MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION ( HTFC ) HELD ON OCTOBER 12, 2017 AT 10:00 A.M.

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1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION ( HTFC ) HELD ON OCTOBER 12, 2017 AT 10:00 A.M. Locations: New York State Homes and Community Renewal, 641 Lexington Avenue, 5 th Floor New York, New York New York State Homes and Community Renewal, State Street, Commissioner s Conference Room, Albany, New York Locations connected by video-conference MEMBERS PRESENT: RuthAnne Visnauskas, Chairperson Betsy Mallow, representing Kenneth Adams, Member OTHERS PRESENT: Joseph Abate Daniel Buyer Nicole Ferreira Leonard Gruenfeld Roger Harry Leora Jontef Dina Levy Linda Manley Lisa Pagnozzi Charlie Philion Jason Purvis Heather Spitzberg Eu Ting-Zambuto There was a quorum with two Members present. Chairperson Visnauskas made a motion to call to order the meeting of the Members of HTFC. The motion was seconded by Ms. Mallow. The first item on the agenda was the approval of the minutes of the meeting held on September 15, The minutes were deemed approved. The second item on the agenda was a resolution authorizing an award under the Community Investment Fund ( CIF ) for Cottage Place Gardens Phase III. Mr. Leonard presented the award recommendation. He highlighted that the project was previously presented for funding and described the purpose of the funds being sought under the CIF Program.

2 Section 1. The Members hereby authorize an Urban CIF award in an amount up to $1,300,000 to CPG Phase III Limited Partnership for the rehabilitation of the children s daycare facility that is part of the Cottage Place Gardens Phase III Apartments. Section 2. The Members hereby authorize any officer of the Office of Finance and Development or any Senior Officer as defined by the By- Laws to execute any documents which may be necessary and appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this resolution. The next item on the agenda was a resolution authorizing an award under the Community Development Block Grant ( CDBG ) Program for economic development to Genesee County for HP HOOD. Mr. Purvis presented the award recommendation and described the project. He highlighted that the project is projected to create 165 full-time equivalent jobs over two years, with 149 (90%) to benefit low- and moderate-income persons. Section 1. The Members hereby authorize an award of CDBG Program funds for economic development to Genesee County in an amount up to $1,000,000 to assist HP Hood, LLC with its renovation of a facility. Section 2. The Members hereby authorize HTFC to enter into a regulatory agreement with the applicant, upon its satisfactory compliance with any pre-contract conditions as required by statute or regulation, and upon such terms and conditions as set forth in the program guidelines. Section 3. The Members hereby authorize the President of the Office of Community Renewal or another authorized officer, subject to the provisions of this resolution, to execute any documents which may be necessary and appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this resolution. Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 2

3 The next item on the agenda was a resolution authorizing an award under the CDBG Program for economic development to the Town of Cherry Creek for Cockaigne Ski Resort, LLC. Mr. Purvis presented the award recommendation and described the project. He highlighted that the total project is proposed to create 32 full-time jobs over two years, with 24 to benefit low- and moderate- income persons. Section 1. The Members hereby authorize an award of CDBG Program funds for economic development to the Town of Cherry Creek in an amount up to $416,000 to assist Cockaigne Ski Resort in the restoration and reopening of its resort facility. Section 2. The Members hereby authorize HTFC to enter into a regulatory agreement with the applicant, upon its satisfactory compliance with any pre-contract conditions as required by statute or regulation, and upon such terms and conditions as set forth in the program guidelines. Section 3. The Members hereby authorize the President of the Office of Community Renewal or another authorized officer, subject to the provisions of this resolution, to execute any documents which may be necessary and appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this resolution. Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. The next item on the agenda was a resolution authorizing awards under the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence Seaway Flood Relief and Recovery ( Flood Relief and Recovery ) Program to the Town of Parma, Village of Barker, Town of Williamson, and City of Ogdensburg. Mr. Philion presented an overview of the Flood Relief and Recovery Program and its funding sources. He presented each award recommendation and explained the purpose of each municipality s request for funding. He highlighted the impact of each proposed award. motion, and the following resolution, as amended, was adopted: Section 1. The Members hereby authorize HTFC to fund and administer the Flood Relief and Recovery Program with up to $10 million in CDBG Imminent Threat Funds and up to $5 million in NYS General Funds. Section 2. The Members hereby authorize an award of up to $366,326 in NYS General Funds under the Flood Relief and Recovery Program to the Town of Parma to reimburse the Town for necessary emergency repairs. 3

4 Section 3. The Members hereby authorize an award of up to $49,390 in NYS General Funds under the Flood Relief and Recovery Program to the Village of Barker to construct a new break wall in the Village s Bi- Centennial park. Section 4. The Members hereby authorize an award of up to $43,301 in CDBG Imminent Threat funds under the Flood Relief and Recovery Program to the Town of Williamson to reimburse the Town for necessary emergency response and repairs. Section 5. The Members hereby authorize an award of up to $500,000 in CDBG Imminent Threat funds under the Flood Relief and Recovery Program to the City of Ogdensburg to make repairs to a city pump station and to the Greenbelt Traffic Circle. Section 6. The Members hereby authorize the President of the Office of Community Renewal or another authorized officer, subject to the provisions of this resolution, to execute any documents which may be necessary and appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this resolution. Section 7. This resolution shall take effect immediately. The next item on the agenda was a resolution authorizing an award under the Homes for Working Families Program for Farmington Gardens II. Ms. Jontef presented the award recommendation. Section 1. The Members hereby authorize an award of up to $3,000,000 under the HWF Program for Farmington Gardens II. Section 2. The Members hereby authorize the President or Vice President of the Office of Finance and Development or any authorized officer to execute any documents which may be necessary and appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this resolution. 4

5 The item for a resolution authorizing awards under the CIF Program and the Preservation Initiative Program to the North Fork Housing Alliance for the Greenport Revitalization Project was tabled. The next item on the agenda was a resolution approving the SEQRA documentation and classification of the environmental impact of Durand Senior Apartments, Linwood Lafayette Senior Apartments, Stadium Estates II, and Cottage Place Gardens III. Ms. Spitzberg described the projects and presented her recommendations that the projects be classified as unlisted actions with negative declarations under SEQRA. Section 1. The Members hereby accept the SEQRA documentation for Durand Senior Apartments, Linwood Lafayette Senior Apartments, Stadium Estates II, and Cottage Place Gardens III and hereby adopt the recommendations that the projects be classified as unlisted actions with negative declarations under SEQRA. Section 2. The Members hereby authorize HTFC s SEQRA Officer or any authorized agent or officer to execute any documents in accordance with the applicable provisions of law to effectuate the purpose of this resolution. The next item on the agenda was a resolution authorizing a contract with InfoPeople Corporation ( InfoPeople ) for information technology temporary staffing consultant services. Mr. Buyer presented the recommendation to enter into a contract for staffing services with InfoPeople, a firm on the corporation s prequalified panel of firms for the provision of IT consultant staffing services. Mr. Buyer stated that a consultant has been tentatively selected to serve as Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager who will pursue the eventual replacement of the Statewide Housing Choice Voucher System, an automated database that is essential to the administration of the Housing Choice Voucher program. He provided an overview of the consultant s responsibilities and described the terms of the contract. Section 1. The Members hereby authorize a contract for IT Services with InfoPeople Corporation for a two-year period and in an amount not to exceed $300,000. 5

6 Section 2. The Members hereby authorize the President of the Office of Housing Preservation or any authorized officer to execute any documents which may be necessary and appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this resolution. The remainder of the items were informational items. There was no board action taken on the informational items. The next item on the agenda was a review of authorized contracts by the Governor s Office of Storm Recovery. The next item on the agenda was a review of SEQRA concur summaries. The next item on the agenda was a review of SEQRA Type 2 projects. The next item on the agenda was a review of SEQRA determinations by the Governor s Office of Storm Recovery. The next item on the agenda was an informational item for a revision to the minutes of the November 10, 2016 meeting. Ms. Manley presented that the minutes were being corrected to reflect that the Corporation was authorized to enter into a contract for Davis Bacon prevailing wage monitoring services for a five-year term from November 2015 to November There being no unfinished business, Ms. Mallow moved to adjourn the meeting; Chairperson Visnauskas seconded the motion, and the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m. 6

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION ( HTFC ) HELD ON NOVEMBER 15, 2017 AT 3 P.M.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION ( HTFC ) HELD ON NOVEMBER 15, 2017 AT 3 P.M. Locations: New York State Homes and Community Renewal, 641 Lexington Avenue, 5 th