0 0 ---------------------------------------X YONKERS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING CITY HALL 0 SOUTH BROADWAY YONKERS, NEW YORK 00 ---------------------------------------X P R E S E N T: DATE: December, 0 TIME: :0 A.M. MAYOR MIKE SPANO - CHAIRMAN WILSON KIMBALL - SECRETARY MELISSA NACERINO - TREASURER CECILE SINGER - BOARD MEMBER PETER KISCHAK - VICE CHAIRMAN HENRY DJONBALAJ - BOARD MEMBER IDA STAFF JAIME MCGILL - IDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARY LYRAS - IDA/YEDC CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER A L S O P R E S E N T: GREGORY P. YOUNG, ESQ. - IDA COUNSEL DAVID ROTHMAN, ESQ. - HARRIS BEACH, PLLC SHAWN GRIFFIN, ESQ. - HARRIS BEACH, PLLC ALAN FOX, ESQ. PATRICK SERENSON, IDA ACCOUNTANT DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 MAYOR SPANO: Let me start by welcoming Henry Djonbalaj to the board. Henry, congratulations. MR. DJONBALAJ: Thank you. MAYOR SPANO: I'll start by swearing Henry in. (Whereupon, Henry Djonbalaj was sworn in by Mayor Spano.) MAYOR SPANO: Good morning. MS. LYRAS: Mayor Spano? MAYOR SPANO: Here. MS. LYRAS: Peter Kischak? MR. KISCHAK: Here. MS. LYRAS: Cecile Singer? MS. SINGER: Here. MS. LYRAS: Wilson Kimball? MS. KIMBALL: Here. MS. LYRAS: Henry Djonbalaj? MR. DJONBALAJ: Here. MS. LYRAS: And Melissa Nacerino? MS. NACERINO: Here. MS. LYRAS: We have a quorum. MAYOR SPANO: We all have -- we DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 are looking at the minutes for the November meeting. Everyone has them in front of them. Are there any questions? MS. KIMBALL: I'll make a motion, Mayor, to accept the minutes. MAYOR SPANO: Wilson made a motion to accept. MS. SINGER: Second. MAYOR SPANO: Second by Cecile. All in favor? MAYOR SPANO: The minutes have been accepted. Mary? MS. LYRAS: For the month of November we received $,000 in agency fees. Our cash on hand is $,,000 and as always we have our accountant, Pat Serenson, on hand should anybody have any questions. MAYOR SPANO: Are there any questions? MS. SINGER: Motion. MAYOR SPANO: Cecile has made a DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 motion that we accept the financials. MS. NACERINO: Second. MAYOR SPANO: Second by Melissa. All in favor. MAYOR SPANO: The item has passed. Any negatives? The item is passed. Jaime, let's go to -- MS. MCGILL: The first resolution for consideration, Plant Manor, LLC which is a sales tax extension only. Expiring //, Harris Beach. MR. ROTHMAN: David Rothman, good morning, Harris Beach. You have a series of resolutions in front of you starting with the Plant Manor project. It's purely a sales tax extension through the end of next year, December, 0. No additional benefits are being provided. MS. SINGER: I make a motion. DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 MAYOR SPANO: Cecile has made a motion that we accept that. MR. KISCHAK: Second. MAYOR SPANO: Second by Pete. All in favor? MAYOR SPANO: Any negatives? The item is passed. MS. MCGILL: Resolution (b) is for Warburton Avenue, LLC. Again for an extension of sales tax extension of time only expiring //. MR. ROTHMAN: I don't have anything to add. MR. KISCHAK: I make a motion. MAYOR SPANO: Pete made a motion. MS. KIMBALL: Second. MR. SPANO: Second by Wilson. All in favor? MAYOR SPANO: Any negatives? The item is passed. DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 MS. MCGILL: Item (c) is L&A Acquisition d/b/a Adira at Riverside Rehabilitation and Nursing. Extension of sales tax and time only, expiring //, Harris Beach. MR. ROTHMAN: Extension of time only. No new benefits. MS. SINGER: I abstain. MS. KIMBALL: Motion. MR. DJONBALAJ: Second. MAYOR SPANO: A motion from Wilson. Second by Henry, and we have one abstention, Cecile Singer. All in favor? MR. KISCHAK: Aye. MS. NACERINO: Aye. MS. KIMBALL: Aye. MR. DJONBALAJ: Aye. MAYOR SPANO: Any negatives? The item is passed. MS. SINGER: My abstention is because of the ongoing transactions between St. John's and this board. MS. MCGILL: Resolution (d) is DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 River Club, LLC c/o Ginsburg Development Companies, LLC River Tides. Extension of sales tax extension and time only //, Harris Beach. MR. ROTHMAN: Again the same thing. MS. KIMBALL: Motion. MAYOR SPANO: Wilson made a motion. MS. NACERINO: Second. MAYOR SPANO: Second by Melissa. All in favor? MAYOR SPANO: Any negatives? The item is passed. MS. MCGILL: Item (e); Thethi Realty, LLC; extending sales tax exemption and time only through //, Harris Beach. MR. ROTHMAN: Extension only; no new benefits. MS. SINGER: Motion. MAYOR SPANO: Cecile made a DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 motion. MR. KISCHAK: Second. MAYOR SPANO: Cecile made a motion; second by Pete. All in favor? MAYOR SPANO: No negatives? Good. The item is passed. MS. MCGILL: Item (f); CCNA Realty, LLC; extending sales tax exemption and time only through //, Harris Beach. MR. ROTHMAN: And again no new benefits. MS. KIMBALL: Motion. MR. DJONBALAJ: Second. MAYOR SPANO: Motion by Wilson; second by Henry. All in favor? MR. SPANO: Any negatives? The item is passed. MS. MCGILL: Item (g); Rising Development Yonkers, LLC; extension of sales tax exemption and time only, DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 //. MR. ROTHMAN: No new benefits. MS. KIMBALL: Motion. MS. SINGER: Second. MAYOR SPANO: Motion by Wilson; second by Cecile. All in favor? MAYOR SPANO: The item is passed. MS. MCGILL: Item (h); FC Yonkers Associates, LLC (Ridge Hill); extension of sales tax exemption and time only //. MR. ROTHMAN: Again no new benefits. MS. SINGER: Motion. MS. NACERINO: Second. MAYOR SPANO: Cecile made a motion; second by Melissa. All in favor? MAYOR SPANO: Any negatives? The item is passed. MS. MCGILL: Item (i); Boyce DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 0 Thompson, extension of sales tax exemption and time only through //, Alan Fox. MR. FOX: Good morning, everyone. I'm Alan Fox. Merry Christmas. David stole my lines. Extension only; no new benefits. MS. KIMBALL: Motion. MR. KISCHAK: Second. MAYOR SPANO: A motion from Wilson; second by Pete. All in favor? MAYOR SPANO: Any negatives? The item is passed. MR. KISCHAK: The photos of where these places are is very beneficial to us. It's very helpful. MAYOR SPANO: Nice job. MS. MCGILL: The second item is a resolution approving and authorizing the execution of an agreement to fund an apprenticeship program. DIAMOND REPORTING () - 0
0 0 MAYOR SPANO: As you know, we've been working with friends in the trades unions on a number of issues; one of them we are going to take up now. This one is an apprenticeship program in order for us to foster more young people, especially young people in our community, into the trades. It's an excellent program. We are offering that. We are partnered on this and feel that this would be beneficial. Are there any questions about it? MR. KIMBALL: Thank you for taking leadership. I know this has been five years in the making. I'm glad. This is great progress. MS. SINGER: It is, and we are following in the steps of countries that do this like Germany where they have a very developed structure and DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 it really makes a difference in longevity. So, it's nice to see it come through. MAYOR SPANO: Thank you, Cecile. MR. KISCHAK: I just want to say being a blue collar worker myself I'm happy to see this. MAYOR SPANO: I want to start off by saying thank you to Eddie Doyle, to our friends in trades for working with us. We have finally come to an agreement that I think will work very well for our taxpayers for the business communities and certainly for our friends who work in the industry. So, thank you to all of you. MS. SINGER: I make a motion. MAYOR SPANO: Cecile made a motion. MS. KIMBALL: Second. MAYOR SPANO: Second by Wilson. All in favor? DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 MAYOR SPANO: The item is passed. MS. MCGILL: The third resolution is a resolution approving and authorizing the establishment of a labor policy requiring project labor agreements for certain projects receiving financial assistance from the agency. MAYOR SPANO: Does anyone have any questions? MR. KIMBALL: Thank you for your leadership on this. I know it's been five years in the making, and we finally got here. MAYOR SPANO: We did. I think that this is again -- this is -- this will be an opportunity for us to really work hand and gloves with our friends in the trades to work with the developers to try to have more meaningful dialogue that we are going to do this. We think -- we are DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 expecting this to be a success and again it didn't come about without a lot of hard work and dedication and without your commitment, thank you for that. And certainly the whole crew for being as tenacious as you've been in seeing this through. Any comments on it, anybody? MR. KISCHAK: This is a one-year pilot program? MAYOR SPANO: Yes. It's one year and then it will then have to come back to the board. MS. KIMBALL: I'll make a motion. MAYOR SPANO: Motion accepted by Wilson. MS. NACERINO: Second. MAYOR SPANO: Second from Melissa. All in favor? MAYOR SPANO: Any negatives? The item is passed. Congratulations, guys. DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 Gregory, any legal updates? MR. YOUNG: No, sir. No legal upstates. MAYOR SPANO: Any other business? A motion to adjourn? MS. KIMBALL: Motion. MAYOR SPANO: Wilson. MR. KISCHAK: Second. MAYOR SPANO: Second by Pete. All in favor? MAYOR SPANO: Thank you. (Whereupon, the meeting was concluded at : A.M.) DIAMOND REPORTING () -
0 0 C E R T I F I C A T E STATE OF NEW YORK ) : SS.: COUNTY OF PUTNAM ) I, MADELINE IOVINO, a Notary Public for and within the State of New York, do hereby certify: That the above is a correct transcription of my stenographic notes. I further certify that I am not related to any of the parties to this action by blood or by marriage and that I am in no way interested in the outcome of this matter. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this th day of January 0. MADELINE IOVINO DIAMOND REPORTING () -
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