MEETING MINUTES - JAN. 2022
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
MINUTES -
January 19, 2022
A. Organizational Matters
I. Call meeting to order – Meeting called to order at 11:35 a.m. by L. Daily
II. Attendance – Members via Zoom: A. Church, L. Daily, R Monteverde, A. Niles, J. Surace, A. Morales, I.A. Hall. Quorum was established. D. Potack absent. Others: A. Filosa, D. Mangaser, E. Talbott, J. Welles.
III. Review & Approval of December 2021 Minutes – A. Church made a motion to approve the minutes. A. Niles seconded. All approved, none opposed.
IV. Review & Approval of Financial Reports: December 2021- J. Surace made a motion to approve Financial Report, R. Monteverde seconded it. All approved, none opposed.
V. Review & Approval of Employee Handbook – 2022 –L. Daily accepted the draft of the handbook with the proviso that the attorney addresses the comments to the questions that the Board proposed. R. Monteverde made a motion to approve the Employee Handbook. All were in favor.
VI. Strategic Planning Process – follow up – J. Welles confirmed new time and location of Board Retreat meeting set up for January 26, 2022 at Beahive Coworking space at Wireworks.
VII. Development Committee- A Church reported that she has a colleague who is a development professional who can assist the board in setting up a Development Committee and will revisit at a future meeting.
B. Property Related Matters
I. New development/2 Family renovations:
1. House to Home update:
i. 27 and 43 Johnston: NCLB received several applications for each property. Open houses were held in November and January and the deadline for the properties was Friday January 14th. Final punch-list items are being addresses and appliances are being ordered. Certificate of Occupancy pending final inspection to be scheduled.
ii. 115 and 150 Lander: E. Talbott reported that 115 Lander and 150 Lander have completed rough drywall framing; plumbing; insulation and inspections at 115 Lander began. 150 Lander has insulation inspection postponed. Dry wall installation started this month and they are moving towards more finish items.
II. Church of Holy Deliverance: 37 Chambers/Lander St lots update: J. Welles reports subdivision was filed with the County; awaiting filing receipt and lot numbers.
III. Sales of NCLB Development Projects:
1. 143 Washington Street to BJH update – L. Daily reported that the BJH Advisors and their architect of record went before the Planning Board this week and that the plan lacked some substantial points. They will need to come to another work session before the March meeting.
2. 128 Dubois – update- J. Welles reports that the Draft purchase and sale agreement is still being negotiated with the selected purchaser, Boss Partners.
3. Legacy Cities funding for House to Home update – J. Welles reports that the architect is continuing to work on the plans; we have schematics on three of the properties; waiting on complete drawings to solidify construction values and financing; J. Welles is also working with the attorney and the co-developer on legal agreements and setting up another legal entity.
IV. 10 Chambers – J. Welles circulated the RFP Draft to the Board. A. Church stated that nothing was addressed with regard to the City parcel with the environmental remediation done on the site; there should be an acknowledgment that there was work done on both parcels. J. Welles to follow up with DEC about the letter stating work was completed, which was supposed to be received last July. A. Church stated that the City is also waiting on the report from DEC for 151 Liberty (where the majority of the contamination existed) and they have recently been told by DEC that they are at least a couple months behind. The board agreed we should wait until we have the letter and include it in the RFP.
V. L. Daily accepts the motion to close the regular meeting and to enter into Executive Session. J. Surace made a motion to close the meeting. A. Church seconded the motion. All in favor, none opposed. The Board moved into Executive session at 12:06pm and moved back into regular session at 12:50 p.m. R. Monteverde makes a motion to accept the application of Melzina Canigan for the purchase of 27 Johnston Street. A. Church seconds the motion. All in favor. A. Church added for the record that the application was selected based on the applicant scoring 100% on all of the scoring criteria and was stronger than all of the others based on 1) her income is higher, although within the affordability restrictions, 2)she is a lifelong Newburgh resident and 3) the rent she proposed for the rental unit demonstrated a commitment to maintaining affordability. In addition, A. Church stated that we should confirm with the attorney if we can restrict the rental unit affordability for at least the first 5 years. Approval of the motion: J. Surace, A. Niles, A. Church, R. Monteverde and I. Hall all are in favor. I. Hall makes a motion to table the selection of a purchaser for 43 Johnston Street for further review until the next Board meeting on February 16, 2022 and J. Surace seconds the motion. All are in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 12:55 p.m.
D. Next Board Meeting: February 16, 2022, 11:30 a.m.