DA 02-1345

June 7, 2002

**OPEN FORUM ON MITIGATION OF ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF
WFUV(FM)'s PROPOSED FACILITY MODIFICATION ON THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL
GARDEN**

On Thursday, June 27, 2002, the Audio Division, Office of Broadcast
License Policy, Media Bureau (the "Media Bureau"), will chair two open
meetings to receive public comment regarding measures to mitigate the
adverse environmental effects of WFUV(FM)'s proposed radio transmission
tower on the nearby New York Botanical Garden (the "Garden"). Fordham
University holds a permit for the construction of a 480-foot tower at
the western edge of the University's campus, a short distance from the
Garden's Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. The tower is partially constructed.
The Commission previously determined that this tower would have an
adverse impact on the Garden, a registered national historic site. As
one mitigation measure, Fordham proposes to reduce the tower's height to
380 feet at the current location, a height that has been approved by the
New York City Department of Buildings.

The Garden will host the morning session from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00
noon in the courtyard immediately adjacent to the Haupt Conservatory,
200^th^ Street and Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx, New York. In the event of
inclement weather, the session will be held in an enclosed tent also
located adjacent to the conservatory. The Garden will post a sign-up
sheet for those wishing to comment. Attendees are requested to arrive by
9:30 a.m. in order to sign up and facilitate a timely start to the
meeting. The Media Bureau will establish time limits and any other
necessary conditions to permit broad and meaningful participation by the
public. Interested persons wishing further information about or
directions to the morning meeting may contact Kathy Leake, (718)
817-8972.

Fordham will host the afternoon session from 2:00 until 4:00 pm. at the
McGinley Center Ballroom, 2d Floor, 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, New
York. The University also will post a sign-up sheet for those wishing to
speak at the afternoon session, and attendees are requested to arrive by
1:30 in order to sign up and facilitate a timely commencement of the
afternoon session. Interested persons wishing further information about
or directions to the afternoon session may contact either Joseph
Muriana, Vice-President for Government and Urban Affairs, or Ms. DeeDee
Alter, each at (718) 817-3020.

Persons or entities that have received or have requested "Consulting
Party" status ("Consulting Parties") in this proceeding are invited to
attend the sessions. This forum is designed to provide an opportunity
for members of the public to express their views on mitigation measures,
including site alternatives. Consulting Parties will be permitted to
sign up to speak at the sessions, but will be given the opportunity to
comment on a time-available basis only.

Information about the forum will be announced on station WFUV(FM) (90.7
MHz). Information also will be posted on the website of Fordham
University ([http://www.fordham.edu](http://www.fordham.edu/)) and the
New York Botanical Garden ([http://www.nybg.org](http://www.nybg.org/)).
For further information, interested parties may contact Michael Wagner,
Audio Division, Office of Broadcast License Policy, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-2700.

Action by the Chief, Audio Division, Office of Broadcast License Policy,
Media Bureau

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**ATTACHMENT A**

**CONSULTING PARTIES AND ENTITES REQUESTING CONSULTING PARTY STATUS**

Margot Polivy, Esq.

Renouf & Polivy

1532 Sixteenth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

Jeffrey Olson, Esq.

Douglas Melcher, Esq.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

1615 L Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036-5694

Rev. Joseph O'Hare, President

Fordham University

1532 16^th^ Street, N.W.

Bronx, NY 10458

Gregory Long, President

New York Botanical Garden

200^th^ Street and Southern Boulevard

Bronx, NY 10458

Ms. Bernadette Castro

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, & Historic Preservation

The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza

Agency Building 1

Albany, NY 12238-4492

Don Klima

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005

Elizabeth S. Merritt, Esq., Associate General Counsel

National Trust for Historic Preservation

1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

Ms. Autumn Rierson

National Trust for Historic Preservation

1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

Ms. Ruth L. Pierpont, Director

Bureau of Field Services

NY State Parks, Rec. & Hist. Pres.

Peebles Island PO 189

Waterford, NY 12188-0189

Mr. Frank Sanchis

Ms. Jane Rudofsky

The Municipal Art Society of New York

457 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Marjorie Flannigan MacLachlan, Esq.

New York Landmarks Conservancy

141 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Mr. Thomas E. Lovejoy

Counselor to the Secretary for Biodiversity and Environmental Affairs

Smithsonian Institution

1000 Jefferson Drive, S.W., Suite 317

Washington, D.C. 20560

Mr. Scott Heyl, President

Preservation League of New York State

44 Central Avenue

Albany, New York 12206

Stephen L. Salyer, President/CEO

Public Radio International

Suite 900A, 100 North Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55043

Sherida E. Paulsen, Chair

New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

Municipal Building, 9^th^ Floor

1 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007

Neal A. Jackson

Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel

National Public Radio

635 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001-3752

Joseph A. Reilly, President

New York State Broadcasters Association

1805 Western Avenue

Albany, NY 12203

Betsy Gotbaum

Public Advocate for the City of New York

1 Centre Street

New York, New York 10007

Hon. Adolfo Carrión Jr., Borough President

The Bronx County Building

851 Grand Concourse

Bronx, NY 10451