New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 3 - Executive Orders (Hugh L. Carey) › Section 3.85 - Executive Order No. 85: Establishing the Urban Affairs Cabinet

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
There is hereby established, within the Executive Chamber,
					 the Urban Affairs Cabinet to assist the Governor in the coordination of State
					 policies and programs affecting urban areas.
Membership
The Lieutenant Governor will serve as Chairman of the
					 Cabinet, and the Secretary of State will serve as Vice-Chairman. Other members
					 will include the Commissioners of Commerce, Housing and Community Renewal,
					 Parks and Recreation, and Transportation, the Industrial Commissioner, the
					 Director of the Budget, the President of the Urban Development Corporation, the
					 Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the
					 Executive Director of Housing Finance Agency or their representatives. Other
					 agencies will participate as the Cabinet's work program is developed.
General Powers and Responsibilities
New York is the largest urban State in the nation.
					 Therefore, there is a need to ensure the coordination of State policies and
					 programs affecting urban areas. To do this, the Urban Affairs Cabinet will
					 serve as a policy coordination mechanism for the Governor on urban development,
					 and, as appropriate, make recommendations to the Governor to develop new
					 initiatives to meet urban development needs.
Working with appropriate State agencies, and with the
					 Department of State acting as a lead agency, the Cabinet, among other things,
					 will:
- Monitor the Governor's Central Business District Policy
					 to strengthen the State commitment to use State resources to help local
					 government promote the redevelopment of downtown areas, in part by:
. encouraging the targeting of State facilities in downtown
					 areas, including the leasing of space for State use, and the conversion of
					 surplus properties for economic development purposes; and
. coordinating an information services program for the
					 timely and effective provision of assistance and rehabilitation
					 information.
- Formulate an Urban Development Area Demonstration Program
					 in selected urban areas to target State, local and Federal incentives and
					 assistance to attract private investments to identified pockets of
					 distress.
- Coordinate a new State technical assistance program to
					 strengthen local community development efforts, particularly applying for and
					 planning the use of available Federal funds for urban development.
- Cooperate in the preparation of legislation to promote
					 urban development.
- Collect and analyze data on the impact of Federal and
					 State spending on urban areas.
The Cabinet shall meet at the direction of the Chairman and
					 shall periodically report to the Governor on its activities. The Cabinet shall
					 prepare and submit to the Governor for his review an annual work plan by May 1
					 of each year.
Signed: Hugh L. Carey
Dated: March 22, 1979