Friday, October 31, 2008

On The Legislative Front

Council Member James has introduced the following bills/resolutions since August 2008:

Res. 1570-2008- A resolution calling upon Animal Care and Control of New York City to establish a Trap, Neuter, and Return program for feral animals. The text may be viewed here: http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/textfiles/Res%201570-2008.htm?CFID=1839819&CFTOKEN=79266471

Res. 1571-2008- A resolution calling upon the New York City Housing Authority to review its infrastructure and address a possible correlation between air vents, water pipes and asthma, which may result in an increase in asthma among its residents. The text may be found here: http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/textfiles/Res%201571-2008.htm?CFID=1839819&CFTOKEN=79266471

Res. 1617-2008- A resolution calling on the New York State Office of Court Administration to disclose and report to the Governor and the New York State Legislature on the process of selecting judges to preside at trials. The text may be viewed here: http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/textfiles/Res%201617-2008.htm?CFID=1839819&CFTOKEN=79266471

Int. 844-2008 (along with CMs de Blasio and Vann)- A local law to amend the administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to requiring the Department of Homeless Services to maintain an intake center in Manhattan. The text may be viewed here: http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/textfiles/Int%200844-2008.htm?CFID=1839819&CFTOKEN=79266471

This is not a complete list of introduced bills/resolutions.

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