Notice of Meeting February 1, 2017 at 2 P.M
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SUFFOLK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION c/o Suffolk County Department of Economic Development & Planning 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, PO Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099 T: (631) 853-5191 F: (631) 853-4767 Theresa Ward, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development and Planning Sarah Lansdale, Director of Planning Notice of Meeting February 1, 2017 at 2 p.m. Maxine S. Postal Auditorium, Evans K. Griffing Building Riverhead County Center 300 Center Drive Riverhead, NY VIDEOCONFERENCING WILL BE USED AT THE FOLLLOWING LOCATION AT 2:00 p.m.: Shelter Island Town Hall 38 N Ferry Road, Shelter Island, NY Please note that the Public has a right to attend the meeting at any of the above locations Tentative Agenda Includes: 1. Pilgrim State Property – Heartland Town Square, Town of Islip (Continuance) 0500 07100 0100 010008 et al 2. Meeting Summary for January 2017 3. Public Portion 4. Chairman’s Report 5. Director’s Report 6. Guests • None 7. Section A 14-14 thru A 14-23 & A 14-25 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code • Georgica Green Ventures, LLC aka Riverview Lofts, Town of Riverhead 0600 12900 0100 021000 et al 8. Section A-14-24 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code • None 9. Other Business: • Election of Officers • Rules of Proceedings - Proposed Amendments • 2017 Calendar NOTE: The next meeting of the SUFFOLK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will be held on March 1, 2017 2 p.m.. Maxine S. Postal Auditorium, Evans K. Griffing Building, Riverhead County Center, 300 Center Drive Riverhead, New York 11901 COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Z-1 Steven Bellone SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE Department of Economic Development and Planning Theresa Ward Division of Planning Commissioner and Environment STAFF REPORT SECTIONS A14-14 THRU A14-25 OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE -Heartland Town Square February 1, 2017 Addendum to the 1/4/17 Staff Report- Overview: The Suffolk County Planning Commission on October 31, 2016 received a referral from the Town of Islip known as Heartland Town Square. The referral was deemed to be complete with a full statement of facts on December 29, 2016. On January 4, 2017 at their regularly scheduled meeting the Suffolk County Planning Commission, considered the referral and resolved to adjourn the meeting and continue deliberations at their regularly scheduled meeting of February 1, 2017 in order to enable the Commission members additional time to further review and consider the documents of the referral submitted by the Town of Islip. Subsequently, requests for additional information and clarifications from some Suffolk County Planning Commission members were forwarded to Commission staff. Planning staff of the Town of Islip and the County of Suffolk coordinated and compiled the response with the inquiries and provide the following addition to the staff report: 1. Water Resources: 1a. Request for Information on the Suffolk County Sewer Agency Conceptual Approval for the Heartland Town Square Project Response - See the attached Suffolk County Sewer Agency Conceptual Approval 1b. What does a Suffolk County Sewer Agency Conceptual Approval Mean? Response - Conceptual Certification by the Suffolk County Sewer Agency is not binding and is typically used by developers to progress with their project (engineering and financing) until SEQRA is completed and they return to the agency for final approval. In the interest of good planning, and in order to minimize potential hardship on applicants, it is the policy of the Suffolk County Sewer Agency, upon review of an application in its early stages, to give applicants an indication of what method of wastewater disposal the Agency would like to see for a particular project, thereby giving applicants an indication of the action the Agency might take if it were to pass upon the application at the time of final review. At the time Heartland Town Square received conceptual certification (2004), such certifications did not expire. Suffolk County Planning Commission 1 February 1, 2017 1c. Request for information on the litigation between the petitioner and the Suffolk County Water Authority: Response provided by the Town of Islip – The Town of Islip was not a party to this lawsuit and does not have the requested information. 1d. What are the improvements needed to ensure an adequate water supply and is the SCWA planning to implement these identified improvements? Response from the Town of Islip - See Pages 141 to 152 and Pages 166 to 181 of the Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) (http://projects.vhb.com/Heartland/FinalGEIS/) 1e. Groundwater levels may be impacted by maximum water use. Deer Lake, a series of lakes (Guggenheim Lakes) north of Southern State Parkway at the northern end of Sampawams Creek may see a drawn down impact during times of drought. Can the project developer provide any plan to assist with mitigating this potential impact? Response from the Town of Islip - See Pages 141 to 152 and pages 181 to 182 of the Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) (http://projects.vhb.com/Heartland/FinalGEIS/) 1f. Can you quantify approximately what percentage of stormwater will be treated through green methodologies? What are the primary green infrastructure methodologies that will be used? Response from the Town of Islip - A specific percentage cannot be quantified. For the Heartland Town Square project the Town of Islip’s Subdivision and Land Use Regulations requires that stormwater runoff must be contained within a landscaped recharge area. In addition, the Heartland Town Square project has proposed to use the designated preserve areas for stormwater recharge. 1g. When will the repairs to the Bergen Point Outfall pipe be completed? Response from Suffolk County Department of Public Works - The replacement design is nearing completion and bids are expected to be received in mid-2017 with a construction schedule of 3.5 years from that time. The outfall replacement is not critical to minor increases in flow of a few mgd. 1h. Has there been an assessment concerning the increase in sludge removal that would occur at the Bergen Point STP? Will there be an increase in truck traffic to the Babylon community? Response from Suffolk County Department of Public Works - The increase in sewage flow from Heartland will not materially change the system components used where there is no capacity issues with the Blend Tanks and we use 50% of the Belt Filter Presses. It is also noted that the volume of scavenger waste received has decreased over the past 6 years by as much as 15%. 1i. What is the status of upgrades to the Bergen Point STP? (for both quantity and quality of treated effluent?) Suffolk County Planning Commission 2 February 1, 2017 Response from Suffolk County Department of Public Works - Treatment quality has not been an issue where the SPDES permit limits are consistently met. The treatment plant is currently being expanded from the permitted 30.5 million gallons per day (mgd) to 40.5 mgd with completion expected by early 2018. There remains capacity in the facility at this time with current flows approximately 25 mgd. Capital projects continue to provide a useful and efficient service life. 1j. Will the Bergen Point connection be complete prior to occupation of the phase one for Heartland? What is the status of the old Pilgrim State STP? Is it still operating? If so, was it upgraded? Response from Suffolk County Department of Public Works - The Pilgrim WWTP has been abandoned for more than 15 years. An on-site pumping station, which is the responsibility of Suffolk County staff conveys sewage to the Bergen Point WWTP. Sewage flow from the site are approximately 0.3 mgd. 2. Site Conditions: 2a. Request for information on the subsurface conditions including the tunnel system Response - Page 3-10, section 3.1.2 and Appendix G of the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) for Heartland Town Square (http://projects.vhb.com/Heartland/DraftGEIS/), Pages 132-139 of the Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) (http://projects.vhb.com/Heartland/FinalGEIS/) and Page 20 of the Finding Statement address the subsurface conditions including the tunnel system and the Petitioners plans to remove and address asbestos and hazardous materials 2b. Is the Town aware of any questions regarding the physical integrity of the Water Tower which is focal point of DU -1? Response from the Town of Islip – The Town is not aware of any structural deficiencies to the water tower. In addition, as part of the DU-1 development process the water tower will have to be rendered safe pursuant to the Town of Islip Building Code. 2c. What is the Town doing with respect to Federal designated historic highways (Sagtikos Parkway) and what is being done with respect to maximizing the historic aspects of the project? Response from the Town of Islip – The EIS process resulted in preservation buffer areas along the Sagtikos Parkway. Any other changes to the Sagtikos Parkway would be regulated by New York State. In addition, the Heartland Town Square project does propose to incorporate a number of historic elements into the project including maintaining the water tower, rehabilitating the former power plant structure and preserving the potter’s field. 3. Monitoring/Evaluations 3a. How will the Town conduct monitoring and evaluations [beyond the initial milestones for traffic and wastewater]? What are the criteria for evaluating the projects impacts? Will the Town agree to provide an evaluation or report to the public and Suffolk County on a periodic basis such as every 2 or 3 years? Suffolk County Planning Commission 3 February 1, 2017 Response from the Town of Islip – This is an Islip Town Board policy decision. In addition, page 46 of the Form Based Code provides a mechanism via GIS to monitor the spatial relationships over time of the build out process.