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Council Member Riley opens the Zoning and Franchises subcommittee meeting and provides instructions
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Council Member Kevin C. Riley, chair of the subcommittee on zoning and franchises, opens the meeting and provides an overview of the agenda and procedures. He explains that the meeting will cover two dispositions of city-owned land related to the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan (AIM UP) and the 2510 Coney Island Avenue rezoning project. Riley also outlines the rules for public participation in the hybrid meeting format.
- The meeting is being held in a hybrid format, allowing both in-person and remote participation
- Public testimony is limited to two minutes per witness
- Written testimony can be submitted via email up to three days after the hearing closes
Kevin C. 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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I'm joined today by council member Hanks and council member Carr.
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Today, we are scheduled to hear four hearings.
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However, the 102 Dash 51 Queens Boulevard, which consists of LUs 269 and 270, and council member Schulman's district is being laid over to a future date.
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We will first hear a joint hearing of two dispositions of city owned land related to the Atlantic Avenue mixed use plan, also known as AIM UP, which we heard about last week.
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We will then hold a hearing regarding the project known as 2510 Coney Island excuse me, Coney Island Avenue rezoning.
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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 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 at 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 you will 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 that you would like the subcommittee to consider or if you have written testimony that you would like the subcommittee to consider, you may submit it.
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Instead of appearing in person, please email it to landusetestimony@counsel.nyc.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 or project name in the subject line of your email.
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We request that 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 the quorum 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 but may also submit transcript of such recordings to the sergeant at arms for inclusion in the hearing record.
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I will now open the joint public hearing regarding pre considers LUs hold on one minute.
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Excuse me.
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I will now open up the joint public hearing regarding preconsidered LUs known as 1134 Dash 1142 Pacific Street and 457 Northam Avenue, which are both related to AIM Up.
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Last week, we held a hearing regarding this neighborhood plan, and today, we are holding a joint hearing involving the disposition of two city owned parcels of land as part as a as part of AIM UP.
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The first city owned parcel of land at 1134 Dash 1142 Pacific Street is located in council member Hudson's district.
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The second city owned parcel at 457 North Trent Avenue is located in council member O'Sea's district.
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HPD will explain why the city is seeking disposition authority.
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For anyone wishing to testify regarding these two disposition remotely, you must register online by visiting the council's website at council.nyc.gov/landuse.
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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 landusetestimony@council.nyc.gov.
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I will now call the first applicant panel for this proposal, which consists of Justin Donlon.
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Counsel, can you please administer the affirmation?