Agenda Subject to Change
Business & Consumer Issues Committee,
Michelle Parker and George Zeppenfeldt-Cestero, Co-Chairpersons
Wednesday, February 8, 7:00 PM
Unenclosed Café Renewal Application:
1. 61 Columbus Avenue (West 62nd Street.)Renewal application DCA# 1190070 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by West 62nd Operating, LLC, d/b/a Rosa Mexicano at Lincoln Center, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 14 tables and 28 seats.
Applications to the SLA for two-year liquor licenses:
2. 349 Amsterdam Avenue (West 77th Street) Application to the SLA for a two-year liquor license by BT Restaurant Enterprises LLC, d/b/a To be determined.
3. 380 Columbus Avenue (West 78th Street) LEM Uptown LLC, d/b/a 78 Below.
4. 2427 Broadway (West 89th Street) Candle West LLC, d/b/a Candle West Café.
5. 1900 Broadway (West 65th Street) TS3 Hospitality, d/b/a The Smith.
6. 2756 Broadway (West 106th Street) Five Lamps Corp, d/b/a "To Be Determined".
Unenclosed Café Renewal Applications:
7. 373 Amsterdam Avenue (West 78th Street.) Renewal application DCA# 1416326 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Sagi Restaurant Corp., d/b/a Francesa La Vela Cucina Italiana, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 6 tables and 16 seats.
8. 480 Amsterdam Avenue (West 83rd Street.) Renewal application DCA# 1307588 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 480 Rest Amsterdam, Inc., d/b/a Soldier McGee, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 7 tables and 14 seats.
9. 566 Amsterdam Avenue (West 87th - 88th Street.) Renewal application DCA #1312628 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Jos Hospitality Group, LLC, d/b/a B. Café West, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 7 tables and 14 seats.
10. 245 West 104th Street (Broadway.) Renewal application DCA# 1187714 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Broadway 104, LLC, d/b/a Café Du Soleil, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 18 tables and 36 seats.
New Unenclosed Cafe Application:
11. 2178 Broadway (West 77th Street.) New application DCA# 1418144 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Serafina 77 West, LLC, d/b/a Serafina, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 58 tables and 115 seats.
12. Manhattan Borough Board resolution in support of reforms to improve public and police access to details of SLA licenses.
13. Committee discussion of CB7’s 2011 Report to the Manhattan Borough President.
Preservation Committee, Lenore Norman and Gabrielle Palitz, Co-Chairpersons
Joint with Parks & Environment Committee
Klari Neuwelt and Elizabeth Starkey, Co-Chairpersons
Thursday, February 9, 6:30 PM
1. Presentation by the Department of Design & Construction on the design for the restoration of the Tavern on the Green building.
2. 12 West 68th Street (Central Park West.) Application # 12-4278 to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to demolish a rooftop addition constructed without Landmarks Preservation Commission permits, and alter the facade and construct a new rooftop addition.
3. 5 West 70th Street (Columbus & Central Park West.) Application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a roof top addition, replacement windows for street facade and rear yard addition.
4. 240 Columbus Avenue, Cafe Tallulah (West 71st Street.) Application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for façade alterations, removal of the existing non-historic stucco murals to be replaced with a new wood storefront and door.
5. 447B Amsterdam Avenue, dba Blondi’s Hair Salon (West 81st – 82nd Street.) Application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to replace the existing storefront and entrance.
7. 6 West 94th Street, Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School (Central Park West.) Application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for alteration of the entrances at 26 and 28 West 94th Street, installation of a new entrance canopy, and restoration of the facades of 20 through 30 West 94th Street buildings.
8. Committee discussion of CB7’s 2011 Report to the Manhattan Borough President.
Postponed until March:
1. 349 Amsterdam Avenue, dba “to be announced’ (West 77th Street.) Application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to replacement of the existing storefront and awning and installation of a new facade, signage, lighting and windows.
2. 344 West 88th Street (Riverside Drive.) Application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a rear-yard extension and new fenestrations to the rear façade.
Housing Committee, Nick Prigo, Chairperson
Monday, February 13, 6:30PM
1. Follow-up on Occupy Our Homes.
2. Follow-up on NYCHA actions.
3. Review of NYCHA under-occupancy issue.
4. Review talk by Margarita Lopez at Amsterdam Houses Tenants Association meeting & address funding strategies.
5. Committee discussion of CB7's 2011 Report to the Manhattan Borough President.
6. Monthly check-in on running activity agenda.
Transportation Committee
Andrew Albert and Dan Zweig, Co-Chairpersons
Tuesday, February 14, 7:00 PM
1. 325 West 85th Street, Metropolitan Montessori School (West End Avenue - Riverside Drive.) Presentation on the findings from a school-wide street safety survey and request street safety measures to address concerns from parents and neighbors.
2. Discussion of report on traffic conditions on West 97th Street by Resource Systems Group.
3. West 109th Street, Broadway-Amsterdam Avenue. Presentation by Beacon Portfolio on streetscape improvements for West 109th Street, including historic street lamps, planters, speed bumps, a gateway treatment at Amsterdam Avenue and mid-block bulb outs, which will include changes to on-street parking on West 109th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
(First presented in October 2011.)
4. Updates:
- West Side Manhattan Transportation Study, Final Draft Report.
- Mobile food vendor survey.
- West 107th Street playstreet.
5. Committee discussion of CB7's 2011 Report to the Manhattan Borough President.
Land Use Committee
Richard Asche and Page Cowley, Co-Chairpersons
Joint with Business & Consumer Issues Committee
Michelle Parker and George Zeppenfeldt-Cestero, Co-Chairpersons
Wednesday, February 15, 7:00 PM
Upper West Side Enhanced Commercial Districts. Application by the Department of City Planning to rezone the street fronts along sections on:
- Broadway, bounded by 72nd and 110th Streets;
- Amsterdam Avenue bounded 75th and 110th Streets on the west side, excluding the blocks between 100th-101st Streets and 102nd -103rd Streets, and bounded by 73rd -87th Streets, and 105th -109th Streets on the east side of the avenue; and
- Columbus Avenue bounded by 72nd and 87th Streets.
Youth, Education & Libraries Committee
Gabriella Rowe and Marisa Maack, Co-Chairpersons
Thursday, February 16, 6:30 PM
1. Dawn Philip, staff director for the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, manages the program, "Healthy School: Increasing and Improving Citizen Participation in NYC Siting Process" and will brief the committee on her work with NYC public schools.
2. Discussion on Parks Dept issuance of new rules for Ball Field Permits throughout the city as it pertains to school access for team practice.
3. Middle Schools - update and follow-up on CEC presentation.
4. Committee discussion of CB7's 2011 Report to the Manhattan Borough President.
Parks & Environment Committee
Klari Neuwelt and Elizabeth Starkey, Co-Chairpersons
Thursday, February 23, 7:00PM *Change in meeting day for this month only*
1. Update on rat conditions along Riverside Drive and in Riverside Park between West 83rd and 91st Streets.
2. Continued discussion of a potential entry path to the 72nd Street dog run from the 72nd Street sidewalk.
3. PS166, West 89th Street (Columbus-Amsterdam Avenues. ) Presentation by the PS166 PTA on proposed changes to address safety concerns in the play yard to the east of the school.
4. Committee discussion of CB7’s 2011 Report to the Manhattan Borough President.
Health & Human Services Committee
Madge Rosenberg and Barbara Van Buren, Co-Chairpersons
Tuesday, February 28, 7:00 PM
Committee discussion of CB7's 2011 Report to the Manhattan Borough President.
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, or visit www.nyc.gov/mcb7. 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, March 6, 2012 beginning at 6:30 PM at Jewish Home Lifecare, 120 West 106th Street (Columbus Avenue)
