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ORDER TO READ AND FILE THE FOLLOWING REPORT FROM THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION MEETING ON MAY 21, 2025: FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CITY PLAN SUBMITTING THE FOLLOWING REPORT FROM THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION MEETING ON MAY 21, 2025, AND ARE FORWARDED FOR CONSIDERATION: REPORT: 1666-03 RE: ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS DESIGNATING THE CORNER OF WOOSTER STREET AND BROWN STREET AS “FRANK AND FILOMENA PEPE CORNER” IN HONOR OF THEIR CREATION OF NEW HAVEN STYLE PIZZA AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WOOSTER SQUARE COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS OF NEW HAVEN. ADVICE: APPROVE WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT THE APPLICANT MEET SECTION 18-2(A)(3) OF THE CITY CODE BY PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING AS REQUIRED: PLAN OF THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED LOCATION INDICATING ALL STRUCTURES AND STREET FEATURES ON THE APPROPRIATE STREET CORNER FOR REVIEW BY THE CITY. A COMPLETE PETITION OF AT LEAST TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) CITY RESIDENT SIGNATURES IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED NAMING, OF WHICH AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS (2/3), ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX (166) SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE PROPOSED SIGN LOCATION.” REPORT: 1666-04 RE: ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS CREATING A WORKING GROUP REGARDING ESTABLISHING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ZONES IN THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN. ADVICE: APPROVE REPORT: 1666-05 RE: ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS APPROVING AND ESTABLISHING A RESIDENTIAL PARKING ZONE TO INCLUDE ALL OF HYDE STREET BETWEEN FORT HALE ROAD AND STUYVESANT AVENUE. ADVICE: APPROVE REPORT: 1666-06 RE: RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS ACCEPTING THE LIST OF PROGRAM PROPOSALS APPLYING FOR ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE DONATIONS UNDER THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT 2025 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE ACT. ADVICE: APPROVE REPORT: 1666-07 RE: ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS UPDATING THE PROCESSES FOR ANTI-BLIGHT. ADVICE: APPROVE REPORT: 1666-08 RE: ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS UPDATING THE PROCESSES FOR ROOMING HOUSES AND RECEIVERSHIPS. ADVICE: APPROVE REPORT: 1666-09 RE: ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS UPDATING THE PROCESSES FOR RESIDENTIAL LICENSING. ADVICE: APPROVE REPORT: 1666-10 RE: ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS APPROVING THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN’S 2025-2029 FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN, 2025-2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES, AND USE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG), HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP (HOME), HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA), AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS (ESG) FUNDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (PL 93-383); THE CRANSTON-GONZALEZ NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT OF 1990, AS AMENDED (PL 101-625); THE MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000, AS AMENDED (PL 106-400); THE HOMELESS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND RAPID TRANSITION TO HOUSING (HEARTH) ACT OF 2009; AND THE AIDS HOUSING OPPORTUNITY ACT (PL 102-550); HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS "HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ACTS" AND FOR ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED BY PROGRAM INCOME AND/OR REPROGRAMMING FUNDS FROM PRIOR GRANT YEARS. ADVICE: APPROVE REPORT: 1666-11 RE: ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS APPROVING A NEGATIVE PLEDGE AND AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF LAND USE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT IN FAVOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT WITH RESPECT TO THE RALPH WALKER ICE RINK. ADVICE: ADVISE THE BOARD OF ALDERS TO GAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WHAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES AND HOW IT ADVANCES THE CITY’S INTERESTS
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May 23, 2025
Board of Alders
City Hall, 165 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Honorable Board of Alders:
In accordance with our customary procedure, the attached reports referenced below were considered by the City Plan Commission at its meeting of May 21, 2025, and are forwarded to you for your consideration:
RE: ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS designating the corner of Wooster Street and Brown Street as “Frank and Filomena Pepe Corner” in honor of their creation of New Haven Style Pizza and contributions to the Wooster Square community and residents of New Haven.
REPORT: 1666-03
ADVICE: Approve with the suggestion that the applicant meet Section 18-2(a)(3) of the City Code by providing the following as required:
(i) Plan of the site of the proposed location indicating all structures and street features on the appropriate street corner for review by the city.
(ii) A complete petition of at least two hundred fifty (250) city resident signatures in favor of the proposed naming, of which at least two-thirds (2/3 (one hundred sixty-six ((166)) shall be residents of the neighborhood of the proposed sign location.”
RE: ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS creating a working group regarding establishing pedestrian safety zones in the City of New Haven
REPORT: 1666-04
ADVICE: Approve
RE: ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS approving and establishing a Residential Parking Zone to include all of Hyde Street between Fort Hale Road and Stuyvesant Avenue.
REPORT: 1666-05
ADVICE: Approve
RE: RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS accepting the list of program proposals applying for eligibility to receive donations under the State of Connecticut 2025 Neighborhood Assistance Act.
REPORT: 1666-06
ADVICE: Approve
RE: ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS updating the processes for anti-blight.
REPORT: 1666-07
ADVICE: Approve
RE: ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS updating the processes for rooming houses and receiverships.
REPORT: 1666-08
ADVICE: Approve
RE: ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS updating the processes for residential licensing.
REPORT: 1666-09
ADVICE: Approve
RE: ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS approving the City of New Haven’s 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan Statement of Activities, and use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership (HOME), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) funds to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for federal financial assistance for planning and community development activities under the provisions of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (PL 93-383); the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended (PL 101-625); the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2000, as amended (PL 106-400); the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009; and the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (PL 102-550); hereafter referred to as "Housing and Community Development Program Acts" and for activities to be funded by program income and/or reprogramming funds from prior grant years.
REPORT: 1666-10
ADVICE: Approve
RE: ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS approving a Negative Pledge and Agreement and Declaration of Land Use Restrictive Covenant in favor of the Department of Economic and Community Development of the State of Connecticut with respect to the Ralph Walker Ice Rink.
REPORT: 1666-11
ADVICE: Advise the Board of Alders to gain additional information on what this agreement does and how it advances the city’s interests
Respectfully submitted,
Laura E Brown
Executive Director, City Plan Department
BE IT ORDERED that the report submitted by the Executive Director of City Plan concerning actions taken by the City Plan Commission at its meeting on May 21, 2025, be read and filed.