june 2016

there are question

.
i theyno
Others note that the state would get ownership of the Marion carry, an area betw
een the Marion River and Utowana Lake just xxxx Raquette lake. It s part of a cla
ssic 90-mile trip between Old Forge and Saranac Lake which includes some
carries
portages where canoes have to carry their boats for short distances over land.
But the deal has hit choppy water in the Assembly as it appears to be linked to
other measeure affecting the Adriondack region, an amid last-minute questions ao
but wehter the state is getting enough in return for the xxxxxxit is getting for
m the deal.
In addition to opening a long debate about land titles, or ownership documents,
the affair is a illustration of how issues can arise at the end of a legislative
seesion.,
While efforts to legalize on-line gambling, Sunday alcohol sales, ethics reform
and have dominated talk in recent weeks, Adirondack issues are also jumpting to
the fore.
At issues is an area known as Township 40 around Raquette Lakee. For years, peop
le there have lived with the knowledge that the titles to thie land
They ve been unable to get second moartgates and some have tried to downplay their
ownership
My dat..
She helped organizxe
john
hendrickson

its clear that gov cuomo is not interested in listnignn

i wanted to be an advisor but my job turned out to be a ngihtmarish game of wha
tc a mole
this is nst waht i sienged up to do
it
appears there is a general dislike for racing which is fne
nassau otb
here we have i don't know how many days left in the session
(vlt fund cut)
i call mortgatge
im completely against capping
$1 billion in land
with interest
ad this: was sonly way to attach to race track

or

1k vlts in nassau county otb in budget

htis is a morgatge payment
(off record: Ig and bonomo)
Second to quit in year
how r u open for biz when u chnge the rules how do u say ny is open for biz
friends
and family but
i feel like ive let sara down
i dont want to be a martyer i wish the gov well ml and i they are friends for li
fe i just cant do my job if no one is listning
8
years
4 years
not voting
gov advisor
waite left reorg board, a year ago

june 7 2016

*ALL BILLS REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE

The Senate Finance Committee will consider the following nominations:
ALL NON-APPEARANCES
UPON CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSION COMMITT
EE:
The Honorable Mark J. F. Schroeder as Director of the Municipal Bond Bank Agency
UPON CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMITTEE:
As Members of the State Board for Historic Preservation:
C. Jake Schneider

Douglas J. Perrelli, PhD

Jay A. DiLorenzo
Wayne Goodman
As Members of the Saratoga/Capital District State Park, Recreation and Historic
Preservation Commission:
Thomas O. Maggs
Mark T. Ryan
Dalton J. Burgett as a Member of the Allegany State Park, Recreation and Histori
c Preservation Commission
Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., PhD as a Member of the Central New York State Park, Re
creation and Historic Preservation Commission
Leisle Lin as a Member of the State Park Recreation and Historic Preservation Co
mmission for the City of New York
Arthur L. Gellert as a Member of the Taconic State Park Recreation and Historic
Preservation Commission
Walter David Banfield as a Member of the Finger Lakes State Parks, Recreation an
d Historic Preservation Commission
Richard H. Remmer as a Member of the Long Island State Park, Recreation and Hist
oric Preservation Commission
Daniel Bryce O'Brien II as a Member of the Palisades Interstate Park, Recreation
and Historic Preservation Commission
UPON CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE:
As Members of the Continuing Care Retirement Council:
Alicia Laible
J. Brian Nealon
Wayne Kaplan
Harriet Barnett
James Davis
As Members of the Council on Human Blood and Transfusion Services:
David M. Huskie
Beth Huizenga Shaz, MD
Alicia Elena Gomensoro, MD
As a Member of the State Camp Safety Advisory Council:
Gordon W. Felt
As Members of the Minority Health Council:
Nilda I. Soto
Antonio Pagan
Daniel Carrion
As Members of the Administrative Review Board for Professional Medical Conduct:
Linda Prescott Wilson
John A. D'Anna
Richard D. Milone, MD
UPON CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE:
Dominic Marinelli as a Member of the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Cou
ncil.
UPON CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COM
MITTEE:
As Members of the Behavioral Health Services Advisory Council:

Maura A. Kelley
Kunsook Song Bernstein, PhD
Jennifer F. Havens, MD
John Kastan, PhD
Tino Hernandez
Euphemia Strauchn-Adams
Lawrence S. Brown, Jr., MD
William T. Gettman, Jr.
Paul N. Samuels
As Members of the Justice Center Advisory Council:
Ronald Lehrer
Kathy A. O?Keefe
Euphemia Strauchn-Adams
Harvey B. Rosenthal
Peter Pierri
William T. Gettman, Jr.
Printed No.
june 6

MATT HOWARD
bond issuance
we hiring
financial advisor and co-financial advisor
competive process
Hilltop Securities
Public Resource Advisory Group
kaisha advisory grou
fresca associates
thee years thru 2019 an d 2 optional renewals

three years extension ez pass

out of exec session
murray bowden
born in 1933
BOWDEN
the manual has to be used exactly as it is written
websiet will post photos
eric christensen
all eletronic toll colelction
started sendign notices but most not gone out

tarrytown pattern thru fall then a shift

workign well but not
critical decisions on revenue loss
but haven't sent films out
ez pass is 75 percent
same cahs as before
may processed 476k transactions include ezpass and camera
will know next few months
takes up until 6 months to vet billing system
rest of non tz bridge has started registraion suspension
46 bridge last month removed from canal corp inventory
never confirmed since 92 when thruway got it
jose holguinveras
guy who talkes
RICHARD
what can be done to get the bridges up to speed (challenge in cross walk from ol
d dot rating system to new sytem used by thruway)
behind on briges
want consultant in next couple of months
woman
we have to find a happy mediaum
will be alrms about wight etc on bridge
were overboard as far
castle rock associates gets 5 years no bid contract renewal for traffic manageme
nt
june 3 2016
eugene white
up to 500 k 5 years castle associates rock for traffic infor control
traffic management
used by other states and agencies
region 8 is nikki
mark cadrette director employee relations since 2011
he is in 40s
used his influence to get 28 year old girlfriend seasonal job
in div of fish and wildlife

franklin street
northern rivers
346 2387
eugene white
346 3506
is public affairs

cliff zucker
disability advocate
first ive heard ot i
would liek to do something if can
that seems really weird
refer to us
thats an interesting isseu
thats crazy that they cant take the applications
432 7861 is our number
legal aide society
also the
disabilities assistance project
empire justice center
focuses on ssi

disabilities ny vs
northern rivers family services is in northeast parent and child
decision
they had refused to let us in to monitor them
we got decision
assault and abuse
fed decision
we will review records to see if address
and will monitoring visit
tell residents about their rights
put up poster
if we should discovde problem we will address
abuse case 2 incddient and more recent
not all disabled but

jennifer romero
only 99 jobs had been set aside, according to the bill to creat 55d

tim burke
dont quote
3 4 years was yda helped elisia santos
applying 55b
there is usually a 2 week wait for those applications
there was a job i had my eye on so i talke to one of their people to
55b
i was looking at job in other dol
entry level h.r, person
take c.s. test
after injury got degree and
i have bachelors
i applied for some job
veteran in national guard 89-95
55b is for all with disability
i injured work
assaulted ptsd and back injury no allowed to work with combative clients
just left hotline
i still get workers comp.
2 years was assaulted
in between worked with lving resources
right now one is processing the pperwork
for 55b or 55c
they told me a week ago
and this week first week of june
i called back may 31
civil service reiterated
''everybody knows they are trying to put a plan in place''
suggested 6 weeks but no firm date
47
don't quote
fear of not being hired
there is no one to process the applications and thats why they are tking an exte

nded period of time

they were so open ended about it
Civil Service
gian paloucci
jian.paolucci@cs.ny.gov
retired
ed walsh

JIAN on background
was retiree a month ago, woujld be in may
one person who did that retired others have done that
can be delay if don't provide doctors note
can be delayed
if assistance,
if delay he needs to make sure his dctr appointment is in order
likely some issues with application
missing documents, or medical statement or something like that
not hearing
his durite absorbed into the duties of other staffers

John Lewis:
vfw
1200
55c for disabled vet
500
we were able
sen croci has bill for 55d
the 55c
program is not user friendly
only 99 filled since inception
CS interpreted the law where it volutary and temporary
croci would make mandatroy
many of the 1200 have ben filled
that doesnt surprise
how many people disbled

STATE JOBS FOR VETERANS, BUT NOT ENOUGH

Program authorized 500 slots for disabled vets; only a fraction get filled
Publication date: 11/11/2008 Page: A1 Section: MainEdition: Final Edition
Byline: RICK KARLIN CAPITOL BUREAU
ALBANY -- With wounded veterans returning to New York from Iraq and Afghanistan,
lawmakers earlier this year passed a bill to help more of them find jobs in sta
te government. One of its provisions raised the number of entry-level state posi
tions that could go to disabled veterans from 300 to 500.
"The state can set an example for employers everywhere," read a memo accompanyin
g the measure, which received bipartisan support.
The legislation paralleled an attempt to streamline the process by which veteran
s could find jobs: While placement efforts used to be the province of the state
Department of Civil Service, now the Department of Labor and the Division of Vet
erans Affairs have joined in. The result is a small army of bureaucrats tasked w
ith finding jobs for wounded veterans.
What was the result of all this?
As of last month, only 95 veterans, less than one-fifth of the possible total, w
ere employed under the so-called 55c program.
That number has rarely risen past 100 -- a shortfall that veterans' advocates an
d some increasingly vocal insiders chalk up to a combination of turf battles and
bureaucratic inertia.
"The returning Iraq (and Afghanistan) veterans are not just being underserved, t
hey are being very badly served," said George Swiers, a Vietnam veteran and an o
utreach coordinator with the Civil Service Department.
Swiers said he's never understood why the job of finding openings for wounded ve
terans was shifted in part to the Department of Labor, an agency with little exp
erience in that area.
"That program is an absolute lifeline for some of these veterans," said Frank Me
rges, a retired veteran who had worked with both the state and federal Departmen
t of Labor. "They've hung in there and now are asking for their opportunities, a
nd I question whether they are getting their opportunities."
The 55c program, which began during the post-Vietnam era, was designed to give w
ounded veterans assistance in finding entry-level jobs with the state. Under tod
ay's program, state agencies can hire someone without getting the waivers curren
tly needed for most hires due to the state's budget crisis.
But there's no extra money available to hire people, so the situation becomes a
Catch-22.
"A department has to have the funds to actually hire the staff," said Russell Ol
iver, the Department of Labor bureau director who works on veterans' issues.
Also, the number of people in the program might simply appear to be low because
once someone is promoted out of their entry-level job, they're no longer counted
.
Supporters of the changes say that bringing in the Labor Department as well as t
he Division of Veterans Affairs makes sense since the agencies can now share lis
ts of job openings and qualified veterans.
"There are lots of job titles out there," said Cynthia Picunas, the Department o
f Labor's deputy veterans program administrator.
Still, even those have successfully navigated the 55c process see room for impro
vement.
"They had my resume for over a year," recalled one Iraq War veteran, a former Ma
rine who wished to remain anonymous for fear of professional retaliation.
The veteran said a Department of Labor adviser "sat me in front of the civil ser
vice Web site. They showed me state jobs." But the veteran had already looked at
that site at home.
Then the Labor adviser kept suggesting the veteran, who had been injured in a Hu
mvee crash, should apply for mechanic jobs - even though he was a college gradua
te with no mechanical training in the field.
Eventually, the veteran landed a good job after Swiers heard about an opening at

one of the state agencies and "hand-walked" the man's resume over.
"Any monkey can sit behind a computer and say, 'These are the jobs that are avai
lable on the state Web site,'" said the veteran.
But at least the agencies are trying to coordinate their efforts, said Jim McDon
ough, director of the Division of Veterans Affairs.
One of Veterans Affairs' tasks is to visit places like Fort Drum in northern New
York and meet with veterans in the process of being categorized as disabled, wh
ich entails doctors' evaluations and can take up to 18 months.
"Now we can match resumes and openings," said McDonough.
Despite the relatively low number of vets working under 55c, McDonough said he w
asn't against raising the number of slots. "We're in the middle of a war. That's
why the denominator has been expanded," he said.
Problems facing the 55c program are likely to come up Wednesday during Assembly
hearings.
In the meantime, disabled veterans got a piece of good news last week when New Y
ork voters approved a statewide measure that gives them extra points on civil se
rvice exams even if they weren't collecting disability benefits. Prior to the am
endment, injured veterans who weren't getting benefits didn't receive the extra
points.
Rick Karlin can be reached at 454-5758 or rkarlin@timesunion.com.
BOX:
Vets wanted
The state Department of Labor sponsors a veterans' career fair 1 to 5 p.m. Thurs
day at Joseph E. Zaloga Post No. 1520, 4 Everett Road, Albany.
Call (888) 4-NYSDOL.

May 2016

n the months leading up to a state-imposed negotiations deadline in January, the

Real Estate Board of New York and union leaders came tantalizingly close to com
ing up with a deal to renew 421a, the controversial tax abatement program for ne
w developments.
The compromise, according to sources familiar with the talks, would have extende
d 421a to condominiums, which had been cut out of the most recent proposal. It w
ould have also assured that workers were paid prevailing wages on such projects.
But it was no secret that Gov. Andrew Cuomo had been strongly against a deal in
cluding condos in the program following public outrage over the 421a inclusion o
f luxury condos like One57.
Ultimately, the talks broke down.
The affordable housing program that we hoped would pass did not pass. Right now,
we have no affordable housing program operating in the City of New York, said Cuo
mo in the days following the expiration of the program.
Now, 421a or whatever may replace it is back in Albany and the governor s hand. Bu
t depending on who you ask, it s been there the whole time. The ultimatum handed d
own by Cuomo and the legislature on the prevailing wage issue in June 2015 which
put developers and construction unions in the position of having to agree on an
extremely contentious issue has been painted by some observers as doomed from t
he start.
You just have to wonder what exactly was on the governor s mind when insisting on u
nion wages. It s very difficult to build affordable housing and also use union wor
kers, said Howard Husack, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. If the gover
nor continues to insist on it, I think the program will continue to lapse.
Though all eyes seem to be on Albany, according to Cuomo s office, no moves are ye

t being made to replace 421a.

There has been no discussion regarding the design of a housing program that would
replace 421a or [regarding] the design of a state housing program, Dani Lever, a
spokesperson for Cuomo, told The Real Deal last month.
Quote
Hank Sheinkopf, a political consultant who worked on the campaigns of Bill Clint
on and Michael Bloomberg, said that it s unclear where this will go, but if a prog
ram will take its place, it would require Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie a
nd Sen. Majority leader John Flanagan to get it done. But as it stands now, the
desires of developers and unions are in direct conflict with each other, and no
one appears at least publicly
to be jumping at the chance to tackle the prevaili
ng wage issue.
interactive fantasy sports
charles wiff:
no quote
on background
greg carlin on crains ny last week
made remarks
We're not against daily fantasy sports," said Greg Carlin, CEO of Rush Street Ga
ming, which is developing a resort and casino in Schenectady. "What we're agains
t is a special bill that opens the Internet in New York to out-of-state companie
s that don't invest in the state and that also gives them special licensing priv
ileges ... It's really important that our industry has a high regulatory barrier
."
Getting a piece of revenue from games such as online poker and fantasy sports is
a priority for New York gambling interests because the industry has become incr
easingly competitive as casinos have proliferated in Pennsylvania, Connecticut,
Massachusetts and across the nation. The panelists took good-natured swipes at e
ach other over development plans they expected to chip away at their share of th
e market.
bonacic
rivers
rush
sino executives have been cannibalizing each other's market share throughout the
region, but when it comes to daily fantasy sports' bid for a comeback in New Yo
rk, these rivals are presenting a united front.
"The New York Gaming Association is unanimous in resistance to a bill" legalizin
g daily fantasy sports, the association's president James Featherstonhaugh said
at the Crain's Business of Gaming forum Tuesday.
"Unless it is also tied to the brick-and-mortar facilities in New York," Feather
stonhaugh added.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman cracked down on daily fantasy sports last yea
r, claiming the game is based on luck and is therefore illegal under state law.
DraftKings and FanDuel, two of the biggest operators, agreed in a settlement wit
h Schneiderman in March to stop taking bets in New York as the dispute works its
way through the state legislature.
Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow, chairman of his chamber's Committee on Racing and W

agering, has said he's planning to introduce a bill that would legalize and regu
late daily fantasy sports.
The New York Gaming Association has lobbied to make legalizing online poker cont
ingent on the game's being controlled by the state's "racinos" horse tracks that h
ave been licensed to add slot machines and other casino games. A bill to legaliz
e a limited offering of online poker was passed by a state Senate committee in F
ebruary.
"Hopefully the fantasy sports people will recognize this will be very difficult
to do unless it's in cooperation with the existing industry," said Featherstonha
ugh. "That is what happened in the case of online poker, which was originally pr
oposed as stand-alone and now is being done cooperatively."
"We're not against daily fantasy sports," said Greg Carlin, CEO of Rush Street G
aming, which is developing a resort and casino in Schenectady. "What we're again
st is a special bill that opens the Internet in New York to out-of-state compani
es that don't invest in the state and that also gives them special licensing pri
vileges ... It's really important that our industry has a high regulatory barrie
r."
Getting a piece of revenue from games such as online poker and fantasy sports is
a priority for New York gambling interests because the industry has become incr
easingly competitive as casinos have proliferated in Pennsylvania, Connecticut,
Massachusetts and across the nation. The panelists took good-natured swipes at e
ach other over development plans they expected to chip away at their share of th
e market.
Jeff Gural of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, who has proposed building a $1 billion
resort in the Meadowlands, said he expected to partner with an Atlantic City ca
sino, preferably MGM, to obtain a casino license.
That casino, Featherstonhaugh estimated, would take 25% to 30% of market share f
rom Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway, a member of the New York Gaming Assoc
iation. The Schenectady resort's gaming would siphon away 30% to 40% of revenue
from the Saratoga racino, he said, because of its proximity.
"This is a convenience market," said Featherstonhaugh, referring to gamblers' pr
eference to wager near their homes. "There's nothing you can do about it."
The trial and tribulations of Atlantic City, which New Jersey politicians are sc
rambling to save from bankruptcy, also loomed over the midtown event, though pan
elists were dismissive that the decline of the once-dazzling tourism destination
would be replicated in New York.
"It's about right-sizing the market," said Carlin on the shrinking of gaming in
southern New Jersey. "You're pretty close."

500 k or 5 percent annual gros

gaming vommission reveiw bakgrouin
15 percent off top
pretlow has 100k registarion is gross more than 200k others pay 25k
or 5k
limits
number of players

commision can audit and need annual report

on March 21,
2016. The agreements outlined the process the companies and the Attorney
General would follow in the event that the State Legislature does or
does not take action to legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports
contests, as well as establish a statutory framework to protect consumers, on or before June 30, 2016.
Bearing in mind that interactive fantasy sports contests of any variety
have the potential to produce unfair advantages for certain players,
target minors, and increase compulsive play, this bill seeks to regulate
all forms of interactive fantasy sports - paid and free, and daily and
season-long.
This bill offers important consumer protections to ensure that all
contests are safe and fair. Requirements such as limiting players to one
active and continuously used account, offering introductory procedures
requires evidence surety bond

pat mckenna
McKenna
on background don't quote
martin panza said ongoing conversation
always evaluating differnet options
safety
and training
want to offer trainers all options
training going to that
or the option when weather bad
if wet,
keeneland offer synthetic
woodbine is synthetic they end early november and race in winter
aqueduct is limestone based winterized surface is current standard

bill lipton
wfp
i t cuts across the line and its a chance for the gov to really cement our legac
y
construction trades?
heather beaudoin at teamsters
and trades
its a squeaky wheel issue

gary labarbara is neutral he is nyc trades and nuetrao

and teamsers have some they are split
seiu 1199 nurses uaw (manufacturupste clerical downstat)
nysut nurses cwa
teamster
33bj (janitors)
will pass assembly wednesday
gop won't pass in senate

valutek
arizona based

noon east capitol

supporting the bill is

leslie moran
a lot of policies also cover domestic partners

mr erlbaum
i never encountered tis before
i off bench 5 years
r fax machine turne dit down several times
had to pay 8 dollars at fax place
mrs
both of r nmes are on this insuracne we r both retired and only my name is on th
is
h flooor
there are a lot f qeustions that can be raised
OGS
sean mahar dec
refer to state police troop g mike seipel
or ogs can talk about cleanup
dec is working today

:
BENSON
backgrounddd

came searched office used by howe

on occasion
one single office
search
computer taken
one computer taken
files?
work stateion
at least month
living arrangment at the suny poly
connected
housing affiliated with campus that is improper benefit
working hours
left lunchtime
searched one single office
main bulding
nano fab east

in 2012 tu reported former wildlife pathologist ward stone lived in office a fiv
e rivers for up to

He lived rent-free for years in a state building, an improper benefit worth up t

o $43,316.
nick benson
BENSON
off record???
woh
confirm
official decline comment
news
raid
morning
computers and boxes
is true

JACK McPADDEN
this is not new they have asked for this before
first time i heard
i am rpe president
was asked by employee, thought original documents
but turns out ccan provide copies, and top of tax form absetn SS and financial i
nformation
its a laudable goal to try to ensru that no one is
is going to at least 140K retirees
next newsletter has this
get their paperowrk in
can do online
miss deadline could and then verfy not eligible retroactive remoavel ot jan 1
if eligible
up to civil service

mike wilton
finger lake throgred
they got a tax parity
legislation from 2013 had if in one of regions getting commercial casino if raci
no, u would have tax parity with commercial casino
is complex formula
after they calculate year of revenue from commercial casion is compared
they bascilly give u a tax retrun to give u parity
finger lakes, is close to de l Lago but outside the zone so it went to tioga dow
ns
so in the budget leg and gov agreed
that bascially gives fl the same type of tax break
they need a year of revenue before casino
the racino pays 48 percent, this is fingler lakes that is called education tax
that doesnt take into account the horsemens paymetns which is another 10 percent
'they pay an enormous amount of money out'
aqueduct pays 15 percent to horsement
they thnk fl will lost 50 percent of biz to lago
they need the tax break
not getting a break is
monteicllo owned by montreigh
gural will turn into casino
del Lago
won't have to pay gural since will convert to casino

rivers will pay horsemans purse account in saratog if they get below 2013 level
del Lago may split with gural,
they
F.L. gets rebate from state but no payment to FL from gural
but gural will pay his own horsemen
vernon has no tax break
but that's indian casino
k.t. lim is genting but lim is investor in monterigh
montrien is empire resorts
will pay itself
gural will pay his horsemen
with del lago?
vernon has 400 employees
saratoga gets a tax break from river
the crazy way they drew up that district
fl is closer to del lago than he is to rivers although hes getting a tax break

tioga downs still racing harness

louise
its something they did they did it back in 2009 and they have to redo it
they have contracted with hms to verify
all they have to do is supply the proof
was done in 09
William Erlbaum
ERLBAUM

(wife on medical leave

carol crawford)

E left bench oct '11

also professor, left now tach cuny and brooklyn
supreme quwewens couinty
carol earlbaum
artist goes by crawford
both on medicare
carol: they are the ones who aresking for these imppoosbel id things
hms
they want to prove that i am still connected
need marriage certificate
(united heatlh)
carol been
on med leave pratt institute
the horrible thing is there are people who might have dmeentioa
nyship
married over 40 years
we received in may
erlbaum: i spoke may 25 to hms
i tried to FAX the certificate
and bnk statement
''we complied an i couldnt get it thru''
didn't go thru
another
that one baounce back as well
''u have to run an obstacle course''
carol: how many have fax?
i had injury last year required emergency spinal surgey and ran up bills had not
hign wrong
last year had cancer operation now fine
carol 81
man 80 in august
prior to 75
had untied health care
and another
I on bench 79
had managment benefits
uhc, then they suggested medicare
(assault trial 09 hiram monserrate)
is there a study showing they needed to do this??
this is a big deal
bill@earlbaum.org

Media Contact
Francesca Marraro, VP Marketing and Communications
fmarraro@hms.com | 212.857.5442

aarp
public employment

barbara zaron
theyve done it before
its an accountability measure
if not part of last one,understandable
but is legitimate
in october was amnesty

JOE
met 5 9
self assessment should begin
ny thoroughbred breeders jeffrey cannizo
as per penalties s
we are going to have another meeting soon w managment not adjucdiatoin but preve
nt
want ot work w gaming commission and removethe blurry line wbeween us an they
when catuch violate drug policies
and spoke of our own test labs
KAY
what ouwl take for lab
designer dugs that r creeping into the situation
maybe a foundation that people could donate to
and del guidice said, farm out service to other organization
we met with dean of cornell vet school
want peopel donate nyra foundtation for specific research
will nyra have a research doufnation
not size of suny re
but for drug in horses
they like us wnat to make sure there is in tegry in the srpot
gaming commission that is

election of corporate officers

bob hughes vp cio
bobby sicka security
Franci R.. Valenzano
Public Relations Associate
(315) 684-6041
morrisville
it is on cornell
george maylin is affiliate with morrisville
2010 almost went to movill
CORNELL
607 253 3000

paul braus
BRAUS
fast furlong stables in nyack
horse at belmont
nyack musician and horse owner
646 492 2144
cuomo and kay disaster
kay wrote into budget to turn inner track aqueduct to artificial dirt
its horrible
its ariticial dirt its like crushed up tires and crap
this was 20 years ago
hes not a racing guy
had at keeneland . santa anita and delmar
all removed
any of the benefits have been debunked
this is millions an d millions of dollars
that's the trend nationally
handicappers can't bet on poly, too unpredictable
why waste $15 m doing it when nobody wants it
fast furlong stable is in nyack
''stable'' is a business
my horses are belmont
ny thoroughbred horsemens association has never surveyed
rick violette though surveyed membership
andy belfiore (female) is exec director
516 488 2337
for nytha
released not out yet
they know how unpopular this is
christopher kay

i received survey
david jacobsen is trainer
bad news
we pay into pool for jocky insurance
has gone from $900 to $2400 per year to race in new york
this happened after kay
we reduced to $1500
our lobbyist for the horsemen
maryland is $100 for insurance
keeneland ky
santa anita
del mar
all have switched from poly back to dirt over last decade

at aqueduct they took out some grandstands for the racino

By Andrew Beyer Columnist April 9, 2014

When the Blue Grass Stakes is run at Keeneland on Saturday, it likely won t produc
e the next Kentucky Derby winner. Though it was once the most important 3-year-o
ld prep race, it became irrelevant after Keeneland replaced its dirt track with
a synthetic surface. None of the seven horses who captured the Blue Grass on Pol
ytrack proceeded to win on Churchill Downs dirt; most ran dismally.
The decline of Keeneland s signature race was only one of the reasons that it anno
unced last week that it will remove the Polytrack and install a dirt surface for
its fall meeting. Del Mar made a similar decision last month, and Santa Anita g
ot rid of its synthetic track in 2010. But the decision by Keeneland, a power in
the thoroughbred industry, signaled that the movement to synthetic surfaces is
finished in the U.S.
The changeover to synthetics was triggered by a series of events in 2006. Barbar
o s fatal breakdown in the Preakness triggered nationwide discussions about horse
safety. That summer, Arlington Park and Del Mar experienced epidemics of breakdo
wns that generated more bad publicity for the sport. Arlington and all of the ma
jor California tracks would soon replace their dirt surfaces. Keeneland not only
installed Polytrack in the fall of 2006 but became a partner of the company tha
t manufactured it.
The premise that racing surfaces were principally responsible for breakdowns was
a simplistic view of a complex problem. Medication policies, trainers methods an
d breeders decisions have all contributed to the fragility of contemporary Americ
an thoroughbreds, but these factors are hard to fix. The installation of the new
surfaces which were mostly made of rubber, fiber, sand and wax
was a way to dem
onstrate that the sport was addressing the safety issue.
When regulators and track executives discussed synthetic tracks they focused alm
ost exclusively on safety. They didn t ask how the new surfaces would affect the s

port of racing. Would it be changed? In 2006, most people assumed that synthetic
surfaces would resemble dirt, except that they would be safer and easier to mai
ntain.
The various synthetic tracks
Polytrack, Tapeta, Cushion Track, Pro-Ride
fulfille
d their promise about horse fatalities. A study by the Jockey Club showed that t
he catastrophic injury rate on synthetics was significantly lower than on dirt.
However, many trainers and veterinarians maintain that horses are more susceptib
le to hind-end and soft-tissue injuries on synthetics, so the safety argument wa
sn t quite as clear-cut as the fatality numbers suggest.
Most synthetic tracks held up well in inclement weather; they were always labele
d fast. Nevertheless, the promise that they would be easy to maintain proved dead
wrong. Seasonal changes and daily temperature changes affect the surfaces signif
icantly, and tracks were plagued with maintenance problems. And they had a relat
ively short life span. The base of Del Mar s track was disintegrating after seven
summers of use.
But the biggest surprise about the new surfaces was the answer to the question t
hat hadn t been asked in 2006: What would the racing be like?
Fans quickly observed that it bore little resemblance to dirt. While American br
eeders have always emphasized speed and handicappers have always understood the
importance of early speed, synthetic tracks didn t favor it. (When Polytrack made
its debut at Keeneland, bettors got a quick education when only one of the first
48 races was won by a front-runner.) Horses with good dirt form often didn t repr
oduce it on the new surfaces; turf specialists adapted better to synthetic track
s. When the Breeders Cup held its championship events on Santa Anita s Cushion Trac
k in both 2008 and 2009, every race was won by a turf or synthetic-track special
ist; dirt runners all failed, including the country s best horse, Curlin.
The profound difference between synthetic tracks and dirt undermined racing in K
entucky, in the view of many horseplayers. Horses would race on Keeneland s Polytr
ack in the spring, but their form would be nearly impossible to assess when they
moved onto the dirt at Churchill Downs. The same inscrutability existed when th
e tracks ran their respective fall meetings. (Synthetic surfaces were more manag
eable for handicappers at a track such as Woodbine, where horses run on Polytrac
k from April through December, with few dirt horses shipping in.)
Keeneland s two short meetings have traditionally been a showcase for the nation s b
est thoroughbreds. Stakes such as the Blue Grass, Ashland, Spinster, Alcibiades
and Breeders Futurity drew top horses from all over the country; the roster of th
eir winners is filled with champions prior to 2006. Now the country s good dirt ru
nners rarely show up. Not one serious Kentucky Derby hopeful is in the Blue Gras
s. The probable favorite, Bobby s Kitten, is strictly a grass runner, and most of
the other entrants are unworthy of a Grades I stakes.
Yet Keeneland is abandoning its synthetic surface with great reluctance
as is De
l Mar. Keeneland President Bill Thomason has said he hoped that Polytrack would
become so accepted that everybody would have it. Del Mar President Joe Harper has
been a staunch supporter of synthetic surfaces, but with the rest of southern Ca
lifornia now racing on dirt, he acknowledged, We can t be the only one.
In retrospect, the push for synthetic surfaces in 2006 was ill-considered, hasty
and a bit arrogant. A small number of the sport s leaders were saying, in essence
, We are going to change the fundamental nature of horse racing in America,, and
we want everyone to fall in line with us. Upon seeing what the future would look
like, too many people
the sport s customers, especially
wanted no part of it.
For more by Andrew Beyer, visit washingtonpost.com/beyer.
may 24 2016

on wednesday
tom durkin cut an ad for them

catalfamo
lots of races 500 people year round
finger lakes ontario county
fl is outside the zone
lago is southern tier
fl has racino
delaware north
will erode vlt
s4367 would protect them
require lago to give them money
bonacic

The law also directed the board to offer a plan for the new NYRA at least 180 da
ys, or about six months, in advance. That means it should be released this month
, which explains rumblings Thursday that a proposal may have been pulled
"We need to have this completely done by June,'' GOP Sen. Kathy Marchione of Hal
fmoon said, noting the Legislature is scheduled to adjourn June 16.
Georgeanna Nugent Lussier, a Saratoga County member of the reorganization board,
said NYRA will go private.
NYRA's executive board includes several members who have worked in state governm
ent under former Gov. Mario Cuomo -- including Del Guidice, Vincent Tese and Jos
eph Spinelli. Executive board members also include Stuart Subotnick, Leonard Rig
gio and Michael Dubb.
David Skorton, the former president of Cornell University, resigned as board cha
ir in December 2014. Cuomo named Anthony Bonomo, a generous political donor to t
he governor and other politicians, as board chair last spring. Bonomo took a lea
ve of absence following the arrest of Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos when it
was revealed that the lawmaker's son had been provided with a no-show job at Bo
nomo's Long Island-based medical malpractice insurance company.
NYRA was reorganized and its franchise to operate the three racetracks was exten
ded through 2033 under legislation approved by the New York state legislature on
February 13, 2008. The new authorization provided $105 million in direct state
aid and forgave millions more in state loans to NYRA. The association also gave
up its claim to ownership of the land on which the three racetracks are situated
. In return, the state gained expanded oversight responsibility. The state compt
roller won the power to audit NYRA's books. The conversion of NYRA from a non-pr
ofit association to a not-for-profit corporation also gave the state attorney ge
neral enhanced oversight authority. In addition, the state now appoints 11 of th
e corporation's 25 directors. By changing from non-profit to not-for-profit stat
us, NYRA also gained flexibility in its financial management.
They are Christopher Kay, president and chief executive officer; Joseph Lambert,
senior vice president, chief administration officer, general counsel, and corpo
rate secretary; Lynn LaRocca, senior vice president and chief experience officer
; Martin Panza, senior vice president of racing operations; David O'Rourke, vice

president and chief revenue officer; Bob Hughes, vice president and chief infor
mation officer; Glen Kozak, vice president of facilities and racing surfaces; Ro
bert Sica, vice president of security; and James Ranton, vice president and chie
f human resources officer.
2011, Resorts World New York City Casino, operated by Genting New York, opened a
djacent to Aqueduct Racetrack. According to NYRA s Franchise Agreement with New Yo
rk State, some of the revenue from this facility is directed to NYRA for enhance
d purses, operational support and capital expenditures. Under state law, a perce
ntage of VLT revenue from the casino goes to fund education.
For the period January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014, NYRA received about $259 m
illion in revenue from the casino, including $74 million for its capital program
. During the audit period, NYRA spent $36.3 million on capital projects.
DiNapoli s auditors found NYRA lacked adequate documentation to support its annual
capital plans. The annual plans lacked pertinent details, such as the resources
needed to complete projects and the support for estimated costs. Further, NYRA
did not have any long-term plans providing an overall vision for the organization
or to explain how the projects listed on the annual plans related to those longterm goals.n October 2011, Resorts World New York City Casino, operated by Genti
ng New York, opened adjacent to Aqueduct Racetrack. According to NYRA s Franchise
Agreement with New York State, some of the revenue from this facility is directe
d to NYRA for enhanced purses, operational support and capital expenditures. Und
er state law, a percentage of VLT revenue from the casino goes to fund education
.
For the period January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014, NYRA received about $259 m
illion in revenue from the casino, including $74 million for its capital program
. During the audit period, NYRA spent $36.3 million on capital projects.
DiNapoli s auditors found NYRA lacked adequate documentation to support its annual
capital plans. The annual plans lacked pertinent details, such as the resources
needed to complete projects and the support for estimated costs. Further, NYRA
did not have any long-term plans providing an overall vision for the organization
or to explain how the projects listed on the annual plans related to those longterm goals.2013, to April 1, 2013

from may 2014

Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy wasn't forced to retire after interviewing for a private-s
ector job while still on the state payroll. But Office of Medicaid Inspector Gen
eral Senior Manager Joseph J. "Jeff" Flora was forced to became a pensioner, and
ended his 31-year career for having job discussions with a company whose $120 m
illion contract with OMIG he managed.
According to a disciplinary file provided under the Freedom of Information Law,
Flora's actions included allowing the contractor, Health Management Systems, to
pay for his travel to Texas for the job interview.
The records show he entered into a stipulation with Medicaid Inspector General J
ames Cox on Dec. 31, 2013, that required him to retire a month later.
t also discloses the charges that got him inn October , Mr. Flora entered into n
egotiations with HMS to discuss potential employment opportunities," the documen
t states. "On Feb. 12, 2013, Mr. Flora accepted round trip airline tickets from
Albany, New York, to Dallas, Texas, with a total value of $1,034.60, paid for by
HMS."
The dismissal deal required him to use 15 days of vacation leave from accruals a
nd waive his right to a fiscal year 20l2-2013 Management/Confidential employee p
erformance advance. His job paid $108,133 per year.
Flora, 55, missed out on his chance to gain a private position after the Times U
nion disclosed his negotiations last spring. He and HMS have declined to discuss
the matter.
As it turns out, HMS has downsized its Albany and Texas operations and has farme
d out many jobs to India, according to people familiar with the operation.

Last year, Duffy interviewed for a position with the search committee charged wi
th finding a new executive director for the Rochester Business Alliance, a priva
te lobbying group. He withdrew from the running about 10 days later, Gov. Andrew
Cuomo's office said.
Duffy sought the chance to fill the post of Sandra A. Parker, who had announced
her intentions to leave by the end of 2013, creating a competition for the CEO's
post she was vacating. However, she revised her departure date after the Duffy
interview became public. She is now planning to step down at the end of this yea
r, which is when Duffy is scheduled to leave state government.
Shake-up
Two key employees of the Court of Claims, Robert DeCataldo, the chief clerk, and
Joan Fontana, the deputy chief clerk, ended their jobs a week ago after concern
s arose regarding their supervision of subordinates, according to a state offici
al with knowledge of their situation.
DeCataldo, 56, resigned from his $147,375 post. Fontana, 56, retired from her jo
b, which paid $119,025. He declined to discuss his reasons. Fontana did not retu
rn a call.
Presiding Judge Richard E. Sise referred questions to the court's press officer,
David Bookstaver, who said the two employees were not fired. "One chose to resi
gn, and one employee chose to retire," he said, but offered no other details. Th
e court's website was amended in the past few days to list Scott Murphy as the a
cting chief clerk. A person familiar with the matter said the two clerks may hav
e improperly excused from work a person with family health issues.
New job for fired exec
Steve Kuhr, who was fired by Gov. Andrew Cuomo for directing a public works crew
to remove a tree from his Long Island driveway early in the response to Hurrica
ne Sandy in 2012, is now the director of emergency management at the Colorado Sp
rings Utilities, an authority that runs water, natural gas, electrical and waste
water services for a city of nearly 500,000.
He got the $130,977-per-year post in August 2013 thanks to a good reference from
his old boss, Jerome Hauer, the commissioner of the New York's Office of Homela
nd Security and Emergency Services. While interviewing, Kuhr revealed why he no
longer worked for Hauer and why he was dismissed, utilities spokesman Steve Berr
y said.
"He disclosed, and we checked references on his resume," said Berry. "We felt it
was allegations, political in nature, and had no merit." He said Hauer, who had
hired his close friend Kuhr as New York's director of emergency management, was
among the references contacted who gave Kuhr a positive evaluation, Berry said.
"Everyone we talked to said they felt his dismissal was political in nature," sa
id Berry.
He added that Kuhr is the best emergency manager among five he has worked with i
n more than 22 years at the utility. Kuhr's New York post paid him $153,000, plu
s a car.
Do you have a story about waste and abuse of public funds? Contact James M. Odat
o at 518-454-5083, jodato@timesunion.com or on Twitter at @JamesMOdato
May 23 2016
gaming
poklmeba snyder
Williams
kno you
r patron
also facilities use facial recognition
if 600 or more, need report fed withhold tax

the overall list that indians

have about 1k
underage
amendments enhance regs with graduated penalties
written warning in lottery and charitable to 25 k fine and revocation 4th violat
ion race tracks
ny gaming assn
and convenience stores commented
gaming says uncecssary and 'unduly harsh'
removes discretion we concluded
staff said no new
convencine
food indsutyr aliance
bodega assn of the us
nys assn of service stations and repair shops
ny assn of conveneinec stores
said should commission should retrofit lottey mahines with card reader
this dates before casino we working to amend that
we recommend adop
approved unanimous

charlie don't quote

kaloyeros lives in the building in an apartment
there are federal and state laws
ward stone scenario
tax implications
home in voorheesville
where see him never see him in voorheesville
married to foundation employee
never leave her cause doesn't want to give up half his $
do you live in your office have apartment in your office
ever stay over nite
have living facility

may 20 2016

rescue group purchased financial mogul

was owned by rick violette
he is
president nys thoroughbred assn
he is in
horse racing wrongs website
outlines this

nick benson
split how, on the reg or who to hire?

blair horner
dont have to report name , just the expense of reaching out to e-board on client
thats what i do now
i was surprosed that jcope didn do any ground work to prepar for this opinon tha
t sort of cme out of nowhere
not surprisingly the spinmeisters were alb to reamed in a way that was sympatihi
c
don't know about 300k
i am surpised taht they didnt put it out to bid
they are right its not your run of the mill agency dispute issue where tehre is
a fight over a regulatory matter
for all we know it could end up in the supremen court
harris case in mid 50s scouts says cant restrict lobbying can requiire disclosur
e of pay
u can argue that it is all captured
say i meet with tu on ethics for hour
i would siclose
if i had pr firm they would disclose pr cost
if trying to get media coverage could be consedred olobbying
if pr firms initiatve
would make sense
but all doing acting as the phone and set up meeting is nt lobbying
it really is sort of a subjective question
how much control does pr firm
we are sympathetic to ieda of capture

if i have news conference i report as expense

useful to ask if that reasonable
ag berlin rosen
how do you
jcope may have gone too far they may have done it inappropriately but i think th
ey could have done more ground work before they made this decision
public hearing
have sapa process
u could have laid the ground work for it

winston and strawn

212) 294-6700
when start
docketing
gene leonides
when start
walt mc clure
when start
winston and strawn
bill o'reilly

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BRIGGS
david briggs
e.d. nys assessors assn
assessors
we initially opposed
senuirs wirured abiyt on line
all indications were that it was not going to pass,, and the nxt mrning it had p
assed
they have put in procedures
now,
we want to leave it this year
it would b difficutl to go back and do every thing that we did
senuirs also have to apply
anybody that purchaes a house after march 2 2015
get no star
for those, state tells them to sign up for check
it is the exact same amount
in addition to sTAR
is also aged exemption for town and county and schools
a senior makes 30k
get enhanced star
may qualify for more
aged
now you will have to sign up for enhanced
and may not know of the aged
its out of the assessors hands
lose tool of star to inform seniors
we d like to see it modifed next year
were really running out of time to be inkering around with this
many srs don't file income tax
state will create another avenue

by march 1 need to apply for exemption

3rd tues in myay is greivance

manufactured housing assn

in trailer courts
own home and rent land
old star, reduction off the top
manu home communities
owner of the land
manufacutre home communitie pays the tax,
when start first came in
it was difficult for assessor at first to sort out
so orps said
to prop owner assesslor will say what each homeoner get reduction and park owner
can lower rent or give rebate
most ownere simply reduced the rent
with new plan
may 2015 prior to that stays same
if bought house after may 2015
supposed to apply to the state
used be local application
but (site built)
assessors will say reapply under new system
what is going to happen is
u have homeowners side by side who ma have the same value home and one is goint
to get a full assessment avalue reuciton
condos get 75 but manu homes get 25 percent
nancy geer
e.d.
our association
were
we have communities we have 89k homeowners in communities across leased land reg
ulated by division of homes and community in renewal
another 80k on private lots
we dont need repealer

sandra galef
GALEF

on may 19 2016
it undoes what we did in the budget
under old way
tax break comes off the top
they say would come in the fall
all i can say is the checks
i got my freeze in feb or march
i chair real property
a 9943
repeals part a chapt 60
we neer included it in the nys assembly budget
this is something the gove really wanted to do and the rest did not
its on new home and new construction
this first year
school bills out end august or sept
their plan is to send a check
if i move they send chack in setp a pit credit check
first year will pro rate early
they said check will go when rest of public gets reduction
my critickl
that
these checks dont go out when they anticipate them going out
also confusing for real estate agents
have to explain to propsectiv e buyer
real estate people are not happy w this decision
its so confusing for people
then regarding coops, they get along with condos they get star -- can be for ent
ire building and star is lower maintenance fee
nyc has lots
there are coops in westchester
manufactured housing
i dont know what we are trying to accomplish
i think cuomo wants stay in tax cap but find some revenue
if u move star costs to pit
u are just cutting back taxes
doesn't show as a n educational expenditure
people have gotten very used to theis program and its one of the most beloved pr
ofams
i ve heard from realtors

was article in journal news

last sunday in journal news opinion section

Democratic lawmakers in the Assembly and Senate are pushing for a repeal of chan
ges backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the popular enhanced and basic versions of th
e School Tax Relief Program, also known as STAR.
A bill recently introduced by Assemblywoman Sandra Galef, Assemblyman Ken Zebrow
ski and Sen. David Carlucci would reverse a 2016-17 state budget decision that s
hifts the credit from a property tax exemption to an income tax credit.
The lawmakers say the change affects homeowners purchasing a new home. A propert
y tax credit provides immediate relief, while an income tax credit puts the onus
on homeowners to wait for approval from the Department of Taxation and Finance.
The legislation was prompted after a number of constituent calls over the change
s to STAR, Galef said in a statement.
I did not support the proposals when they were in the budget last year and was su
rprised to see they made it into the budget this year Galef said. The changes are
complicated and do not serve to better the program itself. Rather, the Governor s
changes are doing nothing more than confusing and possibly excluding individuals
who benefit from these programs.
The gap in time in receiving the benefits of the credit puts an additional burde
n on some for those in need of a more immediate reimbursement.
Enhanced STAR is especially popular with elderly homeowners, providing them with
an incentive to stay in their home while living on a fixed income. It provides
for an exemption of the first $65,300 of the full value of their home from schoo
l taxes.
The STAR program provides New York s homeowners with much needed relief on their sc
hool taxes. Along with Assemblywoman Galef and Assemblyman Zebrowski, our bill w
ould ensure new homeowners or those who choose to move can receive the same STAR
benefits as current homeowners, Carlucci said. This will ensure all homeowners ac
ross the state will have the same access to STAR savings now and in the future.
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caputo on background
we not happy with cox
cox met with manafort, but cox blew off manafort's representative john sweeney
wouldn't meet
sent emissaries vince casale
we wanted paladino
paladino is an erie county delegate
also dipietro from assembly is erie county delegate

dipietro

they went to cong district slots

d'amato is local delegate
it matters because ther e are rules and platform votes
and protocol
we've told Cox to raise money
tony febrezio
keyfab in ft lauderdale

Joe Sano
re IG prison
does it report the melee the week prior to the saturday they escaped.
in saratoga
clifton park call fr pete young
and jennings

may 18 2016

jason weingartner

May 16, 2016

Albert lapointe sp
May 17, 2016

CUIMO
if a co
is
i dont believe anyone belives u r going to
there is almost always a phase in sked
pacb sked
independtly we have brought in top investigator to do our oen internal in

quiry
anypyment that are made mr scwharts will also indpently apprveanypyment that are
made mr scwharts will also indpently apprve
r own internal investgation will then reveiw those paymes also ties redundant,,
but id rather have it that way
i want people to have total confidence and trust in this gov
i cant say to the people of this state dont worry nothing bad will ever hppn
not realistic
we will have zero tolerance for any abuse

Cuomo in Manhattan
if malfeasance we would
flan
the bb or whatever whetehr its li whetehr its th emdhudson or
we watn to mke sure that things are getting done and they r getting done in a pr
oper fasion
ken
girardin
i think that the pacb would b completely within reason to hit pause and demand f
urther disclorue and oversgith on these projcets it would not b outside preceidn
t to do that
pacb hit pause 4 months ago downstate transformative investment fund
dean skelos fund,
wasnt steeped in detaisl
im sure theyll take approvpirate action'' on monday
may be honest mistake on job estimates

the 485 million,

joe giglio assemb rep
cautarugaus
it would make sense to hit the pause button''

john kaehny

i would raise the question of whether there shoud b (freeze)

how do we make sure that hundres of milsions are going in to dirty deals taht ar
e ripoffs
key point:
interveiw lawmakers
the sifting sand on the jobs targers is devasting on the public accountablilty
$1.5 million per job
was 500 jobs for five years
so 300k per job per year
schneiderman bid rigging dorms
what rules is suny poly actually subject too
can fuller road circumvent rules as a non profit
don't need to bid stuff out
question for gov office?? how strustworhty are the job targets
still waiting for start up ny reprot card
(

yes
weve got to be close to a compelte freeze in the top to bottom upstate excon dev
subsistiesu bek
eyp office in suny poly
brdiy in fullr road mang
need a freexe
lp ciminelli in buff was on board emp state dev corp
at the same time
columbia professor on fulltr road
wife is not on board
then todd r howe
with that level of conf of interest ther eare serious serious questions
this is a prelued to learn on friday that solar city adjusted job targe 1460 to
1460 to 500
last sept lowere d
inves post oct filing
theres still been not

that was the bais for the state spenidng 700 mil on the solar city
these boards of
at this point how suny resarhc foundation , schy frull eroa can have any credigl
ity
their governing structure is compeltely suspect
that is so no no in non profit
why does suny researh foundation have the authority to sign offf
contract bretween solar city and suny researhc foundation
how do you have confidence
to us its all part of the same picture
the fact that they cut these jobs in secret
thats appaling
why should we believe any of the job targerts now
what stops fr or srf from changing the job targest again
solar city with
amended 9 times
suny research on behalf of suny polytechnic
boards have fiduciary duty
to taxpayers
to people of ny
who is actually responsible here

there needs to be a freeze

Flanagan said hadnt thought
3.8 in nys gov
Vs
8.6 percent as a whole
Asian, pacif islander
Indaian pakiston,
East and south
More than10 percen pop in ny
There is a cvommssion
To address
Is called

Commission on increasing diversity in the state gov workforce

Instituted in civil serve law abou t 7 years ago
Been inactive
kiernant plaza cha headquarters not clear rent they pay
is start up ny tax free
uses $4 million in esd
suny poly says not start up
cuomo calls for $
then to
esdc
they send $ to ft schuyler fuller road or suny rf
or vendors bill esdc (comptrolelr trying to untanble)
PACB approves disbursement from ESDC to ft schuler or SUNY RF and Fuller Road
money goes to esdc to esdc capital expsnes by pacb
pacb must approve state authority bonding including dorm authority
are ualbany funded by dorm authority or esdc
if have to rebid would take awhile
theres going to b some dislocation and disrupion because of all these criminal p
robes
sunyrf is corrutpion risk
no one wants to really disupt it
(labor)
kaloyeros model state buys machines, and build the building
those become obsolte
who is on the hook for the continuous new investment in fab machines
3 to 5 years
true of solar panels
who is on the hook for that is that the taxpayer or is it the bus and its not at
all clear
utica nano is dod
grant
differnce btween poy rf and fuller
same player
thats really how we look at it
rulison ag investigation would have to
dasny sam bonds
state and municipal facilities capital program
call gretzinger
(when dorms supposed to go again)
on loughlin street

addition to the other obligations under the Riverbend Agreement, we must (i) us
e our best commercially reasonable efforts to commission the manufacturing equip
ment within three months of Manufacturing Facility completion and reach full pro
duction output within three months thereafter, (ii) employ at least 1,460 jobs i
n Western New York, with 500 of such jobs for the manufacturing operation at the
Manufacturing Facility, for the initial two years of collaboration commencing a
fter Manufacturing Facility completion, and we have committed to the retention o
f these jobs for five years, (iii) employ at least 2,000 other personnel in the
State of New York for five years after Manufacturing Facility completion, (iv) e
mploy a total of 5,000 people in the State of New York by the tenth anniversary
of Manufacturing Facility completion, (v) spend or incur approximately $5 billio
n in combined capital, operational expenses and other costs in the State of New
York during the 10 year period following full production, (vi) make reasonable e
fforts to provide first consideration to New York-based suppliers, (vii) invest
and spend in manufacturing operations at a level that ensures competitive produc
t costs for at least five years from full production, and (viii) negotiate in go
od faith with the Foundation on an exclusive first opportunity basis for 120 days
before entering into any agreement for additional solar panel manufacturing capa
city that Silevo may wish to develop during the term of the agreement. If we are
not able to hire the specified number of employees or identify and qualify loca
l vendors and suppliers, we would face the risk of not only failing to meet the
performance criteria under the Riverbend Agreement but also not being capable of
running the operations related to the Manufacturing Facility. If we fail in any
year over the course of the ten-year term to meet these specified investment an
d job creation obligations, as described above, we would be obligated to pay a pr
ogram payment of $41.2 million to the Foundation in any such year. In addition, w
e are subject to other events of defaults, including breach of these program pay
ments and certain insolvency events, that would lead to the acceleration of all
of the then unpaid program payments by us to the Foundation. Our failure to meet
our contractual obligations under the Riverbend Agreement may result in our obl
igation to pay significant amounts to the Foundation in scheduled program paymen
ts, other contractual damages and/or the termination of our lease of the Manufac
turing Facility. Any inability on our part to raise the capital necessary to ope
rate the Manufacturing Facility and meet the specified requirements of the River
bend Agreement during the 10-year period following full production would also ca
use a material adverse effect upon our business operations and prospects.

PACB