policy matrix

8/10/2019 Policy Matrix

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Issues Christine Quinn Bill De Blasio Anthony Weiner

General

EconomicDevelopment

Strategic neighborhood economic

development. Eg. Clean tech Bronx

Double the citys exports by 2020,

by creating NYCs regional export

council.Affordable Housing.

Balance investment into sustaining

knowledge economy and support

entrepreneurs, esp. in outer

boroughs

Shoring up the middle class with

small neighborhood business.

Targeted pension fund investing.

Sectoral strategies to diversify

economic base.Affordable Housing

Lower tax burden for outer

boroughs.

Progressive Tax reformAdjust tax brackets for inflation.

Work Force

Training

Reinvented workforce development

system.

Economic Trends based.

Increased accountability.

Middle class jobs.

Match Career and Technical

Education with growing industries.

CUNY programs for STEM training.

Expand CTE partnerships.

All poor-performing CTE schools

are matched with successful CTE

schools in their field.

Training, Apprentice-ship and Job

Placement Programs for less-skilled

workers.

Integrate Green Skills into

workforce

InsourcingPartner with CUNY with

industry/education initiative to create

a call center workforce.

Small Business

New pool of money for small

businesses.

For every $2

million the city puts up, she

guarantees as much as $5 million in

small business lending.

NYC Business Link, to provide a

single point of contact for smallbusiness

owners.

Public Safety based rational

approach to violations for SmallBusinesses.

Targeted revolving loan funding.

Manufacturing

Industry 2000 new jobs in Sunset Park

breaks to fund training for industrial

work force.

Manufacturing 2.0 will build on

existing programs to preserve the

Industrial Business Zones

Stop illegal conversions of

industrial areas.

Targeted revolving loan funding.

Jobs and Economy


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New Business

. .

Visas

Aid entrepreneurs. Eg available

space

Special economic development

team.

Food markets across the city. Eg.South St Seaport (Her focus is on

tourists and residents alike) Support social entrepreneurship.

City Contracts

Change the law allowing for local

preference in contracts. Especially

for Woman and Minority owned

businesses.

Redesign contract process.

Recruit bids from local businesses

and give them a second chance to

match winning bids by non-local

competitors.

Expand contract options for women

and minority owners. Publish all City contracts.

City Government

Create the Office of Innovation and

appoint Chief Innovation Officer.

Private sector consultants to lead

and staff offices.

Partner with Tech companies.

Use money from corporate tax

breaks to fund training for city work

force.

Jobs and Workers

Middle class jobs.

Outer boroughs.

STEM jobs, no bachelors degree

req

Nursing jobs

Strengthen work standards.

Compete against region job

relocations.

Immigrant

Businesses

uppor mm gran usnesses w

outreach, technical assistance and

entrepreneurs.

Big Business

Reform/repeal corporate tax

breaks. eg. Industrial andCommercial Abatement Program

Wages

.

Rase wages to drive up economic

development.

Local control of minimum wage.

Expand coverage of sick leave.

Budget

Tech Jobs

Incentivize more investment in

biotech and medtech startups.

Create a tech company concierge

to encourage new tech job creation.

Reform education and job skills

partnerships in tech fields.

Create shopnyc.com for digital

local shopping.

Bring Call Center jobs to NYC.

Tech Hub

Continue to develop a Brooklyn

Tech Triangle

Develop transit and re-fit property.

Partner Tech Companies with New

Office of Innovation for optimization

of City Government.

Launch mycityhall. (upgrade of

nyc.gov where all bills can be paid

in the same place)

New franchise agreements to wire

more city infrastructure and create

greater oversight and accountability.

Shot Spotter technology, integrated

audio and video gun sensors, for

the 15 highest crime

neighborhoods.

Increase the number of Argus

cameras, particularly in high-crime Digitize the City Budget.

Technology


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InfrastructureMake NYC the Most Wired City in

the U.S. By 2018

Universal, affordable fiber high-

speed internet in 5 years.

Invest in green tech, including

renewable energy and retrofitting

buildings.

Reform e-waste standards.

Gate-less tolling.

Smart Grid and Smart Meter

deployment.

Cell service on every subway

platform.

Tech Education

Match Career and Technical

Education with growing industries.

CUNY programs for STEM training.

Expand CTE partnerships.

All poor-performing CTE schools

are matched with successful CTE

schools in their field.

Kindle in every backpack. Replace

outdated text books.

School

Create DM for Education and

Children

Knowledge sharing of best

practices from most effective

schools

Improve student performance by

extending the school day.

Every student reading at grade

level

Focus on Tech Ed.

Universal, full-day Pre-K

After-school programs for all

middle school students

Every Student at grade level by 3rd

grade

Improve Special Ed

Focus on college and career

readiness.

Reduce class size

Strengthen oversight and support

Mandatory free breakfast

Increase Art Ed

Open empty schools after hours for

community use. Free for community

meetings, fees for others (including

religious institutions)

Community

School ModelExpand Community School Model

city wide.

xpan e ommun y c oo

Model in high poverty

neighborhoods.

School Closings

Red alert system with early

indicators of absentee and

graduation rates

ar y warn ng sys em

Strategic staffing for struggling

schools

War Room approach Preserve closing Catholic Schools

Parents

Create online Parent University

where families can go to learn about

nutrition, study skills, and brush up

on different class subjects.

Online tool for school choice

system

better engage Community

Education Councils and the

Chancellors Parent Advisory

Committee

Work closer with parents at schools

and DOE.

Ensure District Superintendent

offices have info on admissions and

special ed.

Stream PTA and Community

Education Council meetings online.

Promote flexible schedule for

parent-teacher meetings. Eliminate paid parent coordinators

Teacher

Education andTeacher mentoring program

Grow your own teacher trainingResidency programs

Career Paths to retain top teachers

Pay more for experienced teacher

taking tough assignments

Master Teachers Academy with

teaching and mentoring

Explore Denver model of teacher

contracts with the option to trade

defined future benefits to higher paytoday (aimed at a more transient

workforce)

Education


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Standardized

Tests

e uce amoun o me s u en s

spend preparing for and taking

standardized tests.

n s ng e es a m ss ons a a

schools

End letter grades of schools

Use federal standards instead local

for testing comparisons

Bullying/Safety Continue work on anti-bullying Graduated Response ProtocolSchool Safety Agents

Streamline process to remove

troublesome kids from classroom.

Help private schools get securitygrants

General Safety

additional city agencies (Sanitation

and transit workers add to

surveillance)

Eradicate hate crimes

Stop and Frisk reform

Racial Profiling bill

Use PACT Act to stop cigarette

smuggling.

Police

.

Improve oversight with Inspector

General

Improve NYPD community

relations

Equip more officers with mobile

devises.

Inspector General

New Leadership at 1PP

Reduce arrests for Marijuana

violations

Expand COPs program, federal

dollars for local officers

Safety Tech

1,000 mobile security cameras

Adapt and adopt gunshot sensing

tech

Create public safety apps

boroughs

Create network of private cameras

for use in crime solving

Shot Spotter audio and visual

gunshot sensors

Expand DNA testing

Track Sex Offenders with GPS

Justice and

Incarceration

Increase efforts to keep youth out

of prison

Create separate system within the

courts focused on adolescents

Increase funding to Alternative to

Incarceration Programs

Expand Community Justice

Centers

Expand Alternatives to

Incarceration

Ease path to employment for the

formerly incarcerated

Affordable

Housing

40,000 new middle-income,affordable units over 10 years

ensure that affordable housing

stays permanently affordable

Incentivize owners to convert

existing units into affordable middle-

income housing

Build for Middle Class

Continue to use pension funds

Enforce standards for affordability

Help small landlords maintain

affordable housing

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20-20Move affordable builders to the

front of the bureaucratic line

Performance Contracting at

NYCHA

Build Section 202 housing on

hospital parking lots

DevelopmentBuild LGBT senior housing

community. Unlock vacant properties

Leverage Air Rights over City

property

Turn brown fields into opportunities

Rentals

tenants

Bring rent control to NYC

Bring basements and granny flats

into the system

Landlords Hold bad landlords accountable

increases in water bills

Help small landlords maintain

affordable housing

worst landlords list

Homeless

families

Protect tenants living in buildings in

danger of foreclosure

Guarantee access to shelters for

youth

Guarantee access to shelters for

families

New housing support program for

families

RecoveryRebuild and upgrade to addressfuture challenges of climate change

Focus on preparedness andresilience

u s ze oo nsurance

premiums to help stabilize themarkets.

Public Safety

Housing

Disaster/Climate Change/Infrastructure


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Infrastructure

utils for floods

Bury remaining above-ground

power lines

Prevent loss of cell phone

coverage in an emergency

Accelerate investment in sewersystem

SustainabilityRebuild and upgrade to address

future challenges of climate change

Promote Green building

Reduce toxic emissions

Promote energy efficiency

End gov use of styrofoam

Expand PlaNYC

Commit to renewable energy

Retrofit and Green NYC builidings

Restore waterways

Green skills in workforce

development

Transit oriented development

End prohibition on hybrid cabs

End training of police and

sanitation driving in our national

parks

Restore and protect our beaches

Conquer congestion (without

congestion pricing)

Waste and

Recycling

-waste

Better waste mgmt and recycling in

schools

Set goal of zero waste in NYC

Expand municipal composting

citywide

Transit

Ensure that no commuter will travel

more than 1 hour either direction in

10 years

NYC control of MTA

10 new select bus routes in 4 years

Metrocard kiosks near bus stops

Expand 5 borough ferry service

More countdown clocks outside of

subway stations.

Expand metro north

Reduce road fatalities by 50% by

2021

Cross harbor freight tunnel

proposal

additional bike parking at transit

hubs

Transit oriented development

Establish gateless tolling

Launch ferries in all 5 boroughs

Cell service on every platform

Replace Access-A-Ride with 2,000

accessible cabs

Give breaks to employers who

encourage biking to work

Conquer congestion (without

congestion pricing)

Environment/Parks/Waste

Transportation


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