THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

RESOLUTION NO. 988

Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on Application No. C 190115 PPR, for the disposition of city-owned property, pursuant to zoning (Preconsidered L.U. No. 422).

By Council Members Salamanca and Moya

WHEREAS, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, filed an application pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter for the disposition of one city-owned property located at 55 Stuyvesant Place (Block 9, Lot 9) (the “Disposition Area”), pursuant to zoning, which in conjunction with several related actions to facilitate land use modifications associated with the Bay Street Corridor Neighborhood Plan, a comprehensive planning effort to foster a vibrant, mixed-use corridor with opportunities for affordable housing that connects the surrounding communities of St. George, Tompkinsville and Stapleton along a 20-block non-contiguous stretch of Bay Street in Community District 1, Staten Island (Application No. C 190115 PPR) (the “Application”);

WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on April 22, 2019, its decision dated April 22, 2019 (the “Decision”) on the Application;

WHEREAS, the Application is related to applications C 190113 ZMR (Pre. L.U. No. 420), a zoning map amendment; N 190114(A) ZRR (Pre. L.U. No. 421), a zoning text amendment; and C 190179(A) HAR (Pre. L.U. No. 423), an Urban Development Action Area (UDAA) and Urban Development Area Action Project (UDAAP) designation and project approval and disposition of City-owned property;

WHEREAS, the Decision is subject to review and action by the Council pursuant to Section 197-d of the City Charter;

WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Decision and Application on May 14, 2019;

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, including the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for which a Notice of Completion was issued on April 11, 2019 (CEQR No. 16DCP156R) which concluded the proposed actions and A-Text Alternative as analyzed in the FEIS identified significant adverse impacts related to community facilities, open space, historic and cultural resources, transportation and construction including an (E) designations to avoid the potential for significant adverse impacts related to hazardous materials, air quality, and noise (the “E” Designation (E-429)).

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;

(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, those project components related to environmental 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 this determination, 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 Decision and Application, and based on the environmental determination and consideration described in the report, C 190115 PPR, incorporated by reference herein, and the record before the Council, the Council approves the Decision for the disposition of one City-owned property located at 55 Stuyvesant Place (Block 9, Lot 9), pursuant to zoning.

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 June 26, 2019, on file in this office.

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                     City Clerk, Clerk of The Council