City Council · Thursday, May 28, 2020 · 1h 50m

The one where a routine stated meeting became a reckoning, a Council grieving 21,000 COVID dead and a colleague's father

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Amid a pandemic that had killed 21,000-plus New Yorkers and a national reckoning over the police killings of Black Americans, the Council's stated meeting became a memorial and a reckoning. Members held silence for the dead, including Council Member Adrienne Adams's father, whom she eulogized: 'March 26 was the last day that I saw my dad in person.' In an extended general discussion, Laurie Cumbo wore her 'third I can't breathe t-shirt,' Robert Cornegy invoked Emmett Till, and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams recounted being trailed in a shoe store. Between the mourning, NYC became the first m

From the room

“came actually by virtue of a federal lawsuit and have to mention the vocal Vulcan Society”
— I. Daneek Miller

“intro nineteen fifty one, which will require the Department of Youth and Community Development”
— Vanessa L. Gibson

“a resolution thirteen twenty four, calling on the DOE to partner with nonprofit organizations”
— Farah N. Louis

“creates a commission to review and recommend release for individuals serving a city sentence”
— Keith Powers

The decisions

01Int 1954-2020INT 1954-2020Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of correction and correctional health services to issue reports during public health emergencies

Council Member Keith Powers's coronavirus-reporting bill was heard, aimed at forcing accurate data on COVID's impact on incarcerated people and jail staff.

Roll-call vote

Legislation →ULURP case →

02Int 1956-2020INT 1956-2020Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a local conditional release commission

Took up legislation to create a local conditional-release commission empowered to review and recommend release for people serving a city sentence of under a year, with eligibility limited to those who have already served at least 90 days.

Roll-call vote

39 · 11

Conditions

eligibility for conditional release requires community ties; convictions for domestic violence and certain other offenses are excluded

Legislation →ULURP case →

03Int 1961-2020INT 1961-2020Approved

A Local Law in relation to public reporting on contact tracing for COVID-19

Council Member Ritchie Torres's bill directing the Department of Health was taken up by the committee.

Roll-call vote

Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).

Legislation →ULURP case →

04Int 1836-2019INT 1836-2019Approved

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the use of the word “alien” and removing such words in local laws, rules and other documents and materials

Council Member Francisco Moya's bill to bar city government from using the term "alien" came before the committee as part of the day's package of measures.

Roll-call vote

46 · 4

Legislation →ULURP case →

05Res 1333-2020C 200140 PPMParks DispositionApproved

“HPD”

Roll-call vote

48 · 2

Legislation →ULURP case →

06Res 1062-2019RES 1062-2019Approved

Resolution calling for the salaries of New York City emergency medical service personnel to be comparable to New York City’s firefighters and police officers.

Resolution 1062, led by Council Member Daneek Miller, who chairs the Committee on Civil Service and Labor, was taken up.

Roll-call vote

Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).

Procedure

Clerk raises a point of parliamentary procedure: the body must return to the resolutions portion to ensure the correct text of Council Member Miller's resolution (Res 1062) is read into the record and voted on. — Council Clerk
Returning to resolutions, the body clarifies the correct designation is Res 1062-A and re-takes a voice vote on the corrected text. Res 1062 calls for NYC EMS personnel salaries to be comparable to firefighters and police officers. — Jumaane D. Williams

Legislation →ULURP case →

07LU 0661-2020Approved

266 West 96th Street

with 1 related matter · LU 0662-2020

Roll-call vote

96 · 4

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. RoseDiana I. AyalaDonovan J. RichardsEric A. UlrichFarah N. LouisFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Laurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu EugenePaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRory I. LancmanRuben Diaz, Sr.Stephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. GibsonYdanis A. RodriguezAdrienne 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. RoseDiana I. AyalaDonovan J. RichardsEric A. UlrichFarah N. LouisFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Laurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu EugenePaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRory I. LancmanRuben Diaz, Sr.Stephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. GibsonYdanis A. Rodriguez

Legislation →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Questions & answers

Inez D. Barron: Are we just coupling or are we voting on the items as well?

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Procedure

10:17 a.m.
1:20 p.m.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams opens the NYC City Council stated meeting of 05/28/2020 (held virtually via Zoom). — Jumaane D. Williams
Pledge of Allegiance led by the Clerk. — Mike Clark

+13 more procedural steps

The people

Practitioners & applicants

Carlos Menchaca · Paul A. Vallone · Jumaane D. Williams · James G. Van Bramer

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.

Sign in for the full graph

Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.

In view

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of th

Int 1954-2020Approved

Roll call

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City Council · Thursday, May 28, 2020 · 1h 50m

The one where a routine stated meeting became a reckoning, a Council grieving 21,000 COVID dead and a colleague's father

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

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From the room

“came actually by virtue of a federal lawsuit and have to mention the vocal Vulcan Society”
— I. Daneek Miller

“intro nineteen fifty one, which will require the Department of Youth and Community Development”
— Vanessa L. Gibson

“a resolution thirteen twenty four, calling on the DOE to partner with nonprofit organizations”
— Farah N. Louis

“creates a commission to review and recommend release for individuals serving a city sentence”
— Keith Powers

The decisions

01Int 1954-2020INT 1954-2020Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of correction and correctional health services to issue reports during public health emergencies

Council Member Keith Powers's coronavirus-reporting bill was heard, aimed at forcing accurate data on COVID's impact on incarcerated people and jail staff.

Roll-call vote

Legislation →ULURP case →

02Int 1956-2020INT 1956-2020Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a local conditional release commission

Roll-call vote

39 · 11

Conditions

eligibility for conditional release requires community ties; convictions for domestic violence and certain other offenses are excluded

Legislation →ULURP case →

03Int 1961-2020INT 1961-2020Approved

A Local Law in relation to public reporting on contact tracing for COVID-19

Council Member Ritchie Torres's bill directing the Department of Health was taken up by the committee.

Roll-call vote

Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).

Legislation →ULURP case →

04Int 1836-2019INT 1836-2019Approved

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the use of the word “alien” and removing such words in local laws, rules and other documents and materials

Council Member Francisco Moya's bill to bar city government from using the term "alien" came before the committee as part of the day's package of measures.

Roll-call vote

46 · 4

Legislation →ULURP case →

05Res 1333-2020C 200140 PPMParks DispositionApproved

“HPD”

Roll-call vote

48 · 2

Legislation →ULURP case →

06Res 1062-2019RES 1062-2019Approved

Resolution calling for the salaries of New York City emergency medical service personnel to be comparable to New York City’s firefighters and police officers.

Resolution 1062, led by Council Member Daneek Miller, who chairs the Committee on Civil Service and Labor, was taken up.

Roll-call vote

Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).

Procedure

Clerk raises a point of parliamentary procedure: the body must return to the resolutions portion to ensure the correct text of Council Member Miller's resolution (Res 1062) is read into the record and voted on. — Council Clerk
Returning to resolutions, the body clarifies the correct designation is Res 1062-A and re-takes a voice vote on the corrected text. Res 1062 calls for NYC EMS personnel salaries to be comparable to firefighters and police officers. — Jumaane D. Williams

Legislation →ULURP case →

07LU 0661-2020Approved

266 West 96th Street

with 1 related matter · LU 0662-2020

Roll-call vote

96 · 4

Legislation →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Questions & answers

Inez D. Barron: Are we just coupling or are we voting on the items as well?

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Procedure

10:17 a.m.
1:20 p.m.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams opens the NYC City Council stated meeting of 05/28/2020 (held virtually via Zoom). — Jumaane D. Williams
Pledge of Allegiance led by the Clerk. — Mike Clark

+13 more procedural steps

The people

Practitioners & applicants

Carlos Menchaca · Paul A. Vallone · Jumaane D. Williams · James G. Van Bramer

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.

Sign in for the full graph

Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.

In view

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of th

Int 1954-2020Approved

Roll call

Ask about this meeting

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