Agenda – March 24, 2023

REGULAR MEETING of
the BOARD of DIRECTORS

Friday – March 24, 2023 – 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
___ Dr. Leslie Ford, Secretary
___ Warren Greene
___ Kent Kirch, Vice Chair
___ Geoffrey Peck, Treasurer
___ Grant Preston, Chair
___ Denis Wilson

Other Attendees:

___ Jack Wilson, County Liaison
___ Michael Albanese, Esq., Legal Counsel
___ Scott Horton, 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
___ Charles Potter, Supervisor-Gloversville Ward 4
___ Jim Mraz, Exec. Director-Fulton County IDA
___ Greg Truckenmiller, Fulton County IDA Board
___ Susanne Collins, National Grid/Fulton County IDA Board
___ Andrew Waite, Daily Gazette

III.  Meeting Minutes

• Approval of February 24, 2023 minutes – CRG Regular Board Meeting

IV.  Announcements

• Recognition of Board Service – Travis Mitchell
• Brownfield Developers Summit Presentation – Heather Devitt, MVEDD

V. Reports

• Chair Report  ..…..…………………………………….………………..   Grant Preston
• Committee Reports
  • Executive Committee ……………………………………….     None
  • Governance Committee   ………….…………..…………..    None
  • Finance Committee ………….…………………………..…      Geoffrey Peck
  • Audit Committee   ….……………………………………..…     Geoffrey Peck
    • West&Co Audit Report Review………………….     Michael Rossi
• 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 a CRG Membership Application
            1. Y-Not Dog Cookies – Jenn Kuhn – Bronze Level
         2. To Acknowledge and Accept the CRG 2022 Audit
      2. Grant Requests
         1. Microenterprise Grants (MEG) and Microenterprise CARES Act Grant (MCG)
         2. CRG Countywide EPA Brownfield Grant Program
      3. Business Marketing
         1. CWLF – Loan Closings
         2. JDA Agriculture Loan Fund Update
         3. City of Johnstown Loan Fund Update
         4. Update Brownfields Developer Summit – April 25 & 26
      4. Business Inquiries/Business Leads
         1. Update on 34 W Fulton St. tenants and building
         2. Update on RFPs received
         3. Fulton County Site Assessment Initiative
         4. CRG/IDA/County/County Planning – fourth meeting held

 VII.  Adjourn to Executive Session

• None planned

VIII.  Wrap up

• Board Photo Shoot – for website post

  IX.  Adjourn Meeting