THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 787


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Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 040506 PPM, the disposition of thirty-six (36) city-owned properties generally located between West 25th and West 41st Streets and 9th and 11th Avenues, Manhattan (L.U. No. 328).
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By Council Members Katz and Avella


WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on November 22, 2004 its decision dated November 22, 2004 (the "Decision") on the application submitted pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, for the disposition of thirty-six (36) city-owned properties pursuant to zoning, located at the following addresses:

BLOCK # LOT # ADDRESS
697 1 220 Eleventh Avenue
697 60 544 West 26th Street
685 38 305 Eleventh Avenue
702 1 West 30th Street
702 50 501 West 30th Street
704 1 West 32nd Street
704 5 West 32nd Street
704 6 West 32nd Street
705 1 380-386 Eleventh Avenue
705 5 553-557 West 33rd Street
705 53 524-526 West 34th Street
705 54 528-556 West 34th Street
706 1 400 Eleventh Avenue
706 10 545 West 34th Street
706 15 533-535 West 34th Street
706 17 527-531 West 34th Street
706 48 534-536 West 35th Street
706 50 538-540 West 35th Street
706 52 542-544 West 35th Street
706 55 550 West 35th Street

Cont’d
707 1 418 Eleventh Avenue
707 13 537-541 West 35th Street
707 16 529-535 West 35th Street
707 20 517-527 West 35th Street
707 51 524 West 36th Street
707 54 530 West 36th Street
707 56 542 West 36th Street
708 20 525 West 36th Street
708 46 518 West 37th Street
709 17 525-539 West 37th Street
710 11 535 West 38th Street
710 20 519 West 38th Street
763 47 310-312 West 40th Street
1051 1 562-574 Tenth Avenue
1069 29 537-541 Tenth Avenue
1069 34 543-551 Tenth Avenue

Community District 4, Borough of Manhattan (ULURP No. C 040506 PPM) (the "Application");

WHEREAS, the Application is related to Applications Numbers C 040499 (A) ZMM (L.U. No. 323), an amendment to the Zoning Map; N 040500 (A) ZRM (L.U. No. 324), an amendment to the text of the Zoning Resolution; C 040501 PCM (L.U. No. 325), site selection and acquisition of property for use as a sanitation garage and tow pound facility; C 040502 PCM (L.U. No. 326), site selection and acquisition of property for use as a public parking garage; C 040503 PQM (L.U. No. 327), acquisition of aerial easements for a pedestrian bridge; C 040504 PQM (L.U. No. 334), acquisition of property and easements for construction of a subway extension; C 040505 PQM (L.U. No. 335), an acquisition of property; C 040507 MMM (L.U. No. 329), an amendment to the City Map involving the establishment and the elimination, discontinuance and closing of streets; C 040508 MMM (L.U. No. 336), amendment to the City Map establishing a park; and 20055114 TAM (L.U. No. 357), proposed transfer of real property for construction of a subway extension;

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 December 13, 2004; and


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 Generic Environmental Impact Statement (“FGEIS”) (CEQR No. 03DCP031M);

A positive declaration was issued on April 21, 2003 and distributed, published and filed, and the applicant was asked to prepare or have prepared a Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (“DGEIS”). A public meeting for the Draft Scope of Work for the DGEIS was held on June 6, 2003 and the Final Scope of Work for the DGEIS was issued on May 28, 2004;

The co-lead agencies prepared a DGEIS and a Notice of Completion for the DGEIS was issued on June 21, 2004. Pursuant to the SEQRA regulations and CEQR procedures, a joint public hearing was held on the DGEIS on September 23, 2004 in conjunction with the public hearing on this application (N 040500 (A) ZRM) and related items (C 040499 (A) ZMM, N 040500 ZRM, C 040501 PCM, C 040502 PCM, C 040503 PQM, C 040504 PQM, C 040505 PQM, C 040506 PPM, C 040507 MMM, C 040508 MMM); and

WHEREAS, a Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (“FGEIS”) was completed and Notices of Completion for the FGEIS were issued by the co-lead agencies on November 8, 2004.

WHEREAS, the FGEIS identified significant adverse impacts and proposed mitigation measures that are summarized in the Co-Lead Agency Findings Statement set forth in Exhibit A to the Reports of the City Planning Commission approving said application and such summary is incorporated by reference herein; and

WHEREAS, modifications of the applications adopted by the City Planning Commission in the form of changes to ULURP Applications Nos. N 040500 (A) ZRM and C 040507 MMM were considered in a Technical Memorandum of the Co-Lead Agencies, dated November 17, 2004; and

WHEREAS, modifications of ULURP Applications Nos. C 040499 (A) ZMM and N 040500 (A) ZRM adopted by the City Council are considered in a Technical Memorandum of the Co-Lead Agencies, dated January 14, 2005;

Now, therefore be it



RESOLVED:

Having considered the FGEIS, with respect to the Application, the Council finds that:

(1) The FGEIS meets the requirements of 6 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 617;

Consistent with the social, economic and other essential considerations, from among the reasonable alternatives thereto, the actions to be approved are ones which minimize or avoid adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable; and

The adverse environmental impacts revealed in the FGEIS 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;

The Decision and the FGEIS and the Technical Memoranda described above 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 Section 197-d of the City Charter and on the basis of the Application and the Decision the Council approves the Decision.

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 January 19, 2005, on file in this office.





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