Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Recessed Meeting date/time: 5/28/2020 1:30 PM Minutes status: Recessed   Meeting location: - REMOTE HEARING - Meeting in Recess Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS, Proposed Stated Meeting Agenda, Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, Announcements, Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (83) 83 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 Not available       2. INVOCATION - Delivered by: Pastor Gabriella Cudjoe Wilkes, spiritual leader at Double Love Experience, located at 334 South Fifth Street, Brooklyn, New York 11211. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Reynoso.           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of May 13, 2020 be adopted as printed by Council Member Miller.           Not available       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR - None           Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES - None           Not available       6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None           Not available       7. LAND USE CALL-UPS - None           Not available       8. COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER           Not available       9. DISCUSSION OF GENERAL ORDERS           Not available       10. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None           Not available       11. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES           Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE           Not available Int 1954-2020 A Keith Powers   Preconsidered - Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring the DOC and correctional health services to issue reports during public health emergencies. Introduction This bill would require the department and correctional health services to issue reports to the public regarding public health emergencies, to publish a timeline of significant events, and to provide weekly updates to incarcerated individuals. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1956-2020 A Keith Powers   Preconsidered - Amended and Coupled on GO Establishing a local conditional release commission. Introduction This bill would create a local conditional release commission with the power and duty of determining which persons sentenced within the city of New York may be released on conditional release and under what conditions. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH           Not available Int 1961-2020 A Ritchie J. Torres   Preconsidered - Amended and Coupled on GO Public reporting on contact tracing for COVID-19. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), or another agency designated by the Mayor, to ensure the reporting on details of the City’s contact tracing program, and that it is posted online and updated daily or weekly, for certain information. This report will include: the number of employees and languages and zip codes of such employees of the program; the number of people identified to the program who have tested positive for currently having COVID-19, and the contacts of such people, disaggregated by zip code, race, ethnicity, gender, age range, COVID-19 symptoms, whether such persons were referred to wraparound services, occupational setting, and comorbidities. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION           Not available Int 1836-2019 A Francisco P. Moya   Amended and Coupled on GO Prohibiting the use of the word “alien” and removing such words in local laws, rules and other documents and materials. Introduction This bill would replace the term “alien” with “noncitizen” wherever it refers to noncitizen persons in the City Charter and Administrative Code. It would further prohibit the City from using the terms “alien,” “illegal alien,” or “illegal immigrant” in any of its laws, documents, or materials unless referencing a federal law or program. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE           Not available LU 0632-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (C 200050 ZSM) Land Use Application   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1327-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled to be Filed Pursuant to Letter of Withdrawal LU 632 - Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (C 200050 ZSM) Resolution   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0633-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (N 200051 ZRM) Land Use Application   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1328-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled to be Filed Pursuant to Letter of Withdrawal LU 633 - Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (N 200051 ZRM) Resolution   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0634-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (C 200052 ZMM) Land Use Application   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1329-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled to be Filed Pursuant to Letter of Withdrawal LU 634 - Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (C 200052 ZMM) Resolution   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0635-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (C 200054 ZSM) Land Use Application   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1330-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled to be Filed Pursuant to Letter of Withdrawal LU 635 - Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (C 200054 ZSM) Resolution   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0659-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 311-313 Pleasant Avenue Cluster, Manhattan (20205399 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1331-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 659 - Landmarks, 311-313 Pleasant Avenue Cluster, Manhattan (20205399 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0660-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 993-995 Union Avenue Cluster, Bronx (20205384 HAX) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1332-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 660 - Landmarks, 993-995 Union Avenue Cluster, Bronx (20205384 HAX) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0661-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 266 West 96th Street, Manhattan (20200140 PPM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0662-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 266 West 96th Street, Manhattan (20205412 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1333-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on GO LU 661 & LU 662 - Landmarks, 266 West 96th Street, Manhattan (20200140 PPM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDER CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled CRIMINAL JUSTICE           Not available Int 1954-2020 A Keith Powers ~coupled Preconsidered - A and GO Requiring the DOC and correctional health services to issue reports during public health emergencies. Introduction This bill would require the department and correctional health services to issue reports to the public regarding public health emergencies, to publish a timeline of significant events, and to provide weekly updates to incarcerated individuals.     Action details Not available Int 1956-2020 A Keith Powers ~coupled Preconsidered - A and GO Establishing a local conditional release commission. Introduction This bill would create a local conditional release commission with the power and duty of determining which persons sentenced within the city of New York may be released on conditional release and under what conditions.     Action details Not available       ~coupled HEALTH           Not available Int 1961-2020 * Ritchie J. Torres ~coupled Preconsidered - A and GO Public reporting on contact tracing for COVID-19. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), or another agency designated by the Mayor, to ensure the reporting on details of the City’s contact tracing program, and that it is posted online and updated daily or weekly, for certain information. This report will include: the number of employees and languages and zip codes of such employees of the program; the number of people identified to the program who have tested positive for currently having COVID-19, and the contacts of such people, disaggregated by zip code, race, ethnicity, gender, age range, COVID-19 symptoms, whether such persons were referred to wraparound services, occupational setting, and comorbidities.     Action details Not available       ~coupled IMMIGRATION           Not available Int 1836-2019 * Francisco P. Moya ~coupled A and GO Prohibiting the use of the word “alien” and removing such words in local laws, rules and other documents and materials. Introduction This bill would replace the term “alien” with “noncitizen” wherever it refers to noncitizen persons in the City Charter and Administrative Code. It would further prohibit the City from using the terms “alien,” “illegal alien,” or “illegal immigrant” in any of its laws, documents, or materials unless referencing a federal law or program.     Action details Not available       ~coupled LAND USE           Not available Res 1327-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Filed LU 632 - Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (C 200050 ZSM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1328-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Filed LU 633 - Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (N 200051 ZRM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1329-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Filed LU 634 - Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (C 200052 ZMM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1330-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Filed LU 635 - Zoning, Lenox Terrace, Manhattan (C 200054 ZSM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1331-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 659 - Landmarks, 311-313 Pleasant Avenue Cluster, Manhattan (20205399 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1332-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 660 - Landmarks, 993-995 Union Avenue Cluster, Bronx (20205384 HAX) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1333-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 661 & LU 662 - Landmarks, 266 West 96th Street, Manhattan (20200140 PPM) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDER CALENDAR           Not available                   Pass Not available       13. INTRODUCTION & READING OF BILLS (SEE BELOW)           Not available       14. DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTIONS           Not available       15. RESOLUTIONS           Not available Res 1062-2019 A I. Daneek Miller   Amended and Adopted by the Committee on Fire and Emergency Management Salaries of NYC emergency medical service personnel to be comparable to NYC’s firefighters and police officers. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Not available       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Not available         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Int 1945-2020 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Health Annual reporting of heat vulnerability and heat-related deaths. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to annually report on neighborhood heat vulnerability and the number of heat-related deaths, including the number of heat stress deaths, the estimation of heat exacerbated deaths, a description of the methods used to derive heat vulnerability and estimate heat exacerbated deaths, a description of social and environmental factors used to determine heat vulnerability, and aggregate demographic information of heat stress deaths, including, but not limited to, the age, gender, neighborhood tabulation area and the race or ethnicity of the decedents. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1323-2020 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Emergency Money for the People Act (H.R. 6496) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1946-2020 * Costa G. Constantinides ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Outreach to building owners regarding making energy efficiency improvements. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings to annually disseminate information to buildings of all sizes, including those connected to gas lines, regarding making energy efficiency improvements and complying with existing energy regulations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1947-2020 * Costa G. Constantinides ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Rent regulated accommodations. Introduction This bill would amend the definition of rent regulated accommodations to include only dwellings in which 35% or more of the dwelling units are required to be rent regulated. Newly covered buildings would have a two year extension to comply with the first building emissions limits. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1948-2020 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Limiting the sale of goods in short supply during declared states of emergency. Introduction This bill would allow the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to identify goods that are in short supply and limit the purchase of such goods when a state of emergency is declared. DCWP would take household size and demand into consideration when it determines the limitations that should be in effect. A penalty would be assessed against retailers who fail to comply with this law. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1949-2020 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Fire and Emergency Management Inter-agency review of emergency plans and public reporting on such plans. Introduction The bill would require the Office of Emergency Management to ensure the periodic review of all plans guiding the City’s response to, and ensuring the continuity of agency operations during, emergency circumstances. Representatives from all relevant city agencies would be required to participate in this review. Additionally, summaries detailing the provisions of such plans would be posted online, and procedures would be developed to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the substance of the plans. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1950-2020 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Health Establishing a city restart officer and policies and protocols relating to the safe reopening and operation of city agencies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor to establish a task force for the purpose of recommending both citywide and agency-specific policies and protocols to promote the safe reopening and operation of city agencies in response to COVID-19. This bill would also require city agencies to develop and publish their own policies and protocols, to be reviewed by the task force for the purpose of promoting compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and for coordinating the citywide effort to mitigate the ongoing public health risks posed by COVID-19. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1951-2020 * Vanessa L. Gibson ~SPONSOR Youth Services Development of informational guidance regarding youth online activity. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to develop and disseminate informational guidance to youth and their parents, or legal guardians, regarding youth online activities. The guidance would include an overview of federal, state and local privacy laws pertaining to youth information collected online and legal protections and best practices on how to maintain the privacy or usage of such information by third parties. The bill would also require an advisory that youth online activity could last in perpetuity, be misconstrued by others, or be subjected to surveillance by law enforcement. DYCD would publish this guidance on its website and distribute it in a hard copy format through its programs. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1952-2020 * Vanessa L. Gibson ~SPONSOR Finance Creation of a database to track the expenditure of funds in connection with COVID-19, and to provide for the repeal thereof. Introduction This bill would require the City to create a public database on its website that would track expenditures of federal, state and local funds for addressing COVID-19, including agency spending, city procurement contracts, grants and loans. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1953-2020 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the police dept to issue public reports on the department’s enforcement of public health orders. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department to report on civil and criminal enforcement of public health orders, including demographic and geographic information. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1324-2020 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR Education DOE to partner with nonprofit organizations to provide on-site pro bono legal assistance at schools to help students and their families with housing issues. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1954-2020 A Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Criminal Justice Requiring the DOC and correctional health services to issue reports during public health emergencies. Introduction This bill would require the department and correctional health services to issue reports to the public regarding public health emergencies, to publish a timeline of significant events, and to provide weekly updates to incarcerated individuals. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1955-2020 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Criminal Justice Maximum fee allowed when transferring money to a person in the custody of the department of correction. Introduction This bill would require the department of correction to ensure that members of the public depositing funds into institutional fund account established pursuant to subdivision 7 of section 500-c of the correction law are not charged a service fee that is more than $5. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1956-2020 A Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Criminal Justice Establishing a local conditional release commission. Introduction This bill would create a local conditional release commission with the power and duty of determining which persons sentenced within the city of New York may be released on conditional release and under what conditions. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1325-2020 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1957-2020 * Antonio Reynoso ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Temporary space for outdoor dining. Introduction This bill requires the City to create an open restaurants program that would allow restaurants to offer outdoor dining to patrons on sidewalks and other approved open space. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is required to create a self-certification process that restaurants owners must complete before offering outdoor dining. Such process would not require DOT approval, however, a self-certification could be suspended or terminated by the Department for non-compliance with requirements of the program or for the protection of health or safety. In addition, the City would be required to identify additional areas where food vendors could temporarily operate. The program will run until at least September 8, 2020, with the possibility of extension, but it shall expire by December 31, 2020. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1958-2020 * Donovan J. Richards ~SPONSOR Small Business Reporting on financial assistance received by small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Small Business Services to prepare a report detailing which businesses received a grant or loan from the New York City Employee Retention Program or New York City Small Business Continuity Loan Fund, both created to help small businesses with revenue losses because of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. For each business that received a grant or loan, the report would include the Council District, zip code, industry type including whether the recipient is a mobile business, and the amount of grant or loan received by the business. SBS would submit the report to the Mayor and Speaker of the City Council and make the information publicly available by posting the report on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1326-2020 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Hospitals NYS Dept of Health to clarify and ensure that the NYS Hospital Patients’ Bill of Rights applies to all hospitals, including temporary emergency hospitals and field hospitals. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1959-2020 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Establishment of the office of sports, wellness and recreation. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor to establish an Office of Sports, Wellness and Recreation. The Office would be charged with the authority to promote and enhance sports-related opportunities for youth and to promote the role of sports in education. It would also be responsible for recommending ways to promote and organize youth sports events, identifying barriers to the growth and development of extracurricular and school-based youth sports programs, recommending ways to expand athletic and recreational opportunities for youth, particularly for those from under-resourced communities, collecting demographic data from public and private entities operating youth sports programs, and furthering the City’s commitment to health, wellness, and social development through extracurricular and school-based sports and recreation programs. Affiliated within the Office, there would be an Advisory Board chosen from the public, private and non-profit sectors, as well as from higher education institutions and sports institutions located in the city to advise the director of the Office in furthering its mission. The Office would regularly consult with various City agencies in performing its duties and would submit an annual report advising to the Mayor and Council on its activities and recommendations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1960-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconisdered - Health Comprehensive cooling and communication plan. Introduction This bill would require the Office of Emergency Management, in consultation with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, to prepare and submit an annual plan beginning by May 15, 2021, describing how the city would inform residents on the dangers of heat exposure, access to cooling, including cooling centers, and how vulnerable populations can stay cool during heat-related emergencies. The plan would also include measures for large office buildings to reduce stress on the electric grid during the summer months. The plan would be updated annually. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1961-2020 A Ritchie J. Torres ~SPONSOR Preconisdered - Health Public reporting on contact tracing for COVID-19. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), or another agency designated by the Mayor, to ensure the reporting on details of the City’s contact tracing program, and that it is posted online and updated daily or weekly, for certain information. This report will include: the number of employees and languages and zip codes of such employees of the program; the number of people identified to the program who have tested positive for currently having COVID-19, and the contacts of such people, disaggregated by zip code, race, ethnicity, gender, age range, COVID-19 symptoms, whether such persons were referred to wraparound services, occupational setting, and comorbidities. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0663-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, 2274 Adam Clayton Powell ANCP – UDAAP/Article XI, Manhattan (20205414 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0663-2020 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 2274 Adam Clayton Powell ANCP – UDAAP/Article XI, Manhattan (20205414 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available