Int 0769-2022
Resources for cleanup and enforcement of dumping.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Managementintroduced 2022-10-12
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2022-10-12Passed: 2023-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to prepare a report detailing the resources it needs for a dumping enforcement program and the resources that it currently has for litter pick-up and dumping prevention. Such report would include information on what resources DSNY needs to install surveillance cameras in locations where dumping is most prevalent. DSNY will submit the report to the Mayor and Speaker of the City Council and make the information publicly available.
Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management — Department of Sanitation and the Business Integrity Commission.
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Sponsors (6)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-10-12 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-10-12 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-09-12 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2023-09-12 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (2)
Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management · 2023-09-12 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2022-10-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (8)
- Summary of Int. No. 769
- Int. No. 769
- October 12, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-12-22
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - October 12, 2022
- Committee Report 9/12/23
- Hearing Testimony 9/12/23
- Hearing Transcript 9/12/23
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Dumping enforcement program study. a. Definitions. For purposes of this local law the following terms have the following meanings:
Department. The term "department" means the department of sanitation.
Dumping. The term "dumping" has the same meaning as in section 16-119 of the administrative code of the city of New York.
Litter. The term "litter" has the same meaning as in section 16-118 of the administrative code of the city of New York.
b. No later than April 1, 2023, the department shall post on its website and submit to the mayor and speaker of the council a report that details the resources the department needs for a dumping enforcement program and the resources the department uses to pick-up litter and prevent dumping. The report shall include, at minimum:
1. The number of employees the department has dedicated for a dumping enforcement program and the number of employees the department needs dedicated for a dumping enforcement program, if such numbers are different, and the proportion of such persons' time dedicated to such program;
2. The type of equipment the department has and additional equipment the department would need for a dumping enforcement program;
3. What resources the department needs to install and maintain surveillance cameras in locations where dumping is most prevalent, as determined by the department;
4. Locations where surveillance cameras are currently installed; and
5. A description of the coordination with the department of transportation or other agencies or offices that would be necessary to install surveillance cameras on utility poles or locations not within the department's jurisdiction.
c. The report required pursuant to subdivision b of this section shall also include a description of how much funding the department's budget allocated for a dumping enforcement program and the amount of funding actually spent to address dumping during the previous fiscal year. Such report shall include the total amount of discretionary funding provided by members of the city council, disaggregated by council district, and analyze the total amount of funding each council district would need to address dumping. Such report shall detail whether the total amount of funding by the department and the total amount of discretionary funding by members of the city council is sufficient to address dumping, and if such funding is not sufficient, what additional resources would be necessary to address such dumping.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately, and expires and is deemed repealed upon final submission of the report as required by section one of this local law.
JSA
LS #8145, 8150
7/11/2022
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