THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

RESOLUTION NO. 1283

Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 160054 MMK, an amendment to the City Map (L.U. No. 473).

By Council Members Greenfield and Richards

                     WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on September 19, 2016  its decision dated September 7, 2016 (the "Decision"), on the application submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, LLC, 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 an amendment to the City Map involving:

•                     the elimination, discontinuance and closing of a portion of Flatbush Avenue Extension at its intersection with Gold Street; and

•                     the adjustment of grades and block dimensions necessitated thereby;

including authorization for any acquisition or disposition of real property related thereto, in The Borough of Brooklyn, Community District 2, accordance with Map Nos. X-2745 and X-2746 dated April 1, 2016 and signed by the Borough President, (ULURP No. C 160054 MMK), Community District 2, Borough of Brooklyn (the “Application”);

WHEREAS, the Application is related to applications C 160030 ZMK (L.U. No. 472),  a zoning map amendment to rezone a C6-1 District and portion of a C6-4 District to a C6-6 District within the Special Downtown Brooklyn District; and N 160029 ZRK (L.U. No. 474), amendments to the Zoning Resolution by 385 Gold Property Investors IIA, LLC, modifying Article X, Chapter 1 (Special Downtown Brooklyn District) to add a C6-6 District and update its bulk and envelope regulations, and modifying Appendix F (Inclusionary Housing Designated Areas) to add a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area to the proposed project area;

                           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 October 5, 2016;

                           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, including the negative declaration (CEQR No. 15DME003K) issued on April 29, 2016 (the “Negative Declaration”);

RESOLVED:

The Council finds that the action described herein will have no significant impact on the environment as set forth in the Negative Declaration.

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 160054 MMK, incorporated by reference herein, the Council approves the Decision for an amendment to the City Map involving:

•                     the elimination, discontinuance and closing of a portion of Flatbush Avenue Extension at its intersection with Gold Street; and

•                     the adjustment of grades and block dimensions necessitated thereby;

including authorization for any acquisition or disposition of real property related thereto, in the Borough of Brooklyn, Community District 2, accordance with Map Nos. X-2745 and X-2746 dated April 1, 2016 and signed by the Borough President is approved; and be it further

RESOLVED:

Pursuant to Section 5-432 of the New York City Administrative Code, the City Planning Commission determines that “such closing or discontinuance will further the health, safety, pedestrian or vehicular circulation, housing, economic development or general welfare of the City”; and be it further

RESOLVED:

Pursuant to Section 5-433 of the New York City Administrative Code, the City Planning Commission adopts the legally required number of counterparts of Map Nos. X-2745 and X-2746 dated April 1, 2016 providing for the discontinuance and closing of a portion of Flatbush Avenue Extension at its intersection with Gold Street being more particularly described as follows:

DISCONTINUING AND CLOSING FLATBUSH AVENUE EXTENSION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH GOLD STREET

In the matter of discontinuing and closing Flatbush Avenue Extension at its intersection with Gold Street, Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, in accordance with Borough President Map No. X-2746:

Starting at a Point of Beginning located at the intersection of the westerly street line of Flatbush Avenue Extension and the easterly street line of Gold Street, as those streets were hereinbefore laid out on the City Map;

1)                     Running thence southerly, along the projection of the westerly line of Flatbush Avenue Extension, 122.78 feet to its intersection with the former southerly street line of Flatbush Avenue Extension, discontinued and closed;

2)                     Running thence westerly, along said southerly line of Flatbush Avenue Extension, discontinued and closed, said course forming a deflection angle to the right with the last mentioned course of 113 degrees 30 minutes 11 seconds, 47.73 feet to its intersection with the easterly street line of Gold Street;

3)                     Running thence northerly, along said easterly street line of Gold Street, said course forming a deflection angle to the right with the last mentioned course of 89 degrees 21 minutes 49 seconds, 112.60 feet, the Point or Place of Beginning.

The area described above consists of 2,686 square feet, more or less, located in Section 7 of the Kings County Land Map.

All such approvals being 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 Nos. X-2745 and X-2746 dated April 1, 2016 are filed with the appropriate agencies in accordance with Section 198 subsection c of the New York City Charter and Section 5-435 of the New York City Administrative Code; and

b.                     The subject streets to be discontinued and closed shall be discontinued and closed on the day following the day on which such maps adopted by this resolution shall be filed in the offices specified by law.

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 November 16, 2016, on file in this office.

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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council