AGENDA

Trustees’ Meeting

September 23, 2008 - 11:00 A.M.
Clarence D.
Rappleyea Building, White Plains, NY

1. Consent Agenda:

a.      Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on July 29, 2008 and the Special Meeting held on August 12, 2008

b.      Power for Jobs Program – Extended Benefits -- Resolution (Jim Pasquale)

c.       Power for Jobs Program and Energy Cost Savings Benefits – Compliance Review -- Resolution (Jim Pasquale)

d.      Neighboring States - Service Tariff Amendments – Notice of Adoption -- Resolution (Marilyn Brown)

e.      Upstate Investor-Owned Utilities – Service Tariff Amendments – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking -- Resolution (Marilyn Brown/Laura Usher)

f.        Procurement (Services) Contracts – Business Groups/Units/Departments and Facilities – Awards and Extension with Additional Funding -- Resolution (Oksana Karaczewsky)

g.      Budget Information Pursuant to Section 2801 of the Public Authorities Law -- Resolution (Tom Davis)

h.      Budget and Financial Plan Information Pursuant to Regulations of the Office of the State Comptroller -- Resolution (Tom Davis)

Discussion Agenda:

2.            Financial Reports for the Eight Months Ended August 31, 2008

3.            Report from the Acting Chief Operating Officer

4.         Proposed Preservation Power Contract with Alcoa, Inc – Notice of Public Hearing -- Resolution (Mike Huvane)

5.            Municipal and Rural Electric Cooperatives – Residential Customers – Funding for Home Heating Kits -- Resolution (Maribel Cruz)

6.            Procurement (Services) Contract – St. Lawrence/FDR Power Project – Life Extension and Modernization Program – Increase in Expenditure Authorization and Contract Compensation Limit -- Resolution (Mike Mitchell)

7.            Flynn Capacity Supply Agreement – Energy Pricing Modification, Amendment No. 7 -- Resolution (Phil Astuto)

8.            Annual Review of Hydropower Allocation Job Commitments -- Resolution (Jim Pasquale)

9.            Request to Approve Extensions to the Terms of Service for Five Existing Expansion Power Customers -- Resolution (Jim Pasquale)

10.       Request for Productivity Improvement Reductions -- Resolution (Jim Pasquale)

11.       Municipal and Rural Electric Cooperatives – Revisions to Economic Development Program Guidelines -- Resolution (Jim Pasquale)

12.       Rural Electric Cooperatives – Self-Regulation -- Resolution (Jim Pasquale)

13.       Increase in Westchester County Governmental Customer Rates – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking -- Resolution (Marilyn Brown)

14.       Resolution – Robert E. Moses

15.       Resolution – Thomas W. Scozzafava

16.       Resolution – Thomas J. Kelly

17.       Resolution – Vincent C. Vesce

18.       Motion to Conduct an Executive Session

19.       Motion to Resume Meeting in Open Session

20.       Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Authority and Utility Workers Union of America , Local 1-2 – Successor Agreement -- Resolution (Joe Gryzlo) 

21.       Use of Operating Funds to Retire Authority Debt -- Resolution (Donald Russak)

22.        Amendments to the Authority’s By-laws -- Resolution

23.        Election of President and Chief Executive Officer -- Resolution

24.        Election of Chief Operating Officer -- Resolution

25.       Appointments to Audit Committee -- Resolution

26.       Appointment to Governance Committee -- Resolution

27.       Next Meeting