2008 IDA Section Conference

January 22 - 23, 2008

The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center
Albany, New York

Conference Speakers:

IDA Civic facility legislative strategy:

• Honorable Elizabeth O’C. Little, New York State Senate

• Kent Gardner, President Center for Governmental Research

• Brian McMahon, NYS Economic Development Council

• Chris Grimaldi, Patricia Lynch Associates

Infrastructure funding for Economic Development projects:

• Jack Earl, Program Director; NYS DOT Industrial Access Program (IAP)

• Chris Hunsinger, Senior Economic Developer, New York State Office for Small Cities

• Patrick Brennan; State Director, USDA Rural Development

• Matthew Millea, Acting President, NYS EFC

• Mayor Philip A. Amicone, City of Yonkers

Case studies:

I. Cayuga Green. An adjustable PILOT based on ROI is one feature of a large scale, mixed use, multi-tenant, multi-building project in the City of Ithaca's urban core.

• Michael Stamm, President, Tompkins County Area Development

II. An urban renewal project in White Plains will include retail space, affordable housing, and a garage for private and public use. The project involves an IDA and an urban renewal agency working together in a "demonstration project" under urban renewal regulations.

• Joseph Carlucci, Cuddy & Feder, LLP

• Alan Fox, Robinson & Cole, LLP

• Teri Waivada, Executive Director, Westchester Co. IDA

III. Creating a revolving loan fund. Nassau County, in partnership with the Nassau County IDA and the National Development Council, thought “outside the box” in creating a revolving loan fund to assist small businesses.

• Joe Gioino, Executive Director, Nassau County IDA

• Milan K. Tyler, Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP

• Evette Beckett-Tuggle, Executive Director of Business Development Unit, Nassau County IDA

• Kevin Gremse, NDC

Best Practice Breakouts:

• Pre-approval cost-benefit analysis; Robert Camoin, Camoin Associates  
  Part 1
  Part 2

• Post approval collection and verification of employment data; Al Culliton, Erie County IDA

• Recapture policies: What to do when actual economic benefits fall short of projected benefits; Maureen Babis and Howard Spieler, New York City  IDA

Capacity Building Breakouts:

• Electricity and the Benefits of Consumer Choice for NYS Businesses; James Ajello, Reliant Energy

• PR: Marketing Your Agency and Your Successes;  Megan Murphy, PR Director, Dixon Schwabl

• Economic Development Through Heritage Tourism; Fredrick Miller, Executive Director, Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor