The one where the Council passed a pandemic FY2021 budget billed as a $1 billion NYPD cut, and got NO votes from BOTH th
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With over 22,000 New Yorkers dead from COVID and George Floyd protests still in the streets, the Council adopted its FY2021 budget billed as a $1 billion NYPD cut. The cut set off a rare left-right pincer: progressives (Reynoso, Rivera, Kallos, Levin) voted no because moving School Safety Agents to the DOE and trimming overtime wasn't a real cut, while Borelli, Ulrich, Deutsch and Vallone voted no because any cut endangered safety after '72 shootings last week alone.' Nearly 20 members disclosed personal or family ties to funded entities; none recused. Speaker Johnson admitted he wished he cou
“There were 72 shootings last week alone, and not one scene was fired by the gun of an NYPD officer.”
— Joseph C. Borelli
“the AHRC is funded in the budget that we're adopting, and my partner is associated with this entity”
— Diana I. Ayala
“Heritage High School is funded in the budget that we're adopting, and my son is associated with this entity”
— Diana I. Ayala
“the AHRC is funded in the budget that we're adopting, and my partner is associated with this entity”
— Diana Ayala, Diana I. Ayala
The decisions
26RESOLUTION COMPUTING AND CERTIFYING ADJUSTED BASE PROPORTION OF EACH CLASS OF REAL PROPERTY FOR FISCAL 2021 TO THE STATE BOARD OF REAL PROPERTY SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 1803-a OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW.
Resolution establishing for Fiscal 2021 a limit of a one-half of one percent increase of the current base proportion of any class over the adjusted base proportion of the immediately preceding year for purposes of determining the current base proportion.
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the Expense Revenue Contract Budget, for Fiscal Year 2021, pursuant to Section 249 of the New York City Charter.
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A BUDGET APPROPRIATING 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, 2020 AND ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2021 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER.
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A CONTRACT BUDGET SETTING FORTH, BY AGENCY, CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FOR WHICH APPROPRIATIONS HAD BEEN PROPOSED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2020 AND ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2021, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER.
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the Executive Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2021, pursuant to Section 249 of the New York City Charter.
RESOLUTION A
RESOLUTION B
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the Proposed City Fiscal Year 2021 Community Development Program, the Proposed CFY'21 Budget, the Proposed Reallocations-the CD XLVI Funds, Proposed CD XLVII Statement of Objectives and Budget, dated April 16, 2020.
Resolution approving The City Fiscal Year 2021 Community Development Program, Reallocation of Forty-Sixth Year Community Development Funds, and the Proposed Forty-Seventh Year Community Development Program.
Report of the Committee on Finance in favor of approving a resolution of the Council of the City of New York fixing the tax rate for the Fiscal Year 2021, adopted June 30, 2020 upon the recommendation of the Committee on Finance of the Council.
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, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021 by the levy of 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 New York City Charter.
Preconsidered L.U. No. 665
Communication from the Chancellor – Submitting proposed February 2020 Amendment to the FY 2020-2024 Five-Year Capital Plan.
Communication from the Mayor – Submitting January 2020 Financial Plan Detail for Fiscal Years 2020-2024, pursuant to Sections 101 and 213 of the New York City Charter.
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting Preliminary Expense, Revenue, and Contract Budget for Fiscal Year 2021, pursuant to Sections 225 and 236 of the New York City Charter.
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting Geographic Reports for Expense Budget for Fiscal Year 2021, pursuant to Sections 100 and 231 of the New York City Charter.
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting Departmental Estimates for Fiscal Year 2021, pursuant to Sections 100, 212 and 231 of the New York City Charter.
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the Preliminary Capital Budget, Fiscal Year 2021, pursuant to Section 213 and 236 of the New York City Charter.
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the Preliminary Capital Commitment Plan, Fiscal Year 2020, Volumes 1, 2, 3, & 4, pursuant to Section 219 of the New York City Charter.
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the Executive Budget Supporting Schedules, for Fiscal Year 2021 pursuant to Section 250 of the New York City Charter.
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the Capital Commitment Plan, Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 2021, Volumes I, II, III and IV, pursuant to Section 219(d) of the New York City Charter.
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the Executive Budget - Geographic Reports for Expense Budget for Fiscal Year 2021.
Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the Budget Summary, the Message of the Mayor, and the Citywide Savings Program relative to the Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 2021, pursuant to Section 249 of the New York City Charter.
W. 49th Street.HPO.FY20, Block 1039, Lots 40, 41, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, and 56, Manhattan, Community District No. 4, Council District No. 3.
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Presiding officer (clerk): Presiding officer prompts Council Member Diaz to make a required conflict-of-interest disclosure.
Eric A. Ulrich: Cumbo asks whether Ulrich wanted to change his vote to a 'yes on all' on the Int items.
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- Recessed stated meeting reconvened as a virtual (Zoom) meeting of the New York City Council — Laurie A. Cumbo
- Quorum established by roll call to resume the recessed stated meeting — City Clerk (reading clerk)
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The people
Public testimony: 1 opposed
Margaret S. Chin · Adrienne E. Adams · Karen Koslowitz · Francisco P. Moya · Donovan J. Richards · Ydanis A. Rodriguez · Laurie A. Cumbo · City Clerk / reading clerk (unnamed) · Corey D. Johnson · Eric A. Ulrich · +1 more
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