L.L. 1995/016

Enactment date: 2/3/1995

Int. No. 502

By Council Members Berman and Pagan (by the request of the Mayor) (Passed Under a message of necessity from the Mayor)

A Local Law in relation to the date of submission of the mayor's preliminary management report, the date of issuance by the mayor of the preliminary statement as to maximum debt incurred for capital projects, the date of submission of the preliminary budget, the date for hearings and comment pertaining thereto, the date of issuance by the commissioner of finance of an estimate of assessed valuation of real property and statement of real property taxes due, expected to be received, and uncollected, the date of submission of the mayor's tax benefit report, the date of submission of the comptroller's statement of debt service, the date of submission of the borough presidents proposed modification of the preliminary budget, the date of submission of the operating budget of the Council, and the date of submission of the Mayor's final strategic policy statement, relating to the fiscal year nineteen hundred ninety-six

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. During the calendar year 1995 and in relation to the 1996 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 28, 1995 and the council shall conduct public hearings on such report prior to April 22, 1995 and submit to the mayor and make public not later than April 22, 1995 a report or reports of findings and recommendations.

   2.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 235 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section issue and publish a preliminary statement as to the maximum amount of debt and reserves as therein described not later than February 14, 1995.

   3.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 236 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a preliminary budget as therein described not later than February 14, 1995.

   4.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 238 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each community board shall pursuant to such section submit such statement as therein described not later than March 14, 1995.

   5.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 239 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the commissioner of finance shall pursuant to such section submit such estimate and certified statement as therein described not later than February 28, 1995.

   6.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent statement of section 240 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit such tax benefit report as therein described not later than February 28, 1995.

   7.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 241 of such 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 and recommendations as therein described not later than March 14, 1995.

   8.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 242 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the comptroller shall pursuant to such section submit such certified statement as therein described not later than March 15, 1995.

   9.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 243 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the council shall pursuant to such section approve and submit to the mayor detailed itemized estimates of the financial needs of the council for the ensuing fiscal year not later than March 23, 1995.

   10.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 245 of such charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each borough president shall pursuant to such section submit such proposed modifications of the preliminary budget as therein described not later than March 30, 1995.

   11.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 247 of such 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 March 30, 1995.

   12.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 17 of the charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the Mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a final strategic policy statement as therein described not later than March 1, 1995.

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in effect as of January 1, 1995.

L.L. 1995/017

Enactment date: 2/21/1995

Int. No. 465-B

By Council Members Spigner, Pagan, Rosado, Malave-Dilan, Ognibene, Linares, Williams and Michels; also Council Members Eisland, Harrison, Leffler, Marshall, McCaffrey, Pinkett, Rivera, White and Stabile

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the design and construction of buildings, structures and portions thereof to resist the effects of earthquakes

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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§ 18. This local law shall take effect one year after it shall have been enacted into law and shall apply to all buildings for which an application for the approval of plans for the construction of such building has been filed with the department of buildings on or after the effective date of this local law.

L.L. 1995/018

Enactment date: 3/6/1995

Int. No. 426

By Council Members Linares and Robinson; also Council Members Robles and O'Donovan

A Local Law in relation to a street name, Henry Rivera Place, Borough of Manhattan

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
Henry Rivera Place	West 225th Street	between Adrian Avenue and Jacobus Place

 

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 1995/019

Enactment date: 3/6/1995

Int. No. 498

By Council Members Powell IV, Fisher, Linares and Robinson; also Council Members Foster, Koslowitz, Leffler, Marshall, Michels, Rivera, Robles, Ruiz, White, Williams, Wooten, Eisland, Lasher and O'Donovan

A Local Law in relation to a street name, Duke Ellington Circle, Borough of Manhattan

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
Duke Ellington Circle	Frawley Circle	an existing circle located at the intersection of Central Park North, E. 110th Street and Fifth Avenue

 

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 1995/020

Enactment date: 3/21/1995

Int. No. 484-A

By Council Members Leffler, Eisland, Henry, Pagan, Fossella, Stabile, Fusco, Michels, Malave-Dilan, Fisher, Lasher, Marshall, Pinkett, Povman and Spigner; also Council Members Albanese, DiBrienza, Foster, Harrison, Koslowitz, McCabe, McCaffrey, Rivera, White, Williams, Rosado, Weiner and Robinson

A Local Law in relation to requiring the submission to the city council of a comprehensive proposal for the removal or deactivation of fire department street alarm boxes

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. No fire department street alarm box shall be removed, deactivated or otherwise rendered unusable for the purpose of summoning the fire department, nor any administrative action related thereto taken, other than studies and planning, unless (a) the mayor, within three months of the effective date of this local law, shall have prepared and submitted to the city council a comprehensive proposal setting forth the details of any such proposed removal or deactivation; and (b) the city council shall have approved the proposal pursuant to section three of this local law.

§ 2. Such proposal shall include, but need not be limited to:

   1.   a specific analysis of the effect on the public's ability to notify the fire department of a fire or other emergency resulting from the widespread removal or deactivation of street alarm boxes;

   2.   a detailed review of the availability of functioning public telephones, broken down by councilmanic district;

   3.   a review of the results of eliminating street alarm boxes in other urban areas, particularly with regard to the number of emergency calls, response times and loss of life and property damage resulting from fire;

   4.   a detailed analysis of the annual financial costs and/or gains to the city resulting from the removal or deactivation of the street alarm boxes;

   5.   a detailed analysis of the one-time financial costs to the city of the removal or deactivation of the street alarm boxes; and

   6.   a specific timetable for the removal or deactivation of street alarm boxes.

§ 3. Within sixty days after the first stated meeting of the council following the receipt of the removal proposal, the council may approve or reject such proposal by means of any appropriate legislative action. If the council rejects the proposal, the mayor may, in his or her discretion submit an amended proposal. The council shall approve or reject such amended proposal within sixty days after the first stated meeting of the council following its receipt. In the event the council fails to act with respect to the original proposal or the amended proposal within such sixty day period; the removal proposal shall take effect in accordance with its terms.

§ 4. This local law shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect as of January 1, 1995.