Cb14 Capital & Expense Budget Priorities 2010

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14 SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 2010 CAPITAL AND EXPENSE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS By October 31, 2008, Community Boards are required to prepare and submit recommendations for physical improvement projects funded by the City’s Capital Budget or the Community Development program. The boards are also required to submit recommendations for operational programs funded by the City’s Expense budget. These recommendations are considered by the Mayor and by City agencies for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2010 budget. The members of the City Council review and consider the board’s priorities and vote on the City budget. Prior to the submission of these recommendations to the Mayor, City Council and City Planning Commission, Community Boards are required to conduct a public hearing on their proposed recommendations. Based on the public hearings held on both September 8th and October 6th, the board will formulate and submit its recommendations. Community Boards must limit their budget requests to their 40 most critical Capital improvements and 25 top Expense program proposals. A brief description of the recommendations prepared by Brooklyn Community Board 14 is provided below and in the pages that follow. These recommendations were developed as a result of the following: • Observation of physical and service problems within Community District 14; • Analysis of complaints received by the board’s 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 2010 CAPITAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS Economic Development 1. Continue Kings/Flatbush Development Project to Loew’s Kings Theatre site 2. Fund restoration/refurbishing of West Midwood and Ditmas Park areas within CD14

Education 1. Fund development of outdoor recreational space at Bedford Avenue/Campus Road 2. Establish a new elementary school to alleviate over crowding in CD14

Environmental Protection 1. Fund installation of catch basins in CD14

Health and Hospitals Corporation 1. Advance to completion rehabilitation of Kings County Hospital Center

Parks and Recreation 1. 2. 3. 4.

Fund development of outdoor recreational space at Bedford Ave/Campus Rd Fund Prospect Park rehabilitation projects Fund rehabilitation of the Kings Highway Malls jointly with DOT Fund street tree replacement funding

Police 1. Advance to acquisition new site for 70th Precinct

Transit Authority 1. Fund complete station rehabilitation for Parkside Avenue, Church Avenue, Beverley Road, Cortelyou Road stations 2. Fund modernization of Avenue H station 3. Fund modernization of Avenue J station 4. Fund modernization of Avenue M station 5. Advance to completion sidewalk rehabilitation on Newkirk Plaza

Transportation 1. Fund reconstruction of Flatbush Avenue within CD14 2. Fund rehabilitation of the Kings Highway Malls within CD14 to include pedestrian ramps 3. Fund restoration/refurbishing in West Midwood and Ditmas Park areas within CD14 to include sidewalks, curbs and lighting 4. Fund reconstruction of Locust Avenue and abutting streets within CD 14

EXPENSE BUDGET PRIORITIES Administration for Children’s Services 1. Expand Family Day Care Programs in CD14 2. Continue and expand Head Start Programs in CD14

Aging 1. Expand Meals-on-Wheels program in CD14 2. Fund Home Attendants Program for non-Medicaid eligible senior citizens

Buildings 1. Fund additional inspection personnel and support staff 2. Establish program to enforce compliance of recent re-zoning changes in R-6 area in Midwood within CB14

Business Services 1. Fund Commercial Revitalization projects on Flatbush Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Avenue J, Avenue M, Church Avenue, Newkirk Plaza and the Flatbush-Nostrand Avenue Junction

Cultural Affairs 1. Increase funding for borough-wide cultural programs with a special emphasis on youth

Environmental Protection 1. Assign additional night/weekend tour for air/noise pollution control personnel 2. Continue Citywide contracts – Preventive maintenance staff, sewer cleaning, etc.

Fire 1. Fund specialized emergency equipment

Health and Mental Hygiene 1. Fund adequate staffing levels for Pest Control

Health and Hospitals Corporation 1. Support adequate staffing levels at Kings County and Coney Island Hospital

Housing Preservation and Development 1. Continue funding with increases to meet inflationary costs - Neighborhood Preservation Consultation Program

Landmarks Preservation Commission 1. Fund restoration/refurbishing of Ditmas Park area within Community District 14 2. Fund restoration of the Academy Building at Erasmus Hall High School

Mayor’s Office of Management & Budget 1. Restore operating budget of Community Boards

Parks and Recreation 1. Fund additional recreation staff for playgrounds within CD14 2. Fund additional Park Enforcement personnel

Police 1. Fund additional Crossing Guards for 70th Precinct

Public Library 1. Increase funding to ensure seven-day service to all branches

Sanitation 1. Continue “Operation Clean Stretch” basket collection routes on commercial strips within CD 14 2. Continue and increase funding for year-round school collection program

Transportation 1. Fund additional allocation for street resurfacing 2. Increase funding for Highway Operations maintenance gangs to repair potholes and/or street cave-ins 3. Fund additional allocation for Night Street Resurfacing Program 4. Fund HW-200 contracts for sidewalks in violation

Youth and Community Development 1. Increase overall funding for CD14 youth programs 2. Increase funding for employment programs