Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/13/2023 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
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    1.ROLL CALL      Roll call Not available
    2.INVOCATION - Delivered by: Reverend Dr. Charles Oliver Galbreath, Senior Pastor, Clarendon Road Church located at 3304 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn, NY 11203. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Louis.      Not available
    3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meetings of June 8, 2023 and June 22, 2023 be adopted as printed by Council Member Gutiérrez.      Not available
    4.MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR - None      Not available
    5.COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES - None      Not available
    6.PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None      Not available
    7.LAND USE CALL-UPS      Not available
M 0171-2023 *Erik D. Bottcher  Zoning, Madison Square Garden Special Permit, Manhattan (C 230238 ZSM)Land Use Call-Up Approved, by CouncilPass Action details 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 SERVICE AND LABOR      Not available
Int 0645-2022 BAdrienne E. Adams Amended and Coupled on General OrdersCivil service exams in department of correction facilities.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commissioner of Citywide Administrative Services to collaborate with the Commissioner of Correction to administer civil service examinations for individuals incarcerated for a period of 10 days or longer in Borough-Based Jails. This bill would authorize the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to waive the examination fee for any individual who sits for a civil service examination while incarcerated, or within the year following their release from the custody of the Department of Correction (DOC). Additionally, this bill would require DCAS and DOC, including the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, to coordinate in administering informational programming about the civil service examination system to justice-involved individuals. Finally, this bill would require annual reporting in relation to participation among justice-involved individuals in civil service examinations and related programming.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE      Not available
Int 0887-2023 BPublic Advocate Jumaane Williams Amended and Coupled on General OrdersReporting on gender identity of persons in the custody of the department of correction.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to report on a quarterly basis information related to individuals in DOC custody whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned to the individual at birth, including, but not limited to, transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary, or intersex. DOC would be required to report information regarding such individuals’ housing placements, denials of requests for housing most closely aligns with a person’s gender identity, and involuntary transfers from housing most closely aligns with a person’s gender identity.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL WELFARE      Not available
Int 0229-2022 ATiffany Cabán Coupled on General OrdersMonthly rental assistance payments for households with rental assistance vouchers.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit the department of social services from deducting a utility allowance from the maximum rental allowance of a rental assistance voucher. The bill would also require the department, in situations where the actual rent of a household receiving a rental assistance voucher is less than the maximum rental allowance for that household, to reduce the tenant’s contribution by the difference between the maximum rental allowance and the actual rent, up to the amount of the utility allowance. If such a reduction is greater than the household rent contribution, the department would be required to issue a check to the household in the amount of such excess, within the month in which such excess is accrued. Further, this bill provides that if a household receives a shelter allowance that is reduced by accepting an apartment that is less than the maximum rental allowance, the department shall issue a check to the household in the amount of such a reduction within the month in which such reduction is accrued.Overridden by CouncilPass Action details Not available
M 0163-2023 *  Coupled to be FiledMayor's Veto - Int. No. 229-A - Monthly rental assistance payments for households with rental assistance vouchers.Mayor's Message Filed by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 0878-2023 ADiana I. Ayala Coupled on General OrdersProhibiting the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type and repeals section 21-145.1 and 21-145.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York.Overridden by CouncilPass Action details Not available
M 0164-2023 *  Coupled to be FiledMayor's Veto - Int. No. 878-A - Prohibiting the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type.Mayor's Message Filed by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 0893-2023 APierina Ana Sanchez Coupled on General OrdersExpanding eligibility for rental assistance to any applicant at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness.IntroductionThis bill would expand eligibility for a rental assistance voucher to any applicant who is a household at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness.Overridden by CouncilPass Action details Not available
M 0165-2023 *  Coupled to be FiledMayor's Veto - Int. No. 893-A -Expanding eligibility for rental assistance to any applicant at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness.Mayor's Message Filed by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 0894-2023 APierina Ana Sanchez Coupled on General OrdersIncome and work requirements for rental assistance.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit the department of social services from basing eligibility for a rental assistance voucher on an applicant’s employment status or source of income. This bill would also codify the income eligibility requirements for a rental assistance voucher.Overridden by CouncilPass Action details Not available
M 0166-2023 *  Coupled to be FiledMayor's Veto - Int. No. 894-A - Income and work requirements for rental assistance.Mayor's Message Filed by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH      Not available
Int 0200-2022 ARafael Salamanca, Jr. Amended and Coupled on General OrdersReporting on objections to orders for the abatement or remediation of lead conditions.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DOHMH”) to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council, and make publicly available on DOHMH’s website, a semiannual report on the number of objections filed by multiple dwelling owners to DOHMH lead abatement orders. The report would be required to include the number of objections filed by the New York City Housing Authority and to specify the reasons why any objections are found to have merit, including faulty testing or paint sampling, or an exemption based on the dwelling’s construction date.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 1074-2023 ACrystal Hudson Amended and Coupled on General OrdersProhibiting the use of city resources to enforce restrictions on gender-affirming care.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit the use of city resources to detain any person for seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating gender-affirming care in the state of New York, or outside the state of New York in circumstances where such conduct would have been lawful had it occurred in the state of New York. The bill further prohibits the use of city resources to cooperate with an investigation of a person on grounds that such person is known or believed to have sought, obtained, provided, or facilitated gender-affirming care outside the state of New York under circumstances where their conduct would have been lawful had it occurred in the state of New York.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND BUILDINGS      Not available
Int 0193-2022 ACarlina Rivera  Amended and Coupled on General OrdersLead-based paint hazards in common areas of dwellings.IntroductionThe proposed legislation would make the existence of peeling lead-based paint in any common area of a multiple dwelling where a child under the age of six resides a class C immediately hazardous violation and would require property owners to inspect the common areas of multiple dwellings for lead-based paint hazards. The legislation would also require department inspectors to inspect common areas along their path of travel for lead-based paint hazards on their way to inspecting a dwelling unit in an apartment constructed prior to 1960 where a child under the age of six resides.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE      Not available
LU 0230-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 189-10 Northern Boulevard Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 220218 ZMQ)Land Use Application Filed by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0719-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr. Coupled to be Filed Pursuant to Letter of WithdrawalLU 230 - Zoning, 189-10 Northern Boulevard Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 220218 ZMQ)Resolution Filed by CouncilPass Action details Not available
LU 0231-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 43rd Avenue Demapping, Queens (C 210323 MMQ)Land Use Application Disapproved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0720-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr. Motion to DisapproveLU 231 - Zoning, 43rd Avenue Demapping, Queens (C 210323 MMQ)Resolution Disapproved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
LU 0237-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 1656 West 10th Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 220285 ZMK)Land Use Application Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0721-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr. Coupled on General OrdersLU 237 - Zoning, 1656 West 10th Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 220285 ZMK)Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
LU 0238-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 1656 West 10th Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 220286 ZRK)Land Use Application Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0722-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr. Coupled on General OrdersLU 238 - Zoning, 1656 West 10th Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 220286 ZRK)Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH, DISABILITIES AND ADDICTION      Not available
Int 1018-2023 ALinda Lee Amended and Coupled on General OrdersMental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Reporting on involuntary removals.IntroductionThis bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health, in conjunction with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the New York City Police Department, the New York City Fire Department, and other agencies, to provide an annual report to the Council with information regarding involuntary removals conducted pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law Sections 9.41 and 9.58.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 1019-2023 ALinda Lee Amended and Coupled on General OrdersMental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Requiring maintenance of access to an interactive map of mental health service providers in New York city.IntroductionThis bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) to maintain an interactive map of the locations, contact information, and payment information (including type of insurance accepted) of mental health services providers included in the mental health services database described in Proposed Introduction Number 706-A.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 1021-2023 AKeith Powers  Amended and Coupled on General OrdersMental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Establishing crisis respite centers.IntroductionThis bill would require the mayor to establish 4 new crisis respite centers in order to provide individuals with mental illness increased access to community-based, peer-run facilities that are alternatives to hospitalization when such individuals experience psychiatric crises.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 1022-2023 AKevin C. Riley Amended and Coupled on General OrdersMental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Establishing clubhouses for individuals with serious mental illness.IntroductionThis bill would require the mayor to establish 5 new clubhouses for individuals with serious mental illness, which are community-based facilities designed to support such individuals by providing wraparound services and opportunities for social connection, including group activities, peer support, job readiness skills, and transitional employment opportunities.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE      Not available
Int 0853-2022 AJoann Ariola  Amended and Coupled on General OrdersInstalling intermediate reference location signs on designated sections of Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, and Rockaway Point Boulevard.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the police department and the fire department, to install intermediate reference location signs, commonly known as mile markers, at one tenth of a mile intervals along designated stretches of Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, and Rockaway Point Boulevard.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
    12.GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR      Not available
T2022-0001 *  Coupled on General OrdersCommissioner of DeedsCommissioner of Deeds Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR      Not available
    ~coupledCIVIL SERVICE AND LABOR      Not available
Int 0645-2022 BAdrienne E. Adams~coupledA and GOCivil service exams in department of correction facilities.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commissioner of Citywide Administrative Services to collaborate with the Commissioner of Correction to administer civil service examinations for individuals incarcerated for a period of 10 days or longer in Borough-Based Jails. This bill would authorize the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to waive the examination fee for any individual who sits for a civil service examination while incarcerated, or within the year following their release from the custody of the Department of Correction (DOC). Additionally, this bill would require DCAS and DOC, including the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, to coordinate in administering informational programming about the civil service examination system to justice-involved individuals. Finally, this bill would require annual reporting in relation to participation among justice-involved individuals in civil service examinations and related programming.   Action details Not available
    ~coupledCRIMINAL JUSTICE      Not available
Int 0887-2023 BPublic Advocate Jumaane Williams~coupledA and GOReporting on gender identity of persons in the custody of the department of correction.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to report on a quarterly basis information related to individuals in DOC custody whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned to the individual at birth, including, but not limited to, transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary, or intersex. DOC would be required to report information regarding such individuals’ housing placements, denials of requests for housing most closely aligns with a person’s gender identity, and involuntary transfers from housing most closely aligns with a person’s gender identity.   Action details Not available
    ~coupledGENERAL WELFARE      Not available
Int 0229-2022 ATiffany Cabán~coupledGOMonthly rental assistance payments for households with rental assistance vouchers.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit the department of social services from deducting a utility allowance from the maximum rental allowance of a rental assistance voucher. The bill would also require the department, in situations where the actual rent of a household receiving a rental assistance voucher is less than the maximum rental allowance for that household, to reduce the tenant’s contribution by the difference between the maximum rental allowance and the actual rent, up to the amount of the utility allowance. If such a reduction is greater than the household rent contribution, the department would be required to issue a check to the household in the amount of such excess, within the month in which such excess is accrued. Further, this bill provides that if a household receives a shelter allowance that is reduced by accepting an apartment that is less than the maximum rental allowance, the department shall issue a check to the household in the amount of such a reduction within the month in which such reduction is accrued.   Action details Not available
M 0163-2023 * ~coupledFiledMayor's Veto - Int. No. 229-A - Monthly rental assistance payments for households with rental assistance vouchers.Mayor's Message    Action details Not available
Int 0878-2023 ADiana I. Ayala~coupledGOProhibiting the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type and repeals section 21-145.1 and 21-145.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York.   Action details Not available
M 0164-2023 * ~coupledFiledMayor's Veto - Int. No. 878-A - Prohibiting the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type.Mayor's Message    Action details Not available
Int 0893-2023 APierina Ana Sanchez~coupledGOExpanding eligibility for rental assistance to any applicant at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness.IntroductionThis bill would expand eligibility for a rental assistance voucher to any applicant who is a household at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness.   Action details Not available
M 0165-2023 * ~coupledFiledMayor's Veto - Int. No. 893-A -Expanding eligibility for rental assistance to any applicant at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness.Mayor's Message    Action details Not available
Int 0894-2023 APierina Ana Sanchez~coupledGOIncome and work requirements for rental assistance.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit the department of social services from basing eligibility for a rental assistance voucher on an applicant’s employment status or source of income. This bill would also codify the income eligibility requirements for a rental assistance voucher.   Action details Not available
M 0166-2023 * ~coupledFiledMayor's Veto - Int. No. 894-A - Income and work requirements for rental assistance.Mayor's Message    Action details Not available
    ~coupledHEALTH      Not available
Int 0200-2022 ARafael Salamanca, Jr.~coupledA and GOReporting on objections to orders for the abatement or remediation of lead conditions.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DOHMH”) to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council, and make publicly available on DOHMH’s website, a semiannual report on the number of objections filed by multiple dwelling owners to DOHMH lead abatement orders. The report would be required to include the number of objections filed by the New York City Housing Authority and to specify the reasons why any objections are found to have merit, including faulty testing or paint sampling, or an exemption based on the dwelling’s construction date.   Action details Not available
Int 1074-2023 ACrystal Hudson~coupledA and GOProhibiting the use of city resources to enforce restrictions on gender-affirming care.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit the use of city resources to detain any person for seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating gender-affirming care in the state of New York, or outside the state of New York in circumstances where such conduct would have been lawful had it occurred in the state of New York. The bill further prohibits the use of city resources to cooperate with an investigation of a person on grounds that such person is known or believed to have sought, obtained, provided, or facilitated gender-affirming care outside the state of New York under circumstances where their conduct would have been lawful had it occurred in the state of New York.   Action details Not available
    ~coupledHOUSING AND BUILDINGS      Not available
Int 0193-2022 ACarlina Rivera ~coupledA and GOLead-based paint hazards in common areas of dwellings.IntroductionThe proposed legislation would make the existence of peeling lead-based paint in any common area of a multiple dwelling where a child under the age of six resides a class C immediately hazardous violation and would require property owners to inspect the common areas of multiple dwellings for lead-based paint hazards. The legislation would also require department inspectors to inspect common areas along their path of travel for lead-based paint hazards on their way to inspecting a dwelling unit in an apartment constructed prior to 1960 where a child under the age of six resides.   Action details Not available
    ~coupledLAND USE      Not available
Res 0719-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~coupledFiledLU 230 - Zoning, 189-10 Northern Boulevard Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 220218 ZMQ)Resolution    Action details Not available
Res 0720-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~coupledDisapprovedLU 231 - Zoning, 43rd Avenue Demapping, Queens (C 210323 MMQ)Resolution    Action details Not available
Res 0721-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~coupledGOLU 237 - Zoning, 1656 West 10th Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 220285 ZMK)Resolution    Action details Not available
Res 0722-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~coupledGOLU 238 - Zoning, 1656 West 10th Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 220286 ZRK)Resolution    Action details Not available
    ~coupledMENTAL HEALTH, DISABILITIES AND ADDICTION      Not available
Int 1018-2023 ALinda Lee~coupledA and GOMental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Reporting on involuntary removals.IntroductionThis bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health, in conjunction with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the New York City Police Department, the New York City Fire Department, and other agencies, to provide an annual report to the Council with information regarding involuntary removals conducted pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law Sections 9.41 and 9.58.   Action details Not available
Int 1019-2023 ALinda Lee~coupledA and GOMental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Requiring maintenance of access to an interactive map of mental health service providers in New York city.IntroductionThis bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) to maintain an interactive map of the locations, contact information, and payment information (including type of insurance accepted) of mental health services providers included in the mental health services database described in Proposed Introduction Number 706-A.   Action details Not available
Int 1021-2023 AKeith Powers ~coupledA and GOMental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Establishing crisis respite centers.IntroductionThis bill would require the mayor to establish 4 new crisis respite centers in order to provide individuals with mental illness increased access to community-based, peer-run facilities that are alternatives to hospitalization when such individuals experience psychiatric crises.   Action details Not available
Int 1022-2023 AKevin C. Riley~coupledA and GOMental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Establishing clubhouses for individuals with serious mental illness.IntroductionThis bill would require the mayor to establish 5 new clubhouses for individuals with serious mental illness, which are community-based facilities designed to support such individuals by providing wraparound services and opportunities for social connection, including group activities, peer support, job readiness skills, and transitional employment opportunities.   Action details Not available
    ~coupledTRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE      Not available
Int 0853-2022 AJoann Ariola ~coupledA and GOInstalling intermediate reference location signs on designated sections of Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, and Rockaway Point Boulevard.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the police department and the fire department, to install intermediate reference location signs, commonly known as mile markers, at one tenth of a mile intervals along designated stretches of Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, and Rockaway Point Boulevard.   Action details Not available
    ~coupledGENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR      Not available
T2022-0001 * ~coupledGOCommissioner of DeedsCommissioner 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 – None      Not available
    16.GENERAL DISCUSSION      Not available
    17.EXTENSION OF REMARKS      Not available
     INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS      Not available
Int 1119-2023 *Selvena N. Brooks-Powers~SPONSORHealthReport by the department of health and mental hygiene on drowning deaths that occur in the city.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report annually on drowning deaths that occur in the city. The report would include the location and facility type at which the drowning death occurred, the manner in which the drowning death occurred, the age group and gender identity of the decedent, the race and ethnicity of the decedent, whether the decedent had a physical, medical, mental, or psychological impairment; and whether alcohol, drugs, or prescription medication was a contributing factor.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1120-2023 *David M. Carr~SPONSORTransportation and InfrastructureRequiring a raised speed reducer feasibility assessment at speed camera locations.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to assess at least 100 speed camera locations per year to determine the feasibility of installing a raised speed reducer. At any location where a raised speed reducer is deemed feasible, DOT would be required to install a raised speed reducer within one year. DOT would also be required to report annually on the required assessments, assess changes in dangerous driving indicators at speed camera locations where raised speed reducers are installed and provide recommendations as to whether speed cameras remain necessary at those locations.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1121-2023 *Amanda Farías~SPONSOREconomic DevelopmentStudy on the feasibility of establishing a commercial and residential linkage fee.IntroductionThis bill would require the Mayor to designate an office or agency to conduct a feasibility study on the creation of a linkage fee. A linkage fee is a fee that a developer would pay for any residential or commercial construction project that is larger than 100,000 square feet. The fee would fund job training for workers to be employed at the project site and for job contribution, which is paid into a trust for the benefit of the community within a 2 mile radius of the job site. In order to determine whether a linkage fee would be feasible in New York City, the designated agency or office would be required to conduct a study to provide information on the estimated funding needs, potential revenue, an estimated reasonable fee amount, various employment data, and an assessment of development projects. One year from the effective date of this local law, the designated office or agency would submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council the findings of the report and post it on its website.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1122-2023 *James F. Gennaro~SPONSOREnvironmental Protection, Resiliency and WaterfrontsAllowing consolidation of required reports on building energy efficiency and emissions.IntroductionCurrently, some building owners are required to file with the Department of Buildings energy efficiency reports every 10 years and building emissions reports by May 1 of each year. This bill would allow those building owners to submit both reports as a single consolidated report in the years when the energy efficiency reports are due.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0714-2023 *James F. Gennaro~SPONSOREnvironmental Protection, Resiliency and WaterfrontsNYS Department of Health and NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation to fairly allocate grants and loans for lead service line replacement approved in the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and to remove all rules preventing NYC from receiving a fairResolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0715-2023 *James F. Gennaro~SPONSOREnvironmental Protection, Resiliency and WaterfrontsNYC Water Board to notify all council members and community boards at least 30 days before a public hearing concerning an annual water rate adjustment.Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1123-2023 *Robert F. Holden~SPONSOREnvironmental Protection, Resiliency and WaterfrontsCarrying out testing for and reporting on the presence of controlled substances with significant potential for addiction or other serious health consequences in wastewater.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, to conduct wastewater testing for controlled substances with significant potential for addiction or other serious health consequences at each wastewater treatment plant in New York City. This bill would also require the Commissioners to submit an annual report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council. The report would include information on, in part, the types and levels of controlled substances with significant potential for addiction or other serious health consequences found in wastewater and the various testing methods used.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0716-2023 *Robert F. Holden~SPONSORVeteransRecognizing July 27 annually as Korean War Veterans Armistice Day in the City of New York.Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1124-2023 *Ari Kagan~SPONSORTechnologyRequiring the commissioner of information technology and telecommunications to report on complaints received regarding abandoned properties.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commissioner of Information Technology and Telecommunications to submit four quarterly reports to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council on the number of complaints received by the 311 Customer Service Center about abandoned properties and the number of such complaints disaggregated by the Council district in which the abandoned property is located.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0717-2023 *Julie Menin~SPONSOREnvironmental Protection, Resiliency and WaterfrontsEndangered Species ActResolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1125-2023 *Mercedes Narcisse~SPONSORTransportation and InfrastructurePedestrian crossing guidelines and right of way.IntroductionThis bill would permit pedestrians to legally cross a roadway at any point, including outside of a marked or unmarked crosswalk, and allow for crossing against traffic signals. It would legalize the activity commonly referred to as “jaywalking” and specify that no penalties can be imposed for jaywalking.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1126-2023 *Chi A. Ossé~SPONSORMental Health, Disabilities and AddictionIncluding food service establishments, retail establishments, and health clubs in the opioid antagonist program.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to include food service establishments, retail establishments, and health clubs in an existing Opioid Antagonist Program, which already serves nightlife establishments. The program would permit food service establishments, retail establishments, and health clubs in the City to request and retain up to 5 free doses of an opioid antagonist at a time, to keep on premises for administration to patrons, staff or individuals on the premises experiencing an opioid overdose. This bill would also require DOHMH to offer free resources and training to staff of participating entities on the administration of opioid antagonists.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1127-2023 *Keith Powers ~SPONSORHealthStandards and reporting regarding indoor air quality in schools within the city school district.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to set standards regarding air quality in schools, and would require the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Protection, to issue real time reports on the DOE website regarding air quality in schools and the installation and maintenance of air quality monitoring devices, as well as annual reports regarding air quality in schools. It would also require the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to engage in outreach and education regarding indoor air quality in schools.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1128-2023 *Keith Powers ~SPONSORHealthEstablishing a pilot program to monitor indoor air quality in certain commercial buildings.IntroductionThis bill would create a 5 year pilot program during which the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) would install real-time air quality monitors in commercial buildings. Participation in the pilot program would be voluntary, except that buildings receiving city financial assistance would be required to participate. Upon the conclusion of the program, DOHMH, in collaboration with the Department of Buildings (DOB), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and any other relevant agency, would be required to issue a report summarizing the data gathered and make recommendations to improve air quality in commercial buildings. DOHMH, DOB and DEP would also be permitted to make rules regarding the improvement of air quality in commercial buildings.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1129-2023 *Keith Powers ~SPONSORHealthEstablishing a pilot program to monitor indoor air quality in certain residential buildings.IntroductionThis bill would create a 5 year pilot program during which the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) would install real-time air quality monitors in residential buildings. Participation in the pilot program would be voluntary, except that buildings receiving city financial assistance would be required to participate. Upon the conclusion of the program, DOHMH, in collaboration with the Department of Buildings (DOB), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and any other relevant agency, would be required to issue a report summarizing the data gathered and make recommendations to improve air quality in residential buildings. DOHMH, DOB and DEP would also be permitted to make rules regarding the improvement of air quality in residential buildings.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1130-2023 *Keith Powers ~SPONSORHealthStandards and reporting regarding indoor air quality in city buildings.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to set standards regarding indoor air quality in city buildings, and engage in outreach and education regarding indoor air quality. It would also require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Protection, to issue real time and annual reports on the DOHMH website regarding air quality in city buildings.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0718-2023 *Keith Powers ~SPONSORConsumer and Worker ProtectionSetting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act.Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1131-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORSanitation and Solid Waste ManagementOutreach to unlicensed mobile car wash operators and authorizing seizure for certain mobile car washes, and to repeal certain educational outreach requirements upon expiration thereof.IntroductionThis 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.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1132-2023 *Sandra Ung~SPONSORConsumer and Worker ProtectionSuspending or revoking stoop line stand licenses after repeated violations.IntroductionThis bill would require the commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to suspend or revoke a stoop line stand license after the fifth violation of stoop line stand restrictions within a 12-month period. Suspended stoop line stand licenses would be suspended for at least a year. If a license is revoked, the former license holder would be ineligible to apply for a new stoop line stand license for one year.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1133-2023 *Sandra Ung~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsDepartment of housing preservation and development 421-a notices.IntroductionThis bill would mandate the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to mail all 421-a notices via certified mail. Furthermore, this bill would mandate the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to provide a pamphlet with all 421-a notices advising in the 10 designated citywide languages that the notice is coming from the Department and that the Department must offer interpretation services upon request.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1134-2023 *Kalman Yeger ~SPONSORFire and Emergency ManagementPenalties for the possession, sale, lease, or rental of unsafe powered bicycles, powered mobility devices, and storage batteries and the assembly or sale of second-use lithium-ion batteries.IntroductionThis bill would make the possession of unsafe e-bikes and e-bike batteries unlawful. A person who possesses such unsafe e-bikes and e-bike batteries would be liable for a civil penalty of zero dollars for a first violation and for subsequent violations would be liable for a civil penalty of up to $1,000. A person who sells such unsafe e-bikes and e-bike batteries would be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year imprisonment in addition to the existing civil penalty of up to $1,000. Finally, a person who assembles or sells second-use lithium ion batteries would be liable for a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and would be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year imprisonment.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0243-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORPreconsidered - Zoning and FranchisesZoning, 1160 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn (C 210314 ZMK)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0243-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 1160 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn (C 210314 ZMK)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0244-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORPreconsidered - Zoning and FranchisesZoning, 56 William Avenue, Staten Island (N 230068 ZRR)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0244-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 56 William Avenue, Staten Island (N 230068 ZRR)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0245-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORZoning and FranchisesZoning, Arena Text Amendment, Manhattan (N 230240 ZRM)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0245-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, Arena Text Amendment, Manhattan (N 230240 ZRM)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0246-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORZoning and FranchisesZoning, Madison Square Garden Special Permit, Manhattan (C 230238 ZSM)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0246-2023 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, Madison Square Garden Special Permit, Manhattan (C 230238 ZSM)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available