Please note: this meeting has been deferred.
Meeting Name: Committee on Fire and Emergency Management Agenda status: Deferred
Meeting date/time: 2/12/2024 Deferred Minutes status: Deferred  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
Jointly with the Committee on Housing and Buildings
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T2024-0191 *   Oversight - Fire Safety in Buildings: Two Years After Twin Parks.Oversight    Action details Not available
Int 0006-2024 *Alexa Avilés  Tenant education and outreach on residential vacate orders due to damage caused by fires.IntroductionThis law would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”), in consultation with the Fire Department and Department of Buildings, to develop procedures to ensure that occupants of multiple dwellings are informed of the process for the issuance of residential vacate orders following fires, including information on their rights of occupancy and responsibilities of landlords, what may constitute harassment, and the process for rescinding vacate orders. HPD would also be required to designate a person on site to provide information to tenants in the designated citywide languages.   Action details Not available
Int 0017-2024 *Justin L. Brannan  Electric vehicle supply equipment in open parking lots and parking garages.IntroductionThis bill would require owners of parking garages and open parking lots with 10 or more spaces that are licensed by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) to install Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (“EVSE”) in 20% of parking spots and ensure 40% of parking spots are capable of supporting EVSE by January 1, 2035. This bill would allow for adjustments or waivers to this requirement under outlined circumstances, such as structural infeasibility. For parking garages and open parking lots not licensed by DCWP, various agencies would be required to conduct a study and issue a report no later than two years after the effective date of this local law to recommend the required level of EVSE installation. The Department of Buildings (“DOB”) would be required to promulgate rules to implement requirements for parking garages and open parking lots not licensed by DCWP by January 1, 2027. Finally, the bill would require DOB to annually report on the installation of EVSE.   Action details Not available
Int 0088-2024 *Pierina Ana Sanchez  Qualifications of individuals to perform periodic inspection, test and maintenance fire and smoke dampers and smoke control systems.IntroductionThis bill amends provisions related to the periodic inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements for fire and smoke dampers and smoke control systems. Specifically, the legislation incorporates NFPA standards for the schedule of periodic testing of fire and smoke dampers and smoke control systems, creates procedures for conducting mandated inspections, and establishes qualification requirements for individuals performing inspections, tests, and maintenance of such systems.   Action details Not available
Int 0089-2024 *Pierina Ana Sanchez  Strengthening Fire Safety Bill Package - Notification of council members of certain fires occurring within their district.IntroductionThis bill would require an agency designated by the Mayor, to provide notice to Council Members of certain fires occurring within their districts. The notification would need to be sent within three hours of the Fire Department deploying personnel to the scene of the fire, and would include the following information relating to the fire: the date and time of the fire, the address of the fire, and details of the department’s emergency response to the fire.   Action details Not available
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