A hearing on nominations for the NYC Board of Corrections, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation board, and City Planning Commission.

Discussions focused on improving mental health services in jails, addressing homelessness and public health challenges, and housing affordability issues.

The hearing explored strategies for enhancing care in correctional facilities, expanding affordable housing options, and balancing development with community needs.

Features testimony from the nominees Dr. Lauren Stossel, Dr. Patricia Marthone, and Leah Goodridge.

A hearing on the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan (AAMUP), a proposed rezoning initiative for the Atlantic Avenue corridor in Brooklyn.

The plan aims to create 4,600 new homes (including 1,400 affordable units) and space for 2,800 new jobs.

Discussions focused on:

• Increasing deeply affordable housing
• Better utilization of public sites
• Concerns about displacement
• Lack of zoning incentives for light industrial and arts spaces
• Improving safety and infrastructure on Atlantic Avenue

Council members emphasized that their support is contingent on addressing community concerns about affordability, job creation, and infrastructure improvements.

Features testimony from the Department of City Planning (DCP), Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Department of Transportation (DOT), and the public.

The Stated Meeting happens every 2 weeks (4 weeks in summer), when the council votes on and introduces new legislation.

Notably at this meeting, the council passes a package of bills reforming sidewalk shed regulations, aiming to improve design, lighting, and enforcement of facade repairs.

The council also approves several land use items for affordable housing developments, expands HIV/AIDS services eligibility, and establishes a sleep apnea screening pilot program. Additionally, multiple resolutions are adopted, including calls for protecting homeowners from foreclosures and improving the parole board process.

A vote. The committee passes three resolutions aimed at criminal justice reform:

• Resolution 414-A calling for inclusion of a formerly incarcerated person on the state parole board
• Resolution 415-A to remove the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons
• Resolution 417-A to ensure timely reimbursement of fines for wrongfully convicted individuals

Resolutions 414-A and 415-A pass with 9 votes in favor and 2 against, while Resolution 417-A passes unanimously.

A vote. The committee unanimously passes a package of bills aimed at reforming New York City's approach to sidewalk sheds and scaffolding.

The bills include changes to inspection cycles, improved scaffolding design, and measures to ensure timely removal.

The committee also adopts three resolutions calling for state action on tenant protections and eviction cases.