Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Recessed Meeting date/time: 5/23/2018 1:30 PM Minutes status: Recessed   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Meeting in Recess Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS ATTACHMENTS, Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting, Proposed Stated Meeting Agenda, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (164) 164 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia       1. ROLL CALL           Roll call Video       2. INVOCATION - Delivered by: Abdelrahman Badawi, Muslim American Society Youth Center, located at 1933 Bath Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Brannan.           Video       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of April 11, 2018 be adopted as printed by Council Member Lander.           Video       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR - None           Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES           Video M 0055-2018 *     Preconsidered - Finance NYC Banking Commission - Transmitting recommendations of the interest rate to be charged for FY'19. Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None           Not available       7. LAND USE CALL-UPS           Video M 0056-2018 * Margaret S. Chin   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Zoning, 85 Mercer Street, Manhattan (C 150348 ZSM) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0057-2018 * Helen K. Rosenthal   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Zoning, Sidewalk café, 158 West 72nd Street, Manhattan (20185267 TCM) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       8. COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER           Video       9. DISCUSSION OF GENERAL ORDERS           Video       10. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None           Not available       11. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES           Video         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND LABOR           Not available Int 0895-2018 * I. Daneek Miller   Coupled on GO Health insurance coverage for surviving family members of certain deceased employees of the DOT. Introduction   Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE           Not available Int 0882-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Coupled on GO Commercial rent tax credit. Introduction This local law would change the date of initial eligibility for the Small Business Tax Credit against the Commercial Rent tax from July 1, 2018 to June 1, 2018. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0055-2018 *     Preconsidered - Coupled on GO NYC Banking Commission - Transmitting recommendations of the interest rate to be charged for FY'19. Communication   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0359-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO Establish that the discount percentage for early payment of real estate taxes be set at one-half of one percent per annum for FY'19. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0360-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO Establish that the interest rate be 7% per annum for FY`19 for non-payment of taxes on properties with an assessed value of not more than $250,000, or not more than $250,000 per residential unit for cooperative apartments. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0361-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO Establish that the interest rate be 18% percent per annum for FY'19 for non-payment of taxes on properties with an assessed value of over $250,000, or over $250,000 per residential unit for cooperative apartments. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0095-2018 * Daniel Dromm     Aquinas Housing for the Elderly, Bronx Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0364-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 95 - Aquinas Housing for the Elderly, Bronx Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0096-2018 * Daniel Dromm     Essie Jeffries Apartments, Manhattan Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0365-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 96 - Essie Jeffries Apartments, Manhattan Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0097-2018 * Daniel Dromm     Inwood House, Manhattan Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0366-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 97 - Inwood House, Manhattan Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0098-2018 * Daniel Dromm     Lafayette Morrison Apartments, Bronx Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0367-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 98 - Lafayette Morrison Apartments, Bronx Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0099-2018 * Donovan J. Richards     Rockaway Village Phase 1, Queens Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0368-2018 * Donovan J. Richards   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 99 - Rockaway Village Phase 1, Queens Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0100-2018 * Daniel Dromm     943-947 Teller Avenue HDFC, Bronx Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0369-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 100 - 943-947 Teller Avenue HDFC, Bronx Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0101-2018 * Daniel Dromm     1314 Seneca HDFC, Bronx Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0370-2018 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 101 - 1314 Seneca HDFC, Bronx Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS           Not available Int 0014-2018 A Joseph C. Borelli   Amended and Coupled on GO 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. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH           Not available Int 0189-2018 A Steven Matteo   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring defibrillators at softball fields where youth leagues play. Introduction This bill would require the City to provide automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to youth softball leagues playing on City-owned land at no cost. These leagues would be required to bring an AED to every game and practice, and to make efforts to ensure that a trained coach or umpire is present as well. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE           Not available LU 0066-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, PRC Tiffany Street, Bronx (20185269 HAX) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0371-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 66 - Planning, PRC Tiffany Street, Bronx (20185269 HAX) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0068-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, Bethany Place, Manhattan (20185271 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0372-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 68 - Planning, Bethany Place, Manhattan (20185271 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0071-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, Two Buildings Tenants United HDFC, Manhattan (20185330 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0373-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 71 - Planning, Two Buildings Tenants United HDFC, Manhattan (20185330 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0072-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, CHS, Brooklyn (20185329 HAK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0374-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 72 - Planning, CHS, Brooklyn (20185329 HAK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0079-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, MPLP Uptown 6 Cluster, Manhattan (20185331 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0375-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 79 - Planning, MPLP Uptown 6 Cluster, Manhattan (20185331 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0080-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, 615 West 150th Street Cluster, Manhattan (20185332 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0376-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 80 - Planning, 615 West 150th Street Cluster, Manhattan (20185332 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION           Not available Int 0210-2018 B Steven Matteo   Amended and Coupled on GO Certain sidewalk repairs. Introduction This bill would require that landowners be given at least 75 days, rather than 45 days, to make necessary repairs to the sidewalk adjacent to their property. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Video Int 0720-2018 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~coupled Laid Over Clarifying the requirements for site safety training providers and persons required to obtain site safety training. Introduction This bill would expand the qualifications for site safety training providers and provide an updated definition of “competent person” to align with the Building Code. It would also amend existing reporting requirements regarding the number of site safety training providers. Laid Over by Council   Action details Not available T2018-1849 *   ~coupled Coupled on GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0895-2018 * I. Daneek Miller ~coupled GO Health insurance coverage for surviving family members of certain deceased employees of the DOT. Introduction       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0882-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled GO Commercial rent tax credit. Introduction This local law would change the date of initial eligibility for the Small Business Tax Credit against the Commercial Rent tax from July 1, 2018 to June 1, 2018.     Action details Not available M 0055-2018 *   ~coupled Preconsidered - GO NYC Banking Commission - Transmitting recommendations of the interest rate to be charged for FY'19. Communication       Action details Not available Res 0359-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO Establish that the discount percentage for early payment of real estate taxes be set at one-half of one percent per annum for FY'19. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0360-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO Establish that the interest rate be 7% per annum for FY`19 for non-payment of taxes on properties with an assessed value of not more than $250,000, or not more than $250,000 per residential unit for cooperative apartments. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0361-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO Establish that the interest rate be 18% percent per annum for FY'19 for non-payment of taxes on properties with an assessed value of over $250,000, or over $250,000 per residential unit for cooperative apartments. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0364-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 95 - Aquinas Housing for the Elderly, Bronx Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0365-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 96 - Essie Jeffries Apartments, Manhattan Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0366-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 97 - Inwood House, Manhattan Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0367-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 98 - Lafayette Morrison Apartments, Bronx Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0368-2018 * Donovan J. Richards ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 99 - Rockaway Village Phase 1, Queens Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0369-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 100 - 943-947 Teller Avenue HDFC, Bronx Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0370-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 101 - 1314 Seneca HDFC, Bronx Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0014-2018 A Joseph C. Borelli ~coupled A and GO 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.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0189-2018 A Steven Matteo ~coupled A and GO Requiring defibrillators at softball fields where youth leagues play. Introduction This bill would require the City to provide automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to youth softball leagues playing on City-owned land at no cost. These leagues would be required to bring an AED to every game and practice, and to make efforts to ensure that a trained coach or umpire is present as well.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 0371-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 66 - Planning, PRC Tiffany Street, Bronx (20185269 HAX) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0372-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 68 - Planning, Bethany Place, Manhattan (20185271 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0373-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 71 - Planning, Two Buildings Tenants United HDFC, Manhattan (20185330 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0374-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 72 - Planning, CHS, Brooklyn (20185329 HAK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0375-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 79 - Planning, MPLP Uptown 6 Cluster, Manhattan (20185331 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0376-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 80 - Planning, 615 West 150th Street Cluster, Manhattan (20185332 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0210-2018 B Steven Matteo ~coupled A and GO Certain sidewalk repairs. Introduction This bill would require that landowners be given at least 75 days, rather than 45 days, to make necessary repairs to the sidewalk adjacent to their property.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available T2018-1849 *   ~coupled GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds       Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       13. INTRODUCTION & READING OF BILLS           Not available       14. DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTIONS           Video       15. RESOLUTIONS           Video Res 0190-2018 * Ritchie J. Torres   Adopted by the Committee on Civil Service and Labor US Supreme Court to protect public sector collective bargaining in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0240-2018 * I. Daneek Miller   Adopted by the Committee on Civil Service and Labor Acknowledging workers’ gains through the American labor movement. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Video       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Not available         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Int 0926-2018 * Corey D. Johnson ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the DOE to report on procedures following receipt of a notice of misconduct about an employee of a school bus vendor. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to share with parents and post on its website how parents can file a complaint about a school bus employee, the process by which the department investigates such a complaint, and the possible results of such an investigation. The bill also requires DOE to share the protocols for school bus services in inclement weather emergencies. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0927-2018 * Corey D. Johnson ~SPONSOR Transportation Creating an electronic tracking system for city-issued parking permits. Introduction This bill would require the Police Department to create a centralized electronic tracking system for all city-issued parking permits. The system would record all summonses issued in relation to the improper use of the parking permits, and would allow the Police Department to verify in real time the validity of the permits. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Education would be required to provide information to the Police Department about parking permits that those departments issue. Finally, the Police Department would be required to issue monthly reports to agencies whose employees have parking permits about any summonses received by those employees for misuse of their parking permits. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0928-2018 * Adrienne E. Adams ~SPONSOR Transportation Placement of street name signs at intersections. Introduction This bill would require that at least two corners of a street intersection have the appropriate street name signage installed. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0929-2018 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Education Reporting by the DOE of complaints and investigations relating to school bus transportation services. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to report twice a year on all of the calls received from parents and guardians about school bus services, the complaints received from parents and guardians about school bus services, the investigations DOE opened into school bus employees, the number of those investigations that were substantiated, and a description of outcomes taken by DOE in the event of a substantiated investigation. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0930-2018 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Disclosure of service fee charges associated with tickets to entertainment events in NYC. Introduction This bill would require the operator of a place of entertainment or its agent to disclose service fees, along with the price of a ticket on advertising and promotional materials. Further, the bill would require operators or agents to disclose what portion of the total ticket price the service fee represents. Currently, operators or agents regularly conceal these fees until the final stages of a transaction. By requiring early disclosure, this bill would allow consumers to make more informed decisions before beginning a transaction. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0931-2018 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Designating expanded polystyrene as recyclable and repealing sections 16-324(f) and 16-329 of the administrative code of the city of NY. Introduction This bill would require that expanded polystyrene foam be designated as recyclable in the residential waste stream. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0932-2018 * Margaret S. Chin ~SPONSOR Transportation Misuse of city-issued parking permits. Introduction This bill would require parking permits issued by the Police Department to be revoked in accordance with the disciplinary rules of that department, and would require all other city-issued parking permits to be revoked from individuals who: (1) receive three or more violations of a rule or law related to the misuse of the parking permit; (2) receive any violation of section 19-166 of the Administrative Code, which relates to unauthorized or fraudulent use of a parking permit; or (3) have unpaid parking or traffic violations in excess of $350. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0933-2018 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Requiring the dept of correction to report on sexual abuse. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Correction to provide detailed reports on incidents of sexual abuse. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0934-2018 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the NYPD, the 311 customer service center, and the NYC TLC to collect and report disaggregated data on sexual harassment and sex offenses. Introduction This bill would require reports on complaints of sexual harassment or sex offenses occurring in TLC licensed vehicles to provide greater clarity on the issue. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0358-2018 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Education Eliminate the disparity in compensation paid to teachers, staff and directors at community-based EarlyLearn NYC centers, as compared to the compensation paid to DOE instructors for similar employment. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0935-2018 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Transportation Suspension of alternate side of the street parking rules on streets within a five block radius of street resurfacing projects. Introduction This bill would require that alternate side street parking rules be suspended within a five block radius of any point along the work site where the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) is engaged in street milling or resurfacing work and the work has resulted in the use of available parking spaces. The DOT would also be required to post signs within the designated area indicating that the rules have been suspended. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0359-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Establish that the discount percentage for early payment of real estate taxes be set at one-half of one percent per annum for FY'19. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0360-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Establish that the interest rate be 7% per annum for FY`19 for non-payment of taxes on properties with an assessed value of not more than $250,000, or not more than $250,000 per residential unit for cooperative apartments. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0361-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Establish that the interest rate be 18% percent per annum for FY'19 for non-payment of taxes on properties with an assessed value of over $250,000, or over $250,000 per residential unit for cooperative apartments. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0936-2018 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Restricting single-use plastic beverage straws, beverage stirrers and beverage splash sticks, and to repeal chapter 4 of title 16 of such code, relating to rechargeable batteries. Introduction This bill would restrict food service establishments – such as restaurants, cafes, delis, bars, grocery stores and food trucks – from providing single-use plastic straws, stirrers and splash sticks to customers. Providing single-use plastic stirrers and splash sticks of any kind would be prohibited. Providing non-compostable, single-use plastic straws would be prohibited except upon request. For customers who request a non-compostable plastic straw, food service establishments would be required to provide one free of charge, without inquiring about the reason for the request. To refuse to provide a non-compostable plastic straw or to inquire about the reason for the request could constitute a violation of the City’s Human Rights Law. Food service establishments would additionally be required to stock non-compostable plastic straws to fulfill customer requests, and would have to post signs advertising the straws’ availability at self-serve stations. Compostable plastic straws would be permitted to be given out upon request only for use on-premises, and only if the food service establishment properly separates and disposes of those straws through a commercial composting provider. Food service establishments who violate the provisions of this bill would be liable for civil penalties. This bill would also repeal Chapter 4 of Title 16 of the Administrative Code pertaining to the recycling of rechargeable batteries, which is currently governed by State law. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0937-2018 * Mathieu Eugene ~SPONSOR Small Business Requiring film companies to provide residents with at least 72 hours’ notice when film shoots will disrupt parking. Introduction This bill would require that film companies provide residents with at 72 hours’ notice when parking will be disrupted due to filming. The city already informally requires that companies provide 48 hours’ notice. This bill would codify that policy and expand the timeframe to allow residents to respond. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0938-2018 * Barry S. Grodenchik ~SPONSOR Transportation Prohibiting immediate towing of certain vehicles. Introduction This bill would prohibit city agencies from towing any vehicle unless it has first been immobilized with a wheel lock for at least 72 hours. This law would not apply to vehicles parked illegally at bus stops or fire hydrants, in crosswalks or tow away zones, or that are blocking legal driveways. Nor would it apply when the immediate towing of a vehicle is required as a matter of public safety. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0939-2018 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Public Safety Prohibiting the NYPD from issuing a violation to a vehicle for illegally parking in a driveway without first confirming the legality of such driveway. Introduction This bill would require the Police Department to confirm the legality of a curb cut prior to issuing violations for illegally parking in a driveway. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0940-2018 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Create a commission to examine the cost of renovating jail facilities on Rikers Island. Introduction This bill would create a commission to examine the cost of renovating jail facilities on Rikers Island, and issue a related report within 6 months. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0362-2018 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Veterans Provide an award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to the Chinese-American Veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. (H.R. 2358) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0941-2018 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR General Welfare Childcare services at public meetings. Introduction This bill would require the provision of childcare services, upon request, for certain meetings open to the public. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0942-2018 * Peter A. Koo ~SPONSOR Transportation Developing and publishing a comprehensive plan regarding the distribution and use of city-issued parking permits. Introduction This bill would require each city agency making use of city-issued parking permits to develop a plan regarding that agency’s distribution and use of the parking permits, including criteria for distribution, an assessment of the appropriate number of permits for that agency, and proposed steps to curb unnecessary permit issuance. These agency plans would be due to an agency or office designated by the mayor by November 1, 2020. The agency or office designated by the mayor would then be required to use those agency plans to develop a comprehensive, citywide plan for the distribution and use of city-issued parking permits. This comprehensive plan would be due December 1, 2020, and would be posted online. Finally, the comprehensive plan would be reviewed at least once every five years and revised as appropriate. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0363-2018 * Peter A. Koo ~SPONSOR Education Requires that students on school buses wear seat belts until the bus comes to a destination stop. (A.801) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0943-2018 * Karen Koslowitz ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Establishing a pilot program for issuing warning notifications for first-time offenders of certain litter laws. Introduction This bill would mandate the creation of a pilot program to issue warnings instead of violations for certain littering violations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0944-2018 * Rory I. Lancman ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Requiring the dept of correction to notify inmates, defense attorneys, and court personnel when an inmate is detained solely on a bail amount of one dollar. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Correction (“DOC”) to notify incarcerated individuals and defense attorneys when an incarcerated individual is detained solely on a bail amount of less than ten dollars. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0945-2018 * Rory I. Lancman ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the PD to report annually on officer resignations prior to becoming eligible for retirement with pension. Introduction The bill would require the New York Police Department (NYPD) to report annually on the number of officers who resign prior to becoming eligible for retirement with pension in the preceding year. Additionally, the NYPD must report on the reason for resignation, including whether the officer resigned in order to join the fire department, a different police force, or another government agency. The data will be disaggregated by the duration of employment at the NYPD. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0946-2018 * Brad S. Lander ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Prohibiting on-call scheduling for utility safety employees and providing advance notice of work schedules to utility safety employees. Introduction The proposed bill would ban the practice of on-call scheduling for utility safety employees who locate and mark underground infrastructure. The bill would prohibit employers from canceling, changing or adding work shifts within 72 hours of the start of the shift, except in limited circumstances. The bill would also require the employer to provide a utility safety employee with a written work schedule no later than 72 hours before the first shift on the work schedule, to post the schedule at the work location 72 hours before the beginning of the scheduled hours of work, and to provide the employee, at the employee’s request, a written copy of the work schedule for any week worked within the prior three years. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0947-2018 * Brad S. Lander ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring certification of safety training for street permits. Introduction The proposed legislation would require applicants for a permit to open a street to certify to the Department of Transportation that all workers are in compliance with applicable safety training and education laws and regulations so as to ensure public safety and health during the performance of work under the permit. The proposed bill also provides for civil and criminal penalties for violations, which would be imposed on a per worker basis. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0948-2018 * Ritchie J. Torres ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Dedicated heat inspections and the installation of temperature reporting devices in certain multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to identify 50 class A multiple dwellings based on factors including number of temperature violations and heat-related complaints every two years. Such identified buildings would then be required to install internet-capable temperature reporting devices for up to two years. HPD would be required to conduct dedicated heat inspections of these buildings at least once every two weeks. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0949-2018 * Brad S. Lander ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights Creating a school diversity monitor within the human rights commission. Introduction This bill would create a school diversity monitor within the city’s Human Rights Commission. This position would monitor racial segregation in the city’s school system, including charter schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education (DOE) and would make recommendations to alleviate disparate impact discrimination. The bill would require the monitor to produce annual reports to the mayor, DOE and the Speaker on DOE’s efforts in combating segregation in the schools and implementation efforts by DOE to ensure greater integration of the overall school system. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0950-2018 * Mark Treyger ~SPONSOR Education DOE associate degree programs. Introduction This bill would require the Chancellor of the Department of Education to provide data to the Council about associate degree programs offered at New York City public high schools. The data provided would include the names of the schools that currently offer associate degree programs, which degrees are offered, and the criteria used by the Department of Education to determine which high schools will offer associate degree programs. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0951-2018 * Paul A. Vallone ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the police department to notify schools of crimes against children within 1,000 feet of certain schools. Introduction The bill would require the New York Police Department (NYPD) to notify schools of any reported crime involving a child under the age of eighteen that occurred within 1,000 feet of certain public and private schools. The bill would require the NYPD to promulgate rules regarding such notifications. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0952-2018 * Paul A. Vallone ~SPONSOR Finance Requiring notice of renewal of the senior citizen homeowner exemption and disabled homeowner exemption by phone. Introduction The proposed legislation would require the Department of Finance, by no later than November 15 of each year, to provide notice of renewal by phone to property owners required to renew the Senior Citizen Homeowner Exemption or the Disabled Homeowner Exemption. The renewal notice would include, at a minimum, information regarding the mailing of the renewal application to the property owner, the filing deadline for the renewal application, and contact information in the event that the renewal application is not received. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0953-2018 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Transportation Placing greater regulations and restraints on the creation of driveway curb cuts, and providing local community board notification. Introduction The proposed legislation would require property owners to correct illegally created curb cuts—breaks in a curb that allow access from the street across the sidewalk to a parking space, like a driveway. If the property owner does not correct the illegal curb cut, the Department of Transportation must do so, recovering the cost from the property owner. Additionally, community boards would be notified of any applications for permits to create a curb cut within the community district. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0095-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Aquinas Housing for the Elderly, Bronx Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0096-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Essie Jeffries Apartments, Manhattan Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0097-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Inwood House, Manhattan Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0098-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Lafayette Morrison Apartments, Bronx Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0099-2018 * Donovan J. Richards ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Rockaway Village Phase 1, Queens Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0100-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance 943-947 Teller Avenue HDFC, Bronx Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0101-2018 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance 1314 Seneca HDFC, Bronx Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0102-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions & Concessions Planning, Berean Gardens, Brooklyn (20185357 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0102-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, Berean Gardens, Brooklyn (20185357 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0103-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions & Concessions Planning, Hudson Piers II, Manhattan (20185358 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0103-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, Hudson Piers II, Manhattan (20185358 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0104-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions & Concessions Planning, Culver El Phase I, Brooklyn (20185359 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0104-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, Culver El Phase I, Brooklyn (20185359 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0105-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions & Concessions Planning, NIHOP Van Buren/Greene, Brooklyn (20185360 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0105-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, NIHOP Van Buren/Greene, Brooklyn (20185360 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0106-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Planning, Dispositions & Concessions Planning, 501 West 51st Street, Manhattan (20185362 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0106-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Planning, 501 West 51st Street, Manhattan (20185362 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0107-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, Sidewalk café, Seven Hills Mediterranean Grill, 158 West 72nd Street, Manhattan (20185267 TCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0107-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Sidewalk café, Seven Hills Mediterranean Grill, 158 West 72nd Street, Manhattan (20185267 TCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0108-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 142-150 South Portland Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 180096 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0108-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 142-150 South Portland Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 180096 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0109-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 142-150 South Portland Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 180097 ZRK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0109-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 142-150 South Portland Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 180097 ZRK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0110-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 142-150 South Portland Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (20185361 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0110-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 142-150 South Portland Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (20185361 HAK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0111-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 180-188 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan (C 180170 ZMM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0111-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 180-188 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan (C 180170 ZMM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0112-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 1568 Broadway-Palace Theatre Text Amendment, Manhattan (N 180184 ZRM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0112-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 1568 Broadway-Palace Theatre Text Amendment, Manhattan (N 180184 ZRM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0113-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 85 Mercer Street, Manhattan (C 150348 ZSM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0113-2018 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 85 Mercer Street, Manhattan (C 150348 ZSM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available