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The New Rochelle Corporation for Local Development (CLD) and the New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency (IDA) held back-to-back meetings on September 30, 2026, at 7:35 PM in the City Council Conference Room at City Hall. The CLD meeting was called to order at 7:35 PM, and the IDA meeting at approximately 7:55 PM. Both meetings included roll call, approval of prior minutes, and resolutions. The main item of discussion was a proposed revision to the IDA's Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP), which would increase local workforce participation requirements and adjust pilot schedules to address adverse market conditions.
CLD - Kingdom Community Consultants LLC Contract: The CLD approved a resolution authorizing a one-year contract renewal (2026–2027) with Kingdom Community Consultants LLC to provide youth vocational services through the Booker T. Washington Vocational Institute and career labs. The program serves New Rochelle youth aged 14–17 with career readiness and hands-on vocational training. The contract was awarded after an RFP process last year; this renewal is under the existing RFP. The program runs during the summer (daily) and fall (one to two days per week) at New Rochelle High School. Board members expressed strong support and encouraged site visits.
IDA - RGP Consulting LLC Contract Extension: The IDA approved a resolution authorizing an extension of the professional services agreement with RGP Consulting LLC through December 31, 2026, with a $35,000 budget modification from the IDA's fund balance. RGP provides technical assistance related to UTEP amendments and revisions. The additional funds are needed to cover invoices from 2025 that came in after the audit closed, as well as ongoing consulting services. A full budget rundown will be presented at the October meeting.
IDA - Proposed UTEP Amendments: The board discussed proposed revisions to the Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP) aimed at increasing local workforce participation and adjusting pilot schedules. Key proposals include: requiring 5% of total construction work hours to be fulfilled by New Rochelle residents (with a continuing 10% of ongoing work hours post-construction), quarterly reporting instead of annual, a pre-construction compliance roadmap, and a formal waiver process. The revisions also consider adjusting pilot schedules (including a deeper standard pilot and an adverse financial conditions pilot) to improve project feasibility given higher interest rates, tariffs, and construction costs. Board members raised questions about the workforce availability pool (estimated 350–600 construction workers available at any given time), the potential for penalties, and comparisons with other cities (Port Chester, White Plains, Yonkers). The goal is to have a redlined UTEP for board consideration at the October 28, 2026, meeting.
Good evening everyone. Um welcome to the September 30th, 2026 meeting of the Nurshell Corporation for Local Development at 7 35 p.m. in lovely city council conference room in the city hall in Neurochell, New York. Uh the meeting of the Neuroshell Corporation for Local Development is now called to order. Can staff please call the role? Alexandre. Here. Ocean Loyay. Here. Greenberg is out. D Lander. Here. Ayala? Here. Ayanuzi. Here. Singletary. Here. Good to see everyone this evening. Thank you for coming. And to our audience, I always give you guys a holler and say thank you for coming as well. Are there any announcements tonight, Katrina? At all? No. Nothing? Wonderful. So then we will just uh move to the first item uh for approval, which is the minutes from the uh May 27th, 2026 uh meeting that we had. Everyone had that opportunity to take a look at those. Uh I did as well, didn't see anything uh that was out of the ordinary. Therefore, is there a motion to approve? Seven minutes. Thank you. And seconded. Exchange. Uh all in favor, all opposed or any abstentions. So the minutes and the the uh item passes. Um thank you for that. The next item we have a relatively short very short meeting tonight uh on this. The only item that I see it for resolution is the uh approval of the Kingdom Community Consultants LLC, Booker T Washington Vocational Institute resolution. Adam, good to see you this evening if you'd be so kind as to let us know what this tongue twister is about. The Kingdom Community Consultant uh is is uh a one year contract with that firm to provide youth vocational services for 2026 2027 session of their career labs and booker T Washington Vocational Institute programs. They're run through the high school and they provide career readiness and hands-on vocational training to Nourishell youth age 14 to 17, helping them to explore career opportunities and to develop practical skills. Sounds interesting and great. Uh this first, how we've been doing this for the year. Yeah, I was gonna say we've been several years now. Almost over five years. Yeah, I'm not sure exactly when the first one was. And then we just issued the city issued an RFP last year.