https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/29df93bb8c3358a575bbf707d2af51f9.pdf fc2e50f834b2053fed77025afb4af6c5 PDF Text Text VILLAGE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW PLANNING BOARD SPECIAL WORKSESSION - APPROVED February 12, 2005 The worksession was called to order at 8:30 am by Nicholas Robinson, Chairman. Present: Nicholas Robinson, Chairman George Tanner Ed Napoleon David Perlmutter Nicholas Cicchetti Gary Malunis Absent: Ed McCarthy Also Present: Dave Smith (Saccardi & Schiff/Village Planner) Mike Stein (Dolph Rotfeld Engineers/Village Engineer) Rae Lee (Building Department, Village of Sleepy Hollow) Anthony DelVecchio (Recording Secretary) Phil Zegarelli (Mayor, Village of Sleepy Hollow) Proposed Agenda: 1) Lighthouse Landing Announcements – Mayor Zegarelli spoke about some of the previous meetings between the applicant and the Village Trustees. He summarized the traffic and density discussions. He spoke about the SEQRA process and the current land usage in the Village. Lastly, he spoke about the sub-committees that would be established to handle different EIS issues. 1) Lighthouse Landing The Chair stated that the Planning Board would have discussions with the applicant on culture and architecture, traffic, flooding and Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan (LWRP) policies. He stated that this meeting would primarily focus on the traffic and LWRP policy topics. The Chair spoke about the possibility of sub-dividing the site plan into sections. The Planning Board introduced themselves to the applicants. The applicant introduced themselves to the Board. Representing the applicant was: Jonathan Stein (Roseland Property Co) Andy Tung (Divney, Tung, Schwalbe – Planning & Engineering Consultants) �Mark Weingarten (DelBello,Donnellan,Weingarten,Tartaglia,Wise & Wiederkehr-Counsel) Mark Chertock (Sive, Paget & Riesel – Environmental Counsel) The Chair started the discussion with Culture and Architecture. He stated that the Historical Society should have a member on each sub-committee. The Chair spoke about the eastern parcel. He stated that the former Village dump is located on the eastern parcel and should be examined as part of the EIS. Jonathan Stein spoke about several aspects of the south and west parcels. He spoke about the waterfront landscaping plan. He spoke about the vehicular connection at Kingsland Point Park. The Chair spoke about the re-capturing of methane gas at the former Village dump. George Tanner spoke about parking on the eastern parcel. He stated that the Village does not have the infrastructure to support the proposed 400 car parking area. He stated that the number should more likely be 200-250 cars. Jonathan Stein responded that if Metro-North does not approve the new train station, then the proposed parking lot would not be constructed. Dave Smith stated that as per Metro-North’s letter to the Village, Metro-North’s future parking demands by the year 2010 would be 1100 additional spaces. The Chair stated that alternatives to Route 9 and Beekman Avenue need to be looked at for access to the site. George Tanner spoke about River Street as a possible alternative. The Chair spoke about the Tappan Zee bridge study. He spoke about the fixed rail transport and its possible connection to the Sleepy Hollow/Metro-North rail system. Jonathan Stein responded that this topic has not been raised with Metro-North. Mark Weingarten stated that as per recent discussions with the NYS Transit Authority, no discussions have been made regarding a connection to the North. He stated all discussion have mentioned a connection to the South. There was an open discussion on the unavoidable traffic impacts to Route 9. The Chair stated that the EIS must document phased traffic problems from when the GM plant was active. Mark Weingarten spoke about recent issues between neighboring Villages/Towns. Andy Tung spoke about traffic and parking on the south and west parcels. He spoke about the parking for residential units and the retail space. APPROVED - Planning Board Special Worksession, February 12, 2005 2 �Jonathan Stein spoke about the number of parking spaces proposed and how residential and retail parking would be separated. George Tanner stated that the proposed parking plan is inadequate. He compared the parking plan to the parking in the inner Village. Dave Smith stated that the plan should be looked at separately from what currently exists within the Village. Mark Weingarten stated that the site would attract primarily non-families so the number of cars would be less. George Tanner responded that the parking density is still an issue. He stated that a regular couple would still have two cars. He asked if the retail-parking plan meets the Village parking requirements. Andy Tung responded yes. There was an open discussion on the proposed retail parking and traffic flow into the area and its impact on the Village. George Tanner asked about the parking for the proposed senior housing development. Andy Tung responded that the senior housing development meets the Village’s parking requirements. There was an open discussion on the proposed senior housing parking. The Chair allowed public comments. Dan Dibon (Ossining, NY) stated that the consultants are making assumptions regarding the possible occupants of the development. He stated that the consultants should investigate whether this market will be dried-up once the development is completed. The Chair spoke about energy efficiency. He spoke about the process used in the Ichabod’s Landing site plan. He stated that the applicant should be able to develop an acceptable design. The Chair spoke about the Pocantico River. He spoke about the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) Shaft 9 blowoff analysis. He spoke about the flood bypass system for the Mill Pond at Phillipsburg Manor. The Chair spoke about the possibility of retaining floodwaters upstream and the plan to release the floodwaters gradually. Andy Tung spoke about each parcel and its flood control plan. He spoke about the wetlands enhancements on the eastern parcel. The Chair referred to Ray Curran (Scenic Hudson). APPROVED - Planning Board Special Worksession, February 12, 2005 3 �Ray Curran thanked the Planning Board for the opportunity to present his information to the Board. He gave a presentation on the flooding of the Pocantico River. He submitted several reports on flooding to the Board. He showed a concept drawing that could alleviate the possible flooding of the Pocantico River. He stated that the concept would reduce the number of residential units in the Roseland proposal by 50 but it would create a new waterfront component to the site. Jonathan Stein stated that Roseland is currently working with Scenic Hudson. He stated that the proposed development is not adding to the flooding issues of the Pocantico River. He reviewed several issues including ecological, historical and flood control. He stated that the analysis has not been performed regarding removing the contaminated fill from the GM site. He stated that there is no funding in place for the Scenic Hudson proposal and that there is no engineering analysis that would support the conceptual plan. The Chair spoke about the applicable LWRP policies. He also spoke about the upcoming joint Planning Board/Waterfront Advisory Committee meeting. Adjourned at 11:03 am. APPROVED - Planning Board Special Worksession, February 12, 2005 4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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