{"id":1357,"date":"2016-04-28T15:21:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T19:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gowanuscag.org\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2016-05-25T15:03:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T19:03:46","slug":"minutes-of-the-march-29-2016-meeting-of-the-gowanus-canal-community-advisory-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowanuscag.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/28\/minutes-of-the-march-29-2016-meeting-of-the-gowanus-canal-community-advisory-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Minutes of the March 29, 2016 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tuesday, March\u00a029, 2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mary Star of the Sea Senior Apartments, 41 1st Street, Carroll Gardens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Introductions and CAG Updates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was noted that 21 full and alternate members were present at the start of the meeting representing a quorum. A 4\/5 majority of those present is necessary to pass resolutions. Alternates have voting status if the members they\u2019re representing are absent, but otherwise cannot be counted toward any votes.<\/li>\n<li>Ed Tyre from Gowanus Residents Association attended and indicated the organization&#8217;s intent to re-engage membership on the CAG and attend future meetings.<\/li>\n<li>February minutes were distributed to all members with the agenda; no changes were suggested. The motion to adopt the minutes was approved with 18 in favor, 2 abstentions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">EPA Update<\/span><\/strong> <em>(Natalie Loney, Community Involvement Coordinator, EPA Region 2)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EPA is still in the process of selecting the site for the retention tanks. The decision will be announced soon but there is no exact date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Questions and Answers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: When will selection be made?<br \/>\nLoney: We don\u2019t know. There are still things that have to be resolved.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I thought EPA was going to start dredging and not wait on the tanks decision.<br \/>\nLoney: The remedy consists of multiple parts. The remedial design is still moving forward, which is the major focus of the CAG. The project is not delayed.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Once the deal is reached, does EPA plan to come and present to the CAG first or will there be a press conference? How will EPA inform the CAG?<br \/>\nLoney: We haven\u2019t finalized any press strategy. It depends on the timing but the CAG will definitely be made aware.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: When the siting decision is made, will there also be a determination as to when tanks will be built?<br \/>\nLoney: A timeline is part of the design; EPA will make the decision.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Does the announcement take place before or after legal agreement has been finalized?<br \/>\nLoney: EPA will make an announcement when a legal agreement has been reached.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Once EPA has made its decision, can there be a lawsuit if the parties are not in agreement?<br \/>\nLoney: There is a legal and technical component to this decision. Everything has to be complete when the decision is made. Just like the ROD is the final decision on the remedy, this is the final decision for the tanks location.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Is it expected that the legal language will not alter the ROD in any way?<br \/>\nLoney: The ROD dictated the remedy, including the tanks. This decision determines the location of the tanks. If you have specific legal questions you can send them to me or Brian.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Proposed Resolutions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Water Quality &amp; Technical Committee (WQ\/TC) Resolution<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposed Resolution to EPA Region 2 for a Public Comment on the CSO Tanks Decision<\/li>\n<li>Since the tanks decision could impact the ROD, the committee is calling for a 30-day public comment period as part of the process. No dissent in committee.<\/li>\n<li>The proposed resolution is included below, indicated as\u00a0Appendix A.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Questions and Answers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: If the EPA and NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)\/Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) are negotiating, what would a comment period achieve?<\/p>\n<p>WQ\/TC Member: If the decision can affect the ROD, a public comment period is allowed. In Red Hook, people said they didn\u2019t want a containment facility and EPA chose an alternative, based on the public comment period.<\/p>\n<p>Loney: Under the Superfund law, there is only one required public comment period for the ROD. However, others may be declared, if, for example, a remedy has been selected but technological advances mean that it should be altered. This is called an \u201cexplanation of significant difference.\u201d This decision does not fall in that category and there is no requirement to have a public comment period during the remedial design.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Is it common for the ROD to be changed? Weren\u2019t tank locations suggested in the ROD?<br \/>\nLoney: The siting of the tank is discussed in the ROD; the locations were not specified but suggested, which is typical. The Superfund process starts out general and gets more detailed at every juncture \u2013 the ROD is the blueprint. The resolution is requesting a comment period on the siting decision but public comment is not required at this juncture.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: If we did request it and it took place, would the comments have impact like comments in the past?<br \/>\nLoney: Under the ROD process, there are nine\u00a0criteria that EPA uses to evaluate a remedy, and community acceptance is one. We\u2019ve looked at all nine criteria and this remedy has met all of them. Now there is no mechanism to evaluate it \u2013 we\u2019ve already gone through the process of selecting the remedy and getting community acceptance.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Friends of Thomas Greene Park support this resolution. We\u2019ve been advocating for temporary and permanent replacement facilities. There have been closed-door negotiations and we would like to ensure that our concerns are taken into consideration.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I am opposed to the pre-amble language, it seems belligerent.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: The time period is short enough that it doesn\u2019t affect this process. Is there any way to know the impact of the public comments? If it hasn\u2019t been done before, is there a possibility that this will have no impact?<br \/>\nLoney: There is no mechanism; we\u2019ve already gone through the process of community acceptance. I don\u2019t know how the comments would be folded into the decision.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I\u2019d like to add that the community has changed significantly and is also a very large and diverse community. It\u2019s like taking the temperature \u2013 the cleanup affects so many of us.<br \/>\nLoney: I am not trying to dissuade you but this is uncharted territory.<\/p>\n<p>WQ\/TC Member: The advantage is that it would become part of the public record of how EPA conducts this process.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: The siting of the tanks has been controversial, so it\u2019s worth having a public discussion about it.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: This resolution is vague. It assumes that there might be or will be some changes to the ROD. What if there is no change to the ROD?<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I\u2019d like to introduce an amendment: strike the first paragraph and let the second paragraph stand as the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>WQ\/TC Member: We\u2019ve submitted recent text that is more concise.<\/p>\n<p>WQ\/TC Member: [Reads revised text] I\u2019d like to make an amendment that we change the preamble to the text I read.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I would have to ask for postponement to bring it back to Friends of Thomas Greene Park. If we\u2019re going to amend the resolution, we should include both tank sites, not just the northern one.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Let\u2019s strike preamble and vote on second paragraph rather than postpone.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Sarno, CAG Facilitator: If a founding organization asks to postpone, we\u2019ll postpone. That is a provision in the charter: a founding organization has the right to ask for a postponement of 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Let\u2019s withdraw that amendment and go back to just approving the second paragraph.<\/p>\n<p>WQ\/TC Member: We accept friendly amendment to strike preamble and vote on the second paragraph.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The resolution as amended was approved with 18 in favor, one opposed, and 2 abstentions.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Land Use Committee (LUC) Resolution<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The committee met on March 1\u00a0and decided to make a statement on siting of tanks and transparency of the process. The goal is for eminent domain to not be part of the process. We want to encourage cooperation between Alloy, DEP and DPR.<\/li>\n<li>The proposed resolution is included\u00a0below, indicated as\u00a0Appendix B.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Questions and Answers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: The Water Quality Committee resolution indicates lack of trust. This is an improvement because it asks all agencies to make an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Number 5 and 6 are not EPA\u2019s job. It\u2019s up to the city to make good on the park that they put on a contaminated site in the first place. I would ask that we remove EPA from number 5 and 6.<\/p>\n<p>LUC Member: We\u2019re just urging the EPA \u2013 this is our opinion.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: In number 5 \u2013 I assume you mean both temporary and permanent loss of community resources \u2013 this needs clarification. I would drop EPA from number 6 because the park is a city facility.<\/p>\n<p>LUC Member: We\u2019re trying to set the groundwork, whatever they agree to, that allows this to happen. We don\u2019t want them to decide on something that prevents 5 and 6.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I ask to include an item about community facilities and amenities. Whatever decision comes into play should not impose on additional aquatic habitat. The Lightstone video shows people fishing and doing a lot of recreation; aquatic habitat needs to be protected.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I don\u2019t understand number 2. What\u2019s being installed? What\u2019s been installed already?<\/p>\n<p>LUC Member: Whenever this retention tank is put in, and that may happen after some of this work is done, should not affect other remedies and dredging that happen first.<\/p>\n<p>Loney: You don\u2019t want the installation of the tank to negatively impact the work that has already been done in the Canal.<\/p>\n<p>LUC Member: With regard to the proposed amendment [aquatic habitat], we did not discuss that in committee, so I will ask for a 30-day postponement.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: We discussed this item online and I asked that this item be included.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Assuming there\u2019s a possibility that the best solution for the tank site might require the use of eminent domain and remembering this is purely advisory, I\u2019m not sure I\u2019d want to tie the city\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: The use of eminent domain here is problematic with respect to the timeline, not the public purpose.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: The word \u201curges\u201d in number 5 is great but the word \u201cguarantee\u201d is problematic.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: If you add \u201cwith DPR or National Grid and other responsible parties\u201d in number 5, that would be great. Regarding number 2 \u2013 we might want to strike that because we\u2019re not sure what we\u2019re actually talking about.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: [reads suggested revised text for #2]<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Walter Mugdan (of EPA) said that if the city was not done with the head tank in time, they would clean up whatever they messed up, if the dredging was done.<\/p>\n<p>LUC Member: We don\u2019t want them to have to do that.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Sarno: If you want to include the aquatic habitat issue, there is a request to ask for postponement, does the CAG want to hold up the entire resolution or deal with that separately?<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I don\u2019t understand the objection to allowing that item. I think that\u2019s a vital part here and impacts the decision on the holding tanks.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I don\u2019t think the aquatic habitat is a time-sensitive issue. A decision between DEP\/Alloy etc., will be made in the next month and this resolution covers most of what we discussed. This topic deserves discussion at the committee level; it will not have significant impact if it\u2019s not included.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I agree. In this case, for the motion without the aquatic habitat, it is a big deal to wait 30 days because we don\u2019t know when EPA is going to reach that decision. It\u2019s not going to get lost; the next Land Use meeting is April 5th. This motion should be passed.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Aquatic habitat might be better suited for a Water Quality Committee resolution as opposed to Land Use. I would support a separate resolution for next month.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: It\u2019s land taking over aquatic habitat so it pertains to Water Quality and Land Use.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Could the engineering of the tank siting add land or take land? If it can, then it should be in here.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: The engineering could be such that we substantially step into the water. A resolution that we do not step into the water should be one of the design criteria.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: It\u2019s an important topic but it needs to be clarified. The motion is time sensitive.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Nothing is going to be engineered in the next 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Numbers 5 and 6 urge \u201cresponsible parties\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Doug Sarno: Be aware that \u201cresponsible parties\u201d has very specific definition under Superfund.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: What\u2019s wrong with \u201call relevant parties\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>LUC Member: Add Parks and National Grid.<\/p>\n<p>LUC Member: Instead of \u201cdevelop solution,\u201d let\u2019s say \u201creach an agreement.\u201d If EPA and DEP can reach an agreement, that allows DPR and National Grid to design and build a community resource.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: EPA is not going to be telling DPR and National Grid what to do, right?<br \/>\nLoney: EPA will not be involved in the design of the pool and reconstruction of the park. Our involvement is really only in the areas that will involve the remedy, i.e., to ensure that any pool design will not impact the remedy.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Walter Mugdan and Brian Carr (EPA attorney) said EPA would add language to ensure that.<\/p>\n<p>LUC Member: I\u2019m going to try different language: \u201cDoes not interrupt the continuous use&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: \u2026either onsite or in a temporary facility.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: It\u2019s very different to say \u201cguarantees no interruption\u201d than to say \u201cno loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dan Wiley (representing Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez): Walter Mugdan said that EPA can compel the city to provide the interim pool before it gets taken away.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: It needs to say DPR and National Grid.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: The city of New York is responsible for putting in the replacement pool.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: DPR should be listed as the responsible agency.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I would suggest the City because we don\u2019t know what other agencies will get involved.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: We can\u2019t include private property owners in statements like #1 because we can\u2019t hold them responsible. There should be absolute transparency and openness with all documents.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Should we take out \u201cowners of private property?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Yes.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I will withdraw my eminent domain concerns if we can get to a vote on the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>LUC Member: The resolution as amended was read.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The resolution as amended was approved with 18 in favor, none opposed, and 2 abstentions.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Committee Reports<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Land Use<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next Land Use meeting is April 5th at the Gowanus Canal Conservancy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Water Quality\/Technical<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next Water Quality\/Technical meeting is April 4th at Mary Star of the Sea Apartments.<\/p>\n<p>Water Quality wants to bring a resolution about the coal-tar site and holding-tank impacts on the community. WQ\/T would like to advertise through school systems that local children should go to summer camp through the Fresh Air Fund for the entire period of holding-tank installation. This might motivate the city to complete the tanks faster and implement more extensive measures like providing children Metrocards to attend other schools.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: \u00a0\u00a0 Health does not come under Water Quality\/Technical Committee in the charter.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Archaeology<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Archaeology will reconvene when they figure out where they\u2019re going with Section 106.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Wiley: The Union Street Bridge needs to be replaced. CB6 was going to have a meeting about it. It hasn\u2019t been rescheduled but might be relevant.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: DOT was supposed to come in March but their presentation was not ready. They will most likely come in April.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Outreach<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Outreach Committee discussed communication strategy for the CAG in their meeting. All minutes through September have been posted to the site. Once the resolutions discussed tonight are finalized, they can be sent to Outreach. The CAG should not wait until they\u2019re sent to EPA before we post.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: Did you post the full CAG application on the website?<\/p>\n<p>Committee Member: We need to purchase a plug-in for the form. In the meantime, we could put a PDF of the application on the website.<\/p>\n<p>All third-party articles have been removed from the website. There was a lot of discussion as to whether we should post third-party articles, which would probably require redesigning the site due to the limitations of WordPress. We talked about including an RSS feed on the site and limiting it by Google search terms.<\/p>\n<p>We discussed resurrecting the CAG Google Group which would help facilitate communication and emails. We also discussed creating a quarterly CAG newsletter. We would need access to the larger CAG list (~400 people). George Fiala and Natalie could be involved in that.<\/p>\n<p>Outreach will come back to the CAG in May with a draft set of proposals for improved communication.<\/p>\n<p>CAG Member: I suggest that every CAG organization provide their URL or email address and we put it on the website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Other Business<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ben Jones, a local business owner, board chair of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, and member of the district\u2019s participatory budgeting and environmental committee applied for CAG membership. After discussion with the CAG, his membership was approved; Ben will join the Admin Committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Announcements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Loney: April is Earth Month and the interest in the Gowanus Canal always peaks around April so be prepared to respond very effectively to communications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Summary of Actions\/Motions<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>February minutes accepted without changes.<\/li>\n<li>Water Quality\/Technical Committee resolution amended and approved<\/li>\n<li>Land Use Committee resolution amended and approved<\/li>\n<li>Ben Jones&#8217;s CAG membership application accepted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Meeting Participants<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>CAG Members (24)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jerry Armer<br \/>\nSabine Aronowsky<br \/>\nDave Briggs<br \/>\nDiane Buxbaum<br \/>\nMichelle de la Uz<br \/>\nLucy DeCarlo<br \/>\nSean Dixon (alternate Jeremy Chesson)<br \/>\nMarlene Donnelly<br \/>\nGeorge Fiala<br \/>\nRafael Gomez de Luna<br \/>\nBen Jones<br \/>\nKatia Kelly<br \/>\nLinda Mariano<br \/>\nEric McClure<br \/>\nJohn McGettrick (alternate Stephen Kondaks)<br \/>\nDavid Meade<br \/>\nRita Miller<br \/>\nLizzie Olesker<br \/>\nAndrea Parker<br \/>\nTriada Samaras<br \/>\nBuddy Scotto<br \/>\nMark Shames<br \/>\nErica Stoltz<br \/>\nEd Tyre<\/p>\n<p><strong>Others Present<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Doug Sarno, Facilitator<br \/>\nNatalie Loney, EPA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>APPENDIX A.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality\/Technical Committee Resolution<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Proposed Resolution to the EPA Region 2 for a Public Comment Period on the CSO Tanks Decision<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Final revised text 3-16-16:<\/p>\n<p><em>At the January 2016 General CAG meeting, the representative from EPA Region 2, Walter Mugdan, presented information on proposed design measures for the in-line sewage tank which is to manage discharges from DEP CSO Outfall RH-034. Mr. Mugdan also affirmed that the EPA will be incorporating the cleanup of the upland contamination form the Fulton Municipal Works Manufactured Gas Plant located in Thomas Greene Park into its actions. Mr. Mugdan&#8217;s presentation indicated that impending EPA decisions on tank-siting locations may significantly impact the timeframe and remediation goals for the Canal, key aspects of this Superfund cleanup which have long been held as top priorities by the community and the CAG (namely, clean up the site \u2013 and upland sources of contamination \u2013 as quickly and as thoroughly as possible).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The CAG believes that pending EPA actions (and subsequent action or inaction by New York City) may, in effect, change the Record of Decision. Therefore, given that such a change warrants an official Public Comment Period, the CAG hereby resolves and requests that the EPA include a Public Comment Period as part of any CSO tank agreements made with New York City, and for any impending actions effecting upland Fulton MGP site remediation plans.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>APPENDIX B.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Gowanus Canal\u00a0CAG\u00a0Land Use Committee Resolution<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Draft Resolution on the Proposed Siting of the Retention Tank, Head House,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>and Related Facilities at the North End of the Gowanus Canal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whereas the United States Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] are currently discussing the siting of a retention tank, head house, and related facilities [the Facilities] at one or more of the following properties: 234 Butler Street, 242 Nevins Street, the Thomas Greene Park, or other directly adjacent properties [the Properties];<\/p>\n<p>Whereas the siting and installation of the Facilities are directly impacted by the planned coal tar remediation of the former site of the Fulton Manufactured Gas Plant;<\/p>\n<p>Whereas the proposed solutions presented by the EPA and DEP to date contemplate a timeline of four to ten years to complete the construction of the Facilities, depending on their location and possible acquisition of private property; and<\/p>\n<p>Whereas the coal tar remediation and location of the Facilities will potentially displace a vital community resource currently provided at the Thomas Greene Park for an undetermined length of time; now, therefore, be it Resolved, that the EPA Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group [CAG]:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>urges the EPA and the DEP to undertake a transparent process in the ongoing discussions with owners of private property prior to reaching an agreement so that the CAG may understand the mitigating factors affecting a final agreement;<\/li>\n<li>urges the EPA and DEP to reach an agreement that does not compromise any remedies to the combined sewer overflows and coal tar contamination that have been installed prior to the coal tar remediation and installation of the Facilities;<\/li>\n<li>urges the EPA and DEP to reach an agreement that adheres as close as possible to the schedule proposed in the EPA&#8217;s Record of Decision;<\/li>\n<li>urges the EPA and DEP to reach an agreement that does not require acquiring privately- owned land by exercise of the power of eminent domain in New York State;<\/li>\n<li>urges the EPA and DEP to develop a solution that guarantees no loss of the vital community resource at the Thomas Greene Playground and Pool by constructing a temporary facility that is acceptable to the community and is operational before remediation and construction of the Facilities; and<\/li>\n<li>urges the EPA and DEP to include the planning, design, and development of a year-round community resource that, at the minimum, meets the programming, active, and passive recreational activities currently provided at the Thomas Greene Playground and Pool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Prepared by David Briggs, Land Use Committee Chair, March 21, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting Tuesday, March\u00a029, 2016 Mary Star of the Sea Senior Apartments, 41 1st Street, Carroll Gardens Introductions and CAG Updates It was noted that 21&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/gowanuscag.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/28\/minutes-of-the-march-29-2016-meeting-of-the-gowanus-canal-community-advisory-group\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read Minutes of the March 29, 2016 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,12,7],"tags":[82,31,83,84,29,25],"class_list":["post-1357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-epa-updates","category-frontpage","category-general-meetings","tag-epa","tag-gowanus-cag","tag-gowanus-canal","tag-meeting","tag-resolution","tag-retention-tanks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Minutes of the March 29, 2016 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group - Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gowanuscag.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/28\/minutes-of-the-march-29-2016-meeting-of-the-gowanus-canal-community-advisory-group\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Minutes of the March 29, 2016 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group - Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting Tuesday, March\u00a029, 2016 Mary Star of the Sea Senior Apartments, 41 1st Street, Carroll Gardens Introductions and CAG Updates It was noted that 21... 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