New York City parks and recreation department must establish a formal application process for sole-source concession agreements.

The bill requires the commissioner of the New York City parks and recreation department to establish a formal publicly-available application process for sole-source concession agreements. The city must respond to any application within 120 days, detailing the parameters of a negotiation or denying the application with cause that may be appealed. The city must complete any sole-source concession negotiations within three years. If the city fails to respond to an application within 180 days, independent arbitration is authorized to generate a sole-source concession agreement within six months.

New York City parks and recreation department must establish a formal application process for sole-source concession agreements.

The bill requires the commissioner of the New York City parks and recreation department to establish a formal publicly-available application process for sole-source concession agreements. The city must respond to any application within 120 days, detailing the parameters of a negotiation or denying the application with cause that may be appealed. The city must complete any sole-source concession negotiations within three years. If the city fails to respond to an application within 180 days, independent arbitration is authorized to generate a sole-source concession agreement within six months.