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A regular meeting of the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”) was convened in public session on June 13, 2024, at 8:30 a.m., local time, at 335 Montgomery Street, 2"4 Floor, Syracuse, New York.
The meeting was called to order by the (Vice) Chairperson of the Agency and, upon roll being called, the following members of the Agency were:
PRESENT: Janice Herzog
Susan Stanezyk Fanny Villarreal Cydney Johnson
ABSENT: Patrick Hogan
Kevin Ryan Elizabeth Dreyfuss
ALSO PRESENT: Robert M. Petrovich, Executive Director
Jeffrey W. Davis, Esq., Agency Counsel Amanda M. Fitzgerald, Esq., Agency Counsel The following resolution was offered by Susan Stanczyk, seconded by Fanny Villarreal, to wit:
WHEREAS, the Agency is authorized and empowered by the provisions of Chapter 1030
of the 1969 Laws of New York, constituting Title 1 of Article 18-A of the General Municipal Law, Chapter 24 of the Consolidated Laws of New York, as amended (the “Enabling Act”) and Chapter 435 of the Laws of 1970 of the State of New York and Chapter 676 of the Laws of 1975 of the State of New York, as amended, constituting Section 895 of said General Municipal Law (said Chapter and the Enabling Act being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Act”) to promote, develop, encourage and assist in the acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining, equipping and furnishing of manufacturing, warehousing, research, commercial and industrial facilities, among others, for the purpose of promoting, attracting and developing economically sound commerce and industry to advance the job opportunities, health, general prosperity and economic welfare of the people of the State of New York (the “State”), to improve their prosperity and standard of living, and to prevent unemployment and economic deterioration; and
WHEREAS, the Agency issued a request for proposals (the “RFP”) from qualified
contractors to provide public relations and marketing services to the Agency; and; and
WHEREAS, the Agency received proposals from Eric Mower and Associates, ABC
Creative Group LLC, Epoch Advertising Agency and Zoey Advertising (collectively, the “Responding Firms”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Agency on December 20, 2022,
the Agency awarded the Eric Mower and Associates, ABC Creative Group LLC, and Epoch Advertising Agency (the “Contracted Firms”) retainer agreements to provide public relations and marketing services to the Agency on an as-needed basis (each a “Retainer”); and
WHEREAS, the Agency and ABC Creative Group LLC (“ABC”) entered into a Public
Relations/Marking Services Consulting Agreement effective as of January 1, 2023 (the “ABC Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a 2024 Proposal from ABC the cost of the public relations and
marketing services to be provided pursuant to the ABC Agreement will include an additional $70,000.00 to account for the additional efforts needed to complete the public relations and marketing services including but not limited to website management, tradeshow assistance, promotional and project progress documentation videos, and engagement with press; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director has recommended to the members of the Agency that
the Agency authorize the additional expenditure of $70,000.00 and amend the ABC Agreement to permit public relations and marketing services in such increased amount (the “Amendment”); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of the Environmental
Conservation Law, Chapter 43-B of the Consolidated Laws of New York as amended (the “SEQR Act”) and the regulations (the “Regulations”) adopted pursuant thereto by the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State of New York being 6 NYCRR Part 617, as amended (the “Regulations collectively with the SEQR Act, “SEQRA”), the Agency has reviewed the Amendment with respect to the Type II criteria set forth in 6 NYCRR Part 617.5(c).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONONDAGA
COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Amendment is a Type II action under 6 NYCRR Part 617(c) such that no further review of the Amendment is required under SEQRA.
Section 2. The Executive Director of the Agency is hereby authorized, on behalf of the Agency and upon the advice of the Agency’s counsel, to facilitate the Amendment in such form or forms to be approved by the Executive Director, upon the advice of Agency counsel, the execution thereof to constitute conclusive evidence of such approval.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
The question of the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows:
AYE NAY ABSENT
Patrick Hogan x Elizabeth Dreyfuss x Janice Herzog 4 Cydney Johnson x Kevin Ryan Xx Susan Stanczyk x Fanny Villarreal Xx The Resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted.
) ss.:
I, the undersigned Secretary of the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I have compared the foregoing extract of the minutes of the meeting of the members of the Agency, including the Resolution contained therein, held on June 13, 2024, with the original thereof on file in my office, and that the same is a true and correct copy of such proceedings of the Agency and of such Resolution set forth therein and of the whole of said original so far as the same relates to the subject matters therein referred to.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that (A) all members of the Agency had due notice of said meeting, (B) said meeting was in all respects duly held, (C) pursuant to Article 7 of the Public Officers Law (the “Open Meetings Law”), said meeting was open to the general public and due notice of the time and place of said meeting was duly given in accordance with such Open Meetings Law, and (D) there was a quorum of the members of the Agency present throughout said meeting. I FURTHER CERTIFY that as of the date hereof, the attached Resolution is in full force and effect and has not been amended, repealed, or rescinded.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this a day of June, 2024.
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