Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/19/2022 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall Meeting in Recess Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS, LOCATING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW MATERIALS FOR CERTAIN LAND USE APPLICATIONS, Annoucements, Stated Meeting Agenda, Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting, Minutes of the Stated Meeting Meeting Items (196) 196 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia       1. ROLL CALL           Roll call Not available       2. INVOCATION - Delivered by: Denise Rhrissorrakrai, Executive Pastor, Hope Astoria Church, located at 36-14 35th Street, Astoria, NY 11106. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Won.           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of April 28, 2022 be adopted as printed by Council Member Richardson Jordan.           Not available       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR - None           Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES -           Not available M 0062-2022 *     Filed pursuant to Letter of Withdrawal Withdrawal of M 58 of 2022 - Ms. Leila Bozorg - City Planning Commission Communication   Filed by Council   Action details Not available M 0063-2022 *     Finance NYC Banking Commission - Transmitting recommendations of the interest rate to be charged for Fiscal Year 2023. Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0064-2022 *     Preconsidered - Finance Approving the Modification (MN-5) of Units of Appropriation and the Transfer of City Funds Between Agencies Proposed by the Mayor Pursuant to Section 107(b) of the Charter of the City of New York. Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0065-2022 *     Preconsidered - Finance Approving a Modification (MN-6) Pursuant to Section 107(e) of the Charter of the City of New York. Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None           Not available       7. LAND USE CALL-UPS           Not available M 0066-2022 * Althea V. Stevens     Landmarks, EMS Station 17 New Facility, Bronx (210293 PSX and C 210294 ZSX) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass 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 FINANCE           Not available Res 0160-2022 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0064-2022 *       Approving the Modification (MN-5) of Units of Appropriation and the Transfer of City Funds Between Agencies Proposed by the Mayor Pursuant to Section 107(b) of the Charter of the City of New York. Communication   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0175-2022 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders M 64 - Approving the Modification (MN-5) of Units of Appropriation and the Transfer of City Funds Between Agencies Proposed by the Mayor Pursuant to Section 107(b) of the Charter of the City of New York. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0065-2022 *       Approving a Modification (MN-6) Pursuant to Section 107(e) of the Charter of the City of New York. Communication   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0176-2022 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders M 65 - Approving a Modification (MN-6) Pursuant to Section 107(e) of the Charter of the City of New York. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0060-2022 * Justin L. Brannan     788 Fox Street; Block 2720, Lot 69; Bronx, Council District No. 8. Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0177-2022 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders LU 60 - 788 Fox Street; Block 2720, Lot 69; Bronx, Council District No. 8. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FIRE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT           Not available Int 0106-2022 A Shahana K. Hanif   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Sale of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would prohibit the sale of electric space heaters without certain safety features; specifically, requiring all such devices for sale to be equipped with a thermostat, an automatic function that disables the device upon tip-over or overheating, and be certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0131-2022 A Pierina Ana Sanchez   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the fire dept to conduct residential education and outreach regarding the safe operation of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would amend current requirements relating to the Fire Department’s efforts to conduct fire safety education and outreach for residential buildings, by requiring that such activities include dissemination of relevant information pertaining to the safe operations of electric space heaters in residential settings. Additionally, any fire safety related written materials distributed by the Fire Department would be required to be produced in the top ten most commonly spoken languages in the city. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND BUILDINGS           Not available Int 0104-2022 A Oswald Feliz   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Defining the term self-closing door. Introduction This bill would add a definition for the term “self-closing door” as it is used within the Housing Maintenance Code. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0105-2022 A Oswald Feliz   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Housing and fire safety. Introduction This bill would reduce the amount of time for a landlord to correct a violation to keep or maintain self-closing doors from 21 days to 14 days. Once the 14 day window has run, it also requires inspection by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development within 20 days, regardless of whether the owner has submitted a certification of correction. It establishes a civil penalty range of $250-$500 for violation of the self-closing door requirement. It would also increase civil penalties for false certification of correction of class B and class C violations of the Housing Maintenance Code. Finally, this bill would clarify that all doors providing access to interior corridors or stairs in R-1 and R-2 occupancy groups must be self-closing or equipped with a device that will ensure such doors close shut and are latched. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0155-2022 A David M. Carr   Amended and Coupled on General Orders Requiring the commissioner of buildings to waive filing fees for permits to alter family dwellings to conform to the NYC fire code. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Buildings to waive the filing fee for a permit to alter a one-, two- or three-family home when the dwelling has been damaged by fire for work to repair damage from the fire and any construction defects discovered following the fire. The fee waiver would extend to other dwellings in the same homeowner’s association or cooperative association to correct the same construction defect. The bill would also require the Department of Buildings to conduct outreach on the waiver in the designated citywide languages. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE           Not available LU 0039-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 146-93 Guy Brewer Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (C 200246 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter.   Action details Not available LU 0040-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 146-93 Guy Brewer Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (N 200247 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0178-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled to be Filed Pursuant to Letter of Withdrawal LU 40 - Zoning, 146-93 Guy Brewer Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (N 200247 ZRQ) Resolution   Filed by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0041-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 103 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn (C 210312 ZMK) Land Use Application   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter.   Action details Not available LU 0042-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter. Zoning, 103 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn (N 210313 ZRK) Land Use Application   Approved with Modifications and Referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 197-(d) of the New York City Charter.   Action details Not available LU 0046-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, Broadway Triangle-Bartlett Crossing, Brooklyn (C 220209 HAK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0179-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 46 - Landmarks, Broadway Triangle-Bartlett Crossing, Brooklyn (C 220209 HAK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0047-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 2300 Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn (C 200358 ZMK) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0180-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 47 - Zoning, 2300 Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn (C 200358 ZMK) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0048-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 35-01 Vernon Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (C 220050 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0181-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 48 - Zoning, 35-01 Vernon Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (C 220050 ZMQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available LU 0049-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 35-01 Vernon Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (N 220051 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0182-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on General Orders LU 49 - Zoning, 35-01 Vernon Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (N 220051 ZRQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS           Not available M 0049-2022 *       David Do, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission Mayor's Message   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0183-2022 * Keith Powers   Coupled on General Orders M 49 - David Do, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0060-2022 *       Robert Hogan, New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board. Communication   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0184-2022 * Keith Powers   Coupled on General Orders M 60 - Robert Hogan, New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION           Not available SLR 0001-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Additional member contributions for certain members under the age fifty-seven retirement program. (S.6981-B/A.7971-A) SLR   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available SLR 0002-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Automotive members of the New York city employees' retirement system. (S.6985-B/A.7873A) SLR   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available SLR 0003-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Authorizing police/fire members of the New York city fire department pension fund to obtain credit for service as an EMT member. (S.6980-B/A.10029) SLR   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available SLR 0004-2022 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered - Coupled on General Orders Establishment of twenty-five year retirement programs for members of the New York city employees' retirement system employed as fire protection inspectors and associate fire protection inspectors. (S.6988-B A.7962-A) SLR   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available T2022-0001 *   ~coupled Coupled on General Orders Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner of Deeds   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled FINANCE           Not available Res 0160-2022 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered – GO Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0175-2022 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered – GO M 64 - Approving the Modification (MN-5) of Units of Appropriation and the Transfer of City Funds Between Agencies Proposed by the Mayor Pursuant to Section 107(b) of the Charter of the City of New York. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0176-2022 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered – GO M 65 - Approving a Modification (MN-6) Pursuant to Section 107(e) of the Charter of the City of New York. Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0177-2022 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered – GO LU 60 - 788 Fox Street; Block 2720, Lot 69; Bronx, Council District No. 8. Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled FIRE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT           Not available Int 0106-2022 A Shahana K. Hanif ~coupled A and GO Sale of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would prohibit the sale of electric space heaters without certain safety features; specifically, requiring all such devices for sale to be equipped with a thermostat, an automatic function that disables the device upon tip-over or overheating, and be certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.     Action details Not available Int 0131-2022 A Pierina Ana Sanchez ~coupled A and GO Requiring the fire dept to conduct residential education and outreach regarding the safe operation of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would amend current requirements relating to the Fire Department’s efforts to conduct fire safety education and outreach for residential buildings, by requiring that such activities include dissemination of relevant information pertaining to the safe operations of electric space heaters in residential settings. Additionally, any fire safety related written materials distributed by the Fire Department would be required to be produced in the top ten most commonly spoken languages in the city.     Action details Not available       ~coupled HOUSING AND BUILDINGS           Not available Int 0104-2022 A Oswald Feliz ~coupled A and GO Defining the term self-closing door. Introduction This bill would add a definition for the term “self-closing door” as it is used within the Housing Maintenance Code.     Action details Not available Int 0105-2022 A Oswald Feliz ~coupled A and GO Housing and fire safety. Introduction This bill would reduce the amount of time for a landlord to correct a violation to keep or maintain self-closing doors from 21 days to 14 days. Once the 14 day window has run, it also requires inspection by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development within 20 days, regardless of whether the owner has submitted a certification of correction. It establishes a civil penalty range of $250-$500 for violation of the self-closing door requirement. It would also increase civil penalties for false certification of correction of class B and class C violations of the Housing Maintenance Code. Finally, this bill would clarify that all doors providing access to interior corridors or stairs in R-1 and R-2 occupancy groups must be self-closing or equipped with a device that will ensure such doors close shut and are latched.     Action details Not available Int 0155-2022 A David M. Carr ~coupled A and GO Requiring the commissioner of buildings to waive filing fees for permits to alter family dwellings to conform to the NYC fire code. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Buildings to waive the filing fee for a permit to alter a one-, two- or three-family home when the dwelling has been damaged by fire for work to repair damage from the fire and any construction defects discovered following the fire. The fee waiver would extend to other dwellings in the same homeowner’s association or cooperative association to correct the same construction defect. The bill would also require the Department of Buildings to conduct outreach on the waiver in the designated citywide languages.     Action details Not available       ~coupled LAND USE           Not available Res 0178-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Filed LU 40 - Zoning, 146-93 Guy Brewer Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (N 200247 ZRQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0179-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 46 - Landmarks, Broadway Triangle-Bartlett Crossing, Brooklyn (C 220209 HAK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0180-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 47 - Zoning, 2300 Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn (C 200358 ZMK) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0181-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 48 - Zoning, 35-01 Vernon Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (C 220050 ZMQ) Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0182-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled GO LU 49 - Zoning, 35-01 Vernon Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (N 220051 ZRQ) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled RULES, PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS           Not available Res 0183-2022 * Keith Powers ~coupled GO M 49 - David Do, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission Resolution       Action details Not available Res 0184-2022 * Keith Powers ~coupled GO M 60 - Robert Hogan, New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board. Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION           Not available SLR 0001-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled GO Additional member contributions for certain members under the age fifty-seven retirement program. (S.6981-B/A.7971-A) SLR       Action details Not available SLR 0002-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled GO Automotive members of the New York city employees' retirement system. (S.6985-B/A.7873A) SLR       Action details Not available SLR 0003-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled GO Authorizing police/fire members of the New York city fire department pension fund to obtain credit for service as an EMT member. (S.6980-B/A.10029) SLR       Action details Not available SLR 0004-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~coupled GO Establishment of twenty-five year retirement programs for members of the New York city employees' retirement system employed as fire protection inspectors and associate fire protection inspectors. (S.6988-B A.7962-A) SLR       Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available T2022-0001 *   ~coupled GO Commissioner of Deeds Commissioner 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           Not available Res 0121-2022 * Nantasha M. Williams ~coupled Adopted by the Committee on State and Federal Legislation Clean Slate Act (S.1553-C/A.6399-B) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Not available       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Not available         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS           Not available Int 0372-2022 * Adrienne E. Adams ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Creation of an office of the utility advocate within the department of consumer and worker protection. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of the Utility Advocate. The Office would be charged with receiving feedback from City customers on their utility providers; advocating for utility customers at public hearings; assisting utility customers with accessing financial help to pay their utility bills; and educating City utility customers on their rights and methods to lower their utility bills. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available SLR 0001-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation Additional member contributions for certain members under the age fifty-seven retirement program. (S.6981-B/A.7971-A) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available SLR 0002-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation Automotive members of the New York city employees' retirement system. (S.6985-B/A.7873A) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available SLR 0003-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation Authorizing police/fire members of the New York city fire department pension fund to obtain credit for service as an EMT member. (S.6980-B/A.10029) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available SLR 0004-2022 * Shaun Abreu ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - State and Federal Legislation Establishment of twenty-five year retirement programs for members of the New York city employees' retirement system employed as fire protection inspectors and associate fire protection inspectors. (S.6988-B A.7962-A) SLR   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0373-2022 * Alexa Avilés ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Outreach and education about free public services. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to engage in an outreach and education campaign. The purpose of the campaign would be to raise public awareness of services that are often provided for a fee by businesses but can also be obtained for free from the city government. In particular, the campaign would focus on outreach and education about services that provide assistance in applying for government benefits. It would also require reporting on the outreach and education campaign, including the neighborhoods where it was implemented, and the languages and methods used. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0374-2022 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Finance Requiring the development of a single application form for the not-for-profit real property tax exemption and the not-for-profit exemption from water and sewer charges. Introduction This local law would require the Department of Finance, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection, to develop a single application form that not-for-profit organizations can submit to apply for both the not-for-profit real property tax exemption and the not-for-profit exemption from water and sewer taxes at the same time. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0375-2022 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Reporting on the results of lotteries administered by the department of housing preservation and development for affordable housing units for tenants with disabilities. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to report every three years on how many of their affordable housing units set aside for persons with disabilities are actually rented to persons with disabilities. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0376-2022 * Diana I. Ayala ~SPONSOR Public Safety Establishing a temporary task force on pay parity.for public defenders and assistant district attorneys with city agency attorneys. Introduction This bill would create a temporary task force to analyze the starting and longitudinal salaries of the city’s public defenders and assistant district attorneys, particularly in comparison to salaries of attorneys at other city agencies like the Law Department. The task force will also address District Attorney’s Offices and indigent defense provider retention rates, funding, infrastructure, and caseloads. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0377-2022 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Finance Establishing a real property tax exemption for Cold War veterans. Introduction This local law would establish a real property tax exemption for Cold War veterans, defined as someone who served on active duty in the United States armed forces for some period between September 2, 1945 and December 26, 1991 and was honorably discharged or released. The exemption would apply to the veteran’s primary residence, or to the primary residence of the unremarried surviving spouse of the veteran, to the extent that the residence is being used for residential purposes. The exemption would be for 15 percent of the assessed value of the residential property, up to $39,000, and would last for 10 years. Cold War veterans who were disabled as a result of their service would be eligible for an additional exemption, up to $130,000. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0378-2022 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Finance Requiring cost and schedule signage at capital project sites. Introduction This bill would require the City to prominently place a sign at capital project sites that identifies the name of the project and responsible agencies and indicates any cost and schedule variances. The sign would provide a phone number and website link for more information about project delays and expenses. The sign would be displayed in a large format font readable by the public from a reasonable distance and be updated at least monthly. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0379-2022 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Creation of a task force to study and report on the feasibility of an independent city of Staten Island. Introduction The proposed bill would create a task force to study the feasibility of an independent city of Staten Island and to produce a report addressing the financial cost of secession, the legislative and political considerations necessary for secession, the service demands, allocation of resources, and the overall cost to the city of New York and to Staten Island of creating an independent and self-sustaining city of Staten Island. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0380-2022 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Requiring the department of parks and recreation to notify property owners in writing of their sidewalk rating in the trees and sidewalks program. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (“Parks”) to notify property owners in writing of their sidewalk rating in the Trees and Sidewalk Program (“TSP”). After inspecting the property, if Parks determines that the property will be included in the TSP, Parks must provide the property owners notice of their sidewalk rating in writing within 5 business days. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0381-2022 * Joseph C. Borelli ~SPONSOR Finance Create a task force to reform the capital construction process. Introduction In an effort to reduce significant delays and rising construction costs on capital projects, this bill creates a task force to review the capital construction process and to make recommendations on best practices. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0160-2022 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0382-2022 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Requiring certain agencies to publish guidance on responding to settlement offers, translate such guidance into the designated citywide languages, and notify settlement offer recipients about such guidance. Introduction This bill would require each settlement offer sent by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to be accompanied by a multilingual notice that: (1) informs the recipient that they are receiving a settlement offer because they are being charged with a violation of the law; and (2) directs the recipient (via a QR code or similar mechanism) to a portion of the agency’s website with plain language information about the recipient’s options for responding to the settlement offer. Both the notice and the online information would need to be translated into each of the designated citywide languages, which are the top ten languages spoken by New Yorkers with limited English proficiency. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0383-2022 * Gale A. Brewer ~SPONSOR Small Business Registration requirements and the datasets for ground floor or second floor commercial premises. Introduction This bill would amend the commercial property vacancy registry law. It would require that supplemental registration statements be filed by August 15 (for the period from January 1 through June 30), and February 15 (for the period from July 1 through December 31) each year, rather than s single filing on June 30 under current law. Supplemental registration statements would be required for any property that is vacant at the end of a given reporting period. It would also require that the Department of Finance release this supplemental registration statement data within 60 days of the reporting deadline, compared with six months under current law. This is intended to increase the frequency and timeliness of reported data on commercial vacancies in the City. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0384-2022 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Creation of an office of the homeowner advocate within the department of housing preservation and development. Introduction This bill would create the Office of the Homeowner Advocate (“OHA”) within the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. OHA would provide support to homeowners, defined in the bill as a person who utilizes a building as a primary residence by being a shareholder in a cooperative corporation, the owner of a residential condominium unit, or the owner of such building containing a residence within the city, provided such building has between one and four dwelling units. OHA, with the assistance of any relevant third-party organization, would be responsible for providing services for homeowners, including acting as a liaison between homeowners and City, State, and Federal agencies, providing referrals to homeowners, and holding trainings for homeowners. OHA would also be required to report annually on homeowner inquiries received, actions taken to address these inquiries, and make recommendations for relevant services that are not currently available. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0385-2022 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Requiring the department of correction to report programming and fiscal information. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Correction to report, on an annual basis, information pertaining to discharge planning efforts, post-release job placements, the mental health needs and services of incarcerated individuals, programming for incarcerated individuals, and budget and spending. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0386-2022 * Tiffany Cabán ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the police dept to submit reports on complaints of police misconduct. Introduction This bill would require the NYPD to make monthly reports of the number of complaints of police misconduct that it receives, by precinct, and any action taken by the NYPD in response to such complaints. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0161-2022 * Shahana K. Hanif ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Establishing a program to address the legalization of specified accessory dwelling units in a city with a population of one million or more. (A.9802/S.8783) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0387-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Door to door commercial solicitations. Introduction This bill prohibits in-person commercial solicitations or “door to door sales” of goods and services at residences where an owner or occupant posts a sign stating that such solicitations are prohibited. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0388-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring the Department of Homeless Services to report information regarding veterans entering and exiting shelter. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services to quarterly report on the number of veterans entering and exiting shelters as well as the average number of and length of stay of veterans in such shelters. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0389-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Spending by foreign nationals and foreign-influenced entities in connection with city elections. Introduction To prevent the influence of foreign nationals in city elections, this bill would prohibit all spending by foreign nationals and foreign-influenced business organizations, including corporations, in connection with city elections. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0390-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Health Prohibiting new smoking paraphernalia retailer dealers near schools. Introduction This bill would prohibit retailers that sell smoking paraphernalia, including water pipes, rolling papers, electronic cigarette components, and smoking accessories from operating within 500 feet of a school. Existing sellers of smoking paraphernalia would be able to continue selling those products in their current locations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0391-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Creation of an interagency derelict housing and neglected property task force. Introduction This bill would establish an interagency task force to study derelict housing and neglected property, and to make recommendations on how to effectively address the health and safety risks that they create. The task force would convene for a period of one year and would be required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Council. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0392-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Improving the flow of traffic during street construction. Introduction This proposed law would ensure that there is someone available to direct traffic during temporary street closures by requiring street closing permit holders to have on site a person who is authorized by law to conduct traffic. The police department and other persons authorized by the New York City Commissioner of Transportation would enforce this law. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0393-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Prohibiting certain commercial establishments from parking vehicles on city streets. Introduction This bill would prohibit commercial establishments from parking vehicles on city streets as part of their business. This would include auto body shops, mechanics, car rental businesses, and gas stations, who use street parking for the purpose of dropping-off, picking-up, inspecting, storing, repairing, servicing or displaying a vehicle for sale, lease or rent. The fine for such violation would be between $250 and $400 per day. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0394-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Veterans Requiring each community board to establish a veterans committee. Introduction This bill would require each community board to establish a committee dedicated to the needs of veterans and their families within the community district, and would require such committee meetings to be open to the public (except as otherwise provided by law). Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0395-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Fire and Emergency Management Raising the maximum age to apply to become a firefighter. Introduction This bill would raise the eligible age for applying to become a firefighter from 29 to 30. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0396-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Health Remediating lead water hazards in schools and facilities providing day care services. Introduction The proposed bill would require all preschools and nursery schools in the city to maintain lead levels below a water lead action level to be established by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) in all drinking water or water used for cooking. All preschools and nursery schools would be required to test water used for drinking or cooking at least once a year, and provide the results of this analysis to the parent or guardian of each child that attends such facility. If results indicate a lead level above the level to be established by DOHMH, such facilities would be required to install water filtration or treatment systems to reduce lead concentrations in water, or to use other means to supply safe drinking and cooking water to occupants of such facilities. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0397-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Building permit classifications and certificate of occupancy requirements. Introduction This bill would add definitions for the different types of building permits issued by the Department of Buildings. It would also require a new or amended certificate of occupancy when the cost of the alteration of the building exceeds $125,000. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0398-2022 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring that law enforcement officers responding to noise complaints carry sound level meters. Introduction The proposed bill would require that police officers responding to noise complaints at private residences carry sound level meters and use them while investigating noise complaints. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0399-2022 * Rita C. Joseph ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Sale and use of diesel-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers. Introduction This local law prohibits the sale of diesel powered leaf blowers or lawn mowers after September 1, 2022, and prohibits the use of diesel powered leaf blowers or lawn mowers after September 1, 2023. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0400-2022 * Rita C. Joseph ~SPONSOR Health Establishing a warming centers program. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in collaboration with the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), to create and operate a warming centers program, which would open at least two warming centers in each borough of the City during code blue alerts. It would also require DOHMH, with OEM, to conduct outreach and to annually report on such program and submit such reports to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post such reports on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0401-2022 * Rita C. Joseph ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring the installation of speed humps on roadways adjacent to any park equal or greater than one acre. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to install speed humps on roadways that are adjacent to any park equal or greater than one acre in size unless such installation, in the commissioner of DOT’s judgment, would endanger pedestrians or motorists, or would not be consistent with DOT’s guidelines regarding the installation of speed humps. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0402-2022 * Rita C. Joseph ~SPONSOR Youth Services Universal summer youth program plan. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development, in consultation with the Department of Education and the Department of Parks and Recreation, to establish, subject to appropriation, a program of universal summer youth programming for all youths in the city by September 1, 2023. This bill would also require a report on a plan to address the need for expanded summer youth programs for all New York City youth and steps the city will take to establish universal summer youth programming as well as other issues related to capacity and participation rates. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0403-2022 * Rita C. Joseph ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the department of education to distribute IDNYC applications to all high school students. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to distribute information about the IDNYC municipal identification program to every student grades 9 through 12 at the start of each school year. At a minimum, this legislation would require DOE to provide every student with an IDNYC application form, as well as information about IDNYC eligibility requirements, the application process, including but not limited to a list of documents accepted to prove IDNYC identity and residency requirements, and the relevant benefits and discounts provided to IDNYC cardholders. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0404-2022 * Linda Lee ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Report tracking the funds paid pursuant to the New York opioid settlement sharing agreement. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), or another agency designated by the mayor, to report on the monies paid to the city pursuant to the New York opioid settlement sharing agreement, or any other agreement with an opioid supply chain participant, or any successor agreement to either such agreement. The bill would require the agency to submit a report within 30 days of the release of each city financial plan or update that discloses the total amount of opioid funds, where the funds are being spent, the number of New Yorkers benefiting from the funds, and anticipated appropriation of the funds broken down by fiscal year. This bill would require the agency to submit such reports until all of the opioid funds have been appropriated. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0162-2022 * Linda Lee ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Amendments to article 4 of the Public Service Law to prevent a utility’s rate case from exceeding a certain percentage each year. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0163-2022 * Linda Lee ~SPONSOR Education Require public elementary and high schools to provide instruction in Asian American history and civic impact. (S.6359/A.7260) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0164-2022 * Linda Lee ~SPONSOR Education Establish Diwali as an official holiday for NYC public school students. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0405-2022 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR Land Use Creating an online posting requirement for statements outlining consistency or inconsistency with criteria established for the siting of city facilities. Introduction This bill would require online posting of statements outlining consistency or inconsistency with criteria established for siting city facilities whenever an agency (1) submits an application to the Department of City Planning involving a new facility; (2) files a notice to acquire office space; or (3) enters into a contract regarding any other facilities subject to the criteria. This bill is needed in order to enhance the disclosure of information to the public about city facility initiatives that affect their communities. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0406-2022 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR WITHDRAWN Establishing a missing person alert system. Introduction This bill would establish a missing person alert system for the purpose of disseminating alerts to the public when a person who is not covered under existing alert systems is reported missing to a law enforcement agency under circumstances indicating that the person is in imminent danger of serious bodily harm or death. Withdrawn   Action details Not available Int 0407-2022 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR WITHDRAWN Requiring the civilian complaint review board to conduct an investigation of any injury or death caused by police action. Introduction This bill would require the Civilian Complaint Review Board to investigate all instances in which an injury or death to a civilian occurs during a police action. It would also require the Police Department to notify the Board of all such instances. Withdrawn   Action details Not available Int 0408-2022 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR WITHDRAWN Police dept’s 911 operational time analysis report. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) to report additional information in the 911 operational time analysis report. This bill would also require the report to be posted on the NYPD website. NYPD would be required to issue the new 911 operational time analysis reports for the period beginning January 1, 2020. Withdrawn   Action details Not available Int 0409-2022 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR Women and Gender Equity Increasing access to data on maternal mortality and morbidity. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to post the annual Maternal Mortality and Morbidity report on its website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0165-2022 * Farah N. Louis ~SPONSOR Women and Gender Equity Authorizing certain shelters for victims of domestic violence to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy. (A.2583/S.15) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0410-2022 * Christopher Marte ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Requiring that notices of violation issued by the dept of sanitation be accompanied by a photograph of the alleged violation. Introduction The proposed bill would require that notices of violation issued by the Department of Sanitation be accompanied by a photograph of the alleged violation. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0411-2022 * Julie Menin ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Requiring rulemaking to register community gardens on privately-owned vacant lots. Introduction Rules of the Department of Parks and Recreation cover licensing and registration of community gardens on City-owned property. This bill would require the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to make rules to register community gardens located on privately-owned property. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0166-2022 * Julie Menin ~SPONSOR Small Business A temporary tax holiday suspending sales tax to boost sales for small businesses across New York City. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0412-2022 * Francisco P. Moya ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the DOE to report the number of individualized education programs that are translated. Introduction The requested legislation will require the Department of Education to report the number of translations requested in order to facilitate the effective implementation of individualized education programs, and the total number of translation services provided as requested. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0413-2022 * Sandy Nurse ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Establishing a tracking system concerning the disposal of yellow and brown grease. Introduction This bill would require the Business Integrity Commission (BIC) establish a tracking system that requires transporters of yellow and brown grease to report to the BIC how such grease is disposed. This bill would also establish a civil penalty for any person, required to document and track the collection, transportation and disposal of yellow and brown grease, who fails to comply with such requirement. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0167-2022 * Sandy Nurse ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Returnable bottles (S237) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0414-2022 * Chi A. Ossé ~SPONSOR Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Rat mitigation progress in rat mitigation zones. Introduction The bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue an annual report on the success of rat mitigation measures in rat mitigation zones. Additionally, the Department would report on current and planned rat mitigation measures in each such zone, public outreach measures carried out by the Department regarding rat mitigation in each such zone, the creation or elimination of such zones, and changes to rat mitigation measures used in each such zone. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0415-2022 * Keith Powers ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring a study of dangerous driving. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT), in collaboration with the Police Department and other appropriate agencies, to conduct an annual study of driving behavior to determine what behaviors are associated with traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities. DOT would be required to post a report on its website describing the conclusions of the study and its recommendations regarding dangerous driving, and report on any interventions undertaken by any agency and any increases or decreases in dangerous driving. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0416-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Fire and Emergency Management Establishing an emergency student food plan. Introduction This bill would require the Office of Emergency Management, in consultation with the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy and the Department of Education (DOE) to develop a plan to provide students with breakfast, lunch and dinner in the event that City schools are ordered closed either by the governor, mayor or chancellor, or when any form of remote learning is being used by the DOE. The DOE already provides free breakfast, lunch and afterschool meals to all NYC public school students during the school year. This bill would ensure that in the event of an emergency or public health crisis that shutters schools, students will still be able to receive the meals they would normally receive in school and thus ensure their food security. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0168-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring motor vehicles sold in New York State to be equipped with a functioning rear seat detection system. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0417-2022 * Lincoln Restler ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Notice requirements for certain transportation projects and the repeal of section 19-187 in relation thereto. Introduction This bill would consolidate the community board and council member notice requirement for bike lanes with the notice process in place for major transportation projects, and would repeal the existing standalone process for bike lanes. This would create a single, uniform, process for the department of transportation to provide notice of major transportation projects and would allow the department to proceed with a project immediately after consideration of recommendations or comments it received during the notice period. This bill would also extend the period of time community boards have to respond to notice of a bike lane major transportation project if notified between June 20 and August 20. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0169-2022 * Lincoln Restler ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Climate Action Council to draft, and the Governor to implement, a final Climate Action Council Scoping Plan that commits to meeting CLCPA targets and bold climate & environmental justice action in New York. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0418-2022 * Kristin Richardson Jordan ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Establishment of a drag laureate program. Introduction This bill would require the establishment of a drag laureate program, pursuant to which the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with the Director of the Office of Nightlife, would annually choose a drag laureate. The drag laureate would act as an ambassador to local businesses and LGBTQ+ spaces and would promote arts and culture in the City. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0419-2022 * Kristin Richardson Jordan ~SPONSOR General Welfare Division of AIDS services. Introduction The proposed bill would amend several paragraphs of Sections 126 and 128 of Title 21 of the Administrative Code, which are related to the Division of AIDS Services (otherwise known as the HIV/AIDS Services Administration or HASA). The proposed bill would require the Human Resources Administration (HRA) commissioner to consult with the HASA advisory board before updating the policy and procedures manual and client bill of rights. The bill would allow the chairperson or a majority of the advisory board to call a meeting and would require the board to produce annual reports. The bill would require HRA to post quarterly reports, the bill of rights, and annual reports of the advisory board online. The bill would also make non-substantive, technical amendments. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0420-2022 * Kristin Richardson Jordan ~SPONSOR Environmental Protection Fees for the installation of solar power energy systems. Introduction This bill would exempt solar installations from any fees in connection with an application for a street crane permit for such installations. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0421-2022 * Kevin C. Riley ~SPONSOR General Welfare Requiring the department of homeless services to report on families with children. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services to produce a quarterly report containing information related to families with children living in shelter. For each reporting period, the required report would include the number of such families in each type of shelter; the average length of stay in shelter for such families; the number of such families who exited shelter for permanent housing; and metrics concerning school enrollment and attendance for children living in shelter. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0422-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Civil and Human Rights Requiring covered entities to maintain a record of requests from persons requesting a reasonable accommodation. Introduction This bill would require covered entities to maintain a written record of requests for reasonable accommodations, to maintain those records for a minimum period of three years following the initial request, and to make those records available to the New York City Commission on Human Rights upon reasonable notice. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0423-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Creating a pilot program providing freelance workers and domestic workers with safety training and information. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to create a pilot program that provides freelance workers and domestic workers with first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. DCWP would also be required to provide domestic workers, in particular, with information about hazardous cleaning products, including less hazardous options and the use of protective equipment. One year after the effective date, DCWP would be required to provide a report regarding interest in the program, attendance at trainings, the cost of the program, the efficacy of the program, and recommendations about the program. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0424-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Education Requiring the department of education to report on humane animal treatment instruction. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education to report on humane animal treatment instruction in public elementary schools as required by Education Law Section 809. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0425-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Health Campaign by the department of health and mental hygiene to increase awareness of and enrollment in health insurance by low-wage workers, and reporting in relation thereto. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a campaign to increase low-wage workers’ awareness of and enrollment in health insurance. In establishing this campaign, the Commissioner would work with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, and other relevant agencies. The Commissioner would communicate with low-wage workers, industries and stakeholders about the barriers such workers face in obtaining health insurance and develop strategies and materials to enhance health insurance awareness and increase enrollment. The bill would also require the Commissioner to report annually on the campaign to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council and post such report on the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0426-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Hospitals Visitation policy guidelines for hospitals during public health emergencies. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DOHMH”) to develop voluntary guidelines for hospital visitation policies in the event of a public health emergency. Such guidelines would be distributed to hospitals in the City, posted on the DOHMH website, and submitted to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council. This bill would also require DOHMH to develop voluntary guidelines for hospital visitation policies in response to the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, by July 1, 2020. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0427-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Requiring landlords of housing accommodations controlled, subsidized or both by the HPD to report rental payment data to consumer reporting agencies upon tenant request. Introduction This bill would require that at the time of a lease signing in relation to a housing accommodation controlled, subsidized or both by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the landlord must offer the tenant the option to have the landlord report future rental payment data to nationwide consumer reporting agencies. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0428-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Providing tenants the option of paying a security deposit in six equal monthly installments. Introduction For residential tenancies that are six months or longer, this bill would provide tenants the option of paying a security deposit in six, equal, consecutive monthly installments added to the first six rental payments, respectively. Tenants with a shorter term tenancy of less than six months would be permitted the option of paying equal, consecutive monthly installments provided that the number of installments match the number of months of the tenancy. This bill could alleviate hardships associated with the requirement to pay a security deposit in one lump sum. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0429-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the PD to report on vehicles towed due to registration-related violations. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) to develop and publish guidance for determining whether a motor vehicle with an alleged registration-related violation shall be towed. This bill would also require NYPD to issue a quarterly report on the number of vehicles towed due to an alleged registration-related violation. Such report would be submitted to the Mayor and City Council and would be posted on the NYPD website. The first report would be due on August 1, 2022. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0430-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Hospitals Study by the dept of health and mental hygiene on the causes of rising wait times in emergency departments. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to study the causes of prolonged wait times at emergency departments, as well as the effects such wait times have on patients’ health. The report would be due June 1, 2023. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0170-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Civil Service and Labor Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0171-2022 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Health Requiring that provision be made for pregnancy termination procedures in every individual or group policy or contract which provides coverage or indemnity for hospital, surgical or medical care and which offers maternity care coverage. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0431-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR General Welfare Customer service training for shelter personnel of the department of homeless services and its contractors. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services to, unless provided otherwise by contract, provide biannual customer service training to all shelter personnel, including employees of a provider under contract or similar agreement with the department, who have direct contact with shelter residents. Such training would include techniques to improve professionalism, increase cultural sensitivity, implement a trauma-informed approach to interactions with shelter residents, and de-escalate conflict. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0432-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Remediating lead soil hazards in dwellings. Introduction This bill would require owners of multiple dwellings to annually inspect soil in areas on the premises of a multiple dwelling, partially or wholly covered in soil and accessible to persons other than those employed to maintain such premises. If the lead level of that soil is above the soil lead reference level, the owner must notify the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and cover, replace or remediate that area. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene may reduce the frequency of the sampling to every three years, if for each of the immediately preceding three years, the results indicate that the lead levels were below the soil lead reference levels. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0433-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring towed vehicle storage facilities to provide 24 hour access. Introduction This bill would require that storage facilities for towing be open 24 hours. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0172-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection New York State to increase the number of Commissioners on the Public Service Commission and permit New York City to appoint two of its Commissioners. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0434-2022 * Pierina Ana Sanchez ~SPONSOR Housing and Buildings Expanding the heat sensors program. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to identify 50 class A multiple dwellings per year based on factors including number of temperature violations and heat-related complaints. Such identified buildings would then be required to install internet-capable temperature reporting devices for up to four years, and owners would be required to transmit heat data to HPD once every 30 days for the duration of heat season. HPD would be required to conduct dedicated heat inspections of these buildings at least once every two weeks. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0435-2022 * Lynn C. Schulman ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Requiring the dept of parks and recreation to charge senior citizens, young adults, active members of the military, veterans and their minor children and persons with disabilities reduced admission fees to recreational facilities. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to charge senior citizens, young adults, persons with disabilities, active military personnel, and veterans and their minor children reduced admission fees to all department recreational facilities, including existing community recreation centers, museums, zoos, and botanical gardens. The bill also expands the existing reduced annual membership fee program to apply to active military personnel as well as the minor children of veterans and active military personnel. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0436-2022 * Althea V. Stevens ~SPONSOR Criminal Justice Creating a juvenile justice advisory board, and to repeal section 619 of chapter 24-b of the New York city charter in relation thereto. Introduction This bill would create a juvenile justice advisory board consisting of twenty members, to advise and provide recommendations to the Mayor, the Council, and the Administration for Children’s Services on issues related to juvenile justice. This bill would require the board to annually report to the Mayor and the Speaker a description of its activities, the results of its review and recommendations, and any challenges faced in providing oversight and feedback. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0437-2022 * Althea V. Stevens ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations Improving young adults’ access to voter registration materials. Introduction Under Section 3-209 of the City’s Administrative Code, high schools must make voter registration materials available to students during the year and must provide postage-paid voter registration materials to graduating seniors. This bill would require the city Department of Education to ask for, and the city Board of Elections to provide, registration materials in any available language (as determined by state or federal requirements) that makes sense for a particular school’s student population. The city Board of Elections also must code its registration forms so that it can track which forms come back from each school district. The bill also would require both the city Department of Education and the city Board of Elections to help track and report on whether these student voter registration efforts are effective in getting young adults to register to vote. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0438-2022 * Althea V. Stevens ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Waiving parks permit fees for schools and child day care centers and providing an online system for school permit applications. Introduction This bill would waive Parks Department permit fees for any park use or service for school and day care groups and require the department to provide such free permit applications on-line. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0173-2022 * Sandra Ung ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Expand financial relief programs to assist City residents struggling to pay their utility bills. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0174-2022 * Marjorie Velázquez ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Consolidated Edison to improve communication with City residents about increases in utility costs Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0439-2022 * Nantasha M. Williams ~SPONSOR Public Safety Requiring the mayor’s office of criminal justice to evaluate the performance of criminal justice programs that receive funding from the city. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, to evaluate the performance of organizations that receives funding from the City for criminal justice-related services, such as alternatives to incarceration, reentry services, pretrial supervised release, and violence prevention programming. A summary of such evaluations would then be required to be submitted to the Mayor and the Council annually. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0440-2022 * Julie Won ~SPONSOR Technology Program to provide public access to wireless networks. Introduction This bill would require the Office of Operations (OPS), the Office of Cyber Command (NYC3) and the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DOITT) to establish a program for city agencies to provide Wi-Fi to the public. OPS, NYC3 and DOITT would be required to submit a report identifying the city agencies that are able to provide public access to existing secure wireless networks being used by such agencies. City agencies identified in the report would be required to submit a plan to OPS, NYC3 and DOITT to provide public access to secure wireless networks. Subsequently, such city agencies would be required to implement such plans to provide public access to Wi-Fi, and set up a publicly accessible space for individuals to access such Wi-Fi. Finally, the bill disclaims any liability on the part of the City for any damages incurred though the use of Wi-Fi provided pursuant to this bill. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 0441-2022 * Julie Won ~SPONSOR Technology Public review of electronic services developed by city agencies. Introduction This bill would require each city agency to conduct a review of by 200 members of the public of any mobile application, website or digital platform developed by the agency to deliver services. Individuals intended to use the electronic service would be permitted to apply to participate in the public review. The Mayor’s Office of Operations, in collaboration with the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, would be required to maintain a website that lists public review for each agency’s electronic services, and information on how individuals may apply to participate. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0060-2022 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance 788 Fox Street; Block 2720, Lot 69; Bronx, Council District No. 8. Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0061-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, EMS Station 17 New Facility, Bronx (210293 PSX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0061-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, EMS Station 17 New Facility, Bronx (210293 PSX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0062-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions Landmarks, EMS Station 17 New Facility, Bronx (C 210294 ZSX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0062-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, EMS Station 17 New Facility, Bronx (C 210294 ZSX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0063-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 4541 Furman Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (C 200228 ZMX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0063-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 4541 Furman Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (C 200228 ZMX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0064-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 4541 Furman Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (N 200229 ZRX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0064-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 4541 Furman Avenue Rezoning, Bronx (N 200229 ZRX) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0065-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 98 Third Avenue, Brooklyn (C 200335 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0065-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 98 Third Avenue, Brooklyn (C 200335 ZMK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0066-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 98 Third Avenue, Brooklyn (N 200336 ZRK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0066-2022 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 98 Third Avenue, Brooklyn (N 200336 ZRK) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available