WNYC; Lower Manhattan Development Corporation; LMDC meeting
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- LMCD meeting. Minutes: DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND REVISION LOWER MANHATTAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Meeting of the Directors Held at the Offices of the Corporation One Liberty Plaza - 20th Floor New York, New York 10006 November 10, 2004 MINUTESIn Attendance Directors: John C. Whitehead, Chairman Robert Balachandran Roland Betts Paul Crotty Robert Harding Thomas Johnson (via telephone) Stanley Shuman Carl Weisbrod Madelyn Wils Staff Attending: For Lower Manhattan Development Corporation: Kevin Rampe, President Irene Chang, General Counsel Daniel Ciniello, Senior Vice President Internal Audit Anita Contini, Vice President - Memorial, Cultural and Civic Programs Christopher Glaisek, Director of Urban Planning for Planning, Design & Development Dyana Lee, Vice President for Investigations Peter Madden, Senior Project Manager Eileen McEvoy, Assistant Secretary Robert Miller, Chief Financial Officer Amy Peterson, Senior Vice President Memorial, Cultural and Civic Development Stefan Pryor, Senior Vice President Policy and Programs Joanna Rose, Vice President - Communications Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND REVISION 2Other Staff For Mayor Bloomberg:Daniel Doctoroff Laurie Tamis For Chairman Whitehead:Edward Novotny, Senior Advisor to the Chairman For HUD: Jan Charles Opper, Director, Disaster Recovery and Special Issues Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development For Speaker Sheldon Silver:Judy Rapfogel, Chief of Staff Counsel to the Board:Jason R. Lilien, Esq. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Also Present:Speaker Sheldon Silver The Public The Media and Press Maria Cassidy, Deputy General Counsel - ESD The meeting of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) was called to order at 8:10 a.m. It was noted for the record that notice to the public and news media of the time and -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND REVISION 3place of the meeting had been given in compliance with the New York State Open Meetings Law. Next, the Chairman called for the approval of the Minutes of the October 14, 2004 Directors Meeting. There being no comments or corrections, upon motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND RATIFICATIONS OF ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE OCTOBER 14, 2004 MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE LOWER MANHATTAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RESOLVED, that the minutes of the meeting of the Corporation held on October 14, 2004, as presented to this meeting, are hereby approved and all actions taken by the Directors presented at such meeting, as set forth in such minutes, are hereby in all respects and approved as actions of the Corporation. * * * Chairman Whitehead began his report by welcoming Speaker Sheldon Silver to the meeting and stating that the Speaker would be addressing the meeting later. The Chairman then briefly outlined the three funding items on the agenda, namely, the acquisition of additional property for the Memorial and Cultural Program, the deconstruction of 130 Liberty Street and the dissemination of information about Lower Manhattan. He stated that President Rampe would address these -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND REVISION 4items more fully in his report. Next, the Chairman spoke about the favorable real estate market in Lower Manhattan as well as of the success of this past summers Tribeca Film Festival. President Rampe opened his report by acknowledging Speaker Silver and his Chief of Staff, Judy Rapfogel. He noted that Ms. Rapfogel is present at most of LMDCs meetings and he expressed appreciation for her guidance and support as well as that of Speaker Silver. President Rampe then outlined several recent activities including the October 21sttopping off of the 52ndstory of 7 World Trade Center and the receipt by LMDC of an award for its commitment to Chinatown. Next, President Rampe elaborated upon the items mentioned by the Chairman earlier in the meeting. He then explained that Joanna Rose would be appointed to the Office of Vice President and Director of Communications. Following Mr. Rampes report, the Chairman read the related Appointment of Officer resolution into the record. Following said recitation and upon motion duly made and seconded, the -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 5 DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND REVISION 5following resolution was unanimously adopted: Appointment of Officer RESOLVED, that Joanna Rose is hereby elected Vice President and Director of Communications and shall serve until such time as her successor is duly elected and qualified or until her earlier resignation or removal. * * * Next, Director Johnson stated that the five funding and contract resolutions to be considered by the Directors at this meeting had been reviewed by the Audit and Finance Committee and that all are recommended for approval. Director Johnson also noted that a Budget Variance Report for the period ending September 30, 2004 had been provided to the Board. He explained that the $9.2 million listed for contract commitments relate to the fact that certain departments have made commitments in anticipation of Partial Action Plan funding after which those funds transfer back as appropriate. In closing, Director Johnson stated that the Members of the Audit Committee met with the internal auditors and that there are no matters of concern to report. Ms. Chang then presented a request for authorization to issue a Partial Action Plan for the acquisition of the remainder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 6 DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND REVISION 6of the Southern Site for the World Trade Center Memorial and Redevelopment Plan. Ms. Chang defined the area in detail. She explained that the acquisition will allow the redistribution of commercial, retail and open space development. She stated that this, in turn, will allow the implementation of the World Trade Center Memorial and Cultural Program as described in the General Project Plan. Ms. Chang noted that the present request is for the release of the Partial Action Plan and for its modification and submission to HUD. She explained that as the funds are closer to becoming available, staff will return to the Board for approval of specific transactions. The Chairman read the related resolution into the record and upon motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Authorization to Issue Partial Action Plan for Acquisition of the Remainder of the Southern Site for the World Trade Center Memorial and Cultural Program RESOLVED, that the proper officers of the Corporation are hereby authorized to release for public comment and submit for review and approval by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Partial Action Plan, on substantially the terms as presented to this meeting, for the expenditure of up to $44,500,000 of the Corporations funds for costs associated with and relating to the acquisition of real property to the south of the World Trade Center site in order to -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 7 DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND REVISION 7implement the World Trade Center Memorial and Cultural Program; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Corporation shall be authorized to make changes to the Partial Action Plan as may be necessary or appropriate to comport with applicable HUD requirements and to reflect public comments received on such Plan; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the agreements necessary to implement such Partial Action Plan, and the expenditures to be incurred by the Corporation in connection therewith, shall be submitted separately to the Board of Directors for authorization; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper officers of the Corporation are hereby a
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WNYC-FM
Identifier: 51676.1 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: MiniDisc
Generation: Original
Duration: 01:06:57
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- Chicago: “WNYC; Lower Manhattan Development Corporation; LMDC meeting,” WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 16, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-37hqcjzz.
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