§ 1-10 Annual Report, Concession Plan and Opportunity for Public Comment.
RCNY § 1-10
(a)The CCPO shall submit an annual report to the Committee no later than each September 1st summarizing the currently effective concessions awarded pursuant to this Chapter. The summary shall include the date each concession was submitted to the Comptroller for registration, a brief description of each concession awarded, the method by which each concession was awarded and the approximate gross revenues received by the City for each concession during the prior fiscal year. The CCPO shall have final approval over the form and content of the annual report.
(b)(1) Annually, the concession manager of each agency awarding concessions shall review its entire portfolio of significant concession agreements, including all existing significant concessions and anticipated new significant concessions that may occur over the course of the upcoming fiscal year, and shall produce a plan ("Plan") detailing the actions anticipated with respect to each such concession agreement set to expire and/or planned for continuation, and each new significant concession agreement planned for solicitation or initiation during the upcoming year. In addition, the concession manager may include in the Plan the actions anticipated with respect to each non-significant concession agreement set to expire and/or planned for continuation, and each new non-significant concession agreement planned for solicitation or initiation during the upcoming year.
(2)The form and content of the Plans shall be prescribed by the CCPO. The Plans shall include, but not be limited to: the borough, address locations(s) (including name of parks, if applicable) and community district(s) of the planned concessions, descriptions of the planned concessions, anticipated term and revenue (including a range, if appropriate) of the planned concessions, the name and address of the current concessionaires (if any), the business name of the current concession (if any), an indication of whether each concession is a major concession, the month and year (if available) of the next planned solicitation or initiation for such concession, the selection method to be employed for any concession, the justification for the method to be employed if not a bid or a Request for Proposals, and a brief summary of the terms and conditions of such solicitation.
(3)Each agency shall submit its Plan to the Committee no later than May 1st, provide copies of the Plan to each affected community board and Borough President and consult, on request, with each affected community board and Borough President on developing the scope of any solicitations for significant concessions relevant to each that are included in the Plan, at least 30 days in advance of such solicitations.
(4)The Committee shall hold a public hearing on the Plans no later than June 15th, and shall at the same hearing further solicit comment about the provisions of this chapter from the vendor community, civic groups and the public at large. Notice of such public hearing shall appear in 1 issue of the City Record, in appropriate newspapers and trade publications, shall be posted on the City's website in a location that is accessible by the public simultaneously with its publication, and a copy shall be provided to the members of the Committee within 5 days of its publication. Consideration shall also be given to posting notices in public places, to free radio or television coverage and to such other means as may be appropriate. Such notice shall include: (i) Name of each agency that submitted a Plan; (ii) A brief description of the portfolio of concessions covered by the Plans; (iii) How interested parties may obtain a copy of the Plans; (iv) A description of any additional issues on which the Committee wishes to solicit public comment; and (v) The date, time, and place of public hearing.
(5)The Committee shall consider the issues raised at the public hearing in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Charter under the City Administrative Procedure Act. (Amended City Record 10/29/2025, eff. 11/28/2025)
