BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 6
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
ATTENDANCE:
J. ARMER W. BLUM S. BURZIO
N. COX D. GIULIANO J. LEVIN
A. MCKNIGHT T. MISKEL R. OBERLENDER
R. RIGOLLI R. SLOANE J. THOMPSON
M. VERRET
EXCUSED:
J. COHN H. LINK G. REILLY
ABSENT:
D. ABRAHAM J. IGNERI V. MILNE
M. MURPHY
GUESTS:
M. FREEDMAN-SCHNAPP– REP. FOR HON. BRAD LANDER, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
P. RHEAUME – REP. FOR HON. YVETTE CLARK, MEMBER OF CONGRESS
I. LO RE – PARK SLOPE 5TH AVENUE BID
K. MAIER – OLD STONE HOUSE
F. XUEREB – CHAIRMAN, BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 7
J. BOTTI – VICE-CHAIRMAN, BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 7
C. HRONES – REP. FOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
D. DECOSTANZO
***MINUTES***
Presentation and discussion with the representatives for the Old Stone House on an ongoing community-based project involving the use of the 4th Street cul-de-sac west of 5th Avenue.
The meeting started at 6:40. There was a quorum present.
Kim Maier, the Executive Director of the Old Stone House gave a verbal presentation since her equipment wouldn’t cooperate. There has been an on-going conversation on this community based project and former CB6 chair, Irene LoRe has been part of the discussion and will continue to do so as Chair of the 5th Avenue BID.
In 2008, renovation took place of the entire back field. The playground is scheduled for May. The proposal for the cul-de-sac is to run a play street from 7:00am to 5:00pm.
June-November from 6:00am to 5:00pm, they ran a successful Farmers Market and hope to do so again. The play street would house several programs since the Old Stone House has run out of space. It would include: street theatre, youth games, sprinklers in the summer, etc.
The long term hope is to create partnership with Parks for the public space. Once the cul-de-sac can be used it will free up more space at the Old Stone House for other projects. Conversation for this project started last year.
The co-chair, Tom Miskel opened the floor for discussion
Chris Hrones of the Department of Transportation thinks Land Use may get it for the planning and designing of the space – long term. It could become a capital project.
Bill Blum - with regard to parking – little is used except for the teachers and there are no residences on the street to worry about it.
Jerry Armer agreed with Bill to eliminate parking in order to use the space.
Irene LoRe from the 5th Avenue BID agreed as well to get rid of the parking altogether.
Q – Have there been any complaints? A - No per Kim Maier.
Jerry Armer proposed that the DOT, the 5th Avenue BID and the Old Stone House make it a restricted street period.
VOTE: 10…..YEAS 1…..NAYS
MOTION APPROVED
A motion was made by Bill Blum and seconded by Tom Miskel to approve the minutes of the meeting held on January 20, 2011.
FYI
A discussion on the bike path for Prospect Park West and DOT was not recorded but will appear on an agenda at a later date…All present agreed to ending the discussion.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15pm.
The minutes were submitted by Andrea McKnight.