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THERE YOU ARE. AM I? GOT THIS ONE UNDERWAY? MIKE, CAN YOU DO A ROLL CALL? HERE. HERE.
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WASHBURN. COLIN. I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE ASKING. YEAH. I'M HERE. HERE. RUUD. MCNEIL. LEON.[a. 2026-2470 – MVCC DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: R. VANWAGONER RE: APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND FABMATICS USA INC.]
YOU'RE GOOD. I LIKE YOUR HAT. YOU HAVE ONE FABULOUS FAB MATIC DOCKET, AND TONIGHT IT IS 2026.IN THE PACKET. THAT WAS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON YOUR DESK IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO READ IT THROUGH THE EMAILS. FRANK WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES AT TONIGHT'S MEETING, SO WE SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST. WITHOUT ADO, FRANK, BRAG IT UP ON THIS PROGRAM. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. IT'S GREAT. AND THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, IN 2024, WE WENT OUT FOR AN RFP FOR A COMPANY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING. FAB.
MATTOX IS A COMPANY THAT WAS HEADQUARTERED IN GERMANY. THEY MOVED THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN THE US TO SALT LAKE CITY. ULTIMATELY, THEY MOVED IT TO THE INCUBATOR. THE DIRECTOR OF FAB MATTOX ACTUALLY DID ALL THE INSTALL FOR WOLFSPEED, ALL THE AUTOMATED TRAINING THAT YOU SEE, ALL THE EQUIPMENT. SINCE THEN, FAB MATTOX WANTS TO EXPAND WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THAT'S THE COMPANY THAT WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE NEW BUILDING. THEY ARE LEASING 1250FT■!S IN A NEW AUTOMATED TRAINING CENTER. IN WHAT HAS HAPPENED, THEY'VE AGREED TO PROVIDE $3.2 MILLION IN EQUIPMENT WHERE WE CAN GET THE ROBOTS, HOW THEY MANUFACTURE THE ROBOTS, HOW THEY INSTALL THE ROBOTS AT THE SEMICONDUCTOR PLANTS. THIS IS ALL ABOUT TEACHING OUR STUDENTS TO GET THEM A JOB IN THIS INDUSTRY, WHICH IS A VERY HIGH PAYING JOB RIGHT HERE. HEADQUARTERED IN UTICA, IN ONEIDA COUNTY. SO WE THEY'VE AGREED THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NVCC AND SUNY HAS AGREED TO MATCH 1.6 MILLION IN IN-KIND DONATION OF THE EQUIPMENT THEY'VE DONATED. THIS IS NO COST TO THE COUNTY. THE 1.6 MILLION IS GOING TO BE PROVIDED BY NEW YORK STATE SUNY. IT'S A GREAT. THE ONLY THING I DON'T KNOW. IF YOU WANT ME TO BRING IT UP NOW, WE WANT TO BE CONSISTENT IN ALL THE DOCKETS AS IT RELATES TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUNY. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SUMMARY, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT SAYS FAB MATTOX 1.6 MILLION. IT NEEDED TO SAY IN-KIND DONATION BECAUSE THE STATES AGREED THAT THE DONATIONS WORTH 1.6 MILLION. SO I GUESS PRIOR TO WAYS AND MEANS, IF WE CAN POSSIBLY ADD THOSE THREE WORDS, MIKE, IF YOU COULD ADD THAT SHE MIGHT GET THAT AND WE'RE. MADDOX 1.6 COUNTY ZERO.
YES. IF WE CAN JUST ADD IN-KIND DONATION, THEY ALL LINE UP THAT WAY AND IT'LL GO TO SUNY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THEIR NEXT MEETING FOR APPROVAL. SO WITH THAT, ONE QUESTION THAT COMES TO MIND, WOULD SUNY APPROVAL LIKE THAT AND THE MATCHING WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT. IS THERE ANY INDICATION THAT THAT FUNDING WOULD EVER NOT MATCH FUNDING GOING ON? WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR MONTHS AND WENT TO TAXATION AND FINANCE, WENT TO NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF BUDGET. EVERYBODY THAT NEEDED TO SIGN OFF, SIGNED OFF, SAID THE LAST THING THEY NEED IS BOARD OF TRUSTEE RESOLUTION, NOT A COUNTY RESOLUTION. GREAT QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE, FRANK, THANKS FOR STAYING AROUND TONIGHT. YOU CAN PASS THIS ON TO PRESIDENT VAN WAGONER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND, KEITH, YOU JUST SAY, AS AMENDED. AGAIN. BUT WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO IT, AS AMENDED.
YOU SHOULD, AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, STATE THAT, AS AMENDED, FOR THE REQUEST FOR VOTING ON THAT. NOT SO. THAT IS MOVED IN A. THE ADDITIONAL BE MADE BEFORE WAYS AND MEANS. TIM.
THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE MOTION IS TEN FOR ZERO AGAINST IT. MOTION PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOVE BY STU. SECONDED
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.