Int 1016-2018

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 a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Cluster sites. The term "cluster sites" means an individual unit, which is being utilized as shelter for a family with children, within a private building. Commercial hotel. The term "commercial hotel" means a building that historically operated as a hotel prior to its use as shelter and is currently used by the department as shelter or a building that continues to operate as a commercial hotel and also provides a number of units to the department to shelter residents. Shelter. The term "shelter" means temporary emergency housing provided to homeless single adults, adult families, and families with children by the department or a provider under contract or similar agreement with the department. b. Commencing no later than March 31, 2019 and on or before the last day of March, June, September, and December annually thereafter, the department shall post on the department website and submit to the council a machine-readable report with information that shall include, but need not be limited to the following information: 1. The daily number of clients in each shelter, disaggregated by council district; 2. The daily number of clients in each commercial hotel, disaggregated by council district; 3. The daily number of clients in each cluster site, disaggregated by council district; 4. The daily number of clients in each temporary facility being used to house homeless individuals, disaggregated by council district; 5. Each client's length of stay, in three month intervals, within a homeless shelter, commercial hotel, cluster site or temporary facility being used to house homeless individuals. � 2. This local law shall take effect immediately. RQ / ACK LS# 6087 05/04/2018, 10:20 AM