2017

L.L. 2017/001

Enactment date: 1/13/2017  

Int. No. 1314

By Council Member Ferreras-Copeland (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in the Queens Plaza/Court Square business improvement district, an extension of the Queens Plaza/Court Square business improvement district, and a change in the method of assessment upon which the district charge in the Queens Plaza/Court Square business improvement district is based

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 4. This local law takes effect upon compliance with section 25-408 of chapter 4 of title 25 of the administrative code of the city of New York, provided that the change in the method of assessment relating to the north sub-district of the Queens Plaza/Court Square business improvement district, as described in the amended district plan, shall first apply to charges imposed in the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2017, and provided, further, that the method of assessment relating to the Queens Plaza/Court Square business improvement district that existed before the effective date of this local law shall continue to apply to charges imposed in the fiscal year that began July 1, 2016.

L.L. 2017/002

Enactment date: 1/13/2017  

Preconsidered Int. No. 1415

By Council Member Ferreras-Copeland (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law in relation to the date of submission by the director of management and budget and the director of city planning of a draft ten-year capital strategy, the date of submission by the city planning commission of a report on the draft ten-year capital strategy, the date of submission by the mayor of the preliminary certificate regarding debt and reserves and appropriations and expenditures for capital projects, the date of submission by the mayor of the preliminary budget, the date of submission by the community boards of statements in regard to the preliminary budget, the date of submission by the council of estimates of the financial needs of the council, and the date by which the council shall hold hearings and submit recommendations in regard to the preliminary budget, relating to the fiscal year two thousand eighteen

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. During the calendar year 2017 and in relation to the 2018 fiscal year:

   1.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 228 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the director of management and budget and the director of city planning shall pursuant to such section jointly submit a draft ten-year capital strategy as therein described not later than January 24, 2017.

   2.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 234 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the city planning commission shall pursuant to such section submit a report on the draft ten-year capital strategy as therein described not later than February 24, 2017.

   3.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 235 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit and publish a preliminary certificate regarding debt and reserves and appropriations and expenditures for capital projects as therein described not later than January 24, 2017.

   4.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 236 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number 25 for the year 1998, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a preliminary budget as therein described not later than January 24, 2017.

   5.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 238 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each community board shall pursuant to such section submit a statement and recommendations in regard to the preliminary budget as therein described not later than February 23, 2017.

   6.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 243 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the council shall pursuant to such section approve and submit estimates of the financial needs of the council as therein described not later than March 16, 2017.

   7.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 247 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the council shall pursuant to such section hold hearings and submit recommendations as therein described not later than April 3, 2017.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and is retroactive to and deemed to have been in full force and effect as of November 1, 2016.

L.L. 2017/013

Enactment date: 2/15/2017  

Int. No. 1166-A

By Council Members Richards, Torres, Johnson, Williams, Chin, Barron, Rose, Gentile, Koslowitz, Salamanca, Cornegy, Gibson, Espinal, Levin, Rosenthal, Rodriguez, Lander, Palma and the Public Advocate (Ms. James)

A Local Law in relation to reporting on violations issued to three-quarter housing

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Three-quarter housing task force report.

   a.   For the purposes of this section, the term "three-quarter housing task force" means the group of representatives from the department of social services/human resources administration, department of buildings, the fire department, and the department of housing preservation and development responsible for inspecting certain dwellings identified by the task force where ten or more unrelated adults are living.

   b.   The mayor's office of operations shall provide to the council and publish on its website quarterly reports on the findings of the three-quarter housing task force. The first such report shall be due 30 days following the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2017, and all subsequent reports shall be due 30 days following the last day of each succeeding calendar quarter. Such reports shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information:

      1.   For each building inspected by the three-quarter housing task force, the number of violations issued, disaggregated by agency, provided that each building shall be identified in such a way that does not disclose the building's address; and

      2.   The number of individuals relocated from buildings inspected by the three-quarter housing task force, disaggregated by whether such individuals were given a rental assistance subsidy, the type of subsidy provided, and the type of housing to which the individual was relocated, including but not limited to private apartments, single room occupancy dwellings or temporary housing.

   c.   The first such report shall cover the period from June 1, 2015 to March 31, 2017.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed on January 1, 2019.