Board Meeting & Distressed Property Public Meeting

Hi Everyone:

Remember that our next board meeting is coming up on Wednesday, 5/21 at 4 PM in Council Chambers! All board meetings are open to the public and we encourage all to attend. Our agenda includes:

I.                   Approve April Minutes

II.                Organizational Matters

a.      Harris Beach Memo re: organizational obligations (Tentative) (w/ associated policy changes)

b.       Monthly Financial Report

III.             Disposition Proposals/Project Proposals

a.       Updates from April meeting                                                                                                                                                     

IV.              Old Business

a.      15 Chambers St Update

b.      55 Chambers Discussion

c.       HOGAR/OC Update

d.     AG Project Update

e.       Rent-to-Own Update

f.        Public Outreach Update

V.                 New Business

a.       Consolidated Funding Application

b.      RFPs for distribution

                                                                        

In addition, the quarterly Distressed Property Task Force meeting will take place at 7 PM in the Lobby of the Ritz Theater.  Come here about the many different efforts throughout the City to rejuvenate vacant property. Agenda includes:

• Broadway Corridor Ac on Plan
 Sue Sullivan, Greater Newburgh Partnership
• Conserva on Advisory Commi ee
 Richard Harper, Chair
• Newburgh Community Land Bank Program Updates
 Madeline Fletcher, Execu ve Director
• Smart Growth & Reuse of Vacant Proper es Project
 Orange County
• Process for Purchasing City Property
 James Slaughter, Director of Business & Industrial Development
• Builder’s Blitz
 Kent Kruse, Habitat for Humanity

Please try to attend!