NOTICE of SPECIAL MEETING of MEMBERS and REGULAR MEETING of DIRECTORS of NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION June 22, 2021
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF MEMBERS AND REGULAR MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION June 22, 2021 A special meeting of the Members of New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”), called at the direction of the Acting President of NYCEDC, and a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of NYCEDC will be held telephonically on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The Members meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will be followed by the Directors meeting at approximately 8:35 a.m. The agendas for the meetings are as follows: Meeting of Members I. Approval of Minutes of the February 3, 2021 Special Meeting of the Members II. Election of Directors III. Such other business as may properly come before the meeting Meeting of Directors I. Approval of Minutes of the April 28, 2021 Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors II. Election of President III. Report of NYCEDC’s President IV. Presentation on Women.nyc’s Childcare Innovation Lab (for information only) V. Election of Members of Committees VI. NYCEDC Budget Information VII. Eastern Effects, Inc. VIII. Such other business as may properly come before the meeting Mark Silversmith Assistant Secretary Brooklyn, New York Dated: June 10, 2021 LDCMT-26-12101 SPECIAL MEETING OF MEMBERS AND REGULAR MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION JUNE 22, 2021 Table of Contents TAB Definitions ......................................................................................................................................1 Meeting of Members • Minutes of the February 3, 2021 Special Meeting of the Members .....................................2 • Election of Directors ...........................................................................................................3 Meeting of Directors • Minutes of the April 28, 2021 Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors ...........................4 • Election of President ...........................................................................................................5 • Report of NYCEDC’s President ..........................................................................................6 • Election of Members of Committees ...................................................................................7 • NYCEDC Budget Information .............................................................................................8 • Eastern Effects, Inc. ...........................................................................................................9 LDCMT-26-12102 DEFINITIONS Apple ………………….. Apple Industrial Development Corp. Armand ………………. Armand Corporation d/b/a Armand of New York BAT ……………………. Brooklyn Army Terminal Bovis ………………….. Bovis Lend Lease LMB, Inc. CDBG …………………. Federal Community Development Block Grant CDBG-DR Funds …….. Federal Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program funds CEQR ………………….. City Environmental Quality Review process City DEP ………………. New York City Department of Environmental Protection City DOT ………………. New York City Department of Transportation City Parks ……………… New York City Department of Parks and Recreation City Planning ………….. New York City Department of City Planning or City Planning Commission CM …………………….. A construction manager CM Contract ………….. A construction management contract DCAS …………………. New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services EIS …………………….. Environmental Impact Statement ESDC ………………. … New York State Urban Development Corporation d/b/a Empire State Development Corporation FEMA ………………….. Federal Emergency Management Agency FM ……………………… A facilities manager FM/CM Contract ……… A facilities management/construction management contract Funding Source Agreement …………….. Any agreement necessary to obtain funds for the Project, including IDA Agreements Gilbane………………… Gilbane Building Company HDC …………………… New York City Housing Development Corporation HPD …………………… New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Hunter Roberts ………. Hunter Roberts Construction Group, L.L.C. IDA …………………….. New York City Industrial Development Agency IDA Agreement ……….. Agreement with IDA pursuant to which IDA retains NYCEDC to accomplish all or part of the Project and reimburses NYCEDC for the costs of the work LiRo ……………………. LiRo Program and Construction Management, PE P.C. LMDC ………………….. Lower Manhattan Development Corporation McKissack …………….. The McKissack Group, Inc. d/b/a McKissack & McKissack MOU …………………… A memorandum of understanding LDCMT-26-1619 NYCEDC ………………. New York City Economic Development Corporation, survivor of a November 1, 2012 merger of a local development corporation (the “LDC”) named New York Economic Development Corporation with and into New York City Economic Growth Corporation. References to NYCEDC prior to such merger are references to the LDC. NYCHA ………………. New York City Housing Authority NYCLDC ………………. New York City Land Development Corporation Noble Strategy ………... Noble Strategy NY Inc. OMB …………………… New York City Office of Management and Budget Port Authority ………… The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey RFP …………………… Request for Proposals Sanitation …………….. New York City Department of Sanitation SBS ……………………. New York City Department of Small Business Services SEMO …………………. New York State Emergency Management Office SEQR ………………….. State Environmental Quality Review process Skanska ………………. Skanska USA Building Inc. State DEC …………….. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation State DOS ……………. New York State Department of State State DOT …………….. New York State Department of Transportation State Parks …………… New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Tishman ………………. Tishman Construction Corporation of New York Turner …………………. Turner Construction Company ULURP ………………… Uniform Land Use Review Procedure LDCMT-26-1619 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION February 3, 2021 A special meeting of the Members of New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”) was held telephonically, pursuant to notice by an Assistant Secretary, on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. The following Members of NYCEDC were present by conference telephone: Cheryl Adolph Shirley Aldebol Vicki Been William Candelaria Wilton Cedeno Marlene Cintron Hector Cordero-Guzman Mitchell Draizin William Floyd Matthew Hiltzik Tanya Levy-Odom Kapil Longani James McSpiritt Melva Miller Patrick J. O’Sullivan, Jr. James Patchett Anthony Perez Mark Russo Charles Tebele Matthew Washington Timothy Wilkins Betty Woo Kathryn Wylde Members ofDRAFT NYCEDC staff and a member of the public also were present. The meeting was called to order at 8:35 a.m. Meredith Jones, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of NYCEDC, served as secretary of the duly constituted meeting, at which a quorum was present. 1. Minutes of the November 11, 2020 Annual Meeting of the Members There being no questions or comments with respect to the minutes of the November 11, 2020 annual meeting of the Members, as submitted, a motion was made to approve such minutes, as submitted. Such motion was seconded and unanimously approved. Ms. Aldebol joined the meeting at this time. 2. Resignation of Michael Schlein Mr. Patchett informed the Members that Michael Schlein had recently resigned as a Member and as Chairperson of NYCEDC, and that NYCEDC had greatly valued and benefited from Mr. Schlein’s leadership over his many years of service. 3. Remarks of Deputy Mayor Vicki Been At this time, Vicki Been, New York City’s (the “City’s”) Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, summarized the difficult past year that saw the City evolve from being the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, to becoming a national health model by the summer, and now returning to the thick of the health crisis while also managing vaccine distribution. She thanked NYCEDC and the Board of Directors (the “Board”) for their work this past year in playing a critical role in the City’s response to the pandemic and thanked Mr. Schlein for his leadership, wisdom and support during this period and throughout the entirety of his seven years as Chairperson of NYCEDC. She noted that Mr. Schlein was a valuable source of constant wisdom and support to both NYCEDC and the City on all issues relating to economic development. She also stated that conversations about naming a new Chairperson had commenced. Deputy Mayor Been then commended NYCEDC for its critical role in the City’s emergency response to COVID-19 and highlighted the tremendous leadership and vision of Mr. Patchett in guiding those efforts. She summarized the numerous and wide-ranging ways that NYCEDC had stepped up and delivered support with its efficiency and ability to think through and solve problems in times of need, and she thanked NYCEDC’s entire staff for their ingenuity and commitment. She also discussed various ways that NYCEDC was continuing to assist the City as it moved toward recovery and to advance New York City in its goal to become the world’s public health capital and leader in pandemic response and preparedness. In closing, Deputy Mayor Been stated that there remained a long hill to climb in bringing the City’s economy completely back, and that the City would continue to seek the advice, wisdom and leadership of NYCEDCDRAFT on all of those efforts. 4. Report of NYCEDC’s President At this time, Mr. Patchett thanked Deputy Mayor Been for her remarks, underscored several of the points