The one where a Tibetan monk's Heart Sutra chant opened a marathon Council sweep of e-bike fire-safety bills, Queens sch
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A Tibet House resident teacher opened with the Heart Sutra, then Speaker Adrienne Adams ran a packed Stated Meeting: a multi-bill push to curb deadly e-bike lithium-ion battery fires (Int 0663 requiring UL certification, plus 0722/0749/0756), two new Queens schools clearing land-use review (a 547-seat primary school in Court Square and a 659-seat high school on the old Saint Agnes site), and landmark designations including the Julius Barr Building tied to the Mattachine Society. The only friction came on Reservoirs 528 and 529, drawing scattered 'no' votes and reservations from Holden, Ariola,
From the room
“The Lesbian Herstory Archives, an organization that has been operating out of a 3 story renaissance revival row house built in 19 o 8”
— Adrienne E. Adams
“is a violence reduction program that aims to prevent gun violence by using a holistic public health approach. Established in 2012,”
— Adrienne E. Adams
“Introduction 5 36 a sponsored by council member Althea Stevens would create an advisory board focused on juvenile justice”
— Adrienne E. Adams
“there's a real danger that these well intended services will put even more families experiencing poverty into contact with ACS”
— Tiffany L. Cabán
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The decisions
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01M 0125-2023Approved
The Operating Budget of the Council of the City of New York.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the interest rate applicable to real property with an assessed value of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or less for which the owner of such property has entered into an agreement with the department of finance for the payment in installments of real property taxes, assessments or other charges, and to repeal subdivision (c) of section 11-312 and subdivision (e) of section 11-313 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to written recommendations by the banking commission of a proposed interest rate to be charged for the nonpayment of water rents and sewer rents
Council took up David Carr's bill creating a new, lower interest rate for low- and middle-income primary-resident owners who enter a property-tax payment plan and stay current. It reframes the annual ritual of setting nonpayment interest rates by letting the banking commission recommend a separate, gentler rate for those paying on time rather than lumping them in with scofflaws.
RESOLUTION APPROVING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 THE SCHEDULE DETAILING THE LUMP SUM OTHER THAN PERSONAL SERVICES UNIT OF APPROPRIATION OF THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the fire department to develop an informational campaign to educate the public on fire risks posed by powered mobility devices
Gail Brewer's bill would have FDNY, working with DCWP, run a public information campaign on the fire dangers of powered mobility devices, including how to spot safe products and how to maintain, store, and charge them.
Roll-call vote
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 the sale, lease, and rental of powered bicycles, powered mobility devices and storage batteries
Feliz's bill, sponsored by Carr, would bar selling, leasing, or renting powered mobility devices like e-bikes and electric scooters, plus their storage batteries, unless certified to recognized UL safety standards by an accredited lab, since certified batteries carry safeguards that prevent the malfunctions that spark fires.
A Local Law in relation to the fire department to report on safety measures to mitigate fire risk associated with powered mobility devices
Robert Holden's bill would require the fire department to file five annual reports over five years on the fire risks posed by powered mobility devices.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Procedure
Intros 656-A, 663-A, 722-A, 749-A powered mobility devices amended and coupled on general orders — Clerk
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing food delivery workers with information on safety measures that mitigate the fire risks posed by powered mobility devices
Alexa Aviles's bill would have DCWP develop e-bike safety materials for delivery workers and require third-party apps like Seamless and Uber Eats, along with restaurants that directly employ delivery workers, to hand them out.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
A Local Law to amend the New York city fire code, in relation to prohibiting the sale of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries
This bill would prohibit assembling, reconditioning, and commercially selling lithium-ion batteries built from cells pulled out of used batteries, while still permitting the sale of certified used batteries.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Procedure
Intro 752-A lithium ion batteries amended and coupled on general orders — Clerk
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating a juvenile justice advisory board, and to repeal section 619 of chapter 24-b of the New York city charter in relation thereto
Althea Stevens's bill to create a juvenile justice advisory board came before the Council, seating city agency reps, council members, parents, and youth so justice-involved young people and their families have a voice when juvenile-detention decisions are made.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Procedure
Intro 436-A juvenile justice advisory board; Intro 522-A family shelters amended and coupled on general orders — Clerk
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring mental health professionals in families with children shelters
Eric Bottcher's bill would put mental health professionals in every DHS shelter serving families with children, at a ratio of one full-time professional per 50 families.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the mayor’s office of criminal justice to evaluate the performance of criminal justice programs that receive funding from the city
Natasha Williams's bill would require the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice to evaluate the performance of organizations funded for criminal-justice services such as alternatives to incarceration and reentry programs, with an annual summary of those evaluations submitted to the mayor and the Council. Its scope reaches pretrial supervised-release services and violence-prevention programs as well.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Procedure
Intro 439-A criminal justice programs; Intro 756-A city's crisis management system amended and coupled on general orders — Clerk
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the office for neighborhood safety and the prevention of gun violence to provide training and operational support to not-for-profit service providers participating in the city’s crisis management system
Public safety chair Camilla Hanks's bill would direct the Office for Neighborhood Safety and the Office to Prevent Gun Violence to provide training and operational support to the violence-prevention groups in the city's Crisis Management System.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Resolution making certain amendments to Rule 7.00(a) of the Rules of the Council in relation to the Standing Committees, Sub-Committees, and Special Committees of the Council.
A Local Law in relation to creating a task force to consider the impact of slavery and past injustices for African Americans in New York city and reparations for such injustices
Council advanced the site selection for a new 547-seat primary school in Court Square (LU 176 / Res 526), an area that flipped from commercial to mixed-use and saw its population surge over 25 years, driving acute demand for school seats.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Land-use review
CEQR: Other
Procedure
Preconsidered LU 176/Res 0526 and LU 177/Res 0527 site selection for 2 new schools coupled on general orders — Clerk
Council backed the site selection for a 659-seat high school in CM Palladino's district, to be delivered by renovating rather than demolishing the century-old former Saint Agnes High School in College Point and easing District 19 high-school overcrowding.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Land-use review
CB Queens Community Board 7 Other
Where it standsCB Queens Community Board 7 ✓→Committee ✓→Full Council
Shahana K. Hanif: requests permission to explain vote
Ari Kagan: Objects to dissolution of Waterfronts and Resilience Committee after he switched to Republican Party and resigned chairmanship
Shekar Krishnan: Votes aye on all; urges support for delivery workers alongside fire safety measures, particularly re Int 0663-2022
Mercedes Narcisse: As a nurse, top priority is saving lives; safety issue with no dollar amount on lives; seeks more educational process to educate workers; votes aye on all
Sandy Nurse: Had an ebike battery fire in her own building last year; calls for focus on battery disposal in next package
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Citations & precedent
Federal Voting Rights Act · Linda Lee
Procedure
Preconsidered Res 0508 transparency resolution coupled on general orders — Clerk
Mercedes Narcisse · Tibet House resident teacher (invocation giver) · Nantasha M. Williams · Lynn C. Schulman · Shekar Krishnan · Adrienne E. Adams · David M. Carr
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