Port Chester public meetings in 2021
5 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Industrial Development Agency
The Port Chester Industrial Development Agency is meeting to hear a presentation on Opportunity Zones, discuss the Tarry Lighthouse project authorizing resolution, and receive updates on the PC Holdings 1 displacement and relocation. The board will also approve minutes, reports, and invoices. The agenda includes standard procedural items such as roll call, chairman's remarks, and adjournment.
- Tarry Lighthouse Project Authorizing Resolution 2021
- Presentation on Opportunity Zones
- PC Holdings 1 Displacement - Relocation Update December 2021
- Approval of September 8, 2021 and Tarry Lighthouse Public Hearing draft minutes
- Approval of invoices and IDA financial snapshot
The Industrial Development Agency approved the project authorizing resolution for Tarry Lighthouse LLC, which includes sales and mortgage tax exemptions and a 20-year PILOT agreement. The board also accepted an updated application for the project and approved various administrative minutes and invoices. Additionally, the board discussed the Port Chester Holdings I project, which remains under review pending an updated proforma.
- Approved Tarry Lighthouse updated application (7-0)
- Approved Tarry Lighthouse project authorizing resolution (5-1-1)
- Approved minutes for multiple 2021 meetings (7-0)
- Approved monthly invoices (7-0)
🗳️ How they voted (3 roll-call votes)
Industrial Development Agency
The Port Chester Industrial Development Agency is holding a regular meeting on December 2, 2021, immediately following a public hearing at 6:30 PM. The agenda includes chairman's remarks, public hearing notices and documents, and public comments. One board member will attend via videoconference from Maine. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed.
- Public hearing notice and documents
- Public comments period
- Board member Daniel Brakewood attending via videoconference from Lincolnville, Maine
- Meeting streamed on PCTV and local cable channels
The Industrial Development Agency conducted a public hearing regarding a proposed $71.5M redevelopment project by Tarry Lighthouse, LLC. The meeting consisted of a project description and public testimony; no final vote or decision was recorded in the minutes.
Industrial Development Agency
The Port Chester Industrial Development Agency is meeting to consider a draft resolution amending the UTEP (Uniform Tax Exemption Policy) and to hear reports from the agency director, IT director, treasurer, and planning director. The agenda is largely routine, with no major funding decisions or public hearings listed.
- UTEP Amendment Draft Resolution and Appendix B Draft Exercises
- Approval of minutes from September 8, 2021
- IDA Financial Snapshot and November 2021 invoices
- Planning Director Report and letter of November 8, 2021
The Port Chester Industrial Development Agency adopted an amended Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP), including a revised Appendix B scoring system that increases points for Category 9 Economic Impacts and removes the Labor section. The board also decided to approve a 15-year PILOT for the Port Chester Holdings application and a 20-year PILOT for the Tarry Lighthouse application, for the purpose of upcoming public hearings on November 30 and December 2. Monthly invoices were approved, and the meeting adjourned. All votes were unanimous among the six members present, with John Hiensch absent.
- Adopted UTEP Amendment with revised Appendix B scoring (6-0)
- Approved 15-year PILOT for Port Chester Holdings for public hearing purposes
- Approved 20-year PILOT for Tarry Lighthouse for public hearing purposes
- Approved November 2021 invoices (6-0)
- Adjourned meeting (6-0)
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Industrial Development Agency
The Port Chester Industrial Development Agency is meeting to review a due diligence report on Port Chester Holdings, discuss new business including the Tarry Lighthouse project, and consider resolutions for an AD consulting agreement and UTEP adoption. The agenda also includes routine approvals of minutes, reports from the AD, IT director, and treasurer, and an executive session.
- Port Chester Holdings due diligence report presentation
- Tarry Lighthouse project materials and project files
- Resolution: AD Consulting Agreement
- Resolution: UTEP Adoption
- IDA financial snapshot as of 9/30/21 and invoices for 10/21
The Port Chester Industrial Development Agency renewed Administrative Director Christopher Steers' contract for another year starting November 1, and approved monthly invoices. The Board postponed adoption of the Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP) amendment until staff performs a scoring exercise on existing applications, with the matter to be revisited in November. The Board also received a financial analysis presentation on Port Chester Holdings I and agreed to request a 15-year PILOT sketch for review at its next meeting. Minutes from the September 8, 2021 meeting were tabled to the next meeting.
- Renewed Administrative Director Christopher Steers' contract for one year starting November 1 (6-0)
- Approved monthly invoices (6-0)
- Postponed adoption of the UTEP Amendment until staff performs a scoring exercise on existing applications
- Tabled approval of the 9/08/21 minutes to the next meeting
- Adjourned the meeting to November 10, 2021 (6-0)
- Agreed to request a 15-year PILOT sketch from consultant Victoria Storrs for the next meeting
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Industrial Development Agency
The Industrial Development Agency will hold a public hearing and meeting on October 13, 2021. The agenda includes a public hearing and discussion related to UTEP documents.
- Public Hearing regarding UTEP
The Port Chester Industrial Development Agency held a public hearing on October 13, 2021, on a proposed amendment to its Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP) and then adjourned without voting on the amendment. Chairman Frank Ferrara summarized changes to a revised Appendix B, including adding translation on the IDA website and a stated intent to hire an independent monitor in the months ahead. Two residents spoke in person and four submitted written comments, most questioning the need for 20-year PILOT tax abatements and the scoring criteria in Appendix B. Ferrara said the comments would help finalize Appendix B prior to approval, but no approval action was taken at this meeting.
- Opened the IDA meeting (6-0, one absent)
- Opened the public hearing on the UTEP amendment (6-0, one absent)
- Closed the public hearing at 6:50 p.m. (6-0, one absent)
- No vote taken on the UTEP amendment itself