April 2007  
 
Apr 2     Economic/Waterfront
Not scheduled
 
 
Apr 3     Holiday
Passover (religious)
No meetings
 
 
Apr 4     Youth Services/Education
  Introduction and discussion with Mary-Powel Thomas, President of the Community Education Council (CEC) for School District 15 on the powers and responsibilities of the CEC and any active initiatives and/or issues before District 15's CEC.
  Report on the 2007 Youth Acknowledgement Awards and Robert Acito Award for Youth Involvement.
 
   Cobble Hill Community Meeting Room
   250 Baltic Street
   (Court & Clinton Streets)
 
   6:30 PM
 
 
Apr 6     Holiday
Good Friday (religious)
No meetings
 
 
Apr 8     Holiday
Easter (religious)
No meetings
 
 
Apr 9     Executive
  Review and discussion of Block Party permit application procedures and block association authentication policy.
  Other business.
 
   Cobble Hill Community Meeting Room
   250 Baltic Street
   (Court & Clinton Streets)
 
   6:30 PM
 
 
Apr 11     General Board Meeting
John Jay High School
237 7th Avenue
(4th & 5th Streets)
Auditorium
 
6:30 PM
 
 
Apr 16     Housing/Human Services
  Presentation by a representative for the Prospect Park YMCA on their programs and services and any future initiatives being planned and/or contemplated.
 
   YMCA
   357 9th Street
   (5th & 6th Avenues)
   7th Floor
 
   6:30 PM
 
 
Apr 17     Landmarks/Land Use/Economic/Waterfront/Housing/Human Services
  Continued discussion with representatives for the Departments of City Planning and Housing Preservation and Development on the community's vision for developing the Public Place site at the southeast corner of Smith/5th Streets.
 
   Community Board 6
   250 Baltic Street
   (Court & Clinton Streets)
   Auditorium
 
   6:00 PM
 
 
Apr 18     Parks/Recreation
  Presentation by a representative for the Trust for Public Land's City Spaces Program, a partnership between TPL and the Department fo Education, to redevelop the playground space at P.S.15 - The Patrick F. Daly School, 71 Sullivan Street in Red Hook.
  Presentation and review of a proposal by local artist Julie Farris for a new temporary art installation called Temporary Landscape II at the northwest corner vacant lot at President and Van Brunt Streets.
 
   P.S. 15 - The Patrick F. Daly School
   71 Sullivan Street
   (Richards & Van Brunt Streets)
 
   6:30 PM
 
 
Apr 19     Transportation
Not scheduled
 
 
Apr 19     Landmarks/Land Use
  Continued discussion with representatives of the Department of City Planning on topical issues for the future planning of the Gowanus Canal corridor. Topics to be addressed at this meeting include overall goals for mixed use and residential areas.
 
   P.S. 32
   317 Hoyt Street
   (Union & President Streets)
 
   6:00 PM
 
 
Apr 23     Pub. Safety/Env. Protection
  See April 30, 2007
 
   Not scheduled
 
 
Apr 25     Finance/Personnel & Law
  Presentation and review of the proposed District Office operating budget for Fiscal Year 2008.
  Review and discussion of CB6 voting procedures for elections of officers.
  Review and discussion of potential conflicts of interest situations related to non-Board Members serving on committees.
 
   Cobble Hill Community Meeting Room
   250 Baltic Street
   (Court & Clinton Streets)
 
   6:30 PM
 
 
Apr 26     Landmarks/Land Use
  PUBLIC HEARING on 800 Union Street (BSA Cal. No. 997-84-BZ)
  Discussion and formulation of a recommendation on BSA Cal. No. 997-84-BZ, an applicaiton for an extension of the term of special permit which already expired, an amendment to revise BSA plans to reflect existing conditions, and the legalization of the existing automobile lifts within the parking garage at 800 Union Street (Block 957, Lot 29) between 6th/7th Avenues.
  Presentation and review of a renewal unenclosed sidewalk cafe permit application submitted to the Department of Consumer Affairs on behalf of Giannino's Pizza Corp. dba Sal's Pizzeria at 305 Court Street (southeast corner Court/Degraw Streets), to permit 18 tables and 36 seats.
  Presentation and review of a renewal unenclosed sidewalk cafe permit application submitted to the Department of Consumer Affairs on behalf of Taurasi, Inc. dba Sotto Voce at 225 7th Avenue (northeast corner 7th Avenue/4th Street), to permit 9 tables and 17 seats.
  Presentation and review of a new unenclosed sidewalk cafe permit application submitted to the Department of Consumer Affairs on behalf of Amekk Corp. at 52 5th Avenue (southwest corner 5th Avenue/Bergen Street), to permit 14 tables and 31 seats.
  Presentation of Green-wood Cemetery's proposed Battle Hill View Corridor which intends to propose a view corridor, pursuant to Article X, Section II of the New York City Zoning Resolution, that would prevent development from blocking the historic view of the Statue of Libety National Monument from the Statute of Minerva on Battle Hill in Green-wood Cemtery. The study area extends from approximately 21st Street to 24th Street and from Seventh Avenue westward, and would affect intervening parcels including Red Hook waterfront properties.
 
   YMCA
   357 9th Street
   (5th & 6th Avenues)
   7th Floor
 
   6:00 PM
 
 
Apr 30     Pub. Safety/Env. Protection
  Presentation by a representative of the Kings County District Attorney's Office entitled "Strangers and the Internet: Protecting minors from sexual predators on the Internet".
  Introduction and presentation by Tri-State Biodiesel, LLC, a manufacturer of biodiesel fuel, on the establishment of a manufacturing facility within the Gowanus Industrial Park, Columbia Street Marine Terminal, located at 699 Columbia Street (Block 614, Lot 1), Red Hook, for the process of converting cooking oil into biodiesel fuel at a tank farm constructed for such purpose, along with the warehousing and distribution of the end product.
  Review and discussion of the Administrative Code of the City of New York as it pertains to the enforcement of the sidewalk and gutter cleaning regulations under the City's Commercial Enforcement Routing Program at Sections 16-118(2) and 16-118.1.
 
   Cobble Hill Community Meeting Room
   250 Baltic Street
   (Court & Clinton Streets)
 
   6:30 PM
 
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