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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Committee on Environmental Protection and Waterfronts Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/30/2026 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2
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T2026-2305 *   Oversight - Coastal Resilience.Oversight    Not available Not available
Int 0931-2026 *Harvey D. Epstein  A mobile drinking fountain program.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to establish a mobile drinking fountain program in coordination with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and other relevant agencies. Such program would, between June 15 and September 15 of each year, deploy mobile drinking fountains to publicly accessible locations on days when the National Weather Service forecasts an outdoor temperature of at least 82 degrees. DEP would be required to maintain a fleet of at least 2 mobile drinking fountains per council district and prioritize deploying mobile drinking fountains in neighborhoods with a high heat vulnerability index. DEP would also be required to post on its website a schedule showing where and when each mobile drinking fountain will be deployed.   Not available Not available
Int 0936-2026 *James F. Gennaro  Establishment of a department of coastal protection.IntroductionThis bill would create a Department of Coastal Protection, headed by a Commissioner of Coastal Protection. The Commissioner would be responsible for developing policies and programs relating to coastal protection measures in the City and educating the public about such coastal protection measures.   Not available Not available