Planning, Economic Development and Land Use Committee

COMMON COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE COMMITTEE Cathy Fahey, Chair Meeting called by: Cathy Fahey, Chair Date: 1-11-21 Time: 5:30PM Committee Members Present: Fahey, Chair ☒ Doesschate ☒ Balarin ☒ Love ☒ Hoey ☒ Invitees/Speakers Amy Lavine, Assist. Corporation Council Brad Glass, Deputy Director, Department of Planning Council Members Present: Ellis, Flynn, O’Brien, Anane, Igoe City Personnel Present: John-Raphael Pichardo Minutes Agenda Item (s): ORDINANCE 20.92.20 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 1057 WASHINGTON AVENUE AND 1061 WASHINGTON AVENUE FROM “MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER” (MU- NC) TO RESIDENTIAL “TWO-FAMILY” (R-2) AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP ACCORDINGLY Questions and Discussion • The Chair called the meeting to order. • Council member O’Brien provided justification for Ordinance 20.92.20 • The Chair open up public comment • Danielle Gillespie read written comments for the record • Brad Glass explained Planning Board recommendation • Council members Doesschate, Igoe, Anane, Fahey, Balarin and Hoey spoke on the legislation • Council members Doesschate, Balarin, Hoey, Igoe and O’Brien asked questions in which Brad Glass, Council member O’Brien and Amy Lavine answered • Brad Glass and Amy Lavine spoke on the legislation • Council member Fahey made a motion to move Ordinance 20.92.20 out of committee with a positive recommendation, which was seconded by Council Member Hoey. 4 Aye – 1 (Love) Nay, the motion passed. Public Comment: Gary Domalewicz, 1052 Washington Ave, Albany, NY (Oppose Ordinance 20.92.20) Sandra Domalewicz, 1052 Washington Ave, Albany, NY (Oppose Ordinance 20.92.20) Tim Hynes, 1061 Washington Ave, Albany, NY (Oppose Ordinance 20.92.20) Edward Hyde Clarke, 39 Van Buren Street, Albany, NY (Support Ordinance 20.92.20) Paul Lamar, Albany, NY (Support Ordinance 20.92.20) Adjourn: Chair asked for a motion to adjourn, which was duly made, seconded, and passed. This meeting was held following Governor Cuomo’s executive order 202.1. It live streamed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/albany.commoncouncil/ using Zoom as the meeting platform. Link to meeting recording: https://fb.watch/36UnDwP4G4/ Respectfully Submitted, Michele Andre Senior Legislative Aide to Common Council