The New York City Council - File #: Int 0915-2018

• File #: Int 0915-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Requiring the dept of homeless services and human resources administration to post shelter, supportive housing and cluster site data.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 5/9/2018
• In control: Committee on General Welfare
• On agenda: 5/9/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of homeless services and human resources administration to post shelter, supportive housing and cluster site data
• Sponsors: Rafael Salamanca, Jr., Chaim M. Deutsch, Andy L. King, Francisco P. Moya, Carlina Rivera , Peter A. Koo, Alicka Ampry-Samuel , Justin L. Brannan, Margaret S. Chin, Costa G. Constantinides, Ruben Diaz, Sr., Daniel Dromm , Robert F. Holden, Mark Gjonaj , Ritchie J. Torres, Fernando Cabrera , Donovan J. Richards, Rafael L. Espinal, Jr., Karen Koslowitz, Laurie A. Cumbo, Joseph C. Borelli, Eric A. Ulrich
• Indexes: Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 915

By Council Members Salamanca, Deutsch, King, Moya, Rivera, Koo, Ampry-Samuel, Brannan, Chin, Constantinides, Diaz, Dromm, Holden, Gjonaj, Torres, Cabrera, Richards, Espinal, Koslowitz, Cumbo, Borelli and Ulrich

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of homeless services and human resources administration to post shelter, supportive housing and cluster site data
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-142 to read as follows:
? 21-142 a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Cluster site. The term "cluster site" means an individual housing unit, which is being utilized as shelter for a homeless family, within a private building.
Scattered-site supportive housing unit. The term "scattered-site supportive housing unit" means a unit of affordable, permanent housing with support services for residents provided by the department or a provider under contract or similar agreement with the department, in an apartment building designated for specific populations.
Shelter. The term "shelter" means temporary emergency housing provided to homeless adults, adult families, and families with children by the department or a provider under contract or similar agreement with the department.
Single-site supportive housing facility. The term "single-site supportive housing facility" means affordable, permanent housing with support services provided by the department or a provider under contract or similar agreement with the department, where each individual or family has private living quarters and may share kitchens and/or common recreational rooms or other facilities.
b. The department shall submit to every council member and community board and post on its websi...