It’s time once again to pick through the preliminary agendas for the monthly CB1 committee meetings. They’re subject to change, so if an issue is important to you, check here before heading off to the meeting. My comments are underlined.

9/1       Planning and Community Infrastructure Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1-Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Community Board Public Payphone Workgroup – Borough Board Resolution Get rid of ’em!
2) Newsrack Box Enforcement Initiative by Civitas – Borough Board Resolution Get rid of ’em!
3) Green Spaces in CB1 – Resolution Sure, why not?

9/6       Battery Park City Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Battery Park City Authority, 1 World Financial Center, 18th Floor
1) West Thames Park field usage rules and guidelines Adults have been acting like kids don’t come first.
2) Review of the response to Hurricane Irene
3) Discussion of future issues to be addressed LOL.

The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses and sidewalk cafe applications:
• 21 South End Avenue, Store #8, application for a renewal of a restaurant liquor license for MJK Restaurant, Inc. d/b/a Kaijou Japanese Cuisine
• 4 World Financial Center, application for a renewal of a restaurant liquor license for PJ Clarke’s on the Hudson LLC

9/7       Financial District Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1-Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Street activity permit application by Community Board 1 (Mardi Gras Festival Productions) on Saturday, November 12, 2011, full street closure of Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place – Resolution Why is CB1 deciding whether CB1 can have a street fair? How can anyone vote when surely everyone will recuse himself?
2) Street activity permit application by Community Board 1 (Mardi Gras Festival Productions) on Sunday, November 20, 2011, full street closure of Broadway between Vesey Street and Exchange Place – Resolution Does Broadway really need to be closed? Is there no better spot?
3) 32 Water Street, application for restaurant wine and beer license for entity of which Stephen T. Aprinio  is principal, d/b/a Pizza Vino Teca – Resolution
4) 120 Cedar Street, application for restaurant liquor license for Ruchi Indian Cuisine (tentative) – Resolution
5) Application for newsstand at southwest corner of Park Place and Church Street – Resolution
6) 180 Broadway, update on construction by SL Green Realty. That’s Pace’s new 24-story dorm.
7) 123 Washington Street, update on construction of public space by Oskar Brecher, Director of Development, The Moinian Group That’s the W New York Downtown.
8) Update on NYC DOT sidewalk cafe program by Jeffrey Malamy, Director of Special Projects
9) Restoration of Temporary Bike Path in Battery Park by Josh Benson, Director of Pedestrian and Bicycle Programs, DOT

The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses and sidewalk cafe applications:
• 75 Wall Street, application for rooftop liquor license for Hyatt Corp. and 75 Wall Associates LLC, d/b/a Andaz Wall Street A rooftop bar at the Andaz, eh? Take that, rooftop bar at the coming-soon Conrad!
• 112 Liberty Street, application for renewal of restaurant wine and beer license for Survivors Inc. d/b/a Essex World Cafe
• 101 Maiden Lane, application for renewal of wine and beer license for Pearl Maiden Burger Inc. I think I went to camp with Pearl Maiden, of course that was way before she married Berger.

9/8       Landmarks Committee – 5:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) 87 Chambers Street/71 Reade Street, application to construct new building – Reconsideration and Resolution This is the hotel (or maybe condos) going where the building fell down.
2) 46 Warren Street, application for elevator bulkhead and storefront renovation – Resolution That’s Tribeca Pediatrics/Parenting.
3) East River Waterfront Esplanade, application for modification of building at John Street under FDR Drive – Resolution The vagueness of “application for modification of building” and no street address makes me think a smart lawyer doesn’t want people to get worked up about whatever is happening.
4) 142 Duane Street, application for rooftop terrace – Resolution
5) 7 Harrison Street, application for installation of AT&T Antennas – Resolution
6) 396 Broadway, application for elevator bulkhead and new entrances and canopy – Resolution
7) 403 Greenwich Street, application for demolition of existing building and construction of new building – Resolution Could the Glass Atelier—a building made entirely of glass—still be in the works? Maybe not, seeing as how the plot was for sale back in March.

9/12     WTC Redevelopment Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1-Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) MTA Update
2) WTC Environmental Health Centers of Excellence Medical Research Findings by Dr. Joan Reibman and Terry Miles – September
3) LMDC update
4) Thank You First Responders Ticker Tape Parade – Presented by Jill Singer
Please note: Youth Committee Members are invited to attend for item #2.

9/13     Youth & Education Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Presentation on course offerings by Gaby Jordan, The Handel Group
2) Presentation on the Harbor School on Governors Island by Murray Fisher, Founder
3) Presentation regarding Building Educational Leaders for Life

9/14     Tribeca Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1-Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Board of Standards and Appeals Variance
• 87-89 Chambers Street/aka 69-71 Reade Street, application to waive lot coverage and rear yard equivalent requirements of Zoning Resolution sections 23-145 and 23-532 and accessory off-street parking regulations of Zoning Resolution section 13-00 to allow construction of new 8-story building – Resolution See Landmarks, above.
2) Liquor License Applications
• 116 Duane Street, application for a new tavern-restaurant liquor license for Corporation to be formed by Mike Hynes d/b/a pending – Resolution It’s back?! Let’s get ready to rumble….
• 281 Church Street a.k.a 35 White Street, application to change method of operations for Pebo Viola LLC d/b/a White & Church as follows:
To change hours of operation from 5PM to 11PM Sun to Thurs, Fri and Sat, Midnight to 11AM to 2AM Seven Days. Kitchen to be open until 1 hour prior to closing; also, to change method of operation to a restaurant tavern. Oh, boy. The Church & White guys swore that they weren’t turning the place into a bar. I’m not an authority on the State Liquor Authority, and I’m not quite sure the distinction between a full liquor license and a “restaurant tavern” one, but considering how bar-like the space feels, it certainly appears as if the neighbors will be getting riled up again.
• 13 Laight Street, application for a new restaurant liquor license for Sanne Ytting/Copenhagen LLC d/b/a Copenhagen/ Aaman revised hours of operation – Resolution One can only assume they’ve decided to stay open past 8 p.m.
• 110 Reade Street, application for a new restaurant liquor license for Lotus Blue LLC d/b/a Lotus Blue – Resolution That rumor that the Nam space was being shopped around appears to have been true. Lotus Blue sounds like soft-core porn. Do they even make soft-core porn anymore?
• 54-56 Franklin Street, application for a new restaurant liquor license for Near and Far Food Company LLC d/b/a Near and Far Food Company – Resolution This is the Lafayette Grill & Bar space (east of Broadway). It was where dining-in-the-dark restaurant Dans le Noir? was going to be, and then Near and Far appeared on a CB1 agenda before getting pushed.
• 62-66 Thomas Street, application for an alteration and application for a new restaurant liquor license for Food Scope New York, LLC d/b/a Megu – Resolution Hmm. What on earth could Megu be up to?
• 279 Church Street, application for a new tavern liquor license for Yves Jadot – Resolution A holdover from previous meetings. I still think this could be a speakeasy, as the space has no windows (it’s in that funky brick building) and Jadot is a founder of the Raines Law Room in Chelsea.
• 311 Broadway, applicant for an alteration of liquor license for Sam Atomic Wings LLC d/b/a Atomic Wings – Resolution
• 77 Chambers Street, application for an Eating Place Beer License for City Chambers LLC d/b/a Checkers – Resolution Beer would help.
• 58 Lispenard Street, application for a new tavern liquor license for an entity to be formed by William Scott Kester – Resolution I had heard whisperings of a restaurant coming to Pearl Paint’s former craft store. Interesting!

3) Sidewalk Café Application
• 355 Greenwich Street, application for renewal of sidewalk café license for The Harrison – Resolution
• 241 West Broadway, application for renewal of sidewalk café license for Cercle Rouge – Resolution

4) Newsstand Application
• Application for Newsstand, Southwest Corner of Greenwich and Warren Streets – Resolution In front of the Whole Foods? Can’t imagine they’ll love that.

5) Street Activity Permit Application
• Street activity permit application by The Rescue Mission on Monday, November 21, 2011 on Lafayette Street from White to Walker Streets, sidewalk closure from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm – Resolution

The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses:
• 145 Duane Street, application for a renewal of a restaurant wine and beer license for Natsu Inc. d/b/a Takahachi Tribeca Restaurant
• 165 Duane Street, application for a renewal of a restaurant liquor license for DL Restaurant Development LLC d/b/a Scalini Fedeli Ristorante
• 43 Murray Street, application for a renewal of a restaurant liquor license for Paudy Ryan LLC / John Carey d/b/a Biddy Early’s
• 275 Greenwich Street, application for a renewal of a restaurant liquor license for Kaffe 1668 Inc.
• 34 White Street, application for a renewal of a restaurant liquor license for Bancone LLC d/b/a Petrarca
• 134 West Broadway, application for a renewal of a restaurant liquor license for Jada Restaurant Inc.
• 363-367 Greenwich Street, application for a renewal of a restaurant liquor license for Alfredo of Rome Tribeca LLC d/b/a Trattoria Cinque

9/19     Waterfront Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Update on North River Wastewater Treatment Plant Fire and Impacts by Department of Environmental Protection
2) Urban Assembly NY Harbor School update on current  on-water activities on Governors Island and future needs
3) Presentation of Hydrogen Hybrid Vessel by Statue Cruises I look forward to reading all about it in the Broadsheet Daily

9/20     Seaport/Civic Center Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Agendas to be determined

9/21     Special Tribeca Committee Meeting – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Commuter Buses on Watts Street in Community Board 2

9/22     Nominating Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Selection of Committee Chair
2) Discussion of Candidates for CB1 Secretary Position

9/26     Housing Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) New Committee Mandate
2) Discussion about initiative to promote rent stabilization for Financial District rental units
3) Hurricane Irene – lessons learned – a discussion on where to go when during an evacuation
4) Manhattan Seniors
5) Stabilization Guide and Senior Guide Updates

9/27     CB #1 Monthly Meeting – 6:00 PM
Location: Southbridge Towers, 90 Beekman Street, Community Room