Minutes – June 30, 2015

COUNTY OF SULLIVAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
One Cablevision Center
Ferndale, New York 12734
(845) 295-2603 – telephone
(845) 295-2604 – fax

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

I.   CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Steingart called to order the special meeting of the County of Sullivan Industrial Development Agency at approximately 10:05 am, held in the Legislative Committee Room at the Sullivan County Government Center, Monticello, New York.  All requirements for a special meeting have been met.

II.   ROLL CALL

            Members Present-                    Members Absent-

Ira Steingart                                Ed Sykes

Charlie Barbuti                              Sean Rieber

Suzanne Loughlin                          Paul Guenther

Howard Siegel

Carol Roig

Staff Present-                                 Staff Absent-

Jennifer C.S. Brylinski, Ex. Dir.        Jen Flad, VP Business Develop.

Others Present-

Steve White, Agency CEO

Walter F. Garigliano, Esq., Agency Legal Counsel

Tara Lewis, Garigliano Law Offices

Ken Walter

III.    NEW BUSINESS

Counsel Walter Garigliano displayed two site plan maps for the Board and those present to review showing the location of the parcels that constitute the Rock Meadow Partners project in Narrowsburg.  Mr. Garigliano described the two separate cohorts of property (the school section and the baseball field section) and how they fit into the project.  Using that information he then handed out the proposed Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement for the project and described how the PILOT would be structured.

Mr. Garigliano then handed out a letter from Rock Meadow Partners managing member Kathleen Weiden that advised the Board of a correction to their application to the Agency regarding the expected sales and use taxes for the project.  They had interpreted the question incorrectly and the corrected amount is now estimated in the amount up to $900,000, which indicates $72,000 of sales tax.

The resolution amending Agency resolution #18-15 relating to the Rock Meadow Partners was handed out to the Board.  The Board discussed the project briefly and it was stated that without IDA assistance this project would not have happened. Mr. Siegel made a motion to approve the amended resolution.  The motion was seconded by Ms. Loughlin, the Board voted and the resolution was unanimously approved.

Ms. Brylinski gave the Board an update relating to the Sullivan County Funding Corporation’s Cost Sharing for Grantwriting Assistance Program and handed out a list of possible elements to request in cost sharing proposals.  The Board discussed the program and agreed with the direction it was going.

IV.   ADJOURNMENT

There being no public comment, on a motion made by Mr. Siegel and seconded by Mr. Barbuti, at approximately 10:30 am the meeting was adjourned.            

Respectfully submitted:
Jennifer CS Brylinski
Executive Director

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