Government & Business Development Services Resolution 8-20 — Gov-Bus-Dev-Resolution-8-20.pdf
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RESOLUTION
A regular meeting of the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (the
“Agency”) was convened in public session, remotely by conference call or similar service
pursuant to Executive Order 202.55, on August 11, 2020, at 8:00 a.m., local time.
The meeting was called to order by the (Vice) Chairman of the Agency and, upon roll
being called, the following members of the Agency were:
PRESENT: Patrick Hogan
Janice Herzog
Victor Ianno
Steve Morgan
Susan Stanczyk
Kevin Ryan
Fanny Villarreal
ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT: Robert M. Petrovich, Executive Director
Jeffrey W. Davis, Esq., Agency Counsel
Amanda M. Mirabito, Esq., Agency Counsel
The following resolution was offered by Janice Herzog, seconded by Victor Janno, to
wit:

RESOLUTION SELECTING FIRM TO ASSIST WITH GOVERNMENT
AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (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, 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 from qualified firms to serve as
govemment and business development consultants to the Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Agency received proposals (the “Proposals”)from several firms(the
“Responding Firms”); and
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WHEREAS, the Executive Director and Agency staff have reviewed the Proposals and
interviewed the Responding Firms and have recommended to the members of the Agency that
Park Strategies, LLC (the “Consultant”) be selected to serve as government and business
development consultants to the Agency;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONONDAGA
COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Agency hereby selects the Consultant to serve as a government and
business development consultant to the Agency to assist the Agency in promoting, developing,
encouraging and assisting economic development in the County of Onondaga. The Executive
Director is authorized to enter into a retainer agreement with the Consultant pursuant to which
the Consultant will serve as a government and business development consultant on an as needed
basis for a duration of up to three (3) years.
Section 2. 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
Janice Herzog x
Victor Ianno x
Steve Morgan x
Susan Stanezyk x
Kevin Ryan x
Fanny Villarreal x
The Resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted.
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STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF ONONDAGA )
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 August
11, 2020, 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 matter 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”), as modified by New York State Executive Order
202.55, 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 __ day of August, 2020.
(SEAL) Secretary “ a)
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