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CHAIR. I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, CALL ME CRAZY. WE'LL CALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
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TOURISM COMMITTEE TO ORDER. THANK YOU ALL FOR STAYING TONIGHT. THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMITTEE TONIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT A LOCAL LAW. SO AMANDA IS[a. 2026-3123 – CHOBANI PROJECT/ A. CORTESE A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA, NOTWITHSTANDING § 215 OF NEW YORK STATE COUNTY LAW, TO SELL AND CONVEY ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN COUNTY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ROME GRIFFISS BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PARK DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT GB-FI FLEX INDUSTRIAL SUBDISTRCT, GB-CV CONSERVATION RECREATION SUBDISTRICT, GB-AIRFIELD-UAS SUBDISTRICT, AND GB-RL ROME LAB/R&D/OFFICE CAMPUS SUBDISTRICT WITHOUT THE NECESSITY FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND UPON TERMS, CONDITIONS AND CONSIDERATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COUNTY. ]
HERE TO EXPLAIN THIS. THE DOCKET CAME DOWN IN VOLUME TWO. THERE'S A LOT OF LANGUAGE THERE THAT HAS BIG WORDS. SO I WON'T READ IT FOR A BUCK. BUT AMANDA, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS? OH, THAT'S EVEN WORSE. THIS IS A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO SUPERSEDE THE PROVISIONS OF COUNTY LAW. SECTION 215, WHICH LIMITS THE COUNTY'S ABILITY TO SELL ITS PROPERTY TO A REQUIREMENT THAT IT BE AUCTIONED OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. WE HAVE THE ABILITY AS A CHARTER, AS A CHARTER COUNTY, TO SUPERSEDE THAT. SO THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO SUPERSEDE IT. VERY NARROW, SPECIFIC TO THE FOUR LISTED SUBDISTRICTS, GRIFFITH PARK, ROME, IN THEIR ZONING CODE HAS DIVIDED GRIFFITH PARK INTO, I BELIEVE IT'S EIGHT DIFFERENT SUBDISTRICTS, AND THERE ARE FOUR THAT ARE IMPACTED HERE. IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE WHERE THEY INTERSECT. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO ALLOW US TO CONVEY THE NECESSARY EASEMENTS NEEDED TO CONVEY TO NATIONAL GRID. GRIFFITH'S UTILITY SERVICES CORPORATION AND THERE WILL BE AN EASEMENT ALSO AND AN EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY IN EXCHANGE, A PIECE EXCHANGE OF A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN EXCHANGE FOR AN EASEMENT WITH ROBERT'S OFFICE INTERIORS. SO, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT MUNICIPAL ENTITIES, WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW WITHOUT GOING OUT TO A BID. SO THIS IS IT'S NARROW. IT'S SPECIFIC TO THESE SUBDISTRICTS, AND IT WILL ALLOW US TO CONVEY THOSE NECESSARY EASEMENTS FOR THE GAS, ELECTRICITY, THE GAS AND ELECTRICITY LINES. SO WITH THAT AS A DESCRIPTION, WE'RE PASSING A LAW TO SUPERSEDE A LAW. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE? STU. YOU GOOD? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.AYE. OPPOSED. SAY NO. MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AMANDA. THAT WAS OUR ONLY DOCKET ON THE AGENDA. ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE? SEEING NONE. YEAH. STU. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND BY TIM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.