Int. No. 1105-A
By Council Members Brooks-Powers, Won, Hanif, Ayala, Louis, Schulman, Banks, Sanchez, Narcisse, Nurse, Brewer, Hudson, Abreu, Moya, Joseph, Gennaro, Rivera, Mealy and Ariola
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to tracking progress made towards the requirements of the streets master plan
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 19-199.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new definitions of “benchmark project” and “department capital project” in alphabetical order to read as follows:
Benchmark project. The term “benchmark project” means a department capital project that would contribute towards achieving a benchmark required to be achieved by subdivision c of this section.
Department capital project. The term “department capital project” means a capital construction project for which funds have been appropriated in a capital budget, regardless of whether work on such project has commenced, that is within the jurisdiction of the department, but does not include projects that are exclusively to acquire, maintain, replace, or supplement infrastructure, or assets, not used by the general public.
§ 2. Paragraph 2 of subdivision d of section 19-199.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 160 for the year 2023, is amended to read as follows:
2. By February 1, 2023 and by each February 1 thereafter, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post on the department's website an update regarding any changes to the plan from the previous year, the bicycle lane network coverage index, and the status of the implementation of each benchmark identified in such plan, including but not limited to those benchmarks listed in subdivision c of this section. [Such information] Each such update shall include [a]:
(i) A data set for such information containing data on geographic feature boundaries, as represented by points, lines, or polygons[. In addition, each report due beginning];
(ii) A description of each benchmark project the department expects to complete during the year in which such update is submitted, and the progress each such benchmark project is expected to contribute towards the relevant benchmark described in subdivision c of this section; and
(iii) Beginning February 1, 2028 [shall include], the bicycle connectivity index for the previous year and [describe] a description of the installation of traffic infrastructure during the previous year in the underserved neighborhood tabulation areas identified in the most recent master plan.
§ 3. Title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 12 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 12
CAPITAL PROJECT TRACKING
§ 19-1201 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
Benchmark. The term “benchmark” means a benchmark as set forth in subdivision c of section 19-199.1.
Benchmark project. The term “benchmark project” has the same meaning as such term is defined in section 19-199.1.
Department capital project. The term “department capital project” has the same meaning as such term is defined in section 19-199.1.
Major transportation project. The term “major transportation project” has the same meaning as such term is defined in section 19-101.2.
Project liaison. The term “project liaison” means a department email address or email address for the department of design and construction that a person may contact with questions about the status of a department capital project and to receive updates regarding such a project.
§ 19-1202 Benchmark and non-benchmark project tracking. a. For each benchmark project, the department shall post on its website, and update three times per year, except where indicated otherwise, at least the following information:
1. A description of the benchmark project, including its location, indicating a street address if applicable, community district, and borough, and a finalized design of such benchmark project developed by or on behalf of the department if one exists, unless the commissioner determines that including such design may be a security risk;
2. The benchmark that the benchmark project would contribute towards achieving, and the progress such benchmark project is expected to contribute towards such benchmark;
3. The agency responsible for the benchmark project and the project liaison;
4. For a benchmark project that is a major transportation project, a link to the street design checklist required by section 19-182.2;
5. The actual or estimated start date and completion date, if any, of each phase of the benchmark project, and a visual or numerical representation of the amount of work completed on such benchmark project compared against the total amount of work required to complete such benchmark project;
6. Updated each month, the current status of the benchmark project, including but not limited to whether such benchmark project is in the design, procurement, or construction phase, and, for the construction phase, the percent complete as indicated by the amount of money spent;
7. A description of any phase of the benchmark project that is delayed and the reason for such delay;
8. If commencement of the benchmark project requires presentation to a community board, the date of the presentation, if available, and a copy of any materials presented to such community board after such presentation is made;
9. Information about the funding for the benchmark project including identification of whether the funding comes from a city or non-city source, the total amount of funds allocated to such benchmark project or, when applicable, a range of the amount of funds available for such benchmark project, and the amount of funds already expended;
10. Publicly available information about contractors or other vendors providing services on the benchmark project, and on all procurements and contracts associated with such project, or a link to a website where such publicly available information may be found; and
11. Any actual cost overruns for each phase of the benchmark project, and the reason for such cost overrun.
§ 4. This local law takes effect 1 year and 180 days after it becomes law.
Session 13
LS# 13516
MC
4/2/2025 10:38pm