Establishing an office of sidewalk and roadway cafe sanitation within the department of sanitation.

This bill would require the Commissioner of Sanitation to establish an Office of Sidewalk and Roadway Cafe Sanitation within the Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”). The office would receive 311 service requests relating to sidewalk and roadway cafe cleanliness issues, such as trash, debris, vermin, foul odors, food scraps, and other offensive material. The office would establish lists of sidewalk and roadway cafes that receive a certain number of DSNY violations or 311 service requests and would be required to share such lists with the Department of Transportation. The office would be required to submit a report to the Council and the Mayor and would also be required to conduct outreach to sidewalk and roadway cafe operators regarding compliance with sanitation and cleanliness standards.