September 2020 — 9-15-20-OCIDA-Mtg-Min-Final.pdf
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Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency
Regular Meeting Minutes
September 15, 2020
A regular meeting of the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency was held on
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 via Zoom Teleconference.
Janice Herzog called the meeting to order at 8:11 am with the following:
PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE:
Janice Herzog
Steve Morgan
Sue Stancezyk
Kevin Ryan
Victor Ianno
Fanny Villarreal
ABSENT:
Patrick Hogan
ALSO PRESENT:
Robert Petrovich, Executive Director
Nancy Lowery, Secretary
Nate Stevens, Treasurer
Karen Doster, Recording Secretary
Carolyn Evans-Dean, Office of Economic Development
Jeff Davis, Barclay Damon Law Firm
Amanda Mirabito, Barclay Damon Law Firm
Joseph Mendelsohn, GSPP Sentinel Heights Rd, LLC
Sarah Stephens, SS Funding & Procurement Resources, LLC
George Laigaie, TC Syracuse
Robert Murray, Harris Beach, PLLC
Timothy Pecci, CF Anaconda
(Janice Herzog shared information as to how the meeting will be conducted in light of COVID-
19 at the start of the Governance Committee Meeting.)
APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES—AUGUST 5, 2020
Upon a motion by Susan Stanczyk, seconded by Fanny Villarreal, the OCIDA Board approved
the regular meeting minutes of August 5, 2020. Motion was carried.

APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES - AUGUST 11, 2020
Upon a motion by Victor Ianno, seconded by Janice Herzog, the OCIDA Board approved the
regular meeting minutes of August 11, 2020. Motion was carried.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Nate Stevens gave a brief review of the Treasurer’s Report for the month of August 2020.
Upon a motion by Susan Stanezyk, seconded by Fanny Villarreal, the OCIDA Board approved
the Treasurer’s Report for the month of August 2020. Motion was carried.

PAYMENT OF BILLS
Nate Stevens gave a brief review of the Payment of Bills Schedule #447.
Susan Stanczyk asked who Hawley Studios is. Nate Stevens stated the office needed to update
some of their materials and they are a local photographer.
Upon a motion by Fanny Villarreal, seconded by Susan Stanczyk, the OCIDA Board approved the
Payment of Bills Schedule #447 for $1,521.78 and PILOT payments to Hinsdale Road Group,
LLC for $525,000.00, and Town of Camillus for $146,525.53, West Genesee Central School
District for $508,983.42 and Onondaga County for $115,678.05. Motion was carried.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE
The Conflict of Interest was emailed to Board Members present to sign off.
(Steve Morgan joined meeting.)

GREEN STREET POWER PARTNERS (GSPP) SENTINEL HEIGHTS ROAD, LLC SECOND
MEETING
(Victor Ianno joined meeting.)
Joe Mendelsohn stated this is a 3.75 megawatt solar PV system positioned in the Town of
Lafayette off Sentinel Heights Road. He stated they have gone through the approval process in
the Town of Lafayette and have received both the special use permit and site plan approval for
the project. He stated they initiated the conversation with the Onondaga County IDA back in
May and since then there were some minor changes. He stated it dropped from 5 megawatts
down to 3.75 due to some feedback from National Grid. He stated they have received the
interconnection agreement from National Grid. He stated that there are submitted letters of
support from the Town and School District.
Janice Herzog asked why National Grid had asked to reduce the wattage on the project. Joe
Mendelsohn stated it had to do with some line restrictions due to other projects already existing
on Sentinel Heights. He stated this was the maximum they could hold without substantial
upgrades to their infrastructure.

Sue Stanezyk stated the application says there is employment opportunity in retention of
employees and in another spot it indicates zero. She stated assuming the employees indicated are
strictly construction and maintenance on the facility and asked what the jobs are. Joe
Mendelsohn stated it is the construction during construction period which is about 6 months and
they will have ongoing operations and maintenance of the facility with about 900 annual work
hours. He stated it is in Section 3 of the supplemental information on the application.
Nancy Lowery stated a public hearing was held and there were no comments.
Jeff Davis stated this is a Type I Action. He stated at the time it was not known that the project
would come before OCIDA so the Town of Lafayette was lead agency and is a Type | action
issuing a negative declaration. He stated had OCIDA been an involved agency at the time we
would have consented to the process and would have been bound by the decision. He stated
counsel reviewed the Lafayette decision, prepared a resolution in which the Board is accepting
the determination of the Lafayette ZBA and the issuance of a negative declaration in the same
context had we been noticed of their Lead Agency status. He stated the recommendation is the
adoption of the resolution identifying the Type I action and reaffirming and reissuing the
negative declaration issued by the Town of Lafayette ZBA.

Upon a motion by Susan Stanczyk, seconded by Victor Janno the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the adoption of the SEQR determination issued by the Town of Lafayette
as a Type I action for the Green Street Power Partners (GSPP Sentinel Heights Road, LLC
project. Motion was carried.
Upon a motion by Victor Ianno, seconded by Susan Stanezyk, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the financial assistance the Agency will provide including exemptions
from certain sales and use taxes, real property taxes, real estate transfer taxes and mortgage
recording taxes for the Green Street Power Partners (GSPP Sentinel Heights Road, LLC project.
Motion was carried.
TRACEY ROAD EQUIPMENT, INC. — SECOND MEETING
Sarah Stephens stated Tracey Road Equipment has outgrown their current space and is looking to
add an expansion to their shop area by investing roughly $4,500,000 in the expansion, site work
and purchase of equipment. She stated there will be an additional 30 employees added to their
current 140. She stated a majority of the new employees will be truck techs. She stated they
have a partnership through BOCES to help with training that helps provide training for
individuals they can then hire. She stated they have all of the Town of DeWitt approvals and
have gone through all the processes and permitting. She stated they had to do a consolidation of
the lots.
Victor Janno asked if the expansion is being done on the back on Manlius Center Road. Sarah

Stephens stated yes towards the back where the shop is.
Victor Ianno asked if they have all the room they need. Sarah Stevens stated yes. She stated
they own about 12 parcels in that area and some of them are undeveloped.
Nancy Lowery stated there were no comments at the public hearing.
Jeff Davis stated the EAF was provided and it is an unlisted action. He stated he is
recommending a negative declaration and a resolution was prepared for the Board to that effect
and it has been reviewed by staff. He stated recommendation is adoption of the resolution
issuing a negative declaration under SEQR.
Upon a motion by Victor Ianno, seconded by Kevin Ryan, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the adoption of the SEQR determination as an unlisted action for the
Tracey Road Equipment, Inc. project. Steve Morgan abstained. Motion was carried.
Upon a motion by Fanny Villarreal, seconded by Victor Ianno, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the financial assistance the Agency will provide including exemptions
from certain sales and use taxes, real property taxes, real estate transfer taxes and mortgage
recording taxes for the Tracey Road Equipment, Inc. project. Steve Morgan abstained. Motion
was carried.

UNIFORM TAX EXEMPTION POLICY 2020 (UTEP)
Robert Petrovich stated the Board has a modification to the UTEP which accomplishes a couple
of key things driven somewhat by COVID. He stated what staff is looking at doing is making
Onondaga County as attractive as we can for businesses that are here to expand and for
businesses that want to locate here. He stated one of the major components of the UTEP is the
creation of new PILOT schedules. He stated in addition to that staff focused on job retention and
job creation PILOTs and the proposed PILOTs are very competitive PILOTs when measured
against other IDAs across the state. He stated staff also included an MWBE component such
that if local companies create a situation where they are enhancing their MWBE hiring they can
come back to the Board upon demonstration and documentation of achieving those goals and
objectives for an enhanced benefit from the PILOT program that they already sought. He stated
those are the overarching and main new items included in the UTEP. He stated he has been
working with staff and counsel on it and was circulated among various Board members for
comment. He stated the UTEP has gone out to the taxing jurisdictions as was covered in the
Governance Committee meeting. He stated the IDA Secretary has commented that there was
only one comment on the UTEP and that comment was satisfactorily addressed. He stated we
are in a position now to move this forward and thinks it is going to be a helpful tool in our tool
box to be able to keep the businesses we have and attract businesses we are seeking in Onondaga

County.
Upon a motion by Kevin Ryan, seconded by Victor Ianno, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution accepting the revised 2020 Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP). Motion was
carried.

TC SYRACUSE ASSIGNMENT APPROVAL
Robert Murray stated TC Syracuse Development Associates, LLC was the developer, the initial
applicant, site selector and conducted due diligence to get the project going ultimately for the
purposes of housing tenant Amazon. He stated at this time TC Syracuse Development
Associates, LLC was only the developer and not a landlord. He stated it does not want to own,
operate and lease the facility. He stated as contemplated on day one we are now at the point in
time where CF Anaconda SYR LLC, the investor entity, is going to be taking over the project.
He stated CF Anaconda SYR LLC is going to be purchasing the facility and the land from TC
Syracuse Development Associates, LLC and then it will be seeking the Agency’s consent to
lease the facility to Amazon. He stated CF Anaconda SYR LLC will be the new landlord entity
and will be in contract directly with the IDA and sublease to Amazon. He stated TC Syracuse
Development Associates, LLC, George Laigaie, his company and all the faces will stay the same.
He stated TC Syracuse Development Associates, LLC Mr. Laigaie is staying on as the developer
of the project seeing it through Certificate of Occupancy issuance.
Janice Herzog asked if CF Anaconda Syr LLC will assume all obligations and be responsible for
all recordings/filings. Robert Murray stated yes. He stated CF Anaconda SYR LLC will be
stepping into TC Syracuse Development Associates, LLC’s shoes and will have all the

obligations, liabilities and responsibilities going forward.
Victor Ianno asked if CF Anaconda SYR LLC is a local organization. Robert Murray stated it is
a Delaware Corporation investment vehicle.
Victor Janno asked if there are any local people involved. Robert Murray stated no local
investors. He stated the project is not changing and they are still leasing to the tenant Amazon
which is the job creator. He stated as far as CF Anaconda SYR LLC having management or site
facility on the ground he is not sure of that piece of the transaction. He stated CF Anaconda
SYR LLC is an investment entity which will own the project and lease it to Amazon. He stated
this is just as contemplated but more typically this would have happened on day one where CF
Anaconda SYR LLC would have been the applicant and not TC Syracuse Development
Associates, LLC but based on the speed and the size of the project nothing was lined up perfectly
and TC Syracuse Development Associates, LLC found themselves the initial owner of the
property.
Jeff Davis stated counsel worked with CF Anaconda SYR LLC on this matter. He stated they
created a single purpose entity called CF Anaconda SYR LLC and it flows up to a parent
company which is their investment arm; a significant entity with a lot of assets. He stated IDA
counsel is comfortable that this is an appropriate entity to step into the shoes of TC Syracuse
Development Associates, LLC.

Jeff Davis stated for SEQR purposes this is a Type II action and no further environmental review
is needed for the transfer.
Upon a motion by Susan Stanczyk, seconded by Steve Morgan, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution approving an assignment transaction by TC Syracuse Development Associates to CF
Anaconda SYR LLC and authorizing the execution and delivery of documents in connection
therewith. Motion was carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSION
Jeff Davis stated counsel is recommending going into executive session for the purpose of
discussing the potential acquisition of land by OCIDA. He stated a motion is needed to move
into the executive session for that discussion.
Upon a motion by Janice Herzog, seconded by Kevin Ryan, the OCIDA Board went into
Executive Session at 8:40 am. Motion was carried.
Upon a motion by Kevin Ryan, seconded by Victor Ianno, the OCIDA Board adjourned
Executive Session at 8:57 am. Motion was carried.

PURCHASE CONTRACT EXECUTION
Jeff Davis stated there is no specific project and no actual land disturbances contemplated at this
time, this is just a SEQR resolution for the purchase of property. He stated that to the extent
there is a segmentation concern under SEQR that is addressed in the resolution by noting the fact
that this is just a simple purchase of land and if there were any future development on the
property that would be covered through a future SEQR determination for development. He
stated the recommendation is to issue a negative declaration for this Type I action and noting the
fact that to the extent necessary this is permissive segmentation under SEQR because there is no
actual project and simply the purchase of the land and any SEQR review of potential
environmental impacts would be speculative at this time.
Upon a motion by Victor Janno, seconded by Susan Stanczyk, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the adoption of the SEQR determination as a Type I action for purchase of
property. Motion was carried.
Upon a motion by Kevin Ryan, seconded by Victor Ianno, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the Executive Director to enter into a purchase contract and any related
documents with respect to additional property. Motion was carried.
Upon a motion by Victor lanno, seconded by Fanny Villarreal, the OCIDA Board adjourned the
meeting at 9:00 am. Motion was carried.
Hay Jang
Nancy Lowery, Secretary