Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/23/2020 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS, Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (82) 82 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: Very Reverend Father George Anastasiou who serves as the spiritual leader of the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church of Whitestone, located at 11-05 150th Street, Whitestone, New York 11357. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Vallone.           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - None           Not available       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR           Not available M 0252-2020 *     Received, Ordered, Printed and Filed Submitting the Mayor's Management Report, FY'20. Mayor's Message   Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council   Action details 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 CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS LICENSING           Not available Int 2032-2020 A Andrew Cohen   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring city employers to provide earned safe and sick time to employees. Introduction On April 3, Governor Cuomo signed into law the State Budget (Senate Bill S7506B), which included a provision that amended the New York Labor Law to require many employers to provide paid sick leave. The law takes effect on September 30, 2020. This bill aligns the City’s Paid Sick Law with the recently enacted State law, including how time is accrued and which businesses are covered. Small businesses with four or fewer employees and an income less than $1 million must provide 40 hours of unpaid safe/sick leave. Small businesses with four or fewer employees but have an income greater than $1 million must provide 40 hours of paid safe/sick leave. Most businesses with 99 or fewer employees must still provide 40 hours of paid sick leave. Large businesses of 100 or more employees must provide up to 56 hours of paid safe/sick leave. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 2049-2020 A Mark Levine   Amended and Coupled on GO Displaced hotel service workers and hotel service disruption notifications. Introduction The bill would establish protections for displaced hotel service workers in the event of a change in control of a hotel, such as a sale or bankruptcy. Once new ownership commences, the owner would be required to provide employment to the existing hotel workers for at least 90 days. During this retention period, existing workers would be paid the same wage rate or higher. At the end of the 90-day period, the new employer would perform an evaluation of the worker and, if the worker receives a satisfactory result, the new employer would be required to offer continued employment. In addition, the bill would require hotels to notify guests of service disruptions that would substantially affect their stay. A hotel would be prohibited from charging a fee or penalty for cancellations made because of a service disruption. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE           Not available Int 1225-2018 A Daniel Dromm   Amended and Coupled on GO Collection and maintenance of contact information of real property owners. Introduction This local law would require the Department of Finance (DOF) to make best efforts to collect the name, telephone number, and email address of all owners of real property and, once such information is received, or equivalent information of an individual authorized to receive communications regarding the property on behalf of the owner. The legislation would require that DOF, at a minimum, solicit the contact information on hard copy and online forms, applications, and other documents created by the department for submission by a property owner related to the recording of deed- or mortgage-related documents, or the administration of real property personal tax exemption programs, the tax lien sale, the real property transfer tax, or the tax on mortgages. Once received DOF must ensure that such contact information is maintained in a computer database used by the Department for purposes of administering the real property tax. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1702-2019 A Karen Koslowitz   Amended and Coupled on GO Notice regarding property tax rates. Introduction The Department of Finance typically mails out property tax bills for the July 1 due date in early June, prior to the Council’s adoption of the tax rate for the new fiscal year. Therefore, these bills reflect the prior year’s tax rate. The taxes due are subsequently recalculated upon adoption of the new tax rate and such adjustments are reflected on subsequent property tax bills. This local law would require the Department of Finance to include notice on property tax bills that use a prior year’s tax rate that the taxes due are subject to adjustment upon the adoption of the tax rate for the new fiscal year. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1705-2019 A Steven Matteo   Amended and Coupled on GO Dept of finance providing a receipt of payment. Introduction This local law would require the Department of Finance to establish and maintain a system to contact property owners by e-mail and provide access electronically to a receipt for, and information on, each payment made for charges shown on their statement of account Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 2039-2020 A Daniel Dromm   Amended and Coupled on GO Authorize the extension of deadlines for the filing of applications and renewal applications for real property tax abatement and exemption programs. Introduction This local law would extend the deadline to file an application or a renewal application to July 15, 2020 for applications for the School Tax Relief Exemption, the Disabled Crime Victim/Good Samaritan Exemption, the Clergy Exemption, the Cooperative and Condominium Property Tax Abatement, the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption, the Disabled Homeowners’ Exemption, the Veterans Exemption, and the Alternative Veterans Exemption that were due in calendar year 2020. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1433-2020 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0686-2020 * Daniel Dromm     Albany Crossings Apartments, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1437-2020 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 686 - Albany Crossings Apartments, Brooklyn Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0687-2020 * Daniel Dromm     Kingston Heights Apartments, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 1438-2020 * Daniel Dromm   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 687 - Kingston Heights Apartments, Brooklyn Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS           Not available Int 2083-2020 A Carlina Rivera   Amended and Coupled on GO Extending temporary personal guaranty protection provisions for commercial tenants impacted by COVID-19. Introduction The bill would amend Local Law 55 of 2020, which temporarily prohibits the enforcement of personal liability provisions in commercial leases or rental agreements involving certain COVID-19 impacted tenants, to extend this protection from September 30, 2020 to March 31, 2021. In addition, the City would be required to conduct an information and outreach campaign to educate commercial tenants affected by the bill about its protections. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDER CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS LICENSING           Not available Int 2032-2020 A Andrew Cohen ~coupled A and GO Requiring city employers to provide earned safe and sick time to employees. Introduction On April 3, Governor Cuomo signed into law the State Budget (Senate Bill S7506B), which included a provision that amended the New York Labor Law to require many employers to provide paid sick leave. The law takes effect on September 30, 2020. This bill aligns the City’s Paid Sick Law with the recently enacted State law, including how time is accrued and which businesses are covered. Small businesses with four or fewer employees and an income less than $1 million must provide 40 hours of unpaid safe/sick leave. Small businesses with four or fewer employees but have an income greater than $1 million must provide 40 hours of paid safe/sick leave. Most businesses with 99 or fewer employees must still provide 40 hours of paid sick leave. Large businesses of 100 or more employees must provide up to 56 hours of paid safe/sick leave.     Action details Not available Int 2049-2020 A Mark Levine ~coupled A and GO Displaced hotel service workers and hotel service disruption notifications. Introduction The bill would establish protections for displaced hotel service workers in the event of a change in control of a hotel, such as a sale or bankruptcy. Once new ownership commences, the owner would be required to provide employment to the existing hotel workers for at least 90 days. During this retention period, existing workers would be paid the same wage rate or higher. At the end of the 90-day period, the new employer would perform an evaluation of the worker and, if the worker receives a satisfactory result, the new employer would be required to offer continued employment. In addition, the bill would require hotels to notify guests of service disruptions that would substantially affect their stay. A hotel would be prohibited from charging a fee or penalty for cancellations made because of a service disruption.     Action details Not available       ~coupled FINANCE           Not available Int 1225-2018 A Daniel Dromm ~coupled A and GO Collection and maintenance of contact information of real property owners. Introduction This local law would require the Department of Finance (DOF) to make best efforts to collect the name, telephone number, and email address of all owners of real property and, once such information is received, or equivalent information of an individual authorized to receive communications regarding the property on behalf of the owner. The legislation would require that DOF, at a minimum, solicit the contact information on hard copy and online forms, applications, and other documents created by the department for submission by a property owner related to the recording of deed- or mortgage-related documents, or the administration of real property personal tax exemption programs, the tax lien sale, the real property transfer tax, or the tax on mortgages. Once received DOF must ensure that such contact information is maintained in a computer database used by the Department for purposes of administering the real property tax.     Action details Not available Int 1702-2019 A Karen Koslowitz ~coupled A and GO Notice regarding property tax rates. Introduction The Department of Finance typically mails out property tax bills for the July 1 due date in early June, prior to the Council’s adoption of the tax rate for the new fiscal year. Therefore, these bills reflect the prior year’s tax rate. The taxes due are subsequently recalculated upon adoption of the new tax rate and such adjustments are reflected on subsequent property tax bills. This local law would require the Department of Finance to include notice on property tax bills that use a prior year’s tax rate that the taxes due are subject to adjustment upon the adoption of the tax rate for the new fiscal year.     Action details Not available Int 1705-2019 A Steven Matteo ~coupled A and GO Dept of finance providing a receipt of payment. Introduction This local law would require the Department of Finance to establish and maintain a system to contact property owners by e-mail and provide access electronically to a receipt for, and information on, each payment made for charges shown on their statement of account     Action details Not available Int 2039-2020 A Daniel Dromm ~coupled A and GO Authorize the extension of deadlines for the filing of applications and renewal applications for real property tax abatement and exemption programs. Introduction This local law would extend the deadline to file an application or a renewal application to July 15, 2020 for applications for the School Tax Relief Exemption, the Disabled Crime Victim/Good Samaritan Exemption, the Clergy Exemption, the Cooperative and Condominium Property Tax Abatement, the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption, the Disabled Homeowners’ Exemption, the Veterans Exemption, and the Alternative Veterans Exemption that were due in calendar year 2020.     Action details Not available Res 1433-2020 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered – GO Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1437-2020 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered – GO LU 686 - Albany Crossings Apartments, Brooklyn Resolution       Action details Not available Res 1438-2020 * Daniel Dromm ~coupled Preconsidered – GO LU 687 - Kingston Heights Apartments, Brooklyn Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled SMALL BUSINESS           Not available Int 2083-2020 A Carlina Rivera ~coupled A and GO Extending temporary personal guaranty protection provisions for commercial tenants impacted by COVID-19. Introduction The bill would amend Local Law 55 of 2020, which temporarily prohibits the enforcement of personal liability provisions in commercial leases or rental agreements involving certain COVID-19 impacted tenants, to extend this protection from September 30, 2020 to March 31, 2021. In addition, the City would be required to conduct an information and outreach campaign to educate commercial tenants affected by the bill about its protections.     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 – None           Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Not available       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Not available         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Int 2088-2020 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Fire and Emergency Management Requiring the commissioner of emergency management to report on the city’s preparedness and response to citywide public health emergencies. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management to submit an annual report to the Council describing the City’s preparation for, and response to, any state disaster emergency or local state of emergency declared in relation to an infectious disease that affects the City’s public health. The report would include: a description of any actions taken in preparation for, during, and immediately after such incident by or on behalf of the City, a list of all city agencies, offices, or private entities that were involved in the City’s emergency response, a description of the city’s current public healthcare workforce and ways to improve medical surge capacity, and guidelines for notifying and communicating with the public and City officials during a local public health emergency. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2089-2020 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Health Temporary space for outdoor non-tobacco hookah operation. Introduction This bill would require the City to create an outdoor hookah program that would allow non-tobacco hookah establishments to offer outdoor smoking in 25 percent of the available seating as approved by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). The Department of Transportation (DOT) would be required to create a self-certification process that non-tobacco hookah establishment owners must complete before offering outdoor smoking. Such process would not require DOT approval, however, a self-certification could be suspended or terminated by DOT or DOHMH for non-compliance with requirements of the program or for the protection of health and safety. Individuals under 21 would not be permitted to sit in such outdoor smoking area. The outdoor hookah program would run until at least November 8, 2020, with the possibility of extension up to December 31, 2020. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2090-2020 * Margaret S. Chin ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights Requiring an exit interview for departing and retiring municipal employees. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Citywide Services, in consultation with the New York City Commission on Human Rights, to create an exit survey for retiring municipal employees and those municipal employees voluntarily leaving city service. Each departing and retiring employee would be administered the interview within two weeks of their last day of service. Starting March 30, 2022 and annually thereafter, the Department of Citywide Services would also be required to submit a report on their findings to the New York City Commission on Human Rights and the Council. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1424-2020 * Margaret S. Chin ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Establishing the housing access voucher program. (S.7628A/A.9657) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2091-2020 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Studying the feasibility of electrifying existing buildings. Introduction This local law would amend previously enacted local laws to add a study of building electrification in New York City. As part of the building electrification study this local law would consider regulatory barriers to building electrification; lack of both customer awareness and workforce familiarity with electrification, costs for property owners, time frames for electrification consistent with state and local greenhouse gas reduction goals and an assessment of the renewable energy sources that would be needed to meet any increase in demand caused by the electrification of existing buildings. The study shall also consider equity and access to inclusive financing for property owners as well as tenant protection from property rental increases. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2092-2020 * Costa G. Constantinides ~SPONSOR Resiliency & Waterfronts Climate resiliency design guidelines and resiliency scoring. Introduction This bill would require the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability (OLTPS) to develop climate resiliency design guidelines, pursuant to a pilot program, for City capital projects. OLTPS, in consultation with other City agencies, environmental justice organizations with expertise in climate resiliency, and members of the public with expertise in climate resiliency, climate design, the built environment, engineering, and environmental justice issues, would also use the climate resiliency design guidelines to develop a climate resiliency score metric for capital projects. Such score would account for flooding risk, energy efficiency, energy resilience and on-site water capture and management. Every City capital project above a threshold construction cost would be evaluated for its resiliency and have to meet or exceed a minimum resiliency score. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1425-2020 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019 (H.R. 763) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2093-2020 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Housing and Buildings Continuation of the NYC rent stabilization law of 1969. Introduction This bill would extend the expiration date of the New York City Rent Stabilization Law of 1969 from April 1, 2021 to April 1, 2022. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2094-2020 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the police dept to report on mental health support services for employees. Introduction This bill would require the Police Department to report to the Speaker, Mayor, and post on its website all available mental health support services provided by the Department, the methods in which such services are advertised and communicated to employees, and report on aggregate numbers of employees experiencing mental health conditions. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1426-2020 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Establish indoor air quality standards and measure indoor air quality in NYC schools. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1427-2020 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Reforms New York State’s notary laws for new and renewing notary applicants. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1428-2020 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Increases the felony classification of crimes applicable to the prosecution of a fraudulent conveyance of residential real estate. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1429-2020 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Adopting more stringent standards around corporations’ names that mimic government agencies to protect City residents from deed theft. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1430-2020 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Designating the county of Kings a cease and desist zone and establishing an affirmative defense to violations of nonsolicitation orders and cease and desist zones. (A.6775/S.1253) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1431-2020 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Technology Biometric Privacy (S.1203/A.1911) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1432-2020 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. ~SPONSOR Transportation Establish a National Bank for Infrastructure and Manufacturing. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1433-2020 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2095-2020 * Vanessa L. Gibson ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the police department to submit reports on enforcement of jaywalking. Introduction This bill would require the Police Department to submit quarterly reports on information related to the Department’s enforcement of rules related to pedestrian traffic violations such as jaywalking. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1434-2020 * Vanessa L. Gibson ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Prohibit the use of biometric recognition technology and biometric analytics in certain federally assisted rental dwelling units, and for other purposes. (S.2689) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1435-2020 * Mark Gjonaj ~SPONSOR Public Safety NYPD to create a permanent, year-round harbor patrol in the Bronx, and review its allocation plan for citywide harbor patrols, in order to address concerns in the City Island area. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2096-2020 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing Authorizing the department of consumer and worker protection to issue temporary operating licenses to sidewalk cafe applicants if certain requirements are satisfied. Introduction This bill would allow the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to issue temporary operating licenses to applicants for a sidewalk café license if the plans for the new sidewalk café are identical to the plans for a previously operating sidewalk café at the same location. This bill would also allow the Department to issue a temporary operating license to new sidewalk cafe applicants whose petitions have been approved but are pending registration by the Comptroller. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2097-2020 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR Small Business Accessibility in small businesses. Introduction This bill would require the City of New York to establish a fund providing loans, grants, in-kind services, in-kind materials or some combination, to make small business storefronts accessible to people with disabilities. Small businesses of 100 employees or fewer and three locations or fewer would be eligible for the fund. The fund would award up to $250,000 in total value per storefront, and loans issued through the program would have an interest rate of no more than three percent. The City would be responsible for establishing a timeline of 90 days or less for the review of applications, issuing an approval or rejection of the application, and a disbursement of the fund, as applicable. Small business tenants or property owners who would bear the cost of the construction project would receive the fund award, but both parties must agree to receive it, unless a prior agreement states otherwise. As a condition of receiving the fund, the City may require that the storefront’s tenant be given a reduction in rent that equals a total of half the value of money, services and materials received through the fund. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2098-2020 * Stephen T. Levin ~SPONSOR Small Business COVID-19 grants for small businesses that did not receive city, state or federal assistance. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to create a grant program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic specifically for businesses that have not already received governmental aid. Entities of 50 employees or fewer that were impacted by service limitations due to COVID-19, or which lost revenue, would be eligible for the grant. SBS would be required to conduct outreach to minority- and women-owned businesses, including creating and submitting a plan detailing how the City will inform as many minority- and women-owned businesses as possible of the existence of the grant program; appointing an SBS staff member to liaise with minority and women business owners; and reporting to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council on each business that received a grant, including whether the business was a minority- and women-owned business. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2099-2020 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Finance Reporting on moneys on deposit. Introduction This local law would require the Commissioner of Finance to make quarterly reports regarding the Department of Finance’s accounts of deposit, disaggregated by account and re-aggregated by bank or trust company. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2100-2020 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Finance Reporting on non-depository city financial services. Introduction This bill would require the Director of Management and Budget to issue to the Speaker of the Council, and to post on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) website, quarterly reports on the City’s use of non-depository financial institutions for the immediately-preceding quarter, starting no later than January 31, 2022. Such reports would detail the fees and returns for a wide variety of financial services, including money market accounts and bond issues, but excluding pension investments. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 1436-2020 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Disaster Assistance Equity Act (H.R. 5337) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2101-2020 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring sheriffs and city marshals to report housing displacement to the department of social services/human resources administration to evaluate eligibility for legal counsel. Introduction This bill would require that the sheriff and city marshals contact the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration (HRA) when they receive an order that would result in housing displacement. Where HRA receives notice from the sheriff or city marshals about an order that would lead to housing displacement, HRA would be required to respond by examining the person’s eligibility for legal counsel, provide the person with contact for legal counsel and connect the individual to such counsel. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2102-2020 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Women and Gender Equity Providing rental assistance to survivors of domestic violence. Introduction This bill would provide domestic violence survivors who are in danger of losing their home due to their status as a domestic violence survivor with rental assistance through CityFHEPS, if they do not qualify for any other rental assistance program and have a gross income at or below 400% of the federal poverty level and meet other requirements as determined by the Human Resources Administration or the Department of Homeless Services. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2103-2020 * Helen K. Rosenthal ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Requiring certain retail food stores to post notices on the food donation web portal concerning the availability of excess food, and arranging for the transportation and retrieval of such food. Introduction This bill would require certain stores that sell food for off-premises consumption, such as grocery stores, to post notices on the food donation web portal regarding excess food they have available for donation, at least once per month. Stores would also be required to arrange for the retrieval of the food that they are donating, and to arrange for the transportation of such food if requested by the recipient. The bill would also exempt stores that would normally be subject to the requirements of this law if they have agreements in place for the donation of food on at least a monthly basis. By December 1 of each year, the Department of Sanitation or other City entity designated by the Mayor, would be required to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council a report detailing the results of a yearly review of available food on the web portal and whether that available food is expected to meet the demands of city residents in the coming year. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 2104-2020 * Mark Treyger ~SPONSOR Education DOE to report on metrics regarding remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to report on a series of metrics whenever it is engaged in remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those metrics would include language access and support provided for English language learners; steps DOE took to ensure incarcerated students received remote instruction; and details on internet enabled devices ordered by the DOE and distributed to students. The term “remote learning” means a system, implemented in lieu of in-person instruction during and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, that allows teachers to deliver their lessons online, and students to complete assignments, projects, and assessments remotely just as they would in the physical classroom. Remote learning can occur synchronously with real-time teacher-to-student interaction and collaboration, or asynchronously, with self-paced learning activities that take place independently of the teacher. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0686-2020 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Albany Crossings Apartments, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0687-2020 * Daniel Dromm ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Kingston Heights Apartments, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available