ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POWER
ALLOCATION BOARD
MINUTES
May
23, 2006
Video
Conference – 9:00 a.m.
New York Power Authority
Offices:
1. Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of April
28, 2006
2.
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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Charmer Industries Jacmel Jewelry, Inc. |
The |
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Long Island Power Authority – |
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West Islip – |
Port Jefferson – |
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National
Grid – |
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Bank of Oriskany
– Cascades Tissue Group Corning,
Inc. ( Diemolding Corporation Canastota
– Gouverneur – St. Lawrence County Fiber Glass Industries Inc. General Electric Plastics Selkirk
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Interface Solutions Intertek Testing Services Lowville
– Mohawk Paper Mills Queensboro Farm Products, Inc. – Canastota Canastota
– Robison & Smith, Inc. Sorrento Lactalis, Inc. |
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Agri-Mark, Inc. Chateaugay – |
Merritt Plywood Machinery, Inc. |
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B.
Companies Not in Job Compliance
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Con Edison – |
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American Indian Community House |
International Business Machines – |
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National
Grid – |
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Cooper Hand Tools CWM Chemical Services, LLC Dielectric Laboratories Cazenovia – Fitzpatrick & Weller, Inc. Ellicottville – Kilian Manufacturing Corporation Quad Graphics, Inc. |
Specialized Packaging Radisson, Inc. Baldwinsville – Standard Manufacturing Co., Inc. Syroco, Inc. – A Subsidiary of Vassallo Industries Baldwinsville – Turbine Components Technologies Whitesboro – Welch Allyn Data Collection Skaneateles Falls – |
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A. T. Reynolds & Sons, Inc. |
Vail Ballou Press, Inc. |
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International Business Machines – |
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3.
Power for
Jobs Extended Benefits Reconsideration
Contract
Extension
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Applied Energy Solutions (CEN Electric) |
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4.
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)
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 (Excused)
Also in attendance were:
Timothy
S. Carey President
and Chief Executive Officer, NYPA
Thomas
J. Kelly Executive
Vice President and General Counsel, NYPA
Joseph
M. Del Sindaco Executive
Vice President – Chief Financial Officer, NYPA
Louise M. Morman Senior
Vice President – Marketing, Economic Development
and Supply Planning, NYPA
Anne B. Cahill Corporate
Secretary, NYPA
Angela D. Graves Deputy
Corporate Secretary, 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
Mary Jean Frank Associate Corporate Secretary, NYPA
Lorna M. Johnson Assistant Corporate Secretary, NYPA
Jeffrey Carey Special
Assistant to the President and Chief Executive Officer, NYPA
1. Adoption of Minutes
The minutes of the meeting of April 28, 2006, were unanimously adopted.
2.
Power for
Jobs Extended Benefits Recommendations
for Electricity Savings Reimbursements
The members of the Board reconsidered the 39 applications for extended benefits recommendations for electricity savings reimbursements listed below for Power for Jobs. Mr. Pasquale explained that some 20,947 jobs would be impacted. See Exhibits “2-A” and “2-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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Charmer Industries Jacmel Jewelry, Inc. |
The |
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Long Island
Power Authority – |
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West Islip – |
Port Jefferson – |
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National Grid – |
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Bank of Oriskany
– Cascades Tissue Group Corning,
Inc. ( Diemolding Corporation Canastota
– Gouverneur – St. Lawrence County Fiber Glass Industries Inc. General Electric Plastics Selkirk
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Interface Solutions Intertek Testing Services Lowville
– Mohawk Paper Mills Queensboro Farm Products, Inc. – Canastota Canastota
– Robison & Smith, Inc. Sorrento Lactalis, Inc. |
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Agri-Mark, Inc. Chateaugay – |
Merritt Plywood Machinery, Inc. |
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COMPANIES NOT IN JOB
COMPLIANCE
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Con Edison – |
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American Indian Community House |
International Business Machines – |
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National Grid – |
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Cooper Hand Tools CWM Chemical Services, LLC Dielectric Laboratories Cazenovia – Fitzpatrick & Weller, Inc. Ellicottville – Kilian Manufacturing Corporation Quad Graphics, Inc. |
Specialized Packaging Radisson, Inc. Baldwinsville – Standard Manufacturing Co., Inc. Syroco, Inc. – A Subsidiary of Vassallo Industries Baldwinsville – Turbine Components Technologies Whitesboro – Welch Allyn Data Collection Skaneateles Falls – |
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A. T. Reynolds & Sons, Inc. |
Vail Ballou Press, Inc. |
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International Business Machines – |
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the
Board hereby finds and determines that such applications meet the requirements
of the extended benefits provisions of the Power for Jobs legislation contained
in Article 6 of the Economic Development Law as amended by Chapter 313 of the
Laws of 2005; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the
Board recommends to the Power Authority of the State of New York the 39
applications for extended benefits recommendations for electricity savings
reimbursements discussed herein totaling 38,134 kW until December 31, 2006.
3.
Power for
Jobs Extended Benefits Reconsideration
The members of the Board considered the application for full or partial reconsideration for contract extensions for benefits to remain at reduced amount listed below for Power for Jobs. Mr. Pasquale explained that some 64 jobs would be impacted. See Exhibit “3-A.”
The following resolution was unanimously adopted
by members of the Board present.
WHEREAS, the following entity has applied
for reconsideration for full or partial reinstatement under the Power for Jobs
program:
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CONTRACT
EXTENSION |
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Applied Energy Solutions (CEN Electric) |
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the
Board hereby finds and determines that such application meet the requirements
of the extended benefits provisions of the Power for Jobs legislation contained
in Article 6 of the Economic Development Law as amended by Chapter 313 of the
Laws of 2005; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Board recommends to the Power Authority of the State of New York the application
for full or partial reconsideration for contract extensions for benefits to
remain at reduced amount discussed herein totaling 140 kW until December 31, 2006.
In response to a question from
Chairman McCullough, Mr. Pasquale provided an overview of the reconsideration
process from last fall to date. Staff
has sent 200 letters regarding the reconsideration process to companies whose
PFJ allocations were reduced. Of that
number, 105 companies, or 52.5%, sent in applications for reconsideration. Of those 105 companies, 77% had their
allocation fully or partially restored.
Forty-six had their allocations fully reinstated, 33 had their
allocations partially reinstated and 25 had their allocations remain at the
reduced level; staff is following up with 2 companies for additional details to
enable staff to make a recommendation to EDPAB.
4. Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Board is to be determined.
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