Roswell Park Clinical Sciences Center Final EIS

CLINICAL SCIENCE CENTER PROJECT
Final Environmental Impact Statement
July 2012
ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICAL SCIENCE CENTER PROJECT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW (SEQR) NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Date: Lead Agency Name: Lead Agency Address: Project Title: Project Address: SEQR Status: Review Type: Contact: Address:
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July 20, 2012 Roswell Park Cancer Institute Elm and Carlton Streets Buffalo, NY 14263 Clinical Science Center Project Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue Buffalo, NY 14263 Type I Action 6 N.Y.C.R.R. 617.4(b)(6)(v) Coordinated Review Elizabeth Cheteny, Project Coordinator Roswell Park Cancer Institute 99 High Street Buffalo, NY 14263 elizabeth.cheteny@roswellpark.org (716) 845-8820 (716) 845-3430
This notice is issued pursuant to Part 617 of the implementing regulations (State Environmental Quality Review) pertaining to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law. A Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Clinical Science Center (CSC) project has been completed and accepted by the SEQR lead agency, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI). Project Description: RPCI plans to construct an 11-story, 142,000 gsf Clinical Science Center on a 0.3acre site next to its existing Main Hospital to enhance its cancer care and treatment facilities for patients, add screening services for the community, and meet the needs of medical staff. The proposed project will be home to new patient screening space, outpatient clinics, team diagnostic space, and additional clinical administrative spaces. DEIS: The FEIS may be downloaded at: www.scribd.com/RoswellPark. Paper copies may be viewed at the Edwin A. Mirand Library on the 3rd floor of the Research Studies Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY.
Clinical Sciences Center FEIS
Project Team Directory
ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE

Elm and Carlton Streets Buffalo, NY 14263 (716) 845-2300 www.roswellpark.org
Brian Braun, Executive Director for Clinical Projects Elizabeth Cheteny, Project Coordinator James Constantin, Director of Planning Craig Coyne, Facilities Planner Candace Johnson, PhD, Deputy Director of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Raymond Jones, Director of Utilities Peter Karp, Consulting Architect Maureen Kelley, Chief Nursing Officer Mary Kenefick, Director of Housekeeping Beth Smith, M.D., Consulting Physician David Newman, Director of Capital Projects David Klemenz, Director of Engineering and Maintenance Gregory McDonald, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Office Anthony Putrelo, Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management Donald Trump, M.D., President and Chief Operating Officer Michael Sexton, Chief Operations Officers and General Counsel Brian Springer, Executive Vice President David Tabor, Assistant Vice President for Fiscal Administration John Wokasien, Consulting Engineer Steven Wright, Vice President for Facilities Management Joyce Yasko, M.D., Chief Clinical Operating Officer
FXFOWLE
22 West 19th Street New York, NY USA 10011 (212) 627-1700 newyork@fxfowle.com
ZAXIS ARCHITECTURAL
4245 Union Road, Suite 210 Buffalo, NY 14225 (716) 923-0133 zaxispc.com
WATTS ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING, P.C.

95 Perry Street, Suite 300 Buffalo, New York 14203 (716) 206-5100 www.watts-ae.com
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Project Team Directory Executive Summary Chapter 1: Project Description A. Introduction B. Roswell Park Cancer Institute C. Project Purpose and Need D. Project Planning and Design Considerations E. Project Site F. Building Program G. State Environmental Quality Review H. Permits and Approvals.. I. Framework for Analysis Chapter 2: Land Use and Public Policy A. Introduction B. Development History C. Existing Conditions D. The Future without the Proposed Project E. Probable Impacts of the Proposed Project Chapter 3: Community Facilities and Services A. Introduction and Methodology B. Existing Conditions C. The Future without the Proposed Project D. The Future with the Proposed Project Chapter 4: Historic and Archaeological Resources A. Introduction and Methodology B. Background History C. Existing Conditions D. The Future without the Proposed Project E. The Future with the Proposed Project Chapter 5: Socioeconomic Conditions A. Introduction B. Existing Conditions C. The Future without the Proposed Project D. The Future with the Proposed Project 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-5 1-5 1-10 1-11 1-11 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-7 2-7 3-1 3-1 3-5 3-5 4-1 4-1 4-3 4-4 4-4 5-1 5-1 5-1 5-1
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Chapter 6: Urban Design and Visual Resources A. Introduction B. Existing Conditions C. The Future without the Proposed Project D. The Future with the Proposed Project Chapter 7: Hazardous Materials A. Introduction and Methodology B. Existing Conditions C. The Future without the Proposed Project D. The Future with the Proposed Project Chapter 8: Water and Sewer Infrastructure A. Introduction B. Existing Conditions C. The Future without the Proposed Project D. The Future with the Proposed Project Chapter 9: Solid Waste and Sanitation Services A. Introduction B. Existing Conditions C. The Future without the Proposed Project D. The Future with the Proposed Project Chapter 10: Energy A. Introduction B. Existing Conditions C. The Future without the Proposed Project D. The Future with the Proposed Project Chapter 11: Transportation and Parking A. Introduction B. Vehicular Traffic C. Parking D. Transit and Pedestrians Chapter 12: Air Quality A. Overview B. Existing Conditions C. The Future without the Proposed Project D. The Future with the Proposed Project Chapter 13: Noise A. Overview B. Screening Analysis
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Chapter 14: Neighborhood Character A. Introduction B. Existing Conditions C. The Future without the Proposed Project D. The Future with the Proposed Project Chapter 15: Construction A. Introduction B. Construction Process C. General Construction Practices D. Probable Construction Period Impacts Chapter 16: Mitigation Chapter 17: Alternatives A. Introduction B. Alternatives Considered C. Impact Comparison Chapter 18: Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources Chapter 19: Unavoidable Adverse Impacts A. Short-term Unavoidable Impacts B. Long-term Unavoidable Impacts Chapter 20: Growth Inducing Aspects of the Proposed Project A. Introduction B. Evaluation Chapter 21: Comment and Response on the DEIS A. Introduction B. Organizations and Individuals Commenting on the DEIS C. Comments and Responses on the DEIS
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Appendix 1. Notice of Intent to Serve as Lead Agency 2. Full Environmental Assessment Form, Part 1 3. List of Involved Agencies 4. Letter Assuming Lead Agency Status 5. DEIS Scope of Work 6. Positive Declaration and Notice of Intent to Prepare DEIS and Public Scoping Meeting 7. List of Involved and Interested Agencies and Other Parties 8. Notice of DEIS Completion and Public Hearing 9. Correspondence from NYSDEC
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LIST OF FIGURES
Fig. # ES-1 ES-2 ES-3 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-9 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-7 6-8 6-9 6-10 Title RPCI Outpatient Visits Clinical Sciences Center, South Elevation Clinical Sciences Center, Street Level Rendering RPCI Outpatient Visits, 2000-2020 Exterior Precedents Campus Building Heights Project Location Map CSC South Elevation Rendering CSC Chemo Infusion Space and View CSC Ground Floor Plan CSC Aerial Perspective CSC Street Level Rendering Project Site Aerial Photograph Roswell Park Cancer Institute Campus Generalized Land Use in the Study Area Study Area Zoning Project Site, View North from Roswell Parking Garage Project Site, View West from Michigan Avenue St. John Tower, View Southwest from RPCI Parking Garage RPCI Campus Building Heights Buffalo General Medical Center Complex, View Southwest The Fruitbelt Kaminski Park, View Northwest from Elm and Carlton Streets RPCI Main Hospital, View North Clinical Sciences Center Project, View Northwest from Michigan Avenue Rendering of Chemo Infusion Space and View Page # ES-1 ES-2 ES-3 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-9 1-10 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-7 6-8
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LIST OF TABLES
Table # ES-1 1-1 3-1 7-1 11-1 13-1 Title Clinical Sciences Center Anticipated Space Allocation Clinical Sciences Center Anticipated Space Allocation RPCI Division of Public Safety Responsibilities and Services Former Study Area Businesses of Potential Environmental Concern Clinical Sciences Center Trip Generation Building Noise Reduction Factors Page # ES-3 1-7 3-3 7-4 11-3 13-2
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Executive Summary
A. INTRODUCTION
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) proposes to develop and operate a 142,000 gross-square-foot (gsf) Clinical Sciences Center (CSC) adjacent to the Roswell Park Main Hospital at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue in the City of Buffalo, NY.
B. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT

RPCI is a public hospital and medical research and teaching center in Buffalo, New York owned and operated by the State of New York. Founded as a private medical institution in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park, it was the first institute in the world to focus solely on cancer treatment and research. At this point in its ongoing development as a comprehensive cancer center, RPCI must expand in order to continue to be able to provide high quality cancer care for its patients. Specifically, RPCI requires additional patient treatment space as well as room to accommodate the needs of the medical staff. The new space will also help to meet the community's need for preventive services that RPCI currently does not have the capacity to provide due to the high utilization of existing Roswell facilities. Today, Roswells 27-acre downtown Buffalo campus encompasses 15 buildings with about 2 million square feet of clinical, research, office, and support space; beautifully landscaped grounds including Kaminski Parkthe central green of the campusas well as parking facilities and infrastructure systems. The existing Main Hospital building, completed in 1998, houses a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment center and has a licensed capacity of 133 beds. In 2010, RPCI had nearly 31,000 patients under active care, nearly 5,000 hospital admissions, and almost 200,000 outpatient visits. Roswell Park Cancer Institute employs 270 physicians and senior scientists, approximately 600 nurses and nursing support staff, and has a total workforce of over 3,300 employees. Figure ES-1 shows the growth of the institution projected by 2020 in terms of outpatient visits.
Figure ES-1. RPCI Outpatient Visits
The proposed project will be home to new patient screening space, outpatient clinics, team diagnostic space and additional clinical administrative spaces. Completion of the Clinical Sciences Center will enable Roswell Park Cancer Institute to: Improve delivery of care and comfort to patients; Improve the quality and amount of space available for chemo infusion treatment; Address the needs of existing operations; Make modest increases in capacity and services; Remove ancillary and clinical administrative functions from critical space in the Main Hospital; Allow critical clinical services to expand into space in the Main Hospital vacated by the ancillary functions; Provide sufficient office and meeting space for physicians; Provide adequate space for patient education, survivorship programs, counseling and support functions in close proximity to the Main Hospital; and Provide on-campus preventive services for the community. Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 ES-1
C. BUILDING PROGRAM
The proposed Clinical Sciences Center will house this much-needed clinical and medical office space in an 11-story, approximately 142,000 square-feet building designed by FxFOWLE Architects of New York City. Figure ES-2 shows a perspective drawing of the buildings south elevation.
Figure ES-2. Clinical Sciences Center, South Elevation
The design of the project was initiated with a background study which placed the new Clinical Sciences Center in the context of the nation, the region, the city, the neighborhood, the campus, and the street. Located at the northern edge of downtown Buffalo, Roswell Parks iconic Main Hospital building is an important component of the Buffalo skyline from many vantage points. The iconic structure also serves as tangible evidence of the importance of the nationallyrecognized institution to the economy of the city and the health of its residents. The new CSC should not obscure nor overshadow the Main Hospital. The CSC was designed to complement the setting of the iconic Main Hospital building and at the same time; enhance the overall design quality of the site and the campus. The design of the faade was driven by the interrelated goals of screening the mechanical space on the Michigan Avenue side of the building and opening up the building to the community through the use of transparent glass faade treatments (see Figure ES-3).
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Executive Summary The Clinical Sciences Center will consist of the medical, hospital, office, multipurpose spaces. Table ES-1 shows how the uses will initially be distributed through the building.
Figure ES-3. Clinical Sciences Center, Street Level Rendering
Floor(s) Ground 1 2 3 4, 5 6, 8, 9, 10 7 Total
Table ES-1 Clinical Sciences Center Space Allocation CSC Space Program (gsf) Lobby/Reception/Education 13,000 Mammography Breast Center Anesthesiology Chemo Infusion Medical Offices Executive Offices 13,000 14,000 14,000 26,000 49,000 13,000 142,000
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D. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT

LAND USE AND PUBLIC POLICY The proposed project will not have a significant adverse impact on land use or public policy.
LAND USE Approval and construction of the proposed Clinical Sciences Center will transform the vacant project site into an 11story state-of-the-art medical building with clinics and medical offices. The CSC will be physically connected and functionally integrated with the existing hospital and research complex.
The CSC project will be an expansion and modernization of an existing hospital complex, and as such, would represent an intensification and enhancement of an existing and well-established medical land use. The proposed CSC will be similar in height and scale to the existing hospital building. The project is also consistent with the growth planned and underway by other Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) member institutions including Kaleida Health, University at Buffalo, and Buffalo Medical Group. The proposed CSC will be consistent with general land use patterns and development trends within the study area. It would build on a site wholly within the existing footprint of the Roswell campus, would not alter land uses surrounding the hospital campus, nor result in significant adverse impacts to land use patterns within the study area.
PUBLIC POLICY The proposed project is consistent with the existing zoning. It is anticipated that it will also be consistent with any zoning revisions that may be in place by 2015 as a result of the ongoing Buffalo Green Code citywide rezoning project. The proposed CSC projectan important component of the growth of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, one of the strategic investment areas targeted in the City of Buffalos Comprehensive Planwould further public policy initiatives which guide development throughout the City.
COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES The proposed project will bring a major new, state-of-the-art health care facility to the region.
HEALTH CARE The proposed Clinical Sciences Center is a 142,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical/health facility that will provide services to cancer patients and the community. The CSC project will enable Roswell Park Cancer Institute, one of the regions leading health care providers, to substantially enhance its ability to continue to deliver comprehensive cancer care services in the Buffalo Niagara region. This constitutes a direct and positive effect on community facilities and is a major benefit to the quality of life in the study area and the region. The CSC would be functionally integrated with the RPCI Main Hospital and would improve the ability of the entire Institute to meet its stated mission. Specifically, the proposed project would provide RPCI with the additional space needed for the following health care clinical services:
The project will increase the size, efficiency and comfort of patients in RPCIs Chemotherapy Infusion Center. With a new, state-of-the-art Chemotherapy Infusion Center, cancer patients will have improved waiting times for treatment. They will be able to receive treatment in comfortable, improved surroundings with more space for accompanying friends and family members. The project will enable RPCI to meet the growing needs of breast cancer patients and to respond to increasing community demand for Roswell Park Cancer Institute mammography screenings. A new Breast July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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Executive Summary Center with complete diagnostic, screening and imaging capabilities, as well as treatment facilities and adjacent research offices is crucial to providing the best care for breast cancer patients. The new, expanded Breast Center will offer screening services (mammography, ultrasound and breast MRI) for populations at risk, and will once again offer screening mammography for the community at large. The CSC will accommodate expanded patient education offices where patients can turn for personalized educational support and information specialists can assist patients and their families. The new CSC will allow RPCI to build a strong survivorship program. Such a program will support patients (as well as families and their physicians) to better handle the long term, often life-changing residual effects of cancer treatments.
By relocating some services to the new Clinical Sciences Center, the vacated space in the main hospital building can be redesigned to allow for: Expansion of Centers serving head and neck, brain Expansion of Operating Room facilities Expansion of our Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplantation Clinic Expansion of the number of inpatient beds.
The CSC project site is vacant and therefore no direct displacement of any use, including community facilities, would occur as a result of the project.
POLICE PROTECTION RPCI is committed to maintaining its current ability to handle public safety incidents in a timely, efficient, and effective manner with the expanded facility. As the project nears completion, the RPCI Division of Public Safety, the prime provider of public safety services on the Roswell campus, will assess the need for additional staffing to cover the new building and will make any necessary adjustments in staffing or equipment at that time. The Buffalo Police Department will continue to function in a support capacity for incidents on the Roswell campus and is not expected to be adversely affected by the proposed project. FIRE PROTECTION It is anticipated that fire protection services provided to the Roswell campus by the City of Buffalo Fire Department (BFD) will remain adequate to meet the marginal increase in demand generated by the RPCI addition. The RPCI Division of Public Safety will continue to assist the BFD by providing supportive and preventive fire-related services. Therefore, no adverse impacts to fire protection services are anticipated to result from the proposed project.
HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES The proposed project will not have a significant adverse impact on historic and/or archaeological resources.
HISTORIC RESOURCES The project site is vacanttherefore no historic resources will be directly displaced by the proposed development. No listed or eligible historic resources were identified within a 400-foot radius of the project sitethe standard distance utilized in the assessment of potential impacts to historic resources. As a result, the project would not result in any significant adverse impacts to historic resources within the study area.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, following procedures established by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservations State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), has prepared documentation regarding the potential archaeological sensitivity and the amount of prior subsurface disturbance activities on the project site. If based on this material, SHPO formally determines that there are no potential resources on the site; the EIS will conclude that there will be no adverse impacts to archaeological resources as a result of the proposed CSC project. Alternatively, if SHPO formally determines that further documentation is needed, a Phase 1A Archaeological Assessment will be prepared for SHPO review. The Phase 1A Archaeological Assessment will identify the likelihood for known or potential pre-contact period and/or historic-period archaeological resources to remain intact on the project site. If based on the content of the Phase 1A report, SHPO makes a determination that there are no potential resources on the site; the EIS will conclude that there will be no adverse impacts to cultural resources as a result of the project. If SHPO does not issue a determination of no impact based on the Phase 1A, further study may be needed and would be outlined at that time. SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS The proposed project will constitute a major investment in the regions life sciences sector and knowledge-based economy and will generate substantial fiscal and economic benefits. No negative socioeconomic impacts will occur as a result of the project. The proposed project will create a significant new cancer care and treatment facility. Its construction and operation will generate significant beneficial employment and fiscal benefits for the City of Buffalo, Erie County and the State of New York. It is estimated that the project will create 120 jobs during the 2.5- to 3-year construction period. Upon completion, an estimated 300 jobs will transfer from existing Roswell buildings to relocated clinics that will move to the new Clinical Sciences Center. In addition, it is estimated that 20 to 40 new permanent positions will be required to complete the staffing needs of the new facility. The Clinical Sciences Center project will bring more jobs and spending to the downtown Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. This project-generated economic activity will provide the City and the economically-distressed Fruitbelt community with additional economic opportunities. The proposed development of the vacant site would not result in the direct or indirect displacement of any residences or businesses. URBAN DESIGN AND VISUAL RESOURCES The proposed project will not have a significant adverse impact on urban design or visual resources. In contrast, it is expected that the project will visually connect the Roswell campus with the surrounding community and will be a visual asset for the neighborhood and the city. The construction of the proposed project will create a distinctive architectural silhouette on the Buffalo skyline that complements the iconic form of Roswell Parks Main Hospital. One of the key design goals for the CSC is to create an enhanced entry and arrival point for the Institute and to visually open up the Roswell campus to the surrounding community. This goal is accomplished through the use of transparent/glass faade materials and the new entrance on Carlton Street near Michigan Avenue.
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Executive Summary The height of the proposed project182 feet/11 stories tallis comparable to that of several existing buildings on the medical campus and vicinity, including Buffalo General Medical Center (177 feet), St. Johns Towers, and Roswells own Main Hospital (170 feet). The CSC buildings orientation was designed to preserve views of the hospital from public vantage points along adjacent streets. The proposed Clinical Sciences Center would be constructed on an existing block and would not alter block form, street pattern or street hierarchy of the project site or the study area. The project will complete the street wall along Michigan Avenue, providing an enhanced entrance to the hospital complex on Carlton Street, while enhancing the Michigan Avenue frontage by blocking views of the industrial valley. The proposed project would enhance the areas streetscape by replacing an underutilized parcel with a new building that is of high quality design and sensitive to the neighborhood context. By providing transparency at the ground level, it will visually connect the community with campus activities. The health care uses proposed for the building would further revitalize this currently inactive and blank block front and the proposed project would enliven Michigan Avenue with street plantings. The project would have no adverse impact on natural features. The project would not change the context of Kaminski Park, which is separated from the project site by the Main Hospital and the Grace Cancer Drug Center. Panoramic views of the downtown Buffalo, the Buffalo harbor, and beyond will be available from public spaces within the CSC building. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS The proposed project would not have a significant adverse impact with respect to hazardous materials. The Environmental Site Assessment concluded that there is little or no likelihood of contamination on or near the project site and no further investigation of the potential for hazardous materials to be present is warranted. As a result, it is expected that there would be no significant adverse impacts related to hazardous waste or materials resulting from the construction or operation of the proposed project. Development of the project site will require the abandonment and removal of the groundwater monitoring well installed in 2010 solely to support this project. No contamination issues are associated with this well and no adverse environmental impacts are expected to result from its removal. WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE The proposed project would not have a significant adverse impact on water or sewer infrastructure.
WATER SUPPLY The project will generate a modest increase in demand for public water, but this incremental demand would easily be accommodated by the City of Buffalos existing water supply system, which is operating well under its overall capacity of 160 million gallons per day (mgd). Daily water consumption demand for the new CSC building will be approximately 10,000 gallons per day (gpd). In the 2015 build year, the water usage generated by activities in the CSC building will be offset in part by a reduction of an estimated 5,000 gpd in the water demand in Carlton House and the Main Hospital due to the relocation of activities from these existing over-utilized spaces to the new space in the CSC. Thus, the net new demand for water on the Roswell campus as a result of the CSC is estimated at 5,000 gpd. The existing water lines along Michigan Avenue will provide ample flow for the project. In addition, RPCI will coordinate with the Water Board as the project nears implementation to ensure sufficient water delivery to the project area.
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SEWER The amount of sanitary sewage generated through operation of the proposed project will comprise a very small percentage of the Citys total sewage treatment system demand. Project sanitary sewer demand estimates assume that sanitary flows would be generally equal to daily water usage estimates, or approximately 10,000 gpd of wastewater. The Buffalo Sewer Authoritys (BSA) sewer system has a capacity of 180 mgd, and currently utilizes roughly 160 mgd on a standard (i.e., non-flood event) day. Sufficient capacity exists in the BSA system to accept project sanitary sewer flows within the overall system capacity on non-flood event days. It is assumed that by the time the CSC project is completed, a Long Term Control Plan for the Citys combined sewage treatment system will be in place. The project will comply with any relevant conditions required by the Long Term Control Plan.
RPCI will coordinate with the BSA to confirm that the conveyance system (e.g., size and capacity of sanitary lines) is sufficient to accommodate project area demand, and to determine what, if any, improvements would be required to the conveyance system to satisfy peak project discharge rates. In terms of storm water, the project area is already developed, and is largely comprised of impervious surfaces. The existing storm sewer structures that currently drain the site will be removed and new storm drains will be installed. SOLID WASTE AND SANITATION SERVICES The proposed project would not have a significant adverse impact on solid waste and sanitation services. The solid waste generated from the proposed CSC project would be approximately five tons per month, an increase of only about 4 percent in the Institutes total solid waste stream. There would be no effect on the Citys municipal waste handling system, because the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works would not provide solid waste collection services to the Clinical Sciences Center. As is the Institutes current practice, private carting companies would handle the collection, transport, and disposal of all waste generated at the CSC, as they do for the rest of the campus. In addition, the CSC project would not have an adverse impact on municipal landfills or other public solid waste disposal facilities because, consistent with current RPCI practices and none of the solid waste generated at the CSC will be disposed of in these public facilities. ENERGY The proposed project will not have a significant adverse impact on energy. The proposed development will be a high performance and energy efficient project constructed in compliance with the New York State Energy Conservation Code, which reflects State energy policy or the requirements of (ASHRAE/IESNA) Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except for Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The electrical service for the CSC will be served from the existing Grace Cancer Drug Centers (GCDC) main electrical service, which is fed from RPCIs Main Substation. Power will be distributed to panel boards on each floor of the CSC via conduit and wiring feeders. Standby emergency power will be served by an existing emergency generator that is located next to the main electrical substation. The energy used in the CSC is estimated to increase the RPCI campus-wide steam and electrical demand by approximately 5 percent each. National Grid has been notified of the potential increase in energy usage and location of the proposed project and confirmed the suitability of the infrastructure. National Fuel has also been consulted with similar results. Projected generation and transmission requirements are forecast by the New York State Independent ES-8 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Executive Summary System Operator (NYISO), ensuring that the regions power supply and transmission systems have the capacity to meet expected future demand. The incremental energy demand generated by the proposed CSC will not result in significant adverse energy impacts. Moreover, Roswell Park Cancer Institute is committed to the development of energy efficient, green building. Pursuant to this goal, a number of energy efficient features are incorporated into the project design including energy efficient building envelope and orientation, automatic lighting shut-off and control/occupancy sensors, low lighting power density, advanced digital building control system, high performance window glazing, energy efficient wiring materials, use of natural ventilation, use of existing campus utility infrastructure, and specifications that do not allow the use of building materials that cannot be produced and procured locally and regionally. TRANSPORTATION The proposed project would not result in significant adverse traffic, parking, or pedestrian impacts. The proposed project would generate an estimated 33 net new vehicle trips during the PM peak hour. Based on widely accepted transportation engineering standards, this amount is well below the number of trips typically associated with significant adverse impacts and is not large enough to warrant a detailed traffic analysis. Sufficient additional parking to serve the new employees of the CSC building has been secured by RPCI in the new Kaleida parking garage at High Street, and no adverse parking impacts are expected. Any new transit riders generated by the project would be easily accommodated by the existing bus and light rail system. AIR QUALITY The proposed project would not result in significant adverse impacts to air quality. Because of its relatively small size and its physical and operational characteristics, the Clinical Sciences Center project does not warrant quantified air quality analyses for any air pollutants of concern identified by the Environmental Protection Agency. The proposed building will use steam for space heating, which would be supplied by RPCIs existing steam plant. No air pollutant emissions would occur from the project site. The proposed new building would not have any laboratory hood exhaust vents which may emit contaminants. Traffic generated by the project would be insignificant on a regional level. As a result, the proposed project would not result in any significant adverse impacts to air quality in the study area. NOISE The proposed project would not result in significant adverse noise impacts. The following factors indicate that the proposed Clinical Sciences Center (CSC) project will not have a significant adverse impact on noise levels and does not require a quantified noise assessment: No new stationary sources of noise would be developed; No significant increases in mobile source noise would be generated by project-related traffic. No New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) thresholds indicating the potential need for a quantified noise study are met; The project will feature as-of-right noise attenuation features in its design and construction to protect hospital patients from ambient noise in the area.
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER The proposed project would not have significant adverse impact on neighborhood character. The proposed project would not have a significant adverse impact in any of the technical areas that contribute to neighborhood character, including land use, socioeconomic conditions, open space, historic and cultural resources, urban design and visual resources, and noise. In the absence of any such impacts, the Clinical Sciences Center would not adversely affect neighborhood character. In contrast, the project would enhance neighborhood character by: Transforming a vacant site into an important new health care facility open to the community; Bringing investment, jobs, and economic activity to the area; Adding a new, architecturally distinctive and iconic building to the Buffalo skyline. CONSTRUCTION The proposed project would not have a significant adverse impact due to construction. Construction-phase impacts would include localized and temporary impacts to sound levels, air quality, traffic, onand off-street parking, and pedestrian facilities. Short-term noise impacts associated with construction-related vehicles would be regulated by local and State regulations and standards. Air quality impacts would be limited to short-term increases in fugitive dust and mobile source emissions from construction equipment. Measures to maintain vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic and circulation to attractions and venues, as well as through the project area, during construction, will be developed by RPCI in conjunction with the construction phasing plan. Neighboring institutions, residents, and businesses will be informed of potential disruptions in advance of the start of construction activities. MITIGATION The analysis found that no significant adverse environmental impacts would be expected to occur as a result of the proposed Clinical Sciences Center project. In the absence of such adverse impacts, no mitigation measures are necessary. The absence of significant adverse environmental impacts is due, in part, to project planning concepts, design elements, construction practices and operational procedures followed and formulated by RPCI and included in the project description with the intention of avoiding significant adverse impacts. Examples include the green design features of the CSC building, building configuration and streetscape features that are compatible with the urban design context and is welcoming to the surrounding community, construction practices that are protective of the environment and the adjoining hospital and residential populations, parking strategies that anticipated parking demand generated during project construction, etc. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT The EIS considered the impacts of the No Build Alternative in comparison to those of the proposed project. The technical analyses, above, did not identify any adverse environmental impacts from operation or construction of the proposed project. Therefore, the No Build Alternative would not avoid any significant adverse environmental impacts. Moreover, the No Build Alternative would also not involve the anticipated benefits of the proposed project.
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Executive Summary GROWTH-INDUCING ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT The growth-inducing aspects of the proposed project would not be significant. The proposed project would not introduce a new land use type to the area and it would not involve a change in zoning. The proposed project would generate modest numbers of additional employees, patients and visitors. The expected secondary impacts of this include additional utilization of area roadways and public parking facilities in the surrounding area. Development trends in the medical corridor are well established and the proposed project would follow these existing trends.
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Chapter 1:
Project Description
A. INTRODUCTION
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) proposes to develop and operate a 142,000 gross-square-foot (gsf) Clinical Sciences Center (CSC) adjacent to the Roswell Park Main Hospital at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue in the City of Buffalo, NY. Approval from RPCIs Board of Trustees is required to undertake the project. The proposed project also requires approval of a Certificate of Need (CON) by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and a building permit from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY). In its role as lead agency for the environmental review, RPCI has determined that the proposed project has the potential to result in significant environmental impacts. This Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared to further analyze this potential.
B. ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) is a public hospital and medical research and teaching center in Buffalo, New York owned and operated by the State of New York. Founded as a private medical institution in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park, a prominent surgeon and professor at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine, it was the first institute to focus on cancer treatment and research in the world. Since its inception, the Institute has focused on research and the translation of research findings to the clinical setting. The Institutes missionto understand, prevent, and cure cancerreflects the vision of its founder. Dr. Parks revolutionary multidisciplinary approach to cancer with scientists and clinicians working in concert and in consult became the template for modern-day comprehensive cancer centers. In 1974, RPCI was among the first facilities in the United States to be designated a "Comprehensive Cancer Center" by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a major component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NCI-designated Cancer Centers are recognized for their scientific excellence and are a major source of discovery and development of more effective approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Most of the centers also deliver medical advances to patients and their families, educate health care professionals and the public, and reach out to underserved populations. The term comprehensive as used by the NCI requires more than state-of-the-art care and services and includes a strong research base interactive with a wide spectrum of prevention, care, education, information and dissemination activities that broadly serve communities, regions, and the nation. Today, RPCI is one of 41 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States. RPCI is the only facility in upstate New York to have achieved such national recognition. In 1998, Roswells centennial year, New York State passed legislation which made Roswell Park Cancer Institute a Public Benefit Corporation of New York State. Over its long history, Roswell Park Cancer Institute has made fundamental contributions in the fight against cancer and has sustained a leadership role in setting the national standards for cancer care, research and education. Over the last decade, RPCI has undergone major growth, adding over 1,000 new jobs, initiating one of the nations first hospital facilities dedicated to Phase I cancer research studies, and setting itself apart as a leader in surgical robotics, vitamin D research, immunotherapy and vaccine therapy, studies targeting tumor microenvironment and cancer prevention, and the development and testing of new agents and technology.
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS Today, the Roswell campus spans 27 acres in downtown Buffalo. Bounded by Virginia Street on the south, Washington Street on the west, High Street on the north and Maple Street on the east, the Roswell campus includes 15 buildings with about 2 million square feet of space, as well as parking facilities and beautifully landscaped grounds. The existing Main Hospital building, completed in 1998, houses a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment center and has a licensed capacity of 133 beds. Other recent additions to the Institute include a new medical research complex and renovated existing education and research space to support its future growth and expansion. In 2010, RPCI had nearly 31,000 patients under active care, nearly 5,000 hospital admissions, and almost 200,000 outpatient visits. Roswell Park Cancer Institute employs 270 physicians and senior scientists, approximately 600 nurses and nursing support staff, and has a total workforce of over 3,300 employees. Figure 1-1 shows the growth of the institution projected by 2020 in terms of outpatient visits.
C. PROJECT PURPOSE AND NEED

Roswell Park Cancer Institute finds that at this point in its ongoing development as a comprehensive cancer center, it must expand in order to continue to be able to provide high quality cancer care for its patients. Specifically, RPCI requires additional patient treatment space as well as space to accommodate the needs of the medical staff. The new space will also help to meet the community's need for preventive services that currently cannot be provided due to the high patient demand on the existing Roswell facilities. The proposed project will be home to new patient screening space, outpatient clinics, team diagnostic space, and additional clinical administrative spaces. Completion of the Clinical Sciences Center will enable Roswell Park Cancer Institute to: Improve delivery of care and comfort to patients; Improve the quality and amount of space available for chemo infusion treatment; Address the needs of existing operations; Make modest increases in capacity and services; Remove ancillary and clinical administrative functions Figure 1-1 from critical space in the Main Hospital; RPCI Outpatient Visits, 2000-2020 Allow critical clinical services to expand into space in the Main Hospital vacated by the ancillary functions; Provide sufficient office and meeting space for physicians; Provide adequate space for patient education, survivorship programs, counseling and support functions in close proximity to the Main Hospital; and Provide on-campus preventive services for the community.
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D. PROJECT PLANNING AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

PLANNING CONTEXT
The design of the project was initiated with a background study which placed the new Clinical Sciences Center in the context of the nation, the region, the city, the neighborhood, the campus, and the street. The way the project design was affected by each of these contextual planning considerations layers is addressed below: National Context. As one of the nations leading comprehensive cancer centers, Roswell Park Cancer Institute must compete for the top researchers, physicians, and faculty members in the field. In addition, to maintain and improve its ranking among cancer centers, RPCI must be a cutting edge facility that helps to attract the best talent and facilitates their work once they are here. Regional Context. RPCI serves patients from throughout the Buffalo-Niagara region and beyond. RPCIs investment in the new building represents the Institutes continued commitment to the region. The design of the building must be mindful of regional highway and transit access routes. City Context. Located at the northern edge of downtown Buffalo, Roswell Parks iconic Main Hospital building is an important component of the Buffalo skyline from many vantage points. The iconic structure also serves as tangible evidence of the importance of the nationally-recognized institution to the economy of the city and the health of its residents. The new CSC should not obscure nor overshadow the Main Hospital. The CSC should complement the setting of the Main Hospital and at the same time; enhance the overall design quality of the site and the campus. The design of the CSC also took into consideration precedents drawn from the rich architectural legacy of the City of Buffalo (see Figure 1-2).
Figure 1-2 Exterior Precedents
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS Neighborhood Context. The design of the CSC must be sensitive to its context in relation to the neighborhoods which surround itthe Fruitbelt to the east, downtown to the south, Allentown to the west, and Cold Springs to the north. Some of these contextual considerations include building massing, land use patterns, circulation patterns, open space connections, views, and gateways. Campus Context. Similar to the neighborhood considerations, above, the building design considered the relationship between the CSC and the design context of the medical campus of which it is part. For example, a strong consideration in determining the appropriate height of the proposed CSC building was compatibility with the existing tapestry of building heights on the medical campus (see Figure 1-3). Street Context. The design of the faade was driven by the interrelated goals of screening the mechanical space on the Michigan Avenue side of the building and opening up the building to the community through the use of transparent glass faade treatments.
Figure 1-3 Campus Building Heights
PROJECT DESIGN GOALS

Independently and collectively, the design goals for the Clinical Sciences Center, listed below, support the Institutes continued ability to fulfill its mission: 1. Provide adequate space to meet RPCIs current and future needs. Allow enough room to right-size existing clinical spaces and to ensure that the building will accommodate modest projected growth over a 10-year period. 2. Create a quality work environment. Recruiting and retaining clinical and research personnel is critical to Roswells continued success. The project must provide the type and quality of space needed to maintain and improve staff satisfaction, productivity, and performance. 1-4 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Chapter 1: Project Description 3. Improve the patient experience. Create a high-value space to support needed enhancement of clinical services (e.g., chemo infusion), using the physical environment as a health and healing tool. 4. Optimize construction expenditures. RPCI has a responsibility to its donors and patients to utilize its resources carefully. 5. Follow green design principles. This means designing a building that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout its life-cycle. 6. Design for durability. In other words, protect the investment by designing a building that will last. 7. Design for flexibility. Design space that can be easily adapted for changing needs over time. 8. Reinforce institutional culture and identity. This goal acknowledges that high quality design matters in intangible, yet important ways. Create a new icon for the Roswell Campus and add to the architectural heritage of Buffalo. 9. Integrate the new building with the Roswell campus. This includes providing seamless connections with the adjoining buildings, creating an enhanced entrance and arrival point for the entire institute, sharing utility systems, etc. 10. Be sensitive to the neighborhood context. The design and operations of the building should be harmonious with its surroundings.
Figure 1-4 Project Location Map
E. PROJECT SITE
The 0.31-acre project site is located at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue on the Roswell Park Cancer Institute campus. The strategically located site adjoins RPCIs existing Main Hospital and Grace Cancer Drug Center (GCDC), enabling a seamless connection with the existing Roswell complex. The currently vacant site is
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS surrounded on three sides (north, south, east, and west) medical campus uses (see Figure 1-4, below). The east side of the site also borders the Fruitbelt neighborhood.
F. BUILDING PROGRAM
The proposed building, designed by FxFOWLE Architects, is an 11-story, approximately 142,000 square-feet Class A building consisting of clinical and medical office space designed to accommodate the space needs of patients and medical staff (see Figure 1-5).
Figure 1-5. CSC South Elevation Rendering
SPACE UTILIZATION
The Clinical Sciences Center will consist of the medical, hospital, office, multipurpose spaces below: Chemo Infusion Center Breast Center Mammography (Screening) Clinical Administration Multipurpose Space Unfinished Space (50,000 gsf) It is anticipated that uses will initially be distributed through the building as shown in Table 1-1. The ground floor will contain the building lobby and reception areas, space for a resource center for survivorship, and a building 1-6 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Chapter 1: Project Description mechanical room. A portion of the lobby will be a 2-story high space with a floor opening at the 1st floor above. The building entrance along Carlton Street will be provided with an enclosed vestibule. The clinical space is intended to have a tiered floor (see Figure 1-6, below). After the chemo Infusion, breast clinic, and other programs move to the new CSC building, space will be freed up in the Main Hospital to allow for the expansion of undersized clinical areas. Table 1-1 Clinical Sciences Center Space Allocation Program CSC Space (gsf) Lobby/Reception/Education 13,000 Mammography Breast Center Anesthesiology Chemo Infusion Medical Offices Executive Offices 13,000 14,000 14,000 26,000 49,000 13,000 142,000
Floor(s) Ground 1 2 3 4, 5 6, 8, 9, 10 7 Total
CONNECTIONS
The 11-story Clinical Sciences Center building will be physically connected and functionally integrated with the existing Main Hospital and the Institutes research complex. The project will have enclosed connective corridors to the Main Hospital to the west at the Ground through 3rd Floors and several communicating openings to the GCDC to the North (see Figure 1-7).
Figure 1-8. Clinical Science Center, 5th Floor Chemo Infusion Space
Figure 1-6. CSC Chemo Infusion Space
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Figure 1-7. CSC Ground Floor Plan
UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Utilities will be provided by existing systems via connections to existing buildings (see Chapter 8, Water and Sewer Systems and Chapter 10, Energy. The development will be a high performance, energy efficient and environmentally responsible project which utilizes sustainable and renewable resources minimizes environmental waste and pollution, optimizes indoor air quality, and seeks to reduce or eliminate contact with toxic or hazardous conditions. 1-8 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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Figure 1-8. CSC Aerial Perspective
LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING

The landscaping program includes concrete paving or granite pavers, with planting beds, at the exterior plaza adjoining the building lobby at Carlton Street. Low and high planter walls integrated into the building enclosure will be provided along the ground floor east elevation to provide screening of mechanical space along Michigan Avenue. The preliminary landscaping program is illustrated in Figure 1-9, below.
CONSTRUCTION
It is anticipated that construction of the project would begin in late 2012 and be completed early in 2015.
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Figure 1-9. CSC Street Level Rendering
G. STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW

The State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) and its implementing regulations establish rules for the environmental review process in New York State. SEQR requires agencies to consider environmental factors at the earliest possible time when reviewing proposed projects. The environmental review provides a means for decision makers to consider environmental effects along with other aspects of project planning and design; to systematically evaluate reasonable alternatives; and to identify, and mitigate when practicable, any significant adverse environmental effects. SEQR rules guide environmental review through the following steps: Establishing a Lead Agency. Under SEQR, the lead agency is the public entity responsible for conducting the environmental review. The lead agency for this action is Roswell Park Cancer Institute, which is conducting a coordinated review which keeps other involved and interested agencies informed and provides opportunity for agency comment. Determination of Significance. The lead agencys first charge is to determine whether the proposed project may have a significant impact on the environment. To do so, it must prepare an Environmental Assessment Form (EAF). The proposed project was the subject of an EAF that was issued on October 19, 2011. The lead agency determined that the proposed project may have a significant adverse effect on the environment, requiring that an EIS be prepared, and issued a Positive Declaration. Public Scoping. Scoping is a step in the SEQR process which provides an opportunity for involved agencies, interested agencies, and the public to provide input on what studies should be included in EIS. The purpose of scoping is to ensure that the draft EIS will be a concise, accurate and complete document that is adequate for public review. It is intended to ensure that the public has been given adequate opportunity to participate in the EIS at an early stage of the process; to allow open discussion of issues of public concern; and to ensure inclusion of relevant, 1-10 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Chapter 1: Project Description substantive public issues in the final written scope. Public scoping was conducted for the CSC project, which provided opportunity for comment at the public scoping meeting scheduled on February 7, 2012 or in writing. DEIS. RPCI as lead agency reviewed all aspects of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) prepared for the CSC project for both correctness and completeness based on the Final Scope of Work. On May 9, 2012, RPCI issued of the Notice of Completion of the DEIS and Notice of DEIS Public Hearing. DEIS Public Review. Publication of the DEIS signaled the start of the DEIS public review period, which extended for the 30-day required period. During this time, the public had the opportunity to review and comment on the DEIS either in writing or at the public hearing convened for the purpose of receiving such comments. Following noticing requirements and time periods prescribed by SEQR, RPCI held a public hearing on the DEIS on May 24, 2012. The official public comment period extended until June 8, 2012. FEIS. After the close of the public comment period on the DEIS, RPCI as lead agency prepared this Final EIS. When it has determines that the FEIS is complete, the lead agency will issue a Notice of Completion and circulate the FEIS. Findings. The lead agency and each of the involved agencies will adopt a formal set of written findings based on the FEIS, reflecting the conclusions in the FEIS regarding the potential for any significant adverse environmental impacts to occur as a result of the proposed project. The findings may not be adopted until at least 10 days after the Notice of Completion has been issued for the FEIS. Once findings are adopted, the lead and involved agencies may act.
H. PERMITS AND APPROVALS

A Certificate of Need approval from NYSDOH will be required. In addition, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) will conduct the New York State Building Code and Fire Code Compliance review and will issue the required building permits. The proposed Clinical Sciences Center is consistent with current zoning. The project does not require approvals from the City of Buffalo Planning Board or the City of Buffalo Common Council. RPCI has kept the City of Buffalo informed of the project and its status throughout the SEQR coordinated review process.
I. FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS

ESTABLISHING THE ANALYSIS YEAR
As set forth in its Positive Declaration, the lead agency has determined that the proposed project may result in one or more significant adverse environmental impacts and thus requires the preparation of an EIS. The EIS has been prepared in accordance with the guidelines included in the New York State Environmental Conservation Law, Part 617: State Environmental Quality Review. For each technical area of the EIS, the analysis includes a description of existing conditions, an assessment of conditions in the future without the proposed project, and an assessment of future conditions with the proposed CSC project. Table 1-1 includes a comparison of existing, No Build, and Build conditions in the project area. The analysis year (or Build year) for the CSC is 2015. This assumes that by 2015, construction of the Clinical Sciences Center will be complete and the building will be fully occupied and operational.
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DEFINING STUDY AREAS

For each technical area in which an impact may occur, a study area must be defined for analysis. This is the geographic area likely to be affected by the proposed project for a given type of potential impact. For urban design, for example, possible impacts generally do not extend beyond the area in which the project may be seen, while for traffic, worsened traffic conditions may occur at intersections some distance away. For a given technical area, the same study area is used for the assessment of existing, future No-Action, and future With-Action conditions.
DEFINING ANALYSIS CONDITIONS

EXISTING CONDITIONS For each technical area in the EIS, the existing conditions on the project site and in the relevant study area will be described. The assessment of existing conditions does not represent the condition against which the proposed project is measured, but serves as a starting point for the projection of future conditions with and without the proposed project and the analysis of project impacts. THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT (NO BUILD CONDITION ) The No Build analysis evaluates future conditions in 2015 in the event that the proposed CSC project is not approved. The EIS will assume that if approvals for the Clinical Sciences Center project were not obtained, use of the project site in the future without the proposed project will remain unchanged from existing conditions. The No Build condition will also incorporate development projects within the study area that are likely to be completed by the 2015 analysis year. In the event that the DOH approvals for the Clinical Sciences Center is not obtained by, the EIS will assume that there would continue to be no active uses on the project site in the future without the proposed project. For each technical analysis, the No Build condition will also incorporate approved or designated development projects within the surrounding study area that are likely to be completed by the analysis year. THE FUTURE WITH THE PROPOSED PROJECT (BUILD CONDITION ) The Build analysis analyzes the effects of the completed and occupied Clinical Sciences Center on the project site and in the study area in 2015, the first year of operation of the new project.
IDENTIFYING SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

The identification of potential environmental impacts is based upon the comparison of the No Build condition to the future with the proposed project (Build condition), as described above. Where appropriate, this comparison has been quantified to the extent possible. In other technical areas, (e.g., urban design) the analysis is qualitative in nature. Each chapter outlines the methodology that is utilized..
MITIGATION
SEQR requires the DEIS to identify reasonable mitigation measures that would be undertaken to minimize or avoid any significant adverse impacts that a project may have, based on the findings of the technical analyses. Mitigation measures are summarized by technical area in Chapter 15, Mitigation.
ALTERNATIVES
Chapter 16, Alternatives. Describes the No Action Alternative and compares its impacts to those of the proposed CSC project.
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A. INTRODUCTION
This analysis of land use and public policy characterizes the existing conditions, accounts for and evaluates the changes that are expected independent of the proposed project as a result of other developments, and examines the proposed projects compatibility with these baseline conditions and ongoing development trends in the study area. The environmental setting is not the current environment, but the environment as it would exist in the future at the time the proposed action would have become operational in the event that it does not move forward. This is referred to as the Future without the Proposed Action or the No Build scenario. This is the baseline against which the Future with the Proposed Action (or the Build scenario) is compared in order to evaluate potential impacts. The study area for land use encompasses the area within an approximately -mile radius of the project site.
B. DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
Fueled by trade and its strategic location at the end of the Erie Canal, the Village of Buffalo grew rapidly in the early 1800s. With a population of around 10,000 residents, the City of Buffalo was officially incorporated in 1832. The early history of the study area is described below.
PROJECT SITE
A review of historic maps of the project site shows that it was fully developed with single-family detached dwellings as far back as 1872, when roughly half a dozen homes covered the site.
STUDY AREA
MEDICAL CAMPUS Medical-related institutions have been located in the vicinity of the project site for more than 160 years. The first known medical use in the area dates back to 1849, when the University at Buffalo constructed a building for medical instruction and laboratory use at the southwest corner of Main and Virginia Streets. The first Buffalo General Hospital building, located on High Street, was dedicated in 1858. The University continued to develop the medical campus, opening a new medical and dental building at 24 High Street in 1893. Soon after, in 1896, it completed a new School of Dentistry building on Goodrich Street.
In 1898, Dr. Roswell Park, Professor of Surgery at the University, founded the worlds first institute devoted to the treatment of and research on cancer. The University initially provided the fledgling institute with three rooms in its existing medical school building. The first building constructed for the cancer institute was the Gratwick Research Laboratory on High Street, which was built by the University at Buffalo and opened in 1901. The remainder of the current medical campus area was developed with densely packed homes and scattered breweries, taverns, carpentry and blacksmith shops and similar uses to serve the local population.
SURROUNDING AREA By the 1820s, residences and businesses stretched north from the center of the Village of Buffalo along what is now Main Street through the western portion of the study area and into what is the current Allentown area. Development to the east of the existing medical campus began about a decade later, when German immigrants and others arrived in the 1830s. Initially, these early settlers grew fruit trees and vegetables in the area, but later began building homes east of Main Street and north of Genesee Street. By the middle of the 1840s, as Buffalos population exceeded 20,000 and population pressures continued to push residential development out from the core of the burgeoning city,
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Figure 2-1 Project Site Aerial Photograph
By the end of the 19th century, a new era of industrialization came to Buffalo as iron and steel manufacturing became the backbone industry. Buffalo experienced industrial and population growth throughout the first half of the twentieth century, hitting a peak population of 580,000 in 1950. As trucking began to replace railroads and shipping as the preferred method of transport for manufacturing industries and the United States began losing its competitive advantage in heavy manufacturing to other countries, particularly in Asia, industries began to relocate out of Buffalo or close down altogether, leading to dramatic losses in jobs and then in city population. This was compounded by outmigration of many of the remaining city residents to the suburbs. In addition, construction of the Kensington Expressway in the early 1960s severed the Fruitbelt, further weakening the neighborhood.
C. EXISTING CONDITIONS
LAND USE
PROJECT SITE The 0.31-acre project site is part of a 3.19-acre parcel owned by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) which also includes the Main Hospital and the GCDC. The project site is currently vacant. Located at a major gateway to the institute, the edges of the site are landscaped and it contains a prominent Roswell Park
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Chapter 2: Land Use and Public Policy entrance/identification sign at the corner of Michigan and Carlton Street. Figure 2-1, above, provides an aerial photograph of the site.
STUDY AREA
Medical Campus
The project site is located on the eastern side of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute campus, which stretches between Washington Street and Michigan Avenue and High Street and Virginia Street (see Figure 2-2). It is bounded on the east by Roswells Main Hospital and the Grace Cancer Drug Center (GCDC), on the north by the Institutes Power Plant, on the east by Michigan Avenue, and on the south by Carlton Street. RPCI's 25-acre campus includes approximately 1.5 million square feet of space in 15 buildings, including the New Main Hospital on Carlton at Elm Street, completed in 1998. The newest building on the RPCI campus is the 177,000-square-foot Center for Genetics and Pharmacology, which opened in 2006. RPCI clinical and research facilities adjoin the project site to the west and north, and Roswells parking garage is directly opposite the site on the south side of Carlton Street. RPCI is also part of a larger complex of loosely associated medical and health care-related institutions clustered near one another in the area currently referred to as the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC). The BNMC includes three hospitals (Roswells Main Hospital, Buffalo General Medical Center (formerly Buffalo General Hospital), and the recently-opened Gates Vascular Institute hospital. The various institutions are housed in structures that range in height from two to 14 stories or from about 25 to 177 feet tall. The BNMC contains medical and health care uses-including hospital/clinical, research, and educational facilitiesfor its member institutions, including RPCI, Kaleida Health, University at Buffalo, Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Buffalo Medical Group, The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Olmsted Center for Sight, and Upstate New York Transplant Services. Other land uses on the medical campus include related support facilities for the member institutions including parking garages and lodging places.
Figure 2-2 Roswell Park Cancer Institute Campus Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 2-3
Study Area
The predominant land uses within the study area are community facilities, residential, recreational and some commercial (see Figure 2-3, below). Opposite the project site, two surface parking lots are located on the east side of Michigan Avenue. Northeast of the project site, between High and North Streets, Kaleida Healths new High Pointe Nursing Home represents the first medical institutional use to be constructed on the east side of Michigan Avenue. East and south of the project site, the study area includes residential uses ranging in scale from the one- and twostory single-family dwellings in the Fruit Belt, to the moderate-density, suburban-style townhouses at McCarley Gardens, to the 10-story, high-density apartments for senior citizens in St. Johns Tower. Kaminski Park, a landscaped park at the center of the Roswell campus, is the one of the areas spaces for recreational use. There are a few scattered commercial uses, bank at High and Main Streets and a few restaurants and convenience stores.
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ZONING AND PUBLIC POLICY

PROJECT SITE The project site is located in the R-3 zoning district, which allows residential, community facility, and neighborhood services uses. STUDY AREA
Zoning
The study area is mapped by a patchwork quilt of zoning districts (see Figure 2-4). Directly across from the project site, the RPCI parking lot at the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Carlton Street is zoned CM, a General Commercial district. The current zoning map divides the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) into three residential zones (R3, R4, and RS) as well as two commercial zones (Cl and CM). The R3 district mapped on the project site is the most extensively-mapped district in the study area, covering most of the residential parcels in the Fruit Belt as well as much of the Roswell campus and remainder of the BMNC. The C1 Neighborhood Business District which accommodates small-scale commercial uses which serve the communityis mapped along High Street between Michigan and Grape Street as well as along Michigan north of High Street. Small, higher density residential and commercial districts are scattered throughout the study area. The more intensive General Commercial district is also mapped on the block between High and North Streets and Ellicott Street and Michigan Avenue.
Public Policy
The study area has been the subject of a number of planning efforts in recent years that collectively illustrate a vision for the medical campus and its surrounding neighborhoods. The Four Neighborhoods One Community Plan (2010) was an effort designed to integrate medical campus-wide planning efforts with those of the individual BNMC institutions and those of the surrounding community, specifically Allentown, the Fruitbelt, and Downtown. Other recent plans guiding public policy in the study area include the Allen-Medical Campus Transit Oriented Development Plan, the BNMC Comprehensive Transportation, Traffic, and Parking Plan, and the Queen City in the 21st Century, the City of Buffalos Comprehensive Plan. All of these plans recognize the importance of the medical campus and are supportive of its continued growth.
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D. THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT

This section establishes the baseline against which the potential impacts of the proposed project will be evaluated. As such, it identifies the known and anticipated project sites in the surrounding study area that are scheduled to be completed and any changes in zoning or public policy that are anticipated to be in place by 2014.
LAND USE
If the proposed project does not move forward, the project site will remain undeveloped and vacant through 2014. In the study area, the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus will continue to grow in the future without the proposed project. A number of development projects currently under construction by other BNMC member institutions will be completed and operational in or before 2014. These include the parking garage to serve Kaleida Health and other BNMC members, located along Michigan Avenue between High and North Streets; the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) being built by UB on Ellicott Street south of Goodell Street; and Ellicott Street Park along the east side of Ellicott Street north of Oak Street. No major land use changes on the RPCI campus will occur. The existing businesses described above in the study area would remain largely unchanged.
PUBLIC POLICY
The City of Buffalo is currently preparing the Buffalo Green Codea new citywide land use plan and zoning code intended to encourage place-based economic development. As a result of this project, the Citys antiquated circa 1951 zoning ordinance will be replaced by a new form-based code that is designed to implement the policies of the Citys Comprehensive PlanThe Queen City in the 21st Centuryadopted in 2006. The Comprehensive Plan strongly supports the growth of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, identified in the plan as one of the Citys strategic investment areas. As a result, in the Future Without the Proposed Project, it is anticipated that the underlying zoning of the project site and study area will change as part of the adoption of the citywide Buffalo Green Code and that the new zoning will be compatible with and will allow for the growth of medical and health-related uses on the project site and in the study area.
E. PROBABLE IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT

LAND USE
Approval and construction of the proposed Clinical Sciences Center will transform the project site from a vacant lot to an 11-story state-of-the-art medical building with clinics, medical offices, and meeting rooms. The CSC will be physically connected and functionally integrated with the existing hospital and research complex. The project will be constructed within the existing property line of an active hospital and research complex. As described above, the use of the area in and around Roswell Park Cancer Institute for health care facilities is wellestablished. Roswell Park Cancer Institute itself has had a long and constant presence in the community dating back to 1898. The CSC project will be an expansion and modernization of an existing hospital complex, and as such, would represent an intensification of land use by increasing the density of development. It would entail the rightsizing and enhancement of existing oncological medical use that is already well-established in the community. In addition, the proposed CSC will be similar in height and scale to the existing hospital building. The project is also consistent with the growth planned and underway by other BNMC member institutions including Kaleida Health, University at Buffalo, and Buffalo Medical Group. The proposed CSC will be consistent with general land use patterns Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 2-7
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PUBLIC POLICY
The proposed CSC project would not require a change of zoning. As a State institution, RPCI is not legally required to conform to local laws, including zoning. However, RPCI practice has consistently been to make every reasonable effort to respect the local planning and regulatory framework. The proposed project was designed to be consistent with the existing zoning and is anticipated to be consistent with any zoning revisions that may be in place by 2014 as a result of the Buffalo Green Code citywide rezoning project, now underway. The proposed project would not conflict with the relevant public policy initiatives which guide development both within the project study area and throughout the City of Buffalo. Furthermore, the project will be an important component of the growth of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, one of the strategic investment areas targeted in the City of Buffalos Comprehensive Plan.
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Chapter 3:
Community Facilities and Services
A. INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY

INTRODUCTION
This chapter examines the potential for significant adverse impacts on community facilities as a result of the proposed action. Community facilities and services are generally defined to include public or publicly funded hospitals and health care facilities, schools, day care centers, libraries, and police and fire protection services. For the reasons discussed below, this chapter focuses on public safety services and describes the status of police, fire, and emergency medical services available for the project site and the capacity of these resources to provide assistance to the proposed development. It also describes the community facilities and services provided by the Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
METHODOLOGY
A projects effect on community facilities can be either direct or indirect, as described below.
DIRECT EFFECTS Significant adverse direct effects may occur when a proposed project physically alters or displaces a community facility. Positive direct effects may occur if the project involves the development or enhancement of community facilities or services. INDIRECT EFFECTS Indirect effects on community facilities may occur when the project substantially adds to the utilization or demand for publicly funded community facilities that serve residential neighborhoods, such as schools, day care centers, libraries, senior/community centers, etc. This can occur when a project involves the construction of housing units that would lead to a sizeable increase in the residential population.
The proposed Clinical Science Center project does not include the development of any dwelling units and therefore would add no residential population to the area which could increase demand for community services. As a result, assessment of potential impacts to community facilities that generally serve residential neighborhoods is not required nor is it included in this section. Other community servicesincluding police and fire protection servicesare also provided to nonresidential populations, that is, to staff, visitor, and patient populations. Because of the nonresidential character of the project, the scope of the assessment of the projects indirect effect on community facilities and services is limited to public safety services.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS
PROJECT SITE
The vacant project site contains no community facilities and provides no community services. No demand for community services and facilities is generated on the site.
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STUDY AREA
POLICE PROTECTION Roswell Park Cancer Institutes Division of Public Safety is the primary provider of police protection services for the 25-acre Roswell Park campus, including the project site. Other public safety operations active in the area include the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority police, Kaleida Health public safety officers, and the Erie County Sherriff. These groups and Roswells Division of Public Safety comprise the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Security Work Council, which meets regularly to exchange information and discuss issues of mutual concern.
Roswell Park Cancer Institutes Division of Public Safety provides comprehensive law enforcement, incident response, protection, and crime prevention services. The Division of Public Safety has a staff of 22, including 21 New York State certified peace officers. With a minimum staffing at any time of three on-duty officers, the Division provides a uniformed presence throughout the RPCI campus, including all buildings and grounds, the Roswell parking ramp and parking lots. The City of Buffalo Police Department (BPD) responds citywide to calls for service via 911, regulates traffic, provides police protection, protects the rights of persons, detects and apprehends violators of the law, and prevents violations of the law. The BPD is divided into five geographic zonesthe A District through the E District. The CSC project site is located in the BPDs B District, service area, which operates from the 695 Main Street station in downtown Buffalo. The service area for the B District covers the entire downtown area, bounded on the west by the Niagara River, on the north by North Street, on the east by Jefferson Avenue, and on the south by Lake Erie. As the result of budget cuts over the last several years, the BPD has been forced to prioritize its staffing and cut back on community patrols and other prevention services. Recognizing coverage by RPCIs Division of Public Safety, and as agreed to by Roswell Park, the BPD does not provide regular patrols on the RPCI campus. The BPD does provide police backup and support services for incidents on the Roswell Park campus (e.g., the BPD processes arrests made by RPCI public safety officers).
RPCI Division of Public Safety
City of Buffalo Police Department
The NFTA Transit Police Department was created to protect and serve riders of NFTA public bus, rail, and van systems in Erie, Niagara, and Genesee counties. All NFTA Transit Police Officers are New York State-certified in accordance with the New York State Bureau of Municipal Police Training. Transit Police Officers have the authority to exercise police powers and duties, as provided for law enforcement, in traffic and criminal matters within the NFTAs jurisdiction. NFTA Transit Police has its headquarters at 1404 Main Street in downtown Buffalo and has sub-stations at all underground Metro Rail Stations, including the Allen Street/Medical Campus and Summer/Best Metro Rail Stations which serve the medical campus. NFTA Police provide police services in and around each of these rail stations, on NFTA buses, and at bus stop locations which serve the medical campus.
Other Security Entities Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) Transit Police
Private Security Services
Private on-site operations also provide security services at additional locations on or near the medical campus including Kaleida Health facilities, McCarley Gardens, and the Innovation Center. 3-2 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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Surveillance
Manage and maintain the Command Center (CCTV) System Monitor cameras 24/7/365 Mobile campus patrols Bike patrols Manage and maintain paging and emergency phone systems Safety Escort/Guard Services Public Safety Escort Program Executive Protection Program (EPP) Afterhours eventsprovide security/escort visitors VIP/special activity transportation Pick-up and deliver daily receipts Access Control/Security Checks Install, maintain, & monitor card access control system Conduct random campus package checks Visitor and contractor identification program DMV record reviews /license plate checks
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Enforcement Issue parking summonses Conduct investigations Conduct TJC1 compliance checks Information/Data Analysis/Coordination Incident tracking and reporting Prepare TJC1 data and reports Project reviews Community liaison functions Central Information desk functions Risk Abatement/Management Conduct risk assessments Control parking ramp and surface lots/direct traffic Supervise valet parking/ snow removal as needed Training Services Conduct security in-service training New employee orientation program
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FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
City of Buffalo Fire Department
The City of Buffalo Fire Department (BFD), headquartered at 195 Court Street in downtown Buffalo, is the principal fire and rescue service for the city of Buffalo, New York. It is the largest fire department in Upstate New York. The Buffalo Fire Department currently consists of one division which is separated into four battalions, and further separated into 4 platoons. This career department consists of approximately 675 uniformed firefighters that serve a population of about 260,000 in a geographic area of approximately 42 square miles. The department currently operates one Division Chief, 4 Battalion Chiefs, 19 Engine Companies, nine Ladder Companies, one Heavy Rescue, one Collapse/Technical Rescue, one HazMat/Command Unit, and one Fireboat. Engine companies carry hoses and pump while ladder companies provide search, rescue, and building ventilation functions. In addition rescue companies are called for fires or emergencies in high-rise buildings. Normally, a total of three (3) engine companies and two (2) ladder companies respond to each call.
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RPCI Division of Public Safety
Roswells Division of Public Safety provides training for fire prevention and preparedness and support services for fire and emergency responses on the Roswell campus. Specific responsibilities include: Response to emergency situations Fire drills / inspections Fire alarm systems monitoring Issue campus burn permits Actively manage campus fire alarm control panels Conduct fire safety in-service training for all hospital shifts
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
As described in detail in Chapter 1, Project Description, Roswell Park Cancer Institute is a public hospital and medical research and teaching center whose mission is to understand, prevent and cure cancer . Roswell Park Cancer Institute is a recognized leader in cancer research, prevention, treatment and education. RPCI is the only facility in the region to provide full-spectrum cancer care and support services, access to clinical trials, cutting-edge oncology treatment and groundbreaking research. The Roswell campus spans 25 acres and consists of 15 buildings with about 2.0 million square feet of space. The 133-bed Main Hospital building, completed in 1998, houses a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment center.
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Kaleida Health
Kaleida Health is a not-for-profit hospital system based in Western New York. On the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), Kaleida operates Buffalo General Medical Center a 511-bed acute care hospital and the recentlycompleted Gates Vascular Institute (GUI), a center for stroke care, cardiac surgery, and vascular services. The GVI also provides a new emergency department to serve the area. Roswell Park, which does not have an emergency room, has an agreement with Kaleida which enables Roswell to utilize Kaleidas emergency department to admit patients when necessary. In December 2011, Kaleida opened its new HighPointe on Michigan Health Care Facility, 300-bed long-term care facility at the northeast corner of the BNMC at the corner of Michigan Avenue and North Street. 3-4 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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C. THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT

PROJECT SITE
The project site would continue to be vacant if the proposed Clinical Science Center would not move forward.
STUDY AREA
In the Future Without the project, City of Buffalo police and fire protection services are expected to remain similar to existing conditions. No major changes in staffing, stations, or equipment are anticipated. This is also the case on the Roswell campus, where both public safety operations and clinical health care services would be largely unchanged through 2015. By 2015, Kaleida Health has stated that the new 400,000-square-foot Childrens Hospital of Buffalo will be operational at 818 Ellicott Street.
D. THE FUTURE WITH THE PROPOSED PROJECT

The project would provide the region with a new health care facility. This represents a direct and positive impact to the community facilities and services available to residents of the study area and beyond. The CSC will enhance RPCIs ability deliver high quality cancer care and improve the patient experience. The development of the proposed Clinical Science Center would provide a new 142,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility for cancer care and treatment. The CSC would be functionally integrated with the RPCI Main Hospital and would improve the ability of the entire Institute to meet its stated mission. These effects are described below. The CSC project site is vacant and therefore no direct displacement of any use, including community facilities, would occur.
PROJECT SITE/DIRECT EFFECTS
STUDY AREA/INDIRECT EFFECTS POLICE PROTECTION

In the Future with the Proposed Project, the RPCI Division of Public Safety would continue to be the prime provider of public safety services on the campus. The Division will assess the need for additional staffing to cover the new building based on a review to be conducted as the project nears completion. RPCI is committed to maintaining its current ability to handle public safety incidents in a timely, efficient, and effective manor with the expanded facility. The Buffalo Police Department will continue to function in a support capacity for incidents on the Roswell campus and is not expected to be adversely affected by the proposed project. The City of Buffalo Fire Department would have sufficient resources to serve the anticipated increased level of activity around RPCI after construction of the proposed project and fire protection services are expected to remain adequate to meet the demands of the RPCI addition and surrounding neighborhoods. Therefore, no adverse impacts to fire protection services are anticipated to result from the proposed project. The RPCI Division of Public Safety will continue to provide adequate supportive and preventive fire-related services.
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HEALTH CARE FACILITIES ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE

The proposed project is a medical/health facility that will provide services to cancer patients and the community. The proposed project would provide RPCI with the additional space needed for the following health care clinical services: The project will increase the size, efficiency, and comfort of patients in RPCIs Chemotherapy Infusion Center. With a new, state-of-the-art Chemotherapy infusion Center, cancer patients will have improved waiting times for treatment. They will be able to receive treatment in comfortable, improved surroundings with more space for accompanying friends and family members. The project will enable RPCI to meet the growing needs of breast cancer patients and respond to increasing community need for Roswell Park Cancer Institute mammography screenings. A new Breast Center with complete diagnostic, screening and imaging capabilities, as well as treatment facilities and adjacent research offices is crucial to providing the best care for breast cancer patients. The new, expanded Breast Center will offer screening services (mammography, ultrasound and breast MRI) for populations at risk, and will once again offer screening mammography for the community at large. The CSC will accommodate expanded patient education offices where patients can turn for personalized educational support and information specialists can assist patients and their families. The new CSC will allow RPCI to build a strong survivorship program. Such a program will support patients (as well as families and their physicians) to better handle the long term, often life-changing residual effects of cancer treatments.
By relocating some services to the new Clinical Sciences Center, the vacated space in the main hospital building can be redesigned to allow for: Expansion of Centers serving head and neck, brain Expansion of Operating Room facilities Expansion of our Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplantation Clinic Expansion of the number of inpatient beds.
KALEIDA HEALTH
The proposed project would enhance the facilities that are available to Kaleida patients who may be referred to RPCI for cancer treatment. The project is compatible and complementary with the services provided by Kaleida Health on the medical campus.
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Chapter 4:
Historic and Archaeological Resources

INTRODUCTION Consideration for cultural resources, including historic and archaeological resources must be undertaken as part of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) process. This chapter assesses the potential for significant adverse environmental impacts to historic and archaeological resources as a result of the proposed action. Historic resources include architectural resources listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places (S/NR) or formally National Historic Landmarks (NHLs); as well as sites potentially eligible for listing. Architectural resources generally include historically important buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts. They also may include bridges, canals, piers, wharves, and railroad transfer bridges that may be wholly or partially visible above ground. Archaeological resources are physical remains, usually buried, of past activities on a site. They can include remains from Native American people who used or occupied a site, including tools, refuse from tool-making activities, habitation sites, etc. These resources are also referred to as pre-contact, since they were deposited before Native American contact with Euro-American settlers. Archaeological resources can also include remains from activities that occurred during the historic period (beginning with European settlement in the 17th century) and that include EuroAmerican contact with Native Americans, as well as battle sites, domestic and commercially related foundations, wells, cisterns, and privies. Cemeteries are also considered archaeological resources. METHODOLOGY HISTORIC RESOURCES The existing conditions section contains a brief description of known or potential historic resources within a standard 400-foot study area of the project site. Expected changes to these identified resources or their context, if any, in the 2015 No Build condition are discussed. The historic resource analysis concludes with an assessment of the proposed projects potential for indirect impacts, including visual and contextual impacts, on any identified historic resources in the study area.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES Under SEQR, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (SHPO) outlines specific steps to determine whether an action could affect areas of potential archaeological resources. The first step is to identify the study area for the archaeological assessment, referred to as the Area of Potential Effect (APE). This is the area of future ground disturbance that would occur with the proposed project. Second, the analysis investigates the possibility that potentially significant archaeological resources could remain intact within the APE. Should they be present, a possible third step considers the probable effects of the proposed project on any potential archaeological resources that may be identified.
B. BACKGROUND HISTORY PRE-CONTACT PERIOD

The Seneca, the westernmost of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League are also known as the "Keeper of the Western Door". At the time of the formation of the Iroquois League, the original five nations of the Iroquois League Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 4-1
Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS occupied large areas of land in the Northeast United States and Southeast Canada, including lands in what is now the City of Buffalo, NY. The historical Seneca occupied territory throughout the Finger Lakes area in Central New York, and in the Genesee Valley in Western New York, living in longhouses on the riversides. The villages were well fortified with wooden stake fences. Buffalo Creek, which included much of what later became the City of Buffalo, was one such area of settlement. In 1838, efforts to remove the Senecas from their lands culminated in the Treaty of Buffalo Creek, by the terms of which the four remaining Seneca reservationsBuffalo Creek, Tonawanda, Cattaraugus, and Alleganywere sold and provisions were made for the Senecas to remove to Kansas. The proceedings were protested, however, and a new Treaty of Buffalo Creek was signed in 1842. The 1842 agreement stipulated the sale of Buffalo Creek and Tonawanda, but retained Allegany and Cattaraugus. As a result of the Buffalo Creek treaties, some Senecas moved to Kansas. Most did not, however, and of those who did, all but two returned. A section of the treaty acknowledged that the Ogden Land Company would buy the four reservations then occupied by the Seneca Nation. The understanding was that the Ogden Land Company would sell the land to settlers for development. This was the beginning of the influx of settlers of European ancestry into the Buffalo area. HISTORIC PERIOD A hospital and university presence was established in the neighborhood by 1872. The University of Buffalo erected its first dedicated building in 1849 at the northeast corner of project area. The new medical school building contained classrooms and laboratories. The first Buffalo General Hospital was built in 1858 and was located at High Street and Oak Street. The future property of the University at Buffalo at High Street and Washington Street contained a beer garden in 1872, with at least five breweries in the project area. Buffalos population more than doubled between 1870 and 1890. A comparison of the level of development in the project area on the 1872 map with the 1894 American Atlas Company Atlas of the City of Buffalo, N.Y. graphically illustrates this growth. Lightly-developed areas in the northern, central, and southern portions of the project area were filled in by 1894. The portion of the project area between Main Street and Ellicott Street was slowly being converted from a largely residential area to a largely commercial and industrial area. A number of large buildings were erected after 1872, especially between Main Street and Washington Street south of Carlton Street. The University of Buffalo relocated to the intersection of High Street and Washington Street in 1893. Buffalo General Hospital expanded with the addition of new buildings between 1872 and 1894. There were at least six breweries in the project area in 1894, including one adjacent to the University. Overall, the project area maintained its mostly residential character. The 1950 Sanborn Map Company Fire Insurance Map of Buffalo, New York describes a project area under continuing transition from a mostly-residential neighborhood to a mixed residential, commercial, and industrial neighborhood. By 1951, a large number of residential properties had been cleared and left vacant or were converted to parking lots. Eventually urban renewal policies would transform whole neighborhoods in downtown Buffalo in the 1950s and 1960s into parking lots, buildings that covered whole blocks, or left vacant. Large commercial and industrial buildings supplanted smaller buildings and residences, especially in the southwestern portion of the project area and along Main Street. The University of Buffalo and especially Buffalo General Hospital were greatly expanded by 1951. Buffalo General Hospital had related buildings constructed in former residential areas around the original hospital building. The southeastern portion of the project area maintained its high-density residential character defined by small, single-family homes. 4-2 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Chapter 4: Historic and Archaeological Resources Comparative aerial views of the project area illustrate the changes that have taken place between 1951 and today. Changes include significant alterations of street alignments as part of the consolidation of parcels for the medical campus development. Most of the 19th century residential buildings within the study area are gone. Most of the northern half of the project area now consists of building complexes associated with the medical campus. A number of former residential blocks are now paved parking lots.
C. EXISTING CONDITIONS
HISTORIC RESOURCES
PROJECT SITE The project site is vacant and contains no structures of any kind. As a result, the project site contains no listed or potentially eligible historic resources. STUDY AREA There are no actual or potential historic resources located within the 400-foot study area from the vacant project site. Although beyond the area where impacts from the project could reasonably be expected to occur, the closest potential historic resources consist of a late 19th century single-family home at 181 Maple Street to the southeast and the original Buffalo General Hospital at 96 High Street to the northwest of the CSC site.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
AREA OF POTENTIAL EFFECT As stated above, the potential for impacts to archaeological resources are considered only in those areas where new in-ground disturbance would occur; for the CSC project, this area of potential effect is the project site itself.
Available SHPO and local data suggest that most of the Roswell campus has a low pre-contact period sensitivity based on the intensive residential, commercial, and institutional development which has occurred since the mid-19th century. In addition, examination of available databases found no S/NR listed or potentially eligible archaeological sites within the APE. However, the generalized areas which include vacant sites, parking lots, and sidewalk areas within the vicinity of the medical campus project site are categorized as moderately sensitive for the presence of historic period archaeological resources. Following SHPO protocol, Roswell Park Cancer Institute has submitted a documentation package to the agency including materials regarding both the former historic period uses of the site as well as maps, photographs, plans, and surveys pertaining to prior construction disturbance on the site. This documentation provides information regarding pre-contact and historic period archaeological site potential based on site file research and prior disturbance. The data is gathered to compare, both horizontally and vertically, the historical past and the subsurface disturbance record. These materials are currently being reviewed by SHPO, which will then make a preliminary determination of the archaeological sensitivity of the project site, as described below.
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HISTORIC RESOURCES No listed or potentially eligible historic resources are located on the project site or within the 400-foot radius study area. In addition, in the absence of the project, no development activity is expected to occur within a 400-foot radius of the Clinical Sciences Center site. As a result, no changes are expected that would affect historic resources or their context in the future 2015 No Build condition. ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES In the future without the project, no building construction and related excavation work would occur on the project site. As a result, no disturbance of any potential intact archaeological resources that may remain intact on the project site would occur and no changes to these resources would be expected.

HISTORIC RESOURCES The project site is vacanttherefore no direct impacts to historic resources will occur as a result of the proposed development. In addition, no historic resources were identified within the surrounding study area. As a result, the project would not result in any significant adverse impacts to historic resources within the study area. ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES As described above, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, following SHPO procedures, has prepared documentation regarding the potential archaeological sensitivity and the amount of prior subsurface disturbance activities on the project site. If based on this material, SHPO formally determines that there are no potential resources on the site; the EIS will conclude that there will be no adverse impacts to archaeological resources as a result of the proposed CSC project. Alternatively, if SHPO formally determines that further documentation is needed, a Phase 1A Archaeological Assessment will be prepared for SHPO review. The Phase 1A Archaeological Assessment will identify the likelihood for known or potential pre-contact period and/or historic-period archaeological resources to remain intact on the project site. This will include mapping the locations of any known or potential archaeological resources and delineating the documented areas of prior disturbance. The documentary research will be detailed enough for SHPO to determine whether any archaeological resources may remain on the site. If based on the content of the Phase 1A report, SHPO makes a determination that there are no potential resources on the site; the EIS will conclude that there will be no adverse impacts to cultural resources as a result of the project. If SHPO does not issue a determination of no impact based on the Phase 1A, further study may be needed and would be outlined at that time.
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Chapter 5:
Socioeconomic Conditions
A. INTRODUCTION
This chapter addresses the effects of the proposed project on socioeconomic conditions in the area.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS PROJECT SITE
The project site has been vacant for decades. No businesses or residents occupy the site and no economic activity is generated on the site.
STUDY AREA
The project site is surrounded on four sides by the remainder of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC). RPCI has a workforce of approximately 3,200 employees. Including Roswell, employment at the BNMC totals about 12,000 workers. The Fruitbelt neighborhood borders the project site on the east. The neighborhood stretches generally from Michigan to Jefferson Avenues and from the Kensington Expressway to Best Street. The Fruitbelt neighborhood and vicinity had 2,294 residents in 2010, nearly 40 percent less than its 1990 population of 3,837 residents. In total, the same land area experienced an 85 percent drop in population since its historic high of 15,490 residents in 1950. A large proportion of the neighborhood is now comprised of vacant lots where former houses have been demolished. Currently, the Fruitbelt contains roughly 34 acres of vacant lots, around 35 percent of the neighborhoods total area. In addition, 2000 Census data indicated that nearly one in five of the remaining housing units were unoccupied. The population of the neighborhood is predominantly African-American and nearly half of the residents have incomes below the poverty line.
C. THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT PROJECT SITE
If the CSC project does not move forward, the project site would remain vacant and would generate no economic activity.
STUDY AREA
In the study area, the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus will continue to grow in the future without the proposed project. A number of development projects currently under construction by other BNMC member institutions will be completed and operational by 2015. These projects will have a positive effect on the local economy by bringing in jobs and expenditures into the area. Clinical Sciences Center
D. THE FUTURE WITH THE PROPOSED PROJECT PROJECT SITE
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Clinical Science Center Project FEIS benefits for the City of Buffalo, Erie County and the State of New York. It is estimated that the project will create 120 jobs during the construction period and 20 to 30 permanent new jobs during operation of the new facility. An estimated 300 jobs will transfer from existing Roswell buildings to relocated clinics that will move to the new Clinical Sciences Center. The proposed development of the vacant site would not result in the direct or indirect displacement of any residences or businesses. As described above, the Clinical Sciences Center project would bring more jobs and spending to the downtown Buffalo medical campus. This project-generated economic activity would provide the economically-distressed Fruitbelt community with additional economic opportunities. The proposed project would not result in any significant adverse impacts on socioeconomic conditions in the study area.
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Urban Design and Visual Resources
A. INTRODUCTION
This chapter considers the potential of the proposed action to affect the urban design characteristics and visual resources of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute campus and the surrounding study area. The study area for this analysis is coterminous with the study area used for the analysis in Chapter 2, Land Use and Public Policy, delineated by an approximately -mile radius around the project site (see Figure 6-1). Urban design components and visual resources determine the look of a neighborhoodits physical appearance, including the size and shape of buildings, their arrangement on blocks, the street pattern, and noteworthy views that may give an area a distinctive character. An areas visual resources are its unique or important public view corridors, vistas, or natural or built features. For SEQR analysis purposes, this includes only views from public and publicly accessible locations and does not include private residences or places of business. Visual resources could include views of public parks, landmark structures and districts, waterfront areas, or natural resources. The following analysis addresses these characteristics for existing conditions, the Future without the Proposed Project, and the Future with the Proposed Project, within the urban design and visual resources study area.
PROJECT SITE The vacant site, located at the corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue, occupies the southeasterly-most 0.31acre of a 3.19 parcel owned by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), which includes much of the superblock bounded by Carlton and High Streets and Michigan and Elm Streets. As shown in Figure 6-1, the partially grass-covered site (right) abuts the Main Hospital (left) along its Carlton Street frontage, the Grace Cancer Drug Center (center, set back from street), and the Power Plant and Substation (rear right) along Michigan Avenue.
Figure 6-1 Project Site, View North from Roswell Parking Garage Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 6-1
Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS Figure 6-2 shows the gated industrial valley of the RPCI campus, visible to passersby along Michigan Avenue through the vacant CSC site.
Figure 6-2 Project Site, View West From Michigan Avenue
STUDY AREA
The CSC project site is surrounded by other medical campus facilities on three sides the Roswell Parking Garage to the south, the Main Hospital and GCDC on the west and the Roswell Power Plant electrical substation on the north. The characteristic red brick buildings on this portion of the Roswell campus range in height from three to eight stories. Kaminski Park fames the Main Hospital and Medical Research Center in an urban campus setting. To the west, Michigan Avenue is a thoroughfare that bridges the transition between the moderate-scale, institutional campus and the low density Fruitbelt residential neighborhood to the east. Parking lots line much of the eastern side of Michigan Avenue between Goodell and North Streets, including lots directly and diagonally opposite the project site. Very few single family homes remain along Michigan Avenue in the study area. Since the 1960s, the development pattern along Michigan Avenue has shifted from traditional, low density 19th and early 20th century homes to moderate density institutional and residential buildings. The transition of the avenue from its historic development pattern of an urban street grid covered with low-rise residential, commercial and mixed use buildings on small lots began in 1964 with the construction of the modernistic St. John Baptist Church at the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Goodell Street, followed by Roswells former Center for Crystallographic Research along the east side of Michigan just north of Carlton and the RPCI Power Plant on the west side of the same block. The 1970s witnessed construction of the RPCI parking garage and the Grace Cancer Drug Center. In the early 1980s, the Fruitbelt blocks south of Virginia Street were transformed by two large scale urban renewal projectsthe low-rise
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Chapter 6: Urban Design and Visual Resources multi-family suburban land form of the McCarley Gardens housing complex and the moderate-rise St. John Tower apartment building (see Figure 6-3).
Figure 6-3 St. John Tower, View Southeast from RPCI Parking Garage
Figure 6-4 illustrates the range of building heights within the surrounding area.
Figure 6-4 RPCI Campus Building Heights
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS The 1990s and early 2000s witnessed demolition of structures to make way for parking lots to serve the growing medical campus. In 2011 and 2012, the transformation of Michigan Avenue continued, with the completion of two larger-scale structures at the northern end of the corridor in the study area (i.e., between High and North Streets)- the HighPointe skilled nursing facility on the east side and the eight-story parking garage on the west side. Figure 6-5, below, illustrates the scale of development to the north of the CSC project site. Figure 6-6 shows the historic Fruitbelt neighborhood.
Figure 6-5 Buffalo General Medical Center Complex, View Southwest
Figure 6-6 The Fruitbelt 6-4 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Chapter 6: Urban Design and Visual Resources There are a number of visual resources in the vicinity of the proposed project site. The center point of the Roswell campus beautifully landscaped Kaminski Parkjust west of the Main Hospitalis a visual resource in all seasons as well as an area for passive recreation in the warmer months (see Figure 6-7). Note the tower of the Buffalo General Medical Center in the background.
Figure 6-7 Kaminski Park, View Northwest from Elm and Carlton Streets
The Main Hospital itself is an important visual landmark and icon for the entire medical campus. As seen in Figure 68, views of the Main Hospital are particularly prominent when approaching the campus from the south.
Figure 6-8 RPCI Main Hospital, View North
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PROJECT SITE In the Future without the Project, no building development would occur on the project site. As a result, the site would remain vacant and no changes to urban design or visual resources would occur. STUDY AREA By 2015, the City of Buffalo will have completed the Carlton Street Project, which will involve streetscape improvementsincluding a new roadbed, sidewalks, lighting fixtures, landscaping, and signagealong the length of Carlton Street. Roswell Park Cancer Institute is a partner in this project, and has collaborated with the City on the design and will be responsible for maintenance of the landscaping on the block between Michigan Avenue and Maple Street. This beautification project will substantially enhance the pedestrian experience on Carlton Street. No other development activity is underway or proposed within a 400-foot radius of the project site. Thus, in the Future without the Proposed Project, the overall visual character of study area (i.e., the area within a 400-foot radius of the project site) is anticipated to remain similar to existing conditions. In addition, limited amount of development is projected to be completed by 2015 on the Roswell campus and adjoining portion of the Fruitbelt. In the Future without the Proposed Action, existing views of visual resources in the study area are not expected to undergo substantial change. Planned developments within the study area are not anticipated to affect the areas visual resources or eliminate or obstruct view corridors.

PROJECT SITE In the Future with the Proposed Project, the vacant site would be transformed into a slender, 11-story structure, as described in Chapter 1, Project Description. The building mass of the proposed project has been developed by the project architects to complement the form of the adjoining Grace Cancer Drug Center and Main Hospital The proposed project, at 11 stories (182 feet high), would be taller than the Main Hospital, but is oriented so as not to block views of Main Hospital from public vantage points along the adjacent streets, particularly along Michigan Avenue. The project would not change the context of Kaminski Park, which is separated from the project site by the Main Hospital and the Grace Cancer Drug Center. As described in Chapter 1, Project Description, one of the key design goals for the CSC was to create an enhanced entry and arrival point for the Institute and to visually open up the Roswell campus to the surrounding community. This goal is accomplished through the use of transparent/glass faade materials and the new entrance on Carlton Street near Michigan Avenue. STUDY AREA In general, the assessment of a projects potential effects on urban design and visual resources considers the degree to which it would affect the areas defining elements of urban design through a change in the arrangement, appearance or functionality of the built environment. The analysis considers the projects context and uses the following criteria to assess the project visual impacts: 1. Would the building be substantially different in height, bulk, form, setbacks, size, scale, use or arrangement than exists in the area? 6-6 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Chapter 6: Urban Design and Visual Resources 2. Would the project change block form, de-map an active street or map a new street? Would it affect the street hierarchy, street wall, curb cuts, pedestrian activity or streetscape elements? 3. Would the project develop a site that contains important visual resources? 4. Would the project obstruct public views of important visual resources?
BUILDING FORM Height The proposed project, at 182 feet and 11 stories tall, would not be substantially different in height than other mid-rise buildings located on the medical campus and vicinity. The 177-foot-tall Buffalo General Medical Center is one block northwest of the project site at the highest ground elevation on the campus; St. Johns Towers, a block to the south; and Roswells own Main Hospital (170 feet tall) directly adjacent to the site.
Figure 6-9 Clinical Sciences Center Project, View Northwest from Michigan Avenue
BLOCK FORM/STREETSCAPE The proposed Clinical Sciences Center would be constructed on an existing block and would not alter block form, street pattern or street hierarchy of the project site or the study area. In completing the street wall along Michigan Avenue, the CSC will be similar to building arrangements in the study area. It would also provide an enhanced entrance to the hospital complex on Carlton Street, enhance the Michigan Avenue frontage by blocking views of the industrial valley and provide attractive landscaping and seating. The proposed project would enhance the areas streetscape by replacing an underutilized parcel with a new building that is of high quality design and sensitive to the neighborhood context. By providing transparency at the ground level, it will visually connect the community with campus activities. The health care uses proposed for the building would further revitalize this currently inactive and
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS blank block front and the proposed project would enliven Michigan Avenue with street plantings. The project would have no adverse impact on natural features.
DIRECT DISPLACEMENT OF VISUAL AMENITY The project site is currently vacant and contains no visual amenities. As a result, the CSC project will not directly displace any important visual amenities in the community. OBSTRUCTION OF IMPORTANT VISUAL RESOURCE The proposed Clinical Sciences Center project will not obstruct any important public views of visual resources in the area, including Kaminski Park and the Main Hospital. Panoramic views of the Buffalo Harbor will be available from public spaces within the CSC building (see Figure 6-10, below).
Figure 6-10 Rendering of Chemo Infusion Space and View
CONCLUSION
In summary, the assessment of the proposed projects potential effects on urban design and visual resources, above, finds that the proposed project would not result in any significant adverse impacts on urban design or visual resources in the study area. On the contrary, it is expected that the proposed Clinical Sciences Center will serve to visually connect the Roswell campus with the surrounding community and will be a visual asset for the neighborhood and the city as a whole.
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Chapter 7:
Hazardous Materials
This chapter assesses the potential for the proposed action to result in short-term hazardous materials exposure during construction and long-term exposure following completion of the proposed development. A hazardous material is defined as any substance that poses a threat to human health or the environment. Substances that may be of concern include, but are not limited to: heavy metals (e.g., lead, mercury), volatile organic compounds (e.g., aromatic compounds, such as benzene), semi volatile organic compounds such as coal tar, methane, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) formerly used in electrical equipment, dioxins, and hazardous wastes (solid wastes which are chemically reactive, ignitable, corrosive, or toxic) as well as radioactive or biological wastes. The descriptions and analyses contained herein are based on previously conducted hazardous material investigations prepared to identify conditions on the project site. The development of the proposed project would involve the construction of a new 11-story building on the vacant, 0.31-acre project site, located at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue adjacent to the Main Hospital. The project involves no building demolition. Environmental conditions resulting from previous and existing uses, both onsite and in the surrounding area were assessed and documented in the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Proposed Clinical Sciences Center (Fisher Associates, June 2011). Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) retained Fisher Associates, a professional engineering firm ,to assess the potential current presence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs) on or adjacent to the project site in accordance with ASTME 1527-05 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Site Assessment Process and the United States Environmental Protection Agencys standards set forth in Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 312 for All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI). By definition under ASTM designation E 1527-05, the term recognized environmental condition is defined as the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products on a property under conditions that indicate an existing release, a past release, or a material threat of a release of any hazardous substances or petroleum products into structures on the property or into the ground, groundwater or surface water of the property. The term includes hazardous substances or petroleum products even under conditions in compliance with laws. The term is not intended to include de minimis conditions that generally do not present a threat to human health or the environment and that generally would not be the subject of an enforcement action if brought to the attention of appropriate governmental agencies. Examples of RECs include contaminants spilling or leaking into the soil or ground water, dispersed in the soil vapor, indoor or ambient air, or contained in fugitive dust. They may have been imported to a site as fill or grading material over the years. It is not uncommon to find elevated levels of hazardous materials in fill of unknown origin, also known as historic fill, where the past and current activities do not suggest these types of materials were used. This is especially true for proper-ties that are adjacent to waterways where, historically, large amounts of fill material have been used as part of urban development. They may migrate to the site from off-site areas as a result of soils impacted by an up gradient source through local ground water flow or migrating soil vapor. For example a site may be of concern if hazardous materials migrated to the site from a leaking underground storage tank nearby. The Phase I ESA included completion of the following tasks: Reviewed environmental studies/data readily available for the project site; Conducted site reconnaissance and photographic site documentation;
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS Conducted historic documentary research of the project site consisting of (a) reviewing aerial photographs covering the project site and adjoining property, (b) reviewing topographic maps, and (c) researching the availability of fire insurance maps and city directories of the site and vicinity; Reviewed local, state, and federal databases of known or potential hazardous waste sites or landfills, and sites currently under investigation for environmental violations; Reviewed tax records through the Erie County Internet Mapping Service and other sources; Conducted a search for environmental liens and activity and use limitations for the project site; Contacted pertinent local regulatory agencies for information about the project site usage and history; and Evaluated the potential for environmental contamination of the project site by past or present activities or uses on-site or on adjacent properties.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS TOPOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND GROUNDWATER
The topography, geology, and hydrology of the area is summarized below. These characteristics are important to understand because hazardous materials may migrate to the site from off-site areas as a result of soils impacted by an up gradient source through local ground water flow or migrating soil vapor. In addition, hazardous materials sometimes have been imported to a site as fill or grading material over the years. The project site and the surrounding study area lie within the Erie-Ontario Lowlands physiographic province of New York State, an area of low plains with little topographic relief. The project site is located approximately 648 feet above mean sea level, with a gently south-southeast sloping surface topography. Project site soils are classified as Urban Land, which indicates non-agricultural soils with a surface layer of highly variable material that has been manipulated, disturbed, or transported by human activities. The bedrock lies approximately 55 to 60 feet below grade and consists of the Paleozoic age Middle Devonian Group. The site has no sensitive or notable natural featuresit is not located in a flood plain, no state or federal freshwater wetlands are mapped within - mile of the site, and the nearest surface water body is Lake Erie, more than a mile away. Groundwater occurs approximately 50 feet below the surface on the site. A perched water table lies approximately eight feet below the surface of the project site. Based on the surface topography, groundwater is likely to flow in a south-southeasterly direction from the project site towards Lake Erie. Groundwater is not considered a source of potable water in the City of Buffalo. Public drinking water is supplied by the Erie County Water Authority. Stormwater from the project site flows into the storm drains along Michigan Avenue and Carlton Streets and eventually into the combined sewer of the South Central district of the Buffalo Sewer Authority. During storm events, excess combined sewage and stormwater flows into the Buffalo River and ultimately into Lake Erie. LAND USE HISTORY OF THE PROJECT SITE AND ITS ENVIRONS It is important to review the land use history of the area because hazardous materials may be present in the soil, ground water, soil vapor or buildings and structures on-site as the residue of past or current activities on or near the site. Manufacturing processes and commercial activities, for example, typically utilize, and thus require storage and handling of, hazardous materials. The following section summarizes the existing and former land uses on and nearby the project site.
EXISTING LAND USE
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Chapter 7: Hazardous Materials The 0.31-acre project site comprises the southeastern most portion of a 3.19-acre parent parcel owned by Dormitory Authority State of New York (DASNY) which runs along the west side of Michigan Avenue between Carlton and High Streets. With the exception of a small section opposite residential lots on Michigan Avenue, the project site is surrounded by other Roswell facilitiesthe parking garage to the south, the Main Hospital to the west, the Grace Cancer Drug Center to the northwest, the power plant to the north and a RPCI parking lot to the east The project site is currently vacant landthere are no buildings on the site. Landscaped lawns and a RPCI identification sign occupy the corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue. A portion of the site is covered by asphalt paving material. The Roswell campus and the remainder of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus occupy the surrounding area to the south, west, and north. To the east, the study area consists of the Fruitbelt residential community.
HISTORIC LAND USE The history of land use on or near the project site was derived from a review of the following materials: historic aerial photos; historic topographic maps; historic Sanborn fire insurance maps; City of Buffalo directories; information obtained from the Erie County Internet Mapping Service; and Interviews with Roswell staff.
As described below, the project site has been primarily vacant land at least as far back as 1959 with residential and retail shop uses prior to this time: 1899. Maps for the area show a 2 1/2 -story grocery store on the project site. Adjacent properties to the north and west are mapped as residential dwellings. 1925. Three distinct stores (a grocery store, a butcher, and a barber) occupy the project site; while adjoining properties to the north and west remain residential.The1925 map shows a two-story store on the Carlton Street frontage of the area now occupied by the parking garage. 1959. The residential buildings on the project site are gone and the entire site is vacant land. 1966. Additional RPCI buildings are visible on surrounding properties. 1981. Roswells Cancer Cell Drug Center is shown directly adjacent to the CSC project site to the northwest and the electric substation and power plant are shown directly to the north. The 1981 maps show the Roswell parking garage in place south of the CSC project site and the multifamily Tower Apartments to the west. Additional hospital development is also shown further west. Health Research Inc. lab is located across Michigan Avenue to the east. 1991. The Tower Apartments are gone and the New Main Hospital, completed in this year, adjoins the CSC project site to the west. The historical use of the project site does not raise any concerns regarding the potential for hazardous materials issues related to the former uses that occupied the project site. Adjoining and nearby properties listed with businesses of potential environmental concern are listed in Table 7-1, below.
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS Table 7-1 Former Study Area Businesses of Potential Environmental Concern Address Business Years Known 942 Michigan Avenue Ronk Linoleum Manufacturing Company 1935 Allen Speed Wash Laundry 1960-1964 974 Michigan Avenue Anchor Printing and Engraving 1955 161 Carlton Street Reindl & Grohman auto repairs 1930 Source: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Proposed Clinical Sciences Center, Fisher Associates, June 2011. These properties were included in the review of environmental databases, below, to evaluate the potential for any RECs to be present on these sites. SITE RECONNAISSANCE Site reconnaissance involves a site visit, field documentation activities, and analysis. At the time of the site reconnaissance, no evidence of the following potential sources of contamination was observed to be present on the project site: No hazardous materials; No hazardous wastes; No underground storage tanks (USTs) or aboveground storage tanks (ASTs); No drums or containers; No air emission activities; No equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); No solid waste or evidence of activities that would create solid waste; No floor drains or sumps; No wastewater related activities; No pits, ponds or lagoons; No asbestos containing materials (ACMs); and No water intrusion or mold growth.
A groundwater monitoring well is located in the southwestern portion of the project site. The well was installed to provide RPCI with information regarding hydrological conditions related to the perched water table, not for purposes of monitoring any potential contaminants. There is no suspected contamination of the groundwater on or in the vicinity of the project site. ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE REVIEWS At RPCI, as in all similar hospital and research facilities, operation of the research, clinical, and educational functions of the Institute requires the management of hazardous materials and wastes that are utilized in and are the byproduct 7-4 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Chapter 7: Hazardous Materials of the organizations activities. When these materials and wastes are managed in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., in a hospital or laboratory setting), they would not be expected to be associated with adverse effects. At Roswell Park, hazardous materials and wastes are stored and/or generated in laboratory research, pathology, environmental services, engineering, pharmacy, dental, medicine, central sterile, darkrooms and radiation oncology. Radioactive wastes are managed in radiation oncology and nuclear medicine. Regulated medical wastes, generated in patient rooms, operating rooms, laboratory research, pathology and the pharmacy, are stored in soiled utility rooms located on patient floors and transferred off-site for sterilization. RPCI also manages universal wastes and petroleum storage tanks which are located throughout the campus. A computerized database search of the project area within ASTM standard radii of the project site was provided by Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR). Information gathered from these environmental databases was reviewed to evaluate whether activities on or near the project site have the potential to create a REC. The findings are presented below.
PROJECT SITE FINDINGS The project site was not identified in any of the databases as a potential site of environmental concern. STUDY AREA FINDINGS The database search revealed the potential for concern on adjacent and nearby sites. These locations are evaluated further below.
RPCI is listed by the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) Information System as Large Quantity Generator (LQG) that generates 1,000 kilograms or more of hazardous waste during a typical calendar month. RPCI also currently has four underground storage tanks (USTs) and four aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) in service for the entire medical campus. In compliance with all pertinent regulations, the Institute has either closed in place or closed and removed a number of USTs and ASTs over the years. Between 1989 and 2011, six violations of environmental regulations were recorded at RPCI related to UST and fuel oil tank overfills and discovery of a previously unidentified UST; all recorded violations have since achieved compliance and none pose any threats to environmental safety. Other potential sites of concern in the area revealed by the database search included: Buffalo General Hospital, which has nine USTs listed on its property. Three of these tanks are currently in service and the other six have been closed in place or closed and removed. Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institution, which generates less than 100 kg or less of hazardous waste per calendar month with no violations found.
The sites listed above are not expected to present a REC to the CSC project site due to elevation of the sites, distance from the project site, and the sites being closed. No other sites listed in the database search were determined to present a REC to the project site due to the elevation of the site, distance from the project site and the sites being closed. In summary, the review of environmental databases revealed no evidence of recognized environmental conditions in connection with the project site or nearby properties. There is little or no likelihood of contamination and no further investigation is warranted. Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 7-5
This analysis assumes that without the proposed action, the project site would remain in its present vacant state. There would be no construction on the site. Under this No Build scenario, there is the potential for some activities to occur on site that would involve minor amounts of soil disturbancesuch as removal of the groundwater monitoring well, regarding and landscaping. As documented above, no hazardous materials were identified on or near the project site. As a result, any disturbance of the site in the Future without the Proposed Project would not be expected to pose any hazard to workers, the community and/or the environment. In the Future without the Proposed Project, no significant increases with respect to the volume of hazardous wastes or contaminated materials generated at RPCI are anticipated to occur. The use and management of hazardous materials at RPCI would remain similar to existing conditions.
As discussed above, the Environmental Site Assessment concluded that there is little or no likelihood of contamination on or near the project site and no further investigation of the potential for hazardous materials to be present is warranted. As a result, it is expected that there would be no significant adverse impacts related to hazardous waste or materials resulting from the construction or operation of the proposed project. Development of the project site will require the abandonment and removal of the groundwater monitoring well. No contamination issues are associated with this well and no adverse environmental impacts are expected to result from its removal.
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Chapter 8:
Water and Sewer Infrastructure
This chapter considers the proposed projects potential effects on public water supply and wastewater and stormwater conveyance and treatment systems. It describes the existing water supply and sewer systems serving the project site, assesses current capacity and service levels and evaluates whether the available capacity is sufficient to serve the proposed project.
A. INTRODUCTION
WATER SUPPLY The Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority (the Water Authority), a blended component unit of the City of Buffalo, is a public benefit corporation created by the State of the New York to finance the capital needs of the Buffalo Water System through the use of its powers to borrow money or issue obligations. The Buffalo Water Board (the Water Board), also a public benefit corporation created by the State of the New York, owns the Water System and is responsible for establishing rates and charges for water services; collection of user charges and fees; and operations, repairs, and maintenance of the System. The Board has engaged a private contractor to manage the operation and maintenance of the Water System. Lake Erie is the source of the citys potable water supply. Water is drawn from the lake via the Emerald Channel water intake, located roughly 6,000 feet off-shore from Erie Basin Marina, and is pumped to the Colonel Ward Treatment Station located at the northern edge of LaSalle Park at the foot of Porter Avenue. An emergency backup to the system is provided by the Massachusetts Pumping Station, located along the Interstate-190 near the Peace Bridge. Water treatment to eliminate contaminants and clarify and disinfect the drinking water takes place at the Filter Plant. After treatment, the water supply is distributed throughout the city. Pumps transport the treated water from a 28 million-gallon clear well, located below the filter beds, through two large conduits. The Buffalo Water System has a rated capacity of roughly 160 million gallons per day (mgd). Actual City daily water consumption in 2011 averaged about 75 mgd and peaked at 111 mgd, well below the rated capacity (City of Buffalo Water Board, 2012). In total, 23.7 billion gallons of water was treated in 2011. The System provides water to a population of approximately 276,000 people through some 80,000 service connections. In total, the Buffalo Water System encompasses 46 square miles of piping network, 800 miles of pipes, 25,000 valves, and 7,800 fire hydrants. Most of the water lines in the city are located within street rights-of-way. The water distribution grid near the proposed project consists of 16-inch water lines running under the east-west streets and a 36-inch water main running under Michigan Avenue. Water is supplied to Roswells Main Hospital via the 16-inch water main located along Carlton Street. There are currently no problems with the water distribution or pressure in the area. RPCIs estimated existing water usage is approximately 350,000 gallons of water use per day (gpd) for domestic use and 100,000 gpd for air conditioning during the peak summer months. No water usage currently emanates from the project site, which is currently vacant land. SEWER Sewer service in the City is provided by the City of Buffalo Sewer Authority (BSA). The project area is located in a combined sewer area in the City of Buffalo. Almost 96 percent of the Citys sewer system consists of combined Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 8-1
Clinical Science Center Project FEIS sanitary and storm sewers. The Citys treatment plant is located on Squaw Island, approximately 4 miles north of the project area on the Niagara River. The Citys daily treatment of wastewater averages roughly 160 mgd; while the systems total treatment capacity is 180 mgd (BSA, 2009). Stormwater from the project site flows into the storm drains along Michigan Avenue and Carlton Streets and eventually into the combined sewer of the South Central district of the Buffalo Sewer Authority. During storm events, excess combined sewage and stormwater flows into the Buffalo River and ultimately into Lake Erie. In March 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered the Buffalo Sewer Authority to comply with federal Clean Water Act requirements for combined sewer systems to protect peoples health and water quality. The Buffalo Sewer Authority violated its environmental permit issued by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), which required it to submit a plan on how the city would reduce the amount of sewage and other pollutants that flow out of 52 combined sewer points into the Niagara River and its tributaries. Under its current state-issued permit, the Buffalo Sewer Authority discharges from its wastewater treatment plant outfalls and from combined sewer overflow points into the Niagara River, Black Rock Canal, Erie Basin, Buffalo River, Scajaquada Creek, Cazenovia Creek and Cornelius Creek. The legal order issued by the EPA requires the Buffalo Sewage Authority to submit to DEC and EPA a Long Term Control Plan by April 2012 that proposes sewer system improvements to ensure that combined sewer overflows comply with technology and water quality-based requirements. In the project area, combined 24-inch sewer lines exist in the rights-of-way along Michigan Avenue and Carlton Street. Dedicated storm drains near the project site include one at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue and another on the west side of Michigan Avenue just south of Roswells electrical substation. The project site is vacant. As a result, no sewage flows are generated on the site.
This analysis assumes that without the proposed action, the project site would remain in its present vacant state. No water demand or sewage flows would be generated on the site. Water consumption on the Roswell campus would remain approximately at current levels. It is assumed that by 2015, a Long Term Control Plan for sewer system improvements will have been approved and in place for the Buffalo Sewer Authority system.

WATER SUPPLY The project would result in increased demands on the Citys water supply system, but this incremental demand would easily be accommodated by the existing water system, which is operating well under its overall capacity of 160 mgd. The water consumption demands for the project will be approximately 10,000 gallons per day. The water usage generated by activities in the CSC building will be offset in part by a reduction of an estimated 5,000 gpd in the water demand in Carlton House and the Main Hospital due to the relocation of activities from these existing over-utilized spaces to the new space in the CSC. Thus, the net new demand for water on the Roswell campus as a result of the CSC is estimated at 5,000 gpd. The existing water lines along Michigan Avenue will provide ample flow for the
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Chapter 8: Water and Sewer Infrastructure project. In addition, RPCI will coordinate with the Water Board as the project nears implementation to ensure sufficient water delivery to the project area. SEWER The amount of sanitary sewage generated through operation of the proposed project will comprise a very small percentage of the Citys total sewage treatment system demand. Project sanitary sewer demand estimates assume that sanitary flows would be generally equal to daily water usage estimates. Based on the water demand projections discussed above, it is estimated that operation of the CSC would generate approximately 10,000 gpd of wastewater. As stated above, the BSAs sewer system has a capacity of 180 mgd, but currently utilizes roughly 160 mgd on a standard (i.e., non-flood event) day. Sufficient capacity exists in the BSA system to accept project sanitary sewer flows within the overall system capacity on non-flood event days. In terms of storm water, the project area is already developed, and is largely comprised of impervious surfaces. The existing storm sewer structures that currently drain the site will be removed and new storm drains will be installed. The project would not significantly impact storm water discharges to the sewer system. As stated above, it is assumed that by the time the CSC project is completed, a Long Term Control Plan for the Citys combined sewage treatment system will be in place. RPCI will coordinate with the BSA to confirm that the conveyance system (e.g., size and capacity of sanitary lines) is sufficient to accommodate project area demand, and to determine what, if any, improvements would be required to the conveyance system to satisfy peak project discharge rates. The project will comply with any relevant conditions required by the Long Term Control Plan.
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Chapter 9:
Solid Waste and Sanitation Services
A. INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes Roswell Park Cancer Institutes existing and No Build solid waste disposal practices, including the collection system and disposal methods. The potential for project-generated solid waste increases to have a significant adverse environmental impact on public sanitation collection services and disposal capacity of public solid waste facilities is assessed.
The refuse collection system in the City of Buffalo is administered by the Department of Public Works, Streets and Parks (DPW). Municipal solid waste is collected at curbside and deposited at one of two privately managed transfer stations facilities in the City. Non-recyclable waste is then taken by private hauler to the Covanta energy-from-waste facility in Niagara Falls, New York or deposited in a regional landfill facility. None of Roswell Park Cancer Institutes waste materials of any kind are picked up by the City of Buffalo DPW. RPCIs entire solid waste stream of approximately 70 to 80 tons per month is hauled by private carters and either converted to energy or recycled. Eighty to 90 percent of the waste stream goes to the Covanta energy-from-waste facility. Most of the remainder of the waste stream consists of materials to be recycled, including medical wastes, cardboard, and metals. Medical waste is handled and disposed according to all applicable governmental procedures and regulations. Medical wastes (red bags and sharps) are removed under a contract with Stericycle, Inc. Infectious waste is incinerated off site. No solid waste is currently generated on the project site, which has been vacant for decades.
This EIS assumes that without the proposed action, there would be no construction on the project site. The vacant state would continue to generate no solid waste. In the Future without the Proposed Project, no significant increases with respect to the volume of solid waste generated at RPCI are anticipated to occur. The use and management of solid waste at RPCI would remain similar to existing conditions WITH NO changes in solid waste protocols ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE 2015 BUILD YEAR.
The proposed project would add approximately 142,000 SF of clinical and medical office space to the Roswell campus. The potential solid waste generated from the proposed CSC project would be approximately five tons per month. This amount of solid waste would represent an increase of only about four percent in the Institutes total solid waste stream. There would be no effect on the Citys municipal waste handling system, because the City of Buffalo DPW would not provide solid waste collection services to the Clinical Science Center. As is the Institutes current practice, private carting companies would handle the collection, transport, and disposal of all waste generated at the CSC, as they do for the rest of the campus. In addition, the CSC project would not have an adverse impact on municipal landfills or other public solid waste disposal facilities because, consistent with current RPCI practices and as described above, none of the solid waste generated at the CSC will be disposed of in these public facilities.
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Chapter 10:
Energy
A. INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the effects of the proposed Clinical Science Center (CSC) project on the use and conservation of energy. The first section includes a description of the legislative and regulatory setting of the energy analysis and identification of the existing utility systems that supply the project area with electricity and natural gas. Energy efficiency measures and practices currently in effect at the Institute are also described. The vacant project site does not currently generate power demand and is not expected to do so in the Future without the Project. The energy provision to the proposed CSC is described and building design features that would help to minimize energy consumption are identified.
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
NEW YORK STATE ENERGY PLAN The 2009 New York State Energy Plan seeks to foster a clean energy economy that will stimulate investment, create jobs and meet the energy needs of residents and businesses. The Plan provides the framework for the State to meet its future energy needs in a cost-effective and sustainable manner establishes policy objectives to guide State agencies and authorities as they address energy related issues and sets forth strategies and recommendations to achieve these objectives, listed below:
Assure that New York has reliable energy and transportation systems; Support energy and transportation systems that enable the State to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Reduce energy costs for consumers and improve the States economic competitiveness; Reduce health and environmental risks associated with the production and use of energy; and Improve the States energy independence and fuel diversity by developing in-state energy supply resources.
Five strategies are outlined in the Plan, which simultaneously achieve these multiple policy objectives. The strategies are: (1) produce, deliver and use energy more efficiently; (2) support development of in-state energy supplies; (3) invest in energy and transportation infrastructure; (4) stimulate innovation in a clean energy economy; and (5) engage others in achieving the States policy objectives.
NEW YORK STATE ENERGY CODE The Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State (ECCCNYS 2010) seeks to implement the State Energy Plan by addressing the design and construction of energy-efficient building envelopes and the installation of energy-efficient mechanical, lighting and power systems through requirements emphasizing performance. This comprehensive code establishes minimum requirements for energy-efficient buildings using prescriptive and performance-related provisions and makes possible the use of new materials and innovative techniques that conserve energy. STATE GREEN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACT To help achieve its goal of improving energy efficiency in public buildings, the State enacted the State Green Building Construction Act of 2009. This law requires new state owned and funded buildings and major renovations of existing
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS buildings to comply with green building guidelines established by the New York State Office of General Services (OGS). The OGS has recognized and accepts three alternative green building certification tools: the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system by the US Green Building Council, the Green Globes system run by the Green Building Initiative (GBI) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) green building program. ENERGY USE AND CONSERVATION The project site and surrounding study area are currently tied to the regions existing utility grid. National Grid USA delivers electricity to areas in the states of New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, serving over 3.3 million customers with electrical power. Gas service is provided by National Fuel Gas Company. Energy saving features and strategies currently in use at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) include: High Efficiency Lighting. High efficiency lighting and ballasts have been installed throughout the campus. Heat Recovery for Ventilation. In newer buildings, energy recovery coils transfer heat between incoming and exhaust air. Variable Frequency Drives. RPCI has replaced energy-inefficient basic start/stop motor controls throughout the campus. Premium Efficiency Motors. Premium efficiency motors are installed as existing motors fail. Free Cooling. During periods of the year when the outside air temperature is below 45 degrees Fahrenheit, campus chilled water is sent to the cooling towers where it is cooled and then returned to the campus distribution system. Thus, for 4-5 months of the year, the campus chillers are not needed. South Campus Chilled Water System. A new chiller plant was installed in 2009 on the south side of campus, obviating the energy loss associated with pumping chilled water across the campus and back, and reducing the energy loss to the ground. Boiler Economizers. Boiler economizers are used to preheat boiler feed water. A secondary boiler economizer is used to preheat condensate water. Boiler pre-heat. A secondary steam header was installed to heat the standby boiler from the existing steam header, obviating the need to run the standby boiler on low fire mode. Steam Trap Maintenance program. An aggressive campus steam trap maintenance program reduces the steam generation need. Building re-commissioning. There is an ongoing program of building re-commissioning throughout the campus. Energy Committee. A group of senior engineers meets weekly to discuss energy conservation opportunities and implement improvement initiatives. The campus dedicates a minimum of 7 percent of its facilities capital program to energy conservation initiatives each year. Campus Metering. A campus-wide metering program that allows real time monitoring and control of campus energy is in the 4th year of a 6-year implementation program. Night setbacks. An aggressive setback program has been implemented that reduces and in some places completely secures, air flow to buildings and spaces that are not occupied during off-hours.
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Chapter 10:
Energy
PROJECT SITE The project site has been vacant land for decades. As a result, there is currently no energy usage generated on the project site.
In the Future without the Proposed Project, it is assumed that the project site will remain vacant and there would continue to be no use of energy on the site. RPCI will continue to implement energy saving initiatives including but not limited to those described above.
The proposed development will be a high performance and energy efficient project constructed in compliance with the New York State Energy Conservation Code, which reflects State energy policy or the requirements of (ASHRAE/IESNA) Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except for Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The electrical service for the CSC will be served from the existing Grace Cancer Drug Centers (GCDC) main electrical service, which is fed from RPCIs Main Substation. Power will be distributed to panel boards on each floor of the CSC via conduit and wiring feeders. Standby emergency power will be served by an existing emergency generator that is located next to the main electrical substation. The energy used in the CSC is estimated to increase the RPCI campus-wide steam and electrical demand by approximately 5 percent each. Given that over the past 6 years, through energy conservation initiatives, the campus gas consumption has been reduced by over 20 percent and the electrical consumption reduced by over 14 percent, we are confident that the suppliers utility supply and distribution infrastructure is capable of supporting the building. National Grid has been notified of the potential increase in energy usage and location of the proposed project and confirmed the suitability of the infrastructure. National Fuel has also been consulted with similar results. Projected generation and transmission requirements are forecast by the New York State Independent System Operator (NYISO), ensuring that the regions power supply and transmission systems have the capacity to meet expected future demand. Under SEQR, a detailed assessment of energy impacts is required only for projects that may significantly affect the transmission or generation of energy. Like the great majority of projects analyzed under SEQR, the incremental energy demand generated by the proposed CSC will not result in significant adverse energy impacts. Moreover, Roswell Park Cancer Institute is committed to the development of an energy efficient, green building. Pursuant to this goal, the following energy efficient features are incorporated into the project design: Energy efficient building envelope and orientation to maximize passive heating and cooling of the building, where possible, and reduce cooling/heating requirements. Where appropriate, automatic lighting shut-off and control/occupancy sensors for both general and task lighting to ensure that lighting is only on when needed. Low lighting power density in compliance with Code-stipulated maximum lighting levels by space type. An advanced digital building control system will be installed to monitor and control building air flow and temperatures. High performance window glazing to optimize daylighting, heat loss, and solar heat gain. Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 10-3
Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS Energy efficient wiring materials requiring maximum voltage loss for feeder conductors (2 percent) and branch circuits (3 percent). This reflects the maximum percentage of the supplied voltage that is lost in the wire itself. Excessive voltage drop represents energy wasted in the wiring system. Optimize use of natural ventilation and cooling tower utilization to provide reduced cost cooling. Provide construction and design guidelines to facilitate sustainable design for build-out by tenants. Use of existing campus infrastructure obviates the need to construct a new heating and cooling infrastructure in the building, adding to aggregate campus efficiency. Building site is such that the NMH and GCDC buildings will benefit from an adjacent building, reducing their heat and cooling demands. The building site supports use of mass transit. Zone fire pump system concept obviates the need to create a new fire pump system for the building. Use of existing infrastructure and space in the GCDC and NMH reduces the amount of mechanical room required to be constructed in the CSC. As currently designed, only 2.8 percent of the GSF of the CSC will be mechanical room space. Use of the GCDC generator to power emergency power circuits eliminates the need to install a new generator for the CSC. Building material section specifically excludes materially that cannot be produced and procured locally and regionally.
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Chapter 11:
Transportation and Parking
A. INTRODUCTION
The proposed project would develop a health care facility on a vacant site, bringing new uses to the site and resulting in changes in population. This chapter evaluates those changes in terms of transportation to determine whether or not the proposed project would result in significant adverse impacts on vehicular traffic, parking, transit, pedestrian conditions in the study area.
B. VEHICULAR TRAFFIC LEVEL 1 SCREENING ANALYSIS

PROJECT POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS The project site is located on the west side of Michigan Avenue approximately one-half-mile north of the Kensington Expressway (NYS Route 33) and 1.5 miles north of the Niagara section of the New York State Thruway (I-190). The project will bring additional staff, patients, and visitors to the area, thereby generating additional traffic. However, as stated in Chapter 1, Project Description, the basic purpose of the proposed project is to right-size currently strained physical spaces to meet the Institutes current needs, not to increase hospital capacity or to increase patient loads. As such, a large proportion of the staff who will work in the new building will simply move over from space vacated in the Main Hospital or Carlton House. Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Roswell or RPCI) anticipates hiring approximately 20 to 40 new full time, permanent employees as a result of the proposed project. Hospital employees work on staggered shifts of varying duration, travel at various times of the day including non-peak hours, and work on weekends as well as weekdays. Thus, the new staff would also be distributed among a number of staggered shifts and days.
Increases in the number of net new patients and visitors will also be modest. Most of the patient services and therapy that would be accommodated in the new building are currently offered on-site. Limited new services would be introduced to the campus as a result of the proposed project, including a breast screening program and a survivorship clinic. In addition, it is anticipated that patients and visitors would combine trips to Roswell for various services. This is due to the nature of the services provided at Roswell and is typical of hospitals.
TRIP GENERATION RATES The need for a quantified traffic analysis is dependent on the number of vehicular peak hour trips that will be added to the existing traffic volumes in the study area as a result of the proposed project. The trip generation of a proposed development is essentially the number of inbound and outbound vehicle trips that are expected to be generated by the development during an average day or during peak hour traffic. To determine analysis needs, a preliminary trip generation analysisalso referred to as a Level 1 Screening Assessment, was prepared. The trip generation analysis provides the estimated volume of person trips expected to be generated by the proposed project over the course of the entire day as well as during peak analysis hours. The classification of a proposed project's daily trips by hour of the day is also referred to as its temporal distribution.
The rates provided in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)' Trip Generation Manual are developed from a very comprehensive and continuously updated body of information based on surveys conducted in national settings. ITE rates yield vehicle trip generation rates rather than as person trip generation rates. It should be noted that Roswell Park Cancer Institute July 2012 11-1
Clinical Science Center Project DEIS estimates based on the ITE rates are conservatively high because the ITE data is generally based on surveys in places with little or no available public transportation service, unlike the CSC project study area, which has easy access to both multiple light rail and bus lines. The project-specific trip generation estimate is based on the amount of net new building area to be provided through the CSC project for different types of space multiplied by the ITE vehicular trip generation rate per 1,000 square feet of space. The trip generation analysis is presented in Table 11-1, below.
CSC TRIP GENERATION ESTIMATE To calculate the number of trips expected to be generated by the CSC project, the appropriate rates were applied to the relevant ITE land use group. In the 2015 build year, the proposed Clinical Sciences Center project is expected to generate 331 trips in total throughout the day and 33 trips in the PM peak hour. THRESHOLDS FOR ANALYSIS The Institute of Transportation Engineers ITE) also sets forth recommendations for general threshold to be used in determining the need to conduct a quantified traffic impact analysis. The ITE recommends that a quantified traffic analysis is indicate when a proposed project would be expected to generate over one hundred (100) directional trips during the peak hour of the traffic generator or the peak hour on the adjacent streets, or over seven hundred fifty (750) trips in an average day. As provided in Table 11-1, the proposed project would generate an estimated 331 trips per day and 33 trips in the PM peak, both well below the thresholds for further analysis. As such, the proposed project is not expected to result in any significant adverse traffic impacts and no further study is warranted. These additional volumes are considered minimal when compared to the adjacent roadway volumes. CONCLUSION A detailed traffic analysis is typically conducted if a proposed project would generate 100 or more peak-hour vehicle trips. The total number of trips generated by the proposed project which includes all trips by net new employees, patients, and visitors generated by the proposed project would be 33, substantially under the threshold. In addition, these new trips would be distributed throughout the surrounding street network and would not be concentrated at one intersection. The projected vehicle trip increments would not be sufficiently large enough to warrant a detailed traffic analysis and the proposed project would not result in significant adverse traffic impacts. As the proposed project would result in a minimal increase in vehicle trips during peak periods, significant traffic impacts are not expected.
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ITE Land Use Category1 CSC Space Allocation (gsf) 13,000 13,000 14,000 14,000 26,000 49,000 13,000 2,624 5,577 2,327 5,897 30,000 7,487 10,376 8,423 11,673 20,103 19,000 5,513 5.18 5.18 3.46 5.18 3.46 1.49 13,000 15 54 44 40 104 66 8 Existing Space Vacated2 (gsf) Net New Space (gsf) ITE Land Use Trip Generation Rate1 (per 1,000 gsf) 1.14 Total Vehicular Trips Generated PM Peak Hour (% of Total)1 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 14% Peak Hour Trips Generated (PM)
Table 11-1
Floor(s)
Program
Ground Clinic Clinic Medical Office Clinic Medical Office
Lobby/Reception
Hospital
1 5 4 4 10 7
1 Mammography Clinic 2 Breast Center 3 Anesthesiology Offices 4,5 Chemo Infusion 6, 8, 9, 10 Medical Offices
7 Executive Offices Office 1 Total 142,000 53,912 88,088 331 33 1Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Trip Generation, 8th Edition, 2008. The existing medical office space vacated refers to space in Carlton House. All other spaces vacated refer to locations in the Main Hospital.
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C. PARKING
Based on the modest increases in staff, patients, and visitors described above and the related modest increases in vehicular trips, a significant increase in parking demand as a result of the proposed project is not anticipated. RPCI has fully accommodated the additional parking demand generated by the proposed project by leasing approximately 200 additional parking spaces for Roswell staff and visitor parking. As a result, sufficient on-site parking has been provided and no adverse impacts to parking are anticipated.
D. TRANSIT AND PEDESTRIANS

The project would generate a small number of new transit (MetroRail and bus) trips. These increments would be spread among the numerous area bus routes in the surrounding neighborhood such that any effect on the bus routes would be imperceptible. Public transportation would remain be unaffected by the proposed project. No significant adverse impacts to transit services are expected to occur as a result of the proposed project. Pedestrian traffic would benefit from the enhancement and reconfiguration of the pedestrian entrance on Carlton Street. In summary, the proposed project would not result in significant adverse impacts related to traffic, transit, pedestrians, and parking.
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Chapter 12:
Air Quality
A. OVERVIEW
This chapter addresses the effects of the proposed project on air quality in the area. The sources of potential air quality impacts are: Mobile Sources - Emissions from traffic. Stationary Sources - Emissions from ventilation exhaust vents, incinerators, etc. An air analysis consists of the identification of the pollutants to be analyzed, description of existing air quality conditions (the Existing Condition), future conditions without the project (the No Build Condition) and finally the evaluation of the future conditions including the project (the Build Condition). POLLUTANTS ANALYZED Criteria pollutants are those for which the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) have been established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and adopted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC). They include carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM-10 and PM2.5), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone and lead. CARBON MONOXIDE Carbon monoxide (CO) is produced from the incomplete combustion of gasoline and other fossil fuels. In New York City, about 80% of CO emissions are from motor vehicles. Because this gas disperses quickly, CO concentrations can vary greatly over relatively short distances. Elevated concentrations are usually limited to locations near congested intersections and along heavily traveled and congested roadways. CO is the only pollutant whose major concentration is generally found immediately adjacent to a roadway. The proposed project would be lower than the generally accepted air quality screening threshold of 100 peak hour vehicle trips for this region of New York State. As a result, no mobile source analysis for CO is warranted for the project-induced vehicular trips. LEAD Lead emissions are principally associated with industrial sources and motor vehicles that use gasoline containing lead additives. Lead emissions from automobiles have been declining in recent years because of the use of unleaded gasoline. Lead is not produced in large quantities by mobile sources. The proposed project would not generate significant amount of lead and no further analysis was warranted. NITROGEN OXIDES AND OZONE Nitrogen oxides are of concern because of their role as precursors in the formation of ozone. Ozone is formed through a series of reactions that take place in the atmosphere in the presence of sunlight. Because the reactions are slow and occur as the pollutants are diffusing downwind, elevated ozone levels are often found many miles from sources of precursor pollutants. The effects of nitrogen oxides emissions form mobile sources are therefore generally examined on a regional basis. The proposed project would have a de minimus effect on the overall volume of vehicular travel in the metropolitan area. Therefore, it would not have any measurable impact on regional nitrogen oxide emissions or on ozone levels. An analysis of potential impacts from mobile sources for these pollutants was not warranted. The proposed project would not generate significant nitrogen oxide emissions or ozone from the
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS stationary sources because the new Clinical Science Center building will use steam for heating, and therefore generates no ozone emissions. PARTICULATE MATTER Particulate matter is emitted into the atmosphere from a variety of sources: industrial facilities, power plants, construction activity, concrete batching plants, waste transfer stations, etc. The primary concern is with those particulates that are less than 10 m in diameter (referred to as PM10 and PM2.5) and therefore respirable PM2.5 concentrations are a concern of a regional, not a project-specific (microscale) nature. Gasoline-powered vehicles do not produce any significant quantities of particulate emissions, but diesel-powered vehicles, especially heavy trucks and buses, do emit particulates and respirable particulate concentration may be associated with higher volumes of heavy diesel-powered vehicles could elevate PM10 and PM2.5 levels in the surrounding area. Stationary sources that burn large volumes of fuel oil could also elevate PM10 and PM2.5 in surrounding area. The proposed project is not regional in scale and does not involve the industrial activities described above. The proposed project would not generate a significant amount of particulate matter, and no further analysis was warranted. SULFUR DIOXIDE Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions are primarily associated with the combustion of sulfur containing fuels: oil and coal. No significant quantities are emitted from mobile sources. The proposed project would not generate sulfur dioxide emissions and no further analysis was warranted. AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
NATIONAL AND STATE AIR QUALITY STANDARDS Air quality standards for six major air pollutants CO, NO2, ozone, PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and lead have been established. Federal ambient air quality standards consist of primary and secondary standards. The intention of the primary standard is to establish the level of air quality necessary, with an adequate margin of safety, to protect human health, and the intention of the secondary standard is to protect the public welfare, including plant and animal life, buildings and materials. STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) The New York State Implementation Plan (SIP) outlines New York State's strategies for attaining the required federal air quality standards pursuant to the Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act requires each state to submit to EPA a SIP for attainment of NAAQS. The 1977 and 1990 amendments require comprehensive plan revisions for areas where one or more of the standards have yet to be attained. The Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes the counties of Erie and Niagara, is designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a non-attainment area for ozone.
The project site has been vacant for decades. No air pollutant emissions of any kind are generated on the site. As stated above, the region is a designated non-attainment area for ozone.
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Chapter 12: Air Quality

If the CSC project does not move forward, the project site would remain vacant and no air pollutant emissions of any kind would be generated on the site. In the study area, the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus will continue to grow in the Future without the Proposed Project. A number of development projects currently under construction by other BNMC member institutions will be completed and operational by 2015. These projects will generate additional traffic which will increase mobile source air pollutant emissions in the area. No new stationery sources have been identified in association with these projects. Regional air quality is expected to remain similar to existing conditions.

As described above, because of its relatively small size and its physical and operational characteristics, the Clinical Science Center project does not warrant quantified air quality analyses for any air pollutants of concern identified by the EPA. The proposed building will use steam for space heating, which would be supplied by RPCIs existing steam plant. No air pollutant emissions would occur from the project site. The proposed new building would not have any laboratory hood exhaust vents which may emit contaminants. Traffic generated by the project would be insignificant on a regional level. As a result, the proposed project would not result in any significant adverse impacts to air quality in the study area.
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Chapter 13:
Noise
A. OVERVIEW
NOISE FUNDAMENTALS This chapter addresses the potential for the proposed project to have a significant adverse effect on noise levels in the area. Noise pollution in an urban environment comes from numerous sources. Some are activities essential to the health, safety and welfare of the citys inhabitants: noise from emergency vehicle sirens, from garbage collection operations and from construction and maintenance equipment. Other sources, such as traffic, stem from the movement of people and goods, activities that are essential to the viability of the city as a place to live and do business. Although these and other noise producing activities are necessary to a city, the noise they produce is undesirable. Urban noise detracts from the quality of the living environment, and there is evidence that excessive noise represents a threat to public health. MEASURING NOISE A number of factors affect sound as it is perceived by the human ear. These include the actual level of the sound (or noise), the frequencies involved, the period of exposure to the noise and changes or fluctuations in the noise levels during exposure. Levels of noise are measured in units called decibels. Since the human ear cannot perceive all pitches or frequencies equally well, these measures are adjusted or weighted to correspond to human hearing. This adjusted unit is known as the A-weighted decibel, or dBA. Since dBA describes a noise level at just one moment, and very few noises are constant, other ways of describing noise over extended periods are needed. One way of describing fluctuating sound is to describe the fluctuating noise heard over a specific time period, as if it had been a steady, unchanging sound. For this condition, a descriptor called the equivalent sound level, Leq, can be computed. Leq is the constant sound level that, in a given situation and time period (e.g. one hour, Leq[1], or twenty-four hours Leq[24]) conveys the same sound energy as the actual timevarying sound. Statistical sound level descriptors such as L1, L5, L10, L50, L90, and Lx are also sometimes used to indicate noise levels which are exceeded 1, 5, 10, 50, 90, and x percent of the time, respectively. ASSESSING NOISE IMPACTS Important determining factors for considering sound as to be undesirable noise include: amplitude (loudness); frequency (pitch); impulse patterns; and duration.
The combination of these sound characteristics, environmental factors and the physical and mental sensitivity of a receptor to a sound determine whether or not a sound will be perceived as a noise. These factors are used to assess the presence of noise and the significance of its impacts. It relies upon qualitative and quantitative sound evaluation techniques and sound pressure level impact modeling. CITY OF BUFFALO NOISE LAW Chapter 293 of the City of Buffalo Charter and Code regulates noise. It defines and prohibits excessive and unreasonable noise, identifies acceptable ways of measuring noise, and establishes penalties for offenses. The noise code has special regulations for building construction activities. Roswell Park Cancer Institute is committed to best management practices which minimize noise. Roswell Park Cancer Institute | May 2012 13-1
B. SCREENING ANALYSIS
The following factors indicate that the proposed Clinical Sciences Center (CSC) project will not have a significant adverse impact on noise levels and does not require a quantified noise assessment: The proposed project does not include the development of any stationary sources of noise such as industrial equipment. Chapter 11, Transportation, indicates that project-generated trips would not cause any perceptible change in existing traffic conditions. Therefore, there would be no significant increase in mobile source noise generated by project-related traffic. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) guidance on screening criteria for determining whether a quantified noise study is necessary, shown in the sidebar, right, indicates that the project does not require such an assessment. The project will feature as-of-right noise attenuation features in its design and construction to protect hospital patients from ambient noise in the area. These include double glazed windows and the placement of noise generating HVAC below grad. Also, the project does not include cooling towers, chillers or boilers, typical sources of mechanical noise. Table 13-1, below provides estimates of how various window treatments can affect interior noise levels. This is particularly important for the protection of Roswells own sensitive patient population.
Table 13-1 Building Noise Reduction Factors Noise Reduction Due to Window Condition Exterior of the Structures Open 10 dB Ordinary Sash (Closed) Storm Windows (Closed) Single Glazed Double Glazed 20 dB 25 dB 25 dB 35 dB
Situations in Which No Noise Evaluation is Necessary When certain criteria are satisfied, the need for undertaking a noise impact analysis at any level is eliminated. These criteria are as follows: 1. The site is contained within an area in which local zoning provides for the intended use as a right of use. It does not apply to activities that are permissible only after an applicant is granted a special use permit by the local government; and 2. The sponsors operational plan incorporates appropriate best management practices for noise control for all facets of the operation. Where activities may be undertaken as a right of use, it is presumed that noise has been addressed in establishing the zoning. Any residual noise that is present following BMP implementation should be considered an inherent component of the activity that has been found acceptable in consideration of the zoning designation of the site. Source: Program Policy for Assessing and Mitigating Noise Impacts, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Permits, February 2001.
Building Type All Light Frame Light Frame Masonry Masonry
Source: New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Environmental Procedures Manual, Chapter 3.1, Environmental Analysis Bureau, August 1998.
In conclusion, as a result of the factors described above, the proposed Clinical Sciences Center (CSC) project will not have a significant adverse impact on noise levels on or around the project site.
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Chapter 14:
Neighborhood Character
A. INTRODUCTION
This chapter analyzes the extent to which the proposed project may alter neighborhood character. Neighborhood character is considered to be an amalgam of various elements, including land use, urban design, visual resources, historic resources, socioeconomic conditions, traffic and/or noise.
The project site itself is vacant. The Roswell campus, which surrounds the project site, is comprised of moderate-rise, four-to-ten-story clinical and research buildings in an urban institutional setting. The campus is visually and physically linked together through characteristic and connective landscaping treatments. Kaminski Park serves as the central green of the campus. The Fruitbelt neighborhood to the east is characterized by one-family homes on small lots as well as by a significant amount of vacant land and buildings. The streetscape of the study area is urban in character, with sidewalks and heavier vehicular traffic along Michigan Avenue, the busiest thoroughfare in the area, and lighter activity on the side streets. Noise levels along Michigan Avenue are generally high, reflecting the busy level of vehicular traffic and the fact that it serves as a truck and bus route.
C. THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION

Neighborhood character is expected to remain substantially similar to existing conditions, with continued growth on the medical campus and enhancements in the Fruitbelt. Absent the proposed action, the project site is expected to remain in its current condition as vacant land. In the future without the proposed Clinical Sciences Center project, no major changes would occur on the Roswell campus by 2015. Institutional growth will continue on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, with the planned completion of the new Childrens Hospital of Buffalo by 2015. In the Fruitbelt, the Carlton Avenue Streetscape project will be completed and will significantly enhance the appearance of Carlton Street and vicinity. In addition, by 2015, the Fruit Belt/East Side Community Development Projecta 10,000 square foot, two-story market at the corner of High and Mulberry streets--may be in operation. The project sponsor is the St. John Fruit Belt Community Development Corporation. This project will enliven and upgrade the High Street corridor.
D. PROBABLE IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT

As described in the chapters above, the proposed project would not have a significant adverse impact in any of the technical areas that contribute to neighborhood character, including land use, socioeconomic conditions, open space, historic and cultural resources, urban design and visual resources, and noise. In the absence of any such impacts, the Clinical Sciences Center would not adversely affect neighborhood character. In contrast, the project would enhance neighborhood character in the following ways: By transforming a vacant site into an important new health care facility to serve the community and the region; Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 14-1
Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS Through a substantial investment in the neighborhood, leading to new jobs and economic activity generated by the project during construction and upon completion; By enlivening Michigan Avenue and environs with activity generated by the project ; and By adding a new, architecturally distinctive and iconic building to the Buffalo skyline.
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Chapter 15:
Construction
A. INTRODUCTION
This chapter summarizes the construction plan for the proposed Clinical Sciences Center (CSC) project and considers the potential for significant adverse environmental impacts to occur during the construction period. Construction stages are described, as are the types of activities likely to occur during construction. An assessment of the potential for significant adverse environmental impacts resulting from this construction activity and the methods that may be employed to minimize these potential impacts are discussed. The project will be constructed over a 2 3 year period. The schedule minimizes the potential for construction impacts to the patients and operations of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) Main Hospital, other RPCI facilities, nearby medical institutions, residents and businesses in Fruitbelt neighborhood.
B. CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
The proposed construction sequencing plan will minimize construction impacts resulting from site work (including utility relocations), building renovation (for connections to the Main Hospital and the Grace Cancer Drug Center (GCDC) and new building construction. The existing RPCI parking lot at the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Carlton Street will be used for construction staging, coordinated material deliveries and secure equipment storage. Temporary trailers for construction field offices will not be needed as contractors will be allowed space in the GCDC for field offices. During all phases of construction, the contractors will maintain a site safety plan containing emergency contacts, emergency notification procedures and worker training orientation programs and information exchanges with Roswell representatives. SCHEDULE It is anticipated that construction of the Clinical Sciences Center will take approximately 2 to 3 years to complete, with construction beginning in the last quarter of 2012 and finishing in early- to mid-2015. It is expected that the bulk of construction will occur five days a week, Monday through Friday, during regular daylight hours. Once the building is enclosed, we anticipate that there will be cleanup, material delivery and removal, and other support activities conducted after hours. STAGES Construction stages include site preparation, excavation and foundation work, new construction, interior finishing, building connections and related renovations of existing facilities, and tenant fit out. A description of construction for each element of the proposed project is provided below.
SITE WORK Necessary site work will precede the construction of the new CSC building. Existing infrastructure and utility lines that cross the site and provide service to the Main Hospital and the Grace Cancer Drug Center (GCDC) will be relocated. In addition, the existing monument sign and the groundwater well will be removed. The Main Hospital operations will need to be maintained during construction. The GCDC is principally vacant now and will be used primarily by construction contract support staff. Deliveries and removals to/from the Main Hospital and GCDC will be largely unaffected by the construction.
In addition, the site work will include the construction of new permanent utility connections to the CSC building. New water lines and sanitary sewers will connect the Clinical Sciences Center building to existing infrastructure lines in the Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 15-1
Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS streets. These connections will be installed about the same time as the excavation and foundation work. The trenches for utility construction will be protected with movable barriers (i.e., a jersey barrier) during excavation, utility placement and backfill operations. To install a water line, a trench will be dug. Sewer construction work primarily uses a cut-and-cover technique. Because of the limited size of the project site, it is necessary to locate staging and material storage areas off-site. Construction staging and material storage areas will be located within the existing RPCI at-grade employee parking lot located at the northeast corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue. Construction staging and material storage areas will be protected, screened and secured with a six-foot high opaque fence to reduce visual impacts resulting from construction to Fruitbelt residents and patients and visitors to the medical campus. Access for equipment, material delivery and material removal to and from the construction site will be along the Michigan Avenue frontage. Utility and infrastructure work typically involves the use of jackhammers and pavement cutters to open the street, backhoes to excavate the trench and place the backfill, dump trucks, handheld vibratory compaction equipment and cranes to lift the sewer pipes into place. Asphalt trucks and rollers are needed to patch the street. The street will be repaved in accordance with City of Buffalo Department of Public Works, Streets and Parks (DPW) specifications. In total, the site work is expected to last 2-3 months and overlap schedules with the excavation and foundation work, described below.
EXCAVATION AND FOUNDATION After the site is cleared, soil and rock will be excavated. Soil borings suggest that rock is well below the excavation elevation. However, if rock is encountered during excavation, a ram hoe or a rock drill may be utilized. No blasting is expected to be necessary during project construction. The excavation will involve excavators, loaders, backhoes and dump trucks. The excavation may require dewatering because of the perched water table on the project site and ground water infiltration. Discharge of this water into the sewer system will be in compliance with relevant New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) regulations. As the excavation is being completed, foundation elements will be installed into competent bearing material (e.g., drilled H-piles). Foundation work will last 4 to 5 months and will include the use of cranes, pumps, dumpsters and concrete trucks. BUILDING SUPERSTRUCTURE This element involves the construction of the new 11-story approximately 142,000-gsf CSC building. The superstructure consists of the interior core of the building, the structural columns along the perimeter and interior of the building, and the floor decks. Sheeting will be installed around the perimeter of the building, the soil removed and the footings and foundation walls and curtain walls will be constructed. Structural steel will be erected, concrete floors placed and mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems will be installed. The construction of the superstructure is expected to last approximately 8 to 12 months. During this period, the structure will be open, until the exterior faade is installed. Building the superstructure requires the use of a tower crane, compressors, personnel and material hoists, concrete pump trucks, excavators, dump trucks, steel and material delivery trucks, dumpsters, on-site reinforcing bar bending jigs, welding equipment and a miscellaneous handheld equipment. BUILDING EXTERIOR Exterior work will involve the placement of wall panels and windows on the concrete and steel superstructure and the completion of the roof enclosure. The exterior panels will be constructed off-site. Exterior elements will be trucked to the site and placed by cranes and local hoists on the superstructure. To complete the roof structure, concrete will be pumped to the roof level, and waterproofing will be laid over the concrete. As the exterior is installed, the building
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Chapter 15: Construction becomes enclosed, reducing noise and emissions from work on the interior finishes, which will occur concurrently on lower floors. The installation of the exteriors will take about 6 to 8 months. This work will begin several months after the start of the construction of the superstructure. The equipment for erecting the curtain walls will be cranes and local hoists with hand tools used for anchoring the panels and installing the windows, concrete pumps and hand tools which will be used to complete the roof.
INTERIOR FINISHES AND CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING FACILITIES This stage will include the construction of interior partitions, installation of lighting fixtures and interior finishes (flooring, painting, etc.) on floors G through 8. It also includes mechanical and electrical work, such as the installation of elevators. Mechanical and other interior work will overlap for 4 to 6 months with the tower building core and shell construction. This activity will employ the greatest number of construction workers: during the active periods. Equipment used during interior construction will include exterior hoists, pneumatic equipment, delivery trucks and a variety of small hand-held tools. However, this stage of construction is the quietest and does not generate fugitive dust because the work is enclosed. For a very limited time at the very end of the construction work, connections will be constructed between the Main Hospital and the new CSC building at four levels. TENANT FIT OUT It is anticipated that fit-out of tenant medical office space on floors 9 through 11 will occur after the 2015 build year.
C. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES

Roswell Park Cancer Institute will have a field team on-site during the construction period. The team will serve as the contact point for the community to voice any concerns about construction activities. Members of the team will be available to meet and work with the community to resolve any concerns or problems that arise during the construction process. As appropriate, presentations will be made to community groups to keep them informed about the progress of the construction. RPCI Public Safety Officers will monitor the active construction site 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The site will be secured when it is inactive.
HOURS OF WORK Construction activities will generally take place Monday through Friday. In accordance with City of Buffalo Code regulations, construction work will generally begin no sooner than 7:00 AM on weekdays, with some workers arriving to prepare work areas between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM. Normally, work will end between 3:30 and 4:30 PM, depending on the start time for various contractors. From time to time, the workday may be extended until about 5:00 to 6:00 PM. This would not include all construction workers on-site and would generally only occur on weekdays. At limited times; weekend work may also be required. For both extended weekday and weekend work, the level of activity (number of workers, number of machines operating and number of deliveries) will be less than on a typical workday. DELIVERIES AND ACCESS All deliveries, material removals and hoist uses have to be tightly scheduled to maintain an orderly work area and to keep the construction on schedule and within budget. Because of site constraints, the presence of large equipment, and the type of work, access to the construction site will be tightly controlled. The work area will be fenced off and limited access points for workers and trucks will be provided. Worker personal vehicles will not be allowed into the construction area. All visitors, workers and vehicles will have to pass through security points. Workers or trucks without a need to be on the site will not be allowed entry. After work hours, the gates will be closed and locked. RPCI
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS Public Safety Officers will monitor the construction site after work hours and over the weekends to prevent unauthorized access. Material deliveries to the site will be highly regimented and scheduled. During the finishing of the building interior, deliveries will be scheduled to minimize disruption of hospital activities to the extent possible.
STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN A construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) will be developed for the overall project construction activity in accordance with the requirements of the NYSDECs State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity (Per No. GP-02-01). The SWPPP will include fully designed and engineered storm water management practices with all necessary maps, plans and construction drawings, providing the site-specific erosion and sediment control plan and best management practices. The SWPPP will include designation of responsible parties and personnel who will have a role in the management of construction storm water runoff. The SWPPP will outline a routine site inspection and reporting program for identification and prompt repair of any deficiencies for the erosion and sediment control structures or practices. Stormwater management during construction activities will be performed through implementation of a site-specific erosion and sedimentation control plan. In accordance with NYSDEC guidance, the SWPPP will include both structural and non-structural components. The structural components are expected to consist of silt fencing, inlet protection and installation of a stabilized construction entrance or other appropriate means to limit potential offsite transport of sediment. The non-structural best management practices will include routine inspection, dust control, cleaning and maintenance programs; instruction on the proper management, storage and handling of potentially hazardous materials; and identification of parties responsible for implementation and ongoing maintenance programs. All temporary control measures will be maintained until disturbed areas of the site are stabilized.
D. PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD IMPACTS

This section includes construction impact assessments for each of the technical analysis areas in the DEIS. LAND USE AND PUBLIC POLICY Construction operations will be performed predominantly within the currently vacant project site. No land uses will be displaced on the project site. Construction period land use impacts are limited to the temporary displacement of the 58-space RPCI-owned and operated employee parking lot at the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Carlton Street. Employees who lose these parking spots will be given temporary spots in RPCI-leased spots in the new garage on Michigan Avenue at High Street. After CSC construction is complete, the displaced parking lot will be returned to service and employees will be able to get back their former spaces. In addition, an estimated 9 on-street parking spaces along Michigan Avenue and Carlton Street will be displaced during project construction (see Parking, below). With these exceptions, land use on the surrounding blocks in the vicinity of the project site will not change as a result of construction activity associated with the proposed project. The predominantly medical, research and residential uses will continue as in the existing condition with some level of intermittent disruptions possible due to the construction within the project site. No off-site facilities will be displaced. All Roswell operations will be maintained during the construction period. The implementation of the proposed project will be consistent with the relevant public policy initiatives which guide development on the medical campus. Therefore, no significant impacts to land use or public policy are anticipated during the construction period.
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Chapter 15: Construction HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

HISTORIC RESOURCES There are no historic resources listed on or eligible for inclusion in the State and National Registers of Historic Places (S/NR), City of Buffalo Landmark designated facilities or historic districts within the study area surrounding the project site. The study area includes all properties within a 400-foot radius, which is the area where impacts to historic resources could reasonably be expected. Since no such resources have been identified, it is anticipated that no impacts to historic resources will occur during construction of the proposed project. ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES The study area for archaeological resources is the area to be disturbed for project construction, i.e., the project site itself. As described in Chapter 4, Historic and Archaeological Resources, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, following New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservations State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) procedures, has submitted documentation regarding the potential archaeological sensitivity and the amount of prior subsurface disturbance activities on the project site. Regardless of the decision made by the agency, RPCI will follow SHPO guidance. As a result, no significant adverse environmental impacts on archaeological resources are anticipated as a result of construction of the proposed project.
URBAN DESIGN AND VISUAL RESOURCES During demolition and construction of the proposed project, temporary changes to visual resources are anticipated: construction equipment, safety barriers, fencing, construction traffic and other evidence of construction will be visible to adjacent property owners and to patients, visitors and staff of Roswell and other medical campus institutions. All construction will be conducted within the project site and measures such as screening and fencing will be taken to minimize the impact of construction on urban design and visual resources towards the outside neighborhood. The visual effects of construction and demolition associated with the proposed project will be temporary. SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS No businesses or residents will be directly displaced due to the proposed project. There are very few businesses outside the medical campus in the study area, and construction work is not expected to have any adverse effect on the businesses that are in the vicinity. Temporary lane closures on Michigan Avenue will not affect access to any local businesses. Hospital services are expected to continue with minimal disruption. Utility relocations required to support the proposed project will be completed in the early stages of the project. There will be no economic impacts on employees of the hospital as services will continue with minimal disruption during construction. The project will bring short-term beneficial economic impacts due to the construction activity through employment and procurement of materials and equipment necessary to complete the project. Construction laborers will provide an infusion of additional funds to the local economy as consumers of food service, retail and other local businesses. Therefore, no negative impacts, and potentially significant positive impacts, are anticipated to socioeconomic conditions during construction of the proposed project. COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES Health care, emergency and educational facilities are located within the vicinity of the project site both on the Roswell campus and nearby Kaleida facilities. Construction of the proposed project will not physically displace or alter any of those facilities. Measures to mitigate air quality and noise impacts on those facilities will be implemented during construction where required. The proposed construction plan is designed to minimize impacts to operations at Roswells Main Hospital, other RPCI facilities, and other nearby medical institutions. Patient and emergency vehicle Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 15-5
Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS access routes to the hospital will largely remain unchanged, except for very limited periods of time when re-routing may be necessary (e.g., when building connections are under construction). Pedestrian and vehicular access and utility service to all RPCI buildings will be maintained during construction. Temporary protection on ground floor windows may be installed if deemed necessary. Therefore, there will be no anticipated significant adverse environmental impacts on community facilities as a result of the proposed project. Publicly-accessible open spaces within the vicinity of the project site include RPCIs Kaminski Park, Ellicott Street Park (opening in 2013) and small green spaces along Carlton Street in the Fruitbelt neighborhood. No publicly-owned open space exists on, adjacent to, or within view of the project site. The proposed project will not utilize existing open space resources for construction staging activities, nor will project construction impede the utilization, or change views from and to these resources. Therefore, there will be no anticipated impact on open space or recreational areas during the construction period. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) identified no potential past and present sources of contamination on- or off-site. In addition, all construction will comply with applicable regulations regarding removal and disposal of materials encountered. With the implementation of the measures described above, the proposed project will not result in any significant adverse hazardous materials or contaminated materials impacts. As a result, no significant adverse environmental impacts resulting from hazardous materials are anticipated during construction of the proposed project. PUBLIC HEALTH Contractors will be required to submit a Health and Safety Plan (HASP) for construction activities. The HASP will be designed to assure the health and safety of patients, visitors, employees and contractors working at the Hospital during procedures, safety guidelines, procedures for scheduling modifications, requirements for service interruptions or shutdowns, periodic contractor site surveillance and protocol for communication in the event of a construction accident or police or fire emergency. The HASP will be reviewed by Roswells Department of Occupational and Environmental Safety and a contracted Professional Engineer, who will also monitor contractor compliance with the HASP.
Standard safety measures, such as orange construction fences, signage, designated material storage areas, etc., will be utilized throughout the duration of construction. Through implementation of effective sanitation procedures and refuse storage practices including application of pesticide and traps and removal of harborage or dump materials, no significant impacts to public health from vectors are anticipated during project construction. WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE The vacant site currently does not generate any demand for public sewer or water service. As a result, construction of the proposed project will not affect any service provision to the project site and project construction will not affect water usage or sanitary sewage discharge. All infrastructure services will be maintained to existing RPCI buildings throughout the construction period. The new water and sewer connections will be designed and constructed to City of Buffalo Water Authority and City of Buffalo Sewer Authority standards, respectively. Although sewage flows generated on the site will initially feed into the City of Buffalos combined sewer system, the CSC will be constructed 15-6 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Chapter 15: Construction with separate sanitary and storm sewer systems that will be able to tie into separated sewers in the future. No adverse impacts to groundwater resources will result from the construction of the project. Water removed from the excavation area will be discharged to a combined sewer in accordance with the requirements of NYSDEC. All stormwater discharges during construction will be minimized through the implementation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for controlling runoff and pollutants from the site during and after construction activities. The SWPPP will include the following practices:
Reduction or elimination of erosion and sediment loading to water bodies during construction; Control of the impact of stormwater runoff on the water quality of the receiving waters; Control of the increased volume and peak rate of runoff during and after construction; and Maintenance of stormwater controls during and after completion of construction.
SOLID WASTE AND SANITATION SERVICES Solid waste generated during project construction will be removed and disposed of off-site. No adverse impacts are anticipated. ENERGY Utility relocations required to support the proposed project will be completed in advance of building construction. Construction will require the provision of temporary utilities to include electricity, steam and potable water. As the building nears completion the installed permanent utilities, including electricity, potable water, fire water, steam and condensate and chilled water will be installed, tested/commissioned and engaged. TRANSPORTATION
TRAFFIC All pedestrian and non-construction vehicle circulation on the project site will be closed. Access to all hospital services will be maintained at all times. Access to the project site for construction vehicles will be predominantly from Michigan Avenue.
It is anticipated that for at times during the construction period, the following travel restrictions will be in place along Michigan Avenue between High Street and Carlton Street: the parking lane on the west side will be closed; additional restrictions (lane closures and detours), very brief in nature, will likely be required for the construction of new infrastructure and utility connections.
Traffic control and/or barriers during utility work and road restoration will be required and temporary steel plates/barriers will be placed during non-construction hours. Traffic control measures will be coordinated with the City of Buffalo DPW and implemented while work is ongoing to protect the workers and to maintain traffic flow. Intermittent road closures and detours along Carlton Street between Elm and Maple Streets may also occur from time to time.
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Approximately 120 construction workers will be expected at the project site on a daily basis during peak work periods. It is assumed, based on trip characteristics observed during the recent Kaleida construction projects, that 90 percent of construction workers will drive to the project site (the remainder take public transit or walk). In addition, of those who drive to work, it is assumed that some will carpool, and that there will be an average of 1.2 passengers per vehicle. This will result in the generation of 900 vehicle trips in the morning and afternoon. However, as the construction day typically begins at 7:00 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m., the majority of these trips will occur outside of the typical Roswell a.m. and p.m. peak hours (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.). It is estimated that less than 10 vehicle trips will be generated during the peak morning and afternoon hours. Construction relocated truck trips to the project site are estimated to be less than ten trips per hour during short peak activity periods. When possible, these trips will be scheduled to occur during off-peak hours thereby minimizing the potential for disruption to peak hour traffic accessing the project site. As a result, no significant traffic impacts are projected for the study area during construction period.
PARKING The displacement of a number of on-street and off-street parking spaces is anticipated during construction of the proposed project. A total of 58 existing at-grade off-street parking spaces on the RPCI-owned and operated employee parking lot at the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Carlton Street will be displaced for the entire construction period because of the need to use the site for construction staging activities. Employees who currently park in this lot will temporarily be relocated to the new parking garage on Michigan Avenue and High Street. After project completion, these employees will get their former spots back in the Michigan-Carlton lot.
An estimated 9 on-street parking spaces on the west side of Michigan Avenue between Carlton and High Streets will be displaced during the project. During peak construction times, an estimated 120 construction workers will be on site on a typical weekday. It is assumed that 90 percent of the construction workers will use personal vehicles with 1.2 employees per vehicle. Based on these assumptions, approximately 90 parking spaces will be required to accommodate construction worker parking demand on weekdays during peak construction. Parking spaces for construction workers will be accommodated in Roswells parking ramp and surface lots which together have over 2,100 spaces.
TRANSIT Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) bus service on the streets in the vicinity of the project site will remain largely unchanged from existing conditions. The bus stop at the northwest corner of Michigan and Carlton Street will be temporarily relocated during construction and returned as construction is completed. It is anticipated that service will remain in operation throughout the construction period with only minor disruptions. Therefore, no significant transit impacts are anticipated with construction of the project. PEDESTRIANS A construction barrier will be installed around the construction site. All pedestrian circulation on the project site will be closed. The west side of Michigan Avenue will be closed to pedestrians for construction work; therefore, temporary signage will be posted to direct pedestrians to use the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street.
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Chapter 15: Construction The project construction is expected to take approximately 2 to 3 years. Potential air quality impacts resulting from the construction of the proposed project include emissions from trucks and construction equipment and fugitive dust on the construction site. Almost all trucks and equipment involved in construction will be diesel-powered and will not emit high levels of carbon monoxide (CO). Fugitive dust during construction may be a local source of additional particulate matter. Local inhalable particulates and dust concentrations could also become elevated from road construction work. Project construction specifications include measures to control airborne particulate matter during construction. Typical measures include wetting of exposed soil and covering of trucks and other dust sources. See below for a detailed list of such measures. These measures have proven effective in limiting the amount of inhalable particulate matter (PM10) and dust that result from construction operations. In general, construction air quality impacts are not significant and do not warrant a quantitative assessment since construction is considered a temporary condition. The potential for construction air quality impacts exists if the construction involves a particularly long duration, the magnitude of the construction is large, or there are significant traffic diversions or significant increases in construction vehicles relative to existing traffic . The New York State Department of Transportations (NYSDOT) Environmental Procedures Manual (EPM) normally does not require a quantitative construction CO and PM analysis since any temporary increases in emissions are self-correcting; the levels drop back down once the construction is completed. The EPM states that quantitative construction air quality assessments may be warranted if construction detours or diversions last more than two years at any one location. The construction of the proposed project is not expected to result in any significant construction air quality impacts. The proposed parking lane closure on Michigan will leave traffic lanes unaffected to accommodate traffic on Michigan Avenue. Temporary detours or diversions will be brief in nature. Construction vehicles will not significantly increase traffic volumes. Toward the end of the construction period, the potential for elevated inhalable particulate and dust levels exists with interior renovations and new construction needed to connect the Clinical Sciences Center with the Main Hospital. The renovations will however adhere to applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards as well as good engineering and professional practices. Such measures will also eliminate the potential of air quality impacts to adjacent buildings.
FUGITIVE DUST CONTROL MEASURES Measures that may be used to control fugitive dust impacts during construction will be specified in the construction contract documents and will include:
Erecting barriers between construction/renovation area and the rest of the Main Hospital building. Frequent cleaning of areas adjacent to construction/renovation area. Spraying exposed areas with water or chemical dust suppressants. Covering trucks carrying dusty materials to and from the project site. Washing construction vehicles, particularly wheels and underbodies, before they leave the project site. Minimizing the flow of vehicles over unpaved areas. Regularly cleaning adjacent paved areas to remove dust before it could be re-suspended into the air. Minimizing construction vehicle and equipment idling.
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS In addition, emissions from diesel-powered construction equipment are regulated and restricted to limits set by the federal guidelines developed by the USEPA for heavy-duty diesel vehicles.
As a result of RPCIs close adherence to these and other preventive and remediation strategies, no significant construction-period air quality impacts are anticipated as a result of the proposed project. NOISE Construction activities may result in temporary noise impacts in the immediate vicinity of the site. The extent of the construction-associated noise impact depends upon the nature of construction, the construction schedule, and noise characteristics of the construction equipment. The construction is expected to take approximately 2 to 3 years. In general, construction activities will occur only during the daytime working hours. The proposed project contains a mix of activities that include pile-driving during the excavation and foundation stage, utility construction, the construction of the new building and interior fit-out. The interior construction will not involve any heavy and noisy equipment like bulldozers, backhoes and the heavy trucks. This type of construction is expected to result in little or no noise consequence to the community. The noisiest construction activity of the project will likely involve the limited use of the pile driving equipment. To reduce noise levels, the project will pre-drill holes before piles are driven. No blasting is expected to be necessary during project construction. Based on the noise emissions levels for a derrick crane, or heavy trucks, short-term peak noise levels of 88 decibels (dBA) maximum may be expected when the equipment is in full load operation. Such transient noises are however expected to occur for a small fraction of the time. In addition, construction related equipment noise may be masked by existing elevated ambient noise levels from heavy truck and bus traffic on Michigan Avenue. All construction equipment and operation of such equipment will comply with noise controls as required by the City of Buffalo Charter and Code, Chapter 293: Noise, which restricts the construction to weekdays, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Contractors working at the site are required to properly equip their construction equipment and maintain them in good working condition and are expected to use good engineering practice to minimize the noise impact to the maximum extent reasonable. Measures of all categories to reduce on-site construction noise will be taken as necessary. The measures could include designing and constructing noise barriers, placing construction equipment farther from noisesensitive places, constructing walled enclosures around especially noisy activities, etc. Other types of mitigation measures will involve the sequencing of operations. Measures of this type will include changing construction sequencing to reduce noise impacts by either combining noisy operations to occur in the same time period to shorten the impact duration or spreading them out to minimize the magnitude of peak construction noise levels. Finally, alternative construction methods will include such measures as using special low noise emission level equipment. In summary, construction noise is expected to be temporary and generally insignificant. Therefore, no significant adverse noise impacts are anticipated as a result of construction of the proposed project. NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER The project site is located on the Roswell Park Cancer Institute campus. Other Roswell facilities surround the project site to the south, west, and north. To the east is the Fruitbelt residential neighborhood. The construction of the proposed project will occur within the project site. Potential impacts to the adjacent RPCI facilities, Kaleida facilities, or to the adjoining neighborhood will be minimized by measures such as screening and securing the construction areas and performing construction during daytime hours. 15-10 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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Loading areas, pedestrian walkways and entrances will be relocated as necessary to minimize disruption. However, all Roswell operations will be maintained during the construction period. Any impacts related to traffic patterns or noise will be temporary during construction and will not result in significant long-term impacts to neighborhood character.
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Chapter 16:
Mitigation
This chapter addresses the SEQRA requirements that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) identify reasonable and practicable mitigation measure(s) to eliminate, minimize or reduce significant adverse environmental impacts that would result from implementation of a proposed action. There are three basic types of mitigation measures: Measures that rectify the impacts by repairing, rehabilitating or restoring the affected environment; Measures that reduce or eliminate the impacts over time by preservation and maintenance operations during the life of the action; and Measures that compensate for the impact by replacing or providing substitute resources or environments.
The preceding chapters of this DEIS assess the potential for significant adverse environmental impacts in each of the relevant technical/issue areas included in the scope of work which was prepared during the public scoping process conducted by Roswell Park Cancer Institute for the Clinical Sciences Center (CSC) project. These potential impact areas include: land use and public policy, community facilities and services, historic and archaeological resources, socioeconomic conditions, urban design and visual resources, hazardous materials, water and sewer infrastructure, solid waste and sanitation services, energy, transportation, air quality, noise, neighborhood character and construction. The analysis found that no significant adverse environmental impacts would be expected to occur as a result of the proposed Clinical Sciences Center project. In the absence of such adverse impacts, no mitigation measures are necessary. It should be noted that the absence of significant adverse environmental impacts is due, in part, to project planning concepts, design elements, construction practices and operational procedures followed and formulated by RPCI and included in the project description with the intention of avoiding significant adverse impacts. Examples include the green design features of the CSC building, building configuration and streetscape features that are compatible with the urban design context and is welcoming to the surrounding community, construction practices that are protective of the environment and the adjoining hospital and residential populations, parking strategies that anticipated parking demand generated during project construction, etc.
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Chapter 17:
Alternatives
A. INTRODUCTION
The New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) calls for the evaluation of reasonable alternatives to a proposed action that are feasible, considering the objectives and capabilities of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) as project sponsor. In accordance with the Public Scoping Document for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), the No Build Alternative was considered. This section compares the impacts of the No Build Alternative with those of the proposed Clinical Sciences Center (CSC) project. The CSC project is equivalent to The Future With the Proposed Project and is also referred to herein as the Build condition or the Build scenario. The No Build Alternative is equivalent to the Future Without the Proposed Project scenario described in each technical assessment in the EIS. It should be noted that the EIS did not identify any adverse environmental impacts in any of the technical areas noted above as a result of operation or construction of the proposed Clinical Sciences Center. Therefore, the No Build Alternative would not avoid the occurrence of any significant adverse environmental impacts. However, the No Build Alternative would also not involve the anticipated benefits of the proposed project.
B. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED
The No Build Alternative is the scenario that would occur if no development were to take place on the project site. In the No Build Alternative, the Clinical Sciences Center would not be built. The project site would continue to be vacant and existing site conditions would remain unchanged under the No Build Alternative. Without development of the Clinical Sciences Center, it is assumed that by 2015, the year the Clinical Sciences Center is expected to become operational, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) would remain generally as is. Minor changes would continue to be made to existing facilities to the extent possible. Clinical facilities would continue to be overtaxed, with a concomitant reduction in RPCIs ability to provide the quality of care that is expected and required by its patient population. This alternative is not consistent with the objectives of the project sponsor and is considered unacceptable.
C. IMPACT COMPARISON
The following section compares conditions under the No Build Alternative with those that would be expected with the proposed project for each technical area in the EIS. LAND USE AND PUBLIC POLICY In the No Build Alternative, the project site would remain vacant land. With the proposed project, project site land use would change from vacant land to a 142,000-square-foot health care/clinical and medical office space facility. No significant adverse impacts on land use or public policy would occur under either scenario. HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
HISTORIC RESOURCES No listed or potentially eligible historic resources are located on the project site or within the 400-foot radius study area surrounding the Clinical Sciences Center site. In the absence of any such historic resources, no significant adverse environmental impacts would occur in either the No Build Alternative or with the proposed project. ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES In the No Build Alternative, no building construction and related excavation work would occur on the project site. As a result, no disturbance of any potential intact archaeological resources that may remain intact on the project site would
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Clinical Sciences Center Project FEIS occur and no changes to these resources would be expected. Currently, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is evaluating the potential for any possible archaeological resources to remain intact on the project site. Roswell Park Cancer Institute will follow SHPO guidance regarding any such resources and will undertake any reasonable mitigation measures, if any, are recommended. In the No Build Alternative, no disturbance of potential archaeological resources would occur. As a result, no significant adverse environmental impacts to archaeological resources would be anticipated in either the Build or No Build scenario. URBAN DESIGN AND VISUAL RESOURCES In the No Build Alternative, the project site would remain vacant land. With the proposed project, the site would be transformed by the development of a slender, 11-story building. No significant adverse impacts on urban design and visual resources would occur under either scenario. SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS In the No Build Alternative, the approximately 150 construction jobs required to build the proposed Clinical Sciences Center over the 2.5- to 3-year constructions period would not be created. Direct and secondary expenditures and local and regional economic activity resulting from the construction of the project would not occur. The 20 to 30 new permanent staff jobs needed upon completion of the CSC would not be created under the No Build Alternative. No direct or indirect displacement of businesses or residents and no negative impacts on socioeconomic conditions would occur with the proposed project or with the No Build Alternative. COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES Under the No Build Alternative, the enhanced health care facilities provided by development of the proposed project would not be available to the community. The ability of Roswell Park Cancer Institute to right size over-utilized clinical facilities, respond to the needs of patients and hospital staff, and offer enhanced preventive services to patients or the larger community would be severely hampered under the No Build Alternative compared to the project. Similar to the proposed project, the No Build Alternative would not remove or alter any existing publicly accessible open spaces or public views of these spaces. No significant adverse impacts to community services and facilities would occur under either scenario. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS The environmental site assessment concluded that there is little or no likelihood of contamination on or near the project site and that no further investigation of the potential for hazardous materials to be present is warranted. As a result no significant adverse impacts related to hazardous waste or materials would be expected with either the No Build Alternative or the proposed project. No contamination issues are associated with abandonment and removal of the groundwater monitoring well and no adverse environmental impacts are expected to result from its removal whether this occurs in the Build condition or the No Build Alternative. In conclusion, no hazard to workers, the community or the environment would be expected as a result of any site disturbance that would occur under either scenario. WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE 17-2 July 2012| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Chapter 17: Alternatives In the No Build Alternative, the project site would remain in its present vacant state. The 5,000 gallons per day (gpd) in net new water demand and wastewater flow generated on the Roswell campus attributable to CSC operations would not be generated. No significant adverse environmental impacts related to public water and sewer infrastructure would occur under neither scenario. SOLID WASTE AND SANITATION Under the No Build Alternative, as with the project, RPCI would not generate any demand for public solid waste disposal facilities or services. No significant adverse impacts to public solid waste and sanitation services would occur under either scenario. ENERGY In the No Build Alternative, the increase in energy demand generated by operation of the CSC would not occur. On the other hand, because the energy efficient design of the proposed CSC would encapsulate the adjoining Grace Cancer Drug Center (GCDC) building on two sides, the CSC would provide the GCDC with protection from the exterior environment, thereby reducing the GCDCs solar heat gain in the summer and its heat loss in the winter. Therefore, under the No Build Alternative, the energy savings that would be realized by the GCDC and Main Hospital as a result of the construction of the Clinical Sciences Center would not be realized. TRANSPORTATION The No Build Alternative would not result in the small increase in vehicle trips that would be generated by the proposed project. There would be no perceptible difference in traffic conditions in the study area with the No Build Alternative as compared to conditions with the proposed project. AIR QUALITY As discussed above, there would not be any substantial difference in traffic conditions between the No Build Alternative and the proposed project. Therefore, there would not be a substantial difference in mobile source air quality between the No Build Alternative and the proposed project. NOISE Noise conditions in and around the project area, which are primarily a result of existing vehicular traffic on adjacent roadways, would be similar with the No Build Alternative to those with the proposed project. The small number of additional vehicular trips generated by the proposed project would not result in noise levels appreciably higher than those that would occur in the No Build Alternative. NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER Under the No Build Alternative, conditions at the project site and the study area would not change. Therefore, the enhancements to community character attributable to the provision of a major new health care facility in the neighborhood would not occur in the No Build Alternative. As with the proposed project, the No Build Alternative would not have significant adverse impacts to the character of the neighborhood. CONSTRUCTION Unlike with the proposed project, there would be no construction activity on the project site In the No Build Alternative. None of the temporary effects anticipated to occur with the proposed project would occur under the No Build Alternative. Construction of the proposed project would not generate any significant adverse environmental impacts and therefore under neither scenario would such impacts occur. Roswell Park Cancer Institute | July 2012 17-3
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Chapter 18:
Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources
The irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources required for construction and operation of the Clinical Sciences Center project would include construction materials, energy (construction and operation phases), labor, capital and land. RPCI would undertake efforts to minimize impacts, as feasible and practical, through project design that meets or exceeds the requirements of the States energy code and State Green Building Construction Act and through best management practices during operation. The project would require a long-term commitment of land in the project area for uses identified and approved as part of this project. Other potential uses would be precluded from the project area during the life-cycle of the project. However, future reclamation of land could result in alternate uses within the project area in the future. Therefore, the use of land would not result in the irreversible or irretrievable commitment of land resources. The commitment of public and private funds is based on the premise that residents in the immediate area, region, and state would benefit by increased sales tax revenue, growth in land values surrounding the project area, increased property tax revenue, other revenues directly or indirectly generated by new development, and other tangible and intangible quality of life benefits to the region from improved health care facilities. Therefore, the initial financial investment in the project represents long-term, rather than irreversible or irretrievable commitments of resources.
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Chapter 19:
Unavoidable Adverse Effects
As discussed in Chapter 2, Land Use and Public Policy, the project is consistent with local and regional plans and policies for the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, of which Roswell Park is a major part. Moreover, the project would provide significant short- and long term benefits to the region in terms of improved cancer treatment and prevention facilities. Unavoidable adverse impacts resulting from implementation the project would be limited to short-term effects during the construction period, as noted below.
A. SHORT-TERM UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS

Construction-phase impacts would include localized and temporary impacts to sound levels, air quality, traffic, onand off-street parking, and pedestrian facilities. Short-term noise impacts associated with construction-related vehicles would be regulated by local and State regulations and standards. Air quality impacts would be limited to short-term increases in fugitive dust and mobile source emissions from construction equipment. Measures to maintain vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic and circulation to attractions and venues, as well as through the project area, during construction, will be developed by RPCI in conjunction with the construction phasing plan. Neighboring institutions, residents and businesses will be informed of potential disruptions in advance of the start of construction activities.
B. LONG-TERM UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS

As analyzed in detail in the EIS chapters, above, the project would not generate any long-term adverse environmental impacts.
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Chapter 20:
Growth-Inducing Aspects
A. INTRODUCTION
SEQRA requires that an EIS contain an evaluation of the growth-inducing aspects of a project. This refers to the likelihood that the proposed action may trigger further development in areas outside of the project site that would not have such development without the proposed project. This growth can be induced by attracting significant increases in local population through the creation or relocation of employment and the support facilities that may be necessary to serve that population or by expanding the development potential of a local area by increasing the capacity of public infrastructure. For purposes of SEQR, an analysis of the growth-inducing aspects is typically appropriate when a project: Adds substantial new land use, new residents, or new employment that could induce additional development of a similar kind or of support uses; and/or Introduces or greatly expands infrastructure capacity.
B. EVALUATION
As discussed in Chapter 2, Land Use and Public Policy, the proposed project would not introduce a new land use type to the area and it would not involve a change in zoning. The proposed project would generate modest numbers of additional employees, patients and visitors. The expected secondary impacts of this include additional utilization of area roadways and public parking facilities in the surrounding area. The project would involve the construction of health care facilities and would represent a significant investment within the City. This, in turn, would expand the Citys employment base. Thus, project site investment could also stimulate some additional private investment and economic growth outside the project site. However, the growth-inducing aspects of the project are limited by the following factors: The project does not increase the capacity of public infrastructure in the area. The development trends related to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus are well established. The project is consistent with these trends, but, given its small size (142,000 square feet of clinical and administrative spaces, is not large enough to affect existing development trends in the area.
Furthermore, the City of Buffalo has lost significant population in recent decades. For instance, the population dropped by over 10 percent between 1990 and 2000 with a loss of over 35,000 residents. This trend of population loss continues to the present day. Thus, even though the project would create new employment opportunities and may lead to additional investment outside of the project area, any resulting increase in population within the City of Buffalo would be more than offset by recent population losses in the City and would not result in adverse impacts that the Citys existing infrastructure cannot support.
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Chapter 21:
Comments and Responses on the DEIS
A. INTRODUCTION
This chapter summarizes and responds to all substantive comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) Clinical Sciences Center (CSC) Project made during the public review period. consist of spoken or written testimony submitted at the public hearing held by the RPCI on May 24, 2012, as well as written comments received during the public comment period, which closed on June 8, 2012. The chapter lists the organization members and individuals who commented at the DEIS public hearing or in writing and presents a summary of their comments. The organization and/or individual that commented is identified after each comment. These summaries convey the substance of the comments but do not necessarily quote the comments verbatim. Comments are organized by subject matter and generally follow the chapter structure of the DEIS. Where more than one commenter expressed a similar view, the comments have been grouped and addressed together.
B. ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS COMMENTING ON THE DEIS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Dr. Benjamin Cashaw, Fruitbelt Coalition (oral comment) Anthony Chestnut, Fruitbelt Coalition (oral comment) Jackie Mixon, Fruitbelt Coalition (oral comment) Eddie Mae Harris, Fruitbelt Coalition (oral comment) David S, Denk, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (written comment)
C. COMMENTS AND RESPONSES ON THE DEIS

Comment 1: What will be the increase in employee vehicular traffic to the area? (Cashaw) Response 1: A detailed traffic analysis is typically conducted if a proposed project would generate 100 or more peak-hour vehicle trips. The total number of trips generated by the proposed project which includes all trips by net new employees, patients, and visitors generated by the proposed project would be 33, substantially under the threshold. In addition, these new trips would be distributed throughout the surrounding street network and would not be concentrated at one intersection. The projected vehicle trip increments would not be sufficiently large enough to warrant a detailed traffic analysis and the proposed project would not result in significant adverse traffic impacts. As the proposed project would result in a minimal increase in vehicle trips during peak periods, significant traffic impacts are not expected. Comment 2: How will RPCI handle the increased need for parking for staff, construction workers, etc.? (Cashaw) Response 2: Based on the modest increases in staff, patients, and visitors described above and the related modest increases in vehicular trips, a significant increase in parking demand as a result of the proposed project is not anticipated. RPCI has fully accommodated the additional parking demand generated by the proposed project by leasing approximately 200 additional parking spaces for Roswell staff and visitor parking. As a result, sufficient on-site parking has been provided and no adverse impacts to parking are anticipated. Comment 3: Will there be negative impacts to air quality during construction and operation of the building? (Mixon, Harris) Response 3: Effects on air quality during operation will be limited due to the utilities being supplied from the current RPCI central supply.
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Clinical Science Center Project FEIS Comment 4: The speaker expressed concern as to whether or not the new building would fit/have an impact on the current Carlton Street streetscape improvement project. (Chestnut) Response 4: The sources of potential air quality impacts are mobile sources, which are emissions from vehicular traffic and stationary sources, which consist of emissions from ventilation exhaust vents, incinerators, etc. Pollutants of most concern (criteria pollutants) are those for which the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) have been established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and adopted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) and include carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM-10 and PM2.5), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone and lead. Based on procedures established by these agencies, because of its relatively small size and its physical and operational characteristics, the Clinical Sciences Center project does not warrant quantified air quality analyses for any air pollutants of concern identified by the EPA for the following reasons: The proposed building will use steam for space heating, which would be supplied by RPCIs existing steam plant. No air pollutant emissions would occur from the project site. The proposed new building would not have any laboratory hood exhaust vents which may emit contaminants. Traffic generated by the project would be insignificant on a regional level.
As a result, the proposed project would not result in any significant adverse impacts to air quality. Comment 5: The DEIS seemed well done and was concise in describing the above-mentioned project in detail We have no issues with the DEIS. (NYSDEC) Response 5: Comment noted.
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1. NOTICE OF INTENT TO SERVE AS LEAD AGENCY 2. LIST OF INVOLVED AGENCIES 3. FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM 4. DEIS SCOPE OF WORK 5. DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE/POSITIVE DECLARATION AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE A DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING
6. AGENDA FOR JUNE 5, 2012 RPCI PRESENTATION OF CSC PROJECT TO CITY OF BUFFALO PLANNING BOARD 7. BUFFALO NEWS ARTICLE, JUNE 5, 2012 8. CORRESPONDENCE FROM NYSDEC
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ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Roswell Park Cancer Institute Clinical Science Center Project COMBINED NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
May 2, 2012 Roswell Park Cancer Institute Elm and Carlton Streets Buffalo, NY 14263 Roswell Park Cancer Institute Clinical Science Center Project Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue Buffalo, NY 14263 Type I Action 6 N.Y.C.R.R. 617.4(b)(6)(v) Coordinated Review Elizabeth Cheteny, Project Coordinator Roswell Park Cancer Institute 99 High Street Buffalo, NY 14263 elizabeth.cheteny@roswellpark.org (716) 845-8820 (716) 845-3430
Telephone: Fax:
This notice is issued pursuant to Part 617 of the implementing regulations (State Environmental Quality Review) pertaining to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) has been completed and accepted for the proposed Clinical Science Center (CSC) project, described below. A public hearing will be held on Thursday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Gaylord/Cary Conference Room on the ground floor of the Research Studies Center, opposite Roswells Main Hospital at Elm and Carlton Streets on the Institute grounds in Buffalo, NY. The purpose of the public hearing is to allow all involved agencies and interested parties and members of the public an opportunity to comment on the DEIS. Roswell Park Cancer Institute plans to develop additional space to accommodate the needs of medical staff and to care for increasing numbers of patients. In addition, the new space would be developed to
Project Description:
help meet the community's need for preventive services, such as mammography screenings, that currently cannot be provided due to the high patient demand on the existing Roswell facilities. To meet these urgent needs, Roswell plans to construct an 11-story, approximately 145,000 gsf Clinical Science Center on a 0.3-acre site next to its existing Main Hospital. The proposed project will be home to new patient screening space, outpatient clinics, team diagnostic space, and additional clinical and administrative office and meeting rooms will be physically connected and functionally integrated with the existing hospital complex. The project requires the approval of a Certificate of Need (CON) by the New York State Department of Health. (NYSDOH).
Location of Proposed Project:
The new Clinical Science Center (CSC) would be located on the Roswell Park Cancer Institute grounds directly adjacent to its Main Hospital. The project is located at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, NY.
The DEIS evaluated the Proposed Project for potential environmental impacts, including those related to land use and public policy, community facilities, socioeconomic conditions, archaeological and historic resources, urban design and visual resources, water and sewer infrastructure, utilities and energy, traffic and transportation, air quality, noise, hazardous materials, neighborhood character, and construction.
Potential Environmental Impacts:
Public Hearing:
A public hearing will be held: Date: Thursday, May 24, 2012 Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: Gaylord/Cary Conference Room Research Studies Center (Ground Floor) Roswell Park Cancer Institute Elm and Carlton Streets Buffalo, NY The purpose of the meeting is to allow all involved agencies and interested parties an opportunity to comment on the DEIS. Copies of the DEIS will also available for viewing at the Edwin A. Mirand Library on the 3rd floor of the Research Studies Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY. Written comments on the DEIS may be sent to the contact person, below and will be accepted until Friday, June 8, 2012.
Lead Agency Contacts: Contact: Address:

Elizabeth Cheteny, Project Coordinator Roswell Park Cancer Institute 99 High Street Buffalo, NY 14263 elizabeth.cheteny@roswellpark.org (716) 845-8820 (716) 845-3430 or
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Contact: Address:
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Telephone:
Steven Wright, Vice President for Facilities Management Roswell Park Cancer Institute 99 High Street Buffalo, NY 14263 steven.wright@roswellpark.org (716) 845-8491 (716) 845-3430
A copy of this notice was sent to:
See attached Distribution List of Involved Agencies and Interested Parties
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ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICAL SCIENCE CENTER PROJECT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW NOTICE OF INTENT TO SERVE AS LEAD AGENCY CIRCULATION LIST
INVOLVED AGENCIES New York State Department of Health Mr. Robert Schmidt, Director Certificate of Need Program 433 River Street Troy, NY 12180 518-402-0964 rgs05@heaIth.state.ny.us Dormitory Authority of the State of New York Mr. Jack D. Homkow, Director Office of Environmental Affairs 1 Penn Plaza, 52nd Floor New York, NY 10119-0098 212- 273-5000 JHornkow@dasny.org NYSDEC REGIONAL OFFICE New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Mr. David Denk, Permit Administrator Region 9, Western New York Office 270 Michigan Avenue Buffalo, New York 14203-2999 716-851-7165 dsdenk@gw.dec.state.ny.us
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State Environmental Quality Review Notice of Intent to Serve as Lead Agency Date: November 8, 2011
This Notice is issued pursuant to Part 617 of the Implementing Regulations pertaining to Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review Act) of the Environmental Conservation Law for the purpose of designating a Lead Agency for the coordinated environmental quality review of the following Proposed Action:
Project Name:
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Clinical Science Center
Location:
Roswell Park Cancer Institute ("Roswell") proposes the development of a new Clinical Science Center ("CSC") on the grounds of the institute directly adjacent to its Main Hospital (see Figure 1). The project is located at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, NY.
SEQRA Status:
The Proposed Action, the construction of a new building adjacent to the existing Roswell Park Cancer Institute medical complex, is classified as a Type I Action.
To enable the Roswell Park Cancer Institute to continue providing high quality cancer care services, it is vital that the institute develop additional space to accommodate the needs of medical staff and to care for increasing numbers of patients. In addition, the new space would be developed to help meet the communitys need for preventive services, such as mammography screenings, that currently cannot be provided due to the high patient demand on the existing Roswell facilities. To meet these urgent needs, Roswell plans to construct an 11-story, approximately 146,000 gsf Clinical Science Center on a 0.3-acre site next to the Main Hospital. The proposed project will be home to new patient screening space, outpatient clinics, team diagnostic space, and additional clinical and administrative office and meeting rooms will be physically connected and functionally integrated with the existing hospital complex (see Figure 2).
Declaration of Intent to Serve as Lead Agency:

Please take notice that, under the applicable standards of Title 6 Part 617.6 (d) NYCRR, Roswell Park Cancer Institutea New York State public benefit corporation created by Chapter 5 of the Laws of 1997, effective October 14, 1997, for the purpose of operating and managing the Roswell Park Cancer Institutehereby requests Lead Agency Status in a coordinated environmental quality review of the proposed Clinical Science Center Project. Roswell, a state agency, is the project sponsor, is directly responsible for funding, constructing,
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and operating the facilities, and is the entity of the State of New York most familiar with local environmental conditions. Therefore, this Notice, accompanied by the Full EAF Part 1 is being sent to all identified Involved Agencies (see attached list) with request for consent in writing to Roswells Intent to serve as Lead Agency. No response within thirty (30) calendar days from the date shown above will be interpreted as consent for Roswell Park Cancer Institute to serve as Lead Agency. Any agency wishing to contest Roswells designation as Lead Agency is advised to follow the procedures outlined in Title 6 Part 617.6(e) NYCRR.
Agency Circulation:
Involved agencies will continue to be notified of any SEQR determinations made and the scheduling of any related proceedings and hearings. Copies of all subsequent environmental documents will also be distributed to the agencies on the attached list.
Contact Person:
Elizabeth Cheteny, Project Coordinator Roswell Park Cancer Institute Carlton and Elm Streets Buffalo, NY 14263 (716) 845-8820 Elizabeth.Cheteny@roswellpark.org
Distribution with Attachments:

1. Full EAF, Part I. 2. NOl Circulation List
617.20 Appendix A State Environmental Quality Review FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM
Purpose: The full EAF is designed to help applicants and agencies determine, in an orderly manner, whether a project or action may be significant. The question of whether an action may be significant is not always easy to answer. Frequently, there are aspects of a project that are subjective or unmeasurable. It is also understood that those who determine significance may have little or no formal knowledge of the environment or may not be technically expert in environmental analysis. In addition, many who have knowledge in one particular area may not be aware of the broader concerns affecting the question of significance. The full EAF is intended to provide a method whereby applicants and agencies can be assured that the determination process has been orderly, comprehensive in nature, yet flexible enough to allow introduction of information to fit a project or action. Full EAF Components: The full EAF is comprised of three parts: Part 1: Provides objective data and information about a given project and its site. By identifying basic project data, it assists a reviewer in the analysis that takes place in Parts 2 and 3. Part 2: Focuses on identifying the range of possible impacts that may occur from a project or action. It provides guidance as to whether an impact is likely to be considered small to moderate or whether it is a potentially-large impact. The form also identifies whether an impact can be mitigated or reduced. If any impact in Part 2 is identified as potentially-large, then Part 3 is used to evaluate whether or not the impact is actually important.
Part 3:
THIS AREA FOR LEAD AGENCY USE ONLY DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Type I and Unlisted Actions
Part 3 Identify the Portions of EAF completed for this project: []Part 2 I Part 1 Upon review of the information recorded on this EAF (Parts 1 and 2 and 3 if appropriate), and any other supporting information, and considering both the magnitude and importance of each impact, it is reasonably determined by the lead agency that:
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B. Although the project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect for this Unlisted Action because the mitigation measures described in PART 3 have been required, therefore a CONDITIONED negative declaration will be prepared. * C. The project may result in one or more large and important impacts that may have a significant impact on the environment, therefore a positive declaration will be prepared.
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PART 1--PROJECT INFORMATION Prepared by Project Sponsor

NOTICE: This document is designed to assist in determining whether the action proposed may have a significant effect on the environment. Please complete the entire form, Parts A through E. Answers to these questions will be considered as part of the application for approval and may be subject to further verification and public review. Provide any additional information you believe will be needed to complete Parts 2 and 3. It is expected that completion of the full EAF will be dependent on information currently available and will not involve new studies, research or investigation. If information requiring such additional work is unavailable, so indicate and specify each instance.
Name of Action Roswell Park Cancer Institute Clinical Science Center Project
Location of Action (include Street Address, Municipality and County) Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Name of Applicant/Sponsor Roswell Park Cancer Institute Address Elm and Canton Streets City I P0 Buffalo Business Telephone 716-845-2300 State NY Zip Code 14263
Name of Owner (if different) Dormitory Authority of the State of New York Address 515 Broadway City / P0 Albany Business Telephone 518-257-3214 State NY Zip Code 12207-2964
Description of Action: Roswell Park Cancer Institute ("Roswell") plans to construct a Clinical Science Center (CSC) on the grounds of the institute at the corner of Canton Street and Michigan Avenue (see Figure 1). The 11-story CSC building will be physically connected and functionally integrated with the existing hospital complex. Sufficient space to accommodate the medical staff and to care for increasing numbers of patients is vital to enable the institute to continue providing high quality cancer care services. In addition, the new space will help to meet the communitys need for preventive services, such as mammography screenings, that currently cannot be provided due to the high patient demand on the existing Roswell facilities. The proposed Project will be home to new patient screening space, outpatient clinics, team diagnostic space, and additional clinical and administrative office and meeting rooms. Completion of the Clinical Science Center will enable Roswell to: -Improve delivery of care and comfort to patients by increasing size and efficiency in the Chemotherapy Infusion Clinic. -Rebalance critical hospital space to remove ancillary and administrative functions from the Main Hospital and allow clinical services to expand. -Provide sufficient office and meeting space for physicians, patient education and survivorship programs, including counseling and support functions. -Provide on-campus mammography screenings for the community. -Expand the Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences program space by 100 percent. -Enable Roswell to explore partnerships with community based organizations to develop vocational training. After the Chemo Infusion, Breast Clinic, and other programs move to the new CSC building, space will be freed up in the Main Hospital to allow for the expansion of overcrowded clinical and surgical areas.
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Please Complete Each Question--Indicate N.A. if not applicable A. SITE DESCRIPTION

Physical setting of overall project, both developed and undeveloped areas. 1. Present Land Use: Urban Industrial Agriculture
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b. If any agricultural land is involved, how many acres of soil are classified within soil group 1 through 4 of the NYS Land Classification System? _________ acres (see 1 NYCRR 370). 4. Are there bedrock outcroppings on project site? a. What is depth to bedrock 5. 55 to 60 (in feet) M Yes
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19 Is the site located in or substantially contiguous to a Critical Environmental Area designated pursuant to Article 8 of the ECL, and 6 NYCRR 617? EYes EjNo
20. Has the site ever been used for the disposal of solid or hazardous wastes? B. Project Description 1. Physical dimensions and scale of project (fill in dimensions as appropriate). a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Total contiguous acreage owned or controlled by project sponsor Project acreage to be developed: 0.31 acres initially; acres.
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Project acreage to remain undeveloped: 0
Length of project, in miles:N.A. (if appropriate) If the project is an expansion, indicate percent of expansion proposed. Number of off-street parking spaces existing Maximum vehicular trips generated per hour: If residential: Number and type of housing units: One Family Initially Ultimately N.A. Two Family Multiple Family Condominium 0 ; proposed N.A % 0
tbd (upon completion of project)?
L Dimensions (in feet) of largest proposed structure:
1824" height;
9510" width;
30510" ft.
210 length.
j. Linear feet of frontage along a public thoroughfare project will occupy is?
2. How much natural material (i.e. rock, earth, etc.) will be removed from the site? 1,000 3. Will disturbed areas be reclaimed a. flYes No ON/A
tons/cubic yards.
If yes, for what intended purpose is the site being reclaimed?
b. c.
Will topsoil be stockpiled for reclamation? Will upper subsoil be stockpiled for reclamation?
n
I
Yes Yes
No No acres.
4. How many acres of vegetation (trees, shrubs, ground covers) will be removed from site? 0.27
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5. Will any mature forest (over 100 years old) or other locally-important vegetation be removed by this project? Yes
Fl No o
months, (including demolition)
6. If single phase project: Anticipated period of construction: 24 7. If multi-phased: a. b. c. d. Total number of phases anticipated N.A. (number) Anticipated date of commencement phase 1: Approximate completion date of final phase: month month
year, (including demolition) year. Yes
Is phase 1 functionally dependent on subsequent phases?
M No
8. Will blasting occur during construction?
M Yes tEJ No
; after project is complete 20-30
9. Number of jobs generated: during construction 200 10. Number of jobs eliminated by this project 0 11. Will project require relocation of any projects or facilities? If yes, explain:
fl Yes
No
12. Is surface liquid waste disposal involved? a. b.
Yes
F1 No
If yes, indicate type of waste (sewage, industrial, etc) and amount Name of water body into which effluent will be discharged M Yes
13. Is subsurface liquid waste disposal involved?
n No o
Type
14. Will surface area of an existing water body increase or decrease by proposal? If yes, explain:
E] Yes 1EJ No
15. Is project or any portion of project located in a 100 year flood plain? 16. Will the project generate solid waste? a. b. c. d. If yes, what is the amount per month? Yes No 20 tons
F1 Yes
[HI No
If yes, will an existing solid waste facility be used? If yes, give name
L.J Yes
El No
; location
Will any wastes not go into a sewage disposal system or into a sanitary landfill?
IE1 Yes
SM
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e. If yes, explain:
All of Roswell Park Cancer Institutes solid waste stream is either converted to energy or recycled. Eighty to 90 percent of the waste stream goes to the Covanta energy-from-waste facility in Niagara Falls, New York. Recycled materials include medical wastes (e.g., sharps sent to Stericycle), cardboard, and metals.
17. Will the project involve the disposal of solid waste? EYes a. b. If yes, what is the anticipated rate of disposal? If yes, what is the anticipated site life? _______ years.
F M
No
tons/month.
18. Will project use herbicides or pesticides? EYes
E1 No
Yes
19. Will project routinely produce odors (more than one hour per day)?
E.I1 No
Yes
20. Will project produce operating noise exceeding the local ambient noise levels? 21. Will project result in an increase in energy use? If yes, indicate type(s) MiYes
M No E
M No
Electric power and natural gas.
22. If water supply is from wells, indicate pumping capacity N.A. gallons/minute. 23. Total anticipated water usage per day tbd gallons/day.
24. Does project involve Local, State or Federal funding? If yes, explain:
fl Yes MO No
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25. Approvals Required: Type Submittal Date
City, Town, Village Board
Yes
MNo E
El No
City, Town, Village Planning Board
Yes
City, Town Zoning Board
Yes
No
City, County Health Department
El Yes
El No
Other Local Agencies
fl Yes El Yes
0 Yes
El
No
Other Regional Agencies
FEW
NYSDOH--Certif. of Need
No
In process Pending
State Agencies
DASNY--NYS Bldg Code
Federal Agencies
El Yes
No
C. Zoning and Planning Information 1. Does proposed action involve a planning or zoning decision? IlYes If Yes, indicate decision required: Zoning amendment Site plan
r7
No
11 Zoning variance El Special use permit

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El New/revision of master plan M Resource management plan
El Subdivision El Other
2. What is the zoning classification(s) of the site?
The site is zoned Residential Multifamily (R3), a moderate density residential district in which hospitals, colleges, medical and non-profit offices, and business services are permitted as-of-right.
Vhat is the maximum potential development of the site if developed as permitted by the present zoning?
The districts standard height and area requirements do not apply to hospital uses. The proposed project approximates the maximum development potential of the site for the proposed use.
4. What is the proposed zoning of the site?
Same as existing. No change proposed.
Nhat is the maximum potential development of the site if developed as permitted by the proposed zoning?
Same as existing. No change proposed.
6.
Is the proposed action consistent with the recommended uses in adopted local land use plans?
PiYes
El No
The 1project conforms with recommended uses in the City of Buffalo Comprehensive Plan and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Master Plan.
7. What are the predominant land use(s) and zoning classifications within a mile radius of proposed action?
Existing land uses in the vicinity of the project site include hospitals, research facilities, and medical offices operated by Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Kaleida Health (e.g., Buffalo General Hospital). Other nearby uses include residential.(one-, two-, and multi-family) dwellings, parking garages and lots, and community and educational facilities. The Doubletree Hotel is located along High Street directly north of Roswells Main Hospital. Neighborhood retail uses such as banks, restaurants, and small retail stores are found along Main and High Streets. The R3 Multifamily district is the predominant zoning district covering the medical campus. Smaller mapped residential districts include Apartment (R4) and Apartment-Hotel (R5). To the east, the predominant zoning in the Fruit Belt neighborhood is Residential (R2), which allows one- and two-family homes as well as low-rise multi-family residential development. The General Commercial (CM) and Neighborhood Commercial (C I) zoning districts are mapped along High Street and on selected parcels on Michigan Avenue. Commercial districts are also mapped along Main Street to the west.
8. 9.
Is the proposed action compatible with adjoining/surrounding land uses with a If the proposed action is the subdivision of land, how many lots are proposed? a. What is the minimum lot size proposed?
Y4
mile? N.A.
ME Yes
flNo
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10. Will proposed action require any authorization(s) for the formation of sewer or water districts?
F Yes
FE
No
11 Will the proposed action create a demand for any community provided services (recreation, education, police, fire protection? EYes flNo
a. If yes, is existing capacity sufficient to handle projected demand?
fjJ Yes
F1 No
The project will add a standard structure to the building inventory which is located within service area of the City of Buffalo Fire Department.
12. Will the proposed action result in the generation of traffic significantly above present levels? a. If yes, is the existing road network adequate to handle the additional traffic. EJYes
0Yes
EJ No
fl No
D.
Informational Details
Attach any additional information as may be needed to clarify your project. If there are or may be any adverse impacts associated with your proposal, please discuss such impacts and the measures which you propose to mitigate or avoid them.
E. Verification
I certify that the information provided above is true to the best of my knowledge. Applicant/Sponsor Name
Steven Wright
Date 11-8-2011
Signature
Title
Vice President for Facilities Management, RPCI
If the action is in the Coastal Area, and you are a state agency, complete the Coastal Assessment Form before proceeding with this assessment.
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ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICA SCIENCES CENTER PROJECT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW CIRCULATION LIST INVOLVED AGENCIES New York State Department of Health Nirav R. Shah, M.D, Commissioner Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12237 518-474-2011 dohweb@health.state.ny.us Dormitory Authority State of New York Mr. Robert S. Derico, RA Senior Environmental Manager Office of Environmental Affairs 515 Broadway Albany, New York 12207-2964 518-257-3214 RDerico@dasny.org NYSDEC REGIONAL OFFICE New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 9, Western New York Steve J. Doleski, Permit Administrator 270 Michigan Avenue Buffalo, New York 14203-2999 716-851-7165 sjdolesk@gw.dec.state.ny.us
December 14, 2011 Mr. Robert Schmidt, Director New York State Department of Health Certificate of Need Program 433 River Street Troy, NY 12180 Re: SEQR Lead Agency for Clinical Science Center Project Dear Mr. Schmidt: Attached you will find the Notice of Intent to Serve as Lead Agency for the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) of the proposed Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Roswell) Clinical Science Center (CSC) project. This notice, which was previously circulated via email to all involved agencies on November 10, 2011, formally requested that Roswell be established as the Lead Agency for the CSC project. In a letter dated December 1,2011, David S. Denk, Regional Permit Administrator of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), responded that : We concur with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute acting as SEQR Lead Agency as the environmental impacts are of local significance only. In addition, Roswell received no letters in opposition to the notice during the required circulation period of 30 calendar days. As a result, as of the date of this letter, Roswell Park Cancer Institute has assumed Lead Agency Status, thereby initiating a coordinated review of the proposed action. Please do not hesitate to contact me or Elizabeth Cheteny, Project Coordinator, should you have any questions regarding any aspect of the CSC project or the SEQR review process. On behalf of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, I would like to thank you for your continued involvement in this important project. Sincerely,
Steven S. Wright Vice President for Facilities Management Roswell Park Cancer Institute 99 High Street Buffalo, NY 14263 Steven.Wright@Roswellpark.org (716) 845-2300
December 14, 2011 Mr. Jack D. Homkow, Director Dormitory Authority of the State of New York Office of Environmental Affairs 1 Penn Plaza, 52nd Floor New York, NY 10119-0098 Re: SEQR Lead Agency for Clinical Science Center Project Dear Mr. Homkow: Attached you will find the Notice of Intent to Serve as Lead Agency for the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) of the proposed Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Roswell) Clinical Science Center (CSC) project. This notice, which was previously circulated via email to all involved agencies on November 10, 2011, formally requested that Roswell be established as the Lead Agency for the CSC project. In a letter dated December 1,2011, David S. Denk, Regional Permit Administrator of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), responded that : We concur with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute acting as SEQR Lead Agency as the environmental impacts are of local significance only. In addition, Roswell received no letters in opposition to the notice during the required circulation period of 30 calendar days. As a result, as of the date of this letter, Roswell Park Cancer Institute has assumed Lead Agency Status, thereby initiating a coordinated review of the proposed action. Please do not hesitate to contact me or Elizabeth Cheteny, Project Coordinator, should you have any questions regarding any aspect of the CSC project or the SEQR review process. On behalf of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, I would like to thank you for your continued involvement in this important project. Sincerely,
December 14, 2011 Mr. David Denk, Permit Administrator New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 9, Western New York Office 270 Michigan Avenue Buffalo, New York 14203-2999 Re: SEQR Lead Agency for Clinical Science Center Project Dear Mr. Denk: Attached you will find the Notice of Intent to Serve as Lead Agency for the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) of the proposed Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Roswell) Clinical Science Center (CSC) project. This notice, which was previously circulated via email to all involved agencies on November 10, 2011, formally requested that Roswell be established as the Lead Agency for the CSC project. Thank you for your letter dated December 1,2011, in which you concurred with our request to act as SEQR Lead Agency .In addition, Roswell received no letters in opposition to the notice during the required circulation period of 30 calendar days. As a result, as of the date of this letter, Roswell Park Cancer Institute has assumed Lead Agency Status, thereby initiating a coordinated review of the proposed action. Please do not hesitate to contact me or Elizabeth Cheteny, Project Coordinator, should you have any questions regarding any aspect of the CSC project or the SEQR review process. On behalf of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, I would like to thank you for your continued involvement in this important project. Sincerely,
DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK
to prepare the
ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICAL SCIENCE CENTER DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
A. INTRODUCTION
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Roswell) proposes to develop and operate a 142,000 gross-square-foot (gsf) Clinical Science Center (CSC) on a site located on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue, adjacent to the Roswell Park Main Hospital in the City of Buffalo, NY. Approval from Roswells Board of Trustees is required to undertake the project. As described below, the proposed project also requires approval from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and a building permit from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY). In its role as lead agency for the environmental review, Roswell has determined that the proposed project has the potential to result in significant environmental impacts. As a result, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared to further analyze this potential. This Draft Scope of Work describes the proposed actions and proposed development plan, describes the environmental review process, identifies the analysis framework to be used in the EIS, and presents the analyses and work items proposed to be undertaken for the EIS. After considering comments received during the public comment period, a Final Scope of Work will be prepared and will direct the content and preparation of the Draft EIS (DEIS).
Public Review
The Draft Scope of Work for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Clinical Science Center project is available for download at the following publicly accessible website: http://www.4shared.com/dir/faa7x5Zt/ _online.html. The Draft Scope is also available for public review at the Edwin A. Mirand Library on the 3rd floor of the Research Studies Center, opposite Roswells Main Hospital at Elm and Carlton Streets on the Institute grounds in Buffalo, NY. A public scoping meeting to receive comments on the Draft Scope will be held on February 7, 2012 at 7:00 PM in the Gaylord/Cary Conference Room on the ground floor of the Research Studies Center. Copies of the Draft Scope will be available. Free parking for meeting attendees will be available at the Roswell Park parking garage on Carlton Street. Directions to the Institute are available at www.roswellpark.org or by calling (716) 845-2300. Written comments will be accepted for a 30-day period ending Friday, February 24, 2012 as follows: By email: Elizabeth.Cheteny@roswellpark.org By mail: Elizabeth Cheteny, Project Coordinator, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 99 High Street, Room 2948A, Buffalo, NY 14263 By written or verbal comments submitted at the Public Scoping Meeting
B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT SITE
The 0.3-acre project site is located adjacent to Roswells Main Hospital on the eastern side of the Institutes campus at the intersection of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue in Buffalo, NY (see Figure 1, below). The site is currently vacant. It is surrounded on three sides (north, south, and west) by the medical campus itself and on the east by the Fruit Belt neighborhood.
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
Roswell Park Cancer Institute plans to construct a Clinical Science Center on the grounds of the institute (see Figure 2, below). The 11-story CSC building will be physically connected and functionally integrated with the existing hospital and research complex. Sufficient space to accommodate the medical staff and to care for patients is vital to enable the Institute to continue providing high quality cancer care. The new space will help to meet the community's need for preventive services, such as mammography screenings, that currently cannot be provided due to the high patient demand
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Clinical Science Center Project on the existing Roswell facilities. The proposed project will be home to new patient screening space, outpatient clinics, team diagnostic space, and additional clinical administrative spaces. Completion of the Clinical Science Center will enable Roswell to: Improve delivery of care and comfort to patients by increasing size and efficiency in the Chemotherapy Infusion Clinic. Re-balance critical hospital space to remove ancillary and clinical administrative functions from the Main Hospital and allow clinical services to expand. Provide sufficient office and meeting space for physicians, patient education and survivorship programs, including counseling and support functions. Provide on-campus mammography screenings for the community.
Figure 1. Project Location
After the Chemo Infusion, Breast Clinic, and other programs move to the new CSC building, space will be freed up in the Main Hospital to allow for the expansion of overcrowded clinical and surgical areas. It is anticipated that construction of the project would be completed by 2015. A Certificate of Need approval from NYSDOH will be required. In addition, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) will conduct the New York State Building Code and Fire Code Compliance review and will issue the required building permits.
C. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS

The environmental review and analysis of the Clinical Science Center project will be performed in accordance with New York State environmental review requirements under State Environmental Quality Review or SEQR, implemented by regulations specified in 6 New York Code of Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) Part 617, as amended. SEQR requires a comprehensive assessment of the proposed project and associated actions to identify potentially significant adverse impacts, develop practicable mitigation, if needed, and consider alternatives that avoid or reduce identified impacts. If an impact cannot be avoided or mitigated, it must be so identified.
AGENCY ACTIONS REQUIRED

Roswell Park Cancer Institute is both the project sponsor and the lead agency for the environmental review. Other involved agenciesincluding the New York State Department of Health and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New Yorkwill be coordinated into the SEQR procedure. In its capacity as lead agency, Roswell Park Cancer Institute has determined that the project has the potential to result in significant environmental impacts and has issued a positive declaration indicating that an EIS will be prepared. The steps in preparing the EIS include: Scopinga process intended to elicit comments on the content and scope of the EIS. Draft EIS (DEIS)a document published by Roswell Park Cancer Institute for public and agency review and comment. Public reviewof at least 30 days, including a public hearing to receive verbal and written public comment. 2 January 25, 2012 | Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Draft EIS Scope of Work
Figure 2
Final EIS (FEIS)incorporating relevant comments made during public review of the DEIS. Findingsmade by Roswell Park Cancer Institute as lead agency and involved agencies no sooner than 10 days after publication of the FEISare the final determination of the proposed project's potentially significant adverse impacts, if any, and any associated mitigation measures and alternatives considered. Involved agencies may approve or disapprove the action after they have made their own findings.
The following Draft Scope of Work sets forth the issues, content and technical analysis methods for the EIS. After considering any agency and public comments received during the public comment period, Roswell will prepare and recirculate a Final Scope of Work. Roswell will prepare the Draft EIS, adhering to this scope of work. Once it has determined that the Draft EIS is complete, Roswell will issue the DEIS for public review, which will include a public hearing and a period for public comment. A Final EIS (FEIS) will then be prepared by Roswell to respond to those comments. As lead agency, Roswell will make SEQR findings based on the FEIS.
D. ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK
EXISTING CONDITIONS
For each technical area in the EIS, the existing conditions on the project site and study area will be described. The assessment of existing conditions does not represent the condition against which the proposed project is measured, but serves as a starting point for the projection of future conditions with and without the proposed project and the analysis of project impacts.
Clinical Science Center Project
THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT (NO BUILD CONDITION)

The No Build analysis evaluates future conditions in 2015 in the event that the proposed CSC project is not approved. The EIS will assume that if approvals for the Clinical Science Center project were not obtained, use of the project site in the future without the proposed project will remain unchanged from existing conditions. The No Build condition will also incorporate development projects within the study area that are likely to be completed by the 2015 analysis year.
THE FUTURE WITH THE PROPOSED PROJECT (BUILD CONDITION)

The Build analysis analyzes the effects of the completed and occupied Clinical Science Center on the project site and in the study area in 2015, the first year of operation of the new project.
Figure 3
E. EIS SCOPE OF WORK

As described in greater detail below, the EIS will contain: A description of the proposed action and its environmental setting; An analysis of the potential for adverse environmental impacts to result from the project; A description of mitigation measures, if any, proposed to eliminate or minimize any adverse environmental impacts disclosed in the EIS; An identification of any adverse environmental effects that cannot be avoided if the proposed project is implemented; A discussion of alternatives to the proposed action; and A discussion of any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources to develop the project. 4 January 25, 2012 | Roswell Park Cancer Institute
TASK 1: PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The first chapter of the EIS introduces the reader to the project and sets the context in which to assess impacts. The chapter will contain the background and/or history of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute; a statement of purpose and need for the proposed project; a detailed description of the proposed actions necessary to achieve the project; a description of the development program and project siting and design; and a discussion of approvals required, procedures to be followed, and the role of the EIS in the process. The chapter is the key to understanding the proposed project and its impacts, and gives the public and decisionmakers a base from which to evaluate the project against both the future with the proposed project and the future without the proposed project options.
TASK 2: LAND USE, ZONING, AND PUBLIC POLICY

The proposed project would change land use on the project site. For purposes of this analysis, the study area includes the area that falls within a -mile radius of the project site). a. Describe the development history and existing land use on the project site. Describe predominant land use patterns and recent development trends in the study area. b. Describe the existing zoning of the project site and environs. Note any recent zoning actions in the study area. c. Describe other public policies that apply to the project site and the study area. d. Describe future land use on the project site in the future without the proposed project. e. Prepare a list of future projects in the study area, including specific development projects and plans for public improvements. Analyze how these projects might affect land use patterns and development trends in the study area in the future without the proposed project. f. Describe the Buffalo Green Code as it relates to Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Identify any other pending zoning actions or other public policy actions that could affect land use patterns and trends in the study area as they relate to the proposed project. g. Assess the potential for the proposed project to affect land use trends, zoning, and public policy in the study area.
TASK 3: ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

This section analyzes the direct and indirect effects of the proposed project on business activity on the project site and in the study area. It also provides a discussion of the fiscal impacts of project construction and describes how many new construction and permanent jobs will be created by the project. a. Describe the ownership of the vacant project site and its tax status. b. Estimate anticipated changes in economic activity, if any, which may occur on the project site in the future without the project. c. Describe the source of funding for the project. Provide a generic discussion of the potential fiscal impacts of the proposed project in terms of employment, economic activity, and taxes during construction and operation of the proposed project.
TASK 4: COMMUNITY FACILITIES

a. b. c. Briefly describe the health care facilities and public open spaces available at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Estimate anticipated changes in Roswell health care facilities and open spaces expected in the future without the project. The proposed CSC project would develop new health care facilities available to the public. The EIS will include a description of these positive impacts. Describe any project-induced changes in the utilization of Roswells publicly-accessible resources.
TASK 5: HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

HISTORIC RESOURCES Historic resources include properties listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places (S/NR) or formally National Historic Landmarks (NHLs); as well as sites potentially eligible for listing. .The project site is vacanttherefore no direct impacts to historic resources will occur as a result of the proposed development. The following tasks will be undertaken to assess what resources, if any, are in close proximity to the site. If any are identified, the potential indirect impacts to offsite historic resources as a result of the proposed project: will be assessed.
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Clinical Science Center Project a. b. c. Map and briefly describe any known or potential historic resources within a 400-foot study area from the vacant project site. Discuss changes to any identified historic resources that are expected in the future without the proposed project. Assess the proposed projects potential for indirect impacts, including visual and contextual impacts, on any identified historic resources in the study area
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES Archaeological resources are physical remains, usually buried, of past activities on a site. This section assesses the potential for significant adverse environmental impacts on archaeological resources as a result of the proposed action. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) outlines specific steps to determine whether the proposed action could affect areas of potential archaeological resources. Examination of the States online database and more recent work done in the vicinity indicates that the project site is considered moderately sensitive for the presence of archaeological resources. However, as indicated in the EAF, the soils on the project site are characterized as urban land, meaning that very little of the original undisturbed soil is likely to remain on site due to prior subsurface disturbance from the construction of foundations, roadways, utilities, and driveways as well as cutting and filling activities. The analysis of archeological resources will include the following tasks: a. Contact OPRHP for a preliminary determination of the archaeological sensitivity of the project site. Submit maps, photographs, and any relevant material pertaining to prior construction disturbance on the site. b. If OPRHP formally determines that further documentation is needed, a Phase 1A Archaeological Assessment will be prepared for OPRHP review. The Phase 1A Archaeological Assessment will identify the likelihood for known or potential pre-contact period and/or historic-period archaeological resources to remain intact on the project site. This will include mapping the locations of any known or potential archaeological resources and delineating the documented areas of prior disturbance. The documentary research will be detailed enough for OPRHP to determine whether any archaeological resources may remain on the site. If a determination is made that there are no potential resources on the site, then the EIS will conclude that there will be no adverse impacts to cultural resources as a result of the project. If OPRHP does not issue a determination of no impact based on the Phase 1A, further study may be needed.
TASK 6: URBAN DESIGN AND VISUAL RESOURCES

The proposed 11-story Clinical Science Center would transform the largely vacant, 0.3-acre project site adjacent to Roswells Main Hospital. This section will analyze how this change will affect the urban design and visual characteristics of the site and the study area. The study area for urban design is the area where the project may influence land use patterns and the built environment, and is generally consistent with that used for the land use analysis. For visual resources, the view corridors within the study area from which such resources are publicly viewable will be identified. The urban design and visual resources study area will include the same 1/4-mile study area used for the land use analysis. The analysis will be undertaken as follows: a. Describe and assess the existing visual character of the project area and its relationship to the surrounding study area. Prepare a concise narrative of the visual characteristics of the project site and the surrounding study area under existing conditions. This narrative will address the standard components of urban design including streets; building heights, form, and materials. It will also describe visual resources including view corridors; open space; wind; and sunlight. The narrative will be supported by street-level photographs of the project site and surrounding area and an aerial photograph of the project site and surrounding area. b. Based on planned and proposed development projects in the surrounding study area and using the information gathered above for existing conditions, assess whether and how urban design and visual resources conditions are expected to change in the future without the proposed project. c. Assess how the proposed project would affect urban design characteristics and visual resources relative to the future noaction condition, describing the project in terms of how it would affect the areas defining elements of urban design, and determine the significance of those changes. The description of the project will include project drawings, elevations, streetscape views, and site plans.
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TASK 7: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

In addition to summarizing the Phase I ESA, This task examines the potential for hazardous materials to exist on the project site. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) was prepared for the site in 20__. The ESA found no evidence of hazardous materials on the site and concluded that additional sampling and testing for hazardous materials was not necessary. The chapter will include provide: a. A summary of the key findings of the ESA as follows: i. A description of the land use history of the project site and adjoining areas based on a review of historical maps, atlases, and other records. ii. The findings from the review of databases maintained by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) conducted to assess the potential for contamination due to the presence of identified problem sites and activities on or adjacent to the project site, including registered petroleum storage tanks, hazardous waste disposal sites, hazardous waste generators or treatment facilities, and hazardous substance releases. iii. The review of prior reports including any available information on subsurface conditions (geology and hydrogeology). iv. The findings of the field inspection of the project site regarding any visual evidence of contamination, including the presence of drums or tanks, stained soils, stressed vegetation, and illegally dumped or stored material. b. Based on the findings of the ESA, the need for a Phase II sampling and testing program will be discussed. c. If hazardous materials are known or suspected to be present on the site or adjoining areas, assess potential impacts on human health and the environment during and after construction. If necessary, determine the need for further assessment and/or appropriate remediation measures. d. Environmental services protocols and procedures related to construction and operation of the project will be described.
TASK 8: WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE

WATER SUPPLY a. Describe the existing water distribution system serving the project site. b. Assess the likely demand for future conditions without the project, and describe the effects on the system. c. Project a qualitative assessment of water demand for development associated with the proposed project and assess the effects of the incremental demand on the system to determine if there is sufficient capacity to maintain adequate supply. SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE a. Describe the existing sewer system serving the project site. Assess current capacity and service levels. b. Estimate future sewage flows for the future both without and with the proposed project, based on water usage estimates. c. Assess the effects of the incremental demand to determine if there will be any impacts on the system.
TASK 9: SOLID WASTE AND SANITATION SERVICES

This section assesses the additional demands the proposed project would place on solid waste disposal services. a. Roswell Park Cancer Institutes existing solid waste disposal practices will be described including the collection system and status of landfilling, recycling, and other disposal methods. b. Any changes anticipated in solid waste protocols in the future without the proposed action will be described. c. The incremental impacts of the developments solid waste generation on the collection needs and disposal capacity of solid waste facilities will be assessed.
TASK 10: ENERGY

This section assesses the additional demands the proposed project would place on energy supply as follows: a. Describe the systems that supply the project area with electricity and natural gas. b. Describe anticipated changes in energy supply or demand in the future without the proposed action.
Clinical Science Center Project c. Energy usage for the proposed project will be estimated and measures to minimize energy consumption will be described. The effect of the projects new demand on energy supply systems will be assessed.
TASK 11: TRANSPORTATION

Given the basic purpose of the proposed projectto right-size currently strained physical spaces to meet the Institutes current needs, not to increase hospital capacity or to increase patient loadsa significant increase in vehicle trips is not anticipated. Most of the patient services and therapy that would be accommodated in the new building are currently offered on-site. Limited new services would be introduced to the campus as a result of the proposed project, including a breast screening program and a survivorship clinic. In addition, it is anticipated that patients and visitors would combine trips to Roswell for various services. Hospital employees work on staggered shifts of varying duration and travel at various times of the day including non-peak hours. This is due to the nature of the services provided at Roswell and is typical of hospitals. Roswell anticipates hiring approximately 20 new full time, permanent employees as a result of the proposed project. The new staff would also be distributed among a number of staggered shifts. As the proposed project would result in a minimal increase in vehicle trips during peak periods, significant traffic impacts are not expected. The proposed project will be evaluated for potential significant traffic and parking impacts, as follows.
TRAFFIC The need for quantified traffic and parking analyses is dependent on the peak hour trips generated by the proposed project. The EIS will estimate the project-specific trip generation. The projection of trips expected to be generated by the proposed project will be based on the information provided by Roswell and a review of previous transportation studies and surveys in the area. These data will be used to develop future trip-making characteristics for the staff, visitors, and patients. In addition, standard references, census data, and rates developed for similar uses from previous studies will be used in the development of the trip generation estimates. The trip generation analysis will also include the number of truck deliveries that are anticipated to service the new building. Based on the comparison of existing, No Build, and Build population, uses, and trips for the Project Sitethe preliminary analysis will determine whether the incremental trips associated with the proposed project will be significant. This screening will determine whether or not detailed quantified analyses will be required. If further work is required, an EIS scope of work addendum will be prepared at that time and the work would be included in the DEIS. PARKING Based on the modest increases in staff, patients, and visitors described above and the related modest increases in vehicular trips, a significant increase in parking demand as a result of the proposed project is not anticipated. Parking supply available to Roswell staff, patients, and visitors will be presented for the Existing and No Build conditions. The proposed projects parking demand will be estimated and compared to the available parking supply on the Roswell campus and at nearby facilities to determine if there is a potential for an increase in Roswells existing parking shortfall. If further work is required, an EIS scope of work addendum will be prepared at that time and the work would be included in the DEIS.
TASK 12: AIR QUALITY

As described above under Transportation, it is not anticipated that the proposed project would generate a substantial amount of new vehicle traffic. Thus it is not anticipated that project-generated traffic would result in significant air quality impacts. However, in the event that the number of project-generated trips exceeds screening thresholds for carbon monoxide (CO) or particulate matter, an EIS scope of work addendum would be prepared, air quality impacts from mobile source emissions will be evaluated using computer dispersion modeling, and the findings would be included in the DEIS.
13: NOISE
As described above under Transportation, based on preliminary trip generation estimates it is not anticipated that the proposed project would generate a substantial amount of new vehicle traffic. Thus it is not anticipated that project-generated traffic would be likely to result in significant noise impacts. In the unlikely event that there is the potential for the proposed project to result in
Draft EIS Scope of Work significant noise impacts (i.e., doubling of traffic volume) due to project-generated traffic, an EIS scope addendum for a mobile source noise analysis would be prepared and the work included in the DIEIOS.
TASK 14: NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER

The character of a neighborhood is established by numerous factors, including land use patterns, the characteristics of its population and economic activities, the scale of its development, the design of its buildings, the presence of notable landmarks, and a variety of other features that include noise levels, traffic, pedestrian patterns, shadows, and open space. a. Based on the other EIS analyses, determine if the proposed project would result in significant adverse impacts in any of the following technical areas: land use, zoning, and public policy; socioeconomic conditions; open space; historic and cultural resources; urban design and visual resources; shadows; transportation; or noise. Whether or not the proposed project would result in significant adverse impacts in the individual technical areas identified above, the EIS will consider if a combination of moderate effects may cumulatively affect neighborhood character. If it is determined that the proposed project would result in significant adverse impacts in the individual technical areas or cumulatively due to a combination of moderate effects, then a preliminary analysis of neighborhood character will be undertaken. If warranted, the preliminary analysis will summarize the predominant factors that contribute to defining the character of the neighborhood and assess the projects potential to adversely affect those features. If the proposed project would affect those features, a detailed analysis will be prepared that will include data collection, a description of existing character, a description of changes that can be expected in the character of the neighborhood in the future without the project, and an assessment of the proposed projects effects on key elements of neighborhood character.
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TASK 15: CONSTRUCTION

The EIS will assess the potential for impacts during the construction period. For the purposes of analyzing the reasonable worst case development scenario for construction, construction impacts will be evaluated for the periods when maximum potential impacts are expected during construction. Measures that will be implemented as part of the proposed project to avoid or minimize impacts will be disclosed and will be incorporated into the analysis. This chapter will focus on the proposed projects potential for construction phase impacts in the following areas: a. Traffic. Construction phase traffic impacts will be assessed by considering any losses in lanes, walkways, and other above and below grade transportation services, and increases in vehicles from construction workers to identify potential temporary impacts on the transportation system. Parking. This assessment will consider the loss of both on- and off-street parking due to construction activity and the effects of construction worker vehicles on parking resources in the area. Transit and Pedestrians. Describe any plans to alter localized bus, shuttle, and pedestrian routes during construction. Air Quality. Analyze direct emissions from demolition and construction site activity, including fugitive dust and on-site diesel equipment. Analyze potential effects from increases in mobile source emissions of trucks and worker vehicles at nearby sensitive locations (including existing hospitals), and from potential long-term traffic diversions. The EIS will discuss measures and emission reduction strategies to avoid or minimize impacts, if any. Noise and Vibration. Analyze the noise from construction activity. Discuss the potential for vibrations caused by construction activities to adversely affect patients in the adjacent Main Hospital, in other nearby health care facilities, or in nearby dwellings; or to damage buildings and other resources. If necessary, measures to minimize vibrations during construction will be described. Hazardous Materials. In coordination with the hazardous materials task described above, summarize actions to be taken during construction to limit exposure of construction workers, residents, and the environment to potential contaminants. Other Technical Areas. As appropriate, discuss the other areas of environmental assessment for potential construction related impacts.
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TASK 16: MITIGATION

Drawing upon the findings of the technical analyses in the preceding chapters, this chapter will identify any significant adverse environmental impacts that may result from the proposed action and then evaluate and recommend appropriate measures that may be available to mitigate these impacts. The formulation and assessment of any recommended mitigation measures would be conducted in close coordination with other agencies as necessary. Where impacts cannot be mitigated, they will be identified as unavoidable adverse impacts.
TASK 17: ALTERNATIVES

The purpose of the alternatives analysis is to examine reasonable and practicable options that avoid or reduce project-related significant adverse impacts while achieving the goals and objectives of the proposed project. The specific alternatives to be analyzed are typically finalized as project impacts become clarified. At a minimum, this section will compare the project impacts to those of the No Action Alternative, which is the same as The Future without the Proposed Action or No Build condition. The analysis will be primarily qualitative, except where specific quantifiable project impacts have been identified, and will be of sufficient detail to allow comparisons of associated environmental impacts and attainment of project goals and objectives.
TASK 18: SUMMARY CHAPTERS

The executive summary will provide relevant material from the body of the EIS to describe the proposed project, the necessary approvals, study areas, environmental impacts predicted to occur, measures to mitigate those impacts, unmitigated and unavoidable impacts (if any), and alternatives to the proposed project. Other summary chapters in the EIS may include the following (as appropriate): Irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources; Relationship between short-term uses of the environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity; and Unavoidable significant adverse impacts that cannot be mitigated. These analyses draw from the work done in the technical areas, as relevant. They are intended to inform the decision maker of the environmental costs and benefits of the proposed project.
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F. AREAS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIE W

An environmental screening was conducted which used the project information provided in the EAF and evaluated all potential areas of environmental impact based on standard methodologies and thresholds for environmental review. This section includes all the additional areas of potential impact that were considered but do not meet the accepted thresholds that would require further environmental review. As a result, no environmental impacts are expected in any of the areas and these analyses are not included in the Scope of Work, above. The areas eliminated from further environmental review based on this screening include coastal zone management; socioeconomic conditions; community facilities natural resources; and public health.
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

The project site is not located within or in close proximity to the boundaries of the City of Buffalos Coastal Zone. Therefore, the Waterfront Revitalization Program and Coastal Zone assessments are not required.
SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS
A socioeconomic assessment would be appropriate if an action may be reasonably expected to create substantial socioeconomic changes that would not be anticipated to occur without the action. Circumstances typically requiring a socioeconomic assessment include those that would: (a) directly displace residential populations; (b) directly displace substantial numbers of business and employees or displace a business or institution that is unusually important; and (c) result in substantial new development that is markedly different than existing uses, development and activities within the neighborhood. The purpose of a socioeconomic assessment is to assess the potential direct and indirect effects of a proposed project on the demographic and economic characteristics of an area and determine if these changes would occur at a significant level. As described below, the proposed project would not introduce sufficient additional employees or a residential population that would alter socioeconomic conditions within the project study area. The proposed project would not involve primary displacement as no population, residencies, jobs or businesses would be displaced. The proposed project would not result in substantial new development that is markedly different from existing uses, changes in real estate conditions or cause harm to specific industries. As these conditions are unlikely to occur, the proposed project does not warrant further study and no significant socioeconomic impacts are expected. DIRECT EFFECTS The project site is a vacant lot and therefore contains no existing housing units or businesses. As a result, the construction of the proposed project would not directly displace any residents or businesses and an assessment of the potential for direct residential or business displacement is not warranted or included in the EIS. INDIRECT EFFECTS Secondary residential displacement occurs when a new development causes area housing costs to increase to the extent that existing low income residents are forced to move because they can no longer afford area rents. The standard methodology for assessing project-induced increases in area housing costs and the potential for secondary residential displacement hinges upon whether the project contains a sizable new residential component that would be expected to attract a much more affluent population to the neighborhood, in turn driving up housing prices in the surrounding area. The proposed project involves the development of new health care facilities only. Since the proposed project would not introduce any new residential units to the area, an assessment of the potential for secondary residential displacement is not warranted or included in the EIS.
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
Community facilities are defined as public or publicly funded hospitals and health care facilities, schools, day care centers, libraries, and police and fire protection services. A detailed community facilities analysis is conducted when a project would have a direct or indirect effect on a community facility. As discussed in the Draft Scope of Work, above, the EIS will contain a description of the new health care facilities to be provided in the proposed CSC. As described below, no adverse effects to
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Clinical Science Center Project existing or planned community facilities and services are anticipated as a result of the proposed project and further analysis is not required. DIRECT EFFECTS A direct effect would occur if a project would physically alter a community facility, whether by displacement of the facility or other physical change. The site of the proposed CSC is vacant, and the proposed project would not directly displace or alter any existing community facilities. As a result, further assessment of potential adverse direct effects on community facilities is not warranted nor will be included in the EIS. As a hospital, Roswell Park Cancer Institute is considered a community facility. The proposed project would enable Roswell to enhance its delivery of health care services to the local community and region. The proposed CSC project would develop new health care facilities available to the public. The EIS will include a description of these positive impacts. INDIRECT EFFECTS An analysis of the indirect effects of a project on such community facilities as public schools, libraries, hospitals and health care facilities, and day care centers is required for large-scale housing projects that would create a sizable new residential population which would generate additional demand for community facilities and services. The project does not include any housing units and therefore would accommodate no new residents. As a result, no detailed assessment of potential indirect impacts on community facilities will be conducted.
OPEN SPACE
An assessment of the potential effects of a proposed project on publicly accessible recreational facilities and open space is warranted if the project would introduce a sizeable new permanent residential or nonresidential (worker) population that would be expected to place additional demand on these facilities. The proposed project includes no housing units and therefore would not accommodate new residents. In addition, it would not result in a large-scale increase in employment (for these types of analyses, defined generally as employment growth of 500 jobs or more). Therefore, an assessment of potential impacts on the nonresidential (worker) population is also not warranted. The EIS will contain a description of the existing park and landscaped open spaces on the Roswell campus and any changes that may occur in the future with and without the project.
NATURAL RESOURCES
A natural resources assessment is conducted when a natural resource is present on or near the project site and when an action involves the disturbance of that resource. Natural resources include water resources, including surface water bodies and groundwater; wetland resources, including freshwater and tidal wetlands; upland resources, including beaches, dunes, and bluffs, thickets, grasslands, meadows and old fields, woodlands and forests, and gardens and other ornamental landscaping; and built resources, including piers and other waterfront structures. The project site is located in a fully developed area in downtown Buffalo, New York and has limited potential to provide unique habitat for rare, endangered, or other notable wildlife. A review of the State of New Yorks Natural Heritage Program data on the project site and environs confirms this assumption. Because the project site does not contain nor is located near any notable natural resources, an assessment of potential impacts on natural resources is not warranted and therefore not included in the EIS.
GREENHOUSE GASES AND CLIMATE CHANGE

In 2009, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued a directive providing guidance on assessment of greenhouse gases (GHG) and climate change impacts in SEQRA. This includes quantification of onsite emissions, emissions from energy usage and emissions from vehicle trips generated by an action as well as qualitative discussion of construction impacts. It adds a major threshold for requiring analysis of GHG emissions: projects that already trigger the need for an
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Draft EIS Scope of Work environmental impact statement and add 350,000 square feet or greater of building space or otherwise involve energy intensive facilities. The 142,000-square-foot CSC project falls well below this threshold and therefore will not be assessed in the DEIS.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Public health is the organized effort of society to protect and improve the health and well-being of the population through monitoring; assessment and surveillance; health promotion; disease prevention; injury; disorder; disability; and reducing inequalities in health status. A SEQR public health analysis examines a projects potential to significantly affect public health concerns related to project related exposure to air pollutants, noise, or hazardous materials during construction or operations. Projects where no significant unmitigated adverse impact is found in other environmental analysis areas, such as air quality, water quality, hazardous materials, or noise, do not warrant a public health analysis according to the SEQR guidance. The Proposed Project is not expected to generate any unmitigated adverse impacts to any environmental analysis areas related to public health. Specifically, based on the information presented in Part 2 of the Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) the proposed project: Would not contaminate the drinking water supply; Would not utilize unsanitary solid waste management practices; Would not result in adverse noise or air quality impacts; Would not increase exposure to heavy metals or introduce new pathways of exposure that could cause human or environmental harm. Furthermore, all the stringent environmental protection and safety protocols followed by Roswell Park Cancer Institute would be followed during construction and operation of the proposed project. For example, all regulated medical waste generated on site would continue to be disposed of in accordance with applicable NYSDOH and NYSDEC guidelines. In summary, it is not expected that a detailed assessment of potential threats to public health will be required, and this analysis will be included only if significant adverse impacts are identified in other relevant EIS sections, Moreover, the proposed project would involve the development of significant new health care facilities that would enable Roswell to have a positive effect on the delivery of public health functions to patients of the facility and the region. As described in the Scope of Work above, these positive benefits to the public health protection system will be summarized in the EIS.
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ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE State Environmental Quality Review Roswell Park Cancer Institute Clinical Science Center Project POSITIVE DECLARATION Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement Determination of Significance NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING
This notice is issued pursuant to Part 617 of the implementing regulations (State Environmental Quality Review) pertaining to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law. The Roswell Park Cancer Institute, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed project described below may have a significant effect on the environment and that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) will be prepared. A public scoping meeting will be conducted to allow all involved agencies and interested parties and members of the public an opportunity to comment on the scope of the DEIS.
Date: January 25, 2012 Lead Agency: Roswell Park Cancer Institute Title of Action: Roswell Park Cancer Institute Clinical Science Center Project SEQR Status: Type I Action 6 N.Y.C.R.R. 617.4(b)(6)(v) Review Type: Coordinated Review Scoping: Yes Location of Proposed Project:
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Roswell) proposes the development of a new Clinical Science Center (CSC) on the grounds of the institute directly adjacent to its Main Hospital at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, NY.
To enable the Roswell Park Cancer Institute to continue providing high quality cancer care services, it is vital that the institute develop additional space to accommodate the needs of medical staff and to care
Clinical Science Center Project for increasing numbers of patients. In addition, the new space would be developed to help meet the community's need for preventive services, such as mammography screenings, that currently cannot be provided due to the high patient demand on the existing Roswell facilities. To meet these urgent needs, Roswell plans to construct an 11-story, approximately 142,000 gsf Clinical Science Center on a 0.3-acre site next to the Main Hospital. The proposed project will be home to new patient screening space, outpatient clinics, team diagnostic space, and additional clinical and administrative office and meeting rooms will be physically connected and functionally integrated with the existing hospital complex. The project requires the approval of the Roswell Park Board of Trustees and a Certificate of Need by the New York State Department of Health.
Reasons Supporting This Determination:

Overview: On November 10, 2011, The Roswell Park Cancer Institute issued a lead agency request letter and Part 1, Project Information of the Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) to all involved agencies, thereby formally initiating the SEQR process. There being no objections, in accordance with the provisions of SEQR, Roswell Park Cancer Institute assumed the lead agency role on December 15, 2011. The lead agency then prepared Part 2 of the EAF, Project Impacts and their Magnitude. Potential Environmental Impacts: Based on its review of the EAFPart 2,Roswell Park Cancer Institute, as SEQR lead agency, has determined that the Proposed Project has the potential to result in significant adverse environmental impacts. As a result, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) will be prepared to further evaluate this potential. As a first step in that process, the lead agency has prepared a Draft Scope of Work for the DEIS. The lead agency invites comments on the Draft Scope of Work (see sidebar, right). The following areas of potential environmental impact have been identified and will be further studied in the DEIS: Construction Impacts. There is the need to further assess the potential for temporary, constructionrelated impacts as a result of the project. Such short-term impacts may include: noise and vibration impacts; subsurface effects associated with excavation and dewatering of the proposed site; air quality effects associated with fugitive dust, construction equipment and additional traffic congestion; and traffic and parking effects during construction. Archaeological Resources. The Project Site is in an area that has been mapped by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) as being moderately sensitive for the presence of archaeological resources. The lead agency is engaged in the consultation as required by the State Historic Preservation Act of 1980 and its implementing regulations. Traffic, Transportation and Parking. The DEIS will examine the potential for the project to significantly affect future traffic and parking conditions in the study area.
Other Potential Impacts. The DEIS will also address the following potential areas of impact: land use and zoning, economic conditions, urban design and visual resources, water and sewage systems, solid waste and sanitation services, energy, air quality, noise, and neighborhood character.
Scoping Process:
Draft Scope of Work The Draft DEIS Scope of Work is available to involved agencies, interested parties, and f the public at the following publicly accessible website: http://www.4shared.com/dir/faa7x5Zt/_online.html The Draft Scope is also available for public review at the Edwin A. Mirand Library on the 3rd floor of the Research Studies Center, opposite Roswells Main Hospital at Elm and Carlton Streets on the Institute grounds in Buffalo, NY.
Public Scoping Meeting A public scoping meeting to allow all involved agencies and interested parties an opportunity to comment on the scope of the DEIS will be held as follows: Date: February 7, 2012 Time: 7:00 PM Place: Gaylord/Cary Conference Room Research Studies Center, Ground Floor Elm & Carlton Streets Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY 14263
Copies of the Draft Scope will be available at the meeting. Free parking for meeting attendees will be available at the Roswell Park parking garage on Carlton Street. Directions to the Institute are available at www.roswellpark.org or by calling (716) 845-2300. Opportunities for Public Comment Comments on the Draft DEIS Scope of Work may be made in the following ways: By email addressed to: Elizabeth.Cheteny@roswellpark.org By mail addressed to: Elizabeth Cheteny Project Coordinator Roswell Park Cancer Institute 99 High Street, Room 2948A Buffalo, NY 14263 By written or verbal comments submitted at the Public Scoping Meeting
Clinical Science Center Project The period for submitting written comments will remain open until Friday, February 24, 2012. In total, a 30-day period from the date the Draft Scope of Work was made publicly available is provided for submitting written comments.
For Further Information: Contact: Address:

Elizabeth Cheteny, Project Coordinator Roswell Park Cancer Institute 99 High Street, Room 2948A Buffalo, NY 14263 elizabeth.cheteny@roswellpark.org (716) 845-8820
Telephone:
A copy of this notice was sent to:

See attached Distribution List of Involved Agencies and Interested Parties
ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICAL SCIENCES CENTER PROJECT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW CIRCULATION LIST INVOLVED AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERESTED AGENCIES AND PARTIES
INVOLVED AGENCIES
New York State Department of Health Mr. Robert Schmidt, Director Certificate of Need Program rgs05@health.state.ny.us Dormitory Authority of the State of New York Mr. Jack D. Homkow, Director Office of Environmental Affairs JHomkow@dasny.org New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Mr. David S. Denk, Permit Administrator Region 9, Western New York Office dsdenk@gw.dec.state.ny.us
City of Buffalo Common Council Darius G. Pridgen, Ellicott District Common Council Member dpridgen@city-buffalo.com City of Buffalo Department of Public Works, Parks & Streets Steve Stepniak, Commissioner sstepniak@city-buffalo.com City of Buffalo Office of Strategic Planning Brendan R. Mehaffy, Esq., Executive Director bmehaffy@city-buffalo.com Allentown Association Christina Akers allntown@localnet.com Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center Joseph Sonnenberg, Vice President jsonnenberg@askbhsc.org Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Matt Enstice, Executive Director menstice@bnmc.org Fruitbelt Coalition Benjamin Cashaw, President cncbus@yahoo.com Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Walter Pangborn, Executive Vice President pangborn@hwi.buffalo.edu Kaleida Health Robert W. Bragg, Vice President rbragg@kaleidahealth.org Kevin Guest House Sandra Hammer, Executive Assistant sandra@kevinguesthouse.org Olmsted Center for Sight/Upstate NY Transplant Services Richard Maier, Executive Director R. Maier rmaier@olmstedcenter.org St. John Fruit Belt Community Development Corporation Dr. Michael Chapman sjbc@stjohnbaptistbuffalo.org
INTERESTED AGENCIES AND PARTIES

New York State Department of Transportation Darrell Kaminski, Regional Director dkaminski@dot.state.ny.us State University of New York, University at Buffalo Kevin M Thompson, Director, Facilities Planning and Design kmt@buffalo.edu Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council Hal Morse, Executive Director hmorse@gbnrtc.org Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Kimberley A. Minkel, Executive Director Kim_minkel@nfta.com Office of the County Executive, County of Erie Marc Poloncarz, Erie County Executive countyexec@erie.gov Erie County Department of Public Works Gerard J. Sentz, Commissioner gerard.sentz@erie.gov Erie County Department of Environment & Planning Maria Whyte, Commissioner maria.whyte@erie.gov Erie County Department of Health Gale Burstein, Commissioner Gale.burstein@erie.gov City of Buffalo, Office of the Mayor Byron Brown, Mayor MayorBrownWebMail@ch.ci.buffalo.ny.us
ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICAL SCIENCE CENTER PROJECT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW (SEQR) COMBINED NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Telephone: Fax:
May 2, 2012 Roswell Park Cancer Institute Elm and Carlton Streets Buffalo, NY 14263 Clinical Science Center Project Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue Buffalo, NY 14263 Type I Action 6 N.Y.C.R.R. 617.4(b)(6)(v) Coordinated Review Elizabeth Cheteny, Project Coordinator Roswell Park Cancer Institute 99 High Street Buffalo, NY 14263 elizabeth.cheteny@roswellpark.org (716) 845-8820 (716) 845-3430
This notice is issued pursuant to Part 617 of the implementing regulations (State Environmental Quality Review) pertaining to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Clinical Science Center (CSC) project has been completed and accepted by the SEQR lead agency, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI). Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to allow all parties an opportunity to comment on the DEIS on Thursday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Gaylord/Cary Conference Room on the ground floor of the RPCI Research Studies Center, at Elm and Carlton Streets in Buffalo, NY. Project Description: RPCI plans to construct an 11-story, 142,000 gsf Clinical Science Center on a 0.3acre site next to its existing Main Hospital to enhance its cancer care and treatment facilities for patients, add screening services for the community, and meet the needs of medical staff. The proposed project will be home to new patient screening space, outpatient clinics, team diagnostic space, and additional clinical administrative spaces. DEIS: The DEIS may be downloaded at: http://www.4shared.com/office/tsIzXWE3/Roswell_Park_CSC_DEIS.html. Paper copies may be viewed at the Edwin A. Mirand Library on the 3rd floor of the Research Studies Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY. Comments: Written comments on the DEIS may be sent to the contact person, above, and will be accepted until Friday, June 8, 2012. Attachment: Involved Agencies and Other Interested Agencies and Parties
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Division of Environmental Permits, Region 9
270 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14203-2915 hone: (716) 851-7165 Fax: (716) 851-7168 iNebsite: www.dec.nygov
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Joe Martens Commissioner
December 1, 2011
Ms. Elizabeth Cheteny Project Coordinator Roswell Park Cancer Institute Elm & Carlton Streets Buffalo, New York 14263 Dear Ms. Cheteny: SEQR Lead Agency Designation Clinical Science Center Elm and Carlton Streets City of Buffalo, Erie County This office has reviewed the proposal for a new Clinical Science Center which is to be physically connected to Roswell Park Cancer Institute on Elm and Carlton Streets in the City of Buffalo. We offer the following comments: The Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) did not identify how much water usage would be involved with this project once it is built. Please make sure that sufficient capacity exists for any amount of water usage as there is an extraordinary amount of construction and expansion involving the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. We concur with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute acting as SEQR Lead Agency as the environmental impacts are of local significance only. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact this office at 716/851-7165.
SOSWEL LPAIN
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Regional Permit Administrator
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270 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14203-2915 Phone: (716) 851-7165 Fax: (716) 851-7168 Webste: www.dec.ny.gov
February 3, 2012
Ms. Elizabeth Cheteny Project Coordinator Roswell Park Cancer Institute 99 High Street, Room 2948A Buffalo, New York 14263 Dear Ms. Cheteny: SEQR POSITIVE DECLARATION ROS WELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICAL SCIENCE CENTER PROJECT NORTHWEST CORNER OF CARLTON & MICHIGAN STREETS CITY OF BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY This office has reviewed the submitted SBQR Positive Declaration for the Clinical Science Center Project to be located at Roswell Park Cancer institute on the corner of Canton and Michigan Streets. The Positive Declaration provides a comprehensive outline of everything that is to be addressed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). We look forward to reviewing the DEIS for the Clinical Science Center. If you have any questions, please contact this office at 716/851-7165. Sine ely,
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270 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14203-2915 Phone: (716) 851-7165 Fax: (716) 851-7168 Website: wwwdecny.qov
June 6, 2012
Ms. Elizabeth Cheteny Project Coordinator Roswell Park Cancer Institute 99 High Street Buffalo, New York 14263 Dear Ms. Cheteny: DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DEIS) ROS WELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICAL SCIENCE CENTER PROJECT CORNER OFCARLTON & ELM STREETS CITY OF BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY This Office has conducted a review of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Clinical Science Center Project at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. We offer the following comments. The DEIS seemed well done and was concise in describing the above-mentioned project in detail. We have no issues with the DEIS. This Office awaits the opportunity to review the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). We look forward to being of assistance to your endeavors in the future with regard to this project. If you have any questions on the above, please dont hesitate to contact Ms. Lynne Judd or me at 716/851-7165. Sincerely,
David S. Denk Regional Permit Administrator LEJ ldg

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B. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT

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Figure ES-2. Clinical Sciences Center, South Elevation

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Figure ES-3. Clinical Sciences Center, Street Level Rendering

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D. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT

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B. ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE

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C. PROJECT PURPOSE AND NEED

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Chapter 1: Project Description

D. PROJECT PLANNING AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

Figure 1-2 Exterior Precedents

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Figure 1-3 Campus Building Heights

PROJECT DESIGN GOALS

Figure 1-4 Project Location Map

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Figure 1-5. CSC South Elevation Rendering

Floor(s) Ground 1 2 3 4, 5 6, 8, 9, 10 7 Total

Figure 1-6. CSC Chemo Infusion Space

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Figure 1-7. CSC Ground Floor Plan

UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Chapter 1: Project Description

Figure 1-8. CSC Aerial Perspective

LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING

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Figure 1-9. CSC Street Level Rendering

G. STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW

H. PERMITS AND APPROVALS

I. FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS

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DEFINING STUDY AREAS

DEFINING ANALYSIS CONDITIONS

IDENTIFYING SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

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Clinical Sciences Center FEIS

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