Agenda – August 22, 2025

REGULAR MEETING of
the BOARD of DIRECTORS

Friday – August 22, 2025 – 8:30 a.m.
34 W. Fulton St. Gloversville, NY
& Zoom Conference

AGENDA

I. Welcome & Call to Order

II. Roll Call

___ Timothy Beckett, Past Chair
___ Terri Easterly, Secretary
___ Dr. Leslie Ford, Vice Chair
___ Warren Greene
___ Kent Kirch, Chair
___ Geoffrey Peck, Treasurer
___ Christina VanValkenburgh
___ Denis Wilson
___ Jack Wilson

Other Attendees:

___ Michael Albanese, Esq., Legal Counsel
___ Jared Goderie, Chair-Board of Supervisors
___ Joe DiGiacomo, Vice Chair-Board of Supervisors
___ MaryBeth Shults, Executive Director-F/M Regional Chamber of Commerce
___ Scott Henze, Planning Director Fulton County
___ Vince DeSantis, Mayor of Gloversville
___ Amy Praught, Mayor of Johnstown
___ John Blackmon, Chair-ED&E Committee
___ Sue Collins, Chair-Fulton County IDA Board
___ Greg Truckenmiller, Vice Chair – Fulton County IDA Board
___ Jeff Persch, Code Enforcer, Town of Johnstown
___ Eden Stratton, Reporter, Daily Gazette/Leader-Herald

III.  Meeting Minutes

• Review of July 25, 2025 minutes – CRG Regular BOD Meeting

IV.  Announcements

• None

V. Reports

• Chair Report  ..…..…………………………………….………………..   Kent Kirch
• Committee Reports
  • Executive Committee ……………………………………….     None
  • Governance Committee   ………….…………..…………..    None
  • Finance Committee ………….……………….…………..…      Geoffrey Peck
  • Audit Committee   ….……………………………………..…     None
  • Membership Task Force   …………………………………     None
  • CRG Board Nominations Committee  ………………..     Ronald Peters
• Membership & Marketing Report  ……………………………..     Ken Adamczyk
• Gloversville Downtown Development Specialist Report..    Jennifer Donovan
• Chamber, Fulton County, IDA and City Reports (Gloversville, Johnstown, any others)

VI. President & CEO Report – Ronald Peters

• • –      Business Update
    

1. 1. 1. Resolutions
         1. None
      2. Strategic Goals Update
         1. Johnstown Commerce Park
         2. Kingsboro Commons Project
         3. Adaptive/Reuse (Brownfields) Projects
            1. CRG Countywide EPA Brownfield Grant
         4. Workforce Development
         5. Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI)
      3. Other Business
         1. Policy Review

 VII.  Executive Session

1. 1. None Planned

 VIII.  Adjourn Meeting