Details Meeting Name: Committee on Small Business Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/24/2017 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Attachments - Int. No. 1499, Attachments - Int. No. 1501, Attachments - Int. No. 1504, Attachments - Int. No. 1507, Attachments - Int. No. 1508, Attachments - Int. No. 1515, Attachments - Int. No. 1516, Attachments - Int. No. 1518, Attachments - Int. No. 1521, Attachments - Int. No. 1526, Attachments - Int. No. 891-A Meeting Items (25) 25 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                     Roll call Not available Int 0891-2015 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.   Proposed Int. No. 891-A Notifying a business when the city has received a request for service or complaint about its operation. Introduction This legislation will require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to create a notification system, whereby business owners can be informed of any complaints lodged against them. Participation is voluntarily, and notification can be received via text message or email. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0891-2015 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.     Notifying a business when the city has received a request for service or complaint about its operation. Introduction This legislation will require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to create a notification system, whereby business owners can be informed of any complaints lodged against them. Participation is voluntarily, and notification can be received via text message or email. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0891-2015 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.     Notifying a business when the city has received a request for service or complaint about its operation. Introduction This legislation will require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to create a notification system, whereby business owners can be informed of any complaints lodged against them. Participation is voluntarily, and notification can be received via text message or email. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0891-2015 A Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.     Notifying a business when the city has received a request for service or complaint about its operation. Introduction This legislation will require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to create a notification system, whereby business owners can be informed of any complaints lodged against them. Participation is voluntarily, and notification can be received via text message or email. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 1499-2017 * Melissa Mark-Viverito     Requiring the commissioners of sanitation and consumer affairs to study the feasibility of a penalty mitigation program. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioners of Sanitation and Consumer Affairs to review certain violations enforced by their agencies and study the feasibility of establishing a program for which civil penalties may be waived through a penalty mitigation program. A report summarizing the results of each review and study would result. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1499-2017 * Melissa Mark-Viverito     Requiring the commissioners of sanitation and consumer affairs to study the feasibility of a penalty mitigation program. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioners of Sanitation and Consumer Affairs to review certain violations enforced by their agencies and study the feasibility of establishing a program for which civil penalties may be waived through a penalty mitigation program. A report summarizing the results of each review and study would result. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1501-2017 * Inez D. Barron     Reducing civil penalties where retail establishments agree to make their restrooms publicly available. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Consumer Affairs to establish a restroom access program where retail establishments could have the civil penalties for eligible violations waived if they agree to make their restrooms publicly available. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1501-2017 * Inez D. Barron     Reducing civil penalties where retail establishments agree to make their restrooms publicly available. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Consumer Affairs to establish a restroom access program where retail establishments could have the civil penalties for eligible violations waived if they agree to make their restrooms publicly available. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1504-2017 * Costa G. Constantinides     Creation of an energy efficiency program for multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would create an energy efficiency program for multiple dwellings. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1504-2017 * Costa G. Constantinides     Creation of an energy efficiency program for multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would create an energy efficiency program for multiple dwellings. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1507-2017 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.     Creation of an on-site compliance consultation program for multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would create an on-site compliance consultation program for multiple dwellings. Such program would allow owners to request an on-site compliance consultation following the issuance of a violation. Further, such owners may, as a result of requesting such on-site compliance consultation following the issuance of a violation, request that any civil penalties imposed in connection with such violation be waived. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1507-2017 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.     Creation of an on-site compliance consultation program for multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would create an on-site compliance consultation program for multiple dwellings. Such program would allow owners to request an on-site compliance consultation following the issuance of a violation. Further, such owners may, as a result of requesting such on-site compliance consultation following the issuance of a violation, request that any civil penalties imposed in connection with such violation be waived. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1508-2017 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.     Enabling compliance with the City’s record keeping requirements. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Consumer Affairs to establish a record keeping assistance program where individuals could have the civil penalties for violations related to record keeping waived if they attend a course on record keeping. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1508-2017 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.     Enabling compliance with the City’s record keeping requirements. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Consumer Affairs to establish a record keeping assistance program where individuals could have the civil penalties for violations related to record keeping waived if they attend a course on record keeping. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1515-2017 * Barry S. Grodenchik     Creation of an energy efficiency program for businesses. Introduction This bill would create an energy efficiency program for businesses. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1515-2017 * Barry S. Grodenchik     Creation of an energy efficiency program for businesses. Introduction This bill would create an energy efficiency program for businesses. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1516-2017 * Corey D. Johnson     Creation of an on-site compliance consultation program for businesses. Introduction This bill would create an on-site compliance consultation program for businesses. Such program would allow business owners to request an on-site compliance consultation following the issuance of a violation. Further, such business owner may, as a result of requesting such on-site compliance consultation following the issuance of a violation, request that any civil penalties imposed in connection with such violation be waived. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1516-2017 * Corey D. Johnson     Creation of an on-site compliance consultation program for businesses. Introduction This bill would create an on-site compliance consultation program for businesses. Such program would allow business owners to request an on-site compliance consultation following the issuance of a violation. Further, such business owner may, as a result of requesting such on-site compliance consultation following the issuance of a violation, request that any civil penalties imposed in connection with such violation be waived. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1518-2017 * Andy L. King     Waiving civil penalties for housing maintenance code violations where an owner made a good faith effort to correct such violations. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to waive civil penalties for eligible violations if a building owner can show that they began correcting the condition which constitutes the violation prior to receiving such violation but could not complete the correction due to inability to obtain necessary materials, inability to gain access to the area where the condition causing the violation occurred, or inability to obtain a permit or license necessary to correct the violation, despite diligent and prompt applications being made. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1518-2017 * Andy L. King     Waiving civil penalties for housing maintenance code violations where an owner made a good faith effort to correct such violations. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to waive civil penalties for eligible violations if a building owner can show that they began correcting the condition which constitutes the violation prior to receiving such violation but could not complete the correction due to inability to obtain necessary materials, inability to gain access to the area where the condition causing the violation occurred, or inability to obtain a permit or license necessary to correct the violation, despite diligent and prompt applications being made. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1521-2017 * Antonio Reynoso     Reducing civil penalties where food service establishments donate or recycle organic waste. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Consumer Affairs to establish an organic waste donation and recycling program where food service establishments could have the civil penalties for eligible violations waived if they agree to donate or recycle their organic waste. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1521-2017 * Antonio Reynoso     Reducing civil penalties where food service establishments donate or recycle organic waste. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Consumer Affairs to establish an organic waste donation and recycling program where food service establishments could have the civil penalties for eligible violations waived if they agree to donate or recycle their organic waste. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1526-2017 * Mark Treyger     Reducing civil penalties where food service establishments donate left over food. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Consumer Affairs to establish a food donation program where food service establishments could have the civil penalties for eligible violations waived if they agree to donate their excess food. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1526-2017 * Mark Treyger     Reducing civil penalties where food service establishments donate left over food. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Consumer Affairs to establish a food donation program where food service establishments could have the civil penalties for eligible violations waived if they agree to donate their excess food. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available