L.L. 1996/032

Enactment date: 4/18/1996

Int. No. 742

By Council Members Robinson, Marshall, Foster and Fisher; also Council Members O'Donovan, Williams and Wooten

A Local Law in relation to a street name, George Glee Jr.'s Way, Borough of Brooklyn

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. The following street name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
George Glee Jr.'s Way	Throop Avenue	between Macon Street and Decatur Street

 

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 1996/033

Enactment date: 5/6/1996

Int. No. 765

By Council Member Berman (by the request of the Mayor)

A Local Law in relation to the date of submission by the Mayor of the proposed executive capital budget, the date of submission by the Mayor of the proposed executive expense budget and budget message, the date of submission of recommendations by the Borough Presidents regarding the Mayor's executive budget, the date of publication of a report analyzing the executive budget by the director of the independent budget office, the date by which the Council hearings pertaining to the executive budget shall conclude, the date by which if the expense budget has not been adopted, the expense budget and tax rate adopted as modified for the current fiscal year shall be deemed to have been extended for the new fiscal year until such time as a new expense budget has been adopted, the date by which if a capital budget and a capital program have not been adopted, the unutilized portion of all prior capital appropriations shall be deemed reappropriated, the dates of mayoral disapprovals of Council action and Council overrides thereof, the date of submission by the Mayor of an estimate of the probable amount of receipts, the date by which any person or organization may submit an official alternative estimate of revenues, the date by which if the Council has not fixed the tax rates for the ensuing fiscal year, the commissioner of finance shall be authorized to complete the assessment rolls using estimated rates, and related matters, relating to the fiscal year nineteen hundred ninety-seven

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. During the calendar year 1996 and in relation to the 1997 fiscal year:

   1.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 249 of the New York City Charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the Mayor shall submit a proposed executive capital budget as therein described not later than May 3, 1996.

   2.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 249 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the Mayor shall submit a proposed executive expense budget and budget message as therein described not later than May 9, 1996.

   3.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 251 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each borough president shall submit recommendations in response to the Mayor's executive budget as therein described not later than May 19, 1996.

   4.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 252 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the director of the independent budget office shall publish a report analyzing the executive budget as therein described not later than May 28, 1996.

   5.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 253 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the Council shall hold hearings on the executive budget as therein described which shall conclude by May 31, 1996.

   6.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of subdivision d of section 254 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, and subdivision b of section 1516 of such charter, as amended by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, if an expense budget has not been adopted by June 10, 1996 pursuant to subdivisions a and b of section 254, the expense budget and tax rate adopted as modified for the current fiscal year shall be deemed to have been extended for the new fiscal year until such time as a new expense budget has been adopted.

   7.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of subdivision e of section 254 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, if a capital budget and a capital program have not been adopted by June 10, 1996 pursuant to subdivisions a and b of such section, the unutilized portion of all prior capital appropriations shall be deemed reappropriated.

   8.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of subdivision a of section 255 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the Mayor may make any disapproval provided for therein no later than four days following the adoption of an expense budget, capital budget and capital program and, notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of subdivision b of such section, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the Council may override any such disapproval provided for therein no later than eight days following any such disapproval.

   9.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of subdivision a section 1515 of such charter, as amended by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the Mayor shall pursuant to such subdivision prepare and submit to the Council an estimate of the probable amount of receipts as therein described not later than June 10, 1996.

   10.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of subdivision d of section 1515 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, any person or organization may submit an official alternative estimate of revenues as described therein at any time prior to June 3, 1996.

   11.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of subdivision a of section 1516-a of such charter, as amended by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, if the Council has not fixed the tax rates for the ensuing fiscal year on or before June 10, 1996, the commissioner of finance shall be authorized to complete the assessment rolls using estimated rates and to collect the sums therein mentioned according to law. The estimated rates shall equal the tax rates for the current fiscal year.

   12.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of subdivision b of section 1516-a of such charter, as amended by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, if, subsequent to June 10, 1996, the Council shall, pursuant to section 1516 of such charter, fix the tax rates for the ensuing fiscal year at percentages differing from the estimated rates, real estate tax payments shall nevertheless be payable in accordance with subdivision a of section 1516-a of such charter at the estimated rates, where the commissioner of finance has exercised the authority granted by subdivision a of section 1516-a of such charter to complete the assessment rolls using estimated rates and to collect the sums therein mentioned according to law. However, in such event, prior to the first day of January in such fiscal year, the commissioner of finance shall cause the completed assessment rolls to be revised to reflect the tax rates fixed by the Council pursuant to section 1516 of such charter, and an amended bill for the installment or installments for such fiscal year due and payable on or after the first day of January shall be submitted to each taxpayer in which whatever adjustment may be required as a result of the estimated bill previously submitted to the taxpayer shall be reflected.

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 1996/035

Enactment date: 5/14/1996

Int. No. 769

By the Speaker (Council Member Vallone) and Council Members Leffler, Weiner, Williams, Berman, Cruz, Dear, Malave-Dilan, Eisland, Fisher, Harrison, Koslowitz, O'Donovan, Povman, Rivera, Robles, Spigner, Warden, White, Wooten and Stabile (in conjunction with the Mayor); also Council Members Foster and Abel

A Local Law in relation to the distribution of fire department street alarm boxes

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent. Pursuant to Local Law 73 for the year 1995, the Council authorized the Fire Department to conduct a limited pilot program for the deactivation of street alarm boxes, commencing in October 1995. That pilot project ended in December 1995, and the Fire Department subsequently submitted to the Mayor and the Council a final report on the results of the pilot program in accordance with the requirements of Local Law 73.

In consultation with .the Council, the Fire Department has submitted a new proposal, the "False Alarm Reduction Program," pursuant to which the Fire Department will retain, at a minimum, in excess of 10,000 street alarm boxes throughout the city. All of these boxes would be two-way voice communication alarm boxes. Under this plan, the ERS boxes would be distributed so that there will be equivalent coverage throughout the city. In addition, the plan calls for the maintenance of the alarm boxes located in schools, public buildings and hospitals and the Police Department cellular boxes located on highways and in parks.

Pursuant to the False Alarm Reduction Program, the Department will conduct public education programs to increase awareness of the danger of false alarms and the proper method of using telephone and street alarm boxes to report emergencies. The program also calls for a joint effort by the Fire Department and the Police Department aimed at identifying alarm boxes that are chronically abused for making false alarms. This joint enforcement effort will include detection and apprehension programs to address the false alarm problem.

With the adoption of this local law, and the approval of the plan contained in the Fire Department's False Alarm Reduction Program, it is the Council's intention to reduce the number of false alarms made through alarm boxes, while providing an improved method of reporting fires and other emergencies through the two-way voice communication boxes, by insuring the maintenance of a fixed number of alarm boxes throughout the city.

§ 2. Except as provided by this local law and the provisions of the proposal of the fire department entitled "False Alarm Reduction Program", dated April 23, 1996, no fire department street alarm box shall be permanently removed, deactivated or otherwise rendered unusable for the purpose of summoning the fire department and other emergency services, nor any administrative action related thereto taken, unless the city council shall have authorized such removal, deactivation or other measure by means of appropriate legislative action.

§ 3. Pursuant to the provisions of local law 73 for the year 1995, the council hereby authorizes the fire department to remove those street alarm boxes that are activated by pulling a lever, known as "BARS alarm boxes", and to distribute the remaining street alarm boxes (which provide a voice intercom and are known as "ERS alarm boxes") substantially to appropriate locations at which street alarm boxes were placed as of September first, nineteen hundred ninety-five, so that, to the extent practicable, the distance of the remaining street alarm boxes from each other is generally no more than one thousand feet, measured along publicly accessible routes, in accordance with the provisions set forth in the proposal of the fire department entitled "False Alarm Reduction Program", dated April 23, 1996 and presented to the council.

§ 4. The minimum number of alarm boxes throughout the city shall remain fixed at that number established in the "False Alarm Reduction Program", dated April 23, 1996. Provided, however, that nothing contained in this local law shall preclude the fire department from increasing the number of street alarm boxes within appropriations therefor, nor from relocating alarm boxes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the "False Alarm Reduction Program", dated April 23, 1996.

§ 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this local law, the fire department may: (i) temporarily remove street alarm boxes for repair, road maintenance or other routine governmental operations; or (ii) replace street alarm boxes with upgraded communication technology intended to improve public safety; or (iii) alter or enhance street alarm boxes with such technology. The fire department shall not remove a street alarm box pursuant to the preceding sentence for the purpose of replacing such box with a public pay telephone.

§ 6. The fire department shall conduct appropriate public education programs to increase awareness of the dangers of false alarms and the proper method of using telephones and street alarm boxes to report fires and other emergencies.

§ 7. This local law shall take effect immediately.