Community Board 7 meets on Tuesday night, and some hot-button issues are on the agenda. The Trinity School on West 91st street will present its expansion plans to the board after a subcommittee has already expressed concern. And both the hostel on 103rd and Amsterdam and the Beacon Hotel on 75th and Broadway want to add outdoor cafes. Check out the full agenda below:
Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 6:30 PM
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
7 West 83rd Street (Central Park West)
Proposed Agenda Subject to Change
Approval of minutes from previous full board meeting
Chair’s Report: Elizabeth Caputo
Community Session – We welcome all members of our community (residents, businesses, CBOs) who would like to speak on issues of interest to them. Please limit remarks to one minute and, if possible, provide a written copy for the record.
Manhattan Borough President’s Report: Diana Howard
Reports by Legislators
Business Session
Transportation Committee
Andrew Albert and Dan Zweig, Co-Chairpersons
Resolution Re:
1.  Southeast corner of Broadway and West 78th Street in front of 2194 Broadway. Application #6422-2014-ANWS to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Sultana Razia to construct and operate a newsstand.
Youth, Education & Libraries Committee, Eric Shuffler and Blanche Lawton, Co-Chairpersons
Parks & Environment Committee, Klari Neuwelt, Chairperson
Resolution Re:
2.  Playground 89 (West 89th Street, Columbus-Amsterdam Avenues, adjacent to PS166.) Proposal by the Department of Parks & Recreation on the proposal to rehabilitate the playground.
Land Use Committee
Richard Asche and Page Cowley, Co-Chairpersons
Resolutions Re:
3.  248 West 80th Street d/b/a New York Sports Club (Broadway-West End Avenue.) Application #169-93BZ to the Board of Standards & Appeals by Fredrick Becker, LLP for the New York Sports Club to allow continued use of the premises as a physical culture establishment.
4.  139 West 91st Street (Columbus-Amsterdam Avenues.) Application #117-14-BZ to the Board of Standards & Appeals by Trinity School to allow the expansion of the existing campus.
Business & Consumer Issues Committee
Michele Parker and George Zeppenfeldt-Cestero, Co-Chairpersons
Resolutions Re:
5.  Applications to the SLA for a two-year liquor licenses:
•  462 Amsterdam Avenue (West 82nd Street.) Jin Upper West Side Corp, d/b/a Jin Ramen.
•  891 Amsterdam Avenue (West 103rd Street.) America Youth Hostels Inc, d/b/a/ Hostelling International USA. Outdoor area.
6.  Unenclosed sidewalk café renewal applications:
•  241 Columbus Avenue (West 71st Street.) Renewal application #0895637-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Burrito Junction, Inc., d/b/a Harry’s Burrito Junction , for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 12 tables and 36 seats.
•  433 Amsterdam Avenue (West 80th-81st Streets.) Renewal application #1027125-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Haru Amsterdam Avenue Corp., d/b/a Haru, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 7 tables and 22 seats.
New unenclosed café applications:
7.  50 West 72nd Street (Columbus Avenue.) New application #5871-2014-ASWC to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 50 W. 72nd Rest, LLC, d/b/a RIPSO 72, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 13 tables and 30 seats.
8.  2130 Broadway (West 75th Street.) New application #6949-2014-ASWC to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Beacway Operating, LLC, d/b/a Hotel Beacon, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 8 tables and 32 seats.
Preservation Committee
Jay Adolf and Gabrielle Palitz, Co-Chairpersons
Resolutions Re:
9.    141 West 81st Street (Amsterdam – Columbus Avenues.) Application #14-8148 to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to construct rooftop and rear yard additions.
10.  225 Central Park West (West 82nd Street.) Application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for Building Wide Master Plan window replacement.
11.  505 Columbus Avenue (West 84th – 85th.) Application #14-8148 to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for an extension of front fire escape on second and third floor.
Parks & Environment Committee, Klari Neuwelt, Chairperson
Resolution Re:
12.  Broadway Mall Association’s 2014 Fall Art Exhibition by contemporary artists, called Broadway Morey Boogie, on the malls at 64th (north end of Dante), 72nd (2), 79th, and 96th Streets.
Steering Committee
Elizabeth Caputo, Chair
Resolution Re:
13.  Request for a leave of absence
WSR, do you plan on publishing the minutes of this meeting at some point? Or if you might be able to tell me where I can find them? Thanks.