Town of Massena Business Development Corporation

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR A GREATER MASSENA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES July 12, 2018 Board Members: Paul Rufa, President Chris Herrick Ron Bacon, Vice President Dan Pease Excused: Jeff Dobbins Anthony Viskovich Dave LaClair Staff: Tom Sullivan, Executive Director Linda Williams, Secretary Public: Tim Currier, Mayor Steve O’Shaughnessy, Supervisor Melanie Cunningham, Town of Massena Matt LeBire, Village of Massena Call to Order BDC President, Paul Rufa, called the meeting to order at 4:30 pm. Minutes of the March Regular Meeting A motion was made by Dan Pease to approve the May 2018 Minutes, that motion was seconded by Ron Bacon and passed with all members present voting ‘Aye’. Financial Report s for January, February, March, April , May and June 2018 A motion was made by Dan Pease to accept the January through June 2018 Financial Statements as submitted; that motion was seconded by Chris Herrick and passed with all members present voting ‘Aye’. Comparative Budget Reports for January, February, March, April , May, June 2018 There was no discussion relevant to the budgets Operations Committee Tom: No meeting this month Infrastructure Committee Tom: The Rail Pad progress was discussed at this meeting Marketing Committee Tom: No meeting this month Alcoa/ Arconics Update Tom: No new developments; I spoke with Senator Schumer on July 3 about the importance of the continuation of the plant here in Massena and he assured me that his office maintains communication with Pittsburgh offices Community Revitalization Committee Tom: A meeting is planned for July 18 in Louisville Grasse River Blueway Corridor Tom: The final plan for this endeavor is complete Grasse River Clean Up Tom: The progress is ongoing, plans are still to be “in the river” by 2019 Industrial Development A Tom: They are in discussion with a firm that is interested in the only vacant building in the Industrial Park. The company wants their name kept quiet for the time being. Industrial Park/Rail Spur /Rail Pad Tom: Bid specs are to be complete this week, bids awarded by the August meeting or sooner and a fall completion is expected Massena Core of the Community Tom: We have two requests that will be reviewed soon. Moving Massena Forward Community Coalition Tom: The mayor did a thirty-minute on-line presentation to the committee for downtown development North Country Alliance Tom: IDA was notified of a $150,000 funding to Kingston Pharma RACER/General Motors Site Tom: Discussed this with Sen. Schumer’s aide, asked for some assistance in getting this moving forward. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe continues to be interested in obtaining the south portion of the property. Restore New York Grant Tom: The work on the Slavin’s Building is progressing St. Lawrence Country Economic Development Advisory Board Tom: There is a meeting scheduled later this month July 12, 2018 Minutes - BDC Board Meeting Pg 2 of 3 St. Lawrence Soyway Tom: There is no activity here, I did speak with people at the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and they are sill interested in seeing this project through Theatre - New York Main Street Grant Tom: This project is on-going, they have an architect working on the project New Business/Other Business Tom: There is a firm that is considering the purchase of the CSX Line; I will keep myself informed on the progress of that. There was a lot of discussion regarding the changes that will take place in the near future regarding the structure of the BDC. The Board of Directors will work on developing an updated Job Description for the Executive Director and then steps will be taken fill that position. Also, there will be changes to the goals of the Corporation, directing more efforts to community development. Consultant & Liaison Reports No questions/comments Questions from the Press No representative at the meeting Adjournment A motion was made by Dan Pease to adjourn at 5:45 pm, that motion was seconded by Chris Herrick and passed with all members present voting ‘Aye’. The next meeting of the Board of Directors of the Business Development Corporation for a Greater Massena will be held on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 4:30 pm, in Room 30 of the Town Hall. Respectfully Submitted, Linda Williams July 12, 2018 Minutes - BDC Board Meeting Pg 3 of 3