Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/31/2018 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, Hearing Transcript, Minutes of the Stated Meeting, CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS ATTACHMENTS, Proposed Stated Meeting Agenda Meeting Items (608) 608 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 Data pager Data pager 1234  Page 1 of 4, items 1 to 200 of 608. File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia Data pager Data pager 1234  Page 1 of 4, items 1 to 200 of 608.       1.             Roll call Video       2. Delivered by: Rev. Brian C. Ellis-Gibbs, Pastor of Queens Baptist Church, located at 93-23 217th Street, Queens Village, NY 11428. Motion to spread the invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Grodenchik.           Video       3. Motion that the Minutes of the Charter Meeting of December 19, 2017 be adopted as printed by Council Member Rivera.           Video       4. None           Not available       5. None           Not available       6. None           Not available       7.             Video M 0012-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Amendment to City Map, Bronx. (20170305 MMX, 20180051 (A) ZMX and 20180050 (A) ZRX) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       8.             Video       9.             Not available       10. None           Not available       11.             Video                     Not available LU 0012-2018 * Daniel Dromm     211 West 28th Street, Manhattan Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0129-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 12 - 211 West 28th Street, Manhattan Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0013-2018 * Daniel Dromm     Two Bridges, Manhattan Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0130-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 13 - Two Bridges, Manhattan Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available LU 0001-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Sidewalk café, Il Pittino, 270 6th Ave, Manhattan (20185005 TCM) Land Use Application   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0131-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled to be Filed Pursuant to Letter of Withdrawal LU 1 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, Il Pittino, 270 6th Ave, Manhattan (20185005 TCM) Resolution   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0002-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Sidewalk café, Brown Sugar Bar and Restaurant, 5060 Broadway, Manhattan (20185019 TCM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0132-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 2 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, Brown Sugar Bar and Restaurant, 5060 Broadway, Manhattan (20185019 TCM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0003-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 116 Bedford Avenue Rezoning , Brooklyn (C 170024 ZMK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0133-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 3 - Zoning, 116 Bedford Avenue Rezoning , Brooklyn (C 170024 ZMK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0004-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Rule 11.70(b) of the Rules of the Council and Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 587 Bergen Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 170356 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 0005-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Rule 11.70(b) of the Rules of the Council and Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 587 Bergen Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (N170357ZRK) 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 0011-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, 9 Fort Washington Avenue Cluster, Manhattan (20185162 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0134-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 11- Planning, 9 Fort Washington Avenue Cluster, Manhattan (20185162 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       12.             Video LU 0004-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 587 Bergen Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 170356 ZMK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0135-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 4 - Zoning, 587 Bergen Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 170356 ZMK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0005-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 587 Bergen Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (N170357ZRK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0136-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 5 - Zoning, 587 Bergen Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (N170357ZRK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available T2018-1849 *       Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 0129-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 12 - 211 West 28th Street, Manhattan Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0130-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 13 - Two Bridges, Manhattan Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 0131-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Filed LU 1 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, Il Pittino, 270 6th Ave, Manhattan (20185005 TCM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0132-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 2 - Zoning, Sidewalk café, Brown Sugar Bar and Restaurant, 5060 Broadway, Manhattan (20185019 TCM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0133-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 3 - Zoning, 116 Bedford Avenue Rezoning , Brooklyn (C 170024 ZMK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0134-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 11- Planning, 9 Fort Washington Avenue Cluster, Manhattan (20185162 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 0135-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 4 - Zoning, 587 Bergen Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 170356 ZMK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0136-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 5 - Zoning, 587 Bergen Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (N170357ZRK) Resolution       Action details Not available T2018-1849 *   ~coupled GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds       Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       13.             Video       14.             Not available       15. None           Not available       16.             Video       17.             Video                     Not available Int 0002-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Finance Status updates on contracts funded pursuant to discretionary appropriations. Introduction This local law would require the City Chief Procurement Officer to issue, upon request of a Council Member, a report to the Council Member (within five days of the request) regarding the status of contracts funded pursuant to the Member’s discretionary appropriations. The report would include, for each contract, the total amount of funds allocated by the contracted entity in each fiscal year for provision of services under the contract and the total amount of funds reimbursed in each fiscal year by the contracting agency. This information would be disaggregated by fiscal year and contracting agency. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0003-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Health Lead Package - Remediating lead water hazards in schools. Introduction The proposed bill would require all schools in the City to maintain lead levels below a water lead action level to be established by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) in all drinking water or water used for cooking. All schools would be required to test water used for drinking or cooking at least once a year, and provide the results of this analysis to the parent or guardian of each child that attends such facility. If results indicate a lead level above the level to be established by DOHMH, such facilities would be required to install water filtration or treatment systems to reduce lead concentrations in water, or to use other means to supply safe drinking and cooking water to occupants of such facilities. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0004-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Health Requiring the dept of health and mental hygiene to provide a list of organizations they consult with on chronic diseases. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report annually to the Council on the organizations that it regularly consults with regarding the prevention and management of chronic diseases. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0005-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Health Requiring public information messaging on healthy eating. Introduction This bill would require would require that restaurants in New York City display information messaging on healthy eating, including, but not specific to, individuals with diet-related conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. This messaging will include, but not be specific to, the risks of excessive sugar and carbohydrate intake. This information will also be available in covered languages. Any restaurant violating these provisions would be liable for a penalty of not more than $500. This legislation would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to conduct a one year outreach campaign to ensure restaurants are aware of their requirements under this bill, before the penalty provisions take effect. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0006-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Evictions of elderly tenants. Introduction This bill would require owners to disclose certain information to the City before evicting elderly tenants and would require the City to provide information to such tenants about available legal assistance. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0007-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Assessing the size of the city’s housing stock. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to submit a report to the Council detailing the number of class A, class B and private registered dwellings, and the total number of dwelling units contained in such buildings, disaggregated by community district. The report will be submitted biannually to the Council. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0008-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Justice System Social services for the wrongfully convicted. Introduction As of October 2017, 2,110 individuals nationwide have been exonerated and released from prison. More than 10 percent of exonerations have come from New York State. Those New Yorkers spent an average of 9.18 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. Exonerees face many of the same hurdles as other released prisoners, including obtaining housing, employment and medical care. However, exonerees are often ineligible for reentry services that states provide to parolees and released prisoners. Wrongful convictions also take an economic and emotional toll on the families of the accused. Under New York State law, compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment does not include the provision of social services. This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to coordinate with relevant City agencies to promote the availability of social services for wrongfully convicted individuals and their immediate family members. MOCJ would also be required to develop methods to increase the coordination of such social services, and provide outreach and education on the availability of such services for exonerees and their immediate family members. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0009-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring the installation of traffic control devices at intersections adjacent to schools. Introduction This bill would require that by September 30, 2022, the Department of Transportation identifies each intersection immediately adjacent to a school that does not have a traffic control device, such as a stop sign or traffic control signal. No later than September 30, 2024, DOT would have to install a traffic control device at each such intersection. The type of traffic control device installed would be in accordance with the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and based upon DOT’s engineering expertise and judgment. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0003-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Education Require that all public school students receive age-differentiated anti-bullying instruction and complete an anti-bullying course focused especially on cyberbullying. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0004-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Education DOE to implement a curriculum and to acquire textbooks that include key moments in the history of the labor movement throughout NYC and the United States. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0005-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Finance Prohibits third parties from obtaining copies of homeowners’ deeds. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0006-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Establish the Commission to Study Reparations for African-Americans and to Recommend Remedies. (A.7274/S.5624) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0007-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Justice System Increased the number of Family Court judges throughout the state and urging them to continue to regularly assess the need to appoint more judges in NYC. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0008-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Juvenile Justice Require a sponsoring agency seeking to establish a limited secure placement facility in a particular community district, under the close to home initiative, to notify and provide such district with an opportunity for notice and comment. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0009-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Land Use Re-examine the standards in the CEQR regulations and the Technical Manual. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0010-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Public Safety Prosecution of cases involving civilian deaths and injuries by law enforcement officers. (S.5046) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0011-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Public Safety Prohibit registered sex offenders from living within 1500 feet of a school. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0012-2018 * Inez D. Barron ~SPONSOR Public Safety Governor to sign legislation expunging all misdemeanor convictions for low-level marijuana related offenses that occurred in NYC from 2000 through 2014. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0010-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Strengthening the existing record-keeping requirements of pawnshops and dealers of second-hand articles. Introduction In an effort to stop the trade of stolen merchandise and to allow the NYPD to investigate allegations of criminal activity at pawnshops, this law requires pawnshops to keep more detailed records of all of their transactions. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0011-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Finance Requiring cost and schedule signage at capital project sites. Introduction This bill would require the City to prominently place a sign at capital project sites that identifies the name of the project and responsible agencies and indicates any cost and schedule variances. The sign would provide a phone number and website link for more information about project delays and expenses. The sign would be displayed in a large format font readable by the public from a reasonable distance and be updated at least monthly. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0012-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Finance Notification of changes to appropriations of capital projects funded by the council. Introduction When discretionary capital funds allocated by a Council Member(s) to a non-City entity are reappropriated, this local law would require the City agency managing the capital project to provide written notification to the non-City entity and the applicable Council Member(s) of the amount reappropriated, the reason for the reappropriation and a description of the new capital project that will be funded. Such notification must also be posted on the agency’s website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0013-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Fire and Emergency Management Use of outdoor residential fire pits. Introduction The proposed Local Law would amend the New York City Fire Code and Administrative Code regarding adding residential fire pits to existing exemptions to the general prohibition on open fires. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0014-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Broadcasting of mandatory debates. Introduction This bill would require that mandatory debates under the Campaign Finance Act be broadcast on a City owned or operated television channel, in addition to any other channel or channels on which they are broadcast. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0015-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Health Exempting hand-rolled cigars from the price floors established in 2017. Introduction This bill would create a definition for hand-rolled cigars, distinguishing them from other cigars and little cigars, and then exempt them from the price floor increases established by Local Law 145 of 2017. The price floor for hand-rolled cigars under this bill would be $3 per cigar. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0013-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Finance Allow the limitation on increases of assessed value of individual parcels of class one properties to reset upon transfer. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0014-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Requiring the collection of data relating to the number of Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnoses in NYC and NYS. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0015-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Require that all addiction treatment facilities and programs use evidence-based treatment and make public comprehensive information about which treatment approaches are used and long-term patient outcomes. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0016-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Public Safety Making offenses against uniformed law enforcement officers hate crimes. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0016-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Requiring the depts of correction and health and mental hygiene to report on cases of injuries to inmates and staff in city jails, and to refer such cases to investigative agencies. Introduction This bill requires the Department of Health and Mental Health (“DOHMH”) to review all treatment of inmates for particularly serious injuries in city jails, and report all such injuries to a number of other agencies that have the authority to investigate them. The bill would also require Department of Correction (“DOC”) to investigate all such injuries, and includes a variety of public reporting from the DOC and DOHMH. The bill also imposes parallel reporting requirements for incidents in which inmates assault Correction staff. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0017-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR For-Hire Vehicles Removing the off-street parking requirement for base station licenses. Introduction The bill would eliminate the requirement that livery bases maintain off-street parking spaces for half of its affiliated vehicles. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0018-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR For-Hire Vehicles Providing for-hire vehicles with an initial thirty day inspection grace period. Introduction The purpose of the proposed legislation would be to allow for-hire vehicles that are waiting to be inspected at a TLC inspection site, to be used prior to inspection. Presumably this would help drivers who are otherwise forced to wait for an inspection appointment. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0019-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations A durational residency requirement for council members. Introduction This bill would establish a one-year residency requirement for Council Members, with an exception for elections following a reapportionment. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0020-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Health Requiring automated external defibrillators in private schools and police cars. Introduction This bill would require the presence of automated external defibrillators (often called AEDs) at private schools and in police patrol cars. AEDs are already required at public schools. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0021-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Health Prohibiting smoking and using electronic cigarettes in vehicles when a child under the age of eight is present. Introduction Currently under the New York City Smoke Free Air Act, private automobiles are not subject to the prohibitions found in the Act and individuals may smoke in their vehicles. This bill would amend the Smoke Free Air Act to prohibit any driver or passenger in a vehicle from smoking or using electronic cigarettes when a child under the age of eight is present. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0022-2018 * 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 0023-2018 * 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 0024-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Creation of a map of trails accessible to the public in parks and natural areas under the jurisdiction of the parks dept. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to post maps of trails in natural areas and parks that are accessible to the public on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0025-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Naming of the David Dinkins - Washington Bridge. Introduction This bill will rename the Washington Bridge, David Dinkins – Washington Bridge, and amend the official City map accordingly. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0026-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Public Safety Banning the sale of green lasers in NYC. Introduction This bill would ban the sale or possession with the intent to sell green laser pointers. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0027-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Public Safety Regulating the use of conducted electrical weapons by the NYPD. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department to provide all appropriate personnel with conducted electrical weapons, as well as training on the proper usage of such weapons. The bill would also require a yearly report on the usage of these weapons, including any injuries they caused. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0028-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Identification of dog owners by sanitation agents. Introduction This bill would require certain Sanitation officers to have available devices capable of scanning the microchips implanted in dogs. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0029-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Transportation Traffic signal preemption systems. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to study whether traffic signal preemption systems that allow emergency response vehicles the right of way are feasible and beneficial and to implement such systems if so. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0017-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Establish a Recovery and Opportunity Trust Fund. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0018-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Education DOE to provide one college advisor for every 50 high school seniors in NYC public schools. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0019-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Education DOE to provide a music teacher in every school. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0020-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Education NYC DOE to move Transfer Schools to a single superintendency. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0021-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR General Welfare Establish and administer “Care Cards” that foster parents can use to receive, spend, and track monthly foster care stipends. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0022-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Health Congress to introduce and pass legislation to allow states and municipalities to expand upon the Food and Drug Administration’s nutritional labeling requirements on menus and menu boards. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0023-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Juvenile Justice Prohibit juvenile admissions and statements against penal interest made during court-ordered mental health screening and treatment from being admitted into evidence in subsequent criminal proceedings. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0024-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Juvenile Justice NYC Administration of Children’s Services to fund and Criminal Court Judges to use the Positive Alternative Towards Home program. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0025-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction DOE to have a full time mental health counselor on staff at every elementary and middle school. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0026-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Public Housing NYCHA to assess the feasibility of utilizing cogeneration to increase energy efficiency in its developments. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0027-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Public Safety Establish the crime of strangulation in the first degree; disregard of banned employment procedures. (A.6144 and S.6670-A) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0028-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Public Safety Require that all baggage at the Port Authority Bus Terminal undergo security screening. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0029-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Public Safety Ban chemicals substantially similar to those already designated as controlled substances. (S.2722/A.2970-A) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0030-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Public Safety Eliminate the statute of limitations in criminal and civil actions involving sex crimes against minors. (A.03641) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0031-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Public Safety Increase the penalties for possessing or selling marijuana in a Drug Free School Zone. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0032-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Technology Condemning the inequitable contract between NYC and LinkNYC which will provide better Wi-Fi access to areas throughout the City. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0033-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Transportation More rigorously enforce the requirements of New York State’s Vehicle and Traffic Law on drivers of sightseeing tour buses. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0030-2018 * Margaret S. Chin ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Recovery of relocation expenses incurred by the department of housing preservation and development pursuant to a vacate order. Introduction This bill would establish that outstanding charges resulting from relocation expenses incurred by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development following the issuance of certain vacate orders constitute a tax lien on a property. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0031-2018 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Selective service applications in city jails. Introduction The bill requires the Department of Correction to facilitate inmates applying to the Selective Service System. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0032-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Finance Electronic notification of capital project delays and cost changes. Introduction This local law would require all City agencies, with respect to capital projects under their jurisdiction, to provide electronic notification to the affected council member, borough president and community board within 30 days of learning of any projected or actual project phase delay of sixty days or more, or of any projected or actual change of 10% or more of the total estimated cost of the project. The notification would be required to include the original and total estimated cost of the capital project, the projected or actual start and end date of each project phase, the total amount spent on the project as of the date of the notification, and a clear explanation of the reasons for any projected or actual change in cost or delay. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0033-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Finance Reporting on contract awards made from discretionary funds allocated by a council member. Introduction This local law would require the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services to submit reports to the Speaker and provide certain notifications to Council Members with respect to the status of contract awards made from Council discretionary funds. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0034-2018 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Use of government resources during an election campaign. Introduction This bill would shorten the statutory period of time during which city officials are prohibited from sending an official mass-mailing to their constituents prior to an election, from 90 days to 30 days. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0035-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Recurring violations of the housing maintenance code. Introduction This bill would impose increased penalties for repeated violations of the housing maintenance code. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0036-2018 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Disclosure of lot line windows on residential property. Introduction This bill would require that owners of residential properties that contain spaces with windows that abut a lot line provide notice to potential buyers or renters that such lot line windows exist and may have to be covered pursuant to building code requirements, if and when a new building in the adjacent lot is built to within a certain height of the lot line window. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0037-2018 * Karen Koslowitz ~SPONSOR Justice System Requiring the mayor’s office of criminal justice to evaluate the effectiveness of criminal justice programs that receive funding from the city. Introduction This 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 Int 0038-2018 * Andrew Cohen ~SPONSOR Land Use Permits in Special Natural Area Districts Introduction This bill would require property owners in Special Natural Area Districts to visibly post on their properties any certifications, authorizations or special permits they receive from the City Planning Commission to perform property alterations. The Department of Buildings would be responsible for enforcing this obligation. The bill would also require the City Planning Commission to forward any certifications, authorizations or special permits pertaining to Special Natural Area Districts to the appropriate community board. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0039-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Requiring NYPD officers involved in an incident with an emotionally disturbed person to complete an incident report. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department to prepare an incident report after an incident involving an emotional disturbed individual Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0040-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Require the PD to issue a quarterly report on the dept’s response to calls involving people in mental crisis to measure the efficacy of the dept’s Crisis Intervention Team training program. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department to report Crisis Intervention Team training program and study the training’s effectiveness. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0041-2018 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Requiring mental health assistance to persons in need following police encounters. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, after an encounter between a police officer and an emotionally disturbed person, to send follow-up teams to provide assistance, support, and resources to such persons. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0042-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Members of recreation centers with disabilities. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to issue an annual report to the council that details the number of recreation center members who are disabled. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0043-2018 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Pesticide use reporting manual published by the dept of parks and recreation. Introduction This bill would require the department of parks and recreation to publish a manual that sets forth binding policy regarding the reporting of the department’s pesticide use. The bill would require that the manual, any changes to the manual, and any pesticide use reports prepared by the department of parks and recreation be made available online on the department’s website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0044-2018 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Public Safety Letting of sleeping rooms. Introduction This bill would prohibit the letting of sleeping rooms by hotels for less than 12 hours. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0045-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Transportation Banning moving billboards. Introduction This bill would ban moving-billboards. These billboards are already illegal under the Rules of the city of New York; so the bill would codify 34 RCNY 4-12(j) and would help to address issues that billboards cause relating to: (1) street congestion, (2) street parking, (3) the City’s aesthetics, (4) pedestrian and driver visibility, (5) safety risks, and (6) exhaust fumes. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0046-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Transportation Distance between parking signs. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to post signs indicating parking, standing or stopping regulations at least every 100 feet on blocks longer than 200 feet. This would ensure proper notice of parking regulations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0047-2018 * Karen Koslowitz ~SPONSOR Transportation Mandating the use of identification tags for easier attribution of improperly restored pavement. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to mandate the placement of identification tags in pavement that was restored after being removed while opening a street. The purpose of the tags is to simplify the identification of individuals or entities responsible for poor or improper repaving restoration work. The bill also requires the Commissioner of Transportation to promulgate rules for the provision and proper placement of such tags. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0034-2018 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Enhancing training for staff in residential mental health treatment unit programs inside correctional facilities. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0035-2018 * Andrew Cohen ~SPONSOR Education DOE to revise residency requirements to strengthen proof of residency standards. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0036-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Finance Extending 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 Res 0037-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Higher Education Amend the Education Law, in relation to hazing, serving alcohol to minors and illegal drug offenses. (A.5094/S.2552) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0038-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Create a NYC Parks Construction Authority (A.7286/S.5766) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0039-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR State and Federal Legislation The Tax Returns Uniformly Made Public Act (S.26/A.4072) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0048-2018 * Costa G. Constantinides ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Creation of wind maps demonstrating wind energy generation potential within the city. Introduction This bill amends the Administrative Code of the City of New York § 24-806 to develop a detailed wind resource assessment for buildings taller than 100 feet and on waterfront blocks in medium or higher density residential, commercial or manufacturing districts located in the areas identified in the Zone Green Text Amendment. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0049-2018 * Costa G. Constantinides ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Installing utility-scale energy storage systems on city buildings and conducting a feasibility study on the installation of such systems throughout the city. Introduction This introduction will require the department of citywide administrative services, no later than April 30, 2021, to conduct a study regarding the feasibility of installation and use of each available type of utility scale energy storage systems in each city building and submit to the Mayor and the Speaker a copy of each study. Thereafter the department or any other authorized agency shall install utility style energy storage systems on all city buildings where the installation is cost effective as determined by the study.Then, no later than December 15, 2021, the department shall report to the Mayor and the Speaker on the type of utility scale energy storage systems studied, the buildings where installation may be appropriate, the number of buildings where installation has been commenced and the number of buildings where installation has been completed Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0050-2018 * Costa G. Constantinides ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Small wind turbines. Introduction This bill amends the Administrative Code of the City of New York § Section 1. Subchapter 5 of the New York city noise control code is amended by adding a new section 24-232.1 and Chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new article 319. His bill would authorize the installation of wind turbines of 100 kw or less in designated wind energy generation areas according to the Zone Green Amendment. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0051-2018 * Bill Perkins ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Creation of a demonstration program for geothermal exchange systems. Introduction This bill would require the director of the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, in consultation with an agency designated by the mayor, to conduct a study for the installation of geothermal energy systems on government owned sites. Specifically, the bill would require that a study first be conducted by the director to determine what potential sites could be retrofitted with such systems and then select up to 10 government owned buildings that could have geothermal systems installed in order to demonstrate the suitability of such systems. The bill would also require detailed reporting every 2 years on various aspects of the pilot program, including recommendations on whether the program should be expanded. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0052-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Banning companies that charge a fee for “student debt relief” already provided by the federal government. Introduction This law is intended to ban businesses that offer student debt relief services for a fee. These businesses profit by charging vulnerable individuals exorbitant monthly fees for acting as middlemen in accessing services that are otherwise free from the federal government (with a phone call). The federal Department of Education has identified this practice as a “scam” and has warned holders of federal student loans about these businesses. This law also bans advertisements on behalf of such businesses and also includes a civil cause of action for individuals who fall victim to such businesses. These businesses typically advertise with signage in store front windows with a phone number to call. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0053-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing 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. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0054-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Finance Notification of deed fraud investigations. Introduction This local law would require the New York City Sheriff to notify appropriate personnel at the Department of Finance, the Department of Environmental Protection, and any company providing electrical and/or gas service, as well as the local Council Member, when a property is the subject of a deed fraud investigation. The Sheriff would be required to provide such notice at the commencement and closure (including the outcome) of the investigation. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0055-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Finance Registration of commercial leases. Introduction This bill would require landlords to register commercial leases with the city’s Department of Finance (“DOF”) indicating specific information regarding the lease length, cost and assignment of responsibility for property taxes and maintenance of the leased premises. The bill would also require DOF to submit annual reports to the Mayor, Speaker and Comptroller indicating common terms of commercial leases, and how those terms vary citywide and between business improvement districts. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0056-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Fire and Emergency Management Media in electronic emergency notifications. Introduction This bill would require Notify NYC messages to include relevant media, including, but not limited to, images, maps, video, and hyperlinks. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0057-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Health Prohibition of circus performances with wild or exotic animals, in relation to extending the effective date thereof. Introduction This bill would modify the effective date of local law 118/2017, as amended by local law 138/2017, from October 1, 2018, to December 31, 2020. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0058-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Security services in certain multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would require owners of multiple dwellings of nine or more units to provide security services overnight. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0059-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Required disclosures by persons making buyout offers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to report on median asking rents, disaggregated by community district and number of bedrooms. This bill would also require persons making buyout offers to make certain disclosures. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0060-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings 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. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0061-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Technology Establishing timelines for the approval of permits and expanding real time tracking of pending permits. Introduction Business owners in New York City deserve expedient and transparent procedures when applying for a permit or license. This local law would require that city agencies that issues permits or licenses establish publicly available timelines for approving permits, tools for tracking the real-time status of permit applications, and would also require that the administration establish steps for accountability if timelines are not adequately met. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0062-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Technology Requiring that the 311 website, app, and phone line allow for persons to request snow and ice removal on pedestrian bridges and that those reports be routed to the appropriate agency. Introduction This law will allow individuals who access the 311 website, app and phone line to be able to request that snow and ice be cleared from pedestrian bridges. This law will also ensure that that the request goes to the appropriate agency that is in charge of snow removal. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0063-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Requiring written communications regarding the results of inspections from the departments of consumer affairs and health and mental hygiene to be in the receiving business owner’s language of choice. Introduction This bill would require the Departments of Consumer Affairs and Health and Mental Hygiene to add a space on permit and license applications for applicants to note their language of choice for mailings related to inspection results, including settlement offers for alleged violations. It would require that any settlement offer required to include an opportunity to cure be sent in English and any language specified by the individual receiving the settlement offer on an applicable permit application or that the Department of Consumer Affairs has learned of through the Mayor’s Office of Operations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0040-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor NYCERS tto determine that members are disabled for purposes of disability pensions, if the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board determines that a member has a permanent partial disability, and the U.S. Social Security Administration determines that a member is Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0041-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Observe every May 25th as Kalief Browder Day in NYC. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0042-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Economic Development Mayor to revitalize the Mayor’s Office of Industrial and Manufacturing Business. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0043-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Finance Establishing a tax credit for businesses that are located within neighborhoods with high rates of unemployment or that employ workers who live in neighborhoods with high rates of unemployment. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0044-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Finance Rent Freeze Program Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0045-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Finance Create a tax incentive for small businesses to hire from within the communities in which they are located. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0046-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Finance Establishing a property tax credit for commercial landlords who voluntarily limit the amount of rent increases to small business owner tenants upon lease renewal. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0047-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction US Dept of Justice to fund projects that aid in the protection and location of missing persons with autism. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0048-2018 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Small Business Allow limited liability companies formed in NY to fulfill their publication requirement by publishing on the NY Dept of State’s website or on an online news site. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0064-2018 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Creating a mental health coordinator to inform city employees about mental health support and services. Introduction This bill would require the creation of a mental health coordinator in each city agency to assist and perform outreach to city employees with mental health need. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0065-2018 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Permitting inmates in city jails to choose the gender of their doctor. Introduction This bill would require that any inmate in the custody of the Department of Correction be required to be treated by a doctor of the gender of their choosing, absent any substantial safety risk. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0066-2018 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Establishing an office for neighborhood safety and the prevention of gun violence. Introduction This bill creates an office for neighborhood safety and the prevention of gun violence. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0049-2018 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Education DOE to include age-appropriate gun violence prevention curriculum in all schools. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0067-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Placing liability on the city for overtaxed sewer lines and requiring the city to develop a plan to mitigate and prevent sewer backups. Introduction This proposed local law would make the city liable to homeowner for claims filed against the city for water damage or loss due to capacity-related sewer backups, i.e., overtaxation of the system. The proposed bill would also require the city to develop a sewer backup mitigation plan. Approximately 60 percent of the city’s sewer system is combined, meaning it carries sanitary waste as well as storm water. According to the Department of Environmental Protection, sewer backups can result from a number of factors, including grease, debris and heavy rain. Sewer backups can lead to raw sewage backing up into the basements of homes throughout parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0068-2018 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Finance Requiring the dept of finance to include information regarding language access services in notice packages. Introduction This local law would require the Department of Finance to include in notice packages a document advising taxpayers and participants or applicants of benefit programs that free language assistance services are available at its offices and how such services may be accessed. The notice must be provided in multiple languages. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0069-2018 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Requiring commercial recreational boat proprietors seeking docking permits in city-owned marinas to designate parking for boat customers and visitors. Introduction This bill would require the city Department of Parks and Recreation to require proprietors of commercial recreational boats, as a condition of the Department issuing or renewing commercial recreational docking permits in city-owned marinas, to designate parking spaces for the customers of their boats. As part of the new docking permit condition, the Department would require of the proprietors that the number of designated parking spaces equal or exceed 50 percent of the legal capacity of each proprietor’s boat. The Department would also require that the designated parking spaces be located within three city blocks of each commercial recreational boat’s docking location. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0070-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Public Safety Reimbursing small nonpublic schools for the cost of security guard services. Introduction The proposed bill would amend Local Law 2 of 2016 to allow for reimbursement for school security guards in nonpublic schools with fewer than 300 students. The proposed bill would also amend Local Law 2 of 2016 to increase the total annual amount of reimbursements authorized to $39,300,000. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0071-2018 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Public Safety Arterial roadway towing. Introduction This Local Law would require that the police department issue at least two towing licenses to businesses serving each arterial roadway, or segment thereof, such that the nearest licensed towing company would be permitted to clear disabled vehicles from such roadways. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0072-2018 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requirements for notifying the 911 emergency assistance system whenever an amusement device must be evacuated. Introduction This bill would require operators of certain amusement park rides to notify 911 immediately any time such a ride must be evacuated. The bill would also set penalties for violations and would define “evacuate,” and would also require the Police Department and the Fire Department to notify the Department of Consumer Affairs and the Department of Buildings within 24 hours after such a 911 call is placed. The bill would also make technical changes to existing provisions, namely alphabetizing the definitions to which the definition of “evacuate” is being added, renumbering duplicate sections in the same subchapter, and adding a heading to one such section that was adopted without one. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0073-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Requiring the dept of sanitation to remove downed tree limbs, branches and vegetation that obstruct streets and sidewalks as a result of inclement weather. Introduction After storms and other severe weather events, plant life such as broken tree limbs, branches and small vegetation are scattered on public streets and sidewalks. In an effort to clear the streets and sidewalks faster without overburdening the Department of Parks and Recreation, this bill requires the Department of Sanitation to assist the Department of Parks and Recreation with removal after inclement weather and upon proper notice. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0074-2018 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring newsracks to have slanted tops. Introduction This bill requires newsracks to have slanted tops. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0075-2018 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Transportation Suspending bus lane enforcement on legal holidays. Introduction The proposed legislation would require the Department of Transportation to suspend bus lane camera enforcement on legal holidays. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0076-2018 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring temporary street lights. Introduction The proposed legislation would require the New York Police Department (NYPD) to install temporary street lights in any area where a street light has been broken for an extended period. Moreover, the temporary street lights installed by the NYPD would have the same illumination as those installed and maintained by the Department of Transportation, because the current temporary lights used by the NYPD are too intrusive. The proposed legislation is aimed to address the problem of broken street lights not being repaired for long periods of time, causing public safety concerns. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0077-2018 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Transportation Raising the speed limit on certain streets. Introduction This bill would allow the Commissioner of Transportation to raise speed limits on roads that are clear thoroughfares with little pedestrian traffic that are designed to accommodate a higher speed limit safely. The 25 mile per hour speed limit adopted as part of Vision Zero has caused significant congestion on these kinds of roads and has led to incidents of road rage. This bill is intended decrease congestion and incidents of road rage. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0078-2018 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Transportation Improving the flow of traffic during street construction. Introduction This proposed law would ensure that there is someone available to direct traffic during temporary street closures by requiring street closing permit holders to have on site a person who is authorized by law to conduct traffic. The police department and other persons authorized by the New York City Commissioner of Transportation would enforce this law. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0079-2018 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring the consideration of community impact in applications for base stations, black car bases, and luxury limousine bases. Introduction Under the bill, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) would be required to consider community impact when reviewing an application for a license to operate a livery base, black car base or luxury limousine base. The TLC would consider whether granting a base a license would cause a negative impact on quality of life in the community, including the potential impact on traffic congestion, sidewalk congestion and noise. In addition, the TLC would be required to submit base applications to the affected Council Member and Community Board, and consider any comments submitted by such Council Member or Community Board. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0080-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring that traffic study determinations be issued no later than 60 days from the date a traffic control device is requested by a city council member or community board. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a traffic study determination within 60 days of a request by a city council member or a community board for a traffic control device. Under the current law, council members and community boards whose requests for a traffic control device are denied are entitled to certain supporting documents underlying the determination but not to any particular timeline for completion of the study and determination. This amendment will speed up the current process overall by requiring this category of determinations to be issued within 60 days. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0081-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring the placement of temporary priority regulatory signs at intersections within one hour of a report of an inoperable traffic control signal. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to place temporary priority regulatory signs, such as a stop sign or yield sign, at roadway intersections within an hour of a reported traffic control signal outage or malfunction. The Department of Transportation is currently required to arrive at intersections and access traffic control signals within two hours of a reported outage or malfunction, but not to implement alternative traffic control measures unless signal repair or replacement will take greater than twenty-four hours. Requiring the placement of temporary signage within an hour rather than waiting up to twenty-four hours for alternative traffic control measures could significantly reduce the risk of pedestrian injury and vehicular collisions at intersections with malfunctioning traffic control signals. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0082-2018 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Transportation Bus lane violations. Introduction Motorists in New York City are prohibited from using dedicated bus lanes unless they are making right turns or picking up or dropping off passengers. The City operates cameras from 7:00am to 7:00pm to monitor proper use of such lanes and impose monetary liability on those who fail to comply with bus lane restrictions. The bill would provide a “grace period” during the first and last five-minute period of such restrictions wherein motorists would not be subject to penalties resulting from images captured by a camera for utilizing bus lanes. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0083-2018 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Transportation Labeling of temporary construction barriers and markers. Introduction This bill would require traffic cones, sandbags, barricades and other temporary barriers or markers that are intended to be left in the public right-of-way to be labeled with the owner’s name, address and telephone number. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0084-2018 * Chaim M. Deutsch ~SPONSOR Transportation Summer school calendars and clarifying the enforcement of parking regulations near schools. Introduction It is currently difficult for members of the public to discern whether a school is in session, especially over the summer, for the purpose of parking regulations that are only in effect on school days. This proposed law would require the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation to post on their websites information on when public schools, including charter schools, are in session. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0050-2018 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Transportation Create a process whereby jurisdiction over a particular piece of property in the cities in the State of NY can be clarified upon request. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0051-2018 * Vanessa L. Gibson ~SPONSOR Justice System NYS Office of Court Administration to perform a needs assessment of judges and court personnel in NYC Criminal Courts and according to those findings, increase staff within the next two years. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0052-2018 * Vanessa L. Gibson ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Every school district in New York City to employ a suicide prevention coordinator. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0053-2018 * Vanessa L. Gibson ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Permit the use of certain body imaging scanning equipment on inmates in local correctional facilities. (A.6838/S.5337) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0085-2018 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights Housing accommodations and tenant blacklists. Introduction This bill seeks to mirror recent State law changes by prohibiting landlords from considering refusing to rent to prospective tenants solely because they appear on a “Tenant Blacklist.” Tenant screening lists are used to identify supposedly risky renters by naming tenants who have been involved in a Housing Court case. The bill adds participating in a housing court proceeding to the list of protected classes in the housing accommodations section of the civil rights title of the administrative code. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0086-2018 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Licensing tenant screening bureaus. Introduction This bill would require persons who assemble or evaluate screening reports containing court history of residential tenants and applicants for residential housing to be licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). The bill would also require that all tenant screening reports contain certain information about each court proceeding referenced in the report. Finally, the bill would grant DCA enforcement authority, would establish civil penalties for violations, and would create a private right of action for tenants and prospective tenants injured by violations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0087-2018 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Removing construction-related equipment. Introduction This bill would create timeframes for the removal of construction-related equipment when there is no active construction and would permit the city to correct unsafe conditions of exterior walls. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0088-2018 * Andy L. King ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Requiring notice and review for transferring inmates to facilities outside NYC. Introduction State law permits the Department of Correction (“DOC”) to transfer any inmate to another local correctional facility in the State in certain circumstances. This bill would require the DOC to institute internal review procedures, notify a transferred inmate’s attorney, and permit inmates to notify their personal contacts regarding a transfer. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0089-2018 * Andy L. King ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the DOE to report the duration of school bus routes. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to report twice a year on the number of school bus routes scheduled to take less than an hour, between one and two hours, and over two hours, and the average length of time scheduled for school bus routes in each community school district. The bill would also require DOE to share actual school bus transportation times, as recorded by GPS trackers, with the Council twice a year. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0090-2018 * Alan N. Maisel ~SPONSOR Fire and Emergency Management Raising the maximum age to apply to become a firefighter. Introduction This bill would raise the eligible age for applying to become a firefighter from 29 to 30. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0091-2018 * Paul A. Vallone ~SPONSOR Health Lead Package - Remediating lead water hazards in day care facilities. Introduction The proposed bill would require all day care facilities in the City to maintain lead levels below a water lead action level to be established by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) in all drinking water or water used for cooking. All day care facilities would be required to test water used for drinking or cooking at least once a year, and provide the results of this analysis to the parent or guardian of each child that attends such facility. If results indicate a lead level above the level to be established by DOHMH, such facilities would be required to install water filtration or treatment systems to reduce lead concentrations in water, or to use other means to supply safe drinking and cooking water to occupants of such facilities. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0092-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings 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. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0093-2018 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring the parks dept to repair damage caused by trees owned by NYC. Introduction This bill would require the Parks Department to repair damage caused by trees planted by the city of New York to sidewalks, roads and private property as a result of overgrowth and lack of pruning. Homeowners would not be held liable for such damage. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0054-2018 * Peter A. Koo ~SPONSOR Education Dept of Education to mandate school uniforms. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0055-2018 * Andy L. King ~SPONSOR General Welfare Require drug testing as a condition for public assistance benefits. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0056-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Justice System Repeal the Criminal Procedure Law Article 240 and replace it with a law mandating early, open, and automatic pre-trial discovery. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available