The one where Staten Island finally got its Bay Street rezoning — and the Council declared a climate emergency the same
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After four years of negotiation, Debi Rose brought the Bay Street Corridor rezoning to a full-council vote, calling it 'planning infrastructure on a scale we have never seen before' , 450+ permanently affordable units, two new Stapleton schools, $75M in funding and the rebuilt Cromwell Rec Center. The same afternoon the Council declared a climate emergency (Res 864-A, Kallos & Constantinides), advanced Margaret Chin's 100+ units of senior housing, Brook 156 in the Bronx and Court Square in Queens, and capped a multi-year AED push. Tributes ran from Tom Seaver to FDNY Lt. John Moran amid a prid
“San Francisco and other cities around the world have already issued climate emergency declarations”
— Corey D. Johnson
“reverend Vargas' work in joining with local churches and the 9th precinct on food and supply drives to the island”
— Carlina Rivera
“Not many of us can say we've won 2 elections in 1 month and came to the stated meeting the next day.”
— Laurie A. Cumbo
“An LU 4 10 in rezos 9 85, which was adopted by a vote of 45 in the affirmative, 0 negative, and 1 abstention.”
— Laurie A. Cumbo
The decisions
17A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring access to substance abuse treatment for transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex individuals
Took up a bill ensuring transgender individuals no longer have to choose between appropriate substance use treatment and living in the transgender housing unit. The fix closes a gap that had forced people to give up one or the other.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on housing decisions made for transgender, gender nonconforming, and intersex individuals
A Local Law requiring the board of correction to convene a task force to address policies related to the treatment of transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary, and intersex individuals in the department of correction
The bill was heard, directing the Board of Correction to convene a task force on ending domestic and gender-based violence and to publish yearly reports on DOC policies for TGNCBI individuals. The task force is to draw on DOC, the mayor's office, NYC Unity, correctional health services, formerly incarcerated people, local service providers, and TGNCBI policy experts.
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to greenhouse gas emissions
- make the advisory board more inclusive so professional engineers and others with needed expertise are included
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring public information messaging on healthy eating.
- business owners get a full year after notification to comply with required signage before any penalty
Non-ULURP No. 20195511 TCQ; L.U. No. 438
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to reporting regarding New York city housing authority overtime and small procurement contracts
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring automated external defibrillators and trained personnel at all city pool facilities
Intro 1009-A was heard to close the loop on AEDs in city recreational spaces, addressing that city pools have the devices but often place them where they can't be reached immediately.
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to distributing excess automated external defibrillators from youth baseball and softball to other sports
Members heard a measure expanding the AED distribution mandate beyond youth baseball and softball, giving Parks the authority to use the proven program for all youth sports as resources allow.
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
“HPD”
Preconsidered L.U. No. 420
Preconsidered L.U. No. 421
Preconsidered L.U. No. 422
“HPD”
Special Bay Street Corridor District
with 3 related matters · LU 0421-2019 · LU 0422-2019 · LU 0423-2019
- 2 new schools, reconstruction of Cromwell Center, upgrades to several parks, DEP front funding
- Commitment to build fully affordable housing on publicly owned property
- Rental assistance vouchers to help move 100 homeless families and individuals out of shelter into affordable housing
- Assistance for tenants facing harassment and for struggling homeowners needing critical repairs
Haven Green
- letter of intent from adjacent building owner to the south to combine 14,000 sq ft courtyard with new on-site space; over 20,000 sq ft total open space; building kept as affordable housing via HPD
- More than 6,000 square feet of publicly accessible open space included in the plan
- Agreement with adjacent building owner to add thousands more square feet of open space
Also in the record
Records not linked to a specific agenda item
- Majority Leader Cumbo welcomes attendees to the stated meeting and leads the Pledge of Allegiance — Laurie A. Cumbo
- Majority Leader declares a quorum present after roll call — Laurie A. Cumbo
- Communications from city/county/borough offices: None. Petitions and communications: None. Land use call-ups: None. — Laurie A. Cumbo
- Speaker Johnson opens his communication, noting the budget is successfully behind them and a full legislative agenda ahead — Corey D. Johnson
+12 more procedural steps
The people
Laurie A. Cumbo · Corey D. Johnson · Margaret S. Chin · Steven Matteo · Inez D. Barron · Mark Gjonaj
The intelligence
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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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