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The City Record the Council —Stated Meeting of Thursday, April 2, 2009 SUPPLEMENT TO THE CITY RECORD THE COUNCIL —STATED MEETING OF THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009 that thou has already bestowed upon us. THE COUNCIL We thank you Lord for bringing us together in unity. We ask you Lord to just touch our hearts, Minutes of the look down upon your leaders, Lord, STATED MEETING bless this country that we are living in, of bless the whole world, and humanity. Thursday, April 2, 2009, 2:25 p.m. And we'll be careful to praise your name. We ask these blessings The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum) in our Lord and Savior. Amen. Presiding Officer Council Members Council Member Arroyo moved to spread the Invocation in full upon the Christine C. Quinn, Speaker Record. Maria del Carmen Arroyo Daniel R. Garodnick James S. Oddo Tony Avella James F. Gennaro Annabel Palma At this point, the Speaker (Council Member Quinn) asked for a Moment Silence Maria Baez Alan J. Gerson Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. in memory of the following individuals: Charles Barron Eric N. Gioia Diana Reyna Gale A. Brewer Vincent M. Ignizio Joel Rivera Leroy G. Comrie, Jr. Robert Jackson James Sanders, Jr. Theresa Gentile, 84, who died on March 25, 2009, was the mother of Council Member Vincent Gentile. Mrs. Gentile was born in 1924 in Calabria, Italy. In 1934, Elizabeth S. Crowley Letitia James Larry B. Seabrook her family emigrated to the United States and settled near Pittsburgh where her Bill DeBlasio Melinda R. Katz Helen Sears father worked in the steel mills. In 1939, the family moved to Brooklyn where Inez E. Dickens G. Oliver Koppell Kendall B. Stewart Theresa helped raise her four younger brothers and worked as a seamstress. She married in 1950 and had four sons. She was a proud mother, grandmother and Erik Martin Dilan John C. Liu Eric A. Ulrich proud keeper of Italian customs. Mathieu Eugene Melissa Mark-Viverito James Vacca Simcha Felder Miguel Martinez Peter F. Vallone, Jr. Margaret Titone, 79, who died on March 29, 2009, was the mother of Julissa Ferreras Darlene Mealy Albert Vann Assembly Member Matthew Titone of Staten Island. Lewis A. Fidler Rosie Mendez David I. Weprin Helen D. Foster Kenneth C. Mitchell Thomas White, Jr. At a later point in the Meeting, Council Member Foster asked for a Moment of Michael Nelson David Yassky Silence in memory of the following individual: John Hope Franklin, 94, who died on March 25, 2009, was a preminent American historian. In 1956, he was appointed the first black chair of the history department of a major white institution (Brooklyn College). Dr. Franklin had a long Excused: Council Members Gentile, Gonzalez and Lappin. distinguished history as a scholar, historian, author and professor. The presence of a quorum was announced by the Public Advocate (Ms. COMMUNICATION FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES Gotbaum). There were 48 Council Members present at this meeting. M-1367 Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its approval of an application for a renewal base station license 3210 Webster Avenue Prestige Car Service., Council District 11, pursuant to Section 19- INVOCATION 511(i), of the administrative code of the city of New York. The Invocation was delivered by Rev. Charles E. Lewis, Pastor, New Washington Heights Baptist Church, 595 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451. Eternal Father, we come now to say thank you for the many blessings CC2 COUNCIL MINUTES — STATED MEETING April 2, 2009 M-1368 Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its approval of an application for a renewal base station license A.M.N. Management Inc., Council District 30, pursuant to Section 19-511(i), of the administrative code of the city of New York. (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in these Minutes.) Referred to the Committee on Transportation M-1369 Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its approval of an application for a renewal base station license Arecibo Car Service, Inc., Council District 33, pursuant to Section 19-511(i), of the administrative code of the city of New York. (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in these Minutes.) Referred to the Committee on Transportation M-1370 Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its approval of an application for a renewal base station license Big King Car & Limo. Inc., Council District 47, pursuant to Section 19-511(i), of the administrative code of the city of New York. (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in these Minutes.) Referred to the Committee on Transportation M-1371 Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its approval of an application for a renewal base station license Cooperativa Clbna De Con Inc., Council District 21, pursuant to Section 19-511(i), of the administrative code of the city of New York. (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in these Minutes.) Referred to the Committee on Transportation M-1372 Referred to the Committee on Transportation Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its approval of an application for a renewal base station license Evelyn Car Service, Inc., Council District 35, pursuant to Section 19-511(i), of the administrative code of the city of New York. COUNCIL MINUTES — STATED MEETING April 2, 2009 CC3 (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in these Minutes.) M-1377 Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its approval of an application for a renewal and relocation base station license Prospect Car & Limo. Inc., Council District 33, pursuant to Section 19- Referred to the Committee on Transportation 511(i), of the administrative code of the city of New York. (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this M-1373 Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in these Minutes.) Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its approval of an application for a renewal base station license GDR Car & Limo., Inc., Council District 48, pursuant to Section 19-511(i), of the administrative code of the city of New York. Referred to the Committee on Transportation (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in these Minutes.) M-1378 Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its approval of an application for a relocation base station license Segura Mobile Service, Inc., Council District 1, pursuant to Section 19-511(i), of Referred to the Committee on Transportation the administrative code of the city of New York. (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this M-1374 Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in these Minutes.) Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its approval of an application for a renewal base station license Pak-Eagle Inc., Council District 24, pursuant to Section 19-511(i), of the administrative code of the city of New York. Referred to the Committee on Transportation (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in these Minutes.) M-1379 Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its approval of an application for a relocation, ownership change and name change base station license Narrows Limo. & Car Inc., Council District 43 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and 33, pursuant to Section 19-511(i), of the administrative code of the city of New York. M-1375 (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its these Minutes.) approval of an application for a renewal base station license Plaza Executive, Inc., Council District 34, pursuant to Section 19-511(i), of the administrative code of the city of New York. Referred to the Committee on Transportation (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in these Minutes.) LAND USE CALL UPS Referred to the Committee on Transportation M-1380 By the Chair of the Land Use Committee Council Member Katz: Pursuant to Rule 11.20(c) of the Council and Section 197-d (b)(3) of the New M-1376 York City Charter, the Council hereby resolves that the action of the City Communication from the Taxi & Limousine Commission – Submitting its Planning Commission on Uniform Land Use Procedure Applications no. C approval of an application for a renewal base station license U-Need Car 080010 ZSM and C 080011 ZSM shall be subject to Council review. These Service., Council District 23, pursuant to Section 19-511(i), of the items are related Uniform Land Use Procedure Application no. C 080008 administrative code of the city of New York. ZMM. (For text of the TLC Letter, please see M-1367, printed above in this Coupled on Call – Up Vote Communication from City, County and Borough Offices section printed in these Minutes.) M-1381 By Council Member Vallone: Referred to the Committee on Transportation CC4 COUNCIL MINUTES — STATED MEETING April 2, 2009 Pursuant to Rule 11.20(b) of the Council and Section 20-226(g) of the New York reproductive health care services.4 In amending the Human Rights Law, the Council City Administrative Code, the Council resolves that the action of the recognized that state and federal law protected the personal right to obtain Department of Consumer Affairs approving an unenclosed sidewalk café reproductive health services, as well as the right of persons to peaceably protest.5 At located at 29-20 30th Avenue, CB 1, Application no.
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