L.L. 2019/211

Enactment date: 12/4/2019  

Int. No. 909-B

By Council Members Rodriguez, Holden, Lancman, Gibson, Constantinides, Adams, Kallos, Ampry-Samuel, Ayala, Richards and Rosenthal

A Local Law in relation to the establishment of a Hart island public travel plan

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Hart island public travel plan.

   a.   The department of parks and recreation or such other agency or office designated by the mayor shall consult with the department of transportation to develop a plan to provide or ensure the availability of public travel, including ferry service, to and from Hart island. In developing such plan, the department of parks and recreation or such other designated agency or office shall consider establishing multiple departure locations and shall consider potential changes relating to Hart island including significant changes in demand for travel to and from such island, prospective uses of such island, current and prospective conditions and development on such island and requirements for public access to such island.

   b.   No later than one year after the effective date of this local law, the department of parks and recreation or such other agency or office shall submit to the speaker of the council and mayor and post on its website a report detailing the plan required by subdivision a of section one of this local law and the reasons that such plan was chosen.

§ 2. This local law takes effect on the date the transfer of control of Hart island to the department of parks and recreation, as required by section 21-110 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a local law of the city of New York for the year 2019, in relation to a transfer of control over Hart island from the department of corrections to the department of parks and recreation, and to provide for the repeal of section 9-103 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to the segregation of prisoners on Hart island, as proposed in introduction number 906-A for the year 2019, takes effect, and is deemed repealed upon submission of the report required by subdivision b of section one of this local law.

L.L. 2019/212

Enactment date: 12/4/2019  

Int. No. 1321-C

By Council Members Espinal, Cumbo, Salamanca, Brannan, Adams, Moya, Lancman, Kallos, Treyger, Rose, Menchaca, Ampry-Samuel, Levine, Ayala, Grodenchik, Rodriguez, Powers, Van Bramer, Lander, Levin, Eugene, Koslowitz, Miller, Chin, Cabrera, Cohen, Rosenthal, Reynoso, Holden, Gibson, King, Richards, Rivera, Vallone, Maisel, Torres, Perkins, Gjonaj, Constantinides, Deutsch, Louis and Dromm

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding the prevailing wage law for building service employees at city development projects

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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§ 6. This local law does not apply to any written agreement between a city agency or city economic development entity and either a covered developer or a protected developer providing for financial assistance executed prior to the effective date of this local law, except that extension, renewal, amendment or modification of such written agreement, occurring on or after the effective date of this local law, that results in the provision of any financial assistance to either a covered developer or a protected developer in addition to the financial assistance provided to such covered developer or such protected developer pursuant to any written agreement between a city agency or city economic development entity and either such covered developer or such protected developer executed prior to the effective date of this local law shall make either such covered developer or such protected developer subject to the requirements of this local law. The terms "city economic development entity", "covered developer", "protected developer", and "financial assistance" shall be defined in accordance with the definitions in section 6-130 of the administrative code.

§ 7. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, except that the mayor, or an agency designated by such mayor, may promulgate any rules necessary for implementation of this local law and take any other measures as are necessary for its implementation, prior to such date.

L.L. 2019/214

Enactment date: 12/4/2019  

Int. No. 1580-A

By Council Members Rose, Kallos, Louis, Ampry-Samuel, Ayala, Holden and Cohen

A Local Law in relation to a public hearing on public burial and related issues

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Public burial hearing.

   a.   There shall be a public hearing, information about which shall be posted on the department's website at least 30 days in advance, to provide the public an opportunity to comment on and make recommendations regarding changes to the laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures related to public burial.

   b.   The commissioner of social services, or their designee, shall convene and preside over the public hearing. The chief executive officer of the New York city health and hospitals corporation or such designee shall be invited to attend the public hearing with the representatives of city agencies identified herein. The following agency officers, or their designees, shall also attend the public hearing:

      1.   The commissioner of health and mental hygiene;

      2.   The commissioner of correction;

      3.   The chief medical examiner;

      4.   The commissioner of parks and recreation;

   c.   The department of social services shall invite, at least 30 days in advance of the hearing, through a written invitation, at least the following members of the public to provide public testimony:

      1.   At least two advocates who specialize in issues related to public burial or Hart island;

      2.   At least one member of the public who has opted for public burial of a deceased person; and

      3.   At least one member of the public who specializes in medical ethics or issues relating to medical privacy.

   d.   The commissioner of social services shall request that testimony include, but need not be limited to, the following:

      1.   The process for identifying, finding and contacting next of kin or legally responsible relative when a deceased individual is identified for public burial;

      2.   Support for and communication with next of kin or legally responsible relative who choose to direct the disposition of the decedent's remains to public burial or seek assistance from the department of social services' burial programs, including what information is provided regarding public burial, burial assistance program and Hart island;

      3.   Procedures for burial of indigent, unclaimed individuals and individuals wherein the next of kin or legally responsible relative directs disposition of the remains to public burial;

      4.   The department of social services' burial assistance program;

      5.   The feasibility of implementation of a cremation assistance program or providing cremation as an alternative to public burial;

      6.   The feasibility or potential feasibility of public burial in locations other than Hart island, both inside and outside of the city;

      7.   The plan for the future operation of Hart island;

      8.   Recommendations for promoting efficiency and accessibility to the public of existing and proposed programs in connection with public burial; and

      9.   Recommendations for changes to the system allowing the public to find burial information on Hart island, that takes into consideration the public interest in searching such information and in protecting personally identifying information and medical privacy.

   e.   The department of social services shall submit to the mayor and speaker of the council and post on its website a report summarizing and, where appropriate, responding to such testimony no later than January 15, 2020.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and is deemed repealed on January 15, 2020 or the day after submission of the report required by section one of this local law, whichever is later.

L.L. 2019/216

Enactment date: 12/15/2019  

Int. No. 550-A

By Council Members Levine, Perkins, Chin, Kallos, Lander, Louis, Barron, Ayala, Vallone, Levin and Rosenthal

A Local Law in relation to a housing lottery system report

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. No later than January 1, 2021, the department of housing preservation and development shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a report providing details about the housing lottery systems used by such department for the selection of tenants to fill affordable housing units in affordable housing developments during the period between January 1, 2014 until the submission date of such report. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, a summary of implementation challenges, the procedures set forth by such department to screen and select tenants, the procedures for accepting and processing paper and other non-electronic applications, the procedures for populating waiting lists including the procedures for incorporating paper and other non-electronic applications into waiting lists, a summary of technical difficulties with the online housing lottery system application portal reported to such department and common substantiated applicant complaints about the selection process. In preparing such report, such department may consult with interested members of the public and stakeholders who have knowledge about affordable housing and affordable housing lotteries to ensure that the report required by this section is adequately comprehensive.

§ 2. No later than January 1, 2023, and every two years thereafter, the department of housing preservation and development shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a report providing details about amendments to the housing lottery systems used by such department for the selection of tenants to fill affordable housing units in affordable housing developments during the immediately preceding reporting period. The information included in such report shall include, but need not be limited to, a summary of implementation challenges, the procedures set forth by such department to screen and select tenants, the procedures for accepting and processing paper and other non-electronic applications, the procedures for populating waiting lists including the procedures for incorporating paper and other non-electronic applications into waiting lists, a summary of technical difficulties with the online housing lottery system application portal reported to such department and common substantiated applicant complaints about the selection process. In preparing such report, such department may consult with interested members of the public and stakeholders who have knowledge about affordable housing and affordable housing lotteries to ensure that the report required by this section is adequately comprehensive.

§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 2019/221

Enactment date: 12/15/2019  

Int. No. 1361-B

By Council Members Levine, Rosenthal, Holden, Cohen, Kallos, Ampry-Samuel, Ayala, Louis, Vallone, Levin and Eugene

A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on the occurrence of diabetes and diabetes-related health problems and develop a plan to reduce diabetes-related health problems

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. No later than December 1, 2020, and every 6 months thereafter, the department of health and mental hygiene shall complete a study of diabetes-related health problems in the city and shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on such department's website, a report disclosing the following information for the previous 6 months:

   1.   The number of diabetes-related lower-extremity-including foot and toe-amputations, the rate of such amputations per 100,000 adults, and the rate of such amputations per 1,000 adults with diabetes;

   2.   The prevalence of depression among adults with diabetes;

   3.   The number of new and cumulative cases of treated diabetes-related end stage renal disease and the rate per 1,000 adults with diabetes;

   4.   Data on A1C test results, including adults with diabetes with A1Cs of 9 or more from the New York city A1C registry; and

   5.   The number of adults with diabetes and the proportion of such number to the general population.

§ 2. All information reported pursuant to this local law shall be disaggregated by geographic area, demographic characteristics and type of diabetes, where such data is available, provided that information included in the report required by section one of this local law shall maintain the confidentiality of any individual included in such data.

§ 3. No later than December 1, 2021, the commissioner of health and mental hygiene shall develop and submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a comprehensive report of the results of the cumulative studies required by section one of this local law. Such comprehensive report shall include recommendations to reduce diabetes-related health problems and a plan to implement the department's recommendations.

§ 4. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed on June 1, 2022.

L.L. 2019/225

Enactment date: 12/15/2019  

Int. No. 1552-B

By Council Members Rivera, the Speaker (Council Member Johnson), Rosenthal, Kallos, Lander, Powers, Louis, Levin, Eugene and Rose

A Local Law in relation to creating district diversity working groups

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. District diversity working groups.

   a.   Definitions. For purposes of this local law, the following terms have the following meanings:

      Community school district. The term "community school district" has the same meaning as such term is defined in subdivision 2 of section 2590-a of the education law.

      Department. The term "department" means the New York city department of education.

   b.   The mayor shall establish a working group, for every community school district, to develop recommendations and a plan to foster and increase school diversity, according to the timeframe set forth in subdivision k of this local law. Each working group shall consist of at least 13 members. Members of each working group shall be appointed by the mayor, and shall include teachers from elementary and middle schools from the respective community school district who are currently employed by the department; principals from such district who are currently employed by the department; parents of students attending public schools in such district; students currently enrolled in public middle schools in such district; at least one representative of the community district education council within such district and the superintendent, or superintendent's designee, with jurisdiction over such district.

   c.   For each working group, the mayor shall appoint a department representative to serve as a co-facilitator.

   d.   Each working group may, at such working group's discretion, select a community based organization, from a list established by the mayor, to serve as a co-facilitator.

   e.   No member shall be removed except for cause by the appointing authority. In the event of a vacancy during the term of an appointed member, a successor shall be selected in the same manner as the original appointment.

   f.   Membership on a working group shall not constitute holding of a public office, and members of a working group shall not be required to take or file oaths of office before serving on a working group. Each member of a working group shall serve without compensation.

   g.   No later than 3 months after the establishment of each working group, such working group shall be required to hold at least 1 public hearing to solicit public comment and recommendations on improving diversity in schools within the respective community school district. Each working group shall also create a website to solicit public comment and recommendations.

   h.   The mayor may designate 1 or more agencies to provide staffing and other administrative support to each working group.

   i.   Each working group shall examine the issue of school diversity in its respective community school district and develop recommendations and a plan to foster and increase school diversity. Areas to be examined shall include, but are not limited to: admissions policies, transfer trends, language access, gifted and talented programs, screened programs and student transportation.

   j.   No later than 2 years after the establishment of a working group, such working group shall submit a report of its findings, recommendations and plan required pursuant to subdivision i of this local law to the mayor, chancellor of the city school district of the city of New York and the speaker of the council. Such report shall also include (i) an estimate of costs associated with implementation of such plan and (ii) if such working group chose not to have a community based organization co-facilitate pursuant to subdivision d of this local law, an explanation why a co-facilitator was not necessary.

   k.   No later than 5 years after the effective date of this local law, the mayor shall have established a working group in every community school district as required by subdivision b of this local law, except as provided in subdivision l of this local law.

   l.   The mayor shall not be required to establish a working group required by subdivision b of this local law in any community school district that has (i) created a plan to foster and increase school diversity within the 3 years prior to the effective date of this local law or (ii) has voluntarily engaged with the department to establish a working group to foster and increase school diversity as of the effective date of this local law. No later than 2 years after the effective date of this local law, the mayor shall submit to the speaker of the council a report on the activities and recommendations of such working groups.

   m.   All reports required by this local law shall be posted on the department's website.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and is deemed repealed upon issuance of all reports required by section one of this local law.