A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the issuance of a five year plan to expand wi-fi access in city parks.

Int. No. 428

By Council Members Vacca, Cumbo, Gentile, Koo, Levine, Mendez, Torres, Rodriguez, Treyger, Deutsch and Menchaca

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the issuance of a five year plan to expand wi-fi access in city parks.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1.  Title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-142 to read as follows:

§18-142  Expanding wi-fi access in city parks.  No later than January first, two thousand fifteen, the department, together with the department of information technology and telecommunications, shall issue a report to the mayor and the council, and make such report available on the city’s website.  The report shall, at a minimum, identify areas in parks under the jurisdiction of the commissioner that have wi-fi access on the report date, areas in parks under the jurisdiction of the commissioner that do not have wi-fi access on the report date, the average number of daily users of wi-fi in parks under the jurisdiction of the commissioner for the previous calendar year, the average length of time of wi-fi use in parks under the jurisdiction of the commissioner for the previous calendar year and shall include a five year plan for expanding wi-fi access to all parks under the jurisdiction of the commissioner, including the cost of implementing such plan and a timetable for such implementation.

      § 2. This local law shall take effect immediately upon enactment.

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LS# 1217, 1218

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