01M 0127-2019C 180458 ZSKSpecial PermitApproved
Council Member Salamanca
with 2 related matters · M 0128-2019 · M 0129-2019
City Council · Thursday, January 24, 2019 · 1h 25m
The one where the Council voted itself legal-defense trusts, and Deborah Rose thanked colleagues for lifting a decade-lo
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A routine January stated meeting turned pointed over Intro 1325-A, which lets public officials create private 'legal defense trusts', capped at $5,000 a donor and reported to the Conflict of Interest Board, to cover legal bills. Council Member Deborah Rose, an open beneficiary, thanked colleagues for 'lifting this sword of Damocles' that had hung over her 'for almost a decade,' freeing her to pay legal debt from a case she called frivolous. Carlos Menchaca voted no; Ritchie Torres voted 'reluctantly.' The bill split 42-5-1 while every other item cleared 48-0. The meeting also honored Holocaust
From the room
“graduate of South Carolina State University with a bachelor of science degree in social work”
— Andy L. King
graduate of South Carolina State University with a bachelor of science degree in social work
“require the mayor's office to end domestic and gender based violence to provide individuals”
— Corey D. Johnson
“the chair of the city council's George Caucus, Chaim Deutsch, who's also been instrumental”
— Mark Levine
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The decisions
1602Int 1038-2018INT 1038-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to amending the requirement that a statement of income and expense certified by a certified public accountant be provided in order for an income-producing property to be granted a reduction in real property assessment by the tax commission
Sponsored by Council Member Barron, a bill raising the assessed-value threshold above which an income-producing property must file a CPA-certified income-and-expense statement to win a tax-commission reduction, and indexing that threshold to class 2 and class 4 assessed values, was heard.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
03Int 1143-2018INT 1143-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installment agreements for the payment of real property taxes, assessments and other charges
A bill creating three new property-tax payment-agreement plans to help low-income homeowners afford their taxes and stay out of the lien sale was presented at the hearing.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
04Int 0897-2018INT 0897-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the operation of commuter vans
A bill creating additional penalties for commuter-van services and license holders that let unlicensed drivers operate their vans was presented.
Roll-call vote
47 · 1
Adrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Andrew CohenAndy L. KingAntonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaChaim M. DeutschCorey D. JohnsonDaniel Dromm Deborah L. RoseDiana I. AyalaDonovan J. RichardsEric A. UlrichFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJoseph C. BorelliJumaane D. WilliamsJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Laurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu 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
05Int 1070-2018INT 1070-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to leasing, rental and conditional purchase of for-hire vehicles
Aimed at predatory leasing companies, a bill requiring the Taxi and Limousine Commission to write rules governing the financing agreements drivers sign to obtain for-hire vehicles was heard.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
06Int 1325-2019INT 1325-2019Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing the creation of legal defense trusts
A bill letting public officials set up stand-alone legal defense trusts to accept donations covering their or their staff's legal costs in certain criminal and civil matters was heard.
Roll-call vote
42 · 5 · 1
Adrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Andrew CohenAndy L. KingAntonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaChaim M. DeutschCorey D. JohnsonDaniel Dromm Deborah L. RoseDiana I. AyalaDonovan J. RichardsEric A. UlrichFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJoseph C. BorelliJumaane D. WilliamsJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Laurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu 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
Citations & precedent
Conflicts of Interest Board · Corey D. Johnson
07Res 0730-2019C 190064 HDMApproved
L.U. No. 310
08Int 1234-2018INT 1234-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to creating an office for the prevention of hate crimes
A bill creating an Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes to coordinate city-agency response and outreach when hate crimes occur was presented.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
09Int 1261-2018INT 1261-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring educational outreach within the office of prevention of hate crimes
Sponsored by Council Member Jaime Deutsch, a companion bill requiring the new Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes to run educational outreach and trainings was heard.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
10Int 1118-2018INT 1118-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to additional reporting requirements for the department of veterans’ services
A bill requiring the Department of Veterans Services to file an annual report, and post online, on its personnel and services, including counts of veterans who inquired about and received help and how they learn of it, was presented.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
11Int 0351-2018INT 0351-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the charter and administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on certain domestic violence initiatives, indicators, and factors
Sponsored by Council Member Helen Rosenthal, a bill requiring the Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence to publish an annual report on DV initiatives, the NYPD to report chronic-complaint and chronic-offender data, and updating the office's name across the code and charter, was heard.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Citations & precedent
NYC Administrative Code; NYC City Charter · Corey D. Johnson
12Int 0371-2018INT 0371-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to outreach to help cosmetologists recognize signs of domestic violence in their clients
Sponsored by Council Member Rafael Salamanca, a bill requiring the Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence to conduct cosmetologist outreach, trainings, an online toolkit to spot signs of domestic violence in clients, and survivor resources, with annual reporting, was presented.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
13Int 0542-2018INT 0542-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to service satisfaction surveys
A bill requiring the Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence to give satisfaction surveys to people served at family justice centers, post a sign about their availability, and publish the survey questions and data was presented.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
14Int 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
15LU 0324-2019Approved
9 Sherman Associates LLC, Block 2174, Lot 8; Manhattan, Community District No. 12, Council District No. 10.
A property-tax break under Article 11 for 9 Sherman Associates, a building on Sherman Avenue in Council Member Rodriguez's upper Manhattan district, was heard as one of two paired exemptions before the committee.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
16LU 0325-2019Approved
HP Fort George HDFC, Block 2149, Lot 265; Manhattan, Community District No. 12, Council District No. 10.
Paired with the Sherman Avenue case, an Article 11 property-tax exemption for the HP Fort George HDFC on Fort George Avenue in Council Member Rodriguez's Manhattan district was heard.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
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Procedure
- 1:35 p.m.
- 4:34 p.m.
- Other
- Sergeant-at-arms directs non-council employees to clear the main floor of the chambers; additional seating in the balcony; devices to vibrate. — Sergeant-at-Arms
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The people
On the dais · 51
Bill PerkinsCosta G. ConstantinidesJames G. Van BramerAdrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Andrew CohenAndy L. KingAntonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaChaim M. DeutschCorey D. JohnsonDaniel Dromm Deborah L. RoseDiana I. AyalaDonovan J. RichardsEric A. UlrichFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJoseph C. BorelliJumaane D. WilliamsJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Laurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu 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
Practitioners & applicants
Keith Powers · Laurie A. Cumbo · Andy L. King · Mark Gjonaj · Corey D. Johnson · Ben Kallos · Adrienne E. Adams
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