ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MINUTES OF MEETING
September 22, 2010
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Brian Staples called to order a meeting of the St. Lawrence County
Industrial Development Agency at 2:08 PM at the Best Western, Canton.
ROLL CALL:
Blevins
LaBaff
Staples
Present
Present
Present
Hall
McMahon
Weekes
Present
Absent
Absent
Others: IDA Staff Ray Fountain, Patrick Kelly, Rich Williams, Brian Norton, Kim Gilbert & Natalie
Sweatland; Agency Counsel William R. Small, Esq.; Justin Miller, Esq., of Harris Beach.
MINUTES: LaBaff/Blevins move to accept the minutes of the August 25, 2010 meeting.
PUBLIC NOTICE: Public notifications sent September 15, 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: LaBaff/Hall move to accept the July 2010 financial report. Filed for audit.
COMMITTEE REPORT: None
STAFF REPORT: None
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
Resolution: Accepting Tentative 2011 IDA Budget: LaBaff/Hall. Mr. Hall asks if the Agency does a lineby-line review. The Chairman explains that the IDA staff typically use historical data when preparing the
budget. Mr. Hall is invited to review the backup information used to create this budget, and also to make
comment on the numbers, as is encouraged under the 20-day comment period. Mr. Staples also notes that
this budget will require modification throughout the year. Unanimous.
Resolution: Modifying 2010 IDA Budget: Blevins/Hall. Mrs. Gilbert explains that the significant
modifications of the budget establish payroll budget lines for the period October 1, 2010 through
December 31, 2010. Mr. Hall asks why $250,000 of the $300,000 from the SLRVRA contract is turned
over to the IDA when the contract is with the IDALDC. Mrs. Gilbert explains that the SLRVRA funds
are applied toward staff payroll and reassures Mr. Hall there is nothing in the SLRVRA/IDALDC contract
to prevent this. Unanimous.
Resolution: Authorizing Economic Development Services Agreement: Blevins/LaBaff. Mr. LaBaff notes
his frustration with certain County residents who continue to complain that the IDA does so little and
adds that he would like to start responding to the critics. Mr. Hall distributes a list of questions that he
would like reviewed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Hall/LaBaff motion for an Executive Session at 2:23 PM to discuss matters
leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or
removal of a particular person or corporation. Unanimous.
Hall/Blevins motion to return to Regular Session. Unanimous.
The Agency returns to Regular Session at 3:43 PM.
Blevins/LaBaff motion to amend the resolution’s last paragraph to instead read “Now, therefore, be it
resolved that the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency hereby authorizes its Chairman to
sign, upon approval of Agency Counsel, the attached Economic Development Services Agreement,
Healthcare Plan Access Agreement and Sublease Agreement with the St. Lawrence County Board of
Legislators.” The amendment is approved unanimously. The resolution, as amended, is approved
unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: Adjourned at 3:45 PM by unanimous consent.
/s/
(Mr.) Lynn Blevins, Secretary