diff --git a/events/2024/2024-12-05_13_30_city-council_21263.json b/events/2024/2024-12-05_13_30_city-council_21263.json index 32fad3213..042d87ebe 100644 --- a/events/2024/2024-12-05_13_30_city-council_21263.json +++ b/events/2024/2024-12-05_13_30_city-council_21263.json @@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ "MatterName": "Muriel Goode-Trufant, Corporation Counsel.", "MatterType": "Mayor's Message", "MatterStatus": "Adopted", - "LastModified": "2024-12-05T23:17:35.127Z" + "LastModified": "2024-12-06T23:41:51.26Z" }, { "ID": 415187, @@ -1797,8 +1797,8 @@ "AgendaSequence": 0, "MinutesSequence": 66, "Version": "", - "MinutesNote": "The following files were removed from the General Order Calendar and voted separately:\r\n\r\nM-79 & Res. No. 688, VOTE: 41-7-3\r\nNegative: Council Members Ariola, Carr, Holden, Lee, Paladino, Vernikov, and the Minority Leader (Council Member Borelli);\r\nAbstain: Council Members Mealy, Yeger, and Zhuang.\r\n\r\nInt. No. 1127-A, VOTE: 41-10-0\r\nNegative: Council Members Ariola, Carr, Holden, Lee, Marmorato, Mealy, Paladino, Vernikov, Yeger, and the Minority Leader (Council Member Borelli).\r\n\r\nInt No. 1128-A, VOTE: 40-11-0\r\nNegative: Council Members Ariola, Carr, Holden, Lee, Louis, Marmorato, Mealy, Paladino, Vernikov, Yeger, and the Minority Leader (Council Member Borelli).\r\n\r\nL.U. No. 181 & Res. No. 689, VOTE: 31-20-0\r\nNegative: Council Members Ariola, Banks, Carr, Dinowitz, Gennaro, Hanks, Holden, Lee, Louis, Marmorato, Marte, Mealy, Narcisse, Paladino, Schulman, Ung, Vernikov, Yeger, Zhuang, and the Minority Leader (Council Member Borelli).\r\n\r\nSee files for individual votes.", - "LastModified": "2024-12-05T23:43:58.34Z" + "MinutesNote": "The following files were removed from the General Order Calendar and voted separately:\r\n\r\nM-79 & Res. No. 688, VOTE: 42-6-3\r\nNegative: Council Members Ariola, Carr, Holden, Paladino, Vernikov, and the Minority Leader (Council Member Borelli);\r\nAbstain: Council Members Mealy, Yeger, and Zhuang.\r\n\r\nInt. No. 1127-A, VOTE: 41-10-0\r\nNegative: Council Members Ariola, Carr, Holden, Lee, Marmorato, Mealy, Paladino, Vernikov, Yeger, and the Minority Leader (Council Member Borelli).\r\n\r\nInt No. 1128-A, VOTE: 40-11-0\r\nNegative: Council Members Ariola, Carr, Holden, Lee, Louis, Marmorato, Mealy, Paladino, Vernikov, Yeger, and the Minority Leader (Council Member Borelli).\r\n\r\nL.U. No. 181 & Res. No. 689, VOTE: 31-20-0\r\nNegative: Council Members Ariola, Banks, Carr, Dinowitz, Gennaro, Hanks, Holden, Lee, Louis, Marmorato, Marte, Mealy, Narcisse, Paladino, Schulman, Ung, Vernikov, Yeger, Zhuang, and the Minority Leader (Council Member Borelli).\r\n\r\nSee files for individual votes.", + "LastModified": "2024-12-06T23:53:24.637Z" }, { "ID": 415234, @@ -1851,6 +1851,6 @@ } ], "AgendaLastPublished": "2024-12-05T20:49:51.577Z", - "MinutesLastPublished": "2024-12-06T02:36:58.717Z", - "LastModified": "2024-12-06T02:36:58.827Z" + "MinutesLastPublished": "2024-12-06T23:53:33.71Z", + "LastModified": "2024-12-06T23:53:33.853Z" } diff --git a/events/2024/2024-12-17_10_00_environmental-protection-resiliency-and-waterfronts_21248.json b/events/2024/2024-12-17_10_00_environmental-protection-resiliency-and-waterfronts_21248.json index 32417c03e..67a933169 100644 --- a/events/2024/2024-12-17_10_00_environmental-protection-resiliency-and-waterfronts_21248.json +++ b/events/2024/2024-12-17_10_00_environmental-protection-resiliency-and-waterfronts_21248.json @@ -25,10 +25,51 @@ "MatterName": "Oversight - The New York City Drought.", "MatterType": "Oversight", "MatterStatus": "Committee", - "LastModified": "2024-12-02T17:40:24.623Z" + "LastModified": "2024-12-06T15:07:00.68Z" + }, + { + "ID": 415237, + "GUID": "C3A41D72-3046-477F-BF7F-9BA3A6AF6AC8", + "Title": "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a program that transfers liability for certain engine idling violations to lessees of vehicles", + "AgendaSequence": 2, + "MinutesSequence": 3, + "Version": "*", + "AgendaNote": "Preconsidered", + "MatterID": 75105, + "MatterFile": "T2024-2810", + "MatterName": "Establishing a program that transfers liability for certain engine idling violations to lessees of vehicles.", + "MatterType": "Introduction", + "LastModified": "2024-12-06T15:33:52.36Z" + }, + { + "ID": 415239, + "GUID": "F58944DF-C4A4-48A0-8667-9B33B15F8226", + "Title": "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of a comprehensive stormwater plan and a stormwater dashboard", + "AgendaSequence": 3, + "MinutesSequence": 2, + "Version": "*", + "AgendaNote": "Preconsidered", + "MatterID": 75144, + "MatterFile": "T2024-2849", + "MatterName": "Creation of a comprehensive stormwater plan and a stormwater dashboard.", + "MatterType": "Introduction", + "LastModified": "2024-12-07T00:12:47.743Z" + }, + { + "ID": 415240, + "GUID": "A4194E35-BDA7-4513-B6EB-4AAA63789427", + "Title": "Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and Governor to sign, legislation to create a permanent, citywide voluntary buyout program to mitigate flood risk.", + "AgendaSequence": 4, + "MinutesSequence": 4, + "Version": "*", + "MatterID": 72900, + "MatterFile": "Res 0084-2024", + "MatterName": "Create a permanent, citywide voluntary buyout program to mitigate flood risk.", + "MatterType": "Resolution", + "LastModified": "2024-12-07T00:15:30.17Z" } ], - "AgendaLastPublished": "2024-12-03T15:58:57.367Z", + "AgendaLastPublished": "2024-12-07T00:15:35.403Z", "MinutesLastPublished": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", - "LastModified": "2024-12-03T15:58:57.52Z" + "LastModified": "2024-12-07T00:15:35.543Z" } diff --git a/introduction/2024/1072.json b/introduction/2024/1072.json index a0eceec00..327208989 100644 --- a/introduction/2024/1072.json +++ b/introduction/2024/1072.json @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ "Attachments": [ { "ID": 311695, - "LastModified": "2024-12-06T21:47:09.753Z", + "LastModified": "2024-12-07T00:19:47.43Z", "Name": "Summary of Int. No. 1072-A", "Link": "https://nyc.legistar1.com/nyc/attachments/372d29a0-1a94-4761-9bfb-60273620b8f2.docx", "Sort": 1 @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ }, { "ID": 312361, - "LastModified": "2024-12-06T21:50:49.51Z", + "LastModified": "2024-12-07T00:19:44.44Z", "Name": "Proposed Int. No. 1072-A - 12/6/24", "Link": "https://nyc.legistar1.com/nyc/attachments/91518c2f-8b95-40f5-93af-a6830583b77d.docx", "Sort": 7 @@ -108,5 +108,5 @@ "TextID": 78744, "Text": "Be it enacted by the Council as follows:\n \n \n Section 1. The introductory chapter of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 2-a to read as follows:\n � 2-a. Press access in city hall. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:\n City hall. The term \"city hall\" means the building that opened in 1812 and serves as the seat of the government of the city, located in the park bounded by Broadway, Park row, Centre street, and Chambers street. \n Press. The term \"press\" means persons who gather and publish or broadcast news, regardless of the medium used therefor.\n b. Press room. 1. There shall be a press room located within city hall, designated for the press to use in gathering and reporting on news concerning city affairs, and other related activities in connection therewith.\n 2. The press room shall be located in the east wing of the first floor of city hall in the room that is commonly known as room 9.\n 3. Adequate space in the press room shall be reserved for use by members of the press.\n 4. No changes in press access to the press room shall be valid unless made with the joint approval of the mayor and the speaker of the council.\n c. Supplementary space for press. Additional space in city hall may be designated for use by members of the press as needed to support press coverage of city affairs. Such additional space shall be designated as a supplement to, and not in lieu of, the press room.\n d. Rulemaking. The commissioner of citywide administrative services may promulgate rules regarding the care and maintenance of the press room and other areas in city hall designated for press use.\n � 2. This local law takes effect immediately.\n\nEH/JG\nLS #15502\n12/2/2024 1:52 PM\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n 1", "RTF": "{\\rtf1\\fbidis\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033\\deflangfe1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\froman\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}}\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\n\\ul\\v0\\par\nBe it enacted by the Council as follows:\\ulnone\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\qj\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Section 1. The introductory chapter of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 2-a to read as follows:\\par\n\\ul\\'a7 2-a. Press access in city hall. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:\\par\nCity hall. The term \\ldblquote city hall\\rdblquote means the building that opened in 1812 and serves as the seat of the government of the city, located in the park bounded by Broadway, Park row, Centre street, and Chambers street. \\par\nPress. The term \\ldblquote press\\rdblquote means persons who gather and publish or broadcast news, regardless of the medium used therefor.\\par\nb. Press room. 1. There shall be a press room located within city hall, designated for the press to use in gathering and reporting on news concerning city affairs, and other related activities in connection therewith.\\par\n2. The press room shall be located in the east wing of the first floor of city hall in the room that is commonly known as room 9.\\par\n3. Adequate space in the press room shall be reserved for use by members of the press.\\par\n4. No changes in press access to the press room shall be valid unless made with the joint approval of the mayor and the speaker of the council.\\par\nc. Supplementary space for press. Additional space in city hall may be designated for use by members of the press as needed to support press coverage of city affairs. Such additional space shall be designated as a supplement to, and not in lieu of, the press room.\\par\nd. Rulemaking. The commissioner of citywide administrative services may promulgate rules regarding the care and maintenance of the press room and other areas in city hall designated for press use.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj\\ulnone\\'a7 2. This local law takes effect immediately.\\fs18\\par\nEH/JG\\par\nLS #15502\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar 12/2/2024 1:52 PM\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\fs24\\par\n\\par\n\\par\n\\par\n}\n", - "LastModified": "2024-12-06T21:50:50.38Z" + "LastModified": "2024-12-07T00:19:47.43Z" } diff --git a/introduction/2024/1135.json b/introduction/2024/1135.json index 5fca9f8b6..58a97e241 100644 --- a/introduction/2024/1135.json +++ b/introduction/2024/1135.json @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ "Attachments": [ { "ID": 311988, - "LastModified": "2024-12-06T14:37:58.79Z", + "LastModified": "2024-12-07T00:16:39.32Z", "Name": "Summary of Int. No. 1135", "Link": "https://nyc.legistar1.com/nyc/attachments/111a58ad-20f1-497a-a4c5-dc9d696897fa.docx", "Sort": 1 @@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ "TextID": 78753, "Text": "Be it enacted by the Council as follows:\n \n \n Section 1. Legislative findings. The council hereby finds that grocery delivery workers hired, retained, or engaged as independent contractors by third-party grocery delivery services to deliver groceries and other goods from grocery stores and other retail food establishments perform work that is substantially similar to the work performed by food delivery workers hired, retained, or engaged as independent contractors by third-party food delivery services and third-party courier services to deliver food items from food service establishments, and that the working conditions for such grocery delivery workers are substantially similar to the working conditions for such food delivery workers. Both grocery delivery workers and food delivery workers transport, carry, or otherwise enable the conveyance of groceries and similar goods, such as meals, from businesses or other locations directly to customers in New York City. Third-party grocery delivery services, third-party food delivery services, and third-party courier services usually classify both grocery delivery workers and food delivery workers as independent contractors, and thus, both grocery delivery workers and food delivery workers do not receive the same minimum wage and benefits to which they would be entitled if such services classified such workers as employees. \n In addition, the council finds that, like a food delivery worker, and unlike a worker performing similar work who is classified as an employee, a grocery delivery worker does not receive workers' compensation benefits from a third-party grocery delivery service that hires, retains, or engages such worker as an independent contractor. The department of consumer and worker protection determined the workers' compensation component of the minimum pay rate for food delivery workers based on the value of the workers' compensation benefits received by delivery workers in New York State who are classified as employees, and provided an adjustment to account for differences in certain federal benefits for employees and independent contractors. \n The council finds that food delivery workers and grocery delivery workers incur similar expenses necessary to perform their work that third-party grocery delivery services, third-party food delivery services, and third-party courier services usually do not reimburse, such as the cost of a vehicle or other mode of transportation to deliver goods, and mobile phone expenses. The council finds that phone-related expenses for a food delivery worker are substantially similar to the phone-related expenses for a grocery delivery worker. Although the frequency and necessity of the use of motor vehicles among grocery delivery workers may be higher than such use by food delivery workers, the council finds that vehicle-related expenses for a grocery delivery worker are at least as great as vehicle-related expenses for a food delivery worker. \n The council further finds that, based on these substantial similarities between the work performed by and working conditions of grocery delivery workers and food delivery workers, grocery delivery workers have the same need for minimum pay protections as food delivery workers. The council thus finds that the minimum pay rate that a third-party food delivery service or third-party courier service is required to make to a food delivery worker, pursuant to section 7-810 of title 6 of the rules of the city of New York, is applicable in determining the minimum payments that a third-party grocery delivery service should be required to make to a grocery delivery worker.\n The council further finds that because the working conditions for grocery delivery workers are substantially similar to the working conditions for food delivery workers, the method for calculating minimum payments for a food delivery worker set forth in section 7-810 of title 6 of the rules of the city of New York may be utilized to calculate minimum payments for a grocery delivery worker. The council finds that the department of consumer and worker protection may adjust such method as applied to grocery delivery workers to account for variations in the working conditions of grocery delivery workers as compared to the working conditions of food delivery workers, including variations in policies and procedures of such services related to trip offers or assignments or worker schedules. \n These findings do not limit the authority of the department of consumer and worker protection to establish or amend one or more rates or methods for determining the minimum payments required for food delivery workers or grocery delivery workers.\n � 2. Section 20-1501 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a local law for the year 2024 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to protections for contracted delivery workers, as proposed in introduction number 1133 for the year 2024, is amended by adding new definitions of \"grocery delivery worker,\" \"retail food establishment\" and \"third-party grocery delivery service\" in alphabetical order to read as follows:\n Grocery delivery worker. The term \"grocery delivery worker\" means any natural person or any organization composed of no more than 1 natural person, whether or not incorporated or employing a trade name, who is retained by a third-party grocery delivery service to deliver goods from a business to a customer in exchange for compensation.\n Retail food establishment. The term \"retail food establishment\" means any business establishment located in the city that is licensed as a retail food store or food warehouse pursuant to article 28 of the agriculture and markets law. \n Third-party grocery delivery service. The term \"third-party grocery delivery service\" means any website, mobile application, or other internet service that: (i) facilitates, offers or arranges for the delivery of goods from a retail food establishment; and (ii) is owned or operated by a person other than the person who owns such retail food establishment.\n � 3. Subdivision e of section 20-1522 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a local law for the year 2024 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to protections for contracted delivery workers, as proposed in introduction number 1133 for the year 2024, is amended to read as follows:\n e. [Reserved.] A third-party grocery delivery service shall make payments to grocery delivery workers retained by such service that meet or exceed the minimum pay requirements for food delivery workers established by the department pursuant to subdivision a of this section. The department may by rule establish a method for applying such minimum pay requirements to grocery delivery workers that is tailored to the circumstances of such workers, including variations in the working conditions of such workers as compared to the working conditions of food delivery workers.\n � 4. This local law takes effect on the same date as a local law amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to protections for contracted delivery workers, as proposed in introduction number 1133 for the year 2024, takes effect. \nLS #17449(B)\n11/25/24\n\n 1\n \n \n 1", "RTF": "{\\rtf1\\fbidis\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033\\deflangfe1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\froman\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}}\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\n\\ul\\v0\\par\nBe it enacted by the Council as follows:\\ulnone\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\qj\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\hyphpar0\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Section 1. Legislative findings. The council hereby finds that grocery delivery workers hired, retained, or engaged as independent contractors by third-party grocery delivery services to deliver groceries and other goods from grocery stores and other retail food establishments perform work that is substantially similar to the work performed by food delivery workers hired, retained, or engaged as independent contractors by third-party food delivery services and third-party courier services to deliver food items from food service establishments, and that the working conditions for such grocery delivery workers are substantially similar to the working conditions for such food delivery workers. Both grocery delivery workers and food delivery workers transport, carry, or otherwise enable the conveyance of groceries and similar goods, such as meals, from businesses or other locations directly to customers in New York City. Third-party grocery delivery services, third-party food delivery services, and third-party courier services usually classify both grocery delivery workers and food delivery workers as independent contractors, and thus, both grocery delivery workers and food delivery workers do not receive the same minimum wage and benefits to which they would be entitled if such services classified such workers as employees. \\par\nIn addition, the council finds that, like a food delivery worker, and unlike a worker performing similar work who is classified as an employee, a grocery delivery worker does not receive workers\\rquote compensation benefits from a third-party grocery delivery service that hires, retains, or engages such worker as an independent contractor. The department of consumer and worker protection determined the workers\\rquote compensation component of the minimum pay rate for food delivery workers based on the value of the workers\\rquote compensation benefits received by delivery workers in New York State who are classified as employees, and provided an adjustment to account for differences in certain federal benefits for employees and independent contractors. \\par\nThe council finds that food delivery workers and grocery delivery workers incur similar expenses necessary to perform their work that third-party grocery delivery services, third-party food delivery services, and third-party courier services usually do not reimburse, such as the cost of a vehicle or other mode of transportation to deliver goods, and mobile phone expenses. The council finds that phone-related expenses for a food delivery worker are substantially similar to the phone-related expenses for a grocery delivery worker. Although the frequency and necessity of the use of motor vehicles among grocery delivery workers may be higher than such use by food delivery workers, the council finds that vehicle-related expenses for a grocery delivery worker are at least as great as vehicle-related expenses for a food delivery worker. \\par\nThe council further finds that, based on these substantial similarities between the work performed by and working conditions of grocery delivery workers and food delivery workers, grocery delivery workers have the same need for minimum pay protections as food delivery workers. The council thus finds that the minimum pay rate that a third-party food delivery service or third-party courier service is required to make to a food delivery worker, pursuant to section 7-810 of title 6 of the rules of the city of New York, is applicable in determining the minimum payments that a third-party grocery delivery service should be required to make to a grocery delivery worker.\\par\nThe council further finds that because the working conditions for grocery delivery workers are substantially similar to the working conditions for food delivery workers, the method for calculating minimum payments for a food delivery worker set forth in section 7-810 of title 6 of the rules of the city of New York may be utilized to calculate minimum payments for a grocery delivery worker. The council finds that the department of consumer and worker protection may adjust such method as applied to grocery delivery workers to account for variations in the working conditions of grocery delivery workers as compared to the working conditions of food delivery workers, including variations in policies and procedures of such services related to trip offers or assignments or worker schedules. \\par\nThese findings do not limit the authority of the department of consumer and worker protection to establish or amend one or more rates or methods for determining the minimum payments required for food delivery workers or grocery delivery workers.\\par\n\\'a7 2. Section 20-1501 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a local law for the year 2024 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to protections for contracted delivery workers, as proposed in introduction number 1133 for the year 2024, is amended by adding new definitions of \\ldblquote grocery delivery worker,\\rdblquote \\ldblquote retail food establishment\\rdblquote and \\ldblquote third-party grocery delivery service\\rdblquote in alphabetical order to read as follows:\\par\n\\ul Grocery delivery worker. The term \\ldblquote grocery delivery worker\\rdblquote means any natural person or any organization composed of no more than 1 natural person, whether or not incorporated or employing a trade name, who is retained by a third-party grocery delivery service to deliver goods from a business to a customer in exchange for compensation.\\par\nRetail food establishment. The term \\ldblquote retail food establishment\\rdblquote means any business establishment located in the city that is licensed as a retail food store or food warehouse pursuant to article 28 of the agriculture and markets law. \\par\nThird-party grocery delivery service. The term \\ldblquote third-party grocery delivery service\\rdblquote means any website, mobile application, or other internet service that: (i) facilitates, offers or arranges for the delivery of goods from a retail food establishment; and (ii) is owned or operated by a person other than the person who owns such retail food establishment.\\par\n\\ulnone\\'a7 3. Subdivision e of section 20-1522 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a local law for the year 2024 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to protections for contracted delivery workers, as proposed in introduction number 1133 for the year 2024, is amended to read as follows:\\par\ne. [Reserved.] \\ul A third-party grocery delivery service shall make payments to grocery delivery workers retained by such service that meet or exceed the minimum pay requirements for food delivery workers established by the department pursuant to subdivision a of this section. The department may by rule establish a method for applying such minimum pay requirements to grocery delivery workers that is tailored to the circumstances of such workers, including variations in the working conditions of such workers as compared to the working conditions of food delivery workers.\\par\n\\ulnone\\'a7 4. This local law takes effect on the same date as a local law amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to protections for contracted delivery workers, as proposed in introduction number 1133 for the year 2024, takes effect. \\fs18\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj LS #17449(B)\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar 11/25/24\\par\n\\par\n}\n", - "LastModified": "2024-12-06T20:48:35.77Z" + "LastModified": "2024-12-07T00:16:39.32Z" } diff --git a/last_sync.json b/last_sync.json index c05babc9b..6bbfa4837 100644 --- a/last_sync.json +++ b/last_sync.json @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ { - "Matters": "2024-12-06T21:50:50.38Z", + "Matters": "2024-12-07T00:19:47.43Z", "Persons": "2024-10-16T19:13:13.08Z", - "Events": "2024-12-06T02:36:58.827Z", + "Events": "2024-12-07T00:15:35.543Z", "LandUse": "2024-12-06T20:51:50.56Z", - "Resolution": "2024-12-06T21:51:21.76Z", - "LastRun": "2024-12-06T23:38:44Z" + "Resolution": "2024-12-07T00:15:30.21Z", + "LastRun": "2024-12-07T17:38:50Z" } diff --git a/resolution/2024/0084.json b/resolution/2024/0084.json index d215e068c..ce0829c44 100644 --- a/resolution/2024/0084.json +++ b/resolution/2024/0084.json @@ -92,5 +92,5 @@ "TextID": 76425, "Text": "Whereas, Flooding caused by extreme weather threatens to damage or destroy thousands of homes in New York City (the City); and\n Whereas, In 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit the City with a storm surge that flooded 17 percent of the City's landmass, which included more than 300,000 homes and critical infrastructure such as hospitals and the Brooklyn-Battery tunnel; and\n Whereas, The storm surge was especially devastating in coastal areas, such as the Coney Island peninsula, where the flood waters reached a depth of 11 feet above ground level, and on the South Shore of Staten Island, where they reached a depth of 14 feet; and\n Whereas, These conditions damaged over 69,000 residential units, killed 44 New Yorkers and cost an estimated $19 billion in lost economic activity and property damage; and\n Whereas, To repair the damage from Hurricane Sandy, the City received over $17 billion in federal relief spending, which included $9.9 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance program and $4.2 billion from the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) program; and\n Whereas, The City's Build it Back (BIB) Single Family Program, which used CDBG-DR dollars to pay contractors to rebuild single family homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy, had begun assisting only 686 of the roughly 20,000 program applicants by August 2014, nearly two years after the storm struck the City; and\n Whereas, Some BIB Single Family Program repairs were not completed until 2021, nearly 10 years after Hurricane Sandy occurred; and\n Whereas, Climate change will likely cause extreme weather like Hurricane Sandy to occur more often and with greater intensity; and\n Whereas, The New York City Panel on Climate Change has warned that the City will likely experience an increase in chronic tidal flooding and coastal storms over the course of the next century; and\n Whereas, These trends may increase the frequency with which extreme weather forces New Yorkers living in high-risk flood zones to rebuild their homes; and\n Whereas, Many New Yorkers struggle to rebuild their homes after damage from extreme weather despite federal assistance; and\n Whereas, New York State (the State) can mitigate the monetary and human costs of extreme weather by offering to purchase homes at high risk of flooding through voluntary buyout programs, which allow homeowners to resettle in low-risk flood zones and escape the cycle of rebuilding and displacement caused by extreme weather; and \n Whereas, Voluntary buyout programs also safeguard communities against future storms, as purchased properties are typically transformed into natural, open space storm water management systems; and\n Whereas, Although the State administered the voluntary New York State Acquisition for Redevelopment buyout program after Hurricane Sandy, the program was limited and offered to purchase homes located in only two neighborhoods in the borough of Staten Island; and\n Whereas, Homeowners in all five boroughs live at high risk of flood damage and should have the choice to mitigate their risk by selling their property to the State; and \n Whereas, The State could likely fund a permanent, citywide voluntary buyout program with new state and federal grant and loan programs; and\n Whereas, In November, 2022, New York State voters approved the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act, which will raise $4.2 billion to pay for climate change mitigation and greenhouse gas abatement projects, up to $250 million of which may be spent on voluntary private property buyouts; and\n Whereas, The federal Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which received $1 billion in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), and the federal Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation act, which received $500 million in funding from IIJA, can help states pay for the mitigation of natural hazards through measures such as voluntary buyout programs; now, therefore, be it\n Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls on the New York State Legislature to pass, and Governor to sign, legislation to create a permanent, citywide voluntary buyout program to mitigate flood risk.\n\n\n\n\nSession 13\nAGB\nLS #12719\n01/182024\n\nSession 12\nAGB\nLS #12719\n5/4/2023", "RTF": "{\\rtf1\\fbidis\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033\\deflangfe1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\froman\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}}\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\n\\v0\\par\nBy Council Members Gennaro and Ung\\par\n\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Whereas, Flooding caused by extreme weather threatens to damage or destroy thousands of homes in New York City (the City); and\\par\nWhereas, In 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit the City with a storm surge that flooded 17 percent of the City\\rquote s landmass, which included more than 300,000 homes and critical infrastructure such as hospitals and the Brooklyn-Battery tunnel; and\\par\nWhereas, The storm surge was especially devastating in coastal areas, such as the Coney Island peninsula, where the flood waters reached a depth of 11 feet above ground level, and on the South Shore of Staten Island, where they reached a depth of 14 feet; and\\par\nWhereas, These conditions damaged over 69,000 residential units, killed 44 New Yorkers and cost an estimated $19 billion in lost economic activity and property damage; and\\par\nWhereas, To repair the damage from Hurricane Sandy, the City received over $17 billion in federal relief spending, which included $9.9 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance program and $4.2 billion from the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) program; and\\par\nWhereas, The City\\rquote s Build it Back (BIB) Single Family Program, which used CDBG-DR dollars to pay contractors to rebuild single family homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy, had begun assisting only 686 of the roughly 20,000 program applicants by August 2014, nearly two years after the storm struck the City; and\\par\nWhereas, Some BIB Single Family Program repairs were not completed until 2021, nearly 10 years after Hurricane Sandy occurred; and\\par\nWhereas, Climate change will likely cause extreme weather like Hurricane Sandy to occur more often and with greater intensity; and\\par\nWhereas, The New York City Panel on Climate Change has warned that the City will likely experience an increase in chronic tidal flooding and coastal storms over the course of the next century; and\\par\nWhereas, These trends may increase the frequency with which extreme weather forces New Yorkers living in high-risk flood zones to rebuild their homes; and\\par\nWhereas, Many New Yorkers struggle to rebuild their homes after damage from extreme weather despite federal assistance; and\\par\nWhereas, New York State (the State) can mitigate the monetary and human costs of extreme weather by offering to purchase homes at high risk of flooding through voluntary buyout programs, which allow homeowners to resettle in low-risk flood zones and escape the cycle of rebuilding and displacement caused by extreme weather; and \\par\nWhereas, Voluntary buyout programs also safeguard communities against future storms, as purchased properties are typically transformed into natural, open space storm water management systems; and\\par\nWhereas, Although the State administered the voluntary New York State Acquisition for Redevelopment buyout program after Hurricane Sandy, the program was limited and offered to purchase homes located in only two neighborhoods in the borough of Staten Island; and\\par\nWhereas, Homeowners in all five boroughs live at high risk of flood damage and should have the choice to mitigate their risk by selling their property to the State; and \\par\nWhereas, The State could likely fund a permanent, citywide voluntary buyout program with new state and federal grant and loan programs; and\\par\nWhereas, In November, 2022, New York State voters approved the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act, which will raise $4.2 billion to pay for climate change mitigation and greenhouse gas abatement projects, up to $250 million of which may be spent on voluntary private property buyouts; and\\par\nWhereas, The federal Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which received $1 billion in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), and the federal Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation act, which received $500 million in funding from IIJA, can help states pay for the mitigation of natural hazards through measures such as voluntary buyout programs; now, therefore, be it\\par\nResolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls on the New York State Legislature to pass, and Governor to sign, legislation to create a permanent, citywide voluntary buyout program to mitigate flood risk.\\fs18\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj\\par\n\\par\n\\par\n\\par\nSession 13\\par\nAGB\\par\nLS #12719\\par\n01/182024\\par\n\\par\nSession 12\\par\nAGB\\par\nLS #12719\\par\n5/4/2023\\par\n\\fs24\\par\n}\n", - "LastModified": "2024-12-06T19:46:41.923Z" + "LastModified": "2024-12-07T00:15:30.21Z" } diff --git a/resolution/2024/0652.json b/resolution/2024/0652.json index f366b7cf8..9d6b1a383 100644 --- a/resolution/2024/0652.json +++ b/resolution/2024/0652.json @@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ "ID": 7823, "Slug": "chi-a-osse", "FullName": "Chi A. Ossé" + }, + { + "ID": 7796, + "Slug": "selvena-n-brooks-powers", + "FullName": "Selvena N. Brooks-Powers" } ], "History": [ @@ -61,7 +66,7 @@ "Attachments": [ { "ID": 311377, - "LastModified": "2024-12-05T16:10:59.507Z", + "LastModified": "2024-12-06T23:50:20.303Z", "Name": "Res. No. 652", "Link": "https://nyc.legistar1.com/nyc/attachments/1de7e7e4-6ce8-41ef-9b5b-d30ad9e6e176.docx", "Sort": 1 @@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ ], "Summary": "", "TextID": 78712, - "Text": "Whereas, The availability of affordable housing is a necessary factor for a thriving New York City and critical to providing essential shelter, financial stability, and economic mobility for New Yorkers; and\n\tWhereas, According to the Furman Center, the number of residential units authorized by new building permits fell to 16,348 in 2023, a 76.2 percent decline and the lowest amount since 2016; and\n\tWhereas, According to reporting by the New York Times, the number of City residents under 20 years of age dropped by 186,000 in 2023 as families cite leaving due to inaccessibility of affordable housing; and\n Whereas, These statistics suggest that new affordable housing supply is not keeping up with demand; and\n\tWhereas, According to the 2023 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (\"HVS\"), which is sponsored by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and conducted every three years, the City's vacancy rate is 1.41 percent, well below the five percent that the City and State's rent regulation laws define as a housing emergency and one of the lowest on record in six decades of conducting the survey; and \n Whereas, According to the 2023 HVS, 58,810 units of housing were not available for rent or sale because they were held for \"seasonal, recreational, or occasional use\" such as pied-�-terres; and\n\tWhereas, This number represents 26 percent of all units not available for rent or sale in the 2023 HVS; and\n Whereas, Encouraging units that are vacant but not available for rent or sale to become available is one way to use the City's housing stock more efficiently and thereby increase the effective housing stock; and\n Whereas, High volumes of pied-�-terres can also decrease neighborhood livability, leading to a \"ghost town\" effect where streets lose vibrancy and retail businesses lose out on potential customers; and\n Whereas, Assembly Member Deborah Glick has introduced A.1814 in the New York State Assembly (\"Assembly Bill A.1814\"), which would authorize New York City to impose a graduated, additional property tax on certain non-primary residences with a five-year average market value of $5 million or more or on condominium and co-operative dwelling units with an assessed value or assessed value attributable to a tenant-stockholder, respectively, of $300,000 or more; and\n Whereas, Such a tax would increase the availability and affordability of housing by providing a disincentive for keeping housing units vacant for use as pied-�-terres; and \n Whereas, Assembly Bill A.1814 would authorize the City to impose, administer, collect, and enforce such a tax in the same manner as other property taxes which fund the City annual budget; and\n Whereas, Such revenue could be used to directly increase the City's affordable housing programs; and \n\tWhereas, According to 2023 estimates by the New York City Comptroller's Office, imposing an additional property tax on high-value residences whose owners are not using the property as their primary residence could generate an average of $258 million per fiscal year in additional tax revenue from Fiscal Year 2025 through Fiscal Year 2027; and \n Whereas, Taxing pied-a-terres has become increasingly common in major cities around the world, including in Paris, Vancouver, and Singapore; now, therefore, be it\n Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.1814, to impose an additional tax on certain non-primary residence class one and class two properties in New York City.\n\nLS #17162\n10/24/2024 10:12am\nMJT\n\n\n2", - "RTF": "{\\rtf1\\fbidis\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033\\deflangfe1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\froman\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}}\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\n\\v0\\par\nBy Council Members Williams and Oss\\'e9\\par\n\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Whereas, The availability of affordable housing is a necessary factor for a thriving New York City and critical to providing essential shelter, financial stability, and economic mobility for New Yorkers; and\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj\\tab Whereas, According to the Furman Center, the number of residential units authorized by new building permits fell to 16,348 in 2023, a 76.2 percent decline and the lowest amount since 2016; and\\par\n\\tab Whereas, According to reporting by the New York Times, the number of City residents under 20 years of age dropped by 186,000 in 2023 as families cite leaving due to inaccessibility of affordable housing; and\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Whereas, These statistics suggest that new affordable housing supply is not keeping up with demand; and\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj\\tab Whereas, According to the 2023 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (\\ldblquote HVS\\rdblquote ), which is sponsored by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and conducted every three years, the City\\rquote s vacancy rate is 1.41 percent, well below the five percent that the City and State\\rquote s rent regulation laws define as a housing emergency and one of the lowest on record in six decades of conducting the survey; and \\par\n Whereas, According to the 2023 HVS, 58,810 units of housing were not available for rent or sale because they were held for \\ldblquote seasonal, recreational, or occasional use\\rdblquote such as pied-\\'e0-terres; and\\par\n\\tab Whereas, This number represents 26 percent of all units not available for rent or sale in the 2023 HVS; and\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Whereas, Encouraging units that are vacant but not available for rent or sale to become available is one way to use the City\\rquote s housing stock more efficiently and thereby increase the effective housing stock; and\\par\nWhereas, High volumes of pied-\\'e0-terres can also decrease neighborhood livability, leading to a \\ldblquote ghost town\\rdblquote effect where streets lose vibrancy and retail businesses lose out on potential customers; and\\par\nWhereas, Assembly Member Deborah Glick has introduced A.1814 in the New York State Assembly (\\ldblquote Assembly Bill A.1814\\rdblquote ), which would authorize New York City to impose a graduated, additional property tax on certain non-primary residences with a five-year average market value of $5 million or more or on condominium and co-operative dwelling units with an assessed value or assessed value attributable to a tenant-stockholder, respectively, of $300,000 or more; and\\par\nWhereas, Such a tax would increase the availability and affordability of housing by providing a disincentive for keeping housing units vacant for use as pied-\\'e0-terres; and \\par\nWhereas, Assembly Bill A.1814 would authorize the City to impose, administer, collect, and enforce such a tax in the same manner as other property taxes which fund the City annual budget; and\\par\nWhereas, Such revenue could be used to directly increase the City\\rquote s affordable housing programs; and \\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj\\tab Whereas, According to 2023 estimates by the New York City Comptroller\\rquote s Office, imposing an additional property tax on high-value residences whose owners are not using the property as their primary residence could generate an average of $258 million per fiscal year in additional tax revenue from Fiscal Year 2025 through Fiscal Year 2027; and \\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Whereas, Taxing pied-a-terres has become increasingly common in major cities around the world, including in Paris, Vancouver, and Singapore; now, therefore, be it\\par\nResolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.1814, to impose an additional tax on certain non-primary residence class one and class two properties in New York City.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj\\fs20\\par\nLS #17162\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar 10/24/2024 10:12am\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj MJT\\par\n\\fs18\\par\n\\fs24\\par\n}\n", - "LastModified": "2024-12-05T16:10:59.51Z" + "Text": "Whereas, The availability of affordable housing is a necessary factor for a thriving New York City and critical to providing essential shelter, financial stability, and economic mobility for New Yorkers; and\n\tWhereas, According to the Furman Center, the number of residential units authorized by new building permits fell to 16,348 in 2023, a 76.2 percent decline and the lowest amount since 2016; and\n\tWhereas, According to reporting by the New York Times, the number of City residents under 20 years of age dropped by 186,000 in 2023 as families cite leaving due to inaccessibility of affordable housing; and\n Whereas, These statistics suggest that new affordable housing supply is not keeping up with demand; and\n\tWhereas, According to the 2023 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (\"HVS\"), which is sponsored by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and conducted every three years, the City's vacancy rate is 1.41 percent, well below the five percent that the City and State's rent regulation laws define as a housing emergency and one of the lowest on record in six decades of conducting the survey; and \n Whereas, According to the 2023 HVS, 58,810 units of housing were not available for rent or sale because they were held for \"seasonal, recreational, or occasional use\" such as pied-�-terres; and\n\tWhereas, This number represents 26 percent of all units not available for rent or sale in the 2023 HVS; and\n Whereas, Encouraging units that are vacant but not available for rent or sale to become available is one way to use the City's housing stock more efficiently and thereby increase the effective housing stock; and\n Whereas, High volumes of pied-�-terres can also decrease neighborhood livability, leading to a \"ghost town\" effect where streets lose vibrancy and retail businesses lose out on potential customers; and\n Whereas, Assembly Member Deborah Glick has introduced A.1814 in the New York State Assembly (\"Assembly Bill A.1814\"), which would authorize New York City to impose a graduated, additional property tax on certain non-primary residences with a five-year average market value of $5 million or more or on condominium and co-operative dwelling units with an assessed value or assessed value attributable to a tenant-stockholder, respectively, of $300,000 or more; and\n Whereas, Such a tax would increase the availability and affordability of housing by providing a disincentive for keeping housing units vacant for use as pied-�-terres; and \n Whereas, Assembly Bill A.1814 would authorize the City to impose, administer, collect, and enforce such a tax in the same manner as other property taxes which fund the City annual budget; and\n Whereas, Such revenue could be used to directly increase the City's affordable housing programs; and \n\tWhereas, According to 2023 estimates by the New York City Comptroller's Office, imposing an additional property tax on high-value residences whose owners are not using the property as their primary residence could generate an average of $258 million per fiscal year in additional tax revenue from Fiscal Year 2025 through Fiscal Year 2027; and \n Whereas, Taxing pied-a-terres has become increasingly common in major cities around the world, including in Paris, Vancouver, and Singapore; now, therefore, be it\n Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.1814, to impose an additional tax on certain non-primary residence class one and class two properties in New York City.\n\nLS #17162\n10/24/2024 10:12am\nMJT\n\n\n1", + "RTF": "{\\rtf1\\fbidis\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033\\deflangfe1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\froman\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}}\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\n\\v0\\par\nBy Council Members Williams, Oss\\'e9 and Brooks-Powers\\par\n\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Whereas, The availability of affordable housing is a necessary factor for a thriving New York City and critical to providing essential shelter, financial stability, and economic mobility for New Yorkers; and\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj\\tab Whereas, According to the Furman Center, the number of residential units authorized by new building permits fell to 16,348 in 2023, a 76.2 percent decline and the lowest amount since 2016; and\\par\n\\tab Whereas, According to reporting by the New York Times, the number of City residents under 20 years of age dropped by 186,000 in 2023 as families cite leaving due to inaccessibility of affordable housing; and\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Whereas, These statistics suggest that new affordable housing supply is not keeping up with demand; and\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj\\tab Whereas, According to the 2023 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (\\ldblquote HVS\\rdblquote ), which is sponsored by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and conducted every three years, the City\\rquote s vacancy rate is 1.41 percent, well below the five percent that the City and State\\rquote s rent regulation laws define as a housing emergency and one of the lowest on record in six decades of conducting the survey; and \\par\n Whereas, According to the 2023 HVS, 58,810 units of housing were not available for rent or sale because they were held for \\ldblquote seasonal, recreational, or occasional use\\rdblquote such as pied-\\'e0-terres; and\\par\n\\tab Whereas, This number represents 26 percent of all units not available for rent or sale in the 2023 HVS; and\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Whereas, Encouraging units that are vacant but not available for rent or sale to become available is one way to use the City\\rquote s housing stock more efficiently and thereby increase the effective housing stock; and\\par\nWhereas, High volumes of pied-\\'e0-terres can also decrease neighborhood livability, leading to a \\ldblquote ghost town\\rdblquote effect where streets lose vibrancy and retail businesses lose out on potential customers; and\\par\nWhereas, Assembly Member Deborah Glick has introduced A.1814 in the New York State Assembly (\\ldblquote Assembly Bill A.1814\\rdblquote ), which would authorize New York City to impose a graduated, additional property tax on certain non-primary residences with a five-year average market value of $5 million or more or on condominium and co-operative dwelling units with an assessed value or assessed value attributable to a tenant-stockholder, respectively, of $300,000 or more; and\\par\nWhereas, Such a tax would increase the availability and affordability of housing by providing a disincentive for keeping housing units vacant for use as pied-\\'e0-terres; and \\par\nWhereas, Assembly Bill A.1814 would authorize the City to impose, administer, collect, and enforce such a tax in the same manner as other property taxes which fund the City annual budget; and\\par\nWhereas, Such revenue could be used to directly increase the City\\rquote s affordable housing programs; and \\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj\\tab Whereas, According to 2023 estimates by the New York City Comptroller\\rquote s Office, imposing an additional property tax on high-value residences whose owners are not using the property as their primary residence could generate an average of $258 million per fiscal year in additional tax revenue from Fiscal Year 2025 through Fiscal Year 2027; and \\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Whereas, Taxing pied-a-terres has become increasingly common in major cities around the world, including in Paris, Vancouver, and Singapore; now, therefore, be it\\par\nResolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.1814, to impose an additional tax on certain non-primary residence class one and class two properties in New York City.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj\\fs20\\par\nLS #17162\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar 10/24/2024 10:12am\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj MJT\\par\n\\fs18\\par\n\\fs24\\par\n}\n", + "LastModified": "2024-12-06T23:50:20.303Z" } diff --git a/resolution/2024/0653.json b/resolution/2024/0653.json index bc328f8a2..a65b13b97 100644 --- a/resolution/2024/0653.json +++ b/resolution/2024/0653.json @@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ "ID": 7823, "Slug": "chi-a-osse", "FullName": "Chi A. Ossé" + }, + { + "ID": 7796, + "Slug": "selvena-n-brooks-powers", + "FullName": "Selvena N. Brooks-Powers" } ], "History": [ @@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ "Attachments": [ { "ID": 311378, - "LastModified": "2024-12-05T16:06:47.75Z", + "LastModified": "2024-12-06T23:48:24.81Z", "Name": "Res. No. 653", "Link": "https://nyc.legistar1.com/nyc/attachments/c3f244b5-650d-4199-bd98-af0616cc9862.docx", "Sort": 1 @@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ ], "Summary": "", "TextID": 78713, - "Text": "Whereas, Under New York State law, the real property tax in New York City is levied on properties according to their placement in one of four classes; and\n Whereas, Real property in New York City is taxed on its assessed value of the land plus any improvements; and\n Whereas, Land that is vacant or not fully developed to the extent permitted by the applicable zoning laws and regulations has a lower assessed value and thereby lower taxes; and\n Whereas, This method of assessment creates incentive to leave land unimproved or underimproved to avoid a higher real property tax bill; and\n Whereas, A 2022 analysis by the Altus Group and Wall Street Journal found 77,000 lots in New York City that were either vacant or developed to less than half of the permitted zoning for that lot, 96% of which were zoned for residential use; and\n Whereas, The Council recognizes that confronting the housing and affordability crisis in the City requires creating more new homes for New Yorkers; and\n Whereas, According to the United States Federal Highway Administration's Office of Performance and Innovative Finance (\"OPIF\"), a land value tax is an alternative form of property taxation which levies a tax on the value of the land parcel in a given tax lot based on available municipal improvements such as transit, parks, and schools, disregarding any buildings that may have been constructed upon it; and\n Whereas, A land value tax would encourage development and discourage speculative land investment by making it more costly to leave a lot empty or underdeveloped while making it less costly to build out to the limits of the available zoning; and\n Whereas, Land value taxation has been permitted in Pennsylvania since 1913, and is currently in use in fifteen municipalities; and\n Whereas, In 2023, the mayor of Detroit proposed adopting a land value tax and the Buffalo city council adopted a resolution to study the implementation of a land value tax; and\n Whereas, New York State Senator Rachel May has introduced S.7871-A, now pending in the New York State Senate, and New York State Assembly Member Alex Bores has introduced companion bill A.9673-A, now pending in the New York State Assembly, which would direct the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to establish a pilot program for implementation of local land value taxation; now, therefore, be it\n Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.7871-A/A.9673-A, to create a pilot program for implementation of local land value taxation.\n\nLS #17292\n10/24/2024 2:57pm\nMJT\n\n\n2", - "RTF": "{\\rtf1\\fbidis\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033\\deflangfe1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\froman\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}}\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\n\\v0\\par\nBy Council Members Williams, Riley, Stevens and Oss\\'e9\\par\n\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Whereas, Under New York State law, the real property tax in New York City is levied on properties according to their placement in one of four classes; and\\par\nWhereas, Real property in New York City is taxed on its assessed value of the land plus any improvements; and\\par\nWhereas, Land that is vacant or not fully developed to the extent permitted by the applicable zoning laws and regulations has a lower assessed value and thereby lower taxes; and\\par\nWhereas, This method of assessment creates incentive to leave land unimproved or underimproved to avoid a higher real property tax bill; and\\par\nWhereas, A 2022 analysis by the Altus Group and Wall Street Journal found 77,000 lots in New York City that were either vacant or developed to less than half of the permitted zoning for that lot, 96% of which were zoned for residential use; and\\par\nWhereas, The Council recognizes that confronting the housing and affordability crisis in the City requires creating more new homes for New Yorkers; and\\par\nWhereas, According to the United States Federal Highway Administration\\rquote s Office of Performance and Innovative Finance (\\ldblquote OPIF\\rdblquote ), a land value tax is an alternative form of property taxation which levies a tax on the value of the land parcel in a given tax lot based on available municipal improvements such as transit, parks, and schools, disregarding any buildings that may have been constructed upon it; and\\par\nWhereas, A land value tax would encourage development and discourage speculative land investment by making it more costly to leave a lot empty or underdeveloped while making it less costly to build out to the limits of the available zoning; and\\par\nWhereas, Land value taxation has been permitted in Pennsylvania since 1913, and is currently in use in fifteen municipalities; and\\par\nWhereas, In 2023, the mayor of Detroit proposed adopting a land value tax and the Buffalo city council adopted a resolution to study the implementation of a land value tax; and\\par\nWhereas, New York State Senator Rachel May has introduced S.7871-A, now pending in the New York State Senate, and New York State Assembly Member Alex Bores has introduced companion bill A.9673-A, now pending in the New York State Assembly, which would direct the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to establish a pilot program for implementation of local land value taxation; now, therefore, be it\\par\nResolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.7871-A/A.9673-A, to create a pilot program for implementation of local land value taxation.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj\\fs20\\par\nLS #17292\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar 10/24/2024 2:57pm\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj MJT\\par\n\\fs18\\par\n\\fs24\\par\n}\n", - "LastModified": "2024-12-05T16:06:47.75Z" + "Text": "Whereas, Under New York State law, the real property tax in New York City is levied on properties according to their placement in one of four classes; and\n Whereas, Real property in New York City is taxed on its assessed value of the land plus any improvements; and\n Whereas, Land that is vacant or not fully developed to the extent permitted by the applicable zoning laws and regulations has a lower assessed value and thereby lower taxes; and\n Whereas, This method of assessment creates incentive to leave land unimproved or underimproved to avoid a higher real property tax bill; and\n Whereas, A 2022 analysis by the Altus Group and Wall Street Journal found 77,000 lots in New York City that were either vacant or developed to less than half of the permitted zoning for that lot, 96% of which were zoned for residential use; and\n Whereas, The Council recognizes that confronting the housing and affordability crisis in the City requires creating more new homes for New Yorkers; and\n Whereas, According to the United States Federal Highway Administration's Office of Performance and Innovative Finance (\"OPIF\"), a land value tax is an alternative form of property taxation which levies a tax on the value of the land parcel in a given tax lot based on available municipal improvements such as transit, parks, and schools, disregarding any buildings that may have been constructed upon it; and\n Whereas, A land value tax would encourage development and discourage speculative land investment by making it more costly to leave a lot empty or underdeveloped while making it less costly to build out to the limits of the available zoning; and\n Whereas, Land value taxation has been permitted in Pennsylvania since 1913, and is currently in use in fifteen municipalities; and\n Whereas, In 2023, the mayor of Detroit proposed adopting a land value tax and the Buffalo city council adopted a resolution to study the implementation of a land value tax; and\n Whereas, New York State Senator Rachel May has introduced S.7871-A, now pending in the New York State Senate, and New York State Assembly Member Alex Bores has introduced companion bill A.9673-A, now pending in the New York State Assembly, which would direct the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to establish a pilot program for implementation of local land value taxation; now, therefore, be it\n Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.7871-A/A.9673-A, to create a pilot program for implementation of local land value taxation.\n\nLS #17292\n10/24/2024 2:57pm\nMJT\n\n\n1", + "RTF": "{\\rtf1\\fbidis\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033\\deflangfe1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\froman\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}}\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\n\\v0\\par\nBy Council Members Williams, Riley, Stevens, Oss\\'e9 and Brooks-Powers\\par\n\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\fi720\\sl480\\slmult1\\qj Whereas, Under New York State law, the real property tax in New York City is levied on properties according to their placement in one of four classes; and\\par\nWhereas, Real property in New York City is taxed on its assessed value of the land plus any improvements; and\\par\nWhereas, Land that is vacant or not fully developed to the extent permitted by the applicable zoning laws and regulations has a lower assessed value and thereby lower taxes; and\\par\nWhereas, This method of assessment creates incentive to leave land unimproved or underimproved to avoid a higher real property tax bill; and\\par\nWhereas, A 2022 analysis by the Altus Group and Wall Street Journal found 77,000 lots in New York City that were either vacant or developed to less than half of the permitted zoning for that lot, 96% of which were zoned for residential use; and\\par\nWhereas, The Council recognizes that confronting the housing and affordability crisis in the City requires creating more new homes for New Yorkers; and\\par\nWhereas, According to the United States Federal Highway Administration\\rquote s Office of Performance and Innovative Finance (\\ldblquote OPIF\\rdblquote ), a land value tax is an alternative form of property taxation which levies a tax on the value of the land parcel in a given tax lot based on available municipal improvements such as transit, parks, and schools, disregarding any buildings that may have been constructed upon it; and\\par\nWhereas, A land value tax would encourage development and discourage speculative land investment by making it more costly to leave a lot empty or underdeveloped while making it less costly to build out to the limits of the available zoning; and\\par\nWhereas, Land value taxation has been permitted in Pennsylvania since 1913, and is currently in use in fifteen municipalities; and\\par\nWhereas, In 2023, the mayor of Detroit proposed adopting a land value tax and the Buffalo city council adopted a resolution to study the implementation of a land value tax; and\\par\nWhereas, New York State Senator Rachel May has introduced S.7871-A, now pending in the New York State Senate, and New York State Assembly Member Alex Bores has introduced companion bill A.9673-A, now pending in the New York State Assembly, which would direct the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to establish a pilot program for implementation of local land value taxation; now, therefore, be it\\par\nResolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.7871-A/A.9673-A, to create a pilot program for implementation of local land value taxation.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj\\fs20\\par\nLS #17292\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar 10/24/2024 2:57pm\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\qj MJT\\par\n\\fs18\\par\n\\fs24\\par\n}\n", + "LastModified": "2024-12-06T23:48:24.81Z" }