BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD SIX
P.S. 133
610 BALTIC STREET
MAY 8, 2019
**THESE MINUTES ARE CONSIDERED A DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED AT THE SUBSEQUENT
GENERAL BOARD MEETING**
ATTENDANCE
PRESENT:
V. ALEXANDER P. BLAKE L. BRANCH
D. BRIGGS K. BROUGHTON F. BROWN
J. BROWN E. CAUSIL-RODRIGUEZ R. FERGUSON P. FLEMING R. FREEMAN H. GRAUBARD
K. GURL V. HERAMIA G. KELLY
A. KRASNOW V. KRISHNAMOORTHY D. KUMMER
H. LINK S. LONIAL R.LUFTGLASS
E. MCCLURE T. MISKEL H. PRATTS
K. PARK PRICE A. RAMDHARI B. REIN
J. REISCHEL D. SCOTTO M. SHAMES
J. SKALLER K. SMALLS J. THOMPSON S. TURET D. WILLIAMS N. ZEPHYRIN
EXCUSED:
J. ARMER P. BASILE R. LEVINE
C. PIGOTT J. SMITH
ABSENT:
M. CARTER J. HEYER F. JEAN
J. KRAUSE-VILMAR J. MORALES E. SANTOGADE
GUESTS:
HON. JO ANNE SIMON, STATE ASSMEBLY MEMBER
HON. BRAD LANDER, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
M. FLYNN, COUNCIL MEMBER LANDER’S REPRESENTATIVE
J. LOWELL, BOROUGH PRESIDENT ADAMS’S REPRESENTATIVE
R. GROSS, ASSEMBLY MEMBER SIMON’S REPRESENTATIVE
O. JONAS, STATE SENATOR MONTGOMERY’S REPRESENTATIVE
D. ZUCKERMAN, STATE SENATOR KAVANAGH’S REPRESENTATIVE
D. WILEY, CONGRESSWOMAN CLARKE’S REPRESENTATIVE
Complete list of meeting attendees on file at District Office. Chairperson Peter Fleming called the meeting to order at 6:50 P.M. 1
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Board Member Pauline Blake made a motion to accept the minutes of the April general meeting, seconded by Board Member Dolly Williams.
VOTE: 30 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSTENTION
MOTION PASSED
TIME: 6:54 P.M.
CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT…………………………………………...PETER FLEMING, BOARD CHAIR
Board Chair Peter Fleming offered only brief remarks by again outlining the Board’s work on the to-be-discussed response letter to the recently published draft scoping of the Department of City Planning’s proposed Gowanus Rezoning – specifically that work which has been done by and in the Landmarks & Land Use Committee and a series of exchanges between various Board members in the drafting process of the response letter.
DISTRICT MANAGER’S REPORT……………………..MICHAEL RACIOPPO, DISTRICT MANAGER
Mr. Racioppo made brief comments updating the Board and all attendees on the up-coming meeting schedule and highlighting that over the last few months each committee has had active and productive meetings.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE…………………………………………...PETER FLEMING, BOARD CHAIR
Board Chair Peter Fleming brought to the floor the draft response letter to the recently published draft scoping of the Department of City Planning’s proposed Gowanus Rezoning, a letter to which many Board Members as well as the District Office staff had contributed to thus far.
Conversation ensued among Board Members for the better part of the forty-five minutes, with some Board Members posing questions, comments, and concerns relevant to the content and tone of the letter, followed by response from those who have been most directly involved in the drafting.
Given the timeline for response, the Board settled on a plan of action which allowed Members to spend a few days further reviewing the letter and offering final thoughts and edits, which would then be implemented before the final draft of the letter was reviewed by the Executive Committee.
Motion: To empower the Executive Committee to consider, implement, and approve final changes to the drafted response letter to the recently published draft scoping of the Department of City Planning’s proposed Gowanus Rezoning.
VOTE: 35 YEAS, 1 NAY, 0 ABSTENTIONS
MOTION PASSED
TIME: 8:03 P.M.
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LANDMARKS & LAND USE COMMITTEE………….……………...………DAVID BRIGGS, CO-CHAIR
……………………….……MARK SHAMES, CO-CHAIR
Landmarks Committee Chair David Briggs reported that the committee considered a Certificate of Appropriateness at 20 Verandah Place in the Cobble Hill Historic District.
Motion: Approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a new rear-yard extension and installation of front windows on the roof of a proposed extension at 20 Verandah Place, Cobble Hill Historic District.
VOTE: 36 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSTENTIONS
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
TIME: 8:10 P.M.
PERMITS & LICENSES COMMITTEE………….…………………………RACHEL FREEMAN, CHAIR
Permits & Licenses chair Rachel Freeman reported that the committee reviewed a new on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority at 72 5th Avenue.
Motion: Approval of new on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority at 72 5th Avenue.
VOTE: 36 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSTENTIONS
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
TIME: 8:12 P.M.
Permits & Licenses chair Rachel Freeman reported that the committee reviewed a new on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority at 545 President Street.
Motion: Approval of new on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority at 545 President Street.
VOTE: 36 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSTENTIONS
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
TIME: 8:14 P.M.
Permits & Licenses chair Rachel Freeman reported that the committee reviewed a new on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority at 234 Flatbush Avenue.
Motion: Approval of new on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority at 234 Flatbush Avenue.
VOTE: 35 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSTENTION
MOTION PASSED
TIME: 8:17 P.M.
NEW/OTHER BUSINESS
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Due to a miscommunication with the hosting location, the Full Board meeting was adjourned immediately following the Permits & Licenses presentations.
Motion: by Board Member David Briggs; seconded by Board Member Dolly Williams. To adjourn the meeting.
VOTE: 36 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSTENTIONS
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
TIME: 8:20 P.M.
Minutes submitted into the District Office by Assistant District Manager Ty Beatty on May 31, 2019.
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