L.L. 2011/007

Enactment date: 1/13/2011

Int. No. 436-A

By Council Members Mendez, James, Brewer, Chin, Dromm, Lander, Mark-Viverito, Seabrook, Vann, Williams, Jackson, Rodriguez, Nelson, Arroyo, Rose, Lappin, Gennaro, Recchia Jr., Fidler, Barron, Garodnick, Gonzalez, Greenfield, Koppell, Reyna and Sanders Jr.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the alternative enforcement program.

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. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 45 of the New York city charter or any other provision of law to the contrary, prior to adopting rules to revise criteria related to the ratio of open hazardous and immediately hazardous violations per dwelling unit and the amount or ratio per dwelling unit of paid and unpaid emergency repair charges which must exist for a building to qualify for participation in the program pursuant to paragraph two of subdivision c of section 27-2153 of the administrative code of the city of New York, the department shall publish the full text of the proposed rule in the city record at least ninety days prior to the date set for a public hearing to be held pursuant to the requirements of subdivision d of section 1043 of the New York city charter or the final date for receipt of written comments, whichever is earlier. In addition, at the time of such initial publication, the department shall provide to the council, each council member, each community board and to housing preservation groups including the housing preservation initiative, notice and information about the proposed revised criteria along with an explanation of why such revisions are needed and shall make such proposed rule, notice and information available on the department's website.

§ 3. This local law shall take effect on January 31, 2011 provided, however, that the commissioner of housing preservation and development shall take all actions necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date.

L.L. 2011/008

Enactment date: 1/13/2011

Preconsidered Int. No. 451

By Council Members Recchia, Fidler, Mealy and Rose (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law in relation to the date of submission by the mayor of a preliminary management report and the date prior to which the council shall conduct public hearings and the date by which the council shall submit a report or reports pertaining thereto, the date of submission by the director of management and budget and the director of city planning of a draft ten-year capital strategy, the date of submission by the city planning commission of a report on the draft ten-year capital strategy, the date of submission by the mayor of the preliminary certificate regarding debt and reserves and appropriations and expenditures for capital projects, the date of submission by the mayor of the preliminary budget, the date of publication by the director of the independent budget office of a report on revenues and expenditures, the date of submission by the community boards of statements in regard to the preliminary budget, the date of submission by the commissioner of finance of an estimate of the assessed valuation of real property and statement of real property taxes due, expected to be received, and uncollected, the date of submission by the mayor of a tax benefit report, the date of submission by the borough boards of statements on budget priorities, the date of submission by the council of estimates of the financial needs of the council, the date of submission by the borough presidents of proposed modifications of the preliminary budget, the date of publication by the director of the independent budget office of a report analyzing the preliminary budget, the date by which the council shall hold hearings and submit recommendations in regard to the preliminary budget, and the date of submission by the campaign finance board of estimates of the financial needs of the campaign finance board, relating to the fiscal year two thousand twelve.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. During the calendar year 2011 and in relation to the 2012 fiscal year:

   1.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 12 of the New York city charter, as amended by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a preliminary management report as therein described not later than February 25, 2011, and the council shall conduct public hearings on such report prior to April 22, 2011 and submit to the mayor and make public not later than April 22, 2011, a report or reports of findings and recommendations.

   2.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 228 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the director of management and budget and the director of city planning shall pursuant to such section jointly submit a draft ten-year capital strategy as therein described not later than February 17, 2011.

   3.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 234 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the city planning commission shall pursuant to such section submit a report on the draft ten-year capital strategy as therein described not later than March 25, 2011.

   4.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 235 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit and publish a preliminary certificate regarding debt and reserves and appropriations and expenditures for capital projects as therein described not later than February 17, 2011.

   5.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 236 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number 25 for the year 1998, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a preliminary budget as therein described not later than February 17, 2011.

   6.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 237 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the director of the independent budget office shall publish a report on revenues and expenditures as therein described on or before March 4, 2011.

   7.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 238 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each community board shall pursuant to such section submit a statement and recommendations in regard to the preliminary budget as therein described not later than March 17, 2011.

   8.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 239 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the commissioner of finance shall pursuant to such section submit an estimate of the assessed valuation of real property and a certified statement of all real property taxes due as therein described not later than March 17, 2011.

   9.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 240 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a tax benefit report as therein described not later than March 17, 2011.

   10.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 241 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each borough board shall pursuant to such section submit a statement of budget priorities as therein described not later than March 18, 2011.

   11.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 243 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the council shall pursuant to such section approve and submit estimates of the financial needs of the council as therein described not later than March 25, 2011.

   12.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 245 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each borough president shall pursuant to such section submit any proposed modifications of the preliminary budget as therein described not later than March 18, 2011.

   13.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 246 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the director of the independent budget office shall pursuant to such section publish a report analyzing the preliminary budget as therein described on or before March 18, 2011.

   14.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 247 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the council shall pursuant to such section hold hearings and submit recommendations as therein described not later than April 8, 2011.

   15.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of subdivision c of section 1052 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 3, 1998, the campaign finance board shall pursuant to such subdivision submit estimates of the financial needs of the campaign finance board as therein described not later than March 18, 2011.

§2. This local law shall take effect immediately and shall be retroactive to and deemed to have been in full force and effect as of November 1, 2010.

L.L. 2011/017

Enactment date: 3/16/2011

Int. No. 371-A

By Council Members Lappin, the Speaker (Council Member Quinn), Arroyo, Ferreras, Mendez, Garodnick, Reyna, Foster, Brewer, Fidler, James, Koppell, Koslowitz, Lander, Palma, Rose, Van Bramer, Rodriguez, Chin, Dickens, Dromm, Mark-Viverito, Jackson and Barron

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to pregnancy services centers.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. It is the Council's intention that consumers in New York City have access to comprehensive information about and timely access to all types of reproductive health services including, but not limited to, accurate pregnancy diagnosis, prenatal care, emergency contraception and abortion.

Based on the evidence before it, the Council finds that some pregnancy services centers in New York City engage in deceptive practices, which include misleading consumers about the types of goods and services they provide on-site, misleading consumers about the types of goods and services for which they will provide referrals to third parties, and misleading consumers about the availability of licensed medical providers that provide or oversee services on-site. Such deceptive practices are used in advertisements for pregnancy services centers, which are misleading as to the services the centers do or do not provide.

The Council further finds that such deceptive practices can impede and/or delay consumers' access to reproductive health services. Some pregnancy services centers have engaged in conduct that wrongly leads clients to believe that they have received reproductive health care and counseling from a licensed medical provider. Prenatal care, abortion and emergency contraception are all time sensitive services. Increasing the proportion of women receiving adequate and early prenatal care is a pronounced objective of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges that comprehensive prenatal care begin as soon as a woman decides to become pregnant. Similar to prenatal care, delayed access to abortion and emergency contraception poses a threat to public health. Delay in accessing abortion or emergency contraception creates increased health risks and financial burdens, and may eliminate a women's ability to obtain these services altogether, severely limiting her reproductive health options.

The Council seeks both to stop pregnancy services centers that are currently engaging in deceptive practices in New York City from continuing to do so and to prevent pregnancy services centers from engaging in deceptive practices in New York City in the future. The Council fully embraces the right of pregnancy services centers to express their views about reproductive health services and seeks only to prevent and/or mitigate the effects of deceptive practices. Existing laws do not adequately protect consumers from the deceptive practices targeted by this legislation. Specifically, anti-fraud statutes have proven ineffective in prosecuting deceptive centers because the vulnerable population served by these centers faces potential threats or injury to their well-being by bringing forward complaints which often contain highly sensitive personal information, such as the circumstances surrounding a client's unplanned pregnancy. Clients have demonstrated a reluctance to come forward and disclose the events that occurred when they attempted to obtain such services.

The Council also finds that pregnancy services centers may collect sensitive personal and health information from consumers inquiring about or seeking services at such centers. However, most pregnancy services centers are not subject to the federal and state laws that limit the disclosure of such information by providers of medical care. If such information were to be improperly released, it could be significantly damaging to the consumers who utilize such centers. The release of such private information is particularly troublesome where the client is a victim of intimate partner violence and/or domestic abuse. As a result, the Council finds it necessary to create protections for the personal and health information provided by consumers inquiring about or seeking services at pregnancy services centers.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. Effect of invalidity; severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of this local law is, for any reason, declared unconstitutional or invalid, in whole or in part, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed severable, and such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this local law, which remaining portions shall continue in full force and effect.

§ 4. This local law shall take effect one hundred twenty days after its enactment into law, provided that the commissioner may promulgate any rules necessary for implementing and carrying out the provisions of this local law prior to its effective date.

L.L. 2011/018

Enactment date: 4/11/2011

Int. No. 417

By Council Members Koppell, Foster, Van Bramer, Gennaro and Rivera

A Local Law in relation to renaming one thoroughfare in the Borough of The Bronx, Southern Boulevard, and to amend the official map of the city of New York accordingly and co-naming one thoroughfare Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Boulevard in the Borough of The Bronx.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby renamed as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
Southern Boulevard	Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Boulevard	From Fordham Road to Allerton Avenue

 

§ 2. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Boulevard	Southern Boulevard	From Fordham Road to Allerton Avenue

 

§ 3. The official map of the city of New York shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of section one of this local law only.

§ 4. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 2011/019

Enactment date: 4/11/2011

Int. No. 446-A

By the Speaker (Council Member Quinn) and Council Members Brewer, Cabrera, Fidler, Gentile, Koslowitz, Nelson, Koo, Sanders Jr., Gennaro, Weprin and Greenfield (in conjunction with the Mayor)

A Local Law in relation to the naming of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. The following bridge located in the Boroughs of Manhattan and Queens is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge	Queensboro Bridge

 

§ 2. The official map of the city of New York shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of section one of this local law.

§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately.