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Committee Agenda - Manhattan Community Board 7

January  2010

AGENDAS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Meetings take place at the Community Board offices, 250 West 87th Street, unless otherwise indicated.

Housing Committee, Victor Gonzalez and Charles Simon, Co-Chairpersons
Monday, February 8, 7:00PM
Representatives from NYCHA will discuss the proposed federalization of NYCHA developments built with state and local funding.

Transportation Committee, Andrew Albert and Dan Zweig, Co-Chairpersons
Tuesday, February 9, 7:00 PM
1. Unenclosed Café Renewal Applications:
 249-251 Columbus Avenue (West 71st – 72nd Streets.) Renewal application DCA# 1103658 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by CMR, Corp., d/b/a Café Ronda, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 8 tables and 19 seats.
• 267 Columbus Avenue (West 72nd – 73rd Street.) Renewal application DCA# 1072082 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Classic Food Inc., d/b/a Sido, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 3 tables and 6 seats.
• 270-276 Columbus Avenue (West 73rd Street.) Renewal application DCA# 1260284 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 276 Columbus Inc., d/b/a Arte Around Corner, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 4 tables and 8 seats.
• 427 Amsterdam Avenue (West 80th-81st Street.) Renewal application DCA# 1265442 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by J of K Corp., d/b/a Momoya Restaurant, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 9 tables and 17 seats.
• 2340 Broadway (West 84th - 85th Streets.) Renewal application DCA# 1000314 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Broadway Desserts, Ltd, d/b/a French Roast, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 21 tables and 48 seats.
• 517 Columbus Avenue (West 85th Street.) Renewal application DCA# 812902 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Re Spec Corp., d/b/a Jackson Hole, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 25 tables and 48 seats.
• 2726 Broadway (West 104th -105th Street.) Renewal application DCA# 1247774 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by McConner Street Holding, LLC, d/b/a McDonald’s, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 12 tables and 24 seats.
2. New Unenclosed Sidewalk Café Applications:
• 1900 Broadway (West 63rd Street.) New application DCA# 1282969 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 64 West Restaurant, LLC, d/b/a Bar Boulud, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 19 tables and 38 seats.
• 450 Amsterdam Avenue (West 81st -82nd Street.) New application DCA# 1341925 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by D&D Thai Restaurant Corp., d/b/a Land Thai 450 Amsterdam, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 5 tables and 11 seats.
 2315 Broadway (West 84th Street.) New application DCA# 1341402 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Donizetti, LLC, d/b/a 5 Napkin Burger, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 12 tables and 34 seats.
3. Taxi & Limousine Commission proposal for a group taxi- ride stand on Columbus Avenue between West 72nd and 73rd Streets.
4. 77th Street Greenmarket. Application to the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office to operate a greenmarket on the east side of Columbus Avenue between 77th Street and 79th Street, with the possibility of expanding to West 80th Street this year, on Sundays from 8AM to 6PM, and an update on how the market went this year.
5. 115 West 85th Street (Central Park West.) A new petition by Central Park Properties, LLC to the Department of Transportation to construct, maintain, and use a proposed fenced in planted area with trash enclosure.
6. 969 Columbus Avenue (West 107th- 108th Street.) Renewal application #B02228 to NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission by Special Radio Dispatch Corp. for a For Hire Base Station license.
7. Request by the Jewish Guild for the Blind to the Department of Transportation for audible pedestrian signals at Columbus Avenue and West 65th Street and Broadway and Columbus Avenue at West 66th Street. 
8. Discussion of secondary street namings and the plaque program.

Business & Consumer Issues Committee
Michelle Parker and George Zeppenfeldt-Cestero, Co-Chairpersons
Cancelled due to inclement weather.

Parks & Preservation Committee
Klari Neuwelt and Lenore Norman, Co-Chairpersons
Thursday, February 11, 6:30 PM
1. Central Park Indoor Tennis Project.  Department of Parks & Recreation request for proposals to bubble the 26 har-tru tennis courts during the winter season (Nov-March).
2. 12-14 West 68th Street (Central Park West-Columbus Avenue).  Application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to modify the existing illegal penthouse addition.
3. 45 West 84th Street (Columbus Avenue – Central Park West.) Application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a roof top addition, façade restoration, window replacement, rear yard addition and restoration of the railing on the stairs and balcony.

Steering Committee, Mel Wymore, Chair
Tuesday, February 16, 6PM
Public Hearing on the NYC Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2011.  Documents are available  here or at www.nyc.gov/management and budget.  The community is invited to comment on the agencies’ responses to CB7’s priorities for 2011 and the general budget until February 23.

Land Use Committee, Richard Asche and Page Cowley, Co-Chairpersons
Wednesday, February 17, 6:30 PM  *Please note earlier start time*
1. 721 Amsterdam Avenue, The Axton (Amsterdam-Columbus Avenues). Presentation on application
M 920493(D) ZAM by Axton LLC to the Department of City Planning requesting a modification of the previously approved Large Scale Residential Development within the former West Side Urban Renewal Area, to facilitate the enlargement of the 1st and 2nd stories of an existing 27-story mixed-use building, to utilize available floor area for commercial and community facility uses.   
Joint with the Lincoln Center Task Force, Lawrence Horowitz, Chairperson
2. Lincoln Center.  Informational presentations on the design of the West 65th Street foot bridge and expansion of the Lincoln Center Theater’s roof.

Green Committee, Elizabeth Starkey, Chairperson
Monday, February 22, 7:00PM
Isabelle Silverman, Esq., attorney with Environmental Defense Fund, co-author of the EDF Report, "The Bottom of the Barrel" or "How the Dirtiest Heating Oil Pollutes Our Air and Harms Our Health" will continue discussion of the EDF findings and the connection between NYC air quality and continued use of #6 and #4 heating oil by UWS buildings and what NYC and NYS should do to clean up the air and protect our health.

Health & Human Services Committee
Madge Rosenberg and Barbara Van Buren, Co-Chairpersons
Tuesday, February 23, 7:00 PM

1. Discussion of community needs assessment.
2. Preparation of CB7’s annual report to the Manhattan Borough President.
3. Preparation of comments on the NYC Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2011.  

Youth, Education & Libraries Committee, Mark Diller, Chairperson
Thursday, February 25, 6:30PM  *Please note earlier start time*
1. Presentation by Planned Parenthood NYC on its "Going to the Principal's Office" program to encourage parents to engage with their public high schools to ensure that the existing sex ed and HIV curriculums are implemented and taught.
2.  Continued discussion of afterschool outreach, to include an expanded list of publicly funded afterschool programs operating in the District and a vetted survey/talking point questionnaire for individual contacts, with follow-up and next steps.
3.  Discussion of on-going research initiatives undertaken by committee members (including overcrowding in District 3; charter school facts and myths; potential topics on which to brief the full Board and the community).
4.  Preparation of CB7’s annual report to the Manhattan Borough President.
5.  Preparation of comments on the NYC Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2011

Meetings take place at the Community Board office, 250 West 87th Street, unless otherwise indicated.   Agendas are subject to change.  To confirm committee agendas and meeting locations, call the Board office at (212) 362-4008.  Send comments by e-mail to office@cb7.org or by fax to (212) 595-9317.

Resolutions adopted at the committee meetings will be reported at the Full Board Meeting on Tuesday, February 2, beginning at 6:30 PM at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 West 83rd Street (Central Park West).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


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