What's moving in the Council

Oversight - Citizen Enforcement Programs.

Oversight - Ambulance Response Times.

Oversight - Ambulance Response Times.

Oversight - Seal of Civic Readiness in DOE High Schools and at CUNY.

Oversight - Seal of Civic Readiness in DOE High Schools and at CUNY.

Oversight - Transit on NYC’s Waterways: Seaplanes, Party Boats, and the Future of Ferry Service.

Oversight - Transit on NYC’s Waterways: Seaplanes, Party Boats, and the Future of Ferry Service.

Designating November 28 annually as Albanian Independence Day in the City of New York.

Designating the fourth week of November as The Shangri-Las Week.

Designate Kwanzaa as a public holiday in New York.

Declaring October as Reggaeton Heritage Month.

Oversight – What’s Next for CreateNYC?

Nutrition standards and beverage options for children’s meals served in food service establishments.

Requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of health and mental hygiene during inspections of food service establishments include photographs or video recordings of each violation cited in such notice.

Prohibit certain food additives, to prohibit the sale of food containing certain color additives at schools, and to prohibit the use of substances “Generally Recognized as Safe” in food unless certain reporting requirements are met (S.1239A/A.1556A).

Digital verification of food protection certificates and penalties for failure to maintain a physical certificate on premises.

The operation of tobacco bars.

Oversight - Food Service Establishment Inspections in New York City.

Reporting Legionella test results to the department of health and mental hygiene.

Requiring the reapplication of food protection course certification every 5 years.

Declaring June 18 as Autistic Pride Day.

The definition of gender in the human rights law.

Oversight topic - Commission on Human Rights Disability Enforcement Trends.

Oversight - Commission on Human Rights Disability Enforcement Trends.

Oversight - Municipal Retention Strategies.

Ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol.

Guidance and public education regarding service animal access in places of public accommodation.

Oversight - Continuing Discussion about the Risks Posed by Artificial Intelligence.

Stationary on-street containers for the storage and collection of waste from buildings owned by the city

Requiring the department of sanitation to develop a plan for ensuring proper disposal of rechargeable batteries used for powered mobility devices.

Public organic waste receptacles.

Allowing certain associations to request stationary on-street waste containers for the storage and collection of waste.

Requirements for the removal of public litter baskets by the department of sanitation.

Oversight - Waste Equity and Environmental Justice.