Government Services RFP Resolution — RFP-Gov-Services.pdf
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RESOLUTION
At a regular meeting of the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (the
“Agency”) convened in public session on January 14, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. at 333 W. Washington
Street, Syracuse, New York, the following members were:
PRESENT: Patrick Hogan
Janice Herzog
Susan Stanczyk
Steve Morgan
Kevin Ryan
ABSENT: _ Victor Janno
Fanny Villarreal
ALSO PRESENT: Robert M. Petrovich, Executive Director
Anthony P. Rivizzigno, Esq., Agency Counsel
Amanda M. Mirabito, Esq., Agency Counsel
The following resolution was offered by Kevin Ryan, seconded by Janice Herzog, to

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
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, to accomplish its stated purposes, the Agency is authorized and empowered
under the Act to acquire, construct, reconstruct and install one or more “projects” (as defined in
the Act), or to cause said projects to be acquired, constructed, reconstructed and installed, and to
convey said projects or to lease said projects with the obligation to purchase; and
WHEREAS, the Agency is seeking the services of a firm that can assist with government
and business development related consulting services and advise and assist the Agency on
development activities (collectively, the “Consulting Services”); and
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WHEREAS, the Agency is prepared to adopt and issue a Request for Proposals (the
“RFP”), the form of which has been made available to the Agency members and is available at
this meeting, pursuant to its Procurement Policy to invite proposals from private entities to enter
into a contract with the Agency to provide the Consulting Services;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONONDAGA
COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Agency hereby approves and adopts the RFP in the form and
substance presented to the Agency at this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions
therein as may be approved by the Executive Director .
Section 2: The Executive Director is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the
Agency, to do all things and acts as required or provided by the Agency’s Procurement Policy.
Section 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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 Xx
Steve Morgan x
Susan Stanczyk x
Kevin Ryan Xx
Fanny Villarreal x
The Resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted.
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STATE OF NEW YORK )
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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 on
January 14, 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”), 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 14 day of January, 2020.
(SEAL) Nancy Lowery; Secretary
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