City Council · Wednesday, October 23, 2024 · 1h 4m

The one where the Council crowned the WNBA champion Liberty and split 41-9 on the property-tax rates

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A celebratory October stated meeting opened with a salute to the world-champion New York Liberty and a 'New York Liberty Day' resolution, plus Hungarian Republic Day and a birthday nod to Vickie Paladino. But the warmth gave way to a sharp tax fight: while the general-orders calendar passed 50-0, the property-class-share and tax-rate resolutions (624-626) cleared only 41-9, with Ariola, Carr, Borelli and Paladino leading the dissent. The marquee bill was Int 991, the long-negotiated hotel-licensing law Julie Menin championed, adopted 45-4-1. The 135th Street rezoning and the Midtown Bus Termin

From the room

“Resolution 5 0 8, also sponsored by council member Williams, would designate October 10 annually as Casey Benjamin Day”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“Resolution 5 18, sponsored by majority whip, Selvina Brooks Powers, would declare October as Jamaican heritage month”
— Adrienne E. Adams

lithium ion battery sparked a deadly fire in council member Vernikov's district taking the life of a 69 year old grandfather

“Introduction 7 97 a sponsored by council member Alfea Stevens would require the Department of Education to report annually”
— Adrienne E. Adams

The decisions

01M 0075-2024Withdrawn

Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the name of Ebone Carrington to the Council for its advice and consent regarding her appointment to the Board of Health, pursuant to Sections 31 and 553 of the City Charter.

02M 0077-2024C 240353 ZSMSpecial PermitApproved

Council Member Salamanca

03Int 0087-2024Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the administration for children’s services and the department of probation to report on juvenile justice statistics

04Int 0991-2024INT 0991-2024Approved

Kew Gardens

A speaker defended the hotel licensing bill by noting DCWP already licenses other tourism businesses, arguing hotel licensing simply holds the industry to the same standard for front desk coverage, security, and cleanliness already required of sightseeing buses, guides, and pedicab drivers.

Roll-call vote

45 · 4 · 1

Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa Avilés Althea V. Stevens Amanda C. FaríasCarlina Rivera Carmen N. De La Rosa Chi A. Ossé Chris Banks Christopher Marte Crystal Hudson Darlene Mealy David M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric Dinowitz Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. Brewer James F. Gennaro Jennifer Gutiérrez Joann Ariola Joseph C. BorelliJulie Menin Julie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Kamillah HanksKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyKristy MarmoratoLincoln Restler Linda Lee Lynn C. Schulman Mercedes 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 Susan Zhuang Tiffany L. Cabán Vickie Paladino Yusef Salaam

Conditions

Hotels must maintain guest-room cleanliness, equip all core employees with panic buttons, and provide human trafficking training
Prohibits subcontracting in larger hotels to ensure operator accountability rather than shifting day-to-day operations to a third party
Carve-out for smaller good-actor hotels under 100 rooms negotiated into the bill

Questions & answers

Gale A. Brewer: Thanks Vijay Dandapani, head of the hotel association, and HTC for participation on the hotels intro (Int 0991-2024 hotel licensing)

The deal

Site

Kew Gardens

PropertiesKew Gardens

Legislation →ULURP case →

05Res 0623-2024Approved

Resolution to determine a 0.9 percent increase of the current base proportion of any class of real property over the adjusted base proportion of the immediately preceding year for purposes of determining the current base proportion for Fiscal 2025.

Roll-call vote

40 · 10

Questions & answers

Joann Ariola: Roll-call vote on coupled general orders

Legislation →

06Res 0624-2024Approved

Resolution to amend and restate the resolution computing and certifying base percentage, current percentage, and current base proportion of each class of real property for Fiscal 2025 to the State Board of Real Property Tax Services pursuant to Section 1803-a of the Real Property Tax Law.

Roll-call vote

41 · 9

Legislation →

07Res 0625-2024Approved

Resolution to amend and restate the resolution computing and certifying adjusted base proportion of each class of real property for Fiscal 2025 to the State Board of Real Property Tax Services pursuant to Section 1803-a of the Real Property Tax Law.

Roll-call vote

41 · 9

Legislation →

08Res 0626-2024Approved

RESOLUTION AMENDING AND RESTATING THE RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THE AMOUNTS NECESSARY FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE COUNTIES THEREIN AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREOF, FOR RESOLUTION AMENDING AND RESTATING THE RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THE AMOUNTS NECESSARY FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE COUNTIES THEREIN AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREOF, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2024 AND ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2025 BY THE LEVY OF TAXES ON THE REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

Roll-call vote

41 · 9

Legislation →

09Res 0579-2024Approved

RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT BY THE COUNCIL OF DR. MOHAMMAD KHALID AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD.

Roll-call vote

48 · 2

Questions & answers

Pierina Ana Sanchez: Sanchez requested to amend her vote after unanimous consent

Legislation →

10Res 0637-2024C 230206 ZMMZoning MapApproved

L.U. No. 149

11Int 1091-2024Decided

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to identifying and explaining the use of tree pits located on streets and in landscaped parks on the tree map

12Int 1095-2024Decided

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the civilian complaint review board to conduct an investigation of any injury or death caused by police action

13Int 1096-2024Decided

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to protecting the vested health insurance coverage and contributions of retired employees of the city of New York

Legislation →

14Int 1101-2024Decided

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to provide information and officer training relating to identity theft

15LU 0150-2024N 230207 ZRMZoning TextApproved

135th Street Rezoning

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Procedure

11:03 a.m.
12:35 p.m.
Majority Leader Farías opened the stated meeting of 10/23/2024, welcomed members of the public, and reminded that only council members may speak during stated meetings. — Amanda C. Farías
Farías reminded colleagues that decorum is to be respected, insults are inappropriate, all remarks addressed to the chair, and members shall not speak unless recognized. — Amanda C. Farías

+13 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 1

Inna Vernikov

Practitioners & applicants

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.

City Council · Wednesday, October 23, 2024 · 1h 4m

The one where the Council crowned the WNBA champion Liberty and split 41-9 on the property-tax rates

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City Council

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

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+ 76 routine / consent items below

City Council

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

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+ 76 routine / consent items below

items

approved

other

withdrawn

land-use items

affordable

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From the room

“Resolution 5 0 8, also sponsored by council member Williams, would designate October 10 annually as Casey Benjamin Day”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“Resolution 5 18, sponsored by majority whip, Selvina Brooks Powers, would declare October as Jamaican heritage month”
— Adrienne E. Adams

lithium ion battery sparked a deadly fire in council member Vernikov's district taking the life of a 69 year old grandfather

“Introduction 7 97 a sponsored by council member Alfea Stevens would require the Department of Education to report annually”
— Adrienne E. Adams

The decisions

01M 0075-2024Withdrawn

Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the name of Ebone Carrington to the Council for its advice and consent regarding her appointment to the Board of Health, pursuant to Sections 31 and 553 of the City Charter.

02M 0077-2024C 240353 ZSMSpecial PermitApproved

Council Member Salamanca

03Int 0087-2024Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the administration for children’s services and the department of probation to report on juvenile justice statistics

04Int 0991-2024INT 0991-2024Approved

Kew Gardens

Roll-call vote

45 · 4 · 1

Conditions

Hotels must maintain guest-room cleanliness, equip all core employees with panic buttons, and provide human trafficking training
Prohibits subcontracting in larger hotels to ensure operator accountability rather than shifting day-to-day operations to a third party
Carve-out for smaller good-actor hotels under 100 rooms negotiated into the bill

Questions & answers

Gale A. Brewer: Thanks Vijay Dandapani, head of the hotel association, and HTC for participation on the hotels intro (Int 0991-2024 hotel licensing)

The deal

Site

Kew Gardens

PropertiesKew Gardens

Legislation →ULURP case →

05Res 0623-2024Approved

Resolution to determine a 0.9 percent increase of the current base proportion of any class of real property over the adjusted base proportion of the immediately preceding year for purposes of determining the current base proportion for Fiscal 2025.

Roll-call vote

40 · 10

Questions & answers

Joann Ariola: Roll-call vote on coupled general orders

Legislation →

06Res 0624-2024Approved

Resolution to amend and restate the resolution computing and certifying base percentage, current percentage, and current base proportion of each class of real property for Fiscal 2025 to the State Board of Real Property Tax Services pursuant to Section 1803-a of the Real Property Tax Law.

Roll-call vote

41 · 9

Legislation →

07Res 0625-2024Approved

Resolution to amend and restate the resolution computing and certifying adjusted base proportion of each class of real property for Fiscal 2025 to the State Board of Real Property Tax Services pursuant to Section 1803-a of the Real Property Tax Law.

Roll-call vote

41 · 9

Legislation →

08Res 0626-2024Approved

RESOLUTION AMENDING AND RESTATING THE RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THE AMOUNTS NECESSARY FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE COUNTIES THEREIN AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREOF, FOR RESOLUTION AMENDING AND RESTATING THE RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THE AMOUNTS NECESSARY FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE COUNTIES THEREIN AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREOF, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2024 AND ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2025 BY THE LEVY OF TAXES ON THE REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

Roll-call vote

41 · 9

Legislation →

09Res 0579-2024Approved

RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT BY THE COUNCIL OF DR. MOHAMMAD KHALID AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD.

Roll-call vote

48 · 2

Questions & answers

Pierina Ana Sanchez: Sanchez requested to amend her vote after unanimous consent

Legislation →

10Res 0637-2024C 230206 ZMMZoning MapApproved

L.U. No. 149

11Int 1091-2024Decided

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to identifying and explaining the use of tree pits located on streets and in landscaped parks on the tree map

12Int 1095-2024Decided

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the civilian complaint review board to conduct an investigation of any injury or death caused by police action

13Int 1096-2024Decided

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to protecting the vested health insurance coverage and contributions of retired employees of the city of New York

Legislation →

14Int 1101-2024Decided

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to provide information and officer training relating to identity theft

15LU 0150-2024N 230207 ZRMZoning TextApproved

135th Street Rezoning

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Procedure

11:03 a.m.
12:35 p.m.
Majority Leader Farías opened the stated meeting of 10/23/2024, welcomed members of the public, and reminded that only council members may speak during stated meetings. — Amanda C. Farías
Farías reminded colleagues that decorum is to be respected, insults are inappropriate, all remarks addressed to the chair, and members shall not speak unless recognized. — Amanda C. Farías

+13 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 1

Inna Vernikov

Practitioners & applicants

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.