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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF NEW YORK ------------------------X TRANSCRIPT OF THE MINUTES of the STATED MEETING ------------------------X June 14, 2011 Start: 2:05 pm Recess: 3:25 pm HELD AT: Emigrant Savings Bank 49 51 Chambers St.

B E F O R E: CHRISTINE C. QUINN Chairperson COUNCIL MEMBERS: Maria Del Carmen Arroyo Charles Barron Gale Brewer Fernando Cabrera Margaret Chin Leroy G. Comrie, Jr. Elizabeth Crowley Inez E. Dickens Erik Martin Dilan Daniel Dromm Mathieu Eugene Julissa Ferreras Lewis A. Fidler Daniel R. Garodnick James F. Gennaro Vincent J. Gentile

A P P E A R A N C E S COUNCIL MEMBERS: Sara M. Gonzalez David G. Greenfield Daniel J. Halloran III Vincent Ignizio Robert Jackson Letitia James Peter Koo G. Oliver Koppell Karen Koslowitz Brad Lander Jessica S. Lappin Stephen Levin Melissa Mark-Viverito Darlene Mealy Rosie Mendez Michael C. Nelson James S. Oddo Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. Diana Reyna Joel Rivera Ydanis A. Rodriguez Deborah L. Rose James Sanders, Jr. Larry B. Seabrook Eric A. Ulrich James Vacca Peter F. Vallone, Jr. James G. Van Bramer Albert Vann Mark S. Weprin Jumaane D. Williams Rubin Wills

A P P E A R A N C E S (CONTINUED) James Polite Intern New York City Council Lisa Drouillard Miss New York Teen USA Sarah Acuna Executive Director Team for Kids New York Road Runners Rubin Wolf Division of Neighborhood Resources Housing Preservation and Development Pastor Joseph Tolton Rehoboth Temple Christ Conscious Church NYC

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SPEAKER QUINN:

All right, were

going to start with first a ceremonial, where is it? Okay, great from me, so if we could ask James

and the folks from Community Outreach and the other folks to come on up. wheres James? Wheres James? Jake,

All right, come on up, James. If I could ask all of my

Come on up, James.

colleagues to join me up here with James, now. and Danielle and Nick, and wheres Toni and everybody from Community Outreach? Step up a

little bit, honey, because theyre all going to stand behind you. Inez, come on up. Jimmy.

Everybody, come on up.

So, while everybody is

making their way up, James Polite is somebody who has been a volunteer in our office, an intern in our office, a volunteer in my campaigns, a volunteer in Darlenes campaign, and hes a young man who is very involved in LGBT issues, in other issues in his school, and hes somebody who me and the folks in Community Outreach and other folks feel a little bit like weve seen him grow up, switched high schools, decided which high school hes going to go to. he ever made. He made the first-ever cake

Was it for my birthday or for my

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fathers?

For my fathers birthday a couple of

years ago, and as James and it was a very good cake, might I tell you as James began to come up on senior year in high school, all of us got overly involved in where he was going well, that he was going to college, right? There was a And then

little question about that for a while. where he was going to go to college.

And James

has blown away all of our expectations and is going to Brandeis University next year. know this is a little bit of an unusual ceremonial, because we usually do a group or an organization or something oh good, Darlene is here but I just wanted to first thank James for all of his hard work on behalf of the New York City Council, all of his hard work on behalf of young people in the city, all of his hard work on behalf of LGBT people, but I also wanted, on behalf of myself and everybody in the Community Outreach unit and Darlene, to just tell him how unbelievably proud we are of him. Hes a young And I

man whos had more challenges than young people should ever have to have in their lives. Hes not

been overwhelmed by any of them, hes risen above

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all of them, and is going to go off to a fancyschmancy college and make us all incredibly proud. So James, we just wanted to say that we love you, were proud of you and when you go off to Brandeis, if you need anything, 24 hours a day you call us, we are your family and we will always be here for you, and we love you. could read the proclamation. COUNCIL CLERK: York proclamation. Council City of New So if the clerk

Whereas the Council of the

City of New York is proud to honor James Polite for his many endeavors that have led to his- SPEAKER QUINN: me just say something. (Interposing) Let

Any lobbyist whos talking Youll

during Jamess ceremonial is losing money. be able to hear a pin drop now, James. taking this one seriously. COUNCIL CLERK:

Okay, Im

that have led to

his acceptance into Brandeis University, and whereas James is a resident of East Brooklyn, where he has just completed his senior year at Williamsburg Charter High School, when he continues his studies at Brandeis this fall, he will become the first person in his family to ever

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attend college.

And whereas, since May, 2010

James has been an intern in New York City Councils Committee Outreach unit, over the last twelve months he has helped organize town hall meetings, assisted in reaching out to our citys many diverse communities and participated in many important initiatives. And whereas, even- (Interposing) Well,

SPEAKER QUINN:

let me just add, the other night, when I stopped by the United for Marriage phone bank, he had just gotten two or three, three people to call Senator Skeloss office right there, he did the patchthrough calls himself. So when this vote happens, Sorry, go

James is a big part of it, exactly. ahead. COUNCIL CLERK:

And whereas, even

before his internship at the Council, James had an infectious enthusiasm for politics. In 2006, at

the age of fourteen, he lobbied for gun control, wrote and shared a report about it with his peers, and joined newly-elected Council Member Darlene Mealy to speak out on the subject. And whereas

during his years at Williamsburg Charter High School, James not only excelled academically, but

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also became a galvanizing force for positive changes, both in the classroom and in the attitude of his peers. And whereas at the age of 18, James

is an outspoken advocate about issues of concern to the LGBT community, especially LGBTs of color, and whereas, like most of his peers, James has experienced significant hardships before arriving where he is today, including so many that are uniquely his own. Now therefore, be it known that

the Council of the City of New York proudly honors James Polite for his service to his school and to the community at large, and wishes him continued success as a student at Brandeis University. Christine C. Quinn, Speaker for the entire Council, Darlene Mealy, Council Member 41st District, Brooklyn. SPEAKER QUINN: And just before we

hear from James, let me just give the mic to Darlene. COUNCIL MEMBER MEALY: Thank you.

Thank you, Speaker Quinn, and I just want everybody to know, this is what community service is really about. This young man, I was just

elected, and somebody on my staff said, this young

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kid is calling the office, he wants to speak to you. Now he called me about three times, and they

said Council Member, youre here now, could you speak to him? And this young man said, Theres

too much shooting in the community, and you have to do something about it. And thats when you

can remember, they stopped, they closed PS21 closed the schools park and did not let the students come out because there was so much shooting. We had a town hall meeting and this

young man led the town hall meeting, and we got significant change in our community, and he was only fourteen. And he continued on with his

agenda, his all-LGBT agenda also, and helped me with my campaign. We need more young people who

know about their community and want to help their community. I am so honored that you gave me the

opportunity to become a Councilwoman and here it is you are continuing in the fight. So I salute

you and I thank you for being the person you are, and I love you. MR. POLITE: thank you. I just want to say

I just want to say thank you to

Speaker Quinn, Council Member Mealy and everyone

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in the Community Outreach unit. a lot and thank you. SPEAKER QUINN:

I really learned

Thank you, James. All

It was nice till Robert broke the Council. right, lets get Community Outreach.

Yea, thank

you, wait, weve got to put Chriss pumps back on, hang on. All right, this is Dr. Mathieu Eugene.

Get back to work now, James, theres work to do in Community Outreach. Heres Dr. Eugene. Thank you Thank

COUNCIL MEMBER EUGENE: very much. you. Okay.

Lisa, would you please come? Shes coming right here.

Yes.

(crosstalk)

All right, were going to do a very, First and foremost,

very special presentation.

let me thank Speaker Quinn for allowing me to do this presentation, and today Im very proud to join Speaker Quinn to honor a very, very special young girl, young lady. Shes brilliant,

intelligent, and also shes a shining star, shes Miss New York Teen USA. Her name is Lisa

Drouillard, Lisa has been competing for beauty pageants since the age of twelve, winning a very, very prestigious one, including this one. And now In

shes qualified to go for Miss USA, Teen USA.

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addition to that, shes a role model, shes an advocate, speaking at the school against bullying, and she has been serving the community. And Im

so proud today to stand here with Speaker Quinn and also my colleagues to present an award, a citation, to Lisa. And I want also to

congratulate her parents for doing a wonderful, wonderful job. Lisa, for your service to the

community, for your achievements, I want to present you a proclamation, together with the Speaker, and I want to say congratulations to you. SPEAKER QUINN: Thank you, and

just, well ask the clerk to read the proclamation in a moment, but I just want to echo the sentiments of Dr. Eugene. I particularly want to

thank you for using your position and your title to speak out against bullying, this past weve seen how literally bullying can end in young people taking their own lives and real irreversible tragedy. So somebody in your

position speaking out like that is going to make a big difference and help a lot of young people. thank you very much. And if the clerk could So

please read the proclamation.

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COUNCIL CLERK: New York, proclamation.

Council, City of

The Council of the City

of New York is proud to honor Lisa Drouillard for her extraordinary leadership and service to youth living in Brooklyn. And whereas Ms. Drouillard

has competed in beauty pageants since 2006, subsequently winning the Miss Empire Royalty and Miss New York Teen Co-ed in 2010, and then placing second runner-up at the national pageant in Florida. And whereas, shortly after competing in

Floridas national pageant, Ms. Drouillard appeared at the New England pageant, where she met Tiffany Delmonico, her professional coach and mentor. Recognizing Ms. Droillards passion,

self-discipline and natural talent, Ms. Delmonico encouraged her to enroll in the Miss New York Teen USA pageant. Coach and cheerleader Rene Bionat

also assisted Ms. Drouillard by sponsoring her entry fee for the contest. And whereas on

November 28th, 2010, with the help of coaches, Ms. Delmonico and Ms. Bionat, as well as the support of her family, Ms. Drouillard won the Miss New York Teen USA pageant, becoming the first AfricanAmerican from Brooklyn to hold this prestigious

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title, going on to represent New York State in the Miss Teen USA competition this summer. SPEAKER QUINN: COUNCIL CLERK: Yea, Brooklyn. In addition, Ms.

Drouillard was featured on the April, 2011 cover of Supermodel magazine. And whereas Ms.

Drouillard was an active member of the Ronald McDonald House Foundation, and serves as a leader in her community, speaking at several schools on bullying and other issues affecting youth. After

competing in pageants, Ms. Drouillard aspires to be a sports journalist, covering the NFL. Now

therefore be it known that the Council of the City of New York most gratefully honors Lisa Drouillard for her outstanding service to the community. Christine C. Quinn, Speaker for the entire Council, Mathieu Eugene, Council Member 40th District, Brooklyn. SPEAKER QUINN: Yea, thats quite

an accomplishment for a very young person, and why dont you say a few words. MS. DROUILLARD: Thank you. I

would like to thank Council Member Mathieu Eugene and Speaker Quinn. Thank you so much, I am

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honored and delighted to receive this award.

Just

like James, I hope I am an inspiration to a lot of youth in Brooklyn, and remember, with hard work anything is possible, because I would never in my wildest dreams think I would get a proclamation. So this is proof, so thank you again to everyone. SPEAKER QUINN: Thank you. And

Lisa, you and James really are an example of how terrific New York City youth is, and in particular, Brooklyn youth, since youre both from Brooklyn. much. So congratulate you. Thank you very

All right, the next ceremonial is Robert If the

Jackson and the New York Roadrunners.

folks from Road Runners can make their way up. Dominic, Dominic, and we should get Ramon up here as a runner. Dominic, wheres Ramon? Ramon, we

need Ramon as a runner check, having just finished the half-marathon, this is the Road Runners. COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON: Kathy.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, my colleagues and everybody else. Were here to honor the Road

Runners for what they have done for New York City, for the children of New York City and setting the example around the world. As you know, the Road

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Runners with ING have sponsored the New York City Marathon for 50 years, where over 300,000 people come to New York City and as a result of that, the economic empowerment are tens of millions of dollars, people from all over the world. staff, Ramon Martinez, wheres Ramon? And our

Ramon ran

the Brooklyn Half-Marathon this year, along with our Council Member who is the Chair of the Finance Committee, Domenic Recchia, and last year, I think it was last year, when Bill Perkins and I ran the Brooklyn Half-Marathon, Domenic said, Gee whiz, if you guys can do it, I can do it. one thing, he did it. And you know And let

Give him a hand.

me tell you how I got introduced to the New York City Road Runners, Joel Rivera, our Majority Leader, was involved with the New York City Road Runners and the Healthy Milers, meaning the New York City Council has allocated funding for thousands and thousands of young people to run a mile to learn about healthy nutrition and exercise. And as a result of that, hundreds of So

thousands of youth have benefited from that.

Joel Rivera, our Majority Leader, introduced me to that in 2007, and he committed, and I did also, to

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run our first New York City Marathon.

And Joel

Rivera and I finished our first New York City Marathon in 2007. So Sarah, on behalf of the

entire City Council, our Speaker, Domenic Recchia, Joel Rivera and myself, and Ive run three New York City Marathons, we thank you for being a part of National Runners Day, which is held the first Wednesday of every June, it was held at Icahn Stadium. We thank you for being involved in

helping hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers stay healthy and strong and to run. SPEAKER QUINN: Thank you very

much, and lets have the clerk read the proclamation. Wheres Chuck? How many marathons Well

have you done, Chuck?

Where did Chuck go?

get an answer when he comes back.

All right, Tish, All

lets hear the clerk read the proclamation. youre running the marathon? right, go ahead. COUNCIL CLERK: New York, Proclamation. Oh, all right.

Council, City of

Whereas in recognition of

National Running Day the Council of the City of New York is proud to honor New York Road Runners for advancing the sport of running and empowering

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people to lead fitter, healthier lives.

And

whereas for more than 50 years the New York Road Runners have provided countless opportunities to participate in races, community events, instruction and training and youth programs. And

whereas New York Road Runners events now draw more than 300,000 people each year, the ING New York City Marathon, the premier event, is the largest- SPEAKER QUINN: Quiet. COUNCIL CLERK: and most (Interposing)

inclusive marathon in the world, attracting the worlds top professional runners every year, contributing more than $300 million to New York Citys economy and raising $30.8 million for charity in 2010. And whereas, in addition to

producing the ING New York City Marathon and more than 60 other community-based fitness events each year, New York Road Runners offers free youth programs that use running as a vehicle for promoting childrens health and fitness, character development and personal achievement. And

whereas, whereas National Running Day is held

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annually on the first Wednesday in June as a day when runners everywhere to show their passion for running, it is a coast-to-coast celebration of a sport and activity that is simple, inexpensive and fun. And whereas now in its third year, National

Running Day continues to connect runners of all ages and abilities in what is often viewed as an individual sport. As a result, runners everywhere

share their passion for a lifestyle that is one of the best and simplest ways to stay fit. And

whereas New York Road Runners support of National Running Day serves as an important reminder that even when challenges are tremendous, ambitions are enormous and the future seems far, far away, every step counts on the road to success. Now therefore

be it known that the Council of the City of New York most gratefully honors New York Road Runners for their outstanding service and contributions to the community. Christine C. Quinn, Speaker for

the entire Council, Robert Jackson, Council Member 7th District, Manhattan, Joel Rivera, Council Member, 15th District, Bronx, Domenic Recchia, Council Member 47th District, Brooklyn. COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON: Well,

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thank you, and let me just introduce you to the Executive Director for Team for Kids, and as you know, Team for Kids, they have teams all over the country that raise millions of dollars in order to help children in staying healthy and running strong. Sarah Acuna (phonetic) is the Executive

Director of Team for Kids. MS. ACUNA: much. Thank you, thank you so

On behalf of everyone in New York Road

Runners, were so honored to be here today and wed like to thank everyone in the City Council for this fabulous. Mary Wittenberg, our President

and CEO, and our Executive Director, Cliff Sperber, are actually back out at Icahn Stadium today, helping about 5,000 kids run and celebrate the end of their school year that way, so they apologize, they couldnt be here. But again,

thank you so much and we hope to see you all at the marathon. COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON: SPEAKER QUINN: Thank you.

Chuck Mayer has run

six New York marathons, weve got the answer now. So all right, thank you very much and the next and final ceremonial will be led by Leroy Comrie.

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COUNCIL MEMBER COMRIE, JR.:

Okay.

Yes, can we have all the members of the Council leadership to sign on to and everyone that signed on to the proclamation for Ruben Wolf to come up? We are honored today with saluting a

living legend, a person that has been involved in city government since the administration of Mayor Robert Wagner. Let me say that again, he has been

involved in city government since the administration of Mayor Robert Wagner. He first

worked under Commissioner Milton Mollen in the then Housing Location Bureau. Presently Rubin

Wolf is the head of the Division of Neighborhood Resources for HPD. There isnt a borough or a

community in our city where Rubin Wolf has not had an impact. The Housing Relocation Bureau was the

precursor for the Housing Preservation unit, and as I said, he worked in every administration since Mayor Robert Wagner. He was truly the dean of

affordable housing, he was truly involved in making sure that NHS and all of the housing advocacy programs got started back in the 80s, thats when I first encountered him, back in the 80s, but even before then his history is legend

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in this city, because he truly worked to create affordable housing back when there was really affordable housing opportunities to be created. Rubin Wolf has mentored so many young people that have become legends in the housing world, legends in advocacy. Hes mentored so many people through

this time, its only fitting that we give him the City Council proclamation, he truly is someone that is a prince of this city. He is now at the

point where he wants to move on and enjoy some other things with his lifetime, because hes truly spent a lifetime here in this city, giving back and making sure that we had affordable-housing programs, that we programs that would help people of all levels of government. honor him today. And I just wanted to

We honor also to be joined by

Deputy Commissioner Vito Vito, I dont want to mangle your last name, and Commissioner Bill Carbine and Assistant Commissioner Carol Clark thats always with us, and looks out for us. all of them have learned from this young man thats standing in front of me, hes truly, as I said, a prince of the city. He could have been, But

in the private sector hed been offered

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opportunities, these people in the private sector have come to him for advice, people have come to him and offered him a lot of money to work elsewhere, but he really wanted to stay here in the city and offer opportunities for us in the city. And Im truly sad that we cant keep him,

but we have to understand that after a while you really want to be able to go and do some other things. So Rubin, we want to were glad to

honor you today, and Ill turn it over to the Speaker to say a few words before the clerk reads the roll. SPEAKER QUINN: Well, just to add Thank you for

to what Leroy has said, thank you.

your, you know, unflagging commitment to the City of New York, thank you for being somebody who understands the importance of affordable housing existing in every neighborhood and every city, and just thank you so much for believing in public service that youve committed your life to it. So

thank you very much, and if we could ask the clerk to read the proclamation. COUNCIL CLERK: New York, Proclamation. Council, City of

The Council of the City

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of New York is proud to celebrate the career and retirement of Rubin Wolf, in recognition of his 48 years of outstanding service to city government and to the community. And whereas Mr. Wolf, the

son of Austrian and Polish immigrants, grew up on the lower East Side of Manhattan, where he learned how government could impact the lives of residents. Over the course of his career in

government, Mr. Wolf has provided distinguished service to 19 commissioners, from Milton Mollen to Mathew Wambua, as well as seven mayors, from Robert Wagner to Michael Bloomberg. Mr. Wolf

began working with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development when it was still known as the Housing Relocation Bureau. whereas Mr. Wolf launched- SPEAKER QUINN: we get quiet? COUNCIL CLERK: Whereas Mr. Wolf (Interposing) Can And

launched a stellar career on March 4th, 1963 in the City of New Yorks Housing Relocation Bureau as a real estate relocation manager, assigned to the West Side urban renewal site office. The next

year he was promoted to Senior Real Estate

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Relocation Manager, and assigned to the central office where he supervised the urban renewal field offices. In 1967, Mr. Wolf transferred to the

Development Division, where he was one of the first project managers of the Williamsburg urban renewal area. In 1978, Mr. Wolf became the

borough director of planning and community development for Queens and Staten Island. And

whereas in 1986 Mr. Wolf began his current as the Director of Neighborhood Resources, and he was the agencys citywide liaison for the Office of Management and Budgets Community Affairs Unit, the borough presidents cabinet meetings and coordinated the borough board budget consultations. He ultimately assumed directorship

of the Marketing Division and served ably and well on the Board of Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island. Now therefore be it known that the

Council of the City of New York most gratefully honors Rubin Wolf for his many years of outstanding and peerless service to the City of New York and to the community at large. Christine

C. Quinn, Speaker for the entire Council, Joel Rivera, Majority Leader, Leroy Comrie, Deputy

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Majority Leader, Inez E. Dickens, Assistant Deputy Majority Leader, Lewis A. Fidler, Assistant Deputy Majority Leader, Albert Vann, Majority Whip, James S. Oddo, Minority Leader, 50th District, and many other members of the City Council. SPEAKER QUINN: Leroy, thank you

for making sure we did this, and Mr. Wolf, let me give you the mic. MR. WOLF: thank you. All I can do is say

Most of the years that I spent, with

all housing that was built, it wouldnt have been able to be done without the cooperation of HPD and the City Council. I think all of you should take

the credit for all the good housing all of you have built. Thank you very much. SPEAKER QUINN: Thank you, and we

wish you all the best of luck in your future. Thank you very much. And that concludes So let me just say as we

ceremonials for the day.

begin to get started, if I could recognize some visitors we have with us, who are Council members for a day, in Council Member Mendezs district, we have Deborah Way (phonetic), who is a Council member for a day; in Council Member Garodnicks

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district, Faisal Udim (phonetic), both from PS 116, lets hear it for them and PS 116. From

Council Member Willss district, we have Yasmin Blair from PS 121, we have Isaiah Davidson from Ps 160, and Rita Fatima from Thomas Edison High School, lets give them all a big round of applause for winning their essay contest. Just so

folks know, we are going to recess the meeting of May 26th and open the meeting of June 14th, this meeting will also stand in recess, in case there are budget or home rule actions we have to take. I want to remind the members of the budget negotiating team that immediately following the end of the stated meeting, well have a budget negotiating team at 250 Broadway, and tomorrow morning there are delegation meetings, Chuck, starting at 9:00 a.m., is that right? 9:00 a.m.

at 250 Broadway, ask staff for your respective rooms, but the delegation on budget matters tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. Before we rise to

do the Pledge of Allegiance, I just wanted to remind folks, if we could get a little quiet, that today is June 14th, which is Flag Day, this is the day that commemorates the adoption of the flag of

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the United States of America by resolution of the Second Continental Congress on June 14th, 1777. 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that called for a national observation of Flag Day on June 14th, and in 1949, National Flag Day was established by an act of Congress, signed by President Harry Truman, and I want to thank Council Member Vacca who encouraged us to commemorate and note that today was Flag Day, and if we could ask folks to rise for the Pledge of Allegiance please. ALL: I pledge allegiance to the In

Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. SPEAKER QUINN: Thank you. Roll call.

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL CLERK: Arroyo.

COUNCIL MEMBER ARROYO: COUNCIL CLERK: Barron.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) Brewer.

Here.

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COUNCIL CLERK: Cabrera. COUNCIL MEMBER CABRERA: COUNCIL CLERK: Chin. Here. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHIN: COUNCIL CLERK:

Comrie.

COUNCIL MEMBER COMRIE, JR.:

COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK:

Crowley.

Dickens. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER DICKENS: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Dromm. Dilan.

COUNCIL MEMBER DROMM: COUNCIL CLERK: Eugene.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER EUGENE: COUNCIL CLERK:

Here.

Ferreras. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER FERRERAS: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Foster. Fidler.

Garodnick.

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COUNCIL MEMBER GARODNICK: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Gentile. Gennaro.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER GENTILE: COUNCIL CLERK:

Here.

Gonzalez. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Ignizio. Halloran.

Greenfield.

COUNCIL MEMBER IGNIZIO: COUNCIL CLERK: Jackson.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON: COUNCIL CLERK: James.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES: COUNCIL CLERK: Koo.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER KOO: COUNCIL CLERK:

Present.

Koppell. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER KOPPELL: COUNCIL CLERK:

Koslowitz. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER KOSLOWITZ: COUNCIL CLERK: Lander.

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COUNCIL MEMBER LANDER: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Levin. Lappin.

Here.

Mark-Viverito.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARK-VIVERITO:

COUNCIL CLERK:

Mealy. Present.

COUNCIL MEMBER MEALY: COUNCIL CLERK: Mendez.

COUNCIL MEMBER MENDEZ: COUNCIL CLERK: Nelson.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Palma.

Here.

Recchia. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER RECCHIA, JR.: COUNCIL CLERK: Reyna. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA: COUNCIL CLERK:

Rodriguez. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ: COUNCIL CLERK: Rose. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROSE:

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COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK:

Sanders.

Seabrook. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER SEABROOK: COUNCIL CLERK: Ulrich.

COUNCIL MEMBER ULRICH: COUNCIL CLERK: Vacca.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER VACCA: COUNCIL CLERK:

Here.

Vallone. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER VALLONE, JR.: COUNCIL CLERK: Van Bramer.

COUNCIL MEMBER VAN BRAMER: COUNCIL CLERK: Vann. Here.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANN: COUNCIL CLERK:

Weprin. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER WEPRIN: COUNCIL CLERK:

Williams. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS: COUNCIL CLERK: UNKNOWN SPEAKER: ready to learn. Madam Speaker. Crowley. Wills.

I am here and

COUNCIL CLERK:

COUNCIL MEMBER CROWLEY: COUNCIL CLERK: Dilan.

Here.

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COUNCIL MEMBER DILAN: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Oddo. Fidler.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER ODDO: COUNCIL CLERK:

Here.

Rivera. Present.

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL CLERK: SPEAKER QUINN: COUNCIL CLERK:

Speaker Quinn. Here. We have a quorum. Thank you

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA:

very much, a quorum is present and at this point in time were going to adjourn the meeting from May 26th, 2012 (sic), and were going to call for a new roll call for the stated meeting on June 14th, 2011. Roll call? COUNCIL CLERK: Arroyo. Still here.

COUNCIL MEMBER ARROYO: COUNCIL CLERK: Barron.

COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Cabrera. COUNCIL MEMBER CABRERA: Brewer.

Here.

Here.

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COUNCIL CLERK:

Chin. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHIN: COUNCIL CLERK:

Comrie. Still

COUNCIL MEMBER COMRIE, JR.:

COUNCIL CLERK:

Crowley. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER CROWLEY: COUNCIL CLERK: Dickens.

COUNCIL MEMBER DICKENS: COUNCIL CLERK: Dilan.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER DILAN: COUNCIL CLERK: Dromm.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER DROMM: COUNCIL CLERK: Eugene.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER EUGENE: COUNCIL CLERK:

Here.

Ferreras. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER FERRERAS: COUNCIL CLERK: Fidler.

COUNCIL MEMBER FIDLER: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Foster.

Here.

Garodnick. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER GARODNICK: COUNCIL CLERK: Gennaro.

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(no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Gentile. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER GENTILE: COUNCIL CLERK:

Gonzalez. Yes.

COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Ignizio. Halloran.

Greenfield.

COUNCIL MEMBER IGNIZIO: COUNCIL CLERK: Jackson.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON: COUNCIL CLERK: James.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES: COUNCIL CLERK: Koo.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER KOO: COUNCIL CLERK:

Here.

Koppell. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER KOPPELL: COUNCIL CLERK:

Koslowitz. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER KOSLOWITZ: COUNCIL CLERK: Lander.

COUNCIL MEMBER LANDER: COUNCIL CLERK: Lappin.

Here.

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COUNCIL MEMBER LAPPIN: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Levin.

Here.

Mark-Viverito.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARK-VIVERITO:

COUNCIL CLERK:

Mealy. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER MEALY: COUNCIL CLERK: Mendez.

COUNCIL MEMBER MENDEZ: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Palma. Nelson.

Here.

Recchia. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER RECCHIA, JR.: COUNCIL CLERK: Reyna. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA: COUNCIL CLERK:

Rodriguez. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ: COUNCIL CLERK: Rose. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROSE: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response)

Sanders.

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COUNCIL CLERK:

Seabrook. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER SEABROOK: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Vacca. Ulrich.

COUNCIL MEMBER VACCA: COUNCIL CLERK:

Here.

Vallone. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER VALLONE, JR.: COUNCIL CLERK: Van Bramer.

COUNCIL MEMBER VAN BRAMER: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Williams. Weprin. Vann.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS: COUNCIL CLERK: Wills.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLS: COUNCIL CLERK: Oddo.

Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER ODDO: COUNCIL CLERK:

Here.

Rivera. Here.

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL CLERK: SPEAKER QUINN:

Speaker Quinn. Here.

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COUNCIL CLERK:

We have a quorum. A quorum is

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA:

present, at this point in time, my colleagues, please rise for the invocation being silence in the chambers. SPEAKER QUINN: could get quiet. protesters. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: At this All right, if we

All right, please remove the

point in time, my colleagues, please stand for the invocation. SPEAKER QUINN: Lets wait on the Please remove

invocation till we have some quiet.

all of the protesters, sergeants-at-arms, thank you. Protesters need to leave on their own (crosstalk) Charles,

account, or be arrested.

dont chant into the mic, its not attractive. (crosstalk) All right, lets move forward with

the invocation, please, thank you to all the sergeants-at-arms. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: Thank you,

Please rise for the invocation

being delivered by Pastor Joseph Tolton from the Rehoboth Temple Christ Conscious Church.

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Mv3

The peace of God be with you.

All wise and wonderful God, we

reverence your majesty and acknowledge your sovereignty. God, we are clear that you are a

spirit whose essence is love, and we affirm the validity of your many names and expressions to humankind. I pray from the tradition of my

Christian experience, as I hold closely the notion that truth is universal. God, I pray that you

anoint this august body of leaders as you have called them to public service. May the power of

your spirit possess them, as they debate and deliberate in the interest of creating fair and just policies to empower the people of this great city. With specificity, we pray, God, for your We

wisdom in the area of economic development.

entreat your counsel to be with us as we seek to advance the economic engine of the city, the state and the country. May your leaders be sensitive to

the housing needs of your people, and let us reaffirm our commitment to the middle class, the working poor, and our childrens education. Bless

each leader in their personal life, that they may be free to be focused on the task at hand. For

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your invisible hand being felt in the halls of government as a weighty and directive force, we thank you. And those who agreed, said Amen. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: very much, Pastor. Thank you

Council Member Dickens to

spread the invocation. COUNCIL MEMBER DICKENS: Motion to

spread the invocation in full upon the record. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: So ordered,

and if we can get silence in the chambers. COUNCIL MEMBER DICKENS: And I

might add that Pastor Tolton has taken the lead in the Harlem community and in New York City for the rights of our LGBT community, for human rights and for equal rights. Thank you, Pastor Tolton. Thank you

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: very much.

Adoption of the minutes, Council

Member Barron. COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON: I make a

motion that the minutes of the stated meeting of May 11th, 2011 be adopted as printed on this day by I, Charles Barron. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: So ordered.

Next we have messages and papers from the Mayor.

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 call-ups. M533. Legislation. and Elections.

COUNCIL CLERK:

M531, submitting

Rayann Besser for re-appointment to the City Planning Commission. SPEAKER QUINN: Rules, Privileges

COUNCIL CLERK:

Pre-considered

M532, United Nations Development District. SPEAKER QUINN: State and Federal

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: Communication from the city, county and borough offices. COUNCIL CLERK: Pre-considered

SPEAKER QUINN:

Finance. Petitions

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: and communications. COUNCIL CLERK: None.

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA:

Land use

COUNCIL CLERK: SPEAKER QUINN:

M534 to 537. If we could please

have a coupled land use call-up vote on those coupled matters, a roll call please.

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COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA:

So ordered.

And if you can keep it down in the chambers, thank you. COUNCIL CLERK: Arroyo. Aye on all.

COUNCIL MEMBER ARROYO: COUNCIL CLERK: Barron.

COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON:

I ask

unanimous consent to vote aye on all items on the general order calendar. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: Were more

than happy when you vote aye on all on the general order calendar, sir, yes. COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON: thought, aye on all. SPEAKER QUINN: Go, Charles, go, On second

COUNCIL CLERK: (no response)

Brewer.

COUNCIL CLERK: Cabrera. COUNCIL MEMBER CABRERA: COUNCIL CLERK: Chin. Aye. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHIN: COUNCIL CLERK:

Comrie. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER COMRIE, JR.:

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COUNCIL CLERK:

Crowley. Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER CROWLEY:

COUNCIL CLERK:

Dickens. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER DICKENS: COUNCIL CLERK: Dilan.

COUNCIL MEMBER DILAN: COUNCIL CLERK: Dromm.

Aye on all.

COUNCIL MEMBER DROMM: COUNCIL CLERK: Eugene.

Aye on all.

COUNCIL MEMBER EUGENE: COUNCIL CLERK:

Aye.

Ferreras. Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER FERRERAS:

COUNCIL CLERK:

Fidler. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER FIDLER: COUNCIL CLERK:

Garodnick. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER GARODNICK: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Gentile. Gennaro.

COUNCIL MEMBER GENTILE: COUNCIL CLERK:

Aye.

Gonzalez. Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ:

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all. COUNCIL CLERK: Greenfield. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER GREENFIELD: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Ignizio. Halloran.

COUNCIL MEMBER IGNIZIO: COUNCIL CLERK: Jackson.

Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON: all. COUNCIL CLERK: James.

Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES: COUNCIL CLERK: Koo.

Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER KOO: COUNCIL CLERK:

Aye.

Koppell. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER KOPPELL: COUNCIL CLERK:

Koslowitz. Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER KOSLOWITZ: all. COUNCIL CLERK: Lander.

COUNCIL MEMBER LANDER: COUNCIL CLERK: Lappin.

Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAPPIN: COUNCIL CLERK: Levin.

Aye.

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(no response) COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Mealy. Aye. Mark-Viverito.

COUNCIL MEMBER MEALY: COUNCIL CLERK: Mendez.

COUNCIL MEMBER MENDEZ: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Reyna. Palma. Nelson.

Aye on all.

Recchia.

COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA: COUNCIL CLERK:

Here, aye.

Rodriguez. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ: COUNCIL CLERK: Rose. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROSE: COUNCIL CLERK:

Sanders.

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDERS, JR.: Permission to vote on previous land use items. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: So ordered. I

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDERS, JR.:

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vote aye on all. COUNCIL CLERK: Seabrook. Yes, Mr.

COUNCIL MEMBER SEABROOK:

Majority Leader, with unanimous consent, Id like to vote aye on all land use and general call ups. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: So ordered. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER SEABROOK: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: can get silence in the chambers. COUNCIL CLERK: Ulrich.

And if we

COUNCIL MEMBER ULRICH: COUNCIL CLERK: Vacca.

Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER VACCA: COUNCIL CLERK:

Aye.

Vallone. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER VALLONE, JR.: COUNCIL CLERK: Van Bramer.

COUNCIL MEMBER VAN BRAMER: COUNCIL CLERK: Vann. Aye.

Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANN: COUNCIL CLERK:

Weprin. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER WEPRIN: COUNCIL CLERK:

Williams. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS: COUNCIL CLERK: Wills.

Wills.

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UNKNOWN SPEAKER:

Aye on all. Say it again

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLS:

UNKNOWN SPEAKER:

Aye on all. All right,

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLS:

You did it, you voted, all right. COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Rivera. I vote aye Oddo.

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA:

COUNCIL CLERK: SPEAKER QUINN:

Speaker Quinn. Aye on all. Todays

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA:

land use call-ups were adopted by a vote of 44 in the affirmative, with zero in the negative. Communications from the Speaker. SPEAKER QUINN: Thank you very

Were voting today on two important pieces

of legislation, as well as a number of other matters. I want to thank Chair Rivera, who acted

with our Acting Chair of State and Federal Legislation today while Chair Foster is out, I want to thank him for his work on Home Rule, but I

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also want to thank Council Member Chair Recchia and Tanisha Edwards for their work on the Banking Commission resolutions, and I want to thank Chair Comrie and Gail Benjamin for all of their work on land use issues and also Carol and that office for their work around some of the Home Rule matters as well, particular thanks to Carol and Gail for that, for losing your Saturday, so to speak. I also want to comment on two pieces of legislation, first Intro 64A, which is the Electrical Code, I want to thank Baaba Halm, Ben Goodman, Laura Rogers, Jeff Haberman, Ramon and Rob Newman and Laura Popa and the other staff who have worked on this. I want to thank Chair Dilan, But

whose Committee this went through and whos the prime sponsor of the bill. And quite simply,

Intro 64A keeps New York City on pace with being in compliance with the new national electrical code, as well as makes particular changes to make sure that the national code is adopted in a way that focuses on the particular electrical needs of New York Citys residents, and the goal of keeping New Yorkers safe, and I want to thank everyone who worked on that legislation. Were also voting on

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Intro 361A today, I want to thank Seth Grossman, Alix Pustilnik, Jim Caras, Margaret Nelson and Rob Newman for their work on this piece of legislation. I want to thank Council Member Chair

Brewer for her work on this bill, and also Council Member Fernando Cabrera for his work on this bill, and Ill call on Council Member Cabrera to speak in a moment. Intro 361A, once it goes into law,

will require that the Mayors Office post all executive orders and most memorandums of understanding online. This is an important step

forward for transparency, to make sure that executive orders and MOUs are accessible, so elected officials, the public and the press can see them and understand how these acts, which have force of law, when they go into play, what their requirements are, and to make sure that every time there is a question, somebody doesnt have to file a Freedom of Information request. You know, there

was a question asked me by the press, was there a particular executive order or MOU we couldnt get our hands on, the answer is no. This legislation

comes out of this Councils ongoing efforts to make sure that our operations are as transparent

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as possible, and that all aspects of city governments work, ones that may not seem, you know, may seem a bit mundane, but all of those add up to have an impact on peoples lives, that they are as transparent as possible. I want to thank

Common Cause, NYPIRG and Citzens Union for their support of this legislation as well, and let me oh, and I want to thank Council Member Cabrera for not wanting to speak. So thank you all, and that

concludes communications from the Speaker. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: very much, Madam Speaker. Thank you

At this point in time We

lets go on to discussion of general orders. have Council Member Lew Fidler. COUNCIL MEMBER FIDLER:

Thank you,

and one of the somewhat more obscure items on todays general order calendar today regards Canarsie Cemetery. The City of New York is

actually getting out of the cemetery business today, and thats a real good thing because the City of New York ought not be in the cemetery business. The city has been owned and operating

Canarsie Cemetery for quite a number of years now and not doing a particularly good job of it, by

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their own admission, costing the taxpayers money, allowing the cemetery to fall into disrepair. I want to, you know, thank DCAS and the administration for moving this forward, thank the committee of people in Canarsie who worked on this cemetery transaction. We were all delighted that So

Cypress Hill is going to come in and run the Canarsie Cemetery, take it off the budget books as a net loss, turn it into a profit, and actually start to inter people again at Canarsie Cemetery. So I would urge everyone to vote aye on the Canarsie Cemetery transfer. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: Thank you

very much, Council Member, is there anyone else interested in speaking on discussion of general orders? Seeing none, well move on to reports of

special committees. COUNCIL CLERK: None. Reports of

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: standing committees? COUNCIL CLERK:

Report of the

Committee on Finance, Pre-considered M533 and accompanying Resolutions 860 through 864. SPEAKER QUINN: Coupled on general

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orders. COUNCIL CLERK: 865, Transparency. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL CLERK: Pre-considered LU Coupled on general Pre-considered Reso

409 and Reso 876 through Lu 412 and Reso 879. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL CLERK: Report of the Coupled on general

Committee on Governmental Operations, Intro 361A, Posting of Executive Orders Online. SPEAKER QUINN: on general orders. COUNCIL CLERK: Report of the Amended and coupled

Committee on Housing and Buildings, Intro 64A, Electrical Code. SPEAKER QUINN: Amended and coupled

on general orders with a message of necessity. COUNCIL CLERK: Report of the

Committee on Land Use, LU 385 and Reso 880, Canarsie Cemetery. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. Coupled on general

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COUNCIL CLERK:

LU 395, Zoning

SPEAKER QUINN:

Approved with

modifications and referred to the City Planning Commission pursuant to Rule 11.70B of the rules of the Council and section 197D of the rules of section 197D of the New York City Charter. COUNCIL CLERK: 881, Zoning Amendment. SPEAKER QUINN: Coupled on general LU 396 and Reso

COUNCIL CLERK:

LU 397 and Reso

882, through LU 399 and Reso 884, various applications. SPEAKER QUINN: Coupled on general

COUNCIL CLERK:

LU 400, Zoning

SPEAKER QUINN:

Approved with

modifications and referred to the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Rule 11.70B of the rules of the Council and section 197D of the New York City Charter. COUNCIL CLERK: LU 401 and Reso 885

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through LU 404 and Reso 888, Landmark Designations. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL CLERK: and LU 408 and Reso 890. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL CLERK: Report of the Coupled on general LU 407 and Reso 889 Coupled on general

Committee on State and Federal Legislation, Preconsidered M532, United Nations District. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL CLERK: SLR3, St. Peters Church. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL CLERK: Pre-considered Coupled on general Pre-considered Coupled on general

SLR4, Twenty Years of Retirement Service. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL CLERK: SLR5, Health Insurance. SPEAKER QUINN: Coupled on general Pre-considered Coupled on general

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orders. COUNCIL CLERK: SLR6. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL CLERK: SLR7, Red Light Cameras. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL CLERK: SLR8, Park Transfer. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL CLERK: SLR9. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL CLERK: SLR10, Class Shares. SPEAKER QUINN: orders. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: order calendar. COUNCIL CLERK: Resolution General Coupled on general Pre-considered Coupled on general Pre-considered Coupled on general Pre-considered Coupled on general Pre-considered Coupled on general Pre-considered

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appointing various persons Commissioner of Deeds. SPEAKER QUINN: Coupled on general

orders, and at this time Id like to ask for a roll call on all items that are coupled on the general order calendar. I want to remind my

colleagues that we have resolutions to vote on, and immediately following the meeting, the budget negotiating team will be meeting at 250 Broadway. COUNCIL CLERK: Arroyo. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER ARROYO: COUNCIL CLERK: Cabrera. COUNCIL MEMBER CABRERA: COUNCIL CLERK: Chin.

Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHIN: speak before I vote.

Permission to

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER CHIN:

Yes.

Yeah, just on

the items today, I know that we have a preconsidered SLR6 that is related to the city tax, and I just hope that we consider this and we also have to think about postponing the expiration of the millionaire tax, because we needed this tax revenue for all the needed programs that we have. So we really need to take that into consideration

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and push for it, thank you. COUNCIL CLERK:

I vote aye for all. Comrie. Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER COMRIE, JR.: all. COUNCIL CLERK: Crowley.

COUNCIL MEMBER CROWLEY: all. COUNCIL CLERK: Dickens.

Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER DICKENS: all. COUNCIL CLERK: Dilan.

Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER DILAN:

Aye on all,

except for pre-considered SLR7, which I vote no. COUNCIL CLERK: Dromm. Aye on all.

COUNCIL MEMBER DROMM: COUNCIL CLERK: Eugene.

COUNCIL MEMBER EUGENE: COUNCIL CLERK:

Aye.

Ferreras. Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER FERRERAS: all. COUNCIL CLERK: Fidler.

COUNCIL MEMBER FIDLER:

Aye on all,

with the exception of pre-considered M532, on which I abstain.

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COUNCIL CLERK:

Garodnick. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER GARODNICK: COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: (no response) COUNCIL CLERK: Gonzalez. Gentile. Gennaro.

COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ:

Aye on

COUNCIL CLERK:

Gentile. Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER GENTILE:

COUNCIL CLERK:

Greenfield. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER GREENFIELD: COUNCIL CLERK: Ignizio.

COUNCIL MEMBER IGNIZIO: 6,7 and 10, aye on all others. COUNCIL CLERK: Jackson.

No on SLR

COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON:

Aye on

COUNCIL CLERK:

James. I too want

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES:

to join with Council Member Chin and urge that we should extend the millionaires tax in Albany and

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we should put all we should apply as much pressure as possible so that they can so that all of these revenues should not be borne by middle-class and working people in the City of New York. Its the time that the people who are

responsible for this recession share in the burden and share in the sacrifice. COUNCIL CLERK: I vote aye on all. Koo. I vote aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER KOO:

all except pre-considered SLR6, 7 and 10. COUNCIL CLERK: Koppell. Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER KOPPELL: all. COUNCIL CLERK:

Koslowitz. Aye on

COUNCIL MEMBER KOSLOWITZ: all. COUNCIL CLERK: Lander.

COUNCIL MEMBER LANDER:

Aye on all,

and I too join Council Member Chin in saying that in addition to extending the personal income tax with pre-considered SLR6, I hope well support Speaker Silver in his efforts to extend millionaires tax surcharge as well. COUNCIL CLERK: Lappin. Thank you.

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COUNCIL MEMBER LAPPIN: COUNCIL CLERK:

Pass.

Mark-Viverito. If I

COUNCIL MEMBER MARK-VIVERITO: may be excused?

Okay, I want to just also vote

aye on all, and extend my comments to those that have been said by Chin, Lander and James with regards to taking leadership by this Mayor and this administration that we need to look at other revenue options. The Mayor has clearly said that

all options are on the table, but thats not the case when he refuses to really demonstrate leadership by extending the millionaires tax, so I hope when we get to that point, that we will be able to put pressure to that effect, so with that I say aye to all. COUNCIL CLERK: Mealy. Aye on all.

COUNCIL MEMBER MEALY: COUNCIL CLERK: Mendez.

COUNCIL MEMBER MENDEZ: COUNCIL CLERK: Nelson.

Aye on all.

COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON: COUNCIL CLERK:

Aye on all.

Recchia. Aye

COUNCIL MEMBER RECCHIA, JR.:

on all and ask that you vote aye on all on prior

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votes. COUNCIL CLERK: Reyna. Aye on all.

COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA: COUNCIL CLERK:

Rodriguez. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ: COUNCIL CLERK: Rose.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROSE: except for SLR10, I vote no. COUNCIL CLERK:

Aye on all

Sanders. Aye

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDERS, JR.: on all and I also join the call for all New Yorkers to pay their fair share, and that of course means the millionaires tax. COUNCIL CLERK: Ulrich.

COUNCIL MEMBER ULRICH: SLR6, 7 and 10, and aye on all others. COUNCIL CLERK: Vacca.

I vote no

COUNCIL MEMBER VACCA: COUNCIL CLERK:

Aye on all.

Vallone. No on

COUNCIL MEMBER VALLONE, JR.: SLR6 and 10, aye on the rest. COUNCIL CLERK: Van Bramer.

COUNCIL MEMBER VAN BRAMER: all.

Aye on

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COUNCIL CLERK:

Vann. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANN: COUNCIL CLERK:

Weprin. Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER WEPRIN: COUNCIL CLERK:

Williams. May I be

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS: excused to explain my vote? COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA:

Yes. I would

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS:

also like to join this uncoordinated effort to, if we are also going to talk about PIT, to please, we should also be pushing and supporting the extension of the millionaires tax, and I vote aye on all. COUNCIL CLERK: Wills. I also join

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLS:

with my colleagues in extending, or having my voice heard to extend the millionaires tax, and I vote aye on all. COUNCIL CLERK: Ignizio. Yes, I ask

COUNCIL MEMBER IGNIZIO:

for unanimous consent to alter a vote that I personally missed of Land Use 404 and Reso 888, Id like to vote no.

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COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL CLERK: Oddo.

So ordered.

COUNCIL MEMBER ODDO:

I vote no on

pre-considered SLR6, 7 and 10 and yes on all others. COUNCIL CLERK: Rivera. I vote aye

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA:

COUNCIL CLERK:

Gentile. I ask

COUNCIL MEMBER GENTILE:

permission to, just to revise a vote on an SLR, #7. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER GENTILE: COUNCIL CLERK: SPEAKER QUINN: COUNCIL CLERK: So ordered. I vote no.

Speaker Quinn. Aye on all. Lappin. Aye on all. All items

COUNCIL MEMBER LAPPIN: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA:

on todays general order calendar were adopted by a vote of 45 in the affirmative, with zero in the negative, and zero abstentions, with the exception of Pre-considered SLR6, which was adopted by a vote of 40 in the affirmative and five in the

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negative and zero abstentions, and Pre-considered SLR7, which was adopted by a vote of 39 in the affirmative, six in the negative, with zero abstentions, and Pre-considered SLR10, which was adopted by a vote of 39 in the affirmative, six in the negative, with zero abstentions, and Preconsidered M532, which was adopted- SPEAKER QUINN: we get quiet? COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: we get quiet in the chambers? Yeah, can (Interposing) Can

And Pre-considered

M532, which was adopted by a vote of 44 in the affirmative, with zero in the negative and one abstention, and Land Use LU404 and Reso 888, which was adopted by a vote of 44 in the affirmative, one in the negative, with zero abstentions, and revised land use call-ups were adopted by a vote of 45 in the affirmative, with zero in the negative. Now well move on to the discussion of Do we see anyone for resolutions? Is it for Reso

resolutions.

Council Member Robert Jackson. 817A or 856?

COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON: Majority Leader, its concerning both.

Thank you, Obviously,

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the Womens Committee chaired by our colleague Julissa Ferreras, chaired a meeting where these two resolutions were voted out, and I rise today, my colleagues, as a member of this body, as a father of three beautiful girls, and also as a leader in our community, standing up supporting Resolution #817A and Pre-considered Resolution in support of extending the maximum length of stay at emergency shelter residency program for victims of domestic violence, to extending it to not less than 180 days. But also to amend the penal code,

where any individual convicted, convicted of two offenses within five years, of domestic violence, then the offense should be increased to a, I think, a felony E, and so I ask all of my colleagues to vote on that, in order to support the women of our great city. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: very much. Thank you

Next well move on to Council Member

Julissa Ferreras. COUNCIL MEMBER FERRERAS: Good

afternoon to my colleagues, we have been hearing and reading about victims of domestic violence for far too long. This year more than ever we have

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seen it on the front covers of our papers.

But

what about those who are fortunate enough to call themselves survivors? There is always the fear

that the abuser will do something in the future. The creation of an E felony for repeat offenders of domestic violence cases will send a sweeping message, your actions will have harsher consequences. I urge you all to please vote aye

on this resolution. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: very much. Thank you

Next we have Council Member Sanders. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDERS, JR.: I too

want to stand and add my voice to these two resolutions that and say that it is a mans role to be against domestic violence, that this cowardly attack on people who cannot defend themselves is not manly, and we definitely should do everything in our power to stand against it, and men of course need to speak out on these issues. I wanted to add my saying to that. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: very much. Thank you

Seeing no others, Ill just speak

about the resolutions, Resolution 817-A is an amended resolution calling upon the New York State

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Office of Children and Family Services to extend the maximum length of stay at emergency shelters, residential programs for victims of domestic to not less than 180 days. It was amended and All

adopted by the Committee on Womens Issues. in favor say aye. ALL: Aye.

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: say nay. Any abstentions?

All opposed I

The ayes have it.

think, Council Member Jackson, they heard you loud and clear. 856. SPEAKER QUINN: quiet? COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: silence in the chambers. Yes, some Can we get some Next we have Pre-considered Resolution

Pre-considered

Resolution 856, a resolution in support of pending legislation in the New York State Legislature, which would amend the penal and criminal procedure laws by creating the E felony of aggravated domestic violence when an offender is convicted of two or more specified domestic violence offenses within five years, adopted by the Committee on Womens Issues. All in favor say aye.

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ALL:

Aye. All The ayes

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: against, say nay. Any abstentions?

have it, the resolutions pass.

We had initially

bypassed introduction and reading of both, so at this point, introduction and reading of the bills. SPEAKER QUINN: All bills are

referred to committees as indicated on the agenda. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: Madam Speaker, so ordered. Thank you,

We move now to general

discussion, Council Member Garodnick. COUNCIL MEMBER GARODNICK: Thank

Im introducing two bills today,

one that relates to electric-assisted bicycles, or e-bikes, and the other is a final pedicab bill that was heard as a pre-considered bill during yesterdays Consumer Affairs hearing. An e-bike

is a bicycle that has pedals for human propulsion and an electric motor that can power the bicycle to speeds at about 20 miles an hour. E-bikes pose

a greater risk of injury to pedestrians, motorists and other bicyclists, given that they can achieve considerably higher speeds than those typically reached by human-powered bicycles. E-bikes are

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not only dangerous, their operation is also illegal in New York State. While the Council does

not have the jurisdiction to raise the penalty for e-bike operation, we can increase penalties that apply to all bicycles where the Council is not pre-empted, and Intro 596 does just that. This

bill would double the penalties for e-bikes for violating the traffic laws, such as riding against traffic, riding through a red light, or riding on a sidewalk, and I would encourage you all to sign on to this important legislation. The other bill

that Im introducing today is Intro 597, this bill would require a pedicab driver to quote a fare upfront when an odometer or a timer is not used to calculate the rate, and to provide a receipt indicating that quoted fare to the passenger before the ride begins. During yesterdays

Consumer Affairs hearing, the administration and members of the pedicab industry voiced strong support for this bill, acknowledging the need to address numerous complaints from pedicab passengers, slammed in some cases with outrageous fares at the end of a ride, such as a $90 fare for a two-mile trip. Requiring pedicab drivers to

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inform their passengers beforehand what a ride will cost protects our consumers by providing an opportunity to decline a ride before being obligated to pay. bill, too. I ask for your support of that

I also want to recognize Faisal Udim

and Deborah Way for joining me and Council Member Mendez, we are very proud of them for winning the New York State essay competition on the importance of immigration. Thank you. Thank you

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: very much. Mealy. COUNCIL MEMBER MEALY:

Next we move on to Council Member

I rise and

ask my colleagues to vote to sign on to Reso 856, it would amend the criminal procedure law and the Family Court Act by requiring judges in criminal and family court proceedings to inquire as to 858, Reso #858, the possession of a firearm by a defendant or respondent when an order of protection is issued. According to the New York

City domestic violence fatality report, between 2002 and 2009 there were 543 family-related homicides, 26% of which involved firearms. Were

asking that you vote well, you sign on to this

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legislation in regards to this reso, in regards to State Senator Joe Peralta and Assemblyman Dan J. ODonnell, Introduction S103A and A2494B, which would amend the criminal procedure law and the Family Court to require judges upon issuing their order of protection to inquire as to the ownership and location of a firearm by a defendant or respondent. We all know that a lot we have

police officers, correction officers, and if a family domestic violence is happening, judges normally do not ask them to turn in their guns, and things do happen. So I hope that we all sign Thank you. Thank you

on to this resolution, to save lives. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: very much. Ferreras. COUNCIL MEMBER FERRERAS:

Next we move on to Council Member

I ask my

colleagues to support me and sign on to Intro 595 that would require that all mobile food vendors that generate at least 40% of their revenue through the sale of ice cream or other frozen desserts must post their calorie counts for each menu item prominently on their menu or menu board. It is important to expand the number of vendors

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required to post calorie information to include mobile ice cream vendors, because they often and strongly market to our children, by parking near schools and playgrounds, a population in which many are dealing with issues of obesity. Id also

like to invite my colleagues to the 2nd Annual Fathers Day Pledge, as we pass resolutions that support the combating of domestic violence. We

understand that this is an issue that is combated with the partnership of men, so to the male City Council members and all their male staff, please join me on Thursday, June 16th at twelve oclock to make a brief pledge, and this is in conjunction with Connect to find a solution against intimatepartner violence. Thank you. Thank you

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: very much.

Next we have Council Member Williams. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS: Thank you

very much.

I have several intros today, and I The first

wanted to speak about three of them.

one, Intro 604, its a little confusing, the wording, but its directed at landlords who purposely do not fix their apartments or keep their apartments in disarray, to dissuade people

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who have subsidies or section 8 from being able to qualify for it, because the way the code is, Intro 607 is to try to get someone to oversee the MWBE businesses from the administration, and it is very apropos now, as the Mayor has just put out some recommendations because of their abysmal ability to give contracts, prime contracts, especially to so-called minority- and women-owned businesses. And the last one, Resolution 873, I do want to apologize to some of my colleagues, because it should have been co-prime with myself, Council Members Ferreras, Reyna and Rose. Due to a

clerical error it was not, but it has to do with some Caribbean teachers who were brought to this country by the DOE and were promised that they would be assisted with getting their citizenship. To this day the DOE has not held up their end of the bargain, and were asking that the DOE do hold up their end of the bargain. They took these

teachers from their country, the best of the best, and they are now stuck in limbo, not a citizen and can be deported any time. I ask my colleagues to

sign on to all of these intros and the others that I have not been able to explain at this moment in

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time due to time.

Thank you. Thank you

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: very much.

Next we have Council Member Jackson. COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON: Thank you,

Majority Leader.

My colleagues, I rise this

afternoon in order to urge you like myself to attend the press conference sponsored by our colleague, Julissa Ferreras, the Chair of the Womens Committee, and a community-based organization Connect, in order to take the pledge tomorrow at 12:00 noon on the steps of City Hall, to raise your hand and pledge that you will not commit any domestic violence situations against anyone, especially women, and that you pledge that you will help those individuals that have experienced or come to you with any issues on domestic violence, that you will guide them to the appropriate places to get assistance that they need. So I ask, especially my male colleagues, to

please come to this press conference tomorrow at twelve oclock at City Hall to take Thursday, this Thursday, to take the pledge against domestic violence. Thank you. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: Thank you

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very much.

At this point in time lets call on

Council Member Levin for a vote. COUNCIL MEMBER LEVIN: vote aye on all items. Thank you. Thank you Id like to

COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: very much, Council Member.

Seeing no others at

this point in time, were going to take a final roll call a final vote total, sorry. Okay, hold

on one second, we have Council Member Halloran, lets call Council Member Halloran for a vote. Just vote aye on all, Council Member, it will be fine. COUNCIL MEMBER HALLORAN III: 6, 7 and 10, aye on the rest. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: go. I thought I had you. SPEAKER QUINN: Mr. Majority There you No on

Leader, I just want to make sure, for BNT, we are not Preston, dont walk away, make sure I get it straight we are not going to the cafeteria, we are going to the 16th floor conference room, right? Les, come over here and say it, because I cant read your lips, and UNKNOWN SPEAKER: The 16th floor

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committee room. SPEAKER QUINN: committee room for BNT. Jeff? The 16th floor

Are you adding something,

Hearing room, the 16th floor whats the

name of the God-damn room, is it the hearing room, the committee room? What is it? UNKNOWN SPEAKER: to the cafeteria. SPEAKER QUINN: Its the one next All Its the one next How many rooms do we have?

to the cafeteria, the 16th floor hearing room. right. If you get lost, look for bread crumbs.

And this meeting will now stand in painful recess, I believe. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: no, wait, Madam Speaker. SPEAKER QUINN: vote thing here. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: All items No wait, we have a All right,

on todays general order calendar by a vote of 47 in the affirmative, with zero in the negative and zero abstentions, with the exception of Preconsidered SLR6, which was adopted by a vote of 41 in the affirmative, with six in the negative and

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zero abstentions, and Pre-considered SLR7, which was adopted by a vote of 40 in the affirmative, with seven in the negative and zero abstentions, and Pre-considered SLR10, which was adopted by a vote of 40 in the affirmative, with seven in the negative and zero abstentions, and Pre-considered M532, which was adopted by a vote of 46 in the affirmative, zero in the negative, and one abstention, and LU404 and the accompanying Resolution 888, which was adopted by a vote of 46 in the affirmative, one in the negative and zero abstentions, and the revised land use call-ups were adopted by a vote of 47 in the affirmative, with zero in the negative, and at this point in time this hearing is held in recess. SPEAKER QUINN: We stand in recess.

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