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City Council · Wednesday, November 14, 2018 · 1h 13m
The one where Letitia James gaveled her last Council meeting on her way to becoming NY Attorney General
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Fresh off her historic statewide win, Public Advocate Letitia James presides over her final stated meeting as colleagues line up to salute her ("We love you, Leticia James") and one member notes it's the first time an attorney general-elect has run the gavel. Around the tributes, the Council clears a land-use slate 49-0, the Hebrew Home for the Aged's 388-unit senior community special permit, a Bronx full-service animal shelter, and a Coney Island amusement-park expansion, plus veterans-services and taxi-medallion bills. The undercurrent: a contested Int 1240 resolution questioning the very Pu
From the room
“Now we have a place that we can take our best friends, our pets in the borough of The Bronx”
— Andy L. King
“approval of a site selection for a full service adoption center in veterinary medical clinic”
— Corey D. Johnson
“authorizing 14 business improvement districts across the city to increase their annual bid”
— Corey D. Johnson
“this is a bill that codifies into the New York City Charter, the mayor's office of data analytics”
— Adrienne E. Adams
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The decisions
2202Int 1144-2018INT 1144-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in fourteen business improvement districts
This bill authorized 14 business improvement districts across the city to raise their annual BID assessments.
Roll-call vote
49
Adrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Andrew CohenAndy L. KingAntonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBill PerkinsBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaChaim M. DeutschCorey D. JohnsonCosta G. ConstantinidesDaniel Dromm Deborah L. RoseDonovan J. RichardsEric A. UlrichFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJumaane D. WilliamsJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Laurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMathieu EugenePaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Rafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRory I. LancmanRuben Diaz, Sr.Stephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. GibsonYdanis A. Rodriguez
03Res 0612-2018RES 0612-2018Approved
Resolution amending and restating the resolution computing and certifying base percentage, current percentage and current base proportion of each class of real property for fiscal 2019 to the state board of real property tax services pursuant to section 1803-a of the real property tax law.
A package of three preconsidered resolutions set the city's property tax rates for fiscal year 2019.
Roll-call vote
41 · 8
Adrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Andrew CohenAndy L. KingAntonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBill PerkinsBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaChaim M. DeutschCorey D. JohnsonCosta G. ConstantinidesDaniel Dromm Deborah L. RoseDonovan J. RichardsEric A. UlrichFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJumaane D. WilliamsJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Laurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMathieu EugenePaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Rafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRory I. LancmanRuben Diaz, Sr.Stephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. GibsonYdanis A. Rodriguez
Procedure
- Amended tally read after Holden's unanimous-consent vote change: 41 affirmative, 8 negative, 0 abstentions (spoken color around the canonical vote, not a re-transcription of the roll) — Letitia James
04Res 0613-2018Approved
Resolution amending and restating the resolution computing and certifying adjusted base proportion of each class of real property for fiscal 2019 to the state board of real property tax services pursuant to section 1803-a of the real property tax law.
Roll-call vote
41 · 8
Adrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Andrew CohenAndy L. KingAntonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBill PerkinsBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaChaim M. DeutschCorey D. JohnsonCosta G. ConstantinidesDaniel Dromm Deborah L. RoseDonovan J. RichardsEric A. UlrichFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJumaane D. WilliamsJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Laurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMathieu EugenePaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Rafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRory I. LancmanRuben Diaz, Sr.Stephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. GibsonYdanis A. Rodriguez
05Res 0614-2018Approved
Resolution amending and restating the resolution to provide the amounts necessary for the support of the government of the city of New York and the counties therein and for the payment of indebtedness thereof, for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2018 and ending on June 30, 2019, by the levy of the taxes on the real property in the city of New York, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the state of New York, the real property tax law and the charter of the city of New York
Roll-call vote
41 · 8
Adrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Andrew CohenAndy L. KingAntonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBill PerkinsBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaChaim M. DeutschCorey D. JohnsonCosta G. ConstantinidesDaniel Dromm Deborah L. RoseDonovan J. RichardsEric A. UlrichFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJumaane D. WilliamsJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Laurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMathieu EugenePaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Rafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRory I. LancmanRuben Diaz, Sr.Stephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. GibsonYdanis A. Rodriguez
06Res 0616-2018RES 0616-2018Approved
Resolution authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in the Hudson Square Business Improvement District, and an extension of the Hudson Square Business Improvement District boundaries, and setting the date, time and place for the public hearing of the local law authorizing such changes as set forth in the amended District Plan of the Hudson Square Business Improvement District.
Backed a local law to expand the Hudson Square BID and increase its annual assessment.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
07Int 0304-2018INT 0304-2018Approved
A Local Law to create a task force to study the sale prices of taxicab medallions
This bill would establish a taxi medallion task force.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
08Int 1062-2018INT 1062-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to risk of loss on payments for trips dispatched by high-volume for-hire services
This bill would require drivers to be paid for trips even when the payment transaction fails.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
09Int 1068-2018INT 1068-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to financial education for persons considering purchases or leases of for-hire vehicles or taxicab licenses
This bill would direct the Department of Consumer Affairs to conduct financial outreach to drivers.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
10Int 1079-2018INT 1079-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to creating an office of inclusion within the New York city taxi and limousine commission
This bill would create an Office of Inclusion within the Taxi and Limousine Commission.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
11Int 1081-2018INT 1081-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to driver assistance services
This bill would provide assistance to drivers, including mental health counseling and financial counseling.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Procedure
- Committee on For-Hire Vehicles report — Int 304-A/1062-A/1068-A, Int 1079-A, Int 1081-A and Int 1096-A amended and coupled on general orders — City Clerk
12Int 1096-2018INT 1096-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to deductions from certain for-hire driver earnings
This bill would bar deducting vehicle payments from driver pay unless the deduction is optional and chosen by the driver.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
13LU 0253-2018C 180321 ZSXSpecial PermitApproved
Hebrew Home
Took up a special permit to facilitate development at the Hebrew Home for the Aged.
Roll-call vote
Approved With Modifications And Referred To The City Planning Commission Pursuant To Section 197-(D) Of The New York City Charter. — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Citations & precedent
NYC Council Rule 11.7 · City Clerk
14Int 1137-2018INT 1137-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the creation of an office of data analytics
This bill would codify the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics into the City Charter.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
15Int 0391-2018INT 0391-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to benefits counseling services for veterans
This bill would require the Department of Veterans Services to provide benefits information to veterans.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
16Int 0394-2018INT 0394-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating veterans resource centers
This bill would require the Department of Veterans Services to open an official Veterans Resource Center in each borough no later than June 1, 2019.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
17Int 0396-2018INT 0396-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of a veterans resource guide
This bill would require the Department of Veterans Services to produce a veterans resource guide.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
18Int 0376-2018INT 0376-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to educational outreach and materials on bullying prevention, awareness and resources
This bill would require outreach to inform as many youth as practicable of the covered services.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
19Int 0720-2018Laid over
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code, in relation to clarifying the requirements for site safety training providers and persons required to obtain site safety training
20LU 0254-2018Approved
first
The item added properties to the existing interim amusement park area, a step toward eventually mapping that land as parkland.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
21LU 0251-2018C 180174 ZMQZoning MapApproved
St. Michael’s Park Rezoning
Took up a zoning map amendment to facilitate the expansion of a cemetery.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
22LU 0241-2018C 180390 HAXApproved
599 Cortlandt Avenue
with 2 related matters · LU 0243-2018 · LU 0242-2018
A small development in Land Use Chair Rafael Salamanca's district moved through the Council's land use review.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Also in the record
Records not linked to a specific agenda item
Opposition & support
Calls the governor and mayor's Amazon HQ2 deal a bad deal for New Yorkers — chasing billionaires and throwing billions of dollars at the richest man in the world.
Procedure
- 10:06 a.m.
- 11:35 a.m.
- Other
- Public Advocate Letitia James calls the Stated Meeting to order, asks members to take their seats and quiet the chambers, then leads the Pledge of Allegiance — Letitia James
+8 more procedural steps
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The people
On the dais · 2
Diana I. AyalaMark Treyger
Practitioners & applicants
Corey D. Johnson · City Clerk / reading clerk (unnamed) · Adrienne E. Adams · Margaret S. Chin · Earl W. McKay · Helen K. Rosenthal · Inez D. Barron
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The intelligence
Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.
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Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.
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