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Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency
Regular Meeting Minutes
August 11, 2020
A regular meeting of the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency was held on
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 via Zoom Teleconference.
Patrick Hogan called the meeting to order at 8:13 am with the following:
PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE:
Patrick Hogan
Janice Herzog
Steve Morgan
Sue Stanezyk
Kevin Ryan
Victor Janno
Fanny Villarreal
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
Glenn MacKay, OYA Solar
TJ Jahani, OYA Solar
Melissa Clark, Abundant Solar Power, LLC
Chris Carrick, Abundant Solar Power, LLC
Sarah Stevens, SS Funding & Procurement Resources, LLC
Ken Bush, Onondaga County Legislature
Patrick Hogan shared information as to how the meeting will be conducted due to COVID-19.
APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES — JULY 14, 2020
Upon a motion by Victor Ianno, seconded by Janice Herzog, the OCIDA Board approved the
regular meeting minutes of July 14, 2020. Motion was carried.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Nate Stevens gave a brief review of the Treasurer’s Report for the month of J uly 2020.
Upon a motion by Fanny Villarreal, seconded by Sue Stanczyk, the OCIDA Board approved the
Treasurer’s Report for the month of July 2020. Motion was carried.

PAYMENT OF BILLS
Nate Stevens gave a brief review of the Payment of Bills Schedule #446.
Upon a motion by Janice Herzog, seconded by Victor Ianno, the OCIDA Board approved the
Payment of Bills Schedule #446 for $358,605.21 and PILOT payments to Town of DeWitt for
$12.88, Town of Onondaga for $2.62, Jamesville DeWitt Central School District for $84.33,
Syracuse City School District for $43,780.00, City of Syracuse for $24,684.24 and Onondaga
County for $31,282.52. Motion was carried.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE
The Conflict of Interest was emailed to Board Members present to sign off.
OYA SOLAR PILOT A — SECOND MEETING
Patrick Hogan asked Glenn MacKay to give a synopsis of the project so the Board can reacquaint
themselves. Glenn MacKay stated they are proposing two projects being Church Road A, 5
megawatts, and Church Road B, | megawatt, located in the Town of Lysander. He stated
Church Road A and B are adjacent projects and they will be subdividing what is now a single tax
parcel. He stated these are community distributed generation projects meaning the local
community is eligible to subscribe to these solar arrays.
Janice Herzog stated the building costs are $4,500,000 and the equipment costs are $4,500,000
and asked if the building costs include the construction piece of it. TJ Jahani stated the building
costs include the construction. He stated $4,500,000 is partly for solar boards, electrical, both
DC and AC work required, site reading, foundations and for the high voltage contract work that
is required to connect the system to the distribution grid. He stated the other $4,500,000 is
essentially for major equipment such as panels, racking system and the invertors.
Janice Herzog asked if the high voltage construction will be able to be done locally with local
labor. TJ Jahani stated absolutely and they will go to the local contractors first as the local
contractors will probably be most cost effective for the project. He stated if they can find local

contractors at a competitive price they will be given the project.
Pat Hogan asked TJ Jahani if he is aware that the Agency has a Local Labor provision and they
will have to come before the Board for any kind of waiver. TJ Jahani stated yes.
Sue Stanczyk asked about the approval process with the Town and was there any pushback or
issues. Glenn MacKay stated the process with the Town of Lysander was quite productive with
general questions about technology. He stated the only conditions required to meet before
getting their permit was to provide a decommissioning security to the Town which they have in
progress now. He stated also they need to provide a landscaping plan to prevent view from
surrounding roads.
Sue Stanczyk asked if the property is all fields. Glenn MacKay stated yes.
| Nancy Lowery stated a public hearing was held and the Assistant Schoo! Superintendent called
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in with concern about earlier awareness about a project which is helpful feedback for us. She
| stated the office also received a letter from the Town of Lysander expressing support and
correspondence from the School District with no objection to the project moving forward.
Sue Stanczyk asked how far the utility access reaches. Glenn MacKay stated as long as citizens
looking to receive solar power are on the same utility company they are eligible to subscribe. He
stated it can be statewide.

Jeff Davis stated for SEQR purposes this was a Type I Action and a coordinated review was
conducted by the Town of Lysander. He stated OCIDA consented to the Town Planning Board
being lead agency. He stated for purposes of a SEQR resolution for this Board the Board will be
recognizing it is a Type I action and consenting to the Town Planning Board being lead agency
and reaffirming, accepting and adopting the Negative Declaration that was issued by the Town of
Lysander Planning Board as the lead agency for SEQR.
Upon a motion by Victor Ianno, seconded by Sue Stanczyk, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the adoption of the SEQR determination for the OYA Solar PILOT A
project. Motion was carried.

Jeff Davis stated this is a project that was subdivided and we have not yet seen the final
subdivision approval from the Town. He stated we want to make sure that our project parcel
lines up with each new tax lot. He stated he is sure it is not an issue with the terms of the
subdivision that was done and staff will ensure that is the case. He stated in keeping in line with
the ABO report that came out last month they are recommending sales and use tax in our
resolutions be identified for a time period and he is recommending a sales and use tax exemption
time period be for 2 years for the OYA projects. He stated the time periods are in the closing
documents but the ABO is requesting that it be done in the resolutions. He stated as part of this
resolution it would be an authorizing resolution for a two year sales and use exemption and the
normal benefits that have been laid out by the Agency and requested by the applicant.
Robert Petrovich asked if this is specific to this project or solar in general. Jeff Davis stated it is
specific for all projects going forward.
Upon a motion by Sue Stanezyk, seconded by Fanny Villarreal, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the financial assistance the Agency will provide including a Payment in
Lieu of Tax Agreement and Sales Tax Abatement for two years for the OYA Solar PILOT A
project. Motion was carried.
OYA SOLAR PILOT B — SECOND MEETING

Pat Hogan asked for an explanation on why OYA has to do a 5 megawatts and 1 megawatt.
Glenn MacKay stated the community distributed generation solar program is capped at 5
megawatts but this property could hold 6 megawatts by design. He stated because the program is
capped at 5 megawatts they created a 5 megawatt and a 1 megawatt.
Nancy Lowery stated the Supervisor of Baldwinsville would like earlier awareness about
projects. She stated the office received a letter of support from the Town of Lysander for this
project as well as a statement from the School representative but no objection to this PILOT.
Jeff Davis stated for SEQR purposes this is a Type I Action coordinated review and OCIDA
consented to the Lysander Planning Board being lead agency. He stated the resolution before the
Board is recognizing the Type I action, recognizing OCIDA’s consent and reaffirming the
negative declaration that was issued by the Lysander Planning Board with a 2 year sales and use
tax exemption. He stated we want to confirm the subdivision area lines up with the area for
which OCIDA is taking an interest in the project.
Sue Stanczyk asked if they are side by side. Glenn MacKay stated yes.
Sue Stanczyk asked if the Town made the same requirements about landscaping. Glenn MacKay
stated yes.

Upon a motion by Victor Ianno, seconded by Janice Herzog, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the adoption of the SEQR determination as a Type I action for the OYA
Solar PILOT B project. Motion was carried.
Upon a motion by Victor Ianno, seconded by Kevin Ryan, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the financial assistance the Agency will provide including a Payment in
Lieu of Tax Agreement and Sales Tax Abatement for two years for the OYA Solar PILOT B
project. Motion was carried.
ABUNDANT SOLAR POWER (E1) LLC 801 PERU ROAD — SECOND MEETING
Melissa Clark stated they are looking to build a 2.7 mega-watt array on the closed Elbridge
landfill. She stated they are looking to repurpose a fallow site that is quite hilly but works for the
purposes of generating green energy. She stated this is a community solar project and the power
from the site will be fed into the local grid and sold to local residents within the same utility load
zone at a discount of approximately 10%. She stated there is a benefit to the residents who
choose to purchase green energy, a benefit to the Town from a lease perspective and a net new
income to the taxing jurisdictions because as a closed landfill the property was not generating
property taxes previously. She stated this is part of a portfolio of sites with the Central New
York Regional Planning Board where they are looking to repurpose municipally owned sites.

She stated they have an overarching commitment to prevailing wage under that agreement and
also a commitment to look for local labor where at all feasible. She stated the costs attributed to
this array include utility improvements at a cost of about $400,000 to improve the line and
substation directly attributable to the array’s interconnection agreement. She stated they also
have captured in their lease with the Town of Elbridge a decommissioning bond requirement
which will be finalized shortly. She stated there are special requirements for closed landfills so
under the new regulations this is deemed a Type II action under SEQR.
Jeff Davis stated this is a Type II action under SEQR and the Town made a similar determination
in their zoning process of a Type II action. He stated there were amendments to the SEQR
regulations a few years ago to encourage new development of landfills. He stated if it is under
25 acres or less of physical disturbance on a closed landfill the State considers it a Type II action
and therefore by statute means there is no significant adverse environmental impact and there is
no further review required from an environmental perspective.

Steve Morgan asked for further detail as to the benefits to the Town of Elbridge. Melissa Clark
stated there is a revenue stream by virtue of the lease to the Town of Elbridge, cost savings for
30 years to the residents, shared PILOT benefits that are net new to the three taxing jurisdictions
and they have consent from the School District and the Town. She stated they will be hiring
locally for ongoing maintenance and run local trucks from local electrical suppliers in order to
support their operations and maintenance. She stated they are hiring local for the build.
Steve Morgan what are the lease payments to the Town for the property. Melissa Clark stated in
year one it is $13,500 with a 1% escalator per year.
Steve Morgan asked if it is a 30 year lease. Melissa Clark stated it is a currently a 25 year lease
and has 2 possible extensions. She stated currently they are seeing panels warrantied for 30
years and when they started the project they were being warrantied for 25 years so typically the
first stage of the lease would align with the warranty for the solar panels.
Nancy Lowery stated at the public hearing Supervisor Richardson expressed support for the
project on behalf of himself and the Board. She stated a statement was received from the
representative of the School District stating no objection to this project.
Jeff Davis stated the resolution is recognizing that it is a Type I action and no further SEQR
analysis is required.

Upon a motion by Janice Herzog, seconded by Victor Ianno, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the adoption of the SEQR determination as a Type II action for the
Abundant Solar Power (E1) LLC project. Motion was carried.
Upon a motion by Victor Ianno, seconded by Janice Herzog, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the financial assistance the Agency will provide including a Payment in
Lieu of Tax Agreement and Sales Tax Abatement for two years for the Abundant Solar Power
(E1) LLC project. Motion was carried.
TRACEY ROAD EQUIPMENT, INC. — INITIAL MEETING

Sarah Stevens stated Tracey Road Equipment has out grown its 55,000 square foot facility on
Manlius Center Road in East Syracuse. She stated they are looking to construct up to 31,000
square feet of new floor space as well as a small portion of it for offices. She stated the shop
addition is the important component for them because it will allow more space for them to do the
work needed. She stated they will add 30 full time positions. She stated it’s about a $4,500,000
investment which is mostly construction. She stated the existing workforce at that facility is 140
employees and will be retained. She stated she sent the Town Board minutes last night to Nancy
Lowery because they had to do a subdivision for the parcel the facility is currently on. She
stated when it was originally constructed it straddled the lot lines so they are fixing that through
this process. She stated they don’t have the finalized parcel number yet but they should be
getting it shortly and will forward it.
Sue Stanczyk asked if they are having difficulty finding local people to fill the technical jobs or
is there a training program. Sarah Stevens stated Tracey Road has a training process and it has
been really helpful for them.
Sue Stanczyk asked where they get the employees/trainees from. Sarah Stevens stated she does
not remember but that question was asked. Janice Herzog stated she remembers and she was
really impressed with the training program, how they attract employees, train them and employ

them. She stated Tracey Road uses the technical schools to find employees.
Patrick Hogan stated in support of what Janice Herzog said he was particularly impressed
because they evaluated the need in the field and decided to do this as far as training.
Nate Stevens stated the project initially came before the Board in February and since then the
project budget has changed slightly which is why they are before the Board having another initial
meeting.
Kevin Ryan asked what type of positions are being created with the 30 new jobs. Sarah Stevens
stated they are primarily floor jobs for the shop and will be part of the training program. Nate
Stevens stated there is a breakdown in the Board packet. Sarah Stevens stated there will be
fabricators, technicians, parts clerks and a couple that are more administrative. She stated the
starting salary ranges are $35,000-45,000 per year.
Upon a motion by Janice Herzog, seconded by Victor Ianno, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing a public hearing for the Tracey Road Equipment, Inc. project. Motion was
carried.
REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (RFP): OCIDA GOVERNMENT AND
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Robert Petrovich stated part of what the IDA Board does is look to advance substantial projects
within Onondaga County in support of business growth, development and employment. He
stated in support of that staff put out an RFP to augment what we are doing with the IDA for
consultant services that can help us secure substantial projects. He stated we have had some
success recently with Amazon and looking to do additional projects of that ilk, certainly that size
if not more substantial. He stated as part of that staff wants to enlist the help of firms that swim
in these waters. He stated the RFP went out and the office received 3 responses interested in
assisting us. He stated they were Hinman Straub, Ostroff and Associates and Park Strategies.
He stated staff reviewed the responses and met with the firms for additional clarification and
discussion on the proposals. He stated after review staff recommendation is to retain the services
of Park Strategies and principle we would be working with is Jeff Lovell. He stated not only
does staff think they have the most comprehensive ability to assist us but also coincidentally they
were the most affordable in terms of the fee being charged to the IDA. He stated staff’s
recommendation is that the Agency enter into a one year agreement with Park Strategies to
facilitate the pursuit of substantially large projects for Onondaga County.

Upon a motion by Janice Herzog, seconded by Victor Ianno, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the Executive Director to enter into an agreement with Park Strategies
regarding the RFP services: OCIDA Government and Business Development Services. Patrick
Hogan abstained. Motion was carried.

ONONDAGA COUNTY COVID SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF FUND
Robert Petrovich stated staff is seeking authorization from the IDA to allocate $500,000 to be
used for small business grants in the area of COVID and in particular PPE expenses. He stated
he has been working with Carolyn Evans-Dean. He stated this program will look to provide
funding and support of the NYS legislation that allows IDAs to make grants and loans. He stated
businesses will make application to the IDA and staff will review and vet the applications. He
stated if the applications are approved through that process they will be presented to the Board to
be reviewed and voted on to approve the granting of these funds. He stated the funds are limited
to $10,000 per the statute and the Agency can do less than that but he thinks $10,000 in
conformance with the statute makes sense. He stated these are for small businesses in the
County having issues with expenses related to unintended expenses as a result of COVID and
more substantive installations if they want to put in UV disinfection systems in terms of lighting
systems. He stated it’s a chance for us to provide some relief to small businesses. He stated the
City of Syracuse is doing something similar. He stated we are looking to be supportive.

Sue Stanczyk stated she has been very involved in the phone calls and the process everyone is
going through to try and get their businesses up and running. She stated she was extremely
pleased when she saw that the State was a going to allow for IDAs to do grants. She stated she
thinks it is great that we are going to take advantage of it. She stated she hopes that this is
advertised very broadly. She stated she knows there are a lot of businesses in desperate need and
hopefully we can help get some of the businesses not open yet opened.
Sue Stanczyk asked what the approval time is for the projects. Robert Petrovich stated staff is
working with counsel to make sure the application is strong and comports with all the
requirements that we think are necessary given our fiduciary responsibilities. He stated
depending on the volume of applications certainly waiting a month or two to get approval might
be too long so staff is considering instituting a more frequent zoom review with one agenda item
specific to just this issue. Sue Stanczyk stated she hopes that everyone can go along with that
because she would hate to see these people having to wait even longer than they already have.

Janice Herzog asked if this is retroactive for the companies that already installed and purchased
their PPE. Jeff Davis stated the recommendation in terms of how far we go back would be no
earlier than March 2020. He stated it is up to the Board to decide but it would allow for
companies that maybe have spent this money already to make application. He stated the
application is not necessarily going to be approved but they can certainly make application in
terms of the time period.
Robert Petrovich stated it makes sense because that is one of the issues that surfaced. He stated a
fast review and approval process will facilitate so if you incur the expense you don’t have to wait
an inordinate amount of time to get reimbursed.
Victor Ianno stated he agrees with the program and thinks it is a great idea but there are a lot of
programs out there. He asked what the pay back procedure will be. Robert Petrovich stated this
is going to be a grant not a loan so there will be no pay back. He stated legislation has afforded
the IDA to do grants and loans and we felt that if they are under stress a grant would be more
appropriate and helpful. Jeff Davis stated as part of the application process and what staff is
going to review for recommendation to the Board, if there is specific information that we think
should be included in the application process such as financial viability, explanation of the
impacts of COVID, any other grants or applications they have made, requests etc., we get a

bigger picture as to how the company has been impacted and what else they have received.
Janice Herzog stated she agrees and maybe there could be a push out date. She stated businesses
could be applying to different programs at the same time because there is a lot out there. She
stated maybe in the next 30 or 45 days if they receive one of the other grants they applied for
they notify the Agency. She stated she thinks we are going to get inundated with requests and
she is sure there are companies that will be getting support and there will be companies that
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really need the support and not getting it. Robert Petrovich stated the statute stipulates it is small
business driven and there are caveats, one being less than 50 employees.
Patrick Hogan asked if it is only for PPE. Robert Petrovich stated yes.
Sue Stanczyk stated a lot of the applications for other financial assistance come with many
restrictions and a lot of these small businesses don’t qualify. She stated some won’t fund them
based on PPE because they are expected to provide it. She stated they will provide financial
assistance for employees but not so much the actual build out of a business. She stated she
thinks this is imperative that the IDA has this program.
Sue Stanezyk asked for a copy of the application as soon as it is drafted for the Board’s input or
if they see something that might help in the decision making. Robert Petrovich stated yes and
staff will push it out within the next day or so for Board’s comment.

Carolyn Evans-Dean stated there are still businesses that are not able to operate and this grant
program is set up to be sort of a first come first serve type entity for these grants. She stated
there are businesses that cannot expend the funds right now because they don’t know what
requirements New York State will place on them to open. She stated the Board does have the
ability to reserve some of the funds specifically for these businesses so they are not left without
funding when they are able to reopen.
Sue Stanezyk agreed with Carolyn Evans-Dean in that we don’t know what the State is going to
require. She stated they are the ones that have no way to make money since the shutdown began
and they are the ones that are going to be in desperate need. She stated we don’t know what the
State is going to request and some of these may not open until January. She stated we need to
keep that in mind.
Patrick Hogan stated he thinks this is more staff and policy decisions rather than the Board
voting. Robert Petrovich stated these are valid concerns and issues that should be addressed. He
stated if we want to amend the resolution or have an additional sentence in the resolution that
says of the $500,000 we could set aside potentially $100,000to $200,000 for gyms and
businesses of that ilk. He stated the Board can do that now or rely on staff to see the volume of
activity and make an adjustment at that point.
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Patrick Hogan stated he thinks it is important that we pass this and get the money set up to go.
He stated he has full confidence with the staff discerning what should be pulled back and what
shouldn’t be pulled back in recognition that some businesses don’t have any kind of guidance at
all when they can open.
Jeff Davis suggested an approving resolution for the $500,000 to be authorized to be spent and in
a resolution request that staff develop some recommendations as to any pull backs based upon
the application process. He stated the Board can be advised of that at the next meeting.
Patrick Hogan asked about a date when someone can apply. Jeff Davis stated we want to
authorize the allocation of the funds so the program can start. He stated some of this is going to
be fluid. He stated IDAs have never had the ability to do this before so we will see the reaction
and it will naturally cause a reaction on our end as to how we manage the process, develop the
appropriate protocols in steps and maybe come back to the Board for a quick meeting with staff
recommendations.
Sue Stanczyk asked if these are reimbursable grants. Robert Petrovich stated it is a reimbursable
program. He stated they need to provide a PO or an invoice and then we will act. He stated the
intent is to have accountability.

Janice Herzog stated she knows Carolyn Evan-Dean was putting together a one page information
sheet for advertising and putting this out to the community. She asked if in the advertising to the
community we include businesses who are not able to open right now but expect/hope to open in
the next 6 months so we can get an idea what we are working with. She stated it might give us a
forecast. Jeff Davis stated it is a good suggestion and he thinks a lot of this is going to be in the
messaging. He stated they don’t need to be open right now to do this but many of them
understand what the business is going to need to open. He stated since they are not open they
don’t necessarily have the funds to do that and this may allow them to actually get everything
ready to open. He stated they can go out get a quote to do it, provide the Board with a quote with
the purchase order and then they can be offered the grant money to allow their facility to be
ready to be open.
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Jeff Davis stated the resolution would be the Agency authorizing the allocation of $500,000 for
the grant program and authorize staff to work through and development application process and
recommendations back to the Board on the specific allocation of funds.
Jeff Davis suggested setting up a 3 person subcommittee of the Board that can meet, look
through the application process, address issues and sign off.

Robert Petrovich asked if the Board still has to vote. Jeff Davis stated the Board will vote and
authorize this at today’s meeting but in terms of a subcommittee it might allow this to move a
little bit quicker in terms of signing off on the application process.
Robert Petrovich asked if the committee is focused on process or approval. Jeff Davis stated
what he heard from the Board is that they would like to look at the application going out, they
would like to look at the process and they would like to consider how much should be held back
for businesses that can’t be open. He stated that can be a full Board vote or that can be a
subcommittee that makes a simple recommendation to the Board.
Kevin Ryan asked if there is going to be a subcommittee wouldn’t that still be subject to the open
meetings requirement because technically it is a body of this Agency and creating another level
of bureaucracy on this. Jeff Davis stated if it is not a quorum than no. He stated he is asking for
3 members of the Board who would like to be involved in the process in terms of working with
staff on this to come back to the Board.
Robert Petrovich stated if counsel is telling us we are ok with a subcommittee to look at the
application, understand the process such that ultimately the subcommittee through staff will
make a recommendation to the entire Board, he does not see anything problematic with that in
this juncture. He asked counsel if he sees this as problematic. Jeff Davis stated he does not

think that will be an issue at all.
Patrick Hogan stated whoever is interested in being on the subcommittee should email Bob
Petrovich. He sated the subcommittee will make recommendations to the staff to what they think
is important on the application. He stated the application will be finalized and brought back to
the next meeting.
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Jeff Davis stated there will not be a meeting held on this. He stated it will be group that can have
a work session via email and provide comments on this document.
Patrick Hogan asked if the Board will vote on a list of people for the grant. Jeff Davis stated yes.
Robert Petrovich stated he is envisioning the process as the funding is available, the application
is made, staff meets and reviews the application with all of the backup material, there is a staff
recommendation to the Board that the following companies are seeking this grant and we would
then make a brief presentation on each company on who they are, what they are looking for,
what they are using the funding for. He stated then the Board would make a vote.
Jeff Davis stated this is a new area and we are following procedures that have been developed by
the State to do this. He stated he is not aware of an IDA yet starting this yet as it just came into
play.

Upon a motion by Victor Ianno, seconded by Janice Herzog, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency to allocate
$500,000 provide grants to small businesses and not-for-profits for costs incurred to comply with
COVID. Motion was carried.

QUANTUM COOL, LLC/CRYOMECH REQUEST FOR SALES TAX ABATEMENT
ADJUSTMENT
Jeff Davis stated when the Agency induced the project the sales tax exemption that was approved
was $550,000 and that was to be split between the two entities on the applicants. He stated
$346,500 to go to one and $203,500 to go to the other. He stated they requested in a letter to the
Board to change the allocation between the two applicants, reallocating the same amount of
funds. He stated Cryomech is the sub lessee and Quantum Cool is the real estate holding
company. He stated they are both going to be allocated the same $275,000.
Upon a motion by Victor Ianno, seconded by Janice Herzog, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution where the total sales tax abatement is adjusted and reallocated between Quantum
Cool, LLC and Cryomech with each entity receiving $275,000 sales tax abatement for a total of
$550,000 in sales tax abatement. Motion was carried.
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APPLICATION TO NYSDEC TO AMEND THE BROWNFIELD CLEANUP AGREEMENT
FOR ROTH STEEL
Jeff Davis stated OCIDA is in title to the Roth Steel site. He stated this is an amendment
application to the existing Brownfield Cleanup Agreement that exists between OCIDA and
NYSDEC regarding remediation of the site. He stated the application is designed to change the
specific boundaries of the agreements in terms of the total area that will be remediated by
OCIDA. He stated the submittal of the application requires proof of authorization for Robert
Petrovich to execute and submit. He stated the request is to reduce the size of the area thus
reducing the cost for OCIDA for the cleanup area by taking a certain area of the site out of the
cleanup agreement with DEC that will be cleaned up differently. He stated OCIDA will proceed
under the cleanup agreement as modified. He stated a simple resolution is needed authorizing
Robert Petrovich to execute the application to be submitted to DEC and will attach that
resolution to the application that is being submitted. He stated DEC is aware of the application
and they are waiting the signature and authorization.
Upon a motion by Victor Ianno, seconded by Sue Stanczyk, the OCIDA Board approved a
resolution authorizing the Executive Director to execute and submit an application to NYSDEC
to amend the Brownfield Cleanup Agreement for Roth Steel. Motion was carried.
Upon a motion by Janice Herzog, seconded by Sue Stanczyk, the OCIDA Board adjourned the

meeting at 9:23 am. Motion was carried.
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Nancy Lowery, Secretary
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