L.L. 2024/068

Enactment date: 6/22/2024

Int. No. 134-A

By Council Members Brooks-Powers, Hudson, Williams, Louis, Farías, Rivera, Gennaro, Ariola and the Speaker (Council Member Adams) (in conjunction with the Queens Borough President)

A Local Law in relation to requiring regular reports on the redevelopment plans at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. For the purposes of this local law, the following terms have the following meanings:

   “Community benefits package” means the community benefits package tied to the redevelopment plan and announced by the mayor’s office in February 2021 that includes requirements for workforce development, community hiring, business development, education programs and environmental sustainability.

   "Commissioner” has the same meaning as such term is defined in section 22-821 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

   “Contracted entity” has the same meaning as such term is defined in section 22-821 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

   “Covered contract” has the same meaning as such term is defined in section 22-821 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

   “Port Authority” means the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

   “Redevelopment plan” means the John F. Kennedy International Airport redevelopment program that implements the “A Vision Plan for John F. Kennedy International Airport” report submitted to the governor of New York by the airport advisory panel on January 4, 2017, and described at https://www.anewjfk.com/.

§ 2. In each covered contract executed on or after the effective date of this section, the commissioner shall require that, no later than February 1 of each year, the contracted entity submit to the speaker of the city council, the queens borough president, and the council member for the district that includes John F. Kennedy International Airport a report on the progress of the redevelopment plan and any related community benefits package. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, the information described below to the extent it is known to the contracted entity. Such report may include such information by providing a reference to a publicly available source, where applicable. Where such information is not known to the contracted entity, such entity shall make reasonable efforts to obtain such information, and describe such efforts in the report.

   1.   The progress made to date on the redevelopment plan and any changes made to the scope, timeline or budget of the redevelopment plan, if any.

   2.   Actions taken by the Port Authority pursuant to its agreement with the city, for which the contracted entity is the lease administrator, related to the redevelopment plan and any community benefits package known to the contracted entity, including:

      (a)   any property acquisitions or transfers;

      (b)   any contracts awarded to minority- and women-owned business enterprises and local business enterprises;

      (c)   any applications or awards for permits or variances;

      (d)   the establishment of any advisory boards or committees; and

      (e)   any other relevant policies enacted, financing arrangements made, or other procedural actions taken related to the redevelopment plan.

   3.   Any other information the contracted entity determines may be relevant regarding the redevelopment plan, community benefits package, or associated actions of the Port Authority.

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately and is deemed repealed upon the submission of the next report required by section two of this local law after the completion of the redevelopment plan, upon which submission the contracted entity shall notify the corporation counsel, who shall notify the New York state legislative bill drafting commission, in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective database of the laws of the city of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 70-b of the public officers law, and the corporation counsel shall notify relevant publishers in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 7-111 of the administrative code, provided that failure to provide the notifications described in this section shall not affect the effective date of any section of this local law.

L.L. 2024/069

Enactment date: 6/22/2024

Int. No. 135-A

By Council Members Brooks-Powers, Hanif, Hudson, Louis, Schulman, Farías and Rivera

A Local Law in relation to a study on structural loadbearing capacity of parking garages

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1.

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

      Department. The term “department” means the department of buildings.

      Parking garage. The term “parking garage” means a structure or portion of a structure, other than a private garage or carport, used for the parking or storage of motor vehicles.

   b.   Loadbearing capacity study. The department, in collaboration with any other office or agency, shall study and report on the structural loadbearing capacity of parking garages, for the purpose of evaluating the efficacy of existing loadbearing capacity limits. No later than 1 year after the effective date of this local law, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and shall post conspicuously on the department’s website, a report on the findings of this study, including any recommendations based on such findings. Such study and report shall include, to the extent practicable and based on a sampling and analysis of available information for a limited population of parking garages of varying ages and construction types, an assessment of the impact of the following factors on a parking garage’s loadbearing capacity:

      1.   The age of the material components of the parking garage;

      2.   The effect of exposure to environmental conditions, such as extreme temperature, fire, frost, and moisture;

      3.   The parking garage’s history of alterations, maintenance, and repairs;

      4.   The condition of the construction materials in the parking garage, including, but not limited to, the presence of any loose concrete in danger of falling, ceiling slab cracks, missing concrete covering steel beams, and defective concrete;

      5.   The frequency with which the parking garage is at or exceeds capacity;

      6.   The size of the parking garage, including the thickness and the height of the walls and supporting structures;

      7.   The type of material or materials used for loadbearing elements of the parking garage as it relates to its compressive strength, resistance to forces, bending, and vibration;

      8.   The structural design of the parking garage, for example, the shape of the structure or if the parking garage is braced;

      9.    The impact of increasing weights of individual vehicles, particularly electric vehicles, as well as charging stations and equipment; and

      10.   Any other information relevant to assessing the loadbearing capacity and safety of parking garages.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

L.L. 2024/073

Enactment date: 7/6/2024

Int. No. 84-A

By Council Members Rivera, Avilés, Louis, Gutiérrez, Hudson, Schulman, Sanchez, Gennaro, Cabán, Salaam, Banks, Ayala, Hanif, Won, Nurse, Krishnan and Riley

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a workforce survey of migrants, including recent arrivals and asylum seekers, and to repeal such amendments upon the expiration thereof

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 takes effect 30 days after it becomes law, and expires and is deemed repealed on the later of: (1) December 30, 2029; (2) the expiration of the state of emergency relating to the arrival of asylum seekers declared pursuant to emergency executive order number 224, dated October 7, 2022, as subsequently amended and extended; or (3) the expiration of the state disaster emergency relating to the arrival of asylum seekers and migrants declared by the governor in executive order number 28, dated May 9, 2023, as subsequently amended and extended.

L.L. 2024/074

Enactment date: 7/6/2024

Int. No. 85-A

By Council Members Rivera, Avilés, Gutiérrez, Schulman, Sanchez, Louis, Gennaro, Cabán, Salaam, Hudson, Banks, Ayala, Hanif, Won, Nurse and Krishnan

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a health survey of migrants, including recent arrivals and asylum seekers, and to repeal such amendments upon the expiration thereof

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 takes effect 30 days after it becomes law, and expires and is deemed repealed on the later of: (1) December 30, 2029; (2) the expiration of the state of emergency relating to the arrival of asylum seekers declared pursuant to emergency executive order number 224, dated October 7, 2022, as subsequently amended and extended; or (3) the expiration of the state disaster emergency relating to the arrival of asylum seekers and migrants declared by the governor in executive order number 28, dated May 9, 2023, as subsequently amended and extended.