THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 1762
Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 130007 MMM, an amendment to the City Map (L.U. No. 796).
By Council Members Comrie and Weprin
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on March 22, 2013 its decision dated March 20, 2013 (the "Decision"), on the application submitted by Cornell University and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 199 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment to the City Map involving:
● the establishment of East Main Street, West Main Street, North Loop Road, South Loop Road, East Loop Road and West Loop Road; and
● the establishment of legal grades necessitated thereby,
including authorization for any disposition or acquisition of real property related thereto, in accordance with Map No. 30241, dated October 11, 2012 and signed by the Borough President,
(ULURP No. C 130007 MMM), Community District 8, Borough of Manhattan (the "Application");
WHEREAS, the Application is related to applications C 130076 ZMM (L.U. No. 797), a proposed amendment to the Zoning Map, Section Nos. 8d and 9b, changing the zoning district designation of certain property from an R7-2 District to a C4-5 District and establishing a Special Southern Roosevelt Island District; N 130077 ZRM (L.U. No. 798), a proposed amendment to the Zoning Resolution creating the Special Southern Roosevelt Island District; C 130078 PPM (L.U. No. 799), a disposition of city-owned property (Block 1373, Lot 20 and part of Lot 1) by the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to the New York City Land Development Corporation (LDC);
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 April 30, 2013;
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 and the Final Environmental Impact Statement ("FEIS") for which a Notice of Completion was issued on March 8, 2013 (CEQR No. 12DME004M);
RESOLVED:
Having considered the FEIS 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 is one which minimizes or avoids adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable; and
(3) The adverse environmental impacts disclosed in the FEIS will be minimized or avoided to the maximum extent practicable by incorporating as conditions to the approval, in accordance with an environmental commitment letter, dated March 19, 2013, from Cornell and acknowledged and accepted by EDC, those project components related to the environment and mitigation measures that were identified as practicable; and
(4) The Decision together with the FEIS constitute the written statement of facts, and of social, economic and other factors and standards, that form the basis of the decision, pursuant to 6 N.Y.C.R.R. §617.11(d).
Pursuant to Sections 197-d and 199 of the City Charter and on the basis of the Decision and Application, and based on the environmental determination and consideration described in this report, C 130007 MMM, incorporated by reference herein, the Council approves the Decision for an amendment to the City Map involving:
● the establishment of East Main Street, West Main Street, North Loop Road, South Loop Road, East Loop Road and West Loop Road; and
● the establishment of legal grades necessitated thereby,
including authorization for any disposition or acquisition of real property related thereto, in Community District 8, Borough of Manhattan, in accordance with Map No. 30241, dated October 11, 2012 and signed by the Borough President, subject to the following conditions:
a. The subject amendment to the City Map shall take effect on the day following the day on which certified counterparts of Map No. 30241, dated October 11, 2012, are filed with the appropriate agencies in accordance with Section 198 subsection c of the New York City Charter;
b. The subject amendment to the City Map shall not be filed with the appropriate agencies in accordance with condition "a" above until the applicant shall have executed a mapping agreement protecting the city's interest, approved as to form and sufficiency by the Corporation Counsel and accepted by the City Planning Commission (the "Mapping Agreement"). If such agreement is not accepted by the City Planning Commission within two years of the date of this resolution, the approved amendment to the City Map may be returned to the City Planning Commission for rescission.
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 May 8, 2013, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council