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AGENDA
ITHACA URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
Council Chambers, City Hall
8:30 A.M., Thursday, June 23, 2011
Members: Susan Cummings, Doug Dylla, Tracy Farrell, Carolyn Peterson
Guests: Theresa Halpert and Caleb Thomas, members of the NI Committee
Guests: Mac Travis, Gary Ferugson, Mike Carsonad
Staff: Nels Bohn, Sue Kittel, Alice Vargo
I. Call to Order
II. Additions to or deletions from the agenda
III. Public comment ‐ None
IV. Special Topic: Downtown Ithaca 2020 Strategic Plan – presentation & discussion with
Downtown Ithaca Alliance representatives (45 minutes)
V. Review of draft meeting minutes: February 24, 2011 (regular meeting), March 25, 2011 and
May 20, 2011
VI. Governance Committee
A. HUD Entitlement Program, environmental review of proposed activities contained in the
2011 Action Plan – resolution
Cummings moved, seconded by Farrell, the following:
Environmental Review for the 2011 Action Plan
Whereas, the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency and the City of Ithaca have adopted an Action
Plan allocating funds to various activities to be implemented with federal Entitlement Funds
for the 2011 Program Year, and
Whereas, the use of such funds requires environmental review under both the National
Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review
Ordinance, and
Whereas, each activity has been categorized as required under both sets of legislation, and
Whereas, the activities have been categorized by IURA staff in the attached table labeled
“2011 Entitlement Activities—Classification for Environmental Review”, and
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Whereas, all of the activities funded in 2011 except for Breckenridge Place are Type II Action
under the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance and the State
Environmental Quality Review Act and not subject to environmental review, and
Whereas, the Breckenridge Place project has undergone an environmental review and site
plan approval process and has gained all of the necessary approvals as it was reviewed in
2010 when it was first approved for funding, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency has reviewed the attached
categorization of funded activities which are part of the 2011 Action Plan and hereby
affirms that no further action is needed.
Carried Unanimously 4‐0
B. 2011 election of IURA officers – resolution
2011 Annual Election of IURA Officers
WHEREAS, officers of the IURA consist of a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Secretary, and
WHEREAS, Section 2 of Article III of the IURA By‐Laws call for election of the Chairperson and
Vice Chairperson of the IURA at each annual May meeting of the Agency, and
WHEREAS, Section 2 of Article III of the IURA By‐Laws further states that the Agency shall
appoint an Executive Director who shall serve as secretary to the Agency, and
WHEREAS, by resolution dated May 22, 2008, the IURA appointed the Director of Planning &
Development for the City of Ithaca, ex‐officio, as the IURA Executive Director, and
WHEREAS, an IURA member shall continue to hold office until their successor is appointed
and qualified, and
WHEREAS, at their June 17, 2011 meeting the Governance Committee recommended the
nomination of Carolyn Peterson as Chairperson and Susan Cummings as Vice‐Chairperson;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the IURA hereby elects Carolyn Peterson as Chairperson and Susan
Cummings as Vice‐Chairperson of the IURA.
C. 2011 Election of the Governance Committee chairperson
2011 Selection of the IURA Governance Committee Chairperson
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Whereas, the IURA By‐laws provide that the committee membership shall elect its own
committee Vice‐Chairperson and nominate a candidate for committee Chairperson for
consideration by the Agency, and
Whereas, per the bylaws, an Agency member shall fill either the committee Chairperson or
committee Vice‐Chairperson position, and
Whereas, officers of each committee serve a one‐year term, but continue to hold office until
their successor is selected or appointed, and
Whereas the IURA Governance Committee is composed of the following members:
Susan Cummings
Carolyn Peterson
Kathy Schlather
David Whitmore, and
Whereas, at their June 17, 2011 meeting, the IURA Governance Committee elected Kathy
Schlather as Committee Vice‐Chairperson and nominated Susan Cummings as Committee
Chairperson; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the IURA hereby appoints Susan Cummings to serve as the Governance
Committee Chairperson. Carried Unanimously 4‐0
D. Self‐evaluation of Agency board performance – report
E. Review of May 2011 IURA financials
F. Committee Chairperson Report
VII. Neighborhood Investment Committee
A. Committee Chairperson report
VIII. Economic Development Committee
A. Committee Chairperson report
IX. New/Old Business
A. IURA Chairperson Report
B. Staff Report
C. Other New/Old Business
D. Next Meeting: July 28, 2011
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X. Motion to Adjourn