Agenda – September 22, 2023

REGULAR MEETING of
the BOARD of DIRECTORS

Friday –September 22, 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
___ Jack Wilson

Other Attendees:

___ 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
___ David D’Amore, Fulton County IDA Board
___ Tyler A. McNeil, Leader-Herald

III.  Meeting Minutes

• Approval of August 18, 2023 minutes – CRG Regular BOD Meeting

IV.  Announcements

• None

V. Reports

• Chair Report  ..…..…………………………………….………………..   Grant Preston
• 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. None
      2. Grant Programs
         1. Microenterprise Grants (MEG) and Microenterprise CARES Act Grant (MCG)
            1. Appoint MEG Committee member
         2. CRG Countywide EPA Brownfield Grant Program
         3. Grant Development – County Budget
      3. Business Marketing
         1. Gloversville Loan Fund
         2. JDA Agriculture Loan Fund
         3. Countywide Loan Fund
         4. CEG Annual Meeting
         5. Mohawk Valley Brownfields Developer Summit
         6. Workforce Development – National Apprenticeship Week 2023
            1. Events and Announcements
      4. Business Inquiries/Business Leads
         1. RFPs Received
         2. 34 W Fulton St. Update – in Executive Session
         3. NY Loves Nanotech Team
         4. CRG/IDA/County/County Planning Meeting

 VII.  Adjourn to Executive Session

• A motion is needed to enter Executive Session to discuss proposed contracts and lease of real property, as publicity would substantially affect the value thereof.

VIII.  Wrap up

  IX.  Adjourn Meeting