Memo submitting Notice of Intent, Oct 1997

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

N980149PXM1 Notice of Intent to Acquire Office Space 7 World Trade Center, Manhattan Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management

7.1a Suitability Of The Site To Provide Cost Effective Operations

The proposed site will afford cost effective, consolidated operations by providing sufficient space to house both the headquarters and EOC functions in a building designed to accommodate modem technology. Further, the building’s 15 foot vertical clearance and 30 foot spacing between structural columns meets MOEM’s demanding specifications for a properly designed EOC. The new location also provides increased electrical capacity as well as back-up electrical equipment to guard against interruptions in the EOC’s operation in the event of a power outage. The proposed site will have sufficient private and non-private work stations, modem data processing facilities and file management systems. Additionally, the office will be fully handicapped accessible, is readily accessible by public transportation or by automobile with limited off-street fee parking located within the vicinity of the building.

7.1b Suitability Of The Site For Operational Efficiency

The proposed site is suitable for operational efficiency due to its accessibility to both staff and clients and due to its proximity to City Hall and the offices of many New York City, New York State and federal agencies. The site is within four blocks of stations on the Port Authority Trans Hudson line to New Jersey, the 1,2, 3, 9,4,5,6, A, C, E, N and R subway lines and stops on the Ml, M6, M9, MIO, M15, M22, MlOl, M102, X25, X90 and X92 bus lines. The site also provides easy access to lower Manhattan’s major thoroughfares and highways including the West Side Highway and FDR Drive.

There are many retail and restaurant alternatives within the immediate vicinity of the proposed site.

7.1c Consistency With The Locational And Other Specific Criteria For The Facility Stated Tn TheSta OfNeeds

The site is not indicated in a Citywide Statement of Needs as the spacial and technical requirements of the proposed facility were only recently determined.

7.1d Whether The Facility Can Be Located So As To Si Dgysl it And RevitalizationtOf The City’s Regional Business Districts Without Constraining i Operational Efficiency received The proposed facility is not located in a regional business district. The proposed site was 5 proximity to City Hall and many government offices.

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