ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POWER
ALLOCATION BOARD
MINUTES
April
28, 2006
Video
Conference – 9:00 a.m.
New
York Power Authority Offices:
Empire
State Development Corporation,
1. Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of
March 27, 2006
2.
Power for
Jobs Extended Benefits
Recommendations for Contract Extensions
A.
Company Not in Job Compliance
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Long Island
Power Authority - |
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Ademco Syosset – |
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3.
Power for
Jobs Extended Benefits Recommendations
for
Electricity Savings Reimbursements
A.
Companies in Job Compliance
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Con Edison – |
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Bank of Charmer Industries Edison Price Lighting, Inc. Greater Jamaica Development Corp. |
Long Island Jewish Manhasset – |
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National Grid – |
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Borg Warner Morse Tech Corp General Electric Plastics Selkirk – Intertek Testing Services Lowville – Mohawk Paper Mills |
Natrium Products, Inc. OAB Holdings, Inc Organichem, Inc. Rensselaer – Queensboro Farm Products, Inc. Canastota – Robison & Smith, Inc. Vicks Lithograph & Printing Yorkville – |
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Agri-Mark, Inc. Chateaugay – Borg Warner Automotive Morse TEC |
Merritt Plywood Machinery, Inc. Soucy |
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B.
Companies Not in Job Compliance
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Con Edison – |
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Norampac New York City, Inc. Maspeth – |
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Long
Island Power Authority – |
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Augros, Inc. |
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National
Grid – |
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Applied Energy Solutions (CEN Electronics) Caledonia – Dodge-Graphic Press Inc. Specialized Packaging Radisson, Inc. Baldwinsville – |
Standard Manufacturing Co., Inc. Syracuse Plastics, Inc. Liverpool – |
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Audio Sears |
Custom Electronics, Inc. Oneonta – |
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International Business Machines – |
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International Business Machines – |
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4.
Power for
Jobs Extended Benefits Reconsideration
A. Contract Extensions
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Losquadro Ice Company |
Morgood Tools, Inc. The Beeches of Rome, Inc. |
B. Benefits to Remain at Reduced
Amount
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Oehler Industries |
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5.
Next
Meeting
A regular meeting of the Economic Development
Power Allocation Board was held via video conference at the following
participating locations:
1)
2)
3)
4) Empire State Development Corporation.
The following Members of the
Board were present at the following locations:
Frank
S. McCullough, Jr., Chairman (
Bernard P. McGarry, Member (
James
A. Duncan, Member, (
Kevin S. Corbett, Member (
Also in attendance were:
Timothy
S. Carey President
and Chief Executive Officer, NYPA
Thomas
J. Kelly Executive
Vice President and General Counsel, NYPA
David
E. Blabey Executive
Vice President and Special Counsel to the Chairman
Louise M. Morman Senior
Vice President – Marketing, Economic Development
and Supply Planning, NYPA
Angela D. Graves Deputy
Secretary, NYPA
James H. Yates Vice
President – Major Account Marketing and Economic Development, NYPA
John B. Hamor Executive
Director – State Governmental Relations, NYPA
James F. Pasquale Director
– Business Power Allocations, Regulation and Billing, NYPA
Anthony C. Savino Manager
– Business Power Allocations and Compliance, NYPA
Niko Ladopoulos Legislative
Liaison – Public and Governmental Affairs, NYPA
Anne B. Cahill Principal
Attorney I, NYPA
Mary Jean Frank Associate Secretary, NYPA
Lorna M. Johnson Assistant Secretary, NYPA
Jeffrey Carey Special
Assistant to the President and Chief Executive Officer, NYPA
1. Adoption of Minutes
The minutes of the meeting of March 27, 2006, were unanimously adopted.
2.
Power for
Jobs Extended Benefits
Recommendation for Contract Extension
The members of the Board considered one application for extended benefits recommendation for a contract extension for one company not in job compliance listed below for Power for Jobs. Mr. Pasquale explained that some 441 jobs would be impacted. See Exhibit “2-A.”
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted by members of the Board present.
WHEREAS,
the following entity has applied for extended benefits recommendations for a
contract extension under the Power for Jobs program:
COMPANY NOT IN JOB
COMPLIANCE
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NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board hereby finds and determines that such
application meets the requirements of the Power for Jobs legislation contained
in Chapter 316 of the Laws of 1997; Chapter 386 of the Laws of 1998; Chapter 63
of the Laws of 2000; Chapter 226 of the Laws of 2002;
Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2004; and Chapter 313 of the Laws of 2005, would
advance the public policy set forth in Section 189(i) of the Economic
Development Law to provide effective incentives to promote economic
development, maintain and develop jobs, and encourage new capital investment
throughout New York State; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Board recommends to the Power Authority of the State of New York the
application for extended benefits recommendation for a contract extension
discussed herein totaling
650 kW until December 31, 2006.
3.
Power for
Jobs Extended Benefits Recommendations
for Electricity Savings Reimbursements
The members of the Board reconsidered the 36 applications for full or partial reinstatement of extended benefits recommendations for contract extensions listed below for Power for Jobs. Mr. Pasquale explained that some 46,246 jobs would be impacted. See Exhibits “3-A” and “3-B.”
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted by members of the Board present.
WHEREAS,
the following entities have applied for extended benefits recommendations for
electricity savings reimbursements under the Power for Jobs program:
COMPANIES IN JOB COMPLIANCE
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Con Edison – |
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Bank of Charmer Industries | ||