Introducing the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR or “See Clear”) Leading national non-profit championing land recycling US EPA Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities (TAB) provider in Regions 2, 9 and 10 through 2021 (10 states + territories) including New York State Short movie about CCLR 2
CCLR’s Mission and Vision Over the next 20 years, thousands of underutilized properties across America will be re-purposed in an intentional manner to increase environmental, physical, and economic well-being and reduce inequities. 3
CCLR’s Services Workshops Technical and Grant Assistance Webinars Online resources and newsletters 4
CCLR’s Services: Workshops Rochester Albany Puerto Rico Syracuse • 2016 • 2016 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2017 • 2017 • 2018 • 2018 • 2019 • 2019 Buffalo Brooklyn Westbury • 2016 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 • 2019 SAVE THE DATES: 4th ANNUAL NYS REDEVELOPMENT SUMMIT-ALBANY – JUNE 11-12, 2019 NATIONAL GRID BROOKLYN -SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 5
CCLR Services: Technical Assistance ▶ One on one technical assistance Technical questions • • Connecting properties to the market Brokering resources • Redevelopment Rodeo/Marketing Pitch Presentations: Amsterdam, Lyons Falls, North Tonawanda, Lockport, Rome, Canajoharie, Syracuse ▶ Grant Review- EPA grants • Helped secure almost $6.65million for projects nationwide Onondaga County - Roth Steel Herkimer County – Haz Mat 6
The workshops are designed to assist local government and nonprofit organizations to better understand the proposal criteria and selection process for EPA’s Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup grants . New York City EPA Office 290 Broadway, Room 2735A, 27th Fl. New York, NY 10007 December 11, 2018 9:00am-12:30pm 7
CCLR Services: Webinars Archived www.cclr.org/resources scroll to webinars • PFA’s Slippery Slope or Manageable Risk • The Basics of Site Remediation for Communities • Keep A Lid on It: In-Situ Remediation • Phytoremediation Demystified • Urban Healthfields and Agriculture • Opportunity Zones Spurring Brownfields Revitalization • Put a Beer on It! Brownfields to Brewfields Redevelopment • Writers of the Best ARC 8
CCLR Services: Online resources/newsletters ▶ Online resources Blogs • Publications • Archived Webinars • Social media • ▶ Newsletters Grants • Workshops/Webinars • Interviews • Other • 9
Long Island Workshop Organizing Team Deborah Shapiro, AKRF Kevin McCarty, GEI Consultants/ CCLR Board member Jane O‘Connell, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation" Rick Clarkson, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation" Karen Gomez, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Jenny Tsolisos, U. S. EPA Gary Rozmus, GEI Consultants David Ashton, NYS Department of State Ernie Rossano, ERM /NYC Brownfield Partnership Lee Ilan, NYC Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation 10
What we want to accomplish today Provide essential information and contacts to accelerate land reuse. Spotlight funding, federal and NY State programs to drive redevelopment. Foster public/private exchanges, collaborations & partnerships. Align land redevelopment practices with best practices in climate adaptation, mitigation and community engagement. 11
Our Sponsors 12
Our Partners 13
STAND AND TELL Who’s in the room? News, announcements, successes 14
Defending Shorelines and Building Resiliency Maggie Hopkins | AKRF Inc. Greg Capobianco | Director, Division of Community Resiliency and Regional Programs, NYS Department of State Jeanmarie Buffett | Director, Community Reconstruction- Long Island and Infrastructure Programs, Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery Sean Sallie | Deputy Commissioner Planning, Nassau County 16
Keynote Speaker Congressman Tom Suozzi Introduced by: Jack Martins, Harris Beach 17
Hear it Here: Updates on State Programs, Policies and Regulations Christine Leas | Sive Pager, Riesel Jane O’Connell | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Karen Gomez | Regional Engineer -Water & Remediation, NYS DEC Rick Clarkson | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Sarah Stern Crowell | NYS Department of State 18
Introduction of Lunch Sponsor 19
Show Me the Money: Funding Redevelopment Jack Martins | Member, Harris Beach Cara Longsworth | Regional Director, Empire State Development Kevin Gremse | Senior Director, National Development Council Mike Tyszko | Bousquet Holstein 20
Developing Tough Sites: Overcoming Obstacles for Redevelopment Gary Rozmus | Senior Consultant, GEI Consultants Sarah Lansdale | Director, Suffolk County Planning & Environment Lionel Chitty | Oyster Bay/ Hicksville Chamber of Commerce Marty Dettling | Senior VP, Albanese Organization Christopher Capece | VP, Development, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. 21
Closing remarks: Themes, trends and next steps Kevin McCarty | GEI Consultants NYC Brownfields Partnership CCLR Board member 22
Round Table Discussions: 3:45pm-4:30pm #1 Resuscitate Your Master Plan to Attract Investment in Your Community. #2 Meet the Funders: Federal and State Agencies #3 Ask the Experts: Consultations with our panelists about legal, environmental, remediation and reuse options. 23
TABLE 1: • AKRF is a leading environmental, planning and engineering consulting firm. • Harris Beach is a leading national law firm that also offers consulting services. • Albanese Organization is a privately held, full-service real estate firm. TABLE 2: • Sive, Paget, Riesel is a recognized leader in Environmental Law and Litigation, Development and Land Use. • GZA is a multidisciplinary consulting firm providing geotechnical, environmental, water, and other services. • AvalonBay Communities, Inc ., develops, acquires and manages distinctive apartment homes. • Wood PLC delivers comprehensive services to support its customers. TABLE 3: • Bousquet Holstein PLLC is a versatile law firm representing clients across many industries. • GEI Consultants is a leader in providing multi-disciplined engineering and technical services. . • Actio Corporate Asset Advisors is a real estate advisory and consultant group. • EKI Environment & Water, Inc . performs environmental and water resources engineering services 24
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