NYC Charter Revision Proposals on the Ballot in November

There’s a lot packed in here.

It’s important to know that the words used such as “Fast Track,” “Expedited,” are adjectives used by the authors. Please read the information carefully on your ballots!!

Here are the proposals:

1. Olympic Sports Complex Amendment: Would allow new Nordic Ski and biathlon trails in he Adirondack forest preserve while adding 2,500 new acres to the forest preserve.

2. Fast Track Affordable Housing: Would create two new processes to fast-track certain affordable housing projects and some affordable units (via housing lottery). Allowing some projects to bypass the City Council review, giving final decisions to the City Planning Commission of the Board of Standard and Appeals.

3. Expedited Land Use Review Procedure (ELURP): Would create an expedited review process (ELURP), bypassing the Council for projects and giving final say to the City Planning Commission.

4. Create a different housing appeals board: Would replace the mayor’s veto power and also replaces the Council’s ability to overturn that veto with a three-member appeals board (mayor, borough president, Council speaker) to review Council rejections and/or modifications of a variety of housing projects and rezonings of whole neighborhoods.

5. Create a digital city map to modernize city operations

6. Even-year Elections: Move city elections to presidential years. (pending State approval).