NYC Council believes that it is inappropriate to approve any auctions, sales or other dispositions by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services.

Resolution that the Council of the City of New York believes that it is inappropriate to approve any auctions, sales or other dispositions by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services of vacant residentially-zoned land pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter unless they are components of a comprehensive affordable housing program for the City that will lead to the construction of new units for households earning less than New York City's median income of $38,870 or will be used as an active community garden; and calling upon the City to dedicate any vacant land, not auctioned or disposed of by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services or used as an active community garden, to be used for housing units affordable for working families making less than the New York City median income of $38,870 in proportion to the number of such households in the City; and to undertake a prompt and complete review of auctioned land that remains vacant, and to exercise its rights under auction sale agreements and its condemnation powers for urban redevelopment purposes to acquire blighted vacant residential land to be used for the development of affordable housing.