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This bill establishes a commission to address economic development, crime, and quality of life issues along Roosevelt Avenue in Queens.
Why it matters
Creates a multi-agency and community commission. By including representatives from police precincts, city agencies (like sanitation, health, and fire), community boards, local businesses, and immigrant advocacy groups, the commission ensures a broad diversity of perspectives and expertise to address complex problems along Roosevelt Avenue.
Mandates a comprehensive action plan. The commission must deliver a plan within one year that not only identifies key issues but also proposes long-term solutions for persistent crime and economic stagnation, potentially shaping future city and state policy for the area.
Strengthens coordination and accountability. The bill specifically calls for improved enforcement and coordination among city and state agencies, which could lead to more effective government responses and better alignment of resources to address quality of life and public safety issues.
Time-limited intervention with a sunset clause. The commission is designed to exist for five years, creating urgency for action but also ensuring that its existence and efficacy will be re-evaluated, which may prevent bureaucratic stagnation and keep efforts focused on measurable results.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4381
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing the commission on Roosevelt Avenue, and providing for its powers and duties; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Title 22 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 12 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 12
COMMISSION ON ROOSEVELT AVENUE
§ 22-1201 Commission on Roosevelt Avenue. a. A commission on Roosevelt Avenue is hereby established to examine, evaluate, make recommendations and advise the governor, the state legislature, the mayor and the council concerning, but not limited to:
(1) economic development along Roosevelt Avenue in the borough of Queens, between Forty-Ninth Street and One Hundred Fourteenth Street;
(2) the reduction of crime along Roosevelt Avenue in the borough of Queens, between Forty-Ninth Street and One Hundred Fourteenth Street;
(3) quality of life issues affecting those persons residing along Roosevelt Avenue in the borough of Queens, between Forty-Ninth Street and One Hundred Fourteenth Street; and
(4) the establishment and implementation of improved enforcement and coordination efforts by city and state agencies which have oversight functions along Roosevelt Avenue in the borough of Queens, between Forty-Ninth Street and One Hundred Fourteenth Street.
b. (1) The commission on Roosevelt Avenue shall be composed of fifteen members as follows:
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(A) the commanding officer of the one hundred eighth precinct of the police department, or his or her designee;
(B) the commanding officer of the one hundred tenth precinct of the police department, or his or her designee;
(C) the commanding officer of the one hundred fifteenth precinct of the police department, or his or her designee;
(D) the commissioner of consumer affairs, or his or her designee, who shall be the chair of the commission;
(E) a representative of community board number two;
(F) a representative of community board number three;
(G) a representative of community board number four;
(H) a local business representative appointed by community board number two;
(I) a local business representative appointed by community board number three;
(J) a local business representative appointed by community board number four;
(K) the commissioner of sanitation, or his or her designee;
(L) the commissioner of health and mental hygiene, or his or her designee;
(M) the chairman of the state liquor authority, or his or her designee;
(N) the commissioner of the fire department, or his or her designee; and
(O) a representative of an immigrant advocacy or services organization within the city appointed by the mayor.
(2) The members of the commission on Roosevelt Avenue shall receive no compensation for their services pursuant to this section.
c. Within one year of the effective date of this section the commission on Roosevelt Avenue shall establish and submit to the governor, state legislature, mayor and council an action plan for Roosevelt Avenue. Such plan shall include the commission's findings, conclusions and recommendations, and a comprehensive plan that identifies long-term solutions to persistent crime and hampered economic development along Roosevelt Avenue in the borough of Queens, between Forty-Ninth Street and One Hundred Fourteenth Street.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law, and shall expire and be deemed repealed five years after such date.
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