ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MINUTES OF MEETING
July 21, 2010
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Brian Staples called to order the Annual Meeting of the St. Lawrence
County Industrial Development Agency at 8:04 AM at the Best Western, Canton.
ROLL CALL:
Blevins
LaBaff
Staples
Present
Present
Present
Hall
McMahon
Weekes
Present
Present
Present
Others: IDA Staff Ray Fountain, Patrick Kelly, Rich Williams, Kimberly Gilbert & Natalie Sweatland;
Agency Counsel William R. Small, Esq.
MINUTES: LaBaff/Hall move to accept the minutes of the June 24, 2010 meeting.
PUBLIC NOTICE: Public notifications sent July 10, 2010 to, at a minimum: St. Lawrence County’s
newspapers designated for the publication of local laws and other matters required by law to be published;
additional local media sources and websites.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
FINANCIAL REPORT: June 2010 – Weekes/LaBaff move to accept. Filed for audit.
COMMITTEE REPORT: None
STAFF REPORT: Mr. Fountain reports on the following:
 CITEC’s new Executive Director, William Murray will be invited to the next meeting. Board
members inquire about how Mr. Murray’s Plattsburgh residency may affect the jobs currently located
in Potsdam. Board members are advised that the plan is to grow staff.
 Governance Committee will be meeting in the near future to review IDA policies, etc. Mr. Blevins
notes that the Board will need to look at employment-related policies.
 NYPA Public Hearing – A statement from Mr. Staples has been drafted and members are encouraged
to provide input on the comments. Robert McNeil (SLRVRA) will be testifying at the hearing.
 Patrick Green – Board members are provided a copy of the document Mr. Green distributed to the
County Legislature and at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital public hearing. Mr. Fountain related the
conversation he had with Mr. Green after Monday’s public hearing, telling Mr. Green that the IDA is
audited annually. He noted that Mr. Green appeared to be upset with a condo project in Morristown
where owners were not paying taxes and he was just a poor farmer and paid his taxes. Mr. Fountain
advised the Board that he thinks the IDA was involved in the Morristown deal.
 Staff have been working with Tisdel Associates, pursuant to a discussion with the IDA back in April
2010 regarding the water pressure issue within the Village of Gouverneur that is affecting Kinney
Drugs. Staff have presented the Board with an agreement for engineering work to try and
identify/correct the problem. Mr. Fountain notes that the Village would like to hold off on the work
until a scheduled road project is underway. Mr. Weekes notes that we need to do something now;
who knows when the road project will start? We cannot wait until then. Mr. Staples notes that we
cannot lose Kinney Drugs.
Weekes/Blevins move to accept the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the Village of Gouverneur and Kinney Drugs have been facing difficulties with
water supply for fire safety for a number of years, and WHEREAS, the Village of Gouverneur
and Kinney Drugs have requested the Agency’s assistance in determining methods of increasing
water volume and pressure to the eastern side of the village, and WHEREAS, a proposal was
requested from Tisdel Associates to coordinate this work and provide engineering services to
determine the best methods of increasing water volume and pressure, and WHEREAS, Agency
staff has reviewed Tisdel Associates proposal for professional services and will assist coordination
and oversight of tasks being performed, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St.
Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency does hereby authorize its Chief Executive
Officer to execute an agreement in an amount not to exceed $5,000. The resolution is approved
unanimously.
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Mr. Fountain reports that the St. Lawrence River Valley Redevelopment Agency wishes to hold a
joint meeting with the IDA/LDC. Board members recommend a discussion with the SLRVRA
committee of Mssrs. Strait and Murphy, who were appointed by Chairman McNeil at the last
meeting. Board members Hall, Blevins and Weekes will try and meet with the SLRVRA committee.
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
 Approval of Audit/Finance Committee Charter – LaBaff/McMahon motion for approval of the
proposed charter. Unanimous.
 Resolution: Adoption of the State of New York Deferred Compensation Plan – LaBaff/McMahon and
Hall. No questions or comments. Unanimous.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: At 8:45 AM LaBaff/Hall motion for Executive Session to discuss the financial
and credit history of a particular company. The Board returned to Regular Session at 9:28 AM by motion
of LaBaff/Hall.
NEW BUSINESS (cont’d)
Authorizing $250,000 Bridge Loan to Slic Network Solutions, Inc. – Blevins/LaBaff. Mr. Kelly explains
that the company has expressed concern about cash flow while awaiting reimbursement from Rural
Utility Services Broadband Initiative Program. Unanimous.
Board members discussed the need to create necessary documents and discuss planning in regard to the
IDA separation project. Mr. Staples appoints Mssrs. Blevins, McMahon and Hall to committee for this
purpose.
ADJOURNMENT: Adjourned at 9:30 AM by unanimous consent.
/s/
(Mr.) Lynn Blevins, Secretary