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From :Susan Barden <susan.barden@saratoga-springs.org>
Subject :Fwd: For planning board review 7/20/23 UDO buffer
amendment
To :Julia Destino <julia.destino@saratoga-springs.org>
Zimbra julia.destino@saratoga-springs.org
Fwd: For planning board review 7/20/23 UDO buffer amendment
Thu, Jul 20, 2023 02:03 PM
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Please upload email and attachments to UDO text amendment. Thanks!!
Susan B. Barden, AICP
Principal Planner
City of Saratoga Springs
474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY
518-587-3550 ext. 2493
From: "Dina Henke" <dinahenke555@gmail.com>
To: "Susan Barden" <susan.barden@saratoga-springs.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2023 1:41:20 PM
Subject: For planning board review 7/20/23 UDO buffer amendment
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Dear Susan,
I can’t thank you enough for talking with me today. I have included information for the board
to review in the advisory process at the meeting tonight 7/13.
Attached are the updated calls minus FOILS that have not been provided thus far. You will
see the types of calls and frequencies which would be detrimental to the health, safety and
well being of the community, specifically hundreds of children which would put a school
public, private, or parochial on soft and hard lockdowns and shelters in place impacting their
education in a negative way.
In regard to the comprehensive plan the benefits to community of passing a 1,000 ft buffer
between schools and homeless shelters outweigh any dangers to the community as shown in
the known quantitative and qualitative data showing the results if this buffer in not enacted.
The safety, security, well being and overall future (the city’s children) of the City of Saratoga
Springs.
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Any special use permit required or not should be subject to the same standards. The
concrete evidence shows a shelter next to a school would not pass requirement two of a
special use permit regarding safety. Examples of mitigating measures that have been put in
place both locally at the new shelter, in Albany, and across the country have not reduced the
risks. I’m fact the new shelter has more calls and dangerous incidents with half the capacity
and more mitigating measures than Code Blue. To be clear Code Blue was not exempt to
activities which would impact children the same way.
This evidence had been presented to the planning board for meetings on 6/22, 6/29 and now
7/13.
I have also attached along with the call log, definitions of lockdowns and what would trigger
them, and some pictures of syringes and drug paraphernalia regularly found on neighboring
property.
Thank you for considering who the buffer is in line with the comprehensive plan, in-line with
existing buffers already in the UDO and that special use permits should not be approved
based on the data.
Respectfully,
Dina Henke
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Adelphi 6/13/23-
7/16/23 93 Calls in Total Not Including FOILS Yet to be Provided
Incident Date
Incident
Time
Incident
Number Source IncidentType Case Address
New Shelter Opening Day FOILs have been requested. This call log is not inclusive a myriad of additional calls
Wednesday,June 14,2023 4:38 AM Police Calls for Service Disturbance 2 males outside fighting 4 Adelphi Street
Wednesday,June 14,2023 3:05 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 16,2023 7:08 AM Police Calls for Service Disturbance 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 16,2023 10:24 AM Police Calls for Service OI-Property Check 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 16,2023 10:25 AM Police Calls for Service OI-Property Check 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 16,2023 11:09 AM Police Calls for Service Mental Health 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 16,2023 11:13 AM Police Calls for Service Suicidal Person 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 16,2023 11:14:01 AM Police Calls for Service Additional units back up 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 16,2023 11:14:36 AM EMS EMS back up 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 16,2023 8:44 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Saturday,June 17,2023 9:07 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Sunday,June 18,2023 8:35 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist/ Welfare Check 4 Adelphi Street
Sunday,June 18,2023 10:03 PM Police Calls for Service Disturbance 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,June 19,2023 10:54 AM Police Calls for Service
Disturbance Fight in Progress result
pepper spray used 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,June 19,2023 1:30 PM Police Calls for Service 911 Hang Up 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,June 19,2023 4:37 PM Police Calls for Service Assist EMS 4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,June 20,2023 1:47 PM Police Calls for Service Mental Health 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,June 22,2023 5:33:00 PM Police Calls for Service Disturbance 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,June 22,2023 5:33:32 PM Police Calls for Service Disturbance- verbal dispute 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,June 22,2023
5:33:58 PM
Police Calls for Service
Disturbance- 3 subjects now involved
in fight 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,June 22,2023
5:34:37 PM
Police Calls for Service
Weapon- Man with a chain
threatening to kill people 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,June 22,2023 7:33 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,June 22,2023
11:06 PM
Police Calls for Service
Trespassing- Subject acting agressive
refused to leave 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 23,2023 4:53 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 23,2023 7:08 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Saturday,June 24,2023 12:41 PM Police Calls for Service Disturbance 4 Adelphi Street
Saturday,June 24,2023 5:49 PM Police Calls for Service
Sexual Assault Active EMS was also
called regarding this incident 4 Adelphi Street
Saturday,June 24,2023 5:55 PM Police Calls for Service 911 Hang Up 4 Adelphi Street
Saturday,June 24,2023 6:12 PM Police Calls for Service Sexual Assault Active 4 Adelphi Street
Saturday,June 24,2023
6:58 PM
Police Calls for Service
Sexual Assault Active Subject in middle
of the road won't cooperate.4 Adelphi Street
Monday,June 26,2023 11:51 PM Police Calls for Service Panic Alarm- Police removed subject 4 Adelphi Street
Wednesday,June 28,2023 4:15 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Wednesday,June 28,2023
10:47 PM
Police Calls for Service
Disturbance- Locked herself in
bathroom and refused to leave 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,June 29,2023 8:31 PM Police Calls for Service Trespassing 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 30,2023 7:23 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 30,2023 11:05 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Saturday,July 1,2023 5:48 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,July 3,2023 2:25 PM Police Calls for Service Domestic- Inactive 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,July 3,2023 6:54 PM Police Calls for Service Assist Other Agency 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,July 3,2023 7:51 PM Police Calls for Service Disturbance 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,July 3,2023 8:35 PM Police Calls for Service Trespassing 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,July 3,2023 11:57 PM Police Calls for Service Panic Alarm 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,July 3,2023
12:02:57 AM
Police Calls for Service
Disturbance- Man who destroyed all
the windshields at SPAC 4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,July 4,2023 6:57 AM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,July 4,2023 6:23 PM Police Calls for Service Assist Fire 4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,July 4,2023 6:51 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,July 4,2023 7:53 PM Police Calls for Service Assist Fire 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,July 6,2023 2:26 AM Police Calls for Service Area Check 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,July 6,2023 3:04 AM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,July 6,2023 4:09 AM Police Calls for Service Trespassing 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,July 6,2023 4:13 AM Police Calls for Service Assist EMS 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,July 7,2023 6:43 PM Police Calls for Service Disturbance 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,July 7,2023 9:40 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist-Welfare Check 4 Adelphi Street
Saturday,July 8,2023 11:51 AM Police Calls for Service Trespassing 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,July 10,2023 12:02 AM Police Calls for Service Trespassing 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,July 10,2023 12:04 AM Police Calls for Service Trespassing 4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,July 11,2023 8:11 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,July 11,2023 5:25 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist-Welfare Check 4 Adelphi Street
Wednesday,July 12,2023 8:13 PM Police Calls for Service Mental Health 4 Adelphi Street
Wednesday,July 12,2023 8:32 PM Police Calls for Service Panic Alarm 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,July 14,2023 5:53 PM Police Calls for Service Assist Fire 4 Adelphi Street
Sunday,July 16,2023 9:02 PM Police Calls for Service Public Assist 4 Adelphi Street
Sunday,July 16,2023 11:50 PM Police Calls for Service Assist Fire 4 Adelphi Street
Wednesday,June 28,2023
10:02 PM Police Calls for Service
Saratoga County Sheriff
Public Assist
4 Adelphi Street
Friday,June 30,2023
7:22 PM Police Calls for Service
Saratoga County Sheriff
Public Assist
4 Adelphi Street
Monday,July 3,2023
6:52 PM Police Calls for Service
Saratoga County Sheriff
Assist Other Agency
4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,July 4,2023
6:56 AM Police Calls for Service
Saratoga County Sheriff
Public Assist
4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,July 6,2023
3:30 AM Police Calls for Service
Saratoga County Sheriff
Public Assist
4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,July 11,2023
8:11 PM Police Calls for Service
Saratoga County Sheriff
Public Assist
4 Adelphi Street
Wednesday,July 12,2023
6:35 PM Police Calls for Service
Saratoga County Sheriff
Public Assist
4 Adelphi Street
EMS Calls for Service at the new shelter are not complete a FOIL has been requested
Saturday,June 17,2023 9:35 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Sunday,June 18,2023 10:07 PM Shelter Staff alteraction escalated to
the point she was nearly physically
assaulted.
4 Adelphi Street
Monday,June 19,2023 11:01 AM Fight lead to pepper spray being used
EMS called to wash out man's eyes
after pepper spray was used on him.
4 Adelphi Street
Monday,June 19,2023 4:21 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Overdose of heroin in the bathroom.
Saturday,June 24,2023 5:49 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Male assaulted a woman and then left
Saturday,June 24,2023 7:03 PM Medical Emergency 5 Finley Street
Monday,June 26,2023 10:02 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,June 26,2023 11:54 PM Panic button alert from shelter. Police
arrived at 12:06 am and the subject
left.
4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,June 29,2023 2:45 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,June 29,2023 9:01 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Sunday,July 2,2023 8:24 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Monday,July 3,2023 2:33 PM People arguing and fighting outside. 4 Adelphi
Monday,July 3,2023 8:58 PM Person was removed and given one
last chance by RISE"
4 Adelphi
Tuesday,July 4,2023 6:21 PM Medical Emergency -Ambulance
needed- Subject intoxicated. Drinking
is permitted in the shelter. refused
ambulance
4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,July 4,2023 7:52 PM Medical Emergency -Ambulance
needed- Subject intoxicated. Drinking
is permitted in the shelter. Same guy
took ambulance
4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,July 4,2023 10:35 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,July 6,2023 4:11 AM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Thursday,July 6,2023 3:11 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Sunday,July 2,2023 12:45 AM Individuals partying with open
containers across the street from 4
Adelphi. See Times Union article
where the owner of 5 Finley Street
found "8-10 syringes on the loading
dock from a shooting up" on his
property next to the shelter.
5 Finley Street next
door to shelter
Friday,July 7,2023 9:41 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Tuesday,July 11,2023 8:15 AM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Wednesday,July 12,2023 8:14 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Wednesday,July 12,2023 8:32 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Friday,July 14,2023 5:53 PM Medical Emergency- highly intoxicated
individual fell and knocked themselves
unconscious. Drinking is permitted in
the shelter.
4 Adelphi Street
Sunday,July 16,2023 11:48 PM Medical Emergency a different highly
intoxicated individual fell and knocked
themselves unconscious. Drinking is
permitted in the shelter.
4 Adelphi Street
Monday,July 17,2023 2:32 PM Medical Emergency 4 Adelphi Street
Several other calls since the new shelter opened including:
A woman threatining to get a gun and kill someone
Area searches for those who caused disturbances and worse as listed above and fled the scene
Silent Panic Alarm as a result of a man at the shelter who was actually convicted of profiting off of prostituting a 14 year old girl.
Calls to have individuals removed who either have trepass orders on file or who were issued a trespass order after an incident
Several serious arrests resulting from incidents at the new shelter
**These calls have been compiled as acurately as possible with available resources. Additions and edits will be made when FOILs are complete
Nearly 400 combined calls for service were logged during the 2022-2023 school year
This number would likely be higher as not all data was released
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Application for Zoning Amendment
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Furthermore, I hereby authorize members of the City Council, Planning Board and designated City staff to
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