HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB 2026-039 SEQR Resolution - Iacovelli Park Playground Replacement & Site Improvements - 06-08-2026MEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARDJune 8, 2026
TB Resolution 2026- 039: SEQR: Design and Construction of the Vincenzo Iacovelli Park Playground Replacement and Site Improvements Project
Whereas, this action is the design and construction of active and passive recreational facilities (accessible playground, walkways, parking area, benches, picnic tables, etc.) at the
Town’s Vincenzo Iacovelli Park (Tax Parcel No. 53.-1-22.2), and
Whereas, the park currently contains an old wooden playground and ½ basketball court that were installed in 1999-2000 along with a small pavilion, picnic tables, and benches, and
Whereas, the Town of Ithaca is applying for funding from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation (OPRHP) and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York under
the 2026 New York Places for Learning, Activity, and Youth Socialization (NY PLAYS) Initiative to assist in the design and construction costs (80% State funds), and
Whereas, it has been determined that the above-described action is an Unlisted Action, pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, 6 NYCRR Part 617, and Town of Ithaca Code,
Chapter 148 – Environmental Quality Review, for which the Town of Ithaca Town Board is acting as Lead Agency in an environmental review with respect to the design and construction project,
and
Whereas, the Town Board, on June 8, 2026, has reviewed and accepted as adequate the Short Environmental Assessment Form, Parts 1, 2, and 3 prepared by Town staff for this action; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, that the Ithaca Town Board hereby makes a negative determination of environmental significance based on the information in the Short EAF Part 1 and for the reasons set forth
in the Short EAF Parts 2 and 3 in accordance with the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and Chapter 148 of the Town of Ithaca Code for the above referenced action as proposed
and, therefore, neither a Full Environmental Assessment Form, nor an Environmental Impact Statement will be required.
Moved:Susie GutenbergerSeconded:Diana Sinton
Vote: ayes- Howe, Bleiwas, Gutenberger, McCune and Sinton