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Int 0483-2018

Limiting the shelter capacity of council districts.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on General Welfareintroduced 2018-02-14

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2018-02-14Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bills would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) limit the shelter capacity of each council district to no more than fifteen percent of the total shelter capacity of the borough where the council district is located. DHS would not be permitted to renew any shelter contract or similar agreement if the council district where the shelter is located has more than fifteen percent of the total shelter capacity of the borough where such council district is located.

Committee on General Welfare — Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services, Department of Homeless Services, and charitable institutions.

How it compares

14% of similar bills passed

7 passed · 43 died

This bill: 1416 days in committee

Similar bills: median 484 days · 67 days when passed

Compared against 50 Introduction bills in Committee on General Welfare.

Ranked by how closely each matches this bill's topic — closest first:

Int 0319-2014
Limiting the shelter capacity of council districts.
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Int 1127-2013
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160dFiled
Int 1161-2013
Requiring the Department of Homeless Services to evenly distribute shelters among community districts.
98dFiled
Int 0503-1999
Shelters For Adults, Limits
34dEnacted
Int 1147-2013
Requiring the Department of Homeless Services to site new shelters in rotation by borough.
131dFiled
Int 0521-1999-A
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56dEnacted

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Sponsors (2)

Vanessa L. Gibson(prime)
Robert F. Holden

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-02-14 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-02-14 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2018-02-14 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 3 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-323 to read as follows: � 21-323 Limit on shelter capacity of council districts. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section the following terms have the following meanings: Capacity. The term "capacity" means the number of shelter beds provided for individual homeless single adults and the number of shelter units provided for homeless adult families and families with children. Shelter. The term "shelter" means temporary emergency housing provided to homeless adults, adult families, and families with children by the department or a provider under contract or similar agreement with the department. b. The department shall limit the shelter capacity of each council district within the city of New York to no more than fifteen percent of the total shelter capacity of the borough where such council district is located. The department shall not renew any shelter contract or similar agreement if the council district where such shelter is located has more than fifteen percent of the total shelter capacity of the borough where such council district is located. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. AV LS 133/Int. 319-2014 LS 885 1/4/18