Planning, Economic Development and Land Use Committee
Regular MeetingAlbany, NY · July 8, 2020
Minutes
COMMON COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING
PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE COMMITTEE
Cathy Fahey, Chair
Meeting called by: Cathy Fahey, Chair Date: 06-08-20 Time: 5:30PM
Committee Members
Present: Fahey, Chair ☒ Doesschate ☒ Balarin ☒ Love ☒ Hoey ☒
Brad Glass - Planning Director, Department of Planning and Development
Zach Powell – Senior Planner, Department of Planning and Development
Yasmin Robinson – Deputy Director, Department of Planning and Development
Jesse Vogl – Creighton Manning
Jordan Solan-Reed
Invitees/Speakers Meritxell Font-Nelson
Council Members
Present: Farrell
City Personnel
Present: Danielle Gillespie and John-Raphael Pichardo
Minutes
Agenda Item (s): BRIEFING ON THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN
Questions and Discussion
Zach Powell provided a presentation on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
Link to the Bicycle and Pedesterian Master Plan: https://vizcomm.wixsite.com/albanybikepedplan
Council members Doesschate, Hoey, Balarin and Fahey provided some comments and asked questions in which
Zach Powell and Yasmine Robinson responded to.
Brad Glass provided some comments on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
Public Comment:
There was no public comment
Adjourn:
The chairperson asked for a motion to adjourn, which was duly made, seconded, and passed.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michele Andre
Senior Legislative Aide to Common Council
This meeting was held following Governor Cuomo’s executive order 202.1 and Mayor Sheehan’s emergency
order 315-1b. It live streamed on YouTube using Zoom as the meeting platform.
Agenda
COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE COMMITTEE
Cathy Fahey, Chair
DATE: Wednesday, July 8, 2020
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
TOPIC(S) OF DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION:
REPORT ON THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: YES
The meeting is being held in accordance to Executive Order 202.15 which prohibits in-person
attendance at public meetings, if executive order 202.15 expires before July 8, 2020, this will be an in-
person meeting in City Hall, please check our website and Facebook for updates. Please submit your
public comment via email commoncouncil@albanyny.gov or on our website
https://www.albanyny.gov/Government/CityOfficials/CommonCouncil.aspx by Wednesday, July 8, 2020
12pm which will be read for the record at the meeting.
Meeting will be held using Zoom and streamed through the Albany Common Council’s Facebook. To
stream this video please visit: https://www.facebook.com/albany.commoncouncil
If any technical problems, the video will then be streamed to YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rQHp1fBLPcdk_4N6J4XbQ
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