7:15 PM – PUBLIC HEARING – with respect to the City’s Preliminary Budget Statement and Register of Budget Requests for
Fiscal Year 2011. (Documents from the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget will be available for review at the CB14 Office as well
as on the evening of the public hearing)
7:30 PM – REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14 – The regular monthly meeting of Community
Board 14 will commence immediately following the public hearings.

Please Note: There will be no public discussion on any matter on which a public hearing was previously held

A G E N D A

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MINUTES
3. DISTRICT MANAGER’S REPORT
4. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:

a) Election of Officers

Alvin M. Berk, Chairman
Edward Powell, First Vice-Chair
Carmen Cerio-Belle, Second Vice-Chair
Gail L. Smith, Third Vice-Chair
Joseph Dweck, Secretary
Members-at-Large (2) – Candidates: Li Ng Chao; Lawrence Hilonowitz; Ephraim Nierenberg

b) Recommendation – Special Permit – 3114 Bedford Avenue – BSA# 15-10-BZ

5. TOPICAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

a) Education, Libraries and Cultural Affairs
b) Transportation
c) Youth Services
d) Human Services
e) Public Safety
f) Community Environment

6. SPECIAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

a) Attendance Committee
b) Task Force on the Revitalization of the Junction Area
c) Legal/By-Laws Committee

7. PUBLIC SESSION
8. ADJOURNMENT

Thursday, March 4, 2010, Public Hearing (1), CB14 District Office, 810 East 16th Street, 7:00 PM

SPECIAL PERMIT: An application for a Special Permit has been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA),
pursuant to Zoning Resolution of the City of New York §73-622, to enlarge a single or two-family detached or semi-detached
residence within the designated R2 district bounded by Avenue I, Nostrand Avenue, Kings Highway, Avenue O and Ocean
Avenue in Community Board 14 in the Borough of Brooklyn.

7:00 PM – 3114 Bedford Avenue, between Avenue I and Avenue J, Block 7588, Lot 80, BSA# 15-10-BZ – Applicant’s
Representative: Dennis D. Dell’Angelo, 718-720-4105

Thursday, February 18, 2010, Executive & Interested Members, CB14 District Office, 810 E 16th Street, 7 PM

1. Chairman’s Report – Alvin M. Berk
2. Roundtable discussion with representatives of the Buildings Department, Department of City Planning and Mayor’s Office on General Compliance and Enforcement of Zoning & Building Department issues
3. Other business

Wednesday, February 24, 2010, Education, Libraries & Cultural Affairs, CB14 District Office, 810 E 16th Street, 7 PM

1. Update on Brooklyn College Garden – Representatives of Brooklyn College and South Midwood Residence Association
2. Presentation on Brooklyn Public Library initiatives – Tambe Tysha-John, Cluster Leader, Brooklyn Public Library
3. Other business

Monday, February 1, 2010, Public Hearing (1), CB14 District Office, 810 E 16th Street, 7 PM

SPECIAL PERMIT: An application for a Special Permit has been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), pursuant to Zoning Resolution of the City of New York §73-622, to enlarge a single or two-family detached or semi-detached residence within the designated R2 district bounded by Avenue I, Nostrand Avenue, Kings Highway, Avenue O and Ocean Avenue in Community Board 14 in the Borough of Brooklyn.

7:00 PM – 1462 East 27th Street, between Avenue N and Avenue O, Block 7680, Lot 80, BSA# 332-09-BZ – Applicant’s Representative: Moshe M. Friedman, 845-356-3999

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14
PUBLIC SCHOOL 249
CATON AVENUE & MARLBOROUGH ROAD
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
7:30 PM

Please Note: There will be no public discussion on any matter on which a public hearing was previously held

A G E N D A

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MINUTES
3. DISTRICT MANAGER’S REPORT
4. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:

1. Report from the Nominating Committee
2. Nominations from the Floor
3. Recommendation – Special Permit – 1462 East 27th Street – BSA# 332-09-BZ

5. TOPICAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

1. Transportation
2. Youth Services
3. Human Services
4. Education, Libraries and Cultural Affairs
5. Public Safety
6. Community Environment

6. SPECIAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

1. Attendance Committee
2. Task Force on the Revitalization of the Junction Area
3. Legal/By-Laws Committee

7. PUBLIC SESSION
8. ADJOURNMENT

Monday, January 4, 2010, Public Hearings (3), CB14 District Office, 810 East 16th Street, 7 PM

SPECIAL PERMITS

Applications for Special Permits have been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), pursuant to Zoning Resolution of the City of New York §73-622, to enlarge single or two-family detached or semi-detached residences within the designated R2 district bounded by Avenue I, Nostrand Avenue, Kings Highway, Avenue O and Ocean Avenue in Community Board 14 in the Borough of Brooklyn.

7:00 PM – 1358-1360 East 28^th Street, between Avenue M and Avenue N, Block 7663, Lots 73 & 75 (Tentative 73), BSA# 307-09-BZ Applicant’s Representative: Lyra J. Altman, 212-867-3820

7:15 PM – 1092 East 22^nd Street, between Avenue J and Avenue K, Block 7603, Lot 54, BSA# 311-09-BZ, Applicant’s Representative: Eric Palatnik, 212-425-4343

ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT

7:30 PM – Citywide Residential Streetscape Preservation Text Amendment – ULURP# N100139ZRY – The Department of City Planning is proposing a city-wide zoning text amendment to preserve and enhance the streetscape character of residential neighborhoods.  The text amendment closes loopholes in front yard planting requirements, responds to concerns of Community Boards and elected officials related to inappropriate curb cuts and front yard parking pads, and clarifies parking requirements for new dwelling units created in existing homes, and for older residential buildings developed before there were parking requirements. – David Parish, NYC Department of City Planning

Additional Information on Zoning Text Amendment:

• NYC Department of City Planning Summary & Details
• Text Amendment

* Each public hearing will begin immediately following the previously scheduled hearing *

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14
EDWARD R. MURROW HIGH SCHOOL
AVENUE L & EAST 17^TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
7:30 PM

Please Note: There will be no public discussion on any matter on which a public hearing was previously held

A G E N D A

1.  CALL TO ORDER
2.  MINUTES
3.  DISTRICT MANAGER’S REPORT
4.  CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:

a)     Appointment of a Nominating Committee
b)    Motion to Invoke By-Laws Waiver (Section V.2)
c)     Recommendation – Special Permit – 1358-1360 East 28th Street, BSA# 307-09-BZ
d)    Recommendation – Special Permit – 1092 East 22^nd Street, BSA# 311-09-BZ
e)     Recommendation – Citywide Residential Streetscape Zoning Text Amendment – ULURP# N100139ZRY

5.  TOPICAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

a)     Human Services
b)    Transportation
c)     Education, Libraries and Cultural Affairs
d)    Community Environment
e)     Public Safety
f)     Youth Services

6. SPECIAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

g)    Task Force on the Revitalization of the Junction Area
h)     Attendance Committee
i)      Legal/By-Laws Committee

7.  PUBLIC SESSION
8.  ADJOURNMENT

Wednesday, January 20, 2010, Transportation Committee, CB14 District Office, 810 East 16^th Street, 7 PM

1. Presentation on the Flatbush/Nostrand Junction Streetscape Improvement – Representatives of the NYC Economic Development Corporation and RBA Group, consultants on the project
2. Presentation on the Nostrand Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project – Representatives of NYC Department of Transportation and NYC Transit Authority
3. Update on the Brighton Line Rehabilitation Project – Representatives of NYC Transit Authority and Granite Construction
4. Other business

Thursday, January 28, 2010, Youth Services Committee, CB14 District Office, 810 East 16^th Street, 7 PM

1. Planning session for Community Board 14’s 2010 Youth Conference

2. Other business.

Thursday, December 3, 2009, Community Environment, CB14 District Office, 810 East 16^th Street, 7 PM

1. Presentation and Discussion on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation proposal for Gas Drilling Using the Hydraulic Fracturing Method – Mav Moorhead, NYH2O

2. Update on Parks Department Issues – Philippe Pereira, Manager of Operations, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

3. Presentation on the Million Tree Planting Initiative within Community District 14 – Jeffrey Watson, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

4. Other business

Please Note: There will be no public discussion on any matter on which a public hearing was previously held

A G E N D A

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. MINUTES

3.  DISTRICT MANAGER’S REPORT

4. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:

a)    Recommendation – Potential Respite Home – 2018 Avenue J

b)    Recommendation – Special Permit – 2501 Avenue M – BSA# 293-09-BZ

c)    Recommendation – Extension of Time to Complete Construction – 1704 Avenue N – BSA# 64-07-A

5. TOPICAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

a)    Public Safety

b)    Community Environment

c)    Transportation

d)    Education, Libraries and Cultural Affairs

e)    Human Services

f)     Youth

SPECIAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

g)    Attendance Committee

h)    Task Force on the Revitalization of the Junction Area

i)      Legal/By-Laws Committee

6. PUBLIC SESSION

7. ADJOURNMENT

Wednesday, December 9, 2009, Human Services Committee, CB14 District Office, 810 E 16^th Street, 7 PM

1. Influenza Planning: A Briefing on Schools, Flu Shots and Health Care Resources – Tammy Lee Christensen,

Community Affairs, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

2. Update on the Temporary Homeless Housing at 800 East 12th Street – Amie Pospisil, Common Ground

3. Other Business

Dear Community Resident:

Please be advised that Community Board 14 has scheduled the following public hearings:

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009
Community Board 14 District Office
810 EAST 16^TH STREET
(between Avenue H and the Railroad Dead End)
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

** Please note that each public hearing will commence immediately following the previously scheduled hearing **

POTENTIAL RESPITE HOME

HASC Center and the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities have submitted an application a for a potential Respite Home to be located at 2018 Avenue J, between Ocean Avenue and East 21^st Street within Community District 14 in compliance with Section 41.34(e)(2) of the New York State Mental Hygiene Law. This Respite Home will be located in a seven-(7)-bedroom, two-story, detached house for up to eight (8) co-ed children with developmental disabilities. The agency will provide short term overnight living accommodations and continuous 24/7 supervision, which will give parents of disabled children a chance to have a day or a few days of relief so they can attend to other family needs, knowing that their child is being well cared for. The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) will license this program as Respite Home for the Mentally Retarded.

7:00 PM – 2018 Avenue J between Ocean Avenue and East 21^st Street, Residence Sponsor: Samuel Khan, Executive Director, HASC, 718-745-7575

SPECIAL PERMIT

An application for a Special Permit has been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), pursuant to Zoning Resolution of the City of New York §73-622, to enlarge a single or two-family detached or semi-detached residence within the designated R2 district bounded by Avenue I, Nostrand Avenue, Kings Highway, Avenue O and Ocean Avenue in Community Board 14 in the Borough of Brooklyn.

7:15 PM –– 2501 Avenue M, between Bedford Avenue and East 26^th Street, Block 7643, Lot 8,BSA# 293-09-BZ – Applicant’s Representative: Eric Palatnik, 212-425-4343

EXTENTION OF TIME TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION

An application has been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) to extend time to complete construction and to obtain a certificate of occupancy pursuant to the Board’s findings that the applicant has obtained common law vested rights.

7:30 PM – 1704 Avenue N, between East 17^th Street and East 18^th Street, Block 6755, Lot 1, BSA#64-07-A – Applicant’s Representative: Stewart A. Klein, 212-564-7560.

If you would like to testify at any of these public hearings, you should pre-register for speaking time by calling the board office at 718-859-6357.  You may, in addition, register to speak at the hearing on December 2^nd.

Monday, November 16, 2009, Public Safety Committee, CB14 District Office, 810 East 16th Street, 7:00 PM

1. State of the 70th Precinct – Deputy Inspector Ralph Monteforte, Commanding Officer, 70th Precinct

2. Presentation on Winter Fire Safety Education Programs – Representative of the New York City Fire Department

3. Presentation on a New Citywide Initiative between the New York State Unified Court System and the Mayor’s Office of
Criminal Justice – Benjamin Smith, Center for Court Innovation

4. Other business

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14
EDWARD R. MURROW HIGH SCHOOL
EAST 17th STREET & AVENUE L
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
7:30 PM

Please Note: There will be no public discussion on any matter on which a public hearing was previously held

A G E N D A

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MINUTES
3. DISTRICT MANAGER’S REPORT
4. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

a) Recommendation – Special Permit – BSA# 279-09-BZ – 2709 Avenue M

5. TOPICAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

a) Community Environment
b) Human Services
c) Transportation
d) Public Safety
e) Youth Services
f) Education, Libraries and Cultural Affairs

6. SPECIAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

a) Attendance Committee
b) Task Force on the Revitalization of the Junction Area
c) Legal/By-Laws Committee

7. PUBLIC SESSION
8. ADJOURNMENT

Thursday, November 5, 2009, Public Hearing (1), CB14 District Office, 810 East 16th Street, 7:15 PM

SPECIAL PERMIT:

An Application for a Special Permit has been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), pursuant to Zoning Resolution of the City of New York §73-622, to enlarge single or two-family detached or semi-detached residences within the designated R2 district bounded by Avenue I, Nostrand Avenue, Kings Highway, Avenue O and Ocean Avenue in Community Board 14 in the Borough of Brooklyn.

7:15 PM – 2709 Avenue M, between East 27th Street and East 28th Street, Block 7645, Lot 7, BSA# 279-09-BZ, Applicant’s Representative: Lewis E. Garfinkel, 718-951-6551

Wednesday, November 4, 2009, Youth Services Committee, CB14 District Office, 810 East 16th Street, 7:00 PM

1. Presentation on the formulation of a community-based youth section by the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. –  Linda Hall Vassall

2. Presentation on the 70th Precinct Youth Explorer Program – P.O. Beatrice Shafadiya, Youth Officer, 70th Precinct

3. Discussion and planning for Youth Conference 2010

4. Other Business

Wednesday, October 14, 2009, Public Hearing (1), CB14 District Office, 810 East 16th Street, 7:30 PM

SPECIAL PERMIT:

An Application for a Special Permit has been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), pursuant to Zoning Resolution of the City of New York §73-36, in order to legalize the use of the second and third floors of the premises as a Physical Culture Establishment (fitness-oriented facility).

7:30 PM – 927-933 Flatbush Avenue a.k.a. 21-23 Snyder Avenue, between Snyder and Church Avenues, Block 5103, Lot 8, BSA#264-09-BZ. Applicant’s Representative: Moshe M. Friedman, 845-356-3999

Wednesday, October 14, 2009, Budget Committee, CB14 District Office, 810 East 16th Street, 7:00 PM

The CB14 Budget Committee will meet at the District office to develop the board’s priorities for Capital and Expense budgets for Fiscal Year 2011.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14
PUBLIC SCHOOL 249
CATON AVENUE & MARLBOROUGH ROAD
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

7:15 P.M. – Public Hearing on Community Board 14’s proposed recommendations for the City’s Capital and Expense Budgets for Fiscal Year 2011

7:30 P.M. – Regular Monthly Meeting of Brooklyn Community Board 14

Please Note: There will be no public discussion on any matter on which a public hearing was previously held

A G E N D A

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MINUTES
3. DISTRICT MANAGER’S REPORT
4. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:

a) Recommendation – CB14 Budget Priorities for Fiscal Year 2011
b) Recommendation – Special Permit – BSA# 264-09-BZ – 927-933 Flatbush Avenue a.k.a. 21-23 Snyder Avenue

5. TOPICAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:
a) Human Services
b) Youth Services
c) Transportation
d) Community Environment
e) Education, Libraries and Cultural Affairs
f) Public Safety

6. SPECIAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:
a) Attendance Committee
b) Task Force on the Revitalization of the Junction Area
c) Legal/By-Laws Committee

7. PUBLIC SESSION
8. ADJOURNMENT

Thursday, October 22, 2009, Transportation Committee, CB14 District Office, 810 East 16th Street, 7:00 PM

1. MTA NYC Transit will be presenting an update on the station rehabilitations of 5 Brighton line stations (Newkirk Avenue-Kings Highway), including work schedules, scope of work, service diversions and Arts for Transit.

2. Presentation on Department of Transportation Park Smart Program – Dalila Hall, Division of Planning Studies, American Institute of Certified Planners

3. Presentation on Department of Transportation Freight Mobility Study – Stacey D. Hodge, Director, Office of Freight Mobility, Division of Planning & Sustainability, NYC Department of Transportation

4. Other business

Wednesday, September 9, 2009, Education, Libraries & Cultural Affairs, CB14 Office, 810 E 16th St., 7PM

1. Presentation and Discussion on a proposal for a College Dormitory to be located at One Kenilworth Place within Community District 14 – Representatives of the Developer and Brooklyn College

2. Presentation on the construction of the new Kensington Library at 4209-4217 18th Avenue within Community District 14 – Steven Schechter, Director, Government and Community Affairs, Brooklyn Public Library

3. Update on the Brooklyn College West Quad Project – Nicole Hosten, Director, Office of Government and Community Relations, Brooklyn College

4. Other business

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14
EDWARD R. MURROW HIGH SCHOOL
EAST 17th STREET & AVENUE L
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

7:15 P.M. – Public Hearing with respect to the City’s Capital and Expense Budgets for Fiscal Year 2011

7:30 P.M. – Regular Monthly Meeting of Brooklyn Community Board 14

Please Note: There will be no public discussion on any matter on which a public hearing was previously held

A G E N D A

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. MINUTES

3. DISTRICT MANAGER’S REPORT

4. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

5. TOPICAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

a) Human Services

b) Youth Services

c) Public Safety

d) Community Environment

e) Education, Libraries and Cultural Affairs

f) Transportation

6. SPECIAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:

a) Attendance Committee

b) Task Force on the Revitalization of the Junction Area

c) Legal/By-Laws Committee

7. PUBLIC SESSION

8. ADJOURNMENT

Thursday, September 24, 2009, Executive & Interested Members, CB14 Office, 810 E 16th Street, 7PM

1. Chairman’s Report – Alvin M. Berk, Chairman
2. District Manager’s Report – Doris Ortiz, District Manager
3. Update on Summer Activities
4. Other Business