BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 6
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING
JULY 15, 2010
ATTENDANCE:
D. ABRAHAM J. ARMER W.BLUM
H. LINK T. MISKEL M. MURPHY
R. SLOANE
EXCUSED:
D. GIULIANO A. MCKNIGHT G. REILLY
ABSENT:
S. BURZIO J. IGNERI R. OBERLENDER
M. RECA-HEYER J. THOMPSON M. VERRET
GUESTS:
O. JONES – REP. FOR HON. VELMANETTE MONTGOMERY, STATE SENATOR
KEVIN CLARKE – DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
E. PARADIS – DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
D. STANFORD – DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
M. HOLSTEIN - DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
D. PUCCI - DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
C. HRONES – DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
N. COX – COLUMBIA WATERFRONT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSN.
M. ROUSTAYI - COLUMBIA WATERFRONT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSN
***MINUTES***
Transportation Committee Meeting July 15, 2010
1. Presentation by NYC DEP: Traffic changes due to reconstruction of the waste water force main within the Degraw Street Flushing tunnel, the closing of the flushing tunnel, and Gowanus Pumping station. This is to affect three street locations; 201 Butler Street, Degraw Street at Tompkins Place and Columbia Street at Degraw Street.
DEP installs a TOS, (Temporary Oxygen System) to provide oxygen to the Gowanus Canal while the flushing tunnel is deactivated. The pump for this system is located at the foot of Degraw and Hoyt Streets. The following changes are going in to effect in order to facilitate the work; No parking on the south-side of Butler St. for 36 months from Bond to Nevins Sts. In Cobble Hill at Tompkins and Degraw Sts., they will be losing 10-15 parking spaces. Roy Sloane asked if any notification to community organizations or immediate neighbors was made. The
committee asked that DEP make be sure to give the appropriate notices to those concerned.
2. NYC DOT Chris Hrones reviewed the Original Presentation made by Ryan Russo in Nov. 09, Re: the proposed changes to traffic signage on the south-side of Union Street between 8th Avenue and Plaza Street. DOT was looking to have no parking on the south- side of Union Street from 7 AM-12 PM, 7days a week. After much deliberation, the committee decided to ask DOT to reconsider the time.
Jerry Armer made a motion, seconded by Bill Blum; to recommend to DOT that they consider changing the NO Standing signs to NO Parking signs on the south-side of Union Street from 7 AM to 10 PM 7 days a week.