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224.2024 Adopting SEQRA Determination of Non-Significance Regarding Jenkinsville Public Water Distribution Project RESOLUTION ADOPTING SEQRA DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE REGARDING JENKINSVILLE PUBLIC WATER DISTRIBUTION PROJECT RESOLUTION NO.: 224,2024 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Michael Dixon WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 145,2024 the Queensbury Town Board confirmed its intention to pursue installation of new municipal water service in the Jenkinsville area of the Town (Project), and WHEREAS, such Project must undergo environmental impact review in accordance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and the Town Board wishes to serve as Lead Agency for such environmental review, and WHEREAS, such Project has been determined to be a SEQRA Type I Action and a SEQRA Full Environmental Assessment Form (FEAF) has been prepared, and WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 163,2024, the Town Board declared its intention to be Lead Agency for SEQRA review of the Project and authorized the Town and/or its representatives to send the Resolution stating the Town Board's intention along with the required Environmental Assessment Forms to any Involved Agencies as required by law, and WHEREAS, notice was provided to the Involved Agencies, over 30 days have passed and the Town has received a response from the Warren County Dept. of Public Works consenting to the Town Board serving as Lead Agency and no responses from the other Involved Agencies: the NYS Dept. of Health,NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation and NYS Dept. of Transportation, and WHEREAS, the Town Board is therefore duly designated to act as SEQRA Lead Agency and, in that capacity, has reviewed the SEQRA FEAF for this Project and has not identified any potentially significant adverse environmental impacts, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board, after considering the proposed action, reviewing the SEQRA FEAF and thoroughly analyzing the action for potential environmental impacts, determines that no potentially significant adverse environmental impacts are likely to result from the Project, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to complete the FEAF by checking the box indicating that the proposed action will not result in any significant adverse impacts and approves a SEQRA Negative Declaration —Determination of Non- Significance and authorizes and directs the Town Clerk's Office and/or its representatives to file any necessary documents in accordance with the provisions of the SEQRA regulations and the Town Supervisor/Deputy Supervisor and/or Town's representatives to take any and all other actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote: AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None