THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

RESOLUTION NO. 1772

Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 210326 PCM (L.U. No. 856), a site selection and acquisition of property located at 495 Eleventh Avenue (Block 685, Lot 38), Borough of Manhattan, for use as an NYPD vehicle storage facility.

By Council Members Salamanca and Moya

                           WHEREAS, New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), filed an application pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter for the site selection and acquisition of property located at 495 Eleventh Avenue (Block 685, Lot 38), for use an as NYPD vehicle storage facility, which in conjunction with the related actions would facilitate the development of a 57-story mixed-use building with affordable and supportive housing, hotel, office, retail and an NYPD vehicle storage facility at 495 Eleventh Avenue in Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan Community District 4 1 (ULURP No. C 210326 PCM) (the “Application”);

                     WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on September 17, 2021 its decision dated September 1, 2021 (the "Decision") on the Application;

                     WHEREAS, the Application is related to applications C 210324 ZMM (L.U. No. 854), a zoning map amendment to rezone from an M1-5 to a C6-4 zoning district and extend the Special Hudson Yards District (SHYD); and N 210325 ZRM (L.U. No. 855), a zoning text amendment to modify Article IX, Chapter 3 of the Zoning Resolution (ZR) to establish a new Subdistrict G within the Special Hudson Yards District (SHYD) and modify Appendix F to establish a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) area;

                     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 September 24, 2021;

                           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 Revised Positive Declaration issued October 1^st, 2019, which supersedes the Positive Declaration issued March 23^rd, 2018 (CEQR No. 18DME001M) and a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for which a Notice of Completion was Issued on August 20, 2021 which identified significant adverse impacts with respect to shadows, transportation (traffic and pedestrians), and construction (traffic and pedestrians); and significant adverse impacts related to hazardous materials and noise would be avoided through the placement of (E) designations (E-610) on the project site.  The identified adverse impacts and proposed mitigation measures under the proposed actions are summarized in Chapter 18 “Mitigation” of the FEIS.

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, adopted herein is one which minimizes or avoids environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable;

(3)                     The adverse environmental impacts disclosed in the FEIS will be minimized or avoided to the greatest extent practicable.

                     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 210326 PCM, incorporated by reference herein, and the record before the Council, the Council approves the Decision for the site selection and acquisition of the Site for use as an NYPD vehicle storage facility.

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 October 21, 2021, on file in this office.

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