THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

RESOLUTION NO. 966

Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 040417 MMK, an amendment to the City Map (L.U. No. 428).

By Council Members Katz and Avella

                     WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on March 14, 2005 its decision dated March 14, 2005 (the "Decision"), on the application submitted by the New York City Department of City Planning and the Department of Parks and Recreation, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 199 of the New York City Charter and Section 5-430 et. seq. of the New York City Administrative Code for a change in the City Map involving:  the elimination, discontinuance and closing of a portion of North 11^th Street between Kent Avenue and the United States Pierhead Line; the establishment of Inlet Park; the delineation of a sewer corridor; the adjustment of grades necessitated thereby; and any acquisition or disposition of real property related thereto, Community District 1, Borough of Brooklyn,  in accordance with Map Nos. Y-2676 and V-2677 dated September 28, 2004 and signed by the Borough President  (ULURP No. C 040417 MMK) (the "Application");

WHEREAS, the Application is related to ULURP Applications Numbers N 050110 (A) ZRK (L.U. No. 424), an amendment to the text of the Zoning Resolution Article II, Chapter 3 (Bulk Regulations for Residential Buildings in Residence Districts) and Article VI, Chapter 2 (Special Regulations Applying in the Waterfront Area); Article XII, Chapter 3 (Special Mixed Use District) specifying a Special Mixed Use District (MX-8) in Greenpoint-Williamsburg, Community District 1, Brooklyn; and the elimination of Article IX, Chapter 7 (Special Northside Mixed Use District) and Article X, Chapter 8 (Special Franklin Street Mixed Use District); C 050111 (A) ZMK  (L.U. No. 425), an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section Nos. 8d, 9b, 12c, 12d, 13a and 13b to rezone approximately 184 blocks to R6, C2-4/R6, C1-4/R6, R6B, C2-4/R6B, C1-4/R6B, R6A, C2-4/R6A, C1-4/R6A, R8, C2-4/R8, M1-2, M1-2/R6B, M1-2/R6A, M1-2/R6, M1-2/R7A, and MX-8;  C 040415 MMK (L.U. No. 426), an amendment to the City Map involving the elimination, discontinuance and closing of a portion of North 12^th Street between Kent Avenue and the U.S. Pierhead Line, the establishment of Inlet Park, and the delineation of sewer corridors; C 040416 MMK (L.U. No. 427),  an amendment to the City Map involving the elimination of a portion of Quay Street between West Street and the U.S. Bulkhead Line, the establishment of Inlet Park, and the delineation of a sewer corridor; and C 040418 MMK (L.U. No. 429), an amendment to the City Map involving the elimination, discontinuance  and closing of portions of North 9^th Street and North 10^th Street between Kent Avenue and the U.S. Pierhead Line, and the establishment of Inlet Park;

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                           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 4, 2005;

                           WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use implications and other policy issues relating to the Decision and Application; and

                           WHEREAS, the Council has considered the relevant environmental issues; and

It was determined that the proposed action may have a significant effect on the environment, and that an environmental impact statement would be required.  A Positive Declaration was issued on October 8, 2003, and distributed, published and filed, and the applicant was asked to prepare or have prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). A public meeting on the Draft Scope of Work for the DEIS was held on November 13, 2003, and the Final Scope of Work for the DEIS was issued on June 4, 2004.

The lead agency prepared a DEIS and a Notice of Completion for the DEIS was issued on October 4, 2004.  Pursuant to the SEQRA regulations and the CEQR procedures, a joint public hearing was held on the DEIS on January 19, 2005, in conjunction with the public hearing on this ULURP item (N 050110 (A) ZRK) and the related items (C 040415 MMK, C 040416 MMK, C 040417 MMK, C040418 MMK, N050110 ZRK, C 050111 ZMK, and C 050111(A) ZMK).

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was completed, and a Notice of Completion of the FEIS was issued on March 4, 2005.  The FEIS included an alternative, the Revised Affordable Housing Bonus Incentive (Revised AHBI) Alternative, which reflects the modified ULURP applications (N 050110 (A) ZRK and C 050111(A) ZMK) that were submitted subsequent to the issuance of the DEIS. On March 11, 2005, subsequent to the issuance of the FEIS, a Technical Memorandum was completed which addresses the potential impacts of certain CPC modifications to the modified applications (N050110 (A) ZRK and C050111 (A) ZMK).

RESOLVED:

                           Pursuant to Sections 197-d and 199 of the New York City Charter, the Council approves the Decision.

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Adopted.

                           Office of the City Clerk, }

                           The City of New York,  } ss.:

                                                        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 11, 2005, on file in this office.

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