Village of Baldwinsville
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 7:30 P.M.
                                 Approved March 27, 2018                  
PRESENT:	Nate Collins, Chairman
Gary Peterson
Nicole Schlater
Terrie King 
Bob Scherfling
ALSO PRESENT: Steve Darcangelo, Village Engineer
                           Gregg Humphrey, Code Enforcement Officer
		      Bob Baldwin, Village Attorney 	
                           Mary Augustus, Board Secretary

GUESTS:	    Robert Kovacs - GHD
                        Matthew Connor - Verizon

Pledge of Allegiance

Motion by Mr. Peterson to approve Minutes from January 23, 2018 second by Mr. Scherfling as submitted.
Motion carried 5:0
32 Elizabeth Street-Verizon
Mr. Kovacs from GHD addressed the Board, explaining that the Verizon building located at 32 Elizabeth Street is requesting the Board’s approval to install a Liebert Air-cooled, Direct-Drive Drycooler unit on site.  This unit will be an exterior system installed on the Albert Palmer side of the Verizon building.  The units inside the building are reaching 90 degrees, the proposed cooling unit will help reduce the high temperatures inside the building.  The purpose of having the cooling unit placed on the East side of the building is that it will be in direct line of the system inside.  The unit is 8’ x 13’ with sound attenuation panels attached to the interior of a shadow box effect cedar fence constructed around the unit.  Verizon will abide by the request of the Board to place scrubs, or any other type of fencing the Board deems necessary.  There is 45’ from the property line on the Albert Palmer side of the building and there is 30’ on the Elizabeth street side.  
The Board had concerns regarding the sound level coming from this unit.  It was determined it is 65 DB at the unit.  The Board and Verizon were confident with the sound attenuation panels attached to the fencing the sound would not be an issue.  If by chance the unit was still too loud, Verizon would do what they had to correct the problem.

Mr. Collins stated this application was reviewed by SOCPA, it was determined that said referral will have no significant adverse inter-community or county-wide implications.  

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Motion by Ms. King to declare this a Type II action, which has been found categorially not to have significant adverse impact on the environment and requires no further processing under SEQR, second by Ms. Schlater.               Carried 5:0

Motion by Mr. Scherfling to approve the site plan submitted by Verizon, 32 Elizabeth Street for the installation of a cool-air unit to be placed at this location surrounded by a cedar fence and sound attenuation panel pending ARB approval, second by Mr. Peterson.
                                               Carried 5:0

Verizon must go before the Architectural Review Board regarding the install of the proposed cedar fence.  The Planning Board will send a recommendation onto the ARB.  If for any reason the ARB does not approve the cedar fence, Verizon must re-appear back in front of the Planning Board with a modified site plan.

Motion by Ms. King to adjourn the meeting at 7:55p.m., second by Mr. Scherfling.

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 7:30pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Mary E. Augustus, 
Planning Board Secretary  

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