MONTHLY MEETING

DATE:   Tuesday, June 30, 2009

TIME:    6:00 PM

PLACE: Southbridge Towers, Community Room
             90 Beekman Street

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A G E N D A

.I.          Public Session           

A)        Comments by members of the public
            (3 minutes per speaker)

II.         Business Session

A)        Adoption of Minutes
B)        Chairperson’s Report                                                   J. Menin
C)        District Manager’s Report                                             N. Pfefferblit

III.       Committee Reports

A)        Youth & Education Committee                                 R. Skinner

• Programs for youth at the South Street Seaport Museum - Report
• Zoning for new schools - Report

3)   Use of ball fields at Murray Bergtraum High School - Report
4)   LMDC RFP for school funding - Report
5)   Speaker Silver’s Task Force on School Overcrowding - Report
6)   Proposal to increase Department of Education’s capital budget - Report

B)        Battery Park City Committee                                   L. Belfer

• Report on issues covered by Leticia Remauro, Vice President for Community Relations, Battery Park City Authority
• Presentation about the proposed West Thames Bridge by BPCA architect - Resolution

 

C)        Financial District Committee                                    R. Sheffe
             

• Newsstand at northwest corner of Nassau and Liberty Streets – Resolution
• Proposed Minor Modifications to a Special Permit for Privately Owned Public Space at 100 William Street – Resolution
• Status of the British Garden at Hanover Square - Report
• Discussions with LMDC regarding the Small Business Assistance Program –Resolution
• Program funded by the Port Authority to place hired crossing guards at two busy intersections on Church Street to facilitate pedestrian traffic – Possible resolution

D)        Tribeca Committee                                                    P. Braus

• Holland Tunnel Rotary Project Update – Report
• Proposed street closure on Saturday, August 1, 2009, Lispenard Street between Church Street and Broadway by Kiante Young Inc., Festival Setup time: 10am to 8pm, actual time: 1 pm – 7 pm – Resolution
• 27 Desbrosses Street, application for liquor license for 27 Faja Foods on the Hudson, d/b/a TBD – Resolution
• 313 Church, application for liquor license for Ave A Candy LLC – Resolution
• 46-48 Lispenard Street, City Planning Commission application for Special Permit pursuant to Section 74-711 to allow residential use of a seven story building in the Tribeca Mixed Use District - Resolution

Tribeca Committee will caucus at 5:30 PM on item #3.

E)         Landmarks Committee                                              R. Bryom

• 250 West Street, LPC application for replacement of windows, rooftop addition, replacement of cornice and modification to entrance – Resolution
• Partial Building Collapse at 71 Reade Street – Report
• Lower Manhattan Sidewalk History Board Project – Report

 

F)         Planning and Community
            Infrastructure Committee                                          J. Galloway

• Columbia Student Studio Project Follow-up Discussion - Report
• CB1 Infrastructure Study Proposal - Report
• New York City Charter Revision - Report
• Letter to Housing Development Corporation Regarding Rent Stabilization - Report

 

G)        Seaport/Civic Center Committee                              J. Fratta

• Department of Parks and Recreation – Report
• Proposed Street Co-Naming – Southwest Corner of Reade Street and Elk Street for Frank Durkan by Mathias Reilly, Friend and Client – Report
• South Street Seaport/GGP,  Fridays and Saturdays, 8 am to 8 pm, sidewalk and curb lane closure on South Street between Beekman and Futon Streets – Resolution
• Pace University, September 4, 2009 to September 5, 2009 from 9 am to 5 pm, sidewalk closure on Frankfort and Spruce Streets between Gold Street and Park Row, and on September 4, 2009 to September 7, 2009, sidewalk closure from 9 am to 5 pm on Fulton and John Streets between Dutch and William Streets – Resolution
• Proposal for CB1 fairs in Thomas Paine Park and City Hall Park on August 14 and  November 6 in City Hall Park, August 21 and November 23 in Thomas Paine Park - Resolution

 

H)        WTC Redevelopment Committee                             C. McVay Hughes

• Fulton Street Transit Center - Update
• Lower Manhattan Development Corporation - Update

 

I)        Quality of Life Committee                                          P. Moore  

• Update on Construction Projects in Lower Manhattan
• NYPD Presentation about traffic around WTC site and Lower Manhattan - Report
• Presentation by EDC about helicopters - Report
• Discussion with representative of NYCDOH about Swine Flu in New York City - Report

 

IV.       Old Business

V.        New Business

VI.       Adjournment