3rd Annual NYS Redevelopment Summit Office Hours: Professional Guidance on your Pathway to Redevelopment Federal, State and Local Agencies: Sign up for one-on-one 1/2 hour sessions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Available 2pm-5pm Adviser: Lya Theodoratos, Brownfields Coordinator theodoratos.lya@epa.gov 212-637-3260 Schenine Mitchell, Brownfield Project Officer mitchell.schenine@epa.gov 212-637-3283 As the coordinator of US EPA s Region 2 Brownfields Program, Lya Theodoratos and Schenine Mitchell manage the Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup and Revolving Loan Funds, Workforce Development/Job Training grants. Information on US EPA Brownfields grants- workforce development, job training, assessment, cleanup, revolving loan fund, area-wide planning Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBA) Tips and timeline for proposal submission Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities (TAB)- CCLR New York State Department of State, Office of Planning, Development & Community Infrastructure Available 2pm-5pm (add new text) Advisers: Chris Bauer, Revitalization Specialist Chris.bauer@dos.ny.gov (716) 847-7114 Julie Sweet, Revitalization Specialist Julie.sweet@dos.ny.gov (607) 721-8752 OPDCI undertakes planning that results in catalytic public and private projects that stimulate community revitalization. It uses the Office s expertise to implement projects resulting from Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) plans, Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs (LWRP), Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) plans, Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) strategies, and other Office initiatives; and, it partners
with local governments, CBOs, business leaders, investors, and academia to achieve successful outcomes. Questions about the BOA program and other state resources, including: What are the benefits of participating in the BOA program and of BOA designation? What is required for designation? How to access the bonus tax credits in designated BOAs? How to leverage a BOA plan to obtain other resources? Empire State Development Available 2pm-5pm Adviser: Heidi Pasos, Economic Development Program Specialist heidi.pasos@esd.ny.gov (518) 270-1130 Heidi Pasos is a Project Originator/Economic Development Specialist in the Empire State Development, Capital Region, Regional Office. Heidi brings over 10 years of private sector experience and four years of government experience to the table to provide a balanced and realistic perspective on project development. To find out more please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-pasos-5ba72095 questions related to eligibility for ESD programs project budget schedule and definition questions New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Available 2pm-5pm Adviser: Michael Ryan, P.E., Director, Division of Environmental Remediation michael.ryan@dec.ny.gov 518-402-9706 Adviser: Rick Clarkson, Director, Bureau of Solid Waste Management richard.clarkson@dec.ny.gov 518-402-8678 Michael Ryan has worked for the NYS DEC s Division of Environmental Remediation for over 30 years. He has extensive remedial program experience and is now responsible for administration of multiple State programs including State Superfund, Brownfield Cleanup, Environmental Restoration, Spill Response and RCRA Corrective Action. Mr. Clarkson and his staff regulate solid waste management activities in New
York State through implementation of the Part 360 Series Regulations. Questions related to the NYS DEC's brownfield programs (Brownfield Cleanup Program, Environmental Restoration Program) State Superfund Spill Response and/or RCRA Corrective Action Part 360 Solid Waste Management Facilities General Requirements New York City Mayor's Office of Environmental Remediation (MOER) 2PM-5PM Advisers: Dan Walsh, Director Lee Ilan, Chief of Planning lilan@cityhall.nyc.gov 917-592-2880 Mark McIntyre, General Council Shaminder Chawla, Deputy Director Senior staff of NYC MOER have decades of experience in brownfield and remedial programs. Dan and Shaminder formerly oversaw environmental cleanup programs at DEC Region 2. Mark and Lee have worked on brownfields for New York City for over 20 years, with respective expertise in environmental law and community planning. How local governments can establish a cleanup program Economic development potential and other benefits of a local cleanup program Navigating cleanup projects through DEC Sources of funds for site characterization Working with CBOs on community brownfield planning Materials management NYC Brownfield Partnership Available 2pm-5pm Adviser: Ernie Rossano, President ernie.rossano@erm.com 631 756-8900 Ernie Rossano, Senior Partner at Environmental Resources Management (ERM), specializes in site investigation and remediation. He directs/ has directed multiple Brownfield sites in both the New York State VCP/BCP and the New York City VCP. He is a founding member of the Board of Directors for the New York City Partnership of Brownfield Practitioners and is currently serving as its President.
Navigation of NY State Brownfield and NYC Voluntary Cleanup programs. Contaminant distribution and remediation. Qualitative risk associated with various contaminants in various media. Interpretation of environmental assessment data. Benefits of NYC Partnership membership and programs Private Sector Companies AKRF, Inc. Available 2pm-5pm Advisers: Marc S. Godick, Senior Vice President, Site Assessment & Remediation mgodick@akrf.com 914-922-2356 Marc S. Godick, leads AKRF's Site Assessment & Remediation practice. Mr. Godick has over 28 years of experience in the environmental consulting industry, and has expertise in site assessment, remedial investigation, design and implementation of remedial measures, compliance assessment, and litigation support. Mr. Godick focuses on brownfield redevelopment for affordable and market rate housing projects, as well as commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Stephen J. Holley, Remediation / Vice President - Planning & Infrastructure sholley@akrf.com 646-388-9742 Stephen J. Holley, has over 30 years of environmental review experience involving the preparation of environmental documentation in conformance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), and New York City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR), and the broad range of analysis areas considered in these documents. Mr. Holley has focused in recent years on the various environmental and planning analyses related to large-scale transportation infrastructure and brownfield/boa issues. Marc can assist with questions related to investigation and remediation strategies of potential brownfield (contaminated) sites. This can include a discussion of the regulatory process, timing, costs, as well as types of governmental incentive
programs available for property owners and the eligibility requirements for these programs. Stephen will be available to answer questions related to satisfying environmental review requirements including SEQRA (for property owners considering acquiring publicly owned property and/or changing the zoning of a site or area to facilitate redevelopment), and navigating the NYS BOA program. Clean Earth, Inc. Available 2pm-5pm Adviser: Averil Rance, Senior Vice President Environmental Health & Safety arance@cleanearthinc.com (215) 734-1400 x1252 Averil has more than 25 years of experience in environmental health and safety, specifically within the waste industry. Since joining Clean Earth, Inc. in 2007 Averil has lead the EH&S efforts for six Clean Earth facilities and multiple new lines of service. Averil s in-depth knowledge and experience in environmental compliance, operations, and regulatory affairs help make Clean Earth a premier provider of environmental services. Information about recycling, beneficial reuse, and disposal solutions for hazardous and non-hazardous soil; hazardous and non-hazardous waste; and dredged material through the remediation life cycle. Harris Beach Available 2pm-5pm Adviser: Robert G. Murray, Partner bmurray@harrisbeach.com 716 200 5180 Bob Murray is a partner at Harris Beach and practices in the Public Finance and Economic Development and the Environmental Law practice groups. Bob represents municipal entities, developers, local development corporations and industrial development agencies in all aspects of real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and development to encourage job creation and new investment. His practice includes counseling clients on practical and creative approaches related to strategies to acquire, remediate, and encourage new investment upon blighted and contaminated parcels of real property. Questions involving strategies to obtain title to, and te remediate and reuse, blighted and contaminated real property.
How to use brownfield programs for economic development and urban renewal projects, use of brownfield developers forums, working with developers and municipalities on all aspects of private sector and public private partnership development, including NYS financing incentives, straight lease transactions and bond transactions involving industrial development agencies. Knauf Shaw LLP Available 2pm-5pm Adviser: Linda Shaw, Partner lshaw@nyenvlaw.com 585-546-8430 Ext 105 Knauf Shaw LLP is an environmental/land use law firm focused on the facilitation of brownfield projects and associated land use and cost recovery litigation. A partner in the firm since 1998, Ms. Shaw began her legal training with New York City s Department of Sanitation and the Mayor s office. Ms. Shaw is also the owner of a certified State and City of New York woman owned business - Future Energy Development, LLC which helps building owners secure grants for energy efficiency projects such as solar farms on brownfields and landfills and combined heat and power units for the last eight years. How do the BCP tax credits work? If we are a municipality, can we earn the tax credits? If not, how do we structure deals? How do we best position site for resale using the BOA program? Langan Available 2pm-4pm Adviser: Mimi Raygorodetsky, Senior Associate/Vice President mraygorodetsky@langan.com 212 479 5400 As practice leader for the environmental group at Langan, Mimi Raygorodetsky s work involves sourcing and directing large, complex environmental remediation and redevelopment projects from the earliest stages of pre-development diligence, through the remediation/construction phase, to long-term operation and monitoring of remedial systems and engineering controls. She has a comprehensive understanding of federal, state and local regulatory programs, and uses this expertise to guide her clients through a preliminary cost benefit analysis to select the most appropriate program(s). Mimi is uniquely experienced at dovetailing brownfield stakeholder needs with technical and regulatory programmatic strategies to streamline and optimize benefits to development projects.
how to approach environmental diligence on brownfield sites site investigation the evaluation and optimization of brownfield redevelopment strategies remedial design selection; remediation implementation and construction long-term operation and monitoring of remedial systems and engineering controls best practices for managing community outreach and engagement during highly-contentious remediation projects leveraging federal, state or local environmental regulatory programs environmental risk management National Development Council Available 2pm-3pm, 4pm-5pm Adviser: Kevin Gremse, Senior Director kgremse@ndconline.org 917-559-7181 Kevin Gremse has over two decades of experience in economic development and uses his knowledge of business credit, real estate underwriting and experience with federal, state, and local economic development incentive programs to structure development transactions exceeding $700 million throughout the country. As a Senior Director at NDC, Kevin manages a team which works in over thirty eastern US municipalities, instructs many of NDC s courses and professional development programs. capital structures and financial analysis of challenging real estate transactions NDC s development services and affiliated programs Sustainable Strategies DC Available 2pm-3pm and 4pm-5pm Adviser: Matt Ward, CEO matt.ward@strategiesdc.com 202-422-2411 Matt Ward and his firm Sustainable Strategies DC help local governments and brownfield redevelopers obtain federal, state, philanthropic and other funding resources for brownfields and community revitalization. Leveraging resources for brownfields and community revitalization public-private partnerships for revitalization infrastructure strategies state and federal government advocacy
Skeo Solutions Available 2pm-5pm Advisors: Matt Robbie, Senior Planner mrobbie@skeo.com 802-825-8818 Mr. Robbie is a passionate, energetic and hard-working planning consultant. He has 15 years of experience supporting local governments and agencies in aligning cleanup and reuse at contaminated and underutilized properties. His primary expertise is site redevelopment and area-wide revitalization planning. Matt is recognized nationwide for his expertise in building strong working relationships, forging partnerships across diverse stakeholder groups, delivering innovative stakeholder engagement processes, analyzing site, market and redevelopment feasibility, and crafting sustainable strategies and action plans. In New York State, he has supported cities, villages, county and regional partners through eight (8) BOA planning initiatives, and he has delivered similar support for over 60 communities nationwide. Navigating brownfield and community revitalization projects in NYS Integrating effective community engagement approaches for brownfield site redevelopment and neighborhood revitalization. Evaluating site, market and redevelopment feasibility. Leveraging multiple funding sources for project planning and implementation