Planning Board Agendas and Minutes

MINUTES OF THE COHOES PLANNING BOARD MEETING HELD ON April 2 , 2008 AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Joseph Moloughney Vice-Chairman Clarence Badgley Mr. Edward Carboni Mr. Mark DeFruscio Ms. Sharon Gariepy MEMBERS ABSENT: Jake Dumesnil ALSO PRESENT: Ms. Melissa Ashline-Heil, Planner CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 7, 2008 MEETING Chairman Moloughney called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Chairman asked the planner to take attendance call. Chairman Moloughney stated the minutes from the March 7, 2008 minutes were not available. Member Carboni made a motion to table the minutes of the March 7, 2007 meeting Member Gariepy seconded the motion, roll of call was taken and the motion passed unanimously. YES NO Edward Carboni X Joseph Moloughney X Clarence Badgley X Mark DeFruscio X Sharon Gariepy X CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 52 FINAL SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR 421 WEST COLUMBIA STREET , SUBMITTED BY THE EDDY Chairman Moloughney opened the Public Hearing at 6:35 pm for the final site plan review for 421 West Columbia Street. Michael Tierney with Northeast Health project manager for the greenhouse project. They will continue to have a licensed skilled nursing home. We had a Neighborhood meeting on November 20, 2007 to answer any concerns that they may have. Brent Steenburg engineer for the project went over the concerns that the neighbors at Glen Meadows had for them.  Proximity of the buildings? Buildings three and four would be the buildings closest to Glen Meadows  Where the buildings were going to sit elevation wise? The buildings will sit 4-6ft below the finished floor elevation of the houses in Glen Meadows. We will be proposing a very dense white fir which is a fast growing conifer tree create a buffer of 10’ to 12’ in height. They would be 6’-8’ in height at the time of planting.   Lighting would be residential style in the front of the building approximately 10’ high there would be none in the back of the buildings  How will the storm water be managed? Storm water would be pulled back to our property.  Traffic would be reduced due to the fact that we are reducing the number of beds. Member Carboni asked if the punch list from the Planning Board Engineer were resolved. Mr. Steenburg stated that the comments were addressed and delivered the plans to Mr. McGrath on December 29, 2007. Chairman Moloughney would like to review the storm water it looks like 50% diverted into the culvert that goes under Columbia Street and 50% to a retention basin. Mr. Steenburg stated that that there is a small detention area site which was constructed under the Marjorie Doyle expansion. What we originally proposed was a redevelopment project because essentially we will be redeveloping this site. Because ¾ of an acre of impervious area which falls under the redevelopment strategy. The way the redevelopment strategy is that we can only look at the impervious area. So we had to look at what is being constructed on the impervious area and what is being constructed on existing green space. What we are doing is reconstructing the storm water management basin.  1 year storm water 12½% reduction from 18cfs to 11cfs  10 year storm water 19% reduction from 37cfs to 30cfs  100 year storm water 33% reduction from 67cfs to 43cfs Chairman Moloughney asked what the undetained percentage is. Mr. Steeburg stated that the undetained flow rate is for 10 year storm is 22cfs of the 30cfs. It is a significant improvement to Glen Meadows in Storm water. Mr. Steenburg stated that all your treatment is based on water quality volume number. That water quality volume number is not specific for that out flow its specific to that entire site. What we have established is a water quality volume number for that entire site. We established two one that falls under the Chapter 9 Redevelopment Strategy of that water technically quality we do not have to treat any we are treating 25%. The second water quality volume is not under Chapter 9 and we have to treat 100% of the water. Chairman Moloughney closed the Public Hearing at 6:57pm. Member DeFruscio made a motion to approve Resolution # 52 for final site plan review conditioned on review engineer approval. Member Carboni seconded the motion. Roll of call was taken and motion passed unanimously. YES NO Edward Carboni X Joseph Moloughney X Clarence Badgley X Mark DeFruscio X  CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 53 FOR FINAL SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR HARMONY MILLS NORTH END Chairman Moloughney opened the Public Hearing at 7:00PM. Peter Seidner of The Clover Group state that we would be putting 6 more units in the central tower and another 135 units in the north end. Drawings were submitted under the 2003 building code. City engineers did not dispute using 2003 codes. Chairman Moloughney closed the Public Hearing at 7:30PM. Ms. Ashline –Heil stated that condition # 1 in the resolution can be removed it has been resolved. Member Carboni made a motion to approve Resolution # 53 to approve final site plan for Harmony Mills North End Member Badgley seconded the motion, roll of call was taken and motion passed unanimously. YES NO Edward Carboni X Joseph Moloughney X Clarence Badgley X Mark DeFruscio X CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 54 FOR FINAL SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR WILLI AMS STREET SUBDIVISION Chairman Moloughney opened the Public Hearing at 7:15PM. Tom Andress from ABD Engineers gave a brief overview of the project. We have agreed to a recreation area. Chairman Moloughney closed the Public Hearing at 7:30PM. Member DeFruscio made a motion to approve Resolution # 54 to approve final site plan for Williams Street conditioned on review engineer approval. Member Badgley seconded the motion. Roll of call was taken and motion passed unanimously. YES NO Edward Carboni X Joseph Moloughney X Clarence Badgley X Mark DeFruscio X Member DeFruscio made a motion to adjourn at 7:35PM Member Carboni seconded the motion.