Committee on Parks and Recreation meeting summary
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The committee held hearings on six proposed local laws related to trees, park signage, and dog waste composting, and deferred final action on each item (they were laid over for later consideration).
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Committee members heard testimony and discussed six proposed local laws about street and park tree mapping and maintenance, tree removal reporting, publishing tree maintenance ratings, posting and publishing information about renamed streets/parks, and a pilot to compost dog waste from dog runs. None of the proposals were finalized at this meeting; each was laid over, meaning the committee paused final votes and will consider them again later. Some items were noted as requiring committee reports before further action.
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- Held hearing on Int. 0089 (identifying and explaining tree pits on the tree map) and laid the introduction over for later consideration; report required.
- Held hearing on Int. 0576 (removal of trees under Parks jurisdiction and reporting) and laid the introduction over for later consideration; report required.
- Held hearing on Int. 0666 (require Parks to publish tree maintenance prioritization ratings) and laid the introduction over for later consideration.
- Held hearing on Int. 0859 (online publication of biographical information about past local laws renaming streets or parks) and laid the introduction over for later consideration.
- Held hearing on Int. 0864 (pilot program to collect dog feces at dog runs for composting) and laid the introduction over for later consideration; report required.
- Held hearing on Int. 0880 (posting signs about prohibition on leaving dog waste on the ground) and laid the introduction over for later consideration; report required.
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Committee on Parks and Recreation
Agenda
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the online publication of new biographical information relating to past local laws that changed the name of streets or parks
- A Local Law in relation to establishing a pilot program for collecting dog feces at dog runs for the purpose of composting
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to identifying and explaining the use of tree pits located on streets and in landscaped parks on the tree map
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the removal of trees under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation and reporting thereof
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of parks and recreation to publish tree maintenance prioritization ratings
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the posting of signs on the prohibition of leaving dog waste on the ground
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- Agenda Item
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the posting of signs on the prohibition of leaving dog waste on the ground
- A Local Law in relation to establishing a pilot program for collecting dog feces at dog runs for the purpose of composting
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the online publication of new biographical information relating to past local laws that changed the name of streets or parks
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of parks and recreation to publish tree maintenance prioritization ratings
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the removal of trees under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation and reporting thereof
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to identifying and explaining the use of tree pits located on streets and in landscaped parks on the tree map
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