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ALL RIGHT? YEAH. ALL RIGHT, I'LL SAY SOMEONE'S KEEPING THE SEAT DOWN. I KNOW YOU FEEL IT,
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RIGHT? I KNOW I DID, TOO. THE MEETING OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO ORDER. WE HAD THREE AMAZING[a. 2025-2145 – MVCC RE: REALLOCATION OF SALARY FOR THE POSITION TITLE STORE KEEPER FROM AT GRADE 14B, STEP 1 ($37,587) TO GRADE 15B, STEP 1 ($38,753) ]
DOCKETS TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE IS A REALLOCATION OF SALARY FOR THE POSITION OF STOREKEEPER.THIS WAS SUBMITTED FROM THE PRESIDENT OF MOHAWK VALLEY, DOCTOR VAN WAGONER. AND BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DOCKET, IS A STOREKEEPER HERE TO SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF OR HER BEHALF? NO.
GOOD. 87 UP TO A NEW STEP OF 15 B 38,753, AND THE JUSTIFICATION IS ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE WILL PROCEED TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAY NO. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MR. KEEPER. OKAY. WE'LL GET TO THE NEXT TWO DOCKETS IN AN HONOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. HAVE TWO DOCKETS COMING THROUGH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
[b. 2025-2166 – COUNTY ATTORNEY RE: STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW (SEQRA) DETERMINATION BY THE ONEIDA COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS FOR THE AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT GRIFFISS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE FORMER MOHAWK GLEN GOLF COURSE, AND CREATION OF AN UPLAND SANDPIPER MITIGATION SITE – SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM – CHOBANI, LLC SITE PLAN (MODIFIED PROPOSED ACTION)]
USUALLY NOT NOT COMING THROUGH THERE, BUT THE NEXT ONE, 20, 25, 21, 66 STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ASSESSOR DETERMINING THAT BY THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS FOR THE AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, GRIFFIS AIR FORCE, GRIFFIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CREATION OF AN UPLAND SANDPIPER MITIGATION SITE. SO AGAIN, BEFORE WE GET TO OUR LEGAL ADVICE, IS THERE ANYBODY ON BEHALF OF THE UPLAND SANDPIPER THAT WANTS TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR ATTORNEY ON THIS DOCKET? SEEING NONE. STEVE, REALLY DOES THIS TAKE ALL THIS? I MEAN, TO DO YOU HAVE TO START THE WHOLE PROCESS OVER AGAIN LOOKING FOR THE SANDPIPER, ARE YOU? SO THE THIS WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE SANDPIPER MITIGATION? JUST TO REFRAME THIS. THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL SEEKER DECLARATION THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU BASED ON THE NOW SUBMITTED SITE PLAN. SO THE ORIGINAL SEEKER INCLUDED THE TRIANGLE SITE, THE GOLF COURSE AND THE SANDPIPER MITIGATION AREA, WHICH IS REQUIRED BECAUSE A DISTURBANCE OF HABITAT ON THE TRIANGLE. NONE OF THAT PLAN IN TERMS OF THE SANDPIPER MITIGATION, IS CHANGING FROM THE ORIGINAL SEEKER DECLARATION TO THIS ONE. WE ARE. CURRENTLY PENDING A SURVEY FOR FINAL METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION FOR PLACEMENT OF AN EASEMENT, A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON A PRIVATE PARCEL, A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER'S PARCEL, AND THEN THE OTHER PORTION. THEY ANTICIPATE FINALIZING DRAWINGS TO GO OUT TO BID NEXT WEEK TO CONVERT APPROXIMATELY 80 ACRES OF COUNTY LAND AT THE FORMER COUNTY AIRPORT TO SUITABLE SANDPIPER HABITAT, AND THAT WILL BE UTILIZED IN ADDITION TO 70 BALLPARK ACRES THERE CONTIGUOUS TO IT THAT IS ALREADY SUITABLE. THE DEVELOPMENT OR I GUESS, CREATION OF SANDPIPER MITIGATION LAND REQUIRES TREE CLEARING ON THAT 80, YOU KNOW, PLUS OR SO ACRES, SOME GRADING YOU HAVE TO CREATE THE LAND HAS TO BE, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY FLAT AND DRAINAGE. AND THEN THAT WORK, WE ANTICIPATE TREE CLEARING AND GRADING TO BE DONE THIS YEAR. THAT'S WORK THAT CAN BE DONE IN THE WINTER, SORT OF PENDING HOW THE WINTER IS. AND FINAL SEATING FOR CONVERSION WOULD BE DONE IN THE SPRING, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DECK, THEY WERE PREPARING A DRAFT OF THE THE MITIGATION PLAN THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT. AND BASED ON THAT, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THE INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT, BASICALLY TO TAKE THE HABITAT ON THE TRIANGLE. AND THE DECK HAS INDICATED THAT ONCE WE HAVE THAT PLAN IN PLACE, THAT SHOWS A TIMELINE FOR WHEN THAT LAND WOULD BE CONVERTED, WHICH WILL BE BASED ON OUR BID SPECIFICATIONS, THAT THEY WOULD THEN BE ISSUED, BE ABLE TO ISSUE US THE TAKE PERMIT. SO EVERYTHING'S GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN? YES. SO WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO SUBMIT TO TO THE DECK AT THE APPLICATION FOR THE TAKE PERMIT WITHIN THE NEXT 3 TO 4 WEEKS. THANK YOU. STEVE.[00:05:07]
CORRECT. ANYTHING? I'M NOT SAYING NOTHING. I'M NOT. THANKS FOR THE EXPLANATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL PROCEED TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LAST DOCKET IS 20, 25, 21, 48.
[c. 2025-2148 – COUNTY ATTORNEY RE: APPROVAL OF A COST REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION d/b/a NATIONAL GRID ]
APPROVAL OF COST REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND NIAGARA MOHAWK DOING BUSINESS AS NATIONAL GRID. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS 343,354. PAYMENTS. COST AGREEMENTS REIMBURSED. REIMBURSABLE THROUGH FAST NY GRANT AWARD TO THE COUNTY. SO THIS IS THE COST REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND NATIONAL GRID TO DO THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE EXTENSION AND UPGRADE OF DELIVERY OF NATURAL GAS TO THE TRIANGLE AND GOLF COURSE SITE.THEY ARE. THEY'RE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WITH DESIGN. WE'RE AT ABOUT 30% DESIGN RIGHT NOW AND KIND OF FINALIZING A PLAN FOR WHAT SIZE THE PIPE WILL BE. THEY'RE PREPARING TO GO OUT THE WEEK AFTER NEXT AND BEGIN SAMPLING ALONG THE ROUTE. AND THIS IS JUST THE COST REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE DESIGN PHASE OF THIS. THERE WILL ONCE THE DESIGN PHASE IS COMPLETE AND THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, BACKED OUT WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION WILL LOOK LIKE, THERE WILL BE A SECOND COST REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. SO, STEVE, YOUR QUESTION ON THE PREVIOUS DOCKET, ARE WE ON TRACK AND ON PHASE? AND WHEN I MET WITH MY LOCAL MUNICIPALS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND WE UPDATE ON PREVIOUS MEETINGS, MY EXPLANATION IS PROBABLY THE NEXT 2 TO 3 YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO SEE DOCKETS ON CHOBANI AND THAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS. AND I KNOW THEY RAISED THE SAME QUESTIONS. AND IT IT'S HARD SOMETIMES TO WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND $1.2 BILLION PROJECT. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. SO THE WHOLE PROCESS IS GOING TO TAKE TIME. ONE MORE STEP OF JUST DESIGNING THE PUT UTILITIES IN. SO ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. SEEING NONE WE'LL PROCEED TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ANY OTHER DOCKET SEEING NONE, TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOVE. STEVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? SAY AYE.
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