City Council Calendar for Monday, April 30, 2007 - Sunday, May 6, 2007

Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:48:01 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: City Council Calendar for Monday, April 30, 2007 - Sunday, May 6, 2007

City Council Calendar for Monday, April 30, 2007 - Sunday, May 6, 2007
- - - Council responds to Mayor's Executive Budget - - - - -
City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn responded to the Mayor’s executive
budget, recognizing the Mayor for balancing tax breaks, new programs and
responsible long term planning. She applauded the administration for accepting the
Council’s proposal to baseline $13 million for the District Attorney’s
offices with an additional $5 million to step up prosecution of child abuse.
Similarly, the Speaker was pleased with the plan to allocate increased funding for land
acquisition in the Catskill/Delaware Watershed to protect the City's water
quality. Furthermore, signaling a commitment to Speaker Quinn’s proposal to
develop 10 State of the Art Health Clinics in high need communities, the
administration pledged funding for the Council’s primary care initiative.

- - - Will the public safety, environmental, and health care initiatives in the
budget affect your quality of life or your neighborhood? - - - - -
The Council wants your feedback on issues that are important to you. Contact
Speaker Quinn at:
http://www.nyccouncil.info/rightnow/contactspkr.cfm?issue=budget

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**** THIS CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE *****
Please check schedule at http://www.nyccouncil.info/rightnow/calendarpage.cfm
before attending any meeting.

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** Monday, April 30, 2007 **
Joint Meeting. Committee(s) on: Drug Abuse; Mental Health, Mental Retardation,
Alcoholism, Drug Abuse & Disability Services; Fire & Criminal Justice Services
10:00 AM, Council Chambers - City Hall
Oversight - Status of the Implementation of the Brad H Settlement & the
Discharge Plan for Mentally Ill Inmates

Committee(s) on: Public Safety
10:00 AM, Committee Room - City Hall
Int 562 - A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York,
in relation to establishing certain penalties for the offense of public
lewdness.
Res 752 - Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to amend the
Penal Law to categorize the crime of public lewdness as a class A misdemeanor,
and to amend the Correction Law to include multiple or serial acts of public
lewdness and public lewdness in the presence of an individual less than eighteen
years of age as registerable sex offenses.

Joint Meeting. Committee(s) on: Consumer Affairs; Civil Rights
10:00 AM, Hearing Room - 250 Broadway, 14th Floor
Predatory Lending in New York City

Committee(s) on: Waterfronts
11:00 AM, Hearing Room - 250 Broadway, 16th Floor
Oversight - New York Harbor's Fireboat Fleet

Committee(s) on: Technology in Government
1:00 PM, Council Chambers - City Hall
Oversight - Establishing Strong Network Neutrality Principles in Order to
Protect the Internet

Committee(s) on: Governmental Operations
1:00 PM, NYC Department of Records
Tour: NYC Department of Records
31 Chambers Street
New York, NY 10007

Committee(s) on: Civil Service & Labor
1:00 PM, Committee Room - City Hall
Res 738 - Resolution supporting S.201, also known as the "9/11 Heroes Health
Improvement Act of 2007", to establish a grant program for individuals still
suffering ill health effects as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Res 785 - Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to amend the
Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law to include volunteer ambulance workers
who render aid at the request of the City.

Committee(s) on: Economic Development
1:00 PM, Tully Construction Co.
Tour: Willetts Point Redevelopment Area
Tully Construction Co.
127-50 Northern Boulevard.

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** Tuesday, May 01, 2007 **

Subcommittee(s) on: Landmarks, Public Siting & Maritime Uses
11:00 AM, Committee Room - City Hall
See Land Use Calendar Available Thursday, April 26, 2007 in Room 5 City Hall

Subcommittee(s) on: Planning, Dispositions & Concessions
1:00 PM, Committee Room - City Hall
See Land Use Calendar Available Thursday, April 26, 2007 in Room 5 City Hall

Committee(s) on: Sanitation & Solid Waste Management
1:00 PM, Council Chambers - City Hall
Oversight - Report on New and Emerging Technologies -Part II- What will work
for New York City?

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** Wednesday, May 02, 2007 **

Subcommittee(s) on: Zoning & Franchises
9:30 AM, Committee Room - City Hall
See Land Use Calendar Available Thursday, April 26, 2007 in Room 5 City Hall

Committee(s) on: State & Federal Legislation
10:00 AM, Council Chambers - City Hall
Res 711 - Resolution calling upon the State Legislature to pass, and the
Governor to sign Assembly bills A.795, and A.797 which may help preserve affordable
housing for low and middle income New Yorkers residing in a Mitchell-Lama
following an opt-out such as Starrett City, as well as Assembly bill A.352, and
calling upon the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to impose an
additional review period to the sale of Starrett City due to the potential of a
large displacement of residents who are receiving Section 8 and other Federal
housing assistance.

Subcommittee(s) on: Public Housing
1:00 PM, Hearing Room - 250 Broadway, 14th Floor
Oversight - Update on NYCHA's New Section 8 Vouchers

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** Thursday, May 03, 2007 **

Committee(s) on: Land Use
10:00 AM, Committee Room - City Hall
All items reported out of the subcommittees AND SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY BE
NECESSARY

Joint Meeting. Committee(s) on: Transportation; Aging; Mental Health, Mental
Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse & Disability Services
10:00 AM, Council Chambers - City Hall
Oversight - Are New Access-A-Ride Rules Leaving People Stranded?

Committee(s) on: Housing & Buildings
1:00 PM, Council Chambers - City Hall
Int 561 - A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York,
in relation to an alternative enforcement program by the department of housing
preservation and development for violations of the housing maintenance code and
multiple dwelling law.

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** Friday, May 04, 2007 **

Committee(s) on: Immigration
10:00 AM, Committee Room - City Hall
Oversight - The Demand for English for Speakers of Other Languages Programs
Among Immigrant Adults in New York City

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** Meetings for Saturday, February 17, 2007 **

-- no public meetings scheduled --

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** Meetings for Sunday, February 18, 2007 **

-- no public meetings scheduled --


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