Minutes from December 12, 2011

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Minutes of the Meeting of the Cortland County IDA

Chairman Michael McMahon called the meeting of the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency to order at 12:03 p.m. on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 37 Church Street, Conference Room, Cortland, NY.

ROLL CALL AND CALL TO ORDER

The following members were present:

Johanna Ames
Michael McMahon
John Reagan
Edward Telling
Stephen Compagni
James Pelowski
John Shirley

The following staff were present:

Garry VanGorder, Executive Director
Karen Niday, Empire Zone Coordinator
Sandy Griep, Office Manager
John Sidd, Counsel

The following guests were present:

Eric Mulvahill, WXHC Radio
Steve Hughes, Cortland Standard

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

November minutes were approved.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

• Multimodal Agreement – Preble Rail Spur

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION, AND FUNDING IN THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THE STATE MULIT-MODAL PROGRAM-AID ELIGIBLE COSTS, OF A CAPITAL PROJECT, TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A RAILROAD SPUR IN THE TOWN OF PREBLE FROM THE NYS&W SYRACUSE MAINLINE TO THE BESTWAY MANUFACTURING FACILITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.
Resolution was approved.

• Readopt Policies – all policies were approved as presented.

• Readopt Mission Statement – Mission Statement was approved as presented.

• Amend PILOT Agreement – Cortland Commerce Center – asked to make two equal installments. Amendment was approved with no negative impact.

• PILOT Affidavits – reviewed by staff.

~ Clock Tower does not meet their requirements. Mr. Scanlon asked the board to waive the penalty. After a brief adjournment at 12:22 to have counsel and the CFO review the penalty fee. The IDA Meeting was reconvened at 12:30. A motion was made to deny Mr. Scanlon’s request to waive the penalty.

~ Essex Steel – they exceed their full time requirements but do not meet their seasonal employee commitment – but the number of employment equals out. There is no need for penalizing this company.