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From YouTube: CB14 Budget Committee Meeting and Flatbush African Burial Ground Task Force Discussion (10-20-2022)
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DATE: Thursday, October 20, 2022, 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Online meeting
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AGENDA
1. Discussion about NYC Capital and Expense Budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2024
2. Discussion about the status of the Flatbush African Burial Ground
3. Other business
A
A
B
Thank
you,
Joanne,
the
just
just
a
quick
description
of
the
process.
I
mean
we
had
a
public
Hearing
in
September,
I,
believe,
and
that
was
hearing
from
the
public
in
terms
of
input
on
what
the
budget
priority
should
be.
We
sent
a
survey
around
prior
to
that
hearing
and
actually
got
a
lot
more
public
input
than
we
have
in
past
years
when
it
was
the
simple
form,
and
so
we
really
used
that
data
to
inform
these
priorities.
B
One
thing
that
I
continue
to
resist,
doing
and
hope
that
I
can
have
the
board's
support
on
this
again
this
year
is
the
Department
of
City
Planning
asks
Community
boards
to
prioritize
our
budget
priorities
which
is
redundant
but
I
just
resist
doing
that,
because
I
think
it's
ridiculous
to
say
that
food
stamps
are,
you
know
more
important
than
than
Adult
Protective
Services,
or
that
programs
for
merchants
are
less
important
than
the
flooding
concerns
they
have
when
it
rains
so
it
just.
It
doesn't
make
sense
to
have
priorities,
especially
across
agencies
compete.
B
B
B
Most
of
you
have
heard
me
say
that
community
board
14
ranks
last
59
out
of
59
Community
boards
in
terms
of
the
number
of
residents
who
have
to
walk
more
than
a
quarter
of
a
mile
to
a
park.
So
that
should
be
a
high
priority
for
us
and
yet
it's
hard
to
say
it's
more
important
than
addressing
flooding
conditions
when
you're
a
homeowner
or
a
business
owner
who
gets
flooded
every
time.
B
It
rains
more
than
an
inch
an
hour,
so
I
I
budget
a
little
bit
in
terms
of
the
format
I
where
they
make
me
say
that
this
is
our
first
priority,
because
if
I
don't
say
that
we
have
a
priority,
they
don't.
Let
me
go
on
to
the
next
box
on
the
form
so
I'll
put
in
the
narrative.
Well,
you
know
well
asked
to
make
choices.
B
You
know
we're
listing
this
as
a
first
priority,
but
please
be
advised
that
it
in
no
way
is
meant
to
be
considered
in
Silo
that
this
priority
housing
priority
is
a
health
care
priority
and
a
quality
of
life
priority.
So
that
said,
we
just
have
our
Capital
priorities,
our
expense
priorities.
Many
of
them
have
not
changed,
but
the
backup
data
has
been
updated.
I'll
stop
there
because
I
see
a
couple
hands
up.
Steve
and
Glenn.
C
B
C
C
B
Glenna,
that's
sort
of
true
and
it's
sort
of
not
true
like
within
agencies.
The
agencies
are
going
to
be
budgeted
and
So
within
an
agency.
I
can
rank
things
within
the
agency
because
that
they
are
going
to
pick
certain
priorities
but
they're
not
going
to
take
money
away
from
NYPD
to
give
to
DHS,
because
we
all
said
that
you
know
homeless.
A
B
Think
most
of
them
rank
because
just
because
the
format
makes
them
put
the
number
in
so
they
put
the
number
in
and
they
and
they
make
you
sort
of
drag
things
around
on
their
platform
in
order,
so
to
some
extent
we
do
rank
because
we
have
to
put
them
in
order.
I
just
put
language
in
that.
You
know
I
just
push
back
on
it
in
the
narrative
as
much
as
I
can.
A
C
B
You
can
see
them
in
the
in
the
I
admitted
this
all
to
the
board
for
preview
I.
They
they
can
also.
This
is
just
the
budget
committee
taking
a
look
at
the
at
what's
being
submitted
and
making
any
comments
on
changes
that
they
want
to
see
before
the
public
hearing.
The
public
hearing
is
just
before
the
November
meeting,
so
I
would
encourage
you
to
take
a
look
at
how
they're
written
and,
if
and
if
you
want
to
chime
in
they're,
basically
in
the
order
that
they
would
appear
on
the
DCP
form.
A
F
Ahead
Gail.
Thank
you,
yeah,
first
of
all,
Sean
thank
you
for
the
clarification,
because
I
was
struggling
a
little
bit
similar
to
Glenn's
points,
but
you
clarified
that
there
were
a
few
and
I
noticed
it
at
the
end.
You
said:
if
we
wanted
changes,
we
need
to
just
email
them
to
you
or
whatever,
but
I'm
thinking.
F
F
B
Sense
I
mean
no,
it's
it's
too
vague.
For
me
to
I
mean
I
I,
don't
know
what
the
thing
is
is
once
I
move
something
up
and
then
I
see
something
that's
below
it
and
I'm
like
oh,
no,
that
should
go
up
and
then
and
then
something
else
falls
down
and
I'm.
Like
oh
wait.
No
that
needs
to
be
higher.
So
that's
kind
of
what
you're
tell
me
what
you,
if
you
want
to
reorder
them.
Where
should
where
should
10
11
12
16
go.
B
B
I'll
tell
you,
let
me
do
it
this
way.
I
mean
the
the
providing
more
community
board.
Stuff
is
something
that
boards
have
and
and
if
board
members
want
me
to
put
this
lower
I
will.
But
if
we
don't
fight
for
our
own
budgets,
nobody
else
will
so
the
community
board
budget
Baseline
budget
increase
request
has
been
in
there
for
a
few
years,
and
we
are
the
only
city
agency
that
hasn't
have
had
a
significant
budget
increase
in
25
years.
B
The
mayor's
office
two
years
ago
grew
by
40
percent
and
we
got
nothing
so
that
that
one
we
we
agreed
to
keep
up
front
last
year
and
would
like
to
still
do
so
and
a
lot
of
other
boards
in
throughout
New
York
City
are
doing
that.
It
also
specifies
some
of
the
unfunded
mandates
that
we
have
like
to
provide
translation
services,
which
we
don't
have
funding
for
or
to
or
to
do,
hybrid
meetings,
which
you
know
we
we
would
need
to
pay
for.
B
I
would
say
that
the
sanitation
cleaning
requests
is
we
get
more
annotation
complaints
in
the
office,
then
I
don't
know
Anya.
What
would
you
say
like
more
than
almost
everything
else
combined
these
days
close
to
it?
So
that
seems
from
our
experience
an
urgent
need
that
DPR,
one
percent
of
the
city's
budget
for
parks
that
could
move
down
but
I
was
thinking
just
because
Parks
we
rank
59th
and
park.
I
kept
that
high
all.
F
D
d,
o
h
mental
health
yeah
sure,
under
that
what
it
has
to
do
with
the
stigmatation
of
mental
health.
Now
I
found
that
when
I
was
reading
reading
what
it
was
saying,
it
seemed
to
have
been
that
it
was
more
focused
on
homeless
than
the
the
general
population,
because
clearly
mental
health
now
is
a
very
big
issue
for
all
of
us.
So
I
I
felt
that
that
one,
for
example,
should
be
higher
up,
but
the
focus
shouldn't
be
just
geared
to
homeless
homelessness,
I'm.
G
D
B
F
A
B
Prior
to
the
public
hearing
that
precedes
the
November
meeting,
which
is
November
14th
and
the
sooner
the
better,
because
you're
going
to
tell
me
to
move
something
up
and
then
somebody
else
is
going
to
say
something
up
and
they're,
going
to
toggle
so
I'm
going
to
have
to
I'll,
get
this
out
back
out
to
the
board
prior
and
and
up
on
our
website
again
prior
to
that
meeting.
So
the
sooner
we
can
get
it
and
get
it
up
the
longer
the
public
has
to
review
it
for
the
public
hearing.
H
Hi
I
was
just
curious.
Why
I
guess
like
a
little
bit
of
a
history,
might
help
inform
my
question
about
the
prioritization
here.
But
you
know:
I
do
understand
that
from
Reading
District
needs
statements
for
a
long
time
that
the
existing
Precinct
houses
that
NYPD
has
in
the
70th
Precinct
has
been
a
like
ongoing
problem
and
I
like
understand
flooding
issues
very
very
personally
as
well.
H
H
Now,
when
people
go
by
the
7-0
prison
think
to
not
be
able
to
pass
by
on
the
sidewalks
on
some
side
of
the
streets
because
there's
parking
there,
but
that's
also
present
throughout
the
city,
where
people
have
much
more
parking
too
so
I
guess
I'm
just
curious,
partly
like.
Why
is
why
is
finding
a
bigger
space
for
that
like
such
a
like?
Do
we
think
that
will
really
help,
and
also
you
know,
why
is
this
coming
out
of
a
community
board
budget
instead
of
sports?
It's.
B
It's
okay,
yeah!
No!
It's
okay,
because
you
haven't
been
through
the
cycle
before,
but
Community
boards
are
Charter
mandated
to
make
recommendations
on
the
city
budget,
and
so
we
have
the
public
hearing
on
community
input
in
September,
and
then
we
have
our
own
yeah
right.
The
district
needs
statement
about
six
years
ago.
B
More
more
seven,
eight
years
ago,
DCP
Department
of
City
Planning,
started
making
us
write
our
district
needs
statement
in
tandem
with
our
budget
priorities,
so
that
there
was
a
match
which
made
sense,
but
the
reason
that
the
precinct
house
is
on
this
is
because
for
three
decades
this
is
something
that
the
community
has
advocated
for
the
board.
The
board
has
advocated
for
it.
It
was
supposed
to
have
been
done
in
in
the
late
90s
early
OTS
and
the
funding
fell
through
and
the
property
fell
through.
B
Nypd
has
acknowledged
it
as
a
need
and
so
to
keep
it
higher
on
the
priority
list.
Sort
of
just
holds
them
accountable.
Then
then,
lowering
it.
Having
said
that,
I
am
open
to
the
board's
Direction
on
dropping
it
in
terms
of
urgency.
If,
if
asking
for
something
for
30
years,
doesn't
make
it
feel
urgent
to
you.
A
And
I
also
just
want
to
add
that
the
situation
on
Lawrence
Avenue
is
unique
because
of
the
adapt
Network.
That
is
there,
which
uses
the
roadway
quite
heavily
twice
a
day
and
then
the
additional
schools
in
the
vicinity.
So
that's
why
we
think
that
the
situation
is
unique
with
that
Precinct
pardon
go
ahead.
G
Look
at
them
sort
of
as
like
in
third,
you
know
an
upper
third
middle
third
and
the
lower
third
and
I
mean
I'm,
comfortable
I
think
for
the
most
part,
I'm
looking
at
Capital,
just
starting
and
the
materials,
but
the
capital.
From
my
mind,
you
know
certainly
knew
Curt
Falls
and
from
what
I've
been
hearing
from
the
community,
I
I
definitely
would
support.
You
know
what
you
have
as
far
as
the
top
third
middle
and
lower.
G
You
can
drive
yourself
nuts,
when
you're
used
to
my
old
board,
actually
assigning
the
different
numbers
each
and
every
one,
and
yet
everybody
would
have
a
preference
I
want
this,
a
little
bit
higher,
just
a
little
bit
lower
and
it
literally
took
hours
and
hours
until
we
can
sorted
out
so
I
again
to
me,
I
like
to
move
a
little
third
and
I'm
uncomfortable,
and
you
know
people
really
wanted
to
shift
within
each
third.
You
know
certainly
that's
viewable.
It
could
be
a
little
bit
diminishing
yeah.
B
I
hear
that
Barden
actually
I
can
move
that
up
above
the
dep
one,
since
that's
a
lot
more
vague
and
and
I
think
you
know,
we
have
a
planning
fellow
who's
going
to
be
working
on
new
Kirk,
Plaza,
so
I
think
time
is
right
to
add
Focus
to
it.
I
could
you
know,
drop
it
drop
the
precinct
and
put
it
up
there
too.
So
we
can.
We
can
move
that
one
around
for.
G
B
Sorry,
sorry
to
interrupt,
but
I
just
do
want
to
say
one
more
thing
and
we
are
running
short
on
time,
but
I
just
want
to
make
this
clear
the
way
these
budget
priorities
go
to
each
agency
and
Glenn.
This
kind
of
goes
back
to
what
you
were
saying
too
O
and
B
is
going
to
take
this
document
they're
going
to
take
all
of
the
budget
priorities
for
NYPD
and
send
them
to
NYPD
and
Dot
to
dot
Etc.
So
the
other
agencies
aren't
going
to
know
what
we
asked
of
their
sister
brother
agencies.
B
So
that's
another
thing:
I
mean
the
fact
that
we
we're
expressing
it
as
sort
of
our
public
document,
but
internally
in
the
agencies
and
I
think
this
board
is
also
well
aware
of
my
ongoing
complaint
that,
when
the
agencies
respond
to
these
requests,
the
responses
aren't
that
meaningful.
So
we
do
a
whole
whole
lot
of
work
to
substantiate.
Why
we're
asking
for
something
and
agencies
tend
to
respond,
go:
ask
your
elected
officials
or
needs
further
study
and
I'm
like
it
doesn't
need
further
study.
It's
right.
B
G
B
G
B
Right
also,
they
are
engaged
in
a
site
search.
They've
been
engaged
in
that
site,
search
for
two
and
a
half
years.
They
also
spent
a
million
dollars
to
figure
out
that
they
couldn't
build
the
precinct
where
the
precinct
currently
exist,
which
I
keep
telling
them
I
could
have
told
them
that
for
10
bucks.
B
I
B
I
your
voice
dropped
out
again,
but
I
think
you're
going
to
that.
It's
2019
data
and
you
know
I
I,
don't
really
quite
know
what
to
do
with
that,
because
the
the
data
from
covid
years
and
the
re-entry
into
the
school
system,
the
the
data's
so
funny
right
now,
I,
could
just
add
at
last
Full
Count
or
something
like
that.
B
A
B
J
Good
evening
everyone
Sean
I
just
wanted
to
to.
Why
do
we
have
to
really
rank
the
the
needs?
Aren't
they
all
a
priority?
If
they've
made
the
list
I
figured
if
they
made
the
list,
they
are
a
priority
within
our
communities.
So
why
then,
especially
if
they're
being
split,
like
you
said,
NYPD
to
you
know
and
the
the
dot,
you
know
they're
all
a
priority
for
our
community,
so
they
should
be
addressed.
B
Yeah
I
think
I
think
the
the
language
in
the
district
needs
statement
kind
of
says
just
that
it's
like
these
are
all.
If
you
know
we
it
wouldn't
be
listed
here.
If
it
wasn't
a
need,
we're
not
asking
nobody's
asking
for
a
Pony,
it's
all.
It's
all
district
needs,
and
you
know
I'll
say
this
too.
Our
our
council
members
get
that
you
know
our
council
members
also.
They
wouldn't
they
wouldn't
say
that
these
constituents,
what
these
constituents
want,
is
more
important
than
what
those
constituents
want.
B
A
A
A
B
K
G
A
B
L
L
L
M
Good
evening,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Duane
Joseph
I
am
one
of
the
co-chairs
for
the
community
board.
14
Brooklyn
community
board,
14.
Flatbush,
Avenue
barrier
ground
task
force.
My
fellow
coach
here,
Talisha
San
Gil,
unfortunately
had
a
conflict
scheduling.
Conflict
tonight
is
not
able
to
make
it,
but
our
chair
has
graciously
Joanne.
Brown
has
recently
offered
to
sit
in
a
second
chair
for
the
meeting.
It
is
704.
M
M
The
meeting
tonight
will
be
co-hosted
by
our
esteemed
council
member
member
council
member
Maria.
Joseph
I
wanted
to
begin
by
just
reminding
folks
throughout
the
meeting.
If
you
are
not
speaking
to
please
mute
your
phones
or
mute
your
devices.
If
you
are
calling
in
on
a
phone,
you
can
do
that
by
you,
can
mute
and
unmute
by
pressing
star
six.
M
M
I
see
also
that
we've
joined
from
the
mayor's
office
of
Community
Affairs
by
David,
Lewis
and
Anastasia
Yak
Silva
Matthew
Pitt
is
also
supposed
to
be
on
the
call,
but
I
didn't
see
his
name
so
Matthew.
If
you're
here
you
know,
welcome
and
if
you're
not
you
know,
we
miss
you
and
we
hope
that
you
can
join
at
the
later
time.
You.
I
M
M
We
asked
him
to
join
us
tonight
because
we
thought
it
might
be
bring
an
opportunity
for
them
to
offer
some
insightful
questions
or
guidance
as
we
engage
in
the
project
as
they
are
people
that
have
experienced
these
spaces.
So
we
hope
that
you
will
stick
with
us
and
maybe
after
the
presentation
you
know
offer
some
feedback
as
we
move
the
project
forward.
That
being
said,
I
would
like
to
welcome
councilmember
Joseph
to
begin
our
proceedings
and
run
through
our
agenda
for
the
evening.
N
Good
evening,
everyone-
thank
you.
My
name
is
council
member
Joseph.
It's
a
pleasure
to
be
here
to
talk
to
the
community
members
about
this
very
important
project.
In
my
district,
when
I
was
running
for
city
council,
I
attended
all
of
the
HPD
briefings,
which
gave
me
an
opportunity
to
hear
feedbacks
from
stakeholders
and
neighbors
I'm
here
to
continue
to
support
the
vision
of
Denver
President,
also
who
recommended
that
the
site
be
moved
from
HPD
to
Parks.
N
We've
been
working
hard
to
understand
from
agencies
about
what
is
the
Bible
path
forward
for
us
for
this
future
of
the
site.
After
much
consideration
and
brainstorming,
we
thought
Cox
was
the
obvious
choice
because
they
are
one
of
the
agencies
that
has
their
own
capital
budget
and
a
robust
Community
engagement
process,
and
we
wanted
to
be
sensitive
to
this
historic
significance
of
the
land.
So
we
wanted
to
talk
about
landscaping
and
pox
has
the
record
for
doing
so
later
on
in
the
presentation.
They
will
also
explain
their
Capital
process
and
timeline.
N
N
F
O
Okay,
great
I'm,
Nick,
molinary,
I'm,
chief
of
planning
for
the
parks
department.
First
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
we're
really
appreciate
all
the
work
that's
gone
into
getting
this
this
project
where
it
is
and
then
we're
excited
to
work
on
it.
Now
that
we
have
funding
in
place
thanks
to
the
council
member,
we're
poised
to
start
design
of
this
project.
O
So
the
funding
was
just
transferred
into
our
budget
earlier
this
month,
our
processes
and
it's
been
added
into
our
Brooklyn
Capital
project
queue
for
fiscal
year
23..
So
that's
the
fiscal
year
that
starts
in
June
starts
in
July
ends
in
June,
so
we're
poised
to
start
designing
this
project,
probably
this
spring.
What
we're
doing
right
now
is
reviewing
all
the
documents
that
have
been
done
so
far,
all
the
the
historic
documentation,
all
the
testing
that's
been
done
and
working
to
bring
on
a
landscape
architect
in
our
Capital
team.
O
They
will
still
be
assigned
to
this
project
and
and
what
we'll
start
with
is
a
community
input
session
which
will
likely
happen
this
spring
and
the
plan
would
be.
You
know
to
have
that
input
session,
and
typically
we
work
through
the
parks
committee
and
the
community
board,
as
well
as
council,
member
and
we'll
work
with
the
tab
course
on
closely
designing
this
project
to
make
sure
that
the
open
space
that's
there
meets
the
community's
needs
and
desires.
O
Our
typical
timeline
and
process
is
it's
about
a
year
for
design
of
a
standard
Capital
project
at
Park.
So
if
we
start
in
in
the
spring,
which
we
will
it'll
be
next
spring,
we'll
have
so
spring
of
23,
we'd
start
design
bring
up,
24
design
will
be
complete.
We
would
then
enter
the
procurement
phase,
which
is
the
process
for
which
we
bring
on
a
contractor
to
actually
construct
the
park
in
the
open
space
and
that's
about
a
year-long
process
as
well
and
then
a
year
for
construction.
O
So
the
key
Milestones
would
be
designed
start
this
spring
design
completion
next
spring
and
then
construction
would
likely
start
the
spring
of
25
and
our
construction
timeline
is
usually
a
year
so
spring
of
26
with
Envision
Heaven
a
ribbon
cutting
on
the
site.
I
also
wanted
to
mention
Michelle
Michelle
White's
on
the
line
as
well
she's,
one
of
our
Capital
designers.
She
worked
on
Sankofa
Park
in
East,
New
York,
which
is
another
site
that
has
historic
burial
ground
on
it
that
had
previously
been
fully
developed
by
the
parks
department
with
active
Recreation.
O
I
I
I
For
the
remaining
of
this
project,
I'll
be
more
than
happy
to
be
working
with
you.
This
is
a
a
really
good
example
of
what
takes
place
when
community
and
government
work
together,
we're
able
to
collaborate
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
even
greater
collaboration
during
this
time.
So
I'll
be
more
than
happy
to
share
my
contact
with
you
after
all,
but
if
you
have
other
questions
moving
forward
for
the
duration
of
this
project,
I'll
be
happy
to
work
with
you
and
your
points
of
contact
as
well.
Thank
you.
M
N
N
M
Do
we
know
if
Parts,
oh,
not
Parts,
I'm,
sorry,
sanitation
plans
to
come
by
on
a
quarterly
basis,
or
if
it's
something
that
the
community
needs
to
reach
out
to
either
the
member's
office
or
to
the
the
district
office
to
communicate
overgrowth
or
trash
buildup?
Did
we
sort
that
out?
Did
we
figure
that
out
with
him.
B
B
N
M
M
M
Please
note
that
the
current
role
of
cb14
is
to
facilitate
Community
discussion
with
do
appreciation
and
respect
for
the
ongoing
efforts
of
the
current
Community
groups,
but
also
mindfully
keeping
a
lane
open
for
other
points
of
view
and
for
those
who
have
not
yet
been
heard
on
the
future
of
the
site.
Each
speaker
will
be
permitted
to
speak
for
up
to
three
minutes
and
may
not
receive
additional
time
from
another
speaker.
M
The
intent
of
this
public
comment
period
is
to
permit
the
board
and
the
community
a
chance
to
hear
diverse
perspectives
on
public
issues.
Accordingly,
we
ask
that
groups
who
groups
be
represented
by
a
single
speaker,
as
we
ask
speakers
to
refrain
from
repeating
a
point
already
brought
forth
in
this
session.
M
The
board
has
an
obligation
to
conduct
its
business
in
an
orderly
manner.
Any
person
preventing
the
meeting
from
continuing
will
be
muted
and
possibly
disconnected
from
the
meeting
with
that.
I
I
want
to
invite
our
guests
tonight,
Miss
Miss,
if
I
may
say,
Miss,
Nicole,
Holland,
Dennis
and
and
Miss
McLean.
P
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
Kenyatta
McLean.
Thank
you
for
inviting
blackspace
to
be
a
part
of
this
meeting
as
Dwayne
mentioned,
I'm
a
co-founder
I'm,
a
founding
member
and
also
a
co-managing
director,
a
black
space
where
urbanist
Collective
we've
been
around
for
since
2015
and
our
Collective
of
planners
artists,
our
Architects
people
that
care
about
the
built
environment,
I'm,
learning
right
now,
I
have
I'm
familiar
with
the
site,
but
I'm
trying
to
take
in
and
just
kind
of
learn
and
hear
from
you
all
about.
P
What's
going
on
generally,
we
have
been
a
part
of
a
lot
of
Heritage
spaces,
so
we've
done
work
around
Heritage
conservation,
particularly
in
Brownsville,
and
a
lot
of
that
work.
We've
taught
I.
Think
some
of
the
big
things
that
we've
talked
about
or
thought
about
is
when
you're
engaging
people.
So
when
you
get
into
I,
think
someone
was
speaking
about
a
timeline.
P
So
when
you
get
into
that
spring
23
time
of
engaging
communities,
just
thinking
and
making
sure
that,
like
cultural
bearers
or
foreign,
that
are
in
the
space,
are
being
like
identified
and
brought
to
kind
of
whether
or
not
host
those
co-hosts
those
engagement
sessions
or
those
engagement
sessions
happening
at
those
cultural
events
that
are
already
happening
in
the
community.
So
it's
not
laborious
for
people
to
provide
their
feedback.
P
I
think
another
General
piece
for
us
in
terms
of
Heritage
conservation
has
been
about.
How
do
we?
You
know,
make
sure
that
there's
intergenerational
space
on
this
site?
So
if
we
think
about
the
site
as
definitely
want
to
pay
homage
to
the
Past,
and
we
one
of
our
things
that
are
where
we
that
really
like
we
run
off
of,
is
our
Manifesto.
P
So
it's
14
different
design
principles
run
one
of
those
being
reckoned
with
the
past
to
be
able
to
like
ensure
the
future,
and
so
it's
really
important
for
us
to
have
sites
of
past,
but
also
make
sure
that,
like
future
Generations
are
engaged
in,
programming
is
created.
That
make
sure
makes
it
clear
that
the
past
and
present
and
future
all
are
necessary
for
one
another.
P
We
have
a
number
of
different
like
three
different
types
of
workshops
that
we
work
with
groups
to
do
if
it
becomes
something
that
is
of
interest
at
one
point,
we
can
talk
about
that
and
I
think
in
general.
I
just
want
to
kind
of
listen,
I
don't
have
as
much
feedback
yet
because
I
I,
just
don't
know
enough
about
what's
going
on
with
the
site.
But
we're
excited
to
be
a
part
of
this.
M
M
K
Yes,
that's
it
I'm
I'm
here,
thank
you
for
having
me
and
the
Sankofa
Park
development
was
a
collaborative
effort
and,
and
it
certainly
included
the
community
what's
a
little
bit
different.
Just
from
my
sort
of
brief
understanding
of
this
site
is
that
the
archeology
here
has
been,
you
know
mostly
done.
We
understand,
it's
been
confirmed
as
a
burial,
ground
Sankofa.
We
we
weren't
aware
just
yet
so
we
had
to
do
the
archeology
from
scratch.
K
So
it
should
be
a
more
typical
Capital
project
that
runs
through
a
year
of
design,
procurement
and
construction.
So
that's
good
news
and
congratulations
to
all
of
you
have
brought
the
project
to
the
point
that
it
is
now
I
I
understand
and
how
hard
that
is
and
I
think
you've
done.
A
wonderful
job
and
I.
Think
Parks
is
the
place
for
you
because
it's
filled
with
you
know.
M
You
know
a
special
thank
you
to
a
council
member
who,
you
know
worked
very
diligently
in
a
very
short
period
of
time
since
she's
been
elected
to
have
this
project
shifted
from
one
city
agency
to
another.
If
you've
been
around
in
this
process
long
enough
and
as
board
members,
we've
learned
it
through
our
district
manager.
You
know
shifting
something
from
one
to
the
agency
to
another
when
you're
still
trying
to
determine
what
the
parameters
are
around
whatever
project
you're
trying
to
do.
M
Some
of
that
stuff
is
still
up
in
the
air
is
a
very
difficult
task,
so
we
we
want
to
say
special,
thank
you
to
councilmember
Joseph
and
her
staff
for
all
of
the
hard
work
they
did
in
the
background
to
make
this
get
to
this
point
where
it
is
today
like,
we
still
have
a
little
ways
to
go,
but
to
get
to
this
stage
in
the
first
year
of
her
of
her
term
is
a
big
leap.
It's
a
big
step
and
we
appreciate
the
work
that
they've
done.
C
A
Q
Hello
I
wanted
to
ask
about
the
dsny
point.
I
know
that
for
Parks
isn't
usually
that
they
do
their
Waste
Management
in-house
and
it's
not
dsny
that
does
the
that
maintenance
stuff.
So
I
was
just
wondering
if
there's
going
to
be
a
timeline
for
when
it
switches
from
dsny
maintained
a
lot
to
the
parks
department,
but
also
that
I
had
been
working
with
people
as
well
to
clean
the
lots
and
is
that
going
to
overlap
or
yeah.
So
that
was
my
question
that
came
to
mind.
O
Yeah,
this
is
Nick
mullinary
from
Park,
so
once
the
property
is
transferred,
I
think
it
may
currently
be
in
HPD
jurisdiction.
Now
I
would
be
transferred
over
into
Parks
jurisdiction
as
part
of
the
capital
project
and
Parks
will
assume
maintenance
responsibility
over
this
site.
We
do
work
with
sanitation
to
help
clean
sites
as
well,
so
probably
be
a
collaborative
approach,
and
we
welcome
any
efforts
to
help
keep
sites
clean
and
presentable
and
also
once
the
open
space
is
built.
O
I
think
we
would
really
hope
to
have
collaboration
in
the
programming
of
the
space,
maintaining
of
the
space
and
and
partnering
on
the
site.
I
don't
know,
but
I
actually
don't
know
about
the
sanitation
connection
and
how
you
guys
were
able
to
get
this
site
clean
through
sanitation,
because
as
well
outside
of
my
Norm.
Q
Well,
for
us,
or
for
me,
I
had
been
contacting
the
community
advisor
guy
or
whatever
from
dsny
Affairs
Community
Affairs,
and
he
helps
people
do
cleanups
and
stuff
in
their
neighborhoods.
And
so
he
was
when
we
would
call
him
and
he
would
come
out
and
bring
people
with
tractors
and
stuff.
But
then
he
would
melt.
L
L
L
F
Thank
you,
Dwayne
I
would
just
like
to
also
Echo
our
thanks
to
council
member
Joseph
for
her
coming
taking
the
lead
on
this
one.
She
was
elected,
but
I
do
have
a
a
question
and
it's
in
reference
to
because
it
was
mentioned
about
the
that
we
have
the
funding.
I
was
just
wondering
what
is
the
total
amount
of
funding
for
for
this.
L
I
can
just
be
quickly
on
this,
so
when
the
former
council
member
was
in
office,
there
was
some
of
his
Capital
money
that
was
allocated
and
when
I'm,
when
Nick
was
referring
to
the
money
being
transferred.
That
was
the
lump
sum
that
we
moved
from
HPD
to
Parks.
So
then
another
thing
he
mentioned
is
the
land
would
have
to
be
transferred.
F
M
Right
I
wanted
to.
There
was
a
question
put
into
the
chat,
so
I
wanted
to
make
sure
I
got
heard
from
Chantel.
Will
the
design
process
involve
the
community
for
True
Community
engagement?
If
so,
what
would
that
process?
Look
like
and
I
just
want
to
preface
that
before
I'm?
You
know
when
I
asked
somebody
from
Parks
to
respond
to
that,
but
understanding
that
you
know
according
to
the
timeline,
that
process
would
begin,
probably
in
Spring
of
2023.
M
O
Sure
so
yeah,
so
you
absolutely
have
a
community
input
into
the
design
process.
So,
as
I
mentioned,
we
need
a
capital
landscape,
architect,
a
sign
to
the
project
once
that
person
is
assigned
we'll
work
with
the
community
board,
we'll
work
with
the
council
member's
office
to
find
an
evening
when
we
can
have
a
public
visioning
meeting
right
now,
we're
still
doing
our
meetings
remotely,
but
hopefully,
by
the
spring.
O
We
also
have
in-person
components
that
that
is
our
hope
to
start
having
in-person
visioning
meetings
as
well,
but
the
hope
would
be
to
have
a
visioning
meeting.
I,
don't
know
if
anyone
has
attended
a
Parks
Vision
meeting
for
our
capital
projects,
but
typically
it
consists
of
description
of
the
site,
description
of
other
sites
nearby.
O
We
collect
all
of
that
feedback
and
then,
after
the
meeting
ends,
we
take
that
feedback
back
and
the
designer
whose
assigned
works
on
a
conceptual
design,
which
we
then
once
it's
ready.
It
usually
takes
Michelle
May,
correct
me,
but
about
three
four
months
to
have
a
conceptual
design,
something
that
the
community
can
respond
to.
We
then
work
typically
through
the
parks
Committee
of
the
community
board.
The
schedule
report
back
session.
O
What
we
can
work
with
the
council
member
and
the
CUNY
board
in
parallel
to
schedule
that
report
back
session
make
sure
people
can
respond
to
the
design.
Let
us
know
if
they
think
we're
on
the
right
track,
we'll
progress,
the
design
ultimately
it'll,
go
through
a
public
design
Commission,
because
it's
a
city-owned
site
and
it
will
the
design
will
continue
to
progress.
M
Thank
you
so
much
for
that.
Nick
Chantel,
I
hope
that
answered
your
question
key
in
all
of
that
was
that
you've
got
to
be
in
the
loop
to
make
sure
you
get
notices
about
these
meetings
as
they
come
up.
I
would
very
much
encourage
you
all
to
head
over
to
cb14brooklyn.com
and
sign
up
for
the
boards
mailing
list,
so
you
can
be
informed
about
the
different
committee
meetings
and
as
Nick
mentioned,
a
lot
of
this
is
going
to
come
through
our
our
well.
M
M
So
please,
if
you
want
to
get
that
information,
if
you
want
to
know
when
our
our
meetings
are,
you
can
sign
up
on
the
website
to
join
the
mailing
list,
also
sign
up
with
the
council
members
office
to
be
part
of
her
newsletter.
She
sends
it
out
quite
regularly
and
it
has
quite
a
bit
of
community
information
in
it,
so
you
got
to
be
in
the
loop
to
know
about
it.
Make
sure
you
sign
up
accordingly.
M
I
wanted
to
also
quickly
because
I
just
realized,
and
it
was
tip
to
me
that
she
joined
the
meeting
and
I
did
not
see
before
so.
Forgive
me
for
not
acknowledging
you
before
this,
but
we
are
also
joined
by
the
executive
director
of
the
Flatbush
Bid
And
The
Church
Avenue
bid
is
Lauren
Collins
Lauren.
You
want
to
quickly
just
introduce
yourself
and
speak
to.
E
Thanks,
thank
you.
Dwayne
hi
good
evening
I'm
Lauren,
Elvis
Collins,
as
Wayne
said,
I'm
the
church
chef
with
the
church,
Avenue
bid
and
Flatbush
Avenue
bid.
So
our
bid
is
our
big
ends.
The
two
bits
end
at
the
intersection
of
church
and
Flatbush,
so
that
block
from
Bedford
to
to
Flatbush
is
actually
not
in
the
bid,
but
we
obviously
are
very
impacted
and
very
interested
in
what
happens.
E
It's
a
busy
Corridor
I.
You
know
I've
been
on
the
task
force
since
the
beginning.
So
really
it's
been
really
something
to
see
the
community
involvement
and
anything
that
we
can
do
to
support
and
also
to
let
people
know
during
a
community
process.
We'd
be
happy
to
to
make
sure
I
mean
I.
Think
that
all
the
groups
on
this
call
are
covering
the
community
with
the
different
Instagrams
and
and
Community
lists,
but
we
will
be
happy
to
amplify
that
message
as
well.
So
thank
you.
R
Relying
mainly
on
signing
up
online
is
not
going
to
be
very
effective
for
this
community
writ
large
if
we're
trying
to
and
broaden
the
base
of
participants
we're
going
to
have
to
engage
with
phone
and
flyering
and
the
like
to
increase
the
participation
and
then.
Lastly,
what
is
the
plan
for
Source
acquisition
for
lot
50,
which
is
who
I
connected
to
that
spot?
And
what
discussions,
if
any,
have
gone
on
and
where
can
we
get
involved
to
make
sure
that
there
are
more
voices
at
the
table
as
this
work
goes
on.
L
R
So
that
would
mean
it
so
the
work
that
goes
to
do
the
community
engagement
piece
to
get
Community
Voices
to
the
table.
Usually
all
of
that
gets
contracted
out
in
some
way.
So
you
want
to
be
sure
that
there
are
Equity
is
built
into
that
process,
I'm,
not
sure
who
the
parks
is
doing
it
internally
or
if
they
are
doing
hiring
to
get
that
work
done.
L
O
For
Dave,
if
you
want
it,
but
I
think
on
this
one
product
typically
does
our
community
engagement
in-house,
because
we
have
our
partnership
with
Parks
division
that
their
Partners
out
in
the
communities
that
can
help
connect
with
organizations,
but
by
all
means
we're
interested
in
hearing
who
the
groups
are
that
are
out
there.
If
we
can
connect
out,
then
I
put
my
contact
info
in
the
chat
as
well
would
like
to
hear
who
the
groups
are,
because
I
think
we
really
do
want
to
do
is
make
sure.
O
We
have
really
robust
community
outreach
that
we
connect
with
all
the
groups.
I
appreciate
the
bid
saying
that
we
also
helped
get
a
robust
Outreach
for
the
community
meetings
when
we
have
it,
but
that
was
envisioned
that
it
would
be
in-house
Outreach
for
this
one,
not
a
contracted
out
Outreach
but
open
to
having
partners
as
well.
Who
can
really
help
get
the
word
out.
N
Absolutely
this
is
council
member
Joseph.
Definitely
we
we
do
want
Community
Partnership.
Also
we
are
going
to
do
Grassroots.
We
will
be
at
the
churches.
We
will
be
giving
out
flyers
we'll
be
doing
phone
calls,
dropping
them
in
the
WhatsApp
and
meeting
people
wherever
they
are,
so
they
are
aware
of
this
project.
This
project
is
near
and
dear
to
us
and,
as
we
said,
we're
not
going
to
rush
it.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
communities
involve
voices
and
we
hear
all
of
our
integrate
as
many
voices
as
possible.
L
And
Allison,
we
also
welcome
any
input
and
suggestions.
If
you
know
of
a
group
of
people
who
don't
have
zoom
or
I
mean
WebEx,
and
you
want
to
reach
them,
and
just
let
us
know
please,
you
know
we
welcome
your
your
feedback
and
suggestions.
I
think
the
other
question
I
had
was
the
lot
50
I
think
we
can
email
about
that
that
it
was
not
in
the
agenda
and
we
haven't
looked
at
that
in
depth.
K
I
may
say
something
about
the
landmark
status
through
the
documents
and
the
the
research
that
you
guys
have
done
and
I
have
re
reviewed.
It's
my
understanding
that
the
the
footprint
of
the
church
I
think
it
was
a
ps90
that
was
on
the
site
and
then
demolished
that
it
had
Landmark
status
and
I
understand
that
that
will
carry
through
I.
M
M
M
S
S
However,
we
are
interested
in
what
happens
at
the
site
and
look
forward
to
engaging
residents
of
our
district
as
the
process
moves
forward.
I
want
to
also
thank
my
colleague,
Sean
Campbell,
for
always
keeping
me
in
the
loop
and
to
the
council,
member
really
Joseph
for
her
leadership
on
this
project.
I
did
I
was
actively
involved,
and
you
know
a
lot
of
the
work
and
the
protests
to
ensure
that
this
site
really
represents
exactly.
What's
there,
a
burial
ground,
an
African,
very
wrong.
S
So
thank
you
all
and
I
look
forward
to
to
working
with
the
team
and
as
Allison
I'm
gonna
Echo
again
what
Allison
said.
Community
engagement
is
very
important,
so
we
would
like
to
be
continue
to
be
a
part
of
this
process
and
get
more
residents
on
the
other
side
of
the
of
the
District
involved.
So
thank
you
all.
M
Away
place,
it's
the
other
side
of
the
street,
and
you
know,
while
those
invisible
lines
run
down
the
middle
of
the
street,
the
people
are
solid
and
they
walk
across
those
lines
every
day,
and
we
want
this
to
be
just
as
important
to
the
folks
in
cb17
that
would
be
able
to
to
access
it
as
it
is
to
the
folks
at
cb14.
But.
M
M
O
O
Office
yeah,
yeah
I
can
answer
the
question,
so
it's
a
property
that
transfers
from
agency
to
agency
flows
through
Department
of
Citywide
administrative
services.
So
it's
it
will
be
surrendered
by
the
current
agency
to
dcast.
So
they
would
write
a
surrender
letter
to
be
cast.
Fox
would
write
a
request
letter
to
dcast
decaf
simultaneously
accepts
the
surrender
from
one
agency
and
transferred
student
over
to
the
other
agency.
So
that
will
be
that's
something
that
we're
now
that
we
have
the
funding
in
place.
We'll
work
on
the
transfer.
O
It
can
happen
relatively
quickly
by
the
end
of
this
calendar
year
to
Envision
that
the
property
is
transfer
over
to
parks
and
we'll
keep
the
community
board
and
council
members
office
updated
as
both
Community
boards
and
the
council
member's
office
updated
as
we
as
that
change
happens.
We
wanted
to
have
this
meeting
first
before
we
did
any
kind
of
land
transfers
in
case
there
was.
You
know,
opposition
to
it
coming
over
to
parks
that
people
felt
this
wasn't
the
right
approach.
M
T
T
But
as
we
engage
with
people
and
possibly
learn
about
people
who
have
been
in
the
neighborhood
for
a
long
time,
is
it
possible
that
we
that
we
can
still
do
that
type
of
work
and
to
to
find
out
if
the
remains
there
have
any
connection
to
the
people
anywhere?
Really
you
know
people
live
all
over
I'm,
also
curious
about
the
I
think
this
was
in
like
2001
right
when
they
did
the
initial
dig.
T
G
I
I
I
So
there's
a
that
would
incur
like
there
are
different
different
things
in
play
there,
but
the
short
answer
is
no.
We
wouldn't
be
doing
that
if
we
do,
though,
engage
with
folks
that
are
family
members
of
the
ancestors
and
we'd
be
more
than
happy
to
have
discussions
with
them
speak
with
them,
but
I
I
think
there
was
that.
That's
the
first
question
right.
What
was
the
second
question?
I
can't
recall
it.
T
L
T
L
Thank
you
so
much
for
asking
that
question.
We
definitely
want
to
be
really
sensitive
and
when
we
do
encounter
a
living
relative
they'll
be
incorporated
in
the
discussion.
I
think
that's
all
a
little
bit
up
in
the
air
right
now.
So
you
know
rest
assured
this
will
be
a
very
big
part
of
the
community
engagement
moving
forward.
T
K
K
I
was
going
to
talk
about
my
experience
at
Sankofa,
the
burial
ground
in
East
New
York
between
New
Lots
and
Livonia,
so
the
archeology
there,
when
we
did
the
test
pits,
we
we
did
like
10
test
pits
and
eight
of
them
came
back
positive
for
human
remains.
All
of
them
were
fragmented
and
we
weren't
able
to
do
any
DNA
testing
because
we
didn't
have
you
know
large
enough
samples.
K
What
was
to
just
not
do
any
DNA
testing
and
from
what
I
learned
with
from
the
archeology
and
the
way
what
you
need
to
do,
DNA
testing
is,
you
need
a
considerable
You
Know
sample
at
Sankofa.
There
are,
in
fact
intact
burials
below
grade
and
of
the
design
is
avoids
them
and
the
archeology
work.
That
was
done.
K
Don't
know
what
your
your
plan
is
like
if
you,
if,
if
the
community
decides
that
we're
going
to
have
more
testing,
you
know,
that's
one
thing,
but
you
know
if
we're
moving
forward,
we'll
we'll
hire
an
archaeologist
to
be
present
during
you
know
any
kind
of
work
that
is
going
to
take
place
there,
and
then
it
was
at
Sankofa.
It
was
the
dis,
the
community's
decision
not
to
do
any
further
testing.
K
So
that's
what
happened
there
and
I'll
just
say
that
in
order
to
do
any
DNA
testing
and
to
to
find
like
a
descendant
Community
per
se,
then
you
know
you'd
have
to
have
a
large
sampling.
The
last
thing
I'll
say
and
is
that
the
Community,
the
community
at
Sankofa
they
identified
as
The
Descendant
Community
this?
M
Thank
you
for
the
question
as
we're
coming
up
on
the
hour.
I
want
to
be
mindful
of
the
time
I'm
gonna
again
offer
the
opportunity
to
folks
who
haven't
had
an
opportunity
had
the
chance
to
ask
a
question
so
if
Florencia,
Chan
and
Jada
and
then
Corazon,
Valentine
and
I.
Think
after
those
two
questions
we'll
consider
closing
out
the
meeting.
N
We
know
for
sure
at
St
Paul's
with
Reverend
Hamlin
I
from
what
I
understood
they
have
a
lot
of
documents
related
to
the
to
that
lot.
So
that
should
be
a
conversation.
We
engage
with
them
and
that's
a
great
idea
to
to
have
a
survey
with
the
churches
over
100
years,
so
they
would
have
been
around
right
around
that
time.
That
was
a
burial
ground.
So
yeah
like
we
said
we're
taking
everything
into
consideration.
No
some
will
be
left
unturned
for
this
project
to
make
sure
we
deliver.
B
Quickly,
pass
on
Reverend
Hamlin's
regrets
he
he
couldn't
make
it
to
this
evening's
meeting
because
of
a
of
an
event
at
his
church
and
I
know
that
cortisone
is
going
to
say
one
thing,
but
I'm
just
going
to
slip.
My
last
comment,
and
while
I
have
my
while
I'm
unmuted,
which
is
to
also
thank
the
council
member's
office
and
parks
in
the
mayor's
office
for
for
moving
this
project
to
this
point
in
the
in
the
conversation.
B
The
the
Flatbush
African
Barrel
Grounds
was
number
one
a
number
one
priority,
and
then
the
other
thing
I
mentioned
earlier
was
that
we
are
also
last
in
the
city
in
terms
of
green
space.
So
having
this
in
the
hands
of
parks
and
having
it
no
matter
what
it
ends
up
in
in
design
through
community
engagement,
it
will,
it
will
be
an
asset
in
terms
of
green
space
as
well,
and
those
are
two
needs
that
we've
identified
both
you
know
through
experience
and
through
the
community.
Thank
you.
Q
O
Yeah
this
is
Nick
from
Park,
so
this
is
what
we're
envisioning
doing
this
in-house,
so
we
wouldn't
bring
on
an
outside
firm.
It
would
be
Parks.
Department
employee,
like
Michelle,
did
the
design
at
sankopa.
It
would
be
one
of
our
Parks
Capital
team
that
we'll
do
it
from
our
Brooklyn
team,
so
we
actually
we're
not
a
vision
going
outside.
We
we
do
like.
This
is
a
project
that
you
know.
M
Again,
I
think:
can
you
I'm
sorry
if
you
have
an
additional
question
with
I
sent,
you
share
it
with
the
community
board
directly
as
we're
rolling
up
on
eight
o'clock.
Now
we
want
to
be
respectful
of
you
know
everyone's
time
here,
especially
our
our
partners,
but
we
encourage
everyone
to
reach
out
to
the
community
board
directly.
You
can
reach
them
at
info
at.
M
M
You
know
the
internal
process
between
surrendering
of
the
space
from
one
and
receipt
of
the
space
to
another
agency,
specifically
Parks
you're,
hoping
that
it'll
happen
by
years
and
year.
One
will
Spring
of
2023
we're
looking
at
the
start
of
the
design
process
with
Community
Information
sessions
that
will
speak
to
you,
know,
Community
needs
or
wants
or
desires
around
what
the
space
will
be.
M
M
Right
so
we
have
that
timeline.
I
think
the
biggest
and
most
important
part
of
this
you
know
is
going
to
be
that
first
year
and
again,
like
Allison
mentioned
and
like
you
know,
the
board
has
mentioned,
and
the
council
members
mentioned,
you
know
Allison
Martinez
from
the
community.
We've
got
to
find
every
way
to
get
as
many
people
involved
in
this
as
possible
so
that
the
community
has
a
voice.
M
It's
it's
critical,
you
know,
we've
had
a
lot
of
people
over
the
years
have
input
in
this,
and
you
know
we
got
it
to
here.
We
got
it
to
now
where
it
is
and
we
you
know
it's
a
promising
stage
to
be
in
because
if
everything
goes
well,
we
will
have
something
that
we
can
celebrate
and
that
represents
you
know
the
the
the
folks
that
interred
in
that
space
that
will
celebrate
their
life
and
their
legacy
in
our
community.
M
So,
let's
make
sure
we
get
the
word
out
in
any
way
shape.
We
can
connect
with
as
many
offices
and
agencies
here
that
you
can
in
organizations
that
you
can
and
we'll
find
ways
to
get
the
word
out
this
community.
So
with
that,
I
am
gonna
thank
everyone
again
for
their
participation.
Thank
you
again
to
the
council
member
for
taking
the
time
to
work
so
diligently
on
this
in
the
first.
You
know
stage
of
her
her
time
as
a
member.
M
Thank
you
to
our
parks,
department,
folks
and
the
mayor's
office
for
engaging
in
this
community.
This
discussion
and
highlighting
what
the
plan
is
in
the
path
forward
is
going
to
be
and
to
my
board
members
fellow
board
members.
Thank
you
all
for
your
patience
and
support
of
this
task
force,
Sean
and
the
team
in
the
district
office.
Thank
you
for
putting
all
of
this
together
and
keeping
us
on
track
and
our
special
guest
tonight
Miss
McLean.
Thank
you
for
for
participating,
Michelle.
Thank
you
for
participating,
I.