Wednesday, February 8, 2023

COMMUNITY BOARD 7 MEETING VIRTUALLY (WINDSOR TERRACE, GREENWOOD HEIGHTS, SOUTH SLOPE, AND SUNSET PARK)

 

Community Board 7 Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 15th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Community Board 7 will hold its monthly public meeting remotely on Wednesday, February 15th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

CB 7 is the liaison between city agencies and the residents, business owners, and employees of Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights, South Slope, and Sunset Park.

Attendees will have two opportunities to address the board (items 6 and 14 on the agenda below). If you have any concerns, questions, needs, problems, suggestions, or solutions that you'd like to share with CB 7 board members, you can raise them at that time.

Register to join the Zoom webinar from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android device, or landline at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gJ4Km7umQ8q6wuuC5JXoswOr view the meeting on CB 7's YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/2Rl39PO.


After you register, you'll receive an e-mail confirming that you registered. It will also give instructions on joining the webinar from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android phone, or landline/wired phone.


From the website: 
The Board's boundaries are the waterfront on the west, the Long Island Railroad cut to the South (approximately 65th Street); Our boundary extends north on 8th Avenue from 62nd Street to Greenwood Cemetery. We include all of the cemetery and the land between it and Prospect Park to Caton Avenue on the east. Our northern border is on 15th Street from Park Circle to Hamilton Avenue and continues on Hamilton Avenue to the Gowanus Canal.
Every neighborhood in New York City is represented by an all-volunteer community board that serves as the liaison between neighborhood residents and city agencies. Board members are appointed by the borough president.
 
Members of the public are welcome to serve on a committee without being a board member. Descriptions of the committees are posted at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb7/committees/committees.page. Contact the Community Board 7 office to learn more.


Proposed agenda: 


1.   Pledge of Allegiance

2.   Roll Call

3.   Opening of the meeting

4.   Adoption of the agenda

5.   Adoption of the minutes of the January 18, 2023 board meeting

6.   Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on topics covered in the committee reports)

7.   Committee Reports: 

    A) Transportation Committee (Vote required) – 1. Revocable consent for City Harvest to operate at 150 52nd Street, 2. Presentation from NYC Office of Technology & Innovation with Citybridge on the installation of LinkNYC kiosks in CB7, 3. Discussion on neighborhood loading zones in CB7 

    B) Housing Committee (Vote required) – 1. Presentation from the New York Foundation for Senior Citizens on the Home Sharing Program, 2. Presentation from Reside New York on the application process for affordable housing units at 875 4th Avenue, 3. NYC Voluntary Cleanup Program for 179 22nd Street, 4. Presentation from Right to Counsel 
    C) Public Safety Committee (No vote required) – 1. Presentation on the NYU Building Bridges Security Guard Training Program, 2. Meet and greet with Metropolitan Detention Center/BOP staff 
    D) Economic Development-Waterfront Committee (No vote required) – 1. Presentation from Equinor – a. Project overview and local opportunities for engagement, b. South Brooklyn Marine Terminal overview and timeline, c. Operations and maintenance base, d. Plan ahead-Future engagement and timeline 
    E) Ability and Access Committee (No vote required) – 1. Presentation from the Mayor’s Office of People with Disabilities on the services and resources MOPD provides, 2. Raising awareness about the role MOPD play in supporting city agencies 

8.   Roll Call

9.   Elected Officials and Representatives

10. Chairperson’s Report

11. District Manager’s Report

12. Old Business

13. New Business

14. Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on any topic)

15. Adjournment

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Community Board 7
4201 4th Avenue (entrance on 43rd Street) (map)
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
phone: (718) 854-0003
fax: (718) 436-1142
bk07 @ cb.nyc.gov