The New York City Council - File #: Res 0402-2018

• File #: Res 0402-2018
• Version: *
• Name: M 62 - Submitting proposed amendment to the five-year Capital Plan FY 2015 – 2019.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/14/2018
• In control: Committee on Finance
• On agenda: 6/14/2018
• Final action: 6/14/2018
• Title: RESOLUTION APPROVING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2590-p OF THE STATE EDUCATION LAW AND PARAGRAPH(1)(a) OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, DATED JUNE 25, 2014, AMONG THE MAYOR, THE SPEAKER, AND THE CHANCELLOR, THE AMENDMENT TO THE FIVE-YEAR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES CAPITAL PLAN FOR 2015-2019 SUBMITTED BY THE CHANCELLOR.
• Sponsors: Daniel Dromm

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/14/2018	*	City Council	Approved, by Council	Pass
6/14/2018	*	Committee on Finance	Hearing on P-C Item by Comm
6/14/2018	*	Committee on Finance	P-C Item Approved by Comm	Pass

Preconsidered Res. No. 402

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RESOLUTION APPROVING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2590-p OF THE STATE EDUCATION LAW AND PARAGRAPH(1)(a) OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, DATED JUNE 25, 2014, AMONG THE MAYOR, THE SPEAKER, AND THE CHANCELLOR, THE AMENDMENT TO THE FIVE-YEAR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES CAPITAL PLAN FOR 2015-2019 SUBMITTED BY THE CHANCELLOR.
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By Council Member Dromm

WHEREAS, State Education Law Section 2590-p provides for the development and approval, every five years, of a five-year educational facilities capital plan and amendments thereto; and

WHEREAS, On June 26, 2014, after extensive discussions and negotiations with the Department of Education over the content and specifics of the proposed 2015-2019 Five-Year Educational Facilities Capital Plan, the Council of the City of New York approved the Five-Year Educational Facilities Capital Plan for the period of July 1, 2014 until June 30, 2019 ("2015 Plan") pursuant to Section 2590-p of the Education Law for a total budget of $12.8 billion; and

WHEREAS, On June 25, 2014, the Mayor of the City of New York ("Mayor"), the Speaker of the Council of the City of New York ("Speaker"), and the Chancellor entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"), which required, inter alia, the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education ("Chancellor") to submit annual amendments to the 2015 Plan to the Mayor and the City Council for their respective consideration and approval; and

WHEREAS, The MOU also imposed additional reporting requirements on the New York City Department of Education ("DOE"); and

WHEREAS, On June 26, 2015, June 14, 2016, and June 6, 2017, the Council approved the first, second, and third annual amendments to the 2015 Plan, respectively; and

WHEREAS, On February 28, 2018, the Chancellor submitted to the Council the proposed fourth annual amendment (hereinafter referred to as the "Amendment") to the 2015 Plan, whic...