This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) to publish any current maintenance prioritization rating assigned by Parks to each tree under its jurisdiction and the reason for the rating on its interactive tree map website.
This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to provide notice to affected Council Members, Community Boards and Borough Presidents whenever work performed by or on behalf of DPR to repair a sidewalk damaged by a City tree is cancelled or delayed.
This bill would waive Parks Department permit fees for any park use or service for school and day care groups and require the department to provide such free permit applications on-line.
This bill would require the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation (Parks) to post informational signs about rip tides at each beach entrance, lifeguard chair, and jetty under the jurisdiction of Parks. The Commissioner would be required to post the signs in English, Spanish, and at least two other languages to be determined by Parks.
This bill would permit the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to order the owner of a tree to take corrective action if DPR determines that the tree poses a near-term danger of falling on people or property. DPR would be permitted to abate the danger posed by such trees if the owner does not do so within the timeline established by the order or if the tree poses an imminent danger. DPR would charge the owner of the privately-owned trees for any work it performs and place a lien on the real property if not paid within 60 days.
This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) to report on any instance where it has waived the requirement that a development plant a certain number of street trees along its lot. This report would include each time a waiver has been granted, which type of alternate compliance has been used, and the locations of any trees that have been planted off-site to account for the waived trees.
This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), to submit an annual report that would analyze how the contracting of various parks services affects the performance of its functions. The report would include the number of full-time and part-time staff employed by DPR and assess the department’s contracting requirements, whether the staff headcount is sufficient to meet the needs of the department, and whether it would be feasible to supplement or replace certain contracted work with the addition of more full-time or part-time staff employed by the department.
This bill would specify that the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) may only issue a permit to remove a city-owned tree if the permit application provides the name of the certified arborist who will remove the tree. It would also specify that it is unlawful for anyone other than the certified arborist to conduct the tree removal. Finally, Parks would be required to report annually on city-owned trees removed in the previous year, including the location of removed trees, whether Parks has replaced removed trees, whether permitted removals were supervised by Parks employees, and, for illegal removals, whether anyone has been held liable.
This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to place clear signage at beaches to supplement the use of red flags to better indicate when sections of beaches are closed due to hazardous conditions.
This bill would require the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation (Commissioner) to inspect each public drinking fountain to evaluate its condition and functionality and test the water from the fountain at least twice per year, and to maintain an online drinking fountains map that would include for each drinking fountain: (i) the location; (ii) the date the fountain was most recently inspected; (iii) the condition of the fountain, including whether it is functional or out of service; (iv) whether the fountain is routinely shut off during certain seasons, and if so, the dates during which it is shut off; (v) the date the water from the fountain was most recently tested; and (vi) the results of the most recent test of the water. The Commissioner would be required to post and update signage at each drinking fountain stating whether the water is safe to drink, the date the water from the fountain was most recently tested, and a QR code containing a link to access the online map.
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