THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK RESOLUTION NO. 1712 Title Resolution approving an Urban Development Action Area Project located at 231 Tompkins Avenue (Block 1786/Lot 03), 235 Tompkins Avenue (Block 1786/Lot 01), 249 Tompkins Avenue (Block 1791/Lot 07), 301 Tompkins Avenue (Block 1805/Lot 01), 234 Spencer Street (Block 1762/Lot 69), 593 Gates Avenue (Block 1810/Lot 61), 595 Gates Avenue (Block 1810/Lot 60), and 1055 Bedford Avenue (Block 1797/Lot 07), Brooklyn, and waiving the urban development action area designation requirement and the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, pursuant to Sections 693 and 694 of the General Municipal Law (L.U. No. 937; 20015128 HAK). Body By Council Members Eisland and Linares WHEREAS, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development ("HPD") submitted to the Council on November 30, 2000 its request dated November 28, 2000 that the Council take the following actions regarding an Urban Development Action Area Project (the "Project") located at 231 Tompkins Avenue (Block 1786/Lot 03), 235 Tompkins Avenue (Block 1786/Lot 01), 249 Tompkins Avenue (Block 1791/Lot 07), 301 Tompkins Avenue (Block 1805/Lot 01), 234 Spencer Street (Block 1762/Lot 69), 593 Gates Avenue (Block 1810/Lot 61), 595 Gates Avenue (Block 1810/Lot 60), and 1055 Bedford Avenue (Block 1797/Lot 07), Borough of Brooklyn (the "Disposition Area"): 1. Find that the present status of the Disposition Area tends to impair or arrest the sound growth and development of the municipality and that the proposed Urban Development Action Area Project is consistent with the policy and purposes of Section 691 of the General Municipal Law; 2. Waive the area designation requirement of Section 693 of the General Municipal Law pursuant to said Section; 3. Waive the requirements of Sections 197-c and 197-d of the New York City Charter pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law; and 4. Approve the Project as an Urban Development Action Area Project pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law; ____________ Page 2 of 3 20015128 HAK Reso. No. 1712 (L.U. No. 937) WHEREAS, the Project is to be developed on land that is now a municipally-owned area as defined in Section 692 of the General Municipal Law, consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of existing private or multiple dwellings or the construction of one to four unit dwellings, and does not require any change in land use permitted under the New York City Zoning Resolution; WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Project on January 9, 2001; WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use implications and other policy issues relating to the Project; RESOLVED: The Council finds that the present status of the Disposition Area tends to impair or arrest the sound growth and development of the City of New York and that a designation of the Project as an urban development action area project is consistent with the policy and purposes stated in Section 691 of the General Municipal Law. The Council waives the area designation requirement of the Disposition Area as an urban development action area under Section 693 of the General Municipal Law pursuant to said Section. The Council waives the requirements of Sections 197-c and 197-d of the New York City Charter pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law. The Council approves the Project as an urban development action area project pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law. The Project shall be disposed of and developed upon the terms and conditions in the Project Summary that HPD has submitted to the Council, a copy of which is attached hereto. ____________ Page 3 of 3 20015128 HAK Reso. No. 1712 (L.U. No. 937) 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 January 24, 2001, on file in this office. ............................................ City Clerk, Clerk of Council