CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS PUBLISHED NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (FONSI/RROF) ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 29, 2015 IN THE PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE AND DECEMBER 2, 2016 IN THE NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER February 5, 2017, City of Pittsburgh-Dept. of City Planning, 200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, 412-255-2211 EXPLANATION OF CORRECTIONS TO PREVIOUS PUBLISHED NOTICES This publication is intended to provide corrections and updates to the project activity described in previously published notices as further described herein. November 29, 2015 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PPG) and December 2, 2015 - New Pittsburgh Courier (NPC) CORRECTIONS AND UPDATES: The previously approved Larimer/East Liberty Phase II and Larimer/East Liberty Phase III sites are combined into Larimer/East Liberty Phase II, a single development phase. This change also reduces the overall unit count on the combined site from 198 to 150 and total development costs from approximately $70,000,000 to approximately $52,000,000. The following contents of this notice reflect the corrections and updates noted above. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about February 24, 2017 the City of Pittsburgh (City) will authorize the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP), the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA), and the City to submit a request to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of the following federal funds to undertake projects known as Larimer/East Liberty Phase II: (a) Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Contract; (b) Choice Neighborhoods Grant Funds pursuant to Section 24 of the 1937 Act, as amended by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013; (c) HACP Moving to Work (MTW) Funds under the 1937 Act as modified by the 1996 and 1999 Consolidated Appropriations Act; (d) HOME Investment Partnership Act funds; (e) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; and (f) Low Income Housing Tax Credits under IRS Code Section 42. The release of the aforementioned funds is to undertake Larimer/East Liberty Phase II for the purposes of new construction of about 150 mixed-income rental dwelling units. Larimer/East Liberty Phase II will be developed on the East Liberty Gardens apartment site and other adjacent and nearby sites in the Larimer neighborhood and East Liberty neighborhood on Larimer Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. As part of this notice, the project requires a set of predevelopment activities including HACP's acquisition of public and private properties, disposition of HACP-owned properties, and demolition of structures. The developer is Allies & Ross Management and Development Corporation along with a co-developer, McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc. The total projected cost of the development is approximately $52,000,000. FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The City of Pittsburgh has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. This FONSI is based upon compliance with mitigation measures which have been identified as necessary to reduce the environmental impacts of the proposed action to a point or level where they are determined to no longer be significant. The following measure identifies the agency responsible for monitoring compliance with such. A complete explanation of all mitigation steps and schedule of implementation is available for review in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at 200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Site Contamination: Implementation of the stipulations contained in the final approved Pennsylvania Land Recycling Program (Act 2) Voluntary Clean-up Plan agreed upon between HACP, the developer and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Mitigation measures will be monitored by the City of Pittsburgh. Based on compliance with mitigations measures which reduce the environmental impact to no longer be considered significant, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at City of Pittsburgh 200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 and may be examined or copied weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to: Michael Petrucci, City of Pittsburgh, 200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, 412-255-2211 All comments received by February 24, 2017, will be considered by the City of Pittsburgh prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing. ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The City of Pittsburgh certifies to HUD that William Peduto in his capacity as Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD's approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the City, HACP and URA to use funding sources (a) through (f) identified under Request for Release of Funds above. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS HUD will accept objections to its release of fund and the City of Pittsburgh's certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Pittsburgh; (b) the City of Pittsburgh has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning and Development Division, The Moorhead Federal Building, 1000 Liberty Ave., 10th floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period. WILLIAM PEDUTO Mayor City of Pittsburgh
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