WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Legislature through Resolution No. 015-154, authorized funding for the Community Housing Development Fund Program, and
WHEREAS, the Community Housing Development Fund assists the development costs associated with residential and mixed-use real estate development projects primarily benefiting low- and moderate-income households, and requires that newly constructed or rehabilitated homes supported by the program are not only made available to low- to moderate-income households, but also remain affordable to future generations of renters and buyers, and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 253 of 2017 would authorize the disbursement of County funds in support of the West End Heights project at 709-713 West Court Street and 326-328 North Meadow Street in the City of Ithaca, and
WHEREAS, Tompkins County has received and reviewed the City of Ithaca Full Environmental Assessment Form (Parts 1, 2, and 3) documents for the project listed as the 709 W. Court Street Apartments (Supportive and Affordable Housing), and
WHEREAS, as Lead Agency, the City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board has determined the 709 W. Court Street Apartments (Supportive and Affordable Housing) project to be a Type I Action with a Negative Declaration, and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board granted final site plan approval for the 709 W. Court Street Apartments (Supportive and Affordable Housing) project on August 22, 2017, and
WHEREAS, Tompkins County concurs with the City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board SEQR Negative Determination of the 709 W. Court Street Apartments (Supportive and Affordable Housing) project, and
WHEREAS, the project’s developer, Lakeview Health Services, Inc., has named the 709 W. Court Street Apartments (Supportive and Affordable Housing) project West End Heights prior to its application to the Community Housing Development Fund, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Planning, Development, and Environmental Quality Committee, That the authorization of the Community Housing Development Fund disbursement and the subsequent construction of the project listed above adequately protects and preserves the environment and will not have any potentially significant adverse effects on the environment.
SEQR ACTION: Full Environmental Assessment Form on File with the Legislature Clerk