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SUPPLEMENT TO THE CITY RECORD THE COUNCIL —STATED MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013 peace be upon them. THE COUNCIL By your grace and your mercy, we gather here this afternoon as legislature and community. Minutes of the Proceedings for the Oh Lord, make this City of New York STATED MEETING one place of peace and security. of Bless our City Council and provide these members Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 2:42 p.m. with wisdom, vision and patience to lead and serve with the people. The President Pro Tempore (Council Member Rivera) Oh Lord, bless you as we ask mercy and grace from yourself Acting Presiding Officer and facilitate for us our gathering in the right way. Lord, you alone we ask for help, Council Members for each and everything. Oh Lord, bless our City Council Christine C. Quinn, Speaker with its speaker and the members. Touch their hearts with your power and your light for them to serve all New Yorkers Maria del Carmen Arroyo Sara M. Gonzalez James S. Oddo with love, respect and sincerity. Amen. Charles Barron Daniel J. Halloran III Annabel Palma Gale A. Brewer Vincent M. Ignizio Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. Margaret S. Chin Robert Jackson Diana Reyna Council Member Dickens moved to spread the Invocation in full upon the Record. Leroy G. Comrie, Jr. Letitia James Donovan Richards Elizabeth S. Crowley Andy King Joel Rivera Inez E. Dickens Peter A. Koo Ydanis A. Rodriguez At this point, the Speaker (Council Member Quinn) asked for a Moment of Erik Martin Dilan G. Oliver Koppell Deborah L. Rose Silence in memory of the following individuals: Daniel Dromm Karen Koslowitz Eric A. Ulrich Mathieu Eugene Bradford S. Lander James Vacca Walter McCaffrey, 64, former New York City Council Member, died on July 10, Julissa Ferreras Jessica S. Lappin Peter F. Vallone, Jr. 2013 at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. The son of Irish immigrants, he became Chief of Lewis A. Fidler Stephen T. Levin James G. Van Bramer Staff to former City Council President Andrew Stein and to the late Congressman Thomas Manton. He served in the Council from 1985 to 2001 where he represented Helen D. Foster Melissa Mark-Viverito Mark S. Weprin the Queens neighborhoods of Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside. He was Daniel R. Garodnick Darlene Mealy Jumaane D. Williams known for his kind heart, sharp wit, and considerable political skills. He was a James F. Gennaro Rosie Mendez Ruben Wills member of the Land Use, Finance, Public Safety, and Transportation committees as well as chair of the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises. He was instrumental in Vincent J. Gentile Michael C. Nelson the passage of legislation requiring security cameras at ATMs and banning adult establishments near schools and in residential neighborhoods. He also helped Excused: Council Members Cabrera, Greenfield, and Vann. establish the city’s first homeless shelter for war veterans. After sharing some personal recollections, the Speaker (Council Member Quinn) yielded the floor to Council Members Van Bramer, Koslowitz, and Brewer who spoke in respectful memory of Walter McCaffrey. The Majority Leader (Council Member Rivera) assumed the Chair as the President Pro Tempore and Acting Presiding Officer. The Speaker (Council Member Quinn) also commemorated the tenth anniversary of the death of New York City Council Member James E. Davis. Council Member Davis, known as an ardent anti-gun violence advocate, was shot and killed in the After being informed by the City Clerk and Clerk of the Council (Mr. balcony of the Council Chambers on July 23, 2003. The Speaker (Council Member McSweeney), the presence of a quorum was announced by the President Pro Quinn) called for a recommitment to reducing gun violence in the City and that such Tempore (Council Member Rivera). a commitment would be an appropriate and lifelong tribute to his memory and legacy. At this point, the Speaker yielded the floor to Council Members Barron, There were 48 Council Members marked present at this Stated Meeting held in James, and Comrie who spoke in respectful memory of James E. Davis. The Speaker the Council Chambers of City Hall, New York, N.Y. 10007. (Council Member Quinn) also commended NYPD Detective Richard Burt who quickly brought down the assassin and saved others from death and harm that tragic day. INVOCATION * * * The Invocation was delivered Imam Soleiman Konate, Masjid Aqsa, 2136 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York, NY 10026. In the name of the Lord of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Mohammed, CC2 COUNCIL MINUTES — STATED MEETING July 24, 2013 ADOPTION OF MINUTES Dear Mr. McSweeney: Transmitted herewith are the bills disapproved by the Mayor. The bills are as follows: Council Member Lappin moved that the Minutes of the Stated Meetings of June 12, 17 and 24, 2013 be adopted as printed. Introductory Number 1079 A local law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the investigating, reviewing, studying, and auditing of and making of recommendations relating to the operations, policies, programs and practices of the new york city police department MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR by the commissioner of the department of investigation. Introductory Number 1080 M-1179 A local law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the name of Philip Aarons to the to prohibiting bias-based profiling. Council for its advice and consent regarding his re-appointment as a lay member of the New York City Art Commission. Sincerely, (For text, please refer to the City Hall Library at 31 Chambers Street, Suite Patrick A. Wehle 112, New York, N.Y. 10007) (The following is the text of the Mayor’s Veto and Disapproval Message for Int No. 1079; for the text of the Mayor’s Veto and Disapproval Letter for Int Referred to the Committee on Rules, Privileges & Elections. No. 1080, please see M-1184 printed below in these Minutes). M-1180 July 23, 2013 Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the name of Dr. Lynne D. Richardson to the Council for its advice and consent regarding her re- appointment to the New York City Board of Health. Hon. Michael McSweeney City Clerk and Clerk of the Council 141 Worth Street (For text, please refer to the City Hall Library at 31 Chambers Street, Suite New York, NY 10013 112, New York, N.Y. 10007) Dear Mr. McSweeney: Pursuant to Section 37 of the New York City Charter, I hereby disapprove Introductory No. 1079, which would amend sections 803 and 804 of the New York Referred to the Committee on Rules, Privileges & Elections. City Charter to require the Department of Investigation ("DOI") to conduct broad oversight and investigation of the New York City Police Department. Introductory No. 1079 would require the DOI Commissioner to appoint an M-1181 individual whose job would be, "on an ongoing basis, [to] investigate, review, study, Communication from the Mayor - Submitting the name of Roberta Washington audit and make recommendations relating to the operations, policies, programs and to the Council for its advice and consent regarding her re-appointment to practices, including ongoing partnerships with other law enforcement agencies, of the the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. new york city police department . ." The Commissioner would be required to report to the City Council the "identity and qualifications of the individual (For text, please refer to the City Hall Library at 31 Chambers Street, Suite responsible for the implementation of these duties, the number of personnel assigned 112, New York, N.Y. 10007) to assist that individual, and the details of the management structure covering them." The bill would require the Civilian Complaint Review Board and the Chief of the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau ("IAB") to report to DOI "any problems or deficiencies" in any Police Department "operations, policies, programs and practices" Referred to the Committee on Rules, Privileges & Elections. that they have reason to believe would adversely affect "the effectiveness of the [NYPD], public safety, the exercise of civil liberties and civil rights, or the public's confidence in the police force . ." For every investigation, review, study or audit M-1182 performed under this bill, DOI would be required to issue a report to the Police Commissioner, the Mayor, and the City Council, and the Police Commissioner would Communication from the Mayor - Transmitting proposed maritime lease have to respond in writing within 90 days to the-DOI Commissioner, the Mayor, and between the City of New York (the “City”), acting by and through its the City Council. Additionally, DOI would be required to issue an annual report Department of Small Business Services as landlord and Hornblower New summarizing its activities under this new provision of the Charter. All these reports York, as tenant for the berth areas and other improvements located along would have to be posted publicly on the DOI website, although the Mayor, in the East River Waterfronts Esplanade on the newly constructed Pier 15, consultation with the NYPD and DOI, could establish guidelines for how "sensitive pursuant to Section 1301(2)(f) of the City Charter. information" such as ongoing investigations, undercover operations, or counterintelligence matters would be treated in such reports. Finally, the bill would (For text, please refer to the City Hall Library at 31 Chambers Street, Suite require DOI to set up a link on its website for filing complaints, and those making 112, New York, N.Y. 10007) complaints could do so anonymously. New York is the safest big city in the country, and the NYPD is the most professional and most effective police department in the country. It is also subject to Referred to the Committee on Land Use.