Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/30/2015 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, Hearing Transcript of the Stated Meeting, Minutes of the Stated Meeting
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    2.Delivered by: Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, The Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood, 130 West 113th Street, New York, N.Y. 10026. Motion to spread the invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Dickens.      Video Video
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M 0339-2015 *  Received, Ordered, Printed and FiledSubmitting Mayor’s Management Report, Fiscal 2015Mayor's Message Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council  Action details Not available
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M 0340-2015 *  Rules, Privileges and ElectionsOrlando Marin - City Planning CommissionCommunication Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
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Int 0903-2015 *I. Daneek Miller Coupled on GOHealth insurance coverage for surviving family members of certain deceased employees of the dept of sanitation.IntroductionThis local law would extend health insurance coverage to the surviving spouses, domestic partners and children of employees of the sanitation enforcement division of the department of sanitation who died on or after July 29, 2015.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
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Int 0885-2015 AMelissa Mark-Viverito Amended and Coupled on GORevocation, suspension, or refusal to renew a cigarette dealer license due to the sale of synthetic drugs or imitation synthetic drugs.IntroductionThis bill would mandate the suspension of a cigarette dealer license for any licensed cigarette dealer who violates the provisions of the proposed synthetic drug prohibition. It would create a mandatory revocation for a second violation of such proposed prohibition. It would allow the Department of Consumer Affairs commissioner to take such violations into account as they consider whether to grant future cigarette dealer licenses to such violator as well.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
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Res 0867-2015 *Julissa Ferreras-Copeland Preconsidered - Coupled on GOApproving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget.Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
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LU 0284-2015 *David G. Greenfield  Landmarks, Corbin Building, 11 John St, Manhattan (20155773 HKM (N 150459 HKM))Land Use Application Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0871-2015 *David G. Greenfield Coupled on GOLU 284 - Landmarks, Corbin Building, 11 John St, Manhattan (20155773 HKM (N 150459 HKM))Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
LU 0285-2015 *David G. Greenfield  Landmarks, Stonewall Inn, 51-53 Christopher St, Manhattan (20155774 HKM (N 150460 HKM))Land Use Application Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0872-2015 *David G. Greenfield Coupled on GOLU 285 - Landmarks, Stonewall Inn, 51-53 Christopher St, Manhattan (20155774 HKM (N 150460 HKM))Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
LU 0286-2015 *David G. Greenfield  Landmarks, Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II, Manhattan (20155772 HKM (N 150458 HKM))Land Use Application Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0873-2015 *David G. Greenfield Coupled on GOLU 286 - Landmarks, Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II, Manhattan (20155772 HKM (N 150458 HKM))Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
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Int 0730-2015 AVanessa L. Gibson Amended and Coupled on GOReports on school discipline and police department activity in schools.IntroductionThis bill expands DOE’s and NYPD’s reporting requirements in relation to the discipline of students.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 0897-2015 *Daniel R. Garodnick Coupled on GODeclaring nuisances related to the sale of synthetic drugs and imitation synthetic drugs.IntroductionThis bill would add violations of a proposed synthetic drug prohibition to the factors that allow the declaration of a public nuisance under the City’s Nuisance Abatement Law. It would allow a court, under the Nuisance Abatement Law, to issue restraining and closing orders against premises that repeatedly violate the proposed synthetic drug prohibition.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 0917-2015 ARuben Wills Amended and Coupled on GOImposing penalties for the manufacture, distribution or sale of synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic phenethylamines.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, display for sale, knowing distribution for sale, or possession with intent to sell a variety of synthetic cannabinoids, phenethylamine, and cathinones, and imitations of these substances. In addition to criminal and civil penalties, it would authorize the sealing of businesses that violate the provisions of this bill twice in a three-year period. It would not criminalize possession of these substances if such substances are not manufactured, being sold, offered for sale, displayed for sale, knowingly distributed for sale, or possessed with intent to sell them by the possessing individual.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
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Int 0903-2015 *I. Daneek Miller~coupledGOHealth insurance coverage for surviving family members of certain deceased employees of the dept of sanitation.IntroductionThis local law would extend health insurance coverage to the surviving spouses, domestic partners and children of employees of the sanitation enforcement division of the department of sanitation who died on or after July 29, 2015.   Action details Not available
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Int 0885-2015 AMelissa Mark-Viverito~coupledA and GORevocation, suspension, or refusal to renew a cigarette dealer license due to the sale of synthetic drugs or imitation synthetic drugs.IntroductionThis bill would mandate the suspension of a cigarette dealer license for any licensed cigarette dealer who violates the provisions of the proposed synthetic drug prohibition. It would create a mandatory revocation for a second violation of such proposed prohibition. It would allow the Department of Consumer Affairs commissioner to take such violations into account as they consider whether to grant future cigarette dealer licenses to such violator as well.   Action details Not available
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Res 0867-2015 *Julissa Ferreras-Copeland~coupledPreconsidered - GOApproving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget.Resolution    Action details Not available
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Res 0871-2015 *David G. Greenfield~coupledGOLU 284 - Landmarks, Corbin Building, 11 John St, Manhattan (20155773 HKM (N 150459 HKM))Resolution    Action details Not available
Res 0872-2015 *David G. Greenfield~coupledGOLU 285 - Landmarks, Stonewall Inn, 51-53 Christopher St, Manhattan (20155774 HKM (N 150460 HKM))Resolution    Action details Not available
Res 0873-2015 *David G. Greenfield~coupledGOLU 286 - Landmarks, Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II, Manhattan (20155772 HKM (N 150458 HKM))Resolution    Action details Not available
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Int 0730-2015 AVanessa L. Gibson~coupledA and GOReports on school discipline and police department activity in schools.IntroductionThis bill expands DOE’s and NYPD’s reporting requirements in relation to the discipline of students.   Action details Not available
Int 0897-2015 *Daniel R. Garodnick~coupledGODeclaring nuisances related to the sale of synthetic drugs and imitation synthetic drugs.IntroductionThis bill would add violations of a proposed synthetic drug prohibition to the factors that allow the declaration of a public nuisance under the City’s Nuisance Abatement Law. It would allow a court, under the Nuisance Abatement Law, to issue restraining and closing orders against premises that repeatedly violate the proposed synthetic drug prohibition.   Action details Not available
Int 0917-2015 ARuben Wills~coupledA and GOImposing penalties for the manufacture, distribution or sale of synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic phenethylamines.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, display for sale, knowing distribution for sale, or possession with intent to sell a variety of synthetic cannabinoids, phenethylamine, and cathinones, and imitations of these substances. In addition to criminal and civil penalties, it would authorize the sealing of businesses that violate the provisions of this bill twice in a three-year period. It would not criminalize possession of these substances if such substances are not manufactured, being sold, offered for sale, displayed for sale, knowingly distributed for sale, or possessed with intent to sell them by the possessing individual.   Action details Not available
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Res 0767-2015 *Ritchie J. Torres Adopted by the Committee on State and Federal LegislationPuerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015. (H.R. 870)Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0818-2015 *Ritchie J. Torres Adopted by the Committee on State and Federal LegislationImproving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2015 (H.R. 2635)Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0836-2015 *Melissa Mark-Viverito Adopted by the Committee on State and Federal LegislationMerchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the “Jones Act.”Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
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Int 0918-2015 *Margaret S. Chin~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsProfessionally certified applications for construction document approval and final inspections of permitted work.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Buildings (DOB) to audit 25% of professionally certified applications for rent-regulated buildings, affordable housing projects or multiple dwellings which are the subject of a rent overcharge application and which are at least 25% occupied, on a monthly basis. This bill would also prohibit professional certified applications where buildings are listed on the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s website as having been subject to a finding of harassment.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0919-2015 *Margaret S. Chin~SPONSORTransportationTraffic violations and crashes occurring along truck routes.IntroductionThe bill would require the Police Department’s monthly data on traffic violations and crashes to indicate whether such violations or crashes occurred on a truck route and to disaggregate such information by truck route.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0920-2015 *Andrew Cohen~SPONSORPublic SafetyRequiring the mayor’s office of criminal justice to evaluate the effectiveness of criminal justice programs that receive funding from the city.IntroductionThis bill would require the Criminal Justice Coordinator, also known as the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, to evaluate the performance of any organization that receives funding from the City for criminal justice-related services. A summary of such evaluations must be submitted to the Mayor and the Council annually.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0866-2015 *Andrew Cohen~SPONSORFinanceExtending the authority of the NYC Dept of Housing Preservation and Development to enter into a regulatory agreement with certain housing development fund companies to suspend their obligations to pay real property tax arrears.Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0921-2015 *Laurie A. Cumbo~SPONSORCivil RightsEnsuring fairness in physical testing.IntroductionThis bill would require the Equal Employment Practices Commission to specifically audit and evaluate any physical testing utilized by any city agency, either for hiring or promotional purposes. The Commission would be permitted to use outside resources to complete its audits and evaluations.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0922-2015 *Laurie A. Cumbo~SPONSORGovernmental OperationsCreation of a fair hiring practices task force.IntroductionThis bill would create a Task Force to evaluate whether any physical testing utilized by any city agency, office, or department creates a discriminatory impact on the basis of race, gender, or any other improper ground. This Task Force would be empowered to receive cooperation from any city entity, and would issue a report with recommendations and strategies on these issues within one year of the Task Force’s final member being appointed. The Task Force would consist of 10 members, 3 of which would be appointed by the Council, 3 by the Mayor, and 4 jointly by the Mayor and Council.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0923-2015 *Laurie A. Cumbo~SPONSORContractsRequiring the dept of small business services to submit an annual report regarding the satisfaction of minority and women owned business enterprises goals by recipients of economic development benefits.IntroductionThis bill would first require the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to assess and evaluate entities (by August 1 of each year, beginning 2017) to which it provided a loan, grant or tax benefit greater than $150,000, or who are involved with the sale or lease of city-owned land for a project expected to retain or create at least 25 jobs, to determine whether they met the M/WBE goals, if applicable, on the particular project. EDC would then submit this information to the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) (by November 1 of each year, beginning 2017). SBS would be required to submit an annual report (by January 1 of each year, with the first report due January 30, 2018) to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council containing information including: (i) a list of all recipients of economic development benefits; (ii) the M/WBE goals for these recipients; (iii) whether the recipient conducted a good faith effort to identify and utilize M/WBEs to achieve such goals; and (iv) if M/WBE contracting goals were not met by a recipient, a description of the reasons the goals were not met.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0924-2015 *Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsVacate ordersIntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Buildings (DOB) to include the date by which an owner must certify the correction of any and all violations along with a written vacate order.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0925-2015 *Julissa Ferreras-Copeland~SPONSORSmall BusinessRequiring the dept of small business services to annually report on intake and outcomes for job placement programs.IntroductionThe New York City Charter provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) has the power and duty to refer the unemployed to job training and employment services. SBS currently provides such services through its Workforce1 program. This bill would require the Commissioner of SBS to annually report to the Mayor and the Council on Workforce1 and any other SBS employment referral program the following information for the prior fiscal year: the number of new registrants in each program, the job placement rate for each program, the job categories in which registrants obtained employment through each program, and the wages registrants received in such placements. The bill would require SBS to report such information disaggregated by the Council districts in which registrants live.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0867-2015 *Julissa Ferreras-Copeland~SPONSORPreconsidered - FinanceApproving 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 0868-2015 *Julissa Ferreras-Copeland~SPONSORFinanceClose the federal carried interest tax loophole using executive action.Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0869-2015 *Julissa Ferreras-Copeland~SPONSORFinanceCongress to reject the Senate’s proposed directive to complicate the forms completed by taxpayers filing for the Earned Income Tax Credit, as set forth in the Senate’s Committee on Appropriations report on S. 1910, which makes appropriations for financialResolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0926-2015 *Daniel R. Garodnick~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsCreating a task force on construction work in occupied multiple dwellings.IntroductionThis bill would create a task force consisting of members appointed by the New York City Department of Buildings, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Department of Environmental Protection, the City Council, and the Mayor. Among its primary functions, the task force would evaluate the current practices of the individual agencies represented in the task force with regards to construction and renovation by landlords in occupied residential buildings, publish a report of its findings, and provide recommendations to improve inter-agency coordination and sharing of information.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0927-2015 *Daniel R. Garodnick~SPONSORPublic SafetyRequiring the maintenance of an information sharing system regarding civil actions, claims, complaints, and investigations alleging improper police conduct.IntroductionThe bill would require the development and maintenance of a system that allows the Police Department, the Law Department, the Comptroller, and Police Department Inspector General to share information regarding civil actions, complaints, and other information relating to allegations of police misconduct.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0928-2015 *Daniel R. Garodnick~SPONSORConsumer AffairsBanning personal care products containing microbeads.IntroductionThis bill would ban the sale of personal care products and over the counter drugs that contain microbeads. Microbeads in consumer products would be banned starting January 1, 2016.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0929-2015 *Corey D. Johnson~SPONSORGeneral WelfareRequiring information on medical health services in shelters.IntroductionThe bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to provide to the City Council and to post on its website an annual report regarding medical health services provided to individuals and families in the shelter system. The report would include the number of shelters with on-site services, a description of the health services available at intake facilities and the availability of health services to the unsheltered population. The bill would also require DHS to include in the report the most common medical health issues among adults and children in the shelter system, and the number of individuals discharged from a hospital to a shelter and a nursing home to a shelter. Every three years, the bill would require DHS to release information on the most frequent causes of hospitalizations, excluding HIV or AIDS, for homeless adults based on information available through the New York State Department of Health Statewide Planning and Research Cooperate System (SPARCS).Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0930-2015 *Ben Kallos~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsDistressed buildings subject to foreclosure by action in rem.IntroductionThis bill would expand the definition of distressed to include buildings which are subject to Environmental Control Board (ECB) judgments as a result of building code violations in the amount of a lien to value ratio equal to or greater than 25%. This bill would also require the Department of Finance to report on tax lien activities as a result of ECB debt, including the number of buildings subject to tax liens for ECB judgment debts, the location of the buildings, the number of dwelling units in each building, and recommendations for whether a 25 percent lien to value ratio is an appropriate threshold for property to be considered distressed.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0931-2015 *Ben Kallos~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsBuilding violations adjudicated before the office of administrative trials and hearings.IntroductionThis bill would allow the city to impose tax liens on buildings which contain 20 or more dwelling units where the total value of all such judgments against the building is $60,000 or more, or a building which contains between 6 and 19 dwelling units, where the value of the judgments is $30,000 or more. The bill contains exceptions for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s preservation projects.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0932-2015 *Stephen T. Levin~SPONSORGeneral WelfareRequiring information on mental health services in shelters.IntroductionThe bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to provide to the City Council and to post on its website an annual report regarding mental health services provided to individuals and families in the shelter system. The report would include the number of shelters with on-site services and a description of the available services, a description of the mental health services available at intake facilities and the availability of mental health services to the unsheltered population, including the number of individuals who are removed pursuant to the State Mental Hygeine Law. The bill would also require DHS to include in the report the most commonly occurring mental health issues among adults and children in the shelter system.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0933-2015 *Stephen T. Levin~SPONSOREnvironmental ProtectionCreation of an emergency ambient air quality monitoring program.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, to develop a program for monitoring air quality during and after major commercial and industrial fires. The bill would require monitoring the air both near the fire and at downwind locations for various specified contaminants until the site of the fire no longer emits significant levels of contaminants attributable to the fire. The bill would require that data collected pursuant to this program be posted publicly on the Department of Environmental Protection’s website. Finally, the bill would require the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to promulgate rules.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0934-2015 *Stephen T. Levin~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsCreation of a real time enforcement unit in the department of buildings.IntroductionThis bill would create a Real Time Enforcement Unit (RTEU) in the Department of Buildings (DOB). The RTEU is tasked with monitoring occupied multiple dwellings with permits for alteration of 10% or more of existing floor surface area of the building, or an addition to the building. The RTEU will also inspect immediately hazardous complaints related to work without a permit in occupied dwellings within 12 hours, and for all other complaints related to work without a permit in occupied dwellings, such inspections shall be conducted within ten days of receipt of the complaint. The RTEU shall also conduct initial inspections of 5% of occupied multiple dwellings with valid permits for an alteration or addition within 20 days of commencement of work.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0935-2015 *Stephen T. Levin~SPONSORGeneral WelfareDivision of AIDS services.IntroductionThe proposed bill would amend several paragraphs of Sections 126 and 128 of Title 21 of the Administrative Code, which are related to the Division of AIDS Services (otherwise known as the HIV/AIDS Services Administration or HASA). The proposed bill would require the Human Resources Administration (HRA) commissioner to consult with the Division’s advisory board before updating the Division’s policy and procedures manual and client bill of rights. The bill would allow the chairperson or five members of the advisory board to call a meeting and would require the board to produce annual reports. The bill would require HRA to post quarterly reports, the bill of rights, and annual reports of the advisory board online. The bill would also make non-substantive, technical amendments.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0936-2015 *Mark Levine~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsTenant protection plans.IntroductionThis bill amends the information that must be included in tenant protection plans, which are required when construction work will take place in an occupied residential building, and prescribes measures that the Department of Buildings (DOB) and owners must take in order to ensure compliance with the tenant protection plan. The bill would also require that DOB perform inspections to ensure that sites are complying with their applicable tenant protection plans.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0937-2015 *The Public Advocate (Ms. James)~SPONSORSanitation and Solid Waste ManagementWaste collection from nursing homes.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Sanitation to collect solid waste from nursing homes at no cost to the nursing homes and regardless of whether the nursing home is a for-profit entity.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0938-2015 *Antonio Reynoso~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsRequiring increased oversight of construction contractors who have engaged in work without a required permit.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Buildings (DOB) to compile and maintain a watch list of contractors who have been found to have performed work without a required permit in the preceding two years. The bill would also require DOB to engage in increased oversight of any worksite where a contractor included on the watch list performs work. The bill also would provide a timeline under which a contractor could be removed from the watch list.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0939-2015 *Antonio Reynoso~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsIncreasing the penalties for work without a permit.IntroductionThis bill would increase the penalties for work without a permit on a one- or two-family dwelling from 4 times the amount of the fee for such permit to 6 times and for work without a permit on all other buildings from 14 times to 21 times.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0940-2015 *Antonio Reynoso~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsIncreasing the penalties for a violation of a stop work order.IntroductionThis bill would increase the penalties for violating a stop work order from $5,000 to $6,000 for the initial violation and from $10,000 to $12,000 for subsequent violations.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0941-2015 *Ydanis A. Rodriguez~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsHPD to conduct periodic studies of rent stabilized housing accommodations.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to conduct periodic studies of rent stabilized housing accommodations and to develop a program to incentivize owners to keep such accommodations rent stabilized for an extended period of time.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0942-2015 *Ydanis A. Rodriguez~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsIncreasing transparency regarding city financial assistance provided to developers.IntroductionThis bill would require HPD to provide housing development project information in a non-proprietary format that permits automated processing. Additionally, this legislation requires HPD to report to the Council on the completion dates, location, developer information, and the source, type and value of all city financial assistance and other financial assistance provided by the city for housing development projects.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0943-2015 *Ydanis A. Rodriguez~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsRequiring portable fire extinguishers in all multiple dwellings.IntroductionThis bill would require all R-2 occupancies to install portable fire extinguishers in a common area on every floor with at least one occupied unit.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0870-2015 *Ydanis A. Rodriguez~SPONSORGovernmental OperationsVoting by convicted felons. (A.7634)Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0944-2015 *Helen K. Rosenthal~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsConstruction work permitsIntroductionThis bill would impose additional penalties for performing construction work without a permit and increase oversight for buildings where such work has been performed. It would also require the posting of information concerning the occupancy status of a building subject to a permit.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0945-2015 *Ritchie J. Torres~SPONSORGeneral WelfareRequiring information on the number of NYCHA residents entering temporary shelter.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to Council and post on its website an annual report regarding the number of individuals and families entering a DHS shelter or an HRA domestic violence shelter whose last known address was a New York City Housing Authority building. The bill would also require the report to disaggregate the data by the month the individual or family entered shelter, whether the entrant is a single adult, adult family or family with children, whether the individual or family is entering a temporary shelter or an HRA domestic violence shelter, and the reason the individual or family is entering shelter, including but not limited to eviction, overcrowding or domestic violence.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0946-2015 *James Vacca~SPONSORHealthAnnual reporting on unlicensed child care facilities closed by the dept of health and mental hygiene.IntroductionThis bill would require annual reporting from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to the Speaker of the Council, or via the Mayor’s Management Report, relating to licensed and unlicensed child care facilities. This reporting would be required to include the number of licensed child care facilities, the number of inspections of these facilities performed, the number of complaints of unlicensed child care facilities, the results of such complaints, and the number of unlicensed facilities that were closed. The Department would also be required to publish the address of child care providers that received cease and desist orders or were otherwise closed due to their unlicensed operation.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0947-2015 *Jumaane D. Williams~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsRequiring that NYPD vehicles be equipped with bulletproof glass.IntroductionRequiring that NYPD vehicles be equipped with bulletproof glass.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available