Linda Lee

This bill would require the New York City Department of Health (DOHMH) to create a disability competency and accessibility training program, as well as educational resources for health care providers and patients regarding disability-related health care access rights, accommodations, and available city resources for New Yorkers with disabilities. The training would be designed to help health care providers learn disability-inclusive practices and strategies for helping disabled New Yorkers receive care. DOHMH would be required to offer trainings to health care providers employed by New York City Health + Hospitals, share any educational resources developed on the DOHMH website, and report on the progress of the training program.

This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to require developers who receive city financial assistance for a housing development project to set aside at least 10 percent of units for individuals with mobility issues and at least 5 percent of units for individuals with vision or hearing impairments.

This bill would require the New York City (“NYC”) Department of Transportation to create a no-fee provisional, or temporary, special vehicle identification parking permit for applicants to use upon the filing of an application for a special vehicle identification permit. The bill would also require the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to allow certain licensed medical professionals to certify an application for a special vehicle identification parking permit. The bill requires DOT to establish an electronic portal for special vehicle identification parking permit applications which accepts electronic signatures, document uploads, and provides status notifications during the permit application process.

This bill would require the department of investigation to complete an annual audit of and publish a report on the use of domestic incident reports by the New York city police department.

This bill would require the Commissioner of Emergency Management to create and publicize a portal on its website where individuals can voluntarily self-identify as vulnerable or homebound and request inclusion in outreach and recovery plans for emergencies. The portal would allow individuals to provide relevant information to facilitate their inclusion in existing systems used by the Emergency Management Department to assist vulnerable and homebound individuals before, during, and after emergency conditions.

This bill would require contracting agencies to accept invoices and supporting documentation through an alternative method designated by the contracting agency whenever a city system issue prevents the submission or processing of an invoice for three or more consecutive business days. The bill would also require contracting agencies, within ten business days after receipt of such an invoice, to notify the contractor in writing of any disputed portion and the basis for such dispute. Any portion not identified as disputed in the notice would be paid by the required payment date. Finally, the bill would require the City Chief Procurement Officer to submit an annual report to the Council and post it on the website of the Mayor's Office of Contract Services. The report would identify, for each city system issue during the prior fiscal year, the affected contracting agency, the cause and duration of the issue, the number of contractors affected, and the number and total amount of payments issued pursuant to the bill.

This bill would give the Commissioner of Buildings the authority to declare buildings and other premises designated as “community facilities” as public nuisances when they are used for a purpose other than what is authorized in their certificate of occupancy. The Commissioner of Buildings could then seal a community facility declared a public nuisance.

This bill seeks to codify the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy’s (MOFP) outreach and meeting schedule. This law would mandate MOFP to meet with agencies, community based organizations, community leaders and other stakeholders that focus on food policy issues every 3 months. These discussions would no longer be limited to the food policy plan. Furthermore, MOFP would have to perform outreach to these organizations every 3 months. The bill seeks to enhance communication between different interested parties, and ensure that food policy issues are addressed in a timely manner.

This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to create a specific 311 category for requests related to New York City Police Department (NYPD) surveillance camera installation. These requests would be collected and sent to the Commissioner of the NYPD.

This bill would require the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, to conduct wastewater testing for controlled substances with significant potential for addiction or other serious health consequences at each wastewater treatment plant in New York City. This bill would also require the Commissioners to submit an annual report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council. The report would include information on, in part, the types and levels of controlled substances with significant potential for addiction or other serious health consequences found in wastewater and the various testing methods used.