NY State Senate Bill 2017-S4802A

Senate Bill S4802A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the department of homeless services of the city of New York to provide notice to local public officials relating to homeless shelters and use of hotels for the homeless

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Jun 20, 2018	committed to rules
Feb 06, 2018	advanced to third reading
Feb 05, 2018	2nd report cal. amended 4802a
Jan 30, 2018	1st report cal.327
Jan 03, 2018	referred to cities returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 21, 2017	referred to cities delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 05, 2017	advanced to third reading
May 24, 2017	2nd report cal.
May 23, 2017	1st report cal.1248
Mar 01, 2017	referred to cities

Votes

- Jun 21, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S4802A
  
  56
  
  Aye
  
  6
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 21, 2017
      
      aye (56)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (6)
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Krueger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Rivera
      
      Squadron
      
      absent (1)
      
      Sanders Jr.
  Jan 30, 2018 - Committee Vote
  S4802A
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Committee Vote: Jan 30, 2018
      
      aye (6)
      
      Akshar
      
      Avella
      
      Felder
      
      Funke
      
      Jacobs
      
      Persaud
      
      nay (1)
      
      Benjamin
  May 23, 2017 - Committee Vote
  S4802A
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Committee Vote: May 23, 2017
      
      aye (6)
      
      Akshar
      
      Avella
      
      Felder
      
      Funke
      
      Jacobs
      
      Serrano
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Persaud

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2017-S4802 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §21-312, add §21-321, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S7715
2021-2022: S2206

2017-S4802 - Summary

Requires the department of homeless services of the city of New York to provide notice to local public officials relating to establishment of homeless shelters and the use of hotels for the homeless.

2017-S4802 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4802

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the administrative code of the city
of New York, in relation to the establishment of homeless shelters and
the use of units in privately owned hotels for the provision of
housing for homeless individuals

 PURPOSE :

To require adequate and appropriate advanced community notification
for the placement of permanent homeless shelters; to provide
transparency and notification to local communities for the utilization
of hotels to shelter homeless individuals.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amends section 21-312 of the administrative code of the
city of New York to require the New York City Department of Homeless
Services to, in not less than two forms of communication, notify the
community board of the community in which the proposed shelter is to
be located, the city council member representing the district, the
member of the state assembly, the state senator, the member of the
house of representatives and the borough president of the affected
community, with the details of the proposed shelter, including the
address, the expected census, the expected certified capacity and the
operated of the shelter, no later than 45 days in advanced of the

Mayor's Office of Contract Services hearing.

Within fifteen days of such notice, the community board may request
that the department schedule a public hearing to be held within
fifteen days of the request at a location within the community to be
affected. Following the hearing, the department shall consider any and
all comments and reasonable concerns raised and work with the proposed
operate to modify the proposal to address such concerns.

Section one also requires the creation of a community advisory board
("CAB") to be established within twenty days of the shelter opening to
foster ongoing collaboration within the community.

Section 2. Amends the administrative code of the city of New York by
adding a new section 21-317 for the use of privately owned hotels to
shelter individuals. The department will be required on a quarterly
basis to issue a report on the use and proposed used of hotels, such
report will be made available publically. Additionally, this section
requires that prior to placement of any homeless individuals in a
hotel, the department needs to inspect and certify that such hotel has
no open violations to ensure the safety and welfare of the individuals
being placed there for shelter. To provide greater transparency, the
department will also be required to establish and maintain a list of
hotels that have been certified and inspected which are suitable for
the placement of homeless individuals across the city; this
transparency conforms to chapter 48 of the city charter.

Additionally, the ensure community collaboration with the Department,
community officials listed in subdivision a of this section shall be
notified of placement in suitable hotels as well as providing the
appropriate community board with the option of holding a hearing by
within fifteen days, if a hotel has 25 of more units utilized for a
period of fifteen consecutive days or more discuss the potential
impacts on the community.

Section 3 of the bill provides that in situations where demand for
hotels is higher than the current available hotels, which have been
certified and deemed suitable for shelter and the temperature has
dropped below 32 degrees, the department may place individuals in
hotels and provide notification within forty eight hours to the
appropriate community officials in the same manner as the above
sections.

Section 4 of the bill is the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The City of New York is currently facing record numbers of homeless
individuals and families who are entering the shelter system, which
has resulted in a shortage of safe and adequate shelter. Recently, the
Mayor of the City of New York announced a plan to open approximately
90 new shelters and expand approximately 30 existing shelters over the
next few years, which makes this legislation so vital to ensure there
is transparency and adequate advanced notification to the affected
community. By providing affected communities with the ability to raise
valid concerns and engage in meaningful dialogue with the New York
City Department of Homeless Services to ensure negative impacts of the
placement of a new shelter will be mitigated.

Additionally, it is imperative that a process exist to provide real
transparency and adequate notification to affected communities of the
placement of homeless individuals in hotels, as well as making sure
hotels that are being used to shelter these individuals are safe and
free of violations.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become law.

2017-S4802 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4802
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KLEIN, AVELLA, ADDABBO, ALCANTARA, HAMILTON, PERAL-
   TA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to the establishment of homeless  shelters  and  the  use  of
   units in privately owned hotels for the provision of housing for home-
   less individuals
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 21-312 of the administrative code of  the  city  of
 New York is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
   F.  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  NEW  SHELTERS. 1. NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS
 PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD  BY  THE  MAYOR'S  OFFICE  OF  CONTRACT
 SERVICES RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOMELESS SHELTER, THE DEPART-
 MENT  SHALL PROVIDE, IN NOT LESS THAN TWO FORMS OF COMMUNICATION, NOTICE
 OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED SHELTER, INCLUDING  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 OPERATOR  OF  SUCH  SHELTER,  THE  ADDRESS OF SUCH SHELTER, THE EXPECTED
 CENSUS OF SUCH SHELTER AND THE EXPECTED CERTIFIED CAPACITY OF SUCH SHEL-
 TER, TO THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS:
   (I) THE COMMUNITY BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER
 IS TO BE LOCATED;
   (II) THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT  IN  WHICH  THE
 PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
   (III)  THE  MEMBER  OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN
 WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
   (IV) THE STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPOSED
 SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
   (V) THE MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  REPRESENTING
 THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED; AND
   (VI)  THE BOROUGH PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH IN WHICH THE PROPOSED SHEL-
 TER IS TO BE LOCATED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07143-04-7

 S. 4802                             2
 
   2. WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF RECEIVING NOTICE PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  ONE
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMUNITY BOARD MAY REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT
 SCHEDULE  A  PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS AT A LOCATION
 WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO BE AFFECTED BY  THE  PROPOSED  SHELTER  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE OF GAINING PUBLIC INPUT THEREON. FOLLOWING ANY SUCH PUBLIC HEAR-
 ING,  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSIDER ALL SUCH COMMENTS AND, IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH REASONABLE CONCERNS RAISED, MODIFY ITS PROPOSAL FOR THE  ESTABLISH-
 MENT OF A SHELTER.
   3.  THE DEPARTMENT, NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPENING
 OF ANY NEW SHELTER, SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE ADDRESS, PROPOSED CENSUS
 AND PROPOSED CERTIFIED CAPACITY OF SUCH SHELTER TO THE PRECINCT  OF  THE
 POLICE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH SUCH SHELTER IS LOCATED.
   4. NOT MORE THAN TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE OPENING OF ANY NEW SHELTER, THE
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND OPERATE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR
 THE SHELTER TO ENSURE ONGOING COLLABORATION  WITH  THE  COMMUNITY.  EACH
 SUCH  BOARD  SHALL  BE  COMPOSED  OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND DESIGNEES OF
 LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE COMMUNITY BOARD.
   § 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 21-317 to read as follows:
   §  21-317  PRIVATELY OWNED HOTELS PROVIDING SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDI-
 VIDUALS. A. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT ON
 THE USE AND PROPOSED USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED HOTELS FOR THE PROVISION  OF
 SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO:
   1.  EACH  COMMUNITY  BOARD  FOR THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH SUCH A HOTEL IS
 LOCATED;
   2. EACH CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING A DISTRICT IN  WHICH  SUCH  A
 HOTEL IS LOCATED;
   3.  EACH MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING A DISTRICT IN WHICH
 SUCH A HOTEL IS LOCATED;
   4. EACH STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING A DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH A HOTEL IS
 LOCATED;
   5. EACH MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTING  A
 DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH A HOTEL IS LOCATED; AND
   6. EACH BOROUGH PRESIDENT.
   B.  PRIOR  TO THE PLACEMENT OF ANY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN A PRIVATELY
 OWNED HOTEL, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  INSPECT  AND  CERTIFY  THE  HOTEL  TO
 ENSURE  ITS  SAFETY  AND  THE  WELFARE OF THE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO BE
 PLACED THEREIN. SUCH INSPECTION TO ENSURE  THE  SAFETY  AND  WELFARE  OF
 INDIVIDUALS  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO, CERTIFICATION THAT
 SUCH BUILDING HAS NO  OUTSTANDING  VIOLATIONS.    THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  AND  MAINTAIN  A  LIST  OF HOTELS THAT HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS
 SUITABLE FOR PLACEMENT OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDREN WHICH SHALL
 BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH  CHAPTER  FORTY-EIGHT
 OF THE CITY CHARTER.
   C.  IN  THE  EVENT  THAT ANY ADDITIONAL HOTEL UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO BE
 UTILIZED TO MEET A PROJECTED NEED  FOR  SHELTER,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 PROVIDE  NOTICE THEREOF, NOT LESS THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE UTILIZATION
 OF SUCH UNITS, TO THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND  BODY  LISTED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  A  OF THIS SECTION. FURTHERMORE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CAUSE
 AN INSPECTION TO BE MADE OF SUCH UNITS, PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  B  OF
 THIS SECTION, AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE UTILIZATION THEREOF.
   D.  WHENEVER  THE DEPARTMENT UTILIZES HOTEL UNITS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS
 FOR THE HOUSING OF HOMELESS PERSONS, IT SHALL PROVIDE NOT LESS THAN  ONE
 WEEK  NOTICE THEREOF TO THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND BODY LISTED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION A OF THIS SECTION, AND TO THE PRECINCT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT  IN
 WHICH SUCH UNITS ARE LOCATED.

 S. 4802                             3
 
   E.  IN  THE  EVENT  THE  DEPARTMENT UTILIZES TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE UNITS
 WITHIN ANY SINGLE HOTEL, OR  UTILIZES  ANY  HOTEL  UNIT  FOR  MORE  THAN
 FIFTEEN  CONSECUTIVE DAYS, IT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE THEREOF TO THE PUBLIC
 OFFICIALS AND BODY LISTED IN SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION.
   F. WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF RECEIVING ANY NOTICE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 C,  D OR E OF THIS SECTION, THE APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY BOARD MAY SCHEDULE
 TO HOLD A PUBLIC  HEARING  WITHIN  FIFTEEN  DAYS  WITHIN  THE  COMMUNITY
 AFFECTED  BY  THE HOTEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF GAINING PUBLIC INPUT THEREON,
 WHICH SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT.
   § 3. Emergency shelter for individuals in privately owned  hotels.  In
 the  event  need  for  shelter exceeds the inventory of hotels currently
 eligible for placement pursuant to section 21-317 of the  administrative
 code  of  the city of New York, as added by section two of this act, due
 to inclement weather, as defined in section 304.1(a) of title 18 of  the
 New  York state codes, rules and regulations, the department of homeless
 services of the city of New York shall have the authority to temporarily
 place individuals in hotels and conduct notification of community  offi-
 cials  in the same manner as provided in such section of the administra-
 tive code of the city of New York, within 48 hours of the placements.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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2017-S4802A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §21-312, add §21-321, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S7715
2021-2022: S2206

2017-S4802A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of homeless services of the city of New York to provide notice to local public officials relating to establishment of homeless shelters and the use of hotels for the homeless.

2017-S4802A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4802A

SPONSOR: KLEIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the administrative code of the city of
New York, in relation to the establishment of homeless shelters and the
use of units in privately owned hotels for the provision of housing for
homeless individuals

 
PURPOSE:

To require adequate and appropriate advanced community notification for
the placement of permanent homeless shelters; to provide transparency
and notification to local communities for the utilization of hotels to
shelter homeless individuals.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends section 21-312 of the administrative code of the city
of New York to require the New York City Department of Homeless Services
to, in not less than two forms of communication, notify the community
board of the community in which the proposed shelter is to be located,

the city council member representing the district, the member of the
state assembly, the state senator, the member of the house of represen-
tatives and the borough president of the affected community, with the
details of the proposed shelter, including the address, the expected
census, the expected certified capacity and the operated of the shelter,
no later than 45 days in advanced of the Mayor's Office of Contract
Services hearing.

Within fifteen days of such notice, the community board may request that
the department schedule a public hearing to be held within fifteen days
of the request at a location within the community to be affected.
Following the hearing, the department shall consider any and all
comments and reasonable concerns raised and work with the proposed oper-
ate to modify the proposal to address such concerns.

Section one also requires the creation of a community advisory board
("CAB") to be established within twenty days of the shelter opening to
foster ongoing collaboration within the community.

Section 2. Amends the administrative code of the city of New York by
adding a new section 21-321 for the use of privately owned hotels to
shelter individuals. The department will be required on a quarterly
basis to issue a report on the use and proposed used of hotels, such
report will be made available publically. Additionally, this section
requires that prior to placement of any homeless individuals in a hotel,
the department needs to inspect and certify that such hotel has no open
violations to ensure the safety and welfare of the individuals being
placed there for shelter. To provide greater transparency, the depart-
ment will also be required to establish and maintain a list of hotels
that have been certified and inspected which are suitable for the place-
ment of homeless individuals across the city; this transparency conforms
to chapter 48 of the city charter.

Additionally, the ensure community collaboration with the Department,
community officials listed in subdivision a of this section shall be
notified of placement in suitable hotels as well as providing the appro-
priate community board with the option of holding a hearing by within
fifteen days, if a hotel has 25 of more units utilized for a period of
fifteen consecutive days or more discuss the potential impacts on the
community.

Section 3 of the bill provides that in situations where demand for
hotels is higher than the current available hotels, which have been
certified and deemed suitable for shelter and the temperature has
dropped below 32 degrees, the department may place individuals in hotels
and provide notification within forty eight hours to the appropriate
community officials in the same manner as the above sections.

Section 4 of the bill is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The City of New York is currently facing record numbers of homeless
individuals and families who are entering the shelter system, which has
resulted in a shortage of safe and adequate shelter. Recently, the Mayor
of the City of New York announced a plan to open approximately 90 new
shelters and expand approximately 30 existing shelters over the next few
years, which makes this legislation so vital to ensure there is trans-
parency and adequate advanced notification to the affected community. By
providing affected communities with the ability to raise valid concerns
and engage in meaningful dialogue with the New York City Department of
Homeless Services to ensure negative impacts of the placement of a new
shelter will be mitigated.

Additionally, it is imperative that a process exist to provide real
transparency and adequate notification to affected communities of the
placement of homeless individuals in hotels, as well as making sure
hotels that are being used to shelter these individuals are safe and
free of violations.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become law.

2017-S4802A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4802--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, AVELLA, ADDABBO, ALCANTARA, FELDER, HAMILTON,
   PERALTA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be  committed to the Committee on Cities -- recommitted to the Commit-
   tee on Cities in accordance with Senate Rule 6,  sec.  8  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first report, amended on
   first report, ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to the establishment of homeless  shelters  and  the  use  of
   units in privately owned hotels for the provision of housing for home-
   less individuals
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 21-312 of the administrative code of  the  city  of
 New York is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
   F.  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  NEW  SHELTERS. 1. NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS
 PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD  BY  THE  MAYOR'S  OFFICE  OF  CONTRACT
 SERVICES RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOMELESS SHELTER, THE DEPART-
 MENT  SHALL PROVIDE, IN NOT LESS THAN TWO FORMS OF COMMUNICATION, NOTICE
 OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED SHELTER, INCLUDING  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 OPERATOR  OF  SUCH  SHELTER,  THE  ADDRESS OF SUCH SHELTER, THE EXPECTED
 CENSUS OF SUCH SHELTER AND THE EXPECTED CERTIFIED CAPACITY OF SUCH SHEL-
 TER, TO THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS:
   (I) THE COMMUNITY BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER
 IS TO BE LOCATED;
   (II) THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT  IN  WHICH  THE
 PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
   (III)  THE  MEMBER  OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN
 WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
   (IV) THE STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPOSED
 SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07143-05-8

 S. 4802--A                          2
 
   (V) THE MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  REPRESENTING
 THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED; AND
   (VI)  THE BOROUGH PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH IN WHICH THE PROPOSED SHEL-
 TER IS TO BE LOCATED.
   2. WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF RECEIVING NOTICE PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  ONE
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMUNITY BOARD MAY REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT
 SCHEDULE  A  PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS AT A LOCATION
 WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO BE AFFECTED BY  THE  PROPOSED  SHELTER  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE OF GAINING PUBLIC INPUT THEREON. FOLLOWING ANY SUCH PUBLIC HEAR-
 ING,  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSIDER ALL SUCH COMMENTS AND, IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH REASONABLE CONCERNS RAISED, MODIFY ITS PROPOSAL FOR THE  ESTABLISH-
 MENT OF A SHELTER.
   3.  THE DEPARTMENT, NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPENING
 OF ANY NEW SHELTER, SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE ADDRESS, PROPOSED CENSUS
 AND PROPOSED CERTIFIED CAPACITY OF SUCH SHELTER TO THE PRECINCT  OF  THE
 POLICE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH SUCH SHELTER IS LOCATED.
   4. NOT MORE THAN TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE OPENING OF ANY NEW SHELTER, THE
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND OPERATE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR
 THE SHELTER TO ENSURE ONGOING COLLABORATION  WITH  THE  COMMUNITY.  EACH
 SUCH  BOARD  SHALL  BE  COMPOSED  OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND DESIGNEES OF
 LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE COMMUNITY BOARD.
   § 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 21-321 to read as follows:
   §  21-321  PRIVATELY OWNED HOTELS PROVIDING SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDI-
 VIDUALS. A. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT ON
 THE USE AND PROPOSED USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED HOTELS FOR THE PROVISION  OF
 SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO:
   1.  EACH  COMMUNITY  BOARD  FOR THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH SUCH A HOTEL IS
 LOCATED;
   2. EACH CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING A DISTRICT IN  WHICH  SUCH  A
 HOTEL IS LOCATED;
   3.  EACH MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING A DISTRICT IN WHICH
 SUCH A HOTEL IS LOCATED;
   4. EACH STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING A DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH A HOTEL IS
 LOCATED;
   5. EACH MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTING  A
 DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH A HOTEL IS LOCATED; AND
   6. EACH BOROUGH PRESIDENT.
   B.  PRIOR  TO THE PLACEMENT OF ANY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN A PRIVATELY
 OWNED HOTEL, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  INSPECT  AND  CERTIFY  THE  HOTEL  TO
 ENSURE  ITS  SAFETY  AND  THE  WELFARE OF THE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO BE
 PLACED THEREIN. SUCH INSPECTION TO ENSURE  THE  SAFETY  AND  WELFARE  OF
 INDIVIDUALS  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO, CERTIFICATION THAT
 SUCH BUILDING HAS NO  OUTSTANDING  VIOLATIONS.    THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  AND  MAINTAIN  A  LIST  OF HOTELS THAT HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS
 SUITABLE FOR PLACEMENT OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDREN WHICH SHALL
 BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH  CHAPTER  FORTY-EIGHT
 OF THE CITY CHARTER.
   C.  IN  THE  EVENT  THAT ANY ADDITIONAL HOTEL UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO BE
 UTILIZED TO MEET A PROJECTED NEED  FOR  SHELTER,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 PROVIDE  NOTICE THEREOF, NOT LESS THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE UTILIZATION
 OF SUCH UNITS, TO THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND  BODY  LISTED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  A  OF THIS SECTION. FURTHERMORE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CAUSE
 AN INSPECTION TO BE MADE OF SUCH UNITS, PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  B  OF
 THIS SECTION, AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE UTILIZATION THEREOF.

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   D.  WHENEVER  THE DEPARTMENT UTILIZES HOTEL UNITS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS
 FOR THE HOUSING OF HOMELESS PERSONS, IT SHALL PROVIDE NOT LESS THAN  ONE
 WEEK  NOTICE THEREOF TO THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND BODY LISTED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION A OF THIS SECTION, AND TO THE PRECINCT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT  IN
 WHICH SUCH UNITS ARE LOCATED.
   E.  IN  THE  EVENT  THE  DEPARTMENT UTILIZES TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE UNITS
 WITHIN ANY SINGLE HOTEL, OR  UTILIZES  ANY  HOTEL  UNIT  FOR  MORE  THAN
 FIFTEEN  CONSECUTIVE DAYS, IT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE THEREOF TO THE PUBLIC
 OFFICIALS AND BODY LISTED IN SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION.
   F. WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF RECEIVING ANY NOTICE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 C, D OR E OF THIS SECTION, THE APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY BOARD MAY  SCHEDULE
 TO  HOLD  A  PUBLIC  HEARING  WITHIN  FIFTEEN  DAYS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
 AFFECTED BY THE HOTEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF GAINING PUBLIC  INPUT  THEREON,
 WHICH SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT.
   §  3.  Emergency shelter for individuals in privately owned hotels. In
 the event need for shelter exceeds the  inventory  of  hotels  currently
 eligible  for placement pursuant to section 21-321 of the administrative
 code of the city of New York, as added by section two of this  act,  due
 to  inclement weather, as defined in section 304.1(a) of title 18 of the
 New York state codes, rules and regulations, the department of  homeless
 services of the city of New York shall have the authority to temporarily
 place  individuals in hotels and conduct notification of community offi-
 cials in the same manner as provided in such section of the  administra-
 tive code of the city of New York, within 48 hours of the placements.
   §  4.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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