L.L. 2018/183

Enactment date: 11/17/2018  

Int. No. 853-A

By The Public Advocate (Ms. James) and Council Members Kallos, Miller, Levin, Ayala, Ampry-Samuel, Powers, Rivera, Rosenthal, Cabrera, Lander, Cumbo and Constantinides

A Local Law in relation to studying the feasibility of providing childcare for city employees

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Working group to assess the feasibility of providing childcare services for city employees.

   a.   Within 30 days after the effective date of this local law, the mayor shall designate an agency or city official to convene a childcare working group of at least 11 members to conduct a feasibility study about providing discounted group childcare centers on city-owned and city-operated property. Such childcare centers would serve city employees' children who are four years old or younger but are not eligible for a universal prekindergarten program established pursuant to section 3602-e of the education law or are three years old or younger but are not eligible for 3-K where 3-K services are available.

   b.   Members of the childcare working group shall include experts in the field of childcare and representatives from city agencies, including at least one representative from the department of citywide administrative services, the administration for children's services, the office of labor relations, the office of operations, the office of management and budget, the department of health and mental hygiene, the department of education, the human resources administration and the commission on gender equity. The childcare working group shall also include one representative appointed by the speaker of the city council and one representative appointed by the public advocate.

   c.   The childcare working group shall:

      1.   determine the scope and goals of the feasibility study;

      2.   review models of existing childcare programs, including voucher systems, on-site childcare, subsidized childcare, group childcare and early education;

      3.   consider the scope and issues attendant to commencing a pilot project providing childcare for children of city employees;

      4.   provide oversight as necessary with respect to the gathering of information and development of a final feasibility study report;

      5.   convene at least quarterly during the development of the feasibility study; and

      6.   issue a feasibility study report. Such report shall: (a) assess possible eligibility criteria and the likely citywide service population sizes for each such criterion; (b) assess possible barriers to providing such services, including but not limited to physical space restrictions, lease terms, and service providers; (c) make recommendations on how the possible barriers identified could be addressed; (d) assess the estimated costs of providing such services at varying scales; and (e) evaluate the relative fiscal and policy impacts of the provision of vouchers as an alternative to on-site childcare.

   d.   Within 12 months after this local law takes effect, the agency or city official designated in accordance with this subdivision a of this section shall submit to the mayor and the speaker the childcare working group's feasibility study report including the findings and recommendations of the childcare working group.

   e.   Within 24 months of the submission of the feasibility study report issued in accordance with subdivision c of this section, an agency designated by the mayor shall implement a one-year pilot project to provide or subsidize a childcare center or centers for children identified in subdivision a of this section. The inclusion of the children of public employees represented by a recognized or certified employee organization in such pilot project shall be subject to bargaining with the appropriate recognized or certified employee organizations, as such terms are defined in article 14 of the civil service law. Such pilot project shall be informed by the report issued in accordance with subdivision c of this section, and shall be established in consultation, as appropriate, with the childcare working group.

   f.   Within 4 months of the conclusion of the one-year pilot project, the childcare working group shall submit to the mayor and the speaker a report setting forth its findings and recommendations regarding the one-year pilot project.

   g.   The childcare working group may make ongoing findings and recommendations as it deems appropriate.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed five years after the date of this local law.

L.L. 2018/190

Enactment date: 12/1/2018  

Int. No. 465-A

By Council Members Dromm, Kallos, Rosenthal, Lander, Constantinides and Chin

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to conducting education and outreach regarding single-occupant toilet room requirements

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. By no later than December 31, 2019, an agency designated by the mayor, shall certify to the speaker of the council and the mayor that all buildings owned or leased by the city comply with sections 403.2.1 and 403.4 of the New York city plumbing code.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 5. Section one of this local law takes effect immediately. Sections two and three of this local law take effect 180 days after it becomes law, except that the commissioner of buildings and the commissioner on human rights may take such measures as are necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before its effective date. Section four of this local law [adding a new section 28-103.32.1] takes effect immediately and is deemed repealed five years after it becomes law.

L.L. 2018/195

Enactment date: 12/1/2018  

Int. No. 836-A

By Council Members Cornegy, Kallos and Constantinides (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, the New York city building code, the New York city mechanical code and the New York city fire code, in relation to approval processes for alternative automatic fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems, emergency alarm systems, fire department in-building auxiliary radio communication systems and fire protection plans.

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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§ 22. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law and applies to applications for approval submitted on or after such effective date, except that prior to such effective date the commissioner of buildings and the fire commissioner may promulgate rules or take other actions to implement this local law.

L.L. 2018/198

Enactment date: 12/1/2018  

Preconsidered Int. No. 1179

By Council Member Ayala

A Local Law in relation to the disapproval of a determination by the department of housing preservation and development to approve the transfer of the property located at 424 East 115 Street, also known as Block 1708, Lot 38, in the borough of Manhattan

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. In accordance with the provisions of section 11-412.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York, the determination by the department of housing preservation and development to authorize the transfer by the department of finance of the property located at 424 East 115 Street, also known as Block 1708, Lot 38, in the borough of Manhattan, to transferees selected by the department of housing preservation and development, is hereby disapproved.

§ 2. In the event that the mayor disapproves this local law, the determination of the department of housing preservation and development to authorize the transfer of the property as set forth in section one of this local law shall not be deemed approved until the council shall have failed to repass such local law in accordance with section thirty-seven of the of the charter or the period within which such repassing may occur has elapsed. In the event that such local law is repassed in accordance with section thirty-seven of the charter, such determination of the department of housing preservation and development shall be deemed to be disapproved.

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on the date it was first passed by the council.