HomeMy WebLinkAboutNYSHCR.LA Consent.Excelsior Park at Ormondy
ANDREW M. CUOMO
Governor
RUTHANNE VISNAUSKAS
Commissioner/CEO
October 6, 2020
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Susan Barden, AICP
City of Saratoga Springs
City Hall – 474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Susan.barden@saratoga-springs.org
Re: Request for Lead Agency Status
Name of Action: Excelsior Park Project, Excelsior Avenue at Ormondy, Saratoga Springs
Dear Susan Barden:
With this letter, New York State Homes & Community Renewal (HCR), through the Housing Trust Fund Corporation
(HTFC) and the Housing Finance Agency (HFA), consents to the City of Saratoga Spring’s assumption of Lead Agency
status in conducting a coordinated State Environmental Quality Review for the proposed project.
In the event that HCR makes a future funding award, it would require submission of the following items by the project
sponsor:
• The project sponsor would be required to submit a copy of a final impact determination letter from the NYS Office of
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
• The project sponsor would be required to submit copies of a SPDES General Stormwater Permit if the project would
disturb one or more acres.
• The project sponsor would be required to submit a copy of a Phase I Environmental Assessment report which must
meet, at a minimum, the American Society for Testing and Materials standard for site assessment and include a
Vapor Encroachment Screen. Any Recognized Environmental Conditions or environmental concerns would need to
be resolved per HCR RFP requirements.
• The project sponsor would be required to submit a copy of all floodplain and wetland permits.
• The project sponsor would be required to submit evidence to support compliance with the NYS Smart Growth Public
Infrastructure Policy Act.
• The project sponsor would be required to submit a site suitability analysis per HCR requirements.
o Note that this includes an impact analysis of flood hazards presented by upstream dams. In this case the flood
mapping included in the Loughberry Dam studies would need to be consulted. We have received notice that the
studies on file may not be entirely accurate and further review by NYSDEC may be necessary.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (518) 486-3379 or heather.spitzberg@nyshcr.org.
Sincerely,
Heather Spitzberg, Esq. CFM
HTFC & HFA SEQR Officer
cc: Darren Scott, HCR Regional Development Director