City Council · Thursday, November 3, 2022 · 45m

The one where the Council passed a five-bill FDNY diversity package 15 years after the Vulcan lawsuit — and the firehous

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Speaker Adrienne Adams opened with a sober number: only 8% of FDNY firefighters are Black, and the city paid $98 million to settle the Vulcan discrimination suit. The Council answered with a suite of FDNY diversity-and-recruitment bills (Int 516/519/552/553/560), with Black, Latino & Asian Caucus members Riley, Williams, Barron and Feliz lining up in support. Charles Barron's gut-punch: 'the percentage is still the same. 7% black, 2% female.' Around the legislation, the chamber held a moment of silence for Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, mourned a Castle Hill fire that killed four, and Restler quietly

From the room

“resolution 3 62 sponsored by finance chair Justin Brannan, pertains to an increase in the annual expenditure”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“The next bill is intro 5 19 a sponsored by our fire and emergency management committee chair, Joanne Areola.”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“I now ask that the clerk take a roll call vote on all of the items coupled on today's general orders calendar.”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“the FDNY initiated disciplinary actions against 9 members with punishments involving suspension without pay up to 6 months”
— Nantasha M. Williams

The decisions

01Res 0362-2022RES 0362-2022Approved

Resolution concerning the increase in the annual expenditure for the 125th Street and DUMBO Business Improvement Districts and the setting of the date, time and place for the hearing of the local law increasing the annual expenditure for such districts.

Finance Chair Justin Brannan's resolution set the hearing date, time, and place to raise the annual expenditure for the 125th Street and DUMBO Business Improvement Districts, the procedural step required before the council can pass the local law increasing those BID budgets.

Roll-call vote

48 · 1

Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa Avilés Althea V. Stevens Amanda C. FaríasAri KaganCarlina Rivera Carmen N. De La RosaCharles BarronChi A. Ossé Christopher Marte Crystal Hudson Darlene Mealy David M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric Dinowitz Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. Brewer Inna Vernikov James F. Gennaro Jennifer Gutiérrez Joann Ariola Joseph C. BorelliJulie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Kamillah HanksKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyKristin Richardson JordanLincoln Restler Linda Lee Lynn C. SchulmanMarjorie VelázquezMercedes Narcisse Nantasha M. Williams Oswald J. Feliz Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Rita C. JosephRobert F. HoldenSandra Ung Sandy Nurse Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shahana K. Hanif Shaun Abreu Shekar Krishnan Tiffany L. Cabán

Legislation →ULURP case →

02Int 0516-2022INT 0516-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a recruitment and retention plan for firefighters

Took up diversity legislation requiring the FDNY, with DCAS, to build and run a recruitment-and-retention plan for firefighters from underrepresented groups including women and firefighters of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, with mandatory annual reporting on the effort.

Roll-call vote

Legislation →ULURP case →

03Int 0519-2022INT 0519-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a survey of permanent firehouse upgrades to establish a working environment that facilitates use by a mixed gender workforce

Fire and Emergency Management Committee Chair Joanne Ariola's bill advanced, mandating the FDNY survey every firehouse for the permanent upgrades needed to support a mixed-gender workforce, install interim privacy barriers at sites awaiting work, and report to the council and mayor on bathrooms, changing and rest areas.

Roll-call vote

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

Legislation →ULURP case →

04Int 0552-2022INT 0552-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting demographic information of members of the fire department at fire companies and special operations units

This bill requires the FDNY to publish an annual report on the number of firefighters in each fire company and special operations unit broken out by demographics, and to provide the demographic makeup of each company's immediate service area so the public can see whether firehouse staffing reflects the community served.

Roll-call vote

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

Legislation →ULURP case →

05Int 0553-2022INT 0553-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the fire department to plan and implement training on diversity, inclusion, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment

The FDNY, working with DCAS, would be required to develop and run an annual diversity, inclusion, anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training plan, with firehouses that log multiple harassment or discrimination incidents singled out for targeted interactive training.

Roll-call vote

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

Conditions

Firehouses where multiple instances of harassment or discrimination take place would receive additional targeted and interactive training.

Legislation →ULURP case →

06Int 0560-2022INT 0560-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the fire department to annually report on equal employment opportunity complaints

Council Member Natasha Williams' bill moved to a vote, requiring the FDNY to issue an annual report on EEO-office complaints, covering how many were received and closed, the types of misconduct alleged, and the outcomes and corrective actions taken.

Roll-call vote

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

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Procedure

1:19 p.m.
3:21 p.m.
Majority Leader Keith Powers opens the stated meeting of 11/03/2022 and notes the agenda is posted on the city council website. — Keith Powers
Clerk invites the body to join in the pledge of allegiance. — SPEAKER_01

+9 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 2

Julie Menin Vickie Paladino

Practitioners & applicants

Kevin C. Riley · Clerk / Sergeant-at-Arms (unnamed) · Adrienne E. Adams

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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City Council · Thursday, November 3, 2022 · 45m

The one where the Council passed a five-bill FDNY diversity package 15 years after the Vulcan lawsuit — and the firehous

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From the room

“resolution 3 62 sponsored by finance chair Justin Brannan, pertains to an increase in the annual expenditure”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“The next bill is intro 5 19 a sponsored by our fire and emergency management committee chair, Joanne Areola.”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“I now ask that the clerk take a roll call vote on all of the items coupled on today's general orders calendar.”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“the FDNY initiated disciplinary actions against 9 members with punishments involving suspension without pay up to 6 months”
— Nantasha M. Williams

The decisions

01Res 0362-2022RES 0362-2022Approved

Resolution concerning the increase in the annual expenditure for the 125th Street and DUMBO Business Improvement Districts and the setting of the date, time and place for the hearing of the local law increasing the annual expenditure for such districts.

Roll-call vote

48 · 1

Legislation →ULURP case →

02Int 0516-2022INT 0516-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a recruitment and retention plan for firefighters

Roll-call vote

Legislation →ULURP case →

03Int 0519-2022INT 0519-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a survey of permanent firehouse upgrades to establish a working environment that facilitates use by a mixed gender workforce

Roll-call vote

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

Legislation →ULURP case →

04Int 0552-2022INT 0552-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting demographic information of members of the fire department at fire companies and special operations units

Roll-call vote

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

Legislation →ULURP case →

05Int 0553-2022INT 0553-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the fire department to plan and implement training on diversity, inclusion, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment

Roll-call vote

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

Conditions

Firehouses where multiple instances of harassment or discrimination take place would receive additional targeted and interactive training.

Legislation →ULURP case →

06Int 0560-2022INT 0560-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the fire department to annually report on equal employment opportunity complaints

Roll-call vote

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

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Procedure

1:19 p.m.
3:21 p.m.
Majority Leader Keith Powers opens the stated meeting of 11/03/2022 and notes the agenda is posted on the city council website. — Keith Powers
Clerk invites the body to join in the pledge of allegiance. — SPEAKER_01

+9 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 2

Julie Menin Vickie Paladino

Practitioners & applicants

Kevin C. Riley · Clerk / Sergeant-at-Arms (unnamed) · Adrienne E. Adams

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.

Ask about this meeting

Chat with AI about this meeting. Free account required.