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Schulich said the Arts Council’s 2024 work included an arts support services program that provided one-on-one consultations and roughly 300 hours of advising to artists and organizations; the council reported distributing just under $30,000 in direct artist payments in 2024 and estimated an economic impact figure using standard ticket-spend metrics. He described several 2025 initiatives: an expanded Artsfield Student Showcase (expected attendance growth from about 4,500 in 2024 to an estimated 6,850 in 2025, 16 high schools and 21 K–8 schools participating), a sustainable-arts program beginning March 17, a scaled Creative Impact mixer (a 5–8 p.m. event in 2025 ahead of a larger regional conference in 2026) and a bus tour tied to Upstate Art Weekend.

The council plans OC Live in partnership with the Cornell Cooperative Extension fair to boost exposure for local artists to a larger audience (the fair drew about 15,000 in a prior year). Schulich said the Arts Council added five new board members and is facilitating mural projects in Middletown and Newburgh, an arts month promotional campaign with county tourism, and a new community-first project-management pilot that places community members in leadership roles for small projects. He said art-support service requests have jumped from 22 in 2024 to about 70 so far in 2025.

Schulich thanked the legislature for continued funding support and described ongoing collaborations with the Orange County Human Rights Commission and the county’s commissioner of jurors on site-specific artworks. The presentation was informational; the transcript records appreciation and no committee vote on funding requests during the briefing.

Ending: The committee heard the Arts Council’s plans for program expansion and partnerships and the council said it will continue to report outcomes and requests for support to the legislature as needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Orange County E & E Development Committee 2025-02-21","oneSentenceSummary","Todd Schulich, executive director of the Orange County Arts Council, presented the council’s 2024 recap and a program slate for 2025 that includes student showcases, regional partnerships and expanded artist support.","taxTitle","Orange County, New York","taxId",14532,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6315664,"Orange County IDA reports project activity, adopts updated UTEP and wins state grants",402,2280000,2682000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2378805-44a9d93096e5e12b0c853e2e51841779&start=2280&end=2682","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2378805-44a9d93096e5e12b0c853e2e51841779/thumbnail_2280000.jpg","/articles/6315664/Orange-County/New-York/Orange-County-IDA-reports-project-activity-adopts-updated-UTEP-and-wins-state-grants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6315664-506adfadc51095bc433914ce0eb23e17/orig.mp4?Expires=1771215266&Signature=FI-r50SNKdDxwXIgMsuyLy2D6pesn-MFKhSv4KAiHZL1OcNVbFXbt6xswt5Jsjy5jQ6077d1jzqvJEThg93Cc9dPnOU0I1zIRD0ET0NFK15tk53Mn9G0SvbSSn7PdwPZmYDxL30l4itxGNRIpF4DHT68vqOldbUnEuKgyl8luhqNuaEANaHbIolkXIHZlOxLPcgr08mV2GQ6nRTVbp6qBMYLhuR99pT9qLdkqbYrKAiSB7PBm5QE0kWxsl9fzvXKIGl6eMZ8IORXtLPm80opkgKg1vAENwa-ejXKYIgWhu2~wtPwhRlWFupAQIskqttwPY2AH3aAMVS~7kylt6CKHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bill Fiaveranti, chief executive officer of the Orange County Industrial Development Agency, updated the committee on recent IDA board actions, development applications and grant awards.

Fiaveranti said the IDA adopted a revised Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP). The updated UTEP gives priority to advanced manufacturing, semiconductor supply-chain projects, life sciences and to workforce housing projects that include affordability components — the IDA will consider a project eligible if at least 10% of units are at 60% AMI or 20% at 80% AMI, Fiaveranti said. He said the IDA held the required public hearing for the UTEP but received no public attendees or written comments; the state monitor approved the revised policy.

He reviewed specific project applications and studies. The IDA received an application for sales tax and mortgage-recording exemptions for a private airplane hangar project at Stewart Airport (public hearing authorized). The board also heard a presentation on a proposed downtown Cornwall boutique hotel (about 56 rooms/35,000 sq ft); the applicant is not requesting a PILOT, only sales and mortgage-recording tax exemptions.

Fiaveranti described an Indigo well-field study requested by the city of Middletown and the county: the board considered a proposal (without an open-air reservoir component) with a total professional-services price just over $714,000 and reached a funding plan that included a $514,000 IDA commitment and pledges of roughly $100,000 from the city of Middletown and $100,000 from Orange County government toward the study. He said a legal agreement is being drafted and the project will proceed once the agreement is executed.

The IDA also reported winning grants to advance site readiness: a $500,000 EPA brownfields assessment grant to identify and prioritize contaminated properties for future cleanup and redevelopment, plus two $500,000 FAST New York grants (state) for site preparation work — one for the Aden Brook Business Park (Town of Montgomery) and one for the former Gross-And power-plant site (Newburgh) to study and ready sites for higher-value manufacturing and clean energy-related uses. Fiaveranti said the IDA has an RFP in the market for an environmental firm to do the brownfields assessment, with proposals due Feb. 28.

Fiaveranti also updated the committee on the IDA’s COVID-era resiliency loan program (nearly $500,000 in loans made; roughly $54,000 remains in arrears and has been forwarded to collections) and on oversight by the New York State monitor firm (Anchin), which the IDA pays for and which has provided recommendations the board is addressing.

Ending: Fiaveranti said the IDA would continue to pursue grants and site-preparation work and would provide updates to the committee as the Indigo study and grant-funded projects advance.","Bill Fiaveranti, CEO of the Orange County Industrial Development Agency, briefed the committee on recent applications, adoption of a revised Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP) that emphasizes advanced manufacturing and workforce housing, and $1.5 million in grant awards for site readiness and brownfields assessment.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6315669,"Legislature told to publish March notice for inclusion in Orange County Agricultural District No. 1",128,2131000,2259000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2378805-44a9d93096e5e12b0c853e2e51841779&start=2131&end=2259","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2378805-44a9d93096e5e12b0c853e2e51841779/thumbnail_2131000.jpg","/articles/6315669/Orange-County/New-York/Legislature-told-to-publish-March-notice-for-inclusion-in-Orange-County-Agricultural-District-No-1","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6315669-b96f21489d8e50b1d1504398214cadeb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771215266&Signature=D~w~mbpq6xdGulgqwfsj0MCeehbpXKwhvtGF6UcGz7RNdIXPp2S5f1coHlmosiZS2KL1jm1SHuaR4mxDli198Qq2V1c~KmNPF-CkhtaQq9S1ryVHpNUbpmZZouhssTMOTSmxfhmYAZ09Qg4MkOml6E3H5L~CRG~1R1hYh5rG49FV5irIcgs~J4T6ZjoZ9zN7ZwzZAYjVgu4OufWqeZLycN06QDijv-0EPPdioFFE-tVZdFymMW1iDQqvdd8Qe9otlDqQfyBDwzLpzYDaVGr1jXipiZSA3ZL-XFKx0kpEnXLjhM1BUaAms5H-aTeCIur9ZjAX013HNmdguMlFYkRL6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Betsy Abraham, legislative counsel, told the Education and Economic Development Committee that Orange County will open its annual 30-day submission window for agricultural district inclusion from March 1 through March 30.

Abraham said the clerk of the legislature should publish a notice to allow landowners to request inclusion in Agricultural District Number 1. The county planning department will accept applications and a copy of the tax map showing the parcel; after the 30-day filing period the Orange County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board has 30 days to review requests and make recommendations to the legislature. Abraham told the committee the application form should be available on orangecountygov.com through the planning department and provided a phone contact for assistance (845-615-3840).

The presentation described the two statutory review criteria the board uses: whether the land meets the State agricultural districts law definition of viable agricultural land and whether inclusion would serve the public interest in maintaining a viable agricultural industry within the district. Abraham said the board’s recommendations will be forwarded to the legislature for a public hearing and final action. The transcript does not record a later vote on the clerk-direction resolution in this meeting record.

Ending: The committee received the procedural briefing and the county will proceed with the March notice and application period as described by counsel.","Planning counsel outlined the March 1–30 period for landowners to request inclusion in New York State agricultural districts and advised residents where to submit forms; the committee received the informational request to direct the clerk to publish the notice.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6315674,"SUNY Orange requests personnel changes, reports midyear budget shortfall and enrollment gains",277,119000,396000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2378805-44a9d93096e5e12b0c853e2e51841779&start=119&end=396","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2378805-44a9d93096e5e12b0c853e2e51841779/thumbnail_119000.jpg","/articles/6315674/Orange-County/New-York/SUNY-Orange-requests-personnel-changes-reports-midyear-budget-shortfall-and-enrollment-gains","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6315674-1d58eb678130d3f77a2b273dd6e217ea/orig.mp4?Expires=1771215266&Signature=WP6RSJr40nLa6mVdylt9YTgjLbfogeHstyCQhbJh97sWEsGOXqrg93Tx9OAawDPMS06iqo4RWfjJ8UHiicvFkWCUHuOOHrJ6NHjXnYcBripgvuVPwSD0qiXSgL1heUtM0aW8TE0m1DBEcSasn6mHQ5usvydGDfgCkRAuB0MDUfnaXP3YM7r45R90EJEm33ZP2ct1O~UafJ~Sc0wZTMjt2YVUw9Gw7WzUkKhpCbEEtANm9OQORR59wASe3CxKMmFcpxtq5S02MyHfTwk3sjKW7otEyop34np~uvSoiG9pQN8pFcIp~2qZOQzA1S~IbUrmP4P0O421kTMN8yZmAfrIcg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Christine Young, president of Orange County Community College, asked the Education and Economic Development Committee on Feb. 20 to approve several staffing changes and delivered a midyear update on enrollment, contracts and capital projects.

The committee approved three personnel requests related to temporary and permanent staffing. Two of the approved items were described as legislative requests. First, the college asked to amend Act 23 of 1992 to change the auxiliary (temporary) appointment limit from an annual maximum of 520 hours to a weekly maximum of no more than 19 hours and to allow starting pay “no more than $3 more than the presiding minimum wage,” per the request presented by Dr. Young. The committee moved, seconded and voted in favor; the motion passed. The transcript records the motion and passage but does not identify the mover and seconder by full name in the meeting record provided.

The second approved personnel item reclassified a grounds/maintenance position to provide flexibility at the Newburgh campus; the item was presented as an effort to combine grounds duties with routine building maintenance for a vacant position. Committee members voted in favor and the motion passed.

The third approved action created one principal payroll clerk (grade 9) at $25.37 per hour or $52,772.94 annually, to align an existing, antiquated “payroll specialist” title with current job classifications in anticipation of an upcoming retirement. Dr. Young told the committee the college may not immediately fill the position depending on implementation of a new human resources information and payroll system. The motion passed unanimously, according to the meeting record.

In a midyear financial update, Paul G. Martin, vice president for administration and finance, told the committee SUNY Orange was roughly $333,000 behind budget five months into the fiscal year and that, if current trends hold, the college is projecting a $1.2 million use of fund balance versus the $880,000 expected when the budget was adopted. Martin attributed much of the variance to an unbudgeted capital safety project (a speaker system replacement) of about $200,000 and to lower-than-budgeted full-time equivalent (FTE) student counts (spring FTE reported at 4.2% growth versus a budgeted 6% increase). He said some offsets — $97,000 in other revenues and benefits savings — reduce the gap and that college leadership expects to work toward narrowing the difference as the year continues.

Dr. Young highlighted enrollment and program developments. She said this was “the ninth, consecutive semester where we have seen a bump” and credited program mix, marketing and supports for the increase. She described expansion plans for high-demand health programs: moving the radiologic technology (Rad Tech) program from Middletown to the Newburgh campus would permit an increase from 48 to 72 seats and allow equipment upgrades; she said the college has secured about $260,000 from a Mother Cabrini grant and is seeking additional support from the Dyson Foundation to fund the move and expansion. She also noted 100% first-attempt licensure pass rates for recent Rad Tech and dental hygiene graduating classes.

Dr. Young and Martin reviewed capital projects funded by ARPA and the college’s operating budget: roof and envelope restoration at Morrison Hall (tile manufacturing delays have resolved, with work expected to finish in mid-March), Horton Hall roof work (materials ordered; installation to begin in March), and a consolidated two-year camera/security upgrade across campuses (most Middletown cameras installed; Newburgh installation under way). Martin said bids for Morrison Hall and Horton Hall came in under budget, which allowed HVAC upgrades in Larson Hall.

Dr. Young also announced a tentative five-year agreement with the faculty association; details will be provided to the legislature next month. She asked the committee to support continued state operational aid advocacy, and to note several upcoming college anniversary events in May and June.

Questions from legislators touched on program capacity, licensure counts, and the timing of planned hires and system implementations. The transcript does not record roll-call vote tallies by name for the personnel motions; the record shows the motions were adopted and, where specified, passed unanimously.

Ending: The committee accepted the college’s personnel requests and information items and moved on to other agenda items. Dr. Young and Paul Martin said they would return with contract details, budget projections and additional documentation as projects and negotiations advance.","College president Dr. Christine Young asked the committee to approve three staffing-related changes to give SUNY Orange flexibility for temporary hires, grounds and payroll staffing; the legislature passed the personnel requests and heard a midyear update that showed enrollment increases alongside a $333,000 year-to-date operating shortfall.","actionData","errors"]

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