Thursday, February 13, 2020

The meeting was not as short as the agenda may have suggested, but that is a reflection of the thought and care our members put into our deliberations.

The meeting was not as short as the agenda may have suggested, but that is a reflection of the thought and care our members put into our deliberations.

We got started by approving the January minutes , and our Chair, Peter Fleming, gave his report focussing on work the board is doing and will continue to do in terms of updating our Responsible Development Policies. Peter also mentioned that he’d spoken with representatives for the new owners of the 5 th Avenue Key Food site who said that groundbreaking is anticipated for this fall and that they would adhere to the agreement ensuring that a supermarket remains at the location.

Following the chair's report David Briggs , our Landmarks Chair presented 2 applications for Certificates of Appropriateness (C of A). You may recall, from reading the agenda or yesterday’s newsletter, that our Landmarks Committee had recommended approval the “C of A” at 895 Union Street while recommending disapproval for 187 Amity Street . It’s important to mention that because the full board overturned both of those recommendations.

895 Union Street’s application for a rear yard extension was, narrowly, disapproved while their request to replace non-visible mechanical equipment on the roof was approved.

187 Amity Street’s application for a two-story rear yard addition was overwhelmingly approved . The importance of efficient energy uses, such as window type used in passive house design in this case, was valued more than traditional casement windows.

After the voting portion of the evening, I reminded folks that Friday, February 14th, is the deadline to apply for CB membership and a  change of party registration before the presidential primary. I also mentioned tonight’s BQX forum and thanked people for signing up to receive these emails.

The final 2 items were community session and elected official reports.

During the community session, we heard from NYU , FDNY , the Civilian Complaint Review Board , and the Office of Emergency Management .

Finally, we heard from reps for Borough President Adams , Congresswoman Velasquez , State Senators Kavanagh , Montgomery and Myrie , Assemblymember’s Carroll and Simon , and Councilmembers Lander and Levin .

If reading the recap makes you want to know more about what’s going on in our community, please keep reading.

Have a great evening and feel free to share  this   information  however you’d like.

This is the web archive of a newsletter originally sent by email to Brooklyn Community Board 6 subscribers on Thursday, February 13, 2020. The email edition may contain additional event listings and links.