Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 12/20/2023 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS, LOCATING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW MATERIALS FOR CERTAIN LAND USE APPLICATIONS, Stated Meeting Agenda, Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting Meeting Items (170) 170 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           Roll call Not available       2. INVOCATION - Delivered by: Bishop Darue Bryant, The bible Church Of Christ Inc., located at 1358 Morris Avenue, Bronx NY 10450. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Stevens.           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of December 6, 2023 be adopted as printed by Council Member Brannan.           Not available       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR - None           Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES           Not available M 0182-2023 *     Finance Transfer City funds between various agencies in Fiscal Year 2024 to implement changes to the City's expense budget, pursuant to Section 107(b) of the New York City Charter. (MN-1) Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0183-2023 *     Finance Appropriation of new City revenues in Fiscal Year 2024, pursuant to Section 107(e) of the New York City Charter (MN-2). Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0184-2023 *     Received, Ordered, Printed and Filed Board of Elections - Certification of the November 7, 2023 General Election for Members of the City Council. Communication   Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council   Action details 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 CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS           Not available Int 0632-2022 A Keith Powers   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Prohibiting housing discrimination on the basis of criminal history. Introduction This bill would prohibit housing discrimination on the basis of criminal history, with limited exceptions. Landlords, owners, brokers and other covered entities may not consider criminal record until after determining a housing applicant’s other qualifications. Covered entities may consider registered sex offenses as well as misdemeanors and felonies for 3 and 5 years, respectively, after completion of a prison sentence. If an applicant is rejected because of this reviewable criminal history, the entity must provide a written explanation for why the rejection was due to a legitimate business interest. This bill would not apply where federal, state or local laws, including laws protecting victims of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, require or permit exclusion based on criminal history. This bill does not apply to two-family owner-occupied housing or rooms in owner-occupied housing. Covered entities would not be liable under other laws for complying with this law. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND LABOR           Not available Int 0563-2022 A Gale A. Brewer   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Creating a private right of action to enforce the provisions of the earned safe and sick time act. Introduction This bill would allow employees who are alleging a violation of their rights under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to commence a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Filing a complaint with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) for the same alleged violation would be neither a prerequisite nor a bar to bringing a civil action. Employees alleging a violation of their rights under ESSTA will have two years of the date they knew or should have known of the alleged violation to commence a civil action or file a complaint with DCWP. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONTRACTS           Not available Int 1048-2023 A Julie Won   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the establishment of a document vault to store certain procurement-related documents. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services to create a secure electronic “document vault” to store all procurement-related documents. This would include, among other things, vendor certificates, corporate organizational documents, and financial reports. The purpose of the vault would be to reduce duplicative requests from agencies and streamline internal document retrieval processes. Documents in the vault would be accessible to persons authorized by the vendors upon request in furtherance of a contract or procurement. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE           Not available Int 0549-2022 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Banning solitary confinement in city jails and establishing standards for the use of restrictive housing and emergency lock-ins. Introduction This bill would ban the use of solitary confinement in city jails and provide individuals in custody of the Department of Correction (DOC) due process protections prior to being placed in restrictive housing or continued use of restraints. The bill also sets limits on how DOC can use emergency lock-ins and requires regular reporting on department’s use of de-escalation confinement, restrictive housing, and emergency lock-ins. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1203-2023 A Kevin C. Riley   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the department of correction to provide a letter of incarceration to all individuals as they leave the department’s custody. Introduction This bill would require the the department of correction to provide a letter of incarceration, also known as jail release papers or discharge papers, to every person that gets released from the department’s custody. The letter of incarceration must specify the date that a person entered and was released from custody. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION           Not available Int 0003-2022 A Diana I. Ayala   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Responding to students in emotional crisis in public schools. Introduction This bill would regulate the Police Department’s response to children in emotional crisis within public schools. Specifically, the bill establishes procedures for department personnel responding to children in emotional crisis and limits the use of mechanical restraints on children in emotional crisis. Additionally, the department would be required to report on any training for school safety personnel on (1) identifying and responding to children in emotional crisis or (2) the impacts of trauma on child development. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0542-2022 A Mercedes Narcisse   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the dept of education and the administration for children’s services to report on educational programming for juvenile delinquents, juvenile offenders, and adolescent offenders. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education and the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) to issue a yearly report on educational statistics and related incidents pertaining to juvenile delinquents, juvenile offenders and adolescent offenders in ACS division facilities. This report must include statistics on educational programming enrollment, available services, attendance, use of restraints, and other related indicators. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, RESILIENCY AND WATERFRONTS           Not available Int 0532-2022 A James F. Gennaro   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Installing pumpout facilities to establish the coastal waters of the city as no-discharge zones. Introduction Federal law requires sufficient vessel waste pumpout facilities for a body of water to be designated a no-discharge zone for water protection purposes. This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection to report on the additional construction and installation needed to establish the city’s coastal bodies of water as vessel no-discharge zones, to install at least two pumpout facilities per year until all coastal bodies of water in the city are designated as no-discharge zones or the department determines that it is infeasible for any coastal body of water, to report every two years on progress regarding the foregoing, and to make best efforts to ensure that no-discharge zones continue to meet federal eligibility criteria for no-discharge zones once they are established. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE           Not available Res 0864-2023 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders 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 LU 0298-2023 * Justin L. Brannan     Sojourner Truth: Block 1841, Lot 1, Block 1863, Lot 29; Manhattan; Community District No. 7; Council District No. 7. Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0869-2023 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders LU 298 - Sojourner Truth: Block 1841, Lot 1, Block 1863, Lot 29; Manhattan; Community District No. 7; Council District No. 7. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0870-2023 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders LU 298 - Sojourner Truth: Block 1841, Lot 1, Block 1863, Lot 29; Manhattan; Community District No. 7; Council District No. 7. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0299-2023 * Justin L. Brannan     Aulder Preservation Portfolio: Block 2032, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; Block 2045, Lot 37; Block 2133, Lots 10 and 13; Manhattan; Community District No. 10 and 12; Council District No. 9 and 10. Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0871-2023 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders LU 299 - Aulder Preservation Portfolio: Block 2032, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; Block 2045, Lot 37; Block 2133, Lots 10 and 13; Manhattan; Community District No. 10 and 12; Council District No. 9 and 10. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL WELFARE           Not available Int 1153-2023 A Sandy Nurse   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring reports on removals involving individuals experiencing homelessness and the outcomes for those individuals. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Social Services to produce two quarterly reports, in consultation with the Police Commissioner, the Commissioner of Sanitation, and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. The first report would track each time a city agency worked to remove a person experiencing homelessness from a public space, including when the removal was coordinated among multiple agencies and when a person was asked to vacate a public space by a police officer. The second report would track how many individuals were affected by the removal, what housing services they were offered and whether there were any involuntary removals or arrests. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE           Not available LU 0281-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, 506 West 135th Street ANCP, Manhattan (G 230036 XAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0872-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 281 - Landmarks, 506 West 135th Street ANCP, Manhattan (G 230036 XAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0282-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Linden Gardens – UDAAP, Brooklyn (G 230037 NUK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0873-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 282 - Landmarks, Linden Gardens – UDAAP, Brooklyn (G 230037 NUK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0283-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Linden Gardens – Article XI, Brooklyn (G 230038 XAK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0874-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 283 - Landmarks, Linden Gardens – Article XI, Brooklyn (G 230038 XAK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0292-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, New Penn Article XI, Brooklyn (G 230040 XAK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0875-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 292 - Landmarks, New Penn Article XI, Brooklyn (G 230040 XAK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0293-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, West 120-126th Street Cluster, Manhattan (G 230039 XAM) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0876-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 293 - Landmarks, West 120-126th Street Cluster, Manhattan (G 230039 XAM) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0294-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, New 676-Seat High School Facility, Brooklyn (G 230041 SCK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0877-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 294 - Landmarks, New 676-Seat High School Facility, Brooklyn (G 230041 SCK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0295-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, New 696-Seat Primary School Facility, Queens (G 230042 SCQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0878-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 295 - Landmarks, New 696-Seat Primary School Facility, Queens (G 230042 SCQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0296-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 541-545 Bay Street, Staten Island (C 220426 ZMR) 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 0297-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 541-545 Bay Street, Staten Island (N 220392 ZRR) 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         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH, DISABILITIES AND ADDICTION           Not available Int 0946-2023 A Crystal Hudson   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Creating a mental health coordinator to inform city employees about mental health support and services. Introduction This bill would require each city agency to have a mental health coordinator to assist and perform outreach to city employees about mental health services and support services available to them, such as the employee assistance program. The bill would require the head of each agency to designate an employee as such agency’s mental health coordinator. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PARKS AND RECREATION           Not available Int 1278-2023 * Shekar Krishnan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders The naming of 117 thoroughfares and public places. Introduction This bill would co-name 117 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 117 co-names, 10 are either a relocation of a previously enacted co-naming or a revision to the street sign installed with respect to a previously enacted co-naming. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY           Not available Int 0538-2022 A Crystal Hudson   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the New York police department to report on instances in which an individual denied an officer consent to a search Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) to report on instances in which an individual denies consent to a search, and information pertaining to circumstances involved in such attempt to obtain consent to search. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0585-2022 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Providing the body-worn camera footage of the police department to the department of investigation. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department to share all body-worn camera footage with the Department of Investigation within 10 days of the receipt of a request for footage. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0586-2022 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams   Amended and Coupled on General Orders How Many Stops Act - Requiring the police dept to report on police-civilian investigative encounters. Introduction This bill would require the NYPD to provide quarterly reports detailing information on level one, two, and three investigative encounters between the police and civilians, including the race/ethnicity, age and gender of the civilian approached by the police, the factors that led to the interaction, and whether the interaction led to a summons or use of force incident. The first such report would be due within 30 days of the quarter ending September 30, 2024. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0638-2022 A Althea V. Stevens   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Reporting on the use of large donations received by the police department. Introduction This bill would require an annual report on the donations for all donors who, in aggregate, donate more than $1 million dollars in value to the New York Police Department within a year. It would also require information on programs or projects to which the NYPD applied those donations. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0781-2022 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the police department to report on the justification for the stop in vehicle encounter reports. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department to include in vehicle encounter reports the justification used by an officer to conduct a vehicle stop and if an observed offense was cited as the justification for a vehicle stop whether the offense was at the level of an infraction, violation, misdemeanor or felony. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0944-2023 A Kamillah Hanks   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Evaluation of civil actions alleging improper conduct by the New York city police department. Introduction This bill would amend existing reporting requirements regarding civil actions filed against the police department or individual police officer. Specifically, provisions will require the Law Department to report on civil actions that have been resolved in the 6-month period preceding each report, regardless of whether the action was filed within the currently existing 5-year lookback period for reporting. . The bill also mandates a aggregate reporting on the total number of civil actions filed against the police department each calendar year; the number of such action that remain unresolved as of the end of such calendar years; and the number of actions that have been resolved, disaggregated by manner of resolution. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0948-2023 A Farah N. Louis   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the New York City Police Department to report information and data regarding the department operations. Introduction The bill would expand the scope of existing reports required to be produced by the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”). Such reporting includes, but is not limited to, disclosure of information and data related to the NYPD’s use of stop-question-and-frisk, its deployment of officers and use of overtime spending, and crime status information, such as data on criminal complaints, arrests, and summons issued. Additionally, all such reports would be required to be publicly posted on the NYPD’s website. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1011-2023 A Selvena N. Brooks-Powers   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Providing information on the reduced fare programs to persons issued a summons for fare evasion. Introduction This bill would require the department of social services to distribute flyers containing information about reduced fare programs administered by the City to individuals arrested or summoned for fare evasion in the subway system. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SANITATION AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT           Not available Int 0145-2022 A Justin L. Brannan   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the department of sanitation to remove fallen tree limbs, branches, and vegetation that obstruct streets and sidewalks as a result of severe weather. Introduction After severe weather events, broken tree limbs, branches and small vegetation are scattered in public spaces. To clear the streets and sidewalks faster, this bill requires the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to assist the Department of Parks and Recreation with the removal of such fallen tree debris after inclement weather. DSNY’s assistance would be required within 10 days after receiving notice of fallen tree debris unless directed otherwise by a state of emergency declared by the Mayor, Governor or President. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1131-2023 A Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Outreach to unlicensed mobile car wash operators and authorizing seizure for certain mobile car washes, and to repeal certain educational outreach requirements upon expiration thereof. Introduction This bill would allow the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to impose civil penalties of $100 per day for the unlicensed operation of a mobile car wash. It would also allow DSNY to tow and remove any vehicle or equipment used to operate licensed or unlicensed mobile car washes upon issuance of a notice of violation for Admin Code § 16-118(4) or (6) or § 15-205 (littering from a vehicle into the street; allowing noxious liquid to run into the street; obstructing a fire hydrant). Owners of towed vehicles and equipment could be charged for the cost of towing and for the storage of vehicles and equipment, and may be subject to forfeiture proceedings. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1161-2023 A Shaun Abreu   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Allowing reusable beverage containers in sports venues. Introduction This bill would require professional and collegiate sports venues to allow attendees to enter the venue with a reusable beverage container which is composed primarily of aluminum or stainless steel and establish penalties for venues that fail to comply. Sports venues would be able to require reusable beverage containers be empty upon entering the venue and to restrict entry with a reusable beverage container capable of holding more than 24 fluid ounces. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE           Not available Int 1139-2023 A Amanda Farías   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Advertising on the interior of for-hire vehicles. Introduction This bill would permit for-hire vehicles to display digital advertising on an approved electronic tablet attached to the interior of the vehicle. The approved tablet would be capable of being turned on and off, muted, or having its volume adjusted by the passenger in the vehicle. No driver would be required to have a tablet in their vehicle or pay for the installation of a tablet in the vehicle they drive. It would also be unlawful for any service regulated by TLC to take negative action against any driver for choosing not to have an approved tablet in their car. Any driver of a for-hire vehicle with an approved tablet in their vehicle would receive 25 percent of the revenue generated by such tablet in their vehicle. TLC would license the persons who provide or supply the approved tablets. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS           Not available Int 1237-2023 A Eric Dinowitz   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Collection of demographic data on veterans. Introduction This bill would require any city agency that directly, or by contract, collects demographic information through form documents from individuals seeking social services in the city to offer all such individuals a standardized and voluntary survey form that contains a demographic question on whether such person or any member of their household has served in the armed forces, national guard, or reserves of the United States and an option for any person who responds affirmatively to such question to consent to being contacted by the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) regarding services and resources for veterans. This bill would also require DVS to compile all survey data collected and submit a report to the speaker on the total number of veterans who have responded affirmatively to the veteran status question disaggregated by the agency to which such person applied for services, the type of service sought, and the council district in which such person resides. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1239-2023 A Linda Lee   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Community outreach and engagement on mental health resources for veterans. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS), in coordination with the Office of Community Mental Health and any agencies identified by the commissioner to conduct outreach and engagement through social media, internet, radio, print media, or digital kiosks on mental health resources available to veterans and how to access such services. This bill further requires DVS to include on its website a form that allows organizations that provide mental health services to veterans to submit information about the services offered to the department for potential inclusion in the required outreach and engagement. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1241-2023 A Mercedes Narcisse   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the commissioner of veterans’ services to submit an annual report on the provision of mental health services by city agencies to veterans. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) to submit to the speaker of the council, the mayor, and post on its website a report on mental health services provided by city agencies to veterans. The report will identify each agency that provides, directly or by contract, mental health services to veterans and include information on the number of veterans who requested mental health services from such agency, disaggregated by type of mental health service sought; the number of veterans who received mental health services from such agency; a summary of the methods of communication used by the agency to provide information on those mental health services; and a description of the mental health services provided by such agency to veterans. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1244-2023 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Online resource tool and pamphlet for veterans. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) to maintain and operate an online resource tool to enable a veteran or a member of their household to request assistance with accessing and obtaining resources for veterans. This bill would require DVS to maintain a link to the online resource tool on its website and require the city to ensure that a link to the online resource tool is provided on any online platform through which the city disseminates information on social services and benefits. The bill further requires that DVS develop a pamphlet that provides information on the online resource tool, the veteran resource guide, and the locations of veteran resource centers. DVS would be required to distribute this pamphlet to agencies that provide social services, council member district offices, and community board offices. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available LU 0296-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 541-545 Bay Street, Staten Island (C 220426 ZMR) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0879-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 296 - Zoning, 541-545 Bay Street, Staten Island (C 220426 ZMR) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0297-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 541-545 Bay Street, Staten Island (N 220392 ZRR) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0880-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 297 - Zoning, 541-545 Bay Street, Staten Island (N 220392 ZRR) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available T2022-0001 *     Coupled on General Orders Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS           Not available Int 0632-2022 A Keith Powers ~coupled A and GO Prohibiting housing discrimination on the basis of criminal history. Introduction This bill would prohibit housing discrimination on the basis of criminal history, with limited exceptions. Landlords, owners, brokers and other covered entities may not consider criminal record until after determining a housing applicant’s other qualifications. Covered entities may consider registered sex offenses as well as misdemeanors and felonies for 3 and 5 years, respectively, after completion of a prison sentence. If an applicant is rejected because of this reviewable criminal history, the entity must provide a written explanation for why the rejection was due to a legitimate business interest. This bill would not apply where federal, state or local laws, including laws protecting victims of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, require or permit exclusion based on criminal history. This bill does not apply to two-family owner-occupied housing or rooms in owner-occupied housing. Covered entities would not be liable under other laws for complying with this law.     Action details Not available       ~coupled CIVIL SERVICE AND LABOR           Not available Int 0563-2022 A Gale A. Brewer ~coupled A and GO Creating a private right of action to enforce the provisions of the earned safe and sick time act. Introduction This bill would allow employees who are alleging a violation of their rights under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to commence a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Filing a complaint with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) for the same alleged violation would be neither a prerequisite nor a bar to bringing a civil action. Employees alleging a violation of their rights under ESSTA will have two years of the date they knew or should have known of the alleged violation to commence a civil action or file a complaint with DCWP.     Action details Not available       ~coupled CONTRACTS           Not available Int 1048-2023 A Julie Won ~coupled A and GO Requiring the establishment of a document vault to store certain procurement-related documents. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services to create a secure electronic “document vault” to store all procurement-related documents. This would include, among other things, vendor certificates, corporate organizational documents, and financial reports. The purpose of the vault would be to reduce duplicative requests from agencies and streamline internal document retrieval processes. Documents in the vault would be accessible to persons authorized by the vendors upon request in furtherance of a contract or procurement.     Action details Not available       ~coupled CRIMINAL JUSTICE           Not available Int 0549-2022 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~coupled A and GO Banning solitary confinement in city jails and establishing standards for the use of restrictive housing and emergency lock-ins. Introduction This bill would ban the use of solitary confinement in city jails and provide individuals in custody of the Department of Correction (DOC) due process protections prior to being placed in restrictive housing or continued use of restraints. The bill also sets limits on how DOC can use emergency lock-ins and requires regular reporting on department’s use of de-escalation confinement, restrictive housing, and emergency lock-ins.     Action details Not available Int 1203-2023 A Kevin C. Riley ~coupled A and GO Requiring the department of correction to provide a letter of incarceration to all individuals as they leave the department’s custody. Introduction This bill would require the the department of correction to provide a letter of incarceration, also known as jail release papers or discharge papers, to every person that gets released from the department’s custody. The letter of incarceration must specify the date that a person entered and was released from custody.     Action details Not available       ~coupled EDUCATION           Not available Int 0003-2022 A Diana I. Ayala ~coupled A and GO Responding to students in emotional crisis in public schools. Introduction This bill would regulate the Police Department’s response to children in emotional crisis within public schools. Specifically, the bill establishes procedures for department personnel responding to children in emotional crisis and limits the use of mechanical restraints on children in emotional crisis. Additionally, the department would be required to report on any training for school safety personnel on (1) identifying and responding to children in emotional crisis or (2) the impacts of trauma on child development.     Action details Not available Int 0542-2022 A Mercedes Narcisse ~coupled A and GO Requiring the dept of education and the administration for children’s services to report on educational programming for juvenile delinquents, juvenile offenders, and adolescent offenders. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education and the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) to issue a yearly report on educational statistics and related incidents pertaining to juvenile delinquents, juvenile offenders and adolescent offenders in ACS division facilities. This report must include statistics on educational programming enrollment, available services, attendance, use of restraints, and other related indicators.     Action details Not available       ~coupled ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, RESILIENCY AND WATERFRONTS           Not available Int 0532-2022 A James F. Gennaro ~coupled A and GO Installing pumpout facilities to establish the coastal waters of the city as no-discharge zones. Introduction Federal law requires sufficient vessel waste pumpout facilities for a body of water to be designated a no-discharge zone for water protection purposes. This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection to report on the additional construction and installation needed to establish the city’s coastal bodies of water as vessel no-discharge zones, to install at least two pumpout facilities per year until all coastal bodies of water in the city are designated as no-discharge zones or the department determines that it is infeasible for any coastal body of water, to report every two years on progress regarding the foregoing, and to make best efforts to ensure that no-discharge zones continue to meet federal eligibility criteria for no-discharge zones once they are established.     Action details Not available       ~coupled FINANCE           Not available Res 0864-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~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 0869-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 298 - Sojourner Truth: Block 1841, Lot 1, Block 1863, Lot 29; Manhattan; Community District No. 7; Council District No. 7. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0870-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 298 - Sojourner Truth: Block 1841, Lot 1, Block 1863, Lot 29; Manhattan; Community District No. 7; Council District No. 7. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0871-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 299 - Aulder Preservation Portfolio: Block 2032, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; Block 2045, Lot 37; Block 2133, Lots 10 and 13; Manhattan; Community District No. 10 and 12; Council District No. 9 and 10. Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL WELFARE           Not available Int 1153-2023 A Sandy Nurse ~coupled A and GO Requiring reports on removals involving individuals experiencing homelessness and the outcomes for those individuals. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Social Services to produce two quarterly reports, in consultation with the Police Commissioner, the Commissioner of Sanitation, and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. The first report would track each time a city agency worked to remove a person experiencing homelessness from a public space, including when the removal was coordinated among multiple agencies and when a person was asked to vacate a public space by a police officer. The second report would track how many individuals were affected by the removal, what housing services they were offered and whether there were any involuntary removals or arrests.     Action details Not available       ~coupled LAND USE           Not available Res 0872-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 281 - Landmarks, 506 West 135th Street ANCP, Manhattan (G 230036 XAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0873-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 282 - Landmarks, Linden Gardens – UDAAP, Brooklyn (G 230037 NUK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0874-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 283 - Landmarks, Linden Gardens – Article XI, Brooklyn (G 230038 XAK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0875-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 292 - Landmarks, New Penn Article XI, Brooklyn (G 230040 XAK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0876-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 293 - Landmarks, West 120-126th Street Cluster, Manhattan (G 230039 XAM) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0877-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 294 - Landmarks, New 676-Seat High School Facility, Brooklyn (G 230041 SCK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0878-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 295 - Landmarks, New 696-Seat Primary School Facility, Queens (G 230042 SCQ) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled MENTAL HEALTH, DISABILITIES AND ADDICTION           Not available Int 0946-2023 A Crystal Hudson ~coupled A and GO Creating a mental health coordinator to inform city employees about mental health support and services. Introduction This bill would require each city agency to have a mental health coordinator to assist and perform outreach to city employees about mental health services and support services available to them, such as the employee assistance program. The bill would require the head of each agency to designate an employee as such agency’s mental health coordinator.     Action details Not available       ~coupled PARKS AND RECREATION           Not available Int 1278-2023 * Shekar Krishnan ~coupled Preconsidered - GO The naming of 117 thoroughfares and public places. Introduction This bill would co-name 117 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 117 co-names, 10 are either a relocation of a previously enacted co-naming or a revision to the street sign installed with respect to a previously enacted co-naming.     Action details Not available       ~coupled PUBLIC SAFETY           Not available Int 0538-2022 A Crystal Hudson ~coupled A and GO Requiring the New York police department to report on instances in which an individual denied an officer consent to a search Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) to report on instances in which an individual denies consent to a search, and information pertaining to circumstances involved in such attempt to obtain consent to search.     Action details Not available Int 0585-2022 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~coupled A and GO Providing the body-worn camera footage of the police department to the department of investigation. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department to share all body-worn camera footage with the Department of Investigation within 10 days of the receipt of a request for footage.     Action details Not available Int 0586-2022 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~coupled A and GO How Many Stops Act - Requiring the police dept to report on police-civilian investigative encounters. Introduction This bill would require the NYPD to provide quarterly reports detailing information on level one, two, and three investigative encounters between the police and civilians, including the race/ethnicity, age and gender of the civilian approached by the police, the factors that led to the interaction, and whether the interaction led to a summons or use of force incident. The first such report would be due within 30 days of the quarter ending September 30, 2024.     Action details Not available Int 0638-2022 A Althea V. Stevens ~coupled A and GO Reporting on the use of large donations received by the police department. Introduction This bill would require an annual report on the donations for all donors who, in aggregate, donate more than $1 million dollars in value to the New York Police Department within a year. It would also require information on programs or projects to which the NYPD applied those donations.     Action details Not available Int 0781-2022 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~coupled A and GO Requiring the police department to report on the justification for the stop in vehicle encounter reports. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department to include in vehicle encounter reports the justification used by an officer to conduct a vehicle stop and if an observed offense was cited as the justification for a vehicle stop whether the offense was at the level of an infraction, violation, misdemeanor or felony.     Action details Not available Int 0944-2023 A Kamillah Hanks ~coupled A and GO Evaluation of civil actions alleging improper conduct by the New York city police department. Introduction This bill would amend existing reporting requirements regarding civil actions filed against the police department or individual police officer. Specifically, provisions will require the Law Department to report on civil actions that have been resolved in the 6-month period preceding each report, regardless of whether the action was filed within the currently existing 5-year lookback period for reporting. . The bill also mandates a aggregate reporting on the total number of civil actions filed against the police department each calendar year; the number of such action that remain unresolved as of the end of such calendar years; and the number of actions that have been resolved, disaggregated by manner of resolution.     Action details Not available Int 0948-2023 A Farah N. Louis ~coupled A and GO Requiring the New York City Police Department to report information and data regarding the department operations. Introduction The bill would expand the scope of existing reports required to be produced by the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”). Such reporting includes, but is not limited to, disclosure of information and data related to the NYPD’s use of stop-question-and-frisk, its deployment of officers and use of overtime spending, and crime status information, such as data on criminal complaints, arrests, and summons issued. Additionally, all such reports would be required to be publicly posted on the NYPD’s website.     Action details Not available Int 1011-2023 A Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~coupled A and GO Providing information on the reduced fare programs to persons issued a summons for fare evasion. Introduction This bill would require the department of social services to distribute flyers containing information about reduced fare programs administered by the City to individuals arrested or summoned for fare evasion in the subway system.     Action details Not available       ~coupled SANITATION AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT           Not available Int 0145-2022 A Justin L. Brannan ~coupled A and GO Requiring the department of sanitation to remove fallen tree limbs, branches, and vegetation that obstruct streets and sidewalks as a result of severe weather. Introduction After severe weather events, broken tree limbs, branches and small vegetation are scattered in public spaces. To clear the streets and sidewalks faster, this bill requires the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to assist the Department of Parks and Recreation with the removal of such fallen tree debris after inclement weather. DSNY’s assistance would be required within 10 days after receiving notice of fallen tree debris unless directed otherwise by a state of emergency declared by the Mayor, Governor or President.     Action details Not available Int 1131-2023 A Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled A and GO Outreach to unlicensed mobile car wash operators and authorizing seizure for certain mobile car washes, and to repeal certain educational outreach requirements upon expiration thereof. Introduction This bill would allow the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to impose civil penalties of $100 per day for the unlicensed operation of a mobile car wash. It would also allow DSNY to tow and remove any vehicle or equipment used to operate licensed or unlicensed mobile car washes upon issuance of a notice of violation for Admin Code § 16-118(4) or (6) or § 15-205 (littering from a vehicle into the street; allowing noxious liquid to run into the street; obstructing a fire hydrant). Owners of towed vehicles and equipment could be charged for the cost of towing and for the storage of vehicles and equipment, and may be subject to forfeiture proceedings.     Action details Not available Int 1161-2023 A Shaun Abreu ~coupled A and GO Allowing reusable beverage containers in sports venues. Introduction This bill would require professional and collegiate sports venues to allow attendees to enter the venue with a reusable beverage container which is composed primarily of aluminum or stainless steel and establish penalties for venues that fail to comply. Sports venues would be able to require reusable beverage containers be empty upon entering the venue and to restrict entry with a reusable beverage container capable of holding more than 24 fluid ounces.     Action details Not available       ~coupled TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE           Not available Int 1139-2023 A Amanda Farías ~coupled A and GO Advertising on the interior of for-hire vehicles. Introduction This bill would permit for-hire vehicles to display digital advertising on an approved electronic tablet attached to the interior of the vehicle. The approved tablet would be capable of being turned on and off, muted, or having its volume adjusted by the passenger in the vehicle. No driver would be required to have a tablet in their vehicle or pay for the installation of a tablet in the vehicle they drive. It would also be unlawful for any service regulated by TLC to take negative action against any driver for choosing not to have an approved tablet in their car. Any driver of a for-hire vehicle with an approved tablet in their vehicle would receive 25 percent of the revenue generated by such tablet in their vehicle. TLC would license the persons who provide or supply the approved tablets.     Action details Not available       ~coupled VETERANS           Not available Int 1237-2023 A Eric Dinowitz ~coupled A and GO Collection of demographic data on veterans. Introduction This bill would require any city agency that directly, or by contract, collects demographic information through form documents from individuals seeking social services in the city to offer all such individuals a standardized and voluntary survey form that contains a demographic question on whether such person or any member of their household has served in the armed forces, national guard, or reserves of the United States and an option for any person who responds affirmatively to such question to consent to being contacted by the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) regarding services and resources for veterans. This bill would also require DVS to compile all survey data collected and submit a report to the speaker on the total number of veterans who have responded affirmatively to the veteran status question disaggregated by the agency to which such person applied for services, the type of service sought, and the council district in which such person resides.     Action details Not available Int 1239-2023 A Linda Lee ~coupled A and GO Community outreach and engagement on mental health resources for veterans. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS), in coordination with the Office of Community Mental Health and any agencies identified by the commissioner to conduct outreach and engagement through social media, internet, radio, print media, or digital kiosks on mental health resources available to veterans and how to access such services. This bill further requires DVS to include on its website a form that allows organizations that provide mental health services to veterans to submit information about the services offered to the department for potential inclusion in the required outreach and engagement.     Action details Not available Int 1241-2023 A Mercedes Narcisse ~coupled A and GO Requiring the commissioner of veterans’ services to submit an annual report on the provision of mental health services by city agencies to veterans. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) to submit to the speaker of the council, the mayor, and post on its website a report on mental health services provided by city agencies to veterans. The report will identify each agency that provides, directly or by contract, mental health services to veterans and include information on the number of veterans who requested mental health services from such agency, disaggregated by type of mental health service sought; the number of veterans who received mental health services from such agency; a summary of the methods of communication used by the agency to provide information on those mental health services; and a description of the mental health services provided by such agency to veterans.     Action details Not available Int 1244-2023 A Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~coupled A and GO Online resource tool and pamphlet for veterans. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) to maintain and operate an online resource tool to enable a veteran or a member of their household to request assistance with accessing and obtaining resources for veterans. This bill would require DVS to maintain a link to the online resource tool on its website and require the city to ensure that a link to the online resource tool is provided on any online platform through which the city disseminates information on social services and benefits. The bill further requires that DVS develop a pamphlet that provides information on the online resource tool, the veteran resource guide, and the locations of veteran resource centers. DVS would be required to distribute this pamphlet to agencies that provide social services, council member district offices, and community board offices.     Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available Res 0879-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 296 - Zoning, 541-545 Bay Street, Staten Island (C 220426 ZMR) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0880-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 297 - Zoning, 541-545 Bay Street, Staten Island (N 220392 ZRR) Resolution       Action details Not available T2022-0001 *   ~coupled GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds       Action details Not available                   Pass Not available       13. INTRODUCTION & READING OF BILLS (SEE BELOW)           Not available       14. DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTIONS           Not available       15. RESOLUTIONS           Not available Res 0241-2022 A Crystal Hudson   Amended and Adopted by the Committee on Criminal Justice Fair and Timely Parole Act (S307/A162) and Elder Parole Act (S2423/A2035). Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0473-2023 * Tiffany Cabán   Adopted by the Committee on Public Safety Protect youth during custodial police interrogation. (S1099/A1963) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0556-2023 B Crystal Hudson   Amended and Adopted by the Committee on Immigration Access to Representation Act (A.170/S.999) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0584-2023 * Linda Lee   Adopted by the Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Enter the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Nurse Licensure Compact, and the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0837-2023 * Robert F. Holden   Adopted by the Committee on Veterans Authorize the NYS Department of Veterans' Services to provide eligible veterans with financial assistance for purchasing, training, and the upkeep of service dogs and emotional support dogs. (S.4717/A.3149) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0863-2023 * Adrienne E. Adams   Preconsidered - Adopted by the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Condemning recent attacks on members of the Sikh community in the City of New York and seeking a swift end to any discrimination against Sikh New Yorkers. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Not available       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Not available         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Res 0863-2023 * Adrienne E. Adams ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Condemning recent attacks on members of the Sikh community in the City of New York and seeking a swift end to any discrimination against Sikh New Yorkers. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0864-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~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 Int 1275-2023 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Consumer and Worker Protection Vending on bridges. Introduction This bill would prohibit general vending and mobile food vending on a bridge approach. It would restrict all general vending and mobile food vending on bridges to elevated pedestrian walkways that have at least a sixteen-foot clear pedestrian path. It would prohibit vending within 20 feet of another pushcart operating on a bridge. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0865-2023 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to institute a recall of Hyundai and Kia models lacking immobilizer technology that are vulnerable to theft. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1276-2023 * Jennifer Gutiérrez ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring taxis and for-hire vehicles to display a decal warning passengers to look for cyclists when opening the door. Introduction This bill would require all taxis and for-hire vehicles to prominently display a sign on all passenger doors warning passengers to look for cyclists before opening the door. The signs would be provided to drivers and vehicle owners at no cost by the taxi and limousine commission. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1277-2023 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Requiring that persons making 311 complaints or requests for service provide the 311 customer service center with identifying information. Introduction This bill would require that the 311 customer service center (NYC311) collect identifying information from individuals making complaints or requests for service. NYC311 could only use such identifying information for internal purposes, and would be permitted to share such identifying information with responding agencies only upon request and representation by the responding agencies that necessary and appropriate steps will be taken to protect the privacy of that information. NYC311 would be required to anonymize information about complaints or requests for service before making it public and would not be authorized to share the identifying information collected under this bill with any third parties. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0866-2023 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Public Safety Increase the penalties for purposefully obstructed license plates (S.2447/A.5234). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1278-2023 * Shekar Krishnan ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Parks and Recreation The naming of 117 thoroughfares and public places. Introduction This bill would co-name 117 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 117 co-names, 10 are either a relocation of a previously enacted co-naming or a revision to the street sign installed with respect to a previously enacted co-naming. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1279-2023 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Renaming one thoroughfare and public place in the Borough of the Bronx, Sheridan Boulevard, and to amend the official map of the city of New York accordingly. Introduction This bill will rename Sheridan Expressway between Westchester Avenue and 174th Street, Sheridan Boulevard, and amend the official City map accordingly. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1280-2023 * Althea V. Stevens ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Requiring the department of correction to report on sexual abuse and harassment of staff and ensure that staff have access to mental health treatment resources. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Correction to report annually on alleged incidents of sexual abuse and harassment of Department of Correction (DOC) and Correctional Health Services (CHS) staff by incarcerated individuals or other staff that occurred in the previous year. The Commissioner would also have to report annually on DOC’s investigations of these incidents. Additionally, the Commissioner would be required to review the information collected and report annually on any responsive updates to DOC’s policies concerning sexual abuse and harassment of staff. The Commissioner would have to submit these reports to the Speaker of the Council and the Board of Correction and post these reports on DOC’s website. This bill would also require the Commissioner to ensure that staff have access to mental health treatment resources. The Commissioner would be required to publicize resource availability to staff. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0867-2023 * Marjorie Velázquez ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Prohibit insurance discrimination because of the affordability of residential buildings and residential construction projects. (A.7910/S.7298) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0868-2023 * Marjorie Velázquez ~SPONSOR Public Safety To increase criminal penalties for individuals who threaten, harass, or assault elected officials and their staff members. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1281-2023 * Kalman Yeger ~SPONSOR Finance Property tax exemption for members of a volunteer firefighting or ambulance service. Introduction This bill would opt in to state legislation authorizing a ten percent property tax exemption for owners of real property who are enrolled members of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department, or incorporated voluntary ambulance service. To qualify for the exemption, such property owner must live within the service area of the volunteer fire or ambulance service with which they volunteer and must have at least two years of service with such volunteer fire or ambulance service. The exemption may only be used for a primary residence used exclusively for residential purposes. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0298-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Sojourner Truth: Block 1841, Lot 1, Block 1863, Lot 29; Manhattan; Community District No. 7; Council District No. 7. Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0299-2023 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Aulder Preservation Portfolio: Block 2032, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; Block 2045, Lot 37; Block 2133, Lots 10 and 13; Manhattan; Community District No. 10 and 12; Council District No. 9 and 10. Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available