THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 1548
Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 110401 MMX, an amendment to the City Map (L.U. No. 717).
By Council Members Comrie and Levin
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on September 7, 2012 its decision dated September 5, 2012 (the "Decision"), on the application submitted by the Department of Design and Construction, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 199 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment to the City Map involving the establishment of legal grades in Marconi Street north of Waters Place in accordance with Map No. 13133, dated January 11, 2012 and signed by the Borough President, (ULURP No. C 110401 MMX), Community District 11, Borough of the Bronx (the "Application");
WHEREAS, the Decision is subject to review and action by the Council pursuant to Section 197-d(b)(3) of the City Charter;
WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Decision and Application on October 3, 2012;
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use implications and other policy issues relating to the Decision and Application;
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the relevant environmental issues, the Technical Memorandum dated February 24, 2011 ("the CEQR Technical Memorandum") and the Final Environmental Impact Statement ("FEIS") for which a Notice of Completion was issued on January 23, 2009 (CEQR No. 07NYP004X);
RESOLVED:
Having considered the FEIS and the CEQR Technical Memorandum with respect to the Decision and Application, the Council finds that:
(1) The FEIS meets the requirements of 6 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 617;
(2) Consistent with social, economic and other essential considerations, from among the reasonable alternatives thereto, the action, as described in the CEQR Technical Memorandum, is one which minimizes or avoids adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable;
(3) The adverse environmental impacts disclosed in the CEQR Technical Memorandum, will be minimized or avoided to the maximum extent practicable by incorporating as conditions to the approval, those mitigative measures that were identified as practicable; and
(4) The Decision together with the CEQR Technical Memorandum, and the FEIS issued on January 23, 2009, constitutes the written statement of facts, and of social, economic and other factors and standards, that form the basis of the decision, pursuant to Section 617.11(d).
Pursuant to Sections 197-d and 199 of the New York City Charter and on the basis of the Decision and Application, and based on the environmental determination and consideration described in this report, C 110401 MMX, incorporated by reference herein, the Council approves the Decision, for the amendment to the City Map involving the establishment of legal grades in Marconi Street north of Waters Place in Community District 11, Borough of The Bronx, in accordance with Map No. 13133, dated January 11, 2012, and signed by the Borough President, subject to the following condition:
The subject amendment to the City Map shall take effect on the day following the day on which certified counterparts of Map No. 13133 are filed with the appropriate agencies in accordance with Section 198 subsection c of the New York City Charter.
Adopted.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a Resolution passed by The Council of The City of New York on October 11, 2012, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council