South End Neighborhood Association Meeting Agendas

 

April 23, 2024 

Albany City School Budget Update (6:05-6:20)

Ron Lesko - Director of Communications and Operations City School District of Albany

Citizens Energy Corp (6:20-6:30)

Tess McKenna - Program Manager Citizens Energy Corporation.  Q&A on solar program anyone interested in signing up to  save with JOE-4-SUN should bring a recent copy of their National Grid bill a representative will be available with applications.   

USDO and Zoning 101 (6:30-7:30)

Brad Glass - Director, City of Albany Department of Planning and Development.  Purpose of presentation is to enlighten residents about zoning and help developers understand the permitted uses of buildings within the zoning district.

• What is USDO?  What are variances?  Is there an increase in the number of variance requests?  What does the zoning map look like for the South End?  What application are currently in the Planning Board pipeline within the South End?  What is the city's vision for zoning categories in the South End?

Albany Public Library (7:40)

Andrea Nicolay - Executive Director of Albany Public Library.  Presentation to include Library's Annual Community Report, Trustee Nomination, and the Library's Budget vote on May 21st.

May 28, 2024  

Reimagine I-787 Updates on the PEL study (6:15)

Melissa Marton  - Planner with Creighton Manning working with NYSDOT on their Reimagine I-787 PEL study.  

7:15 - 7:40

Equity Audit of the City of Albany

Dr. Dorcey Applyrs, Chief City Auditor and the Office of Audit and Control (OAC) to discuss Equity Audit of the City of Albany.   Information about this audit can be found here: Audit Plan & Reports  | Albany, NY (albanyny.gov). 

7:40-8:00

Climate Justice 

Climate Justice Fellow for the past year named Desmond Volmar.  He’s born and raised in Albany and graduated last year with his degree in Environmental Science from Russel Sage.

 

Desmond Volmar a Climate Justice Fellow for the past year with the City of Albany Department  of Administrative Services Office of Sustainability.  Desmond was born and raised in Albany and graduated last year with his degree in Environmental Science from Russel Sage.  His presentation is on climate justice and Albany. 

Community Events

South End Neighborhood March Meeting

SOUTH END NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FEBRUARY 27 MEETING

South End Neighborhood Association Meeting

Tuesday, February 27 at 6 PM 

Meeting will be held via Zoom

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AGENDA

6:00 - 6:15

Opening Prayer

Community Announcements
Updates from Albany Police Department Neighborhood Engagement

6:15 - 7:00Albany County Land Bank South End Cluster Development update

Will Sikula, Albany County Land Bank

Presenters: MDG Project Team (John Larounis, Philip Petri, Alexandros Tsakidis, Asher Toporovsky) and William Sikula of Albany County Land Bank

7:00- 7:45 New Yorks Cap and Invest Program 

Sameer Ranade Climate Justice Advisor, Energy Climate Equity Team

Join us on February 27 for a presentation from Sameer Ranade, Senior Advisor for Climate Justice at New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), who will share information on the pre-proposal of New York's Cap and Invest program. 

Developed jointly by NYSERDA and New York's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), this program is intended to cap New York's global warming emissions, require large scale polluters to obtain allowances for their emissions, and invest the proceeds the State generates from selling these allowances into programs that support clean energy, affordability, job creation, and climate justice. 

DEC and NYSERDA are seeking input on the design of the pre-proposal and Sameer will provide background on it along with information on how to submit public comments.   

South End Neighborhood Association Meeting

 

 January 23, 2024 at 06:00 PM Eastern Time 

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• Community Announcements
• Updates from Albany Police Department Neighborhood Engagement
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• The Coliseum Mall on South Pearl Street is being rebranded as a Community Investment Trust

Presenter Ruth Kassel, Ph.D.

• A presentation of the proposed Albany Canal and highlights of exceptional artwork of prominent African American in Albany's history

Presenters: Len Tantillo and Bartlet Costello 

• An update on the South End Cluster development by Kenneth Pai of MDG and William Sikula of Albany County Land Bank

February Meeting: 

March Meeting - Zoning and USDO 

Presenter: Brad Glass, Department of Planning and Development

·         What is the USDO?

·         What are variances?  Is there an uptick in the number of variance requests?

·         What does the zoning map look like?

·         What applications are currently in the Planning Board pipeline (within the South End)?

·         City’s vision for zoning categories within the South End?

September Meeting

 South End Neighborhood Association 

Tuesday - September 26, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  

Capital South Campus Center 20 Warren Street, Albany NY

(Join in person, by phone or Online via Zoom also Streaming Live on Facebook)  

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AGENDA 

6:00 - 6:15

Introductions 

Community Announcements

Albany Police Neighborhood Engagement Unit Updates

6:20 - 7:00

HVCC South Campus (Capital South Campus Center)

Kevin Martínez Alvarez - Associate Coordinator of Student Services  Capital District Educational Opportunity Center - EOC 

Louis Coplin - Vice President for Student Affairs   

Penny Hill - Vice President for Community, Professional and Workforce Development. This department will have an office at the South Campus and can discuss the professional development and training that will be offered this semester.

Question/Answer

7:00 - 7:20

Global Air Permit Renewal

Global’s Albany Terminal operates under a Title V air permit from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). Global has submitted a permit renewal modification application that includes some changes that have been influenced by previous community input. The changes include a proposed decrease of more than 75% in the amount of crude oil allowed to be shipped through the terminal. We are also installing enhanced controls to more effectively treat emissions as well as reducing truck idling. 

                                                                        Downtown Revitalization Initiative

Downtown Revitalization Initiative program, the city will be resubmitting the application for the South Pearl Street zone by Sept 29th.

South End Strategic Plan

South End Neighborhood Association Albany NY

 South End Neighborhood Association Meeting Tuesday, August 22, 2023 

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  

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AGENDA 

 

6:00 - 6:30

Introductions 

Community Announcements

Albany Police Neighborhood Engagement Unit Updates

South End Neighborhood Meeting

         South End Neighborhood Association Meeting Tuesday, July 25, 2023 

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  

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AGENDA 

 

6:00 - 6:30

Introductions 

Community Announcements

Albany Police Neighborhood Engagement Unit Updates

6:30 - 7:00

Albany County Land Bank South End Development Projects

Kenneth Pai - Development Project Manager for MDG will discuss the proposed project developments in the South End 

7:00 - 8:00 (open)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT  Tuesday AUGUST 1ST  5pm - 8PM  Bassett Street

Reimagine I-787 Study

South End Neighborhood Association June 27th Meeting

 Tuesday, June 27, 2023  

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  

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AGENDA 

 

6:00 - 6:30

South End Bike Connector 

Poulomi Sen, AICP Senior Planning Project Manager  - City of Albany Department of Planning and Development.

Will walk through the design of the South End Bike Connector, the presentation will show what it looks like now and the proposed changes that will be implemented this year.  

6:40 - 7:00

Community Announcements

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Albany Police Neighborhood Engagement Unit Updates

7:00 - 8:00 (Open)