NYC Council Introduction 1169

intro.nyc/1169-2023 2022-2023 Legislative Session
Requiring the department of parks and recreation to resolve risks posed by trees on public property.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Parks and Recreation
Sponsored by James F. Gennaro
Introduced: September 14, 2023

This bill would expand the Department of Parks and Recreation’s (DPR) already-existing NYC Tree Risk Management Program. This bill would require that DPR: (i) reduce the backlog of low- and moderate-risk tree work orders; (ii) increase routine inspections of individual trees; (iii) implement a reporting requirement for DPR’s work on previously-completed inspections of low- and moderate-risk trees; and (iv) set standards for response times to all trees inspected in the future.

Sponsors: 11