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Brownfield Redevelopment & Community Revitalization Summit

Working TogeTher. Looking AheAd.The hiLTon, ALbAny | ALbAny, neW yorkJune 7 - 8, 2017

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Brownfield Redevelopment & Community Revitalization SummitThe hiLTon, ALbAny | ALbAny, neW yorkJune 7 - 8, 2017

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3...... Program Agenda at a Glance4...... Speaker Bios12.....Full Program Agenda16.....Sponsor Information19.....Resources 20.....Redevelopment Rodeo

MATeriALs

Copies of all the workshop materials, including this book, all handouts, and the speak-ers’ slides, will be posted online after the workshop. Find them at www.cclr.org under “Blog”. If you have trouble accessing the workshop website, you may also contact Jean Hamerman at [email protected] or (646) 712-0535 to request this information.

AbouT The CenTer for CreATive LAnd reCyCLing

The Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) is the country’s oldest non-profit dedicated to the redevelopment of vacant, contaminated and underutilized land. We are U.S. EPA’s Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities (TAB) provider in 10 states including New York and New Jersey and along the West Coast. In 2017, New Partners for Community Revitalization (NPCR) became a program of CCLR. We are working together to advance environmental justice and healthy, thriving communities. For more information about how we can assist your community, upcoming workshops and grant opportunities visit www.cclr.org or call us at 646-712-0535. Sign up on our website to get our newsletters and blogs!

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Agenda At a GlanceWednesdAy, June 7 2017

1:00 pM - 1:30 pM1:30 pM - 2:00 pM2:00 pM - 4:00 pM4:00 pM - 4:15 pM4:15 pM - 6:00 pM6:00 pM - 7:30 pM

regisTrATionWeLCoMe & opening reMArksbeyond CoMpLiAnCe: innovATions in susTAinAbLe redeveLopMenTbreAkTAking sToCk: 15 yeArs of broWnsfieLd opporTuniTy AreAs (boA)neTWorking reCepTion

ThursdAy, June 8, 2017

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM8:30 AM - 9:30 AM9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:15 AM - 12:15 pM12:15 pM - 1:15 pM1:15 pM - 1:35 pM1:35 pM - 4:15 pM4:15 pM - 4:30 pM

regisTrATion & breAkfAsTLooking forWArd: nys budgeT & redeveLopMenToverCoMing pAin poinTs: reveALing The seCreTs of redeveLoping Tough siTesLefT fieLd funding: finding Money ouTside The broWnfieLds siLoLunCh breAkepiC CoMMuniTyredeveLopMenT rodeo: presenTing properTies for redeveLopMenTWrAp up

nys poLLuTion prevenTion insTiTuTe NYSP2I is your resource for a more sustainable New York State. Funded by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYSP2I provides a state-wide program of research, technology development & diffusion, outreach, training, and education, aimed at making New York State more sustainable for workers, the public and the economy through:

· Reductions in toxic chemical use· Reductions in emissions to the environment and waste generation· The efficient use of raw materials, energy and water

We ThAnk our neW york sTATe pArTners!

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2017 Guest Speakers

kAThy M. sheehAn | MAyor | CiTy of ALbAny, neW york

In January, 2014, Kathy Moran Sheehan became Albany, New York’s 75th mayor. Mayor Sheehan has dedicated her administration to unleashing Albany’s full potential, leading with a commitment to community, equity, and opportunity, and efficient, responsive government that includes diverse community voices. She is an energetic champion of the renaissance now underway in Albany and is working to revitalize all of the City’s neighborhoods.

eMAiL: [email protected] phone: (518) 434 - 5100

rossAnA rosAdo | seCreTAry of sTATe | nys depT. of sTATe

From becoming the first woman to serve as Editor and Publisher of the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the country, to championing prisoner re-entry initiatives, to her work as an award-winning producer, Rossana Rosado brings a depth and diversity of experience as New York Secretary of State. Committed to social and economic justice, her leadership has helped make the Department of State one of the most dynamic agencies in State government.

John T. MCdonALd iii | neW york sTATe AsseMbLyMeMber | AsseMbLy disTriCT 108

As a state legislator and former mayor, Assemblyman McDonald focuses on expanding economic opportunity, addressing the statewide imbalance in education funding, advocating for financial security for seniors, creating secure and sustainable middle class jobs, providing quality housing opportunities, and stopping unfunded mandates that drown local governments and negatively impact taxpayers.


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2017 Brownfield Summit SpeakersspeAkers Are LisTed in ALphAbeTiCAL order by LAsT nAMe.

pAuL beyer | direCTor of sMArT groWTh | neW york sTATe depArTMenT of sTATe

Paul Beyer is the State Director of Smart Growth Planning at the NYS Department of State. In this position, Paul promotes the principles of Smart Growth on the state, regional, and local levels in New York. Paul’s time at the New York State Legislature prompted his focus on land use and environmental and public health policy.


sArAh CroWeLL | division direCTor | nys depT of sTATe pLAnning And deveLopMenT

Sarah Crowell is Director of the Division of Planning at the NYS DOS Office of Planning and Development, a dynamic office that provides technical expertise, funding and regulatory support to communities to create and implement shared strategies and projects that make NY a better place in which to live, visit and invest.


sCoTT A. fAirbroTher | Cfo | krog group

Scott A. Fairbrother is the Chief Financial Officer of The Krog Group, a real estate development firm. A CPA, he spent six years in public accounting before moving into the private sector. In 2004, Mr. Fairbrother joined The Krog Group to lead the company’s strategic financial initiatives. He secures brownfield incentives to enhance redevelopment of these challenging projects.


eddie bAuTisTA | exeCuTive direCTor | nyC environMenTAL JusTiCe ALLiAnCe

Eddie Bautista is an award-winning urban planner and community organizer, and the Executive Director of the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA), a citywide network of community-based organizations of color advocating for the empowerment of environmentally overburdened neighborhoods. Previously, Eddie served as Director of the Mayor’s Office of City Legislative Affairs, where he spearheaded passage of several landmark laws, including the creation of the nation’s first municipal brownfields remediation office.

eMAiL: [email protected]

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JeAn hAMerMAn | depuTy direCTor | CenTer for CreATive LAnd reCyCLing

As Deputy Director of CCLR, Jean manages the delivery of brownfield redevelopment technical assistance services in Region 2 (NY/NJ) as an EPA Technical Assistance to Brownfield (TAB) communities provider. Jean works to develop public-private partnerships and oversees communications, fundraising, and strategic initiatives for CCLR. Prior to CCLR, Jean was a banking and small business development professional, later developing expertise in energy-efficiency in the built environment.


bArry hersh | professor | nyu

Barry Hersh is chair of the NYU SPS Schack Institute of Real Estate development program. He has been a brownfield redeveloper, city planner, and researcher most recently on the NPCR NYU Wagner Capstone report on the NYS BOA program. He is also a long-time partner in Vita Nuova LLC. His forthcoming Routledge book is titled Urban Redevelopment.


sTephen JAMes hoLLey | vp | Akrf inC.

Stephen James Holley has over 30 years of environmental review experience involving the preparation of environmental documentation in conformance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) standards, and New York City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR). Routinely serving as a Principal and Project Manager, Mr. Holley recently focused on environmental analyses related to large-scale transportation infrastructure and brownfields issues.


kATherine gLAss | proJeCT MAnAger | nyC offiCe of environMenTAL reMediATion

Kate Glass is a project manager at the NYC Office of Environmental Remediation. She managed the Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience Survey, a program that investigated potential sustainability and resilience best practices on brownfield sites in New York City. She is also the program manager for the NYC Clean Soil Bank.


AMy fisk | senior pLAnner | niAgArA CounTy depArTMenT of eConoMiC deveLopMenT

Amy Fisk manages Niagara County’s brownfield programs, spearheads various planning and economic development initiatives, and is President of the Niagara County Brownfield Development Corporation. Ms. Fisk is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and the American Planning Association.


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MoniCA kurzeJeski | depuTy MAyor | CiTy of Troy

Monica Kurzejeski oversees the overall operations of all City departments. Previously, she was the Economic Development Coordinator for the City, the founding Executive Director of the Troy Community Land Bank, and the Manager of the Troy Waterfront Farmers’ Market.


ToM LobAsso | exeCuTive vp | environMenTAL LiAbiLiTy TrAnsfer, inC.

Tom Lobasso has 40 years of experience in the environmental consulting and engineering field, having directed hundreds of environmental remediation projects throughout the United States. Specializing in the environmental risk transfer field, he has successfully facilitated the sale of industrial properties valued at over $500M, including two award-winning Brownfield redevelopment projects in New England.


AMAndA LudLoW | prinCipAL sCienTisT | roux, inC.

Amanda Ludlow has over 20 years of experience in design and implementation of sustainable approaches to remediation, from life cycle assessment of remedial actions to development of sustainable treatment alternatives. Ms. Ludlow also specializes in the assessment and restoration of sensitive habitats including freshwater and tidal wetlands, riparian ecosystems, and grassland and woodland habitats.


AAron MAir | founder | Arbor hiLL environMenTAL JusTiCe CorporATion

Aaron Mair is an epidemiological-spatial analyst, environmentalist, and currently the first African-American President of the Sierra Club. As an advocate for environmental justice and activist in the Arbor Hill community, he founded the W. Haywood Burns Environmental Education Center and the Arbor Hill Environmental Justice Corporation. In 2000, Mair received an EPA Environmental Quality Award for cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) polluting the Hudson River.

Jeff Jones | presidenT | Jeff Jones sTrATegies

Jeff Jones is an Albany-based consultant in political and media strategies. He was part of the team that successfully worked for passage of the state Brownfields Law in 2003. Jeff has worked to strengthen the Brownfield Opportunity Areas program and to update the Brownfield Cleanup Program. He consults for several environment and clean energy groups.


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verniCe MiLLer-TrAvis | senior Advisor for environMenTAL JusTiCe And equiTAbLe dev | skeo

Vernice Miller-Travis has 25 years of experience in environmental policy development and analysis, hazardous waste abatement and remediation, community-centered brownfields redevelopment, multi-stakeholder environmental problem solving, sustainable community development, design, and revitalization, environmental justice advocacy, urban green space design, land preservation, environmental justice, and Geographic Information Systems analysis.


bob MurrAy | pArTner, eConoMiC deveLopMenT | hArris beACh pLLC

Bob Murray represents developers, municipal entities, and companies in financing and leasing related to real estate development and expansion. He handles structured financings involving straight-lease transactions and bond transactions involving industrial development agencies. His practice also includes counseling clients on the State Environmental Quality Review Act with respect to land use issues.


kevin MCCArTy | p.g. prinCipAL | inTegrAL ConsuLTing

Kevin McCarty is a principal geologist with more than 25 years of experience providing investigative and remediation technical advice to project managers, preparing work plans, and providing guidance on protocols/equipment/specialty contractors in the performance of investigations. Mr. McCarty has worked on a variety of project sites involved with NYSDEC.


LisA nAgLe | prinCipAL | eLAn pLAnning, design, & LAndsCApe ArChiTeCTure

Lisa Nagle has practiced strategic planning, visioning, and economic development for communities throughout the northeast for over 25 years. As a ‘Community Strategist,’ Ms. Nagle has led and developed numerous projects in close partnership with community leaders, volunteers, and the private sector. Areas of focus include brownfield, downtown, and waterfront revitalization, master planning, and public engagement.


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JuLie nobLe | environMenTAL eduCATion And susTAinAbiLiTy CoordinATor | CiTy of kingsTon

Julie Noble is the Environmental Education and Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Kingston. Julie coordinates the City’s environmental initiatives and programming and serves as the Climate Smart Community Coordinator and Conservation Advisory Council Chair. In this role, Julie advances environmental initiatives and works interdepartmentally on renewable energy procurement, natural resource protection, climate adaptation, and more.


JAne o’ConneLL | Chief, superfund & broWnfieLd CLeAnup seCTion | nysdeC

Jane O’Connell has worked for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for over 24 years, and currently manages the State Superfund, Brownfield Cleanup, Brownfield Opportunity Area and Environmental Restoration Programs for NYSDEC’s Region 2 office. She oversees a team of professionals that direct the investigation, remediation, and long-term management of complex contamination sites in New York State.


neiL pAriser | senior deveLopMenT ConsuLTAnT | viTA nuovA LLC

Neil Pariser brings decades of economic development experience to the Vita Nuova team. He is the former Senior Vice President of the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO). In his 30 years there, Neil supervised planning, financing and implementation of revitalization projects aimed at improving the attractiveness and economic viability of South Bronx commercial areas, among other accomplishments.


evAns pAuLL | prinCipAL | redeveLopMenT eConoMiCs

Evans Paull is Principal at Redevelopment Economics, a consulting business that offers brownfield and sustainable urban development services to businesses and state/local governments. Evans has also served as the Executive Director of the Smart Growth America/National Brownfields Coalition, a federal policy and advocacy group.


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MiMi rAygorodeTsky | senior AssoCiATe | LAngAn engineering

Mimi Raygorodetsky is a practice leader for the environmental group in Langan Engineering’s New York City office. Her work involves sourcing and directing complex environmental remediation and redevelopment projects from start to finish. She uses her expertise in federal, state and local regulatory programs to dovetail brownfield stakeholder needs with programmatic strategies to optimize benefits to development projects.


MATT robbie | senior pLAnner | skeo

With over 12 years as senior planner at Skeo, Matt Robbie has provided site and area-wide reuse planning services for over 70 communities to develop future land use scenarios, action plans, and implementation strategies for neighborhood revitalization. He provides project management and technical expertise in area-wide brownfields revitalization; site, land use and economic analysis; and stakeholder engagement.


JiM vAn der kLooT | LAnd reviTALizATion CoordinATor | usepA region 5

Jim has worked in the field of brownfields redevelopment since 1993, when he was referred by EPA to the City of Chicago to manage the Chicago Brownfields Initiative and the Chicago Brownfields Forum, both of which had a strong influence on national policy. He then returned to serve as EPA Region 5’s Brownfields Coordinator. Since 2000, Jim has focused on sustainable redevelopment of brownfields.


MiChAeL b. TAyLor | AiCp | presidenT, viTA nuovA LLC

Michael Taylor has focused on the redevelopment of complex sites and revitalization of distressed communities for almost 20 years. With a broad background in environmental science, planning, real estate, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability, he leads the repositioning of complex brownfield sites as President of Vita Nuova LLC, an acclaimed national consultancy.


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dAn WALsh | direCTor | nyC MAyor’s offiCe of environMenTAL reMediATion

Dr. Daniel Walsh has over 30 years of experience building programs for environmental remediation to protect urban land. An ardent advocate for municipal environmental governance, he founded the New York City Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation, where he has implemented over 30 programs that seek to achieve sustainability, resilience, revitalization, and social equity on vacant land.


ALLen J. zerkin, Jd | AdJunCT professor | WAgner grAduATe sChooL of pubLiC serviCe, nyu

Allen Zerkin teaches negotiation and conflict management at NYU. He conceived and co-facilitated the Pocantico Roundtable on Brownfields in NYS, the stakeholder process whose draft bill became the basis of the state’s brownfields law in 2003. He earned his JD at Yale and served on the board of New Partners for Community Revitalization.


Arnie WiLL | depuTy direCTor | CApiTAL region offiCe, nys depArTMenT of eConoMiC deveLopMenT

Arnie Will oversees the operations of the Capital Region office, which covers eight counties in the Albany area. Additionally, he coordinates the department’s regional attraction effort with local economic developers, prospects visits, identifies sites and buildings, and integrates state and local assistance programs in the development of incentive packages.


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Brownfield Redevelopment & Community Revitalization SummitALbAny, ny | June 7 - 8, 2017 | ALbAny hiLTon

AgendaDay 1: Wednesday, June 71:00 pm - 1:30 pm Registration

WeLCoMe And opening reMArks1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

kAThy sheehAn, Mayor of AlbanyJeAn hAMerMAn, Deputy Director, CCLRkevin MCCArTy, Integral Consulting, CCLR Board Member

beyond CoMpLiAnCe: innovATions in susTAinAbLe redeveLopMenT2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Opening Keynote: JiM vAn der kLooT | US Environmental AgencyPanel Discussion:

JAne o’ConneLL, Moderator | New York State DECAMAndA LudLoW | Roux AssociatesJuLie nobLe | City of KingstonkATherine gLAss | NYC Office of Environmental Remediation

Climate Smart Brownfield’s three prong approach to climate mitigation, adaptation and resiliency is being implemented along the redevelopment continuum. Speakers will take us through an exercise evaluating alternative remediation strategies and share practical applications and policy changes necessary for leaders on these issues. NYC OER will share results of its Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience Survey, which collected data from 20 commercial, residential and industrial sites in order to assess opportunities for green remediation techniques, flood mitigation, and energy efficiency. The keys to climate adaptation will be discussed through a look at Kingston, NY’s waterfront adaptation plan and the innovative approach taking place in their community.

This panel was supported by the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute Community Grants program.

Funding is provided by the Environmental Protection Fund as administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Any opinions, findings, and/or interpretations of data contained herein are the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions, interpretations or policy of Rochester Institute of Technology and its NYS Pollution Prevention Institute or the State.

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neTWorking reCepTion

TAking sToCk: 15 yeArs of broWnfieLd opporTuniTy AreAs (boA)4:15 pm - 6:00 pm

sTephen hoLLey, Moderator | AKRFbArry hersh | NYU Schack Institute sArAh CroWeLL | New York State Department of StatePanel:

AAron MAir | Founder | Arbor Hill Environmental Justice Corporation verniCe MiLLer-TrAvis | Skeo

MATT robbie | Skeo

The BOA program provides a critical resource enabling public participation in land use decision-making for underserved communities. This interactive session will explore the role of environmental justice and equitable development in the context of community revitalization and brownfields redevelopment.This panel will cover:

- Equity and Environmental Justice Then and Now -- Arbor Hill, NYperspective

- Equitable development and reinvestment overview- Interactive self-assessment tool overview and exercise- Facilitated discussion exploring specific tools BOA grant recipients and

other programs can use to incorporate equity based approaches fromprocess through to implementation

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cash bar

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

breAk4:00 pm - 4:15 pm

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Day 2: Thursday, June 8

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Looking forWArd: nys budgeT & redeveLopMenT

Registration and Breakfast

Jeff Jones | Jeff Jones StrategiesJohn MCdonALd iii | Member, NYS Assemblyeddie bAuTisTA | NYC Environmental Justice Alliance

From the Downtown Revitalization Initiative to Brownfield Opportunity Areas, New York’s newly enacted 2017-18 fiscal plan offers significant resources for urban and rural neighborhoods across the state. The Honorable Rossana Rosado kicks off our discussion of available programs designed to help rebuild downtowns, empower residents and plan across sectors for a just and equitable future. Environmental justice leader Eddie Bautista, New York State Assemblyman and former Cohoes Mayor John McDonald, and Albany-based strategist Jeff Jones discuss current and new opportunities.

8:30 am - 9:30 am Welcome: rossAnA rosAdo | New York Secretary of State

overCoMing pAin poinTs: reveALing The seCreTs of redeveLoping Tough siTes9:30 am - 11:00 am

MiChAeL TAyLor, Moderator | Vita NuovaneiL pAriser | Vita NuovasCoTT fAirbroTher | Krog Group MoniCA kurzeJeski | Deputy Mayor of Troy

Find out how communities, nonprofits and developers around New York State are redeveloping complex sites in distressed neighborhoods. Discussion will include: how to use the BOA/BCP programs together to promote redevelopment; an inside look at how the BCP tax credits are used to make underwater sites viable; attracting users to difficult-to-develop areas; and, working with recalcitrant owners of properties.

LefT fieLd funding: finding Money ouTside The broWnfieLds siLo11:15 am - 12:15 pm

AMy fisk (Moderator) | Niagara County Department of Economic DevelopmentevAns pAuLL | Redevelopment EconomicspAuL beyer | New York State Department of State Arnie WiLL | New York State Empire State Development Corp.

Are you looking for funding in all the right places? This panel will provide you with specific federal and state funding resources for planning, sustainability, open space and other ways to think horizontally across agencies outside the brownfield silo. They will also provide updates on innovative municipal mechanisms being piloted and used in other parts of the country.

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epiC CoMMuniTy1:15 pm - 1:35 pm

introduction by MiMi rAygorodeTsky | NYC PartnershipdAn WALsh | NYC Office of Environmental Remediation

NYC’s Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) has established over 30 programs to support community engagement and recently launched the EPIC Community website that enables community brownfield planners to share their work and easily engage with other groups and interested neighbors. At the same time, NYC launched a website to help community-based organizations navigate the development process. OER Director Dan Walsh will discuss the features of these platforms and the opportunities for other communities in New York State to utilize them.

LunCh breAk12:15pm - 1:15 pm

redeveLopMenT rodeo:presenTing properTies for redeveLopMenT1:35 pm - 4:15 pmExperts:

ALLen zerkin, Moderator | NYU Wagner SchoolMiMi rAygorodeTsky |Langan Engineering LisA nAgLe | Elan Planning ThoMAs LobAsso | Environmental Liability Transfer bob MurrAy | Harris Beach

Presentations By:MATTheW L. ossenforT | Canajoharie - Beech Nut property

hoLLy grAnAT | Syracuse - Roth Steel propertykivA vAndergeesT | Rome - Former Griffiss Air Force Base & adjacent sites

First ever NYS Redevelopment Rodeo! This fast-paced forum is geared to move pre-screened projects toward a redeveloped future. The audience and panel of expert “wranglers” will hear three pre-screened municipalities make short Powerpoint presentations and explain critical needs. Wranglers will ask questions and offer comments and suggestions. This confluence of professional expertise in finance, remediation, development, law and planning will provide educational and insightful perspectives on what it takes to ready an urban or rural property for redevelopment. As a “community of practice”, audience participants will be asked to contribute resources and expertise as well.

WrAp up4:15 pm - 4:30 pm

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We ThAnk our sponsors for Their ConTinued supporT!

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pve, LLC engineering ConsuLTAnTs

PVE, LLC is a leader in Civil Engineering, Environmental Services, Land Development, Surveying and Structural Design. Our staff of engineers, landscape architects, geologists and hydrogeologists are experts in brownfield assessment and remediation, serving clients in both the private and public sectors. Our core values include Service Excellence, Quality Teams, Safety, and Continuous Growth. With offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, PVE is ready to exceed your expectations.

For more information, contact Christopher B. Brown, CPG, [email protected], or on the web at www.pve-llc.com

inTegrAL ConsuLTing inC.

Integral Consulting Inc. is an international science and engineering firm providing multidisciplinary services in the fields of health, environment, technology, and sustainability. Our team has led many high-visibility brownfields projects involving diverse stakeholders and challenging regulatory and technical conditions. Through a range of services, we have achieved substantial project savings, maximized efficiency, and helped return underutilized and contaminated properties to productive use.

To learn more, contact Kevin McCarty at [email protected] or (212) 440-6714. Visit http://www.integral-corp.com

bousqueT hoLsTein, pLLC

Bousquet Holstein’s Brownfield Practice Group works extensively with investors, developers, consultants, and other stakeholder in connection with New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. Since the BCP’s 2003 enactment, Phil Bousquet and his team has counseled developers, investors, and other stakeholders to plan and structure BCP projects and transactions, and to claim tax incentives available under the BCP. We have worked with BCP projects of all sizes throughout the State and the five boroughs of New York City, representing more than $3.5 billion of pending and completed project costs.

For more information, contact Philip S. Bousquet at (315) 701 - 6309 or [email protected]. Visit www.bhlawpllc.com.

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Since its inception in 1995, EPA's Brownfields Program has grown into a proven, results-oriented program that has changed the way contaminated property is perceived, addressed, and managed. EPA's Brownfields Program is designed to empower states, communities, and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields.

A brownfield is a property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. EPA's Brownfield Program continues to look to the future by expanding the types of properties it addresses, forming new partnerships, and undertaking new initiatives to help revitalize communities.

Assessment GrantsFunding to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfields. An eligible entity may apply for up to $200,000 to assess a site contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or petroleum, and for up to $300,000 for hazardous and petroleum, where the amount of hazardous substances or petroleum does not exceed $200,000 for any individual type of funding. Three or more eligible entities may apply together as a coalition for up to $600,000 to assess a minimum of five sites.

Cleanup Grants Funding to carry out cleanup activities at brownfields. An eligible entity may apply for up to $200,000 per site, which may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or other contaminants.

Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants Funding to establish revolving loan funds to make loans and sub-grants to clean up brownfields. An eligible entity may apply for up to $1 Million. The fund “revolves” by lending to public and private borrowers.

Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grants Brownfields Area-Wide Planning is an EPA grant program which provides funding to recipients to conduct research, technical assistance and training that will result in an area-wide plan Implementation strategy for key brownfield sites, which will help inform the assessment, cleanup and reuse of brownfields properties and promote area-wide revitalization. Funding is directed to specific areas, such as a neighborhood, downtown district, local commercial corridor, or city block, affected by a single large or multiple brownfield sites.

Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants Annual Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grants allow nonprofit and other organizations to recruit, train, and place predominantly low-income and minority, unemployed and under-employed people living in areas affected by solid and hazardous waste. Residents learn the skills needed to secure full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field, including assessment and cleanup.

BROWNFIELDS FUNDING

U.S. EPA REGION 2 BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM

CONTACT USBrownfields Section

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2290 Broadway, Floor 18

New York, New York 10007http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/

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Redevelopment RodeoCAnAJohArie

Matthew L. Ossenfort was elected Montgomery County’s first Executive in November 2013. He is the youngest sitting county executive in New York State and currently in his fourth year of his first term. In 2015 Matthew was appointed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to the State Workforce Investment Board. Matthew will be joined by Mayor Francis Avery of the Village of Canajoharie, Kenneth Rose, Director of the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development and CEO of the Montgomery County IDA, and Meghan Manion, Esq., Montgomery County Attorney.

MATTheW ossenforT | [email protected] Avery | [email protected] rose | [email protected] MAnion, esq. |[email protected]

Repurposing Beech-Nut

Exit 29 Site (Former Beech-Nut Site) 68 Church Street, Canajoharie, NY

The Exit 29 Site (Former Beech-Nut Site) was a factory site from the 1890’s until 2011 when the Beech-Nut facility relocated. In 2013 the property was purchased by a developer who began a partial demolition of the site, creating a release of friable asbestos. This developer also accumulated an outstanding tax bill of over a million dollars. At 26.9 acres, this large Brownfield site is over half the size of the 50 acre downtown Village footprint. In February 2016, the Montgomery County Executive deemed that rehabilitation of the former factory site was a top priority for his administration. Since then, environmental studies have been performed and funds have been secured to move the site towards successful redevelopment.

The Team

The Project

Location

About the Project

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syrACuseHolly Granat is currently working as a Project Coordinator for the Onondaga County Office of Environment in Syracuse, NY. She has a Masters of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, and a Master of Science degree from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. She will be joined by Travis Glazier, Director of the Onondaga County Office of the Environment.

hoLLy grAnAT | [email protected] TrAvis gLAzier | [email protected]

Roth Steel Renewal

Former Roth Steel Site, 800 Hiawatha Boulevard, Syracuse NY

Roth Steel Corporation operated in Syracuse, New York from 1950 until 2014, when the company went bankrupt and abandoned all ties to Syracuse. To prevent another scrap metal yard from inhabiting this lakefront property, the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) purchased the 24-acre industrial district in 2015 to begin the redevelopment process. The site was entered into the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s Brownfield Cleanup Program in 2016, and OCIDA continues to work with Spectra Engineering to complete assessment and cleanup tasks under NYSDEC guidance. The major contaminants of concern on the site are PCBS, VOCs, SVOCS, metals, glycols, cadmium, and lead. Once a cleanup investigation is complete, OCIDA will engage the public and business sector to determine the best use for this parcel. OCIDA’s goal is to transform this property into a public asset that improves both the surrounding community and the local economy, while also becoming an ecological benefit to this restored water body. Revitalizing shoreline property is the next step in the renewal of Onondaga Lake and its surrounding communities!

The Team

The Project

Location

About the Project

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roMeThe “Rethink Woodhaven” master planning team is comprised of representatives from the City of Rome, C.T. Male, and Mohawk Valley Edge. With experts from the municipal, private, and not-for-profit sectors, this team brings a well-rounded approach to planning that emphasizes community engagement and cutting edge development ideals.

Jessy MArquArd | [email protected] kivA vAndergeesT | [email protected]

Rethink Woodhaven

Floyd Ave., Rome, NY

This property is comprised of two former housing developments that have been vacant for nearly twenty years. The Woodhaven Housing Development, former Griffiss Air Force Base housing, has stood as a daily reminder of what the community lost when the base closed. These houses, exposed to the elements for two decades and contaminated with asbestos, will soon be demolished. The former Wright Park Manor parcel, former public housing, was condemned and demolished in the late 1990s. Both properties create an immense opportunity not only from a development standpoint, but also have the potential to shift the outlook of the entire city. Like many rust belt cities, Rome is steadily emerging from a period of great decline, but Romans still see these sites as a manifestation of past loss. As economic growth is accelerating locally with the established Cyber Security field and the emerging Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV) field, ‘Rethinking Woodhaven’ can rethink our relationship to the city we call home.

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