L.L. 2020/083

Enactment date: 8/28/2020  

Int. No. 1879-A

By Council Members Powers, Kallos, Ayala, Vallone, Louis, Barron and Rivera

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the designation of administering offices or agencies

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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§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately, except that with respect to any law that (i) took effect before the effective date of this local law, (ii) remains in effect and (iii) requires or authorizes the mayor to designate one or more offices or agencies to administer or enforce any provision of the charter or administrative code, the mayor shall make such designation in writing and publish and submit a copy of such designation, as described in section 1 of this local law, by no later than July 1, 2021.

L.L. 2020/086

Enactment date: 8/28/2020  

Int. No. 1967-A

By Council Members Cumbo, Van Bramer, Kallos, Brannan, Perkins, Ayala, Rose, Gibson, Louis, Barron, Chin, Vallone and Rivera

A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of cultural affairs to publish information on COVID-19 reopening plans and resources for art and cultural institutions in New York city

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Posting of COVID-19 reopening plans and resources for art and cultural institutions.

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

      Art and cultural institution. The term "art and cultural institution" means any not-for-profit art or cultural group, organization, gallery, venue or institution within the city of New York that receives funding from the department.

      Commissioner. The term "commissioner" means the commissioner of cultural affairs.

      COVID-19. The term "COVID-19" means the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

      Department. The term "department" means the department of cultural affairs.

      Reopening plans. The term "reopening plans" means plans or protocols related to the opening of art and cultural institutions that were ordered closed due to the state disaster emergency declared by the governor of the state of New York in executive order number 202, dated March 7, 2020, as amended and extended.

      Close high-risk interactive exhibit. The term "close high-risk interactive exhibit" means an exhibit within an art and cultural institution that encourages patrons or visitors to touch or wear objects.

   b.   The department shall post on its website information related to reopening plans and other resources for art and cultural institutions affected by COVID-19. Such information shall include, but not be limited to:

      1.   Information on federal, state, city and union requirements and guidelines related to preventing the spread of COVID-19, including information on where art and cultural institutions can direct questions relating to such requirements and guidelines;

      2.   Resources known to the department relating to federal, state and city financial support available to art and cultural institutions affected by COVID-19, including, but not limited to, funding sources and rent-relief programs;

      3.   Guidance and resources relating to alternative uses for space that art and cultural institutions will not utilize when reopening;

      4.   Information on strategies for the development and continuation of digital platforms and remote programming;

      5.   Any sample reopening plans made available to the department by the New York state department of health or any art and cultural institution, provided that the department shall redact any identifying information of such institution, unless such institution has made such reopening plan publicly available or consents to publication by the department without such redaction. The department shall endeavor to include a reopening plan for at least each of the following types of art and cultural institutions: (i) museum, (ii) museum with one or more close high-risk interactive exhibits, including children's museums or science museums; (iii) arts education organization; (iv) theater or performance venue; (v) dance organization; (vi) garden or outdoor venue; and (vii) historical site. Any such reopening plans shall take into account relevant differences between such types of institutions, including size; and

      6.   Any other information deemed by the department to be relevant to reopening plans for art and cultural institutions.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately, except that the commissioner of cultural affairs may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.

L.L. 2020/090

Enactment date: 9/27/2020

Int. No. 1470-B

By Council Members Levine, Rivera, Powers, Rosenthal, Ayala, Kallos, Vallone, Chin and Louis

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to legal services for small business tenants

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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§ 3. Provision of services to small businesses impacted by COVID-19.

   a.   Subject to appropriation, the department of small business services shall offer assistance to covered small business tenants with respect to funding programs offered by the federal, state, and city government to businesses to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 on such tenants. Such assistance may include understanding eligibility requirements, completing applications and understanding the terms of awarded grants and loans of any such funding program.

   b.   For the purposes of this section, all terms have the meanings set forth in section two of this local law.

§ 4. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, provided that section three of this local law expires 180 days following the expiration of the local state of emergency declared by the mayor in emergency executive order number 98, issued on March 12, 2020, as extended.

L.L. 2020/091

Enactment date: 9/27/2020

Int. No. 1851

By Council Members Constantinides, Lander, Levin, Reynoso, Ayala, Brannan, Kallos, Louis and Rosenthal (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, the New York city plumbing code and the New York city building code in relation to city-wide stormwater management controls

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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§ 10. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law and applies to development activity on the site of a covered development project on and after such date except that this local law shall not apply to development activity on the site of a covered development project, other than an MS4 project, where an application for construction document approval for such project is filed with the department of buildings or with the department of small business services prior to such effective date. For the purposes of this section, the terms development activity, covered development project and MS4 project shall be as defined in section 24-541 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by this local law.