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C I T Y O F A L B A N Y D E P A R T M E N T O F P L A N N I N G A N D D E V E L O P M E N T P U B L I C I N F O R M A T I O N M E E T I N G | S E P T E M B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 9 Ins Installat tallation o ion of 250 f 2500 HP Sh 0 HP

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C I T Y O F A L B A N Y

D E P A R T M E N T O F P L A N N I N G A N D D E V E L O P M E N T

P U B L I C I N F O R M A T I O N M E E T I N G | S E P T E M B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 9

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Ins Installat tallation o ion of 250 f 2500 HP Sh 0 HP Shredder & edder & Con Constr struct uction o ion of f a R a Rai ailr lroad

  • ad Siding

Siding Ben Weitsman of Albany, LLC 300 Smith Blvd, Port of Albany

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

ANT NTHONY NY R. P . PANI NICCIA CIA, , PE PE, J , JD

Delta

CHRIS IS J. MA . MABY, CP , CPESC

Delta

EJ WATS TSON N

Weitsman

KEVIN VIN DEE EET T

Weitsman

TONIGHT’S PRESENTERS:

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Weitsman Family of Companies

Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling generates sales of approximately $750 million dollars per year. With nearly 400 employees, Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling is headquartered on a 17-acre environmentally certified facility in Owego, and operates yards in Owego (2 locations), Binghamton, Ithaca (2 locations), Syracuse, Scranton, Rochester, Jamestown, Brant, Watertown, Hornell, Allegany and Albany, NY (port facility and retail scrap yard), and Scranton and New Castle, PA. As the East Coast’s largest privately owned scrap metal processor and recycling center, and one of the largest operations of its type in the United States, Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling will process approximately 1 million tons of ferrous and 250 million pounds of nonferrous in 2019. Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling’s metal shredding and separation operation handles all types of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals: automobiles, trucks, appliances, machines and scrap generated from industrial production. Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling’s leading-edge process ensures the production of clean, bulk, scrap metal commodities that are sold to foundries, mills and manufacturers domestically and around the world where they are reprocessed to make new products.

RETAI AIL

With 18 state-of-the-art locations throughout both New York and Pennsylvania, Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling welcomes scrap metal of all shapes and sizes at our yards. Drive onto our scale and watch as your scrap metal turns into cash.

COM OMME MERCIA RCIAL/ L/ WH WHOL OLES ESALE ALE

As the East Coast’s largest privately held scrap metal processor, Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling uses the most innovative technologies and systems in the industry to process its 1 million tons of ferrous and 250 million pounds of nonferrous scrap metal per year.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Property Address Applicant Representing Agent Zoning District Request Proposal 300 Smith Boulevard Ben Weitsman of Albany, LLC Anthony Paniccia, Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, DPC I-2 (General Industrial) Approval of a Conditional Use Permit Replace 2 existing diesel motor crushers with a 2,500 HP shredder and install a rail siding for material delivery/shipping

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

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Railroad ilroad Si Sidin ding

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EMS A S Acces ccess

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Water er Su Supp pply ly

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Applicant Parcel

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Applicant Parcel

PROXIMITY TO NEARBY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

1,230’± 1,330’±

  • 1,230’ between subject

parcel and closest point in R-V (Residential, Village) Zoning District

  • 1,330’ between subject parcel

and closest point in R-T (Residential, Townhouse) Zoning District

320’± 515’± Shredder Location

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

TRAFFIC STUDY

  • Traffic counts were taken in November and December 2018
  • Study area included 5 intersections
  • Weekday AM intersection peak hour is 7:30 to 8:30
  • Weekday PM intersection peak hour is 12:00 to 1:00
  • The Saturday AM peak was 10:15 to 11:15, and the midday peak was

12:15 to 1:15.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

  • Level-of-Service will improve slightly but will not be discernable

to the traveling public.

  • With inclusion of the rail siding, heavy truck traffic is expected to

reduced by 20 vehicles per day

  • The study also discusses signage prohibiting right turns onto

Smith Boulevard.

TRAFFIC STUDY (CONT’D)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

  • Study followed guidelines prescribed in

Section 374-3(J)(1)(a)(vi) of the City’s USDO and NYSDEC’s Program Policy DEP-00-1

  • Noise level observations were taken at 16

locations in December 2018

  • An Extech 407738 NIST Certified sound level

meter was used to record the sound levels

  • Readings were taken for a one-minute

duration at five different times during the workday, and then averaged to establish ambient sound levels.

  • Readings were also taken at an operating

2,500 HP shredder for comparison.

NOISE STUDY

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

  • Readings were reduced and then evaluated against standard criteria:
  • DEP-00-1 indicates 79 dB is the acceptable high-end ambient level prior

to evaluating mitigative measures in an industrial environment.

  • DEP-00-1 further indicates a high-end value of 65 dB in a non-industrial

setting such as a residential district allows for undisturbed speech at a distance of three feet.

  • A comparison of the levels onsite and at the active shredder suggest the

maximum noise level is likely to be lower when this project is completed.

NOISE STUDY (CONT’D)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Onsite Readings Closest to & projected to R-T (1,330’ away)

December 11, 2018 December 13, 2018 Location Time Reading Projected to R-T Avg. Projected to R-T Time Reading Projected to R- T Avg. Projected to R-T 3 10:49 72.3 48.7 68.4 44.8 9:31 66.5 42.9 67.5 43.9 12:26 65.2 41.6 10:49 66.8 43.2 1:25 63.9 40.3 11:58 72.1 48.5 2:24 73.0 49.4 1:14 65.7 42.1 3:23 67.8 44.2 2:31 66.2 42.6 4 10:37 71.2 47.6 66.3 42.7 9:27 77.3 53.7 69.4 45.8 12:23 65.4 41.8 10:46 71.6 48.0 1:22 65.8 42.2 11:54 64.0 40.4 2:20 62.8 39.2 1:09 66.0 42.4 3:19 66.2 42.6 2:27 68.0 44.4 5 10:31 65.9 42.3 60.5 36.9 9:24 72.1 48.5 66.9 43.3 12:20 60.7 37.1 10:40 62.8 39.2 1:20 60.2 36.6 11:51 61.6 38.0 2:18 60.2 36.6 1:07 74.2 50.6 3:17 55.5 31.9 2:25 64.0 40.4

NOISE STUDY CONT’D

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

December 11, 2018 December 13, 2018 Location Time Reading Projected to R-V Avg. Projected to R-V Time Reading Projected to R-V Avg. Projected to R-V 4 10:37 71.2 47.6 66.3 42.7 9:27 77.3 53.7 69.4 45.8 12:23 65.4 41.8 10:46 71.6 48.0 1:22 65.8 42.2 11:54 64.0 40.4 2:20 62.8 39.2 1:09 66.0 42.4 3:19 66.2 42.6 2:27 68.0 44.4 5 10:31 65.9 42.3 60.5 36.9 9:24 72.1 48.5 66.9 43.3 12:20 60.7 37.1 10:40 62.8 39.2 1:20 60.2 36.6 11:51 61.6 38.0 2:18 60.2 36.6 1:07 74.2 50.6 3:17 55.5 31.9 2:25 64.0 40.4 6 10:25 70.7 48.8 72.3 50.4 9:17 83.5 61.6 72.8 50.9 12:15 64.8 42.9 10:35 61.8 39.9 1:16 72.3 50.4 11:46 69.6 47.7 2:14 67.3 45.5 1:02 79.9 58.0 3:13 86.6 64.7 2:16 69.3 47.4

Onsite Readings Closest to & projected to R-V (1,230’ away)

NOISE STUDY CONT’D

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Location Distance to Shredder Time Sound level 2 40’ 8:44 am 65.1 3 60’ 8:45 am 57.6 4 80’ 8:47 am 67.8 5 120’ 8:49 am 63.1 6 160’ 8:51 am 53.2 7 40’ 9:04 am 63.1 8 60’ 9:06 am 67.8 9 80’ 9:07 am 66.5 10 40’ 9:11 am 67.2 11 100’ 9:12 am 63.0 12 100’ 9:17 am 57.3 13 100’ 9:19 am 57.9 14 55’ 9:24 am 67.9 16 60’ 7:57 am 44.2 17 80’ 8:02 am 49.9 18 120’ 8:08 am 46.7 19 120’ 8:11 am 58.1 20 200’ 8:15 am 52.2

Readings Taken at Active Shredder

NOISE STUDY CONT’D

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

  • Air Registration for the project submitted to

NYSDEC on 12/1/2018

  • Ongoing conversations with National Grid

regarding power source – design is expected to start soon after approval of the conditional use permit

AIR REGISTRATION & POWER SOURCE

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

  • 209 lb/yr reduction (242 to 33) in particulate matter
  • 7265 lb/yr reduction (fully eliminated) in oxides of nitrogen
  • 1800 lb/yr reduction (fully eliminated) in carbon monoxide
  • 1,630,000 lb/yr reduction (fully eliminated) in carbon dioxide

CHANGES IN AIR EMISSIONS

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

  • Shredder Location
  • Railroad Siding
  • EMS Access
  • Water Supply

SITE PLAN

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

SITE PLAN

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

SITE PLAN-Shredder Location & RR Siding

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

SHREDDER

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

SHREDDER

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

EMS ACCESS AND WATER SUPPLY

Fire Truck Path Water Supply

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

SUMMARY

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siders EMS ders EMS acce ccess ss, po power sup er suppl ply, y, water ter su supp pply ly, while hile maint intaining aining op

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erational ational ef efficiency ficiency Impacts are expected to be positive to the area and good for business

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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

QUESTIONS?