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Home My WebLink About20211081 126 West Ave Site Plan TDE Escrow 2022-11-28�lv�t 0G City of Saratoga Springs OFFICE OF CITY ENGINEER -; CITY HALL `t 474 Broadway, Room 10 i y ? n•y� Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 . ORATEU Telephone 518-587-3550 Fax 518-580-9480 www.saratoga-springs.org September 27, 2022 P13#20211081 Project Name: 126 West Avenue Dear Mr. Ingalls, DEBORAH M. LABRECHE, P.E. CITY ENGINEER SCO"I" I' PALMER SURVEY TECHNICIAN ALBER'I' FLICK SR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN MATT ZENO SR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN KATL HALLIDAY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Attached is our Designated Engineer's Workscope for Escrow along with City's Escrow Agreement. Please forward to the Applicant and have them post funds and return the signed Agreement for a total of $3,850.00. As always, any unused funds will be returned to the Applicant. Once these documents are received, the City will issue a PO and will direct our Designated Engineer to begin review. Please work directly with the Designated Engineer (LaBella) and City Engineer Technician (Al Flick). Any revised items that need to be resubmitted, can be sent directly to (LaBella) and to the Planning Department. "All submittals for this project, including As-Builts, shall be sent directly to Planning Department. Planning Department will distribute to internal departments" If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. Warm regards, Deborah Lebreche, P.E., CASH ESCROW ACCOUNT DECLARATION FOR CITY ENGINEERING CONSULTANT REVIEW EXPENDITURES FOR 126 West Avenue THIS DECLARATION, made on the 27th of September 2022, by B & D Properties, LLCI (hereinafter "the Applicant/Property Owners"), for the benefit of the City of Saratoga Springs, New York, having an address for transaction of business at City Hall, 474 Broadway Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 (the "City"). WHEREAS, the Applicant/Property Owners have submitted to the Planning Board of the City, an application for site plan/subdivision review for a project known as; "126 West Avenue Proiect" and WHEREAS, the City has contracted with LaBella (the "Contractor") for technical review services; and NOW, THEREFORE, the Applicant/Property Owners hereby and herewith pledge to post an additional amount equal to $ 3,850.00 with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of Saratoga Springs in order to cover the City's costs for technical review of the site plan/subdivision drawings. All funds deposited hereunder shall be placed in a separate and distinct account. The City is authorized to withdraw any amount necessary, up to the total amount on deposit with the City, in order to pay for the costs associated with the technical review of the site plan/subdivision drawings. The Contractor shall provide the Applicant/Property Owners copies of all invoices and an accounting of charges and services of all withdrawals from the escrow account. In the event the City shall draw funds under this Declaration for the stated purposes and there is any surplus held by the City upon completion of project review, then the City shall refund said surplus to the Applicant/Property Owners. Agreed to by: (Signature) (Printed) LaBeLLa Powered by partnership. September 20, 2022 Mr. Michael B. Veitch, Business Manager City of Saratoga Springs 474 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Delivered via email: michael.veitch@saratoga-springs.org RE: City Designated Engineer Services for Site Plan application -Escrow Request 126 West Ave, City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York City Project No. PB#20211081, PB#20220086 LaBella Project No. 2221175.02 Dear Michael: LaBella Associates (LaBella) are pleased to submit our estimate of funds that should be placed into escrow for the review of the following materials: ® Application for Site Plan Review dated October 22, 2021, including Site Plan Review Submittal Checklist and Land Use Board Fee Worksheet, ® Short Environmental Assessment Form signed by Joseph Hens, dated February 1, 2022, ® Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan prepared by Ingalls, dated October 18, 2021 and revised January 17, 2022. ® New Water Service Connection Agreement and Application Form signed by David F. Ingalls, dated October 22, 2021, and ® Site Plans entitled "West Ave Mixed Use Development" prepared by Ingalls unless otherwise noted below, dated October 19, 2021, consisting of the following sheets: 0 1 - Cover Sheet 0 2 - Existing Conditions 0 3 - Site Plan 0 4 - Grading & Utility Plan 0 5 - ESC Plan 0 6 - Details The Applicant has applied for a Special Use Permit and area variance for the project, which was granted by resolution by the Zoning Board of Appeals on July 25, 2022. The Applicant does not appear to have submitted a Complete Streets Checklist, Cost Estimate for Letter of Credit, or Engineering Report. We assume these documents will be required bythe City and will be submitted prior to the initial site plan review. Based on the information provided, we believe the escrow should be initially funded with $3,500 to cover the expenses associated with the review of the referenced documents. The estimated amount is envisioned to cover the cost associated with reviewing the referenced documents, preparing a letter 4 British American Blvd I Latham, NY 12110 ; p (518) 439-8235 -W ww.'Labetlape.com summarizing the findings of our review, and two subsequent reviews of revised documents and a point by point response letter that describes how our comments were/were not integrated. We will schedule staff to begin reviewing the material described above the first Monday after the escrow is funded and we receive authorization to proceed, and we expect to email our review letter to you for comment within two weeks of that Monday. Fee Schedule LaBella will provide all services on a "Time -and -Material" basis and will issue invoices monthly for services rendered. LaBella will make its best effort to complete this task within the estimated amount, however fees are dependent upon the responsiveness of the applicant and their professional consultant(s) and the effort required to provide a comprehensive evaluation as requested by the City. We will not exceed the estimated fee amounts without written authorization from the City. Reimbursable expenses will be invoiced and include our direct expenses, such as mileage, overnight mailings, and extensive photocopying and map reproductions. Please do not hesitate to contact this office at 518-273-0055 with a ny questions or concerns. Respectfully submitted, LaBella Associates Jennifer Nechamen, PE Senior Civil Engineer 2 g�TOCJ S CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS _ Planning Board ------------------------------ CITY HALL - 474 BROADWAY "SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 12866-2296 0RpORATEO `9,� TEL: 518-587-3550. FAX: 518-580-9430 HTTP://WWW.SARATOGA-SPRINGS.ORG APPLICATION FOR: SPECIAL USE PERM T, Project 126 West Avenue Mixed Use Development Name: Property 126 West Avenue Address/Location: Tax Parcel #: 165.72-1-22.1 Zoning District: UN Urban Neighbo (for example: 165.52-4-37) Proposed Use: Mixed Use development consisting of four (4) townhouses, office space, and a studio apartment. IFOR OFFICE USE] ICV (Application #) (Date received) (Rev: 8-8-19 District T-4 Type of Special Use Permit: 0 Permanent ❑ Temporary ❑ Renewable ❑ Modification APPLICANT(S)* Name B&D Properties, LLC 2603 Guilderland Ave Address Schenectady. NY 12306_ Phone 518-393-7725 Email dingalIs@ingalislip.com OWNER(S) (If not applicant) ATTORNEY/AGENT Ingalls & Associates, LLP 2603 Guilderland Ave Schenectady. NY 12306 518-393-7725 dingalls@ingallsllp.com Identify primary contact person: ® Applicant ® Owner ® Agent * An applicant must be the property owner, lessee, or one with an option to lease or purchase the property in question. Please check the following to affirm information is included with submission. 0 Sketch Plan Attached: Applicant is encouraged to submit sketch; plans showing features of the site and /or neighborhood and illustrate proposed use. 0 Environmental Assessment Form: All applications must include a completed SEQR Short or Long Form. SEQR Forms can be completed at http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6191.htmi. Al Water Service Connection Agreement- For all projects including new water connections to the City system, a copy of a signed water service connection fee agreement with the City Department of Public Works is required and MUST be submitted with this application. AlApplication Fee: $900.00 .... $300 - modifications (check box) A check for the total amount made payable to: "Commissioner of Finance" MUST accompany this application. City of Saratoga Springs p. 1 of 2 Application for Special Use Permit