L.L. 2003/049

Enactment date: 7/16/2003

Int. No. 193

By Council Members Liu, Addabbo, Reyna, Stewart, Moskowitz, Gonzalez, Sears and the Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum) (by request of the Mayor); also Council Member Gerson

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the liability of property owners for injuries caused by unsafe conditions on sidewalks.

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 shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to accidents occurring on or after such effective date.

L.L. 2003/052

Enactment date: 7/16/2003

Proposed Int. No. 500-A

By Council Member DeBlasio (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the charter and administrative code of the city of New York with respect to transferring functions of the department of employment and the administration for children's services to the department of social services, the department of small business services and the department of youth and community development, and to repeal chapter 73 of the charter.

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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§ 13. Any agency or officer to which is assigned by this local law any functions, powers and duties shall exercise such functions, powers and duties in continuation of their exercise by the agency or officer by which the same were heretofore exercised and shall have power to continue any business, proceeding or other matter commenced by the agency or officer by which such functions, owners and duties were heretofore exercised. Any provision in any law, rule, regulation, contract, grant or other document relating to the subject matter of such functions, powers or duties, and applicable to the agency or officer formerly exercising the same shall, so far as not inconsistent with the provisions of this local law, apply to the agency or officer to which such functions, powers and duties are assigned by this local law.

§ 14. Any rule in force on the effective date of this local law, promulgated by an agency or officer whose power to promulgate such rule is assigned by this local law to some other agency or officer shall continue in force as the rule of the agency or officer, to whom such power is assigned, and such agency or officer may hereafter duly amend, supersede, or repeal such rule.

§ 15. All records, property and equipment whatsoever of any agency, the functions, powers and duties of which are assigned to any other agency by this local law, shall be transferred and delivered to the agency to which such functions, powers and duties are so assigned.

§ 16. No existing right or remedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by reason of the adoption of this local law.

§ 17. No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, ending at the time when this local law shall take effect, brought by or against the city or any agency or officers, shall be affected or abated by the adoption of this local law or by anything herein contained; but all such actions or proceedings may be continued notwithstanding that functions, powers and duties of any agency or officer party thereto may by this local law be assigned or transferred to another agency or officer, but in that event the same may be prosecuted or defended by the head of the agency or the officer to which such functions, powers and duties have been assigned or transferred by this local law.

§ 18. Whenever by any provision of this local law functions, powers or duties are assigned to any agency or officer which have been heretofore exercised by any other agency or officer, all officers and employees in the classified city civil service who at the time that this local law shall take effect are engaged in the performance of such function, powers or duties shall be transferred to the agency to which such functions, powers or duties are assigned by this local law, without examination and without affecting existing compensation or pension or retirement rights, privileges or obligations of such officers and employees.

§ 19. Nothing contained in this local law shall affect or impair the rights or privileges of officers or employees of the city or of any agency existing at the time when this local law shall take effect and not inconsistent with the provisions of this local law in relation to the personnel, appointment, ranks, grades, tenure of office, promotion, removal, pension and retirement plans rights and any other rights or privileges of officers or employees of the city generally or officers of any agency.

§ 20. Effective date. This local law shall take effect on July 1, 2003, or as soon thereafter as a transfer of agency functions may be effectuated.

L.L. 2003/054

Enactment date: 7/16/2003

Int. No. 522

By Council Members Liu, Gonzalez, Reyna, Sears and Comrie (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to liability insurance for injuries caused by unsafe conditions on sidewalks and payments for uncompensated medical expenses in connection with such injuries.

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. This local law shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to accidents occurring on or after such effective date.

L.L. 2003/055

Enactment date: 9/4/2003

Proposed Int. No. 399-A

By Council Members Addabbo, Jr., the Speaker (Council Member Miller), Gerson, Jackson, Katz, Yassky, Gennaro, Avella, Baez, Barron, Brewer, Clarke, Comrie, Davis, Dilan, Fidler, Gentile, Jennings, Koppell, Liu, Monserrate, Nelson, Quinn, Recchia, Jr., Reed, Reyna, Sanders, Jr., Seabrook, Sears, Serrano, Stewart, Weprin, Foster, Provenzano, Vann, Boyland, Gioia, Rivera, Moskowitz, Espada, Jr., Martinez, Lopez, Felder, Gonzalez, Perkins, The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum), Oddo and Lanza; also Council Members Vallone, McMahon, DeBlasio and Gallagher

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating an adopt-a-park program.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. Due to the increased cost of maintenance and the necessity to increase revenue for the preservation of our precious parkland, particularly neighborhood parks, open space and urban forest, the Council believes it is appropriate to create a source of funding through community involvement and direct financial giving. This program is not intended to rename any park property or structure, but to provide another mechanism whereby individuals, community groups, businesses and corporations can help the city preserve its precious land and recreational programs. Through local community commitment, this program is designed to provide another avenue of assistance for all parks, from small playgrounds and greenstreets to beachfronts, pools and recreation centers. The revenue generated through this program is intended to supplement all allocations and sources of revenue for the Department of Parks and Recreation.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This law shall take effect ninety days upon its enactment into law.

L.L. 2003/056

Enactment date: 9/4/2003

Int. No. 410

By Council Members Baez, Comrie, Davis, Jennings, Koppell, Lopez, Nelson, Reed, Reyna, Seabrook, Sears, Stewart, Vann, Provenzano, Recchia, Gonzalez, Dilan, Brewer, Felder, Espada, Gennaro, The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum), Oddo, Lanza and Gallagher (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to applications for redetermination of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits where there is a permanent reduction in income.

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 shall take effect immediately and shall apply to applications for redetermination filed on or after March 23, 2003.

L.L. 2003/059

Enactment date: 10/1/2003

Int. No. 555

By Council Members Liu, Comrie, Gennaro, Koppell, Martinez, Sanders, Weprin, Sears, Gerson and Gonzalez

A Local Law in relation to the approval of a determination by the taxi and limousine commission to approve an application by A Ride For All, LLC for a license to operate a base station in the borough of Queens.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The Council finds that there is a severe lack of for-hire vehicle transportation available in the City of New York for disabled individuals using wheelchairs and motorized scooters. The fact that a disabled wheelchair or motorized scooter user cannot simply call a licensed for-hire vehicle base station and arrange for a vehicle to pick them up in a timely manner, the way a non-wheelchair or motorized scooter user can, is simply unacceptable. The Council commends the Mayoral Administration and A Ride For All, LLC for beginning to remedy this transportation inequity by licensing and establishing a new for-hire vehicle base station comprised exclusively of wheelchair-accessible vehicles. To encourage this type of public-private initiative, the Council hereby expedites the approval of A Ride For All, LLC's application for a new license to operate a base station.

While anticipating the success and growth of this particular base station and the services it will provide to the disabled community, the Council observes that this base station approval is but a first step towards making wheelchair-accessible for-hire vehicle service routinely available upon demand in the City of New York in a manner that comports with all applicable Federal, State and City laws and rules that provide for equivalent service and price to the same transportation conveyances available to the members of the public who are not disabled or use wheelchairs or scooters for medical reasons.

§ 2. The determination by the taxi and limousine commission to approve an application by A Ride For All, LLC for a license to operate a base station at 41-10 24th Street in the borough of Queens is hereby approved.

§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately.