HOST COMMUNITIES

STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING

Friday,  November 9, 2007 – Following NPC Meeting

Niagara County Department of Economic Development

6311 Inducon Corporate Drive

Sanborn, New York 14132

 

Representatives Present:

 

William L. Ross

Niagara County

Thomas O’Donnell, Esq.

City of Niagara Falls

Fred M. Newlin, Supervisor

Town of Lewiston

Michael Risman, Esq

Town of Niagara

Donald Rappold, Interim Superintendent

Lewiston-Porter School Dist

Scott Hapeman, Esq., Counsel

Niagara Wheatfield School District

Carmen C. Granto, Superintendent

Niagara Falls School District

Rob Daly, Special Advisor, Relicensing

New York Power Authority
     

 

Guests:

 

Aaron Besecker

Buffalo News

Robert Laub

Lewiston Porter School District

Tom Burgasser, Esq.

Niagara County

Dan Miner

Niagara Gazette

Robert Flusky, Esq.

Town of Lewiston

Michael Risman, Esq.

Town of Niagara

Warren Kahn, Esq.

Lewiston Porter School District

Angelo Massaro, Esq.

Niagara Falls School District

Lou Paonessa

NYPA

 

 

 

Staff Present:

Charles Miller, President, NPC

John Baird, Treasurer, NPC

Mary Melloni, Recording Secretary                                                        

Stan Widger, Esq., NPC Counsel, Nixon Peabody 

Samuel M. Ferraro, Executive Director/Commissioner - Niagara County Center for                                                                                                                                                                          Economic Development

                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

1.0          Call to Order

 

Chairman Granto called the Host Communities Standing Committee meeting to order at 2:12 p.m. 

 

2.0          Roll Call

 

Ms. Melloni called the roll; a quorum was established.

 


 

 

4.0          Approval of Minutes

 

                4.1          October 3, 2007

                4.2          October 19, 2007

 

Mr. O’Donnell made a motion, seconded by Mr. Rappold, to approve the meeting minutes, as amended.  Motion passed.

 

                5.0          Host Community Standing Committee Report – None.

 

6.0          Host Community Standing Committee Protocols

 

Mr. Widger stated that the draft of the Host Community Standing Committee Protocols he provided are the same version circulated on October 18th and October 19th with the exception of one typo referencing the date of the settlement agreement.  The Host Communities feel that in order to give NYPA due time to consider and discuss the protocols that it would be in the members’ best interest to postpone discussing this until next Wednesday, November 14th, following the NPC meeting which is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. 

 

7.0          Next Meeting

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.

 

8.0          Adjournment

 

Mr. O’Donnell made a motion, seconded by Mr. Ross, to recess the Host Community Standing Committee at this time and resume on Wednesday, November 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the Center for Economic Development.

 

 

Respecfully submitted,

 

 

__________________________

Mary P. Melloni

Secretary