THE CITY OF NEW YORK

COMMUNITY BOARD SIX

Eric Adams
Borough President

Sayar Lonial
Chairperson

Craig Hammerman
District Manager

THE CITY BUDGET PROCESS AND

COMMUNITY BOARD PARTICIPATION
The City of New York has three budgets a day-to-day operating budget
called the Expense Budget, a borrowing budget for long-term physical
projects and equipment called the Capital Budget, and the Revenue
Budget that anticipates how much money the City will have available for the
next Fiscal Year. The Citys Fiscal Year (FY) begins on July 1 and ends on the
following June 30. Community Boards participate in the formation of the
Capital and Expense budgets by submitting prioritized budget requests for
consideration in the upcoming Fiscal Year [Charter 230, 2800-d(11), (13)].
There are no guarantees that items submitted for consideration will
ultimately be funded.
The Citys budget is prepared by the Mayor a Preliminary Budget by midJanuary and, after subsequent consultation with the Borough Presidents, an
Executive Budget by late April and adopted by the City Council. If the City
Council does not adopt the Executive Budget by June 5, the existing expense
budget and tax rates remains in force until such time as the City Council
adopts a new budget.
The adopted budget becomes the official
implemented budget for the City of New York over the next Fiscal Year.
Modifications can be made to the budget mid-year; however, depending on
the size of the modification, this could require approval of the City Council.

THE CAPITAL BUDGET

The Capital Budget allocates funds for the construction, reconstruction,
acquisition or installation of a physical public betterment or improvement
that would be classified as a capital asset, the acquisition of furnishings,
machinery, apparatus or equipment when such public betterment or
improvement is first constructed or acquired, and the acquisition of real
property of a permanent nature including wharf property [Charter, Chapter
9].

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Capital Budget lines provide funding for specific capital projects and for lump
sums. Most projects are of a substantial nature (valued at greater than
$35,000) and cannot be completed in the course of one fiscal year.
Therefore, the City Charter requires that the Capital Budget includes a fouryear estimated financial plan and a ten-year capital strategy issued by the
Mayor. This explains why many of our priorities appear year after year after
year after year, until they become funded items. It is generally advisable for
Community Boards to continuously resubmit desired projects among their
priorities until actual construction activity has begun.
Community Boards must rank their budget priorities to enable the agencies
and the Mayors Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate the
relative importance of each project.
Agencies must respond to each
submitted request. Our Capital requests are a reflection of needs identified
in the district over the years. Some of the projects have achieved funding
status for design activity but have not received construction commitments.
Since Capital projects take a number of years to achieve funding status, our
list of priorities does not usually change too dramatically from year to year.
The elimination of requests from our list is a major accomplishment it
means we are well on the way toward getting the project(s) we have been
advocating for, in some cases for decades!

THE EXPENSE BUDGET

The Expense Budget presents expenditures for the ongoing operations of the
City and is generally broken down into personnel (personal service or PS) and
equipment (other than personal service or OTPS) [Charter, Chapter 6].
Collectively, these figures represent the Citys anticipated expenditures for
salaries, pensions, benefits, goods (supplies and equipment), services and
contracts.
Requests appearing in the top ten submission attempt to be district
specific needs. However, the practical value of these priorities is to send a
strong signal, through prioritization, of the services, programs and personnel
most valued or needed by our communities. The balance of our Expense
Budget priorities reflects support for Citywide services and program needs
which directly impact the quality of life and service delivery levels in our
district.

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AGENCY LEGEND
ACRONYM
ACS
BPL
DCA
DCAS
DEP
DFTA
DHS
DOB
DOE
DOHMH
DOT
DPR
DSBS
DSNY
DYCD
EDC
FDNY
HPD
HRA
LPC
NYCHA
NYCT
NYPD
OMB
PANYNJ

AGENCY NAME
Administration for Childrens Services
Brooklyn Public Library
Department of Cultural Affairs
Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Department of Environmental Protection
Department for the Aging
Department of Homeless Services
Department of Buildings
Department of Education
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Department of Transportation
Department of Parks & Recreation
Department of Small Business Services
Department of Sanitation
Dept of Youth and Community Development
Economic Development Corporation
Fire Department
Department of Housing Preservation &
Development
Human Resources Administration
Landmarks Preservation Commission
New York City Housing Authority
New York City Transit
New York City Police Department
Mayors Office of Management and Budget
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

The following proposed budget priorities represent a compendium of input provided to the
Community Board throughout the year and through a variety of venues. Collectively, these
proposed requests reflect the input received by the Community Board at its ongoing general and
committee meetings, its monitoring of planned and sought-after projects for land use
development and infrastructure enhancements, consultation with local municipal service
providers, complaints and requests for improvements to municipal services received from the
public, and its past budget priorities and requests.

TheseproposedFY2018budgetprioritieswerereviewed,discussedandadoptedunanimously
attheOctober4,2016Executive/Budgetcommitteemeeting.

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PROPOSED CB6 FY 2018 BUDGET REQUESTS

CAPITAL
PRIORITY

01

PROJECT TITLE

AGENCY

Recommission Engine Company 204

FDNY

02

Expansion of Reconstruction of Columbia Street (HWK700B)

DOT
(to include full area-wide electrical upgrade for Red Hook)

03

Reconstruction of new 4th Avenue Medians for

Improved Safety (Pacific Street to 8th Street)

DOT

04

Creation of a Red Hook Workforce Development Center

DSBS

05

Renovation & restoration of Gowanus Community Center

NYCHA

06

Retrofit Smith-9th Street subway station for

NYCT
Handicapped Access

07

Retrofit Grand Army Plaza subway station for

Handicapped Access

08

Redesign of 7th Avenue subway station to include

NYCT
Mezzanine Arcade and Handicapped Access

09

Installation of Solar Collection Array at Piers 6-12

EDC

10

Comprehensive modernization of entrance systems

at public housing developments

NYCHA

11

Infrastructure Upgrades to Carroll Gardens branch library

BPL

12

NYCT

Reconstruction of Union Street Bridge (HBK1213)

DOT

13

Build-out of Gowanus Environmental Programming Site

DEP

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14

Rehabilitation of Red Hook Recreation Center

15

Renovation of PSA 1 Satellite facility (80 Dwight Street)

NYCHA

16

Reconstruction of Court Street (Atlantic to Hamilton Aves)

17

Restore
DOT

18

Reconstruction of 3rd Street Bridge (HBKC068)

19

Modernization of Wyckoff Gardens Houses community

NYCHA
center

20

Building Stabilization Project for Pacific branch library

21

Exterior Renovation of Park Slope branch library

BPL

22

Enhancements to BQE Trench (Fix the Ditch)

23

Construction of Affordable Senior Housing in Carroll Gardens

Roadway

Surface Special

Treatments

DPR

DOT

(cobblestones)
DOT

BPL

DOT

HPD
24

Construction of Pier 6 Approach Build-outs

DOT

25

Replace all missing terracotta historic street signs

DOT
(including historic district maps/narrative & street names)

26

Installation of Schedule/Countdown Clocks at Bus Shelters NYCT

27

Reconstruction of 7th Avenue with amenities

(Flatbush Avenue to 15th Street)

28

Installation of Cellular/Wireless Service in Subway Stations NYCT

29

Refurbishment of 78th Precinct Court Room

NYPD

30

Window Upgrades for 250 Baltic Street

DOT

DCAS

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31

Acquisition of Radar Speed Signs

NYPD

32

Installation of Historic Replica Street Lights in Cobble Hill

DOT
& Carroll Gardens Historic Districts

33

Expand Sidewalk Replacement Contract to include

provisions for Special Treatments (bluestone)

DOT

34

Acquisition of Variable Message Boards (per precinct)

NYPD

35

Construction of a Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel

PANYNJ

36

Construction of Conover Street extension

(Pioneer Street to Hamilton Avenue)

DOT

37

Rehabilitation of BK6 Sanitation Garage

DSNY

38

Creation of new Columbia Waterfront Park (Diverter Park)

DPR

39

PS 39 Cafeteria Rehabilitation (soundproofing)

DOE

40

PS 321 Gymnasium Rehabilitation (soundproofing)

DOE

CS

Area-wide repairs to Gowanus Watershed Flooding Problems

DEP
(9th Street & 2nd Avenue corridors)

CS

Improvements to Prospect Park

DPR

CS

Acquisition of Emergency Generators for Firehouses

FDNY

CS

Installation of Area-wide Green Infrastructure for

DEP
Stormwater Management

CS

Construction of a Maritime Cultural Use (Atlantic Basin)

EDC

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CS means Continued Support and is generally applicable to items that have already been approved and funded
even though work may or may not have begun. Only the first 40 Capital priorities and the first 25 Expense
priorities can be assigned a numerical rating, followed by up to 5 CS designations for Capital budget priorities.

PROPOSED CB6 FY 2018 BUDGET REQUESTS

EXPENSE
PRIORITY

01

PROJECT TITLE

Restoration of Police Precinct Patrol personnel

02

AGENCY

NYPD

Increase Operating Budget of Community Boards

OMB

03

Increased Funding for Day Care Centers

04

Increased Funding for Senior Centers

ACS

DFTA
05

Increased Funding for Jobs Creation/Readiness/Training

DSBS
Programs

06

Increased Funding for COMPASS NYC Programs

DYCD

07

Creation of Quality of Life Detail at 78th Precinct

NYPD

08

Expansion of Truck Enforcement Programs

NYPD

09

Restoration of Parks Maintenance personnel

10

Continued funding for Citywide Anti-Bullying Initiatives

DPR

DOE

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11

Restoration of frequent Sanitation Litter Basket Service

DSNY

12

Installation of Containerized Garbage Collection System

at John Jay Educational Campus

DOE

13

Expansion of DOT/Highways Street Maintenance personnel DOT

14

Expansion of Ferry Service to permanently serve BK-GI-MN+

EDC

15

Increased Funding for NYCHA Maintenance personnel

NYCHA

16

Restoration of NYPD Bicycle Patrols

NYPD

17

Restoration of Parks Recreation Personnel

DPR

18

Restoration of Parks Forestry personnel

DPR

19

Expansion of Health/Pest Control Inspectors

DOHMH

20

Additional Funding for Battered Women/Families Protection HRA

and Counseling Programs

21

Expansion of Landmarks Inspections personnel

LPC

22

Establishment of a district-wide Tourism Center

EDC

23

Expansion of Waterfront Enforcement Division

DSBS

24

Continued Funding for BID Formation Planning

DSBS

25

Replacement Parks Fleet Vehicles

DPR

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