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Requiring the department of sanitation to install and refill dog waste bag dispensers on public litter baskets
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Council staff welcomes attendees to the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management vote, requests electronic devices be silenced, and confirms Chair Sanchez is ready to begin.
Chair Justin Sanchez opens the hearing and announces the committee will vote on Int 857A, sponsored by Speaker Julie Menin, and Int 872A, sponsored by Councilmember Shahana Hanif. He notes both bills were previously heard on May 19, 2026, with testimony from DSNY and the public.
Sanchez explains that Int 857A would require DSNY to install no fewer than 1,200 dog waste bag dispensers on public litter baskets across all five boroughs, with DSNY able to engage a local entity to volunteer refills.
Sanchez describes DSNY's duty to refill dispensers at least monthly through June 30, 2030, and a required report to the Speaker by March 1, 2030 on the program's impact on public complaints and whether it should continue.
Sanchez explains Int 872A, which would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Sanitation Commissioner, to conduct an annual public education campaign for three years on dog waste removal, health risks, and legal obligations.
Sanchez notes the bill requires outreach materials in English and all designated citywide languages so no one can claim ignorance, and requires a report to the Speaker on the campaign's effectiveness. He then turns the proceedings over to the clerk for the vote.
Committee Clerk William Martin announces the roll call vote for the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, noting both items are coupled and beginning with Chair Sanchez.
Chair Sanchez votes in the affirmative, followed by Councilmembers Louis (no response recorded), Hanif, and Ung, all voting aye on the coupled bills.
Councilmembers Hankerson, Maloney, Santosuosso, Thomas-Henry, Wilson, and Vernikov all vote in the affirmative on both bills, completing the initial round of roll call voting.
Clerk Martin announces the vote as 9 in the affirmative, 0 in the negative, with no abstentions. Both Int 857A and Int 872A are adopted by the committee, and the roll is held open at the chair's request.
Clerk Martin resumes the roll call for the Committee on Sanitation, calling Councilmember Zhuang, who votes in the affirmative, bringing the total to 10 in the affirmative.
Clerk Martin confirms the final vote as 10 in the affirmative, 0 in the negative, with no abstentions. Chair Sanchez officially closes today's Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management hearing.