Troy Capital Resource Corporation
Regular MeetingTroy, NY · June 28, 2019
Minutes
June 28, 2019
10:00 AM
Regular Board Meeting
Present: Heidi Knoblauch, Steve Strichman, Hon. Anasha Cummings, Sue Farrell, Elbert Watson
and Rich Nolan
Absent: Bill Strang, Tina Urzan, Paul Carroll and Hon. Coleen Paratore
Also in attendance: MaryEllen Flores, Deanna Dal Pos, Luke Nathan and Denee Zeigler.
The CRC meeting was called to order at 10:10 a.m.
I. Financials
Ms. Flores presented the financials to the board members. She advised that there
is $417,000 in assets and $417,000 in equity. For the month of March there was a
$374 deficit.
Susan Farrell made a motion to accept the CRC financials are
presented.
Hon. Anasha Cummings seconded the motion, motion carried.
II. Minutes
The board reviewed the minutes from the May 29, 2019 board meeting.
Elbert Watson made a motion to approve the May 29, 2019 board
meeting minutes.
Susan Farrell seconded the motion, motion carried.
III. King Fuels Cleanup
Mr. Strichman talked to the board about the King Fuels cleanup that has been mentioned
in the past and advised they are ready to seek funding for the hazardous waste cleanup
that needs to take place in order for National Grid to go in and do their remediation of the
site. He advised that the LDC did cleanup of non-hazardous materials and then bid out for
a cleanup of the site for the remaining hazardous materials. Mr. Strichman noted that the
received a range of bids back and are ready to move forward. He noted that the CRC
received an application from the LDC for a $100,000 grant and the IDA received a request
for funding in the amount of $300,000. Mr. Strichman noted the LDC will be paying
$100.000 and be applying to National Grid for a grant to assist with the cleanup costs.
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The IDA will hold a public hearing in July regarding the cleanup. Mr. Cummings asked if
the cleanup will be completed by next year. Mr. Strichman advised the LDC’s portion of
the cleanup will be completed in about 10 weeks and then the site will be ready for
National Grid to come in and do the remediation next year. Mr. Cummings asked about
previous funds that were received in the past for the site. Mr. Strichman advised that
most of that funding was used to take down buildings on the site, some cleanup and was
funded a grant program. He added that National Grid is using their funding for the
remediation of the site.
The chair explained that all three boards will be working together within their guidelines to
fund the site cleanup in order for National Grid to complete their remediation. Mr. Nolan
asked about the application. Mr. Strichman noted that staff and legal counsel worked on
the application together. Mr. Strichman noted that no action is required at this time, but
the application has been circulated for board review.
IV. Old Business
CRC Application- The chair reminded the board members that a draft version of
the application was sent around and discussed at the last meeting. They will take
a look at comments and work towards approving it at the next meeting.
V. Adjournment
With no other items to discuss, the regular board meeting of the CRC was adjourned at
10:24 a.m.
Hon. Anasha Cummings made a motion to adjourn the CRC regular
board meeting at 10:24 a.m.
Susan Farrell seconded the motion, motion carried.
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Agenda
Chair Board Members
Heidi Knoblauch Tina Urzan
Susan Farrell
Vice Chair Elbert Watson
Paul Carroll Hon. Anasha Cummings
Hon. Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Executive Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Steven Strichman Bill Strang
June 28, 2019
Rich Nolan Jr.
10:00 a.m.
Planning Department Conference Room
City Hall
AGENDA
I. Approval of Minutes from the May 29, 2019
II. King Fuels Clean‐Up Application
III. Executive Director’s Report
IV. Financials
V. New Business
VI. Old Business – Assistance Application Form
VII. Adjournment
City Hall – 433 River Street, Suite 5001, Troy, New York 12180
Phone: 518.279.7166
May 29, 2019
10:00 AM
Regular Board Meeting
Present: Heidi Knoblauch, Steve Strichman, Bill Strang, Tina Urzan, Paul Carroll, Elbert Watson,
Rich Nolan and Hon. Coleen Paratore
Absent: Hon. Anasha Cummings and Sue Farrell
Also in attendance: Justin Miller, Esq., MaryEllen Flores, Diana Cretella, Luis Gonzalez,
Matthew DeFazio, Rosemary McKenna, Deanna Dal Pos, Luke Nathan and Denee Zeigler.
The CRC meeting was called to order at 11:03 a.m. following the IDA meeting.
I. Minutes
The board reviewed the minutes from the April 19, 2019 board meeting.
Bill Strang made a motion to approve the April 19, 2019 board
meeting minutes.
Paul Carroll seconded the motion, motion carried.
II. Powers Park Concert Series
Mr. Strichman spoke about the request in front of them from the Friends of 112th Street
for the Powers Park Concert Series. He explained that in the future a request such as this
will go through the sponsorship committee. Mr. Strichman added that we have funding
this community event in the past. The chair gave an overview of the type of funding that
the CRC can do.
Hon. Coleen Paratore made a motion to approve the funding request to
the Friends of 112th Street for the Powers Park Concert Series in the
amount of $5,000.
Tina Urzan seconded the motion, motion carried.
III. Executive Director’s Report
BID Playground Approval - Mr. Strichman advised that last month we approved to assist the
BID with funding for their playground project. He explained that the name of the organization
that we will be setting up the agreement with is called District Management Association
Downtown. Ms. Paratore asked when the playground would be installed. Mr. Strichman advised
that it is in the design phase, so it will not be installed this year.
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IV. Financials
Ms. Flores presented the financials to the board members. She advised that there
is $419,000 in assets and $418,000 in equity. For the month of March there was a
loss $4,800 due to regular expenses and fees.
Hon. Coleen Paratore made a motion to accept the CRC financials
are presented.
Paul Carroll seconded the motion, motion carried.
V. New Business
CRC Application- The chair advised that the application has been updated to
include the project types that the CRC is able to fund. She thanked Sue Farrell and
Tina Urzan for their input on the development of the application. Mr. Miller
explained that the CRC was originally formed to be able to issue and refinance civic
bonds. He added that the administrative fees received locally are able to be re-
invested in the community. The chair explained that she would like to focus on
specific areas each year.
VI. Adjournment
With no other items to discuss, the regular board meeting of the CRC was adjourned at
11:15 a.m.
Tina Urzan made a motion to adjourn the CRC regular board meeting.
Bill Strang seconded the motion, motion carried.
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