Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 12/16/2015 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, Hearing Transcript of the Stated Meeting, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (145) 145 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 Video       2. Delivered by: Rev. Deborah Jenkins, Pastor, Faith at Work Christian Church, 177 Dreiser Loop, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. Motion to spread the invocation in full upon the record by Council Member King.           Video       3. Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of November 24, 2015 be adopted as printed by Council Member Palma.           Video       4.             Video M 0354-2015 *     Preconsidered - Rules, Privileges and Elections Hope Knight, City Planning Commission Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       5.             Video M 0355-2015 *     Preconsidered - Finance Transfer City funds between various agencies in FY'16 to implement changes to the City's expense budget. (MN-2). Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0356-2015 *     Preconsidered - Finance Appropriation of new revenues of $304.2 million in FY'16. (MN-3) Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       6. None           Not available       7.             Video M 0357-2015 * Rosie Mendez   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Zoning, Sidewalk café, 220 Park Ave South, Manhattan (20165181 TCM) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council   Action details Not available M 0358-2015 * Rosie Mendez   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Zoning, Sidewalk café, 176 2nd Ave, Manhattan (20165189 TCM) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0359-2015 * Rosie Mendez   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Zoning, Sidewalk café, 233 E. 14th St., Manhattan (20165190 TCM) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       8.             Video       9.             Video       10. None           Not available       11.             Video                     Not available Int 0108-2014 A Deborah L. Rose   Amended and Coupled on GO Prohibiting employment discrimination based on an individual’s actual or perceived status as a caregiver. Introduction Many employees throughout New York City, as well the nation, have caregiving and familial responsibilities that include assisting with the care of children, parents, spouses, and other family members. Under section 8-101 of the New York City Human Rights Law, there are a number of protected classes defined, including, but not limited to, “gender,” “sexual orientation,” “partnership status,” “national origin,” “disability,” and “alienage or citizenship status.” These protected classes are covered under Section 8-107 of the Law, which prohibits employment discrimination. This bill would include “caregiver” as a protected class; prohibiting employers from discriminating based on one’s status, or perceived status, as a “caregiver.” Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Res 0934-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   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 M 0355-2015 *       Transfer City funds between various agencies in FY'16 to implement changes to the City's expense budget. (MN-2). Communication   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0941-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO M 355 - Transfer City funds between various agencies in FY'16 to implement changes to the City's expense budget. (MN-2). Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0356-2015 *       Appropriation of new revenues of $304.2 million in FY'16. (MN-3) Communication   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0942-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO M 356 - Appropriation of new revenues of $304.2 million in FY'16. (MN-3) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0310-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland     96 Rockwell Community Access Housing Development Fund Company, 96 Rockwell Place, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0943-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 310 - 96 Rockwell Community Access Housing Development Fund Company, 96 Rockwell Place, Brooklyn Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0311-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland     Fox Hill Apartments, Staten Island Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0944-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 311 - Fox Hill Apartments, Staten Island Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0312-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland     HP East 94th Street HDFC, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0945-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 312 - HP East 94th Street HDFC, Brooklyn Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0313-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland     Monsignor Alexius Jarka Hall, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0946-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 313 - Monsignor Alexius Jarka Hall, Brooklyn Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0314-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland     Riverton Square, Manhattan Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0947-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 314 - Riverton Square, Manhattan Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available LU 0301-2015 * David G. Greenfield   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Rule 11.70(b) of the Rules of the Council and Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Planning, 1 Clinton Street, Brooklyn (C 150399 PPK) Land Use Application   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter.   Action details Not available LU 0302-2015 * David G. Greenfield   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Rule 11.70(b) of the Rules of the Council and Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Planning, 1 Clinton Street, Brooklyn (C 150400 PQK) Land Use Application   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter.   Action details Not available LU 0303-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, Bronx Shepherds, Bronx (20165204 HAX) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0948-2015 * David G. Greenfield   Coupled on GO LU 303 - Planning, Bronx Shepherds, Bronx (20165204 HAX) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0306-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, 304-306 East 8th Street, Manhattan (20165223 HAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0949-2015 * David G. Greenfield   Coupled on GO LU 306 - Planning, 304-306 East 8th Street, Manhattan (20165223 HAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0307-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, DISPOSITION OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, Brooklyn (C 150339 PPK) Land Use Application   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0950-2015 * David G. Greenfield   Coupled to be Filed Pursuant to Letter of Withdrawal LU 307 - Planning, DISPOSITION OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, Brooklyn (C 150339 PPK) Resolution   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0319-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Public School Facility, 256 59th St, Brooklyn (20155378 SCK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0951-2015 * David G. Greenfield   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 319 - Landmarks, Public School Facility, 256 59th St, Brooklyn (20155378 SCK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available M 0354-2015 *       Hope Knight, City Planning Commission Mayor's Message   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0952-2015 * Brad S. Lander   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO M 354 - Hope Knight, City Planning Commission Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 0908-2015 A Annabel Palma   Amended and Coupled on GO Review of data requested through FOIL for inclusion on the open data portal. Introduction This bill would require agencies to review freedom of information law requests that include the release of data for inclusion of that data on the open data portal. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0916-2015 A James Vacca   Amended and Coupled on GO An open data law agency compliance examination. Introduction This bill would require a series of examinations and verifications on the compliance of agencies with the open data law’s public data set requirement. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available                     Not available Int 0603-2014 A James G. Van Bramer   Amended and Coupled on GO Increasing civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. Introduction In 2014, the Council enacted Local Law 50, instituting civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. This bill would increase the civil penalties for those leaving the scene of an incident without reporting on more than one occasion. Repeat offenders would be subject to pay a civil penalty of up to $1,000 if property damage results from the incident; $2,00-$5,000 if a person is injured; $10,000-$15,000 if there is a serious injury; and $15,000-$20,000 if death results. The bill would also raise the maximum penalty for a first offense involving property damage to $1,000 and the penalty for a first offense resulting in death from $5,000-$10,000 to $10,000-$15,000. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0604-2014 A James G. Van Bramer   Amended and Coupled on GO Reporting information related to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. Introduction In 2014, the Council enacted Local Law 50, instituting civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. This bill would require that the Police Department (PD) report quarterly the number of notices of violation issued in response to an incident resulting in a critical injury pursuant to that law. PD would also report annually the number of complaints for leaving the scene involving property damage, personal injury, or death, as well as the number of arrests for such an incident involving personal injury or death. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12.             Video LU 0301-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, 1 Clinton Street, Brooklyn (C 150399 PPK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0953-2015 * David G. Greenfield   Coupled on GO LU 301 - Planning, 1 Clinton Street, Brooklyn (C 150399 PPK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0302-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Planning, 1 Clinton Street, Brooklyn (C 150400 PQK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0954-2015 * David G. Greenfield   Coupled on GO LU 302 - Planning, 1 Clinton Street, Brooklyn (C 150400 PQK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available T2014-0002 *   ~coupled Coupled on GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0108-2014 A Deborah L. Rose ~coupled A and GO Prohibiting employment discrimination based on an individual’s actual or perceived status as a caregiver. Introduction Many employees throughout New York City, as well the nation, have caregiving and familial responsibilities that include assisting with the care of children, parents, spouses, and other family members. Under section 8-101 of the New York City Human Rights Law, there are a number of protected classes defined, including, but not limited to, “gender,” “sexual orientation,” “partnership status,” “national origin,” “disability,” and “alienage or citizenship status.” These protected classes are covered under Section 8-107 of the Law, which prohibits employment discrimination. This bill would include “caregiver” as a protected class; prohibiting employers from discriminating based on one’s status, or perceived status, as a “caregiver.”     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 0934-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~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 0941-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsidered - GO M 355 - Transfer City funds between various agencies in FY'16 to implement changes to the City's expense budget. (MN-2). Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0942-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsidered - GO M 356 - Appropriation of new revenues of $304.2 million in FY'16. (MN-3) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0943-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 310 - 96 Rockwell Community Access Housing Development Fund Company, 96 Rockwell Place, Brooklyn Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0944-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 311 - Fox Hill Apartments, Staten Island Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0945-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 312 - HP East 94th Street HDFC, Brooklyn Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0946-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 313 - Monsignor Alexius Jarka Hall, Brooklyn Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0947-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 314 - Riverton Square, Manhattan Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 0948-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled GO LU 303 - Planning, Bronx Shepherds, Bronx (20165204 HAX) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0949-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled GO LU 306 - Planning, 304-306 East 8th Street, Manhattan (20165223 HAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0950-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Filed LU 307 - Planning, DISPOSITION OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, Brooklyn (C 150339 PPK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0951-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 319 - Landmarks, Public School Facility, 256 59th St, Brooklyn (20155378 SCK) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 0952-2015 * Brad S. Lander ~coupled Preconsidered - GO M 354 - Hope Knight, City Planning Commission Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0908-2015 A Annabel Palma ~coupled A and GO Review of data requested through FOIL for inclusion on the open data portal. Introduction This bill would require agencies to review freedom of information law requests that include the release of data for inclusion of that data on the open data portal.     Action details Not available Int 0916-2015 A James Vacca ~coupled A and GO An open data law agency compliance examination. Introduction This bill would require a series of examinations and verifications on the compliance of agencies with the open data law’s public data set requirement.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Int 0603-2014 A James G. Van Bramer ~coupled A and GO Increasing civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. Introduction In 2014, the Council enacted Local Law 50, instituting civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. This bill would increase the civil penalties for those leaving the scene of an incident without reporting on more than one occasion. Repeat offenders would be subject to pay a civil penalty of up to $1,000 if property damage results from the incident; $2,00-$5,000 if a person is injured; $10,000-$15,000 if there is a serious injury; and $15,000-$20,000 if death results. The bill would also raise the maximum penalty for a first offense involving property damage to $1,000 and the penalty for a first offense resulting in death from $5,000-$10,000 to $10,000-$15,000.     Action details Not available Int 0604-2014 A James G. Van Bramer ~coupled A and GO Reporting information related to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. Introduction In 2014, the Council enacted Local Law 50, instituting civil penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. This bill would require that the Police Department (PD) report quarterly the number of notices of violation issued in response to an incident resulting in a critical injury pursuant to that law. PD would also report annually the number of complaints for leaving the scene involving property damage, personal injury, or death, as well as the number of arrests for such an incident involving personal injury or death.     Action details Not available       ~coupled             Not available Res 0953-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled GO LU 301 - Planning, 1 Clinton Street, Brooklyn (C 150399 PPK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0954-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~coupled GO LU 302 - Planning, 1 Clinton Street, Brooklyn (C 150400 PQK) Resolution       Action details Not available T2014-0002 *   ~coupled GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds       Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       13.             Not available       14.             Video       15.             Not available Res 0927-2015 * Melissa Mark-Viverito   Preconsidered - Adopted by the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections Authorizing the Speaker to file or join an amicus brief on behalf of the Council in the litigation captioned Avella v City of New York, et al., currently on appeal at the New York Court of Appeals, No. APL-2015-00298, to support the prior approval of the Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16.             Video       17.             Not available                     Not available Res 0927-2015 * Melissa Mark-Viverito ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Rules, Privileges and Elections Authorizing the Speaker to file or join an amicus brief on behalf of the Council in the litigation captioned Avella v City of New York, et al., currently on appeal at the New York Court of Appeals, No. APL-2015-00298, to support the prior approval of the Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0928-2015 * Melissa Mark-Viverito ~SPONSOR Immigration US Supreme Court to issue a decision in United States v. Texas that overturns the Fifth Circuit’s ruling in Texas v. United States, and upholds the implementation of President Obama’s expanded DACA and DAPA programs. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1024-2015 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Aging Dissemination of SCRIE information Introduction This bill would require relevant agencies to coordinate with the department of finance to distribute information from the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE) program to individuals sixty two years of age or older alongside applications and related forms sent with respect to any other program or service administered by the agency. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0929-2015 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR Immigration ENLIST Act (H.R. 1989) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0930-2015 * Fernando Cabrera ~SPONSOR General Welfare Establish and administer “Care Cards” that foster parents can use to receive, spend, and track monthly foster care stipends. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1025-2015 * Elizabeth S. Crowley ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring landlords to test apartment air quality before offering a lease for signature. Introduction This local law mandates that the department shall, in consultation with the department of health and mental hygiene, promulgate a list of interior air pollutants threshold amounts of such interior air pollutants above which the concentration of such pollutant in an interior space is hazardous to human life and well-being and, based upon that list, prior to the offer of an initial lease for signature, or prior to occupancy if there is no lease, the owner of a multiple dwelling, or a one or two family dwelling, shall test such dwelling for interior air pollutants, and, if interior air pollutants are found in hazardous amounts, shall remediate such hazards. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1026-2015 * Elizabeth S. Crowley ~SPONSOR Fire and Criminal Justice Services Department of probation programs. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Probation to report on any programming its clients utilize. These yearly reports would be required to include information regarding the funding each program receives, the number of clients it serves, and its recidivism and compliance rates, if applicable. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1027-2015 * Elizabeth S. Crowley ~SPONSOR Health Requiring that missing persons reports be checked prior to a city burial. Introduction This bill would require the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which is responsible for the disposal of unidentified or unclaimed human remains, to check missing persons records for suspected matches and contact family members who have reported any such suspected match as missing for the purposes of identifying the remains. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1028-2015 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Education Creating a sexual health education task force. Introduction This bill would create a sexual education task force. The task force would be comprised of a minimum of nine members, including at least three experts in sexual health education, at least one teacher from a New York City (NYC) public school, at least one staff person from an NYC public school who is not a teacher (such as a guidance counselor or social worker), at least two high school students, at least one expert in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and gender non-conforming health education, and at least one representative from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Members will be appointed by the Mayor after consultation with the Speaker of the Council. The task force would be responsible for reviewing information about the current recommended sexual health education curricula and the implementation of sexual health education in NYC public schools, as well as issuing a report with findings and recommendations for the improvement and expansion of the curricula and implementation in grades kindergarten through twelve. The task force, in conducting its review, would provide an opportunity for students and parents to provide comments and feedback. The task force would be required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Speaker by December 1, 2017 with its findings and recommendations, and may subsequently make ongoing findings and recommendations as deemed necessary by the task force. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0931-2015 * Laurie A. Cumbo ~SPONSOR Fire and Criminal Justice Services Shackling of pregnant inmates. (A.6430A/S.983A) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1029-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Finance Fulton Street BID Introduction This bill would authorize the Fulton Street Business Improvement District (“BID”) to increase the amount it expends annually, extend its boundaries, and change the method of assessment upon which the district charge is based as set forth in the BID’s amended district plan. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1030-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Finance Increase in the amount to be expended annually in nine business improvement districts. Introduction This bill would authorize nine existing business improvement districts (“BID”) throughout the City to increase the amount they expend annually. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0932-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Finance Fulton Street BID Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0933-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Finance Nine BIDS and one special assessment district. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0934-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~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 Res 0935-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Granting of franchises for installation of telecommunications equipment and facilities on, over and under the inalienable property of the City in connection with the provision of mobile telecommunications services. (20165265 GFY) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0936-2015 * Ben Kallos ~SPONSOR General Welfare Renewal of the Child Nutrition Act and the WIC Reauthorization Act. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1031-2015 * Mark Levine ~SPONSOR Transportation Requiring the DOT to conduct a study of traffic congestion due to truck deliveries during daytime hours. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation to conduct a study of traffic congestion resulting from truck deliveries in Manhattan below 59th Street and in Downtown Brooklyn. The bill would require such study to include traffic congestion from truck deliveries at all hours of the day, night and overnight, and to include an analysis of the feasibility and necessity of implementing measures to reduce traffic congestion resulting from truck deliveries. The bill would require DOT to implement feasible measures deemed necessary. Such study would be due no later than June 30, 2018. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1032-2015 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Health insurance coverage for surviving children of certain deceased city employees. Introduction Section 12-126 of the Administrative Code extends health insurance to the families of certain City workers who die in-the-line-of-duty. The Council routinely amends this section to add workers not automatically covered by other sections (mostly uniformed services), who are killed in-the-line-of-duty. At present, the law only covers children up to age 22. This law increases the age for children to be covered to 27, which conforms this law to the Federal Affordable Care Act. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0937-2015 * I. Daneek Miller ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor DCAS to develop an online portal for civil service applicants. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1033-2015 * Annabel Palma ~SPONSOR Consumer Affairs Requiring retailers that sell smart phones in NYC to install a technological solution to deter theft. Introduction This bill would require that mobile phones sold in New York City have technology installed in them that would allow users to purge data on the phone if it were lost or stolen. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1034-2015 * The Public Advocate (Ms. James) ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring the registration of owners of vacant property. Introduction This bill would require owner of any real property in the city to register the property as vacant upon it being vacant one year. Registrations would need to be renewed annually and failure to comply would result in a fine between $100 - $500 per week. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1035-2015 * Antonio Reynoso ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Signage in waste transfer stations. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation to maintain a website regarding federal, state and local health and safety laws relevant to solid waste transfer station employees and for there to be signage in transfer stations informing employees of such website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1036-2015 * Ydanis A. Rodriguez ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Census of vacant properties. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor or an agency designated by the Mayor to conduct an annual census of vacant properties in coordination with the Department of Housing Preservation of Development, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Buildings, the Department of Sanitation, the Fire Department and any other relevant agencies. The Mayor or the designated agency will also be required to compile a list of vacant properties as a result of the census. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1037-2015 * Mark Treyger ~SPONSOR Recovery and Resiliency Violations received after a disaster. Introduction This bill would require that the owner or occupant of a building should not be subject to civil or criminal penalties when the violation issued is either immediately after a disaster or is for conditions awaiting repair by a city disaster recovery program. It also provides for an affirmative defense to certain other violations issued during those periods. Any such penalties already imposed may be waived or refunded. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1038-2015 * James Vacca ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Submitting and tracking complaints relating to conditions in residential spaces and publishing certain information about such complaints. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”) to provide a system that would allow individuals to submit, online and by telephone, complaints about housing conditions and to make information relating to such complaints publicly available online. In addition, where the Commissioner has delegated HPD’s enforcement duties to another entity, this bill provides that the Commissioner may delegate the above duties to such entity. Finally, this bill would require the Commissioner to report on the terms of such delegation. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0938-2015 * James G. Van Bramer ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Veterans New York Restoration of Honor Act (S.6087) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0939-2015 * James G. Van Bramer ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Veterans Restore Honor to Service Members Act (S.1766 and H.R. 3068) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1039-2015 * Jumaane D. Williams ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings City-owned vacant property that may be suitable for the development of affordable housing. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to report on the vacant buildings or lots under the jurisdiction of HPD, categorized by the potential to be developed or the feasibility of development those buildings or lots as affordable housing. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0940-2015 * Jumaane D. Williams ~SPONSOR Public Safety Congressional funding for gun violence research. (H.R.2612/S.1473) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1040-2015 * Jumaane D. Williams ~SPONSOR Public Safety Establishing a commission to study and make recommendations regarding the root causes of violence in the city. Introduction This bill would create a Community Violence Commission to study the root causes of violence and make recommendations for addressing violence as a public health crisis. Every year, the Commission would identify the 10 neighborhoods in the city with the highest rates of assault, murder, rape and robbery in the preceding two years and would develop a one-year plan for addressing the root causes of violence in those neighborhoods, which the Commission would provide to the Mayor and Council. After the designated end date of each one-year plan, the Commission would issue a follow-up report to the Mayor and Council assessing the implementation of the plan. Additionally, the Commission would issue an annual report to the Mayor and Council summarizing its activities over the previous year. The Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene would post the one-year plans and annual summaries, as well as public comments on both, to the Department’s website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0310-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance 96 Rockwell Community Access Housing Development Fund Company, 96 Rockwell Place, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0311-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Fox Hill Apartments, Staten Island Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0312-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance HP East 94th Street HDFC, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0313-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Monsignor Alexius Jarka Hall, Brooklyn Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0314-2015 * Julissa Ferreras-Copeland ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Riverton Square, Manhattan Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0315-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, Sidewalk café, HARU - 220 Park Ave South, Manhattan (20165181 TCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0315-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Zoning, Sidewalk café, HARU - 220 Park Ave South, Manhattan (20165181 TCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0316-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, Sidewalk café, NUMERO 28 - 176 2nd Ave, Manhattan (20165189 TCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0316-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Zoning, Sidewalk café, NUMERO 28 - 176 2nd Ave, Manhattan (20165189 TCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0317-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, Sidewalk café, BLIND PIG - 233 E. 14th St., Manhattan (20165190 TCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0317-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Zoning, Sidewalk café, BLIND PIG - 233 E. 14th St., Manhattan (20165190 TCM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0318-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Siting, and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Mount Morris Park Historic District Extension, Manhattan (20165168 HKM (N 160068 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0318-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Mount Morris Park Historic District Extension, Manhattan (20165168 HKM (N 160068 HKM)) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0319-2015 * David G. Greenfield ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Landmarks, Public Siting, and Maritime Uses Landmarks, Public School Facility, 256 59th St, Brooklyn (20155378 SCK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0319-2015 * David G. Greenfield     Landmarks, Public School Facility, 256 59th St, Brooklyn (20155378 SCK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available