March (pdf) - New York Power Authority

March 29, 2011
Chairman Michael Townsend congratulated new Trustee, Mr. John Dyson, in absentia, on his
appointment as Trustee by the Senate on Monday, March 28 th , and welcomed him to the Board.
1. Consent Agenda
Trustee D. Patrick Curley recused himself from voting on item 1c, Allocation of 3,070 kW of
Hydropower. Chairman Townsend said that item 1c will be tabled and considered at the next Board meeting.
In response to a question from Trustee Eugene Nicandri, Ms. Karen Delince confirmed that items 1f
(Personal Property Disposal Guidelines), 1g (Annual Report of Procurement Contracts) and 1h (Real Property
Acquisition Guidelines) were approved by the Governance Committee prior to submission the Board for its
approval.
In response to questions from Trustee Nicandri, Mr. Rocco Iannarelli said that staff adheres to all of the
guidelines outlined in the policies being presented to the Board for approval in item 1i. Mr. Iannarelli said that
over the last year staff has updated all the policies, making material changes, with the goal of enhancing and
enforcing the policies to their fullest extent. In response to another question from Trustee Nicandri, Mr. Donald
Russak said that the maintenance of the Authority’s assets is captured in the Authority’s overall strategic plan in
the Power Supply Department’s Business Plan and the related Power Supply Optimization Strategic Goal.
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said that staff reevaluates the strategic plan annually and will include language in the next update that makes
clearer the importance of the maintenance and enhancement of the Authority’s infrastructure.
Vice Chairman Jonathan Foster said that, based on the agenda before the Board, in the future, he
would ask that the Authority be mindful of the Trustees’ time.
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