Agenda – December 20, 2024

REGULAR MEETING of
the BOARD of DIRECTORS

Friday – December 20, 2024 ~ 8:45 a.m.
immediately following the Organizational Meeting

The Family Counseling Center
11-21 Broadway & Zoom Conference
Gloversville, New York

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
___ John Blackmon, Chair-Board of Supervisors
___ Jared Goderie, Vice Chair-Board of Supervisors
___ Anne Boles, Executive Director-F/M Chamber of Commerce
___ Scott Henze, Planning Director Fulton County
___ Vince DeSantis, Mayor of Gloversville
___ Amy Praught, Mayor of Johnstown
___ Jim Mraz, Exec. Director-Fulton County IDA
___ Sue Collins, Vice Chair-Fulton County IDA Board
___ Joe Semione, Member-Fulton County IDA Board
___ Tyler A. McNeil, Leader-Herald

III.  Meeting Minutes

• Review of November 22, 2024 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 & 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. To approve SEP payout for 2024
      2. Grant Programs
         1. CRG Countywide EPA Brownfield Grant
         2. MAKE IT Prize – Strategies Track (MVEDD)
         3. Catalyst Program Workforce Grant
         4. CRG/IDA Tryon Technology Park EPA Grant
      3. Business Marketing
         1. Loan Program Update
         2. Workforce Development
      4. Business Inquiries/Business Leads
         1. Housing Development
         2. CRG/IDA/County/County Planning Meeting
         3. RFPs
      5. Miscellaneous
         1. Joint CRG/Chamber/IDA Meeting
            1. website contribution
         2. Fulton County Development Strategy

 VII.  Adjourn to Executive Session

1. 1. None Planned

VIII.  Wrap up

  IX.  Adjourn Meeting