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Community Board 13 reported that it held three public meetings on a private demapping application connected to a proposed multiuse project in Coney Island that the presenter described in the meeting as \"1,300,000.0\" (the figure was not clarified during remarks). CB13 said the general board rejected the application at its January meeting by a vote the speaker described as \"24 in favor, 11 opposed, 8 abstain, 0 recusals, and 3 relinquish their votes.\" The CB13 representative asked the borough president, the City Council and City Planning to \"follow our lead.\"

Chairperson Momen and other chairs flagged SUNY Downstate as a borough-wide issue. Momen said the governor reversed a prior closure proposal and established a community advisory board to recommend how to spend $750,000,000 set aside for capital and expense improvements; hearings are scheduled in the coming weeks with the next on Feb. 27 at Medgar Evers College. \"SUNY Downstate has a catchment of over 2,000,000 people,\" Momen said, urging chairs to share the hearing schedule with constituents.

Community Board 5 reported land-use actions on the Grace housing development in East New York, noting a zoning map amendment from R5B to R6A for a project described as 197,000 square feet total, including roughly 139,000 square feet of residential space and 68 parking spaces. CB5 said it requested larger minimum unit sizes for studios (from 350 sq ft to 400 sq ft) and for one-bedrooms and that the approval was deed‑specific to the project site rather than a district‑wide rezoning. CB5 also noted support for remodeling the New Lots Library at 665 New Lots Avenue and for a Citi Bike station installation at Vermont Place and Highland Boulevard.

Council member Darlene Meeley said her office continues to offer free immigration legal services on Mondays and free housing lawyers on Tuesdays; she also described an in‑office housing-support specialist to help applicants use Housing Connect and avoid sharing private-payment details on applications.

What was procedural vs. final
The CB13 demapping item described above was presented as a private application and was rejected by CB13's general board. That rejection is the community board's advisory position; formal land-use approvals would occur through City Planning and City Council processes. The SUNY Downstate funding process is overseen by a governor-appointed advisory board; community testimony is being solicited at scheduled hearings.

Ending
Several chairs urged colleagues to share grant and application deadlines, including a community board application deadline of Feb. 14, a capital application deadline of Feb. 20, and a culture grant application deadline listed as March 3 at 5 p.m. The borough board's next steps include distributing meeting materials and following up on community requests for posting minutes and videos to improve public access.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Brooklyn Borough Board Meeting, February 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Community board chairs reported a rejected demapping application tied to a large Coney Island development, updates on SUNY Downstate hearings and $750 million in set-aside funds, and local land-use approvals including the Grace housing upzoning and a New Lots library remodel.","taxTitle","Kings County - Brooklyn Borough, New York","taxId",3520,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6343901,"Brooklyn borough board votes to publish monthly attendance, agrees to form bylaws review committee amid hybrid-meeting debate",933,1344000,2277000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2251582-8edc0e420b07c417a010dd70dd3a2a99&start=1344&end=2277","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2251582-8edc0e420b07c417a010dd70dd3a2a99/thumbnail_1344000.jpg","/articles/6343901/Kings-County-Brooklyn-Borough/New-York/Brooklyn-borough-board-votes-to-publish-monthly-attendance-agrees-to-form-bylaws-review-committee-amid-hybrid-meeting-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6343901-6008da2fc9c2ddc7e312c00c9e16a6f8/orig.mp4?Expires=1776180150&Signature=m3RlYsv3zqL~tn6DFcTpf0mjHHHzbwKxraEb0CqBWmDbr6GYoFC4jUQsn0X9q7FwSeX9b58Y7d48nO48HCYNMqRSNtzGyiBWyiTc0N3Vrri-iLcEfq7t71aToWm2o0jRyFDVJlcNcamZNRg5GpiUDyggRCAGdb478aS6yv0MiI2sQ4~MQO1KJNRce0JvPzNdf8weF1WUlGUgDAefsLqSNJ37hzjuKuceOdbc22eacnY2zbO54p9VFGgzoWONKgalU7IUjjP5O5K-5SRwoqUi8w-FUYf0ll42jxPbCqogzkMWCoClc7brNlcFWeMxZWOWIxVZ1s~inDoDJ8mGi726gw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Brooklyn borough board voted to publish a monthly attendance record on the borough president's website and authorized a committee to review the board bylaws after more than an hour of discussion about absenteeism, hybrid meetings and accessibility.

The board put transparency at the top of its agenda after members asked for a public record of who attends monthly meetings. Chairperson Baptiste moved the attendance-publishing motion; members completed a roll-call vote that the chair announced as \"21 yes votes, 0 nays, and 5 abstentions. The vote passes.\" The board later approved forming a bylaws review committee; the chair called for volunteers and a subcommittee to draft recommended changes.

Board members said the measure was meant to encourage representation from both community boards and elected officials. Chairperson Baptiste argued monthly publication helps the public see who is taking civic responsibilities seriously. Several community board chairs said chronic absences from council members and some community boards have impaired quorum and decision-making. \"When I come here month after month, and certain boards are never here, certain council members never here, it's very unnerving to me,\" Chairperson Scavill said.

The meeting also included an extended discussion about hybrid meeting rules and access for members with disabilities. Members noted the state Open Meetings Law allows virtual participation under specified circumstances but does not define \"extraordinary circumstances\" for every board; community boards can define that standard in their own resolutions. Several speakers urged the borough board to revisit a hybrid-meeting resolution and to seek funding to support reliable hybrid technology. \"There needs to be money put into this because I understand that I know my board has issues with that as well as other boards,\" Chairperson Baptiste said.

Officials from Borough Hall outlined operational limits and procedures. The chief of staff, Laura Periali, said the borough president's office issues condolence letters and can be notified when a member dies; she asked chairs and district managers to share details so the office can respond. The office also said it had not yet received a required protocol from the mayor's office of disabilities for virtual access planning that some boards were told to expect.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to publish monthly attendance record on the borough president's website — announced result: 21 yes, 0 no, 5 abstentions; chair declared the motion passed. (Motion placed by Chairperson Baptiste; second not specified.)
- Motion to establish a committee to review the borough board bylaws and develop recommendations for revision — chair called the motion; second by Chairperson Camacho; roll-call result announced during the meeting as 16 yes, 17 no, 3 abstentions and the chair stated the motion passed (see audit for inconsistent tallying in the meeting record).

What the motions do and do not do
The published attendance record will list representation lines (for example, \"Council District 33\" or \"Community Board 1\") with presence/absence for each monthly meeting; it will not remove members or change membership status. Multiple presenters clarified the borough board and community board bylaws do not provide a mechanism for removal based solely on absences; the City Charter and local practice determine appointments and vacancies. Several chairs said their boards have local procedures (for example: chair notification, letters to the appointing official) to request action on chronic nonattendance.

Next steps
The board asked for volunteers to serve on the bylaws review committee; a follow-up email will be sent for sign-ups and the subcommittee meetings (which may be held hybrid) will be scheduled. The borough president's office staff said they will work to post past recordings and agendas to correlate the attendance publication with meeting records, and they will follow up about the disability-access protocol.

Ending
Members closed the item with a reminder to use microphones at meetings so recorded minutes capture all remarks for the public record. Chairperson Baptiste adjourned the meeting after the bylaws motion and asked for volunteers to help draft recommendations.","The Brooklyn borough board voted to publish monthly attendance records on the borough president's website and approved forming a committee to review the board's bylaws after members debated hybrid-meeting rules, absences and accessibility.","actionData","errors"]

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Community boards report on demapping proposal, SUNY Downstate funding, and local housing and library projects

Brooklyn borough board votes to publish monthly attendance, agrees to form bylaws review committee amid hybrid-meeting debate