Details Meeting Name: Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/1/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Committee Room - City Hall 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 T2024-1705 *       Oversight - Street Cleanliness Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2024-1705 *       Oversight - Street Cleanliness Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0003-2024 * Shaun Abreu     Removal of abandoned or derelict vehicles. Introduction This bill would require that the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) remove, cause to be removed, or refer for removal abandoned vehicles within 72 hours after DSNY becomes aware of the vehicle. DSNY would also be specifically responsible for the removal within 72 hours of particular abandoned vehicles that do not have license plates and have a wholesale value of $1250 or less. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0003-2024 * Shaun Abreu     Removal of abandoned or derelict vehicles. Introduction This bill would require that the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) remove, cause to be removed, or refer for removal abandoned vehicles within 72 hours after DSNY becomes aware of the vehicle. DSNY would also be specifically responsible for the removal within 72 hours of particular abandoned vehicles that do not have license plates and have a wholesale value of $1250 or less. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0043-2024 * Robert F. Holden     Requiring that all public waste receptacles be emptied by the department of sanitation at least once per day. Introduction This bill would require DSNY to empty all public waste receptacles at least once per day, except on days when DSNY has suspended or delayed garbage or recycling collection. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0043-2024 * Robert F. Holden     Requiring that all public waste receptacles be emptied by the department of sanitation at least once per day. Introduction This bill would require DSNY to empty all public waste receptacles at least once per day, except on days when DSNY has suspended or delayed garbage or recycling collection. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0052-2024 * Francisco P. Moya     Street cleanliness grading system. Introduction This bill would require an agency or office designated by the Mayor to divide each Sanitation District into three or more subdivisions, to be referred to as Sanitation Sections, and inspect and assign a cleanliness grade to a sample of streets within each Sanitation Section at least twice per month. The bill also would require the agency to post on its website, on a quarterly basis, a cleanliness grade for each inspected sample of streets, a description of any factors observed that contributed to such grade, a list of streets included in such sample, and a cleanliness grade for the sample’s larger corresponding Sanitation Section and Sanitation District. Additionally, the bill would require the agency to re-inspect low-graded samples and to publish an updated cleanliness grade. The bill would also require the agency to use cleanliness grades to inform where to direct its resources. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0052-2024 * Francisco P. Moya     Street cleanliness grading system. Introduction This bill would require an agency or office designated by the Mayor to divide each Sanitation District into three or more subdivisions, to be referred to as Sanitation Sections, and inspect and assign a cleanliness grade to a sample of streets within each Sanitation Section at least twice per month. The bill also would require the agency to post on its website, on a quarterly basis, a cleanliness grade for each inspected sample of streets, a description of any factors observed that contributed to such grade, a list of streets included in such sample, and a cleanliness grade for the sample’s larger corresponding Sanitation Section and Sanitation District. Additionally, the bill would require the agency to re-inspect low-graded samples and to publish an updated cleanliness grade. The bill would also require the agency to use cleanliness grades to inform where to direct its resources. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0102-2024 * Kalman Yeger     Requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of sanitation be accompanied by a photograph of the alleged violation. Introduction This bill would require that notices of violation issued by the Department of Sanitation be accompanied by at least one time- and date-stamped photograph of the alleged violation, and an affidavit from the issuing agent containing the date, time and precise location where the photograph was taken, and the name of the individual who took the photograph. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0102-2024 * Kalman Yeger     Requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of sanitation be accompanied by a photograph of the alleged violation. Introduction This bill would require that notices of violation issued by the Department of Sanitation be accompanied by at least one time- and date-stamped photograph of the alleged violation, and an affidavit from the issuing agent containing the date, time and precise location where the photograph was taken, and the name of the individual who took the photograph. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0281-2024 * Julie Menin     Requiring the department of sanitation to install and fill dog waste bag dispensers on public litter baskets. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation to install and regularly fill dog waste bag dispensers on or next to all public litter baskets on city streets. This bill would also require the Department of Sanitation to work with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct a public awareness campaign to educate the public on the negative public health consequences associated with dog waste. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0281-2024 * Julie Menin     Requiring the department of sanitation to install and fill dog waste bag dispensers on public litter baskets. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation to install and regularly fill dog waste bag dispensers on or next to all public litter baskets on city streets. This bill would also require the Department of Sanitation to work with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct a public awareness campaign to educate the public on the negative public health consequences associated with dog waste. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0736-2024 * Shaun Abreu     Establish a rat contraceptive pilot program. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in consultation with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and an expert in rodent control, to establish a pilot program to deploy rat contraceptives within 180 days of the bill’s enactment, for a period of at least 12 months. DOHMH would be required to establish two pilot program areas and at least one comparison area with similar building types. The pilot program areas would be required to be located within rat mitigation zones, with majority residential buildings and where a majority of buildings are required to set out waste in containers. During the pilot program, DOHMH would be required to perform monthly inspections of such areas to track signs of rats. After the pilot period, DOHMH would be required to report to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council findings and other information collected during the pilot program. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0736-2024 * Shaun Abreu     Establish a rat contraceptive pilot program. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in consultation with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and an expert in rodent control, to establish a pilot program to deploy rat contraceptives within 180 days of the bill’s enactment, for a period of at least 12 months. DOHMH would be required to establish two pilot program areas and at least one comparison area with similar building types. The pilot program areas would be required to be located within rat mitigation zones, with majority residential buildings and where a majority of buildings are required to set out waste in containers. During the pilot program, DOHMH would be required to perform monthly inspections of such areas to track signs of rats. After the pilot period, DOHMH would be required to report to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council findings and other information collected during the pilot program. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0174-2024 * Sandy Nurse     Amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to returnable bottles (S.237-B) Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0174-2024 * Sandy Nurse     Amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to returnable bottles (S.237-B) Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available