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8:00-9:00

Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Vendors and Exhibits

9:00-10:00

A1 Municipal Implications of the New General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities, Paula Smith, NYSDEC Region 8

Gain a better understanding of the impact that NYSDEC’s updated 2008 SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities can have in your municipality.

B1 Planning for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation on Main Street, Brian Slack, G/FLRPC

The Preparing Village “Main Streets” for Planning project was designed to address the body of issues that could potentially arise when a reconstruction or rehabilitation project is being planned along a roadway that traverses a central business district or “main street” area.  Details regarding key resources and “best practices” in roadway reconstruction and rehabilitation along with general “main street”  considerations will be discussed as well as the factors that are characteristic of a successful project. 

C1 Municipal Consolidation and Dissolution and Lessons Learned from the Town and Village of Pike, David DiMatteo, esq., Law Office of David DiMatteo, Larry Rogers, Supervisor, Town of Pike, Lyman Granger, Mayor, Village of Pike

Municipal consolidation/dissolution process and the laws that govern it in NYS will be discussed along with the Town and Village of Pike experience.

10:00-10:45

A2 Planning Board Overview, Erin Thomas and Riele Morgiewicz, esq., NYSDOS.

This session will address the powers and duties of municipal PBs and commissions. Administrative and regulatory roles of the PB will be discussed, including comprehensive planning, site plan review, special use permits, subdivision review, the role of the board in making recommendations to the ZBAs, the importance of board procedures,  referral to the county planning agency, and making findings. (CEO and CLE credit)

B2 Community Design Tools - Taking Control of Your Community's Character, Linda King and Christopher Eastman, NYSDOS. 

Municipal officials have a variety of tools available to them to help shape the appearance of their community. At this session you will hear about tools ranging from simple design guidelines to landscape ordinances to architectural review boards. We'll look at some practical approaches that can be applied to both public and private development, and explain some basic design concepts.

C2 Intermunicipal Cooperation: Shared Services and Local Government Efficiency (LGE) Grants, Kyle Wilber, NYSDOS

To assist local governments with their efforts to increase efficiency and share services, the State established the LGE Grant Program.  This session will address amendments from the former Shared Municipal Services Incentive program including information about eligibility, applications and awards.  Additionally, examples of projects that received funding under the SMSI program will be discussed.      

10:45-11:00

Break and Vendors and Exhibits

11:00-12:00

Planning Board Overview Continued

Community Design Tools Continued

C3 Smart Growth and Energy Efficiency at the EFC: Changes in the State Revolving Funds, Matthew J. Millea- Acting President EFC

Since 1991, the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) has provided nearly $12 billion in grants and low interest loans for more than 1,500 waste water and water projects throughout NYS via the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRFs).  You'll learn how the SRFs are playing an important role in advancing Governor Paterson's Smart Growth and Energy Efficiency initiatives.  To maximize their potential, EFC is instituting changes to the SRFs to ensure that they support well designed land use decisions by communities and that projects demonstrate energy efficiency.

12:00-1:00

Lunch and Vendors and Exhibits

1:00-2:00

A3 County Referrals, Linda King and Riele Morgiewicz, esq., NYSDOS

Many of the matters before local PBs, ZBAs, and governing boards require referral to the county planning agency before action may be taken on them. This session will examine the requirements of General Municipal Law §239-l, -m, and - n the law’s impact on local decision-making. It will include a discussion of the benefits of county referral, the effect of certain recommendations from the county planning agency, and the consequences of failing to make a required referral to the county planning agency. (CEO and CLE credit)

B3 Developing a Downtown Plan, Jayme Breschard, G/FLRPC         

In order to make an existing built space attractive and vibrant while protecting outlying areas that are environmentally and agriculturally sensitive, downtown planning may be the solution for a community’s growth, development, and preservation.  This session will examine the physical conditions of a traditional downtown in addition to its economic base—then pull together both components to address such issues as new uses in downtown, the ability to rehabilitate existing buildings for housing and/or office development, and the aesthetics of new construction.  Tools to make the plan more effective, through the planning process, will also be discussed.

C4 A Simple Way to Incorporate Environmental Conservation into the Local Planning Process, Tom Haley, Scott Jones, Jenny Landry, Karis Manning, and Peter Austerman, NYSDEC Region 8, Judy Robinson, Army Corps of Engineesrs

Representatives from NYSDEC Region 8 (including staff from Water, Habitat, Wildlife and Permits) will present a series of brief presentations focused on the local environmental conservation benefits that can be obtained by the preservation of the flood plain. Topics that be discussed include: water quality, flood protection, wetland protection, erosion/stream stabilization, habitat preservation, wildlife corridors, fisheries and open space planning and implementation.

2:00-2:45

A4 SEQRA - Introduction to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, Erin Thomas and Riele Morgiewicz,, esq., NYSDOS

2:45-300

Break and Vendors and Exhibits

3:00-4:00

SEQRA Continued

Have you been wondering what this "seeker" thing is, or what a Type I, Type II or Unlisted Actions is? This session is an introduction to the SEQRA. It will include a review of the regulations and the role of municipal boards in complying with SEQRA. It will also address how SEQRA relates to municipal planning. Current case law will also be reviewed. (CEO and CLE credit)

B4 Affordable Residential Development, Alma Balonon-Rosen of Enterprise Community Partners and Susan Ottenweller, Town of Varick Planning Board and Rural Opportunities, Inc. 

This session will provide planners, PBs and municipal officials with information to enable them to make informed decisions about affordable residential development.  Topics to be covered include demographic information; issues related to site selection; project oversight before and during construction and following occupancy;  NYS tax treatment of affordable residential developments; and effect of affordable residential development on property values.

C5 Zoning Board of Appeals Overview, Christopher Eastman, and Erin Thomas,  NYSDOS

This session will address the powers and duties of ZBAs and its interrelationships with enforcement officials, the municipal PB, and county planning agencies. The statutory requirements relating to the issuance of use and area variances, handling of zoning interpretations, board procedures and findings will be discussed. (CEO, and CLE credit)

4:00-5:00