Coeymans Solar Farm Updated Meeting Log – Fourth Quarter 2018
Meeting Log (as of December 31, 2018) Coeymans Solar Farm
Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments
Town of Coeymans 01/18/17 Town of Coeymans Philip Crandall, Coeymans Hecate met with town officials to Schedule follow-up meeting at appropriate time. Office, 18 Russell Supervisor introduce the Facility and discuss the Avenue, Ravena, NY Thomas Dolan, Coeymans permitting and PILOT (payment in-lieu 12143 Councilman of taxes) processes. John Cashin, Coeymans Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer Gabriel Wapner, Hecate Energy New York State Division for 08/30/17 New York State Nancy Herter, New York Hecate introduced the Facility scope Conduct archaeology surveys on the Facility Area Historic Preservation Division for Historic State Division for Historic to the representatives of New York Preservation Preservation State Division for Historic Preservation Peebles Island State Philip Perazio, New York and the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Park State Division for Historic Mohicans Waterford, NY Preservation 12188-0189 Bonney Hartley, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans Philip Mooney, Hecate Energy Gabriel Wapner, Hecate Energy Rob Peltier, Tetra Tech Fred Sellars, Tetra Tech Town of Bethlehem 01/23/18 Call Robin Nagengast, Requested a meeting with the In process Administrative Assistant Supervisor Gabriel Wapner, Hecate Energy Town of Bethlehem 01/25/18 Call Robin Nagengast, Robin called to inform Gabriel that the Hecate to arrange a meeting Administrative Assistant Supervisor was not available to meet Gabriel Wapner, Hecate this day. It was agreed Gabriel would Energy call back to arrange a meeting in the future. Town of Coeymans 01/26/18 Town of Coeymans Philip Crandall, Coeymans Discuss with the town leadership the Hecate to: -Town inquired if energy can be made Office, 18 Russell Supervisor Article 10 Process and their ability to - Hold public meeting in February available for sale to local residents Avenue, Ravena, NY Thomas Dolan, Coeymans participate in it. -Consider feasibility to provide local access to the -Town noted potential visual impact and 12143 Councilman energy generated agriculture displacement concerns John Cashin, Coeymans -Assess visual impact on nearby residents -Integrating sheep grazing and bee keeping Building Inspector/Code -Research about solar potential effects on property into the Facility was discussed to offset Enforcement Officer values agriculture displacement John Kerr, Chief Sewer Plant Operator Gabriel Wapner, Hecate Energy Philip Mooney, Hecate Energy
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Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments
Mailing/Emailing 02/12/18 – US Postal Service Sent to all identified Notification of upcoming Open House 02/17/18 (via AmazingMail) stakeholders, host and email landowners, and adjacent landowners within 2 miles of the Facility Area Publication 02/13/18 The Daily Mail Notification of upcoming Open House
Publication 02/13/18 The Register Star Notification of upcoming Open House
Albany County Executive 02/15/18 Call Matt Cannon, Albany Arrange meeting for 2/21/2018 Meet 2/21/2018 Office County Executive's Office Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Albany County Executive 02/15/18 Call Matt Cannon, Albany Matt Cannon requested the Facility’s Interim Solution: Remove "County" from website Office County Executive's Office name be changed from Albany County text and 2/20/2018 Open House posters. Gabe Wapner, Hecate Solar. His office's sentiment is the Energy name will lead the public to believe that Albany County is sponsoring the Facility. Albany County Executive 02/16/18 Voicemail Gabe Wapner, Hecate Gabe left a voicemail for Matt Office Energy informing him of the removal of "County" and requesting dialogue on further steps. Local Resident 02/18/18 Email Lynn Gubnitksy, Local Concerns regarding map functionality Improve and update mapping feature on Facility Hecate responded accordingly. Resident on the Facility website site Jared Wren, Hecate Energy Local Residents 02/20/18 18 Russell Ave Philip Mooney, Hecate Open house meeting to introduce the Specific resource concerns noted by the public will Support: Ravena, NY 12143 Energy Facility to local residents, answer their be addressed in the PSS and the Article 10 -Excitement to host one of the largest solar Gabe Wapner, Hecate questions and receive their feedback Application. project in NY Energy Jared Wren, Hecate Energy Hecate will investigate the website access. Questions: Fred Sellars, Tetra Tech -Benefits to the town? Joseph Fischl, Tetra Tech Hecate encouraged the public to provide input -Where does the energy go? Jenny Potrikus, Tetra Tech throughout the entire Application process. Sam Laniado, Read and Concerns raised: Laniado Visit homes of local residents who can see the -Wildlife Tyler Wolcott, Read and Facility and superimpose panels to provide a sense -Viewshed impacts Laniado of how the Facility will look -Local benefits 16 Local Residents, Sign-in -Property values Sheet Attached -Traffic -Access to property for recreational use - Facility website issues Albany County Executive 02/22/18 112 State St Matthew Cannon, Albany Discuss with the Albany County Office Albany, NY 12207 County leadership the Article 10 Process and Lucas Rogers, Albany their ability to participate in it. County Philip Mooney, Hecate Introduce Hecate and the Facility Energy Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Jared Wren, Hecate Energy
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Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments
New York State Energy 02/27/18 Call Brad Tito, Program Discuss the possibility of community Research and Manager, Communities & choice aggregation for the Facility Development Authority Local Governments (NYSERDA) Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Glenmont Job Corps 02/28/18 Call Ann-Marie Morin, Business Call to introduce Hecate's Facility and Hecate to attend a Job Corps Center open house Center and Community Liaison understand how they may support the Gabe Wapner, Hecate Job Corps Center's solar training Energy initiative Flying Knights 03/09/18 Email Cedar Shade Farm Inform Flying Knights that their use of the site will need to cease after September 9, 2019 Center for Economic 03/12/18 Email Peter Lion, Program Email to offer collaboration and Growth (CEG) Manager, Energy & support on CEG's initiatives Sustainability – Business Growth Solutions Manufacturing Extension Partnership – Capital Region
Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy New York State 03/14/18 625 Broadway, Kristy Primeau, NYSDEC Hecate met with NYSDEC and Ag & Hecate indicated their willingness to complete Concerns (NYSDEC): Department of Albany, NY 12233- Michael Clark, NYSDEC Markets representatives to introduce longer-term monitoring of birds -Impacts to grassland birds Environmental 1750 Paul Novak, NYSDEC the Facility and discuss any concerns -Fragmenting contiguous non-developed Conservation (NYSDEC) Brianna Denoncour, they may have regarding natural Hecate to: areas and NYSDEC resources, wildlife, and agriculture. -Complete wetland delineation during the 2018 New York State Georgette Walters, growing season complete breeding bird and raptor Requests/Recommendations (NYSDEC): Department of Agriculture NYSDEC surveys, beginning during winter 2018 -Wetland delineated report and formal and Markets (Ag & Jenny Murtaugh, NYSDEC -Provide a farmlands assessment for the Facility Jurisdictional Determination will be required Markets) Chris Hogan, NYSDEC Area -U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Steve Allinger, NYSDEC -Inquire with the landowner on farm production permit coverage will be required (likely Tara Wells, New York State -Explore mitigation to offset impacts to agricultural Nationwide Permit) Department of Agriculture production -Complete breeding bird surveys during late and Markets spring/early summer & winter raptor surveys Jeremy Rosenthal, New NYSDEC to provide: -Conduct longer-term (post-development) York State Department of -Meeting attendance sheet monitoring of birds Public Service (NYSDPS) -GIS data for the Freshwater Wetlands located Andrew Davis, NYSDPS within/adjacent to the project areas. Concerns (Ag & Markets): Fred Sellars, Tetra Tech -Breeding Bird survey protocols and a sample data -Impact associated with taking active Joseph Fischl, Tetra Tech sheet for breeding grassland bird surveys). agriculture out of production Gabe Wapner, Hecate -Winter Raptor Survey Protocol Energy Requests/Recommendations (Ag & Markets): Phil Mooney, Hecate -Assessment to differentiate important Energy farmlands within the Facility Area -Statistics on actual farm production of the Facility Area -Explore mitigation based on value of agricultural land taken out of production
Concerns (NYSDPS): -Nearby active mining operations' remaining life and plans
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Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments
NYSDPS 03/16/18 Empire State Plaza Andrew Davis, NYSDPS Hecate met with the NYSDPS to No immediate follow-up actions other than Concerns: Agency Building 3 Jeremy Rosenthal, discuss potential concerns and addressing staff comments in PSS and Application -Account for the existing gas (propane) main Albany, NY 12223- NYSDPS required content of the PSS. within the Facility Area in the Facility design; 1350 Heather Behnke, NYSDPS provide owner name Counsel -Review easements, restrictions for crossings Other Members of and setbacks NYSDPS Staff (sign-in list associated with existing gas main to be obtained) -Laydown areas and worker parking will need Sam Laniado, Read and to be provided and addressed in Application; if Laniado, LLP offsite, need to identify locations and assess Joseph Fischl, Tetra Tech impacts Bill Boer, Tetra Tech Gabe Wapner, Hecate Recommendations: Energy -Different distances may be proposed for Phil Mooney, Hecate different study areas, clearly indicate in each Energy PSS exhibit -Propose certificate conditions in the Application -Cumulative impacts should at a minimum address, habitat, visual, wetlands, and traffic Westchester Power 03/19/18 Call Dan Welsh, Program Hecate is exploring how it may be able If the host communities were interested and Director to provide energy from its projects to willing in establishing CCA programs they Gabe Wapner, Hecate host communities. possibly could choose to procure energy from Energy Hecate's projects serving NYSERDA REC Hecate desired to learn more about contracts the CCA program Dan runs and whether Westchester Power or an affiliate may be interested in running CCAs for the Facility host communities. Village of Ravena 03/20/18 Call Gabe Wapner, Hecate Arrange meeting with Mayor William Left message with Annette Energy Misuraca
Town of Bethlehem 03/21/18 Call Robin Nagengast, Offered to meet with the Supervisor or Robin will check if anyone is interested and call Administrative Assistant someone in his office Gabe back if there is interest. Gabriel Wapner, Hecate Energy Hudsonia Ltd. 03/21/18 Call Lea Stickle Offered to meet with the organization Lea will have Erik Kiviat call Gabe back. Gabe Wapner, Hecate to discuss our Facility. Energy Village of Ravena 03/22/18 Call William Misuraca, Mayor Introduce the Facility, Hecate, and the -Mayor was aware of the Facility. Gabe Wapner, Hecate Article 10 process -Mayor did not see a direct effect on his Energy constituency. -Mayor was thankful for being contacted. -Mayor was told that Hecate is available to answer any questions that may come up in the future. Town of Coeymans 03/29/18 Supervisor's Office, Philip Crandall, Supervisor Hecate to provide a development Hecate to meet with the town's PILOT consultant 18 Russell Ave, Tom Dolan, Councilman status update and gain an Ravena, NY 12143 Gabe Wapner, Hecate understanding of how the town would Energy like to run the PILOT
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Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments
Phil Mooney, Hecate Energy
Town of Bethlehem 03/29/18 Supervisor's Office, David VanLuven, Discuss with the town leadership the 445 Delaware Ave, Supervisor Article 10 Process and their ability to Delmar, NY 12054, George Kansas, participate in it. USA Commissioner of Public Works Robert Leslie, Director of Planning Ken Kovalchik, Senior Planner Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Phil Mooney, Hecate Energy Scenic Hudson 03/30/18 Email Gabe Wapner, Hecate Hecate requested Scenic Hudson Energy provide times in April when they could Phil Mooney, Hecate be available to meet. Energy Ned Sullivan, President Audrey Friedrichsen, Land Use and Environmental Advocacy Attorney Seth McKee, Land Conservation Director Town of Coeymans 04/04/18 582 New Loudon Lawrance Farbstein, Discussed PILOT process Road Industrial & Utility Valuation Latham, NY 12110 Consultants, Inc. Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Phil Mooney, Hecate Energy Mike Keirnan, Bee the 04/05/18 At Greene Site Phil Mooney, Hecate Discuss strategies for implementing Mike to provide proposal and continue discussions. Change Energy pollinator friendly site vegetation. Mike Keirnan, Bee the Change Mailing/Emailing 04/06/18 US Postal Service Sent to all identified Notification of Submission of the and Email Stakeholders Preliminary Scoping Statement (“PSS”)
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Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments
NYSDOS 04/06/18 99 Washington Matt Maraglio, NYSDOS Hecate provided an overview of the Hecate to: Concerns: Avenue, Suite 100 Jeff Zappieri, NYSDOS Greene and Coeymans Solar projects -Assess any potential impacts to wetlands in Article -Impacts to wetlands Albany, NY 12231 Laura McLean, NYSDOS and confirmed that the Greene Solar 10 Application -Impacts to visual Kari Gathen, NYSDOS project is partially located within the -Assess visual receptors within the Scenic Area of -Impacts to recreational aspect of the Facility Jeremy Rosenthal, Coastal Area Boundary and the Statewide Significance associated with the Hudson Area due to bird watching NYSDPS Coeymans Solar project is not. River in Article 10 Application - Village of Athens has a Local Waterfront Andrew Davis, NYSDPS -Provide list of coastal zone policies that Hecate Revitalization Program Heather Behnke, NYSDPS anticipates will be applicable to Facility in the Cassandra Partyka, Greene Solar PSS. Requests/Recommendations: NYSDPS -Interested in entire Facility, not just the Tyler Wolcott, Read and coastal area within the Facility Area Laniado -Discuss State Coastal Policy #7 on significant Bill Boer, Tetra Tech fish habitat and #25 on scenic policy in the Joe Fischl, Tetra Tech Application Philip Mooney, Hecate -Interested in total area of permanent and Energy temporary wetland impacts -Determine visual receptors within the scenic areas of statewide significance -Interested in co-agricultural use of the Facility Area Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club 04/10/18 Email Gabriel Wapner, Hecate Hecate Requested to meet with the Energy club to introduce the Facility and Gregg Recer, President, receive feedback Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club Good Energy 04/11/18 232 Madison Ave, Javier Barrios, Good Investigate how energy from the solar New York, NY Energy Facility could be sold to local electricity 10016, USA Third Gabe Wapner, Hecate consumers through a Consumer Floor Energy Choice Aggregation ("CCA") program Publication 04/11/18 The Daily Mail Notice of Submission of the PSS Publication 04/11/18 The Register Start Notice of Submission of the PSS Mailing 04/18/18 US Postal Service Sent to those entities Submission of the PSS identified in the regulations Town of Coeymans 04/26/18 Town of Coeymans Coeymans Town Board Town board monthly meeting Office, 18 Russel Department Heads Avenue, Ravena, NY Approximately 8 citizens Gabe introduced himself to the town 12143 Gabe Wapner, Hecate board members he had not met Energy Mailing/Emailing 05/02/18 US Postal Service Sent to all identified Second Notification of Submission of and Email Stakeholders the PSS Publication 05/03/18 Times Union Notice of Submission of the PSS Publication 05/03/18 Ravena News Notice of Submission of the PSS Herald
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Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments
Scenic Hudson 05/03/18 One Civic Center Audrey Friedrichsen, Land Hecate provided an overview of the Keep open dialogue. Plaza, Suite 200 Use and Environmental three projects it is developing in the Poughkeepsie, NY Advocacy Attorney Hudson Valley. 12601 Seth McKee, Land Conservation Director Scenic Hudson provided an overview Nava Tabak, Director of of its initiatives related to solar Science, Climate and development. Stewardship Hayley Carlock, Environmental Advocacy Director Two additional Scenic Hudson staff members Fred Sellers, Tetra Tech, Hecate Energy Consultant Nick Bullinger, COO, Hecate Energy Phil Mooney, Hecate Energy Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Hudson Mohawk Bird Club 05/16/18 Email Patricia Fuller, President Provided times that Hecate would be Gabe Wapner, Hecate available to meet if there was interest Energy in doing so. Sierra Club 05/18/18 744 Broadway, Roger Downs, Gabe provided an overview of the Albany, NY 12207 Conservation Director Facility and took questions. Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Local Residents/Neighbors 5/24/18 Called and met in Phil Mooney and two Called and spoke with two neighbors, Consider vegetative screening measures in Facility person (on County neighbors left voice message for another. design. Road 101) One neighbor indicated she was not very interested in the Facility, as she does not have a direct view.
Met with another neighbor; provided an update on the Facility, observed potential views from her property, and explained the ongoing surveys. Town of Coeymans 05/24/18 18 Russel Ave, Coeymans Town Board Hecate attended the Coeymans Town Ravena, NY 12143 Coeymans Residents Board meeting. Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Good Energy 05/25/18 Phone Javier Barrios, Good Gabe inquired about Good Energy Energies ability to administer CCA programs for Gabe Wapner, Hecate Coxsackie Energy Center for Economic 05/30/18 39 North Pearl David Rooney, Center for Hecate provided an overview of its Growth ("CEG") Street, Suite 100 Economic Growth Facility and took questions from Albany, NY 12207 Peter Lion, Center for Center for Economic Growth Economic Growth representatives Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy
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Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments
Steven Sullivan, Power Communications NYSERDA 06/06/18 17 Columbia Cir, Liz Hanna, NYSERDA Gabe provided a Facility update and Albany, NY 12203 Maureen Leddy, NYSERDA took questions Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy American Solar Grazing 06/08/18 Harford, NY Lexie Hain, American Solar Ms. Hain provided a tour of an Association Grazing Association operating PV solar project which Gabe Wapner, Hecate currently uses sheep for vegetation Energy management. NYPAN 06/10/18 Albany Public Frank Natalie, Plumbers A roundtable discussion that Library and Steamfitters Local No. addressed the primary question: “As 161 Washington Ave 7 renewable energy sources become Albany, NY 12210 Doug Bullock, Albany the norm and County Legislator and fossil fuels production is reduced and Albany Central Federation eliminated, can we ensure a ‘just jobs of labor transition’ for the current Bill Colton, NY workforce of fossil fuel workers?” Assemblyman 47th District Phil Steck, NY Assemblyman 110th District Merton Simpson, Albany County Legislator Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy John Ciovacco, CEO Aztech Geothermal Ross Gould, Workforce Development Institute Donald Gardner, NYPAN Approximately 10 citizens Town of Coeymans 06/19/18 Email Phil Crandall, Town of Gabe sent Supervisor Crandall an Coeymans Supervisor email to ensure he was aware of the Gabe Wapner, Hecate procedural conference on 6/26/2018 Energy NYSDPS 06/26/18 RCS Community Parties and ALJs Procedural Conference to allocate ALJs commenced the stipulation process. ALJs to Library intervenor funds and initiate stipulation issue a ruling confirming. 95 Main St, Ravena, process Done NY 12143 Hecate Albany to update Stakeholder list to include aesthetic resources with a potential view of the proposed Facility.
Hecate Albany to issue a notice to stakeholders regarding commencement of stipulations process using updated/redacted Master Stakeholder List and DMM Party List.
Hecate Albany to provide a redacted version of the PSS, as submitted in April 2018, and a redacted, updated Stakeholder List. Town of Coeymans 06/28/18 Town Hall, 18 Coeymans Town Board Mr. Mooney attended the Coeymans Russel Avenue, Local residents Town Board meeting. Ravena, NY 12143
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Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments
Phil Mooney, Hecate Energy
DPS 06/29/18 Phone [ALJs] Clarify ALJs’ request to notify historic Hecate to add aesthetic resources (from Table Done [DPS Staff] resources with potential viewshed 4.24-1 of the PSS) with a potential view to the Sam Laniado, Read & impacts Master Stakeholder List, have DPS review, and Laniado include the resources on future mailings/emailings. Tyler Wolcott, Read & Laniado Bill Boer, Tetra Tech Jackie Bruce, Tetra Tech Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Phil Mooney, Hecate Energy NYSERDA 07/23/18 Phone Houtan Moaveni, Discussed tools and resources NYSERDA NYSERDA has available for Towns Gabe Wapner, Hecate where large scale renewables projects Energy are being developed. Town of Coeymans 07/24/18 Town Hall, 18 Philip Crandall, Supervisor Discussed the Community Choice Hecate to connect town officials with NYSERDA. Russel Avenue, Tom Dolan, Councilman Aggregation and PILOT process. Ravena, NY 12143 Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Phil Mooney, Hecate Energy NYSERDA and Town of 07/27/18 Email Houtan Moaveni, Mr. Wapner sent an email introducing Coeymans NYSERDA Mr. Moaveni to Supervisor Crandall Philip Crandall, Supervisor and Councilman Dolan. Tom Dolan, Councilman Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Phil Mooney, Hecate Energy
NYSDEC 10/01/2018 Facility Area NYSDEC Review delineated features within the Tetra Tech to follow up and respond to NYSDEC’s Phil Mooney, Hecate Facility Area. questions. Energy Joseph Fischl, Tetra Tech Richard Delahunty, Tetra Tech Article 10 Process Parties 11/19/2018 NYSDEC Confidential Discuss Draft Stipulations. Circulate Revised Draft Stipulations.
Town of Coeymans 11/30/2018 Call Philip Crandall, Supervisor Mr. Wapner provided an update to Mr. Gabe Wapner, Hecate Crandall on the PILOT process for the Energy Facility. Coeymans Fire 12/19/2018 Email Gabe Wapner, Hecate Invitation to attend PV Solar Safety Department Energy training, scheduled for Wednesday, Chief, Coeymans Fire January 9th, 2019. Department
Article 10 Process Parties 12/20/2018 NYSDPS Confidential Discuss Draft Stipulations. Circulate Revised Draft Stipulations.
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