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A pandemic-era stated meeting opened with Rabbi Ellie Cohen lighting a Hanukkah menorah and a moment of silence for COVID losses. The marquee fight was the Flushing waterfront rezoning (C 200033 ZMQ): Peter Koo hailed it as 'the good compromise' delivering jobs, community space and an HPD affordable-housing pledge, while Menchaca, Van Bramer and Lander dissented that Flushing is 'already severely rent burdened' and the plan 'falls short of the standards of affordable housing.' The Council also passed Inez Barron's 100%-affordable veterans project in Brooklyn and a 26-bill legislative package,
“let us pray that you, members of the city council, be blessed with good health, with strength, and with wisdom”
— Rabbi Ellie Cohen
“a public school where I was a teacher for a dozen or so years and where I also served as the assistant principal”
— Inez D. Barron
“I wanna thank majority leader Cumbo and the chair of our cultural affairs committee, council member Van Bramer”
— Corey D. Johnson
“I wanted to wish council member Adams a belated happy birthday, and I wanted to congratulate council member Diaz”
— Diana Ayala
The decisions
10A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring businesses to notify customers of the use of biometric identifier technology and prohibiting the sale of biometric identifier information
Int 1170-A on biometric signage advanced with exemptions for financial institutions and for businesses whose security cameras aren't used for automated identification and don't share footage outside of law enforcement; the city's chief privacy officer is tasked with outreach to affected establishments.
A Local Law in relation to the temporary use of outdoor space for artistic and cultural events
Int 2068 establishing the Open Culture program advanced with a $20 application fee to deter frivolous filings, set deadlines for DOT to publish eligible spaces by Feb. 1, 2021 and stand up the program by March 1, 2021, with the program running through Oct. 31, 2021 and expiring by March 31, 2022.
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 statements of compliance, issuance and posting requirements of certificates of occupancy and interim certificates of occupancy
Int 2033-A on interim certificates of occupancy advanced with carved-out exemptions: it won't apply to residential buildings under eight stories or four dwelling units, nonresidential buildings under five stories, smaller mixed-use buildings, or parking structures.
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
L.U. No. 691
Preconsidered L.U. No. 694
Preconsidered L.U. No. 695
Special Flushing Waterfront District
with 1 related matter · LU 0695-2020
- Expanded waterfront promenade connecting downtown Flushing to the East waterfront, with playgrounds, pedestrian trails and open spaces
- 30% affordable housing on the rezoned portion of the site, on-site Site 4
- Applicants commit to a 3-year engagement with HPD and the Council to secure financing to maximize on-site affordable housing
- Stormwater infrastructure that won't contribute CSO to the Flushing grid
- Shoreline stabilization and sustainability measures that go beyond the required first measures
- Commitments to direct waterfront assets, education, and programming
+5 more conditions
805 ROCKAWAY AVENUE
with 1 related matter · LU 0700-2020
Moved the 803 Rockaway Avenue rezoning in Inez Barron's Brooklyn district, clearing the way for a mixed-use building with ground-floor manufacturing and roughly 174 affordable units, 80 of them set aside for formerly homeless adults.
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
510 EAST 86 STREET
An amendment for the Mansion Restaurant's sidewalk cafe in Council Member Kallos's Manhattan district moved forward, though the member's name was misstated as 'Kalman' on the record.
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
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Laurie A. Cumbo: are there any other members who wish to speak at this time?
- 1:14 p.m.
- 4:19 p.m.
- Majority Leader opens the virtual stated meeting of the NYC Council — Laurie A. Cumbo
- Meeting held virtually; agenda posted on the Council website — Laurie A. Cumbo
+12 more procedural steps
The people
Public testimony: 4 in favor · 2 opposed
Laurie A. Cumbo · Inez D. Barron · James G. Van Bramer · Alicka Ampry-Samuel
The intelligence
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