Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/26/2022 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) Continuation of the Recessed Meeting of May 19, 2022 HELD on May 26, 2022 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS, Stated Meeting Agenda, Announcements, Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (73) 73 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. The Acting President Pro Tempore will call the meeting to order.           Not available       2. ROLL CALL           Not available       3. The Clerk will announce the presence of a quorum.           Not available       4. The Acting President Pro Tempore will adjourn the recessed meeting.           Not available         --------------------------           Not available         STATED MEETING OF MAY 26, 2022           Not available       1. ROLL CALL           Roll call Not available       2. INVOCATION - None           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - None           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 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION           Not available SLR 0005-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Relates to the appointment and promotion of certain personnel of the sanitation department of the city of New York. (S.1608/A.4006) SLR   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available SLR 0006-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Relates to photo speed violation monitoring systems in school speed zones in the city of New York - Speed Cameras. (S.5602-B/A.10438) SLR   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available SLR 0007-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Increases the fine for tractor-trailer combinations that park on residential streets overnight. (S.3259/A.3817) SLR   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available SLR 0008-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Provides for the pension benefits for first grade police officers of the city of New York who have served for 25 or 30 years. (S.9125/A.10373) SLR   Defeated by Council Pass Action details Not available SLR 0009-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Relates to allowing certain members of the New York city police pension fund to borrow from contributions. (S.9327/A.10360) SLR   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available SLR 0010-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders 168th Street Station Alienation. Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland of a portion of real property in the county of New York and to grant certain rights to the metropolitan transportation authority. (S.9068-B/A.10285-B) SLR   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available SLR 0011-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Penn Station Access - Authorizes the discontinuance of parkland and the granting of easements for improvements to the Metro-North railroad. (S.9120-A/A.10443-B) SLR   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available SLR 0012-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Broadway-Junction Station - Authorizes discontinuing the use as parkland of certain real property in Brooklyn for improvements and upgrades to the Broadway Junction transit station. (S.9323-A/A.10449) SLR   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION           Not available SLR 0005-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled Preconsidered – GO Relates to the appointment and promotion of certain personnel of the sanitation department of the city of New York. (S.1608/A.4006) SLR       Action details Not available SLR 0006-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled Preconsidered – GO Relates to photo speed violation monitoring systems in school speed zones in the city of New York - Speed Cameras. (S.5602-B/A.10438) SLR       Action details Not available SLR 0007-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled Preconsidered – GO Increases the fine for tractor-trailer combinations that park on residential streets overnight. (S.3259/A.3817) SLR       Action details Not available SLR 0008-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled Preconsidered – GO Provides for the pension benefits for first grade police officers of the city of New York who have served for 25 or 30 years. (S.9125/A.10373) SLR       Action details Not available SLR 0009-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled Preconsidered – GO Relates to allowing certain members of the New York city police pension fund to borrow from contributions. (S.9327/A.10360) SLR       Action details Not available SLR 0010-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled Preconsidered – GO 168th Street Station Alienation. Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland of a portion of real property in the county of New York and to grant certain rights to the metropolitan transportation authority. (S.9068-B/A.10285-B) SLR       Action details Not available SLR 0011-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled Preconsidered – GO Penn Station Access - Authorizes the discontinuance of parkland and the granting of easements for improvements to the Metro-North railroad. (S.9120-A/A.10443-B) SLR       Action details Not available SLR 0012-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled Preconsidered – GO Broadway-Junction Station - Authorizes discontinuing the use as parkland of certain real property in Brooklyn for improvements and upgrades to the Broadway Junction transit station. (S.9323-A/A.10449) SLR       Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDERS 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 SLR 0005-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation Relates to the appointment and promotion of certain personnel of the sanitation department of the city of New York. (S.1608/A.4006) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available SLR 0006-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation Relates to photo speed violation monitoring systems in school speed zones in the city of New York - Speed Cameras. (S.5602-B/A.10438) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available SLR 0007-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation Increases the fine for tractor-trailer combinations that park on residential streets overnight. (S.3259/A.3817) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available SLR 0008-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation Provides for the pension benefits for first grade police officers of the city of New York who have served for 25 or 30 years. (S.9125/A.10373) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available SLR 0009-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation Relates to allowing certain members of the New York city police pension fund to borrow from contributions. (S.9327/A.10360) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available SLR 0010-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation 168th Street Station Alienation. Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland of a portion of real property in the county of New York and to grant certain rights to the metropolitan transportation authority. (S.9068-B/A.10285-B) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available SLR 0011-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation Penn Station Access - Authorizes the discontinuance of parkland and the granting of easements for improvements to the Metro-North railroad. (S.9120-A/A.10443-B) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available SLR 0012-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation Broadway-Junction Station - Authorizes discontinuing the use as parkland of certain real property in Brooklyn for improvements and upgrades to the Broadway Junction transit station. (S.9323-A/A.10449) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0442-2022 * Erik D. Bottcher ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Abating rodents as a requirement for the issuance of certain construction permits. Introduction This bill would require that, before a permit authorizing certain construction work that is subject to rodent extermination is issued, the applicant certify that a licensed exterminator was retained to effectively treat the premises for rodent extermination. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0443-2022 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the PD to provide records of complaints and investigations of bias-based profiling to the city commission on human rights. Introduction This bill would require the NYPD to send records of closed complaints and investigations of bias-based policing to the Commission on Human Rights. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0185-2022 * Eric Dinowitz ~SPONSOR Education DOE to implement a robust requirement for civics education at the elementary, middle and high school level for all public schools in NY. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0444-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Requiring DEP to post information online regarding scheduled and requested infrastructure services. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection to post information on its website regarding requests it receives and work it has scheduled, including catch basin maintenance, water quality testing, and sinkhole repairs. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0445-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Requiring the preparation of five-year capital plans for parks on a community board level. Introduction This local law would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to create five-year capital plans for all parks on a community board by community board basis. The five-year capital plan for each community board would list all parks within the community board and detail any planned capital projects at each park. DPR would be required to submit the proposed five-year capital plan to the community board, which would be required to hold a public hearing and submit recommendations on the plan back to DPR. DPR would then create a final five-year capital plan that would be submitted to the Mayor, the Council, and the community board and posted online. DPR would be required to submit any amendments to the final five-year plan to the same parties each year. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0446-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Undertaking of surveys before planting trees. Introduction This bill would require the department of parks and recreation to conduct a survey of the area within a 10 foot radius of a proposed tree planting site to confirm that planting a tree at such site will not interfere with usage of the street or sidewalk or interfere with water pipes, sewers, or other infrastructure near or underneath the tree. The department of parks and recreation must make each completed tree-planting survey available online on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0447-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Public Safety Unlawful methods of restraint during an arrest or attempted arrest. Introduction This bill would remove a prohibition on police officers from sitting, kneeling or standing on the chest or back of a person under arrest in a manner that compresses such person’s diaphragm. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0448-2022 * 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. The commission would be required to issue a report of its findings. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0186-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Recognizing February 16th annually as Lithuania Independence Day in NYC. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0449-2022 * Darlene Mealy ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Pesticide use reporting manual published by the dept of parks and recreation. Introduction This bill would require the department of parks and recreation to publish a manual that sets forth binding policy regarding the reporting of the department’s pesticide use. The bill would require that the manual, any changes to the manual, and any pesticide use reports prepared by the department of parks and recreation be made available online on the department’s website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0450-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Mold assessments in class A multiple dwellings. Introduction This bill would require that a tenant be promptly notified if a mold assessor determines that mold remediation is necessary in the tenant’s apartment unit. Currently, a tenant may not receive information about the results of a mold assessment until the landlord has paid for the assessment. In the event the landlord’s payment is delayed, the tenant may not learn of a dangerous mold condition until long after it was discovered. To avoid this, the proposed legislation would (1) require the mold assessor to notify the landlord within 24 hours of discovering a potentially dangerous mold condition, and (2) require the landlord to notify the tenant within 24 hours of receiving such notice. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0451-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Assigning a unique identifying number to each zoning lot in the city. Introduction This bill would require the director of the New York City Department of City Planning to assign a unique identifying number to each zoning lot in the City and subsequently amend each such zoning lot number to reflect any changes to each zoning lot, such as a subdivision or zoning lot merger. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0452-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Pilot program for the use of unmanned aircraft systems in the inspection of the exterior walls of buildings greater than six stories in height. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings (DOB) to establish a pilot program for the use of drones, in conjunction with physical examinations and close-up inspections, in the inspection of building façades. The pilot program must run for at least one year. This bill would also require DOB to continue to study the impact of the use of drones in building façade inspections, and their potential use in the course of other DOB work, and to submit a report of the study’s findings. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0453-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Oversight and Investigations Requiring officers and employees of city contractors to report corruption and to cooperate with the DOI. Introduction This bill would require officers and employees of City contractors and subcontractors with contracts valued in excess of $100,000 to report conflicts of interest or other wrongdoing by any officer or employee of such contractor or subcontractor that concerns City contracts to the Department of Investigation (DOI) or other City officials. The bill would clarify that the DOI and other officials are required to make reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of the officer or employee making the report. Additionally, officers and employees of City contractors and subcontractors with City contracts valued in excess of $100,000 would be required to cooperate with DOI investigations related to City contracts. If a contracting agency determines that there has been a violation of the reporting and cooperation requirements, the contracting agency would be required to take such action as it deems appropriate and consistent with the remedies available under the contract or subcontract. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0454-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Technology Establishing timelines for the approval of permits and expanding real time tracking of pending permits. Introduction This local law would require that city agencies that issues permits or licenses establish publicly available timelines for approving permits, tools for tracking the real-time status of permit applications, and would also require that the administration establish steps for accountability if timelines are not adequately met. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0455-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Extending scheduled vehicle retirement dates for taxicabs during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency and the repeal thereof. Introduction This bill would permit taxicab owners, whose vehicles are not currently scheduled to be converted to wheelchair accessible vehicles at the next scheduled retirement date, to apply to the Taxi and Limousine Commission for a vehicle retirement extension of 12 months during the Disaster Emergency issued by the State of New York in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill would also permit such taxicab owners to apply for a vehicle retirement extension of up to 12 additional months if an owner can demonstrate an economic or other personal hardship that the commission determines would create an undue burden upon the owner if the extension were not granted. Taxicab owners whose vehicles are currently scheduled to be converted to wheelchair accessible vehicles at the next scheduled retirement date may apply to the Taxi and Limousine Commission for a vehicle retirement extension of 6 months during the Disaster Emergency issued by the State of New York in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0456-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR 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 0457-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Public Safety Authorizing city agencies to operate small remotely piloted aircraft. Introduction This bill would exempt New York City agencies from take-off and landing restrictions that operate to significantly restrict the permissible use of small drones in the City, for the purposes of using drones to carry out agency functions and duties. No employee or agent of a City agency would be permitted to use drones to carry out agency functions or duties before the head of such agency makes rules authorizing the use of drones by such agency, and such use would be subject to all other applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0187-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Authorize boards of elections in New York State to establish absentee ballot drop-off locations. (S.492/A.4128A) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0188-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Public Safety President to establish an anti-Semitism task force. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available