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Council Member Kevin Riley opens the subcommittee meeting and explains procedures
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Council Member Kevin Riley opens the subcommittee meeting on zoning and franchises, welcoming attendees and introducing committee members. He outlines the agenda, which includes two public hearings: one on a mixed-use residential building proposal in South Jamaica, Queens, and another on a sidewalk cafe application in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Riley then explains the meeting procedures, including how to testify and submit written testimony.
- The meeting is held in a hybrid format, allowing both in-person and remote participation.
- Public testimony is limited to two minutes per witness.
- The first hearing concerns LUs 239 and 240, relating to the 123-12 Sutphin Boulevard rezoning proposal in Queens.
- The proposal includes approximately 125 apartments, with 31 being permanently affordable under mandatory inclusionary housing.
Kevin Riley
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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to a meeting of the subcommittee on zoning and franchises.
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I'm council member Kevin Riley, chair of the subcommittee.
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Today, I'm joined by speaker Adams.
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Remotely, we're joined by council member Moya, Abreu, and in person, we're joined by council members Schulman, Carr, and Marte.
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Today, we are scheduled to hold two public hearings.
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The first public hearing concerns a proposal to develop a mixed use residential building in South Jamaica, Queens.
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The second hearing concerns a sidewalk cafe application along Canal Street in the Lower East Side Of Manhattan.
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I will now go over the hearing procedures.
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This meeting is being held in hybrid format.
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Members of the public who wish to testify may testify in person or through Zoom.
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Members of the public wishing to testify remotely may register by visiting the New York City Council's website at www.council.nyc.gov/landuse to sign up.
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And for those of you in here in person, please see one of the sergeant at arms to prepare and submit a speaker's card.
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Members of the public may also view a live stream broadcast of this meeting on the council's website.
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When you are called to testify before the subcommittee, if you are joining us remotely, you will remain muted until recognized by myself to speak.
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When you are recognized, your microphone will be unmuted.
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We will limit public testimony to two minutes per witness.
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If you have additional testimony you would like the subcommittee to consider, or if you have written testimony you would like to submit instead of appearing in person, please email it to landustestimonycouncil.
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Nyc dot gov.
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Written testimony may be submitted up to three days after the hearing is closed.
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Please indicate the LU number and the project name in the subject line of your email.
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We request that the witnesses joining us remotely remain in the meeting until excused by myself, as council members may have questions.
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Lastly, for everyone attending today's meeting, this is a government proceeding and decoring must be observed at all times.
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Members of the public are asked not to speak during the meeting unless you are testifying.
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The witness table is reserved for people who are called to testify, and no video recording or photography is allowed from the witness table.
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Further, members of the public may not present audio or video recording as testimony, but may submit transcript of such recording to the sergeant at arms for inclusion in the hearing record excuse me, in the hearing's record.
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I will now open public hearing on LUs two thirty nine and two forty relating to the 123 Dash 12 Suffern Boulevard rezoning proposal in Speaker Adams District.
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The proposal seeks a rezoning to develop a mixed use residential and community facility building in South Jamaica, Queens with approximately 125 apartments.
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The apartments will be above a house of worship on the Ground Floor and seller be owned and operated by the applicant.
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This new development will have 55 surface parking spaces at the rear of the building.
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The proposal also involves the mapping of mandatory inclusionary housing, and the result, approximately 31 of the apartments will be permanently affordable.
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For anyone wishing to testify on these items remotely, if you have not already done so, you must register online by visiting the council's website at council.nyc.gov/laneuse.
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For anyone with us in person, please see one of the sergeants at arms to submit a speaker's card.
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If you would prefer to submit written testimony, you can always do so by emailing it to landustestimonycouncil.
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Nyc dot gov.
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I would now like to recognize Speaker Adams for her opening remarks.