Town of Massena Business Development Corporation

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR A GREATER MASSENA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES October 11, 2018 Board Members: Paul Rufa, President Chris Herrick Ron Bacon, Vice President Dave LaClair Jeff Dobbins Dan Pease Excused: Anthony Viskovich Staff: Tom Sullivan, Executive Director Linda Williams, Secretary Public: Tim Currier, Mayor Melanie Cunningham, Town of Massena Matt LeBire, Village of Massena John Wicke, Persona Staffing 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 July 2018 minutes, that motion was seconded by Dave LaClair and passed with all members present voting ‘Aye’. Financial Report s for June, July, August, September 2018 No financial Reports were available Comparative Budget Reports for June, July, August, September 2018 The reports were unavailable Before moving on to the general meeting we had an informational session from John Wicke regarding the search for a new Director. It is hoped that a hiring decision will be made at the November meeting. Mr. Wicke said they had twenty applications, and they narrowed the likely candidates down to four; benefits were something that the candidates all had put an emphasis on. The final candidate will need to be screened, have a full background check done. Operations Committee Tom: No meeting this month Infrastructure Committee Tom: No meeting this past month Marketing Committee  Tom: No meeting this month Alcoa/ Arconics Update Tom: Alcoa is doing okay, Arconics may be changing ownership Community Revitalization Committee Tom: Nothing to report Grasse River Blueway Corridor Tom: They are in the process of identifying areas for development Grasse River Clean Up Tom: The progress is ongoing, plans are still to be “in the river” in the spring of 2019 Industrial Park/Rail Spur /Rail Pad Tom: The survey for the rail pad was completed on October 9, 2018; Luck Brothers is waiting for materials and expect to have the work done in November; Curran renewable is still planning to utilize the pad. Massena Core of the Community Tom: We have approved one request and are awaiting information on the other. North Country Alliance Tom: No new information RACER/General Motors Site Tom: They continue to work on the water filtration system Restore New York Grant Tom: There is another Water Street building that is still under consideration St. Lawrence Country Economic Development Advisory Board Tom: They are trying to get people to return to the area to help re-develop St. Lawrence Soyway Tom: No new activity, they are still interested in opening a plant, funding continues to be an issue Theatre - New York Main Street Grant Tom: Still moving forward; an environment letter has been sent to Albany. The asbestos clean-up could cost up to $300,000, and those costs do fall within the scope of the Main Street Grant. Consultant & Liaison Reports No questions/comments July 12, 2018 Minutes - BDC Board Meeting Pg 2 of 3 Questions from the Press No representative at the meeting Move to Executive Session At 5:15 pm Dan Pease made a motion that the Board go into Executive Session, that motion was seconded by Jeff Dobbins and passed with all members present voting ‘Aye’. Move to leave Ex ecutive Session At 6:00 pm Dan Pease made a motion that the Board leave Executive Session, that motion was seconded by Chris Herrick and passed with all member present voting ‘Aye’. Adjournment A motion was made by Chris Herrick to adjourn at 6:05 pm, that motion was seconded by Dan Pease 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, November 15, 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