does not request such items. Food service establishments, couriers and delivery platforms who violate this bill would be subject to civil penalties, however the bill would require that warnings, instead of a monetary penalty, be given for any violation occurring before July 1, 2024.     Action details Not available       ~coupled FINANCE           Not available Res 0457-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered – GO Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0466-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered – GO LU 163 - Kay's Place, Block 1028, Lot 7, Brooklyn, Community District No. 6, Council District No. 39. Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS           Not available Int 0855-2022 A Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~coupled A and GO Requiring disclosure of the identity of contributors to entities making independent expenditures in support of or in opposition to any municipal ballot proposal or referendum. Introduction This bill would require independent spenders working to influence the results of a municipal ballot initiative to disclose such spenders’ donors to the Campaign Finance Board and, in certain cases, in their advertisements.     Action details Not available       ~coupled HIGHER EDUCATION           Not available Int 0660-2022 A Eric Dinowitz ~coupled A and GO Establishing a program to provide transition services for students with disabilities entering higher education. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) or any other office designated by the mayor, to establish a program to help high school students with disabilities who are going on to institutions of higher education to obtain accommodations. As part of such program, the designated office would (i) develop and implement a system to facilitate the sharing of information about students’ special education services and (ii) provide students with student advocates to access related supports. This bill would also require the designated office to conduct outreach on the program and to annually submit a report on the program and the outreach conducted to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post it on its website.     Action details Not available       ~coupled LAND USE           Not available Res 0467-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 155 - Zoning, 97-27 57th Ave. Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 220250 ZMQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0468-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Disapproved LU 156 - Zoning, 58-02 Northern Blvd Rezoning, Queens (C 210389 ZMQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0469-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Disapproved LU 157 - Zoning, 58-02 Northern Blvd Rezoning, Queens (N 210390 ZRQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0470-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 162 - Zoning, Gowanus Green ESDC Grant Application, Brooklyn (G 220025 GAK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0471-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 164 - Landmarks, 34 Morningside Avenue Cluster Technical Correction, Manhattan (G 220026 CCM) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available T2022-0001 *   ~coupled GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds       Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       13. INTRODUCTION & READING OF BILLS (SEE BELOW)           Not available       14. DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTIONS           Not available       15. RESOLUTIONS           Not available Res 0057-2022 A Diana I. Ayala   Amended and Adopted by the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Support of self-determination for Puerto Rico. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0387-2022 * Diana I. Ayala   Adopted by the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations U.S. Congress to repeal the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the “Jones Act”. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0392-2022 A Tiffany Cabán   Amended and Adopted by the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Supporting a democratically governed public entity that will provide reliable and affordable electrical power to the people of Puerto Rico and supporting the immediate cancellation of the contract with LUMA Energy. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Not available       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Not available         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Int 0877-2023 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Exit surveys and interviews for resigning and retiring employees of city agencies. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to create a comprehensive exit survey and interview protocol designed to gather feedback from resigning and retiring municipal employees in regard to their experience in the City’s civil service. Agencies would be required to offer both an electronic exit survey to all resigning and retiring employees and an in-person exit interview to a set percentage of resigning and retiring employees based on the agency’s size. Exit surveys and interviews would be completed on a voluntary basis and would be administered by the employing agency on or before the employee’s last day of employment. Beginning March 30, 2025, and annually thereafter, DCAS would be required to submit a report to the Equal Employment Practices Commission and the Speaker summarizing the responses received in exit surveys and interviews. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0456-2023 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR General Welfare SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2022 (H.R.9319) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0878-2023 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - General Welfare Prohibiting the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type. Introduction This bill would prohibit the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type and repeals section 21-145.1 and 21-145.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0457-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0458-2023 * Erik D. Bottcher ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Gender Identity Respect, Dignity and Safety Act (A.7001B/S.6677A) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0879-2023 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Installation of bollards at reconstructed sidewalks, curb extensions and pedestrian ramps. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to install bollards, where necessary throughout the City of New York, at sidewalks, curb extensions and pedestrian ramps being reconstructed to make them accessible for pedestrians with a disability. This bill would also require the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the effectiveness of bollards in high pedestrian traffic areas throughout the City and develop guidelines, no later than six months after the effective date of this local law, to determine whether bollards should be installed during the repair or reconstruction of sidewalks, curb extensions and pedestrian ramps to make them more accessible to pedestrians with a disability, especially in high traffic areas. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0880-2023 * Eric Dinowitz ~SPONSOR Technology Requiring the 311 customer service center to provide live chat functionality. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to provide a live chat option within the 311 customer service center website and mobile application, and to transit live chat logs to agency representatives or inspectors. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0881-2023 * Eric Dinowitz ~SPONSOR Technology Requiring that 311 allow persons to request snow and ice removal on pedestrian bridges and that those reports be routed to the appropriate agency. Introduction This bill would enable persons who access the 311 website, app or phone line to be able to request that snow and ice be cleared from pedestrian bridges. This bill would also ensure that the request goes to the appropriate agency that is in charge of snow removal. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0459-2023 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Immigration Prohibiting municipalities from requiring all employers to check prospective employees’ work authorization status by using the federal electronic verification system. (A.568/S.1802) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0460-2023 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure NYS Legislature and Governor to fully fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in the State’s upcoming Fiscal Year 2024 Budget. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0882-2023 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Requiring that balloons made with electrically conductive material and filled with gas lighter than air be weighted and include warning labels. Introduction This bill would require that any retailer that sells balloons constructed using metallic materials to attach a label to each balloon with a warning about the dangers of metallic balloons colliding with power lines and the retailer’s identifying information. Retailers would also be required to attach weights to any balloon filled with gas lighter than air. Any retailer that violates this law would be subject to a civil penalty of at least $100 for each balloon sold or offered for sale in violation, with a maximum total daily penalty of $2,000. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0883-2023 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Operation of motorized scooters, and to repeal subdivision e of section 19-176.2 of such code, relating to operators of electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist. Introduction This bill would repeal recently enacted provisions of the Administrative Code that allow for the operation of certain e-bikes and e-scooters in New York City. The bill would also restore the fines for e-bike and e-scooter violations from the current civil penalty of $250 to the original amount of $500. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0461-2023 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure MTA to allow seniors and people with disabilities to receive fare discounts on express buses during rush hours, between the hours of 6 am to 10 am and between 3 pm and 7 pm on Monday through Friday.. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0462-2023 * Crystal Hudson ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Allowing family and friends of incarcerated individuals to deliver packages in person during prison visits. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0463-2023 * Julie Menin ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Recognizing November 26 as Holodomor Memorial Day in the City of New York to honor the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0884-2023 * Mercedes Narcisse ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Establishment of a task force to study city mental health resources and mental health bed capacity in hospitals and jails and issue a report and make recommendations for remedying any deficiencies. Introduction This bill would establish a task force to study the current state of mental health resources in the city and mental health bed capacity in hospitals and jails in the city. The task force will issue a report and make recommendations to ensure that any such deficiencies are remedied. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0885-2023 * Mercedes Narcisse ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Automatic waiver of certain additional penalties for a parking violation if a vehicle owner responds to a notice of violation between forty-five and ninety days of its issuance. Introduction This bill would provide for the automatic waiver of certain additional penalties for failure to respond to a parking violation if the owner of a vehicle responds to such violation between 45 and 90 days after its issuance. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0886-2023 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Accessory sign violations and waiving penalties and fees for signs that are accessory to a use on the same zoning lot. Introduction This bill would amend Local Law 28 of 2019, as amended by Local Law 29 of 2021, to extend the four-year moratorium on the issuance of accessory sign violations for two additional years. The proposed legislation would also extend the temporary DOB assistance program established by Local Law 28 of 2019 for two years. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0887-2023 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Reporting on gender identity of persons in the custody of the department of correction. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to report on a quarterly basis information related to individuals in DOC custody whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned to the individual at birth, including, but not limited to, transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary, or intersex. DOC would be required to report information regarding such individuals’ housing placements, denials of requests for housing most closely aligns with a person’s gender identity, and involuntary transfers from housing most closely aligns with a person’s gender identity. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0888-2023 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Small Business Requiring the department of small business services to offer training and education to small businesses regarding accessibility of the workplace and inclusion of workers with disabilities. Introduction This bill would require that the Department of Small Business Services provide training and information to small businesses about how make workplaces more accessible and inclusive for workers with disabilities and resources and organizations that can help small businesses increase accessibility, provide accommodations and hire workers with disabilities. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0464-2023 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Amend the banking law in relation to restructuring unsustainable sovereign and subnational debt. (S.6627/A.7562) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0889-2023 * Lincoln Restler ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Post-employment activities of certain former public servants. Introduction This bill would reform the current system under which former city employees and public servants are allowed to lobby city government after they have left city service. Under this bill, former agency heads and high-level employees of the Mayor’s Office, the City Council, or the Law Department would be barred from lobbying any city agency for two years. High-level staffers at other agencies, boards, and commissions, as well as paid board members, would be prohibited from lobbying any city agency up to one year after they leave city service, and would be prohibited from lobbying their former agency for one additional year. This bill would make technical edits to the existing prohibitions barring elected officials from lobbying an agency within the branch of city government they served for two years, however, the substance of this portion of the law would not be changed as part of this legislation. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0890-2023 * Lincoln Restler ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Post-employment activities of former elected officials. Introduction This bill would bar former elected officials from lobbying any agency for two years after their termination from city service. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0891-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Allowing charitable organizations to conduct games of chance at professional sporting venues, and to repeal subdivision 8 of section 20-435 of such code, which defines the term “Prize.” Introduction This bill would allow sports venues throughout New York City to conduct raffles for charitable purposes during professional or collegiate sporting competitions by providing certain exemptions regarding advertising, the value of prizes, the sale of alcohol on the premises, the cost of admission to the premises, the number of raffles that may occur within one calendar year, and the length of a license period. Raffles may be conducted from two hours before the beginning of play until the end of play. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0892-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Public Safety Voluntary community gun buy-back program. Introduction This bill would require the Police Department to establish a monthly gun buy-back program, whereby individuals may voluntarily and anonymously surrender to the department a working or non-working unloaded gun or parts thereof, in exchange for a sum of money to be determined by the department upon surrender. Individuals surrendering a gun would not be required to provide identification or any personally identifiable information, and would not be subject to criminal or civil penalties for the illegal possession of such gun, unless such penalties are required by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations. The gun buy-back program would take place in a different borough at least once each month, on a rotating basis. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0893-2023 * Pierina Ana Sanchez ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - General Welfare Expanding eligibility for rental assistance to any applicant at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness. Introduction This bill would expand eligibility for a rental assistance voucher to any applicant who is a household at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0894-2023 * Pierina Ana Sanchez ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - General Welfare Income and work requirements for rental assistance. Introduction This bill would prohibit the department of social services from basing eligibility for a rental assistance voucher on an applicant’s employment status or source of income. This bill would also codify the income eligibility requirements for a rental assistance voucher. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0895-2023 * Pierina Ana Sanchez ~SPONSOR Health Expanding availability of rapid testing for sexually transmitted infections. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to ensure accessibility to rapid testing for sexually transmitted infections in all boroughs, prioritizing communities in boroughs that have higher infection rates as determined by the department. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0465-2023 * Pierina Ana Sanchez ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - General Welfare Expansion eligibility for the CityFHEPS (New York City Family Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement) program in New York City. (S. 1631) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0896-2023 * Lynn C. Schulman ~SPONSOR Aging Requiring the department for the aging to report on senior and accessible dwelling units. Introduction This bill would require New York City Aging (“NYCA,” formerly the Department for the Aging), in collaboration with Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), to submit an annual report on how many seniors live in apartment buildings in each Council district and how many of those apartments are retrofitted for people with disabilities, including mobility issues. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0163-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Kay's Place, Block 1028, Lot 7, Brooklyn, Community District No. 6, Council District No. 39. Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0164-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Sitings & Dispositions Landmarks, 34 Morningside Avenue Cluster Technical Correction, Manhattan (G 220026 CCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0164-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 34 Morningside Avenue Cluster Technical Correction, Manhattan (G 220026 CCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0165-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 213-227 West 28th Street Parking Special Permits, Manhattan (C 200012 ZSM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0165-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 213-227 West 28th Street Parking Special Permits, Manhattan (C 200012 ZSM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0166-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 213-227 West 28th Street Parking Special Permits, Manhattan (C 200013 ZSM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0166-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 213-227 West 28th Street Parking Special Permits, Manhattan (C 200013 ZSM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available