1990-04-19 SP
QUEENSBURY PLARHING BOARD MEETING
SPECIAL MEETING
APRIL 19TH, 1990
INDEX
Subdivision No. 1-1990
Queensbury Economic Dev. Corp.
1.
Site Plan No. 16-90
Astro Valcours Inc.
6.
THESE ARE NOT OFFICIALLY ADOPTED MINUTES AND ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD AND STAFF
REVISIONS. REVISIONS WILL APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING MONTHS MINUTES (IF ANY) AND
WILL STATE SUCH APPROVAL OF SAID MINUTES.
QUEENSBURY PLARHING BOARD MEETING
SPECIAL MEETING
APRIL 19TH, 1990
7:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT
RICHARD ROBERTSs CHAIRMAN
CAROL PULVERs SECRETARY
NICHOLAS CAIMANO
PETER CARTIER
JAMES HAGAN
MEMBERS ABSENT
CONRAD KUPILLAS
DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY-KARLA CORPUS
TOWN ENGINEER-WAYNE GANNETT
SENIOR PLANNER-LEE YORK
STENOGRAPHER-MARIA GAGLIARDI
OLD BUSINESS:
SUBDIVISION NO. 1-1990 TYPE: I LI-1A FINAL STAGE QUEENSBURY ECONOMIC DEV.
CORP. QUEENSBURY TECHNICAL PARK OWNER: SAME AS ABOVE SOUTH SIDE OF DIX AVEHUE,
APPROX. 1,000 FT. WEST OF QUAKER ROAD AND DIX AVEHUE INTERSECTION FOR AN 8 LOT
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SUBDIVISION. TAX MAP NO. 110-1-24.21 LOT SIZE: 32.3 ACRES
JAMES LAPANNs QEDCs PRESENT; DICK MORSEs MORSE ENGINEERINGs PRESENT
STAFF INPUT
Notes from Lee A. Yorks Senior Planner (attached)
ENGINEER REPORT
Notes by Wayne Gannetts Town Engineer (attached)
MR. ROBERTS-Does that catch basin(referring to Engineer Report) make sense with
anybody here? Is there any dialogue about this?
MR. GANNETT-We've had some discussion with Morse Engineerings about that sand
the solution that they've proposed is acceptable to uSs if you want to talk about
it s Dick?
MR. MORSE-Right s Dick Morse, Morse Engineering. We received Wayne's comments.
Seeing that is a dedicated road to the Towns we discussed this withs or that the
Town has already accepted the road.
MR. ROBERTS-Wells that IS the existing road.
MR. MORSE-Right. We have talked with Paul Naylor and we suggested, because we're
going to be paving that island that is right in this way when we pull the pavings
we'll shim this little depressions this small depressions and that should eliminate
the little bird bath that I s in there right now and I think that I s satisfactory
to everybody and I believe Paul told Lee and Lee said that she would testify to
thats that he wass here she comes..that solution.
MR. GANNETT-We have no problem with that s with an engineering standpoint s that I s
an acceptable way of solving the problem.
MR. ROBERTS-Lees we sent you on a mission and then started the meeting. Started
with answering comments and question about a little depression in the road that
n~eds to be addressed. Apparently s you have some updated information on that
from Paul Naylor?
MRS. YORK-Yess I do. Mr. Naylor has no problems with that solution to the problem.
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MR. ROBERTS-Since thats agains is already a Town Roads probablys we can leave
that in abeyances I would assumes as presently agreed to by the Town. Other
commentss maybe are not that significant or we could just
MR. MORSE-Yess I think one other comment was Progress Boulevard. We're proposing
to put the words "Progress Boulevard Extension" on the drawing showing this right
angle dog leg that goes offs which is the cul-de-sac.
MR. ROBERTS-Is it just the name of the road we'r~ talking about here?
MR. MORSE-Yess that is correct.
MR. LAPANN-We addressed the comment.
MR. MORSE-I believe that was it on the comments and the striping will be done
after paving of the road.
MR. ROBERTS-Lees do you have some comments?
MRS. YORK-Wells I believe the Board received my comments.
MR. ROBERTS-Yes s we have.
changed your mind?
I didn I t know whether you wanted to go over them or
MRS. YORK-Actually, you have my comments and I don't have them. There were just
three things that QEDC had to address.
MR. ROBERTS-Your letter of April 17th?
MRS. YORK-Right.
MR. ROBERTS-L~t me read thems then. There were three outstanding planning concerns
regarding the subdivision of the Preliminary Stage and appear to have been
addressed. These were the turning lane on Progress Boulevard leading to Dix Avenues
the bigger setback on the lot adjacent to the cul-d~-sac for future road
improvements s if they become appropriate, and the traffic mitigation measures.
It is my understanding that QEDC Board has approved a traffic solution for the
Board to entertain. Maybe that leads us into that issue.
JIM LAPANNs QEDC
MR. LAPANN-Jim LaPann. I represent QEDC. At our last appearance heres at the
Preliminary Stage s one of the concerns that was introduced was that s what would
happen at the time of the ultimate buildout regarding the intersection of Progress
Boulevard and Dix Avenue ands at that times the QEDC made an affirmative statement
thats whatever the problems were at that time, that we would do what was necessary
to mitigate that. It's my understanding that there was some concern that that
was a fairly broad statem~nt and that there might be some question as to what
was our fair share and what was going to be done and I'm not whether the Planning
Board has seen our proposal.
MR. ROBERTS-Yess we hav~.
MR. LAPANN-But we have made a proposal and this is using a lot of the similar
phrases that were used in the project involving the West Mountain and taken from
the contract s essentially s between Queensbury sLake Luzerne s and th~ developers
of the West Mountain project. I thinks certainly, the important issues that were
covered in here are the fact that there would be a particular body that would
do the monitorings that would be the Technical Advisory Committee of the Glens
Falls Metropolitan Area Transportation Council and secondly s that the area that
would be monitored would be any area that would reasonably be effected by the
traffic from the park and thirds that the decision and recommendations of TAC
would be final and binding on the parties and that if there were something that
there was a dispute abouts thats if the parties agreeds we could put it to a study
by an engineer at that time and that we are statings agains in our proposals that
we would be responsible for our fair pro rata share of the cost of the improvements
as they are shown to be from our actual traffic that's generated from our park
and I hope that has addressed the concerns the Board has as to the fairly open-ended
promise that we mades buts agains we affirm that we will take whatever steps are
necessary over the life of the project until the time the project is fully
completed.
MR. ROBERTS-Does this seem a reasonable solution to the Board or do you want to
read this in its entirety or discuss it further?
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MR. CAIMANO-I think it needs to be part of the motion.
MR. CARTIER-Yes.
MR. ROBERTS-Ohs yes. Does the Board have any other unanswered questions shere?
Nows maybe we can get down to final approval. It's detail work and..kind of know
where we're going. I don't know if that IS the case here or not.
MR. CARTIER-I guess this is the time I want to address my concern. live been
chewing on this for two weekss trying to come up with a solution there and I think
I have. live come up with something I can live withs I guess it's a question
of whether QEDC can live with it. I've been pushings and here I gos I'm blending
the two heres agains and I donlt want tos but I donlt know how else to do this.
I've been asking AVI to do some toxic testing. I'm not comfortable with what
was done s a literature search and a visual inspection of the pond. Excuse me
for reading this s but I want to make sure I've got this right. My concern has
beens and continues to bes the day care center and the possibility of toxicss
heavy metals s etc. in this area because of the proximity to Ceiba Geigy. What
I'd like to suggest in the motion that's going to be made here tonight s if QEDC
is willing to go along with thiss thats prior to submission of a site plan
app lication for a day care center s QEDC will commit to conducting testing on the
site of the day care center and testing for some heavy metals. Now I don't pretend
to be a chemist s but I do know that heavy metals were used in the Ceiba Geigy
operation and what 11m looking for is .. to consider testing on the site of the
day care center...testing for a few heavy metals ands possiblys PCB's, I want
to see that site clear and clean and sure that..If anybody's wondering where I'm
coming from on thiss having lived in the area long enough to remember when Hercules
and so on was there, I remember driving through that area and all the roof of
the house were green with something that got into the air. I recall a fish and
bait shop in that area where the guy lasted about 6 months because he couldn't
keep bait alive from the air circulating..tanks and so on. I'm not sure of thats
please understand me. I just want to be sure we have a clean site area. There
is a possibility of things that settle out of the air. Beyond the environmental
concerns, it would also serve to prevent QEDC from possibility of liabilitys if
the tests were not done and later on down the road something showed up.
MR. ROBERTS-Can we ask for a response from QEDC. Is this something that you haves
ands obviouslYswe're just
MR. HAGAN-May I add a comment on this, from personal experience? Has Valcour
or s QEDC s this is s been approached by New York State or questioned by New York
S ta te in regards to toxic was te s indus t rial toxic was te s eventually s they wi 11
be. I'm speaking from my experience at Sandy Hill.
MR. ROBERTS-The answers for the records is a nos from shaking their heads.
MR. HAGAN-Is nos okay.
MR. LAPANN-Nos QEDC has never been approached by New York State any..
MR. HAGAN-I would suggest you be prepareds just living through the Sandy Hill
experience.
MR. LAPANN-Thank you. I can't say that the QEDC is willing to do testings on
sites prior to any application for a child care site plan in our subdivisions
but we would like to get, to narrow down s precisely s what tests. I understand
that there are some considerable costs involved in testing and, if we could narrow
downs preciselys what tests we were going to dos that would help us to
MR. CARTIER-I'm not looking for 27 different tests. I think probablys because
of the area we live ins we need a test for PCB's ands agains this is where I have
a problem in my own head becauses as I said, I'm not a .. .chemists but I do know
a number of heavy metals were used in that. I'm working, alsos off the fact that
I know somebody who worked there for a number of years and I heard them describe
the heavy metals in there.
MR. ROBERTS-Are you talking leads Peter?
MR. CARTIER-Lead is ones I thinks possibly, Cadmiums Arsenics that one I'm not
sure about.
MR. ROBERTS-That wouldnlt stay in the soils would its Arsenic?
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MR. CARTIER-I donlt know. I would be comfortable if Lead and Cadmium and PCB's
were tested for. If no Lead or no Cadmium showed up s I would be comfortable in
assuming that nothing else was there.
MR. CAIMANO-Waynes from a technical stand points do you have anything to add?
MR. GANNETT-I don't pretend to be an expert on toxic wastes so as defining a list
which would be inclusive enough without being all inclusive. I don't feel qualified
to comment on that. I would point out thats if results turn out to turn somethings
any site can be remediated, of course, corrective action can certainly be taken.
At this point s I don I t consider myself qualified to recommend a list of 2 s 3 s
or 5 elements that should be tested for. I could look into its if the Board wanted
me to.
MR. CARTIER-I want th~ QEDC to understands from mes that I hope and pray that
nothing shows up there, but my concern is that we are absolutely sure that that's
the case.
MR. ROBERTS-Okay, so did we get a list that will suffice?
MR. CAIMANO-Would you be willings Peters to go by a list
Let's suppose they go and investigate and Dick Morse
a typical list that's looked ats would you go for that?
that QEDC comes up with?
investigates and there's
MR. CARTIER-Fine.
MR. CAIMANO-Okays Jim, a typical lists you go for the typical list.
MR. MORSE-These would be indicatorss anyway.
MR. CAIMANO-Yes.
MR. MORSE-I means if we found something on this lists we, I thinks by ourselvess
would go beyond that line. I thinks number one, that these are indicators of
potential pollution. If we find Lead and Mercury s or Chromate or whatever the
three or four PCB I s s they indicate a potential sites to look for coliforms in
water. Coliformss don't hurt uSs but coliforms indicate something else.
MR. ROBERTS-Right.
MR. MORSE-Sos I think this list is certainly large enough to show that. .were
airborne pollutants in the airs of Heavy Metal statuss that indicate other research
might b~ done. I thinks alsos though that there are thresholds sets we're not
talking about 0 thresholds shere, because there's natural background and levels s
we want to tie ourselves tos likes EPA or DEC limits or whichever one is the most
constraint.
MR. CAIMANO-Obviouslys you'd bring the background limits and show it.
MR. LAPANN-Just for clarifications the Heavy Metals that we would be looking fors
prior to submission for a site plan for a child care center would be PCBlss Leads
and Cadmium.
MR. CARTIER-Yes.
MR. LAPANN-We're in agreement then.
MR. CAIMANO-Add
chromates to it.
chromates to thats will yous because of the pigmentations
If you find somethings you're going to find something anyway.
add
MR. ROBERTS-Okays are there any other issues sticking in anybody I s craws here?
Thens I believes as Lee has suggesteds w~ hav~ addressed most of the issues and
should be ready for a motion for final approval.
MR. CARTIER-The only I'm confused about is what the agreement was with regard
to Item Number 1 on Waynels letter.
MR. GANNETT-The applicant has agreed to, basicallys shim an area of pavement to
correct a depressed area in the pavement that s presently s doesn't drains rather
than install a catch basin. It has the same effect and if it's more cost effectives
thatls fine.
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MOTION TO APPROVE FINAL STAGE SUBDIVISION NO. 1-1990 QUEENS BURY ECONOMIC DEV.
CORP's Introduced by Peter Cartier who moved for its adoption, seconded by Nicholas
Caimano:
With the following stipulations: That the area of pavement described by Mr. Morse
and Mr. Gannett be shimmed so that it does not drain and the shimming will replace
proposed catch basins; that the turning lane be striped accordingly; that the
unnamed street be named Progress Boulevard Extension; that the paper entitled
"Proposal for Monitoring Program" be included in this motion as written and
submitted by QEDC s as follows: "It is understood and agreed that s in order to
identify needed off-site traffic improvements and determine the timing and cost
responsibility for such improvements s an ongoing traffic monitoring program shall
be established. The monitoring program shall be undertaken in conjunction with
the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Area
Transportation Counsels to determine actual traffic patterns in volumes which
develops so that the appropriate improvements can be implemented on a timely basis.
For the purposes of this monitoring programs the TAC will include representatives
of Warren County Department of Public Works s Town of Queensbury s City of Glens
Fa11ss New York State Department of Transportations Queensbury Economic Development
Corporations Washington County Department of Public Works s and others as maybe
appropriate.
The monitoring program will be undertaken over the duration of the construction
of the project and will incorporate areas of Warren and Washington Counties, and
shall include such areas that would reasonably receive an impact from the traffic
generated by the Queensbury Economic Development Corporation subdivision. The
monitoring will be conducted in accordance with the standards and practices
promulgated by the New York State Department of Transportation and the Warren
County Department of Public Works.
The determinations and recommendations made by TAC shall be final and binding
on the partiess provid~ds howevers that any of the partiess whether or not such
parties have the right to vote on the recommendations of TAC sha11s within fourteen
(14) days of receipt of such recommendation in writings have the right to have
any TAC determination or recommendation brought before a professional traffic
engineer selected by the parties and specifically accepted by the Town of
Queensburys for review and further determination or recommendations which further
determination or recommendation shall be final and binding on the parties.
The Queensbury Economic Development Corporation shall be responsible for its fair
pro rata share of the cost of such traffic improvements as may be necessary to
mitigate the traffic impacts that are identified when the evaluation is completed.
A pro rata share shall be that percentage of a traffic impact that is directly
related to traffic actually generated by the business located in the Queensbury
Technical Park."; and thats prior to submission for a site plan approval for a
day care center s QEDC will conduct tests on the site of the proposed day care
center for PCB I S cadmium and lead and submit those results to the Planning Board
and that it is a Light Industrial subdivision.
Duly adopted this 19th day of Aprils 1990, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Hagans Mr. Cartier, Mrs. Pu1vers Mr. Caimanos Mr. Roberts
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: Mr. Kupi11as
MR. ROBERTS-Read your reference to the traffic.. thing again.
clear what that was about.
I'm not sure I'm
MR. CARTIER-That is in reference to including this(Proposa1 For Monitoring Program)
in the motion.
MR. ROBERTS- I just wonder if you don I t want make reference to traffic in that
motions somehow. That doesn't have a number on it or a date or a stamp. Small
point.
MR. CAIMANO-Why don't you just have Karla date it and initial its as being approved.
FRED CHAMPAGNEs PRESIDENTs QEDC
MR. CHAPAGNE-Fred Champagnes QEDC President. I I d just asks in as much as we do
not have approval yets by the total of the Boards for Progress Boulevard Extensions
ifs for some reasons it becomes another names is that going to be a problem for
us?
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MS. CORPUS-It's on your map.
MR. ROBERTS-Ohs because your Board has not approved it?
MR. CHAMPAGNE-Exactly.
MR. ROBERTS-I don't think the name of a street would hang us up too badlys would
it?
MR. CHAMPAGNE-It's in the resolution. I just needed to clarify that.
MR. ROBERTS-Yess Karla?
MS. CORPUS-Mr. Champagnes wells it depends on whether you do it before you it's
dedicated or after it's dedicateds obviously ands if you dedicate it with a certain
name on it s then it would take a Town Board resolution to change the nam~ s but
if it remains unnamed on the map s thens agains the choice would be yours s prior
to public dedication.
MR. CHAMPAGNE-It's not dedicated now.
MS. CORPUS-Right, if itls nevers thens reallys there isn't much
MR. CHAMPAGNE-There's no road there.
MR. ROBERTS-I think the Planning Board maybe jumping the gun here, trying to name
the roads that'ss probablys up to the Town Boards at dedications anyway.
MS. CORPUS-Rights if it isn't nameds as long as itls not named on the map that's
filed in the County Clerk's Offices then
MR. CHAMPAGNE-Okay. SOs that's not a problems is that right?
MR. ROBERTS-I don't think so.
NEW BUSINESS:
SITE PLAN NO. 16-90 TYPE: I LI-1A ASTRO VALCOUR, INC. OWNER: SAME AS ABOVE
IN THE QUEENSBURY TECHNICAL PARK, SOUTH SIDE OF DIX AVENUE, APPROX. 1,600 FT.
WEST OF THE QUAKER ROAD AND DIX AVENUE INTERSECTION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A 60,000
SQ. FT. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING BUILDING TO PROVIDE PADDED MAILING ENVELOPES.
TAX MAP NO. 110-1-24.21 LOT SIZE: 15.96 ACRES SECTION 4.020 N
BOB MORRISs REPRESENTING AVIs PRESENT
STAFF INPUT
Lee A. Yorks Senior Planner (attach~d)
ENGINEER REPORT
Notes by Wayne Gannetts Town Engineer (attached)
MR. ROBERTS-Okay and does the applicant care to make any additional commentss
now and bring us up to date or respond to any of these comments?
MR. MORRIS-Good evenings Mr. Chairman and Board. 11m Bob Morriss one of the
attorney I s repres~nting Astro Valcour in the purchase of this property from the
QEDC. Just to clarify a point that Lee made in her comments. We want to focus
on the fact that we're only asking for one buildings although the drawing did
show a possibility of a second building that probably will be a second buildings
sometime s we're only asking for the site p Ian review for this first building and
parking for that building. The Company is planning to expand h~re. It's moving
it's headquarters to the Glens Falls/Queensbury area and wills presumablys be
expanding into the 16 acre parks but right now there arenlt planss any definite
planss for a second building.
MR. ROBERTS-I guess the dotted lines(referring to drawing) indicate that.
MR. CHAMPAGNE-Okays I don't know if there are any other questions you wanted from
us. We have the engineers heres which is the same engineering firm that was used
by QEDC, Morse Engineering. We have Mike Carr whols a project engineer from AVI
and we're at your disposal to answer any questions you might have in regard to
site plan.
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MR. ROBERTS-This is a public hearing. I'll open that now and ask if there's anybody
in the audience who cares to comment on the project? I'll leave it open for awhi1es
I guess s while we s perhaps s go through SEQRAs unless there's some other more
pertinent questions you'd like to start with or shall we raise them during the
SEQRA Review?
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED
MR. CAIMANO-Let me ask Wayne a question. There I s a minutes of a meeting of the
Queensbury Committee for Community Beautification. In those minutes it sayss
Nick Scarte11is of Morse Engineerings discussed drainage plans and committee
expressed concern for safety of youngster that might be in j~opardy to the depth
of..take care of flash storm. Do you have any comments on that? Welve discussed
it befores I believe. Hels concerned the water might be too deep in the drainage
way that goes by the property.
MR. GANNETT-Wells that's an issue that could happen in many retention areas around
Town. By the very nature of retention areass they temporarily fill up with water
and then that water is dissipated over a long period of time. In my personal
opinions I donlt see that risk being any greater on this site plan than many other
site plans in Towns possibly 1esss because it's in a Light Industrial area. Not
likely to be frequented by chi1drens compared to some other residential areas.
MR. ROBERTS-Isn I t there already some existing situations there where the waters
I supposes could be dangerouss high water times presently. There are substantial
drainage courses that go through this.
MR. CAIMANO-But somebody's going to construct somethings sOs I supposes somebody
could construct somethings like a fence of some kind to prevent people from getting
in theres even if that fences so to speaks was some kind of a bush.. type nature
and you couldn't get to that.
MR. CARTIER-I would also assume thats if and when a site plan comes to us for
a day care center s we're going to be talking about fencing around the day care
center.
MR. ROBERTS-Fence them ins
where there was no stream.
will require the long form.
yes. We did that befores on the other side of towns
How say yous shall we attack the SEQRA? Thiss I guesss
MS. CORPUS-It's a long form, Mr. Chairman.
MR. ROBERTS-I was just going to says there have been timess in the pasts when
the applicant's filled these out or even Staff has filled them out. Apparent1ys
this times nobody's filled it out.
MR. CARTIER- (Referring to long EAF "Will proposed action effect any non-protected
existing or new body of water") One of the issues that came up a long time agos
what is the drainage way actually... was there any discussions about putting in
a filter system?
MR. ROBERTS-I think we did discuss thats where as the pond was a settling basing
before and that stills with the new drainage ways therels still going to be several
potential settling basins s one between the existing Progress Boulevard s another
one farther down as it makes its turns another one as it goes through the culvert
under that stub street s whatever the nam~ of that street is and these can all
be construeds I thinks I IV~ heard the engineers says as possible settling basins
that will replace what the pond has done in the past.
MR. MORSE-That is correct.
MR. ROBERTS-Maybe we should ask our consulting engineer.
pursue that?
Peter s do you want to
MR. CARTIER-The pond is active as a settling basin and a filtering system is going
to be gones but what's going to act as a settling basin?
MR. CAIMANO-This.. is going to act as a s~ttling basins right?
filter.
That I 11 be the
MR. ROBERTS-Several of the constrictions in that... you've got culverts that go
back out.
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MR. GANNETT-Mr. Chairmans the drainage way to the east of the new warehouses the
applicant has provided storage volume in thats for runoffs in addition tos as
I recalls the outlet culvert underneath the roadway is not set at the bottoms
so therels a certain amount of water storage in theres at all times.
MR. ROBERTS-That was my understanding.
MR. GANNETT-Sos that's fulfillings essentiallys the same purpose as the pond that
is being replaced.
MR. CAIMANO-(Referring to
objectionable odorss noise
No solvents?
long EAF "Noise and Odor
or vibrations as a result
Impacts" "Will
of the proposed
there be
action")
MR. MORRIS-No solvents.
MR. CAIMANO-No glues.
MR. MORRIS-There will be glues.
MR. CAIMANO-Will there be?
MR. MORRIS-Yes.
MR. ROBERTS-But noise is pretty much confined inside the structure.
MR. MORRIS-That's correct.
CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING
RESOLUTION WHEN DETERMINATION OF NO SIGNIFICANCE IS MADE
RESOLUTION NO. 16-90s Introduced by Nicholas Caimano who moved for its adoptions
seconded by Carol Pulver:
WHEREASs there is presently before the Planning Board an application for:
Construction of a 60,000 sq. ft. Light Industrial manufacturing building to provide
padded mailing envelopes by ASTRO VALCOUR, INC. in the Queensbury Technical Parks
and
WHEREASs this Planning Board has determin~d that the proposed project and Planning
Board action is subject to review under the State Environmental Quality Review
Acts
NOWs THEREFOREs BE IT
RESOLVED:
1. No federal agency appears to be involved.
2. The following agencies are involved:
None
3. The proposed action considered by this Board is unlisted in the Department
of Environmental Conservation Regulations implementing the State Environmental
Quality Review Act and the regulations of the Town of Queensbury.
4. An Environmental Assessment Form has been completed by the applicant.
5. Having considered and thoroughly analyzed the relevant areas of environmental
concern and having considered the criteria for determining whether a project
has a significant environmental impact as the same is set forth in Section
617.11 of the Official Compilation of Codess Rules and Regulations for the
State of New Yorks this Board finds that the action about to be undertaken
by this Board will have no significant environmental effect and the Chairman
of the Planning Board is hereby authorized to execute and sign and file as
may be necessary a statement of non-significance or a negative declaration
that may be r~quired by law.
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Duly adopted this 19th day of Aprils 1990s by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Hagans Mr. Cartiers Mrs. Pulvers Mr. Caimanos Mr. Roberts
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: Mr. Kupillas
MR. ROBERTS-Lees are we sure about no other involved agencies?
MRS. YORK-Yess the SEQRA process was started when they made their original
submission to my Department s although the Board never saw it. At that point in
times in Februarys I noticed all involved agencies and interested parties and
there are no comments from them or concernss other than the DOT traffic concerns
which have been addressed.
MR. ROBERTS-Does anyones thens care to make a motion as to the site plan?
MR. CAIMANO-Illl do it.
MOTION TO APPROVE SITE PLAN NO. 16-90 ASTRO VALCOUR, INC.s Introduced by Nicholas
Caimano who moved for its adoptions seconded by James Hagan:
For construct ion of a 60,000 sq. ft. Light Industrial manufacturing building to
provide padded mailing envelopes owned by Astro Valcour s Inc. in the Queensbury
Technical Park and the final plan should be submitted with only one building to
the end and that the Beautification Committee I s recommendations be incorporated.
This is a positive impact on recycling in this area.
Duly adopted this 19th day of Aprils 1990s by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Hagans Mr. Cartiers Mrs. Pulvers Mr. Caimanos Mr. Roberts
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: Mr. Kupillas
MR. ROBERTS-What were the Beautification Committe~ I s recommendations? We didn 't
go into those in depth. Are they requiring something we haven't talked about s
here?
MR. CAIMANO-Did you see these?
MIKE CARRs AVI
MR. CARR-Yess I saw them.
MR. CAIMANO-Any problems?
MR. CARR-No s problems. We had no problem what so ever with the B~autification
Committeels recommendations.
MS. CORPUS-We have one more piece of business. It was brought to my attention
thats at the March 27th meeting of the Planning Boards regarding Site Plan No.
l4-90s the SEQRA part of the roller coasters there was actually a motion made
granting a negative declaration to the roller coaster. Subsequently s there was
a positive declaration issued. After reviewing the records I noticed there are
two motions on the record. It I S up to the Boards tonight s to decide to rescind
one and to discuss among yourselves and make the decision as to which one the
Board feels it should rescind.
MR. CAIMANO-Karlas did you read the minutes? We actually voted on it?
MS. CORPUS-I have the written transcription of the minutes in front of me. Nows
1'm not saying they're perfectly correct s but this is what I was given and it
says there is a negative declaration motion.
MR. CARTIER-There is a motion and we voted on it?
MS. CORPUS-Yes s with no s everybody said yes. Nobody disagreed and it is
the roller coaster. Again, 11m going on this transcription of the record.
my op~n~on, I thought it was left open with two issues left opens the noise
the public controversys buts agains live got something that controverts that.
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MR. CAIMANO- I know we did a negat i ve dec on the s although we didn I t have to on
the gravel pits did wes because that was an existing deal.
MOTION TO RESCIND RESOLUTION NO. 14-90 ATTRACTIONS LAND, INC. (ROLLER COASTER)
AS A NEGATIVE DECLARATION ON MARCH 27THs Introduced by Nicholas Caimano who moved
for its adoptions seconded by Peter Cartier:
Because subsequent evidence has shown that there may be a positive effect on the
environment caused by noise.
Duly adopted this 19th day of Aprils 1990s by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Cartiers Mrs. Pulvers Mr. Caimanos Mr. Roberts
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: Mr. Kupillas
On motions meeting was adjourned.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTEDs
Richard Robertss Chairman
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