Some of the proceedings at the October 26th public meeting of Community Board 12 (CB 12) weren't included in the official minutes, and one error was made:
- CB 12 Board member Maggie Tobin has been asking the Department of Transportation [not the Police Department, as the official minutes erroneously state] to put a stop sign at a dangerous intersection--Chester Avenue and Louisa Street--since 2006.
- Ms. Tobin reported on the success of the Kensington World's Fair. She said that she wished City Councilmember David Greenfield had been there, and he responded that he had not been invited. But at the September public meeting, Ms. Tobin had extended an open invitation to everyone who was present, which included the councilmember.
- Ms. Tobin noted that Councilmember Greenfield had provided The New York Times with incorrect boundaries for an article about Borough Park. The article says that Borough Park is "Bounded by Fort Hamilton Parkway to the west, 60th Street to the south, McDonald Avenue and Bay Parkway to the east, and McDonald Avenue to the north, the neighborhood is home to more than 300 religious institutions, according to Councilman Greenfield." However, those boundaries would mean that a portion of Kensington--including P.S. 230--is in Borough Park. His response was that The New York Times made the mistake.
- Councilmember Greenfield said the B23 replacement failed because the vendors don't understand the communities. For example, bus service began during Jewish holidays, so the number of passengers was low. The vendor, not realizing the reason for the low ridership, adjusted the bus schedule. By then, the holidays had ended, and ridership had increased to what would be the typical number of passengers. Councilmember Greenfield will meet with the Department of Transportation in the next few weeks. Contracts should be made available to companies in the community.
- When the Variance Committee met, only six committee members were present. Eleven of its twenty members were needed to constitute a quorum. Phone calls were made, and three more members showed up. Committee Chair Peter Rebenwurzel "fired" (membership is an unpaid position) four of the members who weren't there, bringing the number needed for a quorum to nine. Mr. Rebenwurzel said he might "rehire" the four fired members the next day.
