Speaker Adams Outlines Land Use and Finance Agenda Items

Now let's move on to our stated agenda.

First, we'll vote on the following land use items: Brownsville, NCP, an application by HPD to facilitate the development of deeply affordable housing on three parcels of vacant city-owned land in Councilmember Nurse and Councilmember Mealy's districts.

All together, the three buildings will include 75 units with affordability ranging from 30 to 70 percent of the AMI.

Next, we'll vote on the following finance items.

Introduction 1234A, sponsored by Councilmember Justin Brann, would require require the director of the Independent Budget Office to publish a report analyzing the mayor's executive budget for the ensuing fiscal year on May 20th of each year, as opposed to May 15th.

Additionally, this bill would move the council's public hearings on the mayor's executive budget to between May 10th and May 31st.

Introduction 1219, sponsored by Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala, would establish the East Harlem 125th Street Business Improvement District.

Resolution 327, sponsored by Councilmember Sandy Nurse, would call for passage of state legislation to authorize the city to offer retroactive tax exemptions.

And preconsidered resolution, sponsored by Councilmember Justin Brann, to approve new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the expense budget.