Details Meeting Name: Committee on Governmental Operations (inactive) Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 11/29/2021 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 2) Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (17) 17 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2021-8141 *       Oversight - Independent Expenditures in New York City Elections Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2021-8141 *       Oversight - Independent Expenditures in New York City Elections Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1901-2020 * Brad S. Lander     Requiring disclosure of the identity of contributors to entities making independent expenditures in support of or in opposition to any municipal ballot proposal or referendum. Introduction This bill would require independent spenders working to influence the results of a municipal ballot initiative to disclose such spenders’ donors to the Campaign Finance Board and, in certain cases, in their advertisements. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1901-2020 * Brad S. Lander     Requiring disclosure of the identity of contributors to entities making independent expenditures in support of or in opposition to any municipal ballot proposal or referendum. Introduction This bill would require independent spenders working to influence the results of a municipal ballot initiative to disclose such spenders’ donors to the Campaign Finance Board and, in certain cases, in their advertisements. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1937-2020 * Daniel Dromm     Expanding the collection of certain demographic data by city agencies. Introduction This bill would amend existing requirements for certain city agencies to collect demographic data about ancestry and languages spoken, multiracial ancestry or ethnic origin, and gender identity and sexual orientation so that the requirement would be extended to any agency that collects demographic data on forms from city residents. In addition, these demographic questions would have to be incorporated into any existing forms of these agencies that include demographic questions unless there is a law or court order preventing the amendment of any such form. If there is a law or court order preventing amendment of a form but there is a waiver available allowing amendment, the agency would be required to request a waiver. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1937-2020 * Daniel Dromm     Expanding the collection of certain demographic data by city agencies. Introduction This bill would amend existing requirements for certain city agencies to collect demographic data about ancestry and languages spoken, multiracial ancestry or ethnic origin, and gender identity and sexual orientation so that the requirement would be extended to any agency that collects demographic data on forms from city residents. In addition, these demographic questions would have to be incorporated into any existing forms of these agencies that include demographic questions unless there is a law or court order preventing the amendment of any such form. If there is a law or court order preventing amendment of a form but there is a waiver available allowing amendment, the agency would be required to request a waiver. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2409-2021 * I. Daneek Miller     Cleaning and maintenance of city property. Introduction This bill would assign jurisdiction to city agencies for the cleaning and maintenance of certain city properties, including but not limited to, center malls, traffic islands, triangles, medians, underpasses, overpasses, safety zones, steep streets, pedestrian walkways, sidewalks along city-owned properties, dead-end streets and areas along arterial highways, railroad or subway lines. Under this proposal, the Department of Sanitation, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Parks and Recreation would each be required to develop and maintain a web-based application for the purpose of tracking its progress in relation to the cleaning and maintenance of the city properties under the agency’s jurisdiction. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2409-2021 * I. Daneek Miller     Cleaning and maintenance of city property. Introduction This bill would assign jurisdiction to city agencies for the cleaning and maintenance of certain city properties, including but not limited to, center malls, traffic islands, triangles, medians, underpasses, overpasses, safety zones, steep streets, pedestrian walkways, sidewalks along city-owned properties, dead-end streets and areas along arterial highways, railroad or subway lines. Under this proposal, the Department of Sanitation, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Parks and Recreation would each be required to develop and maintain a web-based application for the purpose of tracking its progress in relation to the cleaning and maintenance of the city properties under the agency’s jurisdiction. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2429-2021 * Kalman Yeger     Budget of the campaign finance board. Introduction This bill would change the budget process for the New York City Campaign Finance Board (the “Board”). Currently, the Board is required to provide itemized estimates of its financial needs to the Mayor, and the Mayor is required to include such estimates in the Executive Budget without revision. This bill would allow the Mayor’s Executive Budget to include appropriations for the Board that differ from the Board’s unrevised cost estimates. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2429-2021 * Kalman Yeger     Budget of the campaign finance board. Introduction This bill would change the budget process for the New York City Campaign Finance Board (the “Board”). Currently, the Board is required to provide itemized estimates of its financial needs to the Mayor, and the Mayor is required to include such estimates in the Executive Budget without revision. This bill would allow the Mayor’s Executive Budget to include appropriations for the Board that differ from the Board’s unrevised cost estimates. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2438-2021 * Helen K. Rosenthal     Expanding language access and requiring the inclusion of video content in the voter guide. Introduction This bill would expand upon CFB’s obligations when it comes to developing and publishing the voter guide. Specifically, the bill would require both the print and online voter guides to be published in English and in each of the top ten non-English languages spoken in New York City. In addition, the bill would require each online version of the voter guide to include a video statement from each candidate for Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough President, or City Council Member. Such videos would need to be made available with captioning and American Sign Language translation. Any candidate who participates in the public matching funds programs and does not create a candidate video for inclusion in the online voter guide would be subject to non-payment of 5% of their public matching funds. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2438-2021 * Helen K. Rosenthal     Expanding language access and requiring the inclusion of video content in the voter guide. Introduction This bill would expand upon CFB’s obligations when it comes to developing and publishing the voter guide. Specifically, the bill would require both the print and online voter guides to be published in English and in each of the top ten non-English languages spoken in New York City. In addition, the bill would require each online version of the voter guide to include a video statement from each candidate for Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough President, or City Council Member. Such videos would need to be made available with captioning and American Sign Language translation. Any candidate who participates in the public matching funds programs and does not create a candidate video for inclusion in the online voter guide would be subject to non-payment of 5% of their public matching funds. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2453-2021 * Brad S. Lander     Increasing expenditure limits in response to independent expenditures exceeding certain thresholds. Introduction This bill would offer expenditure limit relief to candidates participating in the City’s campaign finance program if they face high-spending independent spenders. Under the bill, when independent expenditures equal 50 percent of the expenditure limit in a particular election, the expenditure limit for all candidates in that election would increase by 50 percent. When independent expenditures equal 300 percent of the expenditure limit in a particular election, the expenditure limit for all candidates in that election would be lifted completely. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2453-2021 * Brad S. Lander     Increasing expenditure limits in response to independent expenditures exceeding certain thresholds. Introduction This bill would offer expenditure limit relief to candidates participating in the City’s campaign finance program if they face high-spending independent spenders. Under the bill, when independent expenditures equal 50 percent of the expenditure limit in a particular election, the expenditure limit for all candidates in that election would increase by 50 percent. When independent expenditures equal 300 percent of the expenditure limit in a particular election, the expenditure limit for all candidates in that election would be lifted completely. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2459-2021 * Oswald Feliz     Establishing an office of information privacy. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor to establish an Office of Information Privacy, which would be headed by the City’s Chief Privacy Officer. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2459-2021 * Oswald Feliz     Establishing an office of information privacy. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor to establish an Office of Information Privacy, which would be headed by the City’s Chief Privacy Officer. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available