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Meeting Name: Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/7/2025 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
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T2025-3357 *   Oversight - Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resiliency and Disaster Preparedness.Oversight Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
T2025-3357 *   Oversight - Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resiliency and Disaster Preparedness.Oversight Filed, by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 1253-2025 *James F. Gennaro  Notice for the installation of bioswales, rain gardens, or other bioretention systems.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to notify the local Council Member when DEP installs a new bioswale, rain garden, or other bioretention system in the public right-of-way.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 1253-2025 *James F. Gennaro  Notice for the installation of bioswales, rain gardens, or other bioretention systems.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to notify the local Council Member when DEP installs a new bioswale, rain garden, or other bioretention system in the public right-of-way.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 1254-2025 *James F. Gennaro  Creating a greened acre metric to measure stormwater captured by green infrastructure installed in the city and set a greened acre goal for MS4 areas.IntroductionThis bill would set a target, measured in greened acres, of stormwater managed by green infrastructure in the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) area. This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to install, or cause to be installed, green infrastructure projects to meet such target. The bill would also require DEP to publish an annual greened acre report until such target is met. Finally, the bill would require DEP to measure all of the city’s green infrastructure projects in greened acres, and publish those greened acre measurements for each green infrastructure project on the green infrastructure program map.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 1254-2025 *James F. Gennaro  Creating a greened acre metric to measure stormwater captured by green infrastructure installed in the city and set a greened acre goal for MS4 areas.IntroductionThis bill would set a target, measured in greened acres, of stormwater managed by green infrastructure in the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) area. This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to install, or cause to be installed, green infrastructure projects to meet such target. The bill would also require DEP to publish an annual greened acre report until such target is met. Finally, the bill would require DEP to measure all of the city’s green infrastructure projects in greened acres, and publish those greened acre measurements for each green infrastructure project on the green infrastructure program map.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0131-2024 *Julie Menin  New York Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. (A.6872A/S.5921A)Resolution Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0131-2024 *Julie Menin  New York Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. (A.6872A/S.5921A)Resolution Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0143-2024 *Julie Menin Proposed Res. No. 143-ARecognize the contributions of the federal Endangered Species Act to the natural environment of New York City.Resolution Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0143-2024 *Julie Menin  Recognize the contributions of the federal Endangered Species Act to the natural environment of New York City.Resolution Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available