City Council · Thursday, October 5, 2023 · 52m

The one where half the Council confessed their CUNY ties before voting to fund it

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A packed October stated meeting opened with grief -- Speaker Adams marking the 9th death at Rikers this year, the killing of activist Ryan Carson, and a 1-year-old's death in Brooklyn -- before pivoting to business. When the CUNY-funding transparency resolution hit the floor, an unusual cascade of conflict-of-interest disclosures broke out: at least six members flagged a spouse, child, or themselves enrolled or employed at CUNY, prompting Speaker Powers to quip the students probably weren't watching. The Council also closed out the 42-18 31st Avenue Queens rezoning, adopting it 46-1 over Charl

From the room

“which will be delivered by pastor Louis Avilas from Casa de la Fe Church located at 1810 Randall Avenue in the Bronx.”
— Keith Powers

“calls on the New York State Legislature to pass and the governor to sign legislation to create a purple alert system”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“a transparency resolution approving new designations and changes of certain organizations receiving funding”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“this is the 10th anniversary of the passage of the city's earned sick Time law, which I had a lot to do with”
— Gale A. Brewer

The decisions

01Int 0078-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating an informational campaign concerning workers’ rights under the earned safe and sick time act

02Int 0818-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of consumer and worker protection to implement an outreach and education campaign regarding the Temporary Schedule Change Act

Roll-call vote

39 · 8

Legislation →

03Int 1094-2023INT 1094-2023Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of correction to record interactions in which an individual is informed about a scheduled court appearance and report on rates of court production

Heard for testimony: the bill would force the Department of Correction to log every interaction notifying someone of a scheduled court date and to publicly report its court-production rates, putting hard numbers on how often DOC actually delivers detainees to court.

Roll-call vote

38 · 8 · 1

Legislation →ULURP case →

04Int 0857-2022INT 0857-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding disaggregated data in department of education reporting, including metrics on students in foster care and students in temporary housing

Heard for testimony: the Department of Education would have to break out its student data to specifically count and track kids in foster care and those in temporary housing, surfacing two highly vulnerable groups currently buried in aggregate reporting.

Roll-call vote

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

Legislation →ULURP case →

05Int 0576-2022INT 0576-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring reporting on the features and condition of public restrooms

Heard for testimony: a joint effort with the Manhattan borough president, the bill would require the city and Parks departments to report on the features and conditions of public restrooms across NYC.

Roll-call vote

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

Legislation →ULURP case →

06Int 1065-2023INT 1065-2023Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an urban forest plan

Heard for testimony: Parks would have to draft a citywide urban forest master plan built around a 30% tree-canopy goal, with the explicit mandate that the canopy be spread equitably across neighborhoods rather than concentrated in already-green areas.

Roll-call vote

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

Conditions

establish a goal of 30% tree canopy coverage equitably across NYC

Legislation →ULURP case →

07Res 0811-2023C 230012 ZMQZoning MapApproved

L.U. No. 260

Roll-call vote

46 · 1

Mandatory inclusionary housing

9 affordable

Legislation →ULURP case →

08Res 0812-2023N 230013 ZRQZoning TextApproved

L.U. No. 261

Roll-call vote

46 · 1

Legislation →ULURP case →

09LU 0261-2023N 230013 ZRQZoning TextApproved

42-18 31st Avenue Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0260-2023

Roll-call vote

92 · 2

Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa Avilés Althea V. Stevens Amanda C. FaríasAri KaganCarlina Rivera Carmen N. De La RosaCharles BarronChristopher Marte Crystal Hudson Darlene Mealy David M. Carr Eric Dinowitz Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. Louis Gale A. Brewer Inna Vernikov James F. Gennaro Jennifer Gutiérrez Joann Ariola Joseph C. BorelliJulie Menin Julie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Kamillah HanksKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyKristin Richardson JordanLincoln Restler Linda Lee Lynn C. SchulmanMarjorie VelázquezNantasha 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 Vickie PaladinoAdrienne E. AdamsAlexa Avilés Althea V. Stevens Amanda C. FaríasAri KaganCarlina Rivera Carmen N. De La RosaCharles BarronChristopher Marte Crystal Hudson Darlene Mealy David M. Carr Eric Dinowitz Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. Louis Gale A. Brewer Inna Vernikov James F. Gennaro Jennifer Gutiérrez Joann Ariola Joseph C. BorelliJulie Menin Julie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Kamillah HanksKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyKristin Richardson JordanLincoln Restler Linda Lee Lynn C. SchulmanMarjorie VelázquezNantasha 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 Vickie Paladino

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

The deal

Units

Stories

6 fl

Procedure

Other
Powers calls land use call-ups (none), then turns to the Speaker's communication. — Keith Powers
Speaker Adrienne Adams begins her communication to the council. — Adrienne E. Adams
Majority Leader Keith Powers opens the stated meeting of 10/05/2023. — Keith Powers

+11 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 4

Chi A. OsséDiana I. AyalaFrancisco P. MoyaMercedes Narcisse

Practitioners & applicants

Amanda Farias · Gale A. Brewer · Joann Ariola · Lynn C. Schulman · Adrienne E. Adams · Rita C. Joseph · David M. Carr

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.

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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, October 5, 2023 · 52m

The one where half the Council confessed their CUNY ties before voting to fund it

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City Council

Thursday, October 5, 2023

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+ 56 routine / consent items below

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From the room

“which will be delivered by pastor Louis Avilas from Casa de la Fe Church located at 1810 Randall Avenue in the Bronx.”
— Keith Powers

“calls on the New York State Legislature to pass and the governor to sign legislation to create a purple alert system”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“a transparency resolution approving new designations and changes of certain organizations receiving funding”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“this is the 10th anniversary of the passage of the city's earned sick Time law, which I had a lot to do with”
— Gale A. Brewer

The decisions

01Int 0078-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating an informational campaign concerning workers’ rights under the earned safe and sick time act

02Int 0818-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of consumer and worker protection to implement an outreach and education campaign regarding the Temporary Schedule Change Act

Roll-call vote

39 · 8

Legislation →

03Int 1094-2023INT 1094-2023Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of correction to record interactions in which an individual is informed about a scheduled court appearance and report on rates of court production

Roll-call vote

38 · 8 · 1

Legislation →ULURP case →

04Int 0857-2022INT 0857-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding disaggregated data in department of education reporting, including metrics on students in foster care and students in temporary housing

Roll-call vote

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

Legislation →ULURP case →

05Int 0576-2022INT 0576-2022Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring reporting on the features and condition of public restrooms

Roll-call vote

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

Legislation →ULURP case →

06Int 1065-2023INT 1065-2023Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an urban forest plan

Roll-call vote

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

Conditions

establish a goal of 30% tree canopy coverage equitably across NYC

Legislation →ULURP case →

07Res 0811-2023C 230012 ZMQZoning MapApproved

L.U. No. 260

Roll-call vote

46 · 1

Mandatory inclusionary housing

9 affordable

Legislation →ULURP case →

08Res 0812-2023N 230013 ZRQZoning TextApproved

L.U. No. 261

Roll-call vote

46 · 1

Legislation →ULURP case →

09LU 0261-2023N 230013 ZRQZoning TextApproved

42-18 31st Avenue Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0260-2023

Roll-call vote

92 · 2

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

The deal

Units

Stories

6 fl

Procedure

Other
Powers calls land use call-ups (none), then turns to the Speaker's communication. — Keith Powers
Speaker Adrienne Adams begins her communication to the council. — Adrienne E. Adams
Majority Leader Keith Powers opens the stated meeting of 10/05/2023. — Keith Powers

+11 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 4

Chi A. OsséDiana I. AyalaFrancisco P. MoyaMercedes Narcisse

Practitioners & applicants

Amanda Farias · Gale A. Brewer · Joann Ariola · Lynn C. Schulman · Adrienne E. Adams · Rita C. Joseph · David M. Carr

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.