THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 487
Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 100275 PQM (L.U. No. 195), for the acquisition of a surface easement generally bounded by West 155th Street, St. Nicholas Avenue and St. Nicholas Place (Block 2069, p/o Lot 21), to facilitate vehicular parking, access, storage and emergency staging in Community District 9, Borough of Manhattan.
By Council Members Comrie and Levin
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on September 17, 2010 its decision dated September 15, 2010 (the "Decision") on the application submitted pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Department of Environmental Protection, for the acquisition of a surface easement generally bounded by West 155th Street, St. Nicholas Avenue and St. Nicholas Place (Block 2069, p/o Lot 21), to facilitate vehicular parking, access, storage and emergency staging. This action, in conjunction with the related actions, would facilitate the development of a 13-story mixed-use building with affordable housing, community facility and children museum space, Community District 9, Borough of Manhattan, (the "Site"), (ULURP No. C 100275 PQM) (the "Application");
WHEREAS, the Application is related to ULURP Applications Numbers C 100274 PPM (L.U. No. 194), an application by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to dispose of a surface easement located on Block 2069, part of Lot 26 in Manhattan; and C 100277 ZMM (L.U. No. 196), a Zoning Map Amendment from C8-3 and R7-2, to R8A, Broadway Housing Development Fund Company, Inc., applicant.
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, 2010;
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the relevant environmental issues and the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for which a Notice of Completion was issued on September 3, 2010 (CEQR No. 10DCP031M);
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use implications and other policy issues relating to the Decision and Application;
RESOLVED:
Having considered the FEIS, with respect to the 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 to be approved is one which minimizes or avoids adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable; and
(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, pursuant to a Restrictive Declaration, dated July 13, 2010, those mitigative measures that were identified as practicable;
(4) The Decision and the FEIS constitute the written statement of facts, and of social, economic and other factors and standards, that form the basis of the decision, pursuant to 6 N.Y.C.R.R. §617.11(d).
Pursuant to Sections 197-d and 200 of the City Charter and on the basis of the Application and Decision, and based on the environmental determination and consideration described in the report for the related application, C 100277 ZMM, the Council approves the Decision.
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 13, 2010, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council