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BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 2013

CAPITAL AND EXPENSE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS

By October 28, 2011, Community Boards are required to prepare and submitrecommendations for physical improvement projects funded by the Citys CapitalBudget or the Community Development program. The boards are also required tosubmit recommendations for operational programs funded by the Citys Expensebudget. These recommendations are considered by the Mayor and by City agenciesfor inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2013 budget. The members of the City Council reviewand consider the boards priorities and vote on the City budget.

Prior to the submission of these recommendations to the Mayor, City Council and CityPlanning Commission, Community Boards are required to conduct a public hearing ontheir proposed recommendations. Based on the public hearings held on both

September 12th and October 3rd, the board will formulate and submit itsrecommendations.

Community Boards must limit their budget requests to their 40 most critical Capitalimprovements and 25 top Expense program proposals. A brief description of therecommendations prepared by Brooklyn Community Board 14 is provided below and inthe pages that follow. These recommendations were developed as a result of thefollowing:

Observation of physical and service problems within Community District 14; Analysis of complaints received by the boards district office;

Formal local and borough consultation meetings with City agencies, and, Recommendations submitted by neighborhood and civic groups throughout the

Flatbush/Midwood communities

FISCAL YEAR 2013CAPITAL BUDGET PRIORITIES

Brooklyn Public Library1. Advance completion of new Kensington Branch library

Economic Development1. Continue Kings/Flatbush Development Project for Loews Kings Theatre site2. Complete restoration/refurbishing of West Midwood and Ditmas Park areas

within CD14


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Education1. Establish a new elementary school within CD 14 to alleviate overcrowding2. Fund restoration of the Academy Building at Erasmus Hall High School3. Fund development of outdoor recreational space at Bedford Avenue/Campus

Road

Environmental Protection1. Fund installation of catch basins in CD14

Fire1. Fund back-up generators for firehouses within CD 14

Health and Hospitals Corporation1. Advance to completion rehabilitation of Kings County Hospital Center

Parks and Recreation

1. Provide capital funding for the rehabilitation of playgrounds, parks and tot lotswithin CD 14

2. Fund street tree replacement and planting programs3. Fund installation of sprinkler system on Flatbush malls within CD144. Fund rehabilitation of the Kings Highway Malls jointly with DOT5. Continue funding for Prospect Park rehabilitation projects

Police1. Restore funding for acquisition new site for 70th Precinct

Transit Authority1. Fund complete station rehabilitation for Parkside Avenue, Church Avenue,

Beverley Road, and Cortelyou Road stations2. Advance to completion modernization of Brighton Line stations within CD 143. Advance to completion sidewalk rehabilitation on Newkirk Plaza

Transportation1. Fund reconstruction of Coney Island Avenue from Park Circle to Avenue P2. Fund reconstruction of Flatbush Avenue from Parkside Avenue to Avenue I3. Fund reconstruction of Church Avenue from Flatbush Avenue to Coney IslandAvenue within Community District 144. Fund rehabilitation of the Kings Highway Malls within CD14 to include pedestrian

ramps5. Fund reconstruction of Locust Avenue and abutting streets within CD 14


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EXPENSE BUDGET PRIORITIES

Administration for Childrens Services1. Expand Family Day Care Programs in CD14

2. Continue and expand Head Start Programs in CD14

Aging1. Expand Meals-on-Wheels program in CD142. Continue funding for Home Attendants Program for non-Medicaid eligible senior

citizens

Brooklyn Public Library1. Increase funding to restore seven-day service to all branches2. Increase funding for expanding collection

Buildings1. Fund additional inspection personnel and support staff

2. Establish program to enforce compliance of recent zoning changes within CB14

Business Services1. Fund Commercial Revitalization projects on Flatbush Avenue, Cortelyou Road,

Avenue J, Avenue M, Church Avenue, Newkirk Plaza and the Flatbush-NostrandAvenue Junction

Cultural Affairs1. Increase funding for borough-wide cultural programs with a special emphasis on

youth and senior citizens

Environmental Protection1. Assign additional night/weekend tour for air/noise pollution control personnel

2. Continue Citywide contracts Preventive maintenance staff, sewer cleaning, etc.

Fire1. Fund adequate staffing levels2.

Fund specialized emergency equipment3. Maintain funding for carbon monoxide and smoke detector distribution programs

Health and Mental Hygiene1. Fund adequate staffing levels and contracts for pest control to address the

recent bed bug epidemic


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Health and Hospitals Corporation1. Support adequate staffing levels at Kings County and Coney Island Hospital

Housing Preservation and Development1. Continue funding with increases to meet inflationary costs - Neighborhood

Preservation Consultation Program

Landmarks Preservation Commission1. Increase staff for Landmarks Preservation Commission

Mayors Office of Management & Budget1. Maintain and increase baseline operating budget of Community Boards in

accordance with inflation

Parks and Recreation1. Increase funding for tree pruning and maintenance

2. Fund additional Park Enforcement personnel3. Fund additional recreation staff for playgrounds within CD14

Police1. Increase personnel in 70th Precinct2. Fund additional Crossing Guards for 70th Precinct

Sanitation1. Increase Supervisory personnel in BK 142. Increase and improve Operation Clean Stretch basket collection routes on

commercial strips within CD 14

3. Continue and increase funding for year-round school collection program

Transportation1. Fund additional allocation for Night Street Resurfacing Program2. Fund additional allocation for street resurfacing program3. Increase funding for Highway Operations maintenance gangs to repair potholes

and/or street cave-ins4. Continue funding for HW-200 contracts for sidewalks in violation

Youth and Community Development1. Increase overall funding for CD14 youth programs

2. Increase funding for employment programs

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