Int 0125-1998

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section one. Title 22 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended adding thereto a new chapter 8 to read as follows: CHAPTER 8 ATHLETIC FACILITIES �22-801 Citywide master plan for sports stadia. a. The mayor shall designate a deputy mayor who, in conjunction with the New York City sports commission and any appropriate agencies, shall see fit, shall formulate a master plan for sports stadia. Such plan shall among other factors examine the economic development impact of the sports stadia. Such plan shall be reevaluated every five years. The first plan shall be required to be submitted to the council of the city of New York no later than one year after this local law is enacted. b. The master plan shall also examine the potential to establish, develop, construct, acquire, lease or own, operate, manage, promote, maintain, repair, reconstruct, restore, improve and otherwise effectuate, either directly or indirectly through lessees, licensees or agents, projects to be located at sites within the city of New York, consisting of sports stadia for professional and amateur sports including, but not limited to, baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer, cricket, water sports, racquet sports, equestrian sports, and track and field. Such plan shall also examine other buildings, structures, facilities, properties and appurtenances related to the sports stadia, or incidental to, necessary for, or complementary to a complex suitable for holding athletic contests or sporting events, such project to include driveways, roads, approaches, parking areas, parks, recreation areas, vending facilities, restaurants, transportation structures, systems and facilities, and equipment, furnishings and all other structures and appurtenant facilities related to, incidental to, necessary for, or complementary to the purpose of that sports stadium or any facility thereof. �22-802 Citywide master plan for improved community and amateur sports facilities. a. The mayor shall designate a deputy mayor who in conjunction with the New York city sports commission and any appropiate agencies, shall formulate a master plan for improved community and amateur sports facilities. Such plan shall be reevaluated every five years. The first plan shall be required to be submitted to the council of the city of New York no later than one year after this local law is enacted. b. The master plan shall examine the potential to establish, develop, construct, acquire, lease or own, operate, manage, promote, maintain, repair, reconstruct, restore, improve and otherwise effectuate, either directly or indirectly through lessees, licensees or agents, projects to be located at sites within the city of New York, consisting of community and amateur sports facilities for physical exercise and recreation including, but not limited to, baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer, cricket, water sports, racquet sports, equestrian sports, and cricket. Such plan shall also examine other buildings, structures, facilities, properties and appurtenances related to the community and amateur sports facilities, or incidental to, necessary for, or complementary to a complex suitable for holding athletic contests or sporting events, such project to include driveways, roads, approaches, parking areas, parks, recreation areas, vending facilities, restaurants, transportation structures, systems and facilities, and equipment, furnishings and all other structures and appurtenant facilities related to, incidental to, necessary for, or complementary to the purpose of that community or amateur sports facility or any facility thereof. �2. This local law shall take effect immediately. Read and Referred to the Committee on Economic Development. ED/LS Intros/LS 2414 of 1993 Int. 66 BA/ts