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Meeting Name: Committee on Parks and Recreation Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/16/2025 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
Jointly with the Committee on General Welfare and the Committee on Health
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T2025-4143 *   Oversight - The: Hart Island Capital Projects Proposal.Oversight    Not available Not available
Int 1408-2025 *Diana I. Ayala  Study and report on burial capacity on Hart Island.IntroductionThis bill would require the commissioner of the Department of Social Services (DSS), in collaboration with the commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) and any other relevant New York City agency head, to conduct a study to analyze Hart Island’s capacity for future public burials under existing burial procedures. The agency heads would have to assess whether the procedures should be changed and develop recommendations if any changes are determined appropriate. Finally, the agency heads would have to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post online a report containing the study findings and recommendations.   Not available Not available
Res 0775-2025 *Farah N. Louis  Increase the funeral cost limit of burial services for low-income residents of New York from $3,400 to $6,000.Resolution    Not available Not available
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