The New York City Council - File #: Int 0757-2018

• File #: Int 0757-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Creation of a school siting task force.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
• File created: 4/11/2018
• In control: Committee on Education
• On agenda: 4/11/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of a school siting task force
• Sponsors: Vanessa L. Gibson, Carlos Menchaca, Laurie A. Cumbo, Ben Kallos, Robert F. Holden, Brad S. Lander, Stephen T. Levin, Carlina Rivera
• Indexes: Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/12/2018	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
9/12/2018	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
9/6/2018	*	Committee on Education	Hearing Held by Committee
9/6/2018	*	Committee on Education	Amendment Proposed by Comm
9/6/2018	*	Committee on Education	Amended by Committee
9/6/2018	A	Committee on Education	Approved by Committee	Pass
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Land Use	Laid Over by Committee
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Land Use	Hearing Held by Committee
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Finance	Laid Over by Committee
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Finance	Hearing Held by Committee
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Education	Laid Over by Committee
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Education	Hearing Held by Committee
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 757-A

By Council Members Gibson, Menchaca, Cumbo, Kallos, Holden, Lander, Levin and Rivera

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of a school siting task force
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Title 4 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 4-212 to read as follows:
? 4-212 School siting task force. a. There shall be an interagency task force to review relevant city real estate transactions to identify opportunities for potential school sites. Such task force shall also review city-owned buildings, city-owned property and vacant land within the city to evaluate potential opportunities for new school construction or leasing for school use.
b. The task force shall consist of the members specified in this subdivision, or their designees:
1. The chancellor of the city school district of the city of New York;
2. The commissioner of citywide administrative services;
3. The director of city planning;
4. The commissioner of housing and preservation development;
5. The speaker of the council; and
6. The president and chief executive officer of the New York city school construction authority, and the president or chief executive officer of a local development corporation or other not-for-profit corporation, a majority of whose members are appointed by the mayor, that contracts with the city to provide or administer economic development benefits on behalf of the city, may participate in the task force as members at the invitation of the mayor and the speaker.
c. One member shall be designated as chairperson by the mayor after consultation with the speaker.
d. The task force shall consult with agencies or offices with jurisdiction over environmental and planning concerns as appropriate, and may consult with interested members of the public, including bu...