L.L. 2024/095

Enactment date: 10/12/2024

Int. No. 833-A

By the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) and Council Members Louis, Brewer, Restler, Farías, Williams, Cabán, Hanif, Yeger, Ossé, Sanchez, Narcisse, Rivera, Bottcher, Won, Holden, Hudson, Joseph and Mealy

A Local Law in relation to requiring the installation and maintenance of an informational sign at the intersection of Wall and Pearl Streets in Manhattan to mark the site of New York’s first slave market

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. The department of transportation shall facilitate the installation and maintenance of an informational sign to memorialize the site of New York’s first slave market at the intersection of Wall Street and Pearl Street in Manhattan. The sign shall bear an inscription that identifies the site as New York’s first slave market and the year of its founding, and describes: the role of the slave market in the city’s economy; the role of the city’s government in establishing the market; and the use of the market in the sale of African and Indigenous American persons. The sign shall be placed at the site described herein within 250 days of the effective date of this local law.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

L.L. 2024/099

Enactment date: 10/26/2024

Int. No. 353-A

By Council Members Nurse, Gennaro, De La Rosa, Avilés, Sanchez, Menin, Joseph, Restler, Schulman, Won, Brannan, Brewer, Hanif, Ung, Louis, Krishnan, Narcisse, Ayala, Bottcher, Marte, Salaam, Abreu, Ossé, Yeger, Gutiérrez, Powers, Hudson, Rivera, Cabán, Lee, Feliz, Farías, Holden, Banks, Zhuang, Riley, Williams, Mealy, Dinowitz, Brooks-Powers, Stevens, Moya, Salamanca, Hanks, Marmorato, Ariola and the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) (in conjunction with the Brooklyn and Manhattan Borough Presidents)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the installation of solar photovoltaic systems on city-owned property

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 45 days after becoming law, provided that the information required to be reported by subdivision d, paragraph 4 of subdivision f, subparagraph (g) of paragraph 7 of subdivision f, and subdivision g of section 4-207.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section one of this local law, shall only be required to be included in the report required by subdivision f of such section 4-207.1 that is due September 1, 2026 and thereafter.

L.L. 2024/101

Enactment date: 10/26/2024

Int. No. 736-A

By Council Members Abreu, Yeger, Gennaro, Holden, Feliz, Louis, Brewer, Krishnan, Marte, Farías, Avilés, Menin, Ayala, Sanchez, Narcisse, Banks, Powers, Cabán, Schulman, Salaam, Rivera, Won, Hanks, Ossé, Williams, Salamanca, Nurse, Ung, Brannan, Joseph, Bottcher, Hudson, Gutiérrez, Restler, De La Rosa, Hanif, Riley, Moya, Dinowitz, Mealy, Vernikov, Paladino and the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams)

A Local Law in relation to establishing a rat contraceptive pilot program

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Rat contraceptive pilot program.

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

      Department. The term “department” means the department of health and mental hygiene.

      Rat contraceptive. The term “rat contraceptive” means an agent offered for sale that includes a representation that such agent promotes the reduction of reproductive capacity in rats.

      Rat mitigation zone. The term “rat mitigation zone” means a zone designated pursuant to section 17-133.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

      Rat signs. The term “rat signs” means the observable and measurable indicators, established in consultation with at least 1 expert in rodent control, used by the department of health and mental hygiene to determine the presence of rats, including but not limited to burrows, rub marks, runways, tracks, gnaw marks, droppings, and the presence of live rats.

   b.   Pilot program. The department, in consultation with the department of sanitation and at least 1 expert in rodent control, shall establish a pilot program to deploy rat contraceptives and, as appropriate, any other technology recommended by at least 1 expert in rodent control to reduce the rat population. Such program shall involve the following:

      1.   The pilot program shall be installed in areas to be designated by the department, provided that each area: (i) include buildings a majority of which are residential; (ii) include buildings a majority of which are required to set out waste in receptacles pursuant to rules promulgated by the department of sanitation; and (iii) be located within a rat mitigation zone. There shall be at least 2 pilot program areas, each of which shall cover at least 10 city blocks in surface area;

      2.   The department shall designate at least 1 pilot program comparison area that includes building types similar to those included in the pilot program areas, and shall make reasonable efforts to implement similar mitigation efforts, other than the deployment of rat contraceptive, across the pilot program areas and the pilot program comparison area or areas to allow for a controlled comparison;

      3.   The department shall deploy rat contraceptive at locations in the pilot program areas determined in consultation with the department of sanitation; and

      4.   For no less than 12 months immediately after the deployment of the rat contraceptive, the department shall perform monthly inspections of each pilot program area and each pilot program comparison area and shall tally all rat signs observed in each area, disaggregated by type of rat sign. During such monthly inspections of the pilot program areas, the department shall track the amount of rat contraceptive in each rat contraceptive dispenser. Any data provided by a vendor that supplies the department with rat contraceptive or other technology for the pilot program pursuant to this section shall be verified by an independent entity.

   c.   Implementation. The pilot program established pursuant to subdivision b of this section shall commence no later than 180 days after the effective date of this local law. The duration of the pilot program established pursuant to subdivision b of this section shall be no less than 12 months. Prior to the end of the pilot program, the department shall develop a plan for the safe removal of rat contraceptive from the pilot program areas to minimize, to the extent practicable, any increase in the rat population and any impact on residents living in such areas.

   d.   Report. No later than 180 days after the end of the pilot program established pursuant to this section, the commissioner of health and mental hygiene, in consultation with the commissioner of sanitation and at least 1 expert in rodent control, shall prepare and submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a report regarding the outcomes of such pilot program and inspections during the period of such program. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information:

      1.   The cost of such program;

      2.   A description of market research performed by the department prior to its selection of a vendor to supply rat contraceptive or other technology for such program;

      3.   Any challenges experienced by the department and department of sanitation during the implementation of such program;

      4.   A description of any harm to non-target species caused by such program, if such information is available;

      5.   Any opportunities identified by the department to reduce its use of rodenticides that are not rat contraceptives;

      6.   A description of resources needed by the department to deploy rat contraceptives in place of rodenticides that are not rat contraceptives;

      7.   A table in which each separate row references a unique pilot program area or pilot program comparison area. Each such row shall include the following information, as well as any additional information the commissioner of health and mental hygiene deems appropriate, set forth in separate columns:

         (a)   A unique identification code for the area;

         (b)   Whether the area is a pilot program area or pilot program comparison area;

         (c)   The location of such area; and

         (d)   A description of the building classes present in such area;

      8.   A table listing all rat inspections conducted in the pilot program areas and pilot program comparison area or areas in which each separate row corresponds to a unique inspection, including the inspections required by subdivision b and any regular inspections conducted by the department. Each such row shall include the following information, as well as any additional information deemed relevant by the commissioner of health and mental hygiene in consultation with at least 1 expert in rodent control, set forth in separate columns:

         (a)   A unique identification code for the inspection;

         (b)   The date of such inspection;

         (c)   The borough, block, and lot number inspected;

         (d)   The location of such inspection, described as longitude and latitude; and

         (e)   The tally of all rat signs observed during such inspection, disaggregated by type of rat sign;

      9.   A description of the process used by the department to maintain rat contraceptive dispensers;

      10.   A description of the factors used to determine the placement of rat contraceptive dispensers in the pilot program areas, and if any changes were made to such placements, a description of the reasons for each such change;

      11.   The frequency with which the department refilled the rat contraceptive dispensers with rat contraceptive;

      12.   The volume or weight of rat contraceptive loaded into the rat contraceptive dispensers; and

      13.   A table listing the interventions performed in the pilot program areas and pilot program comparison area or areas in which each separate row corresponds to a unique intervention, including the application of rat contraceptive, any change in sanitation procedures, and any other rat mitigation interventions. Each such row shall include the following information as well as any additional information the commissioner of health and mental hygiene deems appropriate, set forth in separate columns:

         (a)   A unique identification code for the intervention;

         (b)   A description of the intervention, including whether it is an application of rat contraceptive, a change in sanitation procedures, or any other rat mitigation intervention;

         (c)   The dates of such intervention;

         (d)   The borough, block, and lot number where such intervention was performed; and

         (e)   The location of such intervention, described as longitude and latitude.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

L.L. 2024/103

Enactment date: 10/26/2024

Int. No. 890-A

By Council Members Lee, Restler, Brannan, Ung, Gutiérrez, Farías, Hanif, Narcisse, Schulman, Hudson, Ayala, Sanchez, Cabán, Won, Bottcher, Louis, Yeger, Rivera and Mealy

A Local Law in relation to implementing a pilot program to establish postpartum support groups

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Postpartum support group pilot program.

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

      Agency. The term “agency” has the same meaning as set forth in section 1-112 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

      Commissioner. The term “commissioner” means the commissioner of health and mental hygiene.

      Department. The term “department” means the department of health and mental hygiene.

      Postpartum support group. The term “postpartum support group” means a group of postpartum individuals who meet virtually or in-person.

   b.   Program established. The commissioner shall coordinate with any agency or any community-based organization the commissioner deems appropriate to implement a pilot program to establish postpartum support groups. Such groups shall:

      1.   Involve professionally facilitated meetings focused on the mental health of postpartum individuals, that include, at a minimum, access to peer support;

      2.   Make available to such individuals, at a minimum, educational materials on postpartum mental health, resources and techniques for addressing postpartum stressors, and resources regarding home visiting support, lactation consultants, obstetricians, and gynecologists;

      3.   Incorporate, as deemed appropriate by the commissioner, best practices with respect to maternal mental health that are identified in the most recent report issued by the task force on maternal mental health within the federal department of health and human services pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection (c) and subsection (e) of section 1113 of the consolidated appropriations act of 2023; and

      4.   Each serve a number of postpartum individuals as determined by the commissioner.

   c.    Postpartum support group locations. In implementing the pilot program required by subdivision b of this section, the commissioner shall establish:

      1.   At least 1 postpartum support group in each borough;

      2.   At least 1 postpartum support group in each of the 3 community districts with the highest rates of postpartum mental health issues, as identified by the commissioner; and

      3.   At least 1 postpartum support group in each of the 3 community districts facing the greatest community and geographic impacts due to factors including structural racism, high poverty rates, limited access to healthcare services, social determinants of poor mental health, and other factors the department deems relevant.

   d.   Implementation. The pilot program established by subdivision b of this section shall commence no later than 180 days after the effective date of this local law and shall be in effect for 3 years.

   e.   Informational materials.

      1.   The commissioner shall create materials in the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101 of the administrative code of the city of New York that provide information regarding the pilot program established by subdivision b of this section, including but not limited to:

         (a)   The types of resources provided through the postpartum support groups;

         (b)   The meeting locations of such groups; and

         (c)   The telephone number or other contact information for the department.

      2.   No later than 180 days after the effective date of this local law, the commissioner shall:

         (a)    Make such materials available to healthcare providers for dissemination to postpartum individuals; and

         (b)   Post such materials on the department’s website.

   f.   Report.

      1.   No later than 1 year after the end of the pilot program established by subdivision b of this section, the commissioner shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post on the department’s website a report on such program. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

         (a)   The number of postpartum individuals who were served through such program;

         (b)   The number of individuals who facilitated meetings of the postpartum support groups established through such program;

         (c)   The community districts the postpartum support groups were placed in as identified by the commissioner as required by paragraph 2 of subdivision c of this section;

         (d)   The community districts the postpartum support groups were placed in as identified by the commissioner as required by paragraph 3 of subdivision c of this section;

         (e)   Whether the commissioner established a postpartum support group in each borough and in certain community districts as required by subdivision c of this section, and if not, the reasons why;

         (f)   Any challenges with maintaining such program;

         (g)   Any recommendations for increasing access to mental health resources for postpartum individuals; and

         (h)   Recommendations as to whether to establish a permanent postpartum support group program and whether and how to expand such program.

      2.   Such report shall also include a table with a separate row for each postpartum support group, indicated by a unique identification number. Each such row shall include the following information, set forth in separate columns:

         (a)   Such unique identification number;

         (b)   The borough in which the postpartum support group was established;

         (c)   The community district in which such group was established;

         (d)   The number of postpartum individuals who were served through such group;

         (e)   The number of individuals who facilitated the meetings of such group; and

         (f)   The most common meeting location of such group.

      3.   All data in such report shall be reported in a machine-readable format.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.