REGULAR MEETING of
the BOARD of DIRECTORS
Friday – February 23, 2024 – 8:30 a.m.
34 W Fulton St & 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
___ Denis Wilson
___ Jack Wilson
___ Open Seat – to be County appointed
Other Attendees:
___ Michael Albanese, Esq., Legal Counsel
___ John Blackmon, 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
___ Susanne Collins, Vice Chair-Fulton County IDA Board
___ Tyler A. McNeil, Leader-Herald
III. Meeting Minutes
- Approval of January 26, 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 ….……………………………………..… Geoffrey Peck
- Presentation of Audit Findings…………………. Michael Rossi, CPA, West & Co,
- Membership Committee (Ad Hoc)……………………. Kent Kirch
- 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
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- – Business Update
- – Business Update
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- Resolution
- To authorize signer modifications to Key Bank accounts
- To acknowledge and accept CRG 2023 Audit
- Grant Programs
- CRG Countywide EPA Brownfield Grant
- Fast NY Grant
- EDI-Community Project Funding Grant
- Grant Opportunities
- Business Marketing
- Loan Program Update
- Mohawk Valley Brownfields Developer Summit
- Fashion Tanning Site
- Workforce Development
- Business Inquiries/Business Leads
- RFPs received
- Housing development
- NY Loves Nanotech
- CRG/IDA/County/County Planning Meeting
- Miscellaneous
- CRG Goals for 2024
- CRG 2023 Board Evaluation Results
- Resolution
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VII. Adjourn to Executive Session
- None Planned
VIII. Wrap up
- Board Photo with Leap Day donations for website posting.