White Plains Urban Renewal Agency

THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS Official Proceedings of the Common Council Vol. 100 City of White Plains, N.Y., August 13, 2014 No. 21 THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS OFFICERS Mayor.... THOMAS M. ROACH Council President.... JOHN M. MARTIN City Clerk.... ANNE MCPHERSON ________ COUNCIL MEMBERS: Nadine Hunt-Robinson Milagros Lecuona John Kirkpatrick John M. Martin Dennis E. Krolian Beth N. Smayda The Special Meeting of the Common Council called for Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at five o'clock in the evening in the Common Council Chamber, Municipal Building. Mayor Roach presiding and the following Members present: Mrs. Hunt-Robinson, Mr. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Krolian, Mr. Martin, and Mrs. Smayda. Absent: Mrs. Lecuona ________ The Special Meeting was called to consider resolution scheduling a public hearing before the Common Council of the City of White Plains ("Common Council") for September 2, 2014, and authorizing publication of a Notice of Availability for Public Review of a proposed second amendment to the contract of sale of land for private redevelopment by and between the White Plains Urban Renewal Agency, ("Agency"), the City of White Plains ("City"), and LCOR 55 Bank Street LLC ("LCOR"), and to refer a communication from the City Clerk in relation to the application submitted on behalf of LCOR 55 Bank Street LLC, for the construction of a mixed use development at 55 Bank Street. ________ Communication received from Executive Director, Urban Renewal Agency. Mrs. Smayda moved that it/they be filed and spread in full upon the minutes. Mr. Kirkpatrick seconded the motion. Carried. WHITE PLAINS URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY Mr. Kirkpatrick seconded the motion. Carried. WHITE PLAINS URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY Thomas M. Roach, Chairman Elizabeth A. Cheteny, Executive Director August 13, 2014 TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL SUBJECT: SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS ("COMMON COUNCIL") FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2014, AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC REVIEW OF A PROPOSED SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE "CONTRACT FOR SALE OF LAND FOR PRIVATE REDEVELOPMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE WHITE PLAINS URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY ("AGENCY"), THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS ("CITY") AND LCOR 55 BANK STREET LLC (LCOR"), APPROVED BY THE AGENCY ON MAY 23, 2007, AND BY THE COMMON COUNCIL ON JUNE 4,2007 AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED AS AUTHORIZED BY THE AGENCY ON JULY 17, 2008, AND BY THE COMMON COUNCIL ON AUGUST 8, 2008. At its meeting of May 23, 2007, the Agency adopted Resolution 20-2007 approving the LCOR LDA and the Preliminary Plans incorporated therein as Exhibit "B". On June 4, 2007, the Common Council held a public hearing on the LCOR LDA approved by the Agency and adjourned the public hearing to June 14, 2007. At its June 14, 2007 meeting, the Common Council approved the LCOR LDA. On June 28, 2007, the Agency, City and LCOR executed the LCOR LDA, and the Agency and City conveyed the Bank Street Lot to LCOR. The LCOR LDA provided for the development on the 55 Bank Street site of a project ("Redevelopment Project") consisting of the following principal elements: a. a rental apartment building, consisting of two towers over a parking structure, for a combined total height of 280 feet, and containing approximately 429 market rental units and 107 affordable rental units; b. a managed parking garage of approximately 618 parking spaces, and approximately 50 at-grade spaces, serving residents, the hotel to be constructed on the adjacent Disposition Parcel 26, and incidental retail, with a minimum of 200 self park and up to 300 peak stacked parking spaces available for public, day-time, commuter parking at City published rates, and payment to the City of an annual fee of $250,000, to increase over time as provided in the LCOR LDA; c. development of the 107 affordable units (no less than 20% of total units) through a local property tax adjustments program enabled by New York State enabling legislation similar to the New York City 421- a "80/20" affordable housing program or by a PILOT agreement, the affordable units running for the lifetime of the project; and d. approximately 10,000 square feet of incidental retail. At its meeting of February 4, 2008, the Common Council granted site plan approval ("Site Plan Approval") for the Redevelopment Project. The Site Plan Approval was consistent with the scope, concept, uses, operations, bulk, massing and appearance of the Redevelopment as approved in the Preliminary Plans incorporated in the LCOR LDA as Exhibit "B". At its meeting of February 4, 2008, the Common Council granted site plan approval ("Site Plan Approval") for the Redevelopment Project. The Site Plan Approval was consistent with the scope, concept, uses, operations, bulk, massing and appearance of the Redevelopment as approved in the Preliminary Plans incorporated in the LCOR LDA as Exhibit "B". On July 2, 2008, LCOR came to a special meeting of the Common Council and Agency to request consideration of amendments to the LCOR LDA. The proposed amendments ("LCOR Proposed Amendments") were summarized on a sheet distributed to the Common Council and Agency entitled "Proposed Amendments to Contract for Sale of Land for Private Redevelopment among White Plains Urban Renewal Agency and City of White Pains and LCOR 55 Bank Street LLC, dated June 28, 2007." The LCOR Proposed Amendments were reviewed by Agency staff and outside legal counsel and were revised ("Revised Proposed Amendments"). The LCOR Proposed Amendments as revised by the Revised Proposed Amendments were submitted by Agency staff to the Agency for its consideration at its meeting of July 2008 in Resolution 11-2008. Also submitted to the Agency with Resolution 11-2008 were modified Preliminary Plans referenced in the LCOR Proposed Amendments ("Modified Preliminary Plans"). At its meeting of July 17, 2008, the Agency heard a presentation by LCOR, reviewed the LCOR Proposed Amendments and the Revised Amendments and, after deliberation, approved Resolution 11- 2008, which resolution approved the Revised Proposed Amendment and the Modified Preliminary Plans (together the "LCOR LDA First Amendment"). The Agency referred the LCOR LDA First Amendment to the Common Council for its review and action after a duly scheduled public hearing and publication of a Notice of Availability of the LCOR LDA First Amendment for public review for a period of ten (10) days prior to the public hearing to be held by the Common Council. On August 8, 2008, after the duly noticed public hearing and availability for public review of the proposed LCOR LDA First Amendment, the Common Council approved the LCOR LDA First Amendment which included the Revised Proposed Amendment and the Modified Preliminary Plans (together the LCOR Amended LDA). By letters from William S. Null, Esq., dated July 31, 2014 and August 8, 2014, the Agency received a request for a second amendment to the LCOR Amended LDA regarding modifications to the LCOR Modified Preliminary Plans and to the LCOR Amended LDA text. At its meeting of August 13, 2014, the Agency considered the proposed second LDA amendments submitted by LCOR ("Proposed Second LDA Amendment"), and voted to approve the Proposed Second LDA Amendment, including the Second Modified Preliminary Plans With respect to the Proposed Second LDA Amendment, the Agency found that the Plans: a. revise the location and design of the residential, retail, parking and commuter parking elements of the approved Redevelopment, but do not change the essential components of the Redevelopment, b. are consistent with the urban renewal plans applicable to the Project Area, c. are consistent with the objectives and strategies of the City's 1997 Comprehensive Plan and 2006 Plan Update, including, particularly, the objective of developing more affordable housing in the Core Area, and d. are consistent with the scope, concept, land uses, and total bulk of the proposed Redevelopment, represent a positive reduction in building height and eliminate a visually obtrusive 7-story parking structure previously approved; and Plan Update, including, particularly, the objective of developing more affordable housing in the Core Area, and d. are consistent with the scope, concept, land uses, and total bulk of the proposed Redevelopment, represent a positive reduction in building height and eliminate a visually obtrusive 7-story parking structure previously approved; and With respect to the text changes to in the Proposed Second LDA Amendment, the Agency found that The Proposed Second LDA Amendment contains the following principal elements: a. new Preliminary Plans which modify the approved Preliminary Plans in the LCOR Amended LDA, but are consistent with City's Comprehensive Plan, the applicable urban renewal plans, and the scope, concept, uses, operations, bulk, massing and general appearance of the approved Preliminary Plans, and demonstrate a positive reduction in overall mass and an increase in usable at-grade open space on the site. b. Section 201(a)(I) of the LCOR Amended LDA is deleted and replaced by new time frames for the delivery of an approved and executed Second LDA Amendment to the Counsel to the Agency and for the delivery of a financial plan for the redevelopment to the Agency, along with the time frames for the submission of a building permit application. c. Section 201(a)(iii) is deleted and replaced by new numbers of parking spaces to be constructed in the parking garage for the 55 Bank Street Project to 570 spaces, amending the maximum sleeping rooms for future use of patrons of the adjacent hotel, if built, to 120 rooms from 200 rooms, and modifying the number of commuter parking spaces to at least 200 and up to 300 mechanical stacked parking spaces all at applicable City parking rates. d. Section 7 of the First LDA Amendment is deleted and replaced by a new Section 202(b)(iii) which addresses the construction schedule and the construction of the affordable housing units and parking garage within that parking schedule, ensuring that no less than 112 affordable units are constructed at the end of Phase II and ensuring that 57 affordable units will be constructed in Phase I and 55 units in Phase II; and further specifying that parking shall be accommodated for a hotel on the adjacent parcel up to a maximum of 120 sleeping rooms if and when a hotel is constructed and the hotel approved site plan includes providing such parking on this site with the Redeveloper's approval. After review and consideration of the Proposed Second LDA Amendment, the Agency adopted Resolution 8-2014 approving the Proposed Second LDA Amendment, subject to the following: a. Publication of a notice in the official newspaper of the City of White Plains giving notice of (1) the Availability for Public Examination of the LCOR LDA Second Amendment and Modified Preliminary Plans, and (2) public hearing before the Common Council on September 2, 2014 regarding the Proposed LCOR LDA Second Amendment; b. A duly noticed public hearing before the Common Council; c. Action by the Common Council to affirm its status as Lead Agency for the environmental review of the Redevelopment Project, and a finding that the Second Modified Preliminary Plans incorporated as Exhibit B in the Proposed LCOR LDA Second Amendment and the text changes to the LCOR Amended LDA are consistent with prior environmental findings and will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; and d. Approval by the Common Council of the LCOR LDA Second Amendment incorporating the Modified Preliminary Plans as a new Exhibit "B". To enable these actions to be taken, the Executive Director of the Agency was directed, pursuant to d. Approval by the Common Council of the LCOR LDA Second Amendment incorporating the Modified Preliminary Plans as a new Exhibit "B". To enable these actions to be taken, the Executive Director of the Agency was directed, pursuant to Section 507 ( c ) and (d) of the General Municipal Law, to request that the Common Council cause to be published in the official newspaper of the City of White Plains "A Notice of Availability for Public Examination" which notice includes the notice of the availability for review of the LCOR LDA Second Amendment and Modified Preliminary Plans and notice of a public hearing on the LCOR LDA Second Amendment to be held by the Common Council. With this communication, as Executive Director of the Agency, I am requesting that the Common Council approve the accompanying resolution authorizing (1) the scheduling of a public hearing on the LCOR LDA Second Amendment for September 2, 2014, and (2) authorizing the notice of the public hearing along with notice of the "Availability for Public Examination" of the LCOR LDA Second Amendment. Respectfully submitted, Executive Director ________ Mrs. Smayda offered the following resolution and moved its adoption. RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS ("COMMON COUNCIL") FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2014, AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC REVIEW OF A PROPOSED SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR SALE OF LAND FOR PRIVATE REDEVELOPMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE WHITE PLAINS URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY ("AGENCY"), THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS ("CITY") AND LCOR 55 BANK STREET LLC (LCOR"), APPROVED BY THE AGENCY ON MAY 23, 2007, AND BY THE COMMON COUNCIL ON JUNE 4, 2007 AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED AS AUTHORIZED BY THE AGENCY ON JULY 17, 2008, AND BY THE COMMON COUNCIL ON AUGUST 8, 2008. WHEREAS, at its meeting of May 23, 2007, the Agency adopted Resolution 20-2007 approving the LCOR LDA and the Preliminary Plans incorporated therein as Exhibit B; and WHEREAS, on June 4, 2007, the Common Council held a public hearing on the LCOR LDA approved by the Agency which it adjourned to June 14, 2007; and WHEREAS, on June 14, 2007, after completion of the duly noticed public hearing, the Common Council, among other actions, approved the LCOR LDA; and WHEREAS, on June 28, 2007, the Agency, City and LCOR executed the LCOR LDA, and the Agency and City conveyed the Bank Street Lot to LCOR 55 Bank Street LLC; and WHEREAS, the LCOR LDA provided for the development on the 55 Bank Street site of a project ("Redevelopment Project") consisting of the following principal elements: a. a rental apartment building, consisting of two towers over a parking structure, for a combined total height of 280 feet, and containing approximately 429 market rental units and 107 affordable rental units; b. a managed parking garage of approximately 618 parking spaces, and approximately 50 at-grade spaces, serving residents, the hotel to be constructed on the adjacent Disposition Parcel 26, and incidental retail, with a minimum of 200 self park and up to 300 peak stacked parking spaces available height of 280 feet, and containing approximately 429 market rental units and 107 affordable rental units; b. a managed parking garage of approximately 618 parking spaces, and approximately 50 at-grade spaces, serving residents, the hotel to be constructed on the adjacent Disposition Parcel 26, and incidental retail, with a minimum of 200 self park and up to 300 peak stacked parking spaces available for public, day-time, commuter parking at City published rates, and payment to the City of an annual fee of $250,000, to increase over time as provided in the LCOR LDA; c. development of the 107 affordable units (no less than 20% of total units) through a local property tax adjustments program enabled by New York State enabling legislation similar to the New York City 421- a "80/20" affordable housing program or by a PILOT agreement, the affordable units running for the lifetime of the project; and d. approximately 10,000 square feet of incidental retail (together the "Redevelopment Project"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of the LCOR LDA, LCOR submitted to the City a site plan application for the Redevelopment Project; and WHEREAS, after receiving comments and recommendations from City boards, commissions and agencies, and after completion of its environmental review of the Redevelopment Project site plans under NYS SEQRA, at its meeting of February 4, 2008, the Common Council granted site plan approval ("Site Plan Approval"); and WHEREAS, the Site Plan Approval was consistent with the scope, concept, uses, operations, bulk, massing and appearance of the Redevelopment Project as approved in the Preliminary Plans incorporated in the LCOR LDA as Exhibit "B"; and WHEREAS, on July 2, 2008, LCOR came to a special meeting of the Common Council and Agency to request consideration of certain amendments to the LCOR LDA; the proposed amendments were summarized on sheets distributed to the Common Council and Agency entitled "Proposed Amendments to Contract for Sale of Land for Private Redevelopment among White Plains Urban Renewal Agency and City of White Plains and LCOR 55 Bank Street LLC, dated June 28, 2007," ("LCOR Proposed Amendments"); and WHEREAS, the LCOR Proposed Amendments involved modifications to the timing of the third and fourth installment payments, revisions to the Preliminary Plans, and changes to the construction phasing schedule related to obtaining construction financing for the Redevelopment Project; and WHEREAS, the LCOR Proposed Amendments were reviewed and revised by Agency staff and outside legal counsel ("Revised Proposed Amendments"); and WHEREAS, Resolution 11-2008 containing the LCOR Proposed Amendments as modified by the Revised Proposed Amendments was submitted by Agency staff to the Agency for its consideration at its meeting of July 17, 2008; and WHEREAS, LCOR submitted to the Agency the modified Preliminary Plans ("Modified Preliminary Plans") referenced in the LCOR Proposed Amendments and the Revised Proposed Amendments; and WHEREAS, at its meeting of July 17, 2008, the Agency heard a presentation by LCOR regarding the LCOR Proposed Amendments; and WHEREAS, the Agency reviewed and considered the LCOR Proposed First Amendments as modified by the Revised Proposed First Amendments, and, by adoption of Agency Resolution 11-2008, approved the Revised Proposed First Amendments and the Modified Preliminary Plans (together the "LCOR LCOR Proposed Amendments; and WHEREAS, the Agency reviewed and considered the LCOR Proposed First Amendments as modified by the Revised Proposed First Amendments, and, by adoption of Agency Resolution 11-2008, approved the Revised Proposed First Amendments and the Modified Preliminary Plans (together the "LCOR LDA First Amendment"); and WHEREAS, the Agency found that the Modified Preliminary Plans: a. revise the location and design of the residential, retail, parking and commuter parking elements of the approved Redevelopment, but do not change the essential components of the Redevelopment; b. are consistent with the urban renewal plans applicable to the Project Area; c. are consistent with the objectives and strategies of the City's 1997 Comprehensive Plan and 2006 Plan Update, including, particularly, the objective of developing more affordable housing in the Core Area; and d. are consistent with the scope, concept, land uses, and total bulk of the proposed Redevelopment, represent a positive reduction in building height and eliminate a visually obtrusive 7-story parking structure previously approved; and WHEREAS, the First Amendment was approved subject to the following: a. Publication of a notice in the official newspaper of the City of White Plains of a Notice of Availability for Public Examination of the LCOR LDA First Amendment, and notice of public hearing thereon before the Common Council; b. A duly noticed public hearing being held before the Common Council; c. Action by the Common Council to affirm its status as Lead Agency for the environmental review of the Redevelopment Project, and a finding that the LCOR LDA First Amendment is consistent with prior environmental findings and will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; and d. Approval by the Common Council of the LCOR LDA First Amendment incorporating the Modified Preliminary Plans as a new Exhibit "B"; and WHEREAS, by letter from William S. Null, Esq., dated July 29, 2014, the Agency received a request to further amend the LCOR LDA and the LCOR LDA First Amendment (together constituting the "LCOR Amended LDA"); and WHEREAS, by letter from William S. Null, Esq., dated August 8, 2014, the Agency received a request superceding the July 29, 2014 request for a second amendment to the LCOR Amended LDA including modifications to the LCOR Modified Preliminary Plans and to the LCOR Amended LDA text; and WHEREAS, at its meeting of August 13, 2014, the Agency considered the proposed second LDA amendments submitted by LCOR ("Proposed Second LDA Amendment"), and voted to approve the Proposed Second LDA Amendment, including the Second Modified Preliminary Plans; and WHEREAS, with respect to the Proposed Second LDA Amendment, the Agency found that the Proposed Second Modified Plans which are made a part of the Proposed Second LDA Amendment as Exhibit B: a. revise the location and design of the residential, retail, parking and commuter parking elements and potential parking for an adjacent hotel site as well as the timing of the phases of the approved Proposed Second Modified Plans which are made a part of the Proposed Second LDA Amendment as Exhibit B: a. revise the location and design of the residential, retail, parking and commuter parking elements and potential parking for an adjacent hotel site as well as the timing of the phases of the approved Redevelopment, but did not change the basic land use types or overall density of the Redevelopment; b. are consistent with the urban renewal plans applicable to the Project Area; c. are consistent with the objectives and strategies of the City's 1997 Comprehensive Plan and 2006 Plan Update, including, particularly, the objective of developing more affordable housing in the Core Area; and d. are consistent with the scope, concept, land uses, and total bulk of the proposed Redevelopment as well as representing a positive reduction in the building height and elimination of a visually intrusive 7- story parking structure previously approved; and WHEREAS, with respect to the text changes in the Proposed Second LDA Amendment, the Proposed Second LDA Amendment contains the following principal elements: a. new Preliminary Plans which modify the approved Preliminary Plans in the LCOR Amended LDA, but are consistent with City's Comprehensive Plan, the applicable urban renewal plans, and the scope, concept, uses, operations, bulk, massing and general appearance of the approved Preliminary Plans, and demonstrate a positive reduction in overall mass and an increase in usable at-grade open space on the site; b. Section 201(a)(I) of the LCOR Amended LDA is deleted and replaced by new time frames for the delivery of an approved and executed Second LDA Amendment to the Counsel to the Agency and for the delivery of a financial plan for the redevelopment to the Agency, along with the time frames for the submission of a building permit application; c. Section 201(a)(iii) is deleted and replaced by new numbers of parking spaces to be constructed in the parking garage for the 55 Bank Street Project to 570 spaces, amending the maximum sleeping rooms for future use of patrons of the adjacent hotel, if built, to 120 rooms from 200 rooms, and modifying the number of commuter parking spaces to at least 200 and up to 300 mechanical stacked parking spaces all at applicable City parking rates; d. Section 7 of the First LDA Amendment is deleted and replaced by a new Section 202(b)(iii) which addresses the construction schedule and the construction of the affordable housing units and parking garage within that parking schedule, ensuring that no less than 112 affordable units are constructed at the end of Phase II and ensuring that 57 affordable units will be constructed in Phase I and 55 units in Phase II; and further specifying that parking shall be accommodated for a hotel on the adjacent parcel up to a maximum of 120 sleeping rooms if and when a hotel is constructed and the hotel approved site plan includes providing such parking on this site with the Redeveloper's approval; and WHEREAS, after review and consideration of the Proposed Second LDA Amendment, the Agency adopted Resolution 8-2014 at its meeting of August 13, 2014, approving the Proposed Second LDA Amendment, subject to the following: a. Publication of a notice in the official newspaper of the City of White Plains giving notice of (1) the Availability for Public Examination of the LCOR LDA Second Amendment and Modified Preliminary Plans, and (2) public hearing before the Common Council on September 2, 2014 regarding the Proposed LCOR LDA Second Amendment; b. A duly noticed public hearing before the Common Council; a. Publication of a notice in the official newspaper of the City of White Plains giving notice of (1) the Availability for Public Examination of the LCOR LDA Second Amendment and Modified Preliminary Plans, and (2) public hearing before the Common Council on September 2, 2014 regarding the Proposed LCOR LDA Second Amendment; b. A duly noticed public hearing before the Common Council; c. Action by the Common Council to affirm its status as Lead Agency for the environmental review of the Redevelopment Project, and a finding that the Second Modified Preliminary Plans incorporated as Exhibit B in the Proposed LCOR LDA Second Amendment and the text changes to the LCOR Amended LDA are consistent with prior environmental findings and will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; and d. Approval by the Common Council of the LCOR LDA Second Amendment incorporating the Modified Preliminary Plans as a new Exhibit "B". WHEREAS, to enable these actions to be taken, the Executive Director of the Agency was directed, pursuant to Section 507 ( c ) and (d) of the General Municipal Law, to request that the Common Council cause to be published in the official newspaper of the City of White Plains "A Notice of Availability for Public Examination" which notice includes the notice of the availability for review of the LCOR LDA Second Amendment and Modified Preliminary Plans and notice of a public hearing on the LCOR LDA Second Amendment to be held by the Common Council; and WHEREAS, by communication to the Common Council dated August 13, 2014, the Executive Director of the Agency requested that the Common Council authorize (1) the scheduling of a public hearing on the LCOR LDA Second Amendment for September 2, 2014, and (2) the notice of the public hearing along with notice of the "Availability for Public Examination" of the LCOR LDA Second Amendment; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that, to enable consideration of the LCOR LDA Second Amendment, including the Second Modified Preliminary Plans, it is necessary and appropriate, pursuant to Section 507 ( c ) and (d) of the General Municipal Law, for the Common Council to schedule a public hearing on the LCOR LDA Second Amendment, and authorize a public review period; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Common Council hereby directs the City Clerk to publish in the official newspaper of the City of White Plains a notice of public hearing on the LCOR LDA First Amendment to be held on Monday, September 2, 2014, at 7:30 P.M. in the Common Council Chambers, City Hall, 255 Main Street, NY 10601; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Common Council further directs the City Clerk to include in the notice of public hearing a Notice of Availability for Public Examination of the LCOR LDA First Amendment at the offices of the White Plains Urban Renewal Agency, 70 Church Street, White Plains, New York 10601. Mr. Kirkpatrick seconded the motion. Carried. ________ Communication received from the City Clerk. Mrs. Smayda moved that it/they be filed and spread in full upon the minutes. Mr. Kirkpatrick seconded the motion. Mrs. Smayda moved that it/they be filed and spread in full upon the minutes. Mr. Kirkpatrick seconded the motion. Carried. TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL: On August 8, 2014, the Mayor authorized an administrative referral of a application for site plan approval submitted on behalf of LCOR 55 Bank Street LLC, to construct rental apartment buildings parking spaces (joint-use residential, retail, and commuter parking), and retail space. In order to memorialize the action this Office requests that this communication be filed and spread in full upon the minutes, and copies of the plan be filed with the Calendar of August 13, 2014. ____ Anne M. McPherson, CMC City Clerk DATED: August 13, 2014 ________ On motion of Council President Martin, seconded and duly carried, the Common Council adjourned the meeting. ________ Anne M. McPherson, CMC City Clerk