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a. There shall be a commission on gender equity to study the nature and extent of inequities facing women, girls, transgender, intersex, gender non-conforming and non-binary individuals in the city; to study the impact of such inequities on the economic, civic and social well-being of women, girls, transgender, intersex, gender non-conforming and non-binary individuals; to advise on ways to analyze the function and composition of city agencies through a gender-based lens and ways to develop equitable recruitment strategies; and to make recommendations to the mayor and the council for the reduction of gender-based inequality. Such commission shall consist of 26 members appointed by the mayor; five members appointed by the speaker of the council; and the chair of the commission on human rights, who shall serve as an ex officio member. Members of the commission shall be representative of the population of the city of New York and shall have experience in advocating for issues important to women, girls, transgender, intersex, gender non-conforming and non-binary individuals. The mayor shall designate one member to serve as chair of the commission, and may also designate a member to serve as co-chair. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. In the event of the death or resignation of any member, a successor shall be appointed by the official who appointed such member. The mayor shall appoint an executive director for the commission.
b. The commission shall have the power and duty to:
1. Hold at least one meeting every four months, including at least one annual meeting open to the public;
2. Keep a record of its activities;
3. Determine its own rules of procedure; and
4. Perform such advisory duties and functions as may be necessary to achieve its purposes as described in subdivision a of this section.
c. The commission may request information from any city agency or office it deems necessary to enable the commission to properly carry out its functions. The commission may also request from any private organization providing services to women, girls, transgender, intersex, gender non-conforming and non-binary individuals in the city pursuant to a contract with a city agency or office, information necessary to enable the commission to properly carry out its functions.
d. No later than December 1, 2017 and annually by April 1 thereafter, the commission shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post online a report concerning its activities during the previous 12 months, the goals for the following year and recommendations pursuant to subdivision a of this section. No later than April 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, such report shall also include any recommendations the commission shall have for agencies, including, but not limited to, the department of education, for preventing and improving responses to sex- and gender-based discrimination and harassment, including, but not limited to, discrimination and harassment prohibited by section 1681 of title 20 of the United States code, or title ix of the education amendments of 1972. No later than April 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the commission shall also post online links to data publicly reported by agencies, including, but not limited to, the department of education, relating to sex- and gender-based discrimination and harassment.
(L.L. 2016/067, 6/5/2016, eff. 9/3/2016; Am. L.L. 2020/045, 3/29/2020, eff. 3/29/2020)
a. Such agency or office that the mayor shall designate shall prepare short-term and long-term plans and recommendations to coordinate and effectively utilize private and public resources to address problems associated with illicit and non-medical drug use and to address the effects associated with past and current drug policies in this city.
b. No later than February 1, 2018, and no later than February 1 biennially thereafter, the designated agency shall prepare and submit to the mayor and the speaker of the city council a report on municipal drug strategy. The department shall consult with relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to community-based harm reduction programs, licensed substance use disorder treatment programs, healthcare providers, prevention programs, drug policy reform organizations, community-based criminal justice programs, persons directly affected by drug use, persons formerly incarcerated for drug related offenses, and experts in issues related to illicit and non-medical drug use and policies, in preparing the report. Such report shall include, but not be limited to:
1. A summary of current drug policies, programs, and services in the city, including an overview of goals to address the use of illicit and non-medical drugs such as the use of prescription drugs for non-prescription purposes;
2. A summary of interventions needed in order to reduce drug-related disease, mortality, and crime, and any inequities and disparities related to race, ethnicity, age, income, gender, geography, and immigration status;
3. An overview of programs, legislation or administrative action to promote and support health and wellness related to drug use, as well as to improve the public health and safety of the city's individuals, families, and communities by addressing the health, social and economic problems associated with illicit and non-medical drug use, past or current drug policies, and to reduce any stigma associated with drug use;
4. An overview of the city's efforts to collaborate with existing substance use, medical, and mental health services, including community-based harm reduction programs, licensed substance use disorder treatment programs, healthcare providers, formalized recovery support programs, youth prevention programs, drug policy reform programs and community-based criminal justice programs to develop and foster effective responses to illicit and non-medical drug use in the city;
5. An overview of pilot programs related to illicit and non-medical drug use;
6. An overview of any other proposals to achieve the city-wide goals and objectives related to illicit and non-medical drug use, including, if available, timelines for implementation; and
7. Data on the projected number of opioid antagonists needed by all relevant city agencies, the actual number of opioid antagonists distributed to all relevant city agencies and the number of opioid antagonists distributed to registered opioid overdose prevention programs citywide.
c. There shall be a municipal drug strategy advisory council whose members shall include, but not be limited to, the head of the designated agency, or their representative, who shall be chair, a representative from the department of health and mental hygiene, the department of education, the health and hospitals corporation, the police department, the administration for children's services, the human resources administration, the department of corrections, the department of probation, and the department of homeless services, the speaker of the city council and up to three members appointed by the speaker, and representatives of any other agencies that the head of the designated agency may designate, as well as at least eight representatives, including but not limited to at least one from each of the following: continuum of care providers, those directly affected by drug use, those in recovery from drug use, people formerly incarcerated for drug related offenses, and experts in issues related to illicit and non-medical drug use and policies. The head of the designated agency or their representative may establish subcommittees comprised of governmental or nongovernmental representatives as deemed necessary to accomplish the work of the municipal drug strategy advisory council. The municipal drug strategy advisory council shall:
1. Make recommendations to the head of the designated agency regarding the development of the municipal drug strategy report required pursuant to this section;
2. Produce an advisory addendum, as deemed necessary by the municipal drug strategy advisory council, to the New York municipal city drug policy strategy report, as prepared by the head of the designated agency, pursuant to subdivision c of this section;
3. Advise on relevant federal, state, and local legislation, programs, and other governmental activities;
4. Make recommendations to the head of the designated agency regarding the implementation of city-wide goals and objectives related to the risks associated with illicit and non-medical drug use; and
5. Hold at least four meetings each fiscal year, at least one of which shall be open to the general public for input and comments.
(L.L. 2017/048, 3/21/2017, eff. 3/21/2017; Am. L.L. 2018/129, 6/26/2018, eff. 6/26/2018)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Administrative Code Appendix A at L.L. 2017/048 and L.L. 2018/129.
a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section the following terms have the following meanings:
Director. The term "director" means the director of the office of nightlife.
Nightlife establishment. The term "nightlife establishment" means an establishment that is open to the public for entertainment or leisure, serves alcohol or where alcohol is consumed on the premises, and conducts a large volume of business at night. Such term includes, but is not limited to, bars, entertainment venues, clubs and restaurants.
Office. The term "office" means the office of nightlife.
b. The mayor shall establish an office of nightlife. Such office may be established within any office of the mayor or as a separate office or within any agency that does not conduct enforcement against nightlife establishments, provided that such office may also be established within the department of small business services. Such office shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the mayor or by the head of such office or agency.
c. Powers and duties. The director shall have the power and duty to:
1. Serve as a liaison to nightlife establishments in relation to city policies and procedures affecting the nightlife industry and, in such capacity, shall:
(a) Conduct outreach to nightlife establishments and provide information and assistance to such establishments in relation to existing city policies and procedures for responding to complaints, violations and other enforcement actions, and assist in the resolution of conditions that lead to enforcement actions;
(b) Serve as a point of contact for nightlife establishments and ensure adequate access to the office that is responsive to the nature of the nightlife industry; and
(c) Work with other city agencies to refer such establishments to city services that exist to help them in seeking to obtain relevant licenses, permits or approvals from city agencies;
2. Advise and assist the mayor and the heads of city agencies that have powers and duties relating to nightlife establishments including, but not limited to, the department of consumer and worker protection, the police department, the fire department, the department of health and mental hygiene, the department of city planning, the department of buildings and the department of small business services, on issues relating to the nightlife industry;
3. Review information obtained from 311 or other city agencies on complaints regarding and violations issued to nightlife establishments and develop recommendations to address recurring problems or trends, in consultation with industry representatives, advocates, city agencies, community boards and residents;
4. Serve as the intermediary between city agencies, including law enforcement agencies, residents and the nightlife industry to pursue, through policy recommendations, long-term solutions to issues related to the nightlife industry;
5. Review and convey to the office of labor standards information relating to nightlife industry workforce conditions and upon request, assist such office in developing recommendations to address common issues or trends related to such conditions;
6. Promote an economically and culturally vibrant nightlife industry, while accounting for the best interests of the city and its residents; and
7. Perform other relevant duties as the mayor may assign.
d. Notwithstanding subdivision c of this section, paragraph 1 of such subdivision shall not apply to any cultural organization that is identified by the department of cultural affairs as eligible to receive grant funding from such department, except as otherwise determined by the director and such department.
e. Reporting.
1. Within 18 months of the effective date of the local law that added this section, and annually thereafter, the director shall prepare and submit a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council that shall include, but not be limited to, the activities of the office and any recommendations developed by the director pursuant to this section.
2. The office shall submit to the council and post to the office's website, in a machine readable format, a report on multi-agency response to community hotspots operations consistent with paragraph 3 of this subdivision. For the purposes of this section, the term "multi-agency response to community hotspots operation" or "operation" means an enforcement effort involving multiple city agencies or offices directed at an establishment which has been the source of community complaints, coordinated by the police department's civil enforcement unit. Such reports shall include the following information for each operation during the previous six months:
(a) The borough, council district, and zip code of the operation.
(b) The conduct or complaint that resulted in an establishment being the subject of an operation, including any relevant 311, 911, department of building, department of health, or other form of complaint and the number of such complaints.
(c) The number of times each establishment was the subject of an operation and the basis for each operation.
(d) The date and time of each operation, including the time each operation commenced and the average time spent inside each establishment, and whether the operation resulted in the closure of the establishment for the duration of the operation.
(e) The agencies present for the operation, including the number of personnel from each agency.
(f) Any civil or criminal summonses as defined in section 14-101 of the administrative code, issued during an operation and the agency responsible for each such summons.
(g) The precinct that requested each establishment's inclusion in the operation.
(h) Whether the targeted establishment was ordered to cease operations as a result of an operation or enforcement actions taken as part of an operation, including the average duration of such closures.
3. No later than two months after January 1 and July 1 in each calendar year beginning in 2020, the office shall publish the information required in paragraph 2 of this section in the aggregate for the periods ending on the preceding December 31 and June 30 respectively. Such information shall include the number and percentage of each data point, provided that such information that cannot be aggregated need not be included in such report. Such reports must be machine readable, and shall be stored on the police department's or the office of nightlife's website for at least ten years.
4. No information that is otherwise required to be reported pursuant to this section shall be reported in a manner that would violate any applicable provision of federal, state or local law relating to the privacy of information.
f. Nightlife advisory board.
1. There shall be a nightlife advisory board to advise the mayor and the council on issues relating to nightlife establishments. The advisory board shall identify and study common issues and trends relating to the nightlife industry and shall make recommendations, as appropriate, to the mayor and the council on ways to improve laws and policies that impact nightlife establishments. The nightlife advisory board shall examine the following: (i) the regulatory structure of the nightlife industry; (ii) common complaints regarding nightlife establishments; (iii) public safety concerns related to the nightlife industry; (iv) the enforcement of nightlife industry-related laws and rules; (v) zoning and other community development concerns related to the nightlife industry; (vi) integration of the nightlife industry into the city's various neighborhoods; (vii) nightlife workforce conditions, including but not limited to, wages and workforce safety; (viii) the availability and responsiveness of the office of nightlife to the concerns of nightlife establishments; and (ix) any other issues the nightlife advisory board finds are relevant.
2. The nightlife advisory board shall consist of 14 members, of whom nine members shall be appointed by the speaker of the council and five by the mayor. Such board shall provide reasonable notice of its meetings to the director, who may attend such meetings and may coordinate the attendance of relevant agency heads or their designees.
3. All members shall serve for a term of two years and may be removed by the appointing official for cause. Upon appointment of all the members, the nightlife advisory board shall elect a chair from its membership by a majority vote of such advisory board. Any vacancy on the nightlife advisory board shall be filled in the same manner as an original appointment.
4. The nightlife advisory board shall keep a record of its deliberations and determine its own rules of procedure, which shall include a procedure or mechanism by which members of the public may make submissions to the board. The first meeting of the nightlife advisory board shall be convened within 120 days after the effective date of the local law that added this section.
5. Within 18 months of the effective date of the local law that added this section, the nightlife advisory board shall submit recommendations to the mayor and the council. After such date, the nightlife advisory board may submit recommendations to the mayor and the council as appropriate.
g. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the powers of any other agency pursuant to any other law or to limit, bind or affect the decision of any agency or officer pursuant to any process required pursuant to the charter or any other law.
(L.L. 2017/178, 9/19/2017, eff. 11/18/2017; Am. L.L. 2018/103, 5/12/2018, eff. 5/12/2018; Am. L.L. 2019/220, 12/15/2019, eff. 4/13/2020; Am. L.L. 2020/080, 8/28/2020, eff. 8/28/2020; Am. L.L. 2023/152, 11/17/2023, eff. 11/17/2023)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Administrative Code Appendix A at L.L. 2017/178 and L.L. 2020/080.
a. There shall be a committee on city healthcare services established by the mayor, or the mayor's designee, to review community-based health indicators in New York city, and evaluate community-level health needs that can be addressed by city healthcare services.
b. Such committee shall consist of, but need not be limited to: a representative from the department of health and mental hygiene; representatives from city agencies that provide healthcare services or that contract with entities for the provision of healthcare services; the speaker of the council or their designee; and the chairperson of the council committee on health, or successor committee, or their designee. A representative of the New York city health and hospitals corporation shall be invited to join. In addition, the mayor and the speaker shall each appoint five members representing healthcare stakeholders throughout the city.
c. The mayor or the mayor's designee shall designate the chairperson of the committee from among its members who shall preside over meetings. Members will be eligible for reappointment every four years.
d. The committee shall issue a report on October 15, 2018, and every two years thereafter. Such report shall be submitted to the mayor and the speaker of the council and posted online. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information and data:
1. A review and compendium of reports produced by the city over the previous two-year period pertaining to the provision of healthcare services.
2. Recommendations for utilizing city healthcare services to address the healthcare needs of, and engage in outreach to, vulnerable populations, including, but not limited to: low-income individuals; the uninsured; the under-insured; homeless individuals and families; incarcerated individuals; communities of color; the aging; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals; immigrants; women; people with limited English proficiency; individuals under the age of 21; and people with disabilities;
3. A summary of any projects or programs undertaken to coordinate healthcare services across city agencies, with particular emphasis on historically underserved or vulnerable populations, and recommendations to improve such coordination and make optimal use of existing healthcare services;
4. A description for the immediately preceding fiscal year of allocations for healthcare services by the department of health and mental hygiene and all other agencies directly providing healthcare services to anyone other than an employee of such agency, or which contract with entities for the direct provision of healthcare services, and the number of persons served by the department and such agencies. The information described in this subparagraph shall be provided to the mayor and the speaker annually on October 15; and
5. A review and analysis of existing reportable city agency data for the immediately preceding fiscal year that may include, but need not be limited to, the following data, disaggregated geographically to the extent the data is available in such a disaggregated format:
(a) insurance coverage,
(b) infant mortality rates per 1000 live births,
(c) immunizations,
(d) smoking,
(e) obesity,
(f) hypertension,
(g) asthma,
(h) preventive care visits,
(i) emergency room visits,
(j) number of unique inpatients and outpatient visits at facilities operated by health and hospitals corporation, and
(k) other data or indicators of community health and healthcare service delivery.
6. An overview of the locations of clinical healthcare services operated by the city, inclusive of current street addresses.
e. In carrying out the requirements of this section, the committee shall provide opportunity for meaningful and relevant input from, and duly solicit and consider the recommendations of, additional local providers of healthcare services, healthcare workers and organizations representing them, social service providers, community groups, patient and community advocacy organizations, and other members of the public.
(L.L. 2018/006, 12/31/2017, eff. 4/30/2018)
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term "director" means the director of the office of data analytics.
b. The mayor shall establish an office of data analytics. Such office may be established in the executive office of the mayor and may be established as a separate office or within any other office of the mayor or within any department the head of which is appointed by the mayor. Such office shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the mayor or head of such department and who shall serve as the city's chief analytics officer and chief open platform officer, as defined in the open data policy and technical standards manual.
c. The director shall have the power and duty to:
1. Collaborate with agencies to: (i) analyze data, promote data-driven policy making, decision making, conduct research and analysis to best fulfill agencies' respective missions, and support agencies in developing strategies to conduct their own analytics based on such data; and (ii) convene directors of analytics or their equivalents from agencies to encourage and implement citywide analytics strategies;
2. Collaborate with the department of information technology and telecommunications, mayor's office of operations, the mayor's office for economic opportunity, the mayor's office of information privacy, and other relevant offices in order to: (i) facilitate data sharing between city agencies and citywide analytics of publicly and non-publicly available data by contributing to technology system requirements and protocols, using open standards whenever practicable; (ii) advise on data strategy for data integration use cases;
3. Advise agencies on data analytics and data integration strategy best practices when sharing data, procuring new data systems, and hiring or training analytics staff;
4. Maintain an open analytics library that shall allow the office of data analytics to share the source code for data analytics projects to increase awareness of the way city agencies use data and develop analytical tools. Such library shall be maintained on the office's website and made available to the public;
5. Serve as the designated point of contact for outside partners contributing to or using public data sets;
6. Work with department of information technology and telecommunications, and other agencies as appropriate, to implement the city's open data law, assist agency open data coordinators in ensuring compliance by their agencies with requirements regarding accessibility to public data sets, and take action to make data more accessible to and actionable by the public, in accordance with applicable law; and
7. Guide the training of agency staff, community boards and members of the public on the use of the web portal required by section 23-502 of the administrative code, and develop and implement an open data public education strategy.
d. The director shall possess such powers, in addition to any powers vested in him or her pursuant to any other provision of law that may be assigned by the mayor or head of such department wherein the office has been established.
(L.L. 2018/222, 12/15/2018, eff. 12/15/2018)
Section 20-g. Office for the prevention of hate crimes.
a. The mayor shall establish an office for the prevention of hate crimes. Such office may be established within any office of the mayor or as a separate office or within any other office of the mayor or within any department the head of which is appointed by the mayor. Such office shall be headed by a coordinator who shall be appointed by the mayor or the head of such department. For the purposes of this section only, "coordinator" shall mean the coordinator of the office for the prevention of hate crimes.
b. Powers and duties. The coordinator shall have the power and the duty to:
1. Advise and assist the mayor in planning and implementing the coordination and cooperation among agencies under the jurisdiction of the mayor that are involved in the following: preventing hate crimes, raising awareness of hate crimes, investigating and prosecuting hate crimes, and addressing the impact of hate crimes on communities;
2. Create and implement a coordinated system for the city's response to hate crimes. Such system shall, in conjunction with the New York city commission on human rights' bias response teams, the police department and any relevant agency or office, coordinate responses to hate crime allegations. Such system shall make provision for an individualized response to all alleged violent hate crimes;
3. Review the budget requests of all agencies for programs related to hate crimes and recommend to the mayor budget priorities among such requests;
4. Prepare and submit to the mayor and the council and post on the city's website by March 1 of each year an annual report of the activities of the office for the prevention of hate crimes, the prevalence of hate crimes during the previous calendar year and the availability of services to address the impact of these crimes. Such report shall include but need not be limited to the following information: (i) identification of areas or populations within the city that are particularly vulnerable to hate crimes, (ii) identification and assessment of the efficacy of counseling and resources for victims of hate crimes, and recommendations for improvements of the same, (iii) collation of city, state and federal statistics on hate crime complaints and prosecutions within the city, including incidents by offense, bias motivation and demographic characteristics such as age and gender of offenders, (iv) the populations the division of educational outreach engaged with, (v) the types of programs created or provided by the division of educational outreach and the names of the providers of such programs and (vi) any other outreach, education and prevention efforts made by the division of educational outreach;
5. Study the effectiveness of, and make recommendations with respect to, the expansion of safety plans for neighborhoods and institutions that are particularly vulnerable to hate crimes and the resources available for victims. This paragraph does not require the disclosure of material that would reveal non-routine investigative techniques or confidential information or when disclosure could compromise the safety of the public or police officers or could otherwise compromise law enforcement investigations or operations;
6. Serve as liaison for the city with providers of victim services, community groups and other relevant nongovernmental entities and assist in the coordination among such entities on reporting and responding to allegations of hate crimes to ensure that affected persons have access to relevant services after hate crime events;
7. Provide relevant information to the affected community, including the local community board, within 72 hours of a determination that a violent hate crime has occurred. Such information shall include how the administration is responding to the alleged violent hate crime and the resources currently available to affected persons. This paragraph does not require the disclosure of confidential information or any material that could compromise the safety of the public or police officers or could otherwise compromise law enforcement investigations or operations;
8. Within 24 hours of a determination that a violent hate crime has occurred, notify the mayor, speaker of the council, public advocate and council member of the relevant district that such hate crime occurred, the date and time the incident was reported, and the date and time the incident was referred to the hate crimes task force of the New York city police department; and
9. Perform other duties as the mayor may assign.
c. The coordinator shall establish a division of educational outreach. The division shall have the power and the duty to:
1. Ensure the provision of effective outreach and education on the impact and effects of hate crimes, including measures necessary to achieve greater tolerance and understanding, and including the use of law enforcement when appropriate. Such outreach and education shall include coordination between relevant city agencies and interfaith organizations, community groups and human rights and civil rights groups;
2. Create a K-12 curriculum addressing issues related to hate crimes in consultation with the department of education; and
3. Perform other duties as the mayor may assign.
(L.L. 2019/046, 2/24/2019, eff. 11/24/2019; Am. L.L. 2019/047, 2/24/2019, eff. 11/24/2019; Am. L.L. 2020/049, 3/29/2020, eff. 3/29/2020)
a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Agency M/WBE officer. The term "agency M/WBE officer" means a deputy commissioner or other executive officer designated pursuant to subdivision f of section 6-129 of the administrative code.
Director. The term "director" means the holder of the position defined under paragraph (14) of subdivision c of section 6-129 of the administrative code.
M/WBE. The term "M/WBE" means a minority or women-owned business enterprise certified in accordance with section 1304.
Office. The term "office" means the office of minority and women-owned business enterprises.
b. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in section 6-129 of the administrative code, the director shall report directly to the mayor.
c. The mayor shall establish an office of minority and women-owned business enterprises within any office of the mayor. The head of such office shall be either the director or an individual who shall report directly to the director.
d. The office shall perform the following duties:
2. Work with agency staff, including agency M/WBE officers, to facilitate M/WBE participation in city procurement opportunities;
3. Facilitate communication between M/WBEs, other members of the public and agencies to address M/WBE-related concerns;
4. Assist in the development of policies, maintain oversight and help expand agency programming relating to M/WBEs across all city agencies;
5. Carry out outreach and education efforts regarding programs and opportunities for M/WBEs to engage in city procurement, including efforts to encourage eligible firms to certify as M/WBEs with the city;
6. Establish and maintain relationships with the public to promote government procurement opportunities for M/WBEs; and
7. Other duties as the mayor may assign.
e. The head of each agency shall cooperate with and furnish to the office such information and assistance as may be required in order for the office to perform its duties.
(L.L. 2019/215, 12/11/2019, eff. 3/31/2020)
a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "director" means the director of the office of food policy.
b. The mayor shall establish an office of food policy. Such office may be established within the office of the mayor or any department or office the head of which is appointed by the mayor. Such office shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the mayor or by the head of such department or office.
c. Powers and duties. The director shall have the power and duty to:
1. Provide recommendations to the mayor and agencies regarding food policy;
2. Coordinate multi-agency initiatives relating to food policy;
3. Perform outreach to food policy advocates, community based organizations, academic institutions, and other entities to advance the city's food policy; and
4. Support initiatives that are designed to promote access to healthy food, including but not limited to initiatives designed to promote healthy food access for communities that have historically had inequitable access to healthy foods due to economic, racial, or environmental factors.
d. Food policy plan.
1. The office of food policy shall develop a comprehensive 10 year food policy plan no later than 180 days after the effective date of this section. The office shall consult, as the director deems appropriate, agencies, community based organizations, and community leaders and other stakeholders that focus on issues including but not limited to food policy, food equity, food justice and food insecurity in developing this plan. Such plan shall, at a minimum, make recommendations relating to:
(a) Reducing hunger;
(b) Improving nutrition;
(c) Increasing access to healthy food;
(d) Reducing food waste;
(e) Developing and improving food and farm economies; and
(f) Increasing urban agriculture and sustainability.
2. Such plan shall include implementation strategies for agencies to achieve the recommendations made pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subdivision and any other food policy recommendations made by the office of food policy, and benchmarks by which to measure the city's progress.
3. No later than two years after the submission of the report required pursuant to this subdivision and every two years thereafter, the office of food policy shall prepare and submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on the office's website, a report that describes the city's progress toward the recommendations made pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subdivision and any other food policy recommendations made by such office.
(
L.L. 2020/041, 3/13/2020, eff. 7/11/2020; Am. L.L. 2020/040, 3/13/2020, eff. 7/11/2020
)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Administrative Code Appendix A at L.L. 2020/040.
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