CITY OF RENSSELAER

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

BUILDING & ZONING

CITY HALL, 62 WASHINGTON STREET

RENSSELAER, NEW YORK 12144-2696

Planning (518)-462-4839

 

City of Rensselaer Planning Commission

Regular Meeting

Monday– September 8th, 2025 – 6:30 PM

 

AGENDA

 

Please note that this meeting will take place in the CITY HALL at 62 Washington Street

 

 

1. Call to Order

2. Quorum Determination

3. Communication

4. Old Business

5. New Business

6. Next Meeting

7. Adjournment

 

                                                                  

Communication:

Tom Hulihan, Director of Planning and Development

 

• Planning Department Project Funding Success Stories  

• Clean Mobility Transition Plan- the city is working with LaBella on report finalization and the upcoming grant application for implementation.

• Grant Applications Underway (Vacant Rental Property Program, Downtown Revitalization Initiative)

• Grant Applications Submitted: (Restore, WQIP Vac Truck, Hollow Trail Recreational Trails Grant, Brownfield Pre-Development Funding, NY Main Street Anchor Project, Inland Flooding & Local Revitalization Implementation Program, NYS Archives 2025 Grant, NYSOPR-MPR Grant)

• Grant Applications Awarded: OSHA Training ($12,605), Farmers Market Resiliency Grant ($50,000); Brownfield Assessment Grant (300,000) & County-Wide Shared Services Initiative Forbes Ave Infrastructure ($1,000,000,000)

• Planning and Zoning Training-upcoming sessions

• Other Updates

 

Old Business:

 

• Draft Minutes – Planning Commission Minutes – August 11th, 2025 Review/Approval

 

• 227 Riverside- Matt Polsinello is seeking a Site Plan Amendment for a proposed additional 6,000 square feet to an existing building. (public hearing to occur prior to review)

 

• 101 New Broadway- Marx Properties Inc. is seeking Final Site Plan Review, Subdivision Review for DeLaet’s Landing Phase 2B.  

 

 

 

 

New Business: 

 

1. Aiken- Carson Power, LLC is seeking Site Plan Review and a Special Use Permit for a Tier II Battery Energy Storage System (public hearing to occur prior to review).

 

Next Meeting:  Monday, October 20th, 2025, @ 6:30 PM, City Hall-1st Floor Conference Room. Applications due September 23rd, 2025. Incomplete applications will not be placed on the agenda