City Council · Wednesday, November 15, 2023 · 57m

The one where the Council passed Speaker Adams's Fair Housing Framework — citywide housing-production targets — over Cha

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At this stated meeting the Council advanced Speaker Adrienne Adams's signature Fair Housing Framework (Int 1031), setting 5-year housing-production targets for every community district, with a wide bench of members (Hanks, Restler, Sanchez, Feliz, Gutierrez) rising in support. Charles Barron backed the goal but warned the 25% affordable / inflationary-AMI math made the mayor's 'City of Yes' a 'city of no.' The same day members redesigned NYC truck routes for the first time in 50 years (Int 0708), launched an industrial development strategy (Int 1012), and honored Wu-Tang's Ol' Dirty Bastard wi

From the room

“was fatally struck by a school bus in council member Ariola's district after dropping her grandchildren off at school.”
— Adrienne Adams

“would require the Department of Aging to establish a commission focused on identifying ways to improve the quality of life for older adults who identify as LGBTQIA”
— Adrienne Adams

“would require the city chief procurement officer to conduct a study and issue a report on the timing and duration of the city's procurement process”
— Adrienne Adams

“I wanna thank the environmental justice advocates including the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, Uprose,”
— Alexa Avilés

The decisions

01Int 0564-2022INT 0564-2022Approved

A Local Law in relation to establishing a commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, or any other diverse sexual orientation or gender identity older adults within the department for the aging, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

Advanced a mandate for the Department for the Aging to stand up a commission focused on improving quality of life for LGBTQIA+ older adults, with two reports required from the commission.

Roll-call vote

Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa Avilés Althea V. Stevens Amanda C. FaríasAri KaganCarlina Rivera Charles BarronChi A. Ossé Christopher Marte Crystal Hudson Darlene Mealy David M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric Dinowitz Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaInna Vernikov James F. Gennaro Jennifer Gutiérrez Joann Ariola Joseph C. BorelliJulie Menin Julie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Kamillah HanksKeith Powers Kevin C. Riley Lincoln Restler Linda Lee Lynn C. Schulman Mercedes Narcisse 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

Procedure

Clerk reads report of committee on aging, Intro 564-A (commission for LGBTQIA+ older adults), amended and coupled on general orders. — Clerk

The one where the Council passed Speaker Adams's Fair Housing Framework — citywide housing-production targets — over Cha

The decisions

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a study, report and rulemaking regarding procurement process time schedules

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a biotechnology credit against the general corporation tax, the unincorporated business tax, and the corporate tax of 2015.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to amending the district plan of the Westchester Square business improvement district to change the method of assessment upon which the district charge is based

A Local law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in four business improvement districts

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to classifying credit card processing fees and bank fees as exempt expenditures

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to redesigning the city truck route network

Resolution designating November 15 annually as Ol’ Dirty Bastard Day in the City of New York and honoring his legacy as a founder of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan and as a unique MC.

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The one where the Council passed Speaker Adams's Fair Housing Framework — citywide housing-production targets — over Cha

The decisions

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a study, report and rulemaking regarding procurement process time schedules

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a biotechnology credit against the general corporation tax, the unincorporated business tax, and the corporate tax of 2015.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to amending the district plan of the Westchester Square business improvement district to change the method of assessment upon which the district charge is based

A Local law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in four business improvement districts

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to classifying credit card processing fees and bank fees as exempt expenditures

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to redesigning the city truck route network

Resolution designating November 15 annually as Ol’ Dirty Bastard Day in the City of New York and honoring his legacy as a founder of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan and as a unique MC.

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

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