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Topic Voting? Presenter(s) Allowed
1. Call to Order/Agenda Review No Mayor Myrick 5 min.
2. Special Order of Business
A. A Proposed Resolution toDeclare Lead Agency
Status for the Environmental Review ofthe East
St@f8/K8LKJr. Sfn98t Sanitary Sewer Upgrade
project
B. EOViPDD0eDt8| Review for the East St8t8/yNLKJ[.
Street Sanitary Sewer Upgrade
C. East State Street Sewer CE{}Fl Part 1
D. East State Street Sewer CE{}RPart 2
E. East State Street Sewer GE(]R Port 1
F. East State Street Sewer 8E(]R Part
7. Adjournment
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A. A Proposed Resolution to Declare Lead Agency Status for the
Environmental Review of the East State/MLK Jr. Street Sanitary Sewer Upgrade
pro ject
WHEREAS, the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) and the City of Ithaca
Environmental Quality Review Ordinance (CEQR), Section 176 of the City Code,
require that a lead agency be established for conducting environmental review of
projects in accordance with local and state environmental law, and
WHEREAS, State Law specifies that for actions governed by local environmental
review, the lead agency shall be that local agency which has primary responsibility for
approving and funding or carrying out the action, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works is proposing to replace a 10" sanitary
sewer on East State/MLK Jr. Street between the Tuning Fork and Mitchell Street with a
15" sanitary sewer in the same alignment, and
WHEREAS, the project is a "Type I" action under CEQR because it is within 100 feet of
the East Hill Historic District and is therefore a "Type I" action under SEQR as well, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Ithaca (who must approve partial funding for the project) has
agreed that the City may be the lead agency; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the City of Ithaca Board of Public Works does hereby declare itself
lead agency for the environmental review of the East State/MLK Jr. Street sanitary
sewer upgrade project.
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B. Environmental Review for the East State/MLK Jr. Street Sanitary Sewer Upgrade -
Resolution
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has declared itself to be the lead agency for the
environmental review for a project ("the Project") to upgrade the East State/MLK Jr. Street
sanitary sewer in accordance with Section 176 of the Ithaca City Code (CEQR) and in
accordance with Article 8 of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law (SEQR),
and
WHEREAS, the Project includes the replacement of a 10" diameter sanitary sewer pipe with a
15" diameter sanitary sewer pipe in the same alignment, and
WHERAS, the Project is a Type 1 action according to CEQR and therefore a Type 1 action
according to SEAR, and
WHERAS, a Full Environmental Assessment form was prepared by staff for CEQR and for
SEAR, and
WHERAS, on March , 2018, the Board of Public Works declared itself lead agency for the
environmental review for CEQR/SEQR, and
WHERAS, the Board of Public Works, acting as lead agency, has, on March , 2018,
reviewed and accepted as complete CEQR/SEQR Full Environmental Assessment Forms Part
I and Part II and other project materials prepared by staff, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works determines that the project for the East
State/MLK Jr. Street Sanitary Sewer Upgrade located in the City of Ithaca will result in no
significant negative environmental impact and that a Negative Declaration for purposes of
Article 8 of the NYS Environmental Conservation Law be filed in accordance with the
provisions of Part 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and that a Negative
Declaration for purposes of Section 176 of the City Code be filed in accordance with the City
Environmental Quality Review Ordinance.
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