ဟံၣ်My WebLinkဘၣ်ဃးဒီး2019.09.10 PAB Final Minutes1 PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Beverly Livesay Conference Room, Human Services Building 320 W. State/MLK Jr. Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 FINAL MEETING MINUTES Members Attending: Guests: Nick Goldsmith (presenter) Call to Order: Chair David Herrick convened the meeting at 4:05 pm. Agenda Review/Changes: None Approval of Draft Minutes for Aug. 13, 2019: Action: Martha Armstrong made a motion to accept the August 2019 PAB meeting minutes. Marcus Riehl seconded the motion, which was approved by the members present. Recommendation to County Legislature to Adopt the List of New Action Items as an Amendment to the Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan– Joan Jurkowich Joan Jurkowich from the Department of Planning and Sustainability updated the PAB members present on the five- year review of the Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan and presented a resolution for the group’s consideration. Action: John Czamanske made a motion to recommend the adoption of a resolution recommending that 18 new action items be added to the Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan, to be initiated before the next scheduled Comprehensive Plan update in 2025. Fernando de Aragón seconded. Motion carried. Presentation: Ithaca Energy Code Supplement – Nick Goldsmith, Sustainability Coordinator, City & Town of Ithaca Nick Goldsmith spoke to the group about the draft City and Town of Ithaca Energy Code Supplement. His presentation delved into the project background, an overview of the requirements, details on the two compliance paths (Easy versus Whole Building), and case studies. PAB members offered substantial feedback during the discussion portion of this agenda item. Common threads that surfaced during the Q&A included enforcing code requirements now and moving forward with future code cycles; addressing mixed-used commercial and residential renovations; adaptive reuse, especially of historic structures; clearly defining what is meant by “historic” and what sort of projects fall under “major” versus “minor” renovations; incentive packages; and the need to carefully craft public outreach messaging. Representation Name Representation Martha Armstrong P Economic Development Monika Roth P Agriculture Joe Bowes P Housing Leslie Schill P Education #2 Tim Carey P Education #1 Kathy Schlather E Human Services John Czamanske P At-Large Andy Zepp A Land Preservation/Public Land Mgmt. Fernando de Aragón P Transportation Deborah Dawson E Associate Member Yamila Fournier P Built Environment Dooley Kiefer P Associate Member David Herrick P Facilities/Infrastructure Others Present Rod Howe P Historical/Cultural Resources Katie Borgella P Commissioner David Kay P Local Planning (urban) Joan Jurkowich P Planning Administrator Anna Kelles P HED/PEEQ Kristin McCarthy P Administrative Assistant G. Lincoln Morse P Business Megan McDonald P Deputy Commissioner Gay Nicholson P At-Large C.J. Randall P Local Planning (non-urban) Marcus Riehl P Natural Environment 2 Commissioner’s Report – Katie Borgella Commissioner Borgella presented the Department of Planning and Sustainability’s recommended 2020 budget to the County Legislature on Sept. 5. Highlights included over target requests to fund the Business Energy Advisors program, Municipal Housing Affordability Infrastructure grant program, and 2020 membership dues for the Southern Tier 8 regional planning organization. County Administrator Jason Molino also put forth a proposed update to the County Capital Plan to the Legislature on Sept. 5, which includes $100 million of investment over the next 15 years. The revised plan is meant to help advance the County’s stated goal of net-zero emissions in its operations by 2035 through such initiatives as greening County facilities ($32 million) and electrifying its passenger vehicles ($2 million). Megan McDonald updated board on member recruitment for 2020, noting that advertising has gone out and that the energy seat is currently vacant. Member Reports • There will be a public open house Sept. 19 for the City Harbor project. • The 2019 Community Development Institute takes place Oct. 23-24. Theme is “From Zombies to Vacants to Sustainable Housing: Building Resilient Communities.” • Sustainable Tompkins received a $250,000 NYSERDA grant to incentivize low- to medium-income households to invest in heat pump cooling and heating systems. Adjournment: Chair David Herrick adjourned the meeting at 5:28 pm.