What's happening
This bill revises the legal descriptions of parkland parcels in Albany that may be removed from park use and dedicated as parkland.
Why it matters
Clarifies precise boundaries for parkland removal. By updating the exact legal descriptions (metes and bounds) of parcels in Albany, the bill establishes clear, unambiguous boundaries for the land that can be removed from park use, which reduces the risk of future legal disputes and ensures all parties know exactly what land is affected.
Potential impact on community access to green space. The revised parcel descriptions directly affect which parkland areas may be lost or retained, potentially influencing neighborhood access to recreational spaces, environmental quality, and the character of the local area.
Facilitates city planning and development decisions. With updated and more detailed parcel information, city officials, developers, and planners can make informed decisions about land use, infrastructure projects, or public/private development that might take place on or near these parcels.
Ensures compliance with state parkland alienation requirements. The bill’s technical amendments help Albany comply with New York State’s strict rules governing the conversion or “alienation” of parkland, safeguarding the process against procedural errors that could delay projects or expose the city to lawsuits.
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Update Albany Park Boundaries
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- Substituted by A7634A
- Ordered to third reading cal.1161
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 5616a
- Amend (t) and recommit to local government
- Referred to local government
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Update Albany Park Boundaries
Signed by Governor · Sponsor John T. McDonald III
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5616--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 9, 2019
Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend chapter 450 of the laws of 2018, authorizing the city of Albany to alienate certain lands used as parkland and to dedicate certain other lands as parklands, in relation to revising the metes and bounds of the parkland property to be alienated
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 450 of the laws of 2018, authorizing the city of Albany to alienate certain lands used as parkland and to dedicate certain other lands as parklands, is amended to read as follows:
§ 3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discontinued as parklands are described as follows: ALL that certain piece or parcel of land located in the City of Albany, County of Albany, State of New York and being more particularly bounded and described as follows: Parcel 1 Commencing at a point on the westerly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at its intersection with the southerly street boundary of Park Avenue and running along the said westerly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard a distance of 235± feet to the point of beginning of the herein described Parkland Alienation Parcel 1; thence continuing along said westerly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard the following two (2) courses and distances:
1. South 24°31'32" West, a distance of 9.53 feet to a point of curvature; and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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2. along a curve to the left having a radius of 308.00 feet, an arc length of 47.87 feet and a chord of South 20°04'22" West, a distance of 47.82 feet to a point; Thence running through lands now or formerly of the City of Albany, Tax Parcel 76.10-1-3, the following sixteen (16) courses and distances:
1. North 84°48'55" West, a distance of 68.00 feet to a point;
2. South 05°11'05" West, a distance of 40.76 feet to a point;
3. South 53°21'58" West, a distance of 17.83 feet to a point;
4. South 63°54'14" West, a distance of 16.84 feet to a point;
5. South 70°11'06" West, a distance of 139.34 feet to a point of curvature;
6. along a curve to the right having a radius of 328.96 feet, an arc length of 84.34 feet and a chord of North 42°37'38" West, a distance of 84.11 feet to a point;
7. North 35°16'56" West, a distance of 54.59 feet to a point;
8. North 05°11'03" East, a distance of 109.30 feet to a point;
9. North 39°02'50" West, a distance of 575.64 feet to a point;
10. North 50°57'31" East, a distance of 80.00 feet to a point;
11. South 39°02'50" East, a distance of 579.49 feet to a point;
12. South 84°48'57" East, a distance of 179.54 feet to a point;
13. North 50°05'39" East, a distance of 28.88 feet to a point;
14. South 39°54'21" East, a distance of 57.00 feet to a point;
15. South 50°05'39" West, a distance of 21.49 feet to a point; and
16. South 39°54'21" East, a distance of 70.63 feet to the point or place of beginning. Containing 109,051 square feet or 2.50 acres of land, more or less. Subject to all rights, easements, covenants or restrictions of record. Subject to any statement of facts that an up to date abstract of title would disclose.
Parcel 1A-2019
Commencing at a point on the westerly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at its intersection with the southerly street boundary of Park Avenue and running along the said westerly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard a distance of 235± feet to the point of beginning of Parkland Alienation Parcel 1-2018; thence continuing along said westerly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard the following two (2) courses and distances:
1. South 24°31'32" West, a distance of 9.53 feet to a point of curvature; and
2. along a curve to the left having a radius of 308.00 feet, an arc length of 47.87 feet and a chord of South 20°04' 22" West, a distance of 47.82 feet to a point; thence running through lands now or formerly of the City of Albany, Tax Parcel 76.10-1-3, the following four (4) courses and distances:
1. North 84°48'55" West, a distance of 68.00 feet to a point; thence
2. South 05°11'05" West, a distance of 40.76 feet to a point; thence
3. South 53°21'58" West, a distance of 17.83 feet to a point; and
4. South 63°54'14" West, a distance of 11.29 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of Parcel 1A-2019;
Thence running through lands now or formerly of the City of Albany, Tax Parcel 76.10-1-3 from said Point of Beginning the following thirteen (13) courses and distances:
1. South 16°26'04" East, a distance of 80.27 feet to a point; thence
2. North 84°34'57" West, a distance of 169.18 feet to a point; thence
3. North 80°13'24" West, a distance of 43.33 feet to a point; thence
4. North 49°52'12" West, a distance of 62.43 feet to a point; thence
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5. North 22°02'21" West, a distance of 52.28 feet to a point; thence
6. North 36°57'46" West, a distance of 27.78 feet to a point; thence
7. North 46°25'00" East, a distance of 33.06 feet to a point; thence
8. South 84°42'13" East, a distance of 25.96 feet to a point; thence
9. South 05°11'03" West, a distance of 20.94 feet to a point; thence
10. South 35°16'56" East, a distance of 54.59 feet to a point of curvature; thence
11. Along a curve to the left having a Radius of 328.96 feet, a length of 84.34 feet and a chord of South 42°37'38" East, a distance of 84.11 feet to a point; thence
12. North 70°11'06" East, a distance of 139.34 feet to a point; and
13. North 63°54'14" East, a distance of 5.55 feet to the point of beginning. Parcel 1B-2019 Commencing at the easterly end of course number 8 above; thence running North 05°11'03" East through lands now or formerly of the City of Albany, Tax Parcel 76.10-1-3, a distance of 71.54 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of Parcel 1B-2019;
Thence running through lands now or formerly of the City of Albany, Tax Parcel 76.10-1-3 from said Point of Beginning the following eleven (11) courses and distances:
1. North 79°46'31" West, a distance of 34.82 feet to a point; thence
2. North 71°43'00" West, a distance of 27.08 feet to a point; thence
3. North 54°17'59" West, a distance of 25.52 feet to a point; thence
4. North 44°42'20" West, a distance of 40.46 feet to a point; thence
5. North 41°36'54" West, a distance of 42.80 feet to a point; thence
6. North 39°49'38" West, a distance of 44.83 feet to a point; thence
7. North 35°13'26" West, a distance of 96.34 feet to a point; thence
8. North 35°32'30" West, a distance of 44.73 feet to a point; thence
9. North 51°44'19" East, a distance of 53.15 feet to a point; thence
10. South 39°02'50" East, a distance of 329.64 feet to a point; and
11. South 05°11'03" West, a distance of 16.83 feet to the point of beginning. Both parcels containing a total of 0.75 acres of land more or less. Parcel 2A-2019 Commencing at a point on the westerly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at its intersection with the southerly street boundary of Park Avenue and running along the said westerly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard a distance of 235± feet to the point of beginning of Parkland Alienation Parcel 1-2018; thence continuing along said westerly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard the following two (2) courses and distances:
1. South 24°31'32" West, a distance of 9.53 feet to a point of curvature; and
2. along a curve to the left having a radius of 308.00 feet, an arc length of 47.87 feet and a chord of South 20°04'22" West, a distance of 47.82 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of Parcel 2A-2019;
Thence running along the said westerly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from said Point of Beginning the following seven (7) courses and distances:
1. South 13°04'38" West, a distance of 27.33 feet to a point; thence
2. South 07°59'28" West, a distance of 27.33 feet to a point; thence
3. South 05°26'52" West, a distance of 35.04 feet to a point; thence
4. South 05°26'52" West, a distance of 41.82 feet to a point; thence
5. South 05°26'52" West, a distance of 91.72 feet to a point; thence
6. South 06°16'57" West, a distance of 36.63 feet to a point; and
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7. South 07°22'28" West, a distance of 10.80 feet to a point; thence turning and running through lands now or formerly of the City of Albany, Tax Parcel 76.10-1-3, the following five (5) courses and distances:
1. North 16°26'04" West, a distance of 227.88 feet to a point; thence
2. North 63°54'14" East, a distance of 11.29 feet to a point; thence
3. North 53°21'58" East, a distance of 17.38 feet to a point; thence
4. North 05°11'05" East, a distance of 40.76 feet to a point; and
5. South 84°48'55" East, a distance of 68.00 feet to the point of beginning. Parcel 2B-2019 Commencing at a point on the easterly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at its intersection with the northerly street boundary of Morton Avenue and running along the said northerly street boundary of Morton Avenue a distance of 624± feet to the point of beginning of Parkland Alienation Parcel 2B-2018; thence South 70°59'48" East continuing along said northerly street boundary of Morton Avenue, a distance of 50.00 feet; thence turning and running through lands now or formerly of the City of Albany, Tax Parcel 76.10-1-3 from said Point of Beginning the following four (4) courses and distances:
1. North 19°00'12" East, a distance of 77.67 feet to a point; thence
2. North 50°48'41" West, a distance of 273.01 feet to a point; thence
3. North 16°26'04" West, a distance of 391.83 feet to a point; and
4. North 16°26'04" West, a distance of 188.78 feet to a point on the easterly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; thence continuing along said easterly street boundary of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard the following three (3) courses and distances:
1. South 09°45'16" West, a distance of 26.86 feet to a point; thence
2. South 12°18'59" West, a distance of 50.52 feet to a point; and
3. South 15°50'09" West, a distance of 25.93 feet to a point; thence turning and running through lands now or formerly of the City of Albany, Tax Parcel 76.10-1-3 the following four (4) courses and distances:
1. South 16°26'04" East, a distance of 98.46 feet to a point; thence
2. South 16°26'04" East, a distance of 407.29 feet to a point;
3. South 50°48'41" East, a distance of 253.58 feet to a point; and
4. South 19°00'12" West, a distance of 42.78 feet to the point of beginning. Both parcels containing a total of 1.29 acres of land more or less.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force on and after December 21, 2018.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 450 of the laws of 2018, authorizing the city of Albany to alienate certain lands used as park- land and to dedicate certain other lands as parklands, in relation to revising the metes and bounds of the parkland property to be alienated
Purpose
To alienate a portion of Lincoln Park to allow for the construction and maintenance of a new underground pipe through Lincoln Park to Morton Avenue. These lands in conjunction with the lands previously alienated for the construction of the screening and disinfection facility will define the limits of total park lands which need to be alienated for the Project.
Under the legislation, consistent with other requirements of law, the city of Albany will dedicate an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or capital improvements to existing park and recre- ational facilities.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 authorizes the City of Albany to alienate the parkland for the purpose of the provision of underground piping through Lincoln Park in connection with the disinfection and floatables control project, and associated infrastructure, also known as the Beaver Creek Clean River Project (screening and disinfection satellite treatment facility).
Section 2 requires the city of Albany to dedicate an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or capital improvements to existing park and recreational facilities.
Section 3 describes the relevant parkland and specifies acreage and borders.
Section 4 requires the city of Albany, if it received any funding support or assistance from the federal government for the purchase, maintenance or improvement of the parklands set forth in section three of this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parkland author- ized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the city of Albany has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the alienation or conversion of such parklands, including satisfying the secretary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with all conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value and usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
Section 5 provides that the act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
This bill makes technical corrections to the metes and bounds in Chapter 450 of 2018.
Prior legislative history
Chapter amendment to Chapter 450 of 2018.
Fiscal implications
No cost to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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