L.L. 2024/121

Enactment date: 12/13/2024

Int. No. 1088-A

By The Speaker (Council Member Adams) and Council Members Restler, Farías, Williams, Gennaro, Hanif, Brooks-Powers, Brewer, Avilés, Cabán, Brannan, Dinowitz, Rivera, Ung and Hudson

A Local Law in relation to establishing a charter revision commission to draft a new or revised city charter

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. There is hereby established a commission to draft a new or revised charter for the city of New York.

§ 2. Composition of the commission.

   a.   The commission shall consist of up to 17 members to be appointed as follows:

      1.   nine members appointed by the speaker of the city council;

      2.   one member appointed by the mayor;

      3.   one member appointed by each borough president;

      4.   one member appointed by the public advocate; and

      5.   one member appointed by the comptroller.

   b.   The speaker of the city council shall appoint from among the membership a chairperson.

   c.   All appointments to the commission shall be made within 30 days of the effective date of this local law, after which time any unused appointment authority granted by subdivision a of this section is forfeited. Any vacancy in the membership of the commission occurring after such date shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

   d.   No member of the commission may be removed except for cause by the appointing authority that appointed such member.

   e.   No commission member may be a registered lobbyist as that term is defined in subdivision (a) of section 3-211 of the administrative code of the city of New York. Any person other than such a lobbyist who has business dealings with the city, as that term is defined in subdivision 18 of section 3-702 of the administrative code of the city of New York, may serve as a commission member only after approval by the conflicts of interest board and only subject to such restrictions or limitations on their duties and responsibilities for the commission as the conflicts of interest board may require.

   f.   No person is disqualified to serve as a commission member by reason of holding any other public office or employment, nor shall they forfeit any such office or employment by reason of their appointment hereunder, notwithstanding the provisions of any law.

   g.   Commission members shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.

   h.   The terms of office of the commission members expire on the day of the election at which the proposed new or revised charter prepared by the commission is submitted to the qualified electors of the city, or on the day of the second general election following the date of the effective date of this local law if no such questions have been submitted by that time.

§ 3. Commission mandate and powers.

   a.   The commission shall review the entire charter and prepare a draft of a proposed new or revised charter.

   b.   The commission shall conduct not less than one public hearing in each of the five boroughs of the city and shall conduct an extensive outreach campaign that solicits ideas and recommendations from a wide variety of civic and community leaders, and which encourages the public to participate in such hearings. The commission shall maintain a website that includes its public hearing agendas and transcripts, as well as webcasts of its public hearings.

   c.   The commission shall have power to conduct private hearings, take testimony, subpoena witnesses, and require the production of books, papers, and records.

   d.   The city shall make appropriations for the support of the commission and the commission may accept any services, facilities, or funds and use or expend the same for its purposes. In addition, the city shall have the power, on the request of the commission, to appropriate to such commission such sum or sums as shall be necessary to defray its expenses.

   e.   The commission shall appoint and may at pleasure remove such employees and consultants as it shall require and fix their compensation.

   f.   No commission employee or consultant may be a registered lobbyist as that term is defined in subdivision (a) of section 3-211 of the administrative code of the city of New York. Any person other than such a lobbyist who is a person doing business with the city, as that term is defined in subdivision 18 of section 3-702.18* of the administrative code of the city of New York, may serve as a commission employee or consultant only after approval by the conflicts of interest board and only subject to such restrictions or limitations on their duties and responsibilities for the commission as the conflicts of interest board may require.

* Editor's note: As set forth in L.L. 2024/121.

   g.   No person is disqualified to serve as a commission employee or consultant by reason of holding any other public office or employment, nor shall they forfeit any such office or employment by reason of their appointment hereunder, notwithstanding the provisions of any law.

   h.   The commission shall be considered an agency for the purposes of article 6 of the public officers law.

§ 4. Submission of recommendation for voter approval.

   a.   The commission may require that its proposed charter be submitted in two or more parts so arranged that corresponding parts of the existing charter shall remain in effect if one or more of such parts are not adopted, or may in lieu of a new charter submit a revision of the existing charter in one or more amendments and may also submit alternative charters or amendments or alternative provisions to supersede designated portions of a proposed charter or amendment if adopted.

   b.   The commission may submit its proposed new or revised charter to the electors of the city at a general or special election, and shall complete and file in the office of the city clerk its proposed new or revised charter in time for submission to the electors not later than the second general election after the date of the effective date of this local law.

§ 5. Severability. If any provision of this local law, or any amendments thereto, shall be held invalid or ineffective in whole or in part, or inapplicable to any person or situation, such holding shall not affect, impair or invalidate any portion of or the remainder of this local law, and all other provisions thereof shall nevertheless be separately and fully effective and the application of any such provision to other persons or situation shall not be affected.

§ 6. Effective date. This local law takes effect immediately.

L.L. 2024/128

Enactment date: 12/21/2024

Int. No. 436-A

By Council Members Sanchez, Farías, Cabán, Louis, Salaam, Marte, Restler, Powers, Gutiérrez, Hudson and Nurse (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the electrical code and local law 55 for the year 2024, in relation to electric vehicle supply equipment in open parking lots and parking garages, and repealing chapter 3 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York in relation thereto

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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§ 26. The introductory paragraph of section 5 of local law number 55 for the year 2024 is amended to read as follows:

Electrical vehicle charging station report. No later than [ 2 years after effective date of this local law ] June 30, 2026, the commissioner of transportation, in consultation with the director of city planning, the commissioner of buildings, the commissioner of housing preservation and development, the commissioner of citywide administrative services, and the commissioner of consumer and worker protection, shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post on its website a report on off-street parking spaces in parking garages or open parking lots in the city that are not subject to regulation by the department of consumer and worker protection, including but not limited to:

§ 27. Licenses issued prior to the effective date of this local law in accordance with chapter 3 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York, repealed by section 1 of this local law, shall remain in effect in accordance with their terms until they expire or are otherwise revoked or suspended by the department. Renewals of such licenses shall be in accordance with chapter 4 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by this local law.

§ 28. Nothing in this local law is intended to affect, alter, or amend the jurisdiction of the board of standards and appeals relating to electrical work, the New York city electrical code, or decisions of the commissioner of buildings with respect to matters relating to electrical work.

§ 29. This local law takes effect 1 year after it becomes law and applies to work performed pursuant to applications for construction document approval filed on and after such effective date, except that:

   (i)   at the option of an owner, the technical requirements of the New York city electrical code, added by section 25 of this local law, may apply to applications that are filed prior to such effective date for electrical work with respect to the construction of new buildings;

   (ii)   at the option of an owner, the technical requirements of the New York city electrical code, added by section 25 of this local law, may apply to applications that are filed not more than 120 days prior to such effective date for electrical work in existing buildings; and

   (iii)   the commissioner of buildings may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date.

L.L. 2024/131

Enactment date: 12/21/2024

Int. No. 981-A

By Council Members Brewer, Powers, Brooks-Powers, Restler, Ung, Hanif, Brannan, Schulman, Louis, Holden, Ossé, Narcisse, Hudson, Farías, Feliz, Gennaro, Gutiérrez, Joseph, Dinowitz, Mealy and Carr

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on enforcement of unlicensed sellers of cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, tobacco products and illicit cannabis

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. Section 3 of local law number 107 for the year 2023 is amended to read as follows:

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed on January 15, 2026.

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately, provided that the amendments to section 7-517 of the administrative code of the city of New York made by section one of this local law shall not affect the expiration of such section pursuant to section 3 of local law 107 for the year 2023, as amended by section two of this local law, and such amendments shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.

L.L. 2024/134

Enactment date: 12/21/2024

Int. No. 1053-A

By Council Members Hudson, Louis, Gutiérrez, Restler, Ossé, Riley, Schulman, Narcisse, Farías, Williams, Krishnan, Joseph, Stevens, Won, Brannan, Mealy, Zhuang, Cabán, Hanif and Dinowitz

A Local Law in relation to a study and report on the feasibility of creating older adult information points

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 for the aging.

      Naturally occurring retirement community. The term "naturally occurring retirement community" has the same meaning as set forth in section 209 of the elder law.

      Neighborhood naturally occurring retirement community. The term “neighborhood naturally occurring retirement community” has the same meaning as set forth in section 209 of the elder law.

      Older adult. The term “older adult” means a person 60 years of age or older.

      Older adult center. The term "older adult center" means a facility, other than a social adult day care as defined in section 215 of the elder law, operated by a person pursuant to a contract with the department to provide services to older adults on a regular basis including, but not limited to meals, recreation, and counseling.

      Older adult information point. The term “older adult information point” means a site, such as a booth, counter, kiosk, stand, or other installation, which is staffed by at least 1 representative or designee of the department for the purpose of providing assistance and information about services and programming provided through the department to older adults.

   b.   Study. The department shall study the feasibility of creating older adult information points or designating older adult information points within existing older adult centers. Such study shall:

      1.   Identify potential locations in each borough for the creation of older adult information points;

      2.   Identify considerations for locating older adult information points, such as the accessibility of the proposed location and proximity to older adult centers, naturally occurring retirement communities, neighborhood naturally occurring retirement communities, commercial districts, and mass transit;

      3.   Identify assistance and resources that could be provided to older adults at older adult information points, such as assistance with applications for services and benefits and information on services and programming provided through the department and older adult centers;

      4.   Assess the potential benefits of establishing older adult information points;

      5.   Assess potential constraints on the establishment of older adult information points, including the resources needed to establish and staff each such facility; and

      6.   For each older adult information point, (i) estimate how many older adults would be served and (ii) list the boroughs, council districts, and neighborhoods that would be served.

   c.   Report. 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 post on the department’s website a report on the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subdivision b of section one of this local law. Such report shall state the date of publication. If the department determines through the study that the creation of older adult information points would be feasible or infeasible, the department shall include a statement in the report explaining its reasons for either such determination.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.