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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.
L.L. 2020/092
Enactment date: 9/27/2020
Int. No. 1865-A
By Council Members Rodriguez, Louis, Ayala and Kallos and Vallone
A Local Law in relation to the creation of a black car and livery task force
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this local law, the following terms have the following meanings:
Base. The term "base" means a for-hire base as defined in subdivision g of section 59B-03 of title 35 of the rules of the city of New York.
Black car. The term "black car" means a for-hire vehicle dispatched from a central facility whose owner holds a franchise from the corporation or other business entity that operates such central facility, or who is a member of a cooperative that operates such central facility, where such central facility has certified to the satisfaction of the New York city taxi and limousine commission that more than 90 percent of the central facility's for-hire business is on a payment basis other than direct cash payment by a passenger.
Livery. The term "livery" means a for-hire vehicle that is designed to carry fewer than six passengers excluding the driver, is dispatched from a base and charges for service on the basis of flat rate, time, mileage or zones.
For-hire vehicle. The term "for-hire vehicle" means a for-hire vehicle as defined in subdivision i of section 59B-03 of title 35 of the rules of the city of New York.
§ 2. Task force established. There is hereby established a task force to be known as the black car and livery task force.
§ 3. Duties. The task force shall study the black car and livery industries for the purpose of identifying challenges to their viability and shall make recommendations for legislation and policy to address those challenges. In addition to any other topics that the task force deems appropriate, the task force shall consider the potential impacts of advertising and the viability of advertising as an additional revenue source for drivers in the black car, livery and other for-hire vehicle industries.
§ 4. Membership.
a. The task force shall be composed of the following members:
1. The chairperson of the New York city taxi and limousine commission or such chairperson's designee, who shall serve as chair of the task force;
2. Eight members appointed by the mayor;
3. One member appointed by the speaker of the council; and
4. One member appointed by the public advocate.
b. All appointments required by this section shall be made no later than 60 days after the effective date of this local law.
c. Each member of the task force shall serve at the pleasure of the officer who appointed the member. In the event of a vacancy on the task force, a successor shall be selected in the same manner as the original appointment. All members of the task force shall serve without compensation.
§ 5. Meetings.
a. The chair shall convene the first meeting of the task force no later than 30 days after the last member has been appointed.
b. The task force may invite relevant experts and stakeholders to attend its meetings and to otherwise provide testimony and information relevant to its duties.
c. The task force shall meet no less than once each quarter to carry out the duties described in section three. The task force shall hold at least one public hearing before submitting the report required by section six.
d. The meeting requirement of subdivision c shall be suspended when the task force submits its report as required by section six.
§ 6. Report.
a. No later than 250 days after the effective date of this local law, the task force shall submit a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council setting forth its recommendations for legislation and policy relating to addressing challenges to the viability of the black car and livery industries. The report shall include a summary of information the task force considered in formulating its recommendations.
b. The chairperson of the New York city taxi and limousine commission shall publish the task force's report electronically on such commission's website no later than 30 days after its submission to the mayor and the speaker of the council.
§ 7. Agency support. The New York city taxi and limousine commission shall provide appropriate staff and resources to support the work of such agency related to the task force.
§ 8. Termination. The task force shall terminate 180 days after the date on which it submits its report, as required by section six.
§ 9. Effective date. This local law takes effect immediately.
L.L. 2020/094
Enactment date: 9/27/2020
Int. No. 1958-A
By Council Members Richards, Lander, Kallos, Moya, Chin, Ampry-Samuel, Gjonaj, Ayala, Vallone, Louis, Rosenthal and Koo
A Local Law in relation to reporting on financial assistance received by small businesses impacted by COVID-19
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Small business COVID-19 financial assistance report.
a. Definitions. For purposes of this local law the following terms have the following meanings:
Employee retention grant program. The term "employee retention grant program" means the program announced by the mayor on March 8, 2020 to provide grants covering up to 40 percent of payroll costs for 2 months to small businesses that employ fewer than 5 employees and experienced a 25 percent or greater decrease in revenue related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Small business continuity loan fund. The term "small business continuity loan fund" means the fund announced by the mayor on March 8, 2020 to provide zero-interest loans to eligible small businesses that employ fewer than 100 employees and experienced a 25 percent or greater decrease in revenue related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
b. No later than 60 days after the effective date of this local law, the department of small business services shall post on its website and submit to the mayor and speaker of the council a report of each business that received a grant pursuant to the employee retention grant program and each business that received a loan pursuant to the small business continuity loan fund as of such effective date. The report shall include:
1. The council district in which each business was located;
2. The zip code of each business;
3. The industry type of each business, including but not limited to types of goods and services offered, and whether the business occupies a storefront or is a mobile business;
4. The type of award each business received, whether grant or loan; and
5. The loan or grant amount each business received.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately, and expires and is deemed repealed 1 year after it becomes law.
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