L.L. 2023/010

Enactment date: 1/21/2023

Int. No. 680-A

By Council Members Krishnan, Louis, Yeger, Riley, Restler, Hanif, Hudson, Ung, Won, Gutiérrez, Holden, Gennaro, Menin, Narcisse, Brannan, Cabán, Bottcher, Abreu, Brooks-Powers, Farías, Velázquez, De La Rosa, Avilés, Nurse, Ayala, Joseph, Brewer, Schulman, Powers, Rivera, Marte, Dinowitz, Ossé, Williams, Mealy, Moya, Hanks, Stevens and Carr

A Local Law in relation to a survey to determine the feasibility of creating small parks and green spaces on public streets with dead ends and vacant city-owned land near streets with dead ends

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. An agency or office designated by the mayor, in consultation with the department of environmental protection, the department of parks and recreation, the department of transportation, the department of citywide administrative services and any other appropriate agency, shall review sites, owned by the city of New York in residential zones in each borough, on streets with dead ends and vacant land in close proximity to such streets, and land that abuts highway entrances, underpasses and exits, that are suitable for the planting of trees or other vegetation, or for establishing bioswales, small parks or other green spaces. Such designated agency or office shall develop a methodology to identify which such sites to review, provided that in identifying such sites, such agency considers requests from council members, community boards and members of the public to review a site, and prioritizes the review of identified sites that are in environmental justice areas, as defined in section 3-1001 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

§ 2. No later than April 1, 2024, the designated agency shall submit to the mayor and speaker of the council a report of all sites reviewed pursuant to section one of this local law. Such report shall also include: an analysis of the condition of each such site; the feasibility of planting trees or other vegetation or the installation of bioswales, small parks or other green spaces; a description of the necessary steps associated with installing any such feature; an estimated length of time that would be needed to install such features; and an estimate of the overall cost to do so.

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately.

L.L. 2023/013

Enactment date: 1/21/2023

Int. No. 697-A

By Council Members Ung, Hanif, Hudson, Sanchez, Louis, Won, Gutiérrez, Velázquez, Narcisse, Menin, Brannan, Lee, Avilés, Cabán, Ossé, Rivera and Gennaro

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing supplemental language access services in connection with temporary language needs

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 120 days after it becomes law, provided that nothing in this local law shall require a covered agency to update its language access implementation plan sooner than would be required by subdivision d of section 23-1102 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

L.L. 2023/016

Enactment date: 1/21/2023

Int. No. 842-A

By Council Members Krishnan, Brooks-Powers, Narcisse, Hudson, Brannan, Riley, Hanif, Menin, Velázquez, Louis, Yeger, Joseph, Stevens, Richardson Jordan, Farías, Restler, Lee, Avilés, Williams, De La Rosa, Ayala, Ung, Cabán, Dinowitz, Ossé, Mealy, Gennaro, Carr and Kagan

A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of parks and recreation to develop a strategy to reduce the duration of its capital projects

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. No later than December 1, 2023, the department of parks and recreation shall, in coordination with other agencies as appropriate, prepare and submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on its website, a strategy aiming to reduce the average duration of its capital projects by at least 25 percent. Such strategy shall consider, at a minimum, the use of early completion incentives, opportunities to standardize capital project processes, timelines, and forms, potential improvements in coordination with utility companies, and other reductions to regulatory barriers that may be considered.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

L.L. 2023/023

Enactment date: 2/21/2023

Int. No. 92-A

By Council Members Ayala, Ung, Stevens, Won, Restler, Nurse, Bottcher, Farías, Schulman, Velázquez, Lee, Sanchez, Hanif, Cabán, Holden, Brannan, Avilés, Hudson, Williams, Narcisse, Dinowitz, Rivera and Gennaro

A Local Law in relation to the creation of an advisory board for accessibility at shelters

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Shelter accessibility advisory board.

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

      Department. The term "department" means the department of social services.

      Shelter. The term "shelter" means temporary emergency housing provided to homeless adults, adult families, and families with children by the department or a provider under contract or similar agreement with the department.

   b.   There is hereby established an advisory board that shall identify and study common issues relating to the concerns and needs of shelter clients with disabilities; reasonable accommodation requests and complaints; and the physical conditions of shelters, and that shall make policy recommendations to the mayor, the council, and the department regarding access to and within shelters by such clients.

   c.   The advisory board shall consist of 9 members, including the commissioner of the mayor's office for people with disabilities or such commissioner's designee; the commissioner of the department or such commissioner's designee; and 7 public members, 4 of whom shall be appointed by the mayor and 3 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the council. The public members shall include at least 4 individuals with a disability who currently reside in a shelter or have previously resided in a shelter, and at least 2 individuals who specialize in working with individuals with a disability.

   d.   The advisory board shall hold its first meeting no later than 30 days after the appointment of the final public member required by subdivision c of this local law, and at such meeting shall elect a chairperson. The advisory board shall meet at least quarterly and keep a record of its proceedings including, but not limited to, the meeting agenda, meeting minutes, any follow up items, a list of participants, and the date for the next scheduled meeting. The advisory board shall determine its own rules of procedure, except that special meetings may be called by the chairperson upon such chairperson's initiative or upon receipt of a written request signed by at least 4 members of the advisory board. Written notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be given to each member at least 2 weeks before the date fixed by the notice for such special meeting. Records of each meeting of the advisory board shall be posted on the department's website no later than 14 calendar days after each such meeting is held.

   e.   No later than January 31, 2024, and annually on January 31 thereafter, the advisory board shall submit a report to the mayor, the speaker of the council, and the department including the results of its study and any recommendations required by this section. Such report shall also be posted on the department's website.

   f.   Advisory board members shall serve without compensation for their services as board members.

   g.   Any vacancy on the advisory board shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed on February 1, 2034.

L.L. 2023/032

Enactment date: 3/6/2023

Int. No. 470-A

By Council Members Gennaro, Cabán, Brannan, Brewer, Joseph, Nurse, Abreu, Restler, Won, Avilés, Sanchez, De La Rosa, Barron, Hanif, Menin, Bottcher, Ayala, Farías, Hudson, Riley, Krishnan, Velázquez, Gutiérrez, Powers, Rivera, Marte, Ung, Brooks-Powers, Narcisse, Dinowitz, Williams, Salamanca, Hanks, Holden, Moya, Richardson Jordan, Ossé, Stevens, Louis, Feliz and Lee

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to phasing out the use of fuel oil grade no. 4

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. If, solely due to the work required to comply with subdivision (d) of section 24-168 of the administrative code of the city of New York, any additional New York city construction code requirements are triggered for the boiler or related components, then an owner may apply to the department of buildings for a temporary extension to the date by which such additional requirements must be met to January 1, 2030 at the latest. The department of buildings may issue such extension if (i) such owner certifies that such building is or will soon be in compliance with subdivision (d) and (ii) failure to comply with such additional requirements for the duration of the temporary extension would not pose a risk to public safety.

§ 5. This local law takes effect immediately.

L.L. 2023/040

Enactment date: 3/20/2023

Int. No. 722-A

By Council Members Holden, Feliz, Powers, Hudson, Bottcher, Brannan, Velázquez, Narcisse, Avilés, Menin, Farías, Abreu, Rivera, Gennaro, Ariola, Paladino, Kagan and Vernikov

A Local Law in relation to requiring the fire department to report on safety measures to mitigate fire risk associated with powered mobility devices

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1.

   a.   Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term "powered mobility devices" means: (i) a bicycle with electric assist as defined in section 102-c of the vehicle and traffic law or any successor provision; (ii) an electric scooter as defined in section 114-e of the vehicle and traffic law or any successor provision; (iii) a motorized scooter as defined in section 19-176.2; or (iv) any other personal mobility device powered by a lithium-ion or other storage battery. The term does not include wheelchairs or other mobility devices designed for use by persons with disabilities, or any vehicle that is capable of being registered with the New York state department of motor vehicles.

   b.   No later than January 30, 2024, and within 30 days after the beginning of each of the four following calendar years, the fire department shall submit to the speaker of the council a report relating to safety measures to mitigate fire risks posed by powered mobility devices. Such report shall include but need not be limited to:

      1.   Information on all fires that occurred during the prior calendar year in which powered mobility devices were determined by the fire department to be the cause of such fire, including the geographic location and building occupancy type where each such fire occurred, and whether circumstances at each such location indicated compliance with relevant fire code and administrative code provisions, provided that such information can be ascertained;

      2.   A review of existing New York City Fire Code and Administrative Code provisions governing the purchase, use, storage and charging of powered mobility devices, and an evaluation of additional local measures, regulatory or otherwise, that could further mitigate fire risks posed by powered mobility devices; and

      3.   A summary of relevant activities taken by the fire department to decrease the occurrence of fires caused by powered mobility devices, including a summary of all related inspections or enforcement actions, and other fire prevention activities.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

L.L. 2023/042

Enactment date: 3/20/2023

Int. No. 752-A

By Council Members Brewer, Mealy, Williams, Powers, Brannan, Yeger, Bottcher, Velázquez, Narcisse, Ung, Menin, Holden, Abreu, Rivera, Gennaro, Ariola and Paladino

A Local Law to amend the New York city fire code, in relation to prohibiting the sale of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries

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. The fire department shall engage in an outreach campaign to stores that repair powered mobility devices, as such term is defined in section 1 of a local law for the year 2023, relating to requiring the fire department to report on safety measures to mitigate fire risk associated with powered mobility devices, as proposed in introduction number 722-A, to inform such stores of the conduct prohibited by FC 309.3.5. Information about this outreach campaign shall be included in the first report required by such local law.

§ 3. This local law takes effect on the same date as a local law for the year 2023, relating to requiring the fire department to report on safety measures to mitigate fire risk associated with powered mobility devices, as proposed in introduction number 722-A, takes effect.