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STATED MEETING of Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 2:14 P.M THE COUNCIL Minutes of the Proceedings for the STATED MEETING of Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 2:14 p.m. The Public Advocate (Ms. James) Acting President Pro Tempore and Presiding Officer Council Members Melissa Mark-Viverito, Speaker Inez D. Barron Barry S. Grodenchik Ydanis A. Rodriguez Joseph C. Borelli Corey D. Johnson Deborah L. Rose Fernando Cabrera Ben Kallos Helen K. Rosenthal Margaret S. Chin Peter A. Koo Rafael Salamanca, Jr Andrew Cohen Karen Koslowitz Ritchie J. Torres Costa G. Constantinides Rory I. Lancman Mark Treyger Robert E. Cornegy, Jr Bradford S. Lander Eric A. Ulrich Elizabeth S. Crowley Stephen T. Levin James Vacca Chaim M. Deutsch Mark Levine Paul A. Vallone Daniel Dromm Alan N. Maisel James G. Van Bramer Rafael L. Espinal, Jr Steven Matteo Jumaane D. Williams Mathieu Eugene Carlos Menchaca Julissa Ferreras-Copeland Rosie Mendez Daniel R. Garodnick I. Daneek Miller Vincent J. Gentile Annabel Palma Vanessa L. Gibson Antonio Reynoso David G. Greenfield Donovan J. Richards Absent: Council Member King, Mealy, and Perkins; Maternity Leave: Council Member Cumbo. There is presently a vacant seat on the Council pending the swearing in of the certified winner of the November 8, 2017 General Election for the 28th Council District in Queens. The Public Advocate (Ms. James) assumed the chair as the Acting President Pro Tempore and Acting Presiding Officer for these proceedings. 3372 October 17, 2017 After consulting with the City Clerk and Clerk of the Council (Mr. McSweeney), the presence of a quorum was announced by the Public Advocate (Ms. James). There were 46 Council Members marked present at this Stated Meeting held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, New York, N.Y. INVOCATION The Invocation was delivered by Council Member Rev. Fernando Cabrera, Pastor of the New Life Church in the Borough of the Bronx. Let’s bow our heads. Father, we pray for your guidance and wisdom today as we move forward the agenda of you people in New York City who specifically lift up to you the precious people in Puerto Rico who are in dire need of help in the most difficult time in the history of the island. We call upon you to love on them to the generosity of those who are responding right now. We ask you for—now for your grace and favor to fall upon us. We pray all these things in your name. Amen. On behalf of Council Member Miller, the Public Advocate (Ms. James) moved to spread the Invocation in full upon the record. During the Communication from the Speaker segment of this Meeting, the Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito) expressed her condolences to Council Member Andy King on the death of his father, Korean War veteran Andrew King. She thanked the late Mr. King for his service to the country and offered her thoughts to his family at this somber time. Also during the Communication from the Speaker segment of this Meeting, the Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito) expressed the Council’s solidarity for the citizens of Somalia as they recover from the largest terrorist attack to ever impact their country. On October 14, 2017, a massive truck bomb exploded in the capital city of Mogadishu killing over five hundred people and injuring more than three hundred others. She noted that these actions must be condemned wherever they occur and she offered the Council’s sympathies to the residents of Mogadishu. The Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito) also acknowledged the mass shooting which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 1, 2017. This attack took the lives of fifty-eight people and left more than five hundred injured. She reiterated that it was well past time to invoke common- sense gun control at the national level regardless of the political implications. 3373 October 17, 2017 Additionally during the Communication from the Speaker segment of this Meeting, the Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito) commended the first responders on the West Coast for their relentless efforts to fight the wild fires that have threatened the communities in northern California. She also praised the first responders who went to help the people of Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and many other Caribbean nations that were impacted by a series of hurricanes this season. At this point, the Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito) yielded the floor to Council Member Cabrera who had recently returned from a humanitarian trip to Puerto Rico. Council Member Cabrera spoke briefly to those assembled about the dire situation of many on the Island especially for those individuals who live in the mountainous regions. He thanked the Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito) for her help and for her voice in calling attention to this urgent matter. ADOPTION OF MINUTES Council Member Matteo moved that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of August 24, 2017 be adopted as printed. LAND USE CALL-UPS M-552 By Council Member Chin: Pursuant to Rule 11.20(b) of the Council Rules and Section 197-d(b)(3) of the New York City Charter, the Council hereby resolves that the actions of the City Planning Commission on Uniform Land Use Review Procedure application no. C 170464 ZSM shall be subject to Council review. Coupled on Call-Up Vote. M-553 By Council Member Chin: Pursuant to Rule 11.20(b) of the Council and §20-226 or §20-225 of the New York City Administrative Code, the Council resolves that the action of the Department of Consumer Affairs approving an unenclosed sidewalk café located at 157 Duane Street, Borough of Manhattan, Community Board 1, Application No. 20175287 TCM shall be subject to review by the Council. Coupled on Call-Up Vote. M-554 By the Chair of the Land Use Committee (Council Member Greenfield): Pursuant to Rule 11.20(c) of the Council Rules and Section 197-d(b)(3) of the New York City Charter, the Council hereby resolves that the actions of the City Planning Commission on Uniform Land Use Review Procedure application no. C 170457 ZSK, related to applications C 170454 ZMK, N 170455 ZRK, and C 170456 HAK, shall be subject to Council review. Coupled on Call-Up Vote. 3374 October 17, 2017 M-555 By the Chair of the Land Use Committee (Council Member Greenfield): Pursuant to Rule 11.20(c) of the Council Rules and Section 197-d(b)(3) of the New York City Charter, the Council hereby resolves that the actions of the City Planning Commission on Uniform Land Use Review Procedure application nos. C 170364 PQM, C 170365 ZSM, C 170366 ZSM, and C 170367 ZSM, related to application nos. C 170361 ZMM, N 170362 ZRM, and C 170363 HAM shall be subject to Council review. Coupled on Call-Up Vote. M-556 By Council Member Reynoso: Pursuant to Rule 11.20(b) of the Council Rules and Section 197-d(b)(3) of the New York City Charter, the Council hereby resolves that the actions of the City Planning Commission on Uniform Land Use Review Procedure application no. C 170352 PQK shall be subject to Council review. Coupled on Call-Up Vote. The Public Advocate (Ms. James) put the question whether the Council would agree with and adopt such motions which were decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Affirmative – Barron, Borelli, Cabrera, Chin, Cohen, Constantinides, Cornegy, Crowley, Deutsch, Dromm, Espinal, Eugene, Ferreras-Copeland, Garodnick, Gentile, Gibson, Greenfield, Grodenchik, Johnson, Kallos, Koo, Koslowitz, Lancman, Lander, Levin, Levine, Maisel, Menchaca, Mendez, Miller, Palma, Reynoso, Richards, Rodriguez, Rose, Rosenthal, Salamanca, Torres, Treyger, Ulrich, Vacca, Vallone, Williams, Matteo, Van Bramer, and the Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito) – 46. At this point, the Public Advocate (Ms. James) declared the aforementioned items adopted and referred these items to the Committee on Land Use and to the appropriate Land Use subcommittee. 3375 October 17, 2017 REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES Report of the Committee on Civil Service and Labor Report for Int. No. 1313-A Report of the Committee on Civil Service and Labor in favor of approving and adopting, as amended, a Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to safe time for victims of family offense matters, sexual offenses, stalking and human trafficking, and their family members. The Committee on Civil Service and Labor, to which the annexed proposed amended local law was referred on October 27, 2016 (Minutes, page 3556), respectfully REPORTS: I. Introduction: On Tuesday, October 10, 2017 the Committee on Civil Service and Labor chaired by Council Member I. Daneek Miller, will consider Int. No. 1313-A, A local law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to safe time for victims of family offense matters, sexual offenses, stalking, and human trafficking and their family members sponsored by Council Member Ferreras-Copeland Miller. The committee previously held a hearing on the previous version of this bill, Int. No. 1313, on June 12, 2017; the committee heard testimony from the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, women’s rights advocates and other interested parties. II. Earned Sick Time Act The Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) was passed by the City Council on May 8, 2013.1 The bill was vetoed by Mayor Bloomberg, which the Council overrode on June 26, 2013, and became Local Law 46 of 2013.2 The law was subsequently technically amended, which was also vetoed by Mayor Bloomberg and overridden as Local Law 6 of 2014.3 Mayor de Blasio subsequently introduced a significant expansion of ESTA, which became Local Law 7 of 2014.4 Under ESTA, employees of employers with five of more employees earn sick time by working.
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