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iii Does not provide a cure period because it does not establish a violation, modification of a violation, or modification of the penalties associated with a violation.
/s/ Francisco X. Navarro Mayors Office of Operations
May 7, 2020
Date
NEW YORK CITY LAW DEPARTMENT
DIVISION OF LEGAL COUNSEL
100 CHURCH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10007
212-356-4028

2.

The individual or family lacks neighbors or other family members that can obtain food for the individual or family;
and
3.

The individual or family does not receive meal assistance from existing meal delivery programs including Meals on Wheels and Gods Love We Deliver; and
4.

The household is either:
o unable to afford meal delivery or grocery delivery as a result of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency e.g., crisis led to job loss or other adverse impact on income;
or o normally relies on public food services e.g., food pantry, soup kitchen, etc. that are unavailable to the individual or family due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
CHARTER 1043d RULE TITLE: S
tandards for Conduct and Training of Poll Site Interpreters REFERENCE NUMBER: 2020 RG 055
RULEMAKING AGENCY: N
ew York City Civic Engagement Commission I certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced proposed rule as required by section 1043d of the New York City Charter, and that the above-referenced proposed rule:
i.

is drafted so as to accomplish the purpose of the authorizing provisions of law;

ii.

is not in conflict with other applicable rules;

iii. to the extent practicable and appropriate, is narrowly drawn to achieve its stated purpose; and iv. to the extent practicable and appropriate, contains a statement of basis and purpose that provides a clear explanation of the rule and the requirements imposed by the rule.
/s/ STEVEN GOULDEN
Acting Corporation Counsel
Date: May 7, 2020

Accessibility questions: Francis Urroz, 646 763-2189, info@civicengagement.nyc.gov, by: Thursday, June 25, 2020, 4:00 P.M.

TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

This rule is necessary because food insecurity among a growing number of New Yorkers is an immediate and significant problem facing the City during the COVID-19 public health crisis. As businesses lay off workers in response to the Emergency Orders described above and as individuals remain in their homes entirely or to the maximum extent possible, the City expects to see an increased number of food insecure New Yorkers. This includes but is not limited to those who would normally rely on services outside the home such as food pantries, soup kitchens, or other free food service programs It is anticipated that existing programs for the home delivery of food to food insecure individuals, operated by the City or by non-profits such as Meals on Wheels and Gods Love We Deliver, will not have adequate staffing or financial capacity to meet the needs of this population during the period of this emergency.
In order to address the unique and imminent challenge of providing adequate food supply to vulnerable, home-bound New Yorkers, the City has developed an emergency food delivery program.
For food insecure residents who meet the criteria described above, home delivery of meals is the safest and most efficient way to ensure that this population is receiving adequate nutrition.
Sections 1043a and i and 497a and d of the New York City Charter authorize the Office of Emergency Management to issue this emergency rule. Pursuant to Charter section 1043d4i, this rule does not require certification or analysis by the Office of Operations.
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Section 1. The Rules of the City of New York are amended by adding a new Title 72, to read as follows:
TITLE 72

NOTICE

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF EMERGENCY RULE
ESTABLISHMENT EMERGENCY FOOD DELIVERY PROGRAM
The Commissioner of the New York City Office of Emergency Management hereby gives notice, pursuant to the authority granted by sections 1043i and 497a and d of the New York City Charter, of the adoption of the following emergency rule, effective immediately, establishing a temporary emergency food delivery program for vulnerable homebound New Yorkers who are impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency and meet certain eligibility criteria.

CHAPTER 1
EMERGENCY FOOD DELIVERY PROGRAM
1-01. Emergency food delivery. a. An individual or family residing in New York City may request free meals delivered to the home of such individual or family, provided that:
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i Due to reasons related to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, including but not limited to individuals in quarantine by order of a health care professional or otherwise restricted to their home as a result of City or State emergency orders and policies adopted in response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency; or ii Because the individual is over the age of 60, a person with a disability, or a person with functional needs that prevent or impede travel outside home to obtain food regularly; and
Statement of Basis and Purpose of Emergency Rule The Office of Emergency Management is adopting an emergency rule establishing a temporary emergency food delivery program to ensure that certain vulnerable New Yorkers facing food insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency have adequate food access. The program aims to feed New Yorkers facing food insecurity during the COVID-19 public health emergency by deploying Taxi and Limousine Commission-licensed drivers of taxis and for-hire vehicles, or other drivers as determined by the agency, to deliver free meals to program participants.
The program will be focused on the Citys most vulnerable populations. In order to receive services under the program, the individual or family must meet the following criteria:
1.

No member of the household is able to obtain food from outside the home:
o as a result of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency e.g. the individual is in quarantine or otherwise restricted to their home as a result of City and/or State emergency orders and policies adopted in response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency; or o because the individual is elderly, a person with a disability, or a person with functional needs that prevent or impede travel outside home to obtain food regularly;
and
No such individual member of the household is able to obtain food from outside the home either:

2.

Such individual or family lacks neighbors or other family members that can obtain food for the individual or family; and
3.

Such individual or family does not receive sufficient meal assistance from existing meal delivery programs, including but not limited to Meals on Wheels and Gods Love We Deliver; and
4.

Such individual or family either:
i Is unable to afford meal delivery or grocery delivery as a result of economic impacts related to the COVID-19
Public Health Emergency, including but not limited to loss of employment or income; or ii Would otherwise rely on public food services, including but not limited to food pantries, soup kitchens and senior centers, that are unavailable or that cannot be accessed by the individual or family due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.