The agenda for this meeting can be found here. There are 3 projects of interest to GCRG under consideration at this meeting of the Planning Board, 2 of which shall also include a Public Hearing:

• Public Hearing and Possible Consideration of Site Plan Approval for a 222-unit Apartment and Townhome Development - Rapp Road Development, LLC - Rapp Road/Gipp Road
  The Applicant (a Pyramid Company, owner of Crossgates Mall) proposes to build in a first phase 192 apartment and 30 townhome units, along with 3,900 square feet of commercial space within the apartment buildings, on 19.68 +/- acres located in the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) District.
  
  The site is located on the west side of Rapp Road, southwest of the intersection of Gipp Road and Rapp Road. Two 5-story apartment buildings are proposed on the east side of the site and three 2-story townhouse style buildings are proposed on the west side of the property. A total of 333 parking spaces are required and the applicant is proposing to install 362 parking spaces (278 surface parking spaces and 84 indoor parking spaces).
  
  Eventually in a second phase, they will build a third 5-story apartment building with another 90 units for a total of 312 apartment Units and ±3,900 SF of commercial space additional parking to accommodate the additional units.
  
  Guidelines for the Rapp Road Residential Public Hearing from the town are the following:
  1. The public hearing will commence at 7:00PM.
  2. Members of the public wishing to make comments to the Planning Board must dial 518-579- 3721.
  3. Each caller is encouraged to keep their comments to 3 to 4 minutes.
  4. Interested parties wishing to speak at the public hearing should be limited to one call per person.
      
• Public Hearing and Possible Consideration of Final Plat Approval for a 3 Lot Minor Subdivision - Phillips Family Realty Association, LLC - 6495-6497 & 6517 Route 158
  The applicant is proposing a 3 lot minor subdivision of 13.38 acres +/- of land located in the General Business (GB) District. Lot 1 would consist of 4.27 acres and contains a mixed use building currently under construction. Lot 2 would consist of 1.047 acres and consists of an existing retail building. Lot 3 would consist of 8.06 acres and is undeveloped land.
  
  A Special Use Permit was previously approved on this site in 2017 to allow for a 10,200 square feet mixed use building with 11 apartments, a 4,200 square feet convenience store with a drive-thru fast food service and 4 fuel pumps, and a 45,000 square feet indoor sports complex.
   
• Site Plan Review for an 8MW Ground Mounted Solar Photo-Voltaic System - Borrego Solar Systems, Inc. - 6120 Johnston Road Rear (Tax ID #63.00-1-5)
  This site plan review is associated with a Special Use Permit for two (2) large-scale ground mounted, solar photo-voltaic systems totaling 8MW on 58.90 acres +/- of land located within the Rural Agricultural (RA3) District.
  
  The project will consist of two arrays. System 1 is 5 MW and System 2 is 3 MW. The modules will be mounted on a system of steel posts & racks in arrays of 4x6 and have string inverters located on the racking. The systems will be secured within 7' high chain-link fencing. Equipment pads will be located in the center of the arrays and will consist of transformers, data systems & switch gear. The access driveway will be constructed along the existing gravel access road alignment.
  
  The Applicant is also requesting a tree clearing and setback variance. The Zoning Board of Appeals is the lead agency for the variance request.

Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order No. 202.1 related to COVID-19 allows for the attendance of meetings telephonically or other similar service and says,

"Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, to the extent necessary to permit any public body to meet and take such actions authorized by the law without permitting in public in-person access to meetings and authorizing such meetings to be held remotely by conference call or similar service, provided that the public has the ability to view or listen to such proceeding and that such meetings are recorded and later transcribed;"

The town has chosen to hold this meeting electronically via broadcast live on Verizon Fios Channel 34 and Spectrum Channel 1303.  The public can also watch a live stream and access video on demand recordings of meetings by clicking here.  To participate in the meeting, call 518-579-3721.