Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/1/2017 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, Hearing Transcript, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (174) 174 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. Wendy Calderon-Payne, Executive Director of BronxConnect, 432 149th Street, Bronx, N.Y. 10455. Motion to spread the invocation in full upon the record by Speaker Mark-Viverito.           Video       3. Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of December 15, 2016 be adopted as printed by Council Member Lancman.           Video       4.             Video M 0467-2017 *     Finance Submitting Preliminary Expense Budget for FY'18. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0468-2017 *     Finance Submitting January 2017 Financial Plan Detail and Summary Book, Volumes I and II for FY's 2017-2021. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0469-2017 *     Finance Submitting Geographic Reports for Expense Budget for FY'18. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0470-2017 *     Finance Submitting Departmental Estimates Report, Volumes I, II, III, IV and V, for FY'18. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0471-2017 *     Finance Submitting Preliminary Contract Budget Report for FY'18. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0472-2017 *     Finance Submitting the Preliminary Capital Budget, FY'18. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0473-2017 *     Finance Submitting the Capital Commitment Plan, Fiscal Year 2018, Volumes 1, 2, 3, & 4 and the Capital Commitment Plan, Financial Summary. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0474-2017 *     Finance Submitting the Preliminary Ten-Year Capital Strategy, FY's 2018-2027. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0475-2017 *     Received, Ordered, Printed and Filed Submitting Preliminary certificate setting forth the maximum amount of debt and reserves which the City, and the NYC Municipal Water Finance Authority, may soundly incur for capital projects for FY'18 and the ensuing 3 fiscal years. Mayor's Message   Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council   Action details Not available M 0476-2017 *     Rules, Privileges and Elections Jeffrey Friedlander, Conflicts of Interest Board Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       5. None           Not available       6. None           Not available       7.             Video M 0477-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, 225 West 140th Street, Manhattan (C170048 HAM and 20170049 PQM) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       8.             Video       9.             Video       10. None           Not available       11.             Video                     Not available Int 1024-2015 A Fernando Cabrera   Amended and Coupled on GO Dissemination of SCRIE information Introduction This bill would require relevant agencies to coordinate with the department of finance to distribute information from the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE) program to individuals sixty two years of age or older alongside applications and related forms sent with respect to any other program or service administered by the agency. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1309-2016 * Margaret S. Chin   Coupled on GO Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption for rent increases granted to certain senior citizens. Introduction This bill would extend the current income eligibility limits for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption and Disability Rent Increase Exemption until June 30, 2020. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 0436-2014 A Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.   Amended and Coupled on GO Authorizing a cure period for certain item pricing violations. Introduction Under New York City law, supermarkets, groceries and bodegas must affix a price sticker on each individual item of most products offered for sale, as opposed to posting a single price on the shelf where the items are displayed. DCA inspectors issue violations for each failure to sticker price more than five items in a single stock unit. Int. No. 436 would allow retailers to cure first time violations rather than paying civil penalties. A retail store would have to submit proof that it has cured the violation within 30 days of receiving a notice of violation. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Res 1356-2017 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1357-2017 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO New Dorp BID, Staten Island Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0543-2016 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland     Penn South, Manhattan Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1359-2017 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Coupled on GO LU 543 - Penn South, Manhattan Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 1294-2016 A Elizabeth S. Crowley   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring the fire dept to report on the use and type of smoke detectors and smoke alarms in fire-related deaths. Introduction This bill would require the Fire Department to issue a yearly report on the rate of the use of smoke detectors and smoke alarms in civilian fire deaths. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 1164-2016 A Corey D. Johnson   Amended and Coupled on GO Information regarding unlawful evictions. Introduction The bill would require the Human Resources Administration (HRA) to provide rental subsidy recipients with a written statement explaining the protections of Section 26-521 of the Administrative Code, which prohibits unlawful evictions. The bill would require HRA to provide the notice when the applicant initially applies for the subsidy and at any point HRA determines to be appropriate. If the applicant chooses, HRA may send the notice electronically. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1166-2016 A Donovan J. Richards   Amended and Coupled on GO Reporting on violations issued to three-quarter housing. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Operations to publish a quarterly report on its website about the findings of the Mayor’s Three-Quarter Housing Task Force. The Task Force is comprised of inspectors from the Human Resources Administration, Department of Buildings, the Fire Department, and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and is tasked with inspecting dwellings suspected to be three-quarters houses. The reports would include information on the number of violations issued to each building, and the number of individuals relocated from each building, disaggregated by the type of assistance each individual received. The first report would cover data from June 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 1167-2016 A Ritchie J. Torres   Amended and Coupled on GO Posting of a vacate order, re-occupancy of vacated dwellings, and the provision of relocation services. Introduction This bill would remove the time limitation for applying for relocation assistance and make clear that any tenant who moves out while a vacate order is in effect is entitled to appropriate relocation assistance from HPD. This legislation would also require posting of a sign at properties subject to a vacate order and would impose a penalty of at least $5,000 for each dwelling unit that is reoccupied while a vacate order is still in effect. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1168-2016 A Ritchie J. Torres   Amended and Coupled on GO Improperly conditioning residential occupancy on medical treatment. Introduction This bill would prohibit landlords from mandating medical treatment as a condition of occupancy, with the exception of family members and legitimate programs, such as rehabilitation clinics. This bill would also provide a cause of action to tenants who face such a mandate, allowing them to receive damages and reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs. This legislation also includes the imposition of such a mandate in the definition of harassment under the Housing Maintenance Code. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1171-2016 A Jumaane D. Williams   Amended and Coupled on GO Verification of occupancy for relocation services. Introduction This legislation makes clear that a tenant can verify occupancy by, at a minimum, submitting a lease or any two of the following documents: • A valid government-issued identification showing the tenant’s address; • A valid record from any government agency showing the tenant’s address; • A valid record relating to medical treatment (including a prescription) showing the tenant’s address; • A notarized written statement from the building owner; • A valid utility bill to the tenant at the building in question; • A notarized statement from a third-party, non-governmental service provider verifying that services were provided to the tenant at the building in question; and • Any other form of verification that HPD determines to be appropriate. Additionally, this legislation would require HPD to provide tenants who are denied relocation services with a written notice of such decision, the basis for such decision, and information on how to appeal such decision. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available LU 0546-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, Rainbow Plaza, Bronx (20175171 HAX) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1360-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Coupled on GO LU 546 - Planning, Rainbow Plaza, Bronx (20175171 HAX) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0547-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, The Graybar Building, Manhattan (20175160 HKM (N 170173 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1361-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 547 - Landmarks, The Graybar Building, Manhattan (20175160 HKM (N 170173 HKM)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0548-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Beverly Hotel, Manhattan (20175161 HKM (N 170175 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1362-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 548 - Landmarks, Beverly Hotel, Manhattan (20175161 HKM (N 170175 HKM)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0549-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Pershing Square Building, Manhattan (20175162 HKM (N 170172 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1363-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 549 - Landmarks, Pershing Square Building, Manhattan (20175162 HKM (N 170172 HKM)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0550-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Shelton Hotel, Manhattan (20175163 HKM (N 170174 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1364-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 550 - Landmarks, Shelton Hotel, Manhattan (20175163 HKM (N 170174 HKM)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0551-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Hotel Lexington, Manhattan (20175164 HKM (N 170176 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1365-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 551 - Landmarks, Hotel Lexington, Manhattan (20175164 HKM (N 170176 HKM)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0552-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, 400 Madison Avenue Building, Manhattan (20175165 HKM (N 170177 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1366-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 552 - Landmarks, 400 Madison Avenue Building, Manhattan (20175165 HKM (N 170177 HKM)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0553-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Minnie E. Young House, Manhattan (20175166 HKM (N 170167 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1367-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 553 - Landmarks, Minnie E. Young House, Manhattan (20175166 HKM (N 170167 HKM)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0554-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Martin Erdmann House, Manhattan (20175167 HKM (N 170168 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1368-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 554 - Landmarks, Martin Erdmann House, Manhattan (20175167 HKM (N 170168 HKM)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0555-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Yale Club of New York City, Manhattan (20175168 HKM (N 170171 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1369-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 555 - Landmarks, Yale Club of New York City, Manhattan (20175168 HKM (N 170171 HKM)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0556-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Hampton Shops Building, Manhattan (20175169 HKM (N 170170 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1370-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 556 - Landmarks, Hampton Shops Building, Manhattan (20175169 HKM (N 170170 HKM)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0557-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, 18 East 41st Street, Manhattan (20175170 HKM (N 170169 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1371-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 557 - Landmarks, 18 East 41st Street, Manhattan (20175170 HKM (N 170169 HKM)) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0558-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Citicorp Center, Manhattan (20175172 HKM (N 170194 HKM)) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1372-2017 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 558 - Landmarks, Citicorp Center, Manhattan (20175172 HKM (N 170194 HKM)) 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       ~coupled             Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 1024-2015 A Fernando Cabrera ~coupled A and GO Dissemination of SCRIE information Introduction This bill would require relevant agencies to coordinate with the department of finance to distribute information from the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE) program to individuals sixty two years of age or older alongside applications and related forms sent with respect to any other program or service administered by the agency.     Action details Not available Int 1309-2016 * Margaret S. Chin ~coupled GO Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption for rent increases granted to certain senior citizens. Introduction This bill would extend the current income eligibility limits for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption and Disability Rent Increase Exemption until June 30, 2020.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0436-2014 A Rafael L. Espinal, Jr. ~coupled A and GO Authorizing a cure period for certain item pricing violations. Introduction Under New York City law, supermarkets, groceries and bodegas must affix a price sticker on each individual item of most products offered for sale, as opposed to posting a single price on the shelf where the items are displayed. DCA inspectors issue violations for each failure to sticker price more than five items in a single stock unit. Int. No. 436 would allow retailers to cure first time violations rather than paying civil penalties. A retail store would have to submit proof that it has cured the violation within 30 days of receiving a notice of violation.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 1356-2017 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsidered - GO Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1357-2017 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsidered - GO New Dorp BID, Staten Island Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1359-2017 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled GO LU 543 - Penn South, Manhattan Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 1294-2016 A Elizabeth S. Crowley ~coupled A and GO Requiring the fire dept to report on the use and type of smoke detectors and smoke alarms in fire-related deaths. Introduction This bill would require the Fire Department to issue a yearly report on the rate of the use of smoke detectors and smoke alarms in civilian fire deaths.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 1164-2016 A Corey D. Johnson ~coupled A and GO Information regarding unlawful evictions. Introduction The bill would require the Human Resources Administration (HRA) to provide rental subsidy recipients with a written statement explaining the protections of Section 26-521 of the Administrative Code, which prohibits unlawful evictions. The bill would require HRA to provide the notice when the applicant initially applies for the subsidy and at any point HRA determines to be appropriate. If the applicant chooses, HRA may send the notice electronically.     Action details Not available Int 1166-2016 A Donovan J. Richards ~coupled A and GO Reporting on violations issued to three-quarter housing. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Operations to publish a quarterly report on its website about the findings of the Mayor’s Three-Quarter Housing Task Force. The Task Force is comprised of inspectors from the Human Resources Administration, Department of Buildings, the Fire Department, and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and is tasked with inspecting dwellings suspected to be three-quarters houses. The reports would include information on the number of violations issued to each building, and the number of individuals relocated from each building, disaggregated by the type of assistance each individual received. The first report would cover data from June 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 1167-2016 A Ritchie J. Torres ~coupled A and GO Posting of a vacate order, re-occupancy of vacated dwellings, and the provision of relocation services. Introduction This bill would remove the time limitation for applying for relocation assistance and make clear that any tenant who moves out while a vacate order is in effect is entitled to appropriate relocation assistance from HPD. This legislation would also require posting of a sign at properties subject to a vacate order and would impose a penalty of at least $5,000 for each dwelling unit that is reoccupied while a vacate order is still in effect.     Action details Not available Int 1168-2016 A Ritchie J. Torres ~coupled A and GO Improperly conditioning residential occupancy on medical treatment. Introduction This bill would prohibit landlords from mandating medical treatment as a condition of occupancy, with the exception of family members and legitimate programs, such as rehabilitation clinics. This bill would also provide a cause of action to tenants who face such a mandate, allowing them to receive damages and reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs. This legislation also includes the imposition of such a mandate in the definition of harassment under the Housing Maintenance Code.     Action details Not available Int 1171-2016 A Jumaane D. Williams ~coupled A and GO Verification of occupancy for relocation services. Introduction This legislation makes clear that a tenant can verify occupancy by, at a minimum, submitting a lease or any two of the following documents: • A valid government-issued identification showing the tenant’s address; • A valid record from any government agency showing the tenant’s address; • A valid record relating to medical treatment (including a prescription) showing the tenant’s address; • A notarized written statement from the building owner; • A valid utility bill to the tenant at the building in question; • A notarized statement from a third-party, non-governmental service provider verifying that services were provided to the tenant at the building in question; and • Any other form of verification that HPD determines to be appropriate. Additionally, this legislation would require HPD to provide tenants who are denied relocation services with a written notice of such decision, the basis for such decision, and information on how to appeal such decision.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 1360-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled GO LU 546 - Planning, Rainbow Plaza, Bronx (20175171 HAX) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1361-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 547 - Landmarks, The Graybar Building, Manhattan (20175160 HKM (N 170173 HKM)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1362-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 548 - Landmarks, Beverly Hotel, Manhattan (20175161 HKM (N 170175 HKM)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1363-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 549 - Landmarks, Pershing Square Building, Manhattan (20175162 HKM (N 170172 HKM)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1364-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 550 - Landmarks, Shelton Hotel, Manhattan (20175163 HKM (N 170174 HKM)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1365-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 551 - Landmarks, Hotel Lexington, Manhattan (20175164 HKM (N 170176 HKM)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1366-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 552 - Landmarks, 400 Madison Avenue Building, Manhattan (20175165 HKM (N 170177 HKM)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1367-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 553 - Landmarks, Minnie E. Young House, Manhattan (20175166 HKM (N 170167 HKM)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1368-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 554 - Landmarks, Martin Erdmann House, Manhattan (20175167 HKM (N 170168 HKM)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1369-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 555 - Landmarks, Yale Club of New York City, Manhattan (20175168 HKM (N 170171 HKM)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1370-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 556 - Landmarks, Hampton Shops Building, Manhattan (20175169 HKM (N 170170 HKM)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1371-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 557 - Landmarks, 18 East 41st Street, Manhattan (20175170 HKM (N 170169 HKM)) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1372-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 558 - Landmarks, Citicorp Center, Manhattan (20175172 HKM (N 170194 HKM)) 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.             Not available       15. None           Not available       16.             Video       17.             Not available                     Not available Int 1449-2017 * Melissa Mark-Viverito ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Naming of 40 thoroughfares and public places. Introduction This bill would co-name 40 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 40 co-names, 7 are either a relocation of a previously enacted co-naming or a revision to the street sign installed with respect to a previously enacted co-naming. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1450-2017 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Health Requiring the chief medical examiner to determine the veteran status of any previously unidentified deceased person. Introduction In an effort to honor veterans’ service with military burials and to reduce the number of deceased indigent veterans buried in the City’s potter’s field, this bill would require the chief medical examiner to determine the veteran status of newly identified deceased persons and to contact at least one veterans’ service organization if the deceased was a veteran. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1451-2017 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Juvenile Justice Clarifying who can visit youth in secure detention facilities. Introduction This bill allows youth in detention facilities to designate visitors outside of the family, including a coach, teacher, clergyperson, or other adult who has a positive relationship with the young person, except if the facility director determines that such visit would be detrimental to the youth of would not be consistent with public safety. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1452-2017 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Juvenile Justice Requiring the administration for children’s services to provide video conferencing for youth in secure detention facilities. Introduction This bill requires ACS to allow young people in detention to video conference with family primarily for the purpose of discharge planning, treatment, and rehabilitative conversations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1453-2017 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Juvenile Justice Requiring ACS to permit youth in detention facilities to request privacy during visits and phone calls. Introduction This bill requires ACS to allow young people in detention to request privacy during visits and phone calls. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1454-2017 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Finance New Dorp BID, Staten Island Introduction This bill would establish the New Dorp Business Improvement District (“BID”) in Staten Island. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1356-2017 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1357-2017 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance New Dorp BID, Staten Island Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1455-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs Requiring consumers to affirmatively consent to continue being charged at least once a year in any contract containing automatic payments that lasts more than one year. Introduction This bill would require any seller in a consumer contract that has automatic payments occurring periodically to receive affirmative consent that the buyer wishes to continue the contract. Buyers must give such consent at least once a year or the seller must stop charging for the service. The bill would prevent subscription-based businesses from profiting indefinitely off of consumers who may be unaware of the continuing charges. The bill would provide both administrative and private remedies. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1456-2017 * Karen Koslowitz ~SPONSOR Health Requiring mobile food vendors to post letter grades received for sanitary inspections. Introduction This bill would require letter grades to be issued to food trucks and carts based on their health inspections. These grades would be required to be posted in public view at all times that the truck or cart is operating. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1457-2017 * Rory I. Lancman ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring that the DOT maintain curb heights following street construction. Introduction Curb heights sometimes are not adequately maintained during street construction and, as a result, flooding of property has occurred. Property owners have subsequently been fined for having ponding conditions on their property. This bill would require that the DOT ensure that adequate curb heights are maintained following construction in order to prevent flooding and fines for ponding conditions that are not the fault of property owners. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1458-2017 * Brad S. Lander ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Sales of cooperative apartments. Introduction This bill would require cooperative corporations to provide prospective purchasers with a written statement of each and all of its reasons for withholding consent to a sale within five days after deciding to withhold such consent. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1459-2017 * Stephen T. Levin ~SPONSOR General Welfare Updating the report on utilization of and applications for multi-agency emergency housing assistance. Introduction Local Law 37 of 2011 requires a monthly report on emergency housing assistance usage. This bill would require that report to be updated to include a cover page that would list the total number of the all individuals utilizing emergency housing in the City and the total number of families with children, adult families, single men, and single women utilizing temporary emergency housing. The bill would also require the report to be posted on homepage of the Mayor’s Office of Operations’ website and the Open Data web portal in a machine-readable format. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1460-2017 * Stephen T. Levin ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring the formation of an interagency coordinating council to combat homelessness. Introduction Local Law 51 of 1993 established a homeless services advisory board and an interagency coordinating council to combat homelessness. This bill would amend the provisions of the Administrative Code establishing these bodies by adding that the advisory board appointees would include a member of a community based organization or service provider with relevant expertise, and that the DHS commissioner would meet with the advisory board on a quarterly basis. The bill would also add representatives to the coordinating council from NYCHA, DYCD, ACS, DOE, DOHMH, MOCDV and the chair of the Council’s Committee on General Welfare as members. The bill would also require that the interagency coordinating council meet with the homeless services advisory board and produce an annual report. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1461-2017 * Stephen T. Levin ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring the dept of social services to provide client service training to certain employees. Introduction In an effort to improve the level of service provided at social services centers, this bill requires the Human Rights Administration/Department of Social Services to conduct customer service and professionalism training for all employees that interact with members of the public and work in Job Centers or Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Centers, where individuals may apply for public assistance benefits. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1462-2017 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Health Display of tobacco products and non-tobacco smoking products. Introduction This bill would prohibit the physical display of tobacco products and non-tobacco smoking products such non-tobacco shisha, or their packaging, at stores that sell these products. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1463-2017 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Transportation Establishing a program to provide public notification of hit-and-run incidents. Introduction The bill would require the City to establish an alert system to notify the public and media of hit-and-run incidents resulting in serious or injury or fatality, in order to assist in the identification of responsible drivers. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1464-2017 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Dept of probation informing persons of their voting rights. Introduction This bill would require that information on voting rights be distributed to persons sentenced to probation. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1358-2017 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Recognizing April 12th annually as Garífuna Heritage Day. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1465-2017 * Ritchie J. Torres ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Phasing out the use of residual fuel oil and fuel oil grade no. 4 in boilers in in-city power plants. Introduction This bill would accelerate the timeline for such plants to shift from using higher grade fuel oil (e.g. fuel oil grade number 6 or 4) to lower grade fuel oil (fuel oil grade number 2). Currently, power plants can burn fuel oil grade number 6 until 2020 and fuel oil grade number 4 until 2030. Under this bill, plant owners would have the option of either (1) continuing to burn fuel oil grade number 6 until 2021, but switching immediately thereafter to fuel oil grade number 2 or (2) switching from fuel oil grade number 4 to fuel oil grade number 2 by 2025 (instead of 2030). Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1466-2017 * James G. Van Bramer ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Cleaning park playground equipment after the spraying of pesticides. Introduction This bill would require the Parks Department to clean playground equipment in city parks within twenty four hours after the spraying of pesticides by any city agency. The bill would also require the Health Department, in consultation with the Parks Department, to develop a rule to determine the minimum distance from which a spraying occurs from a city park at which such equipment will not be exposed to such pesticides. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1467-2017 * Jumaane D. Williams ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Timing of decision for sales of cooperative apartments. Introduction This bill would regulate the application process for cooperative apartments in order to ensure that applicants receive timely approvals or denials. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0547-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, The Graybar Building, Manhattan (20175160 HKM (N 170173 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0547-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, The Graybar Building, Manhattan (20175160 HKM (N 170173 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0548-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Beverly Hotel, Manhattan (20175161 HKM (N 170175 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0548-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Beverly Hotel, Manhattan (20175161 HKM (N 170175 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0549-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Pershing Square Building, Manhattan (20175162 HKM (N 170172 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0549-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Pershing Square Building, Manhattan (20175162 HKM (N 170172 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0550-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Shelton Hotel, Manhattan (20175163 HKM (N 170174 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0550-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Shelton Hotel, Manhattan (20175163 HKM (N 170174 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0551-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Hotel Lexington, Manhattan (20175164 HKM (N 170176 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0551-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Hotel Lexington, Manhattan (20175164 HKM (N 170176 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0552-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, 400 Madison Avenue Building, Manhattan (20175165 HKM (N 170177 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0552-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, 400 Madison Avenue Building, Manhattan (20175165 HKM (N 170177 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0553-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Minnie E. Young House, Manhattan (20175166 HKM (N 170167 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0553-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Minnie E. Young House, Manhattan (20175166 HKM (N 170167 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0554-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Martin Erdmann House, Manhattan (20175167 HKM (N 170168 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0554-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Martin Erdmann House, Manhattan (20175167 HKM (N 170168 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0555-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Yale Club of New York City, Manhattan (20175168 HKM (N 170171 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0555-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Yale Club of New York City, Manhattan (20175168 HKM (N 170171 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0556-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Hampton Shops Building, Manhattan (20175169 HKM (N 170170 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0556-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Hampton Shops Building, Manhattan (20175169 HKM (N 170170 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0557-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, 18 East 41st Street, Manhattan (20175170 HKM (N 170169 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0557-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, 18 East 41st Street, Manhattan (20175170 HKM (N 170169 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0558-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Citicorp Center, Manhattan (20175172 HKM (N 170194 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0558-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Citicorp Center, Manhattan (20175172 HKM (N 170194 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0559-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, THE LEROY, 225 West 140th Street, Manhattan (C 170048 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0559-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, THE LEROY, 225 West 140th Street, Manhattan (C 170048 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0560-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, THE LEROY, 225 West 140th Street, Manhattan (C 170049 PQM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0560-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, THE LEROY, 225 West 140th Street, Manhattan (C 170049 PQM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0561-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, THE ROBESON, Manhattan (C 170050 ZMM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0561-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, THE ROBESON, Manhattan (C 170050 ZMM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0562-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, THE ROBESON, 407-415 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan (C 170051 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0562-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, THE ROBESON, 407-415 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan (C 170051 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0563-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, THE ROBESON, Manhattan (N 170052 ZRM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0563-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, THE ROBESON, Manhattan (N 170052 ZRM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0564-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, THE FREDERICK, Manhattan (C 170081 ZMM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0564-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, THE FREDERICK, Manhattan (C 170081 ZMM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0565-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, THE FREDERICK, Manhattan (N 170082 ZRM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0565-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, THE FREDERICK, Manhattan (N 170082 ZRM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0566-2017 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions Planning, THE FREDERICK, 2405 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Manhattan (C 170085 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0566-2017 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, THE FREDERICK, 2405 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Manhattan (C 170085 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available