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.

12/1
Planning and Community Infrastructure Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
• Update by Chinatown Working Group on Immigration and Social Services and Parks, Open Space and Recreation Action Plans
• (E) Designations Zoning Text Amendment – Resolution
• Strategic Planning Needs Assessment – Presentation

12/6
Battery Park City Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Battery Park City Authority, 1 World Financial Center, 24th Floor
• Update on plan to renovate the Winter Garden and maintain the staircase by David Cheiken, Brookfield Properties It would be nice to know more about how the staircase will be incorporated into the new design.
• Proposal to station food trucks at North End Avenue cul-de-sac by David Cheiken, Brookfield Properties Will BPCers, who are already tired of all the tour buses in the area, cotton to the idea of food trucks loitering regularly on North End Ave.? For that matter, will all the new restaurants in the Goldman Sachs Dining & Entertainment Complex and in the New & Improved WFC like the competition? And does anyone else get kind of grossed out smelling the beef getting grilled by Frites N’ Meats all the time?
• Recent dismissal of Battery Park City Authority personnel – Discussion and clarification And grandstanding
• Discussion of South End and North End Avenue traffic issues and possible installation of traffic lights and/or stop signs
• 250 Vesey Street, application for a wine and beer license for Casa Masa LLC d/b/a Casa Masa – Resolution Second time around for Casa Masa, which last petitioned the committee in May. It’s a spin-off of Blockheads, so don’t get too excited.
• Tunnel to Towers RunWalk, application for a street activity permit on Sunday, September 30, 2012 on Vesey Street from West Street to North End Avenue and on North End Avenue from Vesey to Murray Streets during the hours of 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM – Resolution BPCers got really aggravated by the last one—do streets need to get closed down for the whole weekend? Let the discussion begin….

12/7
Financial District Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
• Presentation regarding plan to relocate Gramercy Park Medical Group treatment facility for substance abusers to 90 Maiden Lane Might want to change the name then….
• Application for newsstand at southeast corner of Broadway and Beaver Streets – newsstand – Resolution
• Application for newsstand at northeast corner of West Broadway and Barclay Streets – Resolution
• Application for newsstand at Williams and John Streets in front of 99 John Street – Resolution Who are all these people opening newsstands?! I can’t remember the last time I bought something at one.
• The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses and sidewalk cafe applications:
—1 Hanover Square, application for renewal of liquor license for India House, Inc.
—15 John Street, application for renewal of liquor license for 15 John Corp., d/b/a Les Halles
—53 Stone Street, application for renewal of liquor license for Smorgas Chef LLC
—59 Maiden Lane, application for renewal of llxs for Idaho Farmers Market Inc.
—60 Pearl Street, application for renewal of beer and wine license for Vidhan Foods Inc. d/b/a Baluchis Masala
—225 Broadway, application for renewal of liquor license for Mangiare Gourmet Inc. d/b/a Oliva Gourmet

12/8
Landmarks Committee – 6:00 PM  
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
• 105 – 107 Reade Street, application for rooftop addition and façade restoration – Resolution Someone bought that building in November 2010 for just over $10 million.

12/12
WTC Redevelopment Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, Chambers Street, Room 709
• WTC Medical Working Group’s 2011 Annual Report, Jeffrey Hon
• Lower Manhattan Development Corporation Update – John DeLibero invited

12/13
Youth & Education Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
• Update by Chinatown Working Group on Education and Schools Action Plan
• Review of the Latest Zoning Proposal and Accommodations – Resolution
• Review of the DOE’s Process for Presenting New Zoning Proposals – Resolution
• Possible Sites for the Construction of New Schools – Discussion Here’s one: Pier 40.
• Evaluation of 2011 and Future Items – Discussion

12/13
Housing Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 501
• Completion of Senior’s Guide update by work group

12/14
Tribeca Traffic and Transportation Sub-Committee – 5:30 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
• Reade Street Parking Regulations – Discussion

12/14
Tribeca Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
• Permanent closure of the Bogardus Plaza – Resolution The committee was adamant that Bogardus Plaza would get closed when Chambers construction was completed. That’s nowhere near done, so not sure sure what this motion is about. Either way, I suspect the Friends of Bogardus Plaza will petition to keep the plaza open. It certainly got more traffic that I ever would’ve guessed. P.S. What happened to the clocktower plan?
• 71 Worth Street, application for restaurant wine and beer license for RBC NYC Inc. – Resolution Maybe Water 4 Dogs will stay open late so you can drink beer while watching dogs swim.
• The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses:
—105 Reade Street, application for liquor license for Sazon Inc. Oh, dear. Sazón is perpetually on the committee’s shit list for bad behavior.
—221-223 West Broadway aka 5-7 White Street, application for liquor license for LJA Restaurant Corp. d/b/a Churruscaria Plataforma
—295 Greenwich Street, application for renewal of wine and beer license for Tribeca Baked Foods Corp. d/b/a Gee Whiz

12/15
Quality of Life Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
• Update on Construction Projects in Lower Manhattan by Robin Forst, Director of Community and Government Relations, LMCCC
• Bloomberg’s New Homeless Policy Regarding Eligibility Requirements for Shelter – Discussion
• Food Carts Letter Grades Bill – Discussion and Presentation by the “Street Vendor Project”

12/19
Seaport/Civic Center Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
• Seaport Historic District Presentation by Robert Lavalva
• Fulton Street Project Update
• 10 Reade Street (AKA 2 Lafayette Street) application for renewal of sidewalk café license for Albachiara LLC d/b/a Alba – Resolution It’s actually dba Albella.
• The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses:
—89 South Street – Pier 17, application for renewal of liquor license for Tribeca Water Taxi Beach South Street Seaport LLC d/b/a Beekman Beer Garden

12/20
CB #1 Monthly Meeting – 6:00 PM
Location: Three Legged Dog Art and Technology Center, 80 Greenwich Street (at Rector Street), Studio A